- #1 HARDCORE MECHA
96% matchVery Positive83% of 2,669 reviews2019
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer action focusing on a better handling. The Campaign mode offers rich gameplay and seamless in-game cut-scenes for an immersive experience. Choose your favorite mecha, experience the fast-paced hardcore competitive battle of steel in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Mechs 50% ★, Action 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Shooter 9.5%
- #2 GIGANTIC ARMY
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 365 reviews2014
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Side-scrolling mech-shooting bad-assery is BACK!GIGANTIC ARMY is a heartfelt homage to 16-bit era mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard, developed by the studio behind the acclaimed shooter SATAZIUS.
Why similar: Mechs 34.5% ★, Robots 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Arcade 7.6%
- #3 Front Mission Evolved
95% matchMixed62% of 1,204 reviews2010
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!
Why similar: Mechs 71.1% ★, Action 9.2%, Robots 8.1%, Shooter 7.6%, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #4 Astebreed: Definitive Edition
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,617 reviews2014
Dev: EdelweissPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
Why similar: Mechs 35.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Robots 15.1%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 8.4%
- #5 Intrusion 2
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,224 reviews2012
Dev: Aleksei Abramenko
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Action 19%, Indie 11.6%, Shooter 10.9%, Mechs 10.9% ★
- #6 DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 802 reviews2024
Dev: SHIGATAKE GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Why similar: Mechs 39.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Action 7.7%
- #7 Project Nimbus: Complete Edition
93% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2017
Dev: GameCrafterTeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Nimbus is a high speed mech action game set in a post apocalyptic world. Players control 'Battle Frames' - humanoid battle suits armed with an arsenal of weapons.
Why similar: Mechs 62.3% ★, Robots 19.3%, Action 8.6%, Sci-fi 5.1%, Indie 4.2%
- #8 Gearbits
91% matchVery Positive96% of 432 reviews2023
Dev: Quackpond Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast-paced mecha themed third person shooter.
Why similar: Mechs 49.2% ★, Robots 24.6%, Action 9.4%, Shooter 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #9 Gigantes Ex Machina
91% matchVery Positive85% of 248 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 37.2%, Action 18.5%, Arcade 14.6%, Mechs 13.8% ★, Indie 11%
- #10 Strike Suit Zero
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,666 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games Ltd.Pub: Born Ready Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Immerse yourself in massive fleet battles where your dog-fighting skills will directly affect the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Mechs 51.2% ★, Sci-fi 12.6%, Robots 11.3%, Action 10.6%, Shooter 8.2%
- #11 Supercharged Robot VULKAISER
89% matchVery Positive94% of 326 reviews2015
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
70s giant robot anime-inspired side-scrolling shooting from the creators of SATAZIUS and GIGANTIC ARMY!
Why similar: Mechs 45.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Action 11.9%, Indie 7.6%, Shooter 6.8%
- #12 Alien Zombie Megadeath
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2011
Dev: PomPomPub: Pom Pom Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Action 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #13 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
88% matchVery Positive82% of 387 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the year 2299, an interstellar war rages on. In a bid to save Earth from destruction, you must take control of the Strike Suit – a revolutionary fighter craft with the ability to transform into a lethal suit of space armor.
Why similar: Mechs 58.8% ★, Action 15.5%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Shooter 5.3%, Indie 5.2%
- #14 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED BATTLE DESTINY REMASTERED
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 796 reviews2025
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a pilot in the world of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, for the first time available with English localization! Engage in thrilling, action-packed Gundam battles, complete missions, and tune up your newly acquired Mobile Suits!
Why similar: Mechs 59.1% ★, Robots 25.2%, Action 14%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #15 Droid Assault
87% matchVery Positive83% of 374 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.
Why similar: Action 22.4%, Robots 21.2%, Arcade 18%, Shooter 14%, Indie 13.2%
- #16 REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR
86% matchVery Positive90% of 398 reviews2014
Dev: Cross EagletPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Mechs 20.7% ★, Robots 11.7%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.5%
- #17 Wing of Darkness
86% matchMixed41% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: Production ExabilitiesPub: Clouded Leopard Entertainment
Windows
This high-speed 3D shooting game allows players to experience exhilarating battles in the sky, as well as a series of cutscenes depicting the growth of the main characters throughout the story.
Why similar: Mechs 39.6% ★, Action 23.9%, Indie 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%
- #18 Nimbus INFINITY
84% matchMixed52% of 116 reviews2023
Dev: GameCrafterTeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows
Nimbus INFINITY is a high-speed mech action game, set in the future of a war-torn Earth that has just begun to heal. Equip mechanical Battle Frames with weapons to customize your battle style, and soar through variant battlefields while discovering the story of a new generation.
