- #1 Gunslinger Nova
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: instasiv
Windows
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 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, PvE 12.4%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 7.8%
- #2 Warrior of democracy
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BrightSpot Games
Windows
"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 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, PvE 13.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 8.3%
- #3 CrypticaL
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberThief Interactive
Windows
An ancient entertainment in a futuristic universe, at least for the audiance. Our main character is a retired soldier who forced to fight in a gladiator arena. Escape, find the responsibles, punish!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 9.3%
- #4 Bounce your Bullets!
95% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Quentin Edel
Windows
A small game where you cannot stop moving forward. Your bullets get stronger and stronger after they bounce enough times. Bounce your Bullets! is a casual yet increasingly difficult colorful shmup where you survive for as long as possible against growing waves of enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Score Attack 19.8%, Shooter 7.5%, Space 7.1%
- #5 Rick Henderson: Eternal Arena
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fat Pug Studio
Windows
Rick Henderson is back! Join the endless arena battle, upgrade your ship, upgrade your guns, upgrade your drones. Fight, upgrade, die, repeat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, PvE 12.2%, Shooter 8.1%, Score Attack 7.1%
- #6 Spider Crisis
94% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Method 9 Software
Windows
The world is infested with giant mutated spiders. In Spider Crisis you operate a small remote control tank equipped with deadly weapons. Use your weapons to shoot, bomb, and burn these creatures back to where they came from.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, PvE 12.5%, Score Attack 8.2%, Shooter 7.7%
- #7 Rysen
93% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Score Attack 12.8%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.5%
- #8 SSS222: HyperSpace
92% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: HyperGamesDevPub: HaipaStudios
Windows
A fast-paced addicting space shooter with an inspiration taken from many modern games. A project I have been passionately working solo for 2 years+!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, PvE 9%, Score Attack 8.7%
- #9 Always Surrender
91% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: The Covert Sheep Example
Windows
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Score Attack 17.3%, PvE 11%, Shooter 7.3%
- #10 Red Blaster
91% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Red Blaster Games
Windows
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 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, PvE 13.6%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.5%
- #11 Crush The Rebellion!
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameBeast Productions
Windows · Linux
The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.6%
- #12 Retaliate
89% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Romans I XVI Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Arcade 9.7%, Score Attack 9.1%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #13 Anima Reaver
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EnricoBC
Windows
A 3D Sci-Fi space shooter game where you fight against big flagships and bases to unlock the secrets of the world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, PvE 11.7%, Shooter 7.8%
- #14 Stellar Space
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Next Step Studios
Windows · Mac
Stellar Space is a new take on a classic arcade game with a modern, rogue-like, form for new players to enjoy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, PvE 9.6%, Arcade 7.9%
- #15 Vectro Blast
87% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Sagittaras Games
Windows
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Score Attack 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Arcade 12.2%, 2D 7.3%
- #16 Meteor Storm
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Z Sculpt Entertainment
Windows · Mac
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 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Arcade 9.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Score Attack 9.4%
- #17 Crisis Wing
86% matchVery Positive90% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Pieslice Productions
Windows · Mac
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Score Attack 9.7%, PvE 9.3%, Arcade 7.1%
- #18 TETRAGUN
85% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: GreebPub: Greeb Games
Windows · Mac
TETRAGUN is quadrant-based shooter where you're surrounded on all sides. You'll gain powerful upgrades as you progress, but so will your enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, PvE 12.9%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 8.6%
- #19 Neon Fighter
84% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Score Attack 18.3%, Arcade 9.5%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #20 Magic Fairy Fun Blast
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wow Cool Games
Windows
Magic Fairy Fun Blast is a challenging and fast paced arcade style bullet hell arena wave based shooter. You are a fairy that just wants to have fun but your version of fun is different than the rest of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, PvE 11.7%, Score Attack 8.9%, Shooter 7.9%
- #21 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: JMC
Windows · Linux
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 24.7%, Score Attack 16.2%, Top-Down 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Shooter 10.2%
- #22 Umbra Galaxy
83% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Lazy Wizards Games
