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A PICO-8 port of Irem’s R-Type, featuring the 4 stages in a 32kb cart! The games below have the most in common with it — shooter, shoot em up, demake — ranked by how closely they match, favouring the ones you can play right here in your browser.

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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: side scrolling, shoot em up, shooter.
Laser Blast!Plays here
Help Atom Girl defeat waves of enemies trying to stop her as she races through space. In common: side scrolling, shoot em up, shooter.
Pico FoxPlays here
Fly your Arwing to victory in this PICO-8 demake of Star Fox. In common: demake, unofficial, shooter.
Storming the GrandmothershipPlays here
How fast can you destroy the Grandmothership and all of her cores? In common: side scrolling, shoot em up, shooter.
Defender
Defender is an arcade video game developed released by Williams Electronics in 1980. In common: side scrolling, shoot em up, shooter.
Duck HuntPlays here
A faithful tribute that captures every little detail of the original game developed by Nintendo in 1984. In common: demake, unofficial, shooter.
PicoHotPlays on lexaloffle.com
An 8-bit homage to the original Superhot game created by three members of the Superhot Team. In common: demake, unofficial, shooter.
PoomPlays on freds72.itch.io
Mars base, Union Aerospace Corporation experiments opened a portal to Hell. In common: demake, unofficial, shooter.
GalaxisPlays here
A simple shmup reminiscent of the arcade era. In common: shoot em up, shooter, science fiction.
Journey to EntorusPlays here
This is a bullet-hell with a short story, made for the second WASM-4 gamejam. In common: shoot em up, shooter, science fiction.