Comprehensive list of twin stick and scrolling shooters for PS4 (and Vita and PS3)

[cris3f 615]

WARNING

 

This list is utterly obsolete. I did it completely for my own use and shared it as it could be helpful to others. I have an up to date list that I maintain (and will as long as I can) that as of Jun 2022 is around 3 times as long as this one. For the few interested it's here:

 

https://bit.ly/3HHQg89

 

I also have one for puzzle games, another group of games I'm very fond of, here:

 

https://bit.ly/3OgO8qo

 

Maintaining them in 2 places is a PITA.

 

Take care,

 

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Being a fan of twin stick, top down and scrolling shooters, which is a niche, I found it awfully difficult to find information on what's really available for the PS4, Vita and PS3. In my quest I even found quite a few I didn't even knew that existed, and that the PS4 has quite a reasonable list. Probably not many fans here of the genre, but considering how much time I spent digging this perhaps it's useful for other people.

I divided the list between twin stick shooters (mostly top down ones), scrolling shooters and other that exactly don't fall on either side or have strong ideas besides shooting. If anyone wants to contribute to the list it will be nice, as the list is not yet complete, notably on PS3 games. I will update the list with suggestions or new items I find, but will not add any FPS shooters.

Some of these games are pretty esoteric and are not available on all regions, so check US, EU (or UK)and Asia. It does help a lot to have accounts on the 3 regions, as the price differences on sale and their frequency can be huge. 

WARNING These genres are generally known for mostly hard to extremely hard games to get trophies.

EVEN BIGGER WARNING This is a comprehensive list so some games here will be a piece of junk, or have bugged or impossible trophies. There's no endorsement by me or anyone on this thread on any of the games so do some research before jumping into a obscure title. I'll try to add relevant delisting and no longer possible information where available.

 

 

 

Twin Stick Shooters

 

PS4
#KILLALLZOMBIES - 2014
AIPD Artificial Intelligence Police Department - 2016
Alienation - 2016
Alien Shooter - 2016
Assault Android Cactus - 2015
Binding of Isaac - 2016
Circuit Breakers - 2017
Contra: Rogue Corps - 2019
Crimsonland HD - 2014 (PS3 / Vita cross buy)
Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition - 2014
Delta Squad - 2019
Demon's Crystals - 2016
Demon's Tier+ - 2020 (Vita cross buy)
Deployment - 2018
Enter the Gungeon - 2016
Freakout: Calamity TV Show - 2020
Furi - 2016
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions - 2014
Ghostbusters - 2016 (FireForge, delisted)
God's Trigger - 2019
Hotline Miami - 2014 (Vita / PS3 cross buy)
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - 2015 (Vita / PS3 cross buy)
Inferno 2 - 2019
Iron Crypticle - 2017
Jydge - 2017 (PS5 cross buy)
Leap of Fate - 2017
Livelock - 2016
Neon Chrome - 2016 (Vita cross buy)
NeuroVoider - 2016
Nex Machina - 2017
Nine Parchments - 2017
Nuclear Throne - 2015
Phobos Vector Prime: The First Ring - 2018
Project Root - 2015 (Vita cross buy)
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition - 2019
Riddled Corpses EX - 2018 (Vita cross buy)
Riftstar Raiders - 2018
Ritual: Crown of Horns - 2019
State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem - 2017
Super Stardust Ultra - 2015
Tachyon Project - 2016 (Vita cross buy)
Tango Fiesta - 2017
Tesla Force - 2020 (PS5 cross buy)
Tesla vs Lovecraft - 2018 (PS5 cross buy)
The Walking Vegetables: Radical Edition - 2019
Time Recoil - 2017 (Vita cross buy)
Transcripted - 2012
Ultratron - 2015 (PS3 / Vita cross buy)
Xeno Crisis - 2019

