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Games Like BACKFIRE

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Top-Down Shooter, Shooter, Arcade.

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BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.

Reviews: Positive β€” 100% β€” of 17 reviews
Released: 2025-08-30
Developer: SQYD.studio
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    97% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2019
    Dev: Rasul Mono
    Windows

    The struggle between Good and Evil continues in this bloody action, top-down action-roguelike shooter where time moves only when you move or shoot. Tear Satan's forces to pieces, leave oceans of their blood and mountains of demon's corpses in the name of Goodness!

    Why similar: Bullet Time 17.1% β˜…, Time Manipulation 16.2% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.7%, Demons 9.5%

  2. #2 Princess Khalifa: Legacy of Wrath
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cag
    Windows

    Princess Khalifa: Legacy of Wrath is a fast-paced top-down action game focused on precision movement, dashing, and controlling enemy swarms in a surreal sci-fi world.

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Time 14.1% β˜…, Time Manipulation 13.5% β˜…, Shooter 8%

  3. #3 Hive P v. S
    96% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: Spelmakare Jens Nilsson AB
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

    Mashup of classic arcade games.

    Why similar: Bullet Time 27.9% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Arena Shooter 11.8%, 1980s 10.9%, Arcade 8.7%

  4. #4 Particulitix
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Workshop Geek
    Windows Β· Linux

    Unique visuals ! Fight relentless waves, exploit key positioning, do a clever build, and unlock permanent upgrades. ℙ𝕏 is a survivor action roguelite from a parallel timeline where 2D arcade games never stopped evolving.

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, 1980s 14.3%, Roguelite 12.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%

  5. #5 Night Will Prevail
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Martin trottierPub: TBA
    Windows

    NIGHT WILL PREVAIL is a fast-paced, twin-stick shooter with bullet hell elements, epic boss fights and different characters with special abilities/upgrades to choose from. Battle your way through creature-infested levels and survive the night if you can.

    Why similar: Bullet Time 26.7% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.4%, Roguelite 10.3%, Arcade 7.5%

  6. #6 Razerwire:Nanowars
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 109 reviews2018
    Dev: Hammer & Ravens
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 1.8 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 32%

    A modern revisitation of the 80s arcades. Use your Razerwire to cut through waves of nanobugs with a rogue-like inspired progression.

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Time 20.8% β˜…, Time Manipulation 20.5% β˜…, Roguelite 10.9%, Shooter 8.2%

  7. #7 Deadlocked
    93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Cognitive Games
    Windows

    Deadlocked: an adrenaline-packed Cartoon top-down shooter. Customize your loadout with unique weapons, unlock fun little pets, and upgrade your character. Master responsive gameplay and become a cutesy robot killing machine, There's one rule, Defy Deadlock

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Time 18.8% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%, Roguelite 10.1%

  8. #8 WAVECADE
    92% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2022
    Dev: Andrew SpalatoPub: Spalato Bros
    Windows Β· Mac

    WAVECADE is a sci-fi, arcade-style #shmup where YOU control the speed of the game. Destroy blocks, minions and bosses in style as you collect powerups and avoid hazards. How far can you go?

    Why similar: Bullet Time 24% β˜…, Time Manipulation 20.9% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, 1980s 11.2%, Arcade 6.6%

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    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: FifoArtsPub: fknE
    Windows

    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: Arena Shooter 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.7%, Demons 9.9%, Shooter 9.3%

  10. #10 Gunstorm
    91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Cornutopia Software
    Windows

    Gunstorm is a space shooter loaded with playability. Wave after wave of alien craft attack your agile ship. Use the mouse to control your ship at the speed of thought in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.

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    89% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Sled Dog Games
    Windows Β· Linux

    Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Roguelite 15%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.4%, 1980s 10.9%

  12. #12 EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CC ARTS
    Windows

    EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP will take you into The Loop, a secret facility built on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Volunteers are forced to enter the eerie rooms of the complex, seemingly without an exit. But what is that massive door in one of the rooms? Is there perhaps a way to escape?

