- #1 ChargeShot
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2015
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 62%, Action 19.8%, Indie 14.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #2 Hot Shot Burn
96% matchVery Positive91% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Hot Shot Burn is the hilariously violent party brawler that lets you compete in the galaxy's ultimate televised blood sport. Experience crazy couch battles full of ridiculous flukes and insane skill shots for up to 4 players.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.4%, Local Co-Op 21.4%, Local Multiplayer 20.7%, Arena Shooter 18.1%, Action 4.3%
- #3 Gunslugs
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.7%, Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Shooter 10%, Retro 9.6%
- #4 Jamsouls
95% matchMixed52% of 60 reviews2014
Dev: Chromatic Dream
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #5 Rocket Wars
94% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Rooftop Panda
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 29.7%, Local Multiplayer 19.7%, Arena Shooter 16.7%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Shooter 6.3%
- #6 Riddled Corpses
94% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 43.1%, Action 35.5%, Indie 21.5%
- #7 Shmadow
93% matchVery Positive82% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Extrokold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 36.8%, Local Co-Op 26.4%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 11.5%, Indie 9.1%
- #8 Super Treasure Arena
92% matchMixed63% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: Vennril
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Super Treasure Arena is a frantic, retro-inspired arena shooter for up to 4 players, where collecting and stealing loot from your opponents is the key to victory.
Why similar: Action 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 36.2%, Indie 26.8%
- #9 Galacide
91% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.7%, Local Co-Op 27.5%, Shooter 11.2%, Action 10.4%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%
- #10 Knight Squad
91% matchVery Positive87% of 408 reviews2015
Dev: Chainsawesome Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Knight Squad is an insane 1 to 8 players chaotic arena friendship destroyer. Take on current friends and future frenemies in any of the incredibly fun game modes, ranging from Last Man Standing to Medieval soccer. All of that using only weapons from the Middle Ages… and laser guns… and miniguns.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 36.2%, Local Co-Op 26%, Local Multiplayer 24.3%, Action 5.1%, 2D 4.4%
- #11 The Bug Butcher
90% matchVery Positive90% of 1,201 reviews2016
Dev: Awfully Nice Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 50.4%, Action 14%, Indie 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Platformer 7.8%
- #12 Rogue Glitch Ultra
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.3%, 4 Player Local 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 17.4%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
- #13 Astro Duel
89% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Astro Duel is a competitive local multiplayer party game. Rounds are quick and death is sudden. Blast your friends into space. Run over their helpless bodies for good measure.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 30.1%, Local Multiplayer 16.2%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Action 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #14 Broforce
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,525 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.6%, Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Side Scroller 9%
- #15 DEAD
86% matchVery Positive88% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: George
Windows · Linux
a classic arcade shooter game. You can play with up to 4 people locally, or using Steam Remote play.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.7%, Local Co-Op 22.6%, Local Multiplayer 19%, Arena Shooter 16.5%, Shooter 8.5%
- #16 BRAWL
88% matchMixed66% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The most explosive competitive arena game of the year has arrived on Steam! Battle it out in this heavily skilled-reliant bomb bonanza, controlling one of eight unique characters, each possessing their own deadly skillset that adds speed and tactical depth to the oldschool gameplay.
Why similar: Action 56.8%, Indie 43.2%
- #17 Hyper Jam
85% matchVery Positive94% of 502 reviews2019
Dev: Bit Dragon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Battle it out local and online in this neon-soaked arena brawler full of lethal weapons, stackable perks, furious combat and a killer synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 48.7%, Local Multiplayer 28.9%, Retro 8.3%, Action 8.2%, Indie 5.8%
- #18 Twin Shot Deluxe
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,021 reviews2026
Dev: Nitrome Limited
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The Angel Cats are back! Twin Shot Deluxe is a platform arcade shooter where players defend their homeland using bow and arrows. Take aim at 200+ brand new levels set across four worlds. Play solo or with a friends in local co-op (1-4 players) or competitively to see who will be crowned champion.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 25.5%, Local Co-Op 19.8%, Demons 14.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.5%
- #19 Duck Game
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,980 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 26.3%, Local Multiplayer 25.3%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Platformer 7.7%
- #20 Drive to Hell
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Ghost Crab Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Drive to Hell is an action-packed shooter where you'll take a ride through an army of monsters to exact revenge on the Demon King for destroying your favorite dive bar. Enemies assault from all sides, each with its own special personality and attack style.
Why similar: Action 57.9%, Indie 42.1%
- #21 Blood Reaver
80% matchVery Positive85% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Hell Byte Studios
Windows
A Dark-fantasy, Round-based FPS. Become the Blood Reaver in solo or 4-player co-op. Harness forbidden magic and weaponry to shoot, blast and slice your way through endless hordes of demons. Upgrade your arsenal and survive long enough to discover the ancient secrets of the gods of hell.
