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Games Like Alien Attack

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Shooter, Singleplayer.

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You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens. Persist them as long as you can.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 241 reviews
Released: 2016-06-21
Developer: Alien Jellyfish
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 97%

Overview

Alien Attack is a challenging, arcade-style survival game that captures the essence of classic 2D shooters with its pixelated aesthetic and relentless wave-based combat. These recommendations focus on titles that prioritize high-intensity action, arcade-style difficulty, and satisfying survival mechanics against alien or space-themed threats.

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    Dev: PixelMouse
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.

    Why similar: Casual 18.7%, Indie 18.2%, Action 18.1%, Difficult 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A direct shoot-em-up that captures the arcade space-combat feel and pixel-graphics aesthetic of Alien Attack.

  2. #2 Super Mutant Alien Assault
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2016
    Dev: CybernatePub: Surprise Attack
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The Citizen Kane of Super Crate Box clones - dance with death through randomised rooms to clear your space freighter of irradiated aliens in a brutal arcade platformer shooter stuffed to the brim with unlockable weapons, explosives, special abilities and defense moves.

    Why similar: Action 42.9%, Indie 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Difficult 15%

    Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the fast-paced, 2D pixelated alien-slaying action and high difficulty of the seed game.

  3. #3 Alien Death Mob
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
    Windows

    Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!

    Why similar: Action 59.4%, Indie 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This twin-stick shooter emphasizes score-attack mechanics and relentless alien survival in an arcade environment.

  4. #4 Crimsonland
    95% 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: Action 69.1%, Indie 30.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive wave-based survival shooter that focuses on mowing down massive hordes of aliens and monsters.

  5. #5 Nuclear Throne
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
    Dev: Vlambeer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    Why similar: Difficult 34%, Action 24.6%, Indie 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This title offers a fast-paced, difficult, and highly addictive top-down shooter experience with a distinct pixel-art style.

  6. #6 Vampire Survivors
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
    Dev: poncle
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.5%, Indie 24.1%, Action 22.5%, Casual 21.9%

    Why You'll Like It: While the perspective differs, it is the gold standard for wave-based survival gameplay that keeps the player constantly moving and shooting.

  7. #7 Alien Crusader
    94% matchMixed62% of 101 reviews2018
    Dev: Zydrone
    Windows

    Alien Crusader is an action packed, vertical scrolling, space shooter game, similar to classic coin-up arcade and shoot'em up games.

    Why similar: Action 46%, Indie 31.8%, Difficult 22.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This title provides a straightforward shoot-em-up experience with a similar focus on difficulty and alien enemies.

  8. #8 Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey
    93% matchMixed67% of 252 reviews2014
    Dev: Ultravision InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.

    Why similar: Action 60.6%, Indie 39.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down space shooter that captures the arcade spirit and retro aesthetic of the seed game.

  9. #9 Rogue Invader
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Squishy Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.

    Why similar: Action 62.4%, Pixel Graphics 37.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that emphasizes survival and arcade-style progression in a hostile alien environment.

  10. #10 Bad Caterpillar
    91% matchVery Positive95% of 150 reviews2016
    Dev: Fun Infused Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Bad Caterpillars and their swarms of insect hordes are invading. Get to your ship, man the lasers, and save the galaxy from caterpillars, scorpions, spiders, and a slew of other ill-tempered giant killer insects.

    Why similar: Action 37%, Casual 36.6%, Indie 26.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A casual arcade shoot-em-up that shares the simple, pick-up-and-play nature of Alien Attack.

  11. #11 Gore Storm
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
    Dev: Gundorado
    Windows

    Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.

    Why similar: Action 42.5%, Casual 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that blends roguelite elements with the arcade pacing and alien-slaying focus of the seed game.

  12. #12 Assault Android Cactus+
    90% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
    Dev: Witch Beam
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

    Why similar: Difficult 57.5%, Action 42.5%

    Why You'll Like It: An intense, high-octane twin-stick shooter that focuses on arcade-style survival and boss encounters.

  13. #13 Monolith
    88% matchMostly Positive77% of 335 reviews2023
    Dev: Animation Arts
    Windows · Linux

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    Why similar: Adventure 72.6%, Indie 27.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A challenging top-down shooter that combines pixel-art aesthetics with tight, arcade-inspired combat mechanics.

  14. #14 ASTRONAUTILUS
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
    Dev: neozoid.games
    Windows

    Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!

