
A run and gun that mixes old-school mechanics from games like Contra, Gunstar Heroes and Metal Slug; with more modern features and a large dose of violence. A total arcade experience for all lovers of retro gaming!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Side Scroller, 2D Platformer, 2D.

A run and gun that mixes old-school mechanics from games like Contra, Gunstar Heroes and Metal Slug; with more modern features and a large dose of violence. A total arcade experience for all lovers of retro gaming!

Champion Road
Champion Road immerses you in a dynamic fusion of classic beat 'em up intensity and entertaining platform challenges. Join six formidable fighters in a nostalgic 90s-style tournament arena. Unleash your skills, relive arcade gaming's golden era, and emerge as the ultimate champion!

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A stylish pixel-art platformer with a thumping chip-tune sound track. Perfect for quick and short bites of run and jump gaming action. Taking you back to the retro days in a modern way.
Champion Road immerses you in a dynamic fusion of classic beat 'em up intensity and entertaining platform challenges. Join six formidable fighters in a nostalgic 90s-style tournament arena. Unleash your skills, relive arcade gaming's golden era, and emerge as the ultimate champion!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 18.6% ★, America 10.7% ★, Side Scroller 9.6%, Comic Book 9.5%, Arcade 7.6%
A stylish pixel-art platformer with a thumping chip-tune sound track. Perfect for quick and short bites of run and jump gaming action. Taking you back to the retro days in a modern way.
Why similar: 1980s 14.8%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Arcade 9.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%, Comic Book 8.7%
Play as M in this retro styled platform-shooter and blast your way up to heaven!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 12.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
A retro-style action-platformer that blends the stealth shootouts of Rolling Thunder with the raw brawling of Double Dragon. The result? A thrilling 2D spy adventure set in the 1960s — packed with fists, bullets, and classic arcade energy!!
Why similar: Comic Book 13%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Platformer 13.8%, Shooter 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%
Splood is a side-view game where the player controls a little sorceress, using her staff she shoots clots of paint, which pushes her off and flies between platforms, passing level after level.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 14.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.6%
There isn't anything better than punching things in 8-bit that will end up leaving you with RAW FISTS! *Warning, this game contains old school difficulty* (Blowing in the cartridge is not required.)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Arcade 12.5%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
Battle your way through risky woods and murky caves. Stomping Skeletons....traps to trick you....face-gripping flying fiends!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 13.2%, Arcade 9.9%
Welcome to the exciting universe of Cosmic Mirage, where incredible space battles await you. Free the captured planets from the dark forces of the galactic conquerors.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 22% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 8.9%
A colorful world full of secrets and challenges. Explore, help others, unlock new masks, and reactivate the three Light Crystals before darkness takes over.
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Arcade 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Action 9.5%
In a world devastated by machines, humanity places its last hope in a warrior equipped with special armor. Explore intense stages, face challenging bosses, and fight to reclaim what remains of the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Arcade 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 9.7%
Oculant is a classic retro action adventure platformer in a dark-fantasy world. Travel through the kingdom and discover what lies within the kingdom's dark secret.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 12.4%, 1980s 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Arcade 11.1%
Take on the role of the rad red croc Brock in this 2D action platformer. Equiped with his trusty whip and fruitgun, blast and swing your way through an adventure inspired by the 90s, taking on giant bee mechas, mad ducktors and more as you try to stop the wicked Wize and his legion of minions!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Arcade 11.2%
MOON MAN: THE GAME is a 2d platformer shooter. In this game you will find many different worlds and weapons to use. The game is inspired by a certain someone.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, 1980s 9.6%
Search for lost treasure in this Indiana Jones style adventure. Your quest for fortune and glory will not be easy however. Few ever return from their expeditions into the deep jungles. So, if you are brave enough, the "Jungles of Maxtheria" awaits!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Arcade 10.3%
Action-packed sidescrolling gardening-shooter, with colorful comicbook-style graphics and gameplay inspired by the arcade-machines of the early 80's. Mow that lawn, jump over the holes and don't let piles of dirt, animals, drones-with-water-balloons or mischievous friends, get in your way.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Arcade 11%, 1980s 10.9%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Side Scroller 14%, 1980s 12%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
Dead for Dread is an exciting game in which you take on the role of a brave hero who goes into the dark labyrinths to retrieve a stolen artifact. Embark on a dangerous journey through mysterious dungeons full of mysteries and sinister creatures.
