Been subbed since forever, I love your channel so much. I’m always surprised by how small the shmup community is. Sometimes feels like the nichest of niche weirdo genres and games can still gather trillions of views on YT - except for shmups. Thanks for putting out such great content with so much regularity. Pillar of our community here ❤❤❤
Great channel. I’m unsure how to find or keep track of new and upcoming shmups. I always refer to this channel and recommend others I speak with to do so too.
I don't know if you fall into the camp that twin-stick shooters are not SHMUPS, but I highly recommend Never Awake. It's available on Steam, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. It's by the same people who did Vritra Complete Edition. It's a twin-stick shooter where you are stuck in the mind of a girl who is in a coma and your mission is to wake her up. The story is told through diary entries that you unlock as you progress through the game. If you beat the final boss of stage 7A, you unlock challenges in certain stages you played throughout the game. If you beat those challenges, you unlock stage 7B and that's where the games fangs are because 7B is BRUTAL. The final boss of 7A is no cakewalk either, but 7B is BRUTAL. I highly recommend Never Awake.
Graze Counter GM was definitely my favorite shmup of 2023! Gunvein for the Switch is a great one too. Both were made with GameMaker and inspired me to start work on my own shmup using that game engine! 🎮😁👍
