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Games Like Breakpoint

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up.

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Breakpoint is a twin-stick slasher where your weapons explode. Break through the swarm to claim your spot on the online leaderboard.

Reviews: Very Positive — 97% — of 236 reviews
Released: 2020-09-24
Developer: Studio Aesthesia
Publisher: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 24 min
Mean playtime: 5.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 29%

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    Windows

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    95% matchVery Positive91% of 1,169 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Score Attack 10.7%, Difficult 9.1%

  5. #5 SPLIT BULLET
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Why similar: Fast-Paced 21%, Score Attack 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Difficult 10.6%, Arcade 8.3%

  6. #6 SUPER FLAIL
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 158 reviews2018
    Dev: CryptMadePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Score Attack 12.2%, Difficult 12.1%, Shooter 7.6%

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    93% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2018
    Dev: Iced Lizard Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Difficult 12.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 8.1%

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    92% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Fast-Paced 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Arcade 9.5%

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    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,549 reviews2011
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    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Score Attack 12.9%, Fast-Paced 9.7%, Top-Down 8%

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    91% matchVery Positive88% of 268 reviews2016
    Dev: Magnolia Art
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Windows · Linux

    Brick-breaking gameplay meets Survivors-like mechanics. Use your balls to destroy bricks, level up and pick upgrades to hold your ground against waves of incoming bricks and try to high score in this roguelite brick breaking game.

    Why similar: Score Attack 38%, Arcade 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Retro 11.2%, Casual 7.9%

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    90% matchMixed48% of 157 reviews2017
    Dev: Ripknot Systems
    Windows
    Median: 0 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 12%

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    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Space 10.9%, Fast-Paced 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%

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    89% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2018
    Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cycle 28 is a classic arcade space combat game where you have six minutes to beat your high-score. Simple controls, powerful upgrades, and intense dogfights. Perfect for when you just need to switch off and shoot something. See you on the scoreboard!

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    87% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2022
    Dev: Jean-François Geyelin
    Windows

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    88% matchVery Positive82% of 252 reviews2017
    Dev: William Cheek
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%

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    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    85% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,730 reviews2017
    Dev: NukGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%

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    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Windows · Linux

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    Windows
    Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%

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    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Space 11.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.8%

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    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    81% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.

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    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%

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    80% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
    Dev: 8BitSkull
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%

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    77% matchVery Positive97% of 196 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2025
    Dev: CataxisPub: Skull Queens Games
    Windows · Linux

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    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,141 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,395 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    78% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2010
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    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%

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    75% matchVery Positive80% of 95 reviews2022
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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
    Dev: Puza Games
    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
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    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2018
    Dev: IndigoBlue Game Studio
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,075 reviews2022
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    71% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2021
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    Windows · Linux

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    72% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2018
    Dev: Manufacture 43
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    63% matchVery Positive95% of 99,563 reviews2025
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    70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,639 reviews2017
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    71% matchVery Positive86% of 109 reviews2018
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  52. #52 Nebula
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2023
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    69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,077 reviews2017
    Dev: Neuronality
    Windows · Mac
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    70% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2019
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    Windows · Linux

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    66% matchVery Positive86% of 1,010 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Cursorblade is a bullet hell game where you play as the cursor, fighting your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to become more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade, and repeat!

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.7%, Arcade 21.6%, Top-Down 18%, 2D 8.2%, Score Attack 6.3%

  57. #57 BARRIER X
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,336 reviews2016
    Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!

    Why similar: Difficult 35.3%, Arcade 24.9%, Colorful 13%, Indie 10.6%, Action 8.1%

  58. #58 Brotato
    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
    Dev: Blobfish
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Hack and Slash 25.4%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Arcade 14.2%, 2D 5.7%

  59. #59 LIBLADE
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 119 reviews2021
    Dev: Eh
    Windows

    Slash, slash, slash. Sometimes you have to dance, sometimes you have to be precise. "LIBLADE" is a side-scrolling action game where you slash and slash by playing the stick. Use the twin-stick slash action to slash down everything and defeat the strongest enemies that stand in your way.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.2%, Difficult 31.5%, Arcade 17%, Sci-fi 12%, Action 4.2%

  60. #60 Nebulock
    64% matchVery Positive87% of 542 reviews2025
    Dev: LostVolBytes
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Space 13.9%, Difficult 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Arcade 8.4%

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