Games Like Dr. Spacezoo

When It Hits the Fan is a 2d action arcade top-down shooter for PC and arcade involving four apocalyptic events at once: zombie outbreak, robot AI takeover, demon incursion, and alien invasion!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.9%, Local Co-Op 22.7%, Action 21.3%, Indie 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Local Co-Op 9.3%, Action 7.6%

Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Action 13.7%, Retro 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%

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: Twin Stick Shooter 36.5%, Action 29.9%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Indie 14.1%

Shütshimi is a randomized shoot'em up about a muscle-bound fish with memory problems defending the seven seas. Defeat or navigate through waves of enemies, collecting new upgrades every 10 seconds that change up the gameplay as you battle your way through each of the game's bosses.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 32.7%, Local Co-Op 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Action 16%, Indie 8.3%

Incandescent 2 is a retro inspired fast paced twin stick shooter that will challenge you the longer you play. Pilot your ship and defeat the many waves of enemies in your way. Challenge your friends to beat your score in the Steam Leaderboards!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Action 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Indie 12.5%, Retro 9.8%

Accused of committing a crime affecting the nation's security, you are now tasked with tracking down various undesirables in order to redeem yourself in the eyes of the powers that be. Blast through procedurally generated levels and complete the Watchlist in this retro arcade shooter!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, 4 Player Local 18.7%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Retro 8.5%

Astervoid 2000 is a 1 to 4 player local-multiplayer​ space brawler, combining classic arcade action with modern gameplay. Explosive, indestructible, and icy asteroids will slam against your ship, or can be weaponized against your opponents. Perfect support for gamepads & keyboard and mouse.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 26.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Action 18.7%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Indie 9.6%

Highway to the Moon is a fast-paced scrolling arcade shooter where you take control of Jacob Helaway, stunt man and thrill-seeker extraordinaire, as he makes his way to the Moon in pursuit of the interstellar criminal known only as the Moon Man.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.3%, Action 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Indie 11.8%

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: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, 4 Player Local 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Difficult 11.9%, Action 11.5%

Monsters! is a dual stick shooter with a retro feel complete with pixel art and leaderboards to achieve that good ol’ arcade feel.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.8%, Action 31.3%, Indie 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D 5%

Run, gun, and survive! In this twin stick arcade shooter, you'll be fighting your way through countless waves of enemies to restore maximum peace to the galaxy!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32%, Action 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Retro 13.8%, Indie 7.4%

SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance is a cooperative twin-stick shooter that features a variety of complementing ship classes to choose from. Upgrade your ships, defeat hundreds of enemies, save the galaxy all with some friends from the comfort of your couch.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, 4 Player Local 21.8%, Local Co-Op 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Action 9.6%

Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action 14.2%, Difficult 12.8%, Perma Death 12.4%

A time paradox battle arena. Up to four mixed local / online players compete for victory while round after round their time compresses. Chaos and hilarity abound as rounds pile up, weaving time and players together.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 36.4%, Local Co-Op 27.9%, Action 23.8%, Indie 11.9%

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 29.4%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Action 12.9%, Retro 6.3%

Resistance is Fruitile is a challenging retro twin stick shooter with co-op play that's jam-packed with sinister fruit monsters and plenty of firepower to take them on!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.1%, Local Co-Op 23.2%, Action 17.4%, Indie 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Dash attack and blast swarms of enemy ships in this boss fight centered insane bullet hell frenzy. Combined with a heavy metal sound track and a hardcore difficulty curve, this twin stick arcade space shooter will definitely bring out the Shoot 'em Up beast in you.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Action 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Indie 13.3%, Retro 10.1%

Nom Nom Apocalypse is a twinstick shooter set in a post-apocalyptic city plagued by mutant food monstrosities.Shoot! dodge and OUTLAST the plague of greasy beasts and candy creatures that lurk around every unknown corner.

