- #1 Exovore
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 7.9%, Arcade 6.3%
- #2 Polygun
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric Turtle Games LLC
Windows
Welcome to the world of Polygun, an endlessly customizable hero shooter where you battle against an ever increasing hoard of bloodthirsty shapes! With an array of upgrades to choose from, you'll quickly build from humble beginnings into a hexa-bustin killing machine!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 8.9%
- #3 Galaxy Highways
96% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 7.3%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #4 Starfighter Neon
95% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shooter 7.3%, Aliens 6.9%
- #5 VCTR
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enter Grip
Windows
Shoot. Dash. Collect. Upgrade. VCTR is a kinetic arcade shooter where two simple actions create countless strategies. Read the field. Choose when to act. And turn the chaotic battlefield into a dance of high-risk, high-reward play.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7%
- #6 Bug Blast
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 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: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 7.6%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #7 Steel Hail
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: MegaBanana
Windows · Linux
Become humanity's last hope. Gear up, upgrade, and unleash hell in a relentless third-person sci-fi shooter against a ruthless robotic army. The future is yours to forge in fire and steel.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 8.6%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
- #8 Escape the Kreegan
92% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Space 8.7%, Shooter 7.6%
- #9 CellShocked
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pre-Tech
Windows
Twinstick shooter! Aim for the highest score before you are finally overwhelemed!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Bullet Hell 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.9%
- #10 In The Valley of Death -Prologue-
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: stdio.gypsy
Windows
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #11 Ore & Ordnance
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hooley StudiosPub: Hooley Automation
Windows
Ore & Ordnance is a Retro styled, Sci-fi, Bullet Hell. Survive endless waves of Pirates, Asteroids and Firestorms. Collect upgrades, complete missions and survive your shift! How long will you last?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.4%
- #12 Little Elf Tanks
89% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
A bombastic bug busting adventure! Play as one of four playable characters in their quest to to free their fellow elves from the clutches of an evil army of spiders. If they crawl, blast em all! Let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 7.9%
- #13 Smash Hyper Drive
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gare Games
Windows · Mac
It's 2025 and the country's mega research facility has gone bad. You are a lowly security guard gunning for his paycheck. Fight your way out in this twin-stick shooter. Reminiscent of Smash TV and the likes of Xeno Crisis.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #14 Lonefield Evacutation Survivor
87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Malémûre
Windows
Lonefield Evacuation Survivor is a... survivor in which you play as a ship facing an alien incursion. Destroy your enemies, collect bolts and upgrade your ship to survive long enough and escape. Play alone or with up to 3 friends in local multiplayer or with Remote Play Together for online gaming.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 7.7%
- #15 Red Galaxy
88% 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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10%, Aliens 8.9%
- #16 Neon Fighter
86% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Arcade 8.7%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #17 Operation Zero
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Grab your biggest gun and jump into this story-driven top-down run-and-gun sci-fi arcade shooter starring the ultimate bio-engineered hero-manchild TASKILLER!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shooter 7.7%, Arcade 7.1%
- #18 AREA WARS™
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 23.8%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.9%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #19 Storm Mined
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Bullet Hell 14%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 7.2%
- #20 Diced Up!
