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1986PC

An early Konami MSX classic: as the knight Popolon you fight upward through vertically scrolling levels full of enemies to rescue Princess Aphrodite. It blends shoot-'em-up action with a medieval fantasy setting and power-ups.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Pixel art
  • Fantasy setting
  • Fast pace
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Knightmare special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

88 %Match

2002PC, Steam Deck playable98 % positive18.25 €

Brings what grabs you about Knightmare: good gunplay, pixel art and a fantasy setting.

A classic bullet-hell shooter where you play Reimu or Marisa, weaving through dense bullet patterns and countering with spell-card bombs. Famed for its memorable music and as the entry that made the Touhou series' Gensokyo setting popular.

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A Japanese doujin bullet-hell shooter set in a war between vampires, their hybrid kin and human exorcists. It centers on dense bullet patterns, precise dodging and arcade score chasing.

Xevious

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A 1982 arcade classic in which you pilot the Solvalou fighter through vertically scrolling waves of alien enemies, shooting air targets and bombing ground ones at once. It was a pioneering title for the shoot-'em-up genre.

Steel Empire

Shooting and gunplay

A classic steampunk side-scrolling shoot'em up originally released on the Mega Drive in 1992. You dodge and blast your way through linear stages against an evil empire, with four difficulty levels and a replay mode.

1942

Fast pace

A classic vertically scrolling Capcom arcade shooter where you fly a World War II fighter, blast waves of enemy planes, dodge bullets with loop-the-loops and grab power-ups. Short, reflex-driven, score-chasing runs with steep difficulty.

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