- #1 Particle Wars
93% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: HaDe GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Particle wars is a super cool and colorful survival shooter with crazy particle effects, tons of weapons and power-ups! Beat the levels with different approaches and get some great highscores at the infinite mode!
Why similar: Space 37.8%, Indie 30%, Arcade 18.4%, Action 13.8%
- #2 nan
90% matchNo user reviews2028
Windows
Space flight arcade focused on maneuvering.
Why similar: Space 49.8%, Arcade 26.5%, Indie 23.7%
- #3 Pixel Star
93% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2015
Dev: Soul Forge
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience. From brutal bosses to black holes and beyond, countless hazards await discovery. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Space 41.9%, Indie 26.7%, Arcade 19.7%, Action 11.8%
- #4 S.F.77
91% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2018
Dev: mkaatr
Windows
Use your space fighter (S.F.77) to destroy enemy spaceships and collect energy from them. Use that to upgrade you speed, weapons, or improve shields which will allow you to survive even harder attack waves.
Why similar: Space 43.9%, Shooter 26.4%, Indie 19%, 2D 10.7%
- #5 Horizon Shift '81
88% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Flump StudiosPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows · Mac
An explosive wave based shooter (shmups) with a real Retro feel to it. You can even play the game in Tate screen mode! "...if you have the itch for some old-school arcade blast-em-up fun, Horizon Shift '81 is a great way to feed that craving." - 8/10 - The Sixth Axis
Why similar: Indie 37.4%, Space 27.8%, Shooter 18.4%, Arcade 16.3%
- #6 CMYW
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2015
Dev: Shane BerezowskiPub: Zen Labs
Windows
CMYW is a four player survival co-op inspired by classic space shooters. The objective is to work as a team in order to survive the longest and score the highest. Find a balance between gathering resources and defending your portal if you hope to succeed.
Why similar: Space 39.2%, Indie 29.7%, Arcade 17.4%, Action 13.7%
- #7 Project MT
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Project MT
Windows
Survive endless waves in this fast-paced 2D space shooter. Upgrade your ship between 20-second battles, adapt to enemy behaviors, and climb the global leaderboard. Strategic, intense, and built for replayability.
Why similar: Space 39%, Arcade 24.7%, Action 15.3%, Indie 10.6%, 2D 10.4%
- #8 Star Clash
86% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: ZGame Studio
Windows
Star Clash is a small space shooting game. You will control a planet with one or two satellites. Shoot the enemies in the unlimited universe. Collect items to upgrade your planet and satellites. Get higher score.
Why similar: Space 35.6%, Indie 29.4%, Shooter 21.4%, Action 13.6%
- #9 The Outer Rim: Survivor
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Katoa Games
Windows
Welcome to The Outer Rim, where fast paced action and space combat meet. The Outer Rim: Survivor missions are free to download and play...Pure Action, Pure Mayhem - How long can you last?
Why similar: Space 49.8%, Indie 33.9%, Action 16.3%
- #10 Sector Assault
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Brian Crandell
Windows
In this arcade space shooter, combine weapons and equipment to create the perfect loadouts. Battle an enemy fleet as diverse as your own arsenal, dodging cruise missiles, phasing through lasers, and ramming targets as you fight to reclaim the sector!
Why similar: Indie 46%, Action 21.2%, Space 15.7%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 8.4%
- #11 Mircron Wars XR
83% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Hallid GamesPub: Jason Halliday
Windows
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: Indie 31.2%, Space 25.5%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 14.4%, Arcade 13.6%
- #12 Poop Rocket
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Panda Drop GamesPub: Mira Toons LLC
Windows
Poop Rocket is a casual sci-fi 2D shooter game. Bomb your way through debris and aliens before the poop power meter runs out. Avoid the debris and aliens, or you'll take damage and die. The game is controlled with your keyboard. Use the arrows to navigate and the space bar to drop bombs.
Why similar: Space 38.4%, Arcade 17.2%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 13.5%, Indie 9.2%
- #13 Pellet Dodge
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: MysticalDevelopers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save your friend from being used as a fuel source to corrupt the Universe.
Why similar: Space 42%, Arcade 23.5%, Indie 22.8%, 2D 11.8%
- #14 Line/Dash
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Gamera Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Line/Dash is an Arcade-oriented game that doubles as a procedural player-controlled multimedia sculpture.
Why similar: Indie 51.4%, Arcade 22.4%, Action 16%, 2D 10.2%
- #15 Virtual Rogue
81% matchMixed59% of 27 reviews2016
Dev: Snowy Productions
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Virtual Rogue is a top-down action roguelike shooter set in a computer controlled by a cruel and merciless User. You play as a text document file named “Note” who, after being accidentally created by the User, is thrown into the Recycle Bin.
