- #1 PIXELMAN
97% matchVery Positive81% of 278 reviews2018
Dev: Kindermann Corp.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
PIXELMAN is a retro styled, action-filled, high-score chaser arcade game, where you control the title character in his mission to rescue the citizens of Pixville from the evil Baron Von Pixel and his contraptions.
Why similar: Casual 36.5%, Action 36.1%, Indie 27.4%
- #2 SKYSAVIOR Helicopter Services
94% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Raphael do Amaral de AlbuquerquePub: CÓDIGO JUSTO
Windows · Linux
Save the city from chaos! In the game, the player takes on the role of a helicopter pilot fulfilling objectives transmitted by the operations center.
Why similar: Action 68.5%, Indie 31.5%
- #3 Dustoff Heli Rescue
96% matchVery Positive84% of 376 reviews2015
Dev: Invictus Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"I need a Dustoff!" became an all-too-familiar call on the airwaves of jungle wars. Now take off with your rescue helicopter and search and save the life of the wounded soldiers in the field, often under fire. If you can't, nobody else can!
Why similar: Action 60.2%, Indie 39.8%
- #4 Risky Rescue
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 415 reviews2016
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Risky Rescue is a demanding arcade game with flat design graphics and innovative controls. Fly a helicopter and do dangerous missions rescuing people.
Why similar: Casual 40.6%, Action 33.3%, Indie 26.1%
- #5 Frequent Flyer
95% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2017
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Complete tasks and survive the oncoming enemy waves for as long as possible! Are you good enough? Are you a frequent flyer?
Why similar: Action 37.3%, Casual 35.5%, Indie 27.2%
- #6 Thunder Helix
90% matchVery Positive97% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: David Walters
Windows
Pilot deadly helicopter gunships, battle enemy forces and complete dangerous missions within a thrilling desert warzone!
Why similar: Action 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
- #7 Amber Tail Adventure
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 165 reviews2017
Dev: Xyak-Xyak
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
There's only You, the brave Sergio Fox, the parcel and the destination point!
Why similar: Action 39.8%, Casual 33.7%, Indie 26.5%
- #8 Aerial Destruction
91% matchMixed66% of 243 reviews2017
Dev: Devdan GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take off your helicopter and unleash destruction on the armed groups of bio-engineered mutants through various missions and environments !
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 25.4%
- #9 Helicopter Simulator 2014: Search and Rescue
92% matchMostly Negative35% of 377 reviews2014
Dev: VipaGamesPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Become an emergency pilot and test your skills to their limits, as you sit in the cockpit of an emergency helicopter, across more than 40 challenging missions.
Why similar: Casual 38%, Action 33.4%, Indie 28.5%
- #10 Powernaut VANGARDT
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Action 38.4%, Casual 33.6%, Indie 28%
- #11 Road Scars: Origins
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 346 reviews2018
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ride day and night, taking on risky jobs for the Road Baron, avoiding traffic and other bikers on endless dangerous roads, all of that while you blast some original punk rock music!
Why similar: Action 46%, Indie 36%, Casual 18%
- #12 Mastema: Out of Hell
89% matchMixed62% of 148 reviews2017
Dev: Oscar CelestiniPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You don't know who you are, where you are and why you are here, you know just thing, you want to survive and get out of HELL!
Why similar: Action 37.6%, Casual 33%, Indie 29.4%
- #13 Police Helicopter Simulator
88% matchMixed51% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
With the Police Helicopter Simulator, you can now experience the daily routine of a helicopter pilot.
Why similar: Casual 51.7%, Action 48.3%
- #14 Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess
78% matchVery Positive91% of 228 reviews2024
Dev: Pizza Bear Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Pilot the Megacopter, a sentient weapon that gains power by feeding on the blood of its enemies. Play through the campaign featuring seek and destroy, boss, rescue, and defense missions against the evil reptoid army. Upgrade Megacopter with the fabled AZ-TECH: ancient weaponry and armor.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #15 Don't Crash
76% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Override Studio
Windows · Mac
Don't Crash is a fast-paced space survival dodging game. Pilot the Argo explorer through shifting cosmic hazards, using speed, sharp turns to escape meteors and storms. Survival depends solely on skill as threats escalate. Push farther, chase higher scores, and seek the hidden Haven Sector.
