60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Indie, Retro.
An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!
Hyper Sentinel
A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.
Galaxy Annihilation
Galaxy Annihilation is a shoot'em up where we need to protect the planet earth from an impending alien attack.
A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Action 20.8%, Indie 15.5%, Retro 15.2%, Arcade 13.7%
Galaxy Annihilation is a shoot'em up where we need to protect the planet earth from an impending alien attack.
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Aliens 29.3%, Space 20.7%, Indie 20.2%
Buy weapons and ship upgrades. Fly through the skies, collect powerups and gun down wave after wave of enemies. Today, you own the skies!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Action 19.7%, Space 15.1%, Indie 14%, Retro 12.2%
Zenodyne R is a new 90s-style shoot-'em-up game filled with YM2612 music and real Blast Processing action, where your reflexes and patience will be tested in their entirety! Packed with 6 crazy stages filled wtih bosses, 5 unique ships, unlockables, branching paths and more!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.8%, Action 33.9%, Indie 23.3%
Not known what year it is, and in which galaxy everything happens. But one thing is known-you must to clear the space of dirty pirates, and their technique. For this, you will have to open the nearest space systems, improve your ship, and of course to shoot a pirate ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.1%, Action 32%, Indie 23.9%
Defeat 7 bosses in this radial Shoot 'em up game to obtain full power of color spectre and defeat hidden evil.
Why similar: Action 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Indie 25.3%, Arcade 11%
Fire Arrow and Fire Arrow X are time attack style shooters with a heavy emphasis on scoring. Otherwisely, you can call them coffee break shmups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.2%, Action 34.1%, Indie 22.6%
Zamarian is a fast-paced shoot 'em up classic arcade action game brought to you in an exciting, colorful, and challenging new way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Action 26.7%, Indie 17.4%, Retro 13.7%, Arcade 12.9%
A modern spin on an old classic! Asteroids Millennium provides exciting new game play without departing from the feel of its predecessors. Collect power-ups, dodge threats, and blast away at asteroids and enemies alike in this survival game that is truly fun to play.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Action 21.9%, Indie 15.9%, Space 13.2%, Retro 9.9%
I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Action 16.4%, Aliens 15.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Indie 12.7%
Enceladus is a shoot'em up inspired by the Playstation & Saturn era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.8%, Indie 21%, Action 19.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 11.4%
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 27.2%, Action 24.6%, Indie 18.4%, Retro 11.8%, Arcade 9.2%
Collect loot. Kill Monsters. Do it Quickly. Oh...and DON'T DIE! Quickly navigate your character through a series of levels filled with monsters trying to take you down. Unlock class-specific power-ups, minions, and other bonuses to help you on your quest.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 58%, Action 42%
Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.8%, Action 28.3%, Indie 20.3%, Retro 15.6%
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Aliens 17.6%, Space 14.8%, Action 11.8%, Shooter 11.8%
Zenohell is a 90s inspired shoot-em'up (shmup) that is all about simple gameplay, just dodge, shoot, score, with vibrant pixel visuals and a kicking 28 track soundtrack, with lots of content to boot.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.8%, Action 44.2%
Infinite Shooter is a top down arcade shooting game, also known as a "Shmup", with the emphasis squarely on the action. With no story in the way of your fun, simply choose an opponent and take them down to earn powerful weapons, upgrades, ships, and power-ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Action 21.7%, Indie 16.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.5%
The 2017 Commodore 64 Game of the Year now available on Steam!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Action 29%, Space 16.1%, Retro 14.1%, Shooter 10.6%
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 43.7%, Action 24.9%, Indie 17.8%, Shooter 13.6%
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Action 27%, Indie 20.7%, Retro 14.8%
Scrollonid it's a 2D symbiosis of arkanoid and scroll shooter game.
Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race, is a 2D, dual stick shoot em' up, bullet hell, arcade game. Tear up hordes of aliens with skill based game play, bombs & upgrades to obliterate everything!. Gun down 11 massive bosses, bank insane score on the leaderboards & overcome clouds of enemy fire.
Why similar: Action 25.2%, Indie 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Aliens 12.2%, Space 8.6%
Enjoy fast paced action in this retro inspired arcade ShootEm Up Style game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Retro 15.7%, Arcade 12.8%, Aliens 11.3%, Action 11.2%
Blast your way through enemy waves. Strike at enemy formations prioritizing targets depending on the situation. Rip them to pieces using an arsenal of powerful and versatile weapons. Put your reflexes to the test dodging a fire storm of enemy projectiles. Destroy challenging Bosses to achieve victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Action 27.7%, Indie 20.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.4%
Blast your way through a galaxy of planets in this fast paced, side scrolling shoot 'em up. Fight in deep space, fly through asteroid belts, and battle across moons as you take on the alien menace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Action 20.9%, Indie 16.1%, Space 11.4%, Retro 10%
Dash attack and blast swarms of enemy ships in this boss fight centered insane bullet hell frenzy. Combined with a heavy metal sound track and a hardcore difficulty curve, this twin stick arcade space shooter will definitely bring out the Shoot 'em Up beast in you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Action 25.2%, Indie 18.8%, Space 12.4%, Retro 10.1%
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 29.9%, Action 28.1%, Indie 21.4%, Retro 11.6%, Arcade 9.1%
Horizon Shift is an explosive wave based single screen shooter with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack!
Why similar: Action 33.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Indie 21.9%, Arcade 12.5%
A mouse controlled vertical scroller/shooter (with bonus mazes)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Action 26.5%, Indie 19.8%, Space 13.1%, Shooter 11.3%
Now you can select your control style in 3 different ways!. 6 different upgradeable space interceptors, 9 different weapons. You can supply in your carrier and upgrade her defenses. Shoot enemies down. That's all.
