SHMUP INDEX

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IN NUMBERS

Aggregate figures, published titles only.
2,601
Games
6,861
Platform releases
1,208
Developers
44,813
Images & videos
23%
Danmaku share

Games by decade

1970s 17
1980s 672
1990s 460
2000s 269
2010s 486
2020s 668

Orientation

Vertical 743
Horizontal 561
Multi-directional 117
Fixed screen 73
Rail 10
Isometric 1

Most ported

Commando 24
Impetus 24
Xevious 23
R-Type 18
Galaga 16
Robotron: 2084 16
Xeno Crisis 16
Dragon Spirit 15
Galaxian 15
Gradius 15

Most represented developers

Konami (58)Taito (42)CAVE Interactive (37)Irem (28)Namco (27)Team Shanghai Alice (25)Compile (24)Capcom (20)Toaplan (20)SNK (18)