60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Score Attack, Singleplayer.
Ballakala — retro arcade paint shoot 'em up. Blast blobs, survive the bosses, chase the high score. Every hit leaves a colorful mess. 50 levels, 10 bosses.
Moon Dancer is a vertically scrolling shmup featuring an exhilarating lock-on laser.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Score Attack 21.4%, Shooter 15.1%, Retro 10.1%, Arcade 6.6%
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Score Attack 23.9%, Shooter 16.1%, Retro 10.1%, Arcade 5.1%
Artificial intelligence threatens the galaxy. Buckle up and fight computing power with the only power that counts: FIREPOWER! Experience Toaplan's brain-melting Slap Fight (AKA Alcon) with its gauge-based power-ups and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with the latest features!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Arcade 17.9%, Score Attack 17.4%, Retro 11.9%, Action 9.6%
Experience Toaplan's arcade shooter Flying Shark (AKA Sky Shark) on PC with the latest quality-of-life features. Ride through the skies as they burn in a rain of armor-piercing bullets! You have been chosen for the mission. Because you are the best pilot there is!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Arcade 18.1%, Score Attack 16.5%, Retro 12.1%, Action 9.5%
SkyDefender is a high-octane arcade shooter inspired by the golden era of coin-op cabinets. Take control of a powerful anti-air machine gun, clear the skies of enemy squadrons, and test your reflexes in a relentless battle for the high score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Score Attack 15.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 12.8%, PvE 12%
An arcade shoot 'em up where you brave a hostile asteroid field as one of five ace pilots, battling space pirates and aliens for the energy-rich crystals that keep your stranded world-ship alive. Push your luck to the edge and upgrade your ship between runs if you make it home.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.8%, Score Attack 24.2%, Arcade 15.9%, Retro 8.7%, Action 7.1%
A hilarious arcade shooter about blasting people with junk food until they explode. It’s delicious!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Shooter 17.1%, Arcade 16.3%, Retro 13.9%, Funny 11.4%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Score Attack 22.4%, Shooter 16%, Retro 10.2%, Arcade 7.2%
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Score Attack 23.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.6%, PvE 6.7%
This week, every pilot on Earth flies the same new seeded run: identical enemies, identical drops, pure skill. Flow through alien formations, arm your wingmen, and power up when you can. Out-score your friends in Plasma Sky, an arcade shmup with over 100 handcrafted levels. Blast into the neon sky!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Score Attack 22.7%, Arcade 13.3%, Retro 10.7%, Shooter 7.7%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 14.1%, Score Attack 11.3%, Retro 7.3%
"Hime Cut" is a one-on-one 2D shooting game. Aim for a high score as you clear the wave!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Shooter 18.4%, Score Attack 15.8%, PvE 8.4%, Action 6%
Fast-paced 2D retro synthwave arcade shooter inspired by 80s classics. Pilot an advanced starfighter, dodge endless enemy waves, upgrade your arsenal, and chase the ultimate high score in a neon-drenched sci-fi universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.3%, Score Attack 25.6%, Retro 13.7%, Action 6.8%, Colorful 5%
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Score Attack 15.4%, Arcade 14.2%, Shooter 13%, Retro 7.2%
A fast-paced arcade shooter where you blast through waves of baddies, collect power-ups, survive curses, and chase the high score. Easy to pick up, hard to put down.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Arcade 16.3%, Score Attack 15.2%, Action 10%, Retro 8.5%
March 18th, 2061 - "Operation Downfall" Commences With its reliance on BAC, humanity had forgotten how to operate even basic transportation, let alone weapons. After the attacks from BAC and the subsequent social chaos, the human population was reduced by half.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43%, Score Attack 23.8%, Shooter 21.5%, 2D 5.8%, Action 3.3%
A classic shoot 'em up with a modern edge. Galactic Plague throws you into a cosmic nightmare where survival means upgrading your ship, mastering legendary weapons, and battling the relentless Martian invasion. Are you ready to face the chaos?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Shooter 16.2%, Score Attack 13.9%, Arcade 13.6%, Retro 6.7%
Old school side scrolling shoot'em up. Blast through exciting different locations. Defeating waves of defenders until the final boss battle. Attack of the Mechadonk is a indie game developed for fun and learning for the creator.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 15.2%, Score Attack 11.4%, Action 8.9%
BIRBOUT! is a hybrid platform shooter where you play as Sunny The Cockatiel, unlock weapons, eat seeds, fight Plovers and save Snowy The Cockatiel from Desmond the Cat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 11.3%, PvE 11.1%, Score Attack 10%
天狗と妖怪の日常を覗き見られる小劇場シューティング 妖怪の不思議で美しい弾幕を撮れ！撃て！
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Score Attack 23.7%, Shooter 18.6%, Action 9.2%, 2D 5.4%
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Score Attack 16.7%, Arcade 14.9%, Shooter 11.6%, Retro 11.4%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Score Attack 19.4%, Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 11.6%, Retro 7.9%
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Shooter 16.9%, Arcade 15.2%, Score Attack 10.7%, Action 8.5%
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Score Attack 21.8%, Shooter 15.8%, Retro 9.9%, Arcade 7.2%
Dodge enemy beams with your space fighter, kill huge bosses, and sing along to seven distinct songs in this unique rock opera videogame.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Score Attack 10.7%, Action 7.8%
Retro shooting, perfected. Blast and dash through in a gorgeous retro 2D world! Explore and fight your way out of the arcade machine!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Score Attack 19.3%, Arcade 15.7%, Retro 9.4%, Action 7.9%
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 37.1%, Score Attack 18%, Arcade 17.5%, Retro 11.9%, Action 9.3%