Why similar: Action 30.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.5%, Indie 15.1%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Perma Death 11.2%

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 34%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Action 18.6%, Difficult 10.1%, Indie 8.8%

Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.3%, Action 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Indie 12.3%, 2D 3.8%

Tachyon Project is a dual stick shooter heavily inspired by classic shoot'em ups. We’ve combined many unique enemy types, a large variety of weapons and power-ups with innovative gameplay to ensure a long lasting challenge and discovery at every new level.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.4%, Action 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Indie 12.6%

Deceptively whimsical, Dandy is a perma-death side-scrolling shoot 'em up with stacking power-ups. Different on every playthrough, with reactive enemies that force you to use strategy.

Why similar: Action 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Perma Death 19.4%, Difficult 14.4%, Indie 13.5%

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 39.4%, Local Co-Op 27.3%, Action 22.3%, Indie 11.1%

What happens when nostalgia and necromancy mix? A Retromancer happens! Grab a few friends, choose your champions, and battle your way through 6 brutal zones filled with screeching bats, burrowing worms, deranged cultists, and giant ants.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, 4 Player Local 17.6%, Difficult 12%, Local Co-Op 9.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.1%

Alien Crusader is an action packed, vertical scrolling, space shooter game, similar to classic coin-up arcade and shoot'em up games.

Why similar: Action 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Local Co-Op 17.3%, Difficult 16%, Indie 12.1%

Single or Local Co-Op physics-based game with six distinct stages developing a simple premise: As the decaying world challenges you, don't fall!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 38%, Local Co-Op 28.5%, Action 22.3%, Indie 11.1%

A sci-fi action-arcade game inspired by classic gun n' runs of the '90s.

Why similar: Action 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Indie 13.5%, Retro 9.3%

In PixelJunk™ Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.7%, Local Co-Op 32.8%, Action 20.4%, 2D 5.4%, Indie 2.7%

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 26.4%, Local Co-Op 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Retro 10.7%, Action 10.6%

DED - a game in the shoot'em up genre. Your granddaughter has been kidnapped, and your daughter and son-in-law murdered. Having just bits and pieces of information about the abductors, you will have to save your granddaughter and find the masterminds behind these crimes.

Why similar: Action 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Difficult 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Indie 12.1%

As Gary Rogers, the player battles through hordes of enemy spaceships in several missions, evading projectiles, asteroids and defeating powerful bosses. Gary collects debris from destroyed enemies and exchanges them at the home base for ship and weapon upgrades.

Why similar: Action 34.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Indie 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Difficult 10.6%

A vibrant, futuristic, twin-stick style, co-op, action adventure for 1-4 players. Battle through a world of explosive robotic mayhem - Add a generous helping of sci-fi intrigue, and a dash of RPG ELEMENTS!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, 4 Player Local 26%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Action 16%, Indie 7.3%

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 34%, Local Co-Op 23%, Action 22.6%, Indie 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

A-Gents is the squad of highly trained operatives and bounty hunters. Join Sean and Emma in this dynamic, non-stop-action game. Storm the compounds of contraband dealers and smugglers around the globe, and collect goodies.

Why similar: Action 40.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Retro 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Angry Arrows is a cooperative archery game about rescuing hostages from enemy strongholds using nothing but bows and arrows. Just remember, one fatal mistake and it's back to square one.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.3%, Local Co-Op 27.8%, Action 27.7%, Indie 13.3%

AngelStrike is an exciting 2D side-scrolling shoot'em'up with handmade pixel-art and a variety of action-packed missions. Play solo or local co-op with friends to rescue refugees, stealthily deliver supplies, escort your allies, and take down hordes of machines in 40 levels across 5 different areas!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Local Co-Op 20.6%, Action 20.1%, 4 Player Local 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Hastilude is a competitive and co-op action game for 1 to 4 players. Climb atop your mount and soar into battle using your wits, reflexes, and an array of weapons and special abilities against your opponents. Dismount your foes and swoop in for the score!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 37.7%, Local Co-Op 28.1%, Action 22.9%, Indie 11.4%

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 40.3%, Action 24.1%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Indie 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

Thrilling aerial battles for up to 8 pilots in this local multiplayer action game. Choose a pilot, and let the battle begin. But wait! Your pilots are animals, and their biplanes are loaded with unusual weapons: flamethrowers, stinky fish, and more!