Windows
Umbra Galaxy is a sci-fi shoot'em'up where you pilot a spaceship adrift in the restricted space filled with enemies. Destroy enemy generators, fight your way to the bosses and secure the obscure goal in the end!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, PvE 11.8%, Shooter 7.8%, Arcade 7.6%
- #23 Endless Space Scrap
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: GESpacecraft
Windows
Dodge, collect, and survive. Every piece of salvage you grab makes your ship deadlier and tougher.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down 10.7%, Action Roguelike 9.3%, Arcade 9.3%
- #24 Solitary Sentinel
81% match6 user reviews100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: JLau Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Solitary Sentinel, a captivating modern reimagination of Space Invaders and Missile Command, where you must defend against constantly evolving enemies by upgrading a single Sentinel. Enjoy simple controls, and deep strategic gameplay as you fend off the relentless onslaught!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, PvE 10.6%, Shooter 7.5%
- #25 BAROQUE SHOOTING: REVERSED
81% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Sting
Windows
A dark bullet hell shooter in the world of BAROQUE Customize your build with items Grow stronger with every death A roguelike STG for fast, repeatable runs
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Score Attack 13.8%, Shooter 9.9%
- #26 The Pacifist
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Taillis, Inc
Windows
The Pacifist is a retro sci-fi top-down action game with unique mechanics that blends elements of the Arcade and Rhythm genres on a gorgeous, minimalist battlefield. Only in The Pacifist can you fight without fighting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Score Attack 9.9%, Top-Down 9%, Arcade 9%
- #27 Nova Rebellion
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Centurion Dragons Studios
Windows
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 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 9.4%, Linear 7.2%
- #28 Nova Strike
79% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Sanuk GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Arcade 9.4%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #29 SUPER FLAIL
79% matchVery Positive93% of 158 reviews2018
Dev: CryptMadePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Score Attack 12.7%, PvE 12.1%, Arcade 8%
- #30 Asteroids: Recharged
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Score Attack 12.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 9.4%
- #31 Blade Rush
76% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Noba
Windows
Master your Blade in frantic, fast paced combat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Score Attack 15.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 6%
- #32 Devileader
78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, PvE 11.4%, Score Attack 10.5%, Shooter 7.9%
- #33 Hexagonal Explods
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: lemoniedev
Windows
Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, PvE 12.7%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 8.3%
- #34 Cosmic Cleaner
76% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: CRUSTSLICE
Windows
A stylish sci-fi arcade shooter about cleansing the galaxy of pesky demons! Cosmic Cleaner is a fast-paced, high score chasing action game that progressively gets more challenging. Designed for quick and easy fun.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Score Attack 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 11.9%, Space 5.9%
- #35 Pew-casso
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Made From Strings
Windows
Choose your loadout, choose your art brushes, and blast your way to a masterpiece! Pew-casso is a top-down action-roguelite shooter where you defeat enemies to level up and create a piece of art. The longer you last, the more complex your unique piece of art will become.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, PvE 10.1%, Shooter 6.7%
- #36 Asteroids
75% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Play Asteroids
Windows
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Arcade 12.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #37 Stahldrache
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Void Star Gamestudio, Limited
Windows
Stahldrache is a top-down shooter set in the skies of far-flung planets. The automated terraforming system has gone rogue, and must be stopped. Fight against time and waves of drones to make the planet safe! Bomb the control nodes and neutralize the AI before the defenseless colony ships arrive!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Action Roguelike 23.9%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 8%
- #38 cyber_serpent
73% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Q-Bit Digital
Windows · Mac
slither and shoot, but don't run out of space! cyber_serpent is an arcade twin-stick shooter combined with snake. compete for a global high score in this modern take on retro classics as you face infinite waves of polygonal enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Score Attack 14.9%, PvE 9.7%, Arcade 8.5%
- #39 Stellar Outcast: Arena
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Ink'd Games
Windows
Dodge, boost, and blast through relentless enemy waves in this vibrant arcade shooter. Upgrade between battles and become the ultimate space fighter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, PvE 12.9%, Arcade 8.7%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #40 Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
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 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #41 Polyfury
73% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Wayfarer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You thought geometry was difficult? Now it's got a gun! Face the fury of the Seven Deadly Shapes and blast your way through a barrage of bullets and lasers in this highly accessible bullet hell.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Score Attack 16%, Shooter 7.2%, Top-Down 7%
