- #1 ARONDIGHT アロンダイト
97% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: COPIKAL
Windows
ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, 1980s 24.8%, Old School 11.1%, Retro 8.1%, Shooter 5.6%
- #2 Frenzy
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Retro 15.4%, 1980s 13.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down 7%
- #3 Defendor
96% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: almostApixel
Windows
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, 1980s 17.9%, Shooter 15.7%, Old School 9.8%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #4 Astroblaster
95% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: David ArmstrongPub: Pizza Parlor Games
Windows
An arcade-style 2D top-down space shooter. Blow up space rocks and space pirates for as long as you can. You'll also need to maximize a delicately-balanced economy of resources. Keep trying to out-do yourself! Five boss ships will break in at various points to make life difficult.
Why similar: 1980s 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Retro 13%, Shooter 12.1%, Old School 10.5%
- #5 Quin Excluder
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MEGAAK SOFT
Windows
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 30.2%, Shooter 21%, 1980s 18.9%, Retro 14.7%, 2D 5%
- #6 Space Force Bargain Bin
94% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Sled Dog Games
Windows · Linux
Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, 1980s 16.3%, Shooter 16.3%, Retro 10.5%, Old School 7.3%
- #7 いるかにうろこがないわけ
93% matchVery Positive91% of 187 reviews2023
Dev: 月刊湿地帯Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
こんな時間まで起きているわがままハニーマスタードちゃんには特別に、いるかにうろこがないわけを教えてあげようかねえ。
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, 1980s 22.1%, Shooter 20%, Old School 12.1%, Action 7.5%
- #8 2nd Shot
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Chad BarrettPub: Chaotic Entertainment, LLC
Windows · Mac
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: 1980s 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shooter 14%, Old School 13.5%, Retro 10.2%
- #9 Voidronaut
91% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Aztyrael Studios
Windows
Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Shooter 18.6%, Old School 12.6%, Retro 9%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #10 Spacey Vade
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Brown Bot
Windows
Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.
Why similar: 1980s 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Old School 11.9%, Shooter 11.6%, Retro 8.8%
- #11 Huygens Principle
90% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
You become the enemy that you killed!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, 1980s 21.1%, Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down 9.9%, Action 6.8%
- #12 Arcade Classics
89% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Reza MirzaeiPub: Dreamware Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, 1980s 23.2%, Shooter 16.8%, Top-Down 9.1%, Retro 7.7%
- #13 N.O.M.A.D. (CPC/Spectrum)
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this innovative top-down shooter from 1985, pilot the Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid (N.O.M.A.D.) through the heavily armoured homeworld of galactic supervillain Cyrus T. Gross, solving tricky puzzles, dodging deadly hazards, and shooting fiendish enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Retro 18.8%, Shooter 16.6%, 1980s 15.2%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #14 OUMUAMUA
87% match4 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: RETSUZANPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Use quick reflexes and sharp aim to simultaneously blow up enemies and block alike in this satisfying retro style action brick breaker! The third installment in the Game Buddy series that faithfully recreates the look, sounds, and feel of classic late 80's handheld games!
Why similar: 1980s 29.8%, Old School 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Retro 10.1%, Shooter 8.8%
- #15 Hyper Bullet
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Tony Wang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.
Why similar: 1980s 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Retro 13%, Shooter 9.5%, Old School 6.2%
- #16 THUNDER STRIKER
86% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: RETSUZANPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, 1980s 24.1%, Retro 14.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #17 Parsec
86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Speedbird
Windows
In Parsec you pilot a spaceship through a field of asteroids trying to destroy as many as possible before they destroy you. You have three different weapons that can be picked up around the world. Health can also be picked up from random spawns and sometimes dropped by asteroids.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shooter 17.3%, Old School 15.3%, Retro 11.4%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #18 Operation : Escape
84% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: ICT@SUPub: ZDKHub
Windows
A sci-fi top-down shooter game. 2D top-downYou shooting game. You get kidnapped by alien from far away and infested by their blood, which makes you able to use their weapon. You have to get out there before they catch you and do some weird thing with your body
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.5%, Shooter 23.4%, Top-Down 9.9%, Action 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #19 Ultra Mission™
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Gumbo MachinePub: Gumbo Machine, LLC
Windows · Linux
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Why similar: 1980s 23%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Shooter 14.2%, Old School 10.7%, Top-Down 9%
- #20 STROIDZ!
