- #1 Arcade Classics
76% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Reza MirzaeiPub: Dreamware Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 12.7%, 1980s 10.6%, Aliens 7.7%
- #2 Frenzy
72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
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 24.8%, Retro 12.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Action 8.1%
- #3 Voidronaut
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Aztyrael Studios
Windows
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 24.1%, Arcade 15.6%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 14.2%, Retro 6.8%
- #4 Haru: The Armada of the Astral Void
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Boreli
Windows
Help Haru defeat the armada of the astral void in a fast-paced roguelite retro space shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Roguelite 16.9%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.5%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #5 SUPER SCORE SHOOTER CLASSIC
68% match9 user reviews90% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: AM Factory
Windows
A fast-paced vertical shooter built for short sessions! 2-Minute and 5-Minute score attack modes with beautiful X68000-style pixel art.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shooter 17.3%, Arcade 17.1%, Action 16%, 1990's 8.3%
- #6 Arcadia
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
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 34.6%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 10.2%, Retro 9.9%, Shooter 9.3%
- #7 Blue Jay Joyride
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Simmuk
Windows
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 25.7%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 13.9%, Aliens 9.8%, Retro 6.8%
- #8 Red Galaxy
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: CSZgames
Windows
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 22.8%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 13.8%, Aliens 9.2%, Action 8.3%
- #9 BulletGarden
68% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: StudioTwilight
Windows
BulletGarden is a 2D vertical shooting gamewhere you explore a planet where the seeds you sow blossom into weapons.You can handle about 300 different types of weapons,each with its own unique characteristics.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Roguelite 20.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.2%, Retro 9%
- #10 Parsec
66% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Speedbird
Windows
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 24.1%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 12.2%, Retro 8.9%
- #11 Neon Invaders
67% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
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 18.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.9%, 1980s 9.6%, Aliens 7.6%
- #12 Starlight Squad
65% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
Windows
Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 11%, 1980s 10.5%, Retro 9.4%
- #13 True Galactic Mission
64% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Davila Games
Windows
There are 5 pilots in training, each with unique characteristics. It is the day of the final level and everyone wil l face a test to see who will be able to accept the next challenge, a true galactic mission. Be you one of the selecteds!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.6%, Arcade 21.3%, Action 21.2%, Shooter 20.7%, 2D 5.2%
- #14 TROID BLASTER 2
64% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: KINGSGUARD GAMES
Windows
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 22.2%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 12.6%, 1980s 8.7%
- #15 Quin Excluder
65% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MEGAAK SOFT
Windows
A retro arcade-style, 2D vertical scrolling shooter Pixel art inspired by 16-bit consoles and arcade games from the '80s and '90s Focus on the exhilarating "aim, shoot, kill" feel of the original shooter game. Receive communications from Controller Luna as you progress through each stage's story
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Shooter 19.9%, Retro 12.5%, 1980s 10.5%, Action 10%
- #16 Spartan Survivors
61% matchVery Positive91% of 349 reviews2025
Dev: Bathrobe
Windows
Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Roguelite 19.9%, Action 11.6%, Arcade 7.8%, Shooter 7.6%
- #17 Opalescence
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Nathan SwedlundPub: BioluminaGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
The colorful top-down shooter/bullet-hell
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 11.9%, 1980s 9.1%, Action 8.2%
- #18 N.O.M.A.D. (CPC/Spectrum)
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this innovative top-down shooter from 1985, pilot the Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid (N.O.M.A.D.) through the heavily armoured homeworld of galactic supervillain Cyrus T. Gross, solving tricky puzzles, dodging deadly hazards, and shooting fiendish enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Retro 14.9%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 9.3%
- #19 The Final Frontier
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: DJ Games
Windows
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 26%, Shooter 18.9%, Retro 16.9%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 13.9%
- #20 Chicken Invaders 1
62% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Arcade 16.2%, Shooter 15.7%, Action 14.9%, 1980s 8.6%
- #21 AstroWars
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jonathan Silverman
Windows
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 28.2%, Shooter 18%, Action 15.2%, Aliens 10%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #22 Asteroids
64% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Play Asteroids
Windows
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Arcade 16.7%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 14.2%, Retro 7%
- #23 Astroblaster
66% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: David ArmstrongPub: Pizza Parlor Games
Windows
An arcade-style 2D top-down space shooter. Blow up space rocks and space pirates for as long as you can. You'll also need to maximize a delicately-balanced economy of resources. Keep trying to out-do yourself! Five boss ships will break in at various points to make life difficult.
