- #1 Ion Assault
97% matchMixed69% of 181 reviews2010
Dev: CoreplayPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Action 24.9%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 18.6%, Arcade 10.3%
- #2 Astro Duel
96% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Astro Duel is a competitive local multiplayer party game. Rounds are quick and death is sudden. Blast your friends into space. Run over their helpless bodies for good measure.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 29.9%, Action 15.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Indie 12%, Local Co-Op 11.8%
- #3 Hyperdrive Massacre
96% matchMixed54% of 388 reviews2015
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.
Why similar: Action 64.4%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, 4 Player Local 9.8%, Arcade 4.6%, Local Co-Op 4.5%
- #4 Collider
95% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Binary Cocoa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Collider is a fast paced arcade game for 1 to 8 players.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 29.1%, Local Multiplayer 19.1%, Local Co-Op 15%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.7%, Competitive 8.6% ★
- #5 Ballistic Tanks
94% matchVery Positive82% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Kirklight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ballistic Tanks is the best tank game you've played since the 80's. Battle in exhilarating local multiplayer, or challenge yourself in an intense solo/co-op arcade mode. Play 5 game modes in over 50 maps; and destroy your enemies in a frenzy of bullets, lasers, and explosions!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.2%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Local Multiplayer 12.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.6%, Action 10.4%
- #6 FullBlast
94% 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: Local Co-Op 29.1%, Arcade 17.3%, Action 15.3%, Casual 15%, Indie 11.9%
- #7 Stardust Vanguards
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2015
Dev: Zanrai Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
STARDUST VANGUARDS is a local four-player dueling game combining arcade-style battling with the ability to summon your own NPC army as support! But be careful: a random event system dynamically alters the flow of battle with NPC space pirates gunning for victory themselves!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.6%, Competitive 19.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 19.1%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Arcade 9.4%
- #8 Solaroids
92% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Chad YatesPub: DynF/X Digital LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 47.8%, Arcade 19.8%, Retro 17.1%, Action 15.2%
- #9 Hot Shot Burn
91% matchVery Positive91% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Hot Shot Burn is the hilariously violent party brawler that lets you compete in the galaxy's ultimate televised blood sport. Experience crazy couch battles full of ridiculous flukes and insane skill shots for up to 4 players.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 33%, Local Multiplayer 19.4%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Action 8.6%
- #10 Lance A Lot: Classic Edition
91% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: Brimstone
Windows
RUIN FRIENDSHIPS. ON ROCKETS. Challenge your friends to a GLORIOUS tournament of rocket jousting! Up to 4 players can fight each other locally – but only one will be left standing when the dust settles.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 39%, Local Multiplayer 23.1%, Action 13.8%, Casual 12.6%, Indie 11.5%
- #11 Splody
90% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Dashing Strike
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The classic couch competitive gameplay of games like Bomberman brought into the modern era. Place bombs, get out of the way, destroy your friends, collect power-ups, 'splode your way to victory in smooth multiplayer with virtually unlimited local and online players!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 28.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.8%, Action 16.1%, Casual 14.8%, Indie 12.5%
- #12 Rocket Wars
89% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Rooftop Panda
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 39.8%, Local Multiplayer 23.5%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Arcade 9.9%, Action 7.9%
- #13 Lance A Lot: Enhanced Edition
89% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: Brimstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Challenge your friends to a glorious duel of rocket jousting for up to four players! Settle rivalries and become the last knight standing in this fast-paced local multiplayer!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.4%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, Action 18.5%, Casual 17.2%, Indie 14.3%
