Category description: Now referred to as "shoot-em-ups" or the short form "shmups", these often sci-fi based games can be the ultimate test of a player's reflexes. "Bullet hell" games fill the screen with projectiles and other obstacles, as the player attempts to navigate their ship among them, blasting everything on screen.
Starfire
Views: 4,0981998FreewareSpace Shooting
David Karlov
Starfire (not to be confused with the other DOS game named Starfire) is a single-screen space shooter ala Space Invaders … VIEW
Stargunner
Views: 18,4071996Full versionSpace Shooting
Apogee Software
Stargunner is a little known shooting game (shoot em up) from Apogee, publishers of other great games like Commander … VIEW
Stellar Defense II
Stellar Defense II is an Asteroids type game where you must blast the large rocks, enemy ships, and other obstacles that … VIEW
Super Stardust
Super Stardust is a sequel to a SHMUP game which features great graphics and sound effects. It was released for DOS in … VIEW
Super Stupid Space Invaders
Views: 12,2841997FreewareSpace Shooting
PLBM Games
For a game that describes itself as "stupid", Super Stupid Space Invaders is actually a very well made game. It uses … VIEW
TerraFire
Views: 13,5701997Full versionSpace Shooting
ORT Software
TerraFire is an interesting variant on the Gravitar/Thrust type of gravity-based flying and shooting game. The follow-up … VIEW
Terror, The
Views: 5,6842002FreewareSpace Shooting
Stars Dev Company
The Terror is not a great game. It's a vertically scrolling shooting game with some interesting ideas and clearly a lot … VIEW
The Last Eichhof
Views: 10,2701993FreeareSpace Shooting
Alpha Helix Productions
The Last Eichhof is a decent game with an ... uh, "original" premise? In this space shooting game, you play a beer … VIEW
Thunder Strike
Views: 11,6671997SharewareSpace Shooting
Marc Schneider Entertainment
Thunder Strike is a shoot-em-up ... in spaaaaaaaaace. Well sorta, I guess it's on a planet or giant starship or … VIEW