
A retro-inspired 2D space shoot-em-up. Mine asteroids! Shoot alien saucers! Get rich or die flying!
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A retro-inspired 2D space shoot-em-up. Mine asteroids! Shoot alien saucers! Get rich or die flying!

Parsec
In Parsec you pilot a spaceship through a field of asteroids trying to destroy as many as possible before they destroy you. You have three different weapons that can be picked up around the world. Health can also be picked up from random spawns and sometimes dropped by asteroids.

Arcadia
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
In Parsec you pilot a spaceship through a field of asteroids trying to destroy as many as possible before they destroy you. You have three different weapons that can be picked up around the world. Health can also be picked up from random spawns and sometimes dropped by asteroids.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Space 13.6%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 11.7%, Retro 10.8%
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Retro 13.3%, Space 10.1%, Arcade 9%, Shooter 8.2%
Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Arcade 14%, Shooter 14%, Space 10.6%, Retro 9.3%
Blue Jay Joyride is a fast-paced 2D space shooter. Go through waves of enemies and fight progressively harder bosses. Collect one of the many unique powerups to give your ship a fighting chance in this intense game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Arcade 13.7%, Aliens 12.1%, Space 10.6%, Retro 9.3%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.8%, Space 11.3%, Retro 9%
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Aliens 11.5%, Arcade 11.1%, Space 9.1%
Frantic 4-player laser ricocheting top-down shooter. Keep it casual and enjoy the chaos, or master the surprisingly deep mechanics to obliterate your enemies. Duke it out locally in free-for-all or 2v2.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Space 14.1%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11.4%, Aliens 10.3%
A retro space shooter with a twist - now you can rotate your ship and aim diagonally at enemies, adding a whole new dimension to the shoot 'em up genre.
Why similar: Space 17.3%, Retro 13%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Aliens 11.9%, Arcade 10%
Join Captain Rijk as he attempts to escape from the clutches of one of the most villainous species in the galaxy. Help to uncover the horrors that are being carried out on the fringes of the civilised galaxy and become the divine being prophesised to inspire an uprising and destroy The Domain.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Space 20.8%, Aliens 14.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%
The Final Frontier is a retro multi-directional shooter inspired by the likes of Asteroids and Galaga. You destroy waves of endless enemies while trying to survive as long as possible by upgrading your ship's abilities along the way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Retro 23.1%, Shooter 16.8%, Space 14.1%, Arcade 13.6%
Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.4%, Aliens 11.3%, Space 10%
Little Minimalist Arcade High Score Chaser with 200+ Vehicle combinations.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Space 17.7%, Retro 13%, Minimalist 11.2%, Arcade 10.4%
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Space 18.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Aliens 11.2%, Arcade 11%
Fly through space and annihilate everything in your way to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Aliens 12.5%, Space 12.2%
Repel extraterrestrial entities!
Why similar: Space 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Retro 9.8%
Hyper Frenzy is a free arena-styled singleplayer 2D space shooter using top-down perspective. Fight in different modes against bots, collect various items and use one of the plenty weapons to defeat your opponents. Create your own maps and gametypes.
Why similar: Space 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Retro 10.9%, Arcade 10.8%, Minimalist 9.1%
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Retro 11.8%, Aliens 10%, Shooter 9.3%, Space 9.2%
Space shooter with multiple game modes. Destroy enemies, get experience and increase your level.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Space 16.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 9%
In this classic top-down space game from 1983, you can take on one of the most dangerous jobs in the galaxy: garbage disposal. Try to survive for as long as possible, while knocking the giant garbage pods into a black hole with your Space-Dozer.
Why similar: Retro 20.9%, Space 20.8%, Arcade 17.4%, Top-Down 14.1%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 14.7%, Retro 13.1%, Aliens 8.8%
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 12.4%, Space 10.9%, Top-Down 8.9%
A fast, addictive space run where you weave through meteors, blast obstacles, collect coins, and survive wave after wave of rising danger.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Space 14.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12.3%, Retro 9.7%
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shooter 13.7%, Space 13.5%, Arcade 13.3%, Retro 11.1%
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 14.1%, Minimalist 9.7%, Space 8.7%
Amazing graphics. Countless different units. An addictive Battle Pass. We have none of those things. Just one carrier and as many tiny fighters as you can muster to hold back hordes of enemy fighters and bombers. Victory is not enough - you may win the battle, but still lose the war!
Why similar: Space 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Shooter 14.3%, Minimalist 13.1%, Arcade 7.9%
Maelstrom is an open source port of the original shareware game for the Macintosh. It is a fast-action, asteroids-like game, with classic pixel graphics and original sounds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Arcade 15.9%, Space 15.1%, Retro 12.7%, Top-Down 9.8%
AstroWars is a top down 2d shooter with monsters and a blue gun. Earn score by killing monsters and try to beat your top score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Shooter 16.9%, Space 13.5%, Aliens 13%, Top-Down 8.9%
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.
Why similar: Space 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Arcade 8.6%, Sci-fi 7%, Retro 6.4%
Blast your way through waves of space debris in order to reach what is waiting for you on the other side. Find your fighting style with multiple unlockable ships in this fast paced space adventure!