- #14 SUPER RECOILFIGHT
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: O. KayaPub: OKSoft
Windows
SUPER RECOILFIGHT is a one-button projectile brawler-shooter that recalls the fun of a coin-op arcade for up to 4 players on a single keyboard. Time your shots right to win against your friends, AI or both.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 34.4%, Action 19.1%, Casual 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 15.3%, Indie 13.9%
- #15 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
86% matchVery Positive93% of 4,015 reviews2015
Dev: Asteroid Base
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 33.1%, Local Co-Op 28.9%, Local Multiplayer 20.5%, Action 7.5%, Indie 5.4%
- #16 Square Brawl
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 187 reviews2015
Dev: landfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A fast and skill based party game where all of the focus lies in fun and engaging gameplay.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 38.7%, Local Multiplayer 25.6%, Action 23.1%, Indie 12.6%
- #17 Astro Duel 2
82% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 46.6%, Local Multiplayer 31.2%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 8%
- #18 Hyper Space
81% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Fennec Game Studio
Windows
Hyper Space is a “Dodge ’Em Up” Arcade game. Collect stars while avoiding space hazards to reach the highest score, unlock new skins, compete with your friends and travel through space to the most distant galaxies.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.4%, Arcade 17.9%, Retro 17.3%, Action 14.3%, Casual 13.9%
- #19 Super Destronaut
86% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Petite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.5%, Local Multiplayer 19.3%, Arcade 16.1%, Retro 14.5%, Action 14.3%
- #20 ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 546 reviews2015
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ROCKETS fire ROCKETS at ROCKETS in this action-arcade, arena-combat, gorgeous festival-of-fireworks! It's dogfighting meets figure-skating in space with local multiplayer and single-player fast-paced action modes plus a ZEN MODE where ROCKETS learn to LOVE.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 22.3%, 4 Player Local 22.2%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Action 12.3%, Indie 11%
- #21 Aplowcalypse
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: Biodrone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Snow Plows vs Aliens: 4 player, local co-op chaos
Why similar: Local Co-Op 32.4%, Local Multiplayer 29%, Action 21.9%, Indie 16.6%
- #22 Miner Warfare
84% matchVery Positive83% of 165 reviews2015
Dev: Heartbit Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
8 players local multiplayer bonanza with only 4 controllers!In Miner Warfare you dig for gold. But you'll spend most of the match shooting in your friends's face, mining holes with laser cannon, throwing buggers and detonating atomic bombs. WARNING: excessive use can destroy friendship.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 43.9%, Local Multiplayer 26.1%, Indie 11.6%, Action 9.4%, Casual 9%
- #23 Asteroids: Recharged
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Arcade 27.5%, Action 22.3%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Retro 16.5%, Local Multiplayer 14.9%
- #24 Galactic Thunderdome
76% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Pansimula
Windows · Linux
Galactic Thunderdome is a 2D sci-fi platform brawler with a focus on physics-based mayhem. Best your friends with a vast array of weapons and gadgets in a world rich with emergent gameplay, explosive antics, and bloody remains.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 28.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Local Multiplayer 18.7%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Action 9%
- #25 Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック
83% matchVery Positive82% of 103 reviews2015
Dev: KaleidoGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Local Multiplayer 17.9%, Arcade 14.5%, Casual 12.7%, Local Co-Op 12.3%
- #26 Super Treasure Arena
82% matchMixed64% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Vennril
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Super Treasure Arena is a frantic, retro-inspired arena shooter for up to 4 players, where collecting and stealing loot from your opponents is the key to victory.
Why similar: Action 55.8%, Indie 44.2%
- #27 Catastronauts
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 228 reviews2018
Dev: Inertia Game StudiosPub: Inertia Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Can you deal with unrelenting disaster and hold your ship together long enough to destroy the enemy invaders? Repair systems, extinguish fires, arm the torpedoes, avoid deadly solar flares, destroy your friends and clone them back again; it's all in the life of a Catastronaut!
