- #1 Destructivator 2
97% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
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: Difficult 21%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Platformer 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #2 HOP TOP
96% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: MiraclePub: Penguin Pop Games, LLC
Windows
Hop from platform to platform and blast the bugs in your way in this new arcade classic!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 17.7%, Shooter 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #3 Super Strawberry Man
96% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Super Strawberry Man is a 2D Old-school Action Platformer based on the biography of Strawberry man whose mission is to reinstate peace in the Fruitis City.
Why similar: Superhero 25.1% ★, Difficult 17.4%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Shooter 7.3%
- #4 Rocket Panda Panic
95% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: GuMa Games
Windows
It's a Panda-emic! Spreading across the globe causing panic and fear. Only one hero has the courage, power and cuteness to save us all. Join Pandy and his jetpack as they travel the world, protecting us from the critter panda plague.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 15.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Cartoony 7.6%
- #5 Clash Force
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 155 reviews2017
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Difficult 18.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Shooter 11.9%, Retro 7.9%
- #6 SUSHIDO
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Chimerabot
Windows
Jump, dash, shoot, and slash your way through endless waves of evil sushi ingredients in pursuit of the highest score possible. Do you have what it takes to harmonize all seven abilities and become a true master of SUSHIDO?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, 2D Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 16.4%, Shooter 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #7 The Acorn Bounty
92% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Justin Farley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Samson the Squirrel battle his way through peril, as he tracks down what was ruthlessly stolen from him. Adventure through the forest battling your way through a variety of critters, unlocking cosmetic hats, completing the beastiary, and claiming what's rightfully yours.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Difficult 19.4%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #8 Chester’s Revenge
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wojo Studios LLCPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Run-and-gun action game with multi-stage boss battles. Play as Chester, world's most badass guinea pig, who is hell-bent on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Difficult 15.9%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Shooter 7.6%
- #9 Halloween 1985
91% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: SpoonBox StudioPub: Spoonbox Studio
Windows · Linux
Join the Halloween 1985 action game and test your skills in this classic arcade platformer! Beat all the levels, completing all the objectives, to get the best score, and save your name into the High Score; just like old times!
Why similar: Difficult 19.2%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Soundtrack 14% ★, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #10 Dangerous Bullets
91% matchMixed64% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.
Why similar: Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Difficult 11.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #11 To The Top
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel GuachaminPub: Animec
Windows
Accompany Maya and her little companion on an adventure where the only thing that matters is reaching the top.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, 2D Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 15.8%, Shooter 13%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #12 Full Moon Rush
89% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Difficult 18.5%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Shooter 10.1%
- #13 Hime Cut
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Yugo FurihataPub: Pgames
Windows
"Hime Cut" is a one-on-one 2D shooting game. Aim for a high score as you clear the wave!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Shooter 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 4.4%
- #14 Uncle Kenny The Game
88% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Kevin Roback
Windows · Linux
Uncle Kenny has been lured into the woods by a mysterious old friend. He must come out of this alive. ACT 3- DESTROY THEM UNTIL NOTHING IS LEFT. AVAILABLE NOW!!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, 2D Platformer 25.7%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, 2D 4.8%
- #15 Boss Up
87% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Captain Atria
Windows
Boss Up is a love letter to videogame bosses, from infuriating RPG final bosses, to kart racing rivals, and even dating sim ex-wives. Fight your way through 18 bullet hell bosses with your powerful dodge roll, and try not to break your keyboard in half in this tough as nails action platformer!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 6.8%
- #16 Skyfish Rising
86% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Lambhalf
Windows
Skyfish has to bubble-shoot and blast his way through tons of cartoon levels in a strange and tough-as-nails 2D shooter game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Platformer 19%, Cartoony 7.2%, Action 6.6%
- #17 Pyro Fighters
86% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
Pyro Fighters is a scrolling space shooter with platforming physics. Use your flame gun to propel yourself in the air and fight through an alien army with up to four players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Difficult 15.9%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 12.4%, Shooter 10%
- #18 RITE
84% matchVery Positive86% of 341 reviews2020
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows · Linux
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 18.5%, Difficult 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Soundtrack 8.9% ★
- #19 Off Target
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 爱吃耙耙柑
Windows
"Off-Target" is a classic side-scrolling shooter set in the near future. Experience the thrill of shooting and the feeling of explosions in your spare time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.7%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Shooter 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Cartoony 7.2%
- #20 Pintman:Escape the Lockdown
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cú Games
Windows
2D platformer set in Ireland
Why similar: Difficult 31.1%, 2D Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Soundtrack 9.1% ★, Funny 5.5%
- #21 Halloween Forever
83% matchVery Positive91% of 181 reviews2016
Dev: Imaginary MonstersPub: Poppy Works
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Horror 7.3%
- #22 Ondine: Prototype
81% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Pier38
Windows · Mac
Collect souls, level your weapons, and unleash devastation in one of the most mechanically complex 2D shooters ever made.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Shooter 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 6.5%
- #23 Gun Crazy
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 150 reviews2019
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Difficult 16.6%, Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Shooter 11.5%
- #24 Drowned in Hell
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twelve Hundred Pixels
Windows
When Heaven's tears flood Hell and threaten its precious paintings, the Devil must leave to deal with this mess. In his book of souls, one name stands out to protect them: yours. It's time to pay your debt!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Difficult 16.5%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Shooter 9.7%
- #25 MALWARE Rewritten
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Bracket Breakers
Windows · Linux
A game where you play as a malware, and your goal is to destroy the computer from within.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.6%, Platformer 18.9%, Difficult 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Shooter 9.9%
- #26 27 Pages
79% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Jonas Patrik
Windows
A 2D fast-paced platformer about finishing what you started and exploring the human mind.
