Games Like BLOODCAST

An explosive arcade arena shooter inspired by the golden age of Amiga classics. Blast through asteroid fields, destroy alien forces, upgrade your ship, and unleash devastating weapons in a modern reimagining of a timeless genre.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 9.2%

Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Arena Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 11.8%, Minimalist 7.4%

A fast-paced sci-fi space survival shooter where you blast through relentless enemies, upgrade your ship, and climb the global leader-board.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shooter 9%, Retro 7.1%

Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shooter 10.5%, 1990's 9%, Arcade 9%

Shoot and smash targets as you navigate through dynamic environments filled with moving targets and obstacles! Unleash your firepower to destroy as many targets as possible before time runs out.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 10.6%

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 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, 1990's 10.6%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 6.8%

You Are The Bodies last defense against a bunch of Deadly Viruses. Fight off many Viruses, and save the Body with a High score. Can you be the greatest Defense?

Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.2%, 1990's 6.5%

A space station, infinite waves, and a screen full of vector geometry trying to kill you. Your turrets auto-fire. Your satellites orbit. This is bullet-hell-yeah. In-game and permanent upgrades. 17 upgrade types across 9 weapon classes. Play, upgrade, repeat.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Minimalist 7.6%

GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Shooter 8.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.1%

An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 10.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.7%

A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 12.3%, Retro 8.2%

An old arcade style 2d shmup.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 10.3%, Top-Down 7.6%

No online, no services, no DLCs, no open-world, no rogulike, no roguelite, no metroidvania, no backtracking. Can't say "no god" cause god participate in one of boss fights. Not on your side. It's just straight line from start to finish. And skill required to get through it. Party like 1989.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.6%, Retro 6.5%

Data Man is a new game for the original 8-bit NES console that brings arcade action to a home console.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 6.3%

Hyper Frenzy is a free arena-styled singleplayer 2D space shooter using top-down perspective. Fight in different modes against bots, collect various items and use one of the plenty weapons to defeat your opponents. Create your own maps and gametypes.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 9%, 1990's 7.6%

Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 10%, Top-Down 6.6%

Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Shooter 7.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.2%

Guide M.R.1 through a corrupted robot factory, battle hostile machines, collect biomass, and upgrade at the Forge in this retro-inspired top-down arcade shooter.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%

Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Arcade 11.5%, 1990's 11.5%, Top-Down 7.7%

Chromarena is a 2D top-down twin-stick arena shooter. Combine offense and defense to tear through hordes of color-coded enemies to unlock new guns and set high scores. Form short and medium-term plans, dodge attacks with fully responsive controls, and get into a flow state.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 36.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.5%, Arcade 7%

SHATTERSHAPE is an arcade-style shooter in which you are a lone circle fighting hordes of enemies with evil vertices. SHATTER your enemies with numerous power-ups. ONLY THE ROUND SURVIVE.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.9%, Arcade 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Retro 10.5%

Defend Spacebase 19 from the asteroids swarming down on the station! Shoot down waves of stones and equip different powerful weapons. How many waves can you last? A simple nostalgic retro arcade turret defense shooter.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 10.5%

Vlambeer's ULTRABUGS is a fast-paced high-score game in which you fight endless space bugs that split up into MORE space bugs as you fight and defeat them.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shooter 7.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.2%

Cube Shooter is a top down arena shooter where players need to dodge and shoot back to pass each level. Shoot your way through levels of 'cube' like enemies who have their own unique abilities to stop you passing each level.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 32.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 6.5%

The third installment in the Eden series A 2D bullet-hell vertical-scrolling shump with a feel reminiscent of arcade games from the 1990s to the 2000s.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 12.3%, 1990's 7.5%

PCpill™ is an action-packed top-down shooter where you take control of the PCpill™ Antivirus to disinfect the hard drive of an old desktop PC. Use your PillGun to blast the rot away and restore your computer, one file at a time!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.9%

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 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 7.8%, Minimalist 7.3%

An arcade arena top down shooter. fast paced action with a great sound-track. shoot your way through the approaching enemy shapes, upgrade your character and beat the high score.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.8%

Split Drive is a roguelite arena shooter where you have to find your way home through a hostile galaxy, numerous locations and a variety of bosses, all generated procedurally.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.8%

Fast-paced retro shmup where space keeps shrinking. Collect energy orbs, avoid danger, unlock ships, and chase the highest score in this addictive arcade shooter.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, 1990's 8%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.8%

Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Arcade 9.2%, Bullet Hell 5.3%

