Rangerdog
Fun little game. I like the fact that it has a checkpoint system to let you enjoy the game yet only losing your score that way you can experience the game and then get better and your own pace! Could definitely see the Parodius inspirations!
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
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I happened to receive this game for free during a key giveaway during Shmup Slam 4 which you should check out if you haven’t. This game is an incredibly well made shmup. It is 7 stages long and each one is actually designed quite well. It gives off huge Parodius vibes which is also awesome. All in all, if I hadn’t received the game for free I definitely would’ve bought it especially for 6 bucks US. If you enjoy shmups at all definitely give this game a shot. I can’t recommend it enough.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Galactic Refugees
this is a really nice game with pretty widely varied difficulty settings and all original artwork and music. imo it’s simple, easy to pick up and go, and a lot of fun :3
a lot of the characters are cute and quirky, and there is plenty of solid shoot em up/bullet hell content.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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Typhoon Unit ~ Butterfly Requiem
Typhoon Unit ~ Butterfly Requiem is a bullet hell shooting adventure where you swap between a trio of heroes on the fly!
Take control of Gale, Fia, and Casey, three flying fighters with their own unique abilities! Through strategic character swaps, and the power of Synergy Boost, you can overwhelm your foes with tactics and style!
In a land where fantasy and technology intertwine, cities across the world are under attack. The only thing connecting these incidents is the Steel Butterfly, a sword wielding butterfly woman who brings destruction in her wake.
The Typhoon Unit, a small but capable band of airborne heroes, have been called in to put a stop to the threat. Can the Typhoon Unit halt the Steel Butterfly’s conquest, and discover her secrets?
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Heart pounding bullet hell action!
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Blast, dodge, and punch as a team of three unique heroes!
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Switch on the fly, and use the power of teamwork to make your heroes even stronger!
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Battle a blade wielding butterfly, a rock star siren, a gadget powered puppeteer and more in challenging boss encounters!
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Experience a world of magic technology and cute monster girls!
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Pursue the mysterious Steel Butterfly, in a Story Mode spanning 7 chapters!
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Test your skills, and go for the highest possible score in Arcade Mode!
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Barrage Fantasia
Don’t be misled by its cute gfx, this is the real thing.
I would have liked some pixel gfx a bit less coarse though.
Unlocking all stuff will show you the whole content, and then it will be time to go for the score.
(works fine on a lean glibc/linux distro in the steam runtime)
– Real player with 4.6 hrs in game
Barrage Fantasia is a pixel aesthetic shmup that caters to both beginners and experienced players alike. The music is pretty neat. The different types of familiars and specials depend on whether you want to play for survival or mainly for score. The way the big bullets and big hitbox visually remind me of The Adventures of Ten and Till. Just like Ten and Till the hitboxes seem to be a little bit smaller than they look. Maybe not as extreme as Ten and Till but it’s definitely noticeable.
if you’re looking for a cute shmup and a relatively easy clear this is pretty much the game for you. Not many people will enjoy the type of scoring the game shows but I personally dig it. You pretty much have to “all break” all of the boss’s parts and also cancel OR graze bullets into hearts to be able to refill your heart meter. Once you haven’t been hit for a while (depends what difficulty of life you choose) you will glow a green barrier which will then allow you to get bonus’s each time you extend another life in exchange for already having max life.
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Neko Navy
Introduction
Neko Navy is a hand drawn horizontal shmup by DeathMofuMofu featuring shooting cats. I was a bit reserved because of the amount of bullets on screen in the gameplay I saw. I’m decent at regular shmups but not as good at bullet hell shmups. However a Steam friend liked it, it was on sale and I love cats so I bought it.
Gameplay
When you start out you can choose between 3 cat characters with different weapons. You get a primary fire and a bomb. When activating a bomb you’re invincible for a moment and all bullets turn into cat crystals. Pick up enough cat crystals and you get another bomb. Along the way you can pick up power ups that will upgrade your primary fire and give you a bomb if you didn’t had one already. Completing the game will unlock new characters (two cats and a fish). You start with 3 lives and get an extra life every 100M you score.
