Plenty of game developers are still making new games for old systems and ZPF is a perfect example of how great they can still ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. I can’t think of many game franchises that have been around ...

Fish inspired shooting games like Lucky Shooter are endlessly popular among sweepstakes casinos – virtual currency powered gaming sites that offer shoot ‘em up and casino style games that you can play ...

Shoot ’em ups were one of the first video game sensations to sweep through arcades. The novelist Martin Amis became so obsessed with 1978’s Space Invaders he wrote an entire guide/appreciation of ...

ININ Games has announced Apidya’ Special, a 24-bit pixel remake of the side-scrolling shoot ’em up Apidya originally released for Amiga in 1992. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, ...

At the end of the day, I'm happy that nobody really talks about shoot 'em ups being dead anymore. The reality is that they ...

Under Defeat PS5 Review. GAME OVER! We don’t tend to see these screens much in games nowadays. In the arcade era of credits, continues, score chasing and finite lives, it was addictive gameplay and ...

An overcharged and furious side-scrolling, multi-directional shoot ’em up. Syder Reloaded is the love letter to 90s Amiga shoot ’em ups you’ve always wanted, remastering and expanding on Syder Arcade, ...

Psikyo’s classic shoot ’em up games are set for removal from Steam by the end of October 2025, prompting fans to grab these arcade gems before they vanish from the digital storefront due to an expired ...

To mark the major milestone of reaching the 20th mainline entry, ZUN will release Fossilized Wonders as an orthodox shoot ’em up game with linear stage progressions and multiple difficulty levels. The ...

While Steam Next Fest is over, I downloaded the demo for Birdcage, which is a shoot-em-up inspired by the games of Treasure (notably Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga), with storytelling and aesthetics ...