Top-Rated Free Shoot 'Em Up Games on Steam

37 free Shoot 'Em Up games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - Players say: Choose Reimu or Marisa and weave through a vertical bullet storm, firing back to clear the Scarlet Mist incident. Players like: Classic Game Access · Remastered Music · Helpful Dodging Cues ·
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Dodge the barrage, defeat the enemies, and brave the Scarlet Mist Incident. The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil returns with fresh music and graphics. Control the shrine maiden Reimu and the magician Marisa, weaving between bullets that fill up the screen. The soundtrack has been fully remade by ZUN.

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Sep 9, 2026
98% 👍
of 4.1k
Evil Egg - Players say: Guide an errant hatchling through hostile arenas, blasting enemies and projectiles in fast twin-stick runs built around high scores. Players like: Fast Arcade Action · Addictive Short Runs · Distinctive Visual Style ·
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Blast it all to hell.

Deadswitch Combat - Players say: Fight through fast 2D side-scrolling battles in PvP, co-op survival, and solo missions, with customizable weapons and vehicles. Players like: Punchy Gunplay · Nostalgic 2D Shooter · Mode Variety ·
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DEADSWITCH COMBAT is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons, vehicle combat, and plenty of team-based game modes.

Harbinger - Players say: Fight monster waves in a fast-moving first-person arena shooter, then return to a tavern to unlock weapons and abilities. Players like: Fast, Fluid Movement · Energetic Soundtrack · Retro Visual Style ·
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Blast, slide, and tear through waves of monsters in Harbinger's retro-inspired combat, a free boomer shooter bringing '90s combat into the modern era. Fight through waves of enemies in brutal arenas and regroup at the tavern to upgrade your arsenal.

Hollow Survivors: Prologue - Players say: As a sane Hollow, fight monster hordes, shape each run with soul cards, and climb the Tower to confront a cult. Players like: Pixel-Art Atmosphere · Build Experimentation · Run-Based Progression ·
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The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades, new weapons, and save the Tower.

The Braves - Players say: Choose a hero, battle monster hordes from a top-down view, combine skills and weapons, and upgrade between runs. Players like: Enjoyable Horde Combat · Distinct Hero Roster · Skill-Build Combos ·
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Demolish hordes of enemies and survive against all odds! Unlock different characters, find powerful skill combinations and embark on an exciting journey through the variety of very different worlds in this cute but unforgiving roguelike game!

WOWOWOW KORONE BOX - Players say: Play as Inugami Korone in a top-down shooter, collecting score-boosting boxes that swap your weapon as enemy waves grow. Players like: Cute Korone Charm · Quick Arcade Runs · Random Weapon Variety ·
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A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!

Rabbit Hole - Players say: As Disc, descend a shifting 2D rabbit hole, battling foes and bosses with changing weapons to find your heart. Players like: Demanding Boss Fights · Weapon Variety · Art and Music ·
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Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.

Cryptis - Players say: Fight undead in a fast first-person arena shooter, using guns and a sword while jumping and dashing through enemy waves. Players like: Fast-Paced Combat · Smooth Movement · Retro-Gothic Visuals ·
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Shoot, slice, and shred your way through hordes of the undead in Cryptis, a retro-inspired boomer shooter combining modern visuals with '90s gameplay. Embrace the chaos, slaughter your enemies, and leave nothing left standing!

X Invader: Prologue - Players say: As hacker X, move and shoot through digital enemy waves, combining weapons and hacking add-ons to defeat a boss. Players like: Pixel-Art Visuals · Build Choices · Fast Arcade Action ·
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Free version of X Invader, an Action Rogue-lite game. Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action!

Chicken Invaders Universe - Players say: Join humanity's fight against vengeful space chickens in a top-down shooter of missions, ship upgrades, and galactic exploration. Players like: Childhood Nostalgia · Classic Shooting · Silly Chicken Humor ·
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A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.

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Dec 15, 2022
91% 👍
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Spellbook Demonslayers Prologue - Players say: Choose a character, weave through demon hordes, and build up automatically cast spells to defend the Cosmic Library. Players like: Spell Build Variety · Metal Soundtrack · Shrine Bonuses ·
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Slay thousands of demons with powerful magic to protect the Cosmic Library! Choose new spells and upgrades every run to create overpowered builds with each character, and steal the powers of defeated enemies to destroy the demonic horde.

