- #1 The Chaos Engine
97% matchMixed68% of 447 reviews2013
Dev: Abstraction GamesPub: Rebellion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Prepare for the dark world of The Chaos Engine, a steampunk Victorian age in which one or two players must fight the hostile creations of the Chaos Engine across four dynamic landscapes and take part in the ultimate battle.Choose from six hard-nailed mercenaries each with their own unique weapons and skills.
Why similar: Steampunk 33.4% ★, Action 26.4%, Co-op 18.1%, Retro 15.5%, Shooter 6.5%
- #2 Monsters 'til Midnight
96% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Steampunk 24.6% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Co-op 8.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8%
- #3 Jamestown
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,363 reviews2011
Dev: Final Form Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Why similar: Steampunk 24.4% ★, Local Co-Op 19%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Arcade 5.8%
- #4 Woodpunk
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Action 10.5%, Co-op 10.2%
- #5 Gatling Gears
94% matchVery Positive84% of 189 reviews2011
Dev: Vanguard Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
When the Empire begins its reign of destruction in a thirst for natural resources, it’s up to Max Brawley, a retired Gatling Gear pilot, to stop them.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.9%, Steampunk 31.4% ★, Action 14.7%, Co-op 12.5%, Indie 5.5%
- #6 Tower 57
94% matchMixed64% of 816 reviews2017
Dev: PixwerkPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Steampunk 26.3% ★, Action 24.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%
- #7 Tesla vs Lovecraft
93% matchVery Positive90% of 1,233 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Local Co-Op 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 9.9%
- #8 Shmadow
92% matchVery Positive82% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Extrokold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Co-op 11.6%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Shooter 9.1%
- #9 Iron Crypticle
91% matchVery Positive84% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: TIKIPOD
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Local Co-Op 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Action 12.1%, Retro 9.7%
- #10 Dead End Job
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 138 reviews2019
Dev: Ant Workshop Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.9%, Action 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.3%, Indie 6%
- #11 Ultratron
90% matchVery Positive88% of 696 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Retro 11.5%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 10.8%
- #12 Eigengrau
89% matchVery Positive100% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Martin Mauersics
Windows · Mac · Linux
A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 9.8%
- #13 Iron Fisticle
89% matchVery Positive83% of 519 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 30.5%, Local Co-Op 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Action 10.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.5%
- #14 Nex Machina
88% matchVery Positive87% of 2,180 reviews2017
Dev: Housemarque
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.9%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Local Co-Op 11%, Arcade 9%, Action 6.8%
- #15 Wild Guns Reloaded
87% matchVery Positive87% of 489 reviews2017
Dev: NatsumeAtariPub: Natsume Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wild Guns Reloaded is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter, mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Play as Clint, Annie, Doris, or Bullet the dog with his sentry drone. Grab some friends and play together for some four player action!
Why similar: Steampunk 27.2% ★, Action 15.1%, Arcade 15.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Local Co-Op 9.9%
- #16 Steel Empire
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2018
Dev: mebius.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot'em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages to fight the evil empire!
Why similar: Steampunk 55.5% ★, Action 17.4%, Retro 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #17 Platypus Reclayed
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 666 reviews2025
Dev: Claymatic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.8%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Co-op 13.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Retro 9.5%
- #18 The Bug Butcher
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,204 reviews2016
Dev: Awfully Nice Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.3%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Co-op 15.1%, Arcade 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
- #19 Pressure Overdrive
86% matchMixed67% of 153 reviews2017
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Pressure Overdrive is arcade twin-stick madness on hot wheels in a colorful bathtub-punk setting!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Local Co-Op 15.2%, Co-op 10.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.4%
- #20 Ballistic Tanks
85% 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: Local Co-Op 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Action 11.2%, Co-op 11.1%, Bullet Hell 9.6%
- #21 BULLET PARTY
84% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Awoker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Arcade 8.6%, Shooter 8.2%
- #22 Alien Breed: Impact
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,892 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Action 21.3%, Shooter 21.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Co-op 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 7.6%
- #23 Arcade Mayhem Juanito
82% matchVery Positive94% of 365 reviews2017
Dev: Game Ever Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Action 19.2%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Co-op 16.3%, Arcade 14.6%, Retro 13.7%
- #24 Berzerk: Recharged
81% matchMixed64% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9.9%
- #25 Yars: Recharged
81% matchVery Positive86% of 124 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9.4%
- #26 Vectorium
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: IndigoBlue Game Studio
Windows
Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 8.4%
- #27 Iron Meat
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,083 reviews2024
Dev: Ivan Valeryevich SuvorovPub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 35.2%, Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Action 11.5%
- #28 AngerForce: Reloaded
78% matchVery Positive91% of 384 reviews2017
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 44.5%, Shooter 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%
- #29 Laser Disco Defenders
79% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action 9.7%, Shooter 8.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.5%
- #30 Jamestown+
78% matchVery Positive88% of 249 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: Local Co-Op 24.4%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Retro 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Action 10.1%
- #31 Flying Tank
76% matchVery Positive86% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.1%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Co-op 21.4%, Shooter 10%, Action 8.4%
- #32 AIPD - Artificial Intelligence Police Department
79% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2016
Dev: Blazing BadgerPub: mamor games
Windows
Enter the AI universe and fight evil AIs with a variety of weapons and modifications. AIPD is a top-down coop twin-stick shooter where you can enjoy thousands of possible combinations of enemy and arena permutations that give you an unprecedented and nearly unlimited arcade experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.8%, Local Co-Op 26.3%, Action 17%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Indie 6.4%
