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A Caravan shmup made by kollumos, with music by scowsh, for the Gunner Parade game jam 2023. The games below have the most in common with it — shmup, shooter, arcade — ranked by how closely they match, favouring the ones you can play right here in your browser.
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The 10 closest to Locked Arcadia
- 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: shmup, retro, shooter.
- Star CitadelPlays on arcade.ly
A free web-based version of the 1980 Cinematronics arcade game, Star Castle. In common: shmup, retro, shooter.
- Cosmo CommandPlays on cosmocommand.carrd.co
COSMO COMMAND is a love letter to classic Game Boy shmups and a certain franchise featuring animals flying space ships. In common: shmup, retro, shooter.
- KalikanPlays on lexaloffle.com
Kalikan is a vertically scrolling bullet hell 'shmup inspired by Dodonpachi- pushing the limits of ~virtual~ hardware . In common: shmup, retro, shooter.
- Honey GuardianPlays here
Short score-attack shmup in the "caravan" style. In common: shmup, shooter, arcade.
- Journey to EntorusPlays here
This is a bullet-hell with a short story, made for the second WASM-4 gamejam. In common: shmup, shooter, arcade.
- Defender XPlays on lokistriker.itch.io
A short, caravan shmup. In common: shmup, shooter, arcade.
- ExovorePlays on spikything.com
EXOVORE is a dual-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the legendary Sinistar. In common: shmup, shooter, arcade.
- GenesisPlays on incube8games.com
The year is 2120, Earth has been attacked by an evil AI - GENESIS. In common: shmup, shooter, arcade.
- Karasu Meltdown!Plays on crows-nest.itch.io
Karasu Meltdown puts you into the elephant's foot of hell raven Utsuho Reiuji, who thought it'd be a fun idea to smash up the Palace of Earth Spirits! In common: shmup, shooter, arcade.
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PlayableChromacell
Retro · 2024
PlayableBetaStar Citadel
Retro · 2016
PlayableCosmo Command
Retro · 2025
PlayableKalikan
Retro · 2023
PlayableBetaHoney Guardian
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableJourney to Entorus
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableDefender X
Shmup · 2023
PlayableExovore
Shmup · 2025
PlayableGenesis
Shmup · 2021
PlayableKarasu Meltdown!
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableBetaShoot the Rocks
Shoot Em Up · 2017
PlayableSpolous Ex
Shoot Em Up · 2020
PlayableAlphaSteel Surge: Revolution
Shmup · 2023

Twinkle Star Sprites
Anime · 2016

Raiden X
Shoot Em Up · 2005
BetaAstra Space Defender
2D · 2026