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Knuckle Dragger Games
Windows
Clear the asteroid field before the Corpos hunt you down with their AI weaponry!
Why similar: 1980s 23.6%, Shooter 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Old School 12.4%, Top-Down 10.9%
- #21 Arcadia
83% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.2%, Retro 13.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Top-Down 7%, Old School 5.8%
- #22 Insectipede
84% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: LoadUpGames.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, 1980s 19.8%, Shooter 15.4%, Retro 8.9%, Old School 8.3%
- #23 XELAN FORCE
81% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: PIXEL CO., LTD
Windows
8BIT style vertical scrolling shooting game Zelan Force.We aimed to create a game that you can enjoy over and over again, such as the feeling of play that changes between offensive and defensive types, and the ability to search for hidden items.
Why similar: 1980s 32.7%, Shooter 22%, Retro 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #24 ZEROCRON
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: T.R.S.
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, 1980s 17.7%, Old School 13.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Retro 10.4%
- #25 Magnetron Rebellion: Fully Loaded
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Sabre Rael
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a single ship outnumbered and outgunned by the enemy fleet. The one advantage you have is a powerful magnet that is capable of capturing the enemy bullets and firing them back at the enemy!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.1%, Shooter 20.3%, Top-Down 12.1%, 2D 6%, Action 5.6%
- #26 Asteroids: Recharged
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 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 25.9%, 1980s 18.3%, Shooter 15.5%, Old School 10.8%, Retro 7.7%
- #27 TROID BLASTER 2
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: KINGSGUARD GAMES
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Shooter 17.6%, 1980s 17.6%, Old School 8.8%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #28 Royal Odyssey
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lion Crest Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Royal Odyssey is a retro-style arcade space shooter where you pilot Prince Zayven’s ship through a deadly asteroid storm, blasting your way to survival.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, 1980s 23.6%, Retro 11.8%, Shooter 11%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #29 Opalescence
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Nathan SwedlundPub: BioluminaGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
The colorful top-down shooter/bullet-hell
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, 1980s 18.8%, Shooter 14.4%, Old School 8.4%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #30 Warhawk
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty PixelsPub: Ogre Games Ltd
Windows
Blast away in this pure retro-styled shooter and battle through tons of dangerous levels and manic boss fights.
Why similar: 1980s 36.4%, Retro 21.3%, Shooter 16.7%, Old School 11.6%, Action 7.8%
- #31 Rysen
79% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Shooter 19.1%, Old School 12.5%, Top-Down 10.1%, Retro 9.2%
- #32 XeGrader plus
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tokihiro NAITO
Windows · Linux
A fantasy shooter where exploration and gimmicks are keys to victory. In a world of meticulous pixel art, uncover secrets hidden in every stage. Collect powerful upgrades, defeat fantasy monsters with precise shooting, and forge the world's fate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Shooter 16.8%, 1980s 15.7%, Retro 13.2%, Old School 7.9%
- #33 The Declassifier
76% 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: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, 1980s 16.7%, Shooter 15.5%, Top-Down 8.3%, Old School 8.2%
- #34 Twin Hawk
75% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take on powerful tanks and battleships with the best use of your fighter in this military themed vertical arcade shoot ‘em up by Toaplan! Summon friendly fighter planes to avoid emergencies and increase firepower. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: 1980s 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Old School 11.1%, Top-Down 9.5%, Retro 7.8%
- #35 Chicken Invaders 1
73% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Shooter 18.6%, 1980s 17.5%, Old School 10.3%, Action 8%
- #36 GyroBlade
76% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: H.T.Project Games
Windows · Mac
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, 1980s 21.6%, Shooter 16.4%, Retro 10.6%, Top-Down 10.5%
- #37 Dead End City
74% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Licker LLC
Windows
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: 1980s 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Old School 10.7%, Retro 8.2%
- #38 Neon Invaders
75% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, 1980s 20.6%, Shooter 15.6%, Old School 10%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #39 Martian Invaders
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: LoadUpGames.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, 1980s 23.6%, Shooter 15.3%, Old School 11.4%, Retro 8.1%
- #40 AREA WARS™
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: RexoPub: STUDIO.D0DO
Windows
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.4%, Shooter 18.4%, 1980s 13.1%, Top-Down 9.3%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #41 JUST DEFENSE
73% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: BlueFogs
Windows
"Just Defense" is a simple Topdown view defense game.Upgrade your weapons, build turrets and kill enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.5%, Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Action 10.2%
- #42 Breakyo
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Rudransh Shinghal
Windows
Not a Brick Breaker Game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, 1980s 24%, Shooter 16.3%, Old School 13.2%, Retro 9.5%
- #43 Starlight Squad
71% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
Windows
Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, 1980s 22.4%, Shooter 13.7%, Retro 13.1%, Action 4.9%
- #44 Twin Cobra
71% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: 1980s 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Old School 13.1%, Top-Down 10.7%, Retro 9.9%
- #45 Mega Kaiju Boom Ball
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Orebody IncPub: Orebody Red
Windows
Mega Kaiju Boom Ball is a giant monster-themed break-em-up developed with retro 8-bit constraints in mind. The game mixes the dynamics of breakout, pinball and legendary kaiju into a unique and action-packed 8-bit experience. Can you save the world from a kaiju invasion using just a ball and paddle?
