- #1 Trapped In Here With Me
97% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: James Korin
Windows · Mac
Heart-pounding arcade shooter.
Why similar: Perma Death 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Score Attack 16.9%, 2.5D 13.9%, Arcade 8.3%
- #2 White Eyes
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Chocolate Ship Games
Windows
Embark on an interstellar race as the universe collapses. Swing swords, fire projectiles, and reflect hazards to save nomads. 60 challenging missions. Random encounters. Simple mouse controls. Conquer diverse hazards. Will you guide them home?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, 2.5D 18.7%, Arcade 12.7%, Aliens 12.7%, Action 8.1%
- #3 A Blast From The Past
96% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Happy Cactus Games Limited
Windows · Mac
A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, 2.5D 20.1%, Arcade 12.7%, Score Attack 10.7%, Shooter 10.6%
- #4 Runscore
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: 𝓛𝓮𝔁𝔂
Windows
Runscore is a survival score based game, about destroying enemies. Enemies give different points depending on the current level and dimension. In Classic Mode your goal is to reach Endless UFO. It exist more Dimension with different gamemodes for example Radius Dimension. Get the best score!
Why similar: Score Attack 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Aliens 17%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 8.5%
- #5 Asteroid Sentinel
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Swords and Railguns
Windows
Shoot down masses of asteroids and aliens in this arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements. Level up and upgrade your guns to cope with the endless waves being thrown at you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Roguelite 19.1%, Arcade 12.1%, Aliens 12%, Shooter 10.6%
- #6 Toward aliens and beyond
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: TommyMic
Windows
Toward aliens and beyond is a shoot'em up game where you make your way through wave of aliens. Destroy, get experience, upgrade and repeat. Can you resist 20 minutes?
Why similar: Aliens 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Roguelite 17.7%, Arcade 17.6%, Shooter 11.4%
- #7 Venkazoid Blast
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Phillip Herrera
Windows
You are Vakimoh. They are the Venkazoids. Fight for your life in this quick and brutal arcade-style shooter. Can you escape your cage?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Score Attack 19.8%, Aliens 17.3%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 8.2%
- #8 Narcissus
91% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Jackal Games
Windows · Linux
Narcissus is an adrenaline-pumping, top down, action-horror game that puts you in the shoes of the last survivor on a doomed spaceship. The clock is ticking, and danger lurks around every corner.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Score Attack 20.1%, Perma Death 19.8%, Aliens 18.6%, Arcade 11.1%
- #9 Mud River
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Rocpain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mud River is a horizontal 2D Shoot‘em Up game. The Rio Doce (Sweet River) was a paradise for mankind and animals, but now it has become a territory destroyed by the unscrupulous activities of Dr. Wellin. This is Pacal's first destination, ascending the Rio Doce preventing its complete destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, 2.5D 17.7%, Aliens 14.8%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 9.7%
- #10 Hyperlight Survivor
91% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: WittGames
Windows
A Competitive Bullet Hell with roguelite mechanics. Fight against endless hordes of enemies in ever-changing arenas, unlock new spaceships and upgrade them with devastating weapons and Power-Ups. Complete contracts and reach new ranks to become the ultimate Champion!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Perma Death 25.9%, Roguelite 14.8%, Score Attack 14%, Arcade 9.9%
- #11 RESHOOTER
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: spieleschreiber
Windows
RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, 2.5D 19.3%, Score Attack 14.7%, Aliens 13.5%, Arcade 12.2%
- #12 Death Before Decaf
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Overdose Interactive
Windows · Linux
Auto-combat roguelite. Your caffeine meter is the whole game — too little kills you, too much kills you faster. Three floors, one boss. 20 minutes. Don't crash.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Score Attack 12.5%, Arcade 9.3%
- #13 Soulvester VS Lil' Beezey
89% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Chaz CarterPub: MadeByChaz
Windows
Show Lil' Beezey who the boss of Winkletown is in this addictive and fast paced 2D action roguelite! Created from scratch in only 14 days and nominated for GDWC Game Jam GOTY, Soulvester comes to Steam for the first time, now with controller support and achievements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Perma Death 25.4%, Roguelite 14.8%, Arcade 9.7%, Score Attack 8.8%
- #14 Short Warp: Deep Space Bounty
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Short Warp LLC
Windows
Short Warp: Deep Space Bounty is a modern arcade shoot ’em up mixing top-down and side-scrolling missions in a rugged sci-fi universe. Pilot stock ships or craft custom builds across multiple game modes. Cast a short warp and Lower Away!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Score Attack 16.4%, Aliens 15.6%, 2.5D 13%, Arcade 11.5%
- #15 RAILGUN 500
87% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Oliver GallinaPub: Anemone
Windows
RAILGUN 500 is a pick up and play arcade shooter featuring floods of alien freaks. Master the railgun's systems, manage the enemy horde, and you might just live through it all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Score Attack 18.5%, Aliens 18.3%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 9.7%
- #16 Pewt 'em Up!