- #42 Battle AirForce
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: SUZUKIPLAN
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, PvE 12.4%, Score Attack 10.8%, Shooter 8.7%
- #43 Akka Arrh
72% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Llamasoft Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Score Attack 9.4%, Arcade 9%, Top-Down 9%
- #44 The Declassifier
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Troubadour Collective
Windows
Uncover The Government's darkest secrets in this action packed top down shooter inspired by 80's action flicks of questionable quality.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, PvE 13.7%, Shooter 9.2%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #45 PhaigeX: Hyperspace Survivors
69% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Traitorean Games
Windows
PhaigeX is a fast-paced "Bullet Heaven" space shooter, tasking the player to explore space sectors and contain a rising incursion of rogue AI-controlled units. Pilot a variety of ships, call in the support craft, and use a myriad of upgrades to lay down heavy firepower towards the enemy forces.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, PvE 9.5%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #46 Fate and Judgement
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zelun_
Windows
Fate and Judgement is a vertical shoot'em up with roguelike elements and procedural stage generation. Fight Through hordes of an empire you once served and relieve your last mission until victory is yours!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Score Attack 15.2%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Arcade 8%
- #47 GyroBlade
71% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: H.T.Project Games
Windows · Mac
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Score Attack 14.8%, Top-Down 9.8%, Shooter 9.6%
- #48 Simple Sky
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: I Nod
Windows
Fly and shoot your way past hordes of alien oddities, mining planets and upgrading your arsenal to contend with the biggest threats the universe has to offer. Overcome these challenges by mastering the unique choices offered on each run, and transform from a struggling survivor into an apex warship!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Top-Down 10.4%, Shooter 8.3%
- #49 Twnkl Gft 2: A Lust For Blood
69% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Bis the FairyPub: Electric Prune Juice
Windows
It's Christmas! Pelt the humans with gifts! Quickly!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Arcade 12.1%, Top-Down 7.9%, Score Attack 7.5%
- #50 Orchid Glitter
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tamazusa
Windows
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 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Score Attack 14.9%, Arcade 7%, Shooter 5.9%
- #51 Spaced Liberation
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: hoiJesse
Windows
Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 7.8%
- #52 DuckLaserDuck
70% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Michael Aaron Denny
Windows
You just have to kill the bugs and critters before they kill you, so you can kill the bugs EVEN BETTER. Defeat the 3 floors and their bosses to win the game! Fight through procedurally maps made of handcrafted rooms, in this action RPG shooter with heavy roguelike and bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, PvE 12%, Shooter 8.3%
- #53 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Score Attack 8.5%, Arcade 7.4%
- #54 Elemental Mage Defense
68% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Fatal Army Studios
Windows
Step into "Elemental Mage Defense", a dynamic realm where magic meets valiant heroism. As a mage, you'll defend your homeland through strategic battles, unfolding narratives, and thrilling expansions. Every choice carves your legacy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Score Attack 18.8%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #55 Mechanophagia
67% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Aim. Dodge. Survive. Battle through a sci-fi hell in this intense Twin-Stick Roguelite Shooter. Survive the endless swarm for 10 minutes, defeat the level boss, or die trying. Draft powerful synergies in every run and purchase permanent upgrades to outlast the extinction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, PvE 9.6%, Shooter 6.7%
- #56 4D:XD
68% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Brammen
Windows
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #57 Topspace
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Topspace Crew
Windows
A topdown bullet hell game where you control a spaceship and fight waves of asteroids and enemy spaceships.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Score Attack 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Arcade 8.6%, Shooter 8%
- #58 Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership
67% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Angry Pixel
Windows
Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership. Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership is a shoot em'up game with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Action Roguelike 19%, Score Attack 11.5%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #59 < STRECT >
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MiddleBit
Windows
Take control and annihilate every invading enemy and stronghold! is a score-attack vertical shmup supporting 1-2 players. Featuring pure mechanics that emphasize destruction and dodging, satisfying explosion effects, and deep hidden secrets, the fight awaits you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Score Attack 21.9%, Arcade 9.9%, PvE 9.3%, Shooter 9.1%
- #60 Outnumbered
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Score Attack 7.7%, Shooter 7.6%