The best PS4 shoot 'em up games

112 shoot 'em up games came out on PlayStation 4. These are the 26 best reviewed. Ranked by Metacritic score where a game has one, otherwise by its RAWG player rating; player ratings only count with at least 25 votes behind them.

1. Astebreed

   2015 · Edelweiss · Metacritic 86

   You are Roy Becket, a young pilot with dreams of becoming as skilled as his adoptive father.

2. Resogun

   2013 · Housemarque · Metacritic 84

   In Resogun, the player pilots a small futuristic airship trying to shoot down wave after wave of airborne enemies.

3. Ikaruga

   2018 · Treasure · Metacritic 84

   Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? Ikaruga is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay.

4. Helldivers

   2015 · Arrowhead Studios · Metacritic 83

   HELLDIVERS is a top-down shooter where you need to complete procedurally generated missions among the endless amount of enemies.

5. Sine Mora EX

   2017 · Digital Reality · Metacritic 82

   Sine Mora is a Latin expression meaning “without delay.” The setting of this shoot 'em up game is described as “style-inspired dieselpunk.”

6. Cryptark

   2017 · Alientrap · Metacritic 80

   Cryptark is a 2D roguelike shooter that challenges players with boarding and neutralizing procedurally generated alien starships to earn income for their…

7. Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours

   2015 · Pyramid · Metacritic 80

   WARNING!! DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is approaching fast! DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of…

8. Alienation

   2016 · Housemarque · Metacritic 79

   Alienation is an isometric shooter with RPG elements, employing a futuristic setting where the planet Earth is under siege by alien forces.

9. Assault Android Cactus

   2016 · Witch Beam · Metacritic 79

   When you're running on battery, make every second count! Assault Android Cactus is an arcade style twin stick shooter set in a vivid sci fi universe.

10. Sky Force Reloaded

    2017 · Infinite Dreams · Metacritic 78

    The shoot ‘em up you were looking for! Sky Force Reloaded is the spirit of the classic arcade shoot ‘em ups, captured with modern visuals and design.

11. My Friend Pedro

    2020 · DeadToast Entertainment · Metacritic 76

    My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient…

12. Furi

    2016 · The Game Bakers · Metacritic 76

    Furi is a game that consists of boss fights. It is set in a neon-bright futuristic world with some elements of traditional Japanese aesthetics.

13. Galacide

    2020 · Puny Human · Metacritic 76

    Galacide is an evolution of the shoot ‘em up genre, combining the fast-paced action from classic shooters with the quick-thinking tactics of puzzlers.

14. Raiden V: Director's Cut

    2017 · Moss · Metacritic 75

    THE ORIGINAL BULLET-HELL IS BACK! Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago.

15. Blacksea Odyssey

    2018 · Spiral Summit Games · Metacritic 74

    Enter a vast chasm between space and time brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies.

16. Livelock

    2016 · Tuque Games · Metacritic 73

    Livelock for PlayStation 4 — Action and Adventure, from Tuque Games, 2016. Details, screenshots and gameplay footage.

17. R-Type Final 2

    2021 · Granzella · Metacritic 73

    For the first time in nearly two decades, you can experience R-Type Final 2, now on PC!

18. Sky Force Anniversary

    2016 · Infinite Dreams · user score 70/100 from 244 ratings

    Sky Force Anniversary is a vertical shoot-em-up game developed by Infinite Drems Inc. It is heavily inspired by the old Japanese arcade machines, like the…

19. Strikers 1945 II

    2022 · Zerodiv · Metacritic 68

    Strikers 1945 II (ストライカーズ1945II) is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up game developed and originally published by Psikyo in 1997 for the arcades as a…

20. Space Invaders Forever

    2020 · Taito · Metacritic 66

    One of the most important arcade classics in video game history is back… FOREVER! 3 masterpieces from the arcade specialist TAITO in one great collection.

21. Xenoraid

    2016 · 10tons · Metacritic 64

    Xenoraid is an exciting shooter game with classic action and modern features. Intercept the alien threat in missions that play out differently every time.

22. Velocity 2X

    2014 · FuturLab · user score 62/100 from 186 ratings

    Velocity 2X is a 2D sci-fi shoot'em up developed by FutureLab. It is the third game in the series, preceded by Velocity Ultra and Velocity.

23. Ultratron

    2015 · Puppy Games · user score 61/100 from 94 ratings

    Ultratron is a 2D top-down twin-stick shooter set in the fictional universe and inspired by Robotron: 2084 — an arcade video game about robots.

24. Postal Redux

    2021 · Running with Scissors · Metacritic 54

    The classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter returns with a vengeance! POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of The Postal Dude's infamous…

25. Rogue Aces

    2018 · Infinite State Games · user score 50/100 from 87 ratings

    It's time to join the Rogue Aces and liberate the islands from The Baron and his dreaded pilots.

26. Dead Star

    2016 · Armature Studio · user score 36/100 from 40 ratings

    Dead Star for PlayStation 4 — Arcade and Shoot 'em up, from Armature Studio, 2016. Details, screenshots and gameplay footage.

Opening the catalogue — search and filters load in a moment.