60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D, Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Retro.
Join Emme the dog as she battles block invaders in this puzzle action game. Defeat all kinds of unpredictable blocks across hundreds of levels.
Truxton 2
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Command Adventures: Starship
It is the year 2127, the closing of the great war is upon us. You purchase a starship to explore regions unknown and to extract untold riches from distant galaxies. Pirates and bloodthirsty alien beings wander the universe. It is a gritty and nasty period. Bravely go forth and seek your fortune!
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, 1990's 13.5%, Aliens 9.4%, Old School 9%
It is the year 2127, the closing of the great war is upon us. You purchase a starship to explore regions unknown and to extract untold riches from distant galaxies. Pirates and bloodthirsty alien beings wander the universe. It is a gritty and nasty period. Bravely go forth and seek your fortune!
Why similar: 1990's 15.9%, Aliens 15%, Cyberpunk 13%, Shooter 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Space 13.7%, Aliens 12.1%, Old School 8.7%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, 1990's 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Shooter 8.6%
A fast-paced vertical shooter built for short sessions! 2-Minute and 5-Minute score attack modes with beautiful X68000-style pixel art.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, 1990's 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Shooter 9.8%, Retro 8.6%
A classic shoot-em up where you avoid waves and waves of enemies coming and shooting at you. This is NOT a Bullet hell shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, 1990's 14.4%, Old School 13.9%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, 1990's 15.2%, Shooter 10%, Space 9.9%
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.
Why similar: Space 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, 1990's 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
A brutal 16-bit sci-fi shoot-’em-up inspired by the golden age of the Sega Genesis. Fight across multiple worlds, upgrade your ship, and confront the forces behind the Augmentation Program.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Cyberpunk 16.3%, Space 15.3%, 1990's 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Aliens 16.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Space 9.8%, Futuristic 9.6%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Space 11.8%, Cyberpunk 11.3%, Old School 8.8%, Shooter 8.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, 1990's 10.7%, Space 10.3%, Shooter 8.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Aliens 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Futuristic 8.4%
A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, 1990's 12.4%, Retro 10.1%, Shooter 10%
A shoot 'em up that tests your wits and reflexes! Mastering the ability to change color between red, green and blue is the key to beating this game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Aliens 9.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Cute 7.6%
Grind Stormer, aka V・V, is a vertically scrolling manic shooter with gorgeous pixel art graphics and an upbeat FM soundtrack. Developed by an all-star team at the legendary Japanese studio Toaplan, known for their stellar shoot ‘em ups.
Why similar: 1990's 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Aliens 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Space 14.4%, Aliens 8.9%, Retro 7.4%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, 1990's 14.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Space 9.7%
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, 1990's 14.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Space 9.4%
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Space 13.4%, Old School 10.4%, Shooter 9%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter originally designed for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, Space 10.6%, 1990's 9.4%, Aliens 9%
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 20.2%, Aliens 17.5%, Space 17.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, 1990's 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Space 10.3%, Retro 9.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Aliens 10.8%, Space 10.2%, Retro 8.1%
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, 1990's 10.9%, Old School 9.9%, Retro 8.4%
Blast through endless waves of asteroids and alien formations in this retro-inspired arcade shooter. Unlock new weapons, find powerful loot, upgrade your ship, and master devastating skills to survive the cosmic onslaught. Made with love by a father-daughter team.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Space 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Aliens 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
Delivering coffee shots...in space! Fast-paced cosmic mixture between Tower defense and Matchmaking, in an always unpredictable universe full of quirky customers from the entire galaxy. Brace yourself for a caffeinated journey like no other!