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: slameron
Windows · Mac
Survive as long as you can in an endless bullet hell with randomized stats and weapons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 7.9%
- #21 Slipspace Panic
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Sudden Journey
Windows · Linux
A trip through slipspace gone awry. Shoot and evade waves of attackers for your freedom in this twin-stick shooter micro-game!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 6.6%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #22 Horde Of Plenty
83% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: SMONCH, LLC
Windows
In this action-packed twin-stick shooter, construction worker Ron Mayhem's beloved pet, Puffy, a rather round and yellow puffer fish, has been captured by the forces of evil. Slay the hordes, collect mad loot, and bring Puffy back!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 7.1%
- #23 Vradark's Revenge
81% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Sanchez CrewPub: Drunk Fly Oy
Windows
“Vradark’s Revenge” is a fantasy game in the Action RPG genre.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #24 Otter Space Rescue
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Noah LewinPub: Day Dreamer Games
Windows
Your Otter Space crew has been captured by evil robots. Save your team and fight together through endless rooms of evil robots.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shooter 7.7%, Arcade 6.6%
- #25 XenoFeud
81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Downforce Games
Windows
XenoFeud is an insane top-down twin-stick arcade alien shooter, where you must survive hordes of alien intruders while defending a mysterious object in space.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shooter 8.3%, Bullet Hell 8%, Space 7.8%
- #26 Star Scrap
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feral Fidget
Windows
A broke bounty hunter. A sarcastic robot. 1,000,000 credit debt. Star Scrap is a chaotic twin stick space roguelite. Blast through increasingly difficult waves of enemies to pay it off.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Space 10.4%, Aliens 7.9%
- #27 Deep Deep Deep Nightmare
79% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Nato GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Deep Deep Deep Nightmare is a 2D Top Down Shooter. Survive by facing monsters in the nightmare of a little boy who didn’t heed his mother’s warnings that eating too much before bed can cause nightmares.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 7.3%
- #28 Exterminators of Saturn
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Violence in Video Games
Windows
A top down, twin stick shooter inspired by classic retro arcade games with loads of enemies, fast paced bullet hell combat, big boss battles and tons of bullets.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Aliens 9%, Top-Down 8.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #29 SUPER CIRCUIT BREAKERS
78% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Triverske
Windows
Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players local or online.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shooter 8.5%, Space 7%
- #30 C6: Frontlines
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: comwpPub: Federation of C6
Windows
C6: Frontlines is a bullet hell co-op roguelike where only YOU (and your friends) can bring the Azapall galaxy to peace. Wield 30+ weapons and gadgets of mass destruction to even the playing field, wave after wave, against a seemingly endless onslaught of evil!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 7.6%, Arcade 6%
- #31 DnB Starfighter
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Reese Studio
Windows · Mac
A skill-driven space shooter where the only goal is a better run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 7%
- #32 Bat Blitz
75% matchPositive83% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Beef Dust Studios
Windows
Bat Blitz is a fast paced, top down shooter, roguelike where you have to kill bats to stay alive as long as possible.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 7.7%
- #33 Cyberhunt
76% matchVery Positive85% of 2,879 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Space 8.1%, Arcade 7.2%
- #34 Yars: Recharged
76% matchVery Positive86% of 124 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 6.9%
- #35 Undercroft Warriors
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 519 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 7.1%
- #36 Re/Phase
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Dreihänder
Windows · Mac
Fly, Build, and Fight in a modular spaceflight roguelike set in a hostile alien universe. Control the ship’s movement with high precision, build bizarre ships from random parts, and turn cosmic chaos into mastery as you battle to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Space 9.7%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #37 Hostile Lands
73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Perceiving Light
Windows
With loads of weapons and unique skills, rescue your crewmates and blast your way off of a savage planet filled with ruthless bandits and blood-thirsty, bone-crunching, flesh-tearing monsters. Just be aware, every successful escape cranks up the hostility toward those left behind.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Aliens 7.1%, Shooter 5.9%
- #38 Reticent Retribution
77% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Seth Billick
Windows · Linux
Reticent Retribution is a top down twin stick shooter. A 3rd person action game. You must blast waves of space enemies. You can use the keyboard and a controller. 720p 60fps. Press 'esc' to quit, 'h' for help.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Shooter 13%, Space 10.4%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #39 BaulaQuest
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Christopher Yalch
Windows · Linux
Local middle school teacher fights angry orange bald man army with marbles and furry creatures. Baula. Quest. BaulaQuest.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 7%
- #40 Steel Alcimus
74% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7.3%
- #41 Chaos Machina
72% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Marko Zovko
Windows · Linux