Why similar: Action 36.3%, Casual 35.8%, Indie 27.9%
- #28 Galacide
80% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 29.8%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Action 21.1%, Indie 16.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.1%
- #29 Jamestown+
77% matchVery Positive88% of 248 reviews2019
Dev: Final Form GamesPub: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 37.3%, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Retro 12.5%, Action 11.6%, Indie 8.9%
- #30 STARWHAL
79% matchVery Positive89% of 705 reviews2014
Dev: Breakfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The local multi-player space narwhal fighting game that has rocked the internet is finally ready for its big debut in a fully loaded release! Flop it out with 1-4 players in a retro, epic narwhal battle in space! The heart-piercing action is furious and unrelenting. STARWHAL will change your life.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 31.9%, 4 Player Local 15.1%, Indie 10.7%, Competitive 10.3% ★, Action 8.4%
- #31 PARTICLE MACE
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,371 reviews2015
Dev: Andy Makes
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A space game about swinging trash into things and dying.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 17.6%, Indie 17.4%, Action 16.1%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Arcade 12.8%
- #32 Beat Hazard
77% matchVery Positive95% of 7,422 reviews2010
Dev: Cold Beam Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 54.9%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Action 9.5%, Indie 9.3%, Arcade 9%
- #33 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
76% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmic Picnic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 43.3%, Local Co-Op 28.3%, Action 15.5%, Indie 12.8%
- #34 HyperBrawl Tournament
74% matchVery Positive87% of 157 reviews2020
Dev: Milky Tea Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
HyperBrawl Tournament is the ultimate arena combat sport. Assemble your team of intergalactic heroes, arm them with outrageous weapons and score your way to victory in classic single player campaigns, couch or online play for up to four players.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.2%, Local Multiplayer 16.2%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Competitive 12% ★, Action 8.8%
- #35 Brick Breaker
78% matchMixed47% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Sanuk GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Brick Breaker, the classic arcade game, is back with a breathtaking new version. Get ready for some seriously explosive gameplay filled with surprises. Collect bonuses, avoid traps and play your way to victory across all the levels. Play with up to 4 players in local mode.
Why similar: Casual 18.3%, 4 Player Local 18.1%, Action 18.1%, Arcade 16.9%, Retro 14.7%
- #36 Super Bit Blaster XL
73% matchVery Positive94% of 878 reviews2020
Dev: Adamvision Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.5%, Arcade 23.5%, Action 17.7%, Casual 16.4%, Retro 15.9%
- #37 DEAD
73% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: George
Windows · Linux
a classic arcade shooter game. You can play with up to 4 people locally, or using Steam Remote play.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 30.3%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, Competitive 18.3% ★, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Arcade 7.7%
- #38 Starblast
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Neuronality
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Fun, fast paced online multiplayer arcade space shooter. Take control of your spaceship, mine asteroids, increase your stats, upgrade to different types of spaceships with improved stats and weapons. Fight against other players and collect their gems.
Why similar: Action 31.9%, Casual 26.4%, Indie 23.6%, Arcade 18%
- #39 It came from space and ate our brains
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 518 reviews2015
Dev: Triangle Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 26.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Arcade 8.9%
- #40 TANKNAROK
72% matchVery Positive90% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Polyblock Studio
Windows
TANKNAROK is a fast paced couch/online action game where 2-4 tanks duke it out in a wide range of arenas, with tons of explosive powerups and deadly hazards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, 4 Player Local 26.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.5%, Action 12.7%, Indie 10.1%
- #41 Cashtronauts
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Simon Prefontaine
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Take to the stars and smuggle, shoot, scavenge and steal your way to wealth and glory! Cashtronauts is fast-paced space capitalism at its finest. How are you going to make your millions?
Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.3%, Action 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Indie 15.3%, Local Co-Op 15%
- #42 Hyper Jam
71% matchVery Positive94% of 500 reviews2019
Dev: Bit Dragon
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Battle it out local and online in this neon-soaked arena brawler full of lethal weapons, stackable perks, furious combat and a killer synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 29%, Competitive 17.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 15.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Action 9.5%
- #43 Exoblast
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 313 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamirl
Windows
Exoblast is a mix of shoot’em up and arcade game, pimped with synthwave and pixelart. Choose your pilot, your ship and join the arena to confront other players in nervous and punitive matches. Impose your gameplay and reach the top of the tower!
Why similar: Competitive 34.6% ★, Local Multiplayer 20.8%, Retro 19.5%, Arcade 18.1%, Indie 7%
- #44 Disc Jam
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,563 reviews2017
Dev: High Horse Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A fast-paced action-sports game that pits 2-4 players against each other in a frantic combination of air hockey and tennis. Players scramble to retrieve and throw a glowing disc while unleashing devastating abilities and defending their end zone.
Why similar: Competitive 36.1% ★, Action 34.1%, Indie 20.5%, Arcade 9.2%
- #45 A Few Quick Matches
61% matchVery Positive85% of 2,523 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Bidou
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 33%, Competitive 17% ★, Local Multiplayer 14.6%, Casual 10.4%, Indie 9.7%
- #46 Stellar 2D
73% matchMixed41% of 975 reviews2015
Dev: quad gamesPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Stellar 2D is a retro style space arcade game, it's a 2D game in a 3D world. With an addictive, fast paced, casual game-play style.
