- #1 Nation Red
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,776 reviews2009
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Zombies 15.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Gore 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the classic horde-survival intensity of Crimsonland with a focus on fast-paced zombie combat.
- #2 Tesla vs Lovecraft
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Local Co-Op 17.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar perk-based progression system and chaotic arena-style combat against waves of enemies.
- #3 Zombie Shooter
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,315 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Why similar: Gore 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same engine DNA and arcade-style progression, focusing on clearing massive waves of undead.
- #4 Alien Shooter
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,607 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.
Why similar: Gore 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down 14%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: As a classic contemporary of Crimsonland, it offers the same visceral top-down alien-slaying experience.
- #5 Neon Chrome
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Gore 9.6%, Shooter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines twin-stick shooting with RPG-lite progression and destructible environments.
- #6 Vampire Survivors
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 43.7%, Action 14.3%, Arcade 13.4%, Indie 11%, RPG 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title evolved the horde-survival genre by focusing on satisfying weapon synergies and screen-clearing power fantasies.
- #7 Shadowgrounds
94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,601 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Gore 12.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Local Co-Op 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more narrative-driven but equally intense top-down alien shooter experience.
- #8 Brotato
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Co-op 10.8%, Survival 10.8%, Action 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep character builds and perk management within an intense arena-shooter framework.
- #9 Xeno Crisis
93% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2019
Dev: Bitmap Bureau
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Local Co-Op 11%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, high-quality twin-stick shooter that emphasizes arcade-style movement and combat.
- #10 Iron Fisticle
91% matchVery Positive84% of 513 reviews2014
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Top-Down 10.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired twin-stick shooter that emphasizes arcade scoring and character upgrades.
- #11 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
90% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Gore 15%, Shooter 9.8%, Zombies 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends top-down survival shooting with tower defense elements for a similar horde-management feel.
- #12 Nuclear Throne
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Shooter 10%, Top-Down 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers chaotic, high-speed twin-stick combat with a wide variety of weapons and character mutations.
- #13 Halls of Torment
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down 38.9%, Action 21.1%, RPG 18.8%, Arcade 15.6%, 2D 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic horde-survival loop with a focus on RPG-style stat growth and gear progression.
- #14 Assault Android Cactus+
89% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Local Co-Op 14%, Shooter 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Top-Down 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers high-intensity, arcade-style twin-stick action with a focus on maintaining momentum.
- #15 20 Minutes Till Dawn
84% matchVery Positive91% of 28,655 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Shooter 18.7%, Survival 13.1%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused, perk-driven survival shooter experience with a distinct aesthetic.
- #16 It came from space and ate our brains
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 518 reviews2015
Dev: Triangle Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fun, arcade-style shooter that emphasizes light-based mechanics and wave survival.
- #17 Soulstone Survivors
82% matchVery Positive91% of 26,152 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.4%, Top-Down 28.2%, Action 10.6%, Arcade 9.1%, RPG 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on massive enemy counts and complex skill-tree customization similar to Crimsonland's perk system.
- #18 Gunnheim
88% matchMostly Negative40% of 337 reviews2015
Dev: SIEIDI Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Gore 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Co-op 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gore-filled, co-op focused shooter that captures the chaotic energy of clearing rooms of enemies.
- #19 Solstice Chronicles: MIA
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 313 reviews2017
Dev: Ironward
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Local Co-Op 18%, Shooter 9.3%, Co-op 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tactical top-down shooter experience with unique enemy-management mechanics.
- #20 Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
84% matchVery Positive90% of 2,415 reviews2014
Dev: DreamworldsPub: Untold Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Gore 11.7%, Top-Down 11.4%, Zombies 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique lighting system and physics-based combat that makes clearing zombie hordes feel impactful.
- #21 Zombie Shooter 2
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
Why similar: Gore 21.9%, Zombies 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shooter 13%, Action 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the original formula with more RPG elements and larger-scale combat encounters.
- #22 Greedland
81% matchVery Positive84% of 3,116 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Top-Down 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on modern horde-survival mechanics with a high-fidelity visual style and satisfying weapon feedback.
- #23 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
82% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 8.7%, Co-op 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep weapon mechanics and tactical top-down combat that rewards precision and build planning.
- #24 Final Days
83% matchVery Positive89% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: +7 Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Gore 9.7%, Shooter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, low-poly zombie survival game that focuses on pure, unadulterated horde combat.
- #25 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
81% matchVery Positive95% of 23,448 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 12.6%, Co-op 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tactical, co-op focused top-down experience against overwhelming alien swarms.
- #26 Monsters 'til Midnight
79% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Shooter 9.4%, Co-op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern roguelite that emphasizes bullet-hell survival and rapid-fire combat.
- #27 AIPD - Artificial Intelligence Police Department
80% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2016
Dev: Blazing BadgerPub: mamor games
Windows
Enter the AI universe and fight evil AIs with a variety of weapons and modifications. AIPD is a top-down coop twin-stick shooter where you can enjoy thousands of possible combinations of enemy and arena permutations that give you an unprecedented and nearly unlimited arcade experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32%, Local Co-Op 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Action 13%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish twin-stick shooter that focuses on arcade-style wave survival and customization.
- #28 Palpus X Annihilation
75% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Sebastian Vargek (Meister Palpus)
Windows
Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!
Why similar: Gore 19.3%, Shooter 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #29 Gore Storm
77% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Gundorado
Windows
Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #30 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,088 reviews2007
Dev: Bizarre CreationsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46.8%, Classic 14.8% ★, Shooter 11%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Arcade 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for pure twin-stick movement and arcade-style intensity.