- #33 Dark Gravity: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: KorgorusPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Shoot, destroy, collect, craft and destroy even more! "Dark Gravity" is a fast-paced, low poly vertical shoot'em up game that features non-linear campaign mode with lots of enemies and bosses. Craft new weapons, upgrade your fighter and build an ultimate aerial war machine!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Shooter 12.5%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Arcade 11.1%
- #34 Earth Overclocked
77% matchVery Positive81% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Chronicle Bench
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 36.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Action 19.2%, Indie 7.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.9%
- #35 Cyberhunt
74% matchVery Positive85% of 2,888 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Retro 10.7%, Arcade 10.2%
- #36 Legacy Of Evil
72% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Uruca Game StudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Join legendary RPG heroes in 'Legacy of Evil,' a classic arcade Shoot 'em Up. Battle the sinister Dravlo Stradinic and his dark forces. Upgrade your heroes and face terrifying bosses. Can you defeat the vampire and save Stygia?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12%, Co-op 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.6%
- #37 Assault Android Cactus+
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 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: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Bullet Hell 17%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Co-op 9.1%
- #38 Twin Cores
73% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Starskeeper
Windows
Defend a Terraforming station against hordes of enemies in this short coop-only rail-shooter! A unique mix of nostalgic arcade elements and modern coop shooter gameplay. Triumph against your foes and compete for the top of the leaderboard!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.5%, Arcade 15.6%, Shooter 14.9%, Action 11.6%, Co-op 10.6%
- #39 Entropy Survivors
71% matchVery Positive81% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.5%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Co-op 19.3%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 8%
- #40 NoReload Heroes
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: Stupid Stupid Games
Windows
NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. Work as a team to beat the accidental evil you created, and be sure to pick up the best magitech guns on the way, or it's back to the bottom floor with you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Local Co-Op 20.2%, Co-op 13.1%, Action 13%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%
- #41 Demons with Shotguns
73% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: MindShaft Games, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The ultimate couch fragger gibfest! Armed with a powerful shotgun, bullet deflecting shield and power-up tarot cards, 2 to 4 local players will battle it out to collect each others souls in 9 different competitive game modes across 4 realms & 40 arenas. This is frantic local multiplayer action at its bloodiest!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 43.6%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 15.7%, Retro 14.5%, Indie 5.7%
- #42 Naval Warfare
75% matchMixed59% of 340 reviews2011
Dev: Game Distillery s.r.o.Pub: Immanitas Entertainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
As Commander of a Naval Super-Destroyer, wage war in a military campaign of epic proportions in, under and above the surface!
Why similar: Steampunk 23.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.1%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Co-op 10.6%
- #43 Repetendium
70% matchVery Positive90% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.7%, Local Co-Op 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Co-op 15.7%, Action 10.2%
- #44 Meltdown
71% matchVery Positive85% of 822 reviews2014
Dev: Phenomenon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!
Why similar: Action 26.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Arcade 13.5%, Shooter 11.9%
- #45 Q-YO Blaster
70% matchVery Positive91% of 199 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM Black Hat Robot
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat
Why similar: Action 37.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Indie 13.3%
- #46 Riddled Corpses
72% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Bullet Hell 29.1%, Action 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #47 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
68% matchVery Positive97% of 376 reviews2021
Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 10.4%
- #48 DELTAZEAL
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.9%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Co-op 9.1%, Action 8.7%
- #49 Livelock
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 908 reviews2016
Dev: Tuque GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.7%, Co-op 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action 14.8%, Shooter 7.4%
- #50 Wildcat Gun Machine
69% matchMixed64% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Chunkybox GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Wildcat Gun Machine is a bullet hell dungeon crawler where you take on hordes of disgusting flesh beasts with a wide variety of guns, giant mech robots, and cute kittens.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.8%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.8%, Shooter 9.3%
- #51 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: Bullet Hell 32.3%, Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Action 17%, Arcade 9.4%
- #52 Droid Assault
69% 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 20.9%, Local Co-Op 19.6%, Arcade 16%, Shooter 13.1%, Retro 12.8%
- #53 Tragedy of Prince Rupert
68% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2017
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Tragedy of Prince Rupert is a fast-paced 2D action shooter with a historical hot air balloon (Montgolfiere).
Why similar: Steampunk 36.9% ★, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Alternate History 10.1%, Action 8.9%
- #54 Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
64% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Dot bloodPub: Targem Games
Windows
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.6%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Retro 10.7%
- #55 Super Retro Fighter
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: Syndrome interactivePub: Cat God Studio
Windows
Classic STG game Have fun with your friends just like your childhood!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.8%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Retro 8.2%
- #56 Sine Mora EX
68% matchMixed64% of 686 reviews2017
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
Why similar: Steampunk 30.5% ★, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 10.3%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
- #57 Greedland
61% matchVery Positive83% of 3,266 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%
- #58 XenoRaptor
67% matchVery Positive82% of 173 reviews2019
Dev: Peter ClearyPub: -
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of a cyberdragon and annihilate swarms of rocket propelled chainsaws either online or via LAN in this high speed, high skill 8 player co-op twinstick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Action 14.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Co-op 8.3%
- #59 Polygunners
65% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: Owen Hey
Windows
Polygunners is a cross between a twin-stick shooter and an RPG. Upgrade abilities, explore dungeons and towns, and fight bosses to progress through the world. Playing with your friends with local co-op cranks the experience up to 11 for satisfying dynamic gameplay.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.2%, Local Co-Op 29.5%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%