Why similar: 1980s 37.4%, Retro 19.5%, Old School 17.7%, Top-Down 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #46 STARR RINGER
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Sterling McKay
Windows
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shooter 16.8%, Retro 12.5%, 1980s 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #47 Asteroids
70% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Play Asteroids
Windows
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Shooter 20.5%, Old School 13.3%, Retro 9.6%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #48 Zenvader
67% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: RyiSnow
Windows
Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!
Why similar: 1980s 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Old School 16.3%, Shooter 14.4%, Retro 13.6%
- #49 Anivenge
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Fiery Aspen Studios, LLC
Windows
An arcade style game where you play as an animal hopping around a road trying to crash cars. Work your way through different levels or play in survival mode - how many can you crash before you're run over?
Why similar: 1980s 38.2%, Old School 20.3%, Retro 16.5%, 2D 6.8%, Action 6%
- #50 Bullets tracks: Son of
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stefano Di Filippo
Windows · Linux
this is a legendary story of crime, you fight aganist the crime for go to the liberty, in this epic adventure you shot and move by side of enemy bullets, you go and become action legend
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.2%, Shooter 20.4%, Retro 15%, Action 8.7%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #51 L30-P4RD
69% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: 김정표Pub: L30-P4RD
Windows
L30-P4RD is Sci-Fi Top-down shooter. You explore planets as a member of the L30-P4RD, a special force that pioneered planets for civilization.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.5%, Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down 15.8%, Action 12%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #52 Killon
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Luois Games
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, 1980s 19.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Retro 13.4%, Old School 9.9%
- #53 Storm Mined
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, 1980s 20.5%, Shooter 13.7%, Old School 10.2%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #54 Castle Break
68% matchVery Positive84% of 728 reviews2019
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows
Breakout game + physics + shooting + building. Use your mouse like in air hockey to kick enemy bombs back into the evil Black Castle! Destroy enemy towers rockets and lasers. Build your base to protect your little dudes - you need them to win
Why similar: 1980s 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Retro 11.3%, Old School 10.2%, Shooter 8.7%
- #55 Steel Alcimus
69% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, 1980s 18.6%, Shooter 14.1%, Old School 12.1%, Retro 9.3%
- #56 Deathopolis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: TheGamesfortress
Windows
Deathopolis is an arcade style fast paced shooter. Take on a series of rooms collecting prizes and clearing out waves of enemies using guns and power-up abilities.
Why similar: 1980s 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Retro 10.6%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #57 Gunstorm II
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Cornutopia Software
Windows
Gunstorm II is an space-shooter with bags of playability, character, pretty weapons, and lots of fun. The plot-based action takes you to five different worlds, in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.
Why similar: 1980s 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Old School 13.3%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #58 Gunstorm
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Cornutopia Software
Windows
Gunstorm is a space shooter loaded with playability. Wave after wave of alien craft attack your agile ship. Use the mouse to control your ship at the speed of thought in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.
Why similar: 1980s 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 27%, Shooter 15.7%, Old School 11.6%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #59 Xentron Attack
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Why similar: 1980s 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Old School 12%, Retro 9.3%