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Centipede is a vertically-oriented shoot 'em up arcade game produced by Atari, Inc. The games below have the most in common with it — shooter, shoot em up, retro — ranked by how closely they match, favouring the ones you can play right here in your browser.
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- Millipede
Millipede is a 1982 arcade game by Atari, Inc. In common: animal antagonist, titular antagonist, trackball.
- Star CitadelPlays on arcade.ly
A free web-based version of the 1980 Cinematronics arcade game, Star Castle. In common: classic, shoot em up, retro.
- Defender
Defender is an arcade video game developed released by Williams Electronics in 1980. In common: cga graphics, digital rights management, shoot em up.
- ChromacellPlays here
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. In common: shoot em up, retro, shooter.
- Metal Slug 3
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this… In common: digital rights management, high score, shooter.
- CrossGunrPlays here
CrossGunr is a bullet hell inspired caravan shmup for the pico-8, made for the Lazy Devs Basic Shmup Game Jam, and with the help of Lazy Devs Academy Tutorials. In common: high score, retro, shooter.
- Galactic WarsPlays on volcanobytes.itch.io
a 8bit Space shooter in Pico 8 In common: shoot em up, retro, shooter.
- Snail WorldPlays on nizakashii.itch.io
A short free game in the style of Fantasy Zone. In common: shoot em up, retro, shooter.
- GalaxisPlays here
A simple shmup reminiscent of the arcade era. In common: shoot em up, shooter, science fiction.
- Laser Blast!Plays here
Help Atom Girl defeat waves of enemies trying to stop her as she races through space. In common: shoot em up, shooter, science fiction.
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Millipede
Shoot Em Up · 2010
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Defender
Shoot Em Up · 2000
PlayableChromacell
Retro · 2024

Metal Slug 3
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PlayableGalactic Wars
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PlayableSnail World
Retro · 2021
PlayableGalaxis
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableLaser Blast!
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PlayableVoid Protocol
Shoot Em Up · 2021
PlayableCo-omets
Space · 2023
PlayableGar-Type
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PlayableKlorets
Shoot Em Up · 2021
PlayableRatio (Rat Patio)
Tower Defense · 2025
PlayableBetaShoot the Rocks
Shoot Em Up · 2017
PlayableCrossGunr: Infinite
Retro · 2023
PlayableRobo Panic
Shoot Em Up · 2024

The Border Lands
Post Apocalyptic · 2012
PlayableJourney to Entorus
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableGnorts vs. The Greylenoids
Retro · 2025
PlayableKalikan
Retro · 2023

Stargate
Shoot Em Up · 2000
PlayableStop to Explode
Shoot Em Up · 2023
PlayableThe Green Legion
Shoot Em Up · 2016
PlayableAlphaEgypt in Space
Retro
PlayableCardinal Quest
Wizards · 2011
PlayableCherry Bomb
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableInvasion 360
Shoot Em Up · 2023
PlayableR-Type
Shoot Em Up · 2021
PlayableCentral Limit Theorem
Shoot Em Up · 2015
PlayableCrossGunr D+
Shoot Em Up · 2023
PlayableDownward
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableBetaHoney Guardian
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableStorming the Grandmothership
Shoot Em Up · 2021
PlayableAstro Aegis
Asteroids · 2023