Games Like Checkmate Kings

Pick your ship and play against your friends in this territory-based PVP shooter where getting shot means losing your territory piece by piece.

Why similar: Party Game 31% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.2%, 2D Fighter 15.9%, PvP 13.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%

A high-octane top-down shooter where players fight over limited ink that allows them to respawn. Squabble online or locally, wielding single-use items to destroy your enemies and become the last squid standing.

Why similar: 2D Fighter 18.9%, Party Game 17.1% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.7%

Get stupid & get stupid weapons. Kill your friends to WIN BIG!!!

Why similar: Party Game 34.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, PvP 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Blast, teleport, shrink and outsmart your friends in Squarena, the fast-paced 2D arena shooter where damage makes you smaller, harder to hit, and harder to control! With chaotic physics and unique abilities, every match is a battle of skill and strategy.

Why similar: Party Game 22.1% ★, 2D Fighter 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Pulsar Crash a 2D twin-stick shooter which throws you into head-to-head space battles where the competitive spirit of fighting games meets bullet-hell chaos.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, 2D Fighter 20.9%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Local Multiplayer 12.5%, PvP 10.3%

Grab the mask and run! In this chaotic party platformer with accessible combat, up to 4 players compete to see who can hold the sacred Lunara Mask the longest. Move fast to outmaneuver your rivals, sabotage their attacks with precise parries, and try to complete this unpredictable ritual.

Why similar: Party Game 26.4% ★, 2D Fighter 25.3%, Local Multiplayer 17.5%, PvP 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Twin Stick Heroes is a top down arena fighting game for two to four players. Enjoy a wide variety of weaponry and characters, as you fight your friends across the galaxy! Using either local multiplayer or Steam's Remote Play Together.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, 2D Fighter 17.7%, Party Game 17.4% ★, Local Multiplayer 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%

Battle your friends in exciting arenas with your epic arsenal. This is a 2D fighting game that utilizes platformer and shooter mechanics. The combat is ever-changing, and the art is simple but intriguing. Ricochet is fun, fast-paced, and it keeps you on your toes.

Why similar: 2D Fighter 26.5%, Local Multiplayer 21.4%, Multiplayer 15%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, PvP 6.8%

Shoot your friends with balls that bounce off walls in this fast-paced tactical arena fighter. Discover dozens of modifiers and millions of combinations, and beat your friends by being the fastest to adapt to the ever-changing rules!

Why similar: Party Game 23.3% ★, 2D Fighter 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%

We are a student team with a passion for multiplayer games. Grab your Gun and select a Punk in local or online 1v1 BULLET-HELL ROGUE-LIKE gameplay! With each round, players pick their upgrades and create a better build to defeat their opponent. Use character guns, skills, and abilities to WIN.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, 2D Fighter 23.7%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, PvP 10.6%

A casual 2-4 player couch/online rogue-lite round based fighting game. The losing players of each round vote on a unique debuff for the winner of the round to even the odds.

Why similar: Party Game 38.3% ★, 2D Fighter 28.6%, PvP 10.9%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Local Multiplayer 5.7%

SCORE IN THE TOP OF THE CUP. Pick abilities, grab wild powerups, and pull off absurd trickshots that hit harder the crazier they are. Play with up to 4 players locally, online, or hop into public matchmaking.

Why similar: Party Game 23.9% ★, 2D Fighter 22.5%, Local Multiplayer 14.5%, Multiplayer 9.8%, PvP 9.6%

Dig, find, and fight your way to victory in this PVP, twin-stick, 2D arcade action title. Tunnel through the post-apocalyptic Earth, master the art of wielding rock cannons and uranium powered lasers, consume tons of speed & strength enhancing power-drinks and ultimately, vanquish your rival!

Why similar: Party Game 26.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, PvP 10.8%, Cartoony 6.8%

YSNP! is a local couch multiplayer 2D shooter. You and a friend try to win a tug-of-war across multiple screens in a 1 vs. 1 battle. Eliminate your opponent with your weapon and interactive level objects, gain your turn, and try to get past him to the other side of the screen.

Why similar: 2D Fighter 25%, Party Game 20.7% ★, Local Multiplayer 19.7%, PvP 10.9%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Engage in chaotic multiplayer battles in Trigger Fever, a top-down shooter party game. Crush foes solo or with friends, wielding 50+ unique weapons. Show off skills, tactically dominate, and embrace the crazy onslaught!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13%, PvP 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.4%

WIZARD PUNKS!!! is a fast-paced, spell-slinging local party game for up to 4 players. Create spells by combining the four elements of Air, Earth, Fire and Water, and defeat your fellow wizards with a variety of bombastic magics.

