Phalanx

Space has a new shooting star. In Phoenix 3 you pilot starships as Derek Freeman, battling a relentless alien army threatening the planet Galearth.

✦ Best for retro‑90s shooter fans craving authentic 3do experience

Star X thrusts players into nine unique, extreme environments where they can fly free‑roaming or engage in fixed‑position battles above and below the atmospheres of distant planets.

✦ Best for single-player sci‑fi flight action fans craving story-driven combat

In Axelay, an unknown alien race devastates Earth, and the sole prototype defense ship, the AX-77, is humanity's last hope. Players navigate through vertically and horizontally scrolling stages, confronting relentless enemies and massive bosses.

✦ Best for fans of classic 2d shooters craving vertical‑horizontal scrolling challenge

In this 1983 sci‑fi arcade shooter, you command a lone hyperfighter from a Stargate outpost, weaving through pulsating energy fields to take down massive dreadnaught warships.

✦ Best for retro arcade fans craving tight, hard solo shooter challenges

Launch from repair bay 28 of the Galatea and guide your Blue Fighter Wing through a lightspeed Launch Ring into enemy territory.

✦ Best for retro arcade fans who love fast single-player shooters

Set in the tranquil solar system Junos, Galaxy Force II thrusts players into a desperate battle against Halcyon’s Fourth Empire, which seeks to annihilate all life and erect massive fortresses on each planet.

✦ Best for retro arcade enthusiasts craving classic shooter gameplay