
Ascending Madness is a hardcore, psychedelic, twin-stick shooter adventure. Assassinate a renegade scientist who appears to have gone completely insane.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Twin Stick Shooter, Arcade, Arena Shooter.

Ascending Madness is a hardcore, psychedelic, twin-stick shooter adventure. Assassinate a renegade scientist who appears to have gone completely insane.

Hypnogenesis
Hypnogenesis is an experimental video feedback bullet hell game in which arcade gameplay is integrated with the controls of a video synthesizer.

Oh Ship Arena
Take command of your ship, step into the arena, dominate your opponents, and put your reflexes and skills to the test!
Hypnogenesis is an experimental video feedback bullet hell game in which arcade gameplay is integrated with the controls of a video synthesizer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Psychedelic 23.7%, Arena Shooter 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Arcade 5.3%
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 34.5%, Arena Shooter 31.9%, Shooter 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Arcade 6.1%
Warix is a fast-paced 1v1 territory capture fighting game set in a dark, microscopic world. Control a glowing cybernetic nanobot, draw trails to claim turf, and destroy your rival in high-speed combat. Parry bullets, steal boost, and outsmart players online or battle a relentless solo AI.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 7.9%, Dark 6.3%
No online, no services, no DLCs, no open-world, no rogulike, no roguelite, no metroidvania, no backtracking. Can't say "no god" cause god participate in one of boss fights. Not on your side. It's just straight line from start to finish. And skill required to get through it. Party like 1989.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.6%, Arena Shooter 34.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Arcade 6.2%, Shooter 4.6%
Survive increasingly difficult rounds in a floating arena. Use weapons and powerful abilities to knock enemies into the void before they launch you off the edge, build your loadout during each run, and beat your highest score.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.2%, Arena Shooter 29.5%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 6.1%, Sci-fi 6.1%
A twin-stick roguelite in a 2086 cyber-dystopia. Chain kill-streaks for massive rewards, sign cursed loot contracts with brutal downsides, and stack upgrades into a new monster build every run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.9%, Arena Shooter 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 7%, Arcade 6.6%, Shooter 4.7%
Death Ray Manta is an arcade game where you shoot lasers to kill bad guys, flash lights at yourself and move to the next screen to do it all over again. Sorry, no T-Rex.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.7%, Arena Shooter 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Arcade 6.7%, Action 5.5%
Blast your way through 28 varied levels full of enemies, traps, lasers and bosses in this explosive Twin Stick Shmup! Test your skills, find new paths, master the score mechanics and become bullet hell. Tight score attack play, fast combat and online Leaderboards leave you needing just one more go!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.6%, Arena Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Shooter 8.3%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46%, Arena Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 10.4%, Psychedelic 9.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.6%
Take control of CyberPigeon, the ultimate cybernetic avian warrior, as you engage in intense battles against swarming drones and formidable bosses. Adapt to the ever-changing environment, collect power-ups and weapons, and rise to the top of the leaderboard in this thrilling aerial showdown.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Arena Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 7%
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 60.1%, Arena Shooter 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.8%, Shooter 5%, Action 4.7%
Survive in an arena where more and more zombies appear and try to kill you. Kill as many zombies as possible before they kill you.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 36.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 4.7%
Curved Space is an intense arcade-style twin-stick shooter that takes the classic formula and plunges it into the weirdest reaches of space. Battle cosmic space-invading spiders across curved landscapes where bullets hug the terrain while the horizon drops sharply out of sight.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Arena Shooter 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Shooter 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%
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 30.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 8.3%
Starship Kepler is an intense arcade shooter that encourages movement and variety. Traverse open space, explore anomalies, face-off against bosses. Race a dying clock through an endless maze of procedurally generated corridors. Survive an evolving arcade arena.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.1%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Psychedelic 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%
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: Arena Shooter 28.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 7.3%
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 46.6%, Arena Shooter 22.8%, Shooter 7.5%, Arcade 7.5%, Sci-fi 7.1%
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 32.9%, Arena Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Combat 5.6%
Would you survive a panic attack? Test your limits in this anxiety-inducing twin-stick shooter, blasting away intrusive thoughts using your Inner weapon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Psychedelic 24.5%, Arena Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Arcade 5%
A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Psychedelic 26%, Arena Shooter 20.9%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Arcade 6.1%
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 38.1%, Arena Shooter 34.8%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.4%
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: Arena Shooter 39.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 39.3%, Shooter 7.8%, Arcade 5%, Atmospheric 3.8%
Data Strafer is a chaotic bullet hell shoot 'em up that tasks you with infiltrating a network to destroy forbidden knowledge. Defeat enemies to absorb their power and activate your own upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Arena Shooter 24.9%, Psychedelic 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Shooter 7.9%
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Psychedelic 14%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 6.8%
An explosive arcade arena shooter inspired by the golden age of Amiga classics. Blast through asteroid fields, destroy alien forces, upgrade your ship, and unleash devastating weapons in a modern reimagining of a timeless genre.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Arcade 8%
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Bezier is a dual stick blaster set inside a vast computer built deep underground. The story traces the principal's escape from this "Noah's Ark" gone wrong. A simple shooter on the surface, the deeper narrative pulls in his relationship between evolution and god, family and love.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.3%, Psychedelic 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 5.7%
Drainer is a unique take on the classic top-down roguelike genre, making health a core element of the game. Here, your health is your ammunition, currency, and much more.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27%, Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Psychedelic 15.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%
