60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Aliens, Sci-fi, Space.
Discover an indie anthology of creative games crafted during my undergrad journey. Explore multiple genres and themes in this personal collection, made solo or with small teams of up to five students. Each game tells a unique story and reflects the passion behind its creation.
Dwarf Star
Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.
Martian Invaders
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.
Why similar: Mars 29.3% ★, Aliens 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Old School 8.9%
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Mars 33.3% ★, Aliens 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Old School 10.1%, Shooter 6.7%
Be THE Cowboy in this top down shooter that allows you to upgrade your health, dash speed, and sword strength, as well as 19 weapons, with the souls you collect from your slain enemies!
Why similar: Mars 37.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Aliens 12.5%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, PvE 6.1%
Marsmare: Alienation is a thrilling adventure of an earthling kidnapped by malevolent aliens. Improve your gear and gain new abilities as you progress through the game. Encounter numerous enemies such as Martians, robotic spiders, space slugs and flying drones.
Why similar: Mars 33.2% ★, Aliens 15.7%, Retro 14%, 3D Platformer 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
This terrifying 1990s sci-fi first-person shooter from Capstone Software has you venturing deep into the dark and twisting test chambers of Corridor 7 to combat a hostile takeover of Earth.
Why similar: Aliens 23.3%, Mars 20.3% ★, FPS 14.3%, Retro 12.1%, Old School 9.3%
Spacejack a UFO and turn alien tech against its owners across 49 action-packed stages. Use black holes, nukes, slow-mo, and more to survive escalating waves and save the planet.
Why similar: Mars 40.4% ★, Aliens 18.5%, Bullet Hell 8.7%, Old School 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%
Get ready for an adventure in this fast-paced action game! With randomly generated levels and endless mode, you'll never play the same level twice in Blockrunner. Each playthrough is a new adventure, filled with unique challenges and surprises!
Why similar: Runner 25%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Aliens 10.2%
Xentra Station is a retro-inspired 2D shooting platform set in a futuristic mysterious world.
Why similar: Aliens 26.6%, Old School 17.4%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Retro 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.4%
Blood Aliens 3 is a cinematic, story-driven space shooter where every alien wave burns hope into defiance.
Why similar: Mars 39.8% ★, Aliens 13.6%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Doge to the Moon is an endless runner game based on the WSB and Dogecoin stock market saga. Help Doge as he rocks out to a great soundtrack flying through space while avoiding asteroids, comets, and other out of this world obstacles as you try to get Doge to the Moon and BEYOND! MUCH WOW, included.
Why similar: Mars 48.4% ★, Runner 27.5%, Old School 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Aliens 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Old School 10.8%, Shooter 10%
We want you to experience the dreadful emptiness of space and the tension of the obscurity of aliens.
Why similar: Mars 39.3% ★, FPS 17.1%, Aliens 14.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8%
Race through caverns while blasting away enemies and terrain to reach the depths of Mars in this reimagining of the 1981 classic.
Why similar: Mars 48.8% ★, Aliens 15.1%, Old School 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Shooter 8%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Aliens 19%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Old School 12.8%, Shooter 8.8%
A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Aliens 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13%, Old School 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%
Caves of Mars is a new 2D sci-fi action adventure space shooter game set in the mysterious caves of the planet Mars. Your mission is to navigate your spacecraft through 100 procedurally generated levels, battle against and destroy enemies and alien lifeforms and collect as many gems as possible.
Why similar: Mars 47.2% ★, Aliens 17.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Retro 7.5%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
Defend your base on Mars from invaders in Residuum. A thrilling mix of tower defense and shooter gameplay, upgrade weapons and choose your crew for a unique experience each time. Play with a friend for even more excitement!
Why similar: Mars 40.7% ★, Aliens 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%
Fight through the monster-infested darkness on Mars. Every death alters your DNA, granting power at a steep price. Upgrade weapons, uncover secrets, and choose your fate in this pixel-art horror with dark humor.
Why similar: Mars 38.5% ★, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Old School 10.2%, Platformer 8.7%, Shooter 8.5%
Defend the human colony on the planet Phoebe in the Eridani star system against a mysterious alien species. Utilize one of four fighter jets, each with unique abilities and attributes.
Why similar: Mars 52.8% ★, Retro 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.8%, PvE 9.5%, Aliens 8.8%
PSYCHEDELIC HORROR SHOOTER!
Why similar: Mars 39.2% ★, 3D Platformer 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, FPS 12.9%, PvE 7.8%
Mission Mars is an action FPS inspired by the shooters of the '90s. The game features an intense single player experience set on Mars in the 22nd century.
