60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D, Action, Top-Down Shooter, Space.
Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.
Red Galaxy
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
AREA WARS™
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.
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Aliens 13.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 7.5%
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 23%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Shooter 11.9%, Top-Down 7.3%, Aliens 6.6%
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: Mars 26.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Aliens 13.3%, Shooter 10.3%, Old School 7.2%
A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shooter 12%, Aliens 10.4%, Old School 7.6%
A fast, addictive space run where you weave through meteors, blast obstacles, collect coins, and survive wave after wave of rising danger.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 8.2%, Old School 7.9%
Be THE Cowboy in this top down shooter that allows you to upgrade your health, dash speed, and sword strength, as well as 19 weapons, with the souls you collect from your slain enemies!
Why similar: Mars 29.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Aliens 10.7%, Shooter 7.9%
Discover an indie anthology of creative games crafted during my undergrad journey. Explore multiple genres and themes in this personal collection, made solo or with small teams of up to five students. Each game tells a unique story and reflects the passion behind its creation.
Why similar: Mars 29.2% ★, Aliens 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Old School 8.9%
Fast Paced, Bullet Hell Retro Shooter! Shoot down enemies and dodge everything. Fight through 17 intense levels with 6 insane boss fights. Do you have what it takes to beat the game?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shooter 12.8%, Space 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 13%, Aliens 12.2%, Action 8.1%
AstroWars is a top down 2d shooter with monsters and a blue gun. Earn score by killing monsters and try to beat your top score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Aliens 14.9%, Action 9.3%, Top-Down 8.1%
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 35.1%, Aliens 9.3%, Shooter 8.8%, Retro 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Blue Jay Joyride is a fast-paced 2D space shooter. Go through waves of enemies and fight progressively harder bosses. Collect one of the many unique powerups to give your ship a fighting chance in this intense game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Aliens 16.1%, Old School 9.3%, Action 9.3%, Top-Down 8.7%
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 23.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Old School 11.3%, Top-Down 9.5%, Space 7.9%
Spacejack a UFO and turn alien tech against its owners across 49 action-packed stages. Use black holes, nukes, slow-mo, and more to survive escalating waves and save the planet.
Why similar: Mars 32% ★, Aliens 15.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Old School 6.1%
Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Aliens 13.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 7.1%
Alpha Force Zero is an intense top-down bullet-hell adventure that requires skill and planning. Utilize multiple weapon systems including an Auto-Turret with adjustable firing modes and unlock upgrades that you can equip in your ship to give you the upper hand. Dodge, fight, survive!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Aliens 10%, Top-Down 7.9%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Aliens 16.1%, Old School 11.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
Join Captain Rijk as he attempts to escape from the clutches of one of the most villainous species in the galaxy. Help to uncover the horrors that are being carried out on the fringes of the civilised galaxy and become the divine being prophesised to inspire an uprising and destroy The Domain.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Aliens 18.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Space 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Aliens 11.2%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 7%
Blast your way through waves of space debris in order to reach what is waiting for you on the other side. Find your fighting style with multiple unlockable ships in this fast paced space adventure!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Space 10.3%, Retro 8.3%, Shooter 8.1%
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 19%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Aliens 12.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Top-Down 7.3%
Kill the undead, get new weapons, combine weapons, kill even more undead! Over 20 weapons, INFINITE combinations. Featuring different locations to play and survive. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down 10.6%, Action 7%
Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Aliens 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Action 7%
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Aliens 12.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 6.7%
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 26.1%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 10.1%, Old School 9.9%, Top-Down 8.6%
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: Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Aliens 14.8%, Old School 11.1%, Shooter 10.4%
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: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Old School 10.8%, Aliens 8.3%
Blood Aliens 3 is a cinematic, story-driven space shooter where every alien wave burns hope into defiance.
Why similar: Mars 29.7% ★, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Aliens 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Shooter 9.6%
The shareware legend DemonStar comes soaring back with new game modes and revised gameplay. Originally published in 1997, DemonStar has earned the Computer Gaming World's "Shareware Game of the Year 1999" award..
Why similar: Mars 29.5% ★, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 8.6%, Old School 6.3%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 10.8%, Top-Down 8%, Old School 7.3%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Aliens 14.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Old School 8.4%
主人公は好きな女の子がいる。ある日、彼は彼女に、告ってしまった。「ごめんなさい。あたしには好きな人がいるの」と断られた彼は、どうしても彼女を「まもり」たくなった。
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.4%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Top-Down 10.5%, Action 6.6%
2D space shooter and turret defense come together to create the Planetary Defense System this world needs! Shoot down asteroids and aliens and survive the bosses in this arcade like game featuring customizable satellites, projectiles, and upgradable Cannon and Planet Shield systems.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Aliens 15%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Space 8.9%
Join the fight against alien invaders in Pink Devil. Pilot an upgradable fighter jet through diverse environments, from oceans to deserts. Face unique bosses with distinct tactics and use weapons like machine guns, lasers, and rockets. Become the unstoppable Pink Devil and save the planet.
