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The Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Games by Blackbird

2024-02-13T22:25:45Z

F8less: /* Section 4 – Finding your shmup */

''This is a guide originally written by Blackbird, reposted here to posterity.''

==Introduction – Select your battleship ==

A frequent question I get when I demo Crimzon Clover is: “I’m looking to get into the shooting game genre. Where do I start?” I am glad you asked, because I want more people to develop an appreciation for shmups! Allow me to present “The Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Games”, which should give you a thorough overview of the genre and get you started right away. While I don’t claim to be an expert at playing these games, I have found a lot of useful techniques which my be helpful to you if you’re just starting out. I’ll also be keeping this article updated to maintain it’s relevance and incorporate user feedback. If you just need to figure out which shmup to start with, skip to section 4 at the end of this article! To get started with shooting games, shmups, STGs, or whatever you want to call them, you need four things:

1. A platform to play your games on. If you are reading this sentence on a computer or a mobile device then you already have one!

2. A controller. There has been a lot of discussion about the best way to play shmups. I’ll go into more detail about this later on.

3. Persistence. Shmups can be pretty tough if you’ve never played the genre before. It might take a little time to get good at them if you’re first starting out. Do not be discouraged if you can’t play like a Japanese superplayer right away. If you keep playing regularly, anyone can get good (Yes, even you!). Remember, no one is great at a game the very first time they play it.

4. A shmup to play. I will include a list of popular shmups later in this article, and rate them by approximate difficulty!

==Section 1 – Selecting a platform==

The platform you decide to play on will influence what shmups are available to you, and also how expensive the hobby will be for you. You should pick a console that fits your budget and the kind of shmups you want to play most. To start with, you should use whatever console you have available. You’re reading this on a computer of some kind, so you already have the PC platform, or at least a mobile device! Generally speaking, the best platforms to get for shooting games are: PC/Windows – There are an array of great shmups on the PC, and many of them are even free! You can also use emulation to test out many of the classic arcade shmups that were never ported to home consoles and are no longer widely available. The inexpensive nature of this platform makes it a great place to start, because you can get a feel for the style of shmups that you might like most without spending too much. XBox 360 – Many of the most popular bullet hell shooting games have great ports on this console. If CAVE games are your jam, then you’ll want to start here. If you want to get really hardcore, you can consider importing a Japanese XBox 360 to ensure maximum compatibility with all the available shmups on the platform, as a few of the most popular ones are region-locked. The cost of games on this console varies, but there are great shmups at all price points. Sega Saturn – The classic Sega Saturn has a superb roster of 32-bit arcade shmups. The console itself is not too expensive to purchase online, but the games themselves can be. Some of the most coveted shmups on this console are expensive collector’s items, but there are a handful of inexpensive gems, too. (edited)

iOS – There are several competent mobile ports of the most popular bullet hell games on the iOS platform. iOS games tend to be dirt cheap, but you need to select your games carefully or you might end up with shovelware or game content trapped behind a “freemium” paywall. iOS shooters also tend to be easier than their console equivalents because touch controls make movement very swift. It is not the same as a more purist arcade experience, but some players will enjoy the lenient difficulty and the convenience of being able to play anywhere. Arcade PCBs – For many games (especially older ones before ports reached arcade parity), the definitive version is undeniably the original arcade version. This will give you the most authentic experience with retro shooters. However, it is also the most expensive way to collect shmups, making it suitable only for dedicated hobbyists. You can also collect by budget. As a general guide, this list will order platforms in order from least expensive to most expensive: PC (assuming you already have a PC) iOS Most older consoles – Saturn, Genesis, SNES, NES, etc. (unless you get rarer collector’s games) Newer consoles – X360, PS3. Arcade PCBs/Cabinets .

==Section 2 – Selecting your controller==
The best controller to use for shooting games has been the subject of some debate in the STG community. Some purists will insist that you should use an arcade stick only. If you want the most authentic arcade experience, there is some merit to this, as the tactile feedback of the controller is an essential part of the overall experience with the game. However, keep in mind that there are extremely skilled players using all different kinds of control methods. Prometheus, the Western record holder for the popular shmup DoDonPachi, achieved his records using a keyboard, and strongly favors their precision. Another high level player, GUS, has completed Mushihimesama Futari Ultra (one of the most difficult shmup modes ever made) with the stock XBox 360 controller, a controller widely considered to have a terrible, imprecise directional pad. Don’t feel like you must have an arcade stick in order to be good at shmups. It is far more important to pick a controller that you are comfortable with. The best controller is the one that distracts you the least, so that you can fully focus your attention on learning and playing the game. You will improve much more quickly that way. From the standpoint of simply playing well, arcade sticks, game pads, and keyboards are all equally good, because player skill is ultimately more important to the outcome of the game than the input method. That said, there is no harm in learning how to use an arcade stick or a new controller if you want to, just be prepared for the extra layer of challenge from familiarizing yourself with the new controller on top of learning the game itself.

==Section 3 – Being persistent==

If you are struggling with a shmup, how do you get better? The main thing is to not freak out when you see a crazy shot pattern, but rather to calmly analyze it and to look for ways to simplify the problem. I will try to cover a few broadly applicable techniques for playing shooting games, as well as a few strategies and guides for practicing them. .

===3A – Recognizing shot patterns and how to dodge them ===

With a few exceptions, there are about 5 different types of shot patterns in shooting games. Learning how to quickly recognize and avoid each pattern will inform your play. Here are the subtypes:

'''Aimed Bullets''': These are by far the most common type of bullet in shmups. An aimed bullet is fired directly from the enemy unit towards your ship’s hitbox. Sometimes it will be a single bullet, sometimes it will be a row of bullets, and sometimes it will be a whole fan of bullets, but however the pattern actually works, the attack is ultimately targeted at your initial location. This means that, by controlling your position on-screen, you control where these bullets go. For single shots, you can often dodge them just by briefly tapping left or right on the directional stick (or up and down if the game scrolls horizontally). For broader waves, you can position yourself near the sides of the screen and bait or “herd” the bullets off screen quickly so that they don’t get in your way later.

'''Static Bullets''': This is probably the second most common shot pattern in shmups. Static patterns are fixed shot patterns that always occur in the same way. In bullet hell games, these are often iconic patterns that flood the entire screen with concentric waves of bullets, rotating laser beams, or the like. The best way to dodge these is to memorize the pattern and position yourself ahead of time – look at the negative space in the pattern and see which areas of the screen are the most open and safer to move around in. Sometimes static patterns will be combined with aimed volleys at the same time. In this case, you will need to find a gap in the static pattern large enough for you to maneuver around the aimed bullets at the same time. Static bullets are a danger because they always shoot at the same places, and you’ll ram right into them if you don’t anticipate their field of fire.

'''Random Bullets''': This is the most difficult bullet type to dodge, because you can’t predict it! Random bullets often take the form of a spray of bullets with a randomly generated direction. The best way to avoid them is to get out of their field of fire entirely. If that’s impossible, then you will need to pay careful attention to your positioning and watch for oncoming bullets. Random bullets become very dangerous if they are moving at high speed!

'''Aimed-offset Bullets''': These are pretty uncommon. They are like aimed bullets, except the initial firing direction is offset from your ship, so that the bullet leads you. It’s very tricky, and if you keep moving, you will often run right into them! You can often avoid these bullets simply by stopping for a moment. Offset bullets become much more dangerous when combined with volleys of regular aimed bullets at the same time. In this case, you will need to carefully manage stopping and starting your movement to avoid both types.

'''Homing Bullets''': Another uncommon shot type. These bullets will home in on your current location and actively chase you around the screen. Usually, these types of bullets are slow. The best way to avoid them is to circle around them and halt their momentum, or to bait them off screen. In rare cases, homing bullets might be very fast, which makes them considerably more dangerous. In this case, you might want to consider bombing or speed killing the enemy that can fire them in order to reduce the danger. Homing bullets are also very difficult to avoid if there are other bullets on screen that restrict your mobility and make sweeping motions dangerous.

That covers all the major bullet types. If you can recognize what type of bullet you are up against, then you can come up with a strategy to counter them more easily. .

===3B – Advanced dodging techniques for aimed bullets ===

Sometimes you will encounter situations (in bullet hell games especially) where enemies will fire a constant stream of aimed bullets at you, so much that they form a line or “wall” that chases you around the screen. If your initial position is bad, the bullets will trap you against the side or corner of the screen. One way to avoid this is by “streaming” the bullets. If you position yourself against one side of the screen and move your way to the other side by slowly tapping the directional buttons, with the bullets barely behind you, you will usually be able to destroy the enemies firing the bullets as you cross the center of the screen, ending the stream of fire before you are trapped. This can also be called “tap dodging” because of the movement technique used. In situations where a stream of bullets is about to trap you, you can also use the “cutback” technique. By rapidly moving upwards on the screen, you can create a wider angle of fire between the last shot the enemy fired and the next. You can then rapidly move back down and escape to the other side of the stream using the gap you just created. This can be very difficult to do consistently, though, making it a technique for advanced players to master!

===3C – Where to look on-screen===

This is another question that pops up often. “Where should I be looking on screen?” A common mistake new players make is to always look at their hitbox. This is a bad idea, because focusing your view on the small area just outside your ship prevents you from seeing oncoming attacks in time to avoid them, or reacting to changes in your environment. Instead, you should look towards the upper area of the screen whenever possible – specifically at any enemies that are appearing, so that you can quickly determine what kind of bullets they are firing at you and how to avoid them. When you are moving, be sure to look ahead of your ship’s movement path so that you don’t collide with any existing bullets as you move. Try to get an intuitive feel for where your hitbox is, and resist the urge to look directly at your ship unless you have to. Use your peripheral vision to track the position of your ship and avoid bullets by comfortable margins when possible. Only look at your hitbox if you are in a situation that requires very precise control, like maneuvering through a dense pattern of bullets.

===3D – Using your resources. ===

Another common mistake new players make is to hoard their resources excessively. Many shmups give you a stock of “bomb” items to allow you to escape dangerous situations that you didn’t anticipate. At the same time, you almost always lose your stock of bombs when you die. The bombs can save you from a dangerous situation, but they don’t do you any good if you don’t use them in time and die with a full stack of bombs! I recommend placing the bomb button right next to the primary shot button so that you can reach it instantly when needed. Bomb preemptively if you feel that you can’t read a pattern correctly, are feeling overwhelmed, or if you feel like you are going to be boxed in by bullets. They are there to be used! Saving bombs for score is for high scoring runs, not learning the game. As you get more comfortable playing, reduce the use of your bombs only to the most troublesome spots in the game, until finally you won’t need any bombs unless it’s an emergency (or the scoring system uses them).

===3E – Other common mistakes of new players.===

In addition to dying with bombs in stock and focusing too hard on the hitbox, there are a few other mistakes that new players commonly make. One of them is trying too hard to “thread” a pattern. Many new players see a gap in a static pattern or fan of bullets and try to thread through it. However, this is risky if the gap is too small for the player to fit through, and limits your potential movement options/escape routes. Wherever possible, you should also consider “macro dodging” or moving completely around the bullets entirely, rather than moving through them. High level players have a saying that they only “dodge” (actively move out of the way of) around 10% of bullets, while they simply “avoid” the rest just by passively positioning themselves out of the line of fire. You can avoid a lot of risk just by getting out of the way quickly rather than trying to force through a difficult pattern.

New players frequently make movement errors as well. Avoid moving into the corners. Once you are there, it is much easier for enemies to box you in with aimed bullets. Where possible, start offset from the center and use a “U-shaped” movement pattern to sweep from one half of the screen to the other, leaving yourself more options to escape being trapped. Avoid making too many random movements or dodging bullets by excessively wide margins as well. While playing, remain composed and avoid bullets with tight, controlled movements. Wildly sweeping around without a plan is the quickest way to collide with incoming bullets. Another pitfall to avoid is bad positioning. When learning a game, you should take care not to position yourself too close to the edges of the screen, especially the top edge. Enemies typically enter the play area through the edges of the screen and can collide with you with no warning if you are too close. Only position yourself on an edge after you have played the game a few times and can confidently know that enemies will not emerge from there. In a vertical shooter, the safest position for learning a game is towards the bottom-center of the screen (but not all the way on the bottom edge, sometimes enemies can come from behind as well!)

===3F – Practice techniques.===

The quickest way to master playing shmups is to pick a game you really like and practice it! By playing a game over and over, you can learn that game’s bullet patterns and memorize how to avoid them. If the game has a practice mode, you may consider playing and learning just one stage at a time. I find it easier to memorize one stage at a time rather than playing the whole game at once. Identify particular patterns or areas that cause you problems and practice them repeatedly until you have a concrete strategy that you can execute every time. If the game does not have a practice mode, consider using emulation and save states to isolate and practice problem areas. By stringing together the sections you have “solved” you will eventually be able to master the whole game! Furthermore, once you have mastered one game, you will develop the transferable skills that will let you succeed at any other shooting games you try.

===3G – Making a route.===

Routing is the process of putting together the sections of a shmup that you have mastered into a continuous strategy. Think of a route as a kind of outline or plan for how to solve each area. Ideally, you will have a route for the entire game, and you will only deviate from the route and improvise if something unexpected happens. This way, you will be calm while playing and have a plan for whatever the game throws at you, to the point where you do things almost unconsciously. This makes you as prepared as possible to take action when things go wrong (and they will). Developing a route is the product of practice, but you can shortcut this by looking at examples from other players. Go on popular video sites and look up 1 credit clear runs of your favorite game. You will almost always find an example video from a high level player who has already figured out how to complete the game. As a new player, you don’t need to emulate everything that player is doing, (especially since these videos often contain risky scoring techniques) but you can grab general ideas or dodging tricks from videos like this. The knowledge is out there, so learn from it and grow your abilities even faster! .

==Section 4 – Finding your shmup==

To start with, I recommend checking out a broad variety of cheap or free shooting games on the PC. Each game you play is going to present you with a different flavor of the genre, and many players are very particular about the features that they enjoy. Some players really love dense bullet hell patterns, some love games with dynamic rank and deep scoring systems, and still others prefer a sense of nostalgic exploration and wonder. You will want to experiment for a bit to find “your shmup”, a game that strongly appeals to you and that you will be motivated to develop your skills with. If you try a few games and find that you are completely addicted to shmups, then you can start to think about getting into the more obscure games and hardware.

Now this is info available for all of you who might be starting out in the journey of shmups, if you're like me, maybe you're better with visual stuff than reading like we all had to do when we started out more than a decade ago. In the 2000s we had to search through tons of threads in forums just to find answers that might have been incorrect. To this day, the legacy of said forums is still alive and it lives through this server and other. I'm a firm believer in learning by doing, so I'll add 2 games that I absolutely recommend to any beginner:
. (edited)

Beginner Games to get you started:
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173940/Barrage_Musical__Basic_Danmaku_Tutorial/ Barrage Musical ~ Basic Danmaku Tutorial] (it DOES HAVE English support from the main menu!)

[https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8572 Barrage simulation 296] (Freeware title, No translation, Japanese only, still a perfect step 2)

==GLOSSARY for SHMUPS!==

You might perhaps come across the forums we used to live on (and many here still do!) and/or started conversations with people who mention words you mgiht not know. Words such as "streaming","cutbacks", "tap dodging", "jerking", "safe spots", etc.

When a community has been going for 40 years, its easy to take this dialect for granted, but fear not humble beginners, we have glossaries to check those definitions which I'll link right now.

[https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=1083937#p1083937 Shmups Forum (System11/ "The Farm") Glossary]

[[Help:Glossary|Shmups.wiki]] (the best resource for detailed info about shmups online! Worked on by fellow shmuppers)

[https://www.sega-16.com/2005/04/unofficial-shmups-glossary/ Sega-16] (Arcade Enthusiast forum)

If you have recently started your journey as a shmup pilot, then you might have realized that Shmups are usually a LOT more complex than one would initially think and that the most popular arcade shooters (Shoot 'em ups/SHMUPS/STG games) usually have a deep layer of depth to them that are not initially noticeable. It's easy to fall into the Dunnin Kroeger effect and thinking you know everything in a game, but then you see a superplay and realize you know nothing about the game you're playing.

This is NORMAL! Don't fret and don't stay in the "Valley of Despair", that's why we're here, to help each other out and enjoy this hobby that we all appreciate. If you feel uncomfortable or you need deep mechanics explained to you then you can check the Shmups.wiki Project! It's being mantained by the members of this community and we're happy to welcome help from anyone who is interested.

[[Main_Page|https://shmups.wiki/library/Main_Page]]

You can check the "List of shooting games" Tab to see what games have had updates and have a pretty lenghty list
However, we are aware that the wiki project will take some time and its still a WIP, so in case you can't find the game you're looking for there you can check the "Shmups Farm" which contains info and discussions for everything you might need regarding shmups. From info on developers, arcade knowledge, emulation, correct emulation settings (more on this later), game availability, game buying guides, score mechanics conversations, and many other things. If you are young (and chances are you might be considering the influx of new people) then this forum might be older than yourself, but the knowledge is as good as ever in most cases.

https://shmups.system11.org/

[[Category:General Guides]]

The Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Games by Blackbird

2024-02-13T22:24:41Z

F8less: /* Section 4 – Finding your shmup */

''This is a guide originally written by Blackbird, reposted here to posterity.''

==Introduction – Select your battleship ==

A frequent question I get when I demo Crimzon Clover is: “I’m looking to get into the shooting game genre. Where do I start?” I am glad you asked, because I want more people to develop an appreciation for shmups! Allow me to present “The Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Games”, which should give you a thorough overview of the genre and get you started right away. While I don’t claim to be an expert at playing these games, I have found a lot of useful techniques which my be helpful to you if you’re just starting out. I’ll also be keeping this article updated to maintain it’s relevance and incorporate user feedback. If you just need to figure out which shmup to start with, skip to section 4 at the end of this article! To get started with shooting games, shmups, STGs, or whatever you want to call them, you need four things:

1. A platform to play your games on. If you are reading this sentence on a computer or a mobile device then you already have one!

2. A controller. There has been a lot of discussion about the best way to play shmups. I’ll go into more detail about this later on.

3. Persistence. Shmups can be pretty tough if you’ve never played the genre before. It might take a little time to get good at them if you’re first starting out. Do not be discouraged if you can’t play like a Japanese superplayer right away. If you keep playing regularly, anyone can get good (Yes, even you!). Remember, no one is great at a game the very first time they play it.

4. A shmup to play. I will include a list of popular shmups later in this article, and rate them by approximate difficulty!

==Section 1 – Selecting a platform==

The platform you decide to play on will influence what shmups are available to you, and also how expensive the hobby will be for you. You should pick a console that fits your budget and the kind of shmups you want to play most. To start with, you should use whatever console you have available. You’re reading this on a computer of some kind, so you already have the PC platform, or at least a mobile device! Generally speaking, the best platforms to get for shooting games are: PC/Windows – There are an array of great shmups on the PC, and many of them are even free! You can also use emulation to test out many of the classic arcade shmups that were never ported to home consoles and are no longer widely available. The inexpensive nature of this platform makes it a great place to start, because you can get a feel for the style of shmups that you might like most without spending too much. XBox 360 – Many of the most popular bullet hell shooting games have great ports on this console. If CAVE games are your jam, then you’ll want to start here. If you want to get really hardcore, you can consider importing a Japanese XBox 360 to ensure maximum compatibility with all the available shmups on the platform, as a few of the most popular ones are region-locked. The cost of games on this console varies, but there are great shmups at all price points. Sega Saturn – The classic Sega Saturn has a superb roster of 32-bit arcade shmups. The console itself is not too expensive to purchase online, but the games themselves can be. Some of the most coveted shmups on this console are expensive collector’s items, but there are a handful of inexpensive gems, too. (edited)

iOS – There are several competent mobile ports of the most popular bullet hell games on the iOS platform. iOS games tend to be dirt cheap, but you need to select your games carefully or you might end up with shovelware or game content trapped behind a “freemium” paywall. iOS shooters also tend to be easier than their console equivalents because touch controls make movement very swift. It is not the same as a more purist arcade experience, but some players will enjoy the lenient difficulty and the convenience of being able to play anywhere. Arcade PCBs – For many games (especially older ones before ports reached arcade parity), the definitive version is undeniably the original arcade version. This will give you the most authentic experience with retro shooters. However, it is also the most expensive way to collect shmups, making it suitable only for dedicated hobbyists. You can also collect by budget. As a general guide, this list will order platforms in order from least expensive to most expensive: PC (assuming you already have a PC) iOS Most older consoles – Saturn, Genesis, SNES, NES, etc. (unless you get rarer collector’s games) Newer consoles – X360, PS3. Arcade PCBs/Cabinets .

==Section 2 – Selecting your controller==
The best controller to use for shooting games has been the subject of some debate in the STG community. Some purists will insist that you should use an arcade stick only. If you want the most authentic arcade experience, there is some merit to this, as the tactile feedback of the controller is an essential part of the overall experience with the game. However, keep in mind that there are extremely skilled players using all different kinds of control methods. Prometheus, the Western record holder for the popular shmup DoDonPachi, achieved his records using a keyboard, and strongly favors their precision. Another high level player, GUS, has completed Mushihimesama Futari Ultra (one of the most difficult shmup modes ever made) with the stock XBox 360 controller, a controller widely considered to have a terrible, imprecise directional pad. Don’t feel like you must have an arcade stick in order to be good at shmups. It is far more important to pick a controller that you are comfortable with. The best controller is the one that distracts you the least, so that you can fully focus your attention on learning and playing the game. You will improve much more quickly that way. From the standpoint of simply playing well, arcade sticks, game pads, and keyboards are all equally good, because player skill is ultimately more important to the outcome of the game than the input method. That said, there is no harm in learning how to use an arcade stick or a new controller if you want to, just be prepared for the extra layer of challenge from familiarizing yourself with the new controller on top of learning the game itself.

==Section 3 – Being persistent==

If you are struggling with a shmup, how do you get better? The main thing is to not freak out when you see a crazy shot pattern, but rather to calmly analyze it and to look for ways to simplify the problem. I will try to cover a few broadly applicable techniques for playing shooting games, as well as a few strategies and guides for practicing them. .

===3A – Recognizing shot patterns and how to dodge them ===

With a few exceptions, there are about 5 different types of shot patterns in shooting games. Learning how to quickly recognize and avoid each pattern will inform your play. Here are the subtypes:

'''Aimed Bullets''': These are by far the most common type of bullet in shmups. An aimed bullet is fired directly from the enemy unit towards your ship’s hitbox. Sometimes it will be a single bullet, sometimes it will be a row of bullets, and sometimes it will be a whole fan of bullets, but however the pattern actually works, the attack is ultimately targeted at your initial location. This means that, by controlling your position on-screen, you control where these bullets go. For single shots, you can often dodge them just by briefly tapping left or right on the directional stick (or up and down if the game scrolls horizontally). For broader waves, you can position yourself near the sides of the screen and bait or “herd” the bullets off screen quickly so that they don’t get in your way later.

'''Static Bullets''': This is probably the second most common shot pattern in shmups. Static patterns are fixed shot patterns that always occur in the same way. In bullet hell games, these are often iconic patterns that flood the entire screen with concentric waves of bullets, rotating laser beams, or the like. The best way to dodge these is to memorize the pattern and position yourself ahead of time – look at the negative space in the pattern and see which areas of the screen are the most open and safer to move around in. Sometimes static patterns will be combined with aimed volleys at the same time. In this case, you will need to find a gap in the static pattern large enough for you to maneuver around the aimed bullets at the same time. Static bullets are a danger because they always shoot at the same places, and you’ll ram right into them if you don’t anticipate their field of fire.

'''Random Bullets''': This is the most difficult bullet type to dodge, because you can’t predict it! Random bullets often take the form of a spray of bullets with a randomly generated direction. The best way to avoid them is to get out of their field of fire entirely. If that’s impossible, then you will need to pay careful attention to your positioning and watch for oncoming bullets. Random bullets become very dangerous if they are moving at high speed!

'''Aimed-offset Bullets''': These are pretty uncommon. They are like aimed bullets, except the initial firing direction is offset from your ship, so that the bullet leads you. It’s very tricky, and if you keep moving, you will often run right into them! You can often avoid these bullets simply by stopping for a moment. Offset bullets become much more dangerous when combined with volleys of regular aimed bullets at the same time. In this case, you will need to carefully manage stopping and starting your movement to avoid both types.

'''Homing Bullets''': Another uncommon shot type. These bullets will home in on your current location and actively chase you around the screen. Usually, these types of bullets are slow. The best way to avoid them is to circle around them and halt their momentum, or to bait them off screen. In rare cases, homing bullets might be very fast, which makes them considerably more dangerous. In this case, you might want to consider bombing or speed killing the enemy that can fire them in order to reduce the danger. Homing bullets are also very difficult to avoid if there are other bullets on screen that restrict your mobility and make sweeping motions dangerous.

That covers all the major bullet types. If you can recognize what type of bullet you are up against, then you can come up with a strategy to counter them more easily. .

===3B – Advanced dodging techniques for aimed bullets ===

Sometimes you will encounter situations (in bullet hell games especially) where enemies will fire a constant stream of aimed bullets at you, so much that they form a line or “wall” that chases you around the screen. If your initial position is bad, the bullets will trap you against the side or corner of the screen. One way to avoid this is by “streaming” the bullets. If you position yourself against one side of the screen and move your way to the other side by slowly tapping the directional buttons, with the bullets barely behind you, you will usually be able to destroy the enemies firing the bullets as you cross the center of the screen, ending the stream of fire before you are trapped. This can also be called “tap dodging” because of the movement technique used. In situations where a stream of bullets is about to trap you, you can also use the “cutback” technique. By rapidly moving upwards on the screen, you can create a wider angle of fire between the last shot the enemy fired and the next. You can then rapidly move back down and escape to the other side of the stream using the gap you just created. This can be very difficult to do consistently, though, making it a technique for advanced players to master!

