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Core Breach is a fast-paced, twin-stick arcade shooter in a pixel art style. Play as a Trojan worm virus, outmaneuvering and destroying antivirus enemies. Upgrade your worm with powerful attacks and skills as you fight to breach the CPU core and uncover its secrets

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Arena Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 8.8%, Shooter 8.6%

The roles of keyboard and mouse will be reversed

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Arena Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 10%, Action 6.8%

CIPHER 61 is a fast-paced, action-packed top-down-shooter, with tons of temporary and permanent upgrades. Can you make it through all 61 rooms?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Arena Shooter 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Robots 9.2%, Roguelite 7.9%

Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Arena Shooter 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Roguelite 9.7%, Shooter 7.9%

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 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Roguelite 10.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 7.9%

Launch into a fierce roguelite action in this top-down twin-stick shooter with bombs! In a robotic world, control Lizzy and their team of unlockable beasty bots in a quest for upgrades. But beware, needed resources are guarded by swarms of Steel Sentinels. Survive them to craft synergistic builds.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Robots 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Arena Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 7.1%

Shoot and smash targets as you navigate through dynamic environments filled with moving targets and obstacles! Unleash your firepower to destroy as many targets as possible before time runs out.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 10.6%

Top-down 3D shoot 'em up game in which you play as a robot that fights for survival against other robots. Your only goal is to kill all your enemies until you are the last one standing.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Arena Shooter 18.9%, Robots 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Top-Down 7.4%

Utopos is a MOSA - Multiplayer Online Space Arena! Gameplay is from a top-down angle, dual-stick shooter and you can play against your friends online, or against AI-controlled opponents.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Arena Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 6.9%

A distant world in a dystopian future, separated from her squad Amy Sol finds herself being ambushed by enemy forces looking for revenge. Pilot her nimble hovercraft to blow up as many mechs as possible in this fast-paced arena top-down shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Arena Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Robots 13.1%, Shooter 8.9%

Take command of your ship, step into the arena, dominate your opponents, and put your reflexes and skills to the test!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Arena Shooter 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 8.4%

CyVenge is a fast paced and action packed rougelite arena shooter. Choose from many upgradable weapons and abilities and help Cy fight against numerous waves of enemies!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Robots 14.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Shooter 7.6%

Tear across the desert, obliterating wave after wave with your nuclear missile powered dual-wielding hover tank. A tight, punchy wave survival sandbox with ludicrous weaponry, exhilarating rocket-tank combat, and daily leaderboards!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Arena Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Robots 10.7%, Shooter 9.6%

Become a Delta Epsilon Warrior and battle your friends in this fast paced, twin-stick arena shooter. Plan your shots carefully and cut off your target's escape route with your hazard creating lasers. Deny. Eliminate. Win. Join the fight and outwit and outmanoeuvre your way to victory.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Arena Shooter 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 7.1%

Brutal, fast-paced twin-stick shooter, where you fight with Soviet war machines. Cycle between guns, use power-ups to destroy robot armors and unleash your ultimate ability. They won’t have mercy, neither should you!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Robots 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Shooter 7.4%

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 27.8%, Arena Shooter 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 7.8%

A sci-fi top-down score chaser where score multipliers stack up the faster you eliminate.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shooter 12.6%, Robots 11.4%, Arcade 11.2%

A frantic twin stick shooter where you and your enemies are only ever one hit from death. Mow down relentless waves of robots, collect upgrades and claw your way to the highest score you can.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Arena Shooter 28.8%, Robots 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 8.5%, Shooter 8%

This lightning fast arena shooter brings you right back to the highscore hunts of the arcade era. Use your arsenal of deadly weapons wisely against the increasingly ferocious monster hordes to survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.5%

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 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Robots 11.2%, Shooter 9.1%, Linear 7.7%

Space Ace is a 2D top-down shooter that focuses on upgrading your ship to fight through levels of Bosses and smaller enemies. Play with keyboard + mouse or Xbox controller.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Arena Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Roguelite 9.3%, Shooter 8.9%

Alien Outpost an adrenaline-pumping 2.5D twin-stick shooter places you at a remote outpost besieged by relentless waves of alien invaders

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Arena Shooter 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Shooter 10.3%, Roguelite 9.4%

Battle dangerous robots that have been taken over by a malicious alien program. Customize your character, then fight your way to the Bridge, using power-ups and specialized weapons, to reboot the Central Computer before the berserk robots make it to the human passengers aboard the spaceship.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Arena Shooter 22%, Robots 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 8.1%

Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Arena Shooter 18%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Aliens 8.8%, Shooter 8.7%

The bug menace is here! Select your weapons and enter your mech to fight off the endless hordes in that action packed top-down shooter!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Robots 11%, Action 7.3%

Paint the ground! Paint your enemies! Paint your enemies ground! The ground is your enemy! Paint it!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.7%, Arena Shooter 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 7.3%

You are an invincible bodyguard. Your only weakness is the person you must protect. Control the crowd, spot the assassin, and execute the mission in this stylish, top-down tactical shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down 10.5%, Shooter 7.8%, Roguelite 6.9%

You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Arena Shooter 16.2%, Robots 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.1%, Shooter 7.7%

Defenders of the Last Colony is a Top Down Shooter with Strategy gameplay mechanics, where you have to protect the Colony's core while you gather resources and build defenses. You play as one of the 4 classes: Fighter, Engineer, Striker or Carrier. Defenders features coop up to 4 players and 3D graphics.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Arena Shooter 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shooter 11%, Top-Down 8.8%