Why similar: Mars 34.8% ★, FPS 22.4%, Aliens 16%, Old School 14.6%, Shooter 9.3%
Saturn Quest: Blast Effect is a story-driven action adventure game set in the human-less galaxy far far away. Fly, climb, shoot, explore the world and fight the giant bosses in this 8 Bit style Space Opera, full of drama and epic.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Aliens 16.8%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Old School 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.8%
The second installment of the "刻一刻(KIK)" series!"Utsushiyochigai"It is a world that exists parallel to the present world in which we live, a world inhabited by gods and Yokai.This story is a new generation Urashima Taro, in which two girls confront yokai in order to solve the cursed beach incident!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Old School 18.5%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Retro 10.6%
A pixel-art side-scrolling runner: beat the alien in a rescue race for your kidnapped animals. Sprint, jump, and slide through mines, birds, and traps. Reach your friends before your captor. Fast retro chases, tight timing, and rescue-first stakes on land and underwater.
Why similar: Runner 24.2%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Old School 13.4%, Aliens 11%, Platformer 10.8%
Dig for rare minerals, upgrade your harvester and unlock research to escape from planet Volantis.
Why similar: Mars 39.4% ★, Procedural Generation 13%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Old School 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Help brave Betty to collect the stolen gold! In this fast-paced 2D pixel art retro single screen platformer, you'll race through 60 challenging levels full of traps, obstacles and surprises.
Why similar: Runner 29.4%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Old School 9.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
Blast through enemy defenses in this intense 16-bit shoot ‘em up (or shmup), dismantling interplanetary shields to bring humanity’s last hope back from Mars and save Earth from ecological collapse.
Why similar: Mars 46.9% ★, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 9%, Old School 7.3%, Sci-fi 5.7%
A high-definition arcade shooter blending old-school action with modern polish. Battle across the Solar System, upgrade your weapons, and unlock tougher challenges in Nemesis Mode - all set to a hypnotic, retro-electro soundtrack.
Why similar: Old School 28.3%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Retro 16.7%, Aliens 14.8%, Shooter 9.6%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Aliens 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Old School 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Space bounty hunter Falco must explore the solar system in search of his ex-girlfriend and destroy the Black Star cult. Collect bounties, upgrade your equipment, explore planets, crack wise & fight aliens in this GZDoom-powered Retro-FPS adventure.
Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Aliens 19.3%, Old School 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Shooter 10.9%
Enjoy this 2D metroidvania-like bullet hell platformer. Jump, dodge and traverse using your jet pack. Find weapons and abilities. Fight bosses and escape an old space station drifting through the cosmos. You are alone, with nothing but a space suit and a gun. Just keep going! Persevere and triumph!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Aliens 17.4%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Retro 12.6%, Platformer 9.7%
Alienstein is a retro inspired FPS with random generated levels and boss fights 🔫
Why similar: Aliens 28%, FPS 26.3%, Procedural Generation 25.8%, Retro 15.5%, Indie 2.5%
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Aliens 19.2%, Old School 16.2%, Retro 10.3%, Shooter 8.8%
Run and gun while you shoot down hoards of alien space ships in a bullet hell shooter/endless runner. Upgrade your gun with various power ups and weapon types like rockets, grenades and lasers. And finally defeat menacing boss ships to save the world from the scourge of alien invaders.
Why similar: Runner 25.4%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Aliens 11%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Old School 9%
Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!
Why similar: Aliens 20.5%, Old School 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Retro 13.2%
Blue Jay Joyride is a fast-paced 2D space shooter. Go through waves of enemies and fight progressively harder bosses. Collect one of the many unique powerups to give your ship a fighting chance in this intense game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Aliens 22.8%, Old School 15.9%, Retro 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Old School 23.3%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Retro 12.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Platformer 8.1%
Experience both being a one man army as well as running for your life in this intense action packed platformer. Maneuver between precarious environments and equip a cosmonaut of your choice with space-era weaponry to oppose overwhelming enemy forces.
Why similar: Runner 25.2%, Mars 19.4% ★, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Shooter 8.9%, Platformer 8.8%
Alpha Force Zero is an intense top-down bullet-hell adventure that requires skill and planning. Utilize multiple weapon systems including an Auto-Turret with adjustable firing modes and unlock upgrades that you can equip in your ship to give you the upper hand. Dodge, fight, survive!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 18%, Aliens 14.2%, Old School 10.4%, Sci-fi 9%
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: Old School 18%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Retro 11.6%, Aliens 11.6%
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: Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Aliens 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Retro 11.5%, Old School 8.4%
Sharks of Mars: Prologue begins the story of an unlikely hero (you) who finds that little green men are the least of our worries on the red planet. Explore the Martian landscape, solve puzzles, and fight for your survival!
