60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Retro, Action, Arcade, Side Scroller.
A celebration of pioneering 1980s games, this new-and-old collection of classic C64™ games originally published by Cosmi includes a medieval styled remake of Forbidden Forest with all new graphics and audio, new comic book stories and remade box art, plus a trove of archival bonus material!
Mow That Lawn
Action-packed sidescrolling gardening-shooter, with colorful comicbook-style graphics and gameplay inspired by the arcade-machines of the early 80's. Mow that lawn, jump over the holes and don't let piles of dirt, animals, drones-with-water-balloons or mischievous friends, get in your way.
ZURD HUNT
In the year 2,000,000,009, a team of bounty hunters infiltrates a massive facility swarming with hostile AI. Can they find Zurd?
Action-packed sidescrolling gardening-shooter, with colorful comicbook-style graphics and gameplay inspired by the arcade-machines of the early 80's. Mow that lawn, jump over the holes and don't let piles of dirt, animals, drones-with-water-balloons or mischievous friends, get in your way.
Why similar: Comic Book 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, 1980s 16.3%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Retro 10.5%
In the year 2,000,000,009, a team of bounty hunters infiltrates a massive facility swarming with hostile AI. Can they find Zurd?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Retro 13.9%, 1980s 13.3%, Arcade 9%
A stylish pixel-art platformer with a thumping chip-tune sound track. Perfect for quick and short bites of run and jump gaming action. Taking you back to the retro days in a modern way.
Why similar: 1980s 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Comic Book 11.6%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Oculant is a classic retro action adventure platformer in a dark-fantasy world. Travel through the kingdom and discover what lies within the kingdom's dark secret.
Why similar: 1980s 20.9%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Arcade 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9%
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Side Scroller 20.9%, 1980s 17.8%, Arcade 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
A great 2D retro-action-platformer! To the lovers of big pixels and screeching synthetic sounds we dedicate this masterpiece to you.
Why similar: 1980s 24.8%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Retro 15.6%, Platformer 12%, Arcade 11.5%
"In "Avventure Vampiresche" Farenz faces morning obstacles in an epic race through Cremona at 5 o'clock in the morning! Dodge ducks, spitballs, runners, and more to close the rings in time! Get ready for a frantic and enjoyable experience!"
Why similar: 1980s 21.2%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Retro 10%
Barrel through 1920s BigCity in this hard-hitting, ink-smearing, platformer shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Comic Book 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Historical 15.2%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 10%
SPACEMAN is a short, nostalgic, retro Shoot-Em-Up
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, 1980s 16.2%, Retro 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Super Retro World is a 2D platformer which is based on the idea of classic platform handheld console games like Super Mario Land.
Why similar: 1980s 22.5%, Retro 14.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
A sci-fi retro side-scrolling shoot-em-up / rescue game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, 1980s 18.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Arcade 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
In this side-scrolling egg-em-up, released in 1984, take on the role of Percy as he struggles to build a nest and feed his needy offspring. Contains both the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions of the game.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.8%, Retro 22.3%, 1980s 20.4%, Arcade 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Side Scroller 19.9%, 1980s 19.2%, Arcade 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Oh no, The princess has been kidnapped! Help our valiant Knight rescue the princess from the clutches of the demons in this enjoyable, but challenging, platformer game. Defeat your enemies using different weapons, and ultimately Save the Princess.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.6%, 1980s 14.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Medieval 12%, Arcade 10.8%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, 1980s 19.6%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Retro 15.4%, Arcade 8.9%
Freddy's daughter has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. To rescue her, he must cross the entire kingdom taking some ingredients with which to make a magic potion, but it won't be easy, they must be collected in a specific order and Freddy will have to overcome the dangers he finds in his path.
