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Absolute Blue
   Absolute Blue
Release: Thursday April 14, 2005
Those damn Aliens want to destroy mankind. They show no respect for other species than their own. They denied any form of communication and they have destroyed every planet on their course. We have planned a secret mission for you ... read more
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Air Bandits
   Air Bandits
Release: Sunday March 08, 2009
Aviate your plane in the times of WWII. Destroy enemy targets and supplies. Blow up Zeppelins and collect bonuses. Survive in dogfights with air bandits! read more



Air Strike 2
   Air Strike 2
Release: Tuesday April 13, 2004
Rough, cruel and intense helicopter 3D action game that makes you fly and fight over desert, water and industrial areas. 100+ land, air and water enemy units will make your life worse then hell. read more
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AirStrike 3D: Operation W.A.T.
   AirStrike 3D: Operation W.A.T.
Release: Saturday January 04, 2003
Addicting 3D fly-n-kill helicopter combat dangerously packed with enemies. With co-operative play. read more
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AirStrike II: Gulf Thunder
   AirStrike II: Gulf Thunder
Release: Monday February 14, 2005
With 24 thrilling missions of desert flying and terrorist destruction, it's more challenging than ever! The battle scene is littered with burning oil barrels and is packed with industrial objects where sneaky terrorist land units ... read more
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Alien Abduction
   Alien Abduction
Release: Thursday April 14, 2005
Our tribute to Eugene Jarvis's seminal arcade shooter Defender features all the ingredients that made that game a classic. Inspired by Mutant Storm and featuring elements of the finest twitch games coupled with new and exciting fe ... read more
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Alien Flux
   Alien Flux
Release: Monday June 09, 2003
Life as a Zoo-keeper isn't all it is cracked up to be. In Alien Flux you are a Zoo-keeper watching over an endangered species from the planet Fluff. These fluffies are supposedly intelligent, but they have no visible arms and sp ... read more
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Alien Sky
   Alien Sky
Release: Wednesday October 08, 2003
Take a raid deep into alien force positions to eliminate the threat for your homeworld. You'll encounter lots of different alien ships, upgrade your weaponry with extra-weapons, blow up enemy barriers and defeat powerful bosses. L ... read more
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Altitude
   Altitude
Release: Wednesday May 13, 2009
Fly against up to 19 or more live opponents in this online multi-player dog fighting action game! read more
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Arklight
   Arklight
Release: Tuesday August 02, 2005
Piloting a state-of-the-art aircraft in a future threatened by an alien invasion is just half the fun of Arklight. Few games tread a path of originality which breaks boundaries, crosses genres seamlessly, and does so in a near fl ... read more
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Arklight 2: Darkside
   Arklight 2: Darkside
Release: Wednesday October 24, 2007
Coast over the surface of small planets blasting away enemies, protecting colonists and having a destructively good time. read more
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Astro Avenger II
   Astro Avenger II
Release: Friday February 15, 2008
Astro Avenger 2 is a stunning comeback of the classic space scroller that lifts up the level of action, dynamics and drive in modern arcades. The detailed setting along with spectacular graphics abundant with modern visual effects ... read more
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AstroAvenger
   AstroAvenger
Release: Thursday December 23, 2004
If you have not played AstroAvenger, you have no idea what a cool space shooter is. Using advanced 3D technology, AstroAvenger features top-notch graphics, excellent sound effects and tons of blasting fun. The question is can yo ... read more
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Astrobatics
   Astrobatics
Release: Tuesday November 11, 2003
Burst through all the missions of the fierce space war in this excitingly intense action game. Turn your ultramodern space-fighter ito deadly fighting machine with weapon upgrades, rocket turrets, bots and additional weapons. Enco ... read more
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Atomaders
   Atomaders
Release: Monday December 23, 2002
This space-shooter is based upon the classical Invaders/Galaxian idea. You have to liberate your planet system from the alien invasion using your spacefighter. Player can obtain various extra-weapons and special abilities by destr ... read more
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AtomHex
   AtomHex
Release: Saturday March 08, 2008
AtomHex is a colourful, high scoring, fast-paced 360 shooter where you pilot your ship through a world filled with Atoms and Hexes and their enemy offspring. You can move and shoot in any direction and change the colour of your s ... read more
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Attack of the Alien Space Beetles
   Attack of the Alien Space Beetles
Release: Tuesday June 30, 2009
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Bullet Candy
   Bullet Candy
Release: Sunday May 14, 2006
Bullet Candy is pretty much exactly what it says it is and I admire it for that. It's a game that knows its walking on ground that has been somewhat traveled before. Arcade style shooters are not new hat, and shooters like Bullet ... read more
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Caster
   Caster
Release: Not yet announced
A thrill packed 3D action shooting game set in third person perspective, chalk full of terrain editing and alien blasting fun. read more
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Cletus Clay
   Cletus Clay
Release: Wednesday March 25, 2009
Cletus Clay is a side-scrolling action platform game emphasising fast-paced, over-the-top fighting action with plenty of humour. read more



