Vertical scrolling shooters: the best free online games

• Enigmata is an epic space adventure game. Fly through 20 levels, gather powerful weapons and ships!

  Enigmata

  
• Control a little ship in this space shooter style game. Start as a harmless ship and upgrade it to beat the last level with a war machine. The first...

  Pixelvader

  
• Take control of Super Monkey as he embarks on a Bloon popping frenzy through 5 stages and 15 waves. Collect and use Power Blops to upgrade Super...

  Bloons Super Monkey

  
• The original arcade game was a classic, and this flash makes it look even better. But what’s with the mix of space ships and World War II planes?

  Striker 1945

  
• Time to blow up some more colourful spaceships with style. The game features many levels, ships and 30 unique bosses!

  Frantic 2

  
• Those evil aliens are at it again, invadThose evil aliens are at it again, invading our little corner of the galaxy once more, trying to conquer the...

  Starmageddon

  
• A fast-paced and frantic arcade shooter! Be prepared to take on hundreds of colourful spacecrafts... per second. The game features 10 epic levels,...

  Frantic

  
• Star Wings is an insane space shooter with twisted missions and cool weapons!

  Star Wings

  
• The Second World War begins... The enemies have a essential advantage of the Navy. You, young 2nd lieutenant top graduated US Naval Academy in...

  Naval Fighter

  
• Take to the skies as a spitfire pilot during WWII and help defeat the German war machine.

  Wings of Glory

  
• Aero Fighters (known as Sonic Wings in Japan) is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up ("shmup") arcade game released in 1992 by Video System, ported to...

  Aero Fighters

  
• It is the year 30287. The Black Cult sect enslaves the humanity with its psychotropic weapons of mass destruction turning people into frantic cult...

  Crusader Tank

  
• The prequel to Raiden IIS Part B and Raiden X, Raiden IIS is a great 2D vertical-shooter game.

  Raiden IIs Part A

  
• You are a lone freelancer who hopes to free his people from the tyranny of an unknown species. Activate your shield, upgrade your weapons and get...

  Last Breath Overwhelmed

  
• You are an engineer seized by enemy invasion during ultramodern arms testing of the armoured scaphander. Adversaries are everywhere. There is nothing...

  Holy War

  
• A group of interstellar explorer's lifes being endangered as their comrades lost in a giant mechanical cube-like fortress. Rua Elzee and Cedric...

  Cube Colossus

  
• Second chapter in Fire in the hole series with improved performances, more ennemies, more explosions, more fun to blow stuff up!

  Foofa Fire In The Hole 2

  
• The universe is under attack and it's up to you to liberate the planets by destroying as many ennemy units as possible!

  Zenon Mega Blast

  
• Starfighter is a top down view space shoot em up. You control a Class A Starfighter and have to use it to complete 30 varied missions. You will be...

  Starfighter

  
• Red Fluxion is a challenging shoot-em-up bullet hell game with epic boss battles and many power ups.

  Red Fluxion

  
• The sequel to Raiden II Part A and prequel to Raiden X, Raiden IIS is a great 2D vertical-shooter game.

  Raiden IIs Part B

  
• In this unique shooter, you start off with weak firepower, so absorb the enemy’s attack and make it your own! Avoid, absorb, and attack!

  The Last Canopy

  
• Pyroblossom is a manic vertical shoot'em-up where you play as Red Rage, a mercenary helicopter pilot who finds himself facing some tough challenges....

  Pyroblossom

  
• OutZone is an awesome shoot them up. The goal is simple, kill most of enemies possible without dying. You can die by enemy fire, or by falling in a...

  OutZone

  
• Save your homeland from the alien invasion in this exciting arcade style shoot'em up! JetFighter is a vertical scroller shot-em-up with pre rendered...

  JetFighter

  
• Fly through numerous colorful levels destroying hordes of hilariously villainous creatures and collecting candy.

  Dandy

  
• Battle the evil computer virus that has stolen your music files. Blast enemies and collect an array of deadly power-ups in this top-down shooter.

  Pop Pirates

  
• The sequel to Raiden I and Raiden II, RaidenX is a 2D vertical-shooter featuring 8 levels with addictive gameplay, great power-ups, and big scary...

  RaidenX

  
• Shoot the lights out in this intergalactic air combat game. You are the pilot of the Starship Chopper and you have to finish 10 missions to save the...

  Starship Chopper

  
• Inspired by Pursuit Force on PSP, where the action takes place on the road. You successively drive motorcycle, car, truck or other vehicle that gives...

  Shooting Force

  
• Upward scrolling ship shooter game: destroy anything that moves by collecting weapon upgrades!

  Hurricane

  
• As the pilot of the LS-2912 Fighter spacecraft, you are defending your region of space, called the Laser Grid, from an invading alien force. Your...

  Laser Stryker