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A free web-based version of the 1980 Cinematronics arcade game, Star Castle. The games below have the most in common with it — shoot em up, shmup, shooter — 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: shmup, shoot em up, retro.
- CentipedePlays on atari.com
Centipede is a vertically-oriented shoot 'em up arcade game produced by Atari, Inc. In common: classic, shoot em up, retro.
- Shoot the RocksPlays on arcade.ly
Anyone who has ever been into arcade, computer, or video games will have heard of Atari's 1980 arcade classic Asteroids. In common: shmup, shoot em up, shooter.
- Journey to EntorusPlays here
This is a bullet-hell with a short story, made for the second WASM-4 gamejam. In common: shmup, shoot em up, 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, shoot em up, retro.
- Honey GuardianPlays here
Short score-attack shmup in the "caravan" style. In common: shmup, shoot em up, shooter.
- 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, shoot em up, shooter.
- Spolous ExPlays on suppon.itch.io
Save the galaxy Danioy from invasion of army corps Doscoponian. In common: shmup, shoot em up, shooter.
- Thunderax 9K
Thunderax 9k is a flash game where you have to fight an alien invasion and save the Earth In common: shmup, shoot em up, shooter.
- Twinkle Star Sprites
Twinkle Star Sprites is a 1996 competitive scrolling shooter arcade game originally created by ADK. In common: shmup, shoot em up, shooter.
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PlayableLaser Blast!
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