Why similar: Indie 32.7%, Shooter 23.7%, Arcade 22.7%, Action 20.9%
- #16 Pilots Of Darsalon
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: Dr. Kucho! Games
Windows · Mac
Your job is to locate and transport the containers to your base avoiding enemies on your way. Your ship is equipped with a hook to carry the containers. This is a physics based arcade game, inspired on the very early classics and with a strong Commodore 64 feel on it.
Why similar: Indie 42.4%, Action 21.6%, Space 14.5%, Arcade 8.4%, Shooter 7.9%
- #17 Metal Savior Black
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Gray Mantis
Windows
A fast paced sci-fi shooter with tons of enemies, weapons and secrets to unlock. Will you survive the onslaught?
Why similar: Space 34.1%, Indie 27.1%, Shooter 20.5%, Action 18.2%
- #18 Burst Drive
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Nebula Head
Windows
DASH, BOOST, DRIFT, SHOOT! A challenging space shooter with tons of eye candy. A game to master for the highest score or to have a break with while waiting for other games or just to have some couch co-op fun.
Why similar: Indie 36%, Space 26.8%, Action 16.5%, Arcade 14.2%, 2D 6.5%
- #19 Smooth Mover
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: BlurryBit
Windows · Mac
Move smoothly through a series of rage-inducing levels!
Why similar: Indie 41.5%, Arcade 27.8%, Action 19.1%, 2D 11.6%
- #20 lilGunBois: Super Team Transgender Fortress Platformer Battlegrounds
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: BoringKate
Windows · Linux
Just a lil game about some lil pixely gun bois doing lil gun boi things. Pew pew!
Why similar: Indie 58.9%, Shooter 21.3%, Action 11.9%, 2D 7.9%
- #21 Cosmotic Blast
81% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: ThetaREZ
Windows
Cosmotic Blast is an asteroid game in an immersive experience. Stand amongst a swirling cluster of asteroids in space as you pilot a ship. Blast and destroy wave after wave of asteroids and collect the Cosmotic energy to enhance your ship, making it faster, stronger and more resilient.
Why similar: Indie 45.9%, Action 21.1%, Space 20.8%, Arcade 12.1%
- #22 Arkin
78% matchMixed55% of 29 reviews2019
Dev: Raven Sword Industries
Windows
Arkin is a first person space combat experience. Take control of the latest in starfighter technology and fight for humanity's survival against the brutal alien onslaught.
Why similar: Space 41.6%, Indie 39.6%, Action 18.8%
- #23 ShapeRockets
79% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Echohead Games
Windows
Three shapes. Two choices. One weapon. ShapeRockets is the world’s first literal online multiplayer Rock, Paper, Scissors first-person shooter!
Why similar: Indie 37%, Shooter 24.4%, Arcade 21.6%, Action 17%
- #24 GALAXIUM
79% matchMostly Negative27% of 223 reviews2019
Dev: Tony MuñozPub: Wulum LTD
Windows · Mac
Arcade shoot game inspired on 80’s classics with extra features as you progress.
Why similar: Indie 36.4%, Space 33.6%, Action 17.2%, Arcade 12.8%
- #25 Giant Enemy Robot Crabs
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Raging Slime
Windows
Crush the countless crabs while blasting your way through the cancer zone!
Why similar: Space 38.1%, Arcade 19.4%, Shooter 16.1%, Indie 11.2%, Action 8.2%
- #26 Raven Fighter
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: KY StudioPub: KY Studio
Windows
Raven Fighter is a classic shoot‘em and roguelite game where players can customize their favorite weapons to defeat the final boss. Different weapon combinations result in varied outputs, accompanied by rich visual effects for an enhanced gaming experience.
Why similar: Space 47.1%, Indie 16.5%, Shooter 13.7%, 2D 12%, Action 10.8%
- #27 TAOTH - The Adventures of the Herkulez
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Andreas Ammer
Windows · Linux
A mouse controlled vertical scroller/shooter (with bonus mazes)
Why similar: Indie 34%, Space 25.3%, Shooter 18.3%, Action 15.6%, 2D 6.8%
- #28 Nebula Nuker
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Octopi is not a Word
Windows
Command a powerful craft in order to lead a fleet to victory! Purchase upgrades to improve your ship, collect powerups, and destroy increasingly powerful foes!
Why similar: Indie 37.4%, Space 30.6%, Action 17.2%, Arcade 14.8%
- #29 RIP - Trilogy™
80% matchMixed61% of 387 reviews2007
Dev: Elephant Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 21%
With the completion of the third title in the RIP series, the RIP games have become an instant classic in the arcade-shooter genre. RIP Trilogy brings all three RIP titles into one exciting and heart-pounding pack.RIPNot afraid of Death? What if he is accompanied by Halloween and Rock-N-Roll?