Why similar: Demons 53.9%, Shooter 21.3%, Combat 14.9%, Action 9.8%
- #22 Ballistic Tanks
84% matchVery Positive82% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Kirklight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ballistic Tanks is the best tank game you've played since the 80's. Battle in exhilarating local multiplayer, or challenge yourself in an intense solo/co-op arcade mode. Play 5 game modes in over 50 maps; and destroy your enemies in a frenzy of bullets, lasers, and explosions!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 28.2%, Local Co-Op 23.3%, Local Multiplayer 17%, Arena Shooter 11.7%, Action 6.7%
- #23 Gunnheim
84% matchMostly Negative40% of 339 reviews2015
Dev: SIEIDI Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.7 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: 4 Player Local 30.4%, Local Co-Op 24.2%, Local Multiplayer 18.3%, Action 11.2%, Shooter 8.1%
- #24 Porcunipine
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 204 reviews2015
Dev: Big Green PillowPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A party game / arena fighter where balding porcupines with only a single quill left fight to the death for honour, glory, and their enemies' skulls!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 38.4%, Local Multiplayer 22.6%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Action 9.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #25 Monsters and Monocles
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monsters and Monocles is a frantic top-down shooter for 1-4 players. Use teamwork and your arsenal of weapons to defeat the overwhelming hordes of evil, either locally or online. All the levels are procedurally generated with new layouts, objectives, and secrets each time you play.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, Shooter 18%, Action 17.4%, Indie 13.2%
- #26 Dead6hot
82% matchMixed46% of 508 reviews2016
Dev: Chuck ProductionsPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fast-paced shooting in a frantic atmosphere! Pick-up-and-play, like the good old days! Local multiplayer!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #27 Fighties
79% matchVery Positive84% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Pillow Pig Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fighties is a fast paced 2D platform fighter. Choose from a wide selection of Fighties each with their own unique play style. Beat down your opponents to become the strongest Fightie of them all.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.8%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #28 Streets of Red : Devil's Dare Deluxe
78% matchVery Positive80% of 255 reviews2019
Dev: Secret Base
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Welcome to Streets of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe, the permadeath multiplayer horror beat'em up that bestows players with the skills of retro gaming heroes in a fight against a legion of undead monstrosities. The chills, thrills, bills, and opportunity to learn new skills won't stop until every street runs red with blood!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.8%, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Action 8%
- #29 Zero-G Gunfight
76% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Devil's Cider GamesPub: First Peoples Digital
Windows
Battle 1-3 friends in the fast-paced & frantic arenas of Zero-G Gunfight. Pickup different guns that change how you move & fight. Dodge enemy bullets & avoid unique hazards as you strive to be the last one standing!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.5%, Local Multiplayer 21%, Arena Shooter 18.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Combat 6.4%
- #30 Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars
78% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: Invisible Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sloths. Pizza. Chaos. Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars is the fast-paced multiplayer competitive twin-stick shooter of your slothy dreams & the sequel to Battlesloths. Compete with up to four human players or AI sloths. Use a myriad of weaponry to destroy your enemies in a quest to... EAT. ALL. PIZZA!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 40.3%, Local Multiplayer 25.1%, Action 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Indie 8.6%
- #31 Tormentor❌Punisher
77% matchVery Positive88% of 595 reviews2017
Dev: E-StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.4%, Demons 29%, Action 14.7%, Indie 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #32 BULLET PARTY
77% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Awoker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 36.6%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Local Multiplayer 13.6%, Shooter 9.8%, Retro 8.8%
- #33 Hyperdrive Massacre
79% matchMixed54% of 389 reviews2015
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.
Why similar: Action 45.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.9%, 4 Player Local 13.2%, Arena Shooter 9.4%, Local Co-Op 8.3%
- #34 Superfighters Deluxe
75% matchVery Positive89% of 3,496 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.1%, Local Multiplayer 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Action 8.9%
- #35 Devil Daggers
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,351 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.5%, Demons 18.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Horror 11.4%, Retro 10.9%
- #36 Aplowcalypse
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2016
Dev: Biodrone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Snow Plows vs Aliens: 4 player, local co-op chaos
Why similar: Local Co-Op 45.8%, Local Multiplayer 33.8%, Action 12%, Indie 8.4%
- #37 Wendigo Blue
69% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: EndlessFluff
Windows
Action-packed 2D beat-em-up with intense boss battles and a large variety of customizable equipment and skills. Up to 4 players with local co-op.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Retro 12.4%, Action 10.3%
- #38 Demon Pit
74% matchMixed59% of 98 reviews2019
Pub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Demon Pit is an intense arcade-style arena shooter with a classic 90s FPS aesthetic. Test your reflexes against the endless waves of the demon horde in a constantly changing arena. Your goal is a high score on the leaderboard, the price is your soul. Far from God’s light, there is only Hell.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 40.2%, Action 27%, Indie 17.9%, Retro 14.9%
- #39 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 36.8%, Platformer 15.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Retro 12.9%, Action 8.2%
- #40 Unit 4
75% matchMixed48% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Gamera Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fast paced platforming action, cooperative gameplay up to 4 players, an elite squad of agents with amazing skills, space travels, exploration, unique missions, fancy characters, incredible fights with huge bosses, trade, minigames and much more!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 35.2%, Local Co-Op 24.3%, Platformer 15.9%, Action 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #41 Jamestown+
72% matchVery Positive88% of 248 reviews2019
Dev: Final Form GamesPub: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 36.1%, Local Co-Op 28.3%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Local Multiplayer 6.2%
- #42 From Shadows
74% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Revolt and RebelPub: Klabater
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Action-platformer filled to the brim with blood, mayhem, and demons straight from hell! Play solo or with your friends in split-screen, upgrade your beast, and mow down hordes of enemies and their towering lieutenants.