– Real player with 20.4 hrs in game
neko navy is 1 of fun shooting game
this game hard but don’t hard equal toho project
example of hard level of this game
if thou play r-type 1-2,r type leo,salamander 1-2,gradius 1-4,fantasy zone,deathsmiles,air buster,andro dunos,blazing star,black heart,blaze on,carrier air wing,chuka taisen,cobra command,cosmic cop,cotton fantastic night dreams,cotton 2,darius 1-2,darius gaiden,eco fighters,forgotten worlds,hyper duel,last resort,mystic riders,progear no arashi,pulstar,prehistoric isle 2,tengai,u.n. squadron, if ye perish thy can insert coin until thee can clear game but in this game thy can’t insert coin for continue thy must very pro in shooting game if ye yearn clear this game
– Real player with 11.1 hrs in game
Present Danger
Present Danger is a simple, fast, pickup and play Christmas themed shooter. Use your agility and trusty pistol to survive as long as you can against an onslaught of corrupted holiday paraphernalia. Eek out valuable milliseconds to get the edge up on your friends and climb the global leaderboards.
Key Features
Fend off 5 unique enemies for as long as you can to best the leaderboards and your friends.
Gain kills to earn trophies for your cabin.
Run up your combo to increase ammo capacity.
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
I am not really sure who this game is for.
However, it works, the presents attack, you kill them.
Releasing a Christmas game in July feels weird but it is cheap and works like it says it does.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Robonauts
Beautiful graphics
Never played anything like it before
Difficult but kept me wanting to keep playing
Made my viewers dizzy which I thought was hilarious!
Great game for your buck!
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
I’ve played this game a lot on the Nintendo Switch with a friend of mine and yeah, this game’s really fun, but also challenging, with almost every level being a different task and always in different ways. Especially after the first levels oh boy if it’s gonna be tough, but don’t worry: co-op exists for a reason right? ;)
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Starship Turd Nugget: Too Cool For Stool
After playing this game for a moderate amount of time, I can say as a fact. I am now “Too Cool For Stool”.
This game is quick and easy and great for passing time.
– Real player with 53.1 hrs in game
A nice way to kill time in 2 minute increments :-)
– Real player with 18.6 hrs in game
Super Glitter Rush
Super Glitter Rush is a cute and amusing little Boss Rush shoot’em up. Shots cost energy which you can earn by collecting coins you get from shooting into enemy bullets and flinging them back and by picking up special enemy bullets that are safe. The amount of bullets that hit the boss with your shot is your chain. Chains are not cumulative, however you can increase the chain value of your shot if it’s deflected back. The higher the chain value the more damage you deal.
There are several characters and pallettes to unlock.
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
This is a super short but fun and frantic bullet hell shmup where the goal is to shoot when a lot of projectiles are lined up between you and the enemy to send them flying back in your enemy’s face for maximum damage. The music and graphics are fun and cute and give a very pleasant feel while you cause carnage. I really enjoyed the throwback CRT graphics on some of the stages.
The only really qualms I have is that I’ve encountered a bug where playing as Jasper against Bookie Box caused them to stop moving when I shot the little present box, and I had to restart the battle!
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
Wreck the Insects
Wreck the Insects - An arcade-style shootem' up with a floral twist!
Play as Lilly, your average everyday overweight cat who wishes to have the best garden around! However, disaster strikes. Hoards upon hoards of unique, crazy types of insects begin to swarm around poor Lilly’s garden, like a fly to a light! Or in this case, a fly to a flower.
Lilly does not have her own life bar-instead, a player’s goal is to defend the flowers at the bottom of the screen. There are many ways to achieve this, and it’s up to you to find out the best methods for exterminating these creatures!