Game Groups > Genre: Overhead scrolling run and gun

Similar to the Genre: Side scrolling run and gun genre, this group features protagonists who are on foot and who constantly move forward with guns blazing in order to mow down a seemingly endless assault of enemy combatants. While the protagonist in these game may enter vehicles this is usually for only a temporary time period.

The gameplay should be viewed from either a top-down or bird's-eye view perspective.

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Title	Released	Platforms	Genres	Moby Score
Action News Heroes	2016	Xbox One	Action	n/a
Alien Syndrome	1986	Amiga, DOS (+8 more)	Action	6.9
Alien Syndrome	1992	Game Gear	Action	6.8
Apocalypse	1998	PlayStation	Action	7.5
Assault: Retribution	1998	PlayStation	Action	6.1
Bullet	1987	Arcade	Action	n/a
Caliber.50	1989	Arcade, Genesis	Action	6.1
Commando	1985	PC Booter, Amiga (+22 more)	Action	7.0
Contra: Legacy of War	1996	PlayStation, SEGA Saturn	Action	6.4
Desert Assault	1991	Arcade, Antstream	Action	n/a
Desert Breaker	1992	Arcade	Action	n/a
Dogs of War	1989	Amiga, Atari ST	Action	7.1
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters	1989	DOS, Amiga (+6 more)	Action	7.2
Expendable	1999	Windows, PlayStation (+2 more)	Action	6.7
FixEight	1992	Arcade, Macintosh (+2 more)	Action	n/a
Front Line	1982	Atari 2600, NES (+13 more)	Action	6.7
Gain Ground	1988	Genesis, Windows (+7 more)	Action, Strategy / tactics	6.8
Guerrilla War	1987	PC Booter, NES (+10 more)	Action	6.4
Gun.Smoke	1985	Commodore 64, NES (+6 more)	Action	6.6
Gundhara - Juudan Arashi	1995	Arcade	Action	n/a
Heavy Barrel	1987	DOS, NES (+7 more)	Action	6.7
Ikari Warriors	1986	PC Booter, Windows (+17 more)	Action	6.5
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road	1986	PC Booter, Windows (+13 more)	Action	6.0
Jail Break	1986	Commodore 64, Windows (+6 more)	Action	5.2
KiKi KaiKai	1986	MSX, TurboGrafx-16 (+7 more)	Action	6.5
Knightmare	1986	MSX, Wii (+1 more)	Action	7.7
Last Alert	1989	TurboGrafx CD	Action	7.3
Legionnaire	1986	Commodore 16, Plus/4	Action	n/a
Loaded	1995	PlayStation, SEGA Saturn (+2 more)	Action	7.8
Los Angeles SWAT	1986	Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit (+2 more)	Action	6.3
Mercs	1990	Genesis, Amiga (+7 more)	Action	7.1
Mission 1985	2021	Windows, Nintendo Switch	Action	n/a
Mister Viking	1984	Arcade	Action	n/a
Ninja Commando	1992	Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD (+10 more)	Action	6.7
Ninja Princess	1985	MSX, SG-1000 (+1 more)	Action	n/a
Operation C	1991	Game Boy	Action	8.0
Operation Carnage	1996	DOS	Action	n/a
Out Zone	1990	Arcade, Windows (+3 more)	Action	n/a
Outzone	1991	Amiga, Atari ST	Action	n/a
Pocky & Rocky	1992	SNES	Action	7.8
Pocky & Rocky 2	1994	SNES	Action	8.0
Pocky & Rocky with Becky	2001	Game Boy Advance, Wii U	Action	n/a
Rambo III	1989	Genesis	Action	7.1
Rambo: First Blood Part II	1986	SEGA Master System, Wii	Action	6.7
Re-Loaded	1996	PlayStation, DOS (+7 more)	Action	5.7
SAR: Search and Rescue	1989	PSP, PlayStation 3 (+2 more)	Action	n/a
Sega Ages 2500: Vol.9 - Gain Ground	2004	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3	Action, Strategy / tactics	n/a
Sgt. Rock: On the Frontline	2000	Game Boy Color	Action	n/a
Shock Troopers	1997	Linux, Windows (+14 more)	Action	7.8
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad	1998	Linux, Windows (+12 more)	Action	7.0

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