- #1 Guns Blazing
97% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: DevLiakos
Windows
Descend your way through an abandoned laboratory, swarming with both mechanical and human enemies. Your mission? Wipe them all out. In this fast-paced, casual, sci-fi, FPS, your goal is to employ an arsenal of upgradable weapons to defeat your enemies and reach the bottom of this derelict facility.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 18.8%, FPS 18.4%, Robots 12.7%, Action 11.6%
- #2 The Last Stand
96% matchPositive86% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: nP StudiosPub: nonPareil Institute
Windows
The Last Stand is a 3D first person survival shooter game made in Unreal Engine. The player's objective is to acquire artifacts while defeating robots who have invaded earth to prevent the end of the world. The game features 5 unique levels created by the crew at nonPareil.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, FPS 22.9%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 9.7%, Robots 8.8%
- #3 Victory Saber 2D
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Zephyr Studio Limited
Windows · Linux
Victory Saber 2D is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade video game with Locking-on shooting mechanic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Mechs 17.4% ★, Shooter 17.1%, Action 10.2%, Space 8.2%
- #4 Blue Rider
95% matchVery Positive87% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: Ravegan
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
In a valley flooded with bullets, your next challenge rises from a heap of scraps. This time there aren't blue hedgehogs or mega men to save you. Hop in and become the Blue Rider!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Mechs 19% ★, Action 16.7%, Robots 15.4%, Shooter 14.4%
- #5 Steel Wake
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows
Steel Wake is a rogue-lite mech FPS takes place in a future locked in a perpetual war. Pilot a siege mech capable of large-scale destruction. Push through enemy defenses and cause havoc with overwhelming firepower.
Why similar: FPS 19.4%, Mechs 18.7% ★, Shooter 17.7%, Action 15%, Robots 11%
- #6 Eternal Circus: Dancing with Missiles
93% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Team Eternal Circus
Windows
Become a nimble mech and defeat bosses while dodging a barrage of missiles in this top-down 3D dodge'm-up inspired by mecha anime and Itano Circus!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Shooter 16.7%, Mechs 16.2% ★, Action 13.7%, Robots 10.4%
- #7 POLY SYNTH GUNNER
94% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: DANIEL
Windows
Instance-based shooter with scaling endless wave of enemies
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, FPS 17.1%, Shooter 14.1%, Robots 11.3%, Bullet Time 9.9% ★
- #8 B.A.D Battle Armor Division
92% matchMixed52% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Crian Soft
Windows
B.A.D is an intense and enjoyable Shoote'em up game that captures the feeling of controlling a mass-produced humanoid robot (Battle Armor) piloted by a single soldier while keeping the realistic fast-paced action in a dramatic large scale conflict, from various Factions of Earth and Mars.
Why similar: Mechs 26.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Robots 17.4%, Action 13.5%, Shooter 12.3%
- #9 Reaktorhallen R1 - Zombie Shooter
91% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Isak FelldinPub: sole proprietor
Windows
You are tasked with defending yourself against multiple waves of zombies using only a gun. The setting for this challenge is the real-life location of R1, Sweden's first nuclear reactor. You may choose to play in either hard mode or normal mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, FPS 21.8%, Shooter 20%, Action 17.4%, First-Person 6%
- #10 Astraea
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: AurumKitsune
Windows · Linux
Astraea is a 2D Shoot 'em up game. You will fight through enemies of increasing strength and frequency. As you defeat enemies you gain access to upgrades to make your ship stronger. Attempt to max out your ship and try to beat others high scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Shooter 20.3%, Action 17.9%, Bullet Time 15.3% ★, Space 14.3%
- #11 HARDPOINT
89% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Dale WeimholtPub: Gumshoe Interactive
Windows
HARDPOINT is an intense FPS tower defense hybrid. You are mining a rare mineral on the desert planet Veoda, and the local robotic defense network wants you gone. Fight on the ground with your own weapons, build and configure automated turrets, upgrade your stats, and keep your generators alive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, FPS 20.7%, Shooter 19.1%, Action 17.8%, First-Person 6.3%
- #12 DIM-EGION
90% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: aa9bbPub: Akasha Apostles
Windows
Single Player Shooting Game with 2D Collision Detection and 3D Rendering
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Shooter 24.1%, Action 15.8%, Space 11%, 3D 6.3%
- #13 Mech X Change
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crojoh Games
Windows · Linux
You play as a mech pilot, tasked with demonstrating the newest weapons, at a futuristic arms fair. The enemy and player tear off weapons from each other’s bodies mid-fight, forcing you to quickly adopt new strategies, while impressing buyers.