Why similar: 1990's 20%, Aliens 16.5%, Space 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Old School 9.7%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Shooter 14.5%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Space 11.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Aliens 13.5%, Retro 12.4%, Space 9.7%
In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Retro 14.8%, Aliens 11.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Space 10.1%
A retro space themed action shooter where your bullets send you flying through the air!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Aliens 17.5%, Futuristic 10.7%, Space 9.9%, Old School 9.9%
STAR SHREDDERS is a prologue to an extensive, story-rich SHMUP with strategic elements. Play as Clash, leading the Valkyrie force in the onset of an epic interstellar war. This teaser sets the stage for a larger adventure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, 1990's 15%, Cyberpunk 14.4%, Retro 10.2%
A free-to-play 90s-style bullet-hell shooter with high-res graphics, unlocked 60+ FPS, single-player campaign, and online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, 1990's 11.9%, Aliens 11.5%, Shooter 9.8%
Top-down shooter action for the Atari Lynx handheld console. WANTED: Hot gun for hire. Travel to several exotic and dangerous places. Discover several exotic and dangerous aliens and kill them. Kill lots. For cash. Buy more weapons and kill again.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Aliens 16%, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Retro 10.6%
Shin Sophstar is a high-voltage remix built for speed and scoring. With 25+ ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Space 12.6%, 1990's 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, 1990's 15.3%, Aliens 13.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, 1990's 16.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Aliens 12.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 7.5%
CORA (Counter Offensive Rapidfire Automata) is a singleplayer/multiplayer top-down shooter created by Empty House Games borrowing inspiration from other arcade top-down shooters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Space 10.3%, Shooter 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Gray goo is a short retro arcade shooter with lots of upgrades. This game is about destroying goo in space and saving the universe.
Why similar: Space 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Retro 12.7%, 1990's 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Hyper Frenzy is a free arena-styled singleplayer 2D space shooter using top-down perspective. Fight in different modes against bots, collect various items and use one of the plenty weapons to defeat your opponents. Create your own maps and gametypes.
Why similar: Space 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, 1990's 11.6%, Aliens 10.4%
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Old School 9.6%, Shooter 8.9%, Retro 8.3%
Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic earth and proceeds into space. Your journey will be a metaphor about life and death, a road that every person has to walk down alone. The only choices you get while on your path to the inevitable end: keep your head up high or forfeit.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Space 10%, 1990's 9.7%, Aliens 8.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Aliens 14.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Make up your squads out of 9 unique spaceships and go clear 3 planets from hordes of robots in not-so-classic horizontal shoot-em-up style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Aliens 17.1%, Shooter 11.4%, Futuristic 10.4%, Space 9.6%
The original 8-bit twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love, available to play for free.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Space 12.5%, Aliens 12.4%, Futuristic 10%, Shooter 9.6%
High-School Heroines Take to the Skies!A fully-voiced bullet hell shoot-'em-up that's friendly to newcomers!Wipe out the AI robot army and save the day!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, 1990's 16.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Shooter 10.3%
Try to survive waves of robotic space aliens, and be a true hero to the resistance. Unlock new weapons to help you further in your quest to protect the world from the alien invasion in this classic Arcade style Retro game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Aliens 13%, Old School 8.9%, 1990's 8.8%
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Aliens 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Shooter 10.7%, Space 9.8%
SPACEMAN is a short, nostalgic, retro Shoot-Em-Up
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, 1990's 16%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Retro 11.3%, Aliens 10.4%
Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Old School 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Space 8.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Aliens 15.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 8.4%
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Aliens 15.5%, 1990's 13.5%, Space 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, 1990's 12.6%, Aliens 12.5%, Shooter 10.1%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Space 12.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
A classic old-school shooter with the possibility of upgrading your own spaceship.
Why similar: Aliens 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Space 15.3%, Old School 10%
Simple remake of Space Invaders adding destructions and physics
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Aliens 16.5%, Space 11.2%, Futuristic 9.9%, Cute 9.6%
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: Space 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Retro 12.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Battle through 4 action-packed levels with the pilot of your choice. Face relentless waves of enemies as you fight your way to 4 powerful bosses. Compete against players worldwide — can you be the fastest to conquer the top of the scoreboard?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, 1990's 13.7%, Aliens 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%
