- #1 Crimsonland
93% matchVery Positive93% of 3,083 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.9%, Local Co-Op 34.3%, Action 13.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #2 Ultratron
86% matchVery Positive88% of 694 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.2%, Local Co-Op 29.1%, Action 13.2%, Sci-fi 6%, Shooter 4%
- #3 PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate
83% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2015
Dev: Q-Games Ltd.Pub: Double Eleven
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
CAN YOU SAVE THE SCIENTISTS ON APOXUS PRIME?PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate is a twin-stick shooter with equal elements of action and puzzle solving.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.9%, Local Co-Op 23%, Action 15.6%, Physics 8.2%, Puzzle 5.4%
- #4 PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate
83% matchVery Positive81% of 1,275 reviews2013
Dev: Double Eleven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 90.3%, 2D 8.1%, Indie 1.6%
- #5 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,263 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Action 48.3%, 2D 42.6%, Indie 9.2%
- #6 Ion Assault
82% matchMixed69% of 181 reviews2010
Dev: CoreplayPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 59.3%, Action 34%, Indie 6.7%
- #7 Iron Fisticle
80% matchVery Positive84% of 513 reviews2014
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.2%, Local Co-Op 39.1%, Action 12.3%, 2D 6.9%, Indie 2.5%
- #8 Demon's Crystals
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: Byte4GamesPub: BadLand Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Demon's Crystals is a frenetic twin stick shooter where you guide the Urican demons through countless hazards in order to restore peace to the world. A variety of weapons and power-ups will help you defeat the massive enemy hordes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.5%, Local Co-Op 29.1%, Action 24.5%, Indie 4.8%
- #9 AIPD - Artificial Intelligence Police Department
78% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2016
Dev: Blazing BadgerPub: mamor games
Windows
Enter the AI universe and fight evil AIs with a variety of weapons and modifications. AIPD is a top-down coop twin-stick shooter where you can enjoy thousands of possible combinations of enemy and arena permutations that give you an unprecedented and nearly unlimited arcade experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.6%, Local Co-Op 38%, Action 16.9%, Indie 3.5%
- #10 Shadowgrounds Survivor
77% matchMixed61% of 794 reviews2007
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.3%, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Action 12.3%, Sci-fi 12%, Shooter 10.3%
- #11 Astervoid 2000
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 68 reviews2016
Dev: Mad Capacity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Astervoid 2000 is a 1 to 4 player local-multiplayer space brawler, combining classic arcade action with modern gameplay. Explosive, indestructible, and icy asteroids will slam against your ship, or can be weaponized against your opponents. Perfect support for gamepads & keyboard and mouse.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.1%, Local Co-Op 35.9%, Action 23.1%, Indie 5%
- #12 Ballpoint Universe - Infinite
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 726 reviews2013
Dev: Arachnid Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Ballpoint Universe Infinite is a shoot-em-up adventure game featuring artwork entirely drawn in ballpoint pen. Explore immaculate worlds, discover the secrets of the doodles, and customize your Ink-Ship for battle! Press"Ballpoint Universe Infinite is too exuberant to ignore.
