- #1 M.A.S.S. Builder
96% matchVery Positive86% of 4,062 reviews2025
Dev: Vermillion DigitalPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Commander, customize and build your Mechanical Assault Skeleton Suit (M.A.S.S.) and lead the fight against an alien invasion bent on exterminating the human race. The fate of humanity is in your hands.
Why similar: Mechs 56.1% ★, Hack and Slash 23.6%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Character Customization 6.2%, Action 4%
- #2 Insect Swarm
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,602 reviews2024
Dev: Parallel Portal
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 65.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!
Why similar: Mechs 31.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #3 Black blood
96% matchMixed66% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Arcane Games
Windows
Black blood is a mix of hardcore Tower Defense strategy and top-down shooter. Act as a defender against alien invaders, attack and destroy all their insidious plans...
Why similar: Aliens 45.5%, Top-Down 24.9%, Action 11.6%, Combat 8.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 6.7%
- #4 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Aliens 20.6%, Military 17.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Action 6.3%
- #5 Cosmic Coliseum
92% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Aliens 15%, Top-Down 8.1%, Character Customization 5.5%
- #6 Greedland
91% matchVery Positive83% of 3,165 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"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: Mechs 35.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Aliens 9.3%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #7 Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
94% matchMixed60% of 370 reviews2011
Dev: Kot in Action Creative Artel
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons as you fight against extraterrestrial invaders.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.4%, Arcade 27.7%, Action 20.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Indie 3.7%
- #8 Uragun
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 38.8% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 7.4%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #9 Swarm Grinder
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,176 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Mechs 77.1% ★, Top-Down 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Action 5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #10 XOL: Space Mech Wars
89% matchVery Positive92% of 77 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 67% ★, Space 12%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Action 6.7%, 3D 3.2%
- #11 Planetary Dustoff
89% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.1%, Top-Down Shooter 31.8%, Action 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Indie 2%
- #12 Space Scavenger
87% matchVery Positive88% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Aliens 14.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Space 8.2%
- #13 Trident's Wake
88% matchMostly Negative37% of 118 reviews2019
Dev: Bacus StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Trident's Wake is an intense co-operative twin-stick shooter in an unforgiving sci-fi setting. Join up to three other players to take back humanity's last hope - the colony ship code-named Trident – from an unknown race of alien invaders!
Why similar: Mechs 32.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Top-Down 7.1%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #14 Rogue Invader
86% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Aliens 37.5%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Arcade 16.2%, Space 12.2%, Action 11.8%
- #15 Livelock
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 901 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: Mechs 27.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Action 7.2%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #16 Biodrone Battle
86% matchMixed51% of 282 reviews2015
Dev: Bit Juggler
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fight hostile drones that try to keep their recently gained autonomy by either shooting or morphing into them.Biodrone Battle brings classic top-down action rooted in the pioneer gaming era of the 1980s into your living room.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39%, Action 24%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Top-Down 16.3%, Indie 2.6%
- #17 Galactic Glitch
82% matchVery Positive90% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Top-Down 9%, Exploration 8.6%, Space 7.3%
- #18 Battle Grid
83% matchVery Positive83% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Barking Dogs
Windows
Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.
Why similar: Mechs 61.5% ★, Aliens 19.3%, Top-Down 8%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Action 3.9%
- #19 Time Treker
82% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Mechs 32.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #20 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 61.5% ★, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Action 6%, Space 4.8%
- #21 Robot Warriors
84% matchMostly Negative39% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Slash and shoot everyone in your way in this hack and slash game. Kill a lot of enemies and find a way to the exit to complete missions.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Arcade 10.1%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #22 ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: jounitus
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 52.4%, Top-Down 17.1%, Arcade 15%, Action 9.4%, 3D 5.3%
- #23 Cyber Avenger
81% matchVery Positive82% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Quacky GamesPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Cyber Avenger is a top-down action game where you take on the role of a highly skilled covert operative on a dangerous mission to stop a group of terrorists. You must navigate through five maps, facing a variety of enemies, including shotgunners, snipers, melee fighters, kamikazes, and more.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down 16.7%, Action 11.2%, 3D 9%
- #24 Tesla vs Lovecraft
80% 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: Mechs 38.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down 7.2%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #25 Power of Ten
78% matchVery Positive80% of 250 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Space 14.8%, Top-Down 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #26 Astebreed: Definitive Edition
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,630 reviews2014
Dev: EdelweissPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 65.9% ★, Arcade 13.2%, Space 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Action 5.3%
- #27 Exophobia
77% matchVery Positive88% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: Aliens 21.1%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Arcade 15.8%, Exploration 15.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #28 ANVIL
77% matchMixed61% of 2,201 reviews2023
Dev: ACTION SQUARE
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Hack and Slash 12.1%, Top-Down 7.9%, Action 6.3%
- #29 Defendoooooor!!
79% matchMixed45% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: White Dog GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion.
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Adventure 25.3%, Arcade 24.9%, Sci-fi 16%, Indie 4.2%
- #30 Gore Storm
76% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Gundorado
Windows
Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.9%, Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Aliens 12.2%, Top-Down 9.6%, Action 7.3%
- #31 9th Sentinel Sisters
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 281 reviews2025
Dev: Live Wire
Windows
The battle of the clone girls unfolds on a post-apocalyptic Earth, devastated by the alien life form known as "Bleed." Pilot the manned weapon "Father" to eliminate enemies. Upgrade weapons, create powerful builds, and strategize to successfully clear stages.
Why similar: Mechs 32.6% ★, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Aliens 11.6%, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #32 Project Tower
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?