Why similar: Mechs 49.5% ★, Robots 16.1%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Shooter 10%, Action 8.6%
- #19 ROCKETRON
84% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Fly through the sky! Rain down fire on the enemy forces from above! Enjoy solid combat and simple non-linear exploration in this high flying side-scrolling action shooter!
Why similar: Mechs 42% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Shooter 10%, Action 8.5%
- #20 Steel Salvo
82% matchVery Positive95% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Salvo
Windows
Pilot a hulking mech and protect Triton from robot hordes. With the help of your team, vanquish the robot overlord! Experience super-fast FPS mecha action in this short but challenging single-player game!
Why similar: Mechs 51.4% ★, Robots 24.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #21 Graze Counter GM
81% matchVery Positive97% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game.
Why similar: Mechs 36.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Arcade 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Shooter 8.6%
- #22 BREAK ARTS II
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 730 reviews2018
Dev: MercuryStudioPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Faster than anyone. Stronger than anyone. And more stunning. Customize your robot for “cyber battle racing” in a game that offers all the thrills of racing, battle, and customization. Online, Offline, Time-Attack... which mode will you dominate?!
Why similar: Mechs 43.1% ★, Robots 24.4%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Action 7.8%
- #23 Explosionade DX
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Mommy's Best Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!
Why similar: Mechs 36.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Arcade 8.7%
- #24 ASTROLANCER
78% matchVery Positive98% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Hexeye
Windows
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.5%, Robots 30.1%, Action 13.8%, Shooter 9.2%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #25 Jet Lancer
79% matchVery Positive93% of 1,187 reviews2020
Dev: Code WakersPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Action 15.1%, Arcade 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Shooter 13.7%
- #26 Orbital Gear
80% matchVery Positive83% of 1,802 reviews2014
Dev: Night Node
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.
Why similar: Mechs 56.2% ★, Action 14.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Indie 6.5%
- #27 Disaster Arms - Impact Project B.A.H.N.
76% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: PD_CGT
Windows · Linux
- DRY CONTACT - INSTIGATION OF HYBRID SOLDIER LIFELINE - BIO-AFFECTIONATE HYPER NETWORK -
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Platformer 19.4%, Arcade 16.5%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 9.2%
- #28 Booster Trooper
81% matchMixed47% of 197 reviews2010
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Booster Trooper is the future of multiplayer platform shooters. It provides tons of fun with its fast paced action and larger-than-life weapons. You can run or fly around the map, blasting your enemies to bits with bullets, rockets, grenades, magma and other weapons from your arsenal.
Why similar: Action 44.9%, Platformer 31%, Indie 24.1%
- #29 Vektor Wars
79% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Integer Overflow
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Certified 100% pure arcade action, rendered in eye-melting neon vectors, Vektor Wars is classic first-person blasting for the shooter connoisseur.
Why similar: Robots 42.1%, Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 15.7%, Action 12.8%, Indie 8.1%
- #30 MULLET MADJACK
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: Robots 34.4%, Arcade 21%, Shooter 19%, Action 13.2%, Indie 8.4%
- #31 Gunner-chan!
74% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: kido
Windows
A 2.5D top-down, roguelike shooter set in a base that has been taken over by a revolt of robots.
Why similar: Mechs 43.3% ★, Robots 24.1%, Action 17.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Indie 3.8%
- #32 Assault Android Cactus+
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: Robots 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 13%, Sci-fi 11.8%
- #33 Garrison: Archangel
77% matchVery Positive83% of 248 reviews2020
Dev: Indigo Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Garrison: Archangel is a fast-paced, customizable, mecha fighting game designed for epic anime style one-on-one and multiplayer team battles. Design, build and pilot your Archangels today!
Why similar: Mechs 61.1% ★, Robots 22.5%, Action 10.2%, Indie 6.2%
- #34 Rigid Force Alpha
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 133 reviews2018
Dev: com8com1 Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Why similar: Mechs 30.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Robots 16.7%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.4%
- #35 Graze Counter
76% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2017
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
Why similar: Mechs 33% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 9.4%, Sci-fi 9%
- #36 DAEMON X MACHINA
74% matchVery Positive85% of 6,755 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Pilot your fully customizable Arsenal mech and join your fellow mercenaries in defending humanity from the corrupted machines and gigantic robots in this post-apocalyptic action game!
Why similar: Mechs 61.1% ★, Robots 21%, Action 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Shooter 1.2%
- #37 XOL: Space Mech Wars
72% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Michigames
Windows
Mech FPS game in all directions of space; follow the story and contribute to the fight for your homeland! Survive the space wars as an up-and-coming soldier with the toughest warriors around!