Cosmic Paradox: Noire is a 2D top-down shoot ‘em up adventure set in a world of two overlapping dimensions. Witness the battle between the Vex Accord and the Oronix Empire, increase your odds of survival with the right upgrades and choose a ship that is best suited to your playstyle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Score Attack 19.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 11%, PvE 9.9%
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Score Attack 27.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 11.8%, Retro 6.8%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Shooter 17.8%, Arcade 16.9%, Score Attack 12.3%, Action 9.1%
An arcade game that oscillates between shooting, brick-breaking and reflection... with a single projectile!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Score Attack 20.6%, Arcade 14.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Retro 5.5%
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.8%, Arcade 18.4%, Score Attack 17.2%, Retro 8%, 2D 6.3%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Arcade 14.1%, Retro 12.1%, Score Attack 11.7%, Shooter 10.9%
AquaNimble is about crazy intense shooter action with big quirky guns against underwater snake dragons, cybernetic sharks, swirling skeletons, submarines and so much more. It's a dynamic game that makes every play through different and lets you set your own challenge beyond a difficulty setting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Score Attack 17.1%, Shooter 12.6%, Retro 9.4%, Arcade 9.4%
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Score Attack 22.6%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 12.5%, Retro 5.8%
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.4%, Shooter 16.9%, Arcade 12.9%, Score Attack 12.1%, Action 5.2%
Weave and cleave your way through walls of bullet and push your score to unknown limits in this aggressive Shoot'em'up to save humanity from its own hubris
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Score Attack 23.6%, Arcade 14%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 5.5%
Survive 20 escalating stages of meteor chaos in a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter. Master unlockable weapons, face unique meteor threats and powerful bosses, customize your ship, then push your limits in Endless Mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.9%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 13.5%, PvE 13%, Action 5.7%
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 46.3%, Shooter 20.1%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 7.8%, 2D 5.4%
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Arcade 14.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Retro 13.2%, Action 12.8%
Lock On. Light Up. Lay Waste. Demon Protocol is a retro arcade space shooter with 25 waves of relentless enemies, 4 brutal bosses, and power-ups to keep you fighting. Choose your difficulty and see how far you can push before the demons win.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Shooter 20.7%, Arcade 14.4%, Action 10.2%, Retro 7.6%
Runscore is a survival score based game, about destroying enemies. Enemies give different points depending on the current level and dimension. In Classic Mode your goal is to reach Endless UFO. It exist more Dimension with different gamemodes for example Radius Dimension. Get the best score!
Why similar: Score Attack 34%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Arcade 15%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 8.4%
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 49.6%, Shooter 21.5%, Arcade 17.8%, Action 6.8%, Indie 2.3%
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Score Attack 25.4%, Arcade 16.6%, Shooter 9.4%, 2D 6.6%
A stylish sci-fi arcade shooter about cleansing the galaxy of pesky demons! Cosmic Cleaner is a fast-paced, high score chasing action game that progressively gets more challenging. Designed for quick and easy fun.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Score Attack 22.9%, Arcade 15.7%, Retro 13.5%, Action 8.5%
A synthetic race has come to your planet to steal your technology, And you have to fight them off. Fight off the Tecroroid invasion as they sent wave after wave of enemies to the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.8%, Arcade 19.4%, Retro 15.7%, Action 7.5%, 2D 6.5%
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.6%, Shooter 23.8%, Action 8.9%, Score Attack 8%, 2D 5.3%
Blast through the swarm in a fast vertical shoot ’em up with 30 ships to master. Defeat bosses, choose upgrades that transform your run, and chase higher scores. Learn the patterns, discover powerful builds, and dive straight back in for one more attempt.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Score Attack 25.1%, Arcade 13.2%, Retro 9.8%, Action 4.9%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Shooter 17.7%, Score Attack 15.3%, Arcade 15.2%, 2D 5.3%
You are Vakimoh. They are the Venkazoids. Fight for your life in this quick and brutal arcade-style shooter. Can you escape your cage?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.2%, Score Attack 22.8%, Arcade 16.6%, Retro 8.2%, Action 7.9%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42%, Arcade 16.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Retro 14%, Action 12.7%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 20.9%, Score Attack 14.8%, Arcade 14.2%, Retro 14%
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Score Attack 26.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Retro 5.1%
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 15%, Retro 9.9%, Linear 6.5%
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 55.8%, Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 9.9%, Action 7.6%, Linear 6%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Shooter 17.6%, Score Attack 17.1%, Arcade 13.8%, Retro 7.9%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Shooter 18%, Arcade 16.4%, Retro 9.3%, Score Attack 9%
Originally created by Seibu Kaihatsu, Raiden series comes back with a four-title compilation of these classic scrolling arcade shooter games we enjoyed being challenged with back in the days.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Arcade 17.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Retro 12.5%, Score Attack 7.6%
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Score Attack 20.9%, Shooter 15.9%, Retro 10.2%, Arcade 7.4%
WARP BLASTER VR is a virtual arcade shooter that lets you conquer the high score by mastering seven stages of increasing difficulty with challenging boss fights, powerful weapons and a myriad of power-ups and bonuses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Score Attack 19.1%, Shooter 19%, Action 9.5%, Arcade 8.8%
