Best Shoot 'Em Up games on PC
Action games centered on shooting enemies, often in arcade-style stages or arenas where movement and projectile dodging are important.
- Projectile-heavy combat
- Fast-paced action
- Frequent enemy encounters
Related: Bullet Hell, Shooter, Arcade, Twin Stick Shooter
202 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Sky Force Anniversary
Top-down scrolling shooter with ship upgrades and civilian rescues
92% positive
2,172 reviews
The Braves
Top-down action roguelike with enemy hordes and unlockable heroes
71% positive
Free
The Hong Kong Massacre
Top-down shooter with slow-motion dives and violent gunfights
72% positive
2,042 reviews
The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
Bullet-hell boss rush with randomized fights and run-long upgrades
99% positive
2,012 reviews
Blazing Chrome
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with robot armies and local co-op
87% positive
1,981 reviews
Goobies
Top-down auto-shooter with endless blob waves and upgrade combinations
91% positive
1,960 reviews
Altitude
2D multiplayer dogfights with Plane Ball and base destruction
92% positive
Free
Alien Breed: Impact
Isometric sci-fi shooter with alien swarms and weapon upgrades
75% positive
1,908 reviews
CRUEL
First-person roguelike shooter racing through shifting levels for survival
95% positive
1,875 reviews
Multi Turret Academy
Top-down tank roguelike built around swapping turrets mid-run
95% positive
1,854 reviews
Death in the Water 2
Underwater survival-horror shooter where a Kraken turns sea life hostile
83% positive
1,850 reviews
ROBOBEAT
First-person roguelike shooter that rewards firing on the beat
94% positive
1,847 reviews
Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
Bullet-hell shooter with ability cards that change each run
98% positive
1,828 reviews
Polygoneer
Top-down arcade shooter where shots must match enemy colors
80% positive
1,765 reviews
UBERMOSH Vol.5
Fast-paced top-down arcade shooter built around short survival runs
94% positive
1,751 reviews
Angel at Dusk
Top-down bullet hell shooter where close-range attacks fuel survival
98% positive
1,736 reviews
Alien Hominid Invasion
Arcade shoot-'em-up with co-op and shifting city neighborhoods
89% positive
1,731 reviews
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Top-down action roguelite with card decks and escalating enemy swarms
80% positive
1,719 reviews
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
2D bullet-hell shooter with stages of dense enemy fire
98% positive
1,681 reviews
Commando Collection
Remastered Flash-era arcade shooters with varied military combat
96% positive
1,677 reviews
Shadowgrounds
Top-down sci-fi shooter with weapon upgrades and tactical flashlight use
82% positive
1,623 reviews
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Twin-stick arcade shooter with enemy waves across 3D grids
90% positive
1,605 reviews
GIBZ
Side-scrolling zombie shooter with four-player co-op across early 1900s London
88% positive
1,603 reviews
Mushihimesama
Vertical bullet hell shooter with giant insects and dense patterns
97% positive
1,577 reviews