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1988PEGI 7

A 1988 Capcom arcade shooter where a flying muscle-bound soldier fires in all directions, aiming with a unique rotary switch. You buy upgrades between stages, and two players can play together.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Playing together in co-op
  • Sci-fi setting

In short: Games like Forgotten Worlds

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Forgotten Worlds special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Wild Guns

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1994PEGI 12Nintendo Switch

Brings what grabs you about Forgotten Worlds: good gunplay, playing together in co-op and combat with precise timing.

A fast arcade shooting gallery set in a steampunk Wild West, where you play Annie or Clint, dodging fire and blasting outlaws and robots in the background. Short, intense stages with a tough challenge, playable in co-op.

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Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony

Playing together in co-op

An arcade-style bullet-hell shooter set on a 17th-century colonial Mars, blending British colonial history with science fiction. It stands out for its lovingly crafted pixel art and co-op play for up to four players.

Air Buster

Shooting and gunplay

A classic arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up in the vein of R-Type and Gradius, blasting through sci-fi stages with power-ups. Its standout feature is simultaneous two-player play.

Raiden II

Sci-fi setting

A classic vertical shmup where you dodge waves of enemy planes and bullets while blasting tanks with bombs and cannons. Perfect if you want punchy arcade action and chasing high scores.

Resogun

Sci-fi setting

A frantic arcade shoot 'em up set in destructible voxel worlds, where you rescue survivors and keep your multiplier alive. Great for score chasers, solo or in online co-op.

Truxton

Sci-fi setting

Truxton is a classic vertical shoot 'em up from the arcade era, where you pilot a small spaceship through five large levels packed with enemy waves. With just a shot and a bomb button, you fight through bosses that loop endlessly at higher difficulties.

Loaded

Sci-fi setting

A brutal top-down shooter for the PlayStation featuring six deformed, bizarre characters such as a psychotic clown and a giant baby. You blast through hordes of enemies in grim prison-style missions, solo or with a second player.

Aegis Wing

Sci-fi setting

An Xbox arcade space shooter where you fend off an Araxian invasion solo or with up to three friends. Insane mode offers bigger rewards but lives up to its punishing name.

Super Contra

Shooting and gunplay

Konami's arcade run-and-gun where you fight an alien invasion solo or with a friend. Alongside classic side-scrolling stages there are overhead levels, all with typical punishing arcade difficulty.

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