Why similar: Mechs 58.7% ★, Sci-fi 13.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 10.6%, Indie 2.8%
- #38 ETHER VAPOR Remaster
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 316 reviews2012
Dev: EdelweissPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Ether Vapor Remaster is a cinematic 3D arcade shooter and visual treat from developer Edelweiss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60%, Action 12.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 7.1%, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #39 Uragun
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Mechs 34.9% ★, Robots 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 8%
- #40 War Tech Fighters
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 336 reviews2018
Dev: Drakkar DevPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
War Tech Fighters - the space action game that combines the spectacular action of Japanese Anime with Hollywood Blockbusters. Configure, upgrade and customize your War Tech and dive into battle to fight back the Zatronian forces and save your galaxy!
Why similar: Mechs 43.6% ★, Robots 20%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Action 7.6%
- #41 Power-Up
75% matchMixed58% of 263 reviews2014
Dev: Psychotic Psoftware
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.3%, Action 17%, Shooter 15.6%, Indie 12.5%, Arcade 11.1%
- #42 Gravity Circuit
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Robots 38.8%, Platformer 25.1%, Action 15.6%, Indie 9%, Sci-fi 8%
- #43 Armechgeddon
71% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: MothCat
Windows
Armechgeddon is a chaotic action rogue-lite with a minimalist control scheme. Pick the right mech and pilot for the job, and lay waste to hundreds of enemies with your custom arsenal.
Why similar: Mechs 36.5% ★, Robots 18%, Arcade 16%, Action 10.6%, Indie 8%
- #44 Devader
73% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Falkenbrew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devader is an intense 90's-style twin-stick shooter, complete with crazy old-school bosses, powerful strategic abilities and multiple endings. Upgrade your robot with nukes, shields, turrets and more to exterminate the relentless invaders.
Why similar: Mechs 48.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.4%
- #45 Blazing Chrome
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,924 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Robots 14.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 12%
- #46 Gundroid
68% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Kitogoru Games
Windows
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Arcade 19.2%, Action 15.6%, Shooter 12.8%, Indie 8.7%
- #47 Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
71% matchVery Positive80% of 231 reviews2017
Dev: Monolith ProductionsPub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Shogo is an anime-inspired first-person shooter. Fight on foot or pilot a giant mech in both open and urban levels. You will know the true power of giant robots!
Why similar: Mechs 64.2% ★, Action 18.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Shooter 7.9%
- #48 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
69% matchVery Positive93% of 5,666 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
Why similar: Mechs 46.5% ★, Robots 20.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 8%
- #49 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
64% matchVery Positive94% of 34,781 reviews2024
Dev: 91Act
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Platformer 47.9%, Action 30.5%, Indie 15.4%, Singleplayer 6.3%
- #50 Rogue Stormers
70% matchMixed69% of 987 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Robots 19.9%, Platformer 14.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11.7%
- #51 Gare Sapphire Mechs
71% matchMixed69% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Prexen Studios
Windows
A polished top down action shooter set in a digital like world with upgradable mechs.
Why similar: Action 60.6%, Indie 39.4%
- #52 GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION
67% matchVery Positive90% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: ES4 / Eternal Sphere 4Pub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history! Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!
Why similar: Mechs 30.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Robots 16.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Shooter 9.1%
- #53 Interstellar Sentinel
66% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Uplifting Goat LLC.
Windows
ADHD core loop weapon system will keep you on your toes in this thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle legions of demonic entities, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Experience FLOW STATE gaming!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Shooter 18%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Action 14.9%, Arcade 8.7%
- #54 EPOCH
69% matchVery Positive84% of 174 reviews2014
Dev: Uppercut Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EPOCH - Post-apocalyptic Robot Combat
Why similar: Robots 48.4%, Action 26.1%, Indie 15.2%, Shooter 10.3%
- #55 Mechstermination Force
70% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: Hörberg ProductionsPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Join the Mechstermination Force and save the world from the gigantic MegaMechs!
Why similar: Mechs 34% ★, Action 28.5%, Robots 19%, Indie 18.5%
- #56 MECHBLAZE
67% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
An inferno roars over a destroyed secret military base. Then, from the flaming rubble...an invincible super robot is reborn! Mechs born of advanced science and modern weaponry battle in heavy weight Run 'n Gun mech shooter!!
Why similar: Mechs 54.9% ★, Platformer 19.2%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Action 11.7%
- #57 Sektori
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 704 reviews2025
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.8%, Arcade 23.5%, Shooter 17.2%, Action 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #58 Cloud Cutter
66% matchVery Positive87% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Just Two ltd.
Windows
Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Robots 21.5%, Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 11.8%