- #1 Exovore
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Shooter 6.2%
- #2 Project Vanguard
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MrBastionPub: Bastion Studios
Windows
A neon-drenched arcade shooter. Pilot your ship, obliterate endless waves, collect upgrades, and survive bosses that will test everything you've got.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Space 8.1%
- #3 Starfighter Neon
96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Space 6.2%
- #4 Cosmic Tank
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Game Masterminds
Windows · Mac
Cosmic Tank is a modern take on the classic game Asteroids. Mine your way to riches! Fight off hostile threats! Upgrade your ship and rent a few helpful drones! Survive epic boss fights!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #5 Storm Mined
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Space 7.8%
- #6 XenoFeud
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Downforce Games
Windows
XenoFeud is an insane top-down twin-stick arcade alien shooter, where you must survive hordes of alien intruders while defending a mysterious object in space.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Space 9.9%, Shooter 6.4%
- #7 Neon Fighter
93% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Arcade 6.8%
- #8 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
91% matchVery Positive92% of 762 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Shooter 6.9%
- #9 Horde Of Plenty
92% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: SMONCH, LLC
Windows
In this action-packed twin-stick shooter, construction worker Ron Mayhem's beloved pet, Puffy, a rather round and yellow puffer fish, has been captured by the forces of evil. Slay the hordes, collect mad loot, and bring Puffy back!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shooter 7.4%
- #10 Alpha Force Zero
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: osm games
Windows
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: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Space 8.7%, Shooter 7.7%
- #11 The Mad House Season One
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Carrot Studios
Windows
Step into The Mad House, a futuristic cyberpunk game show! Battle waves of enemies, conquer unique room challenges, and climb the Leaderboard. Upgrade your gear, master each fight, and earn your place in the legendary Hall of Legends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Bullet Hell 7.6%
- #12 Ore & Ordnance
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hooley StudiosPub: Hooley Automation
Windows
Ore & Ordnance is a Retro styled, Sci-fi, Bullet Hell. Survive endless waves of Pirates, Asteroids and Firestorms. Collect upgrades, complete missions and survive your shift! How long will you last?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shooter 8.5%
- #13 No Space For All
89% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Dudindie
Windows
A fleet to defeat, a weapon to collect, and one life to decide everything in the roguelike shooter No Space For All. Let the universe know your second name!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Vehicular Combat 10.8%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #14 GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire
88% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: LaPointe Joints
Windows
Sci-fi top-down twin-stick shooter with 9 weapons, 3 alts and secret hidden collectibles!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Space 8.6%, Shooter 7.2%
- #15 Galaxy At War
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicola Hahn
Windows
Enter the cockpit of your spaceship and prevent the destruction of our homeland! You and your friends have to dodge various attacks and fight many enemies. But your Twitch chat can support you in your defense and your subscribers can even accompany you as wingmen!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Space 12.5%, Bullet Hell 9.5%
- #16 Acid Web
86% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Text Garden
Windows · Linux
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 6.2%
- #17 Lonefield Evacutation Survivor
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Malémûre
Windows
Lonefield Evacuation Survivor is a... survivor in which you play as a ship facing an alien incursion. Destroy your enemies, collect bolts and upgrade your ship to survive long enough and escape. Play alone or with up to 3 friends in local multiplayer or with Remote Play Together for online gaming.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 12%, Space 8.9%
- #18 Spherical Worlds: Evolution
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infobyte
Windows · Linux
A distant human colony faces an enigmatic alien threat. As commander of a spherical battle droid, infiltrate alien spacecraft to neutralize the menace from within. Face AI-enhanced droids, upgrade your arsenal, and engage in high-speed action, mini-games and test your strategic skills and reflexes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Space 11.3%, Vehicular Combat 9.9%
- #19 Devileader
84% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Space 8%, Shooter 7.2%
- #20 Son of a Gun
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Crank GoblinPub: Untold Tales
Windows
A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Shooter 7.1%, Arcade 6.1%
- #21 Solaroids
84% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Chad YatesPub: DynF/X Digital LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Space 9.2%
- #22 Laser Droplets
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Kikashi Online
Windows · Mac
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 10.5%, Space 8%
- #23 Gamma Bros
