
Earth Space Defenders is a starship twin-stick real-time shooter action game. Experience story of menacing green smoke that plagues whole universe. Supports steam multiplayer and party play with multiple controllers.
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Earth Space Defenders is a starship twin-stick real-time shooter action game. Experience story of menacing green smoke that plagues whole universe. Supports steam multiplayer and party play with multiple controllers.

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Choose your ship and command it against an army pitted against you in this wave-based arcade-style bullet hell space shooter. Fight for as long as you can with powerups acquired through the catalog, and blast through everything in your path.

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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.
Choose your ship and command it against an army pitted against you in this wave-based arcade-style bullet hell space shooter. Fight for as long as you can with powerups acquired through the catalog, and blast through everything in your path.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, PvE 9.2%, Shooter 7.8%
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: Arena Shooter 24%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Space 8.9%, Aliens 6.5%
The SPELP program needs YOU to annihilate thousands of aliens with a variety of weapons, members and unique capacities. Unlock characters and make up your own team to fit your playstyle.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, PvE 10.2%, Arcade 7%
The solar system is on the brink of collapse! Using powerful alien technology, you must battle enemies, players, and the forces of gravity to escape and survive. Redemption is optional. Survival is not.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.5%, Arena Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, 2.5D 11%, Shooter 9.3%
No nonsense, action packed, 2.5D, Asteroids inspired shooter. Scream around speeding rocks narrowly avoiding an untimely death as you obliterate rocks whilst harvesting their valuable resources. See how far you and your friends can get. Best played with mates but also pretty fun on your own.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.6%, 2.5D 14.2%, Arena Shooter 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%
A fast‑paced symphony of destruction where you are always outnumbered. Survival demands constant motion, sharp evasion, and smart arsenal management.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Arena Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Space 8.1%
This lightning fast arena shooter brings you right back to the highscore hunts of the arcade era. Use your arsenal of deadly weapons wisely against the increasingly ferocious monster hordes to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shooter 7.8%, Arcade 7.2%
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: Space Sim 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 7.8%
A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 11.4%
A difficult top-down shooter with 4 bosses (featuring Big Jean). Each boss will try to stop you with their unique abilities. Despite this, you are still gunning for Jean.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 8%
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, 2.5D 13.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 7.4%
Swarmhunters is a top-down arena action shooter. The war between human and bugs has become worse - Project Swarmhunters emerged at this situation. You play as the best space soldiers in the galaxy and your mission is to strike the hive and hunt down the Emperor, supreme commander of bugs.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, PvE 10.9%, Shooter 9%
Physics-based arcade, top-down space shooter. Pilot the Salvager, collect salvage to upgrade your ship, balancing an economy by mining asteroids and fending off waves of enemy ships, ultimately growing so large as to destroy planets.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Arcade 8.1%, Top-Down 6.1%
Alien Wall is a powerful genre mix between a brick breaker and ‘shoot em up’. Modern retro Arcade fun at its best!
Why similar: Space Sim 25.3%, Arena Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Space 10.3%
Defend Terra against the onslaught of hostile invaders in this 2D top-down space shooter. Upgrade and empower your ship's different systems to stand a chance against the growing threat. If you fall, Terra falls, and the rest of the galaxy will soon follow.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Space 8.3%, Shooter 8.2%
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Bullet Hell 25%, PvE 13.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.5%
Choose a geometric core, survive escalating waves with automatic weapons, and evolve matching weapons and passives into stronger builds. Explore sectors, find unlocks, and defeat the boss.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9%
Mushrooms vs Engineers is a top-down arena shooter where you "The Engineer" battle the endless hordes of Mushrooms over 20 waves until you defeat the final boss of each area. Choose your own battles by upgrading the spawn rates of Mushrooms and using their spores to increase your own power.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 9.7%, PvE 9.4%
Utopos is a MOSA - Multiplayer Online Space Arena! Gameplay is from a top-down angle, dual-stick shooter and you can play against your friends online, or against AI-controlled opponents.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, 2.5D 14.5%, Shooter 12%, Space 6.3%
Test your skill while trying to unlock all ships by fighting on 6 unique maps full of different kind of enemies!
Why similar: Space Sim 23.8%, Arena Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Arcade 6.8%
Dodge and destroy enemies and asteroids to get food and grow bigger! Be careful though, the game only gets harder over time. Deal with incoming bosses and find yourself your own unique strategy with the attribute system! Change up the gameplay with different stages and characters to choose from!
