
Go on a quest to restore life to the world in this retro inspired shooter! You must be skillful and tactical as many will try to stop you! You are an exile after all which is a death sentence. But things may be as they seem on this journey.
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Go on a quest to restore life to the world in this retro inspired shooter! You must be skillful and tactical as many will try to stop you! You are an exile after all which is a death sentence. But things may be as they seem on this journey.

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You are last humanity hope to bring down the greatest threat mankind has been deal with it. Gears up your arsenal, face hordes of enemies and deadly bosses in this new verticall shoot em up.

The Pulse of Evil
Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.
You are last humanity hope to bring down the greatest threat mankind has been deal with it. Gears up your arsenal, face hordes of enemies and deadly bosses in this new verticall shoot em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Action 12.4%, Arcade 12%
Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shooter 13%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Action 9.9%
Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Shooter 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Action 9.5%
Thrusta X is a 2D retro-style shoot'em-up where the goal is to convey an experience rather than acquiring a high score or the best upgrades. Story, puzzle, and battle elements are combined into one flowing adventure. Every level throws something new at the player.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Action 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shooter 13.9%, Adventure 13.4%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 14.2%
“Max and the book of chaos” is and arcade 2D action game with elements of run and gun and shoot ´em up classic games with a strong arcade feeling. A kid who will have the destiny of the world in his hands. Will have to face this wave of disasters, save the world and free your buddies.
Why similar: Action 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Shooter 15%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 12.2%, Top-Down 7.5%
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 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Action 14.1%, Arcade 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.3%
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 26%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 8.6%, Arcade 8.3%
Find and solve the problem in Mystery Land Teimei! It includes both fun exploration and shooting games.
Why similar: Action 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shooter 15.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Arcade 13%
Pirate's Peril is an arcade shooter themed in the world of pirates on the open sea!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Action 20%, Arcade 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Steel Seraph is a shooter-adventure hybrid set on a colony planet in the distant future. Fly, run, strafe, dodge and shoot your way through a variety of stages and take down powerful invasion leaders and their minions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Action 11.3%, Shooter 10.4%
Peer beyond the veil and experience the ethereal in The Ghost and The Phoenix, a captivating neo-classical top-down shooter. Navigate the realms between life and death in this supernatural action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Arcade 8%, Action 6.8%
This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 9.9%
"Neko Miko Kaibyo Shioki no Emaki" is an arcade-style action game where both allies and enemies are cats. Control the cat shrine maiden and her cat companions with the joystick, and run through the stages while defending against the fierce attacks of the monstrous cats with your feline companions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Action 15.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.8%
The world is engulfed with poisonous gas and deadly monsters. To survive and find truth about the world, welcome to Smogpunk.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Action 17.6%, Adventure 15%, Arcade 13.9%
Astrotester is an action-adventure game. Complete tasks across various locations and levels. Fight against the dominant forces of the Flow and hostile creatures. Learn more about the world of Stellar system.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.1%
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 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Action 15.1%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 14.8%
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 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Shooter 16.1%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 6.8%
Space & Pixels is a top-down space shooter with classic gameplay. Battle through each level, blast lots of enemies, upgrade your ship's firepower, and uncover the truth behind your dangerous mission.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Action 19.2%, Arcade 17.5%, Shooter 17.5%, Top-Down 7.8%
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 9.7%
Main Action - 3d top-down shooter with pixel graphics, not a long game with magic and monsters. In this game you will save the world and the villagers from evil. You are a magical creature who alone must cope with evil.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31%, Shooter 17.5%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 9.4%
Dead-End Bounty is an open-world top-down shooter set in the wild west! A frontier with 3 kinds of people: the ones on wanted posters, the ones printing them, and people like Charlie—a bounty hunter with his eyes set on one particular bounty that has slipped through his hands a few too many times.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shooter 14.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Action 7.7%
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%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 9.3%
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 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Action 15.5%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 12%
The Saikyo-style system, trusted by players from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts, now features a new three-stage charge shot enhancement system, significantly boosting strategic depth. If you haven't played it yet, we urge you to give it a try.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Action 14.8%, Arcade 14.1%, Shooter 14%
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 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Action 16.9%, Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 13.9%
Life is about sacrifices....Well in this case it's about eating, shooting, killing, reproducing and then deciding when to sacrifice your offspring. Pond Scum is a Top-down shooter survival game. You must Eat, shoot and move your eggs to safety, or alternatively sacrifice them....