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Roguelite 13%, Shooter 10.8%, Top-Down 8.4%

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    89% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2023
    Dev: FROGBERT
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

    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: 1980s 22.3%, Arena Shooter 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Old School 11.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.6%

  14. #14 Brain Damage
    88% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: Gearloose
    Windows

    Challenge your skills and push your limits in Brain Damage, the intense 2D action roguelite shooter with wave-based gameplay. With each upgrade, brain damage increases, making the game more challenging as you progress. Push the game to its limits. Can you break the game before it breaks you?

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Time 18.1% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Roguelite 12.3%, 1980s 11.5%

  15. #15 Breakyo
    87% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Rudransh Shinghal
    Windows

    Not a Brick Breaker Game

    Why similar: Bullet Time 20.7% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, 1980s 14%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.6%

  16. #16 Core Breach
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rencade
    Windows

    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

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    86% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
    Dev: Nato GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
    Windows

    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.

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    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Darkbits
    Windows Β· Mac

    Data Man is a new game for the original 8-bit NES console that brings arcade action to a home console.

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    Dev: Cornutopia Software
    Windows

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    84% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: OXGameStudio's
    Windows

    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.

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    82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: Free Rabbit Games
    Windows

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  22. #22 Insectipede
    83% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: LoadUpGames.com
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

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    Dev: Krispy Animation
    Windows

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    Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 12.7%, Roguelite 12.7%, Arcade 11.9%

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    82% matchNo user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Morgondag
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

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    81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: Kingsnake Games
    Windows Β· Linux

    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.

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  26. #26 Flux Commander
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Semiterrestrial
    Windows

    In this tactical shoot-em-up you can bend time to gain both defensive and offensive advantages. Use time-slowing Flux Energy to dodge enemies and their bullets, or to dominate and overwhelm the deadly bosses!

    Why similar: Bullet Time 29% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Time Manipulation 19.1% β˜…, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 8%

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    79% matchVery Positive80% of 95 reviews2022
    Dev: Lazy FlockPub: Untold Tales
    Windows

    Void Prison is a fast paced, endless arcade twin stick shooter that puts you inside of an ever shrinking ring. Survive by fighting emerging enemies around you and don't get consumed by the void. Complete achievements to unlock new skins and powerups and get on top of the leaderboards!

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    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: chelovekbeznika
    Windows

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    Why similar: Arena Shooter 31.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, 1980s 11.1%, Arcade 9.1%, Old School 8.9%

  29. #29 Oh Ship Arena
    80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
    Dev: Kelkosoft LLC
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.6%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 9.1%

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    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Dominik Drozdz
    Windows Β· Linux

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    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DeepStream
    Windows

    Fight through unending swarms of enemies and blast your way out of the siege. When the odds are stacked against you, trigger Bullet Time to turn the tide, slowing the world down to dismantle your enemies one by one. Strike hard, strike fastβ€”offense is your best defense.

    Why similar: Bullet Time 33.6% β˜…, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Roguelite 13.9%, Shooter 7.6%, Arcade 7.1%

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    76% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2022
    Dev: Sam Murray
    Windows Β· Linux

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  33. #33 New Tanks
    76% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: PS Games
    Windows Β· Mac

    A new dizzying game about tanks. Dynamic battles that will not let you relax and get bored.

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Top-Down 8.2%

  34. #34 Tartaron
    77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: TartaronDev
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

    Tartaron is top-down shooter with an old-school art style and a variety of levels to beat. Engage in close-range combat, or snipe your enemies from afar, it's up to you.

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  35. #35 Huygens Principle
    75% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2021
    Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
    Windows

    You become the enemy that you killed!

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  36. #36 Paint Chips
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 242 reviews2021
    Dev: PhatRobit
    Windows Β· Mac

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

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shooter 14%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.8%, Top-Down 7.9%

  37. #37 CyVenge
    74% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: Cave Beer Entertainment
    Windows Β· Mac

    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 36%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Roguelite 18%, Shooter 8%, Top-Down 6.5%

  38. #38 BloodDome Classic
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
    Dev: Halftone Gaming
    Windows Β· Mac

    The Bullet Heaven arcade classic that started it all! Create unique builds, kill ever-growing hordes of contestants and beat your friends' high scores in the retro-futuristic gladiator arena BLOODDOME

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Arena Shooter 18.1%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.4%, Roguelite 9.4%

  39. #39 Hyper Bullet
    75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Tony Wang
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

    Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.