===3C – Where to look on-screen===

This is another question that pops up often. “Where should I be looking on screen?” A common mistake new players make is to always look at their hitbox. This is a bad idea, because focusing your view on the small area just outside your ship prevents you from seeing oncoming attacks in time to avoid them, or reacting to changes in your environment. Instead, you should look towards the upper area of the screen whenever possible – specifically at any enemies that are appearing, so that you can quickly determine what kind of bullets they are firing at you and how to avoid them. When you are moving, be sure to look ahead of your ship’s movement path so that you don’t collide with any existing bullets as you move. Try to get an intuitive feel for where your hitbox is, and resist the urge to look directly at your ship unless you have to. Use your peripheral vision to track the position of your ship and avoid bullets by comfortable margins when possible. Only look at your hitbox if you are in a situation that requires very precise control, like maneuvering through a dense pattern of bullets.

===3D – Using your resources. ===

Another common mistake new players make is to hoard their resources excessively. Many shmups give you a stock of “bomb” items to allow you to escape dangerous situations that you didn’t anticipate. At the same time, you almost always lose your stock of bombs when you die. The bombs can save you from a dangerous situation, but they don’t do you any good if you don’t use them in time and die with a full stack of bombs! I recommend placing the bomb button right next to the primary shot button so that you can reach it instantly when needed. Bomb preemptively if you feel that you can’t read a pattern correctly, are feeling overwhelmed, or if you feel like you are going to be boxed in by bullets. They are there to be used! Saving bombs for score is for high scoring runs, not learning the game. As you get more comfortable playing, reduce the use of your bombs only to the most troublesome spots in the game, until finally you won’t need any bombs unless it’s an emergency (or the scoring system uses them).

===3E – Other common mistakes of new players.===

In addition to dying with bombs in stock and focusing too hard on the hitbox, there are a few other mistakes that new players commonly make. One of them is trying too hard to “thread” a pattern. Many new players see a gap in a static pattern or fan of bullets and try to thread through it. However, this is risky if the gap is too small for the player to fit through, and limits your potential movement options/escape routes. Wherever possible, you should also consider “macro dodging” or moving completely around the bullets entirely, rather than moving through them. High level players have a saying that they only “dodge” (actively move out of the way of) around 10% of bullets, while they simply “avoid” the rest just by passively positioning themselves out of the line of fire. You can avoid a lot of risk just by getting out of the way quickly rather than trying to force through a difficult pattern.

New players frequently make movement errors as well. Avoid moving into the corners. Once you are there, it is much easier for enemies to box you in with aimed bullets. Where possible, start offset from the center and use a “U-shaped” movement pattern to sweep from one half of the screen to the other, leaving yourself more options to escape being trapped. Avoid making too many random movements or dodging bullets by excessively wide margins as well. While playing, remain composed and avoid bullets with tight, controlled movements. Wildly sweeping around without a plan is the quickest way to collide with incoming bullets. Another pitfall to avoid is bad positioning. When learning a game, you should take care not to position yourself too close to the edges of the screen, especially the top edge. Enemies typically enter the play area through the edges of the screen and can collide with you with no warning if you are too close. Only position yourself on an edge after you have played the game a few times and can confidently know that enemies will not emerge from there. In a vertical shooter, the safest position for learning a game is towards the bottom-center of the screen (but not all the way on the bottom edge, sometimes enemies can come from behind as well!)

===3F – Practice techniques.===

The quickest way to master playing shmups is to pick a game you really like and practice it! By playing a game over and over, you can learn that game’s bullet patterns and memorize how to avoid them. If the game has a practice mode, you may consider playing and learning just one stage at a time. I find it easier to memorize one stage at a time rather than playing the whole game at once. Identify particular patterns or areas that cause you problems and practice them repeatedly until you have a concrete strategy that you can execute every time. If the game does not have a practice mode, consider using emulation and save states to isolate and practice problem areas. By stringing together the sections you have “solved” you will eventually be able to master the whole game! Furthermore, once you have mastered one game, you will develop the transferable skills that will let you succeed at any other shooting games you try.

===3G – Making a route.===

Routing is the process of putting together the sections of a shmup that you have mastered into a continuous strategy. Think of a route as a kind of outline or plan for how to solve each area. Ideally, you will have a route for the entire game, and you will only deviate from the route and improvise if something unexpected happens. This way, you will be calm while playing and have a plan for whatever the game throws at you, to the point where you do things almost unconsciously. This makes you as prepared as possible to take action when things go wrong (and they will). Developing a route is the product of practice, but you can shortcut this by looking at examples from other players. Go on popular video sites and look up 1 credit clear runs of your favorite game. You will almost always find an example video from a high level player who has already figured out how to complete the game. As a new player, you don’t need to emulate everything that player is doing, (especially since these videos often contain risky scoring techniques) but you can grab general ideas or dodging tricks from videos like this. The knowledge is out there, so learn from it and grow your abilities even faster! .

==Section 4 – Finding your shmup==

To start with, I recommend checking out a broad variety of cheap or free shooting games on the PC. Each game you play is going to present you with a different flavor of the genre, and many players are very particular about the features that they enjoy. Some players really love dense bullet hell patterns, some love games with dynamic rank and deep scoring systems, and still others prefer a sense of nostalgic exploration and wonder. You will want to experiment for a bit to find “your shmup”, a game that strongly appeals to you and that you will be motivated to develop your skills with. If you try a few games and find that you are completely addicted to shmups, then you can start to think about getting into the more obscure games and hardware.

Now this is info available for all of you who might be starting out in the journey of shmups, if you're like me, maybe you're better with visual stuff than reading like we all had to do when we started out more than a decade ago. In the 2000s we had to search through tons of threads in forums just to find answers that might had been incorrect. To this day, the legacy of said forums is still alive and it lives through this server and other. I'm a firm believer in learning by doing, so I'll add 2 games that I absolutely recommend to any beginner:
. (edited)

Beginner Games to get you started:
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173940/Barrage_Musical__Basic_Danmaku_Tutorial/ Barrage Musical ~ Basic Danmaku Tutorial] (it DOES HAVE English support from the main menu!)

[https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8572 Barrage simulation 296] (Freeware title, No translation, Japanese only, still a perfect step 2)

==GLOSSARY for SHMUPS!==

You might perhaps come across the forums we used to live on (and many here still do!) and/or started conversations with people who mention words you mgiht not know. Words such as "streaming","cutbacks", "tap dodging", "jerking", "safe spots", etc.

When a community has been going for 40 years, its easy to take this dialect for granted, but fear not humble beginners, we have glossaries to check those definitions which I'll link right now.

[https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=1083937#p1083937 Shmups Forum (System11/ "The Farm") Glossary]

[[Help:Glossary|Shmups.wiki]] (the best resource for detailed info about shmups online! Worked on by fellow shmuppers)

[https://www.sega-16.com/2005/04/unofficial-shmups-glossary/ Sega-16] (Arcade Enthusiast forum)

If you have recently started your journey as a shmup pilot, then you might have realized that Shmups are usually a LOT more complex than one would initially think and that the most popular arcade shooters (Shoot 'em ups/SHMUPS/STG games) usually have a deep layer of depth to them that are not initially noticeable. It's easy to fall into the Dunnin Kroeger effect and thinking you know everything in a game, but then you see a superplay and realize you know nothing about the game you're playing.

This is NORMAL! Don't fret and don't stay in the "Valley of Despair", that's why we're here, to help each other out and enjoy this hobby that we all appreciate. If you feel uncomfortable or you need deep mechanics explained to you then you can check the Shmups.wiki Project! It's being mantained by the members of this community and we're happy to welcome help from anyone who is interested.

[[Main_Page|https://shmups.wiki/library/Main_Page]]

You can check the "List of shooting games" Tab to see what games have had updates and have a pretty lenghty list
However, we are aware that the wiki project will take some time and its still a WIP, so in case you can't find the game you're looking for there you can check the "Shmups Farm" which contains info and discussions for everything you might need regarding shmups. From info on developers, arcade knowledge, emulation, correct emulation settings (more on this later), game availability, game buying guides, score mechanics conversations, and many other things. If you are young (and chances are you might be considering the influx of new people) then this forum might be older than yourself, but the knowledge is as good as ever in most cases.

https://shmups.system11.org/

[[Category:General Guides]]

Free to Play

2023-10-14T18:08:59Z

F8less: /* C */

== List of Free to Play STG/SHMUPS ==

Note: a lot of these games need Japanese locale AND Japanese notations in order to work properly.

== # ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[9 Hours, 9 Persons, 999 Bullets]] || September 10, 2021 || merouses || [https://merouses.itch.io/999bullets Download]
|}

== A ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Abmneshi: The Prophecy]] || December 18, 2012 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174415/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/AbmneshiTheProphecy.rar Download]
|-
| [[ABOGADRO改]] || October 8th, 2004 || 時　貴斗 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/717 Download]
|-
| [[Ad Nauseam 2]] || April 15, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/AN2Safe.zip Download]
|-
| [[Aero Chimera]] || April 24, 2014 || SAS || [https://sas.itch.io/aero-chimera Download]
|-
| [[Ahead Striker]] || 2015 || えふえす || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10837 Download]
|-
| [[Akuchizoku]] || 2007 || || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/akuchizoku_compo.zip Download]
|-
| [[Alien Space]] || 2009 || Stefan Gustafsson || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3828.html Download]
|-
| [[An Oath To The Stars]] || August 3, 2017 || Himeki Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/594820/An_Oath_to_the_Stars/ Download]
|-
| [[Apare Usapie!]] || 2015 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/b9yr6bmydl6ma71/AU_ver151_W10+Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Arginaros]] || 2005 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Awaken: Underwater Odyssey]] || 2014 || Lurker's Lair (Tryzna/Pavel Hůrka)|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/awaken-underwater-odyssey/77510 Download]
|-
| [[悪魔の悪夢: AR EK-QUA ER SETA]] (REV.B0017 DEMO) || 2020 || emma essex || [https://mulengine.itch.io/ana Download]
|-
| [[アタナトスの魔法使い(Atanatos Wizard?)]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://n-linear.org/atanatos/ Download]
|}

== B ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Banisher]] || 2008 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blade Buster]] (NES) || September 29, 2010 || High Level Challenge! || [http://hlc6502.web.fc2.com/Bbuster.htm Download]
|-
| [[Blaster Gear]] || March 10, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/blaster-gear Download]
|-
| [[Blaynix]] || 2011 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/bu5d9dw1ts560yr/blue_wish1.14_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection]] || 2006 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh416461.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection Plus]] || 2008 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh452584.html Download]
|-
| [[Book of Star Mythology]] || 2016 || Mace's Secret Base (raichu) || [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1edWG8LmHnGuS1brL8q-aq6T4HoWcnWKr&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle]] || December 1, 2016 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13429 Download]
|-
| [[Broken Pearl]] || December 20, 2014|| Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/broken-pearl Download]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday]] || October 3rd, 2016 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday Finale]] || April 13th, 2020 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Tracks II]] || April 21, 2020|| Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/bullet-tracks-ii Download]
|-
| [[Bun-Boh-Gu Wars!]] || 2013 || 紙製アトリエ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/cmt/winnt/game/se502252.html Download]
|-
| [[Burn the Trash]] || September 26, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/trash.zip Download]
|-
| [[⊂二二二（　＾ω＾）二⊃　ブーーーーーン!!!!]] || 2005 || Iwasaki++ || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/603 Download]
|}

== C ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Call Of The Underworld]] || 2011 || SCFWorks || [http://site.scfworks.com/?page_id=28 Download]
|-
| [[Capture Core]] || July 5, 2016 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/capture-core Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star 改 -KAI-]] || June 22, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3293 Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star II]] || November 19, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3516 Download]
|-
| [[Chataan]] || 2013 || eyelash || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/uddzl3525z13j2r/Chataan_CC.rar Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Windows) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://web.archive.org/web/20190726062221/http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Sharp X68000) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://yosshin4004.github.io/x68k/crs68k/official/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Clean Asia]] || February 1, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/cleanasia.zip Download]
|-
| [[Collapse Dream]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13717 Download]
|-
| [[Coma State Eden 昏睡状態エデン]] || 2020 || StudioDaeera || [https://studiodaeera.itch.io/coma-state-eden Download]
|-
| [[Contlade]] || 2009 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Creature Jungle 16]] || 1999 || Takeuchi Kouta || [http://web.archive.org/web/20040421042245/http://www1.odn.ne.jp/ceb94660/software/cj16.exe Download]
|-
| [[Crisis Rose The Trial]] || September 8, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/crisis-rose-the-trial Download]
|-
| [[Crymson Blade]] || May 17, 2001 || Takule || [https://archive.org/details/crymson-blade Download]
|-
| [[Cybreaker]] || 2004 || K Project || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/343 Download]
|}

== D ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Dangan GB]] || January 1, 2019 || snorpung || [https://snorpung.itch.io/dangan-gb Download]
|-
| [[Danmaku Shimai ~ La soeur de barrage]] || 2007 || Tocoroten || [https://archive.org/details/soeur_v110 Download]
|-
| [[Dark Old Sun]] || March 7, 2018 || SN!Somos Nerds || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/739290/Dark_Old_Sun/ STEAM Download]
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SNSomosNerds.DarkOldSun Google Play Download]
|-
| [[Dead Planet]] || 2013 || jeff_jks || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/2vu54ihfcdooymd/Dead+Planet+ver+1.0.1.2.rar Download]
|-
| [[Death Strike]] || October 28, 2018 || Olof Næssén || [https://darkbitsorg.itch.io/death-strike Download]
|-
| [[Demolition Gunner: In Seek And Destroy]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se413422.html Download]
|-
| [[Devil Blade (Prototype)]] || 2018 || Gatten Software || [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ANkBN7XG8G2mXpw&id=62C45D4F37891F18%21283&cid=62C45D4F37891F18 Download]
|-
| [[Dokingan]] || February 13, 2015 || GOTYO || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8241 Download]
|-
| [[D-STARS]] || May 28, 2015 || tuisekimode || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/9294 Download]
|-
| [[DoDonPachi Daiueiku]] || 2014 || Guan || [https://moriyashrine.org/files/file/611-dodonpachi-daiueiku/ Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Daimao Darkslategray Label]] || 2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/sd5ujdce5cwtcds/Dotonpachi_Daimao_Darkslategray_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Maximum]] || 2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ecl342s7gjqlpru/Dotonpachi_Maximum.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== E ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Earthen Miraculous Sword]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15995 Download]
|-
| [[Eclosion]] || March 30, 2010|| Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/2639 Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Aegis]] || 2010 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se442605.html Download] [https://xxgameroom.itch.io/edens-aegis itch.io Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Edge]] || 2007 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se398222.html Download]
|-
| [[Evanescent Existence]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15994 Download]
|-
| [[Every Extend]] || 2009 || Omega || [http://o-mega.sakura.ne.jp/product/e2.html Download]
|-
| [[EX -Extra-]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se481666.html Download]
|-
| [[Excellent Bifurcation]] || February 7, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/ExcellentBifurcation Download]
|-
| [[Exodious]] || March 24, 2018 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/exodious Download]
|-
|}

== F ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Fire & Reign]] (Demo) || 2021 || SiphonShock || [https://siphonshock.itch.io/fire-reign Download]
|-
| [[fish II]] || 2000 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se167013.html Download]
|-
| [[Flight of Pigarus]] (Master System) || 2018 || Kagesan || [https://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/FlightOfPigarus-SMS Download]
|-
| [[Flying - V]] (Demo) || 2012 || Gryzor || [https://www.indiedb.com/games/flying-v/downloads/flying-v-demo-61212 Download]
|-
| [[Frontier Diver Progenexis]] || September 1, 2021 || Modus Interactive || [https://modus-interactive.itch.io/frontier-diver-progenexis Download]
|-
| [[Fuck Space!]] || November 18, 2006 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fuck_space.zip Download]
|-
| [[Fractal Fighter]] || June 19, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fracwar_v2.rar Download]
|-
|}

== G ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[G-Style R]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2010 || WEVAquadrant || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/fwdu7lj0jsiuec9/G-Style_R.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[G-Type]] || 2002 || CncDarkside || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10CfaV195QV-weslKSBPmWT6SeoH_L9l7 Download]
|-
| [[GalaX]] || 2003 || masaHG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se505345.html Download]
|-
| [[Galaxy Frontier]] || 2014 || Hello World Project, Alpha Secret Base || [https://web.archive.org/web/20180704140917/http://isshiki.la.coocan.jp/SDL_page/GalaxyFrontier/GalaxyFrontier1.20.zip Download]
|-
| [[Galshell: Blood Red Skies]] (R-18G) || 2004 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_01/galshell.htm Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_02/ Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2: Bullet Rain]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/773745248731267132/845993113343361044/galshell2bulletrain.rar Download]
|-
| [[Garden of Coloured Lights]] || October 13, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/GardenofColouredLights Download]
|-
| [[Gaurodan]] || 2013 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/gaurodan.php Download]
|-
| [[GekidanMachina]] || 2016 || 凍結 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/11351 Download]
|-
| [[GENETOS]] || 2009 || Tatsuya Koyama || [https://tatsuya-koyama.com/works/games/genetos/ Download]
|-
| [[Gensou Underworld Re:F/Rain]] || March 28, 2009 || Len || [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8954.zip Download (part 1)] [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8955.zip Download (part 2)]
|-
| [[Globe Runner]] || December 9th, 2017 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/16362 Download]
|-
| [[Globe Runner 2nd Planet]] || December 27, 2021 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27332 Download]
|-
| [[Glory of Deep Skies]] || 2019 || Τeam αlternative Σnding || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/team-alternative-snding/p/dong-fang-meng-jiu-shi-glory-of-deep-skies Download]
|-
| [[Gothic Wa Mahou Otome]] (requires QooApp to be playable outside of Japan) || 2015 || CAVE|| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.cave.mahouotome&hl=en&gl=US Play Store]
[https://apps.qoo-app.com/en/app/1302 QooApp]
|-
| [[Graslay]] || 2021 || Ontake44 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/25159 Download]
|-
| [[Gradius - Trepedation]] || February 28, 2013 || Evil_Nazgul0616 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cbge4g1lfanknww/Gradius_-_Trepedation.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Gravitus Minus]] || August 6, 2016 || kometbomb || [https://kometbomb.itch.io/gravitus-minus Download]
|-
| [[GR3 Re-Death]] (link to unfinished translation) || 2001-2007 || GR3 Project/Nigoro || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/zhsoi3gl5u60cb5/GR3Redeath.jar/file Download]
|-
| [[Green Wind]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/pek3pksb2tctvso/green_wind1.11_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Guardian Sphere]] || 2019 || pixel-boy || [https://pixel-boy.itch.io/guardian-sphere Download]
|-
| [[Gunflame]] || 2003 || YUU || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se282889.html Download]
|-
| [[Gulu-Gulu Fighter]] || November 8, 2020 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24315 Download]
|-
| [[Gunroar]] || June 18, 2005 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Gun Viper]] || 2002 || M. Nagahashi || [http://www.caiman.us/pageN.php?nr=573&f=573-GunViper.zip Download]
|-
| [[Guxt]] || 2007 || Pixel || [https://www.cavestory.org/pixels-works/guxt.php Download]
|-
| [[GwangeDash]] || 2011 || 2ch? || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_qsqM56t8IAqq6_IkkslhN_uukR39Hi/view?usp=sharing Download]
|-
|}

== H ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[HELLBOUND]] (R-18G) || 2005 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/hellbound_01/index.htm Download]
|-
| [[Hishoayu - Dreampainter]] || 2003 || Tenkuudokei || [https://obel.hatenablog.jp/entry/20191020/1571561536 Download]
|-
| [[Hollow Song of Birds]] || 2019 || Team Kaisendo || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19424 Download]
|-
| [[Hunters' Path Rebirth]] || October 26, 2021 || hwilson || [https://hwilson.itch.io/hunters-path-rebirth Download]
|-
| [[Hydorah]] || 2010 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/hydorah.php Download]
|-
| [[Hyper Princess Pitch]] || 2011 || Daniel Remar || [http://www.remar.se/daniel/pitch.php Download]
|-
| [[Hypercosmic Rebound]] || 2021 || Niblet || [https://niblet.itch.io/hypercosmic-rebound Download]
|-
|}

== I ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Idinaloq]] || 1999 || Namikaze Project || [https://www.namikaze.org/software/idinaloq/index_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Illumination LASER]] (Sharp x68000) || 2000 || Terra || [https://web.archive.org/web/20170201140732/https://nfggames.com/X68000/Games/IlluminationLaser/ Download]
|-
| [[ILLUSION Super Dimension]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/1618118.html Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker]] || July 15, 2016 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/image-striker Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker 2]] || August 05, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/imagestriker2 Download]
|-
| [[In Extremis]] || November 16, 2016 || LNDFRR || [https://lndfrr.itch.io/in-extremis Download]
|-
| [[Infinite Blade Pavilion]] || September 6, 2020 || Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20533 Download]
|-
| [[Infinos + Extra Stage ]] || February 9, 2013; August 1, 2013 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/4585 Download]
[http://picorinnesoft.web.fc2.com/infinosex.html Extra Download]
|-
| [[Infinos 0]] || July 21, 2014 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/7179 Download]
|-
| [[Interpose]] || 1996 || Twilight Zone Software || [https://mega.nz/file/tzYhzAoJ#9RtU_7REZ67LTlV7U9k8Sibb1jCOsb86_GwmLbHJwMw Download]
|-
| [[Iron Shell 2]] || 2006 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se405428.html Download]
|-
| [[Iwanaga]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || November 27, 2007 || Buster || [https://archive.org/details/iwanaga Download]
|}

== J ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[JiikUSA]] || 2003 || masa-u || [https://mega.nz/file/OU0yxCgC#4A0xMCVAIX1oTIuZ1Zw2RLt6ZP-43dqv17T9-dzftzc Download]
|-
|[[Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons]] || 2015 || Emad || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/368950/Jigoku_Kisetsukan_Sense_of_the_Seasons/ Download]
|}

== K ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Kaikan]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Kamiha]] || 2007 || Tom Beaumont || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3136.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2967.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE 2]] || 2015 || Bikkuri Software|| [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_3584.html Download]
|-
| [[Klorets(クロレッツ)]] || October 14, 2021 || nizakashii || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26832 Download]
|-
| [[Kogeki]] || January 25, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/ Download]
|-
| [[Kyokugen]] || 1997 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/kyokugen Download]
|}

== L ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Last Defender]] || 2004 || Mig Perez (Migami) || [https://www.myabandonware.com/game/last-defender-bw2 Download]
|-
| [[Life Fortress Volcabamba]] || 2010 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Legacy Of The Elder Star]] || June 7, 2016 || Kickbomb Entertainment LLC || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/443250/Legacy_of_the_Elder_Star/ Download]
|-
| [[Legendary Wings]] || 2013 || Venom Team|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/legendary-wings/16063 Download]
|-
| [[Leiria -Stargazer-]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://legendsworld.net/shooter/game/16905 Download]
|-
| [[LuftrauzerZ]] (Commodore 64) || 2017 || RGCD.DEV || [https://rgcddev.itch.io/luftrauserz Download]
|-
| [[Luna Child's Final Defense Line 3]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/2037475.html Download]
|-
|}

== M ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Machine Fantasy]] || 2015 || Mr. JX || [https://sites.google.com/view/mrjxrmplan/game/mfgoh Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day]] || 2011 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1m-1cEZjZFCIsvAW71r5CnGpYvCj5XniA&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day -Absolution-]] || 2012 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1wcHny9x3mI4JwkETDwDx6NSl1-rNlasZ&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magic Of Stella: Star Shooter Revival]] || March 31, 2015 || Cloba.U || [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[MaiMaiSTG: Pixel Snail Shooter]] || March 11, 2022 || maimai (@stainless_n) || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27857 Download]
|-
| [[Major Stryker]] || January 23, 1993 || Apogee || [https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/major-stryker Download]
|-
| [[Makkigan]] || March 31, 2019 || GOTYO || [https://www.syakerake.jp/104 Download]
|-
| [[Malice Eater]] || 2015 || Project Noise || [http://sekka.akizora.net/pnnl001/ Download]
|-
| [[MARISA MATRIX]] || 2010 || Y-NRG SYSTEM || [https://ykkb.hatenadiary.org/entries/0000/00/05 Download]
|-
| [[Mayan Codex]] || April 13, 2019 || Dolly || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19995 Download]
|-
| [[Mecha Ritz]] || February 16, 2015 || HEY || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8513 Download]
|-
| [[Marsh]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se478255.html Download]
|-
| [[MECHANICAL STAR ASTRA]] (Demo A ver) || 2020 || boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/mechstarastra Download]
|-
| [[Medicalat]] || 2002-2003 || OSABISI YU-KI || [http://osabisi.sakura.ne.jp/m2/games/medicalat0/ Download]
|-
| [[MIKI:WARS FINAL]] || Oct 17, 2021 || legasysware || [https://legasysware.itch.io/mikiwars-final Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooter]] || 2005 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cWn45ei64u0sYJjUkxZfYDc9uzIoL-3M/view Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooterRS Delta]] || 2007 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DCO9mDjrViBfUgre-PkzIuSuKgCjz8Ix Download]
|-
| [[MinuBeat]] || 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/minubeat.zip Download]
|-
| [[Moon Striker]] || March 11, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/moonstriker Download]
|-
| [[Moral Minus]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Murasaki]] || October 16, 2014 || Katatema || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se508149.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/392030/Murasaki/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Murasaki Tsurugi]] || March 18, 2018 || Katatema|| [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se517602.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/865060/Murasaki_Tsurugi/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Mutants From The Deep]] || 2021 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/mutants_from_the_deep.php Download]
|-
| [[My Little Pegasus - Kizuna DoPonyPachi ]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/flo63t2fey5uwng/My_Little_Pegasus_-_Kizuna_DoPonyPachi.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== N ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[NEKOTOSAKANA]] || January 13, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/nksk Download]
|-
| [[Nightmare Trip]] || October 26, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/18753 Download]
|-
| [[Noiz2sa]] || November 3, 2002 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/noiz2sa_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Nomltest FS]] || April, 2005 || keim || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh362111.html Download]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070206092908/http://www.yomogi.sakura.ne.jp/~si/SolidImage/download/nomltest_readme_e.txt English Manual]
|-
|}