Chaos Machina is a fast-paced action roguelike designed for immersive, bite-sized runs. Enter the flow state as you weave with your robot through enemy fire. Unleash powerful upgrades, and master 10-minute bursts of adrenaline before the Chaos reclaims the map.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 7.2%
- #42 Trigger Fever
72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: RotcivPub: Rotstudio
Windows
Engage in chaotic multiplayer battles in Trigger Fever, a top-down shooter party game. Crush foes solo or with friends, wielding 50+ unique weapons. Show off skills, tactically dominate, and embrace the crazy onslaught!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 7.2%
- #43 Gamma Bros
73% matchVery Positive92% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Guide the Gamma Brothers through waves of alien attacks, blasting your way home from work in this frantic twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 8.6%, Space 8.1%
- #44 Starwave Defender
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brandon Garvin
Windows · Linux
Starwave Defender is an intense twin-stick shooter based around wave survival. Dodge swarms of enemies while exploring procedurally generated levels and collecting resources to upgrade your ship. You have a limited number of ships; make your time count, Defender.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Space 9.1%, Aliens 8.1%
- #45 The Mad House Season One
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Carrot Studios
Windows
Step into The Mad House, a futuristic cyberpunk game show! Battle waves of enemies, conquer unique room challenges, and climb the Leaderboard. Upgrade your gear, master each fight, and earn your place in the legendary Hall of Legends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #46 RoboHunters
71% match8 user reviews67% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: HomeTeam GameDevPub: Furtive Games
Windows
Top-down 3D action shooter. Fight against swarms of rogue AI machines and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 7.6%
- #47 Kill Through
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Holy Terra team
Windows
Blast through endless zombie hordes in KillThrough, a 2D isometric pixel shooter! Manage limited ammo, use diverse weapons, and master strategic movement to survive. Experience fast-paced, retro combat filled with satisfying pixel gore. Your only goal: Kill Through!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33%, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 7.9%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #48 Enfora Star
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Haapa Games
Windows · Linux
Enfora Star station is being overrun! Pilot your spacecraft and deploy defenses to survive droid swarms - but every purchase costs precious score points. Will you risk everything for maximum points or play it safe? Master the ultimate arcade challenge!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Space 7.8%, Shooter 7.6%
- #49 Endocrisis Hyperactive
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arturo Buschmann
Windows
Endocrisis Hyperactive the next top-down shoot em up with intense action. Absorb bullets to increment your power and pass through levels with tons of enemies and bullets and, of course, intense boss battles.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 7.4%
- #50 Karakia Shooter
71% 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: Bullet Hell 22%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.4%, Space 8.9%
- #51 Halo: Spartan Assault
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,875 reviews2014
Dev: Vanguard GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to Steam for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4. *DirectX feature level 10 required. *
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Top-Down 9.4%, Shooter 9.3%
- #52 GUN KING
68% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: FROGBERT
Windows · Mac · Linux
GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 6.4%
- #53 Cowboy In Space
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Da Waffle H8ter
Windows
Be THE Cowboy in this top down shooter that allows you to upgrade your health, dash speed, and sword strength, as well as 19 weapons, with the souls you collect from your slain enemies!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 7.6%, Aliens 7.1%
- #54 LOCUS PROTOCOL
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dinobyte Softworks LLC
Windows
80 waves. 8 bosses. 17 logs that will make you question everything you've been defending. Locus Protocol is a twin-stick bullet heaven with an adaptive AI Director and a horror story hidden inside a cozy geometric shell.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 6.9%
- #55 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
66% matchVery Positive92% of 762 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, Bullet Hell 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 6.2%
- #56 Cosmic Tank
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Game Masterminds
Windows · Mac
Cosmic Tank is a modern take on the classic game Asteroids. Mine your way to riches! Fight off hostile threats! Upgrade your ship and rent a few helpful drones! Survive epic boss fights!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Space 10.8%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.6%
- #57 Gridform
67% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Sherbb
Windows
Fight in an arcade arena against tons of enemies with weaknesses to be exploited. Progress through a campaign of 75+ levels each presenting a new challenge with different win and fail conditions. Gameplay so tight and colorful it will bring tears to your eyes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #58 Dreieck
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Resaca Games
Windows
Play as a lowly triangle in this fast-paced top-down shooter on a dystopian polygon-based universe. Defeat your oppressors, claim glory!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shooter 9%, Top-Down 6%
- #59 Exorush
67% 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: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Aliens 8%
- #60 AGIS
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kickbuzz GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
AGIS - A Game In Space is a top-down twin-stick-shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 8.1%, Top-Down 7.1%