Why similar: Action 30.6%, 4 Player Local 24%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Indie 17.2%, Retro 5.1%

Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of...

Why similar: Action 30.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Retro 15.8%, Indie 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

THOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45%, Action 24.7%, Difficult 17.7%, Indie 12.6%

Help Hoodie Girl fight the evil MediaBall's inane advertisements! It's a looping shooter in which each loop increases the speed and difficulty!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.1%, Action 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Indie 11.8%, Retro 10.6%

Explosive twin stick shooter. Lots of upgrades. Full controller support. Awesome soundtrack.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 50.4%, Action 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Indie 14%

Orbiz is a local coop multiplayer game with rogue-like elements. The primary objective of the game is to engage in three levels of combat with various zombies on each spherical world before locating the portal to travel to the next one.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 30.9%, Local Co-Op 25.1%, Action 14.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Perma Death 9%

Story of a Cube is an action packed shooter about a lone cube and his quest for revenge. Mixing elements of twin-stick shooters and bullet hell games, this is a hardcode arcade game with a crazy amount of explosions.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.7%, Action 18.3%, Difficult 15.4%, Retro 10.7%, Indie 9.5%

Blast your way through the endless swarm of enemies and live for as long as possible in this fast-paced, top-down shooter. Upgrade your tank, collect power-ups, and activate abilities to help you survive on a variety of maps in various game modes. How long will you last before meeting your demise?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Perma Death 15.6%, Difficult 14.3%, Retro 7.1%

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 23.8%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Action 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%

P-3 Biotic is an intense twin-stick shooter featuring advanced real-time lighting and gorgeous particle effects. Pilot the MK4s nano-ship inside a petri dish against 14 waves of infectious bacteria as they attempt to destroy the Nucleus, a bio-engineered organism growing at the center of the dish.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 55.5%, Action 30.1%, Indie 14.3%

Play as HotHead as he rids the world of pesky monsters.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Action 30%, Indie 14.9%, Retro 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Circus Interstellar is a brutal arcade shooter featuring high-octane action, and killer music! Earth voyagers encounter a sadistic alien race with a terrifying clownish appearance and a nasty appetite. Will the survivors escape the gory circus? Or will they be assimilated like all the rest?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, 4 Player Local 13.5%, Difficult 13.1%, Local Co-Op 12.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%

Shapefighter is an arcade-style, twin-stick shooter where you blast through 5 stages of pure shape onslaught. Shoot and dodge shapes that will swarm you in a ever-changing formations. Defeat all 5 bosses and take down the shape invasion!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Perma Death 17.4%, Action 8.8%, Retro 8.4%

BSG: Big Space Guns is a coop bullet hell roguelike where you step on giant buttons to activate cannons while you dodge bullets.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Difficult 14.2%, Perma Death 13.4%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%

In ManaTech, fight as a mage trying to maintain relevancy as a new age begins to dawn, or fight as a commoner utilizing your new found energy weaponry to establish independence in this fast paced twin stick arena shooter. Will you fight for magic or technology?

Why similar: Action 48.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, 4 Player Local 23.5%

IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.8%, Local Co-Op 24.4%, Action 15.7%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Tiamat’s Drink is a shoot ’em up roguelike game inspired by the 16-bit era consoles. Fight against powerful enemies, defeat unique bosses, unlock challenging levels and obtain extra powers! So get ready and don't forget to enjoy our exclusive soundtrack!

Why similar: Action 38.3%, Indie 18.8%, Local Co-Op 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Difficult 7.9%