Why similar: Mars 33.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Top-Down 8.3%, Space 5.4%
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Old School 9.2%, Top-Down 7.5%
Cult of Icarus is a methodical, mythological and brutal bullet hell. Bestowed with the ancient, holy technology of the ANGEL unit, enact zealous revenge against the archenemy of the Lord, who are surely equally as bent on your destruction as you are theirs. Thou shalt kill. Thou shalt kill them all.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shooter 12.3%, Top-Down 8.1%, Old School 6.3%
Blast through enemy defenses in this intense 16-bit shoot ‘em up (or shmup), dismantling interplanetary shields to bring humanity’s last hope back from Mars and save Earth from ecological collapse.
Why similar: Mars 33.5% ★, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 5%, Space 4.9%
Defend your base on Mars from invaders in Residuum. A thrilling mix of tower defense and shooter gameplay, upgrade weapons and choose your crew for a unique experience each time. Play with a friend for even more excitement!
Why similar: Mars 29.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Aliens 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12%, Shooter 8.7%
Top-down arcade game requiring awareness of the rotation of all controllable guns. The guns may help or hinder the progression of the puck to the target zone. Although one gun may be the player's primary focus consideration should be given to upcoming behaviour caused by items in their periphery.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 14.9%, Top-Down 8.5%, Old School 8.3%
Beyond the Field is a 2D pixel art top down shooter set in space, inspired on another classic game with asteroids, where the achievements you unlock along your gameplay contain lore about the current state of the world, with some even being required to unlock the final boss.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Aliens 13.1%, Shooter 12.6%, Top-Down 7.2%
A fantasy based arcade shooter set in World War 2 with frantic bullet hell shooter style gameplay and a bullet time slo motion mechanic. Take on the enemy forces solo or with a friend either in local co-op or online with STEAM's remote play together.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 14.1%, Old School 9.1%, Top-Down 8.1%
“You will die.” Confirm it with your own eyes. See with your own eyes the most deadly barrage ever spread across your palms.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 30.3%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Omega Survivor is a sci-fi bullet hell, part of the new "Survivor" genre with loot, crafting and lots of alien blasting to be done. The perfect game for those that just want to relax and turn off their brain.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.6%, Shooter 19%, Top-Down 13.4%, Action 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
A top down 2D space shooter bullethell with roguelike elements awaits you. Dodge, weave and shoot your way through waves of enemies while gaining upgrades trying to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Aliens 11.4%, Space 10%, Shooter 8.6%
Gratuitous Shooty Game is a hobby space shooter made by the developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, reusing the art from that game :D.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Aliens 13%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 7.1%
Simple vertical scrolling shooter with a bear as the main character, 5 stages in total
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 7.8%
Arcade Forever is a 3D vertical space shooter. This is an action game in which many enemies, obstacles and different weapons guarantee great fun. If you like fast space action, this is the game for you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Shooter 14.9%, Top-Down 9.7%, Space 8.9%
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Aliens 14.7%, Retro 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
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 34.3%, Shooter 20%, Action 12.7%, Top-Down 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Aliens 16.3%, Shooter 13%, Old School 8.6%, Top-Down 8.6%
Get ready to face the lands of Deitra. Choose your class and fight to change your destiny.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Aliens 15.3%, Shooter 11%, Top-Down 9.9%
Frantic 4-player laser ricocheting top-down shooter. Keep it casual and enjoy the chaos, or master the surprisingly deep mechanics to obliterate your enemies. Duke it out locally in free-for-all or 2v2.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27%, Aliens 14.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Top-Down 10.3%, Space 7.9%
Embark on an epic fruit-filled adventure as Jack the Apple, battling brainwashed banana soldiers in this top-down 2D pixel shooter to stop Dr. Banana's evil plans!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 10.8%, Casual 9%
A score-driven vertical STG built around aggressive grazing, medal chaining, and risk-reward survival mechanics. Dodge impossible bullet patterns, manipulate time itself, and push for the ultimate 1CC.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shooter 13.1%, Old School 9.1%, Top-Down 9%
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 34.9%, Shooter 17%, Top-Down 12.2%, Action 7.2%, Space 7.2%
Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Aliens 15.4%, Shooter 10.4%, Old School 9.5%
Vacubot is a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Players must survive increasingly challenging battlefields by using a variety of weapons to fight off swarming enemy robots and powerful bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down 11.1%, Action 9.2%
A top down, twin stick shooter inspired by classic retro arcade games with loads of enemies, fast paced bullet hell combat, big boss battles and tons of bullets.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Aliens 16.2%, Top-Down 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Shooter 8.3%
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Aliens 12%, Shooter 8.7%, Top-Down 8.6%
A retro-inspired 2D space shoot-em-up. Mine asteroids! Shoot alien saucers! Get rich or die flying!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Aliens 13.5%, Shooter 13.1%, Space 11.6%, Retro 9.6%