== O ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[OSP RAID]] || November 27, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5844 Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs -小怪奇-]] || 2010 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ydi1ulip45oflh6/Odd_Mobs.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[O-DIVER]] || December 30, 2019 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21736 Download]
|-
| [[one-two + Cagar Label]] || 2013 || Naoh!, Cagar || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNZEafMR1O02rOTBGNmrQ4yzb_O9nF0y/view?usp=sharing Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/14la0Fa-x1tL79FvwgkFRzLfGqocQoJIk/view?usp=sharing Cagar Label Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Rainbow Label eXtra]] || 2010-2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/1ualnaw6ro080n6/Odd_Mobs_Rainbow_Label_-_eXtra.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Zero Arrange]] || 2011-2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/hob1yo2q83pzngg/Odd_Mobs_Zero_-_Arrange.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Osorubeshi! Xaklogian]] || 2015 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Omega Blast]] || 2018 || Nendo || [https://nendo16.jimdofree.com/omega-blast/ Download]
|-
| [[Open Arms Maximum]] || June 8th, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/openarms/openarms.html Download]
|-
| [[Operation EGZA]] || October 30, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13206 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi]] || November 8th, 2015 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10459 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi 2]] || November 18, 2016 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13343 Download]
|-
| [[Overgod]] || May 30, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/Overgod Download]
|-
|}

== P ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Pleasure Hearts]] || 1999 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/pleasure-hearts Download]
|-
| [[Paro Paro]] || 2020 || Ooe || [http://sooe.blog.jp/archives/24253212.html Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GCvtsB9twhb92QM92BxnVfPlG_In1KE/view?usp=share_link Alternate Download]
|-
| [[PARSEC47]] || November 29, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Patchouli (Touhou Suguri)]] || 2009 || KvLW || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/cu9cx33bcl6yrpu/patchouli_ver1.3.rar Download]
|-
| [[Patriot Dark]] || 2007-2008 || Temperance Lance || [https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=25128 Download]
|-
| [[Phantasmagoria Trues]] || 2013 || Len || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1ZGC0h_W-p0nIH8S2KEn_Pef41d-lygwG&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Pink Rose Garden Touhou]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/e0yp5faxo0zl1zi/Pink_Rose_Garden_Touhou.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Precious Star]] || December 29, 2015 || Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10854 Download]
|-
| [[Project S.H.M.O.O.P]] || October 13, 2016 || Sinoc || [https://sinoc.itch.io/shmoop Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda: Strings]] || October 25, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/proto.zip Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda 2]] || January 30, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/prg2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Psyche Metal THE BLEEDING]] (R-18G) || 2004 || oda || [https://download.cnet.com/Psyche-Metal-The-Bleeding/3000-2099_4-75453430.html Download]
|}

== R ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Radio Zonde]] || 2002 || Tonnor (aka Ruminant’s Whimper, aka Ranyon and others) || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh313786.html Download]
[https://archive.org/download/zonde_141/zonde141fix.zip Stage 1 Graphics Fix]
|-
| [[Rampage In The Sky]] || December 1st, 2020 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24464 Download]
|-
| [[Raijin Extra]] (雷迅 EXTRA) || August 2, 2021 || DATARTS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26180 Download]
|-
| [[Reactivate Majestical Imperial]] || October 2, 2014 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15996 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13716 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg 3Stars]] || April 14, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/17441 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg Allstars]] || April 26, 2019 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20058 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg W]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13720 Download]
|-
| [[REDPULSE]] || September 09, 2017 || Boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/redpulse Download]
|-
| [[Red Orca 赤鯱 -Origin's Saga-]] || May 21, 2020 || Rolie || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se521755.html Download]
|-
| [[Reflection]] || February 06, 1999 || Ysuer || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se072546.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II -SECOND BRIGHTNESS-]] || 2013 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2966.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II Ver. D Rev+EX]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software, XYRS || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2968.html Download]
|-
| [[R.G.B]] || 2005 || STG || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/518 Download]
|-
| [[Ring^-27 (Demo)]] || 2011 || Temperance Lance || [https://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/product_id/RE082335.html Download]
|-
| [[Riverbed Soul Saver]] || June 27, 2014|| ido, Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19555 Download]
|-
| [[R.O.Z -RESTRAINT OF ZERO-]] || June 29, 2004|| Arue || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se330805.html Download]
|-
| [[rRootage]] || March 16, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Ryosan-gata Saisho Heiki Dotechin (量産型最終兵器ドテチン)]] || 2007 || JMG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se429156.html Download]
|-
|}

== S ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Salamander NG]] || 2014 || Oblio Design || [http://www.obliodesign.altervista.org/gate/index.php/2012-12-18-12-20-14 Download]
|-
| [[Sapphire Panlogism]] || June 1, 2021 || Team Urban Magic || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/badz/p/dong-fang-chao-sheng-shu-sapphire-panlogism Download]
|-
| [[Sengoku Youkai Daikassen]] || 2011 || 吉田 || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_1357.html Download]
|-
| [[Servants Of Harvest Wish]] || May 16, 2020 || Dream Compass || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22891 Download]
|-
| [[Shift Roar Demo]] || April 18, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/shift-roar-demo Download]
|-
| [[Shooting Game KARI]] || August 4, 2022 || SAEKI Soft || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088520/Shooting_Game_KARI/ Download]
|-
| [[Shot03 - Gatling Venture]] || 2011|| SUZUKI PLAN || [https://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA040196/shot03/shot03.htm Download]
|-
| [[Shining Shooting Star]] || 2016 || 雨夜枫雪制作组 || [https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=18716.0 Download]
|-
| [[SideLine]] || 1996 || EMAG || [https://mega.nz/file/4u5HyDSY#eOIiqaRsLfhPseGni-Czrd0Tor0q0KQzvpsxz3WxaAw Download]
[http://sideline.ghegs.com/ Website]
|-
| [[Solid State Survivor]] || July 11, 2012 || kt.software || [http://ktstg.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/904/ Download]
|-
| [[Some Unnamed Gradius Fangame]] || 2013 (Unfinished) || Evil_Nazgul0616 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/celt4vmqqz1k1ry/Some_Unnamed_Gradius_Fangame_%2528Evil_Nazgul0616%2529.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Ironstorm: Fatal Attack]] || 2007 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se439075.html Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Sisters]] || April 13, 2006 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22895 Download]
|-
| [[SPITFIRE Paradise]] || November 22, 2021 || CROW'S NEST || [https://crows-nest.itch.io/spitfire-paradise Download]
|-
| [[Spolous]] || January 10, 2021 || Suppon || [https://suppon.itch.io/spolous Download]
|-
| [[Stargunner]] || November 19, 1996 || Apogee || [https://www.gog.com/game/stargunner Download]
|-
| [[Starhall Redthel]] || September 11, 2013 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174453/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/StarhallRedthel.zip Download]
|-
| [[Starhall 2 - Arcrain]] || November 11, 2014 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174421/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/Starhall2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Star Shooter Revival]] || 2021 || Stella Mahou || [http://dokidokivisual.com//magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[Star Wrecker]] || November 11, 2017 || Mr Frog || [https://mr-frog.itch.io/star-wrecker Download]
|-
| [[Storm Assault]] || Cancelled || STORM PROJECT || [http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191611/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~bp-827z/asd/products/s_assault/dl.htm Download]
|-
| [[Storm Caliber Revival Edition'99]] || September 5, 1999 || SRX || [https://archive.org/details/scwin140 Download]
|-
| [[Storm Gear]] || January 1, 2011 || STORM PROJECT || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5830 Download]
|-
| [[Striker Wing]] || November 18, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/striker-wing Download]
|-
| [[Strike Witches STG]] || 2009 || Morihama || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/7qss0yk72z0cr3j/Strike_Witches_STG.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Suwako no Danmaku Pyonpyon Daisansaku (Suwapyon)]] || 2010 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZovHOkZWFbqjCCNdEyPayfSVi8rTBhB0TPV Download]
|-
| [[Suwako-chan Cubic (Suwapyon 2)]] || 2012 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZXuzOkZonTdwleUiAHwRq1oTS62l0zn1VlX Download]
|-
| [[sweetsdigger (sega mega drive/genesis)]] || 2021 || tboddy || [https://tboddy.itch.io/sweetsdigger Download]
|-
| [[System 45]] || April 4, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/system45/system45.html Download]
|-
| [[Space Pressure 3D: Prelude]] || September 12, 2023 || Maze Team || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864190/Space_Pressure_3D_Prelude Steam]
|}

== T ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Tadpole Tales]] || March 12, 2021 || Pinnical Studio || [https://zizhen96.itch.io/tadpole-tales Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428900/Tadpole_Tales/ Steam]
|-
| [[Tank Domination]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2699.html Download]
|-
| [[TECHNO SYLPH -vsys gaiden-]] || 2002 || KBZ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se234546.html Download]
|-
| [[Terra Feminarum]] || February 28 2018 || Polar Night Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/796380/Terra_Feminarum/ Download]
|-
| [[The Flying Pancake Octopus in Black Hole ]] || July 26, 2019 || Vagues || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20679 Download]
|-
| [[The Under Stellar 2 ]] || 2000 || STUDiO B-ROOM || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/12z9538wo6oqq6d/The_Under_Stellar_2.7z/file Download]
|-
| [[This is no Rose Garden]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Thunder Faith]] || 2011 || YuYuSanSan || [http://yuyusansan.wpblog.jp/game/thunder/ Download]
|-
| [[Tiny XEVIVOS]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[TM Shooter cure black label]] || 2015 || daishihmr || [http://github.dev7.jp/tmshooter-cbl/ Download]
|-
| [[Titanion]] || November 23, 2006 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/ttn_e.html Download]
|-
| [[TranscendPang]] ||January 8 2012 || MetaFormingPro || [http://cerebralmuddystream.nekokan.dyndns.info/TranscendPang/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Transdimensional Hellspider]] || April 20, 2010 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/TransdimensionalHellspider Download]
|-
| [[Tri Focuser ~ Outside The Traditional World]] || June 23, 2017 || ido, raichu, Shijimi Nono || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20064 Download]
|-
| [[Trisker -トライスカ-]] || November 19, 2016 || Efesu -えふえす-|| [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13353 Download]
|-
| [[ToDonPachi Red Label]] || January 4, 2016 || Shooting Star || [https://ornro.tistory.com/2 Download]
|-
| [[TOHO_FEVERON]] || 2010 || Ria || [https://mega.nz/file/dBgjHLaT#vNG2m0TZDUOfKGCa7iOVQ-kgn1uM6F1eZtPyMrGaiQs Download]
|-
| [[Tori-Tatsu I -Death Label-]] || 2010 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cruzwz5u3fr4igm/Tori+Tatsu+Death+Label+W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Torus Trooper]] || November 11, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲]] || July 20, 2019 || SlimeSmile || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010890/Touhou_Fantasia/ Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 3 Redux + Cagar Label]] || March 12, 2013 || Giest118, Cagar || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/gcas0klf682qlzt/Trigonometry_Wars_3_Redux_%252B_Cagar_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 4]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/wxln2c7mivesplv/Trigonometry_Wars_4.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[TUKIYONO]] || May 25, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/tukiyono Download]
|-
| [[TUMIKI Fighters]] || April 3, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tf_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Twin Tiger Shark]] || July 23, 2014 || Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/twin-tiger-shark Download]
|-
| [[Tyrian|Tyrian 2000]] || November 30, 1999 || Eclipse Productions, Epic Megagames || [https://www.gog.com/game/tyrian_2000 Download]
|}

== U ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Urban Uprising - Dark New World]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3315.html Download]
|-
| [[Unofficial Salamander 3]] || December 25, 2008 || Ace9921 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/la353mx9tixc4k4/Unofficial_Salamander_3_Full_Version_2.0.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== V ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Vacant Ark]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || Buster || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3299.html Download]
|-
| [[Vastynex]] || 2018 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Verminest]] || 2012 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/verminest.php Download]
|}

== W ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Warmachine Overload]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3316.html Download]
|-
| [[Warning Forever]] || 2004 || Hikware || [http://www.hikware.com/Prod/index.html#wf Download]
|-
| [[White Butterfly]] || February 9, 2009 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/WhiteButterfly Download]
|-
| [[WINGED GEAR]] || October 31, 2004|| ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21910 Download]
|-
| [[Winglancer]] || November 3, 2011 || ZAP || [http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/zapzap/works_eng.htm Download]
|-
| [[Wonderful Waking World]] || June 15, 2022 || Oligarchomp || [https://oligarchomp.itch.io/wonderful-waking-world Download] [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1901490/__Wonderful_Waking_World/ Steam]
|-
| [[WRATH]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || HardUserK.I || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19lJpO9lUcB7FnPeTvsKN5n9CpWO2PWA_/view Download]
|}

== X ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[XED]] || September 12, 2007 || BomB || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se442136.html Download]
|-
| [[Xeno Fighters R]] || 1998-2021+ || Team XF || [https://xenofighters.fandom.com/wiki/Xeno_Fighters_R_Wiki Download]
|-
| [[XOP Ultra]] || 2002-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xop/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XOP Black Ultra]] || 2008-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xopblack/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XCUTE(me) Demo]] || 2021 || K Murata || [https://retro2029.itch.io/xcuteme Download]
|}

== Z ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Zakesta]] || August 28, 2021 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Zen-Ichi]] || 2005 || Equinox || [https://archive.org/details/ZenIchi Download]
|-
| [[Zenodyne]] || March 25, 2014 || Jack Darx (Team Grybanser Fox) || [https://gamejolt.com/games/zenodyne/24328 Download]
|-
| [[Zero Guard Demo]] || November 4, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/zero-guard Download]
|}

== External Links ==
[https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/category/2 Freem! STG tag of 700+ free shmups]

[https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/ Freegame Mugen STG tag of 260+ free shmups]

[https://www.bulletforge.org/ BulletForge database for Touhou Danmakufu scripts]

[https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1832483 Shmup_lyf: Doujin Discoveries - Free Digital Zine with images and descriptions of a range of titles]

[https://itch.io/games/free/tag-shoot-em-up Itch.io Shoot 'Em Up tag of 5,450+ free collection of shooting games, shmups included]

Free to Play

2023-10-14T17:51:31Z

F8less: /* C */

== List of Free to Play STG/SHMUPS ==

Note: a lot of these games need Japanese locale AND Japanese notations in order to work properly.

== # ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[9 Hours, 9 Persons, 999 Bullets]] || September 10, 2021 || merouses || [https://merouses.itch.io/999bullets Download]
|}

== A ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Abmneshi: The Prophecy]] || December 18, 2012 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174415/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/AbmneshiTheProphecy.rar Download]
|-
| [[ABOGADRO改]] || October 8th, 2004 || 時　貴斗 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/717 Download]
|-
| [[Ad Nauseam 2]] || April 15, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/AN2Safe.zip Download]
|-
| [[Aero Chimera]] || April 24, 2014 || SAS || [https://sas.itch.io/aero-chimera Download]
|-
| [[Ahead Striker]] || 2015 || えふえす || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10837 Download]
|-
| [[Akuchizoku]] || 2007 || || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/akuchizoku_compo.zip Download]
|-
| [[Alien Space]] || 2009 || Stefan Gustafsson || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3828.html Download]
|-
| [[An Oath To The Stars]] || August 3, 2017 || Himeki Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/594820/An_Oath_to_the_Stars/ Download]
|-
| [[Apare Usapie!]] || 2015 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/b9yr6bmydl6ma71/AU_ver151_W10+Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Arginaros]] || 2005 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Awaken: Underwater Odyssey]] || 2014 || Lurker's Lair (Tryzna/Pavel Hůrka)|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/awaken-underwater-odyssey/77510 Download]
|-
| [[悪魔の悪夢: AR EK-QUA ER SETA]] (REV.B0017 DEMO) || 2020 || emma essex || [https://mulengine.itch.io/ana Download]
|-
| [[アタナトスの魔法使い(Atanatos Wizard?)]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://n-linear.org/atanatos/ Download]
|}

== B ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Banisher]] || 2008 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blade Buster]] (NES) || September 29, 2010 || High Level Challenge! || [http://hlc6502.web.fc2.com/Bbuster.htm Download]
|-
| [[Blaster Gear]] || March 10, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/blaster-gear Download]
|-
| [[Blaynix]] || 2011 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/bu5d9dw1ts560yr/blue_wish1.14_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection]] || 2006 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh416461.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection Plus]] || 2008 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh452584.html Download]
|-
| [[Book of Star Mythology]] || 2016 || Mace's Secret Base (raichu) || [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1edWG8LmHnGuS1brL8q-aq6T4HoWcnWKr&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle]] || December 1, 2016 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13429 Download]
|-
| [[Broken Pearl]] || December 20, 2014|| Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/broken-pearl Download]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday]] || October 3rd, 2016 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday Finale]] || April 13th, 2020 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Tracks II]] || April 21, 2020|| Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/bullet-tracks-ii Download]
|-
| [[Bun-Boh-Gu Wars!]] || 2013 || 紙製アトリエ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/cmt/winnt/game/se502252.html Download]
|-
| [[Burn the Trash]] || September 26, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/trash.zip Download]
|-
| [[⊂二二二（　＾ω＾）二⊃　ブーーーーーン!!!!]] || 2005 || Iwasaki++ || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/603 Download]
|}

== C ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Call Of The Underworld]] || 2011 || SCFWorks || [http://site.scfworks.com/?page_id=28 Download]
|-
| [[Capture Core]] || July 5, 2016 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/capture-core Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star 改 -KAI-]] || June 22, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3293 Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star II]] || November 19, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3516 Download]
|-
| [[Chataan]] || 2013 || eyelash || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/uddzl3525z13j2r/Chataan_CC.rar Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Windows) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://web.archive.org/web/20190726062221/http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Sharp X68000) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://yosshin4004.github.io/x68k/crs68k/official/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Clean Asia]] || February 1, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/cleanasia.zip Download]
|-
| [[Collapse Dream]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13717 Download]
|-
| [[Coma State Eden 昏睡状態エデン]] || 2020 || StudioDaeera || [https://studiodaeera.itch.io/coma-state-eden Download]
|-
| [[Contlade]] || 2009 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Creature Jungle 16]] || 1999 || Takeuchi Kouta || [http://web.archive.org/web/20040421042245/http://www1.odn.ne.jp/ceb94660/software/cj16.exe Download]
|-
| [[Crisis Rose The Trial]] || September 8, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/crisis-rose-the-trial Download]
|-
| [[Crymson Blade]] || May 17, 2001 || Kushu/Takule || [https://archive.org/details/crymson-blade Download]
|-
| [[Cybreaker]] || 2004 || K Project || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/343 Download]
|}

== D ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Dangan GB]] || January 1, 2019 || snorpung || [https://snorpung.itch.io/dangan-gb Download]
|-
| [[Danmaku Shimai ~ La soeur de barrage]] || 2007 || Tocoroten || [https://archive.org/details/soeur_v110 Download]
|-
| [[Dark Old Sun]] || March 7, 2018 || SN!Somos Nerds || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/739290/Dark_Old_Sun/ STEAM Download]
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SNSomosNerds.DarkOldSun Google Play Download]
|-
| [[Dead Planet]] || 2013 || jeff_jks || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/2vu54ihfcdooymd/Dead+Planet+ver+1.0.1.2.rar Download]
|-
| [[Death Strike]] || October 28, 2018 || Olof Næssén || [https://darkbitsorg.itch.io/death-strike Download]
|-
| [[Demolition Gunner: In Seek And Destroy]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se413422.html Download]
|-
| [[Devil Blade (Prototype)]] || 2018 || Gatten Software || [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ANkBN7XG8G2mXpw&id=62C45D4F37891F18%21283&cid=62C45D4F37891F18 Download]
|-
| [[Dokingan]] || February 13, 2015 || GOTYO || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8241 Download]
|-
| [[D-STARS]] || May 28, 2015 || tuisekimode || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/9294 Download]
|-
| [[DoDonPachi Daiueiku]] || 2014 || Guan || [https://moriyashrine.org/files/file/611-dodonpachi-daiueiku/ Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Daimao Darkslategray Label]] || 2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/sd5ujdce5cwtcds/Dotonpachi_Daimao_Darkslategray_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Maximum]] || 2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ecl342s7gjqlpru/Dotonpachi_Maximum.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== E ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Earthen Miraculous Sword]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15995 Download]
|-
| [[Eclosion]] || March 30, 2010|| Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/2639 Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Aegis]] || 2010 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se442605.html Download] [https://xxgameroom.itch.io/edens-aegis itch.io Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Edge]] || 2007 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se398222.html Download]
|-
| [[Evanescent Existence]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15994 Download]
|-
| [[Every Extend]] || 2009 || Omega || [http://o-mega.sakura.ne.jp/product/e2.html Download]
|-
| [[EX -Extra-]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se481666.html Download]
|-
| [[Excellent Bifurcation]] || February 7, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/ExcellentBifurcation Download]
|-
| [[Exodious]] || March 24, 2018 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/exodious Download]
|-
|}

== F ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Fire & Reign]] (Demo) || 2021 || SiphonShock || [https://siphonshock.itch.io/fire-reign Download]
|-
| [[fish II]] || 2000 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se167013.html Download]
|-
| [[Flight of Pigarus]] (Master System) || 2018 || Kagesan || [https://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/FlightOfPigarus-SMS Download]
|-
| [[Flying - V]] (Demo) || 2012 || Gryzor || [https://www.indiedb.com/games/flying-v/downloads/flying-v-demo-61212 Download]
|-
| [[Frontier Diver Progenexis]] || September 1, 2021 || Modus Interactive || [https://modus-interactive.itch.io/frontier-diver-progenexis Download]
|-
| [[Fuck Space!]] || November 18, 2006 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fuck_space.zip Download]
|-
| [[Fractal Fighter]] || June 19, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fracwar_v2.rar Download]
|-
|}

== G ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[G-Style R]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2010 || WEVAquadrant || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/fwdu7lj0jsiuec9/G-Style_R.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[G-Type]] || 2002 || CncDarkside || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10CfaV195QV-weslKSBPmWT6SeoH_L9l7 Download]
|-
| [[GalaX]] || 2003 || masaHG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se505345.html Download]
|-
| [[Galaxy Frontier]] || 2014 || Hello World Project, Alpha Secret Base || [https://web.archive.org/web/20180704140917/http://isshiki.la.coocan.jp/SDL_page/GalaxyFrontier/GalaxyFrontier1.20.zip Download]
|-
| [[Galshell: Blood Red Skies]] (R-18G) || 2004 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_01/galshell.htm Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_02/ Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2: Bullet Rain]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/773745248731267132/845993113343361044/galshell2bulletrain.rar Download]
|-
| [[Garden of Coloured Lights]] || October 13, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/GardenofColouredLights Download]
|-
| [[Gaurodan]] || 2013 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/gaurodan.php Download]
|-
| [[GekidanMachina]] || 2016 || 凍結 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/11351 Download]
|-
| [[GENETOS]] || 2009 || Tatsuya Koyama || [https://tatsuya-koyama.com/works/games/genetos/ Download]
|-
| [[Gensou Underworld Re:F/Rain]] || March 28, 2009 || Len || [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8954.zip Download (part 1)] [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8955.zip Download (part 2)]
|-
| [[Globe Runner]] || December 9th, 2017 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/16362 Download]
|-
| [[Globe Runner 2nd Planet]] || December 27, 2021 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27332 Download]
|-
| [[Glory of Deep Skies]] || 2019 || Τeam αlternative Σnding || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/team-alternative-snding/p/dong-fang-meng-jiu-shi-glory-of-deep-skies Download]
|-
| [[Gothic Wa Mahou Otome]] (requires QooApp to be playable outside of Japan) || 2015 || CAVE|| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.cave.mahouotome&hl=en&gl=US Play Store]
[https://apps.qoo-app.com/en/app/1302 QooApp]
|-
| [[Graslay]] || 2021 || Ontake44 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/25159 Download]
|-
| [[Gradius - Trepedation]] || February 28, 2013 || Evil_Nazgul0616 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cbge4g1lfanknww/Gradius_-_Trepedation.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Gravitus Minus]] || August 6, 2016 || kometbomb || [https://kometbomb.itch.io/gravitus-minus Download]
|-
| [[GR3 Re-Death]] (link to unfinished translation) || 2001-2007 || GR3 Project/Nigoro || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/zhsoi3gl5u60cb5/GR3Redeath.jar/file Download]
|-
| [[Green Wind]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/pek3pksb2tctvso/green_wind1.11_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Guardian Sphere]] || 2019 || pixel-boy || [https://pixel-boy.itch.io/guardian-sphere Download]
|-
| [[Gunflame]] || 2003 || YUU || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se282889.html Download]
|-
| [[Gulu-Gulu Fighter]] || November 8, 2020 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24315 Download]
|-
| [[Gunroar]] || June 18, 2005 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Gun Viper]] || 2002 || M. Nagahashi || [http://www.caiman.us/pageN.php?nr=573&f=573-GunViper.zip Download]
|-
| [[Guxt]] || 2007 || Pixel || [https://www.cavestory.org/pixels-works/guxt.php Download]
|-
| [[GwangeDash]] || 2011 || 2ch? || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_qsqM56t8IAqq6_IkkslhN_uukR39Hi/view?usp=sharing Download]
|-
|}