Why similar: Action 33.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Indie 24.7%, Arcade 11.4%
In this 2D arcade game, your body is the weapon. Shoot the tri out of yourself and recall it back to you to take out a constant onslaught of rogue polygons. Unlock all the tri modifiers and get as high of a score as possible!
Why similar: Action 34%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Indie 25.4%, Arcade 11.7%
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: Action 36.7%, Indie 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Space 11%, Arcade 7.6%
Oldschool 2Д-shooter of the Windows 2000 epoch, controlled by mouse. 2-player local cooperative mode with several difficulty levels.
Why similar: Action 40.3%, Indie 29.1%, Retro 17.1%, Arcade 13.4%
Again you are alone against the hordes of hostile spacecrafts where you can only rely on yourself. It is the victory or the death!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Space 19.1%, Action 17.8%, Indie 11.9%, Retro 11.7%
Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Action 24.2%, Indie 16.7%, Retro 15%, Arcade 10.5%
Featuring six levels of intense shooting action, Tiamat X is a rip-snortin tribute to the side-scrolling space shooters of yesteryear, and would be right at home blazing away on the screen of a booming, beer-stained arcade cabinet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41%, Action 26.3%, Indie 16.7%, Arcade 16%
Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution.Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarioswhere the player's skill will be the key to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Action 22%, Indie 14.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 9.3%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Action 27.5%, Retro 14%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 10.6%
AYBABTU ( All Your Base Are Belong To us ) Aliens are attacking the White House! Go get 'em!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Aliens 24.5%, Action 17.2%, Shooter 16.3%, Indie 6.1%
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: Action 38.6%, Indie 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Space 8.8%, Shooter 5.7%
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: Action 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Indie 21.3%, Space 16.9%, Shooter 10.4%
DECONSTRUCTION is a fast-paced, hardcore, shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Action 27%, Indie 20.2%, Shooter 15.5%
Dodge, shoot and explode across the Solar System as a crew of intelligent and dangerous chickens. As the pilot of The Golden Eagle, it's your duty to keep Colonel Ram and Professor Bez safe as they squabble about ethics and who last used the toilet. Wage war against humanity as you battle your way towards the Sun to complete your mission.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.3%, Action 30.5%, Indie 25.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Indie 24.9%, Space 16.5%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.5%
Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Action 26.8%, Indie 19.2%, Retro 16.9%, Arcade 6.9%
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 46.3%, Action 20.8%, Shooter 17.8%, Indie 15.1%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Action 23.9%, Indie 15.2%, Space 10.7%, Arcade 8.5%
Enter an ever changing, randomly generated galaxy and battle the Metal Swarm menace in this arcade style shoot 'em up. Blast through hordes of bugs, collect powerups and battle giant bosses as you harvest their power cores to upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Aliens 18.2%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 12.6%, Indie 12.1%
Survive 10 enemy stages! Shoot 'Em Up style, spaceship game, in pixel art and 8-bit retro music! Evolve your shot to the maximum level, use the energy bar for upgrades, and special abilities! Advance each stage by defeating Bosses and enemies to collect new skills, transformations and extra lives!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Aliens 19.2%, Action 14.5%, Space 14.4%, Retro 7.1%
dsync is a retro-style wire frame blast fest featuring multiple levels, super smooth 60fps, a pumping soundtrack and non-stop arcade action.
Why similar: Action 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Indie 15.5%, Retro 13.4%, Shooter 11.9%
C-RUSH is an old school Shooter, with HD graphics.A new threat is coming from the space; the plasma insects. Exterminate the vermin!!Beat your own score and compare it with the other players !Key Features:- One ship with different positions to use- Different Gameplay according to the positions and shoots- A Schmup where you need...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.7%, Action 17.5%, Indie 14.8%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 7.3%
Chronoblast Maximum Force is a fast paced bullet shooter inspired by arcade classics. Keep your finger on the trigger at all times in this challenging arcade game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Action 29.9%, Indie 22%, Arcade 12.7%
In this arcade style shoot em up that lets you earn more punishing difficulties, you are Sylvester, a hero pilot in his glory days turned space janitor on a space station. After an attack on said post, it is up to him to retrieve the fabled Fang Shards. Turn your Beast Mode on, you're going to need it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Action 26.6%, Indie 19.9%, Arcade 13.5%
Beekyr is a shooter game where you will lead a bee-fighter through 23 amazing levels in fields, dark forests, rivers and dangerous caves to avenge his queen and hive from the evil wasp queens and their soldiers… The vengeance will be served! Beekyr (Vanilla Edition)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Action 28.3%, Indie 20.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.4%
Sun Blast is the best 3d space shooter on Steam. Earn upgrades as you fight your way through a huge seleciton of levels. Full gamepad support!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43%, Action 18.1%, Space 11.6%, Indie 11.3%, Arcade 9%
Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo is a vertical scrolling arcade shoot 'em up following the journey of a lone Mecha through the desolate retro stylized world and the onslaught of enemy waves to reach Veloce, the young genius responsible for the extinction of humankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.7%, Action 32.4%, Indie 24.9%
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Aliens 17.9%, Action 12.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.6%
Use your powers and find your playstyle to survive in Boiling Bolt, an immersive and explosive shoot-em-up! Slow down the time to make combos and enjoy the stunning 3D graphics. Help June to save the world alone or with a friend.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Action 28.2%, Indie 19.8%, Shooter 12.7%
Jet Buster is the new 90s anthro shmup, going back to the cuter roots of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.4%, Action 32.4%, Indie 23.2%