Why similar: Platformer 16.2%, Arcade 15.2%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, 2D Platformer 11.7%
When terrorism threatens the world there is no need to send a bunch of iconic movie heroes back from the '80s. One under-funded over-powered mercenary is all that's needed to save the world in this epic run 'n' gun destruction-fest of a homage to Broforce!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 14.8%, Side Scroller 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Platformer 10.1%, 1980s 9.8%
A fun and simple 2D platformer game about a duck named Scruffles. Fight your way through 10 levels with a smooth feeling movement system.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Arcade 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
Mishaka is an ordinary mouse with extraordinary courage. Upon learning of the cheese theft, he decides to take gun into his own paws and reclaim the lost delicacies. Throughout his adventure, Mishaka will encounter dangers, traps, and a multitude of enemies — from cunning rats to giant predators.
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Arcade 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Shooter 11%
Oh no, The princess has been kidnapped! Help our valiant Knight rescue the princess from the clutches of the demons in this enjoyable, but challenging, platformer game. Defeat your enemies using different weapons, and ultimately Save the Princess.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.6%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
Arsonist Heaven is a retro-styled action platformer where you as a mercenary equipped with a jetpack and flamethrower will incinerate mutants in dangerous locations.
Why similar: Platformer 16.8%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 10.6%, Shooter 9.4%
Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 11.2%, 1980s 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
Rot Gut is an action packed platformer set in America’s 1920’s Prohibition era. You take control of an agent who, to uncover their mysteries, goes on a mission to fight the city’s underground armed to the teeth organizations.
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.6%, America 12.4% ★, Platformer 10.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Shooter 8.9%
Sir Noggin is a platformer inspired by the glorious 8-bit days and in the style of the Master System. Relive the days where the controllers only had a couple of buttons and you'd have to re-tune in your television sets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Arcade 13%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Arcade 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Shooter 14.4%, 1980s 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
Freddy's daughter has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. To rescue her, he must cross the entire kingdom taking some ingredients with which to make a magic potion, but it won't be easy, they must be collected in a specific order and Freddy will have to overcome the dangers he finds in his path.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Arcade 16.2%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 13.2%, 1980s 12%
Magic Time is an adventure in the arcade genre with a magical setting.
Why similar: Platformer 15.5%, Arcade 14.4%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Shooter 11.1%
Chaotic Loop is a little game, where your objective is to complete the level you choose, also everytime you play something in the game will change and this makes the loop of finishing the level chaotic.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Comic Book 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 10.6%
Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Shooter 9.7%
Shoot, punch, kick and blow things up! You can be all the iconic badass movie characters and replay your favourite action scenes. And all of that with great synthwave music by NIGHTRUN87.
