Ten new were games created with the Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit for the same named competition in 2018. The 2018 contest were themed in two categories: Sci-Fi/Futuristic and Fantasy/Adventure. Enhancements including music were allowed, with Richard Bayliss adding his music to those entries without. Below are listed the entries in alphabetical order, with positive and negative points listed for each game, before a personal rating out of 10.

Design & graphics: Mo Denart/PlayOrbit
Music: Richard Bayliss
Loader: Martin Piper

Standard SEUCK, 1 player only, no enhancements, Sci-Fi theme

The player is in control of Orbis, a spaceship known as the "Harvester of Doom". Use it to invade, subjugate and destroy the planet of Eden.

1. Surreal graphic style
2. Interesting to control the "invader" for a change
3. Alien characters for the score display

1. Graphics "inspired by" Slap 'n Tickle look very odd
2. Tricky to tell what parts of the background the player can move on
3. High difficulty.

Design & graphics: Mo Denart/PlayOrbit
Music: Richard Bayliss
Loader: Martin Piper

Standard SEUCK, 1 player only, no enhancements, Sci-Fi and Fantasy themes

Headquarters in Aldebaran informs us that multiple planets in Quadrant WOL-NR2 have been aggressively occupied by the 'Extanoids'. They have already eliminated or expelled the native populations as well as erased all databanks. Your mission is to navigate through The Hive in the Atom-X fighter and destabilize their control centre.

1. Five different levels with changing backgrounds
2. Nice cover art and PDF documentation

1. Difficulty level needed more tuning
2. Derivative sound FX.

(Subtitled Episode 1 - Wizard of the Frogs)

Design & graphics: VOX VG
Music: Richard Bayliss

Standard SEUCK, 1 player only, no enhancements, Fantasy theme

Deep in the hearts of the forest, lived a boy, called Eddie. He was a natural born adventurer, he just loved going on adventures. That was until one day, news had spread that, an evil wizard had transformed cute forest creatures into deadly evil mutants. Armed with stones, Eddie sets off on a quest, to locate the evil wizard's castle and put an end to his evil spell.

1. Great cartoon sprites with decent animation
2. Good backgrounds
3. Collectibles to pick up
4. Well-constructed attack waves

1. Familiar sound FX needed more work.

Design, graphics & music: Richard Bayliss

Sideways SEUCK, 1 player only, enhancements, Sci-Fi theme

Humans have been transported across to a new moon, CETI 21. For many years, humans settled on this planet. However aliens also tried to invade it. A security system at Sentinel Security Plant was set up in order to thwart future alien attack. Unfortunately, after a recent computer OS update, the system crashed - prompting shut down to all defences. Unfortunately aliens decided to take advantage and start an invasion on CETI 21. They breached the security systems, entered the inner core and rigged the mainframe with one of their own. Now the defence systems have turned against the human race. Your mission is to control a low level flying drone, ULTRAX 18 through 3 sectors and do battle against the aliens and rogue defence security systems. Then locate the aliens' mainframe supercomputer and destroy it. Once you have destroyed it. Peace and stability across CETI 21 will be restored. Avoid shooting drones, parked on the runways - otherwise you will have to pay the price. Good luck commander.

1. Good graphics
2. Three different stages
3. Clever enhancements, including the penalty for shooting drones

1. Tough to play
2. Needed more variety in the attack waves

Game design, graphics & music - Gaetano Chiummo. Sideways SEUCK, 1 player only, no enhancements, Fantasy theme.

It's Christmas Eve, and little George is waiting for Santa Claus to bring him some new toys. He's watching his favourite superheroes cartoon shows, and he feels so involved that he climbs on the shelf where the TV is, making it fall on the floor, where it turns into pieces. George is safe and sound (only a bit scared), but his daddy is furious: the TV is still under guarantee, but he planned to watch the Christmas concerts and some sport events: who will repair the TV during the holidays? Well, I won't (I even can't!), will you? So, as a punishment, our little superhero will not get any gifts for Christmas! He goes to bed in tears, but the Toy Fairies can't stand watching him crying, so they decide to send him to the "Dream World", where he can get any toys he wants! The problem is, the "Dream World" is full of angry toys and other dangerous things which will try to stop George and let him wake up with empty hands. Anyway, our hero can throw marbles against them, but some are stronger than others, and some are invincible. There are three stages: the Garden, the Field of Grain and the Winter Playground. George must get the toys while shooting his enemies and avoiding their "bullets". He can climb trees, ropes, and so on. In each stage there are some extra features that will grant George 2.000 points. It's up to you to discover where they are and how to get the points!