== H ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[HELLBOUND]] (R-18G) || 2005 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/hellbound_01/index.htm Download]
|-
| [[Hishoayu - Dreampainter]] || 2003 || Tenkuudokei || [https://obel.hatenablog.jp/entry/20191020/1571561536 Download]
|-
| [[Hollow Song of Birds]] || 2019 || Team Kaisendo || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19424 Download]
|-
| [[Hunters' Path Rebirth]] || October 26, 2021 || hwilson || [https://hwilson.itch.io/hunters-path-rebirth Download]
|-
| [[Hydorah]] || 2010 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/hydorah.php Download]
|-
| [[Hyper Princess Pitch]] || 2011 || Daniel Remar || [http://www.remar.se/daniel/pitch.php Download]
|-
| [[Hypercosmic Rebound]] || 2021 || Niblet || [https://niblet.itch.io/hypercosmic-rebound Download]
|-
|}

== I ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Idinaloq]] || 1999 || Namikaze Project || [https://www.namikaze.org/software/idinaloq/index_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Illumination LASER]] (Sharp x68000) || 2000 || Terra || [https://web.archive.org/web/20170201140732/https://nfggames.com/X68000/Games/IlluminationLaser/ Download]
|-
| [[ILLUSION Super Dimension]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/1618118.html Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker]] || July 15, 2016 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/image-striker Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker 2]] || August 05, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/imagestriker2 Download]
|-
| [[In Extremis]] || November 16, 2016 || LNDFRR || [https://lndfrr.itch.io/in-extremis Download]
|-
| [[Infinite Blade Pavilion]] || September 6, 2020 || Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20533 Download]
|-
| [[Infinos + Extra Stage ]] || February 9, 2013; August 1, 2013 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/4585 Download]
[http://picorinnesoft.web.fc2.com/infinosex.html Extra Download]
|-
| [[Infinos 0]] || July 21, 2014 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/7179 Download]
|-
| [[Interpose]] || 1996 || Twilight Zone Software || [https://mega.nz/file/tzYhzAoJ#9RtU_7REZ67LTlV7U9k8Sibb1jCOsb86_GwmLbHJwMw Download]
|-
| [[Iron Shell 2]] || 2006 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se405428.html Download]
|-
| [[Iwanaga]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || November 27, 2007 || Buster || [https://archive.org/details/iwanaga Download]
|}

== J ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[JiikUSA]] || 2003 || masa-u || [https://mega.nz/file/OU0yxCgC#4A0xMCVAIX1oTIuZ1Zw2RLt6ZP-43dqv17T9-dzftzc Download]
|-
|[[Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons]] || 2015 || Emad || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/368950/Jigoku_Kisetsukan_Sense_of_the_Seasons/ Download]
|}

== K ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Kaikan]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Kamiha]] || 2007 || Tom Beaumont || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3136.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2967.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE 2]] || 2015 || Bikkuri Software|| [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_3584.html Download]
|-
| [[Klorets(クロレッツ)]] || October 14, 2021 || nizakashii || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26832 Download]
|-
| [[Kogeki]] || January 25, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/ Download]
|-
| [[Kyokugen]] || 1997 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/kyokugen Download]
|}

== L ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Last Defender]] || 2004 || Mig Perez (Migami) || [https://www.myabandonware.com/game/last-defender-bw2 Download]
|-
| [[Life Fortress Volcabamba]] || 2010 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Legacy Of The Elder Star]] || June 7, 2016 || Kickbomb Entertainment LLC || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/443250/Legacy_of_the_Elder_Star/ Download]
|-
| [[Legendary Wings]] || 2013 || Venom Team|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/legendary-wings/16063 Download]
|-
| [[Leiria -Stargazer-]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://legendsworld.net/shooter/game/16905 Download]
|-
| [[LuftrauzerZ]] (Commodore 64) || 2017 || RGCD.DEV || [https://rgcddev.itch.io/luftrauserz Download]
|-
| [[Luna Child's Final Defense Line 3]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/2037475.html Download]
|-
|}

== M ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Machine Fantasy]] || 2015 || Mr. JX || [https://sites.google.com/view/mrjxrmplan/game/mfgoh Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day]] || 2011 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1m-1cEZjZFCIsvAW71r5CnGpYvCj5XniA&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day -Absolution-]] || 2012 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1wcHny9x3mI4JwkETDwDx6NSl1-rNlasZ&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magic Of Stella: Star Shooter Revival]] || March 31, 2015 || Cloba.U || [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[MaiMaiSTG: Pixel Snail Shooter]] || March 11, 2022 || maimai (@stainless_n) || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27857 Download]
|-
| [[Major Stryker]] || January 23, 1993 || Apogee || [https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/major-stryker Download]
|-
| [[Makkigan]] || March 31, 2019 || GOTYO || [https://www.syakerake.jp/104 Download]
|-
| [[Malice Eater]] || 2015 || Project Noise || [http://sekka.akizora.net/pnnl001/ Download]
|-
| [[MARISA MATRIX]] || 2010 || Y-NRG SYSTEM || [https://ykkb.hatenadiary.org/entries/0000/00/05 Download]
|-
| [[Mayan Codex]] || April 13, 2019 || Dolly || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19995 Download]
|-
| [[Mecha Ritz]] || February 16, 2015 || HEY || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8513 Download]
|-
| [[Marsh]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se478255.html Download]
|-
| [[MECHANICAL STAR ASTRA]] (Demo A ver) || 2020 || boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/mechstarastra Download]
|-
| [[Medicalat]] || 2002-2003 || OSABISI YU-KI || [http://osabisi.sakura.ne.jp/m2/games/medicalat0/ Download]
|-
| [[MIKI:WARS FINAL]] || Oct 17, 2021 || legasysware || [https://legasysware.itch.io/mikiwars-final Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooter]] || 2005 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cWn45ei64u0sYJjUkxZfYDc9uzIoL-3M/view Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooterRS Delta]] || 2007 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DCO9mDjrViBfUgre-PkzIuSuKgCjz8Ix Download]
|-
| [[MinuBeat]] || 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/minubeat.zip Download]
|-
| [[Moon Striker]] || March 11, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/moonstriker Download]
|-
| [[Moral Minus]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Murasaki]] || October 16, 2014 || Katatema || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se508149.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/392030/Murasaki/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Murasaki Tsurugi]] || March 18, 2018 || Katatema|| [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se517602.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/865060/Murasaki_Tsurugi/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Mutants From The Deep]] || 2021 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/mutants_from_the_deep.php Download]
|-
| [[My Little Pegasus - Kizuna DoPonyPachi ]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/flo63t2fey5uwng/My_Little_Pegasus_-_Kizuna_DoPonyPachi.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== N ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[NEKOTOSAKANA]] || January 13, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/nksk Download]
|-
| [[Nightmare Trip]] || October 26, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/18753 Download]
|-
| [[Noiz2sa]] || November 3, 2002 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/noiz2sa_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Nomltest FS]] || April, 2005 || keim || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh362111.html Download]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070206092908/http://www.yomogi.sakura.ne.jp/~si/SolidImage/download/nomltest_readme_e.txt English Manual]
|-
|}

== O ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[OSP RAID]] || November 27, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5844 Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs -小怪奇-]] || 2010 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ydi1ulip45oflh6/Odd_Mobs.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[O-DIVER]] || December 30, 2019 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21736 Download]
|-
| [[one-two + Cagar Label]] || 2013 || Naoh!, Cagar || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNZEafMR1O02rOTBGNmrQ4yzb_O9nF0y/view?usp=sharing Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/14la0Fa-x1tL79FvwgkFRzLfGqocQoJIk/view?usp=sharing Cagar Label Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Rainbow Label eXtra]] || 2010-2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/1ualnaw6ro080n6/Odd_Mobs_Rainbow_Label_-_eXtra.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Zero Arrange]] || 2011-2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/hob1yo2q83pzngg/Odd_Mobs_Zero_-_Arrange.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Osorubeshi! Xaklogian]] || 2015 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Omega Blast]] || 2018 || Nendo || [https://nendo16.jimdofree.com/omega-blast/ Download]
|-
| [[Open Arms Maximum]] || June 8th, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/openarms/openarms.html Download]
|-
| [[Operation EGZA]] || October 30, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13206 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi]] || November 8th, 2015 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10459 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi 2]] || November 18, 2016 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13343 Download]
|-
| [[Overgod]] || May 30, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/Overgod Download]
|-
|}

== P ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Pleasure Hearts]] || 1999 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/pleasure-hearts Download]
|-
| [[Paro Paro]] || 2020 || Ooe || [http://sooe.blog.jp/archives/24253212.html Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GCvtsB9twhb92QM92BxnVfPlG_In1KE/view?usp=share_link Alternate Download]
|-
| [[PARSEC47]] || November 29, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Patchouli (Touhou Suguri)]] || 2009 || KvLW || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/cu9cx33bcl6yrpu/patchouli_ver1.3.rar Download]
|-
| [[Patriot Dark]] || 2007-2008 || Temperance Lance || [https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=25128 Download]
|-
| [[Phantasmagoria Trues]] || 2013 || Len || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1ZGC0h_W-p0nIH8S2KEn_Pef41d-lygwG&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Pink Rose Garden Touhou]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/e0yp5faxo0zl1zi/Pink_Rose_Garden_Touhou.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Precious Star]] || December 29, 2015 || Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10854 Download]
|-
| [[Project S.H.M.O.O.P]] || October 13, 2016 || Sinoc || [https://sinoc.itch.io/shmoop Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda: Strings]] || October 25, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/proto.zip Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda 2]] || January 30, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/prg2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Psyche Metal THE BLEEDING]] (R-18G) || 2004 || oda || [https://download.cnet.com/Psyche-Metal-The-Bleeding/3000-2099_4-75453430.html Download]
|}

== R ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Radio Zonde]] || 2002 || Tonnor (aka Ruminant’s Whimper, aka Ranyon and others) || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh313786.html Download]
[https://archive.org/download/zonde_141/zonde141fix.zip Stage 1 Graphics Fix]
|-
| [[Rampage In The Sky]] || December 1st, 2020 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24464 Download]
|-
| [[Raijin Extra]] (雷迅 EXTRA) || August 2, 2021 || DATARTS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26180 Download]
|-
| [[Reactivate Majestical Imperial]] || October 2, 2014 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15996 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13716 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg 3Stars]] || April 14, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/17441 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg Allstars]] || April 26, 2019 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20058 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg W]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13720 Download]
|-
| [[REDPULSE]] || September 09, 2017 || Boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/redpulse Download]
|-
| [[Red Orca 赤鯱 -Origin's Saga-]] || May 21, 2020 || Rolie || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se521755.html Download]
|-
| [[Reflection]] || February 06, 1999 || Ysuer || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se072546.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II -SECOND BRIGHTNESS-]] || 2013 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2966.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II Ver. D Rev+EX]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software, XYRS || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2968.html Download]
|-
| [[R.G.B]] || 2005 || STG || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/518 Download]
|-
| [[Ring^-27 (Demo)]] || 2011 || Temperance Lance || [https://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/product_id/RE082335.html Download]
|-
| [[Riverbed Soul Saver]] || June 27, 2014|| ido, Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19555 Download]
|-
| [[R.O.Z -RESTRAINT OF ZERO-]] || June 29, 2004|| Arue || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se330805.html Download]
|-
| [[rRootage]] || March 16, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Ryosan-gata Saisho Heiki Dotechin (量産型最終兵器ドテチン)]] || 2007 || JMG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se429156.html Download]
|-
|}

== S ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Salamander NG]] || 2014 || Oblio Design || [http://www.obliodesign.altervista.org/gate/index.php/2012-12-18-12-20-14 Download]
|-
| [[Sapphire Panlogism]] || June 1, 2021 || Team Urban Magic || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/badz/p/dong-fang-chao-sheng-shu-sapphire-panlogism Download]
|-
| [[Sengoku Youkai Daikassen]] || 2011 || 吉田 || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_1357.html Download]
|-
| [[Servants Of Harvest Wish]] || May 16, 2020 || Dream Compass || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22891 Download]
|-
| [[Shift Roar Demo]] || April 18, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/shift-roar-demo Download]
|-
| [[Shooting Game KARI]] || August 4, 2022 || SAEKI Soft || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088520/Shooting_Game_KARI/ Download]
|-
| [[Shot03 - Gatling Venture]] || 2011|| SUZUKI PLAN || [https://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA040196/shot03/shot03.htm Download]
|-
| [[Shining Shooting Star]] || 2016 || 雨夜枫雪制作组 || [https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=18716.0 Download]
|-
| [[SideLine]] || 1996 || EMAG || [https://mega.nz/file/4u5HyDSY#eOIiqaRsLfhPseGni-Czrd0Tor0q0KQzvpsxz3WxaAw Download]
[http://sideline.ghegs.com/ Website]
|-
| [[Solid State Survivor]] || July 11, 2012 || kt.software || [http://ktstg.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/904/ Download]
|-
| [[Some Unnamed Gradius Fangame]] || 2013 (Unfinished) || Evil_Nazgul0616 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/celt4vmqqz1k1ry/Some_Unnamed_Gradius_Fangame_%2528Evil_Nazgul0616%2529.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Ironstorm: Fatal Attack]] || 2007 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se439075.html Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Sisters]] || April 13, 2006 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22895 Download]
|-
| [[SPITFIRE Paradise]] || November 22, 2021 || CROW'S NEST || [https://crows-nest.itch.io/spitfire-paradise Download]
|-
| [[Spolous]] || January 10, 2021 || Suppon || [https://suppon.itch.io/spolous Download]
|-
| [[Stargunner]] || November 19, 1996 || Apogee || [https://www.gog.com/game/stargunner Download]
|-
| [[Starhall Redthel]] || September 11, 2013 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174453/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/StarhallRedthel.zip Download]
|-
| [[Starhall 2 - Arcrain]] || November 11, 2014 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174421/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/Starhall2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Star Shooter Revival]] || 2021 || Stella Mahou || [http://dokidokivisual.com//magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[Star Wrecker]] || November 11, 2017 || Mr Frog || [https://mr-frog.itch.io/star-wrecker Download]
|-
| [[Storm Assault]] || Cancelled || STORM PROJECT || [http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191611/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~bp-827z/asd/products/s_assault/dl.htm Download]
|-
| [[Storm Caliber Revival Edition'99]] || September 5, 1999 || SRX || [https://archive.org/details/scwin140 Download]
|-
| [[Storm Gear]] || January 1, 2011 || STORM PROJECT || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5830 Download]
|-
| [[Striker Wing]] || November 18, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/striker-wing Download]
|-
| [[Strike Witches STG]] || 2009 || Morihama || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/7qss0yk72z0cr3j/Strike_Witches_STG.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Suwako no Danmaku Pyonpyon Daisansaku (Suwapyon)]] || 2010 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZovHOkZWFbqjCCNdEyPayfSVi8rTBhB0TPV Download]
|-
| [[Suwako-chan Cubic (Suwapyon 2)]] || 2012 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZXuzOkZonTdwleUiAHwRq1oTS62l0zn1VlX Download]
|-
| [[sweetsdigger (sega mega drive/genesis)]] || 2021 || tboddy || [https://tboddy.itch.io/sweetsdigger Download]
|-
| [[System 45]] || April 4, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/system45/system45.html Download]
|-
| [[Space Pressure 3D: Prelude]] || September 12, 2023 || Maze Team || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864190/Space_Pressure_3D_Prelude Steam]
|}

== T ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Tadpole Tales]] || March 12, 2021 || Pinnical Studio || [https://zizhen96.itch.io/tadpole-tales Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428900/Tadpole_Tales/ Steam]
|-
| [[Tank Domination]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2699.html Download]
|-
| [[TECHNO SYLPH -vsys gaiden-]] || 2002 || KBZ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se234546.html Download]
|-
| [[Terra Feminarum]] || February 28 2018 || Polar Night Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/796380/Terra_Feminarum/ Download]
|-
| [[The Flying Pancake Octopus in Black Hole ]] || July 26, 2019 || Vagues || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20679 Download]
|-
| [[The Under Stellar 2 ]] || 2000 || STUDiO B-ROOM || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/12z9538wo6oqq6d/The_Under_Stellar_2.7z/file Download]
|-
| [[This is no Rose Garden]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Thunder Faith]] || 2011 || YuYuSanSan || [http://yuyusansan.wpblog.jp/game/thunder/ Download]
|-
| [[Tiny XEVIVOS]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[TM Shooter cure black label]] || 2015 || daishihmr || [http://github.dev7.jp/tmshooter-cbl/ Download]
|-
| [[Titanion]] || November 23, 2006 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/ttn_e.html Download]
|-
| [[TranscendPang]] ||January 8 2012 || MetaFormingPro || [http://cerebralmuddystream.nekokan.dyndns.info/TranscendPang/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Transdimensional Hellspider]] || April 20, 2010 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/TransdimensionalHellspider Download]
|-
| [[Tri Focuser ~ Outside The Traditional World]] || June 23, 2017 || ido, raichu, Shijimi Nono || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20064 Download]
|-
| [[Trisker -トライスカ-]] || November 19, 2016 || Efesu -えふえす-|| [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13353 Download]
|-
| [[ToDonPachi Red Label]] || January 4, 2016 || Shooting Star || [https://ornro.tistory.com/2 Download]
|-
| [[TOHO_FEVERON]] || 2010 || Ria || [https://mega.nz/file/dBgjHLaT#vNG2m0TZDUOfKGCa7iOVQ-kgn1uM6F1eZtPyMrGaiQs Download]
|-
| [[Tori-Tatsu I -Death Label-]] || 2010 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cruzwz5u3fr4igm/Tori+Tatsu+Death+Label+W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Torus Trooper]] || November 11, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲]] || July 20, 2019 || SlimeSmile || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010890/Touhou_Fantasia/ Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 3 Redux + Cagar Label]] || March 12, 2013 || Giest118, Cagar || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/gcas0klf682qlzt/Trigonometry_Wars_3_Redux_%252B_Cagar_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 4]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/wxln2c7mivesplv/Trigonometry_Wars_4.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[TUKIYONO]] || May 25, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/tukiyono Download]
|-
| [[TUMIKI Fighters]] || April 3, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tf_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Twin Tiger Shark]] || July 23, 2014 || Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/twin-tiger-shark Download]
|-
| [[Tyrian|Tyrian 2000]] || November 30, 1999 || Eclipse Productions, Epic Megagames || [https://www.gog.com/game/tyrian_2000 Download]
|}

== U ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Urban Uprising - Dark New World]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3315.html Download]
|-
| [[Unofficial Salamander 3]] || December 25, 2008 || Ace9921 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/la353mx9tixc4k4/Unofficial_Salamander_3_Full_Version_2.0.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== V ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Vacant Ark]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || Buster || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3299.html Download]
|-
| [[Vastynex]] || 2018 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Verminest]] || 2012 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/verminest.php Download]
|}

== W ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Warmachine Overload]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3316.html Download]
|-
| [[Warning Forever]] || 2004 || Hikware || [http://www.hikware.com/Prod/index.html#wf Download]
|-
| [[White Butterfly]] || February 9, 2009 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/WhiteButterfly Download]
|-
| [[WINGED GEAR]] || October 31, 2004|| ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21910 Download]
|-
| [[Winglancer]] || November 3, 2011 || ZAP || [http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/zapzap/works_eng.htm Download]
|-
| [[Wonderful Waking World]] || June 15, 2022 || Oligarchomp || [https://oligarchomp.itch.io/wonderful-waking-world Download] [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1901490/__Wonderful_Waking_World/ Steam]
|-
| [[WRATH]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || HardUserK.I || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19lJpO9lUcB7FnPeTvsKN5n9CpWO2PWA_/view Download]
|}

== X ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[XED]] || September 12, 2007 || BomB || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se442136.html Download]
|-
| [[Xeno Fighters R]] || 1998-2021+ || Team XF || [https://xenofighters.fandom.com/wiki/Xeno_Fighters_R_Wiki Download]
|-
| [[XOP Ultra]] || 2002-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xop/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XOP Black Ultra]] || 2008-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xopblack/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XCUTE(me) Demo]] || 2021 || K Murata || [https://retro2029.itch.io/xcuteme Download]
|}

== Z ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Zakesta]] || August 28, 2021 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Zen-Ichi]] || 2005 || Equinox || [https://archive.org/details/ZenIchi Download]
|-
| [[Zenodyne]] || March 25, 2014 || Jack Darx (Team Grybanser Fox) || [https://gamejolt.com/games/zenodyne/24328 Download]
|-
| [[Zero Guard Demo]] || November 4, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/zero-guard Download]
|}

== External Links ==
[https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/category/2 Freem! STG tag of 700+ free shmups]

[https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/ Freegame Mugen STG tag of 260+ free shmups]

[https://www.bulletforge.org/ BulletForge database for Touhou Danmakufu scripts]

[https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1832483 Shmup_lyf: Doujin Discoveries - Free Digital Zine with images and descriptions of a range of titles]

[https://itch.io/games/free/tag-shoot-em-up Itch.io Shoot 'Em Up tag of 5,450+ free collection of shooting games, shmups included]

Free to Play

2023-10-14T17:45:45Z

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== List of Free to Play STG/SHMUPS ==

Note: a lot of these games need Japanese locale AND Japanese notations in order to work properly.

== # ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[9 Hours, 9 Persons, 999 Bullets]] || September 10, 2021 || merouses || [https://merouses.itch.io/999bullets Download]
|}

== A ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Abmneshi: The Prophecy]] || December 18, 2012 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174415/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/AbmneshiTheProphecy.rar Download]
|-
| [[ABOGADRO改]] || October 8th, 2004 || 時　貴斗 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/717 Download]
|-
| [[Ad Nauseam 2]] || April 15, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/AN2Safe.zip Download]
|-
| [[Aero Chimera]] || April 24, 2014 || SAS || [https://sas.itch.io/aero-chimera Download]
|-
| [[Ahead Striker]] || 2015 || えふえす || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10837 Download]
|-
| [[Akuchizoku]] || 2007 || || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/akuchizoku_compo.zip Download]
|-
| [[Alien Space]] || 2009 || Stefan Gustafsson || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3828.html Download]
|-
| [[An Oath To The Stars]] || August 3, 2017 || Himeki Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/594820/An_Oath_to_the_Stars/ Download]
|-
| [[Apare Usapie!]] || 2015 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/b9yr6bmydl6ma71/AU_ver151_W10+Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Arginaros]] || 2005 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Awaken: Underwater Odyssey]] || 2014 || Lurker's Lair (Tryzna/Pavel Hůrka)|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/awaken-underwater-odyssey/77510 Download]
|-
| [[悪魔の悪夢: AR EK-QUA ER SETA]] (REV.B0017 DEMO) || 2020 || emma essex || [https://mulengine.itch.io/ana Download]
|-
| [[アタナトスの魔法使い(Atanatos Wizard?)]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://n-linear.org/atanatos/ Download]
|}

== B ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Banisher]] || 2008 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blade Buster]] (NES) || September 29, 2010 || High Level Challenge! || [http://hlc6502.web.fc2.com/Bbuster.htm Download]
|-
| [[Blaster Gear]] || March 10, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/blaster-gear Download]
|-
| [[Blaynix]] || 2011 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/bu5d9dw1ts560yr/blue_wish1.14_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection]] || 2006 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh416461.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection Plus]] || 2008 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh452584.html Download]
|-
| [[Book of Star Mythology]] || 2016 || Mace's Secret Base (raichu) || [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1edWG8LmHnGuS1brL8q-aq6T4HoWcnWKr&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle]] || December 1, 2016 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13429 Download]
|-
| [[Broken Pearl]] || December 20, 2014|| Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/broken-pearl Download]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday]] || October 3rd, 2016 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday Finale]] || April 13th, 2020 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Tracks II]] || April 21, 2020|| Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/bullet-tracks-ii Download]
|-
| [[Bun-Boh-Gu Wars!]] || 2013 || 紙製アトリエ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/cmt/winnt/game/se502252.html Download]
|-
| [[Burn the Trash]] || September 26, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/trash.zip Download]
|-
| [[⊂二二二（　＾ω＾）二⊃　ブーーーーーン!!!!]] || 2005 || Iwasaki++ || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/603 Download]
|}

== C ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Call Of The Underworld]] || 2011 || SCFWorks || [http://site.scfworks.com/?page_id=28 Download]
|-
| [[Capture Core]] || July 5, 2016 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/capture-core Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star 改 -KAI-]] || June 22, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3293 Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star II]] || November 19, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3516 Download]
|-
| [[Chataan]] || 2013 || eyelash || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/uddzl3525z13j2r/Chataan_CC.rar Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Windows) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://web.archive.org/web/20190726062221/http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Sharp X68000) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://yosshin4004.github.io/x68k/crs68k/official/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Clean Asia]] || February 1, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/cleanasia.zip Download]
|-
| [[Collapse Dream]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13717 Download]
|-
| [[Coma State Eden 昏睡状態エデン]] || 2020 || StudioDaeera || [https://studiodaeera.itch.io/coma-state-eden Download]
|-
| [[Contlade]] || 2009 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Creature Jungle 16]] || 1999 || Takeuchi Kouta || [http://web.archive.org/web/20040421042245/http://www1.odn.ne.jp/ceb94660/software/cj16.exe Download]
|-
| [[Crisis Rose The Trial]] || September 8, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/crisis-rose-the-trial Download]
|-
| [[Cybreaker]] || 2004 || K Project || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/343 Download]
|}

