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Games like Midnight Resistance

1989

A classic Data East arcade run-and-gun where you fight through side-scrolling enemy hordes to rescue your kidnapped family, picking up better weapons along the way. Fast, punishing and very much of its arcade era.

Shooting and gunplay
Boss fights as highlights
Challenging difficulty
Playing together in co-op

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In short: Games like Midnight Resistance

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

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Best match

Super Contra

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1988PEGI 12PC

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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Gunstar Heroes

Playing together in co-op

A frantic Mega Drive run-and-gun with mix-and-match weapons, explosive boss fights and wild set pieces. The chaos is even better in two-player co-op.

20XX

Jumping and platforming

A Mega Man-inspired action platformer roguelite with procedurally generated levels, new weapons and abilities, and tough bosses, playable solo or in co-op.

Huntdown

Playing together in co-op

A punchy 2D run-and-gun shooter with pixel art, a neon dystopian city and 80s action-movie flair. As a bounty hunter you take down gangs solo or in co-op, using cover, a wide range of guns and hard-hitting boss fights.

Contra: Operation Galuga

Playing together in co-op

You run and gun through punishing stages in the spirit of the legendary 80s series, now with modern graphics and sound. Teaming up with a friend in Story Mode or with up to three others in Arcade Mode makes the explosive co-op combat especially fun.

Blazing Chrome

Challenging difficulty

A punishing 16-bit style run-and-gun in the spirit of Contra, where you blast through a robot apocalypse as a human soldier or a rebel robot. Fast reflexes, boss pattern learning and optional co-op define the experience.

Metal Slug 6

Challenging difficulty

A classic arcade run-and-gun with lovingly animated pixel art and chaotic, explosive levels. The new Weapon Stock system lets you carry and swap between two weapons, while the game stays punishing and tongue-in-cheek.

Hard Corps: Uprising

Challenging difficulty

A punishing 2D run-and-gun in the Contra tradition with sleek anime-style visuals and tight controls. Choose pure Arcade mode or the Rising mode with purchasable upgrades, and tackle the steep challenge solo or with a friend in co-op.

Air Buster

Playing together in co-op

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.

Super Cyborg

Sci-fi setting

An old-school, relentless run-and-gun shooter in the vein of 90s classics: as an elite cyborg you blast through aliens on a mysterious island. Fast action and steep challenge are the focus.

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