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.

Books and magazines about shoot-em-ups.

ZeroRanger is a vertically scrolling 2D shoot'em up with heavy emphasis on shooting, dodging and... mystery? A menacing alien threat, GREEN ORANGE, has begun its invasion. Only two secondary fighters remain against complete annihilation. Blast your way through enemy forces in order to unleash your fighter's latent potential, unlocking new weapons and abilities. But as you grow stronger, so does your understanding of the true nature of your adversary...

Earthion is an upcoming aftermarket shooting game developed by Ancient primarily for the Sega Mega Drive. Physical MD versions will be published by SUPERDELUXE GAMES in Japan and by Limited Run Games in North America. The game will also get a 16:9 version for modern platforms. Earthion is published under the label YKGGG, a brand name covering all the retro-style games developed at Ancient. If Earthion meets success, Ancient will go on the venture of releasing video games designed for retro consoles. A separate version of the game for Arcade was confirmed by Ancient and published by exA-Arcadia, which features a new, exclusive mode that will not be available in the Mega Drive version.

New and upcoming indie shmups, straight from their developers: trailers, beta calls and store links.

Current discounts on shoot-em-ups, across storefronts.

A thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle legions of demonic entities, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Flow state gaming to unleash your inner hero! Feel your skills grow on your way to 1CC S+ tier rank!

A collection of shoot-em-ups from 1978 to now, with the ports, scoring and rank behaviour the big databases leave out.

The Viper Phase 1 Month has started! Here is the leaderboard after the first week of play at Friday Night Fights (@pika-oce.bsky.social). Maybe someone will get past stage 3 soon...