Why similar: Action 62.6%, Shooter 22%, Indie 15.4%
- #13 Little Racers STREET
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,115 reviews2014
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Little Racers STREET fuses the fun-oriented simplicity of top-down racing games with the excitement of street racing, and the results couldn't be better!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #14 Shadowgrounds
74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,600 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.5%, Local Co-Op 25.6%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 9.4%
- #15 Galaxy Champions TV
72% matchVery Positive92% of 121 reviews2018
Dev: aQuadiun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40%, Local Co-Op 34.7%, Action 15.8%, Shooter 6.4%, Indie 3.1%
- #16 Resistance is Fruitile
71% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: PhasePixel
Windows · Mac
Resistance is Fruitile is a challenging retro twin stick shooter with co-op play that's jam-packed with sinister fruit monsters and plenty of firepower to take them on!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.1%, Local Co-Op 37.3%, Action 15.3%, Indie 3.3%
- #17 BlazeRush
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,709 reviews2014
Dev: Targem Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BlazeRush is a dynamic arcade racing survival game with no health, no levelling and no brakes! You can assemble a team of friends to play in local or online multiplayer, choose a car to your taste and chase, blow up and cut off! Adapt your style and tactics to new enemies, obstacles and tracks.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 70.9%, Action 16.2%, Shooter 12.9%
- #18 Renegade Ops
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,839 reviews2011
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.8%, Local Co-Op 34.3%, Action 17.8%, Shooter 2.1%
- #19 ArchRobo - Robotic Annihilation
71% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: Ameet Sharma
Windows
This is ArchRobo, a top-down shooter. Featuring incredible visuals, 28 intense levels ranging from easy to incredibly challenging, with 5 large Bosses, dozens of enemies, and a plethora of creative weapons such as the Laser Sword, and Juggernaut power-up.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.3%, Local Co-Op 24.8%, Action 18.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Shooter 6%
- #20 Poöf
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 246 reviews2013
Dev: ArkedoPub: Neko Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Poöf has been tricked by accepting a golden laying kitten. But the precious kitty makes all the greedy monsters envious. Survive waves of monsters trying to steal your revenue!Poöf vs the cursed kitty is a mix between tower defense, and platforming action, a game focused on hardcore gameplay, tight controls and choices, inspired by games...
Why similar: Action 82.3%, Indie 17.7%
- #21 Battle Group 2
70% matchVery Positive83% of 527 reviews2014
Dev: Bane GamesPub: MG Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Your battleships are fully loaded with the return of Battle Group. Command the war against advanced pirates with brand new Satellite Strikes and upgrades for your state-of-the-art battleships. As the commanding gunner of this advanced armada, it's imperative you stop a terrifying new foe our world has yet to fathom.
Why similar: Action 84.3%, Indie 15.7%
- #22 Meltdown
70% matchVery Positive85% of 822 reviews2014
Dev: Phenomenon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!
Why similar: Action 29.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Local Co-Op 28.5%, Shooter 8.4%, Indie 5.1%
- #23 Star Wolves 3: Civil War
71% matchVery Positive80% of 723 reviews2010
Dev: Elite Games TeamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Large-scale battles have become a vestige of the past, depleting resources of conflicting parties. Settled space, where welfare and order had reigned, has become a cemetery for dead ships which is flooded with pirates and adventurists.
Why similar: Sci-fi 100%
- #24 What The Chuck?
64% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Teal Signature Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Jump, Dodge and Chuck your way through a variety of battlefields in this local platforming multiplayer game. Play with two to four players in a chaotic and cartoony free-for-all. Prove yourself as the ultimate woodchuck warrior and crush your friends' dream of achieving gold!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.8%, Local Co-Op 32.4%, Action 10.8%, 2D 6.7%, Indie 1.3%
- #25 When It Hits the Fan
69% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Heartfelt Games LLC
Windows
When It Hits the Fan is a 2d action arcade top-down shooter for PC and arcade involving four apocalyptic events at once: zombie outbreak, robot AI takeover, demon incursion, and alien invasion!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.5%, Local Co-Op 33.8%, Action 17.3%, 2D 5.8%, Indie 3.6%
- #26 Anstorm
69% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: Shiv
Windows
Simple and gripping gameplay most commonly as a classical arcade shooter. The game consists of short levels which is perfect for short breaks to relax.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.7%, Action 26%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Shooter 9.5%, 2D 8.5%
- #27 Deadly 30
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,859 reviews2014
Dev: Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.
Why similar: Action 57.7%, 2D 17.3%, Shooter 13.6%, Indie 11.5%
- #28 ZAMB! Endless Extermination
68% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Nano Games
Windows
ZAMB! Endless Extermination is a mash-up of a twin stick shooter and a tower defence game. Play in local co-op or online with a friend, sibling or partner as two space agents, Cye (the brawler) and Chrome (the tactician).
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.3%, Local Co-Op 44%, Action 5.5%, Shooter 1.7%, Indie 1.6%
- #29 Monsters!
69% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: QuadraTron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monsters! is a dual stick shooter with a retro feel complete with pixel art and leaderboards to achieve that good ol’ arcade feel.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 57.9%, Action 29.1%, 2D 9%, Indie 4%
- #30 Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II
63% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: taxicomicsPub: BeanCanStudios
Windows · Linux
Retro pixel-art bullet hell meets arcade action. Collect cards, spin slots, and blast through enemies in this nostalgic roguelite with local co-op
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.3%, Local Co-Op 38%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 6.1%, 2D 5.4%
- #31 Return to Sector 9
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly Games
Windows
Spread across a campaign mode and 8 mini games, take on a variety of missions from bug hunts, protection detail, desperate last stands and rescue missions!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52%, Action 30.5%, Shooter 11.3%, Indie 6.2%
- #32 Super Shootout
62% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Super Moon Games
Windows
Super Shootout is a top-down, roguelike shooter set in a stadium on an alien world. Leave a wake of destruction with powerful pickups sent down by the roaring crowd. Fight, die, and fight again to the top of the online leaderboard.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.5%, Action 17.8%, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Shooter 10.1%, 2D 6.1%
- #33 Dr. Spacezoo
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: SmashRiot LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rescue exotic space animals from a corrupt AI in Dr. Spacezoo, a chaotic twin-stick precision shoot-em-up for 1-4 players. Or reduce them to gibs. Your call, monster.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.7%, Local Co-Op 32.8%, Action 20%, 2D 5.6%, Indie 2.8%
- #34 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
66% matchVery Positive95% of 4,328 reviews2015
Dev: Game in a BottlePub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.
Why similar: Action 56.7%, 2D 23.3%, Indie 20.1%
- #35 Stealth Bastard Deluxe
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,209 reviews2012
Dev: Curve StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.2%, Action 34.4%, 2D 14.1%, Indie 10.3%
- #36 Calcium Chaos: Derailed
61% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Lunch Money GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac
Calcium Chaos is a casual Twin-Stick Roguelite that takes you on a journey by train to confront the necromancer and her skeleton army. Get ready to explore a world filled with crazy weapon combinations and unexpected allies as you embark on an epic quest to save the world!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46.4%, Local Co-Op 39%, Action 7.6%, 2D 6.3%, Indie 0.7%
- #37 P-3 Biotic
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: BatCat Games
Windows
P-3 Biotic is an intense twin-stick shooter featuring advanced real-time lighting and gorgeous particle effects. Pilot the MK4s nano-ship inside a petri dish against 14 waves of infectious bacteria as they attempt to destroy the Nucleus, a bio-engineered organism growing at the center of the dish.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 68.1%, Action 26.6%, Indie 5.3%
- #38 Jets'n'Guns Gold
66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,517 reviews2014
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
Why similar: Action 44.4%, 2D 18.2%, Shooter 15.9%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Indie 8.6%
- #39 Dead End Job
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 reviews2019
Dev: Ant Workshop LtdPub: Headup
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 52.2%, Action 24.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Indie 3.9%, Shooter 3.3%
- #40 Nova Wing II
66% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
You are tasked to destroy the swarms of alien invaders as they attempt to annihilate your race from existence.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.8%, Local Co-Op 23.4%, Action 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Shooter 6.9%
- #41 Iron Crypticle
66% matchVery Positive84% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: TIKIPOD
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 39.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 37.8%, Action 13.8%, 2D 6.3%, Indie 2.6%
- #42 Shiny The Firefly
68% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2014
Dev: Stage Clear StudiosPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shiny the Firefly is a challenging platform adventure game. Journey through a mysterious garden as Shiny, a brave firefly on a quest to find his children, lost in a terrible accident. Master trials,solve puzzles and use your stealth to guide your children to safety.
Why similar: Action 81.7%, Indie 18.3%
- #43 THOTH
66% matchVery Positive84% of 522 reviews2016
Dev: Carlsen GamesPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
THOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 67.5%, Action 26.7%, Indie 5.7%
- #44 Deep Dungeons of Doom
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 761 reviews2014
Dev: Bossa Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This game is only for the brave. Dungeons await, each one deeper, each one more perilous and each one more challenging than the last.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #45 Nova Wing
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Nova wing a fast scrolling space shooter for up to 2 players. Fly through the many levels defeating the many swarms of aliens, Bosses and other assorted defences. Collect energy from the defeated aliens to help upgrade your own ship.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.2%, Local Co-Op 21.5%, Action 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Shooter 6.8%
- #46 Zombies ruined my day
61% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Mancebo GamesPub: Rendercode Games
Windows
This is the story of how the best day of your life can become a nightmare full of zombies. Survive in a hostile environment using all sorts of weapons, defend your position with barricades, and more! All in a fully action packed game with colorful backgrounds and fearsome monsters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 57.8%, Action 21.5%, Shooter 12.5%, 2D 6.7%, Indie 1.5%
- #47 Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
67% matchMixed68% of 1,408 reviews2014
Dev: Digerati DistributionPub: Digerati
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky.