Why similar: Mars 48.6% ★, FPS 16.3%, Sci-fi 12%, Shooter 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
A retro space themed action shooter where your bullets send you flying through the air!
Why similar: Aliens 25.2%, Old School 16.7%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 10.2%
You are Wiloo, and a lonely alien known as Dr. ETvaldo has kidnapped your dog! Now only you can save your best friend! This game is the Deluxe version of "WILOO" and "Super Wiloo Demake," rebuilt using current codebase, featuring updated pixelated graphics and many improvements!
Why similar: Old School 21.3%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Retro 15.3%, Aliens 13.1%, Platformer 10.9%
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.8%, Retro 14.7%, Aliens 13.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
CYNOROID FORSAKEN is a free aim platformer that uses the mouse to aim and It is a free aim platformer where you aim with the mouse and move with the WASD keys. With multiple weapons, a laser chainsaw that can be used by right-clicking, and the ability to eat enemy carcasses.
Why similar: Old School 21%, Runner 17.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Retro 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
In this fantasy action game, you dodge obstacles and pick up treasure while falling in an endless cavern. Unlock characters with powerful movement abilities as you strive to fall deeper and deeper before the inevitable SPLAT.
Why similar: Runner 29.9%, Old School 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Retro 8.4%
Join Captain Rijk as he attempts to escape from the clutches of one of the most villainous species in the galaxy. Help to uncover the horrors that are being carried out on the fringes of the civilised galaxy and become the divine being prophesised to inspire an uprising and destroy The Domain.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Aliens 26.1%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
"Touch Your Eyes" is a game born in the 2023 CiGA Gamejam. It is primarily a puzzle game with a gameplay style similar to pushing boxes, featuring multiple levels with special mechanics. We will continue to develop this game, and during this process, we welcome everyone to join our Discord and QQ communities to share your...
Why similar: Mars 46.7% ★, Aliens 19.7%, Sci-fi 11.3%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Aliens 16%, Old School 11.2%, Retro 10.8%
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: Bullet Hell 19%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Aliens 18.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 10.5%
"Mr. Hoob!" is a colorful remaster of a FICTIONAL 2006 3D-platformer where you play as an energetic and always smiling platform-hopping character who shoots golden rings from his eyes at blue and green aliens! BEWARE; This game gets darker as it progresses...
Why similar: Aliens 29%, 3D Platformer 20.3%, Retro 15.1%, Old School 14.2%, PvE 10.9%
ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.1%, Old School 17.9%, Retro 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.
Why similar: Aliens 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Old School 15%, Retro 9.6%
This is a shooting action game in the style of Metroidvania. It is not a very complex maze, and the emphasis is on shooting combat. There are several types of weapons that can be used, and maintaining firepower is an important key to the strategy.
Why similar: Mars 46.1% ★, Aliens 27.1%, Shooter 11.7%, PvE 7.2%, 2D 4.3%
G WARRIOR is a retro hardcore action shooting game. Pick up the gun and destroy all robots and aliens. Fight in colorful scenes such as snowy mountains, caves, seas of fire, alien lairs, etc.! !
Why similar: Mars 28.8% ★, Aliens 17.2%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Shooter 7.8%
A FPS. Run through rooms and hallways and shoot robots. The more you run, the FASTER you run. Use wall run and slide to pass obstacles, bullet-time to dodge attacks, and shoot enemies. SPEED is all that matters.
Why similar: Runner 23.3%, 3D Platformer 16.1%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, FPS 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.4%
Us Against Aliens is a survival shooter game on a spaceship that flies towards Earth. On the ship, something is constantly happening and you need to solve these problems along the way by shooting back from aliens who are constantly hunting you
Why similar: Aliens 24.8%, Mars 23.5% ★, FPS 15.8%, Old School 14.9%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
Aiming is uneasy, movements are slow, resources are hard to earn. Stop farming infinite vegetables, try to acquire some more jigowatts in empty space, where no one can hear your scream. Moon is a harsh mistress.
Why similar: Mars 40.8% ★, Aliens 20.7%, FPS 12.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, PvE 7.4%
Arcade space shooter that gets progressively harder, the longer you play. It's a simple a matter of shooting the alien missiles, before they hit you. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Aliens 33.9%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Procedural Generation 19.8%, Shooter 14.7%, 2D 4.9%
