- #1 ASTROSMASH 1981
97% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BBG Entertainment GmbH
Windows · Mac
In this retro arcade hit, you control a laser gun and have to shoot asteroids, bombs and other objects to collect points and ensure your survival
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Abstract 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, PvP 9.9%, Shooter 8.8%
- #2 Alpha Squadron
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Ender's WorkshopPub: Ender Toone
Windows
Classic Arcade Style Side Scrolling Shoot'Em Up. Dodge the enemy bullets as you fight your way through 13 levels of increasingly intense action. Play in various levels of difficulty and challenge the high score tables. Co-op up to 4 players, one survives the level, then you all start the next level.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Arcade 13.2%, Co-op 12.2%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Space 11.2%
- #3 Astro Fighters 2178
96% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Take to your ship to ensure the survival of humanity against an alien force determined to see you fail. Customize your ship with upgrades to raise your chance of success. Take a friend into battle to immediately become a stronger force and watch each others tail
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 13.6%, Space 10.8%, Local Co-Op 10%
- #4 MIBT
95% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Ferulox Studios
Windows
Help the government agents in black thong to end the alien threat and the invasion of the machines. 1 or 2 players. Individual and cooperative. Gamepad compatible. Demo available.
Why similar: PvP 16.7%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Co-op 11.1%, Local Multiplayer 10.9%
- #5 Galaxy Dreamer
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Annet ValentivePub: Galaxy Games
Windows
Galaxy Dreamer is an 2D old-school vertical space shooter that will remind you of your childhood.Сontrol a spaceship and shoot your opponents alone or with a friend! You can choose from a dozen spaceships and weapons to destroy a variety of enemies and BOSSES!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Space 15.1%, Arcade 14.6%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Action 9.1%
- #6 Super Destronaut
94% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, PvP 13.4%, Space 12.5%, Arcade 9.6%
- #7 Space Aliens Invaders
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Pix Arts
Windows · Mac
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Space 16.2%, Shooter 16%, Abstract 14.9%, Arcade 11.6%
- #8 Unreal Mashup
91% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: John Goldsworthy
Windows
Unreal Mashup will test your gaming ability with a solid first person shooter base experience. Fight against bots or join your friends in their personal server automatically created at every login. This high pace futuristic shooter is Fast!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Shooter 16.1%, PvP 13%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Action 8.3%
- #9 Asteroid 69
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Moonlight Workshop LLC
Windows
Rogue asteroids have been detected heading toward earth. You are the pilot of experimental spacecrafts to destroy the impending danger. Fight solo or up to 4 players. Outerspace is full of lethal rocks and strange creatures out to stop you. Don't let your planet down!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 12.3%, Space 9.4%, Local Co-Op 7.7%
- #10 Hellfire
91% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trigger-happy aliens are closing in! Only you can burn the invaders to a crisp with the ultimate starship: HELLFIRE! Discover Toaplan's first side-scrolling shooter, known for its stunning graphics and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with quality-of-life extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Arcade 15.3%, Local Co-Op 14%, Co-op 10.5%, Action 8.9%
- #11 Paper Planes
90% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Saucecup StudiosPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Fly, shoot, and even nuke your friends in Paper Planes! This 2D arcade style shooter is played with up to four players, control a plane or maybe even a wizard all while trying to eliminate each other from out of the sky. Come fly with your friends and crown yourself the victor.
Why similar: PvP 32.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 11.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.3%
- #12 SAMS
89% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: DnovelPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Classic shooter with traveling to various exotic planets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, PvP 13.1%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9.8%
- #13 Fire Shark
88% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.4%, Arcade 16.3%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Action 9.6%, Co-op 9.5%
- #14 Galacide
89% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Space 15.7%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Action 8.2%
- #15 Merkava: The Sacred Armour of Meirav
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Salem Electrónica
Windows · Linux
Save the world from Dinah's threat by defeating angels, demons, beasts, and aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.4%, Shooter 14.9%, Co-op 11.9%, Local Co-Op 10.3%, Local Multiplayer 10%
- #16 miniStrike
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Pollapee
Windows · Mac · Linux
A shoot’em up game with bite-size levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.6%, Shooter 19%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Action 8.5%, 2D 6.3%
- #17 Spinner Invaders 2: A Mad Revenge
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wobi Games
Windows
Shoot your way through a thrilling action adventure of 120 waves in 4 different game modes while fighting against waves of enemies and 12 extreme bosses. Save the world from a new mystery threat by yourself or with a friend locally and play 10 different Challenges.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Arcade 12.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.9%, Co-op 11.1%
- #18 Galaxy Hassle
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: FictionLand Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of Corelatine Rangers Ralph and Brad, as they steer their way through Asteroid Fields and Monsters a-plenty, to arrest Dr. Jillkoy - A menace known for his deadly atrocities towards intergalactic citizens. Do you have what it takes to see him behind bars?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Arcade 14.9%, Space 11.5%, Local Co-Op 9.7%, Action 8.9%
- #19 SHARK! SHARK!
84% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: BBG Entertainment GmbH
Windows · Mac
Inspired by the legendary SHARK! SHARK!® game released in its original version for the Intellivision® home console in 1982, this reimagined version for up to four players offers you a modern and addictive gameplay, fantastic graphics, great sounds, lots of levels and many underwater characters.
Why similar: Abstract 21.1%, PvP 14.1%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Local Multiplayer 10.2%
- #20 Rock 'N Roll: G.E.O.S. Wars
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Rock 'N Roll G.E.O.S. Wars is a completely new dimension of the original Rock 'N Roll game. In this game, players can work together to vanquish the space rocks that threaten Earth... or they can choose to face each other in a wide variety of duel modes!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 12.3%, PvP 11.5%, Local Co-Op 9.2%
- #21 Asteroids 44 (For Four)
82% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: Grzegorz Korycki
Windows
Remake of one of the oldest arcade classics. Challenge yourself and advance through the levels filled with asteroids, power-ups and virtual bitcoins, that you can spend in the shop to get ready for what's coming. Get your friends and share the adventure together in co-op mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 12.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Space 10%
- #22 Enemy Mind
82% matchVery Positive85% of 797 reviews2014
Dev: Schell Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Space 15.2%, Shooter 14.2%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Arcade 10.2%
- #23 Space & Pixels
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Basil Masil
Windows
Space & Pixels is a top-down space shooter with classic gameplay. Battle through each level, blast lots of enemies, upgrade your ship's firepower, and uncover the truth behind your dangerous mission.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Shooter 18.9%, Arcade 17.4%, Space 12%, Action 11%
- #24 Space Demon Combat Tactics III
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Matt Kuhn
Windows
Join the High Commander as the eternally loyal Green in an epic journey to save the Blues from the menace of the Greys and their evil Red Gems!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Shooter 18.4%, Arcade 16.9%, Space 13.2%, Action 10.5%
- #25 Hungry Zombies
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: CuberZPub: CasGame
Windows
Hungry Zombies is a defense of the city, 2D graphics with a side view, colorful and beautiful graphics and unforgettable experiences.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Shooter 18.1%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Action 10.2%, Co-op 8.3%
- #26 SKIRMISH
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Bullet Giraffe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Destroy your friends in SKIRMISH! This Local-Multiplayer Top-Down Space Shooter is a blast! Be the last ship in one piece to be victorious!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, PvP 13.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.5%, Arcade 9.7%
- #27 Cyber Mission
79% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Gamenergy studio
Windows
Shoot ’em up, with beautiful 2D pixel art, addictive shooter gameplay, classic levels and weapons that will let you perform a symphony of destruction of the alien base in the black eye galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.4%
- #28 Spirit Arena
80% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Sweet Dreams Studio
Windows
Fight incoming waves of monsters with a friend! Control powerful wizards as you free 4 different worlds from the grasp of those evil beings. Unlock new content and take on the greatest challenges of Spirit Arena!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, PvP 15.8%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%, Co-op 8.6%
- #29 Astro Busters
77% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Michael PrymusPub: Astrobuster Studios
Windows
Have You Been Waiting for a Modern Take on Classic Asteroid Shooters? 🚀 Your wait might just be over! Astro Busters brings you a fun space shooter with realistic physics, responsive controls and thrilling arcade action. Take on missions, upgrade your weapons, ships and fight solo or in multiplayer.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Space 15.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.7%, PvP 10.2%
- #30 Revolution Ace
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,880 reviews2014
Dev: Laser Guided Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.3%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Action 6%
- #31 Gamma Space
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: QuickBobber
Windows
You play the role of a spaceship surrounded by an asteroid field.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Shooter 17.5%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Co-op 10.1%, Action 9.5%
- #32 Atomic Guardians
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Mosh Jason Games
Windows
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 13%, Space 10.7%, Local Co-Op 8.3%
- #33 RagingBlasters
75% matchVery Positive99% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Shooter 15.6%, Space 7.8%, Arcade 6.9%
- #34 Guardian: Planet Defense
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Eager Lemur
Windows
Take command of an orbiting defense satellite in this action-packed planetary defense shooter. Blast away at waves of incoming asteroids and crafty aliens before they destroy your planet. Scavenge powerful weapons from vanquished alien ships and turn them against your foes. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.7%, Shooter 20.4%, Arcade 16%, Action 8.5%, 2D 6.2%
