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Curated list

StealthRUSH's Top 100 Favorite Shooter Games

stealthrush's ranked Giant Bomb list of favorite shooter games. Source ranks are preserved for every unambiguous published game held in this index.

Source: Giant Bomb

66 games

Soldier Blade cover art
1
Soldier Blade 1992 Hudson Soft Vertical
Gradius cover art
2
Gradius 1985 Konami Horizontal
Lords of Thunder cover art
3
Lords of Thunder 1993 Red Entertainment Horizontal
Image Fight cover art
4
Image Fight 1988 Irem Vertical
Gate of Thunder cover art
5
Gate of Thunder 1992 Red Entertainment Horizontal
Radiant Silvergun cover art
6
Radiant Silvergun 1998 Treasure Vertical, Danmaku
Aero Blasters cover art
7
Aero Blasters 1990 Kaneko Horizontal
DoDonPachi cover art
8
DoDonPachi 1997 CAVE Interactive Vertical, Danmaku
Battle Garegga cover art
9
Battle Garegga 1996 Raizing Vertical, Danmaku
Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise cover art
10
Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly-Paradise 1993 Dual Corporation Horizontal
RayForce cover art
11
RayForce 1994 Taito Vertical
Super Star Soldier cover art
12
Super Star Soldier 1990 Inter State Co. Vertical
Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker cover art
13
Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker 1992 Irem Vertical
DonPachi cover art
14
DonPachi 1995 CAVE Interactive Vertical, Danmaku
RayStorm cover art
15
RayStorm 1996 Taito Vertical
Batsugun cover art
16
Batsugun 1993 Toaplan Vertical, Danmaku
Magical Chase cover art
17
Magical Chase 1991 Quest Horizontal
Final Soldier cover art
18
Final Soldier 1991 Hudson Soft Vertical
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire cover art
19
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire 1995 CAProductions Vertical
Thunder Force III cover art
20
Thunder Force III 1990 Technosoft Horizontal
Blazing Lazers cover art
21
Blazing Lazers 1989 Compile Vertical
Hyper Dyne: Side Arms cover art
22
Hyper Dyne: Side Arms 1986 Capcom Horizontal
1941: Counter Attack cover art
23
1941: Counter Attack 1990 Capcom Vertical, Danmaku
Blast Wind cover art
24
Blast Wind 1997 Technosoft Vertical
Gradius III cover art
25
Gradius III 1989 Konami Horizontal
Thunder Force V: Perfect System cover art
26
Thunder Force V: Perfect System 1998 Technosoft Horizontal
M.U.S.H.A. cover art
27
M.U.S.H.A. 1990 Compile Vertical
Seirei Senshi Spriggan cover art
28
Seirei Senshi Spriggan 1991 Compile Vertical
G-Darius cover art
29
G-Darius 1997 Taito Horizontal
Summer Carnival '92: Recca cover art
30
Summer Carnival '92: Recca 1992 KID Corp. Vertical, Danmaku
Truxton cover art
31
Truxton 1988 Toaplan Vertical
Gunbare! Game Tengoku: The Game Paradise 2 cover art
32
Gunbare! Game Tengoku: The Game Paradise 2 1998 Jaleco
Coryoon cover art
33
Coryoon 1991 Naxat Soft Horizontal
In the Hunt cover art
34
In the Hunt 1993 Irem Horizontal
Star Parodier cover art
35
Star Parodier 1992 Kaneko Vertical
Skull Fang cover art
36
Skull Fang 1996 Data East Vertical
Raiden II cover art
37
Raiden II 1993 Seibu Kaihatsu Vertical
Power Strike II cover art
38
Power Strike II 1993 Compile Vertical
Gekirindan cover art
39
Gekirindan 1995 Taito Vertical
Gradius Gaiden cover art
40
Gradius Gaiden 1997 Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Horizontal
Gunbird cover art
41
Gunbird 1994 Psikyo Vertical, Danmaku
R-Type III: The Third Lightning cover art
42
R-Type III: The Third Lightning 1993 Raylight Studios
Keio Flying Squadron cover art
43
Keio Flying Squadron 1993 Victor Entertainment Horizontal
Eliminate Down cover art
44
Eliminate Down 1993 Aprinet
Guardian Force cover art
45
Guardian Force 1998 Success Vertical
Pulstar cover art
46
Pulstar 1995 Aicom Horizontal
Terra Cresta II: Mandler no Gyakushuu cover art
47
Terra Cresta II: Mandler no Gyakushuu 1992 Make Software Vertical
Phelios cover art
48
Phelios 1988 Namco Vertical
Shienryu cover art
49
Shienryu 1997 Warashi Vertical
Last Resort cover art
50
Last Resort 1992 SNK Horizontal
Dragon Spirit cover art
51
Dragon Spirit 1987 Namco Vertical
Rayxanber III cover art
52
Rayxanber III 1992 Data West Horizontal
Robo Aleste cover art
53
Robo Aleste 1992 Compile Vertical
Psychic Storm cover art
54
Psychic Storm 1992 AlfaSystem Co., Ltd. Vertical
Legendary Wings cover art
55
Legendary Wings 1986 Capcom Vertical
Space Megaforce cover art
56
Space Megaforce 1992 Compile Vertical
Alpha Mission II cover art
57
Alpha Mission II 1991 SNK Vertical
Ordyne cover art
58
Ordyne 1988 Namco Horizontal
Gun Frontier cover art
59
Gun Frontier 1991 Taito Corporation Vertical
Blazing Star cover art
60
Blazing Star 1998 Yumekobo Horizontal
U.N. Squadron cover art
61
U.N. Squadron 1989 Capcom Horizontal
Super Nova cover art
62
Super Nova 1993 Taito
Formation Armed F cover art
63
Formation Armed F 1988 Nichibutsu Vertical
Grind Stormer cover art
64
Grind Stormer 1992 Toaplan Vertical, Danmaku
Psycho Chaser cover art
65
Psycho Chaser 1990 Sting Vertical
Gun Nac cover art
66
Gun Nac 1990 Compile Vertical

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