Why similar: Soundtrack 18.8% ★, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Difficult 17%, Platformer 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #27 TR-12
81% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ArkBit EntertainmentPub: Dekker Designs
Windows
Defeat all monsters and survive for twenty minutes using your keyboard (or gamepad) to simultaneously move and shoot, running into powerups, like Haste and Nuke, in this newly hand-crafted shooter inspired by 16-bit classics like Smash T.V. and Contra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Cartoony 8.1%
- #28 Ogre Man
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MegaFan
Windows
Ogre Man is a challenging retro inspired 2d Action Platformer. You get to pick the order of the levels, and earn new abilities from defeated bosses. It has fun original characters and music.
Why similar: Difficult 21.8%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 15.3%, Shooter 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #29 Shooting Saucer
78% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: SinksAdventure
Windows
A flying saucer chases you all over the galaxy. Run away, defeat enemies, and evolve to avoid getting abducted
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, 2D Platformer 20%, Platformer 15.4%, Shooter 13%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #30 The Pit Arcade
77% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Seal
Windows
2D platformer. Overcome traps, fight your way through rows of enemies, collect coins and lives, win the battle and free humanity in 4 main chapters and 8 extra chapters with atmospheric soundrack.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.1%, Difficult 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Retro 8.8%, Platformer 8.7%
- #31 Project Roll
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rtnman
Windows · Mac
Project Roll is a difficult physics-based platformer with a twist: there's no jump button! Instead, you'll speed through levels by slamming into the ground and bouncing over obstacles! The game was designed with speedrunning in mind, and features time trial levels where you can compete globally!
Why similar: Difficult 29.1%, 2D Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, 2D 6%
- #32 Crome: Before Purgatory
76% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2019
Dev: Stumphead Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Difficult 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Retro 8.4%
- #33 YUMPR
74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: DybotoGames
Windows
Yumpr has crashed in hostile enviroment! Filled up with dangerous creatures and obstacles. Help him survive this crazy world!
Why similar: Difficult 29.1%, 2D Platformer 29.1%, Platformer 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 5.7%
- #34 The Adventure of Sunny the hedgehog
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: fuzx45
Windows
In this 2D platformer you play as a hedgehog named sunny having to facing rats, birds, bullets, and more. Whether its jumping from clouds or the platformers in the sewers, as long as you have the determination, you can become the queen of the entire world.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 35%, Difficult 34.4%, Platformer 20.5%, 2D 6%, Indie 2.8%
- #35 DED
75% matchVery Positive82% of 747 reviews2017
Dev: L. Stotch
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DED - a game in the shoot'em up genre. Your granddaughter has been kidnapped, and your daughter and son-in-law murdered. Having just bits and pieces of information about the abductors, you will have to save your granddaughter and find the masterminds behind these crimes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Difficult 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Action 7.2%, Indie 7.2%
- #36 The Christmas Gifts
76% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
The Christmas Gifts is a 2D Old School Christmas Themed Action Platformer based on the story of a boy named Kim who is in search of his gifts which got stolen from his garden.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 16.2%, Difficult 11.7%, Retro 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #37 Best Buds vs Bad Guys
75% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2016
Dev: Reset Games Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
Why similar: Platformer 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Shooter 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #38 Coal Road
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: BUstation
Windows
This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 17.8%, Shooter 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #39 Missing Banban
69% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Simon CarnyPub: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Grab your weapons and delve into this action side-scroller intense adventure. Jump around and explore the insane levels. Shoot and dodge your way through enemies. Fight to find your friend and solve the disappearance!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 16%, Horror 8%, Cartoony 6.6%
- #40 Andro Dunos II
71% matchVery Positive93% of 215 reviews2022
Dev: Picorinne SoftPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.7%, Difficult 20%, Shooter 12.9%, Soundtrack 7.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #41 Grapplania
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Single PlayPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows · Mac
Join Lynn, a descendant of a long line of whip-wielding warriors, in a 2D adventure through a perilous, abandoned castle filled with treasure.