== D ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Dangan GB]] || January 1, 2019 || snorpung || [https://snorpung.itch.io/dangan-gb Download]
|-
| [[Danmaku Shimai ~ La soeur de barrage]] || 2007 || Tocoroten || [https://archive.org/details/soeur_v110 Download]
|-
| [[Dark Old Sun]] || March 7, 2018 || SN!Somos Nerds || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/739290/Dark_Old_Sun/ STEAM Download]
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SNSomosNerds.DarkOldSun Google Play Download]
|-
| [[Dead Planet]] || 2013 || jeff_jks || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/2vu54ihfcdooymd/Dead+Planet+ver+1.0.1.2.rar Download]
|-
| [[Death Strike]] || October 28, 2018 || Olof Næssén || [https://darkbitsorg.itch.io/death-strike Download]
|-
| [[Demolition Gunner: In Seek And Destroy]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se413422.html Download]
|-
| [[Devil Blade (Prototype)]] || 2018 || Gatten Software || [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ANkBN7XG8G2mXpw&id=62C45D4F37891F18%21283&cid=62C45D4F37891F18 Download]
|-
| [[Dokingan]] || February 13, 2015 || GOTYO || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8241 Download]
|-
| [[D-STARS]] || May 28, 2015 || tuisekimode || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/9294 Download]
|-
| [[DoDonPachi Daiueiku]] || 2014 || Guan || [https://moriyashrine.org/files/file/611-dodonpachi-daiueiku/ Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Daimao Darkslategray Label]] || 2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/sd5ujdce5cwtcds/Dotonpachi_Daimao_Darkslategray_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Maximum]] || 2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ecl342s7gjqlpru/Dotonpachi_Maximum.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== E ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Earthen Miraculous Sword]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15995 Download]
|-
| [[Eclosion]] || March 30, 2010|| Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/2639 Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Aegis]] || 2010 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se442605.html Download] [https://xxgameroom.itch.io/edens-aegis itch.io Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Edge]] || 2007 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se398222.html Download]
|-
| [[Evanescent Existence]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15994 Download]
|-
| [[Every Extend]] || 2009 || Omega || [http://o-mega.sakura.ne.jp/product/e2.html Download]
|-
| [[EX -Extra-]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se481666.html Download]
|-
| [[Excellent Bifurcation]] || February 7, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/ExcellentBifurcation Download]
|-
| [[Exodious]] || March 24, 2018 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/exodious Download]
|-
|}

== F ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Fire & Reign]] (Demo) || 2021 || SiphonShock || [https://siphonshock.itch.io/fire-reign Download]
|-
| [[fish II]] || 2000 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se167013.html Download]
|-
| [[Flight of Pigarus]] (Master System) || 2018 || Kagesan || [https://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/FlightOfPigarus-SMS Download]
|-
| [[Flying - V]] (Demo) || 2012 || Gryzor || [https://www.indiedb.com/games/flying-v/downloads/flying-v-demo-61212 Download]
|-
| [[Frontier Diver Progenexis]] || September 1, 2021 || Modus Interactive || [https://modus-interactive.itch.io/frontier-diver-progenexis Download]
|-
| [[Fuck Space!]] || November 18, 2006 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fuck_space.zip Download]
|-
| [[Fractal Fighter]] || June 19, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fracwar_v2.rar Download]
|-
|}

== G ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[G-Style R]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2010 || WEVAquadrant || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/fwdu7lj0jsiuec9/G-Style_R.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[G-Type]] || 2002 || CncDarkside || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10CfaV195QV-weslKSBPmWT6SeoH_L9l7 Download]
|-
| [[GalaX]] || 2003 || masaHG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se505345.html Download]
|-
| [[Galaxy Frontier]] || 2014 || Hello World Project, Alpha Secret Base || [https://web.archive.org/web/20180704140917/http://isshiki.la.coocan.jp/SDL_page/GalaxyFrontier/GalaxyFrontier1.20.zip Download]
|-
| [[Galshell: Blood Red Skies]] (R-18G) || 2004 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_01/galshell.htm Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_02/ Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2: Bullet Rain]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/773745248731267132/845993113343361044/galshell2bulletrain.rar Download]
|-
| [[Garden of Coloured Lights]] || October 13, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/GardenofColouredLights Download]
|-
| [[Gaurodan]] || 2013 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/gaurodan.php Download]
|-
| [[GekidanMachina]] || 2016 || 凍結 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/11351 Download]
|-
| [[GENETOS]] || 2009 || Tatsuya Koyama || [https://tatsuya-koyama.com/works/games/genetos/ Download]
|-
| [[Gensou Underworld Re:F/Rain]] || March 28, 2009 || Len || [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8954.zip Download (part 1)] [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8955.zip Download (part 2)]
|-
| [[Globe Runner]] || December 9th, 2017 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/16362 Download]
|-
| [[Globe Runner 2nd Planet]] || December 27, 2021 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27332 Download]
|-
| [[Glory of Deep Skies]] || 2019 || Τeam αlternative Σnding || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/team-alternative-snding/p/dong-fang-meng-jiu-shi-glory-of-deep-skies Download]
|-
| [[Gothic Wa Mahou Otome]] (requires QooApp to be playable outside of Japan) || 2015 || CAVE|| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.cave.mahouotome&hl=en&gl=US Play Store]
[https://apps.qoo-app.com/en/app/1302 QooApp]
|-
| [[Graslay]] || 2021 || Ontake44 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/25159 Download]
|-
| [[Gradius - Trepedation]] || February 28, 2013 || Evil_Nazgul0616 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cbge4g1lfanknww/Gradius_-_Trepedation.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Gravitus Minus]] || August 6, 2016 || kometbomb || [https://kometbomb.itch.io/gravitus-minus Download]
|-
| [[GR3 Re-Death]] (link to unfinished translation) || 2001-2007 || GR3 Project/Nigoro || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/zhsoi3gl5u60cb5/GR3Redeath.jar/file Download]
|-
| [[Green Wind]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/pek3pksb2tctvso/green_wind1.11_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Guardian Sphere]] || 2019 || pixel-boy || [https://pixel-boy.itch.io/guardian-sphere Download]
|-
| [[Gunflame]] || 2003 || YUU || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se282889.html Download]
|-
| [[Gulu-Gulu Fighter]] || November 8, 2020 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24315 Download]
|-
| [[Gunroar]] || June 18, 2005 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Gun Viper]] || 2002 || M. Nagahashi || [http://www.caiman.us/pageN.php?nr=573&f=573-GunViper.zip Download]
|-
| [[Guxt]] || 2007 || Pixel || [https://www.cavestory.org/pixels-works/guxt.php Download]
|-
| [[GwangeDash]] || 2011 || 2ch? || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_qsqM56t8IAqq6_IkkslhN_uukR39Hi/view?usp=sharing Download]
|-
|}

== H ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[HELLBOUND]] (R-18G) || 2005 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/hellbound_01/index.htm Download]
|-
| [[Hishoayu - Dreampainter]] || 2003 || Tenkuudokei || [https://obel.hatenablog.jp/entry/20191020/1571561536 Download]
|-
| [[Hollow Song of Birds]] || 2019 || Team Kaisendo || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19424 Download]
|-
| [[Hunters' Path Rebirth]] || October 26, 2021 || hwilson || [https://hwilson.itch.io/hunters-path-rebirth Download]
|-
| [[Hydorah]] || 2010 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/hydorah.php Download]
|-
| [[Hyper Princess Pitch]] || 2011 || Daniel Remar || [http://www.remar.se/daniel/pitch.php Download]
|-
| [[Hypercosmic Rebound]] || 2021 || Niblet || [https://niblet.itch.io/hypercosmic-rebound Download]
|-
|}

== I ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Idinaloq]] || 1999 || Namikaze Project || [https://www.namikaze.org/software/idinaloq/index_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Illumination LASER]] (Sharp x68000) || 2000 || Terra || [https://web.archive.org/web/20170201140732/https://nfggames.com/X68000/Games/IlluminationLaser/ Download]
|-
| [[ILLUSION Super Dimension]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/1618118.html Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker]] || July 15, 2016 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/image-striker Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker 2]] || August 05, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/imagestriker2 Download]
|-
| [[In Extremis]] || November 16, 2016 || LNDFRR || [https://lndfrr.itch.io/in-extremis Download]
|-
| [[Infinite Blade Pavilion]] || September 6, 2020 || Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20533 Download]
|-
| [[Infinos + Extra Stage ]] || February 9, 2013; August 1, 2013 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/4585 Download]
[http://picorinnesoft.web.fc2.com/infinosex.html Extra Download]
|-
| [[Infinos 0]] || July 21, 2014 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/7179 Download]
|-
| [[Interpose]] || 1996 || Twilight Zone Software || [https://mega.nz/file/tzYhzAoJ#9RtU_7REZ67LTlV7U9k8Sibb1jCOsb86_GwmLbHJwMw Download]
|-
| [[Iron Shell 2]] || 2006 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se405428.html Download]
|-
| [[Iwanaga]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || November 27, 2007 || Buster || [https://archive.org/details/iwanaga Download]
|}

== J ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[JiikUSA]] || 2003 || masa-u || [https://mega.nz/file/OU0yxCgC#4A0xMCVAIX1oTIuZ1Zw2RLt6ZP-43dqv17T9-dzftzc Download]
|-
|[[Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons]] || 2015 || Emad || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/368950/Jigoku_Kisetsukan_Sense_of_the_Seasons/ Download]
|}

== K ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Kaikan]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Kamiha]] || 2007 || Tom Beaumont || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3136.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2967.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE 2]] || 2015 || Bikkuri Software|| [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_3584.html Download]
|-
| [[Klorets(クロレッツ)]] || October 14, 2021 || nizakashii || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26832 Download]
|-
| [[Kogeki]] || January 25, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/ Download]
|-
| [[Kyokugen]] || 1997 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/kyokugen Download]
|}

== L ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Last Defender]] || 2004 || Mig Perez (Migami) || [https://www.myabandonware.com/game/last-defender-bw2 Download]
|-
| [[Life Fortress Volcabamba]] || 2010 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Legacy Of The Elder Star]] || June 7, 2016 || Kickbomb Entertainment LLC || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/443250/Legacy_of_the_Elder_Star/ Download]
|-
| [[Legendary Wings]] || 2013 || Venom Team|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/legendary-wings/16063 Download]
|-
| [[Leiria -Stargazer-]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://legendsworld.net/shooter/game/16905 Download]
|-
| [[LuftrauzerZ]] (Commodore 64) || 2017 || RGCD.DEV || [https://rgcddev.itch.io/luftrauserz Download]
|-
| [[Luna Child's Final Defense Line 3]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/2037475.html Download]
|-
|}

== M ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Machine Fantasy]] || 2015 || Mr. JX || [https://sites.google.com/view/mrjxrmplan/game/mfgoh Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day]] || 2011 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1m-1cEZjZFCIsvAW71r5CnGpYvCj5XniA&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day -Absolution-]] || 2012 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1wcHny9x3mI4JwkETDwDx6NSl1-rNlasZ&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magic Of Stella: Star Shooter Revival]] || March 31, 2015 || Cloba.U || [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[MaiMaiSTG: Pixel Snail Shooter]] || March 11, 2022 || maimai (@stainless_n) || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27857 Download]
|-
| [[Major Stryker]] || January 23, 1993 || Apogee || [https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/major-stryker Download]
|-
| [[Makkigan]] || March 31, 2019 || GOTYO || [https://www.syakerake.jp/104 Download]
|-
| [[Malice Eater]] || 2015 || Project Noise || [http://sekka.akizora.net/pnnl001/ Download]
|-
| [[MARISA MATRIX]] || 2010 || Y-NRG SYSTEM || [https://ykkb.hatenadiary.org/entries/0000/00/05 Download]
|-
| [[Mayan Codex]] || April 13, 2019 || Dolly || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19995 Download]
|-
| [[Mecha Ritz]] || February 16, 2015 || HEY || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8513 Download]
|-
| [[Marsh]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se478255.html Download]
|-
| [[MECHANICAL STAR ASTRA]] (Demo A ver) || 2020 || boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/mechstarastra Download]
|-
| [[Medicalat]] || 2002-2003 || OSABISI YU-KI || [http://osabisi.sakura.ne.jp/m2/games/medicalat0/ Download]
|-
| [[MIKI:WARS FINAL]] || Oct 17, 2021 || legasysware || [https://legasysware.itch.io/mikiwars-final Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooter]] || 2005 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cWn45ei64u0sYJjUkxZfYDc9uzIoL-3M/view Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooterRS Delta]] || 2007 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DCO9mDjrViBfUgre-PkzIuSuKgCjz8Ix Download]
|-
| [[MinuBeat]] || 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/minubeat.zip Download]
|-
| [[Moon Striker]] || March 11, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/moonstriker Download]
|-
| [[Moral Minus]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Murasaki]] || October 16, 2014 || Katatema || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se508149.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/392030/Murasaki/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Murasaki Tsurugi]] || March 18, 2018 || Katatema|| [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se517602.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/865060/Murasaki_Tsurugi/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Mutants From The Deep]] || 2021 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/mutants_from_the_deep.php Download]
|-
| [[My Little Pegasus - Kizuna DoPonyPachi ]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/flo63t2fey5uwng/My_Little_Pegasus_-_Kizuna_DoPonyPachi.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== N ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[NEKOTOSAKANA]] || January 13, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/nksk Download]
|-
| [[Nightmare Trip]] || October 26, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/18753 Download]
|-
| [[Noiz2sa]] || November 3, 2002 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/noiz2sa_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Nomltest FS]] || April, 2005 || keim || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh362111.html Download]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070206092908/http://www.yomogi.sakura.ne.jp/~si/SolidImage/download/nomltest_readme_e.txt English Manual]
|-
|}

== O ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[OSP RAID]] || November 27, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5844 Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs -小怪奇-]] || 2010 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ydi1ulip45oflh6/Odd_Mobs.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[O-DIVER]] || December 30, 2019 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21736 Download]
|-
| [[one-two + Cagar Label]] || 2013 || Naoh!, Cagar || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNZEafMR1O02rOTBGNmrQ4yzb_O9nF0y/view?usp=sharing Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/14la0Fa-x1tL79FvwgkFRzLfGqocQoJIk/view?usp=sharing Cagar Label Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Rainbow Label eXtra]] || 2010-2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/1ualnaw6ro080n6/Odd_Mobs_Rainbow_Label_-_eXtra.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Zero Arrange]] || 2011-2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/hob1yo2q83pzngg/Odd_Mobs_Zero_-_Arrange.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Osorubeshi! Xaklogian]] || 2015 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Omega Blast]] || 2018 || Nendo || [https://nendo16.jimdofree.com/omega-blast/ Download]
|-
| [[Open Arms Maximum]] || June 8th, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/openarms/openarms.html Download]
|-
| [[Operation EGZA]] || October 30, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13206 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi]] || November 8th, 2015 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10459 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi 2]] || November 18, 2016 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13343 Download]
|-
| [[Overgod]] || May 30, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/Overgod Download]
|-
|}

== P ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Pleasure Hearts]] || 1999 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/pleasure-hearts Download]
|-
| [[Paro Paro]] || 2020 || Ooe || [http://sooe.blog.jp/archives/24253212.html Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GCvtsB9twhb92QM92BxnVfPlG_In1KE/view?usp=share_link Alternate Download]
|-
| [[PARSEC47]] || November 29, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Patchouli (Touhou Suguri)]] || 2009 || KvLW || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/cu9cx33bcl6yrpu/patchouli_ver1.3.rar Download]
|-
| [[Patriot Dark]] || 2007-2008 || Temperance Lance || [https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=25128 Download]
|-
| [[Phantasmagoria Trues]] || 2013 || Len || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1ZGC0h_W-p0nIH8S2KEn_Pef41d-lygwG&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Pink Rose Garden Touhou]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/e0yp5faxo0zl1zi/Pink_Rose_Garden_Touhou.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Precious Star]] || December 29, 2015 || Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10854 Download]
|-
| [[Project S.H.M.O.O.P]] || October 13, 2016 || Sinoc || [https://sinoc.itch.io/shmoop Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda: Strings]] || October 25, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/proto.zip Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda 2]] || January 30, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/prg2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Psyche Metal THE BLEEDING]] (R-18G) || 2004 || oda || [https://download.cnet.com/Psyche-Metal-The-Bleeding/3000-2099_4-75453430.html Download]
|}

== R ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Radio Zonde]] || 2002 || Tonnor (aka Ruminant’s Whimper, aka Ranyon and others) || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh313786.html Download]
[https://archive.org/download/zonde_141/zonde141fix.zip Stage 1 Graphics Fix]
|-
| [[Rampage In The Sky]] || December 1st, 2020 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24464 Download]
|-
| [[Raijin Extra]] (雷迅 EXTRA) || August 2, 2021 || DATARTS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26180 Download]
|-
| [[Reactivate Majestical Imperial]] || October 2, 2014 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15996 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13716 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg 3Stars]] || April 14, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/17441 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg Allstars]] || April 26, 2019 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20058 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg W]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13720 Download]
|-
| [[REDPULSE]] || September 09, 2017 || Boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/redpulse Download]
|-
| [[Red Orca 赤鯱 -Origin's Saga-]] || May 21, 2020 || Rolie || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se521755.html Download]
|-
| [[Reflection]] || February 06, 1999 || Ysuer || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se072546.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II -SECOND BRIGHTNESS-]] || 2013 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2966.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II Ver. D Rev+EX]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software, XYRS || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2968.html Download]
|-
| [[R.G.B]] || 2005 || STG || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/518 Download]
|-
| [[Ring^-27 (Demo)]] || 2011 || Temperance Lance || [https://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/product_id/RE082335.html Download]
|-
| [[Riverbed Soul Saver]] || June 27, 2014|| ido, Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19555 Download]
|-
| [[R.O.Z -RESTRAINT OF ZERO-]] || June 29, 2004|| Arue || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se330805.html Download]
|-
| [[rRootage]] || March 16, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Ryosan-gata Saisho Heiki Dotechin (量産型最終兵器ドテチン)]] || 2007 || JMG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se429156.html Download]
|-
|}

== S ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Salamander NG]] || 2014 || Oblio Design || [http://www.obliodesign.altervista.org/gate/index.php/2012-12-18-12-20-14 Download]
|-
| [[Sapphire Panlogism]] || June 1, 2021 || Team Urban Magic || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/badz/p/dong-fang-chao-sheng-shu-sapphire-panlogism Download]
|-
| [[Sengoku Youkai Daikassen]] || 2011 || 吉田 || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_1357.html Download]
|-
| [[Servants Of Harvest Wish]] || May 16, 2020 || Dream Compass || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22891 Download]
|-
| [[Shift Roar Demo]] || April 18, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/shift-roar-demo Download]
|-
| [[Shooting Game KARI]] || August 4, 2022 || SAEKI Soft || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088520/Shooting_Game_KARI/ Download]
|-
| [[Shot03 - Gatling Venture]] || 2011|| SUZUKI PLAN || [https://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA040196/shot03/shot03.htm Download]
|-
| [[Shining Shooting Star]] || 2016 || 雨夜枫雪制作组 || [https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=18716.0 Download]
|-
| [[SideLine]] || 1996 || EMAG || [https://mega.nz/file/4u5HyDSY#eOIiqaRsLfhPseGni-Czrd0Tor0q0KQzvpsxz3WxaAw Download]
[http://sideline.ghegs.com/ Website]
|-
| [[Solid State Survivor]] || July 11, 2012 || kt.software || [http://ktstg.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/904/ Download]
|-
| [[Some Unnamed Gradius Fangame]] || 2013 (Unfinished) || Evil_Nazgul0616 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/celt4vmqqz1k1ry/Some_Unnamed_Gradius_Fangame_%2528Evil_Nazgul0616%2529.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Ironstorm: Fatal Attack]] || 2007 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se439075.html Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Sisters]] || April 13, 2006 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22895 Download]
|-
| [[SPITFIRE Paradise]] || November 22, 2021 || CROW'S NEST || [https://crows-nest.itch.io/spitfire-paradise Download]
|-
| [[Spolous]] || January 10, 2021 || Suppon || [https://suppon.itch.io/spolous Download]
|-
| [[Stargunner]] || November 19, 1996 || Apogee || [https://www.gog.com/game/stargunner Download]
|-
| [[Starhall Redthel]] || September 11, 2013 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174453/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/StarhallRedthel.zip Download]
|-
| [[Starhall 2 - Arcrain]] || November 11, 2014 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174421/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/Starhall2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Star Shooter Revival]] || 2021 || Stella Mahou || [http://dokidokivisual.com//magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[Star Wrecker]] || November 11, 2017 || Mr Frog || [https://mr-frog.itch.io/star-wrecker Download]
|-
| [[Storm Assault]] || Cancelled || STORM PROJECT || [http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191611/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~bp-827z/asd/products/s_assault/dl.htm Download]
|-
| [[Storm Caliber Revival Edition'99]] || September 5, 1999 || SRX || [https://archive.org/details/scwin140 Download]
|-
| [[Storm Gear]] || January 1, 2011 || STORM PROJECT || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5830 Download]
|-
| [[Striker Wing]] || November 18, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/striker-wing Download]
|-
| [[Strike Witches STG]] || 2009 || Morihama || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/7qss0yk72z0cr3j/Strike_Witches_STG.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Suwako no Danmaku Pyonpyon Daisansaku (Suwapyon)]] || 2010 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZovHOkZWFbqjCCNdEyPayfSVi8rTBhB0TPV Download]
|-
| [[Suwako-chan Cubic (Suwapyon 2)]] || 2012 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZXuzOkZonTdwleUiAHwRq1oTS62l0zn1VlX Download]
|-
| [[sweetsdigger (sega mega drive/genesis)]] || 2021 || tboddy || [https://tboddy.itch.io/sweetsdigger Download]
|-
| [[System 45]] || April 4, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/system45/system45.html Download]
|-
| [[Space Pressure 3D: Prelude]] || September 12, 2023 || Maze Team || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864190/Space_Pressure_3D_Prelude Steam]
|}

== T ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Tadpole Tales]] || March 12, 2021 || Pinnical Studio || [https://zizhen96.itch.io/tadpole-tales Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428900/Tadpole_Tales/ Steam]
|-
| [[Tank Domination]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2699.html Download]
|-
| [[TECHNO SYLPH -vsys gaiden-]] || 2002 || KBZ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se234546.html Download]
|-
| [[Terra Feminarum]] || February 28 2018 || Polar Night Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/796380/Terra_Feminarum/ Download]
|-
| [[The Flying Pancake Octopus in Black Hole ]] || July 26, 2019 || Vagues || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20679 Download]
|-
| [[The Under Stellar 2 ]] || 2000 || STUDiO B-ROOM || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/12z9538wo6oqq6d/The_Under_Stellar_2.7z/file Download]
|-
| [[This is no Rose Garden]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Thunder Faith]] || 2011 || YuYuSanSan || [http://yuyusansan.wpblog.jp/game/thunder/ Download]
|-
| [[Tiny XEVIVOS]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[TM Shooter cure black label]] || 2015 || daishihmr || [http://github.dev7.jp/tmshooter-cbl/ Download]
|-
| [[Titanion]] || November 23, 2006 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/ttn_e.html Download]
|-
| [[TranscendPang]] ||January 8 2012 || MetaFormingPro || [http://cerebralmuddystream.nekokan.dyndns.info/TranscendPang/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Transdimensional Hellspider]] || April 20, 2010 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/TransdimensionalHellspider Download]
|-
| [[Tri Focuser ~ Outside The Traditional World]] || June 23, 2017 || ido, raichu, Shijimi Nono || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20064 Download]
|-
| [[Trisker -トライスカ-]] || November 19, 2016 || Efesu -えふえす-|| [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13353 Download]
|-
| [[ToDonPachi Red Label]] || January 4, 2016 || Shooting Star || [https://ornro.tistory.com/2 Download]
|-
| [[TOHO_FEVERON]] || 2010 || Ria || [https://mega.nz/file/dBgjHLaT#vNG2m0TZDUOfKGCa7iOVQ-kgn1uM6F1eZtPyMrGaiQs Download]
|-
| [[Tori-Tatsu I -Death Label-]] || 2010 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cruzwz5u3fr4igm/Tori+Tatsu+Death+Label+W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Torus Trooper]] || November 11, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲]] || July 20, 2019 || SlimeSmile || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010890/Touhou_Fantasia/ Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 3 Redux + Cagar Label]] || March 12, 2013 || Giest118, Cagar || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/gcas0klf682qlzt/Trigonometry_Wars_3_Redux_%252B_Cagar_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 4]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/wxln2c7mivesplv/Trigonometry_Wars_4.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[TUKIYONO]] || May 25, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/tukiyono Download]
|-
| [[TUMIKI Fighters]] || April 3, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tf_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Twin Tiger Shark]] || July 23, 2014 || Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/twin-tiger-shark Download]
|-
| [[Tyrian|Tyrian 2000]] || November 30, 1999 || Eclipse Productions, Epic Megagames || [https://www.gog.com/game/tyrian_2000 Download]
|}

== U ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Urban Uprising - Dark New World]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3315.html Download]
|-
| [[Unofficial Salamander 3]] || December 25, 2008 || Ace9921 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/la353mx9tixc4k4/Unofficial_Salamander_3_Full_Version_2.0.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== V ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Vacant Ark]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || Buster || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3299.html Download]
|-
| [[Vastynex]] || 2018 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Verminest]] || 2012 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/verminest.php Download]
|}

== W ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Warmachine Overload]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3316.html Download]
|-
| [[Warning Forever]] || 2004 || Hikware || [http://www.hikware.com/Prod/index.html#wf Download]
|-
| [[White Butterfly]] || February 9, 2009 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/WhiteButterfly Download]
|-
| [[WINGED GEAR]] || October 31, 2004|| ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21910 Download]
|-
| [[Winglancer]] || November 3, 2011 || ZAP || [http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/zapzap/works_eng.htm Download]
|-
| [[Wonderful Waking World]] || June 15, 2022 || Oligarchomp || [https://oligarchomp.itch.io/wonderful-waking-world Download] [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1901490/__Wonderful_Waking_World/ Steam]
|-
| [[WRATH]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || HardUserK.I || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19lJpO9lUcB7FnPeTvsKN5n9CpWO2PWA_/view Download]
|}

== X ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[XED]] || September 12, 2007 || BomB || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se442136.html Download]
|-
| [[Xeno Fighters R]] || 1998-2021+ || Team XF || [https://xenofighters.fandom.com/wiki/Xeno_Fighters_R_Wiki Download]
|-
| [[XOP Ultra]] || 2002-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xop/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XOP Black Ultra]] || 2008-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xopblack/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XCUTE(me) Demo]] || 2021 || K Murata || [https://retro2029.itch.io/xcuteme Download]
|}

== Z ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Zakesta]] || August 28, 2021 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Zen-Ichi]] || 2005 || Equinox || [https://archive.org/details/ZenIchi Download]
|-
| [[Zenodyne]] || March 25, 2014 || Jack Darx (Team Grybanser Fox) || [https://gamejolt.com/games/zenodyne/24328 Download]
|-
| [[Zero Guard Demo]] || November 4, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/zero-guard Download]
|}

== External Links ==
[https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/category/2 Freem! STG tag of 700+ free shmups]

[https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/ Freegame Mugen STG tag of 260+ free shmups]

[https://www.bulletforge.org/ BulletForge database for Touhou Danmakufu scripts]

[https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1832483 Shmup_lyf: Doujin Discoveries - Free Digital Zine with images and descriptions of a range of titles]

[https://itch.io/games/free/tag-shoot-em-up Itch.io Shoot 'Em Up tag of 5,450+ free collection of shooting games, shmups included]

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== List of Free to Play STG/SHMUPS ==

Note: a lot of these games need Japanese locale AND Japanese notations in order to work properly.

== # ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[9 Hours, 9 Persons, 999 Bullets]] || September 10, 2021 || merouses || [https://merouses.itch.io/999bullets Download]
|}

== A ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Abmneshi: The Prophecy]] || December 18, 2012 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174415/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/AbmneshiTheProphecy.rar Download]
|-
| [[ABOGADRO改]] || October 8th, 2004 || 時　貴斗 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/717 Download]
|-
| [[Ad Nauseam 2]] || April 15, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/AN2Safe.zip Download]
|-
| [[Aero Chimera]] || April 24, 2014 || SAS || [https://sas.itch.io/aero-chimera Download]
|-
| [[Ahead Striker]] || 2015 || えふえす || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10837 Download]
|-
| [[Akuchizoku]] || 2007 || || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/akuchizoku_compo.zip Download]
|-
| [[Alien Space]] || 2009 || Stefan Gustafsson || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3828.html Download]
|-
| [[An Oath To The Stars]] || August 3, 2017 || Himeki Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/594820/An_Oath_to_the_Stars/ Download]
|-
| [[Apare Usapie!]] || 2015 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/b9yr6bmydl6ma71/AU_ver151_W10+Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Arginaros]] || 2005 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Awaken: Underwater Odyssey]] || 2014 || Lurker's Lair (Tryzna/Pavel Hůrka)|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/awaken-underwater-odyssey/77510 Download]
|-
| [[悪魔の悪夢: AR EK-QUA ER SETA]] (REV.B0017 DEMO) || 2020 || emma essex || [https://mulengine.itch.io/ana Download]
|-
| [[アタナトスの魔法使い(Atanatos Wizard?)]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://n-linear.org/atanatos/ Download]
|}

== B ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Banisher]] || 2008 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blade Buster]] (NES) || September 29, 2010 || High Level Challenge! || [http://hlc6502.web.fc2.com/Bbuster.htm Download]
|-
| [[Blaster Gear]] || March 10, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/blaster-gear Download]
|-
| [[Blaynix]] || 2011 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/bu5d9dw1ts560yr/blue_wish1.14_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection]] || 2006 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh416461.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection Plus]] || 2008 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh452584.html Download]
|-
| [[Book of Star Mythology]] || 2016 || Mace's Secret Base (raichu) || [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1edWG8LmHnGuS1brL8q-aq6T4HoWcnWKr&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle]] || December 1, 2016 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13429 Download]
|-
| [[Broken Pearl]] || December 20, 2014|| Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/broken-pearl Download]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday]] || October 3rd, 2016 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday Finale]] || April 13th, 2020 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Tracks II]] || April 21, 2020|| Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/bullet-tracks-ii Download]
|-
| [[Bun-Boh-Gu Wars!]] || 2013 || 紙製アトリエ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/cmt/winnt/game/se502252.html Download]
|-
| [[Burn the Trash]] || September 26, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/trash.zip Download]
|-
| [[⊂二二二（　＾ω＾）二⊃　ブーーーーーン!!!!]] || 2005 || Iwasaki++ || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/603 Download]
|}

== C ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Call Of The Underworld]] || 2011 || SCFWorks || [http://site.scfworks.com/?page_id=28 Download]
|-
| [[Capture Core]] || July 5, 2016 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/capture-core Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star 改 -KAI-]] || June 22, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3293 Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star II]] || November 19, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3516 Download]
|-
| [[Chataan]] || 2013 || eyelash || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/uddzl3525z13j2r/Chataan_CC.rar Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Windows) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://web.archive.org/web/20190726062221/http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Sharp X68000) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://yosshin4004.github.io/x68k/crs68k/official/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Clean Asia]] || February 1, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/cleanasia.zip Download]
|-
| [[Collapse Dream]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13717 Download]
|-
| [[Coma State Eden 昏睡状態エデン]] || 2020 || StudioDaeera || [https://studiodaeera.itch.io/coma-state-eden Download]
|-
| [[Contlade]] || 2009 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Creature Jungle 16]] || 1999 || Takeuchi Kouta || [http://web.archive.org/web/20040421042245/http://www1.odn.ne.jp/ceb94660/software/cj16.exe Download]
|-
| [[Crisis Rose The Trial]] || September 8, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/crisis-rose-the-trial Download]
|-
| [[Cybreaker]] || 2004 || K Project || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/343 Download]
|}

== D ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Dangan GB]] || January 1, 2019 || snorpung || [https://snorpung.itch.io/dangan-gb Download]
|-
| [[Danmaku Shimai ~ La soeur de barrage]] || 2007 || Tocoroten || [https://archive.org/details/soeur_v110 Download]
|-
| [[Dark Old Sun]] || March 7, 2018 || SN!Somos Nerds || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/739290/Dark_Old_Sun/ STEAM Download]
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SNSomosNerds.DarkOldSun Google Play Download]
|-
| [[Dead Planet]] || 2013 || jeff_jks || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/2vu54ihfcdooymd/Dead+Planet+ver+1.0.1.2.rar Download]
|-
| [[Death Strike]] || October 28, 2018 || Olof Næssén || [https://darkbitsorg.itch.io/death-strike Download]
|-
| [[Demolition Gunner: In Seek And Destroy]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se413422.html Download]
|-
| [[Devil Blade (Prototype)]] || 2018 || Gatten Software || [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ANkBN7XG8G2mXpw&id=62C45D4F37891F18%21283&cid=62C45D4F37891F18 Download]
|-
| [[Dokingan]] || February 13, 2015 || GOTYO || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8241 Download]
|-
| [[D-STARS]] || May 28, 2015 || tuisekimode || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/9294 Download]
|-
| [[DoDonPachi Daiueiku]] || 2014 || Guan || [https://moriyashrine.org/files/file/611-dodonpachi-daiueiku/ Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Daimao Darkslategray Label]] || 2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/sd5ujdce5cwtcds/Dotonpachi_Daimao_Darkslategray_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Maximum]] || 2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ecl342s7gjqlpru/Dotonpachi_Maximum.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== E ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Earthen Miraculous Sword]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15995 Download]
|-
| [[Eclosion]] || March 30, 2010|| Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/2639 Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Aegis]] || 2010 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se442605.html Download] [https://xxgameroom.itch.io/edens-aegis itch.io Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Edge]] || 2007 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se398222.html Download]
|-
| [[Evanescent Existence]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15994 Download]
|-
| [[Every Extend]] || 2009 || Omega || [http://o-mega.sakura.ne.jp/product/e2.html Download]
|-
| [[EX -Extra-]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se481666.html Download]
|-
| [[Excellent Bifurcation]] || February 7, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/ExcellentBifurcation Download]
|-
| [[Exodious]] || March 24, 2018 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/exodious Download]
|-
|}

== F ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Fire & Reign]] (Demo) || 2021 || SiphonShock || [https://siphonshock.itch.io/fire-reign Download]
|-
| [[fish II]] || 2000 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se167013.html Download]
|-
| [[Flight of Pigarus]] (Master System) || 2018 || Kagesan || [https://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/FlightOfPigarus-SMS Download]
|-
| [[Flying - V]] (Demo) || 2012 || Gryzor || [https://www.indiedb.com/games/flying-v/downloads/flying-v-demo-61212 Download]
|-
| [[Frontier Diver Progenexis]] || September 1, 2021 || Modus Interactive || [https://modus-interactive.itch.io/frontier-diver-progenexis Download]
|-
| [[Fuck Space!]] || November 18, 2006 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fuck_space.zip Download]
|-
| [[Fractal Fighter]] || June 19, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fracwar_v2.rar Download]
|-
|}

== G ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[G-Style R]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2010 || WEVAquadrant || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/fwdu7lj0jsiuec9/G-Style_R.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[G-Type]] || 2002 || CncDarkside || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10CfaV195QV-weslKSBPmWT6SeoH_L9l7 Download]
|-
| [[GalaX]] || 2003 || masaHG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se505345.html Download]
|-
| [[Galaxy Frontier]] || 2014 || Hello World Project, Alpha Secret Base || [https://web.archive.org/web/20180704140917/http://isshiki.la.coocan.jp/SDL_page/GalaxyFrontier/GalaxyFrontier1.20.zip Download]
|-
| [[Galshell: Blood Red Skies]] (R-18G) || 2004 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_01/galshell.htm Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_02/ Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2: Bullet Rain]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/773745248731267132/845993113343361044/galshell2bulletrain.rar Download]
|-
| [[Garden of Coloured Lights]] || October 13, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/GardenofColouredLights Download]
|-
| [[Gaurodan]] || 2013 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/gaurodan.php Download]
|-
| [[GekidanMachina]] || 2016 || 凍結 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/11351 Download]
|-
| [[GENETOS]] || 2009 || Tatsuya Koyama || [https://tatsuya-koyama.com/works/games/genetos/ Download]
|-
| [[Gensou Underworld Re:F/Rain]] || March 28, 2009 || Len || [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8954.zip Download (part 1)] [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8955.zip Download (part 2)]
|-
| [[Globe Runner]] || December 9th, 2017 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/16362 Download]
|-
| [[Globe Runner 2nd Planet]] || December 27, 2021 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27332 Download]
|-
| [[Glory of Deep Skies]] || 2019 || Τeam αlternative Σnding || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/team-alternative-snding/p/dong-fang-meng-jiu-shi-glory-of-deep-skies Download]
|-
| [[Gothic Wa Mahou Otome]] (requires QooApp to be playable outside of Japan) || 2015 || CAVE|| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.cave.mahouotome&hl=en&gl=US Play Store]
[https://apps.qoo-app.com/en/app/1302 QooApp]
|-
| [[Graslay]] || 2021 || Ontake44 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/25159 Download]
|-
| [[Gradius - Trepedation]] || February 28, 2013 || Evil_Nazgul0616 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cbge4g1lfanknww/Gradius_-_Trepedation.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Gravitus Minus]] || August 6, 2016 || kometbomb || [https://kometbomb.itch.io/gravitus-minus Download]
|-
| [[GR3 Re-Death]] (link to unfinished translation) || 2001-2007 || GR3 Project/Nigoro || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/zhsoi3gl5u60cb5/GR3Redeath.jar/file Download]
|-
| [[Green Wind]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/pek3pksb2tctvso/green_wind1.11_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Guardian Sphere]] || 2019 || pixel-boy || [https://pixel-boy.itch.io/guardian-sphere Download]
|-
| [[Gunflame]] || 2003 || YUU || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se282889.html Download]
|-
| [[Gulu-Gulu Fighter]] || November 8, 2020 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24315 Download]
|-
| [[Gunroar]] || June 18, 2005 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Gun Viper]] || 2002 || M. Nagahashi || [http://www.caiman.us/pageN.php?nr=573&f=573-GunViper.zip Download]
|-
| [[Guxt]] || 2007 || Pixel || [https://www.cavestory.org/pixels-works/guxt.php Download]
|-
| [[GwangeDash]] || 2011 || 2ch? || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_qsqM56t8IAqq6_IkkslhN_uukR39Hi/view?usp=sharing Download]
|-
|}

== H ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[HELLBOUND]] (R-18G) || 2005 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/hellbound_01/index.htm Download]
|-
| [[Hishoayu - Dreampainter]] || 2003 || Tenkuudokei || [https://obel.hatenablog.jp/entry/20191020/1571561536 Download]
|-
| [[Hollow Song of Birds]] || 2019 || Team Kaisendo || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19424 Download]
|-
| [[Hunters' Path Rebirth]] || October 26, 2021 || hwilson || [https://hwilson.itch.io/hunters-path-rebirth Download]
|-
| [[Hydorah]] || 2010 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/hydorah.php Download]
|-
| [[Hyper Princess Pitch]] || 2011 || Daniel Remar || [http://www.remar.se/daniel/pitch.php Download]
|-
| [[Hypercosmic Rebound]] || 2021 || Niblet || [https://niblet.itch.io/hypercosmic-rebound Download]
|-
|}

== I ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Idinaloq]] || 1999 || Namikaze Project || [https://www.namikaze.org/software/idinaloq/index_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Illumination LASER]] (Sharp x68000) || 2000 || Terra || [https://web.archive.org/web/20170201140732/https://nfggames.com/X68000/Games/IlluminationLaser/ Download]
|-
| [[ILLUSION Super Dimension]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/1618118.html Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker]] || July 15, 2016 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/image-striker Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker 2]] || August 05, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/imagestriker2 Download]
|-
| [[In Extremis]] || November 16, 2016 || LNDFRR || [https://lndfrr.itch.io/in-extremis Download]
|-
| [[Infinite Blade Pavilion]] || September 6, 2020 || Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20533 Download]
|-
| [[Infinos + Extra Stage ]] || February 9, 2013; August 1, 2013 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/4585 Download]
[http://picorinnesoft.web.fc2.com/infinosex.html Extra Download]
|-
| [[Infinos 0]] || July 21, 2014 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/7179 Download]
|-
| [[Interpose]] || 1996 || Twilight Zone Software || [https://mega.nz/file/tzYhzAoJ#9RtU_7REZ67LTlV7U9k8Sibb1jCOsb86_GwmLbHJwMw Download]
|-
| [[Iron Shell 2]] || 2006 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se405428.html Download]
|-
| [[Iwanaga]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || November 27, 2007 || Buster || [https://archive.org/details/iwanaga Download]
|}

== J ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[JiikUSA]] || 2003 || masa-u || [https://mega.nz/file/OU0yxCgC#4A0xMCVAIX1oTIuZ1Zw2RLt6ZP-43dqv17T9-dzftzc Download]
|-
|[[Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons]] || 2015 || Emad || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/368950/Jigoku_Kisetsukan_Sense_of_the_Seasons/ Download]
|}

== K ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Kaikan]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Kamiha]] || 2007 || Tom Beaumont || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3136.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2967.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE 2]] || 2015 || Bikkuri Software|| [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_3584.html Download]
|-
| [[Klorets(クロレッツ)]] || October 14, 2021 || nizakashii || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26832 Download]
|-
| [[Kogeki]] || January 25, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/ Download]
|-
| [[Kyokugen]] || 1997 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/kyokugen Download]
|}

== L ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Last Defender]] || 2004 || Mig Perez (Migami) || [https://www.myabandonware.com/game/last-defender-bw2 Download]
|-
| [[Life Fortress Volcabamba]] || 2010 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Legacy Of The Elder Star]] || June 7, 2016 || Kickbomb Entertainment LLC || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/443250/Legacy_of_the_Elder_Star/ Download]
|-
| [[Legendary Wings]] || 2013 || Venom Team|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/legendary-wings/16063 Download]
|-
| [[Leiria -Stargazer-]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://legendsworld.net/shooter/game/16905 Download]
|-
| [[LuftrauzerZ]] (Commodore 64) || 2017 || RGCD.DEV || [https://rgcddev.itch.io/luftrauserz Download]
|-
| [[Luna Child's Final Defense Line 3]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/2037475.html Download]
|-
|}

== M ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Machine Fantasy]] || 2015 || Mr. JX || [https://sites.google.com/view/mrjxrmplan/game/mfgoh Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day]] || 2011 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1m-1cEZjZFCIsvAW71r5CnGpYvCj5XniA&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day -Absolution-]] || 2012 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1wcHny9x3mI4JwkETDwDx6NSl1-rNlasZ&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magic Of Stella: Star Shooter Revival]] || March 31, 2015 || Cloba.U || [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[MaiMaiSTG: Pixel Snail Shooter]] || March 11, 2022 || maimai (@stainless_n) || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27857 Download]
|-
| [[Major Stryker]] || January 23, 1993 || Apogee || [https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/major-stryker Download]
|-
| [[Makkigan]] || March 31, 2019 || GOTYO || [https://www.syakerake.jp/104 Download]
|-
| [[Malice Eater]] || 2015 || Project Noise || [http://sekka.akizora.net/pnnl001/ Download]
|-
| [[MARISA MATRIX]] || 2010 || Y-NRG SYSTEM || [https://ykkb.hatenadiary.org/entries/0000/00/05 Download]
|-
| [[Mayan Codex]] || April 13, 2019 || Dolly || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19995 Download]
|-
| [[Mecha Ritz]] || February 16, 2015 || HEY || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8513 Download]
|-
| [[Marsh]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se478255.html Download]
|-
| [[MECHANICAL STAR ASTRA]] (Demo A ver) || 2020 || boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/mechstarastra Download]
|-
| [[Medicalat]] || 2002-2003 || OSABISI YU-KI || [http://osabisi.sakura.ne.jp/m2/games/medicalat0/ Download]
|-
| [[MIKI:WARS FINAL]] || Oct 17, 2021 || legasysware || [https://legasysware.itch.io/mikiwars-final Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooter]] || 2005 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cWn45ei64u0sYJjUkxZfYDc9uzIoL-3M/view Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooterRS Delta]] || 2007 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DCO9mDjrViBfUgre-PkzIuSuKgCjz8Ix Download]
|-
| [[MinuBeat]] || 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/minubeat.zip Download]
|-
| [[Moon Striker]] || March 11, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/moonstriker Download]
|-
| [[Moral Minus]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Murasaki]] || October 16, 2014 || Katatema || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se508149.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/392030/Murasaki/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Murasaki Tsurugi]] || March 18, 2018 || Katatema|| [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se517602.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/865060/Murasaki_Tsurugi/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Mutants From The Deep]] || 2021 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/mutants_from_the_deep.php Download]
|-
| [[My Little Pegasus - Kizuna DoPonyPachi ]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/flo63t2fey5uwng/My_Little_Pegasus_-_Kizuna_DoPonyPachi.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== N ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[NEKOTOSAKANA]] || January 13, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/nksk Download]
|-
| [[Nightmare Trip]] || October 26, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/18753 Download]
|-
| [[Noiz2sa]] || November 3, 2002 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/noiz2sa_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Nomltest FS]] || April, 2005 || keim || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh362111.html Download]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070206092908/http://www.yomogi.sakura.ne.jp/~si/SolidImage/download/nomltest_readme_e.txt English Manual]
|-
|}

== O ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[OSP RAID]] || November 27, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5844 Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs -小怪奇-]] || 2010 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ydi1ulip45oflh6/Odd_Mobs.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[O-DIVER]] || December 30, 2019 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21736 Download]
|-
| [[one-two + Cagar Label]] || 2013 || Naoh!, Cagar || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNZEafMR1O02rOTBGNmrQ4yzb_O9nF0y/view?usp=sharing Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/14la0Fa-x1tL79FvwgkFRzLfGqocQoJIk/view?usp=sharing Cagar Label Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Rainbow Label eXtra]] || 2010-2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/1ualnaw6ro080n6/Odd_Mobs_Rainbow_Label_-_eXtra.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Zero Arrange]] || 2011-2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/hob1yo2q83pzngg/Odd_Mobs_Zero_-_Arrange.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Osorubeshi! Xaklogian]] || 2015 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Omega Blast]] || 2018 || Nendo || [https://nendo16.jimdofree.com/omega-blast/ Download]
|-
| [[Open Arms Maximum]] || June 8th, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/openarms/openarms.html Download]
|-
| [[Operation EGZA]] || October 30, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13206 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi]] || November 8th, 2015 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10459 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi 2]] || November 18, 2016 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13343 Download]
|-
| [[Overgod]] || May 30, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/Overgod Download]
|-
|}

== P ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Pleasure Hearts]] || 1999 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/pleasure-hearts Download]
|-
| [[Paro Paro]] || 2020 || Ooe || [http://sooe.blog.jp/archives/24253212.html Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GCvtsB9twhb92QM92BxnVfPlG_In1KE/view?usp=share_link Alternate Download]
|-
| [[PARSEC47]] || November 29, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Patchouli (Touhou Suguri)]] || 2009 || KvLW || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/cu9cx33bcl6yrpu/patchouli_ver1.3.rar Download]
|-
| [[Patriot Dark]] || 2007-2008 || Temperance Lance || [https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=25128 Download]
|-
| [[Phantasmagoria Trues]] || 2013 || Len || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1ZGC0h_W-p0nIH8S2KEn_Pef41d-lygwG&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Pink Rose Garden Touhou]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/e0yp5faxo0zl1zi/Pink_Rose_Garden_Touhou.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Precious Star]] || December 29, 2015 || Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10854 Download]
|-
| [[Project S.H.M.O.O.P]] || October 13, 2016 || Sinoc || [https://sinoc.itch.io/shmoop Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda: Strings]] || October 25, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/proto.zip Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda 2]] || January 30, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/prg2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Psyche Metal THE BLEEDING]] (R-18G) || 2004 || oda || [https://download.cnet.com/Psyche-Metal-The-Bleeding/3000-2099_4-75453430.html Download]
|}

== R ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Radio Zonde]] || 2002 || Tonnor (aka Ruminant’s Whimper, aka Ranyon and others) || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh313786.html Download]
[https://archive.org/download/zonde_141/zonde141fix.zip Stage 1 Graphics Fix]
|-
| [[Rampage In The Sky]] || December 1st, 2020 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24464 Download]
|-
| [[Raijin Extra]] (雷迅 EXTRA) || August 2, 2021 || DATARTS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26180 Download]
|-
| [[Reactivate Majestical Imperial]] || October 2, 2014 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15996 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13716 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg 3Stars]] || April 14, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/17441 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg Allstars]] || April 26, 2019 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20058 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg W]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13720 Download]
|-
| [[REDPULSE]] || September 09, 2017 || Boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/redpulse Download]
|-
| [[Red Orca 赤鯱 -Origin's Saga-]] || May 21, 2020 || Rolie || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se521755.html Download]
|-
| [[Reflection]] || February 06, 1999 || Ysuer || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se072546.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II -SECOND BRIGHTNESS-]] || 2013 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2966.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II Ver. D Rev+EX]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software, XYRS || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2968.html Download]
|-
| [[R.G.B]] || 2005 || STG || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/518 Download]
|-
| [[Ring^-27 (Demo)]] || 2011 || Temperance Lance || [https://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/product_id/RE082335.html Download]
|-
| [[Riverbed Soul Saver]] || June 27, 2014|| ido, Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19555 Download]
|-
| [[R.O.Z -RESTRAINT OF ZERO-]] || June 29, 2004|| Arue || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se330805.html Download]
|-
| [[rRootage]] || March 16, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Ryosan-gata Saisho Heiki Dotechin (量産型最終兵器ドテチン)]] || 2007 || JMG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se429156.html Download]
|-
|}

== S ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Salamander NG]] || 2014 || Oblio Design || [http://www.obliodesign.altervista.org/gate/index.php/2012-12-18-12-20-14 Download]
|-
| [[Sapphire Panlogism]] || June 1, 2021 || Team Urban Magic || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/badz/p/dong-fang-chao-sheng-shu-sapphire-panlogism Download]
|-
| [[Sengoku Youkai Daikassen]] || 2011 || 吉田 || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_1357.html Download]
|-
| [[Servants Of Harvest Wish]] || May 16, 2020 || Dream Compass || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22891 Download]
|-
| [[Shift Roar Demo]] || April 18, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/shift-roar-demo Download]
|-
| [[Shooting Game KARI]] || August 4, 2022 || SAEKI Soft || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088520/Shooting_Game_KARI/ Download]
|-
| [[Shot03 - Gatling Venture]] || 2011|| SUZUKI PLAN || [https://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA040196/shot03/shot03.htm Download]
|-
| [[Shining Shooting Star]] || 2016 || 雨夜枫雪制作组 || [https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=18716.0 Download]
|-
| [[SideLine]] || 1996 || EMAG || [https://mega.nz/file/4u5HyDSY#eOIiqaRsLfhPseGni-Czrd0Tor0q0KQzvpsxz3WxaAw Download]
[http://sideline.ghegs.com/ Website]
|-
| [[Solid State Survivor]] || July 11, 2012 || kt.software || [http://ktstg.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/904/ Download]
|-
| [[Some Unnamed Gradius Fangame]] || 2013 (Unfinished) || Evil_Nazgul0616 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/celt4vmqqz1k1ry/Some_Unnamed_Gradius_Fangame_%2528Evil_Nazgul0616%2529.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Ironstorm: Fatal Attack]] || 2007 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se439075.html Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Sisters]] || April 13, 2006 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22895 Download]
|-
| [[SPITFIRE Paradise]] || November 22, 2021 || CROW'S NEST || [https://crows-nest.itch.io/spitfire-paradise Download]
|-
| [[Spolous]] || January 10, 2021 || Suppon || [https://suppon.itch.io/spolous Download]
|-
| [[Stargunner]] || November 19, 1996 || Apogee || [https://www.gog.com/game/stargunner Download]
|-
| [[Starhall Redthel]] || September 11, 2013 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174453/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/StarhallRedthel.zip Download]
|-
| [[Starhall 2 - Arcrain]] || November 11, 2014 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174421/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/Starhall2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Star Shooter Revival]] || 2021 || Stella Mahou || [http://dokidokivisual.com//magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[Star Wrecker]] || November 11, 2017 || Mr Frog || [https://mr-frog.itch.io/star-wrecker Download]
|-
| [[Storm Assault]] || Cancelled || STORM PROJECT || [http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191611/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~bp-827z/asd/products/s_assault/dl.htm Download]
|-
| [[STORM CALIBER Revival Edition'99]] || September 5, 1999 || SRX || [https://archive.org/details/scwin140 Download]
|-
| [[Storm Gear]] || January 1, 2011 || STORM PROJECT || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5830 Download]
|-
| [[Striker Wing]] || November 18, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/striker-wing Download]
|-
| [[Strike Witches STG]] || 2009 || Morihama || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/7qss0yk72z0cr3j/Strike_Witches_STG.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Suwako no Danmaku Pyonpyon Daisansaku (Suwapyon)]] || 2010 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZovHOkZWFbqjCCNdEyPayfSVi8rTBhB0TPV Download]
|-
| [[Suwako-chan Cubic (Suwapyon 2)]] || 2012 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZXuzOkZonTdwleUiAHwRq1oTS62l0zn1VlX Download]
|-
| [[sweetsdigger (sega mega drive/genesis)]] || 2021 || tboddy || [https://tboddy.itch.io/sweetsdigger Download]
|-
| [[System 45]] || April 4, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/system45/system45.html Download]
|-
| [[Space Pressure 3D: Prelude]] || September 12, 2023 || Maze Team || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864190/Space_Pressure_3D_Prelude Steam]
|}

