- #1 Rysen
97% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Top-Down 10%, Arcade 9.3%
- #2 Son of a Gun
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Crank GoblinPub: Untold Tales
Windows
A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Destruction 12.6%, Aliens 12.4%, Shooter 8.4%
- #3 Red Galaxy
96% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: CSZgames
Windows
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Aliens 14.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10.1%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #4 METEOR COMMANDER
94% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Propulsion Studios
Windows
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Aliens 15.4%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9.2%
- #5 Exorush
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thrashmodule
Windows
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Aliens 12.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.3%
- #6 KAIKAN
93% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: zakichi
Windows
KAIKAN is a vertical scrolling shooter that focuses on destroying enemies. Destroy enemies with 6 types of aircraft with different performance, clear 5 stages, and aim for a higher score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Destruction 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 6.3%
- #7 Ultra Mission™
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Gumbo MachinePub: Gumbo Machine, LLC
Windows · Linux
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Conspiracy 13.2% ★, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #8 Blast Rush LS
92% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Bipedal DogPub: indie.io
Windows
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Aliens 11.1%, Destruction 10.8%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #9 Gamma Zero
91% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Sinclair Gurny
Windows · Mac · Linux
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Aliens 16.4%, Old School 10.1%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #10 Netherspace
91% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantinos Katsoris
Windows
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Aliens 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 8.5%
- #11 Asteroids
90% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Play Asteroids
Windows
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.8%, Top-Down 9%
- #12 2nd Shot
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Chad BarrettPub: Chaotic Entertainment, LLC
Windows · Mac
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Old School 9.7%, Arcade 9%
- #13 Gunlocked 2
87% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Aliens 12.9%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 7.4%
- #14 Beyond the Field
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Blixel
Windows
Beyond the Field is a 2D pixel art top down shooter set in space, inspired on another classic game with asteroids, where the achievements you unlock along your gameplay contain lore about the current state of the world, with some even being required to unlock the final boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Aliens 12.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.1%
- #15 The Declassifier
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Troubadour Collective
Windows
Uncover The Government's darkest secrets in this action packed top down shooter inspired by 80's action flicks of questionable quality.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Shooter 10.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #16 RedRaptor
85% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Novax GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #17 Blue Jay Joyride
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Simmuk
Windows
Blue Jay Joyride is a fast-paced 2D space shooter. Go through waves of enemies and fight progressively harder bosses. Collect one of the many unique powerups to give your ship a fighting chance in this intense game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Aliens 17.1%, Arcade 12%, Top-Down 10.1%, Old School 8.8%
- #18 Truxton 2
83% matchPositive93% of 46 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Aliens 12.1%, Top-Down 10.9%, Old School 10.1%
- #19 Stop the Saturnians!
84% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Jeff Sinasac
Windows
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Aliens 14.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 9.2%
- #20 Gem Raider 2
86% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Matt WordenPub: Matt Worden Games
Windows
Gem Raider 2 is an old-school move-and-shoot game. Your objective in each room is to destroy all of the Power Gems and return to the teleport pad to exit. Other Gems can also be destroyed to increase your score. There are 20 rooms and each of the 9 types of enemy Gems has unique weapons or skills.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Destruction 12.8%, Aliens 12.6%, Shooter 9.3%
- #21 Galactic Wars EX
81% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: Volcano BytesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs
Why similar: Aliens 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Shooter 8.1%, Arcade 7.9%
- #22 Starfighter Neon
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Aliens 13.2%, Shooter 8.4%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #23 Cloud Cutter
80% 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 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%
- #24 Casual Pixel Warrior
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Brendel
Windows
Survive the waves! Buy weapons and ammo! Unlock new stages! Purchase companions! Solve daily quests and get rewards! Casual Pixel Warrior is a wave shooter where your endurance to last an infinite fight depends on your skill, unlocked weapons and purchased ammo.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Destruction 13.4%, Aliens 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #25 Spider Crisis
84% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Method 9 Software
Windows
The world is infested with giant mutated spiders. In Spider Crisis you operate a small remote control tank equipped with deadly weapons. Use your weapons to shoot, bomb, and burn these creatures back to where they came from.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Destruction 8.8%, Post-apocalyptic 8%
- #26 Project AionIX
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AionBlaze Studio
Windows
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Shooter 12%, Aliens 12%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #27 TROID BLASTER 2
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: KINGSGUARD GAMES
Windows
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #28 Xentron Attack
79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Destruction 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Aliens 13.3%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #29 Collapsion
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Chris Corkill
Windows
When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Destruction 19%, Aliens 18.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.8%
- #30 Gunslinger Nova
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: instasiv
Windows
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shooter 11.5%, Aliens 11.4%, Arcade 9%
- #31 Frenzy