Gun Devil - Players say: As a gun-wielding devil, dash, glide, and shoot through hellish stages, gather upgrades, and search for your kidnapped wife. Players like: Fluid Movement · Fast Bullet-Fights · Pixel-Art Style ·
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GUN DEVIL is an explosive platformer about rescuing your kidnapped hell wife from Satan's child, the Caramelized Dumbass and his Pimp Legion.

Owinka Shooter - Players say: As Owinka 427, shoot through arcade-style levels in an evil facility, dodge bean-shaped foes, and solve small puzzles. Players like: Straightforward Shooting · Absurd Humor · Jerry the Companion ·
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Owinka Shooter throws you into an action packed mad-dash through an evil facility. Get ready to fight for your escape!

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Jul 23, 2022
96% 👍
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10 Minutes Till Dawn - Players say: Survive a ten-minute monster siege in a top-down shooter, choosing a hero, weapon, and upgrades to shape each run. Players like: ·
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Shoot down an ever growing horde of Lovecraftian monsters. Choose from a variety of upgrades to create unique and game-breaking builds. Unlock a diverse cast of characters and weapons with unique powers.

Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue - Players say: As Cirno, take on side-view bullet-hell boss battles and dodge patterned attacks to rescue Daiyousei from Remilia. Players like: Character Art and Animation · Boss-Fight Gameplay · Engaging Challenge ·
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Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy Prologue is a fanmade indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.To save the Princess of Misty Lake "Daiyousei", from the evil who took her captive. You must play as the brave Hero of Ice Fairy "Cirno" and face "Remilia Scarlet" of the Kouma Castle

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Dec 17, 2021
97% 👍
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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 - Players say: A top-down twin-stick arcade shooter where you dodge enemy waves, grab weapon drops, and survive a run set to one song. Players like: Catchy Soundtrack · Xbox 360 Nostalgia · Quick Arcade Action ·
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A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

Deadswitch 3 - Players say: Fight through fast 2D battles, tackle stealth-or-loud co-op missions, survive enemy waves, and unlock gear as you rank up. Players like: Weapon Variety · Survival and Co-op · Punchy Gunplay ·
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Deadswitch 3 is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons and multiple solo and team-based game modes.

Tadpole Tales - Players say: Guide a tadpole through polluted rivers, clearing enemy waves with cleansing shots and taking on river bosses. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Boss Designs · Music And Sound ·
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A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.

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Mar 12, 2021
90% 👍
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OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns - Players say: Fight through a robot-controlled space station in a fast FPS roguelike, using agile movement and changing guns to chase a high score. Players like: Varied Gun Effects · Fast Movement · Good Short Sessions ·
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OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns kicks back into action in this fast-paced, over-the-top, roguelike, first person shooter. Shoot your way through a robot-hijacked space station, collecting more and more powerful guns as you go. There are over 30 million differently named guns at your disposal!

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Mar 11, 2021
95% 👍
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Shotgun Witch - Players say: A shotgun-wielding witch fights through bullet-filled arena waves to recover her stolen spellbook in Story or Infinite mode. Players like: Funny Shotgun Premise · Cute Pixel Art · Short Arcade Run ·
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Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!

Steambirds Alliance - Players say: Fly a bird aircraft through a cooperative open-world bullet hell, dodging enemy fire and battling feline bosses. Players like: MMO Bullet Hell · Arcade Action · Engaging Gameplay ·
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Steambirds Alliance is a massively-cooperative bullet-hell shooter! Fly with dozens of your feathered friends in an open world full of cruel cat bosses and endless waves of deadly bullets.

1982 - Players say: Pilot a ship through waves of retro enemies, choosing how to use falling power-ups while chasing high scores across three modes. Players like: Retro Arcade Nostalgia · Quick Pick-Up Play · Power-Up Choices ·
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1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.

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Jun 28, 2017
94% 👍
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DED - Players say: As an older man, fight through a retro shoot-'em-up to rescue your kidnapped granddaughter and uncover who ordered the crime. Players like: Simple, Fast Combat · Challenging Action · Retro Pixel Style ·
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DED - a game in the shoot'em up genre. Your granddaughter has been kidnapped, and your daughter and son-in-law murdered. Having just bits and pieces of information about the abductors, you will have to save your granddaughter and find the masterminds behind these crimes.