Why similar: 1980s 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Retro 11.4%
- #24 2nd Shot
63% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Chad BarrettPub: Chaotic Entertainment, LLC
Windows · Mac
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: Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, 1980s 13.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.9%, Retro 8.7%
- #25 Operation : Escape
62% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: ICT@SUPub: ZDKHub
Windows
A sci-fi top-down shooter game. 2D top-downYou shooting game. You get kidnapped by alien from far away and infested by their blood, which makes you able to use their weapon. You have to get out there before they catch you and do some weird thing with your body
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.1%, Shooter 21.4%, Action 19.2%, Top-Down 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #26 ARONDIGHT アロンダイト
61% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: COPIKAL
Windows
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 32.7%, 1980s 17%, Retro 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Old School 7.1%
- #27 Gunlocked 2
60% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Roguelite 14.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Aliens 8.8%
- #28 AREA WARS™
61% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RexoPub: STUDIO.D0DO
Windows
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 27.8%, Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 8.7%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #29 Cell Wars
62% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Krispy Animation
Windows
Cell Wars is a classic arcade shooter where your goal is to consume all enemy cells by shooting and eating them. Inspired by NES graphics, gameplay from arcade 80s cabinets, and early 2000s skill tree systems. Unlock abilities and skills to survive waves of regular, elite and boss cells.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Arcade 15.6%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 15.1%, Roguelite 14.3%
- #30 Meteor Storm
63% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Z Sculpt Entertainment
Windows · Mac
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 22.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 13.5%, 1990's 9%, Action 8.8%
- #31 ZEROCRON
63% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: T.R.S.
Windows
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 19.6%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 11.3%, 1980s 9.2%, Retro 8.2%
- #32 GyroBlade
63% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: H.T.Project Games
Windows · Mac
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.6%, 1980s 10.6%, 1990's 8.3%
- #33 Castle Break
62% matchVery Positive85% of 719 reviews2019
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows
Breakout game + physics + shooting + building. Use your mouse like in air hockey to kick enemy bombs back into the evil Black Castle! Destroy enemy towers rockets and lasers. Build your base to protect your little dudes - you need them to win
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, 1980s 15.3%, Arcade 13.6%, Retro 9.1%, Action 8.2%
- #34 Shooting Game KARI
61% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: SAEKI Soft
Windows
The ultra-hardcore, authentic vertical scrolling shooter game comes back to life in the modern age. Dodge, shoot, and destroy. Conquer all six stages and experience the real thrill of vertical scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Arcade 16.9%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 14.9%, 1990's 9.3%
- #35 OUMUAMUA
61% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: RETSUZANPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
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: Arcade 18%, Action 16.3%, 1980s 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Old School 11.1%
- #36 Hyper Bullet
63% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Tony Wang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, 1980s 15.4%, Retro 10.7%, 1990's 9.3%, Arcade 9.2%
- #37 Christmas Blaster
61% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: ArcadeNightmare
Windows
Christmas Blaster: Christmas Blaster is an Arcade-type action video game. Santa needs to save Christmas and face creatures with a lot of explosion in this action-packed game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Roguelite 16%, Arcade 12.3%, 1980s 10.6%, 1990's 9.2%
- #38 Tank Blitz: Underdog Division
60% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Underdog Division
Windows
Tank Blitz: is a retro-style 2D top-down tank shooter where you engage in intense battles against a variety of enemy tanks, armored trains, and devastating railguns. Utilize the terrain for cover as you outmaneuver and outgun your foes in strategic combat scenarios.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Arcade 17.4%, Shooter 17.2%, Action 15.8%, Retro 6.8%
- #39 Rocky Mayhem
59% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: SepSlitherPub: Frederik Holst
Windows
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 21%, Roguelite 13.5%, Arcade 12.6%, Shooter 11.9%, 1980s 10.4%
- #40 Meteor Havok
60% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Alchemy Skunkworks
Windows
Meteor Havok is a take on the classic Asteroids arcade shooter. Enter the asteroid fields to blast a path to safety with your agile ship and powerful lasers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.3%, Arcade 20.9%, Action 20.3%, 1980s 18.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #41 Asteroids: Recharged
60% matchMostly Positive76% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 13%, 1980s 9.7%, Action 7.3%
