SHMUPS - Shoot Em Ups/Space Shooters/Shooters

Jagosaurus28 · Aug 14, 2012

Looking for a SHMUP type game! (Google Play or Amazon Market is fine)

Can be top down or side scroll. Free would be awesome! I realize I might have to break the bank at under $2 though

Anything similar to Darius Gaiden, MUSHA, Raiden, etc. I'm not a huge fan of the atari type simply ones, but then again they don't have to be fancy or 3D lol! Huge Sega Genesis fan so naturally I have an affinity for these type games (so many on the Genesis).

Jagosaurus28 · Aug 16, 2012

Bumping thread.

Stilling having trouble finding a good SHMUP!

dibblebill · Jan 8, 2014

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.john.plasmasky

I like this one a LOT. Loads of bright colors and stuff.

d12unk13astard · Jan 8, 2014

Jagosaurus28 said:
Looking for a SHMUP type game! (Google Play or Amazon Market is fine)

Can be top down or side scroll. Free would be awesome! I realize I might have to break the bank at under $2 though

Anything similar to Darius Gaiden, MUSHA, Raiden, etc. I'm not a huge fan of the atari type simply ones, but then again they don't have to be fancy or 3D lol! Huge Sega Genesis fan so naturally I have an affinity for these type games (so many on the Genesis).

I got tons of these:

aeronauts
air barrage
air supremacy
air attack hd
all my enemies
all my enemies revenge

Blazing Star
Astro Wings 1-3
cold space
counter attack
danmaku unlimited II
dodonpachi ressurrection
icarus x
ifighter 2
jam
k space shooter
mortal skies 1 & 2
ornitron z
overkill
protothunder
protoxide
r-type
radiant hd
raiden legacy
raiden skyforce
rimblade
sector strike
shmup
shogun
shooter
sine mora
sky force
sky force reloaded
solar warfare
space war
superlaser
syder arcade
thunder fighter
violence air raid
vritra
ikaruga

All of the above are mostly free with some of them costing 1-3 dollars tops

Enjoy! i have been collecting apps and games since my g1 days lol

ocnbrze · Jan 8, 2014

i just started playing this:ARC Squadron: Redux

its a different take on shooters......pretty sweet so far.

El Presidente · Jan 8, 2014

ocnbrze said:
i just started playing this:ARC Squadron: Redux

its a different take on shooters......pretty sweet so far.

That looks amazing, I'll download when I get home.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oyatsukai.fractalcombatxpremium

I saw that featured on androidpolice earlier in the week, potentially not what you're looking for, but does look a good game.

akutasame94 · Jan 9, 2014

If you want a bit of dept with your space shooting try Galactic Phantasy Prelude

It's free on google play, has some IAP, but overally enjoyable game, a bit tough, and has beautiful HD graphics that require a bit stronger phone

NeoGrandizer · Jan 9, 2014

I play Xelorians - Space Shooter. It's a top down SHMUP. Free/Paid - no IAP. I also like being able to use the S Pen to navigate the ship.

But I still suck at SHMUPs...

dibblebill · Jan 9, 2014

There's also my favorite (and free) SHMUP ever.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.opentyrian

Best. SHMUP. EVer.

My Play review:
"Great game, awkward controls I played this game for hours as a kid, and loved it. This is a tried and true, spot-on port of that game. I love it. Only complaint is the hilariously awkward digital control stick. I usually just use the touch-and-drag controls as a result. PS- Learned a lesson. Don't "Game Guardian" yourself 1,500,000 points. It makes the game impossible to play."

indstr · Jan 13, 2014

Wow, awesome list! Do any of these games work with controllers such as Xperia Play, Moga, or even an onscreen joystick which could be mapped with gamekeyboard? I'm a huge shmups fan, but I've been really disappointed that most of the android shmups are touchscreen only where you control your ship with a pen or stylus. Not really my thing, so I've been sticking with 2d platformers and emulation mostly ever since I got my Xperia Play a few months ago.

Thanks for any help!

d12unk13astard said:
I got tons of these:

aeronauts
air barrage
air supremacy
air attack hd
all my enemies
all my enemies revenge

Blazing Star
Astro Wings 1-3
cold space
counter attack
danmaku unlimited II
dodonpachi ressurrection
icarus x
ifighter 2
jam
k space shooter
mortal skies 1 & 2
ornitron z
overkill
protothunder
protoxide
r-type
radiant hd
raiden legacy
raiden skyforce
rimblade
sector strike
shmup
shogun
shooter
sine mora
sky force
sky force reloaded
solar warfare
space war
superlaser
syder arcade
thunder fighter
violence air raid
vritra
ikaruga

All of the above are mostly free with some of them costing 1-3 dollars tops

Enjoy! i have been collecting apps and games since my g1 days lol

dibblebill · Jan 13, 2014

OpenTyrian supports hardware controls and buttons, I believe it'd support controllers by extension.

d12unk13astard · Jan 13, 2014

If your rooted, best combo i'd recommend is the ps3 controller + sixaxis app. This is what i use on the go and most of those shmups are working with that setup compared to other controller options such as moga etc.

vasilescu cristian · Oct 29, 2015

My shmups collection it’s huge and i build it in one month of work.Now that my cab software is finally taking shape, I am wondering if you will like it.I play shmups exclusively on Windows 10(64 bits).I’m using of course MAME but a special version who emulates all known arcade shumps.(http://taxi.freedns.ro/shmups/)

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