Why similar: Space Sim 26%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 7.9%
This is a 2D Pixel Top-Down Space Shooter Game. The game implemented Rogue-Lite elements, like the survivor series.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Top-Down 7%
3D Sci-Fi arcade Shoot'em up game. Destroy asteroids and aliens. Shoot them all!3D arena shooter with multiple worlds. Spaceship simulator and shmup arcade style game.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Arena Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Aliens 9.8%
You should simply try out Roboom. We have quite a long description below, you can read if you like, but experiencing Roboom yourself or as Co-op is the best.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, 4 Player Local 8.7%, PvE 8.2%
Space Ace is a 2D top-down shooter that focuses on upgrading your ship to fight through levels of Bosses and smaller enemies. Play with keyboard + mouse or Xbox controller.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, PvE 9.8%, Shooter 8.3%
Crossfire II is an Retro / Arcade / Top-Down Shooter, originally released in 2002 for the AMIGA. The main part of the game is a classic, fast paced, single player story campaign. Fly different space ships and fight, to save the universe as you know it. Also you get a survival and a local PvP mode.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Space 8.4%, Aliens 7.9%
A top-down bullet hell space shooter that will test your perseverance. Blast and shoot your way through hordes of asteroids, enemy ships and whatever (and whoever) else you'll run into on your journey! Supports local co-op multiplayer over your local network.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Aliens 9.8%, PvE 9%
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 25.8%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down 8%
A【Pixel style, rouge、type horizontal、 shooting、 defense 】 game
Why similar: Space Sim 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Aliens 8.8%
Amass independently powerful upgrades that synergize into world shaking phenomena, and use them to lay waste to countless entities across a dying universe.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, 2.5D 12.8%, PvE 10.1%, Shooter 8.3%
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 24.7%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shooter 12%, Aliens 8%, Top-Down 7.6%
Neon: Eternal is a 2D Retro-styled Arena shooter. Blast your way through seamlessly never-ending action-packed levels of radiating colors while eliminating over 50 unique enemies!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 32.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, PvE 12.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 6.6%
Blow up bots beyond the stars. AI Driven 2D Spaceship Warfare
Why similar: Space Sim 28.4%, Arena Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.6%
Battle aliens above the city of New York.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, 2.5D 13%, Arcade 11.5%, Aliens 9.4%
Deal with a semi-intelligent cloud of asteroids which don't let your starship through. You have 7 ultra-hard projectiles and the ability to collect what remains after each destroyed asteroid. And djenty soundtrack will set just the right vibe.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.2%, Space 13.8%, 2.5D 11.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.7%
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Arcade 8.5%, Space 7.6%
Asteroids are headed directly towards Earth. Destroy asteroids before they can slam into Earth. Earn medallions to purchase ship upgrades to help in the fight to save Earth.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Space Sim 22.4%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Aliens 7.4%
Lost in deep space and surrounded by deadly asteroids, your survival will depend on your shooting and piloting skills in this retro-inspired action game!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.5%, Space Sim 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Arcade 8.1%, Space 6.9%
Survive hordes of monsters and bosses while collecting cards that add unique ability upgrades to the body of a small snake Mechaconda.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 9%, Top-Down 7.7%
This game that brings back all the charm of shmup games from the 80s/90s. X-Force Genesis is a frantic and chaotic space shooter created from big and beautiful graphics with insane boss battles. Embark on epic battles and stop enemies from establishing a military base in orbit around X-planet
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Arena Shooter 18.7%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, 2.5D 12.8%, Shooter 10.5%
Move like a predator — dash through chaos, slow time, and take control of overwhelming enemy swarms.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 8.2%
A top-down survival action game where you shoot, dodge, and upgrade to survive endless waves of deadly spheres.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Top-Down 6.5%, Action 6.2%
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 25%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 8.8%
Fight, die, repeat! VOXEL Hunters is a top-down roguelite arena shooter. Enter small, fast-paced arenas where you must eliminate all enemies. Engage in quick, action-packed missions, experiment with powerful abilities and augments, and unlock unique cosmetics to customize your appearance.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shooter 8.6%, Top-Down 8.5%, Aliens 7.8%
Super Space Club is a lo-fi arcade space shooter to chill to. Defend a vibrant galaxy as a club of misfit heroes and battle endless waves of spacecrafts to the tune of atmospheric beats. Outlast your enemies and vibe to the rhythm of the stars.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, 2.5D 12.4%, Space 8.9%
Fight against over 25+ different types of enemies in my super epic top-down retro wave shooter; Bio-Breaker! Buy weapons to upgrade, active abilities and passive perks to survive against the hordes!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, PvE 11.4%, Shooter 8.7%
An arcade arena top down shooter. fast paced action with a great sound-track. shoot your way through the approaching enemy shapes, upgrade your character and beat the high score.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 11.2%, Arcade 9.2%
Planetary Defense - defend the Earth from attack!
Why similar: Space Sim 26.4%, Arena Shooter 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 8%
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, PvE 12.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 7.2%
Survive the chaos of deep space in this intense top-down arcade shooter! Crush asteroids, defeat enemy ships, and fight deadly bosses with lightning-fast reflexes.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Aliens 8.2%
A fast-paced sci-fi space survival shooter where you blast through relentless enemies, upgrade your ship, and climb the global leader-board.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, PvE 12.1%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 7.3%
Word action! Survive nature dungeons. Rescue books. Creatures are destroying the most powerful library in the galaxy. Become the last turtle guardian. Gentle rogue-lite with RPG and cozy elements, flexible input, and flexible difficulty.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.4%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, PvE 12.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 8.3%
Hop into your spaceship and battle waves of opponents in your journey to find the legendary space pizza! Now 100% more Deluxe than ever!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Space 7.5%, Arcade 7.4%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Space Sim 19.5%, Arena Shooter 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Space 8.6%
Resurrection Core is vertically scrolling Bullet Hell Shoot ´Em Up game. It honors the arcade classics but also adds modern touch and unique game-play mechanics to the genre. Master the unique weapon systems and resurrect enemy cores to become the ultimate fighting machine!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, 2.5D 13.6%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 9.7%
BotKill is a fast paced top-down arena shooter where you face endless waves of deadly war machines. Scavenge debris from fallen enemies, upgrade your arsenal, and unleash destruction in an all-out bullet hell against ruthless bots and towering bosses.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.1%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Space 12.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.3%
Take on intense challenges and waves of enemies in this frenetic arena shooter that demands quick reflexes and nonstop action. Survive the onslaught and defeat powerful bosses while staying in motion, mastering arenas designed for those who crave adrenaline and intense combat.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.6%, 2.5D 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13%, Space 9.2%
The Pacifist is a retro sci-fi top-down action game with unique mechanics that blends elements of the Arcade and Rhythm genres on a gorgeous, minimalist battlefield. Only in The Pacifist can you fight without fighting.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, 2.5D 18.3%, Top-Down 9.2%, Arcade 9%, Bullet Hell 6.8%