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    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nearly A Studio
    Windows

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    73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: alehooleo
    Windows

    Crocogame is a fast-paced roguelite game with intense moment-to-moment combat and flexible character customization. Use your resources efficiently to take on increasingly difficult threats. Great challenges also bring great rewards!

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    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Identity Colon
    Windows

    Evil Rises is a round based top-down-shooter survival horror game, taking place in a collapsing, infested world. Get to the highest round and save earth from the oncoming hordes.

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.8%, Demons 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.6%, Shooter 8.5%

  43. #43 Sigils of Slaughter
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ganglion LLC
    Windows Β· Mac

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    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2020
    Dev: Giga GruntsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

    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.

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    71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: Dan J Haynes
    Windows

    An arcade arena top down shooter. fast paced action with a great sound-track. shoot your way through the approaching enemy shapes, upgrade your character and beat the high score.

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 26%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Top-Down 12.8%, Arcade 10.4%

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    68% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Closed Bracket Studios
    Windows

    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.

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  47. #47 Just a job
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pascal Kaczynski
    Windows

    Retro strategic top-down shooter where you combine arcade firepower and risk-taking to upgrade your weapons and survive in challenging arenas.

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  48. #48 Frenzy
    70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.

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  49. #49 Infected Town
    70% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2021
    Dev: INFINITE BRIDGE
    Windows

    You are a special purpose soldier and your goal is to destroy some settlement, which is inhabited by a bunch of sorcerers.

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    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: RadiangamesPub: 2Awesome Studio
    Windows

    Devastator is a retro-modern arcade twin-stick shooter. Featuring spectacular, fluid visuals (with 4k and 120hz+ support), heart-pounding music and sound, and intuitive, intense, and varied gameplay, Devastator is the ultimate twin-stick shooter for people who love twin-stick shooters!

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  51. #51 Gunning for Jean: The Final Update
    68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: Aiden Blishen Cuneo
    Windows

    A difficult top-down shooter with 4 bosses (featuring Big Jean). Each boss will try to stop you with their unique abilities. Despite this, you are still gunning for Jean.

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10%, Top-Down 9.9%

  52. #52 Warp Commander
    68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: AngrySodaCan
    Windows

    A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.

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  53. #53 Splitfire
    69% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: @thr3mix
    Windows

    Splitfire is the homage to classic twin-stick shooters like Geometry Wars, that evolves the genre by answering the question, 'What if both thumbsticks controlled their own weapons?'.

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    67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Reima Project
    Windows

    Solar Serpent Squadron is a survivor bullet heaven game with snake-like movement. You will build your snake "body" as weapons, and destroy hundreds of enemies swarm coming right at you!

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 40.2%, Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Top-Down 9%, Action 4.5%

  55. #55 Breach the Abyss
    66% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2024
    Dev: Digital Firewood
    Windows

    A sci-fi wave-based roguelite where you play as a rogue janitor in an overrun space facility. Fight through hordes of alien creatures, and find powerful upgrades to augment your abilities. In death, piece together your memories, and come back stronger. A grand reward awaits you in the Abyss...

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  56. #56 ROGUELINE
    67% match9 user reviews90% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Kit Davis
    Windows

    TwIn-stick RogueLike Shoot'em up Action!

    Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Roguelite 12.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 8.9%

  57. #57 Shoot Your Friends
    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Fancy Pigeon Studios Ltd.
    Windows

    Shoot Your Friends is not just a command, but is also a fast-paced couch shooter for 2-4 pals. It's never been easier to blast your buddies with a handful of staple guns and exotic game modes. Also, you're a tank.

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  58. #58 Alien Outpost
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: RETROPE STUDIOS
    Windows

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

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  59. #59 Acropalypse
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Delightful Team
    Windows

    In this bullet time twin-stick shooter you murder the crops you plant. Complete orders by planting your own enemy waves. Use the power of the rocket gun to fly through the air and string together incredible combos.

    Why similar: Bullet Time 37.4% β˜…, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 7.6%, Action 5.7%

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