Battle your way through waves of robots as you attempt to survive in an unforgiving, grungy arena. Bathe in glory as you put on a good show for the audience, and be rewarded with upgrades. Try to last as long as you can to put your name down in history!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 34%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Top-Down 6.4%

ionAXXIA introduces the ‘big brained shooter’ genre with a tactical arcade space shooter. Classic 90's inspired sci-fi action adds a whiff of Dark Souls to its varied-weaponry combat, pairing a need for quick reactions and gaming skills with patience, timing, and smart decision.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, 1990's 11.1%, Tactical 8.3%

Save mankind's last hard-drive with your rechargeable laser-beam in this tight single-stick top-down shooter!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 8%

Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Shooter 9.5%, Top-Down 5.8%

Fight through immense waves of enemies and test yourself in this difficult, top-down shooter. Swap between short and long-range weapons to tackle any situation. Unlock and upgrade dozens of weapon combinations to customize your loadout. How long can you survive before you get OVERRUN!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Arcade 6.3%, Retro 6%

CRATES N' MOHAWKS is a chaotic arena shooter where every crate swaps your weapon. Grab crates, adapt to constantly changing guns, dodge swarms of enemies, and survive as long as possible while pushing your score higher.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 8.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.8%

A minimalist arcade arena shooter where your bullets never disappear. Every shot you miss keeps ricocheting until it hits something — an enemy, or you. Dodge your own accumulating crossfire across 50 levels, or turn it on your friends in local versus for 2 to 4 players.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 7.9%

Not a regular shmup player? No worries! This is a super chill, low-difficulty, fully voiced bullet hell shooter just for you! Wipe out the AI machine armada attacking from all directions!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shooter 11.4%, 1990's 11%, Top-Down 7.3%

Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shooter 11.6%, 1990's 10.6%, Arcade 10.5%

Unleash explosive action in a deck-building top-down shooter. Customize your bullets with a strategic deck of cards for devastating effects.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, 1990's 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%, Retro 8.8%

The iconic stuck-it-to-the-man party game receives an EPIC FREE STORY MODE UPDATE! Rise to the challenge of the evil Shogun Han Gorou!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shooter 9.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.9%

SkiFree meets Survivors! Shred down a procedural mountain, blasting monsters to hard-rock Christmas tunes. Dodge trees, jump enemies, and yes—you can run over squirrels. Fast-paced winter chaos for any season!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.1%, 1990's 7.5%

This lightning fast arena shooter brings you right back to the highscore hunts of the arcade era. Use your arsenal of deadly weapons wisely against the increasingly ferocious monster hordes to survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 9%

Gunstorm is a space shooter loaded with playability. Wave after wave of alien craft attack your agile ship. Use the mouse to control your ship at the speed of thought in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 8.9%

A top-down roguelite inside one sealed chamber. Ten levels, one hundred waves, and upgrades that compound into something the facility was not built to contain. The run ends when you break — or when the reaction does.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.7%, Minimalist 9%

Stopping Santa is a Jazzy top-down arena shooter where you play a mercenary fighting against Santa’s legions. Short play sessions, simple controls, instant action, and a global leaderboard for the Top 10. Inspired by classic arcade games.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7.4%

Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shooter 9.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 8.2%

A fast-paced vertical shooter built for short sessions! 2-Minute and 5-Minute score attack modes with beautiful X68000-style pixel art.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, 1990's 12.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.1%

Squish Them All is a top-down arcade shooter where your weapon has hidden abilities you have to figure out how to use. Face swarms of human sized insects and conquer the leaderboards. The bugs die in one shot but make one mistake and you will die.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Arcade 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Senli 307 is a top-down shooter where you can turn, accelerate, and decelerate using only WASD (or arrow keys), and repeatedly search for and destroy enemies.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shooter 8.6%, Minimalist 8.5%

"Angles of Death" is an action RPG and roguelike game. It blends the intensity of real-time combat and the unpredictability of roguelike mechanics. The pixel art aesthetic adds a nostalgic yet modern visual appeal, while the atmospheric soundtrack immerses players in a dark and captivating world.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Top-Down 6.4%

A top down shooter where the only way to move and fight is with the recoil of your blunderbuss. Whirl through waves of garden-destroying pests to defend Bert's garden, strive to reach higher and higher scores and become the Top Gnome!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 7.1%

The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 12.1%, 1990's 8.7%

Ogo is an arcade twin-stick shooter where you control yin and yang to defeat your enemies, complete varied levels or just relax in different endless game modes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 9.1%

Abyss Prowler is an arcade inspired top-down arena shooter where you should always stay on the move to survive. Dash, reposition and strike. Demo is available.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 8.1%

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%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 12%, Minimalist 8.1%