Why similar: Difficult 29.1%, 2D Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action 5%
- #42 Beardy McStrongarm
73% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: Blekoh
Windows · Linux
Beardy McStrongarm is an Indie developed 2D Platformer with unique mechanics and challenging game-play. Take on the role of Beardy, a bearded strongman with questionably endless strength in his one arm, joined by his buddy Jorgy, a purple cat, to travel across the distant lands on a grand adventure.
Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, 2D Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Action 9.6%
- #43 Corgi Conquest
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Roman NixonPub: Vermillion
Windows
Corgi Conquest is a difficult platformer where you're a corgi trying to get back to your owner! Continue to dash your way out of heaven all while trying not to fall back to hell...
Why similar: Difficult 26.9%, 2D Platformer 26.6%, Platformer 17.8%, Cartoony 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #44 Future Knight
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Aeternum Game Studios
Windows
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Shooter 8.8%, Platformer 8.5%
- #45 Contract Rush DX
67% matchVery Positive100% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: Team Ficus
Windows
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Difficult 22.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Cartoony 6.2%
- #46 Lulu's Temple
70% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2022
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
Lulu’s Temple is a mysterious action-adventure about an archeologist venturing deep inside a horrifying pyramid with only his torch and gun to protect him.
Why similar: Difficult 16.3%, Platformer 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Shooter 10.6%
- #47 Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Edia Co., Ltd.
Windows
Welcome to Shooter Heaven! The classic Telenet Japan & Wolf Team shooters are back! Note: The “Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher” is a free game launcher that lets you play titles from Telenet Japan and Wolf Team. The games themselves are not included with the launcher.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.3%, Shooter 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, 2D 7%
- #48 Beer Gunner
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Des Interactive
Windows
A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, 2D Platformer 26.7%, Shooter 16.8%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D 5.3%
- #49 I Wanna Ascend
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: JANGSUE
Windows
As you climb this place, you will fall countless times, sinking into despair. Prove that you're not just a loudmouth coward—reach the top. The 2D platforming jump game that will break your keyboard: I Wanna Ascend.
Why similar: Difficult 25.5%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Retro 7.7%
- #50 Blender Bros
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: InfogramesPub: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows
Blender Bros. is a cheerful interplanetary platform adventure with an emphasis on exploration and collecting cute little creatures called Mini Bros.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 15.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #51 Pepper Grinder
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,197 reviews2024
Dev: Ahr EchPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
Why similar: Difficult 25.2%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Funny 5.9%
- #52 Beard Blade
69% matchVery Positive87% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Glovebox Games LLC
Windows
Run and jump through tropical 16-bit locales as you fend off foes with the power of Branson's shapeshifting beard. Visit the barber to toughen your scruff with new abilities and confront the thieving Smuglins.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 35%, Platformer 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Retro 7.9%, Action 7.3%
- #53 Wreck the Insects
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: M3NOS Games
Windows
Wreck the Insects - An arcade-style shootem' up with a floral twist!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Platformer 17.2%, Shooter 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Cartoony 7.5%
- #54 Xeno's Adventure
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: J.Berner
Windows
Xeno's Adventure is a run and gun action game with focus on boss fights and harder difficulty. You will explore different worlds, battle mind controlled monsters and bosses, all in a drawn 2D Pixel Art style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, 2D Platformer 22.2%, Platformer 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Action 7.1%
- #55 Rage Rabbit
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trabbos
Windows
Rage Rabbit is a fast paced platform game set on an island haunted by mysterious shadows. Shoot down your enemies, explore an interconnected world, defeat powerful bosses and obtain new power ups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Difficult 23.5%, Platformer 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, 2D Platformer 6.8%
- #56 Mago
66% matchVery Positive93% of 999 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Difficult 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%, Retro 7.6%
- #57 CRISIS Command
66% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Saint Pixels Entertainment
Windows
The peaceful island of Yukrea has been invaded by the evil Dread Corps! It's time to blast your way through over 6 stages of mayhem to rescue civilians and push those robots out. Use their own powers against them and help reclaim peace to the island.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #58 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
68% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
Why similar: Difficult 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action 9.7%
- #59 Moon Dancer
67% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Moon Dancer is a vertically scrolling shmup featuring an exhilarating lock-on laser.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Shooter 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Difficult 10.6%, Retro 7.8%