Crusaders of Space: Open Range
   Crusaders of Space: Open Range
Release: Wednesday October 27, 2004
Just when you thought the alien invasion was successfully fought off once and for all, new waves of alien scum come in numbers far greater then 5 years ago. The government is alarmed. read more
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Deep Wars: Soul of the Machine
   Deep Wars: Soul of the Machine
Release: Saturday August 24, 2002
Deep Wars is a heart pumping arcade game set in a dark underwater future. As a failed experiment born from evil, but with a sense of good and a split personality, you must utilise both sides of your psyche to defeat the evil that ... read more
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DemonStar:  Secret Missions 1
   DemonStar: Secret Missions 1
Release: Sunday December 15, 2002
Demon Star: Secret Missions 1 from Mountain King Studios is a perfect example of how a game custom designed for the PC offers a superior experience to an arcade game running on an emulator. read more
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DemonStar:  Secret Missions 2
   DemonStar: Secret Missions 2
Release: Wednesday October 15, 2003
Demonstar: Secret Missions 2 is the latest release from Mountain King Studios and is the third in their Demonstar series of high quality vertical shoot-em ups. read more
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Desperate Space
   Desperate Space
Release: Sunday July 31, 2005
A shooter with mass appeal, Desperate Space is here! You and your team of computer-controlled allies must rescue helpless civilian ships lost in deep space while fighting off hordes of fierce aliens in the process. In between miss ... read more
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Dreamstars 3
   Dreamstars 3
Release: Sunday June 15, 2003
Between multiplayer co-operative play, building ships, and a good amount of action, Dreamstars 3 provides a lot of punch for a very low price. Though it suffers a little in game play and being a little too difficult, the wonderfu ... read more
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Emotigeddon
   Emotigeddon
Release: Sunday May 31, 2009
Electopia is a digital world. Its inhabitants are the emoticons used by people in instant messenging conversations. Recently, people have started using too many unhappy smiley faces, and the unhappy faces have grown strong. The un ... read more



Everyday Shooter
   Everyday Shooter
Release: Wednesday May 07, 2008
An album of musical abstract shmups. read more

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Final Duel 2
   Final Duel 2
Release: Monday May 06, 2002
Place yourself back in the original Asteroids game, throw in some slick 3D effects, and then up to four players at once. Sure you will have to cram around one keyboard, but you will enjoy the time you get to spend demolishing your ... read more
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Frenetic
   Frenetic
Release: Tuesday December 31, 2002
Considering the challenges of freedom fighters today and not to mention Tyrants bent on world domination it’s a wonder why mech suits hasn’t become an actual technology in today’s real world. Alas the best tod ... read more
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Guardian
   Guardian
Release: Thursday May 06, 2004
Some of you may be familiar with Guardian as an Xbox Live Arcade title, but it originally started as an independent title for PC. It's a side-scrolling shooter that has players protecting a space colony from dangerous invaders. Pr ... read more
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Gunstorm II: Starvixen
   Gunstorm II: Starvixen
Release: Monday January 01, 2007
Eight wonderful weapons: Cannon, Laser, Trident, Protonites, Ion Rifle, Flamer, Nova Rockets and the Phoenix, plus the classic Spider Bombs. You can carry all at once Doom style, and the balanced combat means that you get more amm ... read more
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Hyperspace Invader
   Hyperspace Invader
Release: Thursday September 15, 2005
In Hyperspace Invader, a new arcade space shooter, hostile aliens pursue the human race across the galaxy to deliver a devastating final blow. To save mankind, you must navigate one of 12 ships across a scrolling 3D combat zone an ... read more
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Jets'n'Guns
   Jets'n'Guns
Release: Sunday November 14, 2004
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action dressed in full metal jacket colored to kill in graphics that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane-action of saving the universe from the dead ... read more
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Jets'n'Guns GOLD
   Jets'n'Guns GOLD
Release: Wednesday February 28, 2007
Where do you go next if you are already Game of the Year? In the case of Jets'n'Guns, you go GOLD. The popular shooter franchise is back with an expansion from Rake In Grass. The design process of the developers definitely heads d ... read more
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KaiJin
   KaiJin
Release: Sunday April 25, 2004
For too long, genetically modified grown food, and pollution from the ocean and environment created a harmful impact on the natural food chain of Planet Terria. read more
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Mighty Rodent
   Mighty Rodent
Release: Tuesday February 28, 2006
The year is 2056 and an army of evil space aliens is plundering the earth. Luckily, a hero has come forward: a hero of power, of stature, of pure meteoric strength. A Mighty Rodent is here! You must lead Sgt. Fluffles and his late ... read more
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Mitigo9
   Mitigo9
Release: Thursday May 25, 2006
Find out what happened to your squadron while traveling trough the galaxy facing an impressive and unknown adversary. You are the last peacekeeper in the sector, and now it's up to you to punish those responsible for the death ... read more
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Outliner
   Outliner
Release: Sunday October 06, 2002
Outliner is the classic Asteroids game, and then some. Playing this game can bring back nostalgia to the old, vector-based graphics in the arcade. Outliner does bring some extra features to differentiate itself from other Asteroid ... read more
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Platypus
   Platypus
Release: Monday January 26, 2004
Platypus is one of the most unique looking games ever created. All of its visuals were created using photographed plasticine (clay). Help the peaceful land of Mungola defend themselves against the attacking hordes of Collosatrop ... read more
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Retro/Grade
   Retro/Grade
Release: Wednesday March 25, 2009
Rick Rocket has just saved the universe from an evil alien armada. Unfortunately, the massive destruction he left in his wake has caused a temporal anomaly that has reversed the flow of time. The player must assume control of Rick ... read more