Why similar: Indie 41.8%, Shooter 24.1%, Arcade 21.3%, Action 6.6%, 2D 6.3%
- #30 War in Space
79% matchNo user reviews2018
Dev: Aternix
Windows
War in Space is a retro style arcade shooter where you battle waves of unrelenting enemy ships with a whopping 81 levels and over 50 technologies available in the tech tree to keep you challenged right until the final wave.
Why similar: Indie 21.3%, Space 20.6%, Shooter 20.5%, Arcade 19.4%, Action 11.4%
- #31 COLORNOVA
60% 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: Space 35.9%, Arcade 21.8%, Indie 14.7%, Shooter 14.5%, Action 7.6%
- #32 Captain Kaon
76% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: Engage Pixel
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Captain Kaon is a retro twin-stick gravity shooter inspired by 1980s classics such as Thrust and Gravitar. Captain Kaon pairs vibrant Amiga-style pixel art with a tight twin-stick control mechanic. Relive this forgotten shmup sub-genre!
Why similar: Space 39.2%, Shooter 21.1%, Indie 19.7%, 2D 10.5%, Action 9.5%
- #33 Galactic Seals Survivors
64% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Seals LLC
Windows
Take down the evil carnivorous orcas while you fight your way to their big boss! Galactic Seals Survivors is an arcade game with rogue-like elements and upgrades to give you the power to take on the entire Galactic Orcas empire.
Why similar: Space 36.9%, Arcade 29.4%, 2D 11.7%, Indie 11.2%, Action 10.8%
- #34 Toi 2 Attack
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: time 1
Windows
Emperor Zaroc's forces invaded the planet Toi destroy the boss and regain control of the planet
Why similar: Space 40.9%, Shooter 32.2%, 2D 12%, Action 8.7%, Indie 6.1%
- #35 ScrapDown
64% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Adisoft
Windows · Mac
Scrap Down is action shooter arena in the style of a 2D shooter set in a space theme. It offers casual and fast-paced shooting mechanics that are easy to understand. It enhances the fun by allowing players to prank each other with in-game items.
Why similar: Space 41.8%, Shooter 30%, Action 17%, 2D 11.2%
- #36 Space Saber
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Virtuelconcept
Windows
Space Saber is a virtual reality game where you launch yourself into space to intercept explosive mines with your lightsaber.
Why similar: Space 40.3%, Arcade 32.6%, Action 14.4%, Indie 12.7%
- #37 MONSTER SLAYER
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: XX
Windows
MONSTER SLAYER is a sci-fi style hunting FPS game where you fight extraterrestrial monsters that proliferate on an island on Earth. The gun that the Player is equipped with has three different types of bullets, and you must use the unique effects of each to fight your way through!
Why similar: Space 36.3%, Indie 31.5%, Shooter 19.8%, Action 12.4%
- #38 PANDARA
72% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: leimonya
Windows · Linux
Simple 2D scrolling shooter. Button controls are shot and speed switching. English and Japanese subtitles are available, and the UI is English only. Defeating enemies and gaining experience levels up your shot. The more mistakes you make, the better your defense.
Why similar: Indie 49.4%, Shooter 27.9%, Action 22.7%
- #39 Sweezy Gunner
73% matchVery Positive83% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sweezy Gunner is an eye melting, brain bending, mouse squeezing 2D Shoot em up. destroy everything in your path, Upgrade the Sweezy Gunner ship. A Large open World! Travel through the lush green fields, frozen tundra and arid desert. Explore the depths of the many dungeons, caves and temples and collect that tasty loot!
Why similar: Indie 35.5%, Space 31.8%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 16.3%
- #40 Galaxy Warfighter
71% matchMixed46% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: QplazePub: JoyBits Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Taking its roots from the classic games in the shoot'em up genre, «Galaxy Warfighter» conveys the old ideas in a new way. Piloting your fighter ship, you have to fight hordes of enemies with unpredictable strategies and attack schemes.
Why similar: Indie 38.5%, Space 20.1%, Action 17.7%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 11.1%
- #41 Lux Intacta
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Salty Snail Studios, LLC
Windows
Lux Intacta is a procedurally generated, arcade, shoot 'em up, RPG with the ultimate quest. GET A HIGHER SCORE! Collect gems, level up, and equip your ship how you want to become the ultimate space fighter.
Why similar: Indie 34.3%, Space 28.1%, Action 15.8%, Arcade 14.9%, 2D 6.8%
- #42 Trash Squad
71% matchVery Positive83% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: Enitvare
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Trash Squad is a dynamic shooter with RPG elements. Stand up for the fight against hordes of monsters in over a dozen randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Indie 40.6%, Shooter 39.2%, Action 20.3%
- #43 Alpha Warrior
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Smobile
Windows
Alpha Warrior is a retro, space shooter where the player engages in flight combat with enemy terrestrials and arcade style bosses.
