Game Groups > Genre: Fixed-screen shoot 'em up

The initial form of shoot 'em ups was defined by the genre's progenitor, Space Invaders (1978): the player controls a character (usually a space ship) that can move within the limits of a single top-down screen. Traditionally, the movement is restricted to the sides only; shooters in which the character can be navigated up- and downwards within one screen also belong to this group, since the defining distinction of these games from other shoot 'em ups is the lack of scrolling and the inability to break the confines of one screen until all of the enemies on it have been eliminated and the player moves on to a new stage.

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Title	Released	Platforms	Genres	Moby Score
1979: Invasion Earth	2017	Windows	Action	n/a
2 Minutes 16 Seconds	2023	Windows	Action	n/a
3105 A.D.	2003	Windows	Action	n/a
3D Alien Invasion	1998	Windows, Macintosh	Action	n/a
A Quest for Galaxia	1989	Atari ST	Action	n/a
A.E.	1982	Apple II, Atari 8-bit (+5 more)	Action	7.1
Abductor	1983	VIC-20	Action	n/a
Ace Invaders	1988	Atari ST	Action	n/a
Ace Invaders	1983	Jupiter Ace	Action	n/a
Action 52	1991	NES	Action, Compilation	2.3
Ahhh!!! Laser Malfunction!	1984	ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC	Action	n/a
Alien	1981	TRS-80	Action	n/a
Alien Ambush	1982	Atari 8-bit, Apple II	Action	n/a
Alien Attack	1983	ZX81	Action	n/a
Alien Attack	1982	VIC-20	Action	n/a
Alien Attack	1985	Commodore 16, Plus/4	Action	n/a
Alien Attack	1993	DOS	Action	n/a
Alien Attack Force	1980	TRS-80	Action	n/a
Alien Blitz	1981	VIC-20	Action	n/a
Alien Defender	1984	Jupiter Ace	Action	n/a
Alien Destroyers	1982	BBC Micro	Action	n/a
Alien Downpour	2017	Apple II	Action	n/a
Alien Dropout	1982	BBC Micro, Electron	Action	n/a
Alien Invaders - Plus!	1980	Odyssey 2, Philips VG 5000	Action	5.6
Alien Invasion	1999	Browser	Action	n/a
Alien Invasion	1990	Acorn 32-bit	Action	n/a
Alien Outbreak 2: Invasion	2005	Windows	Action	n/a
Alien Raiders	1981	Microvision	Action	n/a
Alien Sky	2004	Windows, Xbox	Action	7.1
Alien Swarm	1982	ZX Spectrum	Action	n/a
Alien Swarm	1982	Atari 8-bit	Action	n/a
Alien Swirl	1983	BBC Micro	Action	n/a
Alien Typhoon	1981	Apple II	Action	n/a
Alien's Eggs	1982	TRS-80	Action	n/a
Alien-Dropout	1982	ZX81	Action	n/a
Aliens	1983	Mattel Aquarius	Action	n/a
Aliens	1993	Windows 3.x	Action	n/a
Aliens	1992	Atari ST	Action	n/a
Aliens!	1980	Commodore PET/CBM	Action	n/a
Alpha Blaster	1984	MSX, VIC-20	Action	n/a
Amoeba Attack Wars	1982	TRS-80	Action	n/a
Android Attack	1983	VIC-20	Action	n/a
Andromeda SS	1980	Arcade	Action	n/a
Annihilator	1991	Atari ST	Action	n/a
Ant Raiders	1982	VIC-20	Action	n/a
Anti-Matter Splatter	1982	VIC-20	Action	n/a
Antkiller	1983	BBC Micro	Action	n/a
Apple Galaxian	1980	Apple II	Action	n/a
Arachnid	1982	TRS-80	Action	n/a
Arachnoid	1982	VIC-20	Action	n/a

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