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 15.2%, Action 11.6%
Rock 'N Roll G.E.O.S. Wars is a completely new dimension of the original Rock 'N Roll game. In this game, players can work together to vanquish the space rocks that threaten Earth... or they can choose to face each other in a wide variety of duel modes!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 9.9%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Action 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Arcade 16.7%, Shooter 16.4%
Blast through waves of chaos in this retro inspired space shooter. Simple mechanics, high energy rock/electronic soundtrack, and a gloriously goofy tone make Nova Rebellion a cosmic throwback Back when space shooters were all the rage.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 9.7%, Top-Down 7.9%
Lock On. Light Up. Lay Waste. Demon Protocol is a retro arcade space shooter with 25 waves of relentless enemies, 4 brutal bosses, and power-ups to keep you fighting. Choose your difficulty and see how far you can push before the demons win.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Shooter 19%, Action 19%, Arcade 13.8%, Top-Down 7.4%
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 23.6%, Action 17.6%, Shooter 16.8%, Arcade 16.6%, Top-Down 7.3%
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 10.1%
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%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
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 19.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 14%
The world has been taken over by an alien invasion. On the eve of destruction, humanity called out for their last hope. Takotan we need your help!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Action 23.6%, Adventure 20.2%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 13.3%
Space adventure is a classic Shoot 'Em Up style game with a fast pace and a test of your reflexes. Maneuver, collect bonuses and score points to become the best!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 10.4%
ZOMBIES!!! Overloaded waves of undead chaos! Armed with crazy weapons and power-ups, you’ll fight, dodge, and nuke your way through endless hordes. Face intense bosses, survive outrageous room filling hordes, and climb the leaderboards! It’s fast, it’s gory, it’s OVERLOADED!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 10.8%
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 10.1%
Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shooter 12%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Arcade 10.6%
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 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action 14.9%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 14.6%
A fast pace retro arcade shooter. Fight waves of zombies and dragons with a great gun collection. Battle five wild bosses all while trying to keep the high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Action 17.9%, Arcade 15.6%, Shooter 15.6%
A dark fantasy themed 2D top down real-time bullet hell shooter featuring retro Pico8 pixel graphics and chiptunes
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Action 15.4%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 14.9%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Top-Down 8.2%
Shoot lasers in space because a fish told you to. Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade is a twin-stick side-scrolling space shoot-em-up which tells the story of a man side-scrolling in space and shooting-em-up with twin-sticks. This game has at least 2 characters in it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Action 18.3%, Arcade 15.9%, Shooter 15.9%, Adventure 15.7%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Action 18.2%, Arcade 16.9%, Shooter 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Action 16.5%, Arcade 15.4%, Shooter 15.2%
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 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 9.8%
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shooter 16.6%, Arcade 16.5%, Action 15.8%
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 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Action 16.3%, Shooter 15.8%, Top-Down 7%
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 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 10.2%
Pilot your helicopter to victory as your complete objectives, dodge missiles, and destroy your enemies. But don't forget to keep an eye on your fuel, ammunition, and health or you might not survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Arcade 9.4%
There are 5 pilots in training, each with unique characteristics. It is the day of the final level and everyone wil l face a test to see who will be able to accept the next challenge, a true galactic mission. Be you one of the selecteds!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Action 24.4%, Arcade 20.9%, Shooter 20.7%, 2D 5.3%
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Shooter 22.4%, Action 17%, Top-Down Shooter 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
BOMB IT! is a action packed multiplayer game. How it works? Drop bombs, destroy blocks, pick up power-ups, eliminate other players and earn trophies to win
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Action 18%, Action-Adventure 16.3%
Influenced by classic top-down shooters like Sinistar and Bosconian, Shibui Coliseum is a multidirectonally scrolling shoot ‘em up for fans of fast-paced arcade action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Action 15%, Arcade 13.9%, Retro 7.6%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 14.5%
Embark on an epic fruit-filled adventure as Jack the Apple, battling brainwashed banana soldiers in this top-down 2D pixel shooter to stop Dr. Banana's evil plans!
Why similar: Action 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Shooter 15.1%