Vita
#KILLALLZOMBIES - 2014
Alien Breed - 2013 (PS3 cross buy)
Crimsonland - 2014 (PS4 / PS3 cross buy)
Dead Nation - 2014 (PS3 cross buy)
Demon's Tier+ - 2020 (PS4 cross buy)
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved - 2015
Hotline Miami - 2014 (Vita / PS3 cross buy)
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - 2015 (Vita / PS3 cross buy)
Neon Chrome - 2016 (PS4 cross-buy)
Project Root - 2015 (PS4 cross buy)
Riddled Corpses EX - 2018 (PS4 cross buy)
Super Stardust Delta - 2012
Tachyon Project - 2016 (PS4 cross buy)
Time Recoil - 2017 (PS4 cross buy)
Ultratron - 2015 (PS4 / PS3 cross buy)
 

PS3
#KILLALLZOMBIES - 2014
Alien Breed - 2013 (Vita cross buy)
Blast Factor - 2006 (demo available)
Burn Zombie Burn! - 2009 (DLC never released, 100% impossible)
Crimsonland - 2014 (PS4 / Vita cross buy) (demo available)
Dead Nation - 2010 (Vita cross buy) (demo available)
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved - 2014
Ghostbusters Sanctum of Slime - 2011 (FireForge, delisted)
Hotline Miami - 2014 (PS4 / Vita cross buy)
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - 2015 (PS4 / Vita cross buy)
Renegade Ops - 2012 (demo available)
Super Stardust HD - 2008 (demo available)
Ultratron - 2015 (PS4 / Vita cross buy)
Voltron: Defender of the Universe - 2011 (delisted, but available for now in Euro store through demo)
Wolf Of The Battlefield: Commando 3 - 2008 (no trophies)
Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone - 2011 (delisted)

Scrolling shooters

 

PS4
Aces of the Luftwaffe - 2015
Aces of the Luftwaffe - Squadron Extended Edition - 2017
ADK Damashii - 2017
Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings - 2018
Aleste Collection - 2020
AngerForce: Reloaded - 2019
Aqua Kitty DX - 2014 (Vita cross buy)
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection - 2019
Arcade Game Series: Galaga - 2016
Astebreed - 2015
Azure Reflections - 2018
Battle Garegga Rev.2016 - 2016
Blue Rider - 2016
Caladrius Blaze - 2014
Cotton Reboot! - 2020
Dangun Feveron - 2018
Darius Cozmic Collection: Arcade - 2020
Darius Cozmic Collection: Console - 2020
Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours - 2015
Defenders of Ekron - 2015
Diadra Empty - 2020
Dimension Drive - 2017
Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wing Diver The Shooter - 2017
ESP RA.DE. PSY - 2019
Fast Striker - 2018 (Vita cross buy)
Freedom Finger - 2020
Fury Unleashed -2020
Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special - 2017
Ghost Blade HD - 2017
Ginga Force - 2020
Graceful Explosion Machine - 2017
Grood - 2020
Gryphon Knight Epic: Definitive Edition - 2020
Gundemoniuns - 2020 (Vita cross buy)
Heavenly Guardian - 2019 (雪ん娘大旋風 - JP only)
Horizon Shift '81 - 2019
Hyper Sentinel - 2018
I Hate Running Backwards - 2018
Ikaruga - 2018
Jamestown - 2015
Ketsui Deathtiny: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi -2020
Mahou Daisakusen - 2020 (JP only)
Natsuki Chronicles - 
Neon Abyss - 2020
Pawarumi - 2020
PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate - 2015
Polybius - 2016
Prismatic Solid - 2015
Psyvariar Delta - 2018 (Asia only)
Raiden V Directors's Cut - 2016
Resogun - 2014 (Vita / PS3 cross buy)
Rigid Force Redux - 2020
Rival Megagun - 2018
R-Type Dimensions EX - 2020
R-Type Final 2 - 2021
Rym 9000 - 2019
Senko no Ronde 2 - 2017
Shikhondo - Soul Eater - 2018
Sine Mora EX - 2017
Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire - 2020
Sky Force Anniversary - 2016  (Vita / PS3 Vita cross buy)
Sky Force Reloaded - 2018
Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Definitive Edition - 2020
Space Blaze - 2019
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax - 2016
Steredenn: Binary Stars - 2016
Super Hydorah - 2017 (Vita cross-buy)
Xenoraid - 2016 (Vita cross-buy)
VASARA Collection - 2019
 

