The 10 best FREE shoot 'em ups

Protoganda: Strings
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Protoganda is another artsy shoot ‘em up from the creator of Ad Nauseum 2. The game was designed to look like an older film. The purposefully added scratch lines and blurred look does make it look like you’re watching a game that’s being projected on the big screen. Check it out by hitting the link above. You won’t be disappointed.

Above: Protoganda has a slightly grainy look that makes it resemble a movie that’s being projected onto a screen

Above: You’ll start off with a three minute timer. As you defeat bosses, you’ll earn extra time as a bonus

Below: It’s difficult to get a sense of Protoganda’s unique look from the images above. Check out this gameplay video and click here to try it out for free

Warning Forever
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Warning Forever has you pick apart a boss, piece by piece. But every time you break him down, it returns with more parts to kill you with. As the game progresses the boss continues to grow until it practically takes up the whole screen.

Above: Each time you defeat Warning Forever’s boss, it comes back with more parts to kill you with

Below: Before you know it, the boss begins to take up most of the screen. Click here to download Warning Forever and face him yourself

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