
Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.
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Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.

Defendor
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.

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Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, 1980s 13.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Old School 7.5%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, 1980s 16.3%, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: 1980s 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%, Old School 9.8%, Shooter 8%
ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, 1980s 21.8%, Old School 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Retro 5.9%
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 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, 1980s 11.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Old School 6%
Royal Odyssey is a retro-style arcade space shooter where you pilot Prince Zayven’s ship through a deadly asteroid storm, blasting your way to survival.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, 1980s 15.1%, Futuristic 7.8%, Bullet Hell 6.6%
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 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, 1980s 13.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Bullet Hell 7.3%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, 1980s 12.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 7.4%
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, 1980s 12.6%, Old School 10%, Shooter 7.3%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 9.2%, Action 6.8%
Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, 1980s 14.1%, Shooter 8.8%, Bullet Hell 7.7%
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, 1980s 11.2%, Shooter 8.8%, Bullet Hell 8.6%
After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, 1980s 12.7%, Shooter 7.2%, Bullet Hell 6.9%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, 1980s 13.3%, Shooter 9%, Old School 8%
Flowing Lights is an Arcade Puzzle Shooter. Each fight is a puzzle. Attack and... Fail! ...Think back... try again! Got it? Improve with each try, there is always a smarter way to win!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, 1980s 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Physics 13.6%, Old School 11.4%
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, 1980s 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Shooter 8.5%, Old School 8.1%
Lt Blitz has the city sieged, and it's your job to destroy his troops. Shoot, dodge and upgrade your jet and and try to take on this challenge! Burning Skies is a free, endless retro shmup, that will take you right back to the era of arcade machines, with modernized graphics and gameplay!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, 1980s 15.6%, Shooter 8.7%, Bullet Hell 7.7%
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, 1980s 8.3%, Bullet Hell 8%, Shooter 7.9%
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 26.2%, 1980s 12.4%, Retro 11.7%, Shooter 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, 1980s 17.9%, Old School 9.6%, Shooter 7.9%, Futuristic 6.9%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, 1980s 13.7%, Shooter 8%, Retro 7.9%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Bullet Hell 8.2%, 1980s 8%
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 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 8.1%, Old School 7.1%, Shooter 6.8%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, 1980s 11.1%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Shooter 8.8%
Gunstorm is a space shooter loaded with playability. Wave after wave of alien craft attack your agile ship. Use the mouse to control your ship at the speed of thought in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, 1980s 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Shooter 8.8%, Old School 8.3%
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: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, 1980s 13.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Space 9.2%
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, 1980s 17.2%, Shooter 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Old School 9.2%
Destroy the deadly bouncing orbs for the highest score in this Pang meets Asteroids arcade blaster.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, 1980s 12.6%, Shooter 7.9%, Bullet Hell 7.4%
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: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Space 9.6%, Retro 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, 1980s 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Shooter 8.2%, Bullet Hell 6.6%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Retro 7%
Use quick reflexes and sharp aim to simultaneously blow up enemies and block alike in this satisfying retro style action brick breaker! The third installment in the Game Buddy series that faithfully recreates the look, sounds, and feel of classic late 80's handheld games!
Why similar: 1980s 24.1%, Old School 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Action 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Stellar Space is a new take on a classic arcade game with a modern, rogue-like, form for new players to enjoy!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, 1980s 13.6%, Shooter 7.5%, Futuristic 6.6%
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, 1980s 17.3%, Shooter 9%, Old School 8.6%
Minestorm reimagined with modern gameplay! Blast through waves of deadly mines, gear up with powerful upgrades between levels, and dive into intense rhythm-based stages set to an original soundtrack !
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, 1980s 13.9%, Shooter 7.5%, Old School 7.1%
"Let's defeat the demon lord together!" A thrilling action-adventure of destruction!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Shooter 11%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Old School 8.3%
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Shooter 9.1%, 1980s 9%
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Top-Down 5.8%
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, 1980s 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Old School 8.2%
This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, 1980s 14.4%, Bullet Hell 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, 1980s 15.9%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 7.1%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Shooter 11.5%, Old School 9.6%, Top-Down 7%
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 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Old School 12.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Space 8.2%
Take on powerful tanks and battleships with the best use of your fighter in this military themed vertical arcade shoot ‘em up by Toaplan! Summon friendly fighter planes to avoid emergencies and increase firepower. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, 1980s 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Old School 8.7%, Top-Down 6.7%
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Top-Down 5.8%
Take your chance and feel like 10 again.😊To start let's meet this retro cutie.🚀 River Rush is reminiscent of an old vertically scrolling shoot’em up games.🚀 If you remember them, it's time to catch up with nostalgia. Or your father's nostalgia.😉 Board in and have some fun.👨🚀
Why similar: 1980s 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Old School 11%, Bullet Hell 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Return to classic 80s shooters while fighting off the fast food horde in this retro space shooter.
Why similar: 1980s 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Old School 11.8%, Action 8.4%
Galactic Explorers is a top-down 2D retro space shooter inspired by early games such as Galaxian, and Asteroids.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, 1980s 11.6%, Bullet Hell 7.7%, Shooter 7.5%
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, 1980s 18%, Shooter 12.4%, Old School 10%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Old School 12.8%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shooter 10.5%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Action 6.6%
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shooter 10.3%, Old School 9.7%, Bullet Hell 9.6%
Blast away in this pure retro-styled shooter and battle through tons of dangerous levels and manic boss fights.
Why similar: 1980s 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Retro 14.2%, Shooter 10.6%, Old School 9.3%
This is a shoot em up game , In this game the player combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them, the game is set in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression,off the air of the North Eastern Province.
Why similar: 1980s 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Old School 11.4%, Shooter 8.1%
Meteoroids 3D is a simple action game set in space, which wants to pay tribute to a great game of the eighties: Asteroids. Meteoroids 3D does not pretend to be better, or try to emulate the greatness of Asteroids. We just want to bring a funny and addictive game to the players.
Why similar: 1980s 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Old School 12.7%, Physics 11.5%, Shooter 8%
Blast off into Operius DX, a high-speed arcade shooter where you navigate twisting polygonal tunnels, battle waves of enemies, and confront formidable bosses in an endless amount of procedurally-generated levels. How far can you get?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, 1980s 18%, Old School 9.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Futuristic 8.3%
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 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Old School 8.7%, Bullet Hell 8.6%
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, 1980s 13.3%, Old School 8.9%, Shooter 8.1%
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: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Space 12.5%, Action 5.7%, Futuristic 5.5%
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Old School 9.7%, Bullet Hell 9.1%