Games Like CARSTEROIDS

A retro-inspired top-down vehicular shooter where you weave through danger, unleash heavy weapons, rescue POWs, destroy enemy forces, and battle explosive bosses across fast-paced, arcade-style combat missions.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 30.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Driving 11.2%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 7.9%

Shoot Your Friends is not just a command, but is also a fast-paced couch shooter for 2-4 pals. It's never been easier to blast your buddies with a handful of staple guns and exotic game modes. Also, you're a tank.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.9%, Vehicular Combat 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 6.5%

Crazy Tanks is a Free to play game where bullets bounce of walls, maps have movable crates, and there are Heal and shield Power-Ups in a Free For all Round with up to 10 players to see who is the best one.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.4%, Vehicular Combat 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 6.9%

In this action-packed top-down vehicular combat game from the 1980s, take on the role of a lone road warrior fighting to protect the highways of the western frontier from the sinister Draconian League! Drive a high-tech spy car, with machine guns, oil slicks, missiles and more!

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 32.7%, Driving 22%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 6.5%

DRFT is a physics-based arena shooter. Weaponize the raw momentum of every drift to supercharge into an invulnerable wrecking ball. Shred waves of foes and bounce off walls to survive. Between runs, stack upgrades to turn your hard-to-handle hatchback into a screen-clearing machine of destruction.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.8%, Vehicular Combat 19.6%, Driving 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Roguelite 10.6%

Steel shadows arena - Top down shooter tank arena game done in a 90s style. Fight AI tanks in 1v1s death match style arenas to unlock levels and Upgrade points.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, 1990's 14.1%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 7.1%

Vehicles. Arenas. Friends to crush. RumBall Stadium: the Free to Play multiplayer vehicular combat game ! Drive Tanks, 4x4s and Racers in explosive arenas ! Collect Coins, equip Super Powers and crush your friends ! Discover multiple arenas and game modes !

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 36.4%, Arena Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down 5.7%, PvP 4.5%

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 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11%, Local Co-Op 7.5%

Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Vehicular Combat 12.3%, Arcade 10.6%

CyVenge is a fast paced and action packed rougelite arena shooter. Choose from many upgradable weapons and abilities and help Cy fight against numerous waves of enemies!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 36.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Roguelite 17.3%, Shooter 7.3%, Top-Down 5.5%

Riot Ride is a car-combat roguelike where you play as a car in retro and Tron-like vibes. Speed, drift, and pull off the craziest maneuvers while crushing challenging enemies and bosses with endless synergies of weapons and items.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 34.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Arena Shooter 14.2%, Roguelite 9.8%, Shooter 9.7%

Cell Wars is a classic arcade shooter where your goal is to consume all enemy cells by shooting and eating them. Inspired by NES graphics, gameplay from arcade 80s cabinets, and early 2000s skill tree systems. Unlock abilities and skills to survive waves of regular, elite and boss cells.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Roguelite 12.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.6%

A near-future vehicle combat game where corporations run the world and ten criminals have been offered prizes they can't refuse — if they survive the arena. Tear through brutal multiplayer matches or uncover the truth across ten story-driven campaigns. Early Access now.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 33.7%, Arena Shooter 19%, Driving 16.5%, Shooter 8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Cosmotrons is a cosmic battleground where skill and strategy collide. Choose your ship and customize its weaponry, engage in epic dogfights, navigate treacherous environments and outmaneuver your opponents in intense, fast-paced multiplayer battles. Are you ready to become a true space ace?

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Local Multiplayer 9%, Shooter 8.6%, Top-Down 8.4%

Blast, ram and outrun your opponents - Nomads in the Dust is an arena-based vehicular combat game that pits up to 6 combatants against each other in fast-paced explosive rounds in a variety of unique locations. Play solo against AI opponents or take the fight online against other players!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.5%, Driving 23.4%, Vehicular Combat 22.3%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 7.2%

Use 13 different cars to run over the endless horde of zombies in a fully physics-based environment! Get more gas by killing zombies to keep your car running, then collect gold and use it to buy new cars so you can kill more zombies!

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 31.9%, Arena Shooter 20%, Driving 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Top-Down 7.6%

Fever Tilt is a fast 1v1 zero-G arena where you mine gems, weaponize drifting debris, and sabotage your opponent with lasers, forcefields, and explosives. Procedural arenas and physics-driven chaos make every 3–7 minute match a ruthless fight to score first.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 25.4%, Arena Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Arcade 6.2%

Guncar Arena is a chaos-fueled action game with bullet hell battles on wheels. Outrun your enemies in high-speed chases and obliterate alien invaders and rogue vehicles to unlock explosive new abilities. Survive the mayhem, fight your way through relentless foes, and stop the alien invasion!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.3%, Vehicular Combat 17.9%, Driving 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Roguelite 10.1%

Tanks of Chaos is a fast-paced top-down 2D pixel art game where you battle waves of enemies using customizable tanks. Upgrade your arsenal, face unique foes, and conquer diverse worlds in intense, retro-style combat. Can you survive the onslaught?

Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.2%, Vehicular Combat 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Roguelite 13.8%, Shooter 8.4%

Dungeon Sucker is a 2D roguelite shooter. For the upcoming dungeon inspection, the Demon left for her summer vacation and entrusted the cleaning to an agency. Armed with the “Mighty Vacuum,” you can absorb anything that stands in your way. Clean up the chaotic dungeon—if you can!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Arena Shooter 21.1%, Roguelite 16.3%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Top-Down 7.2%

Upgrade your ride and unleash devastating firepower to take down Wire Throne! One life, one car in this roguelite top-down looter shooter!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.7%, Vehicular Combat 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Driving 15%, Roguelite 10.8%

Core Breach is a fast-paced, twin-stick arcade shooter in a pixel art style. Play as a Trojan worm virus, outmaneuvering and destroying antivirus enemies. Upgrade your worm with powerful attacks and skills as you fight to breach the CPU core and uncover its secrets

Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Roguelite 14.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 7.6%

Defend your space station against relentless waves of enemies in a fast-paced roguelite top-down shooter. Collect resources, upgrade your ship, and make strategic decisions between waves to survive escalating chaos and push your run further.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 34.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Roguelite 17%, Top-Down 7.7%, Action 6.7%

Solar Serpent Squadron is a survivor bullet heaven game with snake-like movement. You will build your snake "body" as weapons, and destroy hundreds of enemies swarm coming right at you!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 42.7%, Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 8%, Action 4.2%

Master an arm cannon built from the scraps of your enemies, specialized ammo, and quick thinking, to tear your way to the heart of the mechanical scourge threatening your planet.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 38.9%, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Top-Down 8.1%, Sci-fi 5.3%

2-4 local players navigate the darkness while battling one another to be the last ship left. Fire your BEAM to destroy other ships and stay hidden while navigating the arena. Your PING not only reflects enemy BEAMs, but also reveals your surroundings and your location to everyone, so use it wisely!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.3%, Vehicular Combat 24%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 7.9%, Top-Down 7.1%

Vertical FPS. Skiing, Jetpacks, and speed!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 35.7%, Vehicular Combat 25.9%, Shooter 15.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Action 7.1%

Embark on a daring journey in 'Cosmic Cargo,' a thrilling space adventure where you're the architect and captain of your own spacecraft. Carry cargo from station to station while fending off enemies and avoiding stellar hazards.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 31.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down 9.7%, Sci-fi 5.6%

In Attack of the Toy Tanks, across the game’s 60 levels in the main campaign, players must take control of the provided vehicle of war and battle it out across different arenas and be the last tank standing.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Vehicular Combat 12.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10.5%

FRANZ FURY is a top-down, car combat game. Drive your muscle-car through a post-apocalyptic world. Customize your car with weapons, engines, armor and specials. Unlock new items by beating brutal combat and fun sidemissions. Meet crazy friends and insane enemies on your journey!

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 31.7%, Driving 19%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shooter 8.6%, Top-Down 8.4%

Unleash the fury of giant capital ship combat and conquer the stars!

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Arena Shooter 15.7%, Shooter 8.9%, Roguelite 8.6%

Guide a brave bacteria to rescue his fiancée Zoe from the creatures of the immune system, using an arsenal of organic weapons and unique abilities.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Shooter 9.3%

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 39.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Arcade 9.4%, Sci-fi 5.5%

Machines took all jobs but one - urban blood sport. Chrome Carnage is a multiplayer top down shooter set in vibrant chaotic cyberpunk cities.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 21.6%, Arena Shooter 19.5%, Driving 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, 1990's 8.9%

Arcane Overdrive, is a survivor-like game where you combine different vehicle parts to create your own gameplay and movement style.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 36.7%, Driving 19.1%, Roguelite 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down 4.9%

Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Roguelite 14.5%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Arcade 7.8%

Relive the ‘90s crime sandbox alone, or with a partner by your side. Prepare for a head on collision of the classic and the contemporary in The Henchmen - a chaotic, co-operative crime thriller.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 26%, Driving 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, 1990's 10.3%, Shooter 8.7%

Fast-paced top down shooter. Single player or 2-4 players in local multiplayer / co-op. Sci-fi setting. 3D physics makes the gameplay more dynamic / immersive than traditional 2D shooters. Varied weapons, enemies and interactive environments. All set to a pounding rock / electronica score.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.7%, Arcade 7.5%

