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Twin Stick Shooter

Shooting games are usually a challenge of targeting your enemy accurately while they are moving around. This is complex because of the quick reflexes as well as using two sticks to navigate the 3D environments you are playing in.

Twin Stick Shooters, take this mechanic and simplify it. You view the play from above and use one stick to control movement and the other to control the direction of your bullets. This simple change (harking back to the days of Asteroids) makes the play simpler and more direct while also offering a big challenge for players.

This list includes 44 games from the last 27 years, with 154 likes. They come from a range of different genres and play-styles and are all good games if you want to shoot and move in different directions.

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PEGI Ratings: PEGI 3 to PEGI 18
ESRB Ratings: ESRB EVERYONE to ESRB MATURE 17+
Australian Ratings: G to R 18+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Brain Game, Collecting, Communication, Fighting, Narrative, Platform, Puzzle, Race, Rhythm, Role-Play, Sequencing, Shooting, Simulation, Stealth, Strategy and Traversal
Total Likes: 154

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Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Components: 3D Third-Person

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Release Date: 28/05/2020

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Release Date: 23/06/2020, updated in 2021

Out Now: PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Blocks

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Release Date: 23/09/2015

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Release Date: 16/06/2020

Out Now: PC, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Out Now: PC

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Hand-Made and Open World

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Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Cartoon

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Components: 2D Overhead, Open World and Pixels

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Release Date: 22/04/2020

Out Now: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Out Now: Mac, PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Release Date: 07/10/2016, updated in 2020

Out Now: Mac, PC and Switch

Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Components: 2D Overhead

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Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

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Out Now: PC

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Out Now: Mac, PC and Switch

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch, Wii and Wii U

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Out Now: PC

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