Why similar: Space 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Retro 16.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Shooter 8.6%
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Space 17.9%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.5%, Retro 7.7%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Retro 20.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.8%, Top-Down 8.5%
Crossfire II is an Retro / Arcade / Top-Down Shooter, originally released in 2002 for the AMIGA. The main part of the game is a classic, fast paced, single player story campaign. Fly different space ships and fight, to save the universe as you know it. Also you get a survival and a local PvP mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Retro 16.2%, Space 16%, Shooter 11.3%, Aliens 9.5%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Space 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 13.1%, Retro 9.8%
Fast Paced, Bullet Hell Retro Shooter! Shoot down enemies and dodge everything. Fight through 17 intense levels with 6 insane boss fights. Do you have what it takes to beat the game?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Space 16.6%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Retro 13%
There are a lot of bad thrust clones out there... This is not one of them.
Why similar: Space 25.7%, Arcade 17.7%, Retro 17.6%, Minimalist 11.2%, Physics 9.8%
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Aliens 12.7%, Top-Down 9.1%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Space 19.7%, Shooter 14.4%, Top-Down 11.6%, Arcade 11.6%, Retro 11%
Simple yet fun top-down blaster with power-ups
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Arcade 18%, Shooter 17.9%, Retro 13.2%, Top-Down 10.3%
Help Haru defeat the armada of the astral void in a fast-paced roguelite retro space shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Space 12.6%, Top-Down 10.4%
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.7%, Space 12.4%, Retro 10.4%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Aliens 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Top-Down 8.6%
When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears is a story-driven, retro space shooter inspired by DOS-era space games like Star Control, Solar Winds, and Lightspeed. Blast your way through fast-paced arcade combat; build out modular, upgradable ships; and explore a galaxy torn by war.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Retro 15.9%, Arcade 13.3%, Shooter 10.2%, Space 9%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 14.6%, Aliens 11.1%, Top-Down 7.6%
PROJECT: FIRMAMENT is a top-down horde shooter where you blast through missions using a unique aiming system that puts quick-minded positioning, map knowledge, and loadout planning as the main contributors to your success.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Arcade 16.2%, Shooter 16.1%, Space 12.3%, Top-Down 9.7%
A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.
Why similar: Arcade 17.1%, Space 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Retro 16.8%, Shooter 15.2%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Space 13.6%, Retro 11.7%, Aliens 9.8%, Arcade 9.5%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Arcade 15.7%, Shooter 15.4%, Space 10.8%, Retro 8.3%
Alien attackers from the Izar system are invading Earth! Battle the extraterrestrial menace in endless waves in this tribute to classic alien 'invader' shooters from the late '70s and early '80s. Aim for the high score by destroying the evil alien monsters!
Why similar: Arcade 19.7%, Shooter 17.2%, Aliens 15.8%, Space 15.1%, Retro 8.9%
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Space 14.1%, Arcade 12.6%, Top-Down 10.7%, Aliens 10.3%
Can "Super Meteor" save the universe from the space debris created by the development of space by the people of Earth?
Why similar: Space 27.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 9.8%, Aliens 9.6%
Dig your way out of debt. Star Scavenger is a roguelike top-down shooter about blasting asteroids to get the precious minerals inside. Scavenge, dodge pirates, and beat the market to free yourself from an unjust punishment.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Space 21.5%, Retro 14.5%, Arcade 13.2%, Minimalist 8.3%
A stylish sci-fi arcade shooter about cleansing the galaxy of pesky demons! Cosmic Cleaner is a fast-paced, high score chasing action game that progressively gets more challenging. Designed for quick and easy fun.
Why similar: Retro 18.4%, Space 18.1%, Arcade 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Aliens 9.8%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Space 19.6%, Retro 11%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 9.6%
The Nullblade Collection is a group of all the small, polished games made by Nullblade that were too small to be published by themselves.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Space 13.5%, Minimalist 12.2%, Retro 10.9%
Is an easy to play arcade space shooter, with an endless area to play in and countless Enemies to destroy. There are 18 ships to unlock and play as. Many different enemies to blast away at. Boss ships. HD graphics. Awesome Music. Lots of Weapons to blast away at the enemy ships with.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Space 21.5%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 12.2%, Top-Down 11.1%
Have You Been Waiting for a Modern Take on Classic Asteroid Shooters? 🚀 Your wait might just be over! Astro Busters brings you a fun space shooter with realistic physics, responsive controls and thrilling arcade action. Take on missions, upgrade your weapons, ships and fight solo or in multiplayer.
Why similar: Space 22.5%, Retro 14.7%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Top-Down 10.2%
Slalomancers is a 1-button multiplayer space shooter that's easy to learn and hard to master! Weave your way around bullets and blast enemy ships to smithereens!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Space 16%, Retro 11.3%, Minimalist 10.5%, Third-Person Shooter 9.2%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Space 18.1%, Shooter 12.3%, Retro 11.8%, Arcade 11.3%
Gray goo is a short retro arcade shooter with lots of upgrades. This game is about destroying goo in space and saving the universe.
Why similar: Space 22.9%, Retro 18.8%, Minimalist 12.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.7%
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 12.4%, Aliens 11%, Top-Down 8.3%