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1982

A Sega arcade classic where you pilot a fighter through an enemy fortress in isometric view, blasting targets and refuelling by destroying fuel drums. Altitude control makes dodging tricky and demanding.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Sci-fi setting
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In short: Games like Zaxxon

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

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Xevious

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1982PEGI 7Xbox

Brings what grabs you about Zaxxon: good gunplay, combat with precise timing and a sci-fi setting.

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.

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Challenging difficulty

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A legendary arcade twin-stick shooter where you fight endless robot waves alone while rescuing the last humans. Frantic, punishing and built purely around reflexes.

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An early arcade side-scrolling shooter where you fly a jet over rough terrain, firing and dropping bombs while blowing up fuel tanks to keep flying. Its appeal is the constant fuel pressure and precise maneuvering around the landscape.

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Fast pace

You pilot a spaceship through scrolling space stages in this 1988 arcade shooter, fighting Halcyon's invading forces to save the Junos system. Its appeal lies in fast, demanding dogfights and the classic arcade drive to push one more run further.

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Shooting and gunplay

A classic arcade shooter where you pilot a fighter along the bottom of the screen and blast waves of insect-like aliens. The tractor beam that captures your ship, which you can rescue for double firepower, gives it its hook.

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