86% matchVery Positive96% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: team tsoto
Windows · Linux
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 29.6%, Aliens 19.6%, Roguelite 17.6%, Arcade 14%, Shooter 10.9%
- #17 The Last Ladybug
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackRXPub: Clickteam
Windows
Fly forward and save your swarm in THE LAST LADYBUG - a rail shooter set in a colorful world where the skies are ruled by mechanical monsters and the lands are scorched by destruction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Arcade 19.8%, Aliens 17.4%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 7.8%
- #18 Star Knight: Order of the Vortex
85% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Void Knight Games
Windows
Star Knight: Order of the Vortex is a rogue-lite, bullet-hell, shoot-em-up with the ability to create unique builds and synergies as you test your skills in action-packed gameplay. Choose your crew, upgrade your ship, and explore the unknown depths of the Vortex.
Why similar: Perma Death 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Roguelite 15.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Aliens 9%
- #19 D.A.R - Deadly Alien Rogues
84% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Delicious Software
Windows
DAR is an arcade-style single-screen shoot-em-up inspired by the classics, with some modern rogue-like twists! Pick your character, plot a course through the galaxy, grab upgrades and destroy the enemy! The ultimate goal? Saving the galaxy! Or just getting a really, really high score - your call.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Score Attack 18.9%, Aliens 15%, Roguelite 13.1%, Arcade 11.1%
- #20 FullBlast
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: UFO Crash Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, 2.5D 16.2%, Aliens 13.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 8.4%
- #21 Aliens Go Home ReRun
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blurry Photo
Windows
Brick-breaking and SHMUP elements combine in this 2.5D remake of the 2017 title Aliens Go Home Run, with new stages, characters, and more! Play ball... Again!
Why similar: 2.5D 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Score Attack 17.4%, Arcade 14.1%, Aliens 12.6%
- #22 Amicade
82% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Gaterooze, Ink
Windows
Three classic Score Attack games with online Leaderboards. Blast, Chomp and Swerve your way to high scores!
Why similar: Score Attack 27.8%, 2.5D 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Arcade 19%, Action 8.1%
- #23 Ricky Recharge
82% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: Team Recharge
Windows · Mac
Ricky wakes up all alone in a robot apocalypse. Little did they know that this was exactly what he had been waiting for! Charge, zap, blast, and recharge your way through an ever growing army of bots in this high score focused arcade shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Score Attack 20.7%, 2.5D 16%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 8.4%
- #24 Rusted Flesh
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BurgerBurk
Windows
Battle cyborgs, mechanical titans, and grotesque abominations in this retro-inspired run-n-gun game, use your extremely powerful arsenal against various enemies and get in the fight to win the war for humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Aliens 12.2%, Score Attack 10.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 8.9%
- #25 HEADACHE
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MELTPACK
Windows
HEADACHE is an eyeburning, high-octane FPS where you use anything and everything you can to brutalise everybody in the level as fast as possible.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Roguelite 14.4%, Score Attack 13.9%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 9.7%
- #26 Shmup Boss
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Ebal Studios
Windows · Linux
Minimalist colorful shoot 'em up with a story! Play as the yellow hero trying to get back the essential item taken away from him in a world divided by forms and colors. Will our hero get it back?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, 2.5D 20.8%, Score Attack 12.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 9.1%
- #27 DRUNKEN BARON
80% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Florian Schäfer
Windows
DRUNKEN BARON is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter inspired by classic flappy-style games. Keep your plane in the air by tapping the button, fly through chaotic corridors, shoot invading aliens, drop bombs, and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Arcade 15.7%, Aliens 14%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 10.4%
- #28 Nociception ~ Voltaic Marketplace
78% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ethereal AirportPub: Sawney Arnett
Windows
A fantasy bullet hell on a strange, familiar planet. Fight the living and the dead as you figure out what's causing all this energy in the air! Play as a troupe of living puppets, curious immortal children, or a demon, and be sure to scan enemies to unlock journal pages on the way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Aliens 17.8%, Arcade 12.3%, Cartoony 10.7%, Shooter 9.7%
- #29 Bonfire Barrage
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Punch Games
Windows
Play as a Bonfire Spirit, unleashing flaming bullets to fend off relentless waves of shadowy foes. Master dynamic movement, evolve your powers, and adapt to the ever-shifting chaos. Keep your flame burning in this fast-paced, stylized 2D action-roguelike, where every moment is a fight for survival!
