I love flying and shooting games, I don't really dig the intense space sims and I like progression ( ship customization, upgrades etc) and I don't do pay to play at all so they gotta be premium
I posted this in that other shmup thread, they're all premium. The only freemium there is pay once to unlock the entire game. Decluster Zero Danmaku Unlimited 2 Phoenix HD Plasma Sky Touch Force Galactic Nemesis Here are some 3D options... ARC Squadron (there is a premium version) Star Horizon Ace Ferarra Strike Wing Futuridium EP
I'll second .Decluster -- both games. They're essentially flawless. Hard as nails though, at least on hard, which is good.
I just downloaded inferno 2 ,I love the leveling up aspect it's almost like a shooter/ dungeon crawler mix. Don't know why it took me so long to get this one.
Inferno 2 is an awesome game! The first one was great too, but the second improved upon it in every way.