The Best Vertical Games for PC Windows

Update 31 October 2023: Jusant added at rank #1.

Here are our 10 Best Vertical Games for PC Windows:

Play Video: Jusant

Xbox One Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 PC Windows

Ascend the enigmatic tower of Jusant and uncover the echoes of a lost civilization. Immerse yourself in a serene world filled with lush biomes, master intuitive climbing mechanics, and let the haunting soundtrack elevate your adventure. Solve puzzles with your adorable companion, Ballast, and experience a story that intertwines resilience and mystery in every climb.

• Intuitive climbing gameplay
• Rich, immersive environments
• Engaging puzzles with helpful companion
• Profound storytelling
• Beautiful soundtrack

• Occasional collision issues
• Some story elements are cryptic

• vertical
• puzzle
• platform
• narrative
• controller-support
• exploration
• story
• meditative
• atmospheric
• rock-climbing
• relaxing
• adventure
• rhythm
• mystery
• cute

Good match + 2 Bad match

Play Video: Sophstar

PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5

A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score sytem and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.

• vertical
• shooter
• bullet-hell
• shoot-em-up
• top-down
• arcade
• collectathon
• retro
• boss
• vertical-scrolling
• multiple-endings
• attack
• score
• aliens
• space

Good match + 26 Bad match - 28

Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

10 entertaining classics from Taito’s history featuring various genres and themes. Also included: Solitary Fighter, The Legend of Kage, Liquid Kids and Dinorex.

• shooter
• arcade
• retro
• platform
• vertical
• fight
• multi-directional
• various
• ninja
• compilation
• boss
• side-scrolling
• classic
• dinosaurs
• cute

Good match + 2 Bad match

Play Video: Z-Warp

Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.

• retro
• bullet-hell
• vertical
• boss
• pixel
• shoot-em-up
• old-school
• arcade
• shooter
• action
• replay-value
• chiptune
• difficulty
• vertically
• 2d

Good match + 12 Bad match - 3

Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!

• vertical
• retro
• shoot-em-up
• top-down
• shooter
• bullet-hell
• arcade
• shoot
• scrolling
• 1990s
• old-school
• rhythm
• pixel
• 2d
• action

Good match + 3 Bad match

Play Video: SHINORUBI

m PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One

Inspired by classic Japanese shooting games, SHINORUBI is a pure dose of adrenaline and frenetic arcade action with all the best aspects of Japanese bullet hell games, optimized for modern PC in ultra HD, all in a polished, accessible with many levels of difficulties.

• top-down
• military
• futuristic
• on-rails
• shooter
• faith
• space
• flight
• bullet-hell
• vertical
• arcade
• aliens
• attack
• score
• 2d

Good match Bad match

Play Video: Quarto

PC Windows

Each piece has 4 different characteristics that make them unique (color, shape, size, hollow or solid). An amazing replayability: change the rules and winning formula, for always unique games,.

• board
• chess
• horizontal
• abstract
• vertical
• strategy

Good match + 55 Bad match - 65

Play Video: GUNBIRD 2

Xbox One IOS iPhone PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Let's go on the treasure hunt through the skies of the world! The ultimate "Psikyo Shooter" with online rankings!

• boss
• colourful
• mech
• vertical
• classic
• hardcore
• retro
• fight
• steampunk
• vampire
• shooter
• western
• bullet-hell
• scrolling
• dragon

Good match + 13 Bad match - 11

PC Windows

Destroy bugs and glitches in your astral body to recover data from the source of the light of your soul.

• scrolling
• vertical
• action
• short
• magic
• arcade
• cyberpunk
• experimental
• shoot-em-up
• pixel
• classic
• shooter

Good match + 26 Bad match - 34

PC Windows

"CAT AND LADDER CLIMB" is a 2D pixel vertical scrolling action game.Jump over scaffolding, use "ladders", and aim for the top goal!There are various modes such as Default mode aiming for the top, Endless mode competing to see how high you can climb, and offline PvP mode! !

• pixel
• 2d
• action-adventure
• retro
• vertical
• attack
• score
• action
• scrolling

Good match + 1 Bad match

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