Why similar: Party Game 27.6% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, 2D Fighter 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.6%

You got one bullet, fire it wisely as one mistake may cause you death in this fast paced game. Choose from a selection of abilities to survive in difficult situations and master them to become the champion of the Velvet Guard.

Why similar: Party Game 26.1% ★, 2D Fighter 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, PvP 7.7%

Four Elite Warriors: chaos, laughter and explosions with friends! Tired of the same old action games? Unleash the carnage with your friends in FEW! Pick your favorite loony character, eliminate your opponents however you want and prepare yourself for an epic battle brimming with joy and explosions!

Why similar: Party Game 26.2% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Local Multiplayer 12.6%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%

XENOBLAST is a chaotic party game where you battle for glory throughout the unknown universe. Use lasers, missiles, phasers and many more weapons to devastate your opponents. With a heavy focus on movement, this game encourages the use of gravity fields and movement devices to dominate your foes.

Why similar: Party Game 40.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, PvP 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%

A Sound Plan is a local competitive arena game about using sound to manipulate zombies into eating your friends. Inspired by gladiator games, matches are hilarious, hectic, and punishing. Be passive and hide, or be violent and throw rocks, the choice is yours.

Why similar: 2D Fighter 21.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Party Game 16.1% ★, Local Multiplayer 14%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%

Shmooblin Blaster is a hardcore, bullet hell boss rush game where you fight outlandish superbosses, featuring a bright and stylized pixel art design.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, 2D Fighter 28.9%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Character Customization 6.2%, Arcade 5%

Fight with your friends in this fast-paced brawler mixed with a platform game, where lovely 2D pixel art meets stunning visual effects. Choose a character and use its super-powers to defeat your opponents (up to 4 players).

Why similar: Party Game 37.1% ★, 2D Fighter 29.1%, Local Multiplayer 16.7%, PvP 5.5%, Action 4.3%

Thirsty Princess is a fast-paced, top-down party game for 2–4 local players where you and your friends compete to drink beer with an impatient and unreasonable princess. Get drunk and slowly lose control while you brawl, steal from and sabotage your friends to win the favour of your princess.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.3%, Party Game 24.4% ★, PvP 16.6%, 2D Fighter 14.9%, Action 6%

A minimal-input fighting game to determine who is the greatest Axecutioner of them all! Your huge, unwieldy axe ensures that each of your attacks are slow yet powerful, meaning you need to think and strategize before your next attack to claim victory over your opponent!

Why similar: 2D Fighter 34%, Local Multiplayer 16.7%, PvP 15%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Cartoony 7.2%

A 2D side-scrolling rock-paper-scissors fighting game

Why similar: Party Game 36.1% ★, 2D Fighter 31.3%, PvP 12.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Action 6.4%

Party fighting game for those who want some FUN. Competitive fighting game for those who want to WIN. Bloodbath Armageddon is a 2-8 player fighting game with unique but easy mechanics and some focus on movement. Broad cast of characters with huge variety in attacks, movement, plans, setups etc...

Why similar: Party Game 34.6% ★, 2D Fighter 29.3%, Local Multiplayer 16.9%, Funny 5.8%, PvP 4.7%

Party game about brawling it out with your friends to see which teacup is the champ. Punch or push your opponents off the table to win a point, losers get an extra ingredient in their tea to make them stronger, and repeat until someone reaches the score limit.

Why similar: Party Game 42.3% ★, PvP 13.8%, Local Multiplayer 11.8%, Funny 8.3%, Multiplayer 8%

Battle your friends for space superiority in this arcade style space shooter. Select your star fighter and jump into Cosmic Clash where you try and eliminate your friends while surviving the perils of space.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 24.4%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.6%, PvP 10.8%

Eggsplosion is a free local multiplayer twin-stick arena brawler with fighting chickens, bouncing eggs, tons of power-ups and heaps of fun. Eggcellent for a fun evening with your friends!

Why similar: Party Game 24.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, PvP 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.3%

There are NO TURNS in this wild version of Chess! Pieces move across the board in real-time, so you'll need to think fast to protect your King!