Why similar: Indie 53.8%, Action 23.2%, Casual 23%
- #47 Paper Planet
64% matchVery Positive85% of 520 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 40.3%, Local Multiplayer 26.2%, Arcade 21.7%, Retro 6.4%, Action 5.4%
- #48 One Ship Two Ship Redshift Blueshift
71% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2015
Dev: HYPYRYL
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Redshift Blueshift is a tournament-ready pong-like 2D shooter in which two pilots fight for glory in their variable paddle ships! Power up your shields, unleash a horde of drones and homing missiles on your opponent and keep the hyper-ball in play! Supports local multiplayer and single player vs AI. Gamepad strongly recommended.
Why similar: Action 35.5%, Casual 35.3%, Indie 29.3%
- #49 Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
58% matchVery Positive84% of 516 reviews2025
Dev: RyanJakob
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Blast. Collect. Upgrade. Repeat. Void Miner is a retro-inspired roguelite asteroid shooter where you pilot a space ship and manage an automated tower to destroy endless fields of chaos. Dodge, blast, and harvest your way through waves of asteroids in a fast-paced loop of destruction and progression.
Why similar: Arcade 59%, Casual 41%
- #50 Zero-G Gunfight
65% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Devil's Cider GamesPub: First Peoples Digital
Windows
Battle 1-3 friends in the fast-paced & frantic arenas of Zero-G Gunfight. Pickup different guns that change how you move & fight. Dodge enemy bullets & avoid unique hazards as you strive to be the last one standing!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 40.7%, Local Multiplayer 24.2%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 9.7%, Casual 9.6%
- #51 Bladestar
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 107 reviews2016
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens.
Why similar: Action 42.4%, Arcade 29.6%, Indie 17.2%, Casual 10.8%
- #52 Paper io 2
62% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: VOODOOPub: QubicGames
Windows
Conquer territory solo or beat your friends in multiplayer mode with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 29%, Casual 20.8%, 4 Player Local 18.4%, Arcade 16.5%, Action 15.2%
- #53 Moonshot
70% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2015
Dev: Pump Action Games
Windows
Moonshot is a furious mash up of Angry Birds Space, Smash Bros, and the vintage classic Scorched Earth. Pilot space tanks and wield physics as a weapon to pull off impossible shots in this fast-paced space battle. An instant party game classic guaranteed to get you and your friends laughing.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 38.5%, Local Multiplayer 23%, Action 18.6%, Indie 14.3%, Casual 5.7%
- #54 Asterogues
61% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: pipotchi600Pub: indie.io
Windows
Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 35.9%, Local Co-Op 35.8%, Action 16.9%, Indie 11.4%
- #55 Iron Fisticle
69% matchVery Positive84% of 513 reviews2014
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Local Co-Op 26.8%, Action 15.9%, Indie 12.2%, Retro 8.3%
- #56 1993 Space Machine
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 377 reviews2016
Dev: ExceedPub: Aurora Punks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that. 1993 is a classic shoot em up celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 51.1%, Arcade 18.4%, Retro 18.4%, Action 12.1%
- #57 ChargeShot
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 97 reviews2015
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 45%, Action 30.7%, Indie 24.3%
- #58 Treadnauts
67% matchVery Positive87% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Treadnauts launches 4-player tank brawls into the sky. Drive up all the walls! Rocket jump onto the roof! Shoot bullets out of the air! Move with style!!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 28.7%, Local Multiplayer 26.6%, Competitive 22% ★, Action 8.6%, Indie 7.4%
- #59 Square Heroes
69% matchVery Positive86% of 246 reviews2015
Dev: Gnomic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Join the Galactic Tournament in this fast-paced comical action shooter. Level-up your Hero and unlock an arsenal of weapons. Lay waste to your friends and foes in local, LAN and online multiplayer matches, or hone your skills in single player and custom games.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.7%, Action 29.2%, Indie 23.1%
- #60 Gravity Wars
68% matchMixed56% of 296 reviews2018
Dev: Black Potion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gravity Wars is an hardcore 90s Arcade local multiplayer game where you have to avoid waves of geometry entities.
Why similar: Action 29.7%, Local Multiplayer 29%, Indie 23%, Arcade 18.4%