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.
Spiffy Spaceguy
Views: 8,1821997FreewareSpace Shooting
Tom Darby & Chuck Lantz
A simplistic, yet very playable shooting game. You fly your ship (your 'spiffy' spaceship?) through space shooting at … VIEW
Spin
Views: 1,8261996FreewareSpace Shooting
Ground Up Software
Spin is a simple single-player space shooting game with 360-degree movement intended to show off the company's "Ground … VIEW
Star Hammer
The space shoot-em-up includes simplistic mission-based gaming with an emphasis on action ... blowing stuff up! One … VIEW
Star Mines II
Views: 11,9451995FreewareSpace Shooting
Jari Karjala
Star Mines 2 centers around your quest for "Bonusoids". You are given your spaceship (with unlimited fuel and … VIEW
Star Wars: Tie Fighter
Views: 14,3801994DemoSpace Shooting
LucasArts
In this demo of the classic Star Wars universe game Tie Fighter, you play as a pilot in the Imperial Navy, and fly a … VIEW
Star Wrek
Views: 10,1521998FreewareSpace Shooting
Sami Kyöstilä
Star Wrek is a one-on-one space dogfighting game which can be played against the computer or against a second … VIEW
Starcom
Views: 3,6491997Full versionSpace Shooting
Grey Software
Starcom is a generically named but rather impressive shmup with both horizontal and vertically-scrolling levels. It … VIEW
Stardust
Views: 10,5271995DemoSpace Shooting
Bloodhouse Ltd.
Stardust is an Asteroids-inspired game which also may have been influenced by Astrofire, or the other way around? Not … VIEW
Starfire
Views: 13,1091992Full versionSpace Shooting
Silver Lightning Software
An average shooting game. The screen scrolls vertically, and you blast stuff. It also includes bombs that you can drop … VIEW
Starfire
Views: 4,0321998FreewareSpace 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
