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SHOCK TROOPERS

Arcade, Neo Geo MVS • 2016

Should you play it?

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!

What works

  • Fast and responsive gameplay
  • Multiple characters and routes for replayability
  • Local and online co-op modes
  • Vibrant pixel art and energetic soundtrack
  • Affordable price especially on sale

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Technical issues and input lag in steam port
  • Minimal story and character development
  • Some achievements are buggy
  • Limited customization and expression

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

Less exploratory

Games that feels like SHOCK TROOPERS but with less exploration of areas and secrets

Less competitive

Games that feels like SHOCK TROOPERS but with less competition against others

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like SHOCK TROOPERS but with less leadership over others

Less intimate

Games that feels like SHOCK TROOPERS but with less focus on close relationships

More relaxing

Games that feels like SHOCK TROOPERS but with a more relaxing feel

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with SHOCK TROOPERS. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with SHOCK TROOPERS. These titles are not in What to play next.

SHOCK TROOPERS: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Domination, Relaxation.

Last update: 23/08/2026