# Virus Shooter: Arcade Shmup > Fast arcade shmup with bullet hell action, upgrades, and mutant virus bosses. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.playgenix.vsvirus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.playgenix.vsvirus) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.playgenix.vsvirus` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** soft5a - **Category:** GAME\_ARCADE - **Downloads:** 36 - **Version:** 1.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-07-14 - **First published:** 2026-07-08 - **Publisher country:** CA - **Size:** 114 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-13 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playgenix.vsvirus) - **Website:** [https://www.soft5a.com](https://www.soft5a.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://www.soft5a.com/app/td-warriors/en/privacy.html](https://www.soft5a.com/app/td-warriors/en/privacy.html) ## Description Virus Shooter is a fast-paced arcade shmup built for quick, satisfying battles. Take control of your plane and blast through waves of viruses, germs, bacteria, and strange micro enemies in a vertical bullet hell shoot 'em up packed with upgrades, weapons, and challenging boss fights.

Fly into infected zones and fight back against growing swarms of microscopic enemies. Move your plane, keep firing, dodge incoming attacks, and clear each stage before the virus swarm overwhelms you. The controls are simple to learn, while tougher stages introduce faster enemies, denser attack patterns, and stronger bosses that test your reactions.

Every battle is designed to start quickly and keep the action moving. Play a short arcade stage when you have a few minutes, or continue through multiple levels and build up your firepower for a longer run.

POWER UP YOUR PLANE

Collect upgrades during your journey and improve your ability to survive increasingly dangerous enemy waves. Increase your firepower, boost attack speed, and unlock support weapons that add extra damage and help control crowded stages.

When the screen fills with enemies, use powerful attacks to break through the swarm and turn the battle back in your favor.

FIGHT STRANGE VIRUS ENEMIES

The microscopic battlefield is filled with different threats. Face moving germs, splitting bacteria, unusual virus creatures, and powerful bosses with their own movement and attack patterns.

Later stages become more intense as enemies appear in larger groups and attack from different directions. Watch the battlefield, find safe openings, and keep your plane moving.

ARCADE SHMUP ACTION

Virus Shooter combines classic vertical shooter gameplay with casual controls designed for mobile play. Fans of arcade shooters, shmup games, and bullet hell action can jump straight into the fight without complicated controls.

The game focuses on fast stages, constant shooting, dodging, weapon upgrades, and boss battles while keeping each level easy to start and replay.

FEATURES

* Fast vertical shmup gameplay with bullet hell dodging
* Virus, germ, and bacteria-themed enemy waves
* Simple one-hand plane controls
* Firepower and attack-speed upgrades
* Support weapons and powerful screen-clearing attacks
* Different enemy movement and attack patterns
* Challenging virus boss battles
* Compact arcade stages for quick play sessions
* Increasing difficulty as you progress
* Offline gameplay with no internet connection required

PLAY ANYTIME

Virus Shooter can be played offline, so you can enjoy its arcade shooting stages without Wi-Fi or a mobile data connection. Jump into a quick battle wherever you are and continue clearing infected stages at your own pace.

Take off, power up your weapons, dodge the incoming swarm, defeat the virus bosses, and clean the screen! ## Rankings - #2,377,817 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.playgenix.vsvirus.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Virus Shooter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dmitsoft.virusshooter) — 6,309 users - [Bacteria Battleground](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.msf.bacterialbattlegrounds) — 629 users - [Virus Space: Space Shooter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.adzwaqas.VirusSpace) — 241 users - [Super Virus Defense](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.infection.pom) — 60,986 users, 4.62 / 5 - [Bullet Survivor - TD Shooter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.gamehollywood.bsr) — 43,959 users, 3.97 / 5 - [Bio Hijacker - Virus Shooter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.SliderGames.BioHijacker) — 392 users - [Virus Invaders-Shooting Game](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.virus.invader.blast.shooter) — 78,368 users, 4.20 / 5 - [Virus Eliminator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.radoventures.VirusEliminator) — 11,079 users - [Virus Defender: Arcade Action](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.niho.virusdefender) — 9,186 users - [Virus War: Merge & Evolve](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.framz.refoacc.topwin) — 518,358 users - [Air Virus Destroyer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.air.fight.virus) — 11 users - [DNA Survivor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alikip.robosurvivors2d) — 10 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.playgenix.vsvirus)