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// SUBREDDIT_PROFILE

r/shmups

› A Reddit gaming community dedicated to shoot 'em up games. Shoot 'em up, in a general sense, means a 2D sprite-based game with lots of shooting as the primary game mechanic. If it fits that basic description it is welcome here. To avoid being MEGABOMBED (banned) please follow the community rules below: (1) no links to ROMs or ROM sites (2) declare when posting own content/games (3) be good to each other

// MEMBERS
21,173
› subscribers
// POSTS_INDEXED
999
› analyzed records
// COMMUNITY_AGE
17y
› since 2009-08-09
// STATUS
[ok] active
› feed indexed
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// Recent posts in r/shmups

[ latest we indexed · by upvotes ]
  1. 01 Finally got Mushi 1CC on original! ↑ 59 · 2026-11-02
  2. 02 Shmup Meetup at Core Gamer Treff Moenchengladbach Germany 21.11.26 - 22.11.26 ↑ 54 · 2026-11-02
  3. 03 Varyznex - Trilogy Pt. 3 ↑ 12 · 2026-11-03
  4. 04 Mountain of Faith accidental No-Miss clear ↑ 9 · 2026-11-02
  5. 05 Shmup deep dive: Option ships in Rebel Sector ↑ 3 · 2026-11-03
// RELATED_COMMUNITIES [ 12 communities · gaming ]
// FAQ [ 3 entries ]
01 › What is r/shmups about? [ expand ↓ ]
r/shmups is a Reddit community with 21,173 members. A Reddit gaming community dedicated to shoot 'em up games. Shoot 'em up, in a general sense, means a 2D sprite-based game with lots of shooting as the primary game mechanic. If it fits that basic description it is welcome here. To avoid being MEGABOMBED (banned) please follow the community rules below: (1) no links to ROMs or ROM sites (2) declare when posting own content/games (3) be good to each other
02 › How active is r/shmups? [ expand ↓ ]
r/shmups has 21,173 subscribers and 999 posts in our index. It was created on 2009-08-09, 17 years ago.
03 › Which subreddits are similar to r/shmups? [ expand ↓ ]
Other Gaming communities of a similar size include r/ZeriMains (21,528 members), r/discordrp (21,463 members), r/scufgaming (21,350 members), r/MAU3 (21,332 members). Each is listed with its own subscriber and post counts in the related communities section above.