Why similar: Mechs 28.6% ★, FPS 16.8%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 13.1%, Robots 7.9%
- #14 iO Inner Self - The Lava Planet VR
88% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Spaceboy
Windows
Help iO defend the dangerous Lava Planet in this first-person VR shooter as hordes of enemies are unleashed in increasingly difficult waves! Use your gun and shield to get to the end and then beat your high score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, FPS 24%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 9.3%, Space 7.1%
- #15 Gun-REViper
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: naga84games
Windows
This is a 2.5D vertical scrolling shooting game. Use your ingenuity to fight your way to a high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Mechs 25.9% ★, Shooter 17.4%, Action 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #16 Pls Kill it.
86% matchMixed68% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: XinPub: Owner
Windows
Use your FPS expertise and beat it!! The enemy AI in the game will follow the player's behavior and try to surpass you; please do your best to defeat it, it may perform beyond your expectations, and the rest will surpass you!
Why similar: FPS 26.2%, Shooter 25.4%, Robots 13.6%, Action 12.9%, First-Person 9.7%
- #17 RAGINGSTRIKE
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Team Grant
Windows
Master the three weapons that change according to the humanoid robot form and fighter form, destroy the scattered enemy attack targets, and finally defeat the boss standing in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Mechs 25% ★, Shooter 15.5%, Robots 13.1%, Action 6.6%
- #18 XOL: Space Mech Wars
84% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Michigames
Windows
Mech FPS game in all directions of space; follow the story and contribute to the fight for your homeland! Survive the space wars as an up-and-coming soldier with the toughest warriors around!
Why similar: Mechs 31.2% ★, Space 17.3%, Shooter 13.4%, FPS 10.3%, Action 9.8%
- #19 Strike VR
85% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Zeinaru
Windows
A fast action arcade game revamped into Virtual Reality. Shoot with your weapon, dodge bullets with your body, deflect bullets with your swords, and launch missiles and ultimate skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Mechs 15.4% ★, Shooter 12.6%, Flight 10.1%, Robots 9.9%
- #20 Lost in Space
84% matchMixed41% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Louie Inc
Windows
Lost in Space is an open space survival adventure game. You have received a distress signal from a spacecraft.
Why similar: Shooter 19.9%, Flight 19.8%, FPS 19.8%, Action 17.8%, Space 13.1%
- #21 Bounty
83% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Cupine Army
Windows
A sci-fi first-person shooter with a dynamic deployable cover system. A demo level from our game Bounty.
Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Shooter 20.6%, Action 18.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, First-Person 6.6%
- #22 Space Piercer
82% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
make your way into their fleets to destroy them on their own field !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Mechs 20.5% ★, Shooter 20%, Action 17.3%, 3D 6.6%
- #23 Corridor Sigma
81% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Matt AufderheidePub: SA Industry
Windows
Fight your way out of a sprawling alien base in this 90s-style first-person shooter featuring modern graphics and fast old-school action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, FPS 21.8%, Shooter 19.3%, Action 16.1%, First-Person 5.8%
- #24 Shattered Steel
82% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: BioWarePub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save your species as you engage in fast-paced mechanized combat in the single-player campaign containing 50 adrenaline-pounding missions and arm your Planet Runner with blazing firepower - over 25 armaments, including gatling guns, guided missiles, fuel-air mortars and plasma cannons.
Why similar: Mechs 27.6% ★, Shooter 15.2%, FPS 14.3%, Space 9.9%, Action 8.8%
- #25 Steel Salvo
80% matchVery Positive95% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Salvo
Windows
Pilot a hulking mech and protect Triton from robot hordes. With the help of your team, vanquish the robot overlord! Experience super-fast FPS mecha action in this short but challenging single-player game!
Why similar: Mechs 26% ★, FPS 14.9%, Robots 14.6%, Shooter 14%, Action 8.7%
- #26 Naught Bots
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: JT MitchellPub: Dos Gatitos Games
Windows
Make cute things cry!
Why similar: FPS 26.3%, Shooter 19.9%, Robots 17.2%, Action 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #27 NBF0
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Desafortunados Games
Windows · Linux
A simple, fun, FPS where you must advance through waves of evil robots. Use your energy weapons to fight them and escape to freedom!
Why similar: FPS 28.3%, Shooter 26.1%, Action 23.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #28 Recordance
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: NICKPARSONS3D
Windows
THE ROBOTS ARE COMING! Unleash your arsenal of innovative arm mounted weapons and vehicles to defeat the robot hoards. Fight across multiple mission types and environments In this fast paced single player shooter.