Why similar: Chess 46.1% ★, Board Game 11.6%, Local Multiplayer 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%, PvP 8.6%

Bubble Battle is a retro online/local multiplayer fighting game inspired by arcade classics. Players fly around with one simple objective: burst opponents’ bubbles before they burst yours. Collect powerups and out-maneuver opponents for fast-paced, addictive fun!

Why similar: 2D Fighter 29.7%, Party Game 24.2% ★, Local Multiplayer 16.9%, Multiplayer 12%, PvP 8.3%

Mighty Peckers is the explosive party platformer that turns friendly gatherings into feather-flying chaos. Compete as customizable chickens in explosive mini-games with up to 6 players. Time your kicks perfectly to detonate eggs at the right moment. Oh - customize your pecker, not that size matters.

Why similar: Party Game 43% ★, Local Multiplayer 13.4%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Character Customization 6.8%, PvP 5.7%

Dive into this action-packed twin stick party shooter! Engage in explosive battles with up to 8 players, whether you're playing right next to them on the couch or via Steam Remote Play.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Party Game 22% ★, Local Multiplayer 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, PvP 10.1%

Wink Out your rivals in physics‑driven 1v1 duels! Buy cards to unlock new abilities, upgrade your fighter, and craft your perfect build from trillions of unique combinations.

Why similar: Party Game 26.2% ★, 2D Fighter 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, PvP 10%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Jump into the action as a member of 1 of 6 gangs and fight your friends in exciting party combat! Each time you play, you'll be fighting to push your rival gang memeber out of the map! KO them and move towards one side of the arena and claim the world of Rumble City as your own!

Why similar: Party Game 27.9% ★, 2D Fighter 24%, Local Multiplayer 18.2%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Funny 7.8%

Battle it out with your friends or compete for the title of Grand World Champion in Avian Knights, the crazy game of mounted mayhem combat! Featuring an 8-player competitive arena mode, a classic arcade co-op mode, and tons of weapons and power-ups, there’s plenty of ways to play!

Why similar: 2D Fighter 23.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Local Multiplayer 16.3%, PvP 11.6%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Destroy arena vermin, level up, choose your class path, get loot, and slay other players. Destroy the bosses of the arena without being slain, and perhaps your ascent into arena God-hood will be recorded into legend! Now remastered!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, PvP 11.6%, Shooter 6.4%

TDS - War Games is a fast paced, local 2-4 player split-screen shooter where you and your friends competitively combat each other over the objective set. Customize your player loadout, choose an arena, setup a game-mode and start battling. Only the merciless will claim victory.

Why similar: Party Game 22.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Local Multiplayer 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, PvP 12.2%

What happens when you fuse a harpoon gun to a tow truck? Twin-stick car harpooning arcade party action for 1-4 players! Harpoon and reel cars in, then tow them into the recycling crusher before time runs out while watching out for other hazards.

Why similar: Party Game 26.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Local Multiplayer 10.2%, PvP 9.5%

Guerilla Cubes is an action-packed couch co-op shooter where a special ops squad battles a stupidly big army to reclaim Cube City from the ruthless BOX BOSS.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Party Game 24.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Local Multiplayer 9%, Shooter 6.4%

The Grand Slamboree is a 2D Platform Fighter where every hit is lethal for chaotic, lightning fast rounds! Join the fight with 6 unique characters across 120+ stages.

Why similar: Party Game 31.9% ★, 2D Fighter 29.3%, Multiplayer 11%, Local Multiplayer 9.3%, PvP 6.2%

Poly-Vinyl Pests! takes place many years in the future, where humans are long gone but plastics still litter the earth. Play as two ants from rival colonies in this twin-stick shooter to both squash plastic-laden pests and to prove the superiority of your colony!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, PvP 9.4%, Shooter 8%

Once every millennium, the greatest magical beings gather together in order to engage one another in tournament combat. Cast powerful spells and shatter your opponents, this is MagiCarnage!

Why similar: 2D Fighter 23%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Local Multiplayer 8.9%

Can you dodge all the bullets in this party game? Hell of a Bullet brings fast, bite sized matches where you and up to 3 friends face unique (and strange) attacks in arenas with diverse effects. Use modifiers to tune the game to your liking... Or just embrace the chaos.