== T ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Tadpole Tales]] || March 12, 2021 || Pinnical Studio || [https://zizhen96.itch.io/tadpole-tales Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428900/Tadpole_Tales/ Steam]
|-
| [[Tank Domination]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2699.html Download]
|-
| [[TECHNO SYLPH -vsys gaiden-]] || 2002 || KBZ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se234546.html Download]
|-
| [[Terra Feminarum]] || February 28 2018 || Polar Night Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/796380/Terra_Feminarum/ Download]
|-
| [[The Flying Pancake Octopus in Black Hole ]] || July 26, 2019 || Vagues || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20679 Download]
|-
| [[The Under Stellar 2 ]] || 2000 || STUDiO B-ROOM || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/12z9538wo6oqq6d/The_Under_Stellar_2.7z/file Download]
|-
| [[This is no Rose Garden]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Thunder Faith]] || 2011 || YuYuSanSan || [http://yuyusansan.wpblog.jp/game/thunder/ Download]
|-
| [[Tiny XEVIVOS]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[TM Shooter cure black label]] || 2015 || daishihmr || [http://github.dev7.jp/tmshooter-cbl/ Download]
|-
| [[Titanion]] || November 23, 2006 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/ttn_e.html Download]
|-
| [[TranscendPang]] ||January 8 2012 || MetaFormingPro || [http://cerebralmuddystream.nekokan.dyndns.info/TranscendPang/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Transdimensional Hellspider]] || April 20, 2010 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/TransdimensionalHellspider Download]
|-
| [[Tri Focuser ~ Outside The Traditional World]] || June 23, 2017 || ido, raichu, Shijimi Nono || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20064 Download]
|-
| [[Trisker -トライスカ-]] || November 19, 2016 || Efesu -えふえす-|| [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13353 Download]
|-
| [[ToDonPachi Red Label]] || January 4, 2016 || Shooting Star || [https://ornro.tistory.com/2 Download]
|-
| [[TOHO_FEVERON]] || 2010 || Ria || [https://mega.nz/file/dBgjHLaT#vNG2m0TZDUOfKGCa7iOVQ-kgn1uM6F1eZtPyMrGaiQs Download]
|-
| [[Tori-Tatsu I -Death Label-]] || 2010 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cruzwz5u3fr4igm/Tori+Tatsu+Death+Label+W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Torus Trooper]] || November 11, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲]] || July 20, 2019 || SlimeSmile || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010890/Touhou_Fantasia/ Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 3 Redux + Cagar Label]] || March 12, 2013 || Giest118, Cagar || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/gcas0klf682qlzt/Trigonometry_Wars_3_Redux_%252B_Cagar_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 4]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/wxln2c7mivesplv/Trigonometry_Wars_4.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[TUKIYONO]] || May 25, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/tukiyono Download]
|-
| [[TUMIKI Fighters]] || April 3, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tf_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Twin Tiger Shark]] || July 23, 2014 || Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/twin-tiger-shark Download]
|-
| [[Tyrian|Tyrian 2000]] || November 30, 1999 || Eclipse Productions, Epic Megagames || [https://www.gog.com/game/tyrian_2000 Download]
|}

== U ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Urban Uprising - Dark New World]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3315.html Download]
|-
| [[Unofficial Salamander 3]] || December 25, 2008 || Ace9921 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/la353mx9tixc4k4/Unofficial_Salamander_3_Full_Version_2.0.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== V ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Vacant Ark]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || Buster || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3299.html Download]
|-
| [[Vastynex]] || 2018 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Verminest]] || 2012 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/verminest.php Download]
|}

== W ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Warmachine Overload]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3316.html Download]
|-
| [[Warning Forever]] || 2004 || Hikware || [http://www.hikware.com/Prod/index.html#wf Download]
|-
| [[White Butterfly]] || February 9, 2009 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/WhiteButterfly Download]
|-
| [[WINGED GEAR]] || October 31, 2004|| ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21910 Download]
|-
| [[Winglancer]] || November 3, 2011 || ZAP || [http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/zapzap/works_eng.htm Download]
|-
| [[Wonderful Waking World]] || June 15, 2022 || Oligarchomp || [https://oligarchomp.itch.io/wonderful-waking-world Download] [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1901490/__Wonderful_Waking_World/ Steam]
|-
| [[WRATH]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || HardUserK.I || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19lJpO9lUcB7FnPeTvsKN5n9CpWO2PWA_/view Download]
|}

== X ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[XED]] || September 12, 2007 || BomB || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se442136.html Download]
|-
| [[Xeno Fighters R]] || 1998-2021+ || Team XF || [https://xenofighters.fandom.com/wiki/Xeno_Fighters_R_Wiki Download]
|-
| [[XOP Ultra]] || 2002-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xop/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XOP Black Ultra]] || 2008-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xopblack/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XCUTE(me) Demo]] || 2021 || K Murata || [https://retro2029.itch.io/xcuteme Download]
|}

== Z ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Zakesta]] || August 28, 2021 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Zen-Ichi]] || 2005 || Equinox || [https://archive.org/details/ZenIchi Download]
|-
| [[Zenodyne]] || March 25, 2014 || Jack Darx (Team Grybanser Fox) || [https://gamejolt.com/games/zenodyne/24328 Download]
|-
| [[Zero Guard Demo]] || November 4, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/zero-guard Download]
|}

== External Links ==
[https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/category/2 Freem! STG tag of 700+ free shmups]

[https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/ Freegame Mugen STG tag of 260+ free shmups]

[https://www.bulletforge.org/ BulletForge database for Touhou Danmakufu scripts]

[https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1832483 Shmup_lyf: Doujin Discoveries - Free Digital Zine with images and descriptions of a range of titles]

[https://itch.io/games/free/tag-shoot-em-up Itch.io Shoot 'Em Up tag of 5,450+ free collection of shooting games, shmups included]

Free to Play

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F8less: /* C */

== List of Free to Play STG/SHMUPS ==

Note: a lot of these games need Japanese locale AND Japanese notations in order to work properly.

== # ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[9 Hours, 9 Persons, 999 Bullets]] || September 10, 2021 || merouses || [https://merouses.itch.io/999bullets Download]
|}

== A ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Abmneshi: The Prophecy]] || December 18, 2012 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174415/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/AbmneshiTheProphecy.rar Download]
|-
| [[ABOGADRO改]] || October 8th, 2004 || 時　貴斗 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/717 Download]
|-
| [[Ad Nauseam 2]] || April 15, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/AN2Safe.zip Download]
|-
| [[Aero Chimera]] || April 24, 2014 || SAS || [https://sas.itch.io/aero-chimera Download]
|-
| [[Ahead Striker]] || 2015 || えふえす || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10837 Download]
|-
| [[Akuchizoku]] || 2007 || || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/akuchizoku_compo.zip Download]
|-
| [[Alien Space]] || 2009 || Stefan Gustafsson || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3828.html Download]
|-
| [[An Oath To The Stars]] || August 3, 2017 || Himeki Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/594820/An_Oath_to_the_Stars/ Download]
|-
| [[Apare Usapie!]] || 2015 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/b9yr6bmydl6ma71/AU_ver151_W10+Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Arginaros]] || 2005 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Awaken: Underwater Odyssey]] || 2014 || Lurker's Lair (Tryzna/Pavel Hůrka)|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/awaken-underwater-odyssey/77510 Download]
|-
| [[悪魔の悪夢: AR EK-QUA ER SETA]] (REV.B0017 DEMO) || 2020 || emma essex || [https://mulengine.itch.io/ana Download]
|-
| [[アタナトスの魔法使い(Atanatos Wizard?)]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://n-linear.org/atanatos/ Download]
|}

== B ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Banisher]] || 2008 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blade Buster]] (NES) || September 29, 2010 || High Level Challenge! || [http://hlc6502.web.fc2.com/Bbuster.htm Download]
|-
| [[Blaster Gear]] || March 10, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/blaster-gear Download]
|-
| [[Blaynix]] || 2011 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/bu5d9dw1ts560yr/blue_wish1.14_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection]] || 2006 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh416461.html Download]
|-
| [[Blue Wish Resurrection Plus]] || 2008 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/winnt/game/fh452584.html Download]
|-
| [[Book of Star Mythology]] || 2016 || Mace's Secret Base (raichu) || [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1edWG8LmHnGuS1brL8q-aq6T4HoWcnWKr&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Brilliant Pagoda or Haze Castle]] || December 1, 2016 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13429 Download]
|-
| [[Broken Pearl]] || December 20, 2014|| Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/broken-pearl Download]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday]] || October 3rd, 2016 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Hell Monday Finale]] || April 13th, 2020 || MASAYUKI ITO || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msykit.Stg1u Play Store]
|-
| [[Bullet Tracks II]] || April 21, 2020|| Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/bullet-tracks-ii Download]
|-
| [[Bun-Boh-Gu Wars!]] || 2013 || 紙製アトリエ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/cmt/winnt/game/se502252.html Download]
|-
| [[Burn the Trash]] || September 26, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/trash.zip Download]
|-
| [[⊂二二二（　＾ω＾）二⊃　ブーーーーーン!!!!]] || 2005 || Iwasaki++ || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/603 Download]
|}

== C ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Call Of The Underworld]] || 2011 || SCFWorks || [http://site.scfworks.com/?page_id=28 Download]
|-
| [[Capture Core]] || July 5, 2016 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/capture-core Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star 改 -KAI-]] || June 22, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3293 Download]
|-
| [[Caravan Star II]] || November 19, 2011 || NSS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/3516 Download]
|-
| [[Chataan]] || 2013 || eyelash || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/uddzl3525z13j2r/Chataan_CC.rar Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Windows) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://web.archive.org/web/20190726062221/http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html Download]
|-
| [[Cho Ren Sha 68K]] (Sharp X68000) || 1995 || Famibe No Yosshin || [https://yosshin4004.github.io/x68k/crs68k/official/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Clean Asia]] || February 1, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/cleanasia.zip Download]
|-
| [[Collapse Dream]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13717 Download]
|-
| [[Coma State Eden 昏睡状態エデン]] || 2020 || StudioDaeera || [https://studiodaeera.itch.io/coma-state-eden Download]
|-
| [[Contlade]] || 2009 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Creature Jungle 16]] || 1999 || Takeuchi Kouta || [http://web.archive.org/web/20040421042245/http://www1.odn.ne.jp/ceb94660/software/cj16.exe Download]
|-
| [[Crisis Rose The Trial]] || September 8, 2019 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/crisis-rose-the-trial Download]
|-
| [[Cybreaker]] || 2004 || K Project || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/343 Download]
|}

== D ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Dangan GB]] || January 1, 2019 || snorpung || [https://snorpung.itch.io/dangan-gb Download]
|-
| [[Danmaku Shimai ~ La soeur de barrage]] || 2007 || Tocoroten || [https://archive.org/details/soeur_v110 Download]
|-
| [[Dark Old Sun]] || March 7, 2018 || SN!Somos Nerds || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/739290/Dark_Old_Sun/ STEAM Download]
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SNSomosNerds.DarkOldSun Google Play Download]
|-
| [[Dead Planet]] || 2013 || jeff_jks || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/2vu54ihfcdooymd/Dead+Planet+ver+1.0.1.2.rar Download]
|-
| [[Death Strike]] || October 28, 2018 || Olof Næssén || [https://darkbitsorg.itch.io/death-strike Download]
|-
| [[Demolition Gunner: In Seek And Destroy]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se413422.html Download]
|-
| [[Devil Blade (Prototype)]] || 2018 || Gatten Software || [https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ANkBN7XG8G2mXpw&id=62C45D4F37891F18%21283&cid=62C45D4F37891F18 Download]
|-
| [[Dokingan]] || February 13, 2015 || GOTYO || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8241 Download]
|-
| [[D-STARS]] || May 28, 2015 || tuisekimode || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/9294 Download]
|-
| [[DoDonPachi Daiueiku]] || 2014 || Guan || [https://moriyashrine.org/files/file/611-dodonpachi-daiueiku/ Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Daimao Darkslategray Label]] || 2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/sd5ujdce5cwtcds/Dotonpachi_Daimao_Darkslategray_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Dotonpachi Maximum]] || 2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ecl342s7gjqlpru/Dotonpachi_Maximum.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== E ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Earthen Miraculous Sword]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15995 Download]
|-
| [[Eclosion]] || March 30, 2010|| Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/2639 Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Aegis]] || 2010 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se442605.html Download] [https://xxgameroom.itch.io/edens-aegis itch.io Download]
|-
| [[Eden's Edge]] || 2007 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se398222.html Download]
|-
| [[Evanescent Existence]] || November 18, 2013 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15994 Download]
|-
| [[Every Extend]] || 2009 || Omega || [http://o-mega.sakura.ne.jp/product/e2.html Download]
|-
| [[EX -Extra-]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se481666.html Download]
|-
| [[Excellent Bifurcation]] || February 7, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/ExcellentBifurcation Download]
|-
| [[Exodious]] || March 24, 2018 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/exodious Download]
|-
|}

== F ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Fire & Reign]] (Demo) || 2021 || SiphonShock || [https://siphonshock.itch.io/fire-reign Download]
|-
| [[fish II]] || 2000 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se167013.html Download]
|-
| [[Flight of Pigarus]] (Master System) || 2018 || Kagesan || [https://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/FlightOfPigarus-SMS Download]
|-
| [[Flying - V]] (Demo) || 2012 || Gryzor || [https://www.indiedb.com/games/flying-v/downloads/flying-v-demo-61212 Download]
|-
| [[Frontier Diver Progenexis]] || September 1, 2021 || Modus Interactive || [https://modus-interactive.itch.io/frontier-diver-progenexis Download]
|-
| [[Fuck Space!]] || November 18, 2006 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fuck_space.zip Download]
|-
| [[Fractal Fighter]] || June 19, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/fracwar_v2.rar Download]
|-
|}

== G ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[G-Style R]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2010 || WEVAquadrant || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/fwdu7lj0jsiuec9/G-Style_R.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[G-Type]] || 2002 || CncDarkside || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10CfaV195QV-weslKSBPmWT6SeoH_L9l7 Download]
|-
| [[GalaX]] || 2003 || masaHG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se505345.html Download]
|-
| [[Galaxy Frontier]] || 2014 || Hello World Project, Alpha Secret Base || [https://web.archive.org/web/20180704140917/http://isshiki.la.coocan.jp/SDL_page/GalaxyFrontier/GalaxyFrontier1.20.zip Download]
|-
| [[Galshell: Blood Red Skies]] (R-18G) || 2004 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_01/galshell.htm Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/galshell_02/ Download]
|-
| [[Galshell 2: Bullet Rain]] (R-18G) || 2011 || Akiragoya || [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/773745248731267132/845993113343361044/galshell2bulletrain.rar Download]
|-
| [[Garden of Coloured Lights]] || October 13, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/GardenofColouredLights Download]
|-
| [[Gaurodan]] || 2013 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/gaurodan.php Download]
|-
| [[GekidanMachina]] || 2016 || 凍結 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/11351 Download]
|-
| [[GENETOS]] || 2009 || Tatsuya Koyama || [https://tatsuya-koyama.com/works/games/genetos/ Download]
|-
| [[Gensou Underworld Re:F/Rain]] || March 28, 2009 || Len || [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8954.zip Download (part 1)] [http://coolier.dip.jp/th_up3/file/th3_8955.zip Download (part 2)]
|-
| [[Globe Runner]] || December 9th, 2017 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/16362 Download]
|-
| [[Globe Runner 2nd Planet]] || December 27, 2021 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27332 Download]
|-
| [[Glory of Deep Skies]] || 2019 || Τeam αlternative Σnding || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/team-alternative-snding/p/dong-fang-meng-jiu-shi-glory-of-deep-skies Download]
|-
| [[Gothic Wa Mahou Otome]] (requires QooApp to be playable outside of Japan) || 2015 || CAVE|| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.cave.mahouotome&hl=en&gl=US Play Store]
[https://apps.qoo-app.com/en/app/1302 QooApp]
|-
| [[Graslay]] || 2021 || Ontake44 || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/25159 Download]
|-
| [[Gradius - Trepedation]] || February 28, 2013 || Evil_Nazgul0616 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cbge4g1lfanknww/Gradius_-_Trepedation.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Gravitus Minus]] || August 6, 2016 || kometbomb || [https://kometbomb.itch.io/gravitus-minus Download]
|-
| [[GR3 Re-Death]] (link to unfinished translation) || 2001-2007 || GR3 Project/Nigoro || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/zhsoi3gl5u60cb5/GR3Redeath.jar/file Download]
|-
| [[Green Wind]] || 2005 || x.x Game Room || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/pek3pksb2tctvso/green_wind1.11_W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Guardian Sphere]] || 2019 || pixel-boy || [https://pixel-boy.itch.io/guardian-sphere Download]
|-
| [[Gunflame]] || 2003 || YUU || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se282889.html Download]
|-
| [[Gulu-Gulu Fighter]] || November 8, 2020 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24315 Download]
|-
| [[Gunroar]] || June 18, 2005 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/gr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Gun Viper]] || 2002 || M. Nagahashi || [http://www.caiman.us/pageN.php?nr=573&f=573-GunViper.zip Download]
|-
| [[Guxt]] || 2007 || Pixel || [https://www.cavestory.org/pixels-works/guxt.php Download]
|-
| [[GwangeDash]] || 2011 || 2ch? || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G_qsqM56t8IAqq6_IkkslhN_uukR39Hi/view?usp=sharing Download]
|-
|}

== H ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[HELLBOUND]] (R-18G) || 2005 || Akiragoya || [http://akiragoya.sakura.ne.jp/game/hellbound_01/index.htm Download]
|-
| [[Hishoayu - Dreampainter]] || 2003 || Tenkuudokei || [https://obel.hatenablog.jp/entry/20191020/1571561536 Download]
|-
| [[Hollow Song of Birds]] || 2019 || Team Kaisendo || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19424 Download]
|-
| [[Hunters' Path Rebirth]] || October 26, 2021 || hwilson || [https://hwilson.itch.io/hunters-path-rebirth Download]
|-
| [[Hydorah]] || 2010 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/hydorah.php Download]
|-
| [[Hyper Princess Pitch]] || 2011 || Daniel Remar || [http://www.remar.se/daniel/pitch.php Download]
|-
| [[Hypercosmic Rebound]] || 2021 || Niblet || [https://niblet.itch.io/hypercosmic-rebound Download]
|-
|}

== I ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Idinaloq]] || 1999 || Namikaze Project || [https://www.namikaze.org/software/idinaloq/index_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Illumination LASER]] (Sharp x68000) || 2000 || Terra || [https://web.archive.org/web/20170201140732/https://nfggames.com/X68000/Games/IlluminationLaser/ Download]
|-
| [[ILLUSION Super Dimension]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/1618118.html Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker]] || July 15, 2016 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/image-striker Download]
|-
| [[ImageStriker 2]] || August 05, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/imagestriker2 Download]
|-
| [[In Extremis]] || November 16, 2016 || LNDFRR || [https://lndfrr.itch.io/in-extremis Download]
|-
| [[Infinite Blade Pavilion]] || September 6, 2020 || Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20533 Download]
|-
| [[Infinos + Extra Stage ]] || February 9, 2013; August 1, 2013 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/4585 Download]
[http://picorinnesoft.web.fc2.com/infinosex.html Extra Download]
|-
| [[Infinos 0]] || July 21, 2014 || Picorinne Soft || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/7179 Download]
|-
| [[Interpose]] || 1996 || Twilight Zone Software || [https://mega.nz/file/tzYhzAoJ#9RtU_7REZ67LTlV7U9k8Sibb1jCOsb86_GwmLbHJwMw Download]
|-
| [[Iron Shell 2]] || 2006 || かっしい || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se405428.html Download]
|-
| [[Iwanaga]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || November 27, 2007 || Buster || [https://archive.org/details/iwanaga Download]
|}

== J ==
{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[JiikUSA]] || 2003 || masa-u || [https://mega.nz/file/OU0yxCgC#4A0xMCVAIX1oTIuZ1Zw2RLt6ZP-43dqv17T9-dzftzc Download]
|-
|[[Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons]] || 2015 || Emad || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/368950/Jigoku_Kisetsukan_Sense_of_the_Seasons/ Download]
|}

== K ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Kaikan]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Kamiha]] || 2007 || Tom Beaumont || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3136.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2967.html Download]
|-
| [[KIRISAME BLADE 2]] || 2015 || Bikkuri Software|| [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_3584.html Download]
|-
| [[Klorets(クロレッツ)]] || October 14, 2021 || nizakashii || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26832 Download]
|-
| [[Kogeki]] || January 25, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/ Download]
|-
| [[Kyokugen]] || 1997 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/kyokugen Download]
|}

== L ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Last Defender]] || 2004 || Mig Perez (Migami) || [https://www.myabandonware.com/game/last-defender-bw2 Download]
|-
| [[Life Fortress Volcabamba]] || 2010 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Legacy Of The Elder Star]] || June 7, 2016 || Kickbomb Entertainment LLC || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/443250/Legacy_of_the_Elder_Star/ Download]
|-
| [[Legendary Wings]] || 2013 || Venom Team|| [https://gamejolt.com/games/legendary-wings/16063 Download]
|-
| [[Leiria -Stargazer-]] || 2011 || N-linear || [https://legendsworld.net/shooter/game/16905 Download]
|-
| [[LuftrauzerZ]] (Commodore 64) || 2017 || RGCD.DEV || [https://rgcddev.itch.io/luftrauserz Download]
|-
| [[Luna Child's Final Defense Line 3]] || 2015 || Enamel || [http://enamel9x.doorblog.jp/archives/2037475.html Download]
|-
|}

== M ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Machine Fantasy]] || 2015 || Mr. JX || [https://sites.google.com/view/mrjxrmplan/game/mfgoh Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day]] || 2011 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1m-1cEZjZFCIsvAW71r5CnGpYvCj5XniA&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magical Singular Day -Absolution-]] || 2012 || Lidera || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1wcHny9x3mI4JwkETDwDx6NSl1-rNlasZ&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Magic Of Stella: Star Shooter Revival]] || March 31, 2015 || Cloba.U || [http://www.dokidokivisual.com/magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[MaiMaiSTG: Pixel Snail Shooter]] || March 11, 2022 || maimai (@stainless_n) || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/27857 Download]
|-
| [[Major Stryker]] || January 23, 1993 || Apogee || [https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/major-stryker Download]
|-
| [[Makkigan]] || March 31, 2019 || GOTYO || [https://www.syakerake.jp/104 Download]
|-
| [[Malice Eater]] || 2015 || Project Noise || [http://sekka.akizora.net/pnnl001/ Download]
|-
| [[MARISA MATRIX]] || 2010 || Y-NRG SYSTEM || [https://ykkb.hatenadiary.org/entries/0000/00/05 Download]
|-
| [[Mayan Codex]] || April 13, 2019 || Dolly || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19995 Download]
|-
| [[Mecha Ritz]] || February 16, 2015 || HEY || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/8513 Download]
|-
| [[Marsh]] || 2010 || yunfa -ゆんふぁ- || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se478255.html Download]
|-
| [[MECHANICAL STAR ASTRA]] (Demo A ver) || 2020 || boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/mechstarastra Download]
|-
| [[Medicalat]] || 2002-2003 || OSABISI YU-KI || [http://osabisi.sakura.ne.jp/m2/games/medicalat0/ Download]
|-
| [[MIKI:WARS FINAL]] || Oct 17, 2021 || legasysware || [https://legasysware.itch.io/mikiwars-final Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooter]] || 2005 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cWn45ei64u0sYJjUkxZfYDc9uzIoL-3M/view Download]
|-
| [[MiniShooterRS Delta]] || 2007 || Peposoft || [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DCO9mDjrViBfUgre-PkzIuSuKgCjz8Ix Download]
|-
| [[MinuBeat]] || 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/minubeat.zip Download]
|-
| [[Moon Striker]] || March 11, 2017 || Terarin || [https://terarin.itch.io/moonstriker Download]
|-
| [[Moral Minus]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Murasaki]] || October 16, 2014 || Katatema || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se508149.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/392030/Murasaki/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Murasaki Tsurugi]] || March 18, 2018 || Katatema|| [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/winnt/game/se517602.html Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/865060/Murasaki_Tsurugi/ Steam (Paid, English Translation Included)]
|-
| [[Mutants From The Deep]] || 2021 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/mutants_from_the_deep.php Download]
|-
| [[My Little Pegasus - Kizuna DoPonyPachi ]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/flo63t2fey5uwng/My_Little_Pegasus_-_Kizuna_DoPonyPachi.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== N ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[NEKOTOSAKANA]] || January 13, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/nksk Download]
|-
| [[Nightmare Trip]] || October 26, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/18753 Download]
|-
| [[Noiz2sa]] || November 3, 2002 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/noiz2sa_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Nomltest FS]] || April, 2005 || keim || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh362111.html Download]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20070206092908/http://www.yomogi.sakura.ne.jp/~si/SolidImage/download/nomltest_readme_e.txt English Manual]
|-
|}