Vita
Aqua Kitty DX - 2014 (PS4  cross buy)
Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours - 2015
Fast Striker - (Vita cross buy)
Gravity Crash Ultra - 2014
Gundemoniuns - 2020 (PS4  cross buy)
LUFTRAUSERS - 2014 (PS3 cross buy)
PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate - 2015
Resogun - 2014 (PS4 / PS3 cross buy)
Sine Mora - 2013
Sky Force Anniversary - 2016  (PS4 / PS3 cross buy)
Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype - 2015 (PS3 cross-buy)
Super Hydorah - 2017 (PS4 cross-buy)
TxK - 2014
Xenoraid - 2016 (PS4 cross-buy)
Vasara Collection - 2019

PS3
Astro Tripper - 2008
Caladrius Blaze - 2014 (カラドリウス ブレイズ - JP only)
Galaga Legions DX - 2011 (demo available) 
Gravity Crash - 2009 (demo available) 
Gundemonium Collection (Gundemonium ReCollection, GundeadliGne, Hitogata Happa) - 2010 (delisted)
Heavy Weapon - 2009 (delisted, available on physical Plants vs Zombies US disks)
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi - 2008 ( ケツイ ～絆地獄たち～ - JP only)
LUFTRAUSERS - 2014 (Vita cross buy)
Mamorukun Curse! - 2011
Pixeljunk Shooter - 2009 (demo available)
Pixeljunk Shooter 2 - 2011 (demo available)
Raiden IV: Overkill - 2014
RayStorm HD - 2010 (Asian store)
Resogun - 2014 (PS4 / Vita cross buy)
Riff: Everyday Shooter - 2008 (no trophy support)
R-Type Dimensions - 2014
Sine Mora - 2013 (demo available)
Sky Fighter - 2010 (demo available)
Sky Force Anniversary - 2016  (PS4 / Vita cross buy)
Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer - 2008
Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype - 2010 (Vita cross buy)
Space Invaders Infinity Gene - 2010
STAR TREK: D-A-C - 2009 (Asia, demo available)
Steredenn - 2016
Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition - 2012 (delisted, physical available)

Other shooters

 

PS4

8DAYS: Peace is our Business - 2017 (delisted)
Blacksea Odyssey - 2018
Blaster Master Zero - 2020
Blaster Master Zero 2 - 2020
Blazing Chrome - 2019
Bleed - 2017
Bleed 2 - 2018
Boiling Bolt - 2017 (bugged trophies)
Darksiders Genesis - 2019
Feral Fury - 2016
Fluster Cluck - 2014
Gensokyo Defenders - 2018
Helldivers - 2015
Hellfront: Honeymoon - 2018
HyperParasite - 2019
Lara Croft and The Temple of Osiris - 2014
Matterfall - 2017
Mr. Shifty - 2017
Next Up Hero - 2018
Rad - 2019
Retro City Rampage DX - 2016 (Vita / PS3 cross buy)
RIVE: Ultimate Edtion - 2017
Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut - 2014 (Vita cross buy)
Rogue Stormers Deluxe - 2015
Ruiner - 2017
Score Rush Extended - 2016
Space Invaders Forever - 2020
Square Heroes - 2015
Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo - 2020
The Bug Butcher - 2016
The Hong Kong Massacre - 2019
The Walking Vegetables: Radical Edition - 2019
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops - 2014 (Vita / PS3 cross buy)
Titan Souls - 2015 (Vita cross buy))
Valfaris - 2019
Velocity 2X - 2014 (Vita cross buy)
Vostok Inc. - 2017
West of Dead - 2020
X-Morph: Defense - 2017
Zotrix - 2016
 

 