Why similar: Space 25.3%, Shooter 24.5%, Arcade 23.4%, Indie 18.6%, 2D 8.3%
- #44 Soldat
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,781 reviews2020
Dev: Transhuman Design
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Soldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes.
Why similar: Indie 45%, Shooter 24.9%, Action 21%, 2D 9.1%
- #45 ∀stround
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryunoa
Windows
Rotate, aim and shoot in zero gravity space. "∀stround" is a zero-gravity shooting action game in which the screen rotates according to the character's direction. Survive against attacking creatures on a space station where gravity suddenly disappears.
Why similar: Space 36.2%, Shooter 31.4%, Action 12.7%, Indie 10.1%, 2D 9.6%
- #46 Andromeda Wing
72% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Adam John Adkins
Windows
An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!
Why similar: Indie 30.8%, Space 24.4%, Shooter 16%, Action 14.6%, Arcade 14.2%
- #47 Clergy Splode
74% matchMixed43% of 530 reviews2015
Dev: PiGravityPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In the life of every Clergy Priest, there comes a moment when it turns out that there is no other solution than.... to just drop bombs everywhere and blow everything up... Clergy Splode is a fast paced, casual-arcade game.
Why similar: Indie 74.3%, Arcade 13%, Action 12.7%
- #48 Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
74% matchMixed60% of 369 reviews2011
Dev: Kot in Action Creative Artel
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons as you fight against extraterrestrial invaders.
Why similar: Indie 34.2%, Shooter 30%, Arcade 22.3%, Action 13.5%
- #49 QBob: Remastered
59% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MoonRock Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help QBob leap from rock to rock as he surveys an array of strangely shaped asteroids, all while avoiding a host of bizarre and deadly alien creatures in this modernized take on an arcade-inspired classic.
Why similar: Space 31.4%, Arcade 30.7%, Action 14.3%, 2D 12.2%, Indie 11.4%
- #50 Gridrunner Revolution
73% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2010
Dev: Llamasoft LTD
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Gridrunner Revolution is a game which has evolved over 27 years. The original Gridrunner games were created for the Commodore 64 and Vic-20 back in 1982. The company that made the games, Llamasoft, are now one of the longest established game developers in existence and over the intervening years have done pioneering work in the field of...
Why similar: Indie 67.5%, Arcade 32.5%
- #51 Attack from Izar 2250
56% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Xayba
Windows
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 26.6%, Shooter 24.4%, Space 21.8%, Indie 9.5%, Action 9.3%
- #52 Lost in Transit
73% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Spikely Games
Windows
Lost in Transit is a unique blend of the classic Asteroids and modern bullet-hell games. As a space-traveling mailman, fight your way through dozens of levels to deliver the final package in your route.
Why similar: Indie 42.9%, Space 38.4%, Arcade 18.7%
- #53 Wise Escape From Prison (현명한 감옥 탈출기)
68% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: DK Studio
Windows
This game is made by Korean TEENS! In prison where aliens crashed, people are infected with unknown viruses except you! Escape from prison by throwing THE STONE! This game is 'UP&DOWN shooting GAME'.
Why similar: Indie 82.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 4.3%
- #54 ITZO
55% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: GRRRVERSE
Windows · Mac
ITZO is a retro style scrolling shooter and bullet hell game where you play as the best (and most ruthless) agent in space: ITZO! You have the mission to prevent an incoming interplanetary conflict… How are you going to do it? Easy. With bullets, destruction, chaos and no diplomacy!
Why similar: Space 36.9%, Shooter 23.8%, Arcade 18.2%, Indie 7.8%, Action 7.7%
- #55 Airline Glider
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: o3 Digital
Windows · Mac
Take to the skies in a classic 2D side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fight through multiple levels, upgrade your plane and race against time to defeat the final boss.
Why similar: Shooter 33.7%, Arcade 32.6%, Action 21.3%, 2D 12.4%
- #56 Touhou Jikuu Kikou ~ Iris Machina's Journey
64% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: DEUS EX MACHINA
Windows
This game is a Touhou Project fangame. It's a shooting game where you defeat bosses while dodging danmaku. Customize your weaponry to one of 576 possible combinations, and overcome the danmaku coming your way!
Why similar: Indie 67.2%, Shooter 23.3%, 2D 9.4%
- #57 Super Meteor
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HZ3 Software
Windows
Can "Super Meteor" save the universe from the space debris created by the development of space by the people of Earth?
Why similar: Space 39.6%, Arcade 14.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 12.4%, 2D 11.1%
- #58 Rebound
70% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Omnirift
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rebound is a physics based reflex arcade game where the player must keep a ball within bounds of the screen, while aiming for the most points and longest time survived possible in a single round. Sounds simple, right?
Why similar: Indie 44.6%, Arcade 34.8%, Action 20.5%