Why similar: America 22.1% ★, 1980s 14.6%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%
Play as a cyborg guinea pig with a teleporter in this run and gun action platformer. Jump, dash, wall climb, and shoot through 12 action packed stages using a massive arsenal and full 360 degree aiming.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Comic Book 12.7%, Platformer 11%
Something great is coming! Something extremely Gigantic and Adorable!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
Inspired by old NES games, Ragnar is a 2D run-and-gun action platformer that will be difficulty and fair. We would like to bring back the classic and retro feel to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 11.3%, Shooter 9.5%
Barrel through 1920s BigCity in this hard-hitting, ink-smearing, platformer shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Comic Book 14.6%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, America 13.8% ★, Platformer 12%
Serious Breakdown is a platformer, in the role of a robot, you need to clean up the levels as much as possible and get the necessary parts. Learn to dodge or kill enemies. At the end of the path, you will need to defeat the main villain of this universe.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.7%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Arcade 13.1%, 1980s 10%
Elemental Master Luna" is a 2D side-scrolling action game in which you must defeat the great spirits scattered throughout the land and regain your lost divine powers. Control the goddess Luna, who has lost her memory and powers, and learn various types of magic to conquer the stages!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 34% ★, Side Scroller 18.4%, Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Action 9.6%
Grab and Guts - Shooter about JuraPis' journey through the human body, microscopic world, and unimaginable liquids and corners of light. Use your grappling hook to navigate, gather weapons, and eliminate parasitic enemies.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 39.7% ★, Side Scroller 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Arcade 15.3%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 10.8%
Buenos dias dear Amigo! My name is Taco Carlos and I need your help!Some Gringo, kidnapped my bride right from the wedding! Only you can track them down and bring back my beloved!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 27.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
Airborne Justice is a shoot 'em up that pays homage to classics from the golden age of video games. Take control of a helicopter, fight enemies, and restore peace to the skies!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Comic Book 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 1980s 9.3%, Arcade 9.2%
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.9%, Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Arcade 12.9%, 1980s 8.6%
Fight against a sect planning terrorist attacks in this side-scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.8%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 12.3%
Heavy Metal Titans is a modern-retro Run n’ Gun Shoot ‘em up that takes players on a blood-soaked time traveling quest to defeat General Glen Planamento and retrieve the stolen time crystal, a powerful relic that can manipulate time and reality.
Why similar: Split Screen 14.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 10.4%, Arcade 9.2%
Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.5%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Arcade 11.3%, 1980s 11%
Slayer Cat is a classic action shooter game that combines hand-drawn drawings with classic gameplay. Inspired by games like Contra, Doom, and Cuphead. Play as The Slayer Cat as you traverse strange places on an enemy planet, and discover and discover the mysteries of this place!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Side Scroller 16%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Arcade 13%
About:It is an old school game collection with ten different types of mini-games.The story tells of a series of wars that took place on the island
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Third-Person Shooter 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Shooter 13.7%
"AfroPenguin & The Forbidden Ramen" is a challenging argentinian 2D adventure game which pays homage to those Nintendo titles that made us smile as a kid (and why not, as adults).
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.7%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Arcade 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
So you know that one rover that landed on Mars? Yeah this isn't that.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.4%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Shooter 12.8%
An unknown force from a parallel reality trapped Earth’s energy in three runes. The best resistance fighters have been sent on a critical mission to destroy the runes and seal the dimensional rift.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Platformer 14.8%, Arcade 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%
Aidan in Danger is a retro-style 2D platform game. The player takes on the role of Aidan, the guardian of the last dragon. Face challenging levels, menacing creatures, and an interdimensional villain, all while enjoying beautiful graphics and an exciting soundtrack.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.8%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Arcade 11.7%, 1980s 7.4%
Star Tank is a shmup with eighties aesthetics, a mixture of styles (Galaga-Operation Wolf). A difficult game that requires great control skills. 20 stages. 5 bosses. Various enemies. Become an expert pilot of a StarTank!!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Side Scroller 17%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.6%
Enter the world of Angry Bean: a frantic arcade game where armed beans face swarms of alien insects! Destroy enemies, collect weapons, and survive challenging stages.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Platformer 11.3%, Shooter 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
Axembler is a collection of single-level games developed in a single application.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 26.1% ★, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 11.4%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.8%
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Arcade 12.8%, 1980s 11.1%, Shooter 9.6%
Fight back against a chaotic alien invasion in this fast-paced retro shooter! Blast through 54 levels, master wall-jumps and dash moves, and take down the mischievous beboks before they overrun the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Shooter 11.9%
In this fun and frenetic shooter, you'll play as Bombardiro Crocodilo, who's trying to save Ballerina Capuchina from Tralalero Tralala's shoed fins. Embark on an action-packed journey with tons of shooting, different weapons, and skins from the Brainrot universe!
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Comic Book 13.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 10.8%