What are your favourite shoot em or run and gun games?

I’ve always enjoyed playing games such as Gunbird and Metal Slug, both were on PS2 for me as my only proper exposure to those games. Really loved them!

What are your favourites? Any recommendations?

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  • Contra: Hard Corps(Sega Genesis) is an old side scrolling shooter, has local co-op.
  • Cuphead(PC) is an old school side scrolling shooter, has local co-op.
  • Enter the Gungeon(PC) is a top down roguelike shoot em up, has local co-op.
  • Furi(PC) is a top down boss fighting game.
  • Gauntlet reboot(PC) is the adaptation of an old franchise, has 4p local co-op.
  • Geometry wars(PC) is a shoot em up series.
  • Mega Man Zero(GBA) is a side scrolling platformer series.
  • Risk of Rain(PC) is a roguelike shoot em up series, has local co-op.
  • Touhou Project(PC) has a bunch of games like Gunbird in the series.
  • Vampire Survivors(PC) is a top down shoot em up, has local co-op.
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