Fight, die, repeat! VOXEL Hunters is a top-down roguelite arena shooter. Enter small, fast-paced arenas where you must eliminate all enemies. Engage in quick, action-packed missions, experiment with powerful abilities and augments, and unlock unique cosmetics to customize your appearance.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Top-Down 8.8%, Robots 8.6%

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 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Arena Shooter 12.1%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.4%

A minimalist horde survival arena where you’re hunted by an endless swarm of drones - kite the horde, bait them into deadly traps, upgrade your defenses, use special items and survive as long as you can. Every minute the swarm grows denser, faster, and deadlier.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Robots 11.2%, Roguelite 8.7%, Shooter 8.5%

Orbital Survivor is a physics-based roguelite arcade space shooter. Forge your path to free the galaxy from the Necromancer’s hordes. All set in a synthwave fantasy universe.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Arena Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Heaven 16.5% ★, Shooter 8.4%, Roguelite 7.6%

Max Raider is a top-down 3D action shooter where you fight waves of enemies on procedurally generated arenas. Rest and prepare for the next series of waves by buying a variety of weapons and items from your allies. Protect the Bunker, your only hope for a home.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Arena Shooter 21%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Shooter 9%, Top-Down 8.8%

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: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Top-Down 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Shooter 10.3%

Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Robots 12.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.1%

Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Arena Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Heaven 17.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 8.7%

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 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 7.2%

Turbo Shot combines a puzzle-filled top-down adventure with exciting gun-based combat that plays out in regular seasons of free-to-play single player and PvP content.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Arena Shooter 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Robots 11.8%, Shooter 10.1%

Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 10.2%, Arcade 8.5%

2-4 local players navigate the darkness while battling one another to be the last ship left. Fire your BEAM to destroy other ships and stay hidden while navigating the arena. Your PING not only reflects enemy BEAMs, but also reveals your surroundings and your location to everyone, so use it wisely!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Arena Shooter 27.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 8.3%, Top-Down 7.2%

The Messier 111 is a twin-stick shooter that will test your skills.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down 10.7%, Action 6.6%

A Local Multiplayer Top Down Shooter with a specialized control scheme making you focus under high stake situations. This mixed with destructive environments and different tank upgrades provides a fun and flexible local game for you and your friends.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Arena Shooter 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Top-Down 7.4%

A fast, neon twin-stick arena shooter: you aim, your ship auto-fires. Dash through bullets, hold off ever-bigger waves and pick roguelite upgrades each wave. 8 ships, 10 worlds, 7 modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.9%, Arena Shooter 27.4%, Roguelite 10.5%, Arcade 8.3%, Top-Down 7.2%

Quantum of Hope is an action-packed Twin-Stick shooter game set on Earth overrun by aliens. Use your Fabricator and different weapons to shoot your way through alien swarms to rescue mysterious Princess in distress.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Robots 9.6%, Roguelite 9.5%, Shooter 9.1%

Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, Arena Shooter 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 7.7%

COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Bullet Heaven 16.4% ★, Arena Shooter 14%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Robots 9.7%

ANNIHILATOR is a gritty top-down shooter, originally made for the Game Boy Color. This is a modern adaption.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Arena Shooter 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shooter 10.6%, Top-Down 5.8%

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 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Blipper is a twinstick arcade shooter with a retro scifi vibe and an element of bullet hell. Destroy waves of neon enemies across multiple arenas while dodging attackers and incoming fire.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41%, Arena Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 5.8%

Chromarena is a 2D top-down twin-stick arena shooter. Combine offense and defense to tear through hordes of color-coded enemies to unlock new guns and set high scores. Form short and medium-term plans, dodge attacks with fully responsive controls, and get into a flow state.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 34.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Arcade 7.4%, Action 5.1%

Gather a squad and fight for survival in We're All Going To Die. Work together with a squad using abilities, equipment and exploring different levels to make the most of your fight against your demise, after all, you're all going to die at some point.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Robots 12.3%, Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 7.6%

Launch. Recall. Avoid.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Top-Down 8.5%, Linear 7.6%

In a universe full of opportunity and fortune as a Spacer two things are true: Space is really dangerous and big and two always remember to get paid. Pay your debts and stay safe!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Arena Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10.2%

Ogo is an arcade twin-stick shooter where you control yin and yang to defeat your enemies, complete varied levels or just relax in different endless game modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Top-Down 11.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Arena Shooter 7.8%

Nebula Strike is a space-themed 2.5D top-down twin-stick shooter game.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Robots 11.4%, Roguelite 10.4%, Shooter 10.4%

Ultra Mega Planet Battles is an intense arcade-style, space-based, twin-stick shooter. Players can play by themselves, or with up to 3 friends local co-op or Steam Remote Play (total of 4 players). Select your character, select and modify your ship, then get shooting!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Robots 13%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 7.4%

A retro 80's arcade-style top-down zombie shooter where you upgrade weapons, collect loot, and battle through increasing waves of undead and challenging bosses.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Arena Shooter 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7.2%

WE ARE DOOMED is a twin-stick shooter where you zap polygon baddies with an absurdly overpowered laserbeam. Dive head-first into the action with reckless ambition, charge the SUPERBEAM, and zap everything out of existence in an instant.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 53.8%, Arena Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%, Action 7.1%, Arcade 5.9%