Why similar: FPS 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 11.9%, Robots 9.6%
- #29 R-Type Delta: HD Boosted
77% matchVery Positive82% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Your nightmares, now in High Definition! R-Type Delta HD Boosted brings back the dark, iconic shooter with modern enhancements, new music, razor-sharp graphics, and all the intensity you remember.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Shooter 20.1%, Action 16.9%, Mechs 12.5% ★, Robots 6.8%
- #30 Tastrion
78% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Remorasoft
Windows
Pilot the all-powerful cell destroying Desolazor gunship and eradicate the mutagenic genotoxic pathogen before it consumes the entire galaxy. Soar through waves of threatening enemies and bosses beyond 6 stages packed with action, explosions, and lasers!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.7%, Shooter 23.9%, Action 17.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Indie 1.5%
- #31 Creepy Crawling
77% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Wwolfbyte Studio LLCPub: Lixeira Publishing
Windows · Mac
Horror FPS where you'll be dealing with crawling monsters.
Why similar: FPS 28.4%, Shooter 26%, Action 22.7%, First-Person 9.7%, 3D 8.1%
- #32 Deep Space Salvage Crew VR
76% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Kitten Fortress
Windows
A first-person procedural VR roguelike shooter, set in deep space. Find old wrecks adrift in space, board them and fight your way to the bridge to claim the salvage rights.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, FPS 18.9%, Shooter 15.2%, Space 8%, Robots 7.2%
- #33 Anthea's Justice
74% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Karl_SpencerPub: ITNC Games
Windows
The year is 2248. You play as Anthea, a pilot for the Spacing Guild. She's battling a pirate fleet. During the game, you'll need to destroy four leader ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.3%, Shooter 17.8%, Action 14.5%, Space 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #34 Demon Protocol
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Pete PotosPub: ThryveLabs
Windows
Lock On. Light Up. Lay Waste. Demon Protocol is a retro arcade space shooter with 25 waves of relentless enemies, 4 brutal bosses, and power-ups to keep you fighting. Choose your difficulty and see how far you can push before the demons win.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Shooter 23.3%, Action 19.9%, Space 11.7%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #35 Invasion 2
73% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: CDIS Lab.Pub: CDIS
Windows
Invasion sequel. Our story continues where it left off. You are trying to find your father, who went on a mission to Mars years ago and was never heard from again.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, FPS 19.5%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 16.8%, Space 8%
- #36 Echoes III
75% matchMixed70% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows
Echoes is back with a bang and in 3D! More intense and eye bleeding than before, with the action coming at you from the sides, above and below.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50%, Shooter 27.6%, Action 18.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #37 KARMA
75% matchMostly Negative25% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Raytrace Interactive
Windows
A soldier who wants to take revenge of his father's brutal murder by Terrorists, Now he decided to destroy all the bases and camps of terrorists.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, FPS 21.3%, Shooter 19.4%, Action 16.2%, First-Person 6.2%
- #38 Solar Defiance
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Werewolf StudiosPub: Werewolf Moon Studios
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced arcade space shooter where every wave pushes you harder. Collect coins, buy upgrades, and build your ship into an unstoppable force — or die trying.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.8%, Shooter 21.6%, Space 16.1%, Action 15.5%, Combat 4.2%
- #39 R-Space
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Blaspar
Windows
R-Space is a fast-paced first-person shooting game that supports up to 4 people online. Players need to survive round after round of trials, continuously strengthen their abilities, and challenge higher rounds.
Why similar: FPS 30.8%, Shooter 22.7%, Action 16.2%, Space 16.1%, 3D 7.9%
- #40 Elland: The Crystal Wars
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Soft BrigadePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
After 20 years, experience the never-before-released Game Boy Advance game Elland: The Crystal Wars. As an ace raptor pilot, protect the Gatherers as they harvest the precious Crystal from the remote desert world of Elland from the vicious forces of the Trafford Corporation.
Why similar: FPS 26.1%, Flight 21.5%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 11.7%, First-Person 8.3%
- #41 Galencia
72% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: Jason Aldred
Windows
The 2017 Commodore 64 Game of the Year now available on Steam!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Action 28.5%, Shooter 18%, Space 17.9%
- #42 Fruitgeddon
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: One Room Studio
Windows
Blast through hordes of adorable yet deadly mutant fruits in this intense space shooter with bullet hell action. Shoot, dodge, and survive unique boss battles that push your skills to the limit. Only the strongest will uncover the truth behind the chaos. Are you ready to save the universe?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Shooter 24.9%, Action 21.9%, Space 14%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #43 Galactic Mecha GunSuit
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Theosoft
Windows
A linear danmaku shoot-em-up with some visual novel elements. Clear 6 stages across 4 difficult settings, each with unique enemy spawns, bullet patterns and boss phases. The game is structured to have each difficulty cleared in sequence, with the full plot unfolding across each one.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Mechs 18.3% ★, Shooter 18.2%, Action 15.6%, Bullet Time 9.5% ★
- #44 Human Diaspora
71% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Leocesar3D Productions
Windows · Linux
Human Diaspora is a Retro First-Person Shooter where you fight your way to save the remnants of your family and find what is happening on the post-human colony planet. Take action against small and big enemies. Are you up to the challenge and save humanity?