- #31 I am Weapon: Revival
79% matchMixed68% of 285 reviews2015
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Have you ever faced your worst nightmare? What if you have no choice but to move on and see what’s behind it? Then you’d better arm yourself with a couple of big guns, stock up on ammo and show them all what a real nightmare is!
Why similar: Gore 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.1%, Action 9.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A violent, fast-paced top-down shooter that focuses on weapon variety and horde survival.
- #32 Chaos Town
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Action 13.7%, Gore 11.9%, Shooter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends top-down shooting with RPG elements in a chaotic, urban-themed survival setting.
- #33 Meltdown
77% matchVery Positive85% of 822 reviews2014
Dev: Phenomenon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!
Why similar: Action 23.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Shooter 16.2%, Indie 9.8%
- #34 Legacy Of Evil
73% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Uruca Game StudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Join legendary RPG heroes in 'Legacy of Evil,' a classic arcade Shoot 'em Up. Battle the sinister Dravlo Stradinic and his dark forces. Upgrade your heroes and face terrifying bosses. Can you defeat the vampire and save Stygia?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #35 VERSUS SQUAD
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2016
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Co-op 7.7%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #36 SAS: Zombie Assault 4
74% matchVery Positive86% of 9,502 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Zombies 13.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Co-op 9.9%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #37 The Ascent
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 24,155 reviews2021
Dev: Neon GiantPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Co-op 10.2%, Gore 9.5%
- #38 Droid Assault
75% matchVery Positive83% of 374 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Action 15.8%, Shooter 14.9%, Top-Down 13.6%
- #39 Shadowgrounds Survivor
76% matchMixed61% of 794 reviews2007
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down 11%, Local Co-Op 9%
- #40 Over 9000 Zombies!
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,530 reviews2015
Dev: Loren Lemcke
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Top-Down 12%, Co-op 10%, Zombies 9.2%
- #41 Dead Motherland: Zombie Co-op
74% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: DEKLAZON
Windows
A dark co-op top-down shooter in a post-soviet zombie apocalypse setting. You appear at a random location in the city. The goal is to get to the transport, and you will make the path yourself. In the day - look for resources and build fortifications. At night - destroy the dead and their bosses!
Why similar: Gore 23%, Action 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Co-op 10.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.5%
- #42 Crimson Dawn
72% matchMixed64% of 377 reviews2023
Dev: Purple Lake
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crimson Dawn is a roguelite horde survival game with RPG elements. Recruit mercenaries and survive 5 stages by fighting the hordes of evil. Unlock more characters and weapons with unique abilities. Carve your path to stop the hordes of evil once and for all!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Action 9.2%, RPG 8.6%
- #43 The Horde Wants You Dead
70% matchMixed63% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Bellyflop Games
Windows
The Horde Wants You Dead is a casual, top-down shooter with up to 4-player online co-op. Ambushed by an angry horde, you and your friends face a fight for survival against thousands of relentless enemies!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Top-Down 10.8%
- #44 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Gore 13%, Top-Down 12%, Action 10.5%
- #45 Renegade Ops
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,839 reviews2011
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Local Co-Op 19%, Top-Down 11.9%, Action 11.2%, Co-op 8.1%
- #46 Galaxy Champions TV
70% matchVery Positive92% of 121 reviews2018
Dev: aQuadiun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Local Co-Op 21%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Action 10.9%, Shooter 10.7%
- #47 Mars Survivors
70% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Top-Down 9.1%, Action 6.1%
- #48 Primal Fears
73% matchMixed59% of 309 reviews2013
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down. Battle your way through multiple levels, earning upgrades, competing against your friends and more, and find the truth about what has happened to the world.Use a variety of weapons to stop the mutated population, and save yourself from being another victim.
Why similar: Gore 30.5%, Action 17.3%, Top-Down 11%, Co-op 10%, Shooter 9.4%
- #49 Guns n Zombies
71% matchMixed69% of 978 reviews2014
Dev: Krealit
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This is the world after a zombie apocalypse in which the main characters have to go through many perils. It is a story about ordinary people who, when faced with danger, decided not to run away from it, but to fight back. As the story goes along, you will learn what caused the disaster and help other survivors to overcome its aftermath.
Why similar: Zombies 19%, Co-op 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Action 13.8%
- #50 Loplight
68% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Shooter 14.8%, Gore 10.9%, Action 8%
- #51 Alien Death Mob
68% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.5%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 10%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%, Classic 8% ★
- #52 #KILLALLZOMBIES
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 314 reviews2016
Dev: Fortell Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 48.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.8%
- #53 Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
64% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Dot bloodPub: Targem Games
Windows
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.8%, Shooter 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.9%, Survival 8.6%
- #54 Frontline Zed
69% matchMixed59% of 333 reviews2019
Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Gore 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 7.6%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #55 Undercroft Warriors
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down 11%
- #56 Cosmonator
67% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: Bourbontank
Windows
Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Action 14%, RPG 10.5%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #57 Redie
68% matchVery Positive80% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.
Why similar: Gore 50.7%, Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Action 16.3%, Indie 7%
- #58 REMEDIUM
66% matchMixed64% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Linux
The fast-paced twin-stick shooter game in the grim post-apocalyptic Renaissance setting. It had been more than a hundred years since the terrible plague devoured the whole continent and turned almost everyone there in the maddened mutants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Gore 14.6%, Top-Down 11.2%, Shooter 10.7%
- #59 Alien Shooter: Revisited
69% matchMixed64% of 849 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crowds of blood-thirsty monsters, crawling from every corner of the secret research base. Gloomy basements and modern labs, darkness changing into blazing bulbs. The only usual thing is: you're in a bad place alone, and there's no one to help you!
Why similar: Gore 32.2%, Shooter 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Action 14.4%, RPG 11.3%