Why similar: 1980s 21.3%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Retro 18.1%, Arcade 14.2%, Platformer 11.7%
Harvey’s Nine Lives is a fast-paced, feline-fueled platformer! Explore themed worlds, collect powerful talismans, ride dragons and sandsharks, and face epic bosses in a quest across time and space. Adventure has never been this pawsome! 🐾
Why similar: Historical 17.9%, 1980s 17%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Retro 11.2%, Platformer 10%
Space Runaway, a compelling intergalactic journey soaked in bullet hell. Enemy vessels, lasers and larger than life bosses coming at you full speed in a 16-bit authentic arcade experience like no other.
Why similar: 1980s 28.1%, Side Scroller 23.2%, Arcade 12.7%, Retro 12%, Action 9%
There isn't anything better than punching things in 8-bit that will end up leaving you with RAW FISTS! *Warning, this game contains old school difficulty* (Blowing in the cartridge is not required.)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, 1980s 16.2%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 13%, Arcade 12%
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, 1980s 16.8%, Arcade 14.7%, Retro 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Retro 13.6%, 1980s 13.3%, Arcade 10.6%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, shoot the deadly Caterpilla as it weaves its way down the screen, while also contending with mushrooms that block the way, and a fearsome spider!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Retro 20.9%, 1980s 18.4%, Arcade 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Sir Noggin is a platformer inspired by the glorious 8-bit days and in the style of the Master System. Relive the days where the controllers only had a couple of buttons and you'd have to re-tune in your television sets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.5%, 1980s 16.6%, Platformer 13%, Arcade 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
Retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 80's games Fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up with looping battlefields, relentless enemy waves, tactical shields, power-ups and hyperspace jumps
Why similar: 1980s 27.9%, Side Scroller 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Arcade 12%, Retro 9%
Stellar Raid is a side-scrolling run and gun game inspired by the greatest classic games of the genre! With a variety of weapon upgrades at your disposal (including a support drone) you’ll charge through hordes of enemy mercenaries to take down one of the Universe’s most notorious space terrorists!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Side Scroller 29%, Retro 15.4%, Arcade 12.2%, Platformer 5.9%
This game, "FORTRESS DEFENDER", is a side-scrolling power-up shooting game with an 80's flavor. Defeat the enemies that appear one after another, dodge their attacks, and aim for the boss that lurks in the depths of the stage. There are a total of eight stages with various tricks and bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, 1980s 20.7%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Retro 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
A retro-style action-platformer that blends the stealth shootouts of Rolling Thunder with the raw brawling of Double Dragon. The result? A thrilling 2D spy adventure set in the 1960s — packed with fists, bullets, and classic arcade energy!!
Why similar: Comic Book 18.8%, 1980s 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Arcade 10.9%
The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Retro 18.3%, 1980s 18.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Star Tank is a shmup with eighties aesthetics, a mixture of styles (Galaga-Operation Wolf). A difficult game that requires great control skills. 20 stages. 5 bosses. Various enemies. Become an expert pilot of a StarTank!!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Side Scroller 18.4%, 1980s 16%, Arcade 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
Garbage Pail Kids are back in this Long-Lost, All-New platforming adventure. Featuring four playable characters, six secret-filled levels, and a trading-card system, Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum is a throwback to the golden era of 80s gaming.
Why similar: 1980s 29.3%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Retro 14.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Mister Semmel is a 2D platformer in which precision and speed are required. Can you manage to pass each level within the given time? Can you beat your own records?
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.7%, 1980s 22.6%, Platformer 15%, Retro 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!
Why similar: 1980s 19.1%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: 1980s 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Platformer 10.6%, Retro 10%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Side Scroller 20.1%, 1980s 17.5%, Retro 14.5%, Arcade 9%
The Black Duck Army is back—bigger, badder, and armed with alien tech! In Gunslugs 2, chaos reigns as you blast through tanks, choppers, giant robots, and hordes of relentless minions. This action-packed, over-the-top run-and-gun adventure is a wild tribute to classic 80s and 90s action movies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, 1980s 21.3%, Retro 12.8%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Embark on journey through the "Project: Artificial Legacy Saga" a four-part series, crafted to feel as if it was released across four console generations. Follow Kirana on her heroic journey, as she protects her family and her homeland from a mysterious evil force.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.5%, 1980s 19.7%, Retro 17%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Platformer 11.3%
Juan's been banished to the prototype version of his game! He’s gone from a colorful 16-bit hero to a tiny 1-bit homie. Help him platform his way back in this narrative action-platformer—with Juan himself teaching you how to control him through this mini-metroidvania!
