Game Groups > Genre: Fixed-screen shoot 'em up

The initial form of shoot 'em ups was defined by the genre's progenitor, Space Invaders (1978): the player controls a character (usually a space ship) that can move within the limits of a single top-down screen. Traditionally, the movement is restricted to the sides only; shooters in which the character can be navigated up- and downwards within one screen also belong to this group, since the defining distinction of these games from other shoot 'em ups is the lack of scrolling and the inability to break the confines of one screen until all of the enemies on it have been eliminated and the player moves on to a new stage.

Related Groups: * Scrolling shoot 'em ups

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Title (Year ) Platforms Genres Moby Score
box cover thumbnail 1979: Invasion Earth (2017) Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail 2 Minutes 16 Seconds (2023) Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail 3105 A.D. (2003) Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail 3D Alien Invasion (1998) Windows, Macintosh Action
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box cover thumbnail Abductor (1983) VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Ace Invaders (1988) Atari ST Action
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box cover thumbnail Ace Invaders (1983) Jupiter Ace Action
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box cover thumbnail Action 52 (1991) NES Action, Compilation
2.3
box cover thumbnail Ahhh!!! Laser Malfunction! (1984) ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Attack (1993) DOS Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Attack (1983) ZX81 Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Attack (1985) Commodore 16, Plus/4 Action
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Alien Attack Force (1980) TRS-80 Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Blitz (1981) VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Defender (1984) Jupiter Ace Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Downpour (2017) Apple II Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Dropout (1982) BBC Micro, Electron Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Invaders - Plus! (1980) Odyssey 2, Philips VG 5000 Action
5.6
box cover thumbnail Alien Invasion (1999) Browser Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Invasion (1990) Acorn 32-bit Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Outbreak 2: Invasion (2005) Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Raiders (1981) Microvision Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Sky (2004) Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Swarm (1982) ZX Spectrum Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Swirl (1983) BBC Micro Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Typhoon (1981) Apple II Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien-Dropout (1982) ZX81 Action
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box cover thumbnail Aliens (1993) Windows 3.x Action
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box cover thumbnail Aliens (1992) Atari ST Action
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box cover thumbnail Aliens (1983) Mattel Aquarius Action
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box cover thumbnail Aliens! (1980) Commodore PET/CBM Action
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box cover thumbnail Alpha Blaster (1984) MSX, VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Annihilator (1991) Atari ST Action
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box cover thumbnail Anti-Matter Splatter (1982) VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Apple Galaxian (1980) Apple II Action
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box cover thumbnail Arachnoid (1982) VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Arcade Classic 2: Centipede / Millipede (1995) Game Boy Action, Compilation
6.4
box cover thumbnail Arcade Classic 3: Galaga / Galaxian (1995) Game Boy Action, Compilation
7.4
box cover thumbnail Arcade Essentials (2010) PSP, PlayStation 3 (+2 more) Action, Compilation, Puzzle
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box cover thumbnail Arcade Essentials Evolution (2011) PSP, PlayStation 3 (+1 more) Action
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box cover thumbnail Arcadians (1982) BBC Micro, Electron Action
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box cover thumbnail Assault (1983) Atari 2600 Action
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box cover thumbnail Asteroids (1979) Atari 2600, Game Boy (+5 more) Action
7.0
Astro Battle (1979) Bally Astrocade Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Blaster (1983) ZX Spectrum Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Blaster (1981) Arcade Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Fighter (1979) Arcade Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Fury (2006) Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Invader (2005) ColecoVision Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Invader (1980) Arcade, Arcadia 2001 Action
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