    Why similar: Action 52%, Pixel Graphics 30.7%, Indie 17.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelike features colorful pixel-graphics and intense, arcade-style shooting mechanics.

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    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Action 42.2%, Casual 33%, Pixel Graphics 24.8%

    Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that provides intense combat and survival elements similar to the seed game's core loop.

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Why similar: Action 60.4%, Indie 39.6%

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    Windows
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    Why similar: Action 39.8%, Casual 32.7%, Indie 27.5%

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    86% matchMixed50% of 150 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    Why similar: Action 33.5%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 21.6%, Casual 21.2%

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    84% matchMixed57% of 56 reviews2021
    Dev: LTZincPub: HandMade Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Simulation 47.8%, Casual 35.8%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 2.1%

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    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,549 reviews2011
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    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    Why similar: Action 100%

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  21. #21 Broforce
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,389 reviews2015
    Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Action 39.7%, Pixel Graphics 23.7%, Indie 17%, Adventure 10.5%, Casual 9%

    Why You'll Like It: High-octane 2D action that matches the intense, arcade-style chaos found in the seed game.

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    Windows

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    Why similar: Simulation 47.4%, Casual 31.5%, Indie 21.2%

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  23. #23 Downwell
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
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    Windows
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    Why similar: Difficult 26.4%, Action 23.6%, Indie 20%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Adventure 10.1%

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    82% matchVery Positive81% of 133 reviews2016
    Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Action 41.6%, Indie 28.7%, Difficult 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%

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  25. #25 Intrude
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    Why similar: Action 54.6%, Indie 34.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled shooter that captures the arcade intensity and simple, direct gameplay of the seed game.

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    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,869 reviews2010
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    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%

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    Why similar: Action 100%

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    79% matchMostly Positive73% of 549 reviews2015
    Dev: 17-BIT
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    76% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    78% matchMixed65% of 55 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%

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    72% matchVery Positive85% of 73 reviews2024
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    Windows

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  31. #31 Space Gray X
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2024
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    Windows

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  32. #32 Action Alien
    78% matchMixed56% of 496 reviews2015
    Dev: Devdan GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    77% matchVery Positive83% of 927 reviews2012
    Dev: Serious Brew
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    77% matchMixed59% of 87 reviews2018
    Dev: Kerim Kumbasar
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2024
    Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
    Windows

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    76% matchMostly Negative37% of 125 reviews2018
    Dev: IndieLipPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 0 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%

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    Why similar: Action 42.9%, Adventure 30%, Indie 27.1%

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    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
    Dev: LTZinc
    Windows

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    68% matchVery Positive92% of 19,233 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    75% matchMixed46% of 68 reviews2017
    Dev: White Dog GamesPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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    74% matchMixed52% of 126 reviews2018
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    Windows
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    66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,560 reviews2024
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    75% matchMostly Negative35% of 188 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    74% matchMixed51% of 112 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    72% matchVery Positive81% of 412 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    68% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 3,501 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac
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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 268 reviews2016
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    69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,353 reviews2017
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  50. #50 Escape From Tethys
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    67% matchVery Positive80% of 249 reviews2023
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    71% matchMixed65% of 325 reviews2011
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    Windows
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    Why similar: Action 59.5%, Indie 40.5%

  57. #57 Void War
    59% matchVery Positive94% of 3,537 reviews2025
    Dev: Tundra
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.

    Why similar: Difficult 40.5%, Simulation 25.7%, Adventure 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%

  58. #58 NeverEnd
    70% matchMixed50% of 129 reviews2017
    Dev: DuckPub: Sometimes You
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    NeverEnd is a Rogue-Like Dungeon crawler, where you, a simple adventurer suddenly wakes up in another dimension. Inside of this dimension there is no sun and the whole world is caved in. Enemies swarm you from left and right and you need to learn how to defend yourself.

    Why similar: Indie 71.6%, Adventure 28.4%

  59. #59 Operator8
    63% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Aligned Games
    Windows

    An unparalleled alien invasion has overwhelmed the Mining Block Facility on the moon Triton, leaving only death and horror in its wake. You are a mercenary known as Operator8 and you alone have been called in to bring a stop to this fierce attack. Destroy the hive mind at all costs!

    Why similar: Action 46.5%, Pixel Graphics 33.8%, Adventure 19.7%

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