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Contra: Operation Galuga
Action, Arcade, Side view, Shooter, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Old school
March 12, 2024
Players: 7.4/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Reimagining of the original side-scrolling shooter Contra from 1987. The game includes new levels, enemies, game mechanics, and a weapon system. The story mode...
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Turrican Flashback
Collection, Futurism (Future), Action, Shooter, Runner, Side view
December 8, 2020
Turrican Flashback is a collection of games from the Turrican series, a classic side-scrolling shooter inspired by genre giants like Metroid and Alien (1990...
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Mighty Goose
Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future)
June 5, 2021
Metacritic: 73/100
Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...
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Prison City
Side view, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Old school
August 29, 2023
Players: 8.2/10
The events of the game take place in 1997. The city of Detroit has become an impenetrable mega-prison. One day, a group of terrorist hackers seized control of this...
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Contra: Rogue Corps
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)
September 24, 2019
Players: 4.3/10
Metacritic: 50/100
Contra: Rogue Corps is the return of the legendary shooter in the sci-fi Contra series. The game begins immediately after the events of Contra 3: The Alien Wars...
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Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins
Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Action, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Science fiction
November 27, 2024
A colorful game based on the anime Ninja Kamui. The main character is a shadow named Tsukumo. The character cuts through hordes of deadly ninjas. You can time your...
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Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Arcade, In real time, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view
December 20, 2013
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is an adventure arcade puzzle platformer with a side view. You have to save the main character's brother from the evil Lord Mustasho...
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Blazing Chrome
Arcade, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Side view
July 11, 2019
Metacritic: 79/100
Blazing Chrome is a hardcore side-scrolling shooter in a sci-fi setting, inspired by classic games from the 90s. The events of the game will tell the dark story of...
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Neon Inferno
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school
November 20, 2025
Metacritic: 74/100
Old-school cyberpunk action that combines elements of a side-scroller and a "target" type shooter, where the action unfolds simultaneously on multiple planes of the...
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