How many shmups projects are there in development?

[DietSoap]

I ask because it seems like there have been a ton of announcements over the last few years either without any follow-up, or a kind of lacking follow-up:

Enzai Shikkou Yuugi
Cotton Reboot!
Garukilla
R-Type Final 2
Gun-Zaul
Ubusuna [M2]
Aleste Branch [M2]
Toaplan ports [M2]
Feveron Gakuen [M2]
Strikers 2020 [City Connection]
Death Smiles 2 and possibly other Cave games coming to additional platforms [City Connection]

And I'm pretty sure I'm missing some more M2 stuff as well. R-Type Final 2 probably shouldn't be lumped with most of these, but it's still kind of silly we don't have a demo when there was one playable in person nearly a year ago at TGS. If there's anything I should add to this list, or anything that came out on this list and I didn't realize, let me know.

Link for the DS2 and other Cave games thing since that's a little more specific.
https://www.gematsu.com/2019/09/deathsm ... -platforms

[XoPachi]

Fire Lancer comes to mind and it recently got a new demo build after a decent while.
http://firelancer.ws/

[clippa]

Off the top of my head

Super XYX
Chronoblast: Maximum Force
Astral Gunners
Star Hunter DX
Typhoon Unit
MoGiSho
That amazing looking thing Charlene and boghog are working on - https://twitter.com/boghogooo/status/12 ... 4045838336

[schleichfahrt]

Zenodeath

[BulletMagnet]

Not sure if Papilio is currently being worked on, though it was quite a ways along last time it was updated.

[Ice Beam]

That other M2 game, Battle Blade.

[M.Knight]

That amazing looking thing Charlene and boghog are working on - https://twitter.com/boghogooo/status/12 ... 4045838336

Yeah that one is looking pretty damn good! One of the ships is even a mecha with a sword, how to say no to that?


Some other ones, notably indie projects and/or games from the shmup discord server developers :

-Ninja Soldier [M2]
-WestGunne [Zanrai] : https://twitter.com/zanrai_int
-Devil Blade [Shigatake, Vanillaware artist] : https://twitter.com/shigatake
-ProtoCorgi [Kemono Games] : https://twitter.com/KemonoGames
-Xydonia [Breaking Bytes] : https://twitter.com/BreakingBytesHQ
-Typhoon Unit ~ Butterfly Requiem [Ghostly Feline] : https://twitter.com/TyphoonUnitGame (ah wait I didn't see it has been mentionned already. Well, you have the link to follow the updates now)
-Operation STEEL [B.B.] : https://twitter.com/nz_bb
-Wings of Bluestar [Shinu Real Arts] : https://twitter.com/ShinuGames
-Existential Crisis 2 [Retrocade Media] : https://twitter.com/Retrocade_Media
-Assault Shell [Overloaded Studios] : https://twitter.com/OverloadedStud1
-Aeon Zenith [Squire Grooktook] : https://twitter.com/SquireGrooktook
-Maiden Voyage : https://twitter.com/MaidenVoyageDev
-Remote Weapon GunFencer [oh wait, it's actually me lol] : https://twitter.com/M_Knight_Jul


There's probably a bunch of others too that I have forgotten but yeah there's a decent amount of games from the indie front.

EDIT : Yeah I forgot Xeno Fighters R

[Verticen]

A few more in early dev to add. Both kind of euroshmuppy though.
Rick Henderson - Similar to Steredenn in design
Boss Machine - Being Developed for the Amiga

[CStarFlare]

Grand Cross ReNOVATION, a remake/followup(?) to a Dezaemon 2 game.

https://mobile.twitter.com/praynex/stat ... 3486929922
https://mobile.twitter.com/praynex/stat ... 5302033408

[6t8k]

- Boogie Wings / The Great Ragtime Show [M2, port] (not sure if currently in development, but they acquired the license)
- Darius Cozmic Collection 2 [M2, port]
- Crimzon Clover: World Explosion (Switch) [YOTSUBANE / AdventurePlanningService, port]
- There are many not listed here that have a presence in our Development subforum

[Queen Charlene]

yes, boghog and i are working on a game called Mechanical Star Astra. he posts lots of videos of it on his twitter at @boghogoo, check it out.

[Stevens]

If old school Toaplan is your thing (it should be everyone's thing) pieslice has Crisis Wing in development.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=59038

[clippa]

-Remote Weapon GunFencer

Dear me, I was just playing the latest demo the other day. Can't believe I forgot. It's getting better and better every time I dip in!

[xxx1993]

http://www.strikeblazinger.com/

Forgot to mention Strike Blazinger, a.k.a. Strike Harbinger. Don't know why they changed the name...

[M.Knight]

-Remote Weapon GunFencer

Dear me, I was just playing the latest demo the other day. Can't believe I forgot. It's getting better and better every time I dip in!

Haha, no worries. I forget tons of stuff all the time too lol. And thanks for playing!

[xxx1993]

Should I also include SNK's new Metal Slug console game?

[kid aphex]

Ubusuna...

[Nick420]

Why do you cry about ubusuna?? Don't tell me it's been cancelled or something?

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

Unconfirmed but rumors of a new Raiden for exa Arcadia

[kid aphex]

Why do you cry about ubusuna?? Don't tell me it's been cancelled or something?

No, not that I’ve heard... the wait is just painful.

[pieslice]

If old school Toaplan is your thing (it should be everyone's thing) pieslice has Crisis Wing in development.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=59038

Steam page for Crisis Wing is up!
Add this one to your wishlist!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1402090/Crisis_Wing

[Stevens]

Added!

[pieslice]

Crisis Wing launch trailer is uploaded to YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukCI_3KuvKU