Games Like DYSTORIA

Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.

Why similar: 6DOF 19.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Shooter 14.9%, Action 13.4%, Sci-fi 10.5%

Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.9%, Action 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Shooter 15.1%, Indie 11.6%

Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Arena Shooter 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Action 12%

BYTEPATH is a replayable arcade shooter with a focus on build theorycrafting. Use a massive skill tree, many classes and ships to create your own builds and defeat an ever increasing amount of enemies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Retro 16.9%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Arena Shooter 13.2%, Action 11.8%

Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.4%, Shooter 19.4%, Retro 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Arcade 9.6%

DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.7%, Shooter 25.2%, Action 17.2%, Indie 8.5%, Sci-fi 5.5%

Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.2%, Shooter 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Action 11.8%, Arcade 9.7%

The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Shooter 19.8%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Action 11.9%, Futuristic 10.1%

Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.3%, Indie 18.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Arcade 7.5%

The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!

Why similar: 6DOF 32.1% ★, Action 18.9%, Arcade 16.9%, Shooter 16.6%, Indie 14.1%

ROM: Extraction puts you into the role of an Extractor where you must Throw, Slow, & Shoot your way to decimate as many extraterrestrial-bots as possible. ROM: Extraction begins as an homage to the classic arcade shooter with more game modes and maps to come!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Action 16.9%, Shooter 14%, Sci-fi 14%, Indie 12.2%

Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens.

Why similar: Shooter 21%, Fast-Paced 20.7%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Action 17.1%, Arcade 10.8%

Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse!

Why similar: Action 34.6%, Indie 27.7%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Retro 18%

House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.

Why similar: Action 22.9%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Shooter 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Indie 14.3%

Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.6%, Retro 19.6%, Action 13.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Indie 10.2%

GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, 1980s 18.9%, Sci-fi 18%, Retro 17.2%, Action 9.2%

Guns, cars, lasers, and explosions! Nightwolf is a synth-themed, cyber-powered vehicular combat game in which you enter this dystopian future’s most popular sports arena – the MEGADOME! Survive an onslaught by motorized enemies and dispatch them in style for the enjoyment of the crowd!

Why similar: Racing 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Retro 11.3%, 1980s 9.8%, Shooter 9.3%

Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.

Why similar: Shooter 26.1%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Futuristic 13%, Arcade 12.8%

Hyper Space is a “Dodge ’Em Up” Arcade game. Collect stars while avoiding space hazards to reach the highest score, unlock new skins, compete with your friends and travel through space to the most distant galaxies.

Why similar: Retro 18.9%, Fast-Paced 18.4%, 1980s 17.5%, Puzzle 12%, Arcade 10.7%

Redout: Space Assault is arcade space battle, coupling the trademark Redout adrenaline with the thrill of combat. Outsmart, outmaneuver, overpower, outclass your opponents in lightning-fast, adrenaline-inducing single-player space combat.

Why similar: Sci-fi 23%, Shooter 22.7%, Futuristic 16.3%, Action 11.6%, Arcade 11.5%

Vostok 2061 is a modern-graphics vertical scroll shooter. Gorgeous alien worlds, spaceships, and bosses. Explore mysteries as you listen to a great soundtrack!

Why similar: Shooter 23.1%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Retro 17.4%, Futuristic 13.1%, Action 11.1%

Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

Why similar: Action 37.9%, Indie 24.2%, Retro 20.7%, Arcade 15.2%, Singleplayer 2%

Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.4%, Shooter 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Arcade 15%, Action 8.2%

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 67.3%, Arena Shooter 6.3%, Shooter 5.7%, Arcade 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.2%

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: Shooter 22.1%, Retro 21.4%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Action 13.9%, Futuristic 12.1%

A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

Why similar: 6DOF 40.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Action 10.5%, Retro 9.4%

Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.

Why similar: Sci-fi 30.8%, Action 30.2%, Indie 19.9%, Arcade 19.1%

This VR title is a unique room-scale third-person shooter. Control the Nightstar by moving your Motion Controller in space, shooting a vast variety of enemies, and avoiding obstacles and enemy fire. Play through 8 levels of non-stop action and immortalize your name on the global leaderboard!

Why similar: Action 27.3%, Shooter 22%, Sci-fi 22%, Indie 19.7%, Arcade 9.1%

Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.

Why similar: Shooter 21.1%, 1980s 14.6%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Retro 12.5%, Fast-Paced 10.6%

Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot'em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages to fight the evil empire!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34%, Action 27.5%, Retro 25%, Indie 6.5%, Casual 4.8%

Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!

