Shoot 'Em Up Games — Free to Play Online
Shoot 'em up games are simple in theory: fly a ship, dodge everything, shoot everything else. These free browser shmups keep the arcade spirit and lose most of the production values on purpose.
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✨ NOT SOOOOO CRAPPY
Heckfire DeluxeThe horizontal shoot 'em up, done properly: four weapon directions, chain scoring, six bosses, upgrades, and a bomb button that means it.
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HeckfireA discount horizontal shoot 'em up with four weapon directions and one very dramatic button.
About our shoot 'em up games
All 2 shoot 'em up games on this page are free, load in a second, and need no download or sign-in to play. They're built as single HTML files with plain JavaScript, so they work in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge on desktop, and most of them on phones. Sign in with Google if you want to submit a score to the global High Scores page.
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