== O ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[OSP RAID]] || November 27, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5844 Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs -小怪奇-]] || 2010 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/ydi1ulip45oflh6/Odd_Mobs.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[O-DIVER]] || December 30, 2019 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21736 Download]
|-
| [[one-two + Cagar Label]] || 2013 || Naoh!, Cagar || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNZEafMR1O02rOTBGNmrQ4yzb_O9nF0y/view?usp=sharing Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/14la0Fa-x1tL79FvwgkFRzLfGqocQoJIk/view?usp=sharing Cagar Label Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Rainbow Label eXtra]] || 2010-2011 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/1ualnaw6ro080n6/Odd_Mobs_Rainbow_Label_-_eXtra.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Odd Mobs Zero Arrange]] || 2011-2012 || Gustav || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/hob1yo2q83pzngg/Odd_Mobs_Zero_-_Arrange.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Osorubeshi! Xaklogian]] || 2015 || Zakuro Fantasia || [https://userweb.alles.or.jp/gyonin/game.htm Download]
|-
| [[Omega Blast]] || 2018 || Nendo || [https://nendo16.jimdofree.com/omega-blast/ Download]
|-
| [[Open Arms Maximum]] || June 8th, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/openarms/openarms.html Download]
|-
| [[Operation EGZA]] || October 30, 2016 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13206 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi]] || November 8th, 2015 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10459 Download]
|-
| [[Otsurugi 2]] || November 18, 2016 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13343 Download]
|-
| [[Overgod]] || May 30, 2007 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/Overgod Download]
|-
|}

== P ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Pleasure Hearts]] || 1999 || M-KAI || [https://www.msx.org/es/downloads/games/shoot-em/pleasure-hearts Download]
|-
| [[Paro Paro]] || 2020 || Ooe || [http://sooe.blog.jp/archives/24253212.html Download]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GCvtsB9twhb92QM92BxnVfPlG_In1KE/view?usp=share_link Alternate Download]
|-
| [[PARSEC47]] || November 29, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Patchouli (Touhou Suguri)]] || 2009 || KvLW || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/cu9cx33bcl6yrpu/patchouli_ver1.3.rar Download]
|-
| [[Patriot Dark]] || 2007-2008 || Temperance Lance || [https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=25128 Download]
|-
| [[Phantasmagoria Trues]] || 2013 || Len || [https://drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1ZGC0h_W-p0nIH8S2KEn_Pef41d-lygwG&export=download Download]
|-
| [[Pink Rose Garden Touhou]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/e0yp5faxo0zl1zi/Pink_Rose_Garden_Touhou.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Precious Star]] || December 29, 2015 || Orchard || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/10854 Download]
|-
| [[Project S.H.M.O.O.P]] || October 13, 2016 || Sinoc || [https://sinoc.itch.io/shmoop Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda: Strings]] || October 25, 2007 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/proto.zip Download]
|-
| [[Protoganda 2]] || January 30, 2008 || "Cactus" Jonatan Söderström || [http://cactusquid.rf.gd/games/prg2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Psyche Metal THE BLEEDING]] (R-18G) || 2004 || oda || [https://download.cnet.com/Psyche-Metal-The-Bleeding/3000-2099_4-75453430.html Download]
|}

== R ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Radio Zonde]] || 2002 || Tonnor (aka Ruminant’s Whimper, aka Ranyon and others) || [https://www.vector.co.jp/download/file/win95/game/fh313786.html Download]
[https://archive.org/download/zonde_141/zonde141fix.zip Stage 1 Graphics Fix]
|-
| [[Rampage In The Sky]] || December 1st, 2020 || Makoto || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24464 Download]
|-
| [[Raijin Extra]] (雷迅 EXTRA) || August 2, 2021 || DATARTS || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/26180 Download]
|-
| [[Reactivate Majestical Imperial]] || October 2, 2014 || Trick Nostalgie || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/15996 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13716 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg 3Stars]] || April 14, 2018 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/17441 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg Allstars]] || April 26, 2019 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20058 Download]
|-
| [[Redneg W]] || December 31, 2016 || Outside || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13720 Download]
|-
| [[REDPULSE]] || September 09, 2017 || Boghog || [https://boghog.itch.io/redpulse Download]
|-
| [[Red Orca 赤鯱 -Origin's Saga-]] || May 21, 2020 || Rolie || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se521755.html Download]
|-
| [[Reflection]] || February 06, 1999 || Ysuer || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se072546.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II -SECOND BRIGHTNESS-]] || 2013 || Bikkuri Software || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2966.html Download]
|-
| [[REVOLGEAR II Ver. D Rev+EX]] || 2014 || Bikkuri Software, XYRS || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_2968.html Download]
|-
| [[R.G.B]] || 2005 || STG || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/518 Download]
|-
| [[Ring^-27 (Demo)]] || 2011 || Temperance Lance || [https://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/product_id/RE082335.html Download]
|-
| [[Riverbed Soul Saver]] || June 27, 2014|| ido, Len || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19555 Download]
|-
| [[R.O.Z -RESTRAINT OF ZERO-]] || June 29, 2004|| Arue || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se330805.html Download]
|-
| [[rRootage]] || March 16, 2003 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Ryosan-gata Saisho Heiki Dotechin (量産型最終兵器ドテチン)]] || 2007 || JMG || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se429156.html Download]
|-
|}

== S ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Salamander NG]] || 2014 || Oblio Design || [http://www.obliodesign.altervista.org/gate/index.php/2012-12-18-12-20-14 Download]
|-
| [[Sapphire Panlogism]] || June 1, 2021 || Team Urban Magic || [https://www.bulletforge.org/u/badz/p/dong-fang-chao-sheng-shu-sapphire-panlogism Download]
|-
| [[Sengoku Youkai Daikassen]] || 2011 || 吉田 || [https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/game_1357.html Download]
|-
| [[Servants Of Harvest Wish]] || May 16, 2020 || Dream Compass || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22891 Download]
|-
| [[Shift Roar Demo]] || April 18, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/shift-roar-demo Download]
|-
| [[Shooting Game KARI]] || August 4, 2022 || SAEKI Soft || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088520/Shooting_Game_KARI/ Download]
|-
| [[Shot03 - Gatling Venture]] || 2011|| SUZUKI PLAN || [https://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA040196/shot03/shot03.htm Download]
|-
| [[Shining Shooting Star]] || 2016 || 雨夜枫雪制作组 || [https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=18716.0 Download]
|-
| [[SideLine]] || 1996 || EMAG || [https://mega.nz/file/4u5HyDSY#eOIiqaRsLfhPseGni-Czrd0Tor0q0KQzvpsxz3WxaAw Download]
[http://sideline.ghegs.com/ Website]
|-
| [[Solid State Survivor]] || July 11, 2012 || kt.software || [http://ktstg.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/904/ Download]
|-
| [[Some Unnamed Gradius Fangame]] || 2013 (Unfinished) || Evil_Nazgul0616 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/celt4vmqqz1k1ry/Some_Unnamed_Gradius_Fangame_%2528Evil_Nazgul0616%2529.exe/file Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Ironstorm: Fatal Attack]] || 2007 || Astro Port || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se439075.html Download]
|-
| [[Sonic Sisters]] || April 13, 2006 || ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/22895 Download]
|-
| [[SPITFIRE Paradise]] || November 22, 2021 || CROW'S NEST || [https://crows-nest.itch.io/spitfire-paradise Download]
|-
| [[Spolous]] || January 10, 2021 || Suppon || [https://suppon.itch.io/spolous Download]
|-
| [[Stargunner]] || November 19, 1996 || Apogee || [https://www.gog.com/game/stargunner Download]
|-
| [[Starhall Redthel]] || September 11, 2013 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174453/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/StarhallRedthel.zip Download]
|-
| [[Starhall 2 - Arcrain]] || November 11, 2014 || PteriForever || [https://web.archive.org/web/20141213174421/http://www.forgottenplanet.com/caillan/Starhall2.zip Download]
|-
| [[Star Shooter Revival]] || 2021 || Stella Mahou || [http://dokidokivisual.com//magic_of_stella/ss_sn_revival.php Download]
|-
| [[Star Wrecker]] || November 11, 2017 || Mr Frog || [https://mr-frog.itch.io/star-wrecker Download]
|-
| [[Storm Assault]] || Cancelled || STORM PROJECT || [http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191611/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~bp-827z/asd/products/s_assault/dl.htm Download]
|-
| [[Storm Caliber]] || September 5, 1999 || SRX || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se099618.html Download]
|-
| [[Storm Gear]] || January 1, 2011 || STORM PROJECT || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/5830 Download]
|-
| [[Striker Wing]] || November 18, 2017 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/striker-wing Download]
|-
| [[Strike Witches STG]] || 2009 || Morihama || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/7qss0yk72z0cr3j/Strike_Witches_STG.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Suwako no Danmaku Pyonpyon Daisansaku (Suwapyon)]] || 2010 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZovHOkZWFbqjCCNdEyPayfSVi8rTBhB0TPV Download]
|-
| [[Suwako-chan Cubic (Suwapyon 2)]] || 2012 || UTG Software || [https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZXuzOkZonTdwleUiAHwRq1oTS62l0zn1VlX Download]
|-
| [[sweetsdigger (sega mega drive/genesis)]] || 2021 || tboddy || [https://tboddy.itch.io/sweetsdigger Download]
|-
| [[System 45]] || April 4, 2022 || Kanzaki Shintarou || [https://kanzaki-cb.sakura.ne.jp/a/system45/system45.html Download]
|}

== T ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Tadpole Tales]] || March 12, 2021 || Pinnical Studio || [https://zizhen96.itch.io/tadpole-tales Download]
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428900/Tadpole_Tales/ Steam]
|-
| [[Tank Domination]] || 2006 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2699.html Download]
|-
| [[TECHNO SYLPH -vsys gaiden-]] || 2002 || KBZ || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se234546.html Download]
|-
| [[Terra Feminarum]] || February 28 2018 || Polar Night Games || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/796380/Terra_Feminarum/ Download]
|-
| [[The Flying Pancake Octopus in Black Hole ]] || July 26, 2019 || Vagues || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20679 Download]
|-
| [[The Under Stellar 2 ]] || 2000 || STUDiO B-ROOM || [http://www.mediafire.com/file/12z9538wo6oqq6d/The_Under_Stellar_2.7z/file Download]
|-
| [[This is no Rose Garden]] || 2002 || Mikael Tillander || [http://www.akatora.se/rosegarden/ Download]
|-
| [[Thunder Faith]] || 2011 || YuYuSanSan || [http://yuyusansan.wpblog.jp/game/thunder/ Download]
|-
| [[Tiny XEVIVOS]] || 2013 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[TM Shooter cure black label]] || 2015 || daishihmr || [http://github.dev7.jp/tmshooter-cbl/ Download]
|-
| [[Titanion]] || November 23, 2006 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/ttn_e.html Download]
|-
| [[TranscendPang]] ||January 8 2012 || MetaFormingPro || [http://cerebralmuddystream.nekokan.dyndns.info/TranscendPang/index.html Download]
|-
| [[Transdimensional Hellspider]] || April 20, 2010 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/TransdimensionalHellspider Download]
|-
| [[Tri Focuser ~ Outside The Traditional World]] || June 23, 2017 || ido, raichu, Shijimi Nono || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/20064 Download]
|-
| [[Trisker -トライスカ-]] || November 19, 2016 || Efesu -えふえす-|| [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/13353 Download]
|-
| [[ToDonPachi Red Label]] || January 4, 2016 || Shooting Star || [https://ornro.tistory.com/2 Download]
|-
| [[TOHO_FEVERON]] || 2010 || Ria || [https://mega.nz/file/dBgjHLaT#vNG2m0TZDUOfKGCa7iOVQ-kgn1uM6F1eZtPyMrGaiQs Download]
|-
| [[Tori-Tatsu I -Death Label-]] || 2010 || Sorafune Atelier || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/cruzwz5u3fr4igm/Tori+Tatsu+Death+Label+W10Patched.rar Download]
|-
| [[Torus Trooper]] || November 11, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲]] || July 20, 2019 || SlimeSmile || [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010890/Touhou_Fantasia/ Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 3 Redux + Cagar Label]] || March 12, 2013 || Giest118, Cagar || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/gcas0klf682qlzt/Trigonometry_Wars_3_Redux_%252B_Cagar_Label.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[Trigonometry Wars 4]] || 2012 || Giest118 || [https://www.mediafire.com/file/wxln2c7mivesplv/Trigonometry_Wars_4.zip/file Download]
|-
| [[TUKIYONO]] || May 25, 2022 || nizakashii || [https://nizakashii.itch.io/tukiyono Download]
|-
| [[TUMIKI Fighters]] || April 3, 2004 || Kenta Cho (ABA."Saba") || [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tf_e.html Download]
|-
| [[Twin Tiger Shark]] || July 23, 2014 || Mikael Tillander || [https://mix256.itch.io/twin-tiger-shark Download]
|-
| [[Tyrian|Tyrian 2000]] || November 30, 1999 || Eclipse Productions, Epic Megagames || [https://www.gog.com/game/tyrian_2000 Download]
|}

== U ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Urban Uprising - Dark New World]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3315.html Download]
|-
| [[Unofficial Salamander 3]] || December 25, 2008 || Ace9921 ||
[https://www.mediafire.com/file/la353mx9tixc4k4/Unofficial_Salamander_3_Full_Version_2.0.zip/file Download]
|-
|}

== V ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Vacant Ark]] (Requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || Buster || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3299.html Download]
|-
| [[Vastynex]] || 2018 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Verminest]] || 2012 || Locomalito || [https://locomalito.com/verminest.php Download]
|}

== W ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Warmachine Overload]] || 2005 || Astro Port || [http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f3316.html Download]
|-
| [[Warning Forever]] || 2004 || Hikware || [http://www.hikware.com/Prod/index.html#wf Download]
|-
| [[White Butterfly]] || February 9, 2009 || Linley Henzell || [https://www.allegro.cc/depot/WhiteButterfly Download]
|-
| [[WINGED GEAR]] || October 31, 2004|| ZAP || [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/21910 Download]
|-
| [[Winglancer]] || November 3, 2011 || ZAP || [http://www.kit.hi-ho.ne.jp/zapzap/works_eng.htm Download]
|-
| [[Wonderful Waking World]] || June 15, 2022 || Oligarchomp || [https://oligarchomp.itch.io/wonderful-waking-world Download] [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1901490/__Wonderful_Waking_World/ Steam]
|-
| [[WRATH]] (requires DXWnd to launch) || 2005 || HardUserK.I || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19lJpO9lUcB7FnPeTvsKN5n9CpWO2PWA_/view Download]
|}

== X ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[XED]] || September 12, 2007 || BomB || [https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se442136.html Download]
|-
| [[Xeno Fighters R]] || 1998-2021+ || Team XF || [https://xenofighters.fandom.com/wiki/Xeno_Fighters_R_Wiki Download]
|-
| [[XOP Ultra]] || 2002-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xop/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XOP Black Ultra]] || 2008-2011 || Christopher Emirzian || [http://sk8tokyo.com/udder/prog/xopblack/index.html Download]
|-
| [[XCUTE(me) Demo]] || 2021 || K Murata || [https://retro2029.itch.io/xcuteme Download]
|}

== Z ==

{| {{f2p.table.start}}
| [[Zakesta]] || August 28, 2021 || Zakichi || [http://zakichi.ojaru.jp/menutml.html Download]
|-
| [[Zen-Ichi]] || 2005 || Equinox || [https://archive.org/details/ZenIchi Download]
|-
| [[Zenodyne]] || March 25, 2014 || Jack Darx (Team Grybanser Fox) || [https://gamejolt.com/games/zenodyne/24328 Download]
|-
| [[Zero Guard Demo]] || November 4, 2020 || Team Overloaded || [https://overloadedstudios.itch.io/zero-guard Download]
|}

== External Links ==
[https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/category/2 Freem! STG tag of 700+ free shmups]

[https://freegame-mugen.jp/shooting/ Freegame Mugen STG tag of 260+ free shmups]

[https://www.bulletforge.org/ BulletForge database for Touhou Danmakufu scripts]

[https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1832483 Shmup_lyf: Doujin Discoveries - Free Digital Zine with images and descriptions of a range of titles]

[https://itch.io/games/free/tag-shoot-em-up Itch.io Shoot 'Em Up tag of 5,450+ free collection of shooting games, shmups included]

Cho Ren Sha 68K

2023-07-24T20:12:49Z

F8less: /* Download */

== Cho Ren Sha 68K ==
[[File:CRS68K Logo.jpg|center]]
[[File:CRS68K side art.jpg|250px|left]]

Cho Ren Sha 68K is a vertical shoot 'em up game that has remained popular since the game's initial release and has been referenced in different games such as Graze Counter and ZeroRanger. The game started development on the Sharp X68000 home computer due to the popularity of doujin games for the system and had it's initial release at the 1995 Comiket. Cho Ren Sha 68K became popular enough to eventually see a port to the Windows Operating System in 2001. The game has continued to receive updates occasionally, with the latest update in 2017 making the game more compatible with Windows 10 machines.

=== Controls ===
----
* '''Fire:''' Tapping the Fire button will unleash a couple of shot volleys with a semi-auto rate, meaning you can tap the fire button at a slower speed to get the full shot speed.
* '''Bomb:''' This uses up one of the bombs in the player's possession, deals a lot of damage, and grants invincibility during the bomb duration. It is worth noting that the further away an enemy is from a bomb, the less damage the bomb will do.

=== Weapons ===
----
The player ship "Zanki" is equipped only with a vulcan set of shots with one forward-firing shot and side shots that fan forward to outward. There are 5 levels of power which will increase shot frequency and damage for each powerup collected. Its worth noting that max shot power only increases damage 1.375 times greater than the base shots damage. If the player ship is destroyed, they are reset to power level 1. The ship can also use any bombs that are picked up along the way to destroy enemies more quickly and to grant temporary invincibility.

=== Items ===
----
[[File:CRS Items.png|100px|thumb|left]]
Items in Cho Ren Sha 68K come in the form of a triangle shaped drop that powerup carrier ships will leave behind when destroyed. There are three possible pickups in this triangle:
*'''Powerup:''' Raises power level by 1 or gives excess points if at max power.
*'''Bomb:''' Increases bomb stock by 1 or gives excess points if the player already has 5 bombs in stock.
*'''Shield:''' Grants a shield or gives excess points if the player has a shield already.

If the player manages to get inside the triangle, it will start to rapidly spin. Remaining inside it long enough will reward the player with every possible pickup within that triangle (1ups included).

[[File:CRS 1up.png|40px|left]]
*1up: For every 1 million points earned, the following shield item that appears (when the player already has a shield equipped) will instead be a 1up. If the player accidentally collects another powerup or the 1up flies offscreen, it is gone.

=== Loops ===
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There is a 2nd loop with no requirements except to complete stage 0, continues can be used. The second loop introduces suicide bullets where killing an enemy will cause it to shoot bullets upon death. At the end of loop 2, a True Last Boss will emerge from the wreckage of the stage 0 boss.

=== Scoring ===
The most significant aspect of Cho Ren Sha 68K involves the scoring system. The player has to take risks to fly directly inside item triangles and remain inside them long enough to get the best rewards. It is a tricky technique to get down consistently and while in the middle of the action as well.

End stage bonuses are also responsible for a lot of points:
*Bomber Bonus: [20,000 x Bombs in stock]
*Shield Bonus: 50,000 if the Zanki has a shield up during the end stage tally.
*Zanki Bonus: [50,000 x Lives in stock]

== Strategy ==
*Cho Ren sha 68K strongly emphasizes never getting hit and rarely bombing, as collecting full item triangles will lead to point bonuses that will increase exponentially per item pickup. This means ANY item picked up with the indicated item at max capacity already (firepower, bomb stock, active shield) will increase the excess point value of all pickups, capping out at 25,600 points per item. Excess item bonuses are as follows: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600. This means that when successfully performing a triple item pickup with max power, 5 bombs, and an active shield the player will increase the excess value three amounts and at max value you can earn 76,800 points per item triangle. The item bonus is reset if the player ever loses a ship.

*Stage 1 features special bonus enemies that come slowly from the bottom two corners of the screen and will fire destructible spinners when weakened that are worth 1000 points each. It is very lucrative early score to weaken these enemies to low health and try to keep them alive while destroying all the spinners they shoot out. These enemies will only come out if you ensure that you kill all the enemies in the stage before them as soon as possible, so you will have to point blank a couple big enemies to ensure that they will spawn.

*Stage 1 boss has a special bonus with debris that it leaves behind when destroyed. Bombing this debris grants a lot of bonus points not normally attainable by just firing. Optimally there is a strategy to lightly damage the two parts of the boss and then stop firing. The boss then needs to have it's attacks directed so that it shoots both of it's opposing parts itself so that when they both get destroyed, one bomb will provide maximum point gain possible from the debris they will both release.

*Stage end bonuses further emphasize the importance of never dying and being careful with bombs as much as possible. Since there is no cap on number of lives a player earns, later in the game the player can potentially earn over 1 Million points in end stage bonuses alone. This can lead to lots of 1ups in the later part of the game further expediting score gains.

*Anytime the player picks up an item, they are given about 1.5 seconds of invincibility. During this time, the player can fly into enemies for additional damage before the invincibility wears off.

== Development History ==
Cho Ren Sha 68K was first developed for the X68000 by Koichi Yoshida, who was said to have been inspired by various arcade shoot 'em up games while brainstorming ideas for the design of his game. While creating the game, Koichi wanted the game to have a manual firing system as it was a dying trend during development and autofire started to become implemented in other games he had seen such as Batsugun and Truxton II. He ultimately settled for a semiauto shot, where pressing the Fire button once releases a couple shot volleys and tapping the button slowly would still produce a standard rate of fire.

Cho Ren Sha 68K saw an initial release in 1995 for the X68000 Sharp system. As the game gained popularity in the Doujin scene, it would later be ported to Windows in 2001. This Windows version port allowed the game to be played at the original 55 FPS or at 60 FPS. In 2005 a patch was released to address issues with modern hardware and improve compatibility with newer Windows machines. In 2017 another patch was once again pushed out for Windows 10 systems while continuing to fix various compatibility issues.

=== Version Differences ===
* '''0.10:''' Comiket 1995 Doujin Release for Sharp X68000 home computer.
* '''1.00:''' Completed and released as 1.00 in 1998.
* '''1.01:''' Windows ports
# 2001: Initial port to Windows. Added 60 FPS support
# 2005: Update for 1.01 which added a Hard difficulty and various bug fixes
# 2017: Another update for 1.01 which improved sound issues and compatibility with Windows 10 systems.

== Secrets ==
*'''Kakusi Menu: ''' In the main menu within the config screen, holding UP for 4 seconds will reveal the Kakusi Menu. There are several options to toggle here with varying effects. Holding UP for 4 seconds again brings back the default config menu. (NOTE: This menu is inaccessible in the x68000 version)
#VWAIT: No known effect.
#MUTEKI: Invincibility
#STAGE: 1-7 will pick stages 1 through 0, while setting the digit to F and then hitting Continue in the main menu will let you play Show Time.
#ACCHO: 0-7 will determine which loop you start the game on. The normal game only has 2 loops and later loops wouldn't be seen unless the player Continued after beating loops 1 and 2 in a real game.
#TD_SPEED: Bullet enemy speed
#JK_SPEED: Player movement speed
#BOSSONLY: Skip stages and only fight bosses. The player remains stuck at initial equipment due to the lack of any powerup carriers.
#DEBUG: Will show various information such as enemy values when destroyed based on the setting of this value.
#KASEGI: Cannot be changed and does nothing.

*'''Show Time''': A special boss rush of three bosses alternating infinitely. The bosses use different attacks than what they would use in the normal game and one boss makes an appearance which does not appear in the main game at all.

== Trivia ==
*The default high score table when first turning on the game is populated completely with the names of other Toaplan games: Slap Fight, Tatsujin, Flying Shark, Twin Cobra, Same3!, Tiger Heli, Batsugun, Dogyuun, Out Zone, V-V.
*In the beginning of stage 1-1, there is a brief background color transition and some pieces of debris that are seen coming from the bottom of the screen. When you complete stage 0 and get sent to loop 2 stage 1, the same color transitions and debris appear. This implies that 1-1 has a stage 0 that happened before the player started playing or that there is a cycle occurring.
*The Stage 0 boss makes an appearance in ''ZeroRanger'', a shoot 'em up game released on Steam in 2018.
*The powerup carriers are referenced in ''Graze Counter'', a shoot 'em up game released on Steam in 2017.

== Download ==
The game was available as a free download on Koichi Yoshida's website at the following link, but the page appears to have been changed and the download is not available on the site: http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html

For now the latest Windows version is available at the following link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200804060107/http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/CH170523.ZIP

The following link has all 3 Windows versions, plus the original Sharp X68000 version. The Sharp X68000 version will run in Sharp X68000 emulators (such as RetroArch's PX68K core) giving you the advantage of the original framerate = 55fps. This is nearly 10% slower than the Windows version, and hence much more enjoyable! Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20190927084456/http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html

An updated release of the Sharp X68000 version of Cho Ren Sha 68k to version 1.10, was made on 2023/06/05:
https://yosshin4004.github.io/x68k/crs68k/official/index.html
The updates made are currently unknown, but is possible that it was in preparation for the release of the Sharp x68000 Mini: https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/124010485

== Gallery ==
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== References ==
# ''Cho Ren Sha 68K Development Postscript'' [http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/postmortem.html]: http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/postmortem.html

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