Simple and gripping gameplay most commonly as a classical arcade shooter. The game consists of short levels which is perfect for short breaks to relax.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.1%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Sci-fi 13%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 8.8%
Deflect, don't dodge. DEFLEKT is a neon arena shooter where every bullet fired at you is a weapon you can steal - catch it and send it back. Fight through 15 handcrafted arenas and 15 unique bosses, solo or in local co-op and versus, with six switchable soundtracks that match your mood.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.9%, Arena Shooter 38.9%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 5.5%, Sci-fi 5.2%
Online duel isometric arena-shooter where the best witch wins! Use the power of fire and ice, navigate the shadows and hidings to defeat your opponent in a duel in the darkness. Use the light, hide in a bush, and show your friend who's the best witch in town!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.5%, Arena Shooter 32.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 8.7%, Action 5.4%
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 35.6%, Arena Shooter 30.8%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 6.3%, Dark 6.1%
Defend your spider web from an onslaught of bugs in this frenetic revival of the cult classic twin-stick shooter, all while jamming to an infectious original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Psychedelic 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 7.2%
Retro arcade inspired shoot 'em up with addictive combat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Arena Shooter 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Shooter 7.5%, Combat 6.8%
A twin-stick shooter, action roguelite with an 'a-gore-able' citrus twist. Keep your campfire burning, level up your tangerine super-solider and survive waves of undead vegetables.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.3%, Arena Shooter 36.3%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Action 5.4%, 2D 2.2%
Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable roguelike twin-stick shooter. Optimise spells and build ultimate combos to defeat twisted monstrosities and delve deeper into the Lone Ruin.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Arena Shooter 27.2%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 6.6%
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 45.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.6%, Arcade 5.6%, Action 3.7%
Circus Interstellar is a brutal arcade shooter featuring high-octane action, and killer music! Earth voyagers encounter a sadistic alien race with a terrifying clownish appearance and a nasty appetite. Will the survivors escape the gory circus? Or will they be assimilated like all the rest?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Arena Shooter 28%, Shooter 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.8%
The side story to the nightmare shooter NeverAwake is here! Why is this young girl being tormented by nightmares once again? Dive into a roguelite reimagination of the original with all-new features!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.3%, Psychedelic 19.1%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Shooter 9.5%, Dark 8.1%
Shoot, slash, dodge and survive to blade combats in multiple kind of challenges to test your skills and claim your place in the Omega Blade hall of fame.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Psychedelic 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.8%
Fight through escalating waves of demons in this fast-paced top-down arena shooter. Choose stackable abilities, create powerful builds and survive the Devil’s trials to earn your freedom.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.5%, Arena Shooter 37.9%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 5.5%, Action 3%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 48.9%, Shooter 10%, Arena Shooter 9.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%, Arcade 7.9%
The iconic stuck-it-to-the-man party game receives an EPIC FREE STORY MODE UPDATE! Rise to the challenge of the evil Shogun Han Gorou!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.9%, Arena Shooter 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 6%
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 39.8%, Arena Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Shooter 7.2%, Arcade 7.1%
Polychromatic is a physics-based arcade shooter with a pop of color.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.9%, Arena Shooter 36%, Arcade 7.8%, Action 4.6%, Indie 2.7%
Enter the Necromancers' Arena with up to three other players in this cute, dystopian, twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.9%, Arena Shooter 20.6%, Psychedelic 19.8%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9%
Die Rangliste is a leaderboard-run twin-stick shooter inspired by games like Geometry Wars and Downwell. The game features a unique time-stop and teleport mechanic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Shooter 17.1%, Dark 11.8%, Retro 2.6%
Hand-Drawn Twin-Stick Shooter in space where one must survive the robotic ships onslaught and extract with the loot to exchange for ship upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Arcade 7.5%, Sci-fi 7%
An addictive fast paced twin stick arena shooter with banging electronic sound track, nostalgic nods and a barrage of flashing lights and bullets. Your task is simple, kill drones, free humans, don't die!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Arena Shooter 22.6%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Shooter 8.2%
Take control of a virtual organism in this unique indie arcade title, while unlocking Steam Achievements and climbing the leaderboards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Arena Shooter 25.4%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Shooter 7.5%
AlphaLink pits players in a dystopian intergalactic arena multiplayer battle to shift the tides in the war of factions!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 31.6%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Shooter 11.4%, Dark 8.3%, Sci-fi 8%
Vlambeer's ULTRABUGS is a fast-paced high-score game in which you fight endless space bugs that split up into MORE space bugs as you fight and defeat them.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Arena Shooter 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.9%
Visceral twin-stick shooter where desert gods sabotage your run with no-shots, sandstorms, and cursed upgrades while you evolve Zyrd's weapons to save the Sacred Stone.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.3%, Arena Shooter 37.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Dark 3.9%, Action 3.2%
Paint the ground! Paint your enemies! Paint your enemies ground! The ground is your enemy! Paint it!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.2%, Arena Shooter 35.5%, Shooter 14%, Action 5.7%, Combat 4.8%
Get ready for Death Carnival. Intense Top-Down Shooter with multi-elevation combat. Easy to start, thrilling to watch. Over a dozen characters with unique attacks and story. Adrenaline-fueled combat in singleplayer, online co-op, or competitive PvP.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.1%, Arena Shooter 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Shooter 8.7%
Annihilate waves of enemies in this enhanced sequel with better visuals and improved twin stick shooter gameplay.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 55.4%, Arena Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.6%, Retro 4.2%
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.9%, Arena Shooter 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Shooter 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Bulletz is a chaotic local multiplayer twin stick shooter with a plethora of wacky guns and levels. You play a series of rounds in destructible levels trying to kill your opponents with guns, items and powerups that randomly spawn. The first player to 10 kills wins the match!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.6%, Arena Shooter 38.3%, Shooter 10%, Combat 5.3%, Action 3.4%