
A spectacular, satisfying, and super-watchable defense battle! The ultimate 8-bit shoot 'em ups born in the 21st century, ""Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE"", is now on Steam!
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A spectacular, satisfying, and super-watchable defense battle! The ultimate 8-bit shoot 'em ups born in the 21st century, ""Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE"", is now on Steam!

Silver Squad: Age of the Vortex
Humanity is on the brink of extinction; take the place of Captain Edward Stalway and save the World from the forces of the Vortex. Raid enemy bases, steal alien technologies, collect artifacts and shoot robots into tiny piles of scrap.

Gearbits: Gear Angels
2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up
Humanity is on the brink of extinction; take the place of Captain Edward Stalway and save the World from the forces of the Vortex. Raid enemy bases, steal alien technologies, collect artifacts and shoot robots into tiny piles of scrap.
Why similar: Shooter 25.3%, Side Scroller 24.5%, Action 15.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.6%, Shooter 19.1%, Action 15.6%, Aliens 14.9%, Robots 7.8%
"Escape Chase Monster" is an action game. Run away from monsters, shoot guns and reach the goal.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.8%, Shooter 20.5%, Action 11.8%, Aliens 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Rotate, aim and shoot in zero gravity space. "∀stround" is a zero-gravity shooting action game in which the screen rotates according to the character's direction. Survive against attacking creatures on a space station where gravity suddenly disappears.
Why similar: Shooter 26.1%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Action 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Bydo Missions in Your Pocket — Beyond Dimensions, the Melody of Two “R”s.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.3%, Shooter 19%, Action 15.1%, Aliens 13.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Gemaboy Zero X is an action, exploration, and platform Cyberpunk Ploidmania videogame. It is the latest installment in the PLOIDS saga in which Omega will have to travel through time to preserve it and rescue his beloved Alpha!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.2%, Shooter 17.2%, Aliens 14.7%, Action 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%
Kick the crap out of them! Side-scrolling bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36%, Shooter 26.1%, Action 22.6%, 2D 8.2%, Female Protagonist 5.5%
Do you miss the times when games were not holding your hand? When they did not forgive mistakes and controls and rules were clear and simple to learn? YES? So you miss the 90s!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, Action 14.5%, Aliens 11.6%, Shooter 10.9%, Robots 8.1%
Is the year 2074. The alien race named as the Cosmonauts arrived and conquered Earth 14 years ago. In this 2D Side-Scroll Shooter everything goes around Icarus, our main character, who got his hands on a strange artifact capable of save it's bearer from certain death.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, Shooter 21.2%, Aliens 19%, Sci-fi 7.5%, 2D 6.6%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15%, Shooter 14.7%, Aliens 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action 10.1%
This game is a 2D shooting action title focused solely on boss battles. You cannot attack on your own! Enemies fire both “red” and “blue” bullets. You must instantly identify the “blue” bullets, catch them, and fire them back. Can you defeat the monsters?
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.2%, Shooter 21.7%, Action 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, 2D 5.4%
In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.9%, Shooter 17.1%, Aliens 12.7%, Action 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%
Space is dark and full of terror... and raw resources! Mine asteroids, upgrade your equipment and blast cosmic aliens.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.7%, Shooter 19.9%, Action 17.5%, Aliens 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
FULL-THROTTLE STG "ACCELERATE ZONE". This is an action shooting game where the faster you go, the better your strategy. It's okay to take your time and go at your own pace.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.1%, Shooter 20.5%, Action 19.4%, Arcade 10.4%, Casual 9.9%
It's a side-view scroll shooter. It's a game in which you control your own aircraft and shoot down enemy aircraft. There are 21 different types of weapons to attack, and if you accumulate 3 gauges on the UI, each selected weapon will be available for a certain amount of time.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.6%, Shooter 23.1%, Action 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Futuristic 6.1%
Elyna X is shoot'em up (Shmup) for 2 players in cooperative mode.The year is 3864, mysterious ships appear and iniciate a terrible attack against planet Earth, It is up to Enyla, a courageous space pilot, to lead the space fleets in defense of her beloved planet.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.1%, Shooter 14.5%, Robots 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Action 11%
Mini Island: Summer is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.4%, Shooter 24.2%, Action 21.6%, Casual 11.7%, 2D 7.4%