Why similar: Shooter 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 11.1%

EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

Why similar: Sci-fi 23.3%, Action 18.4%, 6DOF 15.8% ★, Shooter 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%

A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

Why similar: Shooter 30.7%, Action 22.5%, Indie 16.8%, Arcade 14.2%, Retro 14.1%

Luminosity is a fast paced arcade game. You take the control of a space ship and your objective is to close off the enemy drones and conquer a certain percent of the map in order to blow them up. Things quickly escalate and you face an increasing number of unique and challenging enemies and environments all trying to destroy your laser...

Why similar: Casual 66.2%, Action 12.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Indie 9%

A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.

Why similar: Retro 25.1%, Fast-Paced 22.8%, Action 20.9%, Arcade 15.6%, Indie 15.6%

Astral Slider is an immersive time-attack laser racer. Slide through a number of different astral cyberworlds and blast your way past obstacles to increase your speed and beat your top scores. Play flatscreen or in VR.

Why similar: Racing 52.3%, Arcade 16.6%, Casual 10.7%, Futuristic 10.1%, Sci-fi 10%

Warp into action with Solar Shifter EX. Man your ship and dive into fierce combat situations in space and over beautiful and distant planet surfaces. Solar Shifter EX is a sci-fi shoot 'em up with the unique ability to 'shift'.

Why similar: Action 58.2%, Indie 41.8%

Trace ribbons of light to release the energy in the music as you speed through stylised alien worlds. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.7%, Action 27.1%, Indie 22.1%

Experience a mind-bending, psychedelic sensory overload in Dyad! Blast through a reactive audio-visual tube creating a harmonious synthesis of color and sound as you Hook, Graze, and Lance enemies to master Dyad's 27 unique levels.

Why similar: Racing 64.4%, Action 19.5%, Indie 16.1%

Sun Blast is the best 3d space shooter on Steam. Earn upgrades as you fight your way through a huge seleciton of levels. Full gamepad support!

Why similar: Action 27%, Shooter 21.2%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Indie 16.9%, Arcade 15.3%

Beat Invaders is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Roguelite - Fight your way through enemy fleets, unlock skills, items, ships, and upgrade them in the next run. Enjoy the smooth neon visuals matching the pushing EDM soundtrack - The perfect game to unwind.

Why similar: Shooter 24.6%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Futuristic 14.7%, Arcade 12.7%, Retro 11.7%

The fastest AG VR racer! Climb into the cockpit of a futuristic race craft and tear up the anti-gravity track. Offering single & multi-player action, Radial-G delivers full immersion combat racing on tubular tracks featuring gut-wrenching twists, jumps, splits & unique inverted racing.

Why similar: Racing 52.9%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Futuristic 8.8%, Indie 6.5%, Action 5.6%

Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

Why similar: Racing 34.3%, Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Futuristic 9.8%, Fast-Paced 8.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Action 15.7%, Retro 14.1%, Indie 12.7%, Arcade 11.4%

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Shooter 22.5%, Retro 14.6%, Arcade 11%, Fast-Paced 10.4%

Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!

Why similar: Retro 18.1%, Fast-Paced 16.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%

Explore space and race against the clock in this retro styled adventure game.

Why similar: Racing 31.8%, Sci-fi 15%, Retro 10.2%, Arcade 9.3%, Futuristic 9.1%

An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.

Why similar: Shooter 28.7%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Retro 20%, Action 12.6%, Exploration 7.7%

Xion revives the arcade and shoot ’em ups of the 1990’s in a refreshing and unique way with a fully destructible voxel landscape setting and your very own spaceship that you design and upgrade in an infinite number of ways.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Action 22.2%, Shooter 15.9%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Indie 11.3%

Trace Vector is a modern take on tough as nails, high speed, vector, action arcade games from the 1980's. Turn up the music, navigate your ship through high speed warp networks, maintain your fuel reserves, avoid deadly hazards, and try to safely return home! Quarters not required.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.7%, Action 27.4%, Indie 25.8%

1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.

Why similar: Retro 23.5%, Shooter 17.1%, 1980s 16.5%, Arcade 11.2%, Action 10.2%

Upgrade your spaceship and conquer the stars in this thrilling space-mining adventure! Mine asteroids, battle enemies, and trade resources for powerful upgrades to customize your ship. Master the galaxy and embark on the ultimate journey!

Why similar: Retro 22.3%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Action 18.4%, Arcade 17.6%, Casual 10.9%

Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.

Why similar: Action 45.3%, Indie 29.8%, Casual 24.9%

Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!

Why similar: Shooter 39.1%, Action 30.8%, Arcade 20.8%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%

In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Action 14.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Fast-Paced 11.1%

Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Retro 23.3%, Action 15.3%, Arcade 13.4%, Indie 11.7%

Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 38.6%, Sci-fi 29.1%, Arcade 18.3%, Action 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!

Why similar: Shooter 25.6%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Action 18.2%, Arcade 12.9%, Indie 11.4%

Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).

Why similar: Shooter 21.6%, 1980s 17.8%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Retro 13.7%, Arcade 10.4%