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Mar 3, 2017
82% 👍
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SWARMRIDERS - Players say: Ride into an endless enemy swarm, weaving through danger and shooting back in a brief, fast-paced arcade survival run. Players like: Quick Arcade Sessions · Energetic Soundtrack · Fast-Paced Action ·
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SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.

Sven Co-op - Players say: Team up in Half-Life-inspired missions to fight computer-controlled enemies, solve puzzles, and reach objectives across maps. Players like: Co-op Campaigns · Playing With Friends · Custom Map Variety ·
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Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.

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Jan 22, 2016
94% 👍
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt - Players say: A new healer explores Hurtland, curing its odd residents while dodging bullet-hell attacks and building powers to reach its ailing prince. Players like: Charming Pixel Art · Funny Character Dialogue · Quick Bullet-Hell Action ·
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Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

Raiden IV: OverKill - Players say: Take on waves of enemy fighters in a vertical arcade shooter, mastering weapons and chasing scores across several modes. Players like: Satisfying Shooting · Purple Plasma Cannon · Enemy and Boss Designs ·
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The series that changed the history of arcade shoot’em ups is back with the crazed action of Overkill mode! Instill fear in your enemies with devastating attacks and earn the acclaimed title of Master Ace!

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Sep 2, 2015
84% 👍
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Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons - Players say: Guide Tenshi against a threat to nature in a vertical bullet-hell shooter, dodging dense patterns and battling bosses across five stages. Players like: Catchy Chiptune Music · Rewarding Bullet Hell · Colorful Pixel Art ·
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In a world much like our own, Tenshi sets out to uncover the evil threatening the balance of nature, joined by an eccentric cast of characters along the way.

Echoes+ - Players say: Pilot a ship through escalating neon enemy waves, collect upgrades, and chase high scores across six arcade modes. Players like: Mode Variety · Score-Chasing Runs · Neon Arcade Style ·
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Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

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Jan 15, 2015
92% 👍
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The Howler - Players say: Guide a hot-air balloon through wind and gravity puzzles, managing its motion to deliver cargo and reach each level’s goal. Players like: Beautiful Artwork · Voice Control · Vilnius Setting ·
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Use gravity, tension, and wind currents to get your hot air balloon to its destination, dropping off cargo on your way, in this ultra-challenging physics-based game. All art used in the Howler was meticulously created by classically-trained experienced painters.

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Jul 3, 2014
78% 👍
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Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION - Players say: Pilot a fighter through bullet-filled stages, using bombs and escalating Break modes to destroy enemies and chase high scores. Players like: Arcade-Style Shooting · Memorable Stage Music · Approachable Bullet Hell ·
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Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.

Sine Mora - Players say: Pilot a combat craft through horizontal bullet-hell stages, managing survival time, weapons, and time-slowing tools. Players like: Distinctive Time Mechanics · Clever Boss Designs ·
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Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.

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Nov 9, 2012
82% 👍
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eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package - Players say: As Rayne Lindwurm, fight through a six-stage bullet-hell tournament with bombs, Mini-Tiamats, and a homing special attack. Players like: Memorable Soundtrack · Enjoyable Bullet Hell ·
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eXceed 3rd reboots the eXceed storyline, taking it in a new direction. In this installment, Rayne Lindwurm, a descendent of the Dragon Clan, fights her way through a tournament to become one of the 7 Cardinal Lords who rule her world, Pandemonium.

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Aug 2, 2012
92% 👍
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Waves - Players say: Fight waves of rogue processes in a neon arena, dodging and shooting to build combos, drop bombs, and chase high scores. Players like: Addictive Score Chasing · Multiple Arcade Modes · Combo Bomb Chains ·
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Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

BEEP - Players say: Guide a small robot across alien planets, using a jetpack, weapon, and anti-gravity gun to platform, fight, and solve physics puzzles. Players like: Physics Puzzles · Environmental Combat · Colorful Art ·
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A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.

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May 6, 2011
85% 👍
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Altitude - Players say: Pilot nimble aircraft in 2D multiplayer sky battles, using aerial maneuvers, weapons, and team objectives to outplay rivals. Players like: Responsive Flying · Aircraft Variety · Competitive Matches ·
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Now Available on PC, Mac and Linux!

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Dec 4, 2009
92% 👍
of 1.9k