So you know that one rover that landed on Mars? Yeah this isn't that.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Shooter 18.5%, Aliens 16.9%, Action 11.9%, Robots 8.5%
Mini Island: Spring is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.3%, Shooter 24.1%, Action 21.5%, Casual 11.7%, 2D 7.6%
Mixx Island: Remix is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.6%, Shooter 24.3%, Action 21.4%, Casual 11.7%, 2D 7.2%
Rain Island: Orange is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.4%, Shooter 24.2%, Action 21.6%, Casual 11.7%, 2D 7.4%
In this game, we embody an extremely angry rat that must defend itself from sewer monsters to survive. We have plenty of weapons available to achieve this.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.3%, Shooter 27.9%, Action 24.7%, 2D 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Mixx Island is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.7%, Shooter 23.8%, Action 21.8%, Casual 11.8%, 2D 7.2%
An adorable, fantastic, poppy, and slightly bizarre 2D side-scrolling shooter game! Conquer all 5 stages in order to bring back spring to the island of Esideci!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33%, Shooter 24.5%, Action 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, 2D 7.6%
Code Arcturus is a retro inspired arcade-style action platformer, with aliens, robots, spikes, explosions, and lots of coins. Blast your way through levels, compete for the fastest times on the leaderboards in Speedrun mode, or put your skills to the ultimate test in Nerfed mode
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, Shooter 15.9%, Aliens 14.2%, Robots 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Mini Island: Winter is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.8%, Shooter 23.2%, Action 20%, Casual 10.9%, Arcade 8.8%
Toward aliens and beyond is a shoot'em up game where you make your way through wave of aliens. Destroy, get experience, upgrade and repeat. Can you resist 20 minutes?
Why similar: Aliens 24.8%, Shooter 21.6%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Arcade 11.2%, Casual 10.5%
Run and gun your way deep into the neo-humanoid territory and save mankind from its own creation! Fight as special ops commander Layla in this mutant blasting weapon rich 2D action sci-fi shooter!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.1%, Aliens 22.8%, Action 15.2%, Sci-fi 9%, Arcade 6.8%
The game takes place in 2215. Suddenly terrible news has come from the outskirts of the solar system: our civilization was attacked by the alien armies. A terrible war begins, humanity is surrounded, enemy space ships press the earth's army.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.9%, Action 22.9%, Shooter 17.1%, Casual 13.5%, Arcade 6.6%
Fly with a fart! Defeat the enemy with a fart! Save Japan!? Attack and jump are integrated, and you can play with just two buttons! 2D action shooting with easy controls!
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.5%, Shooter 29.3%, Action 16.7%, 2D 9.5%, Indie 2.6%
Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot ’em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.2%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 14.9%, Aliens 10.6%, Arcade 7.7%
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Side Scroller 20%, Shooter 19.9%, Action 15.8%, Aliens 14.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%
An EXCITENGU side-scrolling shooter game to bring peace through destruction, with 2 titles x 2 modes, and useful features like Rewind and Quick Save!
Why similar: Side Scroller 37%, Shooter 26.4%, Action 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Singleplayer 2.1%
On one really bad day of his own vicious cycle. On his way home, Little Haerold's car breaks down in the bad part of town. And then he breaks down, in the violent way. Now Haerold is Homebound and Postal.
Why similar: Side Scroller 40%, Shooter 25.3%, Action 24.1%, 2D 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
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: Side Scroller 22.9%, Shooter 20.8%, Action 20.1%, Arcade 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
The Japanese just love their famous German-inspired Baumkuchen cakes, and hungry invaders from across the universe have discovered these delicious treats too! Are you up to the challenge of protecting the precious desserts from waves of alien attacks? Save the cakes!!
Why similar: Aliens 19.7%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 13.9%, Casual 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Hero and A Wicked Man is a game about Hero, who goes on an adventure to stop the evil Dr. Wicked. The core mechanics are shooting and platforming. Adventuring through each level and collecting more ammo gives the player an incentive to explore.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.7%, Shooter 21.9%, Action 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.8%
Old school side scrolling shoot'em up. Blast through exciting different locations. Defeating waves of defenders until the final boss battle. Attack of the Mechadonk is a indie game developed for fun and learning for the creator.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Shooter 21.1%, Action 19.6%, Casual 10.6%, Arcade 9.4%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.5%, Shooter 18.6%, Aliens 11.3%, Action 11%, Pixel Graphics 11%
Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".