Why similar: Casual 51.7%, Action 48.3%
- #16 Super Blue Fighter
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 135 reviews2016
Dev: Herrero Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Save the universe in this casual arcade game.
Why similar: Casual 37.4%, Action 34.5%, Indie 28.1%
- #17 Rocking Pilot
86% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2017
Dev: GungroundsPub: Mad Head Games
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: Action 54.1%, Indie 45.9%
- #18 Heli Heroes
87% matchMixed62% of 694 reviews2013
Dev: Reality PumpPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
HELI HEROES updates the old-school "shoot'em up" arcade machine games to new dimensions on today's PCs. You command an AH-64 Apache Longbow or a Russian Hokum helicopter. The goal is to fly through various levels and carry out the mission objectives.
Why similar: Action 87.4%, Casual 12.6%
- #19 Color Chaos
85% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Riley
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Color Chaos is a twin stick shooter that delivers fun and chaotic color swapping arcade action that will keep you coming back time and time again to beat the highscores on the leaderboards.
Why similar: Casual 37.6%, Action 35%, Indie 27.4%
- #20 Wonky Ship
84% matchMixed60% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Kiz StudiosPub: You42, Inc.
Windows · Mac
You're a daring intergalactic pilot, desperately trying to outmaneuver the ravenous pull of a plasma-fueled black hole. You'll weave, dodge, cuss, flip out, and roll around like you've never done in a video game before. And then you'll die. Often.
Why similar: Action 50.1%, Casual 49.9%
- #21 Point Perfect
84% matchMixed66% of 232 reviews2014
Dev: Highcastle StudiosPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Dodge, dip, duck, click and point your way in this retro-arcade death trap! The invaders are approaching, the Mothership needs your help to defend the home systems. Climb aboard, ready your Navigator 3.1X fighter craft and select some targets for the big guy to blow back to hell.
Why similar: Casual 37.9%, Action 33.7%, Indie 28.4%
- #22 Ruiga Pirates: First Survivors
73% matchMixed65% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Valentware Games LTD
Windows · Mac
Defeat legions of pirates and marine beasts to emerge victorious! Ruiga Pirates: First Survivors is an adventure with survival elements. Customize your ship, brace yourself for a bullets from myriad foes! Navigate the perilous waters of a ghost-infested realm and Play for Free now!
Why similar: Casual 48.4%, Action 40.8%, Indie 10.8%
- #23 Copter and Sky
83% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: Fly Dream Dev
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You will control a modern RC hexacopter in different gamemodes!
Why similar: Action 53%, Casual 33%, Indie 13.9%
- #24 HoPiKo
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
HoPiKo is an intense speed run platformer where you get to save gaming. Jump from platform to platform avoiding death, exploiting shortcuts and ripping through 100s of hand-crafted levels, each one dropped into a 5-stage mini run designed to break your mind!
Why similar: Casual 36.6%, Action 33.6%, Indie 29.8%
- #25 Rotate or Die
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows
Rotate or Die throws you into a heart-pounding, high-speed adventure, where danger lurks around every corner.
Why similar: Casual 77.9%, Indie 22.1%
- #26 Fair Strike
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 109 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fair Strike is a game about brave pilots and their lethal celestial weapons fighting against terrorism and drug trafficking. So don't waste your time and jump into the cockpit of a modern attack helicopter and join a war against world terrorism. Your goal is simple - Kill them all!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #27 CropDuster Supreme
80% matchVery Positive89% of 206 reviews2017
Dev: kChamp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Put your flatulent skills to the test in this fast-paced toot-shooting gas-passing masterpiece.