- #42 Polycar Blitz
59% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Yooper Game Studios LLC
Windows
Shift into high gear and defend the moon! In this top-down rougelike vehicle shooter, gun down monsters and upgrade your Polycar to fend off against increasingly difficult waves of alien invaders! Do you have what it takes to win?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Roguelite 12.8%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 11.1%, 1980s 10.2%
- #43 Bug Blast
62% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Giga GruntsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Fight and dodge through hundreds of space bugs in Bug Blast! Go through each space station to protect from the hoards of bugs that come their way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Roguelite 17.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 11.9%, Action 8.5%
- #44 Defendor
60% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: almostApixel
Windows
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 24.2%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 15%, 1980s 11.1%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #45 Karakia Shooter
62% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: John Caruso
Windows
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 22.6%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 10.1%, Retro 9.3%
- #46 Glaide
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anıl Demir
Windows
In Glaide you're in charge of a gladiator troupe that is in dire situation to save their friend who is imprisoned by Emperor Nero. However before they can save him, they have to survive fighting off all the enemies sent their way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Roguelite 18.8%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 14.4%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #47 Nocturne Maze: Shadows in the Hedge
60% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Xayba
Windows
Trapped in a sprawling hedge maze, Simon Rhodes must survive for as long as possible while being chased by ghoulish monsters. A tribute to top-down maze shooters of the early '80s, defeat as many enemies and go for the high score!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Arcade 17.3%, Action 13%, Shooter 10.4%, Retro 9.4%
- #48 Zenvader
58% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: RyiSnow
Windows
Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Roguelite 15.7%, 1980s 12.6%, Shooter 12.5%, Retro 10.6%
- #49 RedRaptor
60% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Novax GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Shooter 13.6%, 1990's 10.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Action 8.7%
- #50 Exorush
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thrashmodule
Windows
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 19.8%, Arcade 16%, Shooter 15.9%, Action 13.9%, Aliens 8.7%
- #51 Droid Assault
62% matchVery Positive83% of 374 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.
Why similar: Action 18.3%, Arcade 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Retro 11%
- #52 Pain 'n Dave: The Maze of Malice
60% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: missingnoge
Windows
Escape the Maze of Malice in this frantic 2D top-down shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 9.6%, Top-Down 9.4%, Retro 9.1%
- #53 Martian Invaders
60% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: LoadUpGames.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 21.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.7%, 1980s 12%, Aliens 10%
- #54 Asteroid Force
62% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: B-Flat Software
Windows
Asteroids are headed directly towards Earth. Destroy asteroids before they can slam into Earth. Earn medallions to purchase ship upgrades to help in the fight to save Earth.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Arcade 19.2%, Action 13.7%, Shooter 11.8%, 1980s 11.7%
- #55 いるかにうろこがないわけ
58% matchVery Positive91% of 187 reviews2023
Dev: 月刊湿地帯Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
こんな時間まで起きているわがままハニーマスタードちゃんには特別に、いるかにうろこがないわけを教えてあげようかねえ。
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Shooter 20.6%, Action 16.8%, 1980s 13.3%, Old School 7%
- #56 GRADIUS ORIGINS
56% matchVery Positive94% of 249 reviews2025
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Arcade 24.2%, Shooter 18.8%, 1980s 14.3%, Action 13%, 1990's 10%
- #57 Steel shadows arena
59% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alien Seed Games
Windows
Steel shadows arena - Top down shooter tank arena game done in a 90s style. Fight AI tanks in 1v1s death match style arenas to unlock levels and Upgrade points.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.8%, Arcade 19.4%, Action 18.6%, 1990's 13.2%, Vehicular Combat 10.3% ★
- #58 ReCoil
58% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Sisyphean Games
Windows
ReCoil is a 2D Top-Down Shooter with a unique twist to it's genre. The recoil of your weapons launches you back.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.4%, Action 12%, Arcade 11.6%, Shooter 11.4%, Top-Down 10.3%
- #59 Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition
59% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: SNOWBALL EFFECT GAMES
Windows
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shooter 17.6%, Arcade 15.5%, Action 14.4%, 1980s 11.4%, Aliens 9%
- #60 Dead End City
59% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Licker LLC
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shooter 12.1%, 1980s 12.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Vehicular Combat 7.8% ★