Why similar: FPS 28%, Shooter 25.7%, Action 22.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%, 3D 8%
- #45 STEEL STRIDER
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2015
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
STEEL STRIDER is the follow up to the acclaimed GIGANTIC ARMY and pays homage to the great run and gun games such as Turrican and Super Contra, but adds mouse / dual analogue stick-operated weapons!
Why similar: Mechs 29.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Action 24.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Indie 3.9%
- #46 Salyut π
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Waleles
Windows
Salyut π is a FIRST PERSON SHOOTER, with a great ATMOSPHERE. This game this game is set in a futuristic base, all this with great GRAPHICS.
Why similar: Shooter 26.7%, Action 23.8%, FPS 18.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #47 Supercharged Robot VULKAISER
70% matchVery Positive94% of 328 reviews2015
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
70s giant robot anime-inspired side-scrolling shooting from the creators of SATAZIUS and GIGANTIC ARMY!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Mechs 31.7% ★, Action 14.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Indie 3%
- #48 Lord Of Terror
69% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: SimulatedFantasy
Windows
In a galaxy far away a world is facing doomsday. As nations rise against each other the world is plunged into chaos. Many illegal groups such as gangs and independent militias and demonic cults take the advantage of the situation to expand. Your task is to assassinate a demon dubbed Lord of Terror.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, FPS 20.6%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 16.1%, First-Person 6%
- #49 Wrong Floor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minikin Games
Windows
Wrong Floor is a fast-paced, single-player horror shooter where you’re trapped in a malfunctioning elevator, fighting off waves of nightmarish creatures. As the elevator plummets, you'll have to manage your ammo, react quickly, and survive against increasingly intense floors.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, FPS 21.6%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 10.3%, First-Person 7%
- #50 Atomix
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: T.M.Ngulo
Windows
Pilot devastating combat mechs, fly through massive sci-fi battlefields, unleash tactical nukes, and destroy enemy machines in this fast-paced arcade FPS built for chaos, speed, and domination
Why similar: FPS 27.1%, Shooter 24%, Action 13.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Sci-fi 9%
- #51 Planet Nine
69% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Jötunn Games
Windows
Control a customizable mech while exploring an alien world in a top down view. Your mission, set by an A.I. is to save the Ninth planet from an alien invasion. Gain levels, find loot and discover the history behind the Ninth Planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Mechs 18.9% ★, Shooter 18.1%, Robots 14.5%, Action 8.9%
- #52 Null G
68% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Jace Of Shadows Gaming LLC
Windows
Welcome to Null G space station. A competitive and adaptive environment for flexible battle training. The Battle School creates peer to peer opposition in fast-paced combat training sims and solo training against rigorously designed AI drones. Team up or fly solo to win the advantage.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Shooter 18.4%, FPS 17.5%, Action 12.6%, Space 7.2%
- #53 CyberThreat
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 97 reviews2016
Dev: Enigmatic
Windows
Explore the streets, buildings, and rooftops of a 14 block urban warzone with no limitations. Locomotion options include teleportation, touchpad sliding, arm running, jumping, climbing, and even flying.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, FPS 15.8%, Robots 15.7%, Bullet Time 14.4% ★, Action 12.7%
- #54 Assault Suit Leynos
67% matchMixed63% of 256 reviews2016
Dev: Dracue SoftwarePub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
A classic reawakens – Assault Suit Leynos is back and in high definition! Get ready for all-out robotic war as the fan-favourite Mega Drive classic is reworked with all new HD visuals for the ultimate alien-blasting experience!
Why similar: Mechs 39.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Robots 21.5%, Action 16.5%
- #55 D.E.E.P. Battle of Jove
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Take fast, campaign-based arcade gameplay with next-gen graphics for an experience known since Star Fox: Barrel-roll, maneuver and fight your way thru deep space and Rogue Squadron-like planet-based missions as the leader of the rebellion
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Mechs 16.5% ★, Flight 16.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Space 13.4%
- #56 Alpha Prime
67% matchMixed56% of 1,522 reviews2007
Dev: Black ElementPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Somewhere in deep space, at an apparently abandoned mining base on the asteriod Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong. Miners were warned that the hubbardium they were mining was too dangerous, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong.
Why similar: FPS 38.1%, Action 19.9%, Shooter 19.2%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Space 6.8%
- #57 ARMS DOLL
65% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Mumyou Tsujigiri
Windows
"ARMS DOLL" is a VR mecha action game where you become the pilot of a humanoid mobile weapon called an ARMS DOLL and fight against the enemy.
Why similar: Mechs 30.9% ★, Robots 19.6%, FPS 13.1%, Action 11.9%, Shooter 10.7%