Why similar: Perma Death 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Roguelite 15.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Stylized 6%
- #30 Metal Swarm Infinity
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Andrew Nutter666 JaggarPub: Andrew Nutter666 Jaggar
Windows
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 39.2%, Aliens 20.8%, Arcade 19.4%, Cartoony 10.1%, Action 6.5%
- #31 THE KULKA
76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
One-button bullet-heaven where a single shot mutates into neon chaos. Imagine Flappy Bird colliding with Vampire Survivors. Full version adds online leaderboards, challenges and unlockable gear.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Perma Death 22.4%, Roguelite 14.7%, Score Attack 14.4%, Arcade 9.5%
- #32 Hell Pages
77% match9 user reviews70% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Medusa HeadPub: SA Industry
Windows
The doors to hell have been opened. The Earth has become a battlefield among 10 infernal armies. Bael, the most feared among all demons, set out in an insane crusade to conquer the Earth for himself in this scrolling shooter game, with 10 stages with plenty of action, violence and blood.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Arcade 15%, Score Attack 11.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 10.1%
- #33 Wicked West
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Maid GamesPub: Maid 4 Fun
Windows
Survive the unforgiving frontier in Wicked West, a top-down shoot 'em up where every kill earns upgrades and new abilities. Face relentless enemies, epic bosses, and one-shot death in this brutal Wild West survival challenge. Can you outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Perma Death 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Score Attack 12.6%, Roguelite 11.7%, 2.5D 11.6%
- #34 Evil Heart Fever
77% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Sinned Games
Windows
This game is an intense bullet hell roguelike shooter, evolve and destroy the celestial army to try to open the hell's gate. Items, references and transformations based in : Lovecraftian universe, biblical sins, and all types of angels and celestial creatures.
Why similar: Perma Death 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Roguelite 14.9%, Score Attack 14.9%, Shooter 8%
- #35 CoreShot
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MoonWindowStudioPub: Nigel Purcell
Windows
CoreShot is a classic arcade style space shooter, where you pilot the spacecraft HonestWing to destroy the cores of evil. As you soar through enemy spacecraft, psychic pyramids, and grim castles, you will be tested against enemies with a variety of attack styles and epic boss battles. Blast away
Why similar: Score Attack 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, 2.5D 20.4%, Arcade 16.7%, Shooter 11%
- #36 Invaders from the Lost Sectors
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: The Lost Sectors
Windows
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Arcade 15.2%, Score Attack 14.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Aliens 10.6%
- #37 Eschaton: Battle For Eternity
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Aaron Lehnen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Eschaton is a vivid, fast-paced top-down arcade sci-fi space shooter with weapon upgrades, intense boss fights, dynamic SFX, and an original metal-meets-synth soundtrack. Chase high scores, accuracy ranks, and speedrun times while killing aliens in this chapter of a longer legendary saga.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, 2.5D 22.4%, Arcade 14.7%, Aliens 14.1%, Action 9%
- #38 Kaapelipeli: The Cable Game
75% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Ilpo PeltomäkiPub: Ei Kait Siinä Studios
Windows · Mac
The Cable Game is a unique shooter-action-casual-rpg-adventure-survival-game, where player must plan underground cable routes and avoid angry landowners while doing so!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Perma Death 18.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, Score Attack 13.9%, Arcade 13.9%
- #39 Deep Space Scoundrel
74% match9 user reviews100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Bolder Games
Windows · Linux
Deep Space Scoundrel is a rogue-like space adventure where you use a variety of classic arcade mechanics to explore the universe, customize your ship, land at spaceports, and fraternize with other aliens and low-lives.
Why similar: Perma Death 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, 2.5D 14.5%, Arcade 10.9%, Score Attack 10.5%
- #40 Containment Breach
73% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Sam Effa
Windows
Containment Breach is a wave-based zombie survival game where you can blow the limbs off of enemies. Earn points to unlock doors, buy and upgrade weapons, perks, and equipment. See how fast you can escape the facility or choose to stay and go for the highest round possible.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Perma Death 30.8%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Gore 7.1%
- #41 EON Survivor
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Harvest vital resources behind enemy lines and survive relentless waves! Deploy from a carrier forced to retreat, collect fast, and secure your cargo before time runs out. Push your luck in this fast-paced rogue-lite space shooter—or be left behind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Score Attack 12.5%, Arcade 12.3%, 2.5D 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #42 Collapsion
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Chris Corkill
Windows
When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Aliens 20.6%, Arcade 14.4%, Score Attack 11.6%, Shooter 11.2%
- #43 Operation STEEL
71% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Undermog Games
Windows · Linux
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Perma Death 24.2%, Score Attack 15.4%, Roguelite 12.5%, Arcade 10.9%
- #44 SKY TOMB
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: BreadnButterCult
Windows
Have you ever looked at a boss and felt "Damn, I wish I - the player - was that powerful." Look no further than the retro-styled dopamine-fueled time-deleting powertrip of SKY TOMB!