Why similar: Casual 37.4%, Action 35.8%, Indie 26.8%
- #28 Madness
81% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons.
Why similar: Action 43.9%, Casual 32.7%, Indie 23.5%
- #29 Golden Hornet
79% matchVery Positive93% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.
Why similar: Action 40.2%, Casual 39.4%, Indie 20.5%
- #30 Airstrike One
81% matchMixed43% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: LillyWelland inc.Pub: Bitlock Studio
Windows
You have an unique opportunity to control a deadly fighter. To break through temporary stretches and destroy as many enemy combat units as possible. You can use a high-speed machine gun and homing air-to-air missiles. Pick up the powerups to add armor and ammo.
Why similar: Action 38.1%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 26.5%
- #31 Rocky Mayhem
66% matchPositive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: SepSlitherPub: Frederik Holst
Windows
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 6 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Casual 36.7%, Action 36.3%, Indie 27%
- #32 Freedom Fighter
78% matchMixed66% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
"With your trusty shank and die hard will to survive, you've successfully broken out of your Prison Cell. How many other prisoners can you set free on your way to Freedom? Take down as many Guards as possible while avoiding traps and hazards along the way! From Knives, to Guns, and Mines to Bombs!"
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #33 A Clumsy Flight
71% matchMixed69% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Rdev group
Windows
Shoot down swarms of planes to survive your adventure through the clouds. Make smart upgrade decisions along the way to not get submerged by the hundreds of enemies coming your way.
Why similar: Action 51.4%, Casual 48.6%
- #34 Hungry Flame
77% matchMixed69% of 319 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hungry flame is an action packed, vibrant game. The main goal is saving yourself from the flame that is chasing you.
Why similar: Casual 40.1%, Action 32.8%, Indie 27.1%
- #35 Nullstar: Solus
62% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Smash Attack AusPub: indie.io
Windows
BE FASTER. Take on the role of a corpo scav drone pilot, tasked with tearing through the decaying corpse of a world to salvage the remains of a powerful energy source. Master flight through hostile environments and deadly security measures in 100 precision platforming levels.
Why similar: Action 73.1%, Indie 26.9%
- #36 No Parachute
71% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: Wherry
Windows
No Parachute is a fast-paced arcade game with a pixel art style, in which you will dodge various obstacles in free fall. Try to find out what is on the other side of the tunnel, and save your arms and legs along the way!
Why similar: Action 68.3%, Indie 31.7%
- #37 Bad Bots
79% matchMixed55% of 260 reviews2013
Dev: Point Five ProjectsPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.
Why similar: Action 54.3%, Indie 45.7%
- #38 Rescue your chickens
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 208 reviews2016
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a story of a father who is left alone to take care of his chickens. You must use your skill to avoid all sort of forest creatures and to save all 10 chickens. Fight bosses, and be prepared for an epic finale. The game difficulty start from easy to hard making this game last for hours of fun gameplay.
Why similar: Action 62.5%, Indie 37.5%
- #39 Africa Hunting
77% matchMixed44% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 12%
You are playing for an African pirate and you need to destroy as many planes as possible off the coast of Africa, and also collect humanitarian cargo, and dodge of rockets
Why similar: Casual 36.4%, Action 34.9%, Indie 28.6%
- #40 Chernobyl Trap
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows · Linux
You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?
Why similar: Action 79.8%, Indie 20.2%
- #41 Catastronauts
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 230 reviews2018
Dev: Inertia Game StudiosPub: Inertia Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Can you deal with unrelenting disaster and hold your ship together long enough to destroy the enemy invaders? Repair systems, extinguish fires, arm the torpedoes, avoid deadly solar flares, destroy your friends and clone them back again; it's all in the life of a Catastronaut!
Why similar: Casual 37.9%, Action 35.3%, Indie 26.8%
- #42 Santa's Big Adventures
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A good looking santa platformer game made for kids/casual gamers.