Why similar: Side Scroller 41.5%, Shooter 21.6%, Action 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, 2D 7.5%
SUN SHOT - 2547 People have long since left the earth. In the course of constant military operations and endless skirmishes between states, conditions on earth have slipped into unsustainable conditions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.4%, Shooter 26.5%, Action 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
A free-to-play 90s-style bullet-hell shooter with high-res graphics, unlocked 60+ FPS, single-player campaign, and online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.1%, Shooter 17.2%, Aliens 14%, Action 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Naoki is an arcade platform game.help our hero to save his friends captured by a demon
Why similar: Side Scroller 38%, Action 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Arcade 12%, 2D 8.6%
DRUNKEN BARON is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter inspired by classic flappy-style games. Keep your plane in the air by tapping the button, fly through chaotic corridors, shoot invading aliens, drop bombs, and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23%, Shooter 20.6%, Action 19.4%, Aliens 14.3%, Arcade 9.4%
Mixx Island: Remix Vol. 2 is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty! This beautiful place was built only for simple fun! Choose the character and difficulty level that best suits you and enjoy a short, simple but colorful boss rush minigame!
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.1%, Shooter 23.2%, Action 19.7%, Casual 10.8%, Arcade 8.9%
During a route next to Prasinos, a colonized little planet, Helena received an order to investigate an S.O.S. sign streamed by the mothership Z9. When landing on site, she discovers that the situation was much worse than she thought.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.4%, Action 19.7%, Aliens 18%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.4%
Metaloid: Origin is an fast-paced gun’n'run 2D platformer. Take on the role of one out of three android warrior's known as “Predator” and dash through 9 different levels in order to save their planet from an robot army led by Lucian Corp, whom invade their planet and exploit the planetary resources to fuel their galactic war efforts.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.1%, Action 21%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Shooter 10.4%, 2D 7.5%
Isolated is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shooter in which you shoot, shoot and shoot ALIENS!
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.5%, Action 24.8%, Aliens 23.8%, Sci-fi 11.8%, 2D 6.3%
Betrayed by his people, TRANTOR is abandoned alone on an Alien planet. His only chance of escape is to actvate the planet's main computer that lies within the terminal building. Armed only with a flame thrower, fight your way to freedom as TRANTOR...THE LAST STORMTROOPER.
Why similar: Action 33.6%, Side Scroller 29.2%, Shooter 17.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Arcade 7.3%
A wormhole has opened up letting aliens terrorize your city. Pilot your spacecraft and destroy the aliens using flamethrowers, missiles, gatling guns, shockwaves, and more!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.1%, Aliens 20.3%, Action 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Aliens 18.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.5%, Action 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Shooter 14.4%, 2D 9.1%
Mud River is a horizontal 2D Shoot‘em Up game. The Rio Doce (Sweet River) was a paradise for mankind and animals, but now it has become a territory destroyed by the unscrupulous activities of Dr. Wellin. This is Pacal's first destination, ascending the Rio Doce preventing its complete destruction.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.9%, Shooter 18.7%, Aliens 16.6%, Action 12.3%, Arcade 8.3%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.8%, Aliens 18.2%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
The burning wall is behind you and you will not let go, try to reach the exit by showing skill and accumulating wealth.
Why similar: Side Scroller 52.2%, Action 22.3%, Arcade 13%, 2D 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.9%, Shooter 22.6%, Action 20.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
The most secure prison facility in the country is under attack ... The city mayor called personally and asked you to take care of this problem.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.1%, Action 25.8%, Shooter 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, 2D 7.4%
『FUBUKI ~zero in on Holoearth~』is a high-speed pixel action game where you control the protagonist, Shirakami Fubuki, and battle using swords and skills.
Why similar: Side Scroller 45%, Action 28%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Anime 3.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Carve the path to victory with kamikaze attacks! Blow away enemies with outlandish weapons, then become your own projectile and take the rest out in a blaze of explosive glory! A self destructive shmup where you devastate everything in your wake. "Squadron, charge~!"
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Anime 8.6%
Wall Force is a multiplayer sidescroller shooter that combines sidescroller shooting with vehicles and a destructible environment on a single battlefield. It provides a fun gunplay experience along with extensive weapon customization and building fortification.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.9%, Action 26.4%, Shooter 21.3%, Casual 15.5%, Indie 5.9%