Why similar: Party Game 32.2% ★, Bullet Hell 14%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%, PvP 11.6%, Multiplayer 9%

Shield Strike is a competitive game where players use shields as projectiles, in addition to the unique abilities of each of the 8 characters. Made for up to 4 players, VS or Coop, and with a challenging journey in story mode.

Why similar: Party Game 28.4% ★, 2D Fighter 25.2%, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, PvP 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.1%

What happens when two genres become one? Battle Rockets™, that's what happens! In this distinctive "SHMUP Fighter", each player chooses a side–literally! Play as one of twelve "Console-tan" fighters, and battle your friends...or foes! Are you "Head-to-Heady"?

Why similar: 2D Fighter 26.4%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Local Multiplayer 15.5%, PvP 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.5%

OVERCAT is a 1v1 twin-stick fighting game, where competitive and casual players can finally have a fair fight!

Why similar: 2D Fighter 26.2%, Party Game 23.3% ★, Local Multiplayer 15.4%, PvP 14.4%, Multiplayer 5%

Fight your way to glory in this intense platform fighter. Master the manoeuvres of a unique roster of characters and utilise strategies to strike your opponent like Bam. Bam. Boom!

Why similar: 2D Fighter 40.9%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.1%, PvP 11.6%, Action 9.2%

A local PvP twin stick arena shooter with mechanical spiders. Wield powerful weapons, weave the deadly silk and lead your squad to victory.

Why similar: 2D Fighter 20.6%, Local Multiplayer 15.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Party Game 12.3% ★, PvP 9.2%

Blast your friends in this multiplayer arena space dogfight gravity thruster shooter combat thingamajig! Pilot agile ships through terrain or just blow your way through. Supports LAN and online play. Includes level editor and Steam Workshop support for endless community content.

Why similar: 2D Fighter 35.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, PvP 8.9%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 8.3%

A fast-paced arena brawler where basketball collides with bullet hell. Dodge bullets, shove rivals, and score through explosive mayhem in a fight where survival matters as much as the win.

Why similar: Party Game 24.7% ★, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Local Multiplayer 18.8%, Multiplayer 12.6%, PvP 6.7%

Hunt your prey, escape your predator - the 1v1v1 party brawler. Pick from 12 shamans with unique abilities and special attacks. Three forces, one fight - who will prevail? 🌱💦🔥

Why similar: Party Game 33.1% ★, 2D Fighter 25.2%, PvP 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.5%, Funny 6%

Fight, deceive, and blow up your friends in weird and perilous battlefields. Its like if Towerfall and Enter the Gungeon were mixed together, with a large dose of silliness inspired by Duck Game.

Why similar: Party Game 26.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Local Multiplayer 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, PvP 9.2%

Grab a friend and take your first steps to victory in Goo Goo Grapplers! Brawl as super-powered babies in a wacky 1v1 local MOBA. Mix and match wild abilities and upgrades to turn your baby into an unstoppable force of nature!

Why similar: Party Game 29.6% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Local Multiplayer 15.5%, PvP 12.3%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Gather your friends for frenetic balloon-popping battles! Play as chickens in vibrant arenas, float with balloons, unleash magical tricks, and outlast your rivals in hilarious party matches for up to four players.

Why similar: Party Game 32.9% ★, Local Multiplayer 17.3%, 2D Fighter 16.4%, PvP 9.8%, Funny 5.9%

Marbies Party is a chaotic local party game playable up to 4, in which you play as silly little rounded characters running around mazes. Get in your opponents' way as you play a variety of game modes all the way to victory! ◕‿◕ (ǝɹoɯ sᴉ ǝɹǝɥʇ ʇnq ⊙_⊙)

Why similar: Party Game 35.6% ★, Local Multiplayer 16.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Cartoony 8.1%, PvP 7.5%

Dash Realm is a 2D multiplayer top down action shooter, ideal for those boring breaks between two games. Compete against your friends in the arena and claim victory!

Why similar: 2D Fighter 31.5%, Local Multiplayer 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, PvP 12.9%, Cartoony 10.9%

A online multiplayer tank showdown with multiple maps modes and customization that effects how you play.

Why similar: Party Game 25.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, PvP 10.3%

"You're Invading My Space" is a fast paced, space themed, wave survival game where every run is unique. Fight off endless procedurally generated enemy swarms, upgrade and unlock your ships and weapons, and push your limits as this angry galaxy throws everything it has at you.

Why similar: 2D Fighter 26.3%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 5.2%