Saturn Fighter Wing - Red Zone
   Saturn Fighter Wing - Red Zone
Release: Saturday March 07, 2009
Destroy the targets to protect Saturn's mining operations. read more



Saturn Fighter Wing - Red Zone
   Saturn Fighter Wing - Red Zone
Release: Saturday March 07, 2009
Destroy the targets to protect Saturn's mining operations. read more



Scavenger
   Scavenger
Release: Monday April 09, 2007
Pi Eye Games have produced, in Scavenger, a sort of top-down, 2-D, side-scrolling version of Descent. You play the part of a ship pilot of a salvage team and have been hired to recover the energy source that once powered the now d ... read more
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Space Tripper
   Space Tripper
Release: Thursday November 01, 2001
SpaceTripper is an experience of pure arcade bliss. Combining gorgeous 3D graphics with fast and frantic gameplay. Be warned... this is one for the 'real' shoot em up fans!! read more
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Storm Angel
   Storm Angel
Release: Wednesday November 26, 2003
In a bold offensive move, the intergalactic military defense fleet tried to defeat them but was completely wiped out. Now the alien threat is about to strike planet Earth itself! Is all mankind lost? read more
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Strayfire
   Strayfire
Release: Wednesday January 02, 2002
Strayfire is a modern arcade-style shoot'em up, with beautiful 3D accelerated graphics, loads of firepower, hordes of alien enemies to blast, massive bosses, and special effects galore! If you're a fan of pulse-pounding shoot'em u ... read more
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Swarm
   Swarm
Release: Sunday March 15, 1998
Swarm provides fast-paced, adrenaline pumping action in an explosive shoot 'em up style! The game play is wild and full of surprises. There are over 100 challenging levels and a multitude of weapon enhancements, including a Star C ... read more
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The Adventures of Rick Rocket
   The Adventures of Rick Rocket
Release: Sunday May 31, 2009
Defend the Earth from alien invaders in this action-packed space shooter! As mankind is beginning to venture out into the galaxy, a mysterious alien armada appears and attacks the Earth. Space Command calls on its best pilot, R ... read more



Titan Attacks
   Titan Attacks
Release: Monday March 13, 2006
The Earth is under attack from evil aliens from Titan! Only you can save us all using a hired space ship. Upgrade your ship with bounty money and drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworl ... read more
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Turning the Tide
   Turning the Tide
Release: Tuesday June 30, 2009
A side scrolling WW2 Shooter. read more



Ultra Assault
   Ultra Assault
Release: Wednesday January 15, 2003
Ultra Assault brings Retro shoot'em up action back with a bang! Fly a top-secret combat aircraft through six levels of mayhem. Configurable difficulty, dynamic music, stunning graphics, and a level editor round off the explosive a ... read more
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Warblade
   Warblade
Release: Tuesday November 02, 2004
Warblade is not an immediate eye-catcher. It doesn’t sound good, doesn’t blow you away after the first twenty minutes, and its hardly a new star on the horizon of arcade gaming. But it will grow on you, relentlessly, ... read more
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Xeno Assault 2
   Xeno Assault 2
Release: Thursday December 23, 2004
Xeno Assault II will capture your mind with breath taking game play and heart pounding arcade action. During the game you will get to use 15 different kinds of powerful weaponry. Some points in the game are bound to seem easy with ... read more
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Zap!
   Zap!
Release: Friday December 10, 2004
Experience the excitement that brought down the house at IndieGamesCon 2004. Zap! - a 2D vector graphics multiplayer team action strategy game that plays like a cross between Robotron and Tribes with the graphical blend of Asteroi ... read more
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