1. Very cute graphics and presentation
2. Good use of Sideways SEUCK

1. High difficulty level
2. Tricky to climb.

Design & graphics: Mo Denart/PlayOrbit
Music: Richard Bayliss
Loader: Martin Piper

Standard SEUCK, 1 player only, no enhancements, Sci-Fi theme

The chosen child of NRAR, trained in the cosmic future art of 'rabbit fighting' (aka ghosting) teleports to Earth, year 9634, to recover an ancient and holy relic, lost years ago after the cataclysmic shattering of its homeworld, scattering it's souls and sacred treasures throughout the interstellar universe. The scene of planetfall - a dangerous and frighteningly dystopic future where madness and technology have joined in an electric world ruled by the mysterious Doktor Gigglesmith. This child is you and your destiny is to become... the ELECTRIC WARRIOR.

1. Interesting small sprites
2. Nice cover art

1. Bland backgrounds
2. Short-range weapon makes the game tricky.

Design, Graphics: Last Chance
Music: Richard Bayliss

Standard SEUCK, 2 players, no enhancements, Sci-Fi theme.

You are Captain Moon, sent on a random suicide mission to Afghanistan, with the intention of relieving your own troops of their mind capture from aliens that have invaded the area. Naturally, they are after you precious oil silos and drills near the River Panj. (Note: The author has not verified the reality of this oil related business, that all comes as an afterthought.)

1. Playable with two people

1. Bland graphics with serious scale problems 2. Short levels 3. Difficulty needed more attention 4. Very average sound FX.

Game design, graphics: Alf Yngve Music: Richard Bayliss

Standard SEUCK, 1 player only, expanded sprites & linked players, Sci-Fi theme

On Patty Patovsky's 16th birthday, her parents gave her the present that all American high school kids wanted: Her own personal armoured tank! (yeah it's all the rage these days lol - Ed). She spray painted her tank pink, drove it to school the very next day and instantly became the most popular girl. But the mean girls of the Forces of Darkness Sorority grew envious of Patty's new popularity. First they started to call her "Panzer Patty." Then they tried to sabotage her tank. That's when all out war broke out between Patty and the Forces of Darkness Sorority. It was, like, total mayhem in the suburbs and everybody took awesome selfies and liked it on Facebook and Twitter.Gameplay switches between driving stages (controlling the tank and shooting down green helicopter drones to save lives, but taking care not to damage civilian cars) and shooting stages (controlling the crosshairs to shoot enemies).

1. Impressive expanded sprites 2. Great backgrounds mixing hi-res and multicolour 3. Added variety with two types of gameplay 4. Really stretching the Kit

1. Flickering caused by large sprites 2. Lack of a score counter 3. Very tough.

Idea, Code, Design, Graphics, Music: Richard Bayliss SEUCK Redux code (for RX version released outside competition): Martin Piper

Standard SEUCK, 1 player, smart bomb & background colour flash, Sci-Fi theme

You are the last of the alien species, but not for long. Human Mercenaries have boarded your home and brought state-of-the-art technology to put an end to your species. Only armed with slime, your mission is to fight the mercenaries, and destroy their technology. Hatch light green eggs to spawn more of your species, but don't even think about hatching the dark green eggs. (Warning due to the additional in game enhancements added, boss stages and large enemies consist of flashing backgrounds, which some gamers may find to be uncomfortable!).

1. Nice twist of playing the alien 2. Good sprite animation and backgrounds.

1. Punishing difficulty level 2. Flashing effects may be uncomfortable for some players 3. Flickering in busy sections (reduced in the RX version)

Idea, Design, Graphics: Eleanor Burns Music: Richard Bayliss Loader: Martin Piper Standard SEUCK, 1 player, enhancements, Fantasy theme

Fly your plane through 6 different zones, battling against the enemy forces. Collect airships in order to gain power ups. Once enough power ups have been picked up, you will be able to shoot fireballs at enemies. In order to complete the game, you must accomplish 3 targets, which are all indicated before each mission starts. At the end of each level will be a giant airborne boss, in which you must defeat in order to progress further. If you succeed with your mission, you will be rewarded a 4-lettered password for the end sequence. Fail to attain your targets, then the game will automatically be over.

1. Enhancements include power-ups and background animation. 2. Amazing end sequence (accessed with a password). 3. Nice PDF documentation 4. Great sprites and backgrounds

1. Plays very differently to the earlier Valkyrie games 2. Possibly a little easy for the best players 3. Encountered a bug with the fireball powerup.

Judging took place via an online form in July 2019 and the results were announced on the 6th of August.

1st Valkyrie 3 (Eleanor Burns) 107 pts 2nd Dream World (Gaetano Chiummo) 101 pts 3rd Battle in the Woods (VOX VG) 88 pts 4th Panzer Patty (Alf Yngve) 85 pts 5th CETI 21 (TND Games) 81 pts 6th The Last Hugger (TND Games) 68 pts 7th Moon Over Afghanistan (Jari) 66 pts 8th Algol (Mo Dernart) 61 pts 9th Atom Heart (Mo Dernart) 57 pts 10th Electric Warrior (Mo Dernart) 50 pts