Why similar: Aliens 43.3%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Action 16.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #33 Alien Death Mob
75% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.4%, Arcade 15.3%, Aliens 13.8%, Action 9.5%, Sci-fi 4.2%
- #34 PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer is a 2D action roguelike platformer RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, infused with biopunk and dark sci-fi flair. Survive the chaos, clash with mutant foes, and explore mysterious sites in this indie adventure!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 53.2%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #35 Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
78% matchMixed44% of 165 reviews2015
Dev: Camel 101
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded.
Why similar: Mechs 43.5% ★, Aliens 12.5%, Military 11.8%, Top-Down 7.9%, Space 6.6%
- #36 The Mobius Machine
72% matchVery Positive84% of 468 reviews2024
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Exploration 15.4%, Action-Adventure 14%, Aliens 10.7%, Space 7.5%
- #37 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
71% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Arcade 11.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #38 A.I. Invasion
76% matchMostly Negative34% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: GameArt Studio GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A.I. Invasion is an action-loaded top-down-shooter in a futuristic setting. The superior machines subjugated the universe. In a wide range of missions you take the role of a soldier and equip and command a team of special units to reclaim the planet system.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.9%, Top-Down Shooter 40.7%, Action 13.3%, Indie 2.1%
- #39 Blacksea Odyssey
74% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 9.1%, Space 6.9%
- #40 GunSuit Guardians
71% matchVery Positive88% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Gear up your GunSuit and defend Earth from an alien siege! Equip and upgrade unique arsenals of overpowered weapons to survive overwhelming numbers in this action-roguelite twin-stick horde survival.
Why similar: Arcade 60.7%, Action 30.2%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #41 Deflector
71% matchVery Positive87% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 50.6%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Top-Down 14%, Action 6.7%, 3D 6%
- #42 Galaxy Highways
70% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 7.6%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #43 Mecha Knights: Nightmare
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,599 reviews2021
Dev: Damian Kubiak
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Mecha action shooter, plunging the player into an apocalyptic war. Engage in epic battles with endless hordes of monsters in your powerful customizable mechs.
Why similar: Mechs 64.8% ★, Military 14.8%, Sci-fi 5%, Action 4.8%, Character Customization 3.6%
- #44 Bladestar
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 109 reviews2016
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens.
Why similar: Arcade 29.8%, Action 23.7%, Space 23.1%, Sci-fi 20.6%, Indie 1.9%
- #45 Trashed
73% matchMixed47% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Josh PresseisenPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
Take over a disfunctional Waste Management Facility on a distant planet. Build incinerators, recyclers, robots, turrets, and more. Battle vicious creatures on the planet's surface with powerful weapons!
Why similar: Action 21.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #46 Vital Shell
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,526 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Mechs 51.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Top-Down 8.4%, Action 4.4%
- #47 Landinar: Into the Void
72% matchMixed56% of 244 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Landinar: Into the Void is a top-down space-adventure-RPG. You are recruited as a rookie bounty hunter in the oppressive Landinar Empire. On your journey through the quadrant you will meet diverse characters, build your own spaceship and choose your battles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36%, Space 21.1%, Action 13%, Adventure 12.7%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #48 Gunlocked
68% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Aliens 27.3%, Arcade 23.3%, Top-Down 15.5%, Action 10.9%, Space 8.1%
- #49 Genesis Survivors
69% matchMixed63% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Welcome, hackers, you're being transferred to Eden City to defend its citizens against the alien threat! Eden Survivors is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter where players must defeat hordes of alien invaders until the extraction time.
Why similar: Mechs 60.4% ★, Aliens 9.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.3%, 3D 5.6%
- #50 Exodemic
69% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: ganashaw
Windows
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.
Why similar: Arcade 29.9%, Aliens 22.7%, Action 17.7%, Space 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #51 Transcendence
70% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Exploration 20.1%, Space 19.1%, Top-Down 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.4%
- #52 Star Vortex
67% matchVery Positive85% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Zorg GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Star Vortex is a fast paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
Why similar: Sci-fi 38.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action 9%, Space 7.4%
- #53 Project Lazarus
67% matchVery Positive80% of 1,377 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Mechs 35.4% ★, Arcade 24.8%, Action 13.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, 3D 10%
- #54 Astro Looter: Survivor
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.3%, Top-Down 20.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Action 10.5%, 3D 10.1%
- #55 Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess
67% matchVery Positive91% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Pizza Bear Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Pilot the Megacopter, a sentient weapon that gains power by feeding on the blood of its enemies. Play through the campaign featuring seek and destroy, boss, rescue, and defense missions against the evil reptoid army. Upgrade Megacopter with the fabled AZ-TECH: ancient weaponry and armor.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Arcade 13%, Action 4.9%
- #56 Let Them Come: Onslaught
65% matchVery Positive90% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.8%, Aliens 29.8%, Arcade 16.8%, Sci-fi 11%, Action 8.5%
- #57 MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED
66% matchVery Positive80% of 705 reviews2024
Dev: LEVEL5 Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Launch a counteroffensive to take back the Earth from alien invaders in this mecha action RPG.
Why similar: Mechs 46.7% ★, Hack and Slash 24.7%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Character Customization 4.7%, Sci-fi 4.4%
- #58 Memory Lost
66% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Magic HazardPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Memory Lost is a story-driven fast-paced cyberpunk shooter where you are not just fighting enemies — you become them. Possess enemies, adapt their weapons and skills, and fight ruthless corporations. Uncover secrets, upgrade abilities, and shape your own fate in this world.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Hack and Slash 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Top-Down 8.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%