LokiStriker

Lock and Release! A PICO-8 caravan shmup. Reach the core. Defend the Earth!

Ex Terra

Porcelain Fortress

Vivaldi Technologies

Pitted against relentless robotic foes and navigating through dense and perilous jungles, scorching lava fields, and treacherous swamps, Vivaldia once again seems faced with an impossible challenge.   With the fate of the land in her hands – will Vivaldia rise to the occasion?

Vivaldia 2

Dev Diary

Trailer

Gatineau Incorporation

Galactic Defenders is an exciting arcade game that puts players in control of a powerful spaceship on a mission to protect the galaxy from invading enemy spaceships. As a skilled pilot and defender of the cosmos, your objective is to obliterate the incoming waves of hostile ships while dodging their relentless attacks. The game features an intuitive control system that allows players to navigate their spaceship with precision, aiming and firing at the encroaching foes. With each successful takedown, players earn points that contribute to their score. As the game progresses, the intensity ramps up, presenting players with faster and more cunning adversaries. Prepare to engage in an adrenaline-pumping battle as you strive to achieve the highest score and secure your place as the ultimate Galactic Defender.

Galactic Defenders

Gameplay Video

NotJustGames

A roguelike twin-stick shooter, where you defend the same thing that tries to hurt you.
Venture into the side of darkness to defeat enemies before they reach the Yin-Yang.
Switch to the side of light to gather ammo and upgrades, before the time runs out and the next wave of monsters spawn.

Hate Me Not

Teaser

Kalikan is a vertically scrolling bullet hell 'shmup inspired by Dodonpachi- pushing the limits of ~virtual~ hardware . Control one of 3 1 ship(s) featuring two varied attack modes . Maintain your chain to compete for the highest scores.

Kalikan

Aktane

CrossGunr: Infinite is a caravan shooter, and sequel to CrossGunr, developed for PICO-8.

CrossGunr: Infinite

y-zo studio

An old school and simple shoot 'em up with an adaptative difficulty.

Your Average Old School Shmup

In Ticky's Wake Up Call, you play as Ticky, the walking, talking alarm clock! Ticky has a very important job to do, and it's up to you to make sure he does it on time! Dodge traps and solve dangerous situations all while trying to beat the game as fast as possible!

Ticky's Wake Up Call

nizakashii

It is a first person shooter.
As you defeat enemies, the % in the upper right corner increases,
and when it reaches 100%, the boss will appear.
The game ends when all five sides are cleared.

CielClou

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.

CrossGunr

Phoboslab

A Type-to-shoot Space Shoot'em'up. Type in the words above the spaceships to destroy them. The fewer spelling mistakes you make the higher the score.

ZType

Atari

Good Deal Games

Tactical Neuronics

Shield Shifter is a homebrew Atari 2600 game developed by John Reder / Tactical Neuronics. It was given a limited cartridge release by Good Deal Games. Shield Shifter was later included on the Atari Flashback series of plug-and-play consoles, starting with the Atari Flashback 5 in 2014, and most recently on the Atari Flashback X Deluxe in 2019.

The player controls a turret at the bottom of the screen, firing up at three shield layers that loop horizontally. The goal is to create an opening in the third layer and hit the insectoid hiding behind it, which continuously fires at the player.

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