Why similar: Demons 27%, Side Scroller 21%, Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Horror 11.9%
- #43 Assault Android Cactus+
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,002 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: 4 Player Local 32.5%, Local Co-Op 23.1%, Local Multiplayer 19%, Shooter 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #44 Samurai GUNN
73% matchVery Positive92% of 464 reviews2013
Dev: Beau BlythPub: SCRAMBLER
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 36%, Local Multiplayer 23.9%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Combat 5.3%
- #45 Rocket Fist
73% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel SndPub: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Rocket Fist is an arena game with crazy robots in chaotic rocket fist battles. Aim against your frenemies and prove your dexterity by killing each other with rocket propelled fists in this frenetic mix of dodgeball and billiards!
Why similar: Action 57.9%, Indie 42.1%
- #46 DOOMBRINGER
71% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: Anomic Games
Windows · Linux
Tight movement and map control multiplayer meets traditional exploratory FPS single player, from veterans of the Doom and Quake communities. Bolt jump over rivals and dive into inhabited silos of a wasted world!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 37.5%, Demons 30%, Shooter 14.9%, Action 8.1%, Indie 5.7%
- #47 Hell is Other Demons
71% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.4%, Platformer 15.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Retro 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.7%
- #48 Bloodshed
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,782 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Demons 37.9%, Arena Shooter 35.6%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #49 Hats and Hand Grenades
68% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Bischoff
Windows
Kill your friends and steal their hats in this free cover-based twin-stick shooter! Wage multiplayer versus battles online or on the couch. Face off in colorful arenas with destructible environments and bangin' music.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 41.9%, Action 18%, Retro 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Indie 12.7%
- #50 Enchanted Portals
70% matchMostly Negative39% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Xixo Games Studio
Windows
Extreme battles versus crazy bosses in this Intense 2D Platformer
Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.5%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Action 14.5%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D 10.3%
- #51 The Amazing Crackpots Club!
64% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Astrobard GamesPub: IguanaBee
Windows
A spellslinging dueling game for up to 4 players. Choose among seven cracked mages and use their unique abilities to shoot down your opponent’s magical flask while defending yours! Destroy your friends (and loved ones) in local or online modes!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.9%, Local Multiplayer 21.6%, Arena Shooter 18%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Combat 6.1%
- #52 Alien Strike: Blasting the Intruders
62% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Combo Game StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Slide, jump and shoot in 8 directions in this explosive Run 'n Gun for up to 3 players! Swap weapons in real time, activate insane specials and take on alien bosses in an action-packed invasion of retro mayhem!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.1%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Retro 9.8%
- #53 Infernal Radiation
68% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: AsmodevPub: Ultimate Games
Windows
Smash demons and deflect bullets in a hardcore arcade clicker with the RPG elements.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 42.1%, Demons 34.3%, Horror 6.5%, 2D 5.9%, Action 4.3%
- #54 Astro Duel 2
65% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.2%, Local Multiplayer 17.5%, Arena Shooter 14.9%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 9.3%
- #55 Nasty Zombies
64% matchVery Positive96% of 205 reviews2024
Dev: Con No 1
Windows
Team up with up to 4 players and take on endless waves of Nasty Zombies in a high-intensity, movement-focused boomer shooter. Use agility and smart positioning to survive semi-procedural maps and unlock permanent upgrades like Blessings, Miracles, and cosmetics.
Why similar: Shooter 30.3%, Retro 21.6%, Horror 19%, Action 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%
- #56 A Fistful of Gun
70% matchMixed63% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: FarmerGnomePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Select one of eleven unique playable gunslingers and seek revenge solo or with your friends in Online or Local Co-Op! Master the specialized controls of each character, collect gold from fallen foes to purchase upgrades, get totally drunk and unleash a tornado of lead across the dusty plains.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.5%, Arena Shooter 23%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Action 15.3%, Indie 9.5%
- #57 Cyberfrags '69
66% matchVery Positive99% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: D.A.S. Games
Windows
Move fast and shoot fast in Cyberfrags '69. Double jump, wall-run, and blast your way to victory in intense PvP and Co-Op, or play as Cyber-Frank as he slaughters the Cyber-Nazis invading his home!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 52.5%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Combat 6.9%
- #58 Demon's Crystals
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: Byte4GamesPub: BadLand Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Demon's Crystals is a frenetic twin stick shooter where you guide the Urican demons through countless hazards in order to restore peace to the world. A variety of weapons and power-ups will help you defeat the massive enemy hordes.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 49%, Action 30.2%, Indie 20.8%
- #59 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
62% matchVery Positive90% of 17,552 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Why similar: Demons 20.3%, Retro 18.7%, Shooter 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Arena Shooter 9.3%