In "A Minor Pest Problem," Pilot a heavily armed truck through environments in this 2D top-down shooter. Prove that no problem is too big for a trucker with enough firepower. Drive, shoot, survive, and show the wilderness what a real pest looks like.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.4%, Vehicular Combat 28.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Top-Down 10.3%, Action 6.4%

They took his dam. Now he’s taking revenge! Use a heavily armored bulldozer and arsenal of weapons to plow through buildings and enemy hordes alike. Raze entire city blocks, recruit unstable animal accomplices, and choose the right upgrades to become unstoppable in this Survivor-like beaver rampage.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 29.4%, Driving 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Roguelite 12.2%, Procedural Generation 6.8%

Plasmarena is a top down arena shooter ideal for casual play with friends. Shatter them to pieces in an endless arena of digital death!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Top-Down 9.7%, PvP 8.7%

Astrogeo is a fast-paced retro shooter with unlockable ships, strategic weapon swapping, and escalating waves of enemies and bosses. Upgrade wisely and fight for the highest score!

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 30.3%, Roguelite 23.5%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 10.8%, Top-Down 8.7%

Outrun the law. Destroy everything. Survive an escalating cyberpunk manhunt in this explosive vehicular roguelike.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 38.6%, Driving 22.3%, Arena Shooter 13.6%, Roguelite 9.6%, Arcade 9.2%

Couch co-op game for 1 to 4 players. Offline multiplayer and single player. Battle solo or in groups, clear levels. Eliminate all foes on stage to advance. Treasure chests give you new power-ups: speed, power, pass through walls, etc.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Arcade 11.3%, Top-Down 8.1%, Local Co-Op 7.9%

BlazeRush is a dynamic arcade racing survival game with no health, no levelling and no brakes! You can assemble a team of friends to play in local or online multiplayer, choose a car to your taste and chase, blow up and cut off! Adapt your style and tactics to new enemies, obstacles and tracks.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 29.2%, Arena Shooter 18.4%, Driving 14%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Local Multiplayer 7.9%

Explore music, aesthetics, and cars inspired by the 1980s in this car based action roguelike. Drift, dodge, and ram as you build your machine, as your engine powers your weapons,. Horsepower, torque, RPM, speed, and gear choice shape how you fight.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 43.8%, Driving 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Top-Down 7.5%, Action 2.9%

It's Wizard VS Wizard in this isometric arcade battle blaster! Dominate a gauntlet of Best-of-5 duels across unique, destructible arenas that change with every match. Out-maneuver rivals with your chosen fighter's special moves to an eclectic electronic score by inflexi0n.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 34%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Arcade 7.9%, Top-Down 6.6%

Ripper is a top-down shooter with fully destructible environments, fog of war, and Steam multiplayer. Break through walls, survive enemy waves, and battle your friends.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 36.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Top-Down 7.9%, PvP 6.9%

NOXE: 100 unique Steam achievements to decorate your profile.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 38.9%, Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Arcade 6.7%, Shooter 6.4%, Sci-fi 6.3%

A frenetic couch-coop 2D top down battler for 2-4 players, set in orbit around a black hole. Use orbital mechanics to curve your shots, outmaneuver your opponents, and survive.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Vehicular Combat 17.1%, Local Multiplayer 11%, Arcade 7.3%

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 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 13.7%, 1990's 7.8%

Retro-inspired tank arena combat where every wall can become a weapon. Master ricochets, random battlefields, powerful pickups, and chaotic multiplayer battles against friends or AI opponents. Supports solo play, team battles, local multiplayer, and Remote Play Together.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Vehicular Combat 16.5%, Shooter 7.9%, Arcade 6.1%

Survive a post-apocalyptic world with 16 customizable armored vehicles. Outsmart rivals using guns, grapple winches, and oil slicks. Battle 5 epic bosses, level up your driver, and relive the thrill of combat and exploration.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 48%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Driving 18.2%, Shooter 5.6%, Action 3.4%

Go fast and avoid hazards as you hunt for artefacts to build out your deck.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 34%, Roguelite 17.5%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 11.1%

EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP will take you into The Loop, a secret facility built on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Volunteers are forced to enter the eerie rooms of the complex, seemingly without an exit. But what is that massive door in one of the rooms? Is there perhaps a way to escape?

Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Roguelite 15.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down 9%

A top-down driving shooter. It's like Devil Daggers + GTA1 (Kill Frenzy!). Stop The Great Old Ones - or die trying!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.9%, Driving 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Arcade 7%, Shooter 6.8%

A difficult top-down shooter with 4 bosses (featuring Big Jean). Each boss will try to stop you with their unique abilities. Despite this, you are still gunning for Jean.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 9.4%

An overload of 8-bit-style action mayhem, Crosstown hands you a toga and a gun, and lets you loose in an ever-changing maze full of monsters and explosions! 40 levels, up to 4 players, and an endless mode!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Shooter 13%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 9.7%