Why similar: 1980s 18.8%, Game Development 17.6% ★, Comic Book 15.9%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Platformer 9.5%
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, 1980s 21.5%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Retro 11.7%, Arcade 10.1%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 29.3%, Retro 23%, Arcade 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
A retro arcade shooter with one-bit graphics
Why similar: 1980s 36.6%, Retro 20.3%, Arcade 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Action 7.5%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 13%, Arcade 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
Play as Robin Hood and his Merry Men in this 2D Action Platformer. Help take back England from the diabolical Prince John. Battle your friends in a Local Multiplayer Deathmatch gamemode!
Why similar: Historical 26.1%, Medieval 18%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
Play as M in this retro styled platform-shooter and blast your way up to heaven!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, 1980s 17.2%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 11.8%, Arcade 10.8%
Dash, dig, and blast mutants in this retro inspired arcade shooter that will test your twitch reflexes and path finding skills as you make your way from point A to point B.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, 1980s 22.2%, Arcade 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Retro 10.4%
BeatBox Runner is a retro platformer with a twist: switch states to survive its unique series of traps and challenges.
Why similar: 1980s 28.8%, Retro 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Arcade 8.7%
Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"
Why similar: 1980s 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Platformer 10.5%, Arcade 9.2%
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 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Retro 11.2%
Big Chief embarks on a quest for justice & cold hard cash in this retro brawler. Packed with eye-popping pixel art, 8-bit bangers, & a Singaporean twist, it’s as bizarre as beat ‘em ups get. Welcome to Owe Money Pay Money (O$P$)!
Why similar: 1980s 18.3%, Comic Book 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Retro 11.6%
Side-scrolling, retro 2D shoot'em'up with rogue-lite elements. Survivors-style game.
Why similar: 1980s 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Retro 12.4%, Arcade 8.4%
Search for lost treasure in this Indiana Jones style adventure. Your quest for fortune and glory will not be easy however. Few ever return from their expeditions into the deep jungles. So, if you are brave enough, the "Jungles of Maxtheria" awaits!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, 1980s 18.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Arcade 10%
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: 1980s 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Retro 14.1%, Arcade 8.8%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Retro 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Arcade 8.5%
Retro side-scrolling adventure!
Why similar: Retro 20%, 1980s 17.8%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Comic Book 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Side Scroller 23.9%, Retro 9.6%, Arcade 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
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 26.1%, Retro 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Arcade 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Side Scroller 23.9%, Retro 20.3%, Arcade 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
In this challenging maze-like platformer from 1985, become the mythical Orestes, brother to Electra, as he searches labyrinthine catacombs for the fabled Euclidean Shapes and avenge the murder of his father, Agamemnon, by his mother, Clytaemnestra.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.6%, Retro 19.5%, Historical 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Platformer 9.8%
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
Why similar: 1980s 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Retro 11.1%, Platformer 8.4%
Defend humanity from a surprise attack by the mystical creatures of the world of Nnar in this high speed arcade/console style action game coming to modern and classic retro platforms.
Why similar: Retro 23%, Medieval 14.2%, Arcade 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
Icarus, a classic side-scrolling space shoot-em-up tribute! - Thumping soundtrack, Bosses, Multiples, Power-ups, Secrets, BIG levels... ...Give the (free) work in progress / teaser demo a try!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Side Scroller 24%, 1980s 18.5%, Retro 15.3%, Action 6.1%