Vita
Bentley's Hackpack - 2013 (PS3 cross buy)
Retro City Rampage - (PS3 cross buy) (delisted, only DX available)
Retro City Rampage DX - 2016 (PS4 / PS3 cross buy)
Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut - 2014 (Vita cross buy)
Son of Scoregasm - 2014
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops - 2014 (PS4 / PS3 cross buy)
Titan Souls - 2015 (PS4 cross buy))
Velocity 2X - 2014 (PS4 cross buy)
Wanted Corp. - 2016
 

PS3
Bentley's Hackpack - 2013 (Vita cross buy) (demo available)
Gatling Gears - (delisted)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - 2010 (demo available)
Retro City Rampage - (Vita cross buy) (delisted, only DX available)
Retro City Rampage DX - 2016 (PS4 / Vita cross buy)
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops - 2014 (PS4 / Vita cross buy)
Wanted Corp. - 2011 (delisted, available on disk in Europe)
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Game - 2011 (demo available)
 

Last update on 28-1-2021

Added a few titles, availability of demo for PS3 games, more delisted and availability information.

 

Hope this is helpful to others.

 

My personal thanks to those that have helped already making this list as complete as possible. 👏👏👏

 

Have fun.

 

Edited June 23 by cris3f

[AJ_Radio 18,563]

Super Stardust HD was the first game to ever get a trophy list. Super Stardust Delta is the Vita exclusive, both made by Housemarque. Super Stardust Ultra on the PS4 is basically more of the same, although you need a PS VR to do the DLC.

[Arcesius 5,918]

Four games missing from the above list come spontaneously to mind

• Nuclear Throne - 2015
• Neon Abyss - 2020
• Fury Unleashed - 2020
• I Hate Running Backwards - 2018

Some fantastic games among all the titles listed in this thread!  

[Void 827]

are you counting delisted games too? If so then there was Voltron on PS3 forgot when it got delisted.

 

Also there is Warhammer 40k Kill Team not sure if it still available on PS3 or not though.

Edited December 8, 2020 by Void

[cckerberos 432]

Don't forget the other Lara Croft game, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - 2010.

[Drag-On-Detritus 840]

Great idea. Here are a few more to fill in the blanks a bit. There might be a few I'm forgetting but for now. PS4 unless noted otherwise:

 

Anger Force Reloaded
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
Boiling Bolt (might belong in the other category)
Darius Cozmic Collection: Arcade

Darius Cozmic Collection: Console 
Dangun Feveron
Freedom Finger
Ginga Force
Grood

Gundemoniums (Vita)

Ketsui (PS3 JPN only)
Mahou Daisakusen 
Rival Megagun
Rym 9000
Sisters Royale
Yukinko Daisenpuu ~Sayuki to Koyuki no Hie-Hie Daisoudou (ps2 on ps4 JPN store only, belongs in 'other')

 

I was going to mention Score Rush Extend but caught it in 'other'. Shouldn't it be in 'twin stick' or 'scrolling'?. Felt just like a regular vertical scrolling shooter with twin stick controls to me. Highly recommended in any case.

 

There's also a bunch of good 90s ones that've come out with the Arcade Archives series on ps4 & on ps3/vita digital there are tons of ps1 shmups including some of the more expensive titles like Gaia Seed & Harmful Park. No trophies with those ofc.

 

[mcnichoj 567]

PS3:

Burn Zombie Burn!

Ghostbusters Sanctum of Slime

Zombie Driver HD

 

PS4:

Ghostbusters (different game from Ghostbusters Remastered)

Rad

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops: Zombie Edition

Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition

 

PS4/PS3/Vita

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops

[StraightVege 2,636]

Nice, I'll almost certainly purchase something from this list! Already own a fair number of these.

 

I'm actually playing Nex Machina now. A fantastic modern-day Robotron, but prepare to suffer on Veteran difficulty...

[diskdocx 2,509]

5 hours ago, mcnichoj said:

PS3:

Burn Zombie Burn!

Ghostbusters Sanctum of Slime

Zombie Driver HD

 

PS4:

Ghostbusters (different game from Ghostbusters Remastered)

Rad

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops: Zombie Edition

Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition

 

PS4/PS3/Vita

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops

Tiny Troopers was so much fun, esp on Vita.