- #35 Fixeight
74% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Introducing FixEight, Toaplan's thrilling vertical run-and-gun game featuring eight peerless warriors with cutting-edge weapons. Embark on an exhilarating cosmic escapade with up to three players at once. Now on PC with modern extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Arcade 17.1%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Co-op 7.5%, Local Multiplayer 7.3%
- #36 Stargazer program
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Bear Gears Studio
Windows
Dueling pvp, shoot em up. Face your opponents head on, trade bullets and blast them across the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, PvP 24.9%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 12%, 2D 6.9%
- #37 Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: Monster Bath Games Inc.
Windows
A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Co-op 11.3%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%
- #38 The Quantum Conflict
73% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: FlashPoint Games, LLC
Windows
Jump into action-packed space dogfights with up to 8 players (or AI's) locally or over Remote-Play-Together. Use outlandish sci-fi weapons, including the wormhole maker and time altering munitions while avoiding asteroids, wormholes, planet gravity, and other hazards in endless space exploration!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Space 13%, Arcade 11%, PvP 10.3%
- #39 COLORNOVA
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Malachite Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
A color matching space shooter about saving your home planet from total destruction!
Why similar: Space 19%, Arcade 16.5%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Shooter 11.4%
- #40 Spinner Invaders
74% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Wobi Games
Windows
Shoot your way through a thrilling action adventure of 120 waves in 4 different game modes while fighting against waves of enemies and 12 extreme bosses. Save the world from The General by yourself or with a friend locally and play 10 different Challenges.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Space 12.2%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Arcade 10.6%
- #41 Slalomancers
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Kwing
Windows
Slalomancers is a 1-button multiplayer space shooter that's easy to learn and hard to master! Weave your way around bullets and blast enemy ships to smithereens!
Why similar: Abstract 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Local Multiplayer 11.8%, Space 11.7%
- #42 AngelStrike
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: HomeLight Games
Windows
AngelStrike is an exciting 2D side-scrolling shoot'em'up with handmade pixel-art and a variety of action-packed missions. Play solo or local co-op with friends to rescue refugees, stealthily deliver supplies, escort your allies, and take down hordes of machines in 40 levels across 5 different areas!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Shooter 18.3%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Action 9.4%, Local Multiplayer 8.9%
- #43 Super Psy Penguin
72% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: SHOKIZM INTERACTIVE
Windows
Super Psy Penguin is a Cyber Penguin Hero Simulator in which you play a realistic Cyber Penguin, giving you the power to save the galaxy! The game is inspired by Parodius and Xenon-II and many other Shmups from our childhoods.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.8%, Shooter 22.1%, Arcade 17.7%, Action 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #44 Vectoroids
75% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: LoadUpGames.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blast your way through waves of asteroids and UFOs in Arcade Classic Mode. Team up in 4-Player Co-Op, then battle friends in Deathmatch and Last Man Standing across 5 different battle maps. Chase those arcade highscores while keeping the nostalgia alive!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Shooter 12.5%, PvP 12.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Local Co-Op 9.7%
- #45 Anthea's Justice
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Karl_SpencerPub: ITNC Games
Windows
The year is 2248. You play as Anthea, a pilot for the Spacing Guild. She's battling a pirate fleet. During the game, you'll need to destroy four leader ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.8%, Shooter 19.6%, Arcade 11.5%, Space 9.6%, Action 6.4%
- #46 METAL SLUG
70% matchVery Positive89% of 4,944 reviews2015
Dev: DotemuPub: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Arcade 17.1%, Co-op 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 9.8%, Local Co-Op 9.3%
- #47 HYPER METEOR
69% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows · Mac
YOU ARE LOST IN SPACE! ALL WEAPONS ARE DOWN! Survive by ramming your ship into meteors and hostile forces.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Abstract 17.2%, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Space 13.1%, Arcade 9.6%
- #48 ScrapDown
68% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Adisoft
Windows · Mac
Scrap Down is action shooter arena in the style of a 2D shooter set in a space theme. It offers casual and fast-paced shooting mechanics that are easy to understand. It enhances the fun by allowing players to prank each other with in-game items.