Why similar: Action 60.7%, Shooter 23%, Indie 16.3%
- #48 Christmas Rampage
65% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows
Christmas Rampage is a 2D twin-stick shooter game. A fun adventure of Rudolph v2.0 in a shooting rampage eliminating evil Santa and his minions from ruining the spirit of Christmas. May the spirit of good buffs and useful weapons be with you in defeating Santa's diabolical creations and minions!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 55%, Action 30.3%, 2D 8.5%, Indie 6.3%
- #49 Lovely Planet
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,688 reviews2014
Dev: quicktequilaPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A First Person Shooter Gun Ballet set in a cutesy abstract world. Jump and shoot your way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic!
Why similar: Action 55.4%, Shooter 30%, Indie 14.7%
- #50 Spider Bounce
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mirmos Games
Windows
Spider Bounce is a roguelike action game with freedom of movement. You'll undertake swarms of flies, dodge projectiles and fight tough bosses on a variety of randomised maps. You'll be able to create a unique playstyle by purchasing and collecting items.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.6%, Local Co-Op 34.4%, Physics 9.2%, Action 6.1%, 2D 4.6%
- #51 Finding Teddy
66% matchVery Positive82% of 1,000 reviews2013
Dev: StorybirdPub: LookAtMyGame
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
We are currently working on Finding Teddy 2 !!Stay tuned, we are currently sending confidential preview versions to journalistsSpecial Offer : Buy Finding Teddy and get Free OST !In BriefThe revival of Point'n-Click.Graphics completely handmade, realized pixel by pixel.
Why similar: Puzzle 55.4%, Indie 26%, 2D 18.6%
- #52 Type:Rider
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,692 reviews2013
Dev: Ex NihiloPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this platform game you embody ":" ready to travel through the History of typography, from it's origin to today! Overcome obstacles, escape your enemies and collect asterisks, but beware not to fall down! Will you come out of this journey unscathed?
Why similar: Puzzle 40.3%, 2D 18.7%, Physics 17.2%, Action 16.7%, Indie 7%
- #53 COLORNOVA
58% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Malachite Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
A color matching space shooter about saving your home planet from total destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.4%, Local Co-Op 28.5%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 8%, 2D 6.4%
- #54 Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: RogueCode (PTY) LTD
Windows
The world's best mass llama-slaughter roguelike-lite-ish couch co-op top-down twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.3%, Local Co-Op 34.6%, Action 18.4%, Indie 3.7%
- #55 Blood Knights
66% matchMixed64% of 1,047 reviews2013
Dev: Deck 13Pub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Combine your vampiric skills with the sharp edge of your blade in this medieval vampire hack‘n‘slay. Battle through hordes of monsters to restore your honor after you, a legendary and feared vampire hunter, have been turned into a vampire yourself!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 62%, Action 38%
- #56 GoobnBalloonsDX
59% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: IconicArtsLLP
Windows
Fight off waves of evil balloons and save the galaxy - solo or co-op! Travel between worlds in an extensive story mode, save your friends, and recruit them to challenge dastardly bosses in this arcade shoot ‘em up adventure!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.5%, Local Co-Op 35.1%, Action 9.2%, Shooter 7.8%, 2D 5.8%
- #57 Protocol Xeno
62% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: 3to1 GamesPub: Liam Healey
Windows
This hectic twin-stick shooter will force you to balance blowing up massive alien warships and growing your monumental arsenal. How long can you survive in this galactic brawl?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 56.9%, Action 20.7%, Shooter 12.3%, 2D 8.9%, Indie 1.3%