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Best Nintendo Switch Shmups

Nintendo Life's pick of the finest shoot-em-ups on Switch. The selection is theirs. Read the full guide at nintendolife.com. Shown here are the games from that guide held in this index.

Source: Nintendo Life

40 games

Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron cover art
1
Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron 2017 HandyGames Vertical
Aero Fighters 2 cover art
2
Aero Fighters 2 1994 Video System Vertical
Akai Katana Shin cover art
3
Akai Katana Shin 2022 CAVE Interactive Horizontal
Angel at Dusk cover art
4
Angel at Dusk 2024 Akiragoya Vertical, Danmaku
AngerForce: Reloaded cover art
5
AngerForce: Reloaded 2017 Screambox Studio Vertical, Danmaku
Arcade Archives: In the Hunt cover art
6
Arcade Archives: In the Hunt 2019 Irem Horizontal
Blazing Star cover art
7
Blazing Star 1998 Yumekobo Horizontal
Cotton Reboot! cover art
8
Cotton Reboot! 2021 Rocket-Engine
Danmaku Unlimited 3 cover art
9
Danmaku Unlimited 3 2017 Doragon Entertainment Vertical, Danmaku
DoDonPachi Resurrection cover art
10
DoDonPachi Resurrection 2008 CAVE Interactive Vertical, Danmaku
DoDonPachi Saidaioujou cover art
11
DoDonPachi Saidaioujou 2012 CAVE Interactive Vertical, Danmaku
Drainus cover art
12
Drainus 2022 WSS playground Horizontal, Danmaku
ESP Ra.De. Psi cover art
13
ESP Ra.De. Psi 2019 CAVE Interactive
Espgaluda II cover art
14
Espgaluda II 2005 CAVE Interactive Vertical, Danmaku
Gleylancer cover art
15
Gleylancer 2021 Shinyuden Horizontal
Graceful Explosion Machine cover art
16
Graceful Explosion Machine 2017 Vertex Pop Horizontal, Danmaku
Gunbird cover art
17
Gunbird 1994 Psikyo Vertical, Danmaku
Gynoug cover art
18
Gynoug 2021 Horizontal
Hyper Sentinel cover art
19
Hyper Sentinel 2018 Huey Games
Ikaruga cover art
20
Ikaruga 2001 Treasure Vertical, Danmaku
Last Resort cover art
21
Last Resort 1992 SNK Horizontal
Mushihimesama cover art
22
Mushihimesama 2004 CAVE Interactive Vertical, Danmaku
Night Striker Gear cover art
23
Night Striker Gear 2025 M2 Rail
Pawarumi cover art
24
Pawarumi 2018 Manufacture43 Vertical
Psyvariar Delta cover art
25
Psyvariar Delta 2018 Success Corporation Vertical, Danmaku
R-Type Dimensions EX cover art
26
R-Type Dimensions EX 2018 ESQUADRA, Inc. Horizontal
Radiant Silvergun cover art
27
Radiant Silvergun 1998 Treasure Vertical, Danmaku
Raiden IV x Mikado Remix cover art
28
Raiden IV x Mikado Remix 2021 MOSS Co., Ltd. Vertical
Raiden V: Director's Cut cover art
29
Raiden V: Director's Cut 2017 MOSS Co., Ltd. Vertical, Danmaku
Rival Megagun cover art
30
Rival Megagun 2018 Spacewave Software Vertical
Rolling Gunner cover art
31
Rolling Gunner 2018 Project Rolling Gunner Danmaku
Samurai Aces for Nintendo Switch cover art
32
Samurai Aces for Nintendo Switch 2018 ZeroDiv
Sky Force Reloaded cover art
33
Sky Force Reloaded 2016 Infinite Dreams Vertical
Steredenn: Binary Stars cover art
34
Steredenn: Binary Stars 2016 Pixelnest Studio
Strikers 1945 II cover art
35
Strikers 1945 II 1997 Psikyo Vertical
Super Hydorah cover art
36
Super Hydorah 2017 Locomalito Horizontal
Tengai cover art
37
Tengai 2006 Psikyo Horizontal
Under Defeat cover art
38
Under Defeat 2024 City Connection Vertical
Valfaris: Mecha Therion cover art
39
Valfaris: Mecha Therion 2023 Steel Mantis Horizontal
Zero Gunner 2 cover art
40
Zero Gunner 2 2001

A curated list, maintained by shmupindex. The selection is credited above.