 

Another one to add is Freakout Calamity TV Show

 

I feel like I'm missing a bunch, but will have to go through my list.

 

[EqualityEarth 186]

Off topic, but I’d like to suggest other lists to be compiled (using the “game series” part of the trophy page) such as Hidden Object/Puzzle Games and Breakout Clones. Is it possible to suggest those games to be serialized despite not having common developers, or do you just make a thread? Obviously adding games to a series page doesn’t seem like a common user function, but making a thread, though they are visible, may be so only because of who I follow.

 

Btw I think RayStorm HD on PS3 (I could find in Hong Kong store) would go under scrolling shooter, and Fluster Cluck (PS4) under twin stick.

Edited December 16, 2020 by EqualityEarth

[AJ_Radio 18,563]

Lot of hidden gems listed here, great for those who like shooters.

[Helyx 8,317]

Imagine being Helldivers and being listed under "other shooters" in a thread for isometric/twin-stick shooting games.

[mcnichoj 567]

Retro City Rampage

Party Hard

Contra: Rogue Corps

CrossCode

Riverbond

God's Trigger

Gensokyo Defenders

Next Up Hero

Blacksea Odyssey

Milanoir

Circuit Breakers

 

Worms Rumble has cross-buy with PS5 version.

 

You have Bleed 2 but you forgot Bleed 1.

 

Games of Glory for 'other' section.

 

I believe the "three" Sega Collection games contain SHMUPs/twin stick shooters.

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 has a hidden twin stick game.

[YairGOW 53]

I'd include Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, as well.

[ElrayMickaelius 98]

Great list,

 

Furi should be definitly in this list!

[Lord_Bane999 887]

Thanks much for this list, already own majority of these but always on the lookout for new shooters to play.

Also I would add the SNK Anniversary Collection for PS4 side scrolling as it has several old school shooters in it. Plus anything from Arcade Archives series. Darius also has two compliations with Cozmic Arcade and Cozmic Console collection that both each feature several games over the series entire life.

 

 

[dieselmanchild 2,838]

Nice work on compiling this list, thank you! This is one genre I’ve hardly even dipped my toes into, and that needs to change. The only one I own at the moment is Resogun.

[cris3f 615]

On 12/9/2020 at 0:42 AM, Helyx said:

Imagine being Helldivers and being listed under "other shooters" in a thread for isometric/twin-stick shooting games.

 

The main objective in Helldivers is mission goals, if you try to shoot everything you won't be successful. That is the reason why it's in the other shooters.

 

And the reason why I don't like it, but that's not the point of the list and so it's there.

 

Exactly the same reason why Ruiner is on the same category, as shooting unfortunately doesn't work very well in the game so it becomes secondary.

Edited December 15, 2020 by cris3f

[nrs1nrs1 869]

Does Titan Souls count?

Edited December 15, 2020 by nrs1nrs1

[cris3f 615]

I'll answer to everyone else and keep this updated, just been short of time.

[Gefro-On-Defro 137]

Good list. Can anyone tell me the games most similar to dead nation please? 

[Vergil 3,603]

Great work!

 

Also add Ikaruga. Besides Aleste Collection there is a new Aleste also releasing in 2021.

Natsuki Chronicles

Sorcer striker

 

https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/6894-mahou-daisakusen

 

Edited December 15, 2020 by Vergil

[Radikali 2]

here is a few more twin stick shooters for ps4

8DAYS: Peace is our Business

Tango Fiesta

American Fugitive

 

for ps3

Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone

Edited December 15, 2020 by Radikali
added another game

[Gonzo7166 6]

Circuit Breakers  - PS4 Twin Stick shooter

[Yoey_666 2,162]

5 hours ago, Gefro-On-Defro said:

Good list. Can anyone tell me the games most similar to dead nation please? 

 

I would say Alienation. They are both from Housemarque and despite the game mechanics are a lot faster in Alienation I had equally fun with it. Both are great games !