Why similar: Perma Death 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Score Attack 18.3%, 2.5D 17.9%, Arcade 9.7%
- #45 Elemental Mage Defense
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Fatal Army Studios
Windows
Step into "Elemental Mage Defense", a dynamic realm where magic meets valiant heroism. As a mage, you'll defend your homeland through strategic battles, unfolding narratives, and thrilling expansions. Every choice carves your legacy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Score Attack 21.5%, Aliens 17%, Arcade 12.6%, Shooter 9.1%
- #46 StarDrift Delivery
68% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Infernitz
Windows · Mac
Smuggle your way to freedom in this fast-paced space delivery action roguelite where you are in debt to the mob. Blast through asteroids for speed, weave through chaos, and deliver packages to survive. Don't let the debt consume you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Roguelite 19.6%, Score Attack 17.4%, Arcade 14%, Stylized 8.7%
- #47 Maze Slaughter
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Giant Gun GamesPub: n/a
Windows
Maze slaughter is a fast paced, rogue-lite first person shooter in a maze with piling bodies. It's like running man, in an american gladiator arena setting. Loud, gory and funny.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Aliens 15.5%, Gore 9%, Shooter 8.7%
- #48 Boo! Hunt
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Deadsteel Studio
Windows
Boo Hunt is a Halloween themed shooter that brings back the nostalgic themes of score-based competition in shooters. Explore the map, face spooky halloween creatures and grab boosters! Boost your score additionally by doing daily challenges to climb on top of the global scoreboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Perma Death 20.7%, Score Attack 20.2%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9%
- #49 Twinstick Arcade
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Aquinas Games
Windows · Linux
Retro shooting, perfected. Blast and dash through in a gorgeous retro 2D world! Explore and fight your way out of the arcade machine!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45%, Score Attack 19.2%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 9.4%, Casual 8.1%
- #50 Switch 'N' Shoot
70% matchVery Positive96% of 155 reviews2016
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Perma Death 26.5%, Score Attack 20.5%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 7.8%
- #51 Oddinary Highway
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dash & dot game studio
Windows · Mac
Oddinary Highway is a retrofuturistic shoot’em up with roguelite elements and ever-changing game mechanics. Set out on a dangerous journey through the hyperspace known as the “Oddinary Highway” to face Boss and his robo-mafia.
Why similar: Perma Death 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Roguelite 15.1%, Score Attack 14%, Arcade 10.4%
- #52 MissileDancer
70% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Score Attack 27.2%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 6.1%, Action 5.6%
- #53 Gigantes Ex Machina
66% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2025
Dev: AcrylByte
Windows
Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.7%, Roguelite 28.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 10%, Indie 3.6%
- #54 Zovid-19 Remake
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Anomaly Studio
Windows
ZOVID-19 Remake now has better graphics, an even larger arsenal of weapons, a store with more features, new items and a variety of miscellaneous references to other games
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Perma Death 31.3%, 2.5D 16.8%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Action 4.6%
- #55 EverDarkly: Beloved
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Serotina LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A top-down 2.5D space roguelite. Salvage the bones of a war nobody talks about. Loot rolls, adrenaline charges with chaos, death sends you back to the Cradle. Your AI companion Luna keeps the silence company. Something out there is waiting for you to get good enough.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, 2.5D 18.9%, Roguelite 17.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Cartoony 9.9%
- #56 BroodStar
67% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Perma Death 22.6%, Roguelite 15.9%, Score Attack 14.7%, Arcade 9.5%
- #57 Blow Out
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samuel Leigh
Windows
Blow Out is a "non-violent" arcade game where you can't kill your enemies, you can only blow them back! It's very fun.
Why similar: 2.5D 27.3%, Arcade 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Shooter 13.5%, Cartoony 9.2%
- #58 Ghost Grab 3000
68% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Introducing the Grapple Beam! Chain ghosts together then pop them all at once for points in an endless 'bullet hell' arcade apocalypse.
Why similar: Perma Death 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Score Attack 20.9%, Arcade 12.5%, 2.5D 11.3%
- #59 SkyDefender
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Dopaminer
Windows
SkyDefender is a high-octane arcade shooter inspired by the golden era of coin-op cabinets. Take control of a powerful anti-air machine gun, clear the skies of enemy squadrons, and test your reflexes in a relentless battle for the high score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.8%, Score Attack 17.9%, Arcade 15.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 6.8%
- #60 AYBABTU
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
AYBABTU ( All Your Base Are Belong To us ) Aliens are attacking the White House! Go get 'em!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.5%, Aliens 29.4%, Shooter 16.5%, Action 9.3%, Indie 1.7%