Akai Katana Shin
Games like Akai Katana Shin

Games like Akai Katana Shin

A fast-paced, compact three-title shmup collection with Taisho-era aesthetics, online leaderboards, and local co-op.

KAIKAN
A compact, challenging vertical-scrolling shooter with six aircraft types and five stages, focused on fast-paced score attack.
2023-09-14
- Shooter
- Action
- Science fiction

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Akai Katana Shin
Games like Akai Katana Shin

Games like Akai Katana Shin

A fast-paced, compact three-title shmup collection with Taisho-era aesthetics, online leaderboards, and local co-op.

KAIKAN
A compact, challenging vertical-scrolling shooter with six aircraft types and five stages, focused on fast-paced score attack.
2023-09-14
- Shooter
- Action
- Science fiction

Indie

Arcade

DoDonPachi Resurrection

A vertical-scrolling bullet-hell shooter with modes for all skill levels and local co-op, delivering an intense, compact arcade challenge.

2016-10-13

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Side view
Arcade

UNDER DEFEAT

A polished, nuanced scrolling shooter blending aerial combat with local co-op, praised for its hidden depth and strong replayability.

2025-02-06

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

Akane

A compact, intense arcade slasher set in neon-soaked Mega-Tokyo, featuring one-hit-one-kill combat and a punishing restart-on-death loop.

2018-09-10

Action
Science fiction
Bird view / Isometric
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Arcade

Batsugun

A hardcore 1993 arcade shmup with bullet-hell style gameplay, character/spaceship selection, and a Special version, delivering a short single-player or co-op experience (about 5–8 hours).

2024-02-01

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

VASARA Collection

A compact two-game arcade shooter compilation with local co-op and versus modes, offering a short, intense scrolling shooter experience.

2019-08-13

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade

Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版

A punishing vertical shoot 'em up with co-op play and dense bullet patterns, set in a futuristic war.

2017-10-10

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-

A single-player vertical-scrolling bullet-hell shmup about four pilots defending Earth from mechanical invaders in a sci-fi future, praised for precise controls and offering roughly six hours of gameplay.

2015-12-21

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

Mamorukun ReCurse!

A compact, arcade-friendly single-player shmup set in a YO-KAI Disco party, bundling past modes, characters, and BGM.

2025-09-24

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

Karous

A Dreamcast-era shoot 'em up with slash-and-shoot combat and weapon leveling, starring a girl hunting the Sanguis Dei across a roughly 8.5-hour single-player campaign.

2026-01-21

Action
Science fiction
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

Revolgear Zero

A fast-paced arcade shoot-'em-up with two rival pilots, loadout combos, and local co-op, praised for its enemy variety and boss fights.

2026-02-18

Shooter
Action
Adventure
Side view
Arcade

Radirgy Swag

A compact 2D anime shoot-'em-up about dodging, slashing, and collecting items on a trip to the Moon, with addictive combo-based combat and a strong soundtrack.

2026-03-04

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

KAIKAN