60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Top-Down Shooter, Action, Retro.
A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish.
RedRaptor
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Shooter 9.4%, 1990's 8.8%, Retro 7.4%
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shooter 11.9%, 1990's 9.8%, Arcade 9.1%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shooter 11.1%, 1990's 8.5%, Arcade 8%
Galactic Explorers is a top-down 2D retro space shooter inspired by early games such as Galaxian, and Asteroids.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, 2D Fighter 13.9%, Retro 8.6%, Shooter 8.5%
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 8.6%, 1990's 5%
A retro arcade-style, 2D vertical scrolling shooter Pixel art inspired by 16-bit consoles and arcade games from the '80s and '90s Focus on the exhilarating "aim, shoot, kill" feel of the original shooter game. Receive communications from Controller Luna as you progress through each stage's story
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Retro 12.9%, 1990's 7.7%
Raider Pheasant is a single-player arcade shoot ’em up viewed from a dramatic high-angle perspective. Blast through enemy formations, power up your fighter, defeat massive bosses, and chase high scores with keyboard or controller.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 8.3%, Space 6.1%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 11%, Action 7.3%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Arcade 10.4%, 1990's 7.4%, Retro 7.3%
CORA (Counter Offensive Rapidfire Automata) is a singleplayer/multiplayer top-down shooter created by Empty House Games borrowing inspiration from other arcade top-down shooters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, 2D Fighter 17.8%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 6.9%
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Space 13.6%, Arcade 6.2%, 1990's 6.1%
Save the galaxy in this unique space shooter! Based on the legendary Google Play title, Super Space Slayer 2 features completely re-designed mouse, keyboard and gamepad controls that make it even better than the original.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Space 12.2%, 1990's 7.7%
A classic old-school shooter with the possibility of upgrading your own spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, 2D Fighter 15%, Space 9.2%, Shooter 7.2%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 8.4%, Space 7.5%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Retro 12.4%, Shooter 7.7%, 1980s 6.5%
Influenced by classic top-down shooters like Sinistar and Bosconian, Shibui Coliseum is a multidirectonally scrolling shoot ‘em up for fans of fast-paced arcade action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Retro 13.2%, Arcade 9.6%, 1990's 8.6%
Blast alien invaders and song lyrics into stardust in this relaxingly chaotic shoot-'em-up! A full-length, '80s-inspired rock album plays start to finish as you fight through an alien invasion. No death. No game over. Just tune in and get that high score. Arcade style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 9.6%, Space 5.6%
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Retro 12.6%, Shooter 6.3%, Space 6.1%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 10.7%, Action 7.8%
This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Retro 13.7%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.2%
The third installment in the Eden series A 2D bullet-hell vertical-scrolling shump with a feel reminiscent of arcade games from the 1990s to the 2000s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 7.5%
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Shooter 12.1%, 1990's 9.7%, Arcade 9.1%
Spacegirl 2038 is a fast paced, high energy arcade style shooter. Save your sister and her crew, they're depending on you!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.8%, 1990's 7.7%
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 6.8%
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Shooter 12.5%, 1990's 10.3%, Arcade 9.6%
A fast-paced vertical shooter built for short sessions! 2-Minute and 5-Minute score attack modes with beautiful X68000-style pixel art.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Shooter 12.6%, 1990's 11.4%, Retro 9.6%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 7.9%, 1990's 7.3%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 15%, 1990's 9.8%, Retro 7.7%
Not a regular shmup player? No worries! This is a super chill, low-difficulty, fully voiced bullet hell shooter just for you! Wipe out the AI machine armada attacking from all directions!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Shooter 12%, 1990's 10.2%, Retro 8.6%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 6.8%, 1990's 5.3%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Space 11.2%, Arcade 9.6%
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Space 10.8%, Arcade 9.5%, Retro 4.7%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Shooter 12.1%, 1990's 7%, Action 5.2%
An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.2%, 1990's 7.6%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 9.6%, Retro 7.6%
"Comet Soldier" is a 2D top-down view action shooting game. Advance through the battlefield and defeat the bosses that await.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Retro 9.8%, 1990's 9.3%
Dashrider is a fast-paced 2D shooter game, in which you fight your way through countless waves of enemies to earn coins. Purchase new skills or stunning boss battles. Defeat the three guards to face the final boss and complete the game.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.3%
The Saikyo-style system, trusted by players from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts, now features a new three-stage charge shot enhancement system, significantly boosting strategic depth. If you haven't played it yet, we urge you to give it a try.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 10.7%, 1990's 8.1%
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shooter 11.1%, Space 8.8%, Retro 8.5%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Retro 10.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 8.4%
Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 8.6%, Retro 6%
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 10%, Retro 9%, Arcade 8%
Clear the asteroid field before the Corpos hunt you down with their AI weaponry!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Shooter 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, 1990's 9.8%, Action 7%
MACE is a classic space shoot ’em up, inspired by the legendary Amiga games of this genre. Handdrawn 2D graphics in HD resolutions, parallax scrolling, explosion effects and optimized games mechanics, combined with the proven gameplay are transporting the “Spirit of Amiga” in today’s Age.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Shooter 10.9%, Action 10%, Retro 9.5%
Plasma Sky is a neon arcade shmup with over 100 handcrafted levels. Ease in and power up early, you'll need a strong ship as the intensity ramps up. Flow through alien formations, arm your wingmen, and race the world in a fresh challenge every week - the same seeded run for every pilot on Earth.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Retro 11.4%, Arcade 10.2%, Space 8.3%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 10.8%, 1990's 8.1%
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Shooter 6.4%
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Shooter 7.6%, Arcade 6.6%, Retro 6%
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Space 10.1%, Arcade 8.9%
The Strait of Hormuz Mini Arcade is a retro-style 2D shooter where world economy is at risk! Shoot down attacking speedboats and missile launchers to protect vital shipping lanes. Forget high scores—your real objective is keeping global oil prices low to prevent total recession! Or switch sides...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Retro 16.3%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 8.2%
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.4%, Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 9.2%, Space 6.6%
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Top-Down Shooter 29%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 8.6%, Space 6.2%
"Warrior of Democracy" is an incredible 2D shoot 'em up arcade where you, like a true hero, control a helicopter, battling endless waves of enemy fighters on your path to victory!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 8.9%, Linear 4.2%
Shred endless waves of hostile spaceships in a 1-bit arcade survival roguelite. Build absurd weapon combos, unlock pilots, upgrade your fighter, and survive escalating dogfights against swarms, elite enemies, and colossal bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, 2D Fighter 17.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 7.9%
Battle through waves of enemies, taking their power for your own in this retro-styled arcade shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 9.1%, Retro 8.4%
Blast through waves of chaos in this retro inspired space shooter. Simple mechanics, high energy rock/electronic soundtrack, and a gloriously goofy tone make Nova Rebellion a cosmic throwback Back when space shooters were all the rage.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Space 6.4%, Action 5%
PCpill™ is an action-packed top-down shooter where you take control of the PCpill™ Antivirus to disinfect the hard drive of an old desktop PC. Use your PillGun to blast the rot away and restore your computer, one file at a time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 8.3%
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.3%, Shooter 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Space 10.2%, Arcade 8.8%