78% 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.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Shooter 11.9%, Retro 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Arcade 9.5%
- #32 Red Blaster
76% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Red Blaster Games
Windows
Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #33 Defendor
77% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: almostApixel
Windows
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down 9.6%, Old School 8.1%
- #34 NewMe NuMe LuMe: Alien Wars
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Ho RaBii
Windows
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 11.3%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #35 Martian Invaders
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: LoadUpGames.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Aliens 16.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.2%
- #36 Chicken Invaders Universe
72% matchVery Positive91% of 3,731 reviews2022
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 10.5%, Aliens 8.6%
- #37 Crazy Appliances 疯狂电器
76% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: PopTea Games
Windows
CRAZY APPLIANCES is a fast paced top-down shooter game! The elect robots are insane, heroes! Fight your way by using various weapons and powerful items to defeat them in different dangerous situation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Top-Down 12.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.9%
- #38 Arcadia
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Aliens 10.6%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #39 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: JMC
Windows · Linux
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 23.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Top-Down 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 9.2%
- #40 Slordax: The Unknown Enemy
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: SoftdiskPub: Ziggurat
Windows
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Aliens 15.3%, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #41 Zarlor Mercenary
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
Top-down shooter action for the Atari Lynx handheld console. WANTED: Hot gun for hire. Travel to several exotic and dangerous places. Discover several exotic and dangerous aliens and kill them. Kill lots. For cash. Buy more weapons and kill again.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Aliens 18%, Shooter 8.9%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #42 Chromancy
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Eugene Tan Jianpeng
Windows · Mac
A shoot 'em up that tests your wits and reflexes! Mastering the ability to change color between red, green and blue is the key to beating this game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Aliens 11.2%, Shooter 11%, Top-Down 10.5%
- #43 Sophstar
70% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Banana Bytes
Windows
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Aliens 12.5%, Top-Down 8.6%, Shooter 8.2%
- #44 ASTROLANCER
69% 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 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Robots 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 8.3%
- #45 SHOCKWAVE TRIGGERS
68% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Shinu Real Arts
Windows
SHOCKWAVE TRIGGERS is an arcade high resolution pixel art shmup/shoot'em up, in which you use the power of Shockwaves and a good timing to get the most bonus from your destroyed enemies. It's simple: shoot, dodge, wait and SHOCKWAVE!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Shooter 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Old School 9.5%
- #46 Palpus X Annihilation
67% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Sebastian Vargek (Meister Palpus)
Windows
Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!
Why similar: Aliens 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Shooter 12%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #47 Arcade Classics
70% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Reza MirzaeiPub: Dreamware Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Aliens 15.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 11.5%, Top-Down 11%
- #48 Humans Are Useless
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: BCL studio
Windows
A gang of nine aliens from another galaxy that were put to community service, want to clean the universe from what they think is the worst garbage: humans! Help them in this arcade game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Aliens 12.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11.8%
- #49 Pirate's Peril
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Consumed Media
Windows · Linux
Pirate's Peril is an arcade shooter themed in the world of pirates on the open sea!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Arcade 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Action 10.6%
- #50 Warawara Invaders
71% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
Even if you are not good at avoiding bullets or shmup games there is no problem. A 2d casual rolling shooter best for killing time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Top-Down 10%
- #51 Chicken Invaders 1
66% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 8.2%
- #52 kosmickop
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: megaeggz
Windows
In a post apocalyptic wasteland a jerboa is impersonating a police officer, much to the chagrin of a shadowy evil organisation.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Destruction 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Conspiracy 12.2% ★, Shooter 8.9%
- #53 Cosmic Wartoad
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Aliens 13.4%, Arcade 10.6%, Retro 9.6%
- #54 Neon Invaders
68% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Aliens 13.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 9.7%
- #55 Grind Stormer
68% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Grind Stormer, aka V・V, is a vertically scrolling manic shooter with gorgeous pixel art graphics and an upbeat FM soundtrack. Developed by an all-star team at the legendary Japanese studio Toaplan, known for their stellar shoot ‘em ups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Aliens 17.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down 10%
- #56 Voidronaut
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Aztyrael Studios
Windows
Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 13.4%, Top-Down 10.3%, Old School 9.7%
- #57 Nephenthesys
66% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Let's Dev StudiosPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #58 Comet Clash
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: bitshift.studio
Windows
Take control of humanity’s last resort in defending the planet from the many dangers outer space has to offer. Shoot or deflect incoming projectiles, harvest them from the moon and spend the loot on upgrades.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Destruction 15.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 11%
- #59 Quarantine City
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Nicholas RatliffPub: Ratliff Gaming LLC
Windows
Survive alone against a never ending horde of undead! How long can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 8.5%, Action 6.8%
- #60 Touhou Renkyouto ~ Subterranean Festival of Love and Jealousy
65% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: ArzvetPub: Team Minty Cabbages
Windows
Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Top-Down 9.9%, Arcade 9.9%