Why similar: Action 40.2%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 25.6%
- #43 Zeminator
72% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: Richard Haraším
Windows
Beware! After the Great War between the Evil and the Good president seeks to revenge his scars and perish all journalists in the universe! Will you lend him a helping hand? Endless runner with some cool synthwave pixel visual art!
Why similar: Casual 36.2%, Action 35.8%, Indie 28%
- #44 Panic Porcupine
66% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...
Why similar: Action 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #45 MH-Zombie
67% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Raulworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rescue the civilians, race the clock, and raze the enemy in MH-Zombie, the world’s only helicopter arcade simulator! Three flight physics modes, three difficulty modes, and a tutorial mode provide a stepped learning curve and wider accessibility to realistic helicopter flight.
Why similar: Casual 53.6%, Action 46.4%
- #46 Broken Armor
73% matchVery Positive83% of 819 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan TindellPub: Wastebasket Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A knight exiled from his kingdom must find the holy grail if he is to return.
Why similar: Action 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #47 Alien Attack
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 243 reviews2016
Dev: Alien Jellyfish
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens. Persist them as long as you can.
Why similar: Action 38.3%, Casual 34.8%, Indie 26.9%
- #48 Planes, Bullets and Vodka
72% matchVery Positive85% of 3,062 reviews2016
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
Why similar: Casual 51.8%, Action 48.2%
- #49 Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
56% matchVery Positive99% of 248 reviews2026
Dev: Cacareco Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WARNING: The Ruby Chest may contain traces of an ancient curse (and gluten).
Why similar: Action 53.2%, Indie 46.8%
- #50 Cleared Hot
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,902 reviews2025
Dev: Not Knowing CorporationPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
CLEARED HOT is a nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements. Shoot, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and magnet.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #51 Clergy Splode
75% matchMixed44% of 532 reviews2015
Dev: PiGravityPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In the life of every Clergy Priest, there comes a moment when it turns out that there is no other solution than.... to just drop bombs everywhere and blow everything up... Clergy Splode is a fast paced, casual-arcade game.
Why similar: Indie 67.8%, Action 32.2%
- #52 Chrono Survival
63% matchMostly Positive76% of 115 reviews2022
Dev: Petushock ProductionPub: Petushock Production
Windows
On the eve of the end of the world, become the last hope for the world by standing alone against thousands of monsters. Chrono Survival is a hyper arcade rogue-lite game that combines simple gameplay and challenge.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #53 Still Wakes the Deep
54% matchVery Positive88% of 12,881 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #54 Cosmic Leap
73% matchMixed68% of 146 reviews2016
Dev: Michael Hall
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time your jumps from planet to planet, avoid the obstacles thrown in your path and blast off to safety with your rocketship!
Why similar: Action 55.3%, Indie 44.7%
- #55 Helicopter Simulator VR 2021 - Rescue Missions
56% matchVery Positive83% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: Helicopter Simulator
Windows
Learn, hone and master all the instruments and controls of a real helicopter! Follow the tutorials to turn the aircraft on and off, learn to use ropes and flares and apply your knowledge in missions based on real situations!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #56 Hover 2030
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 126 reviews2016
Dev: russpuppy
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hoverboards, evil robots, and cloning! Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Casual 36.9%, Action 35.4%, Indie 27.7%
- #57 Shootout on Cash Island
68% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2018
Dev: Quantized Bit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
Why similar: Action 55.5%, Indie 44.5%
- #58 Three Days
70% matchMixed67% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Lewis Bergin
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You are a lead scientist working for the SCP foundation on a super-secret project [SCP-2432]. Something goes terribly wrong and the ship you are on containing the SCP explodes, and you wake up on a distant island surrounded by a vivid environment. Get ready to survive, fight for your life and finally escape the horrors of the island.
Why similar: Action 37.2%, Indie 32.1%, Casual 30.8%