60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Arcade, Top-Down Shooter.
Attention Pilots! Your skills are needed to defend our world! Collect, build, design, and fight your way to victory!
Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute
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!
Red Blaster
Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Futuristic 7.3%
Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 9.9%, PvE 8.1%
Save the world from Dinah's threat by defeating angels, demons, beasts, and aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Co-op 7.8%, Retro 6.9%
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9.7%, PvE 7.9%
Hellcrackers is a survivors-like you can play solo or with up to 8 friends locally. Fight waves of monsters, and buy upgrades from the coins you collect! If you are a few coins short you can always accept curses for some extra cash!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Arcade 10%, Local Multiplayer 9.1%
Strange and unusual creatures inhabited Earth’s underground, unknown to humankind. This was until Momoko, a fashion-obsessed high school girl, accidentally discovered them. Together, they plotted to combine the civilizations above and below the surface to create a new world: Dezatopia.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Action 16.7%, Indie 12.2%, Arcade 11.3%
"Warrior of Democracy" is an incredible 2D shoot 'em up arcade where you, like a true hero, control a helicopter, battling endless waves of enemy fighters on your path to victory!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 9.9%, PvE 8.1%
Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Retro 7.5%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Arcade 14.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 10.8%
Trigger-happy aliens are closing in! Only you can burn the invaders to a crisp with the ultimate starship: HELLFIRE! Discover Toaplan's first side-scrolling shooter, known for its stunning graphics and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with quality-of-life extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Arcade 15.8%, Action 11.8%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Retro 9.3%
An arcade shoot'em up with unique power-infusion gameplay. Face down an unknown army alone or with a friend in online or local co-op. Navigate the cosmos to save the remants of humanity, or join them in extinction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Co-op 8.3%, Arcade 7.4%
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 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.3%, Retro 6.9%
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Retro 9.9%, Futuristic 8.8%, Action 6.5%
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 10.6%, Futuristic 7.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 9.9%
Even if you are not good at avoiding bullets or shmup games there is no problem. A 2d casual rolling shooter best for killing time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Character Customization 8.4%
MACE is a classic space shoot ’em up, inspired by the legendary Amiga games of this genre. Handdrawn 2D graphics in HD resolutions, parallax scrolling, explosion effects and optimized games mechanics, combined with the proven gameplay are transporting the “Spirit of Amiga” in today’s Age.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Action 13.6%, Arcade 10.9%, Indie 9.7%
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Arcade 16.6%, Action 12.6%, Retro 9.4%, Local Co-Op 8.3%
The Saikyo-style system, trusted by players from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts, now features a new three-stage charge shot enhancement system, significantly boosting strategic depth. If you haven't played it yet, we urge you to give it a try.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Arcade 13.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 10.8%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Action 6.5%
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Arcade 8.9%, Shooter 8%, Local Co-Op 6.1%
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 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 9.1%, PvE 7.4%
A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Futuristic 10.3%, Linear 6.5%
The world is engulfed with poisonous gas and deadly monsters. To survive and find truth about the world, welcome to Smogpunk.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 13%, Indie 9.3%
This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Retro 11.1%, Shooter 10.3%
Steel Eagle is a reference to the 80's and 90's shooters. Your task is to reach the landing pad at the end of the level, destroying as many enemy units as possible, for which you collect points that can be exchanged for force and strength, which allows you to upgrade your “Steel Eagle”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Action 18.3%, Arcade 13.1%, Indie 13%
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 6.9%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Arcade 14.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 10.3%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Arcade 15%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 11.9%
Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Arcade 10.6%, Local Co-Op 8.2%, Action 6.7%
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Arcade 13.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 12.5%
It's Christmas! Pelt the humans with gifts! Quickly!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 11.3%, Futuristic 7.9%
Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Building 13%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 9.8%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Arcade 16.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 13.3%
A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish. If you’re looking for a short, modernized retro-style game, this is perfect for you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Retro 8.5%
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Action 17.3%, Arcade 13.6%, Indie 12.4%, Retro 10.4%
Trigger Time is a story-driven, top-down Shoot 'em up with a fun gravity gun and physics puzzles to solve. Blast your way through 9 levels filled with enemies, hazards and bizarre bosses. Along the way you'll take control of vehicles, pick up weapons, items and boosters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Action 16.8%, Indie 12%, Arcade 11.7%
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Arcade 13%, Action 6.3%, Linear 5.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 5.6%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Futuristic 8.9%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 8%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Retro 6.1%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Arcade 16.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 13.2%
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 7.5%
Grab your friends and escape Auda City, which has come under attack from the living dead. Bullet hell meets zombies, do you have the Audacity to survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Arcade 8.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Character Customization 7.4%
Play as an elite pilot driving the Interstellar Recon Mecha geared with an unique set of weapons and special abilities. Create deadly fleet with gathered parts and weapons! Try out Startide's editor to make new spaceships with various technology you find along your journey.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Action 13.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Indie 9.2%
Blast through waves of chaos in this retro inspired space shooter. Simple mechanics, high energy rock/electronic soundtrack, and a gloriously goofy tone make Nova Rebellion a cosmic throwback Back when space shooters were all the rage.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 7.3%, Linear 6.7%
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Retro 9.7%
Master your Blade in frantic, fast paced combat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Top-Down Shooter 31.6%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 12.7%, Shooter 6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 11.9%, Futuristic 9.7%
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Arcade 16.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 11.5%
A fast pace retro arcade shooter. Fight waves of zombies and dragons with a great gun collection. Battle five wild bosses all while trying to keep the high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Arcade 15.7%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 12.8%
A 2D top-down arena shooter. A freely scrolling shooter. Pixel graphics reminiscent of the SNES. Easy to control with the directional pad, two shot buttons, and a bomb button. Make full use of your two shots to smash through enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Local Co-Op 6.2%
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 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 5.7%
ZOMBIES!!! Overloaded waves of undead chaos! Armed with crazy weapons and power-ups, you’ll fight, dodge, and nuke your way through endless hordes. Face intense bosses, survive outrageous room filling hordes, and climb the leaderboards! It’s fast, it’s gory, it’s OVERLOADED!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Arcade 14.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 8.1%
A fast-paced 2D top-down shoot 'em up with single-player and split-screen co-op. Pilot a drone, fight alien hordes, plant and grow bio-weapons, and survive procedurally generated battlefields in a fusion of action and strategy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Arcade 11.2%, Co-op Campaign 10.2% ★, Local Co-Op 8.2%
Classic Arcade Style Side Scrolling Shoot'Em Up. Dodge the enemy bullets as you fight your way through 13 levels of increasingly intense action. Play in various levels of difficulty and challenge the high score tables. Co-op up to 4 players, one survives the level, then you all start the next level.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Arcade 15.8%, Co-op 10.1%, Action 9.9%, Local Co-Op 9.1%
In this arcade-style top-down shooter, originally released in 1988 for the Commodore Amiga, take on the role of members of a 4-man squad fighting through a treacherous jungle environment. Play with up to 4 player local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Arcade 9.5%, Retro 8.9%, Shooter 8.7%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.3%, Shooter 11%, Action 7.9%, Arcade 3.9%