Why similar: Shooter 24.6%, PvP 24.1%, Space 23.1%, Action 13.7%, 2D 8.1%
- #49 Fruitgeddon
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: One Room Studio
Windows
Blast through hordes of adorable yet deadly mutant fruits in this intense space shooter with bullet hell action. Shoot, dodge, and survive unique boss battles that push your skills to the limit. Only the strongest will uncover the truth behind the chaos. Are you ready to save the universe?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Shooter 22.7%, Space 15.7%, Action 12.4%, 2D 6.9%
- #50 Habroxia 2
68% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: Lillymo Games
Windows
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 16.9%, Space 11.4%, Action 10.6%
- #51 Vimana
67% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the magic of Indian mythology, unique power-ups, and an enchanting soundtrack in this electrifying space showdown. Toaplan's vertical co-op shooter Vimana debuts on PC, offering accessible, action-packed gameplay and modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Arcade 16.1%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Co-op 9.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.7%
- #52 Nova Wing II
70% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
You are tasked to destroy the swarms of alien invaders as they attempt to annihilate your race from existence.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Space 11.5%, Co-op 11.2%
- #53 Ray’z Arcade Chronology
67% matchVery Positive90% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: M2 Co.,LTDPub: TAITO CORP.
Windows
Lock-on to an exhilarating sci-fi shooting fest with the trilogy which put Taito on the 90s arcade shooting map: The Ray Series, together in one collection for the first time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.4%, Shooter 18.2%, Local Co-Op 11%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%, Action 7.3%
- #54 Super Grav
70% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2016
Dev: DemonStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Grav is a retro gravity cave flyer for 1-4 players, featuring single player or co-op multiplayer missions, racing and dogfighting. Back by popular demand, Super Grav is the official sequel to the 1998 Net Yaroze coverdisc hit, Gravitation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, PvP 12.8%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.1%
- #55 Traxion 2
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Play With Fire UGPub: Games Foundation GmbH
Windows
Welcome to TRAXION²! Again you take the role of a daring starship pilot, embarking on a series of break-neck missions into the caves of a dangerous alien planet. This time around, you can join forces with a second player, or challenge each other in deadly deathmatch mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, PvP 12.2%, Space 11.6%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%
- #56 METAL SLUG 2
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,324 reviews2016
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Arcade 21.3%, Action 12.6%, Local Co-Op 12%, Shooter 7.8%
- #57 Giant Enemy Robot Crabs
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Raging Slime
Windows
Crush the countless crabs while blasting your way through the cancer zone!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Space 21.7%, Arcade 15.8%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 6.9%
- #58 DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
66% matchVery Positive82% of 813 reviews2015
Dev: PyramidPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.8%, Arcade 14.7%, Local Co-Op 8.5%, Space 5.9%, Shooter 4.8%
- #59 Warding Witches
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SonorodePub: Headup
Windows · Linux
Warding Witches offers a classic, unapologetic bullet hell shoot ‘em up challenge while also putting defense into players’ hands. Experience an adrenaline-filled flow alternating between attacking, defending and dodging, amplified by an intuitive scoring system that weaves into gameplay seamlessly.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Arcade 16.1%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Shooter 7.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.1%
- #60 Alpha Warrior
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Smobile
Windows
Alpha Warrior is a retro, space shooter where the player engages in flight combat with enemy terrestrials and arcade style bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.2%, Shooter 20.4%, Arcade 18.8%, Space 14.2%, 2D 6.1%