Happy weekend, shmup fans! Welcome to this week's open thread, where we can discuss anything we like! What we're playing, favorite foods... I don't judge! ...
It's an interesting one... it uses some kind of "dodge and parry" mechanics, but I don't know more than that because I'm not near my gaming computer at the moment. I'll have to try it when I get home tonight!
Weekly open thread for 14 February 2026
Happy weekend! (And Valentine's Day for those who celebrate.) ...
Hamster reveals full Console Archives games line-up, including some shmups ( www.videogameschronicle.com )
Amongst the games announced are some kind of rare shmups: ...
Razion EX for Nintendo Switch, now on sale for $11.97 (NA eShop) ( www.nintendo.com )
Published by NGDev (the folks who brought us GunVein), this is the lowest price I've ever seen for this game. Sale ends 26 February.
Hijak「緋雀」:a fictional MSX 1-exclusive shooter by Kanbria Software Japan - now available for free on itch.io ( kanbria-software-japan.itch.io )
Esprade – 2010 Developer Interview (shmuplations.com) ( shmuplations.com )
A Konami Deep Cut From The Creators Of Contra & Ghost 'N Goblins Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release ( www.timeextension.com )
You Can Now Play The 1986 Famicom Disk System Version Of Konami's 'Moero TwinBee' In English ( www.timeextension.com )
Hoo-ray for cute'em'ups!
Weekly open thread for 7 February 2026
Another week in the books! And another week to check in and see what we're all playing! ...
A huge collection of shooting games from the 80s and 90s! The book "Shooting Game Encyclopedia" will be released on February 20th in Japan ( game.watch.impress.co.jp )
From GameWatch (machine translated -- couldn't find an English source for this one): ...
Blaze of Storm will be released on February 19, 2026 ( store.steampowered.com )
From the game's Steam page: ...
"Cure for Danmaku Synd" announced ( store.steampowered.com )
The title links to the game's Steam page, but I found out about it via the GameSpark website. (Google translation.) ...
This New "Dark Science-Fiction" Shoot 'Em Up Aims To Push The SNES Hardware ( www.timeextension.com )
After all the new releases the Mega Drive/Genesis has been graced with, it's nice to see the SNES get some love, too!
Night Mares, a shmup where you are a horse with co-op capabilities ( nationalvelvett.itch.io )
Weekly open thread for 1 February 2026
It's the weekend once again! Hoo-boy. ...
Interview with Richard Honeywood On The Raiden Project, Iwata, and more ( www.timeextension.com )
A few interesting tidbits about The Raiden Project for the PS1, and the inner-workings of Seibu Kaihatsu.
Gunbird And Rival Turf Are Coming To Polymega ( www.timeextension.com )
The collection also comes with Gunbird 2.
FZ: Formation Z launches May 21 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC - Gematsu ( www.gematsu.com )
Looks like there's shmup AND run 'n gun elements to be had here. Could be interesting!
A shmups typing game? Typing Break is just that. ( www.rockpapershotgun.com )
It's weird shmup day apparently 😆
Battle for Asciion Is A New Gradius & R-Type-Style Shooter, Created Entirely Out Of ASCII Text ( www.timeextension.com )
This looks absolutely wild.
Weekly open thread for 24 January 2026
Happy weekend, shmup fans! Welcome to this week's open thread, where we can discuss anything we like! What we're playing, favorite foods... I don't judge! ...
R-Type Dimension III second trailer, screenshots ( www.gematsu.com )
More sneak peeks at the next R-Type remaster. I do love me some R-Type but I thought III was only okay. Still, I'll give this a shot eventually!
All about Gunbird (YouTube) ( www.youtube.com )
(Invidious link) ...
Karous for PC launches January 22 ( www.gematsu.com )
FTA: ...
Weekly open thread for 16 January 2026
Gah! I missed the chance to post a new open thread last week 😭 ! The first real week back to work scrambled my brains a little bit. ...
"Orbital Fighter" available for free on Steam ( store.steampowered.com )
It's an interesting one... it uses some kind of "dodge and parry" mechanics, but I don't know more than that because I'm not near my gaming computer at the moment. I'll have to try it when I get home tonight!