82% matchVery Positive92% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Guide the Gamma Brothers through waves of alien attacks, blasting your way home from work in this frantic twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 13%, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #24 Operation Zero
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Grab your biggest gun and jump into this story-driven top-down run-and-gun sci-fi arcade shooter starring the ultimate bio-engineered hero-manchild TASKILLER!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #25 Arcade Forever
80% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: KOD7
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Space 12.2%, Shooter 10%
- #26 Bug Blast
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Giga GruntsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Fight and dodge through hundreds of space bugs in Bug Blast! Go through each space station to protect from the hoards of bugs that come their way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Shooter 8.4%, Space 7.6%, Arcade 6.5%
- #27 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Shooter 6.6%
- #28 Enfora Star
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Haapa Games
Windows · Linux
Enfora Star station is being overrun! Pilot your spacecraft and deploy defenses to survive droid swarms - but every purchase costs precious score points. Will you risk everything for maximum points or play it safe? Master the ultimate arcade challenge!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Space 10.4%
- #29 Cuboid Keeper
79% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Ottropi Games
Windows
Cuboid Keeper is a fast-paced arena shooter with a gripping storyline and an unique spaceship building system. Take control of the legendary Guardian of the Cube and face four advanced civilizations hell-bent on defeating you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Space 10.4%
- #30 Cyberhunt
78% matchVery Positive85% of 2,888 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Space 11.3%, Bullet Hell 9.9%
- #31 ULTRA CORE DIVE
77% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: AslaekrPub: Tuupa Records Ltd.
Windows
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 8.2%
- #32 Yars: Recharged
76% matchVery Positive86% of 124 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shooter 7%
- #33 Steel Alcimus
77% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Shooter 7.5%
- #34 cyber_serpent
75% matchPositive94% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: Q-Bit Digital
Windows · Mac
slither and shoot, but don't run out of space! cyber_serpent is an arcade twin-stick shooter combined with snake. compete for a global high score in this modern take on retro classics as you face infinite waves of polygonal enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Arcade 6.4%
- #35 Undercroft Warriors
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 539 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Shooter 7.1%
- #36 Stella Voyager
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: KESOFTGAMES
Windows
Open World Space Exploring Trading Shmup RPG. Space sheriff fighting outlaws. King of inter planet trade. Investor who contribute to the development of the planets. The choice Is yours.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Space 9.8%, Shooter 6.8%
- #37 Dreadnought
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B.V.SPub: Retro Box Game Studio
Windows
Mow down the alien hordes, scout for resources and survive. Dreadnought is a mix of Action Tower Defense Survival and Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell where you control the ships turrets & defend against waves of enemies. Choose your weapons, upgrade your ship & brace yourself, the horde is coming.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #38 ISPELL
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RayMim
Windows
ISPELL is a shoot'em up & bullet hell game where you take on the role of a nameless android who wanders through the dying worlds. Use various weapons and dodge enemy bullets, as well as challenge powerful creatures.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shooter 7.2%
- #39 Asteroids... But Roguelite
73% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Goats Games
Windows
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Vehicular Combat 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%
- #40 Reinforced Machine
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astral Punch Studios Pty Ltd
Windows
A fast-paced mech arena shooter mixing arcade intensity with skill-based unlocks. Unleash powerful ultimate forms, mix and match skills to define your playstyle, and master each unique combat machine to unlock their signature abilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 12%, Space 8.4%
- #41 Demeter
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Myth Machine
Windows
An arcade twin stick shooter that tests reaction times and decision making. Designed for short sessions on the train with your Deck, or waiting for the next queue to pop, Demeter is all about action, skill and high scores.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Space 6.9%
- #42 DOOMTANK
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Unibear Studio
Windows
DOOMTANK is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter designed to put you in the hot seat. Enter an ever-changing room straight from the depths of Hell and slay its inhabitants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Arcade 6.3%
- #43 Exo-Calibre
70% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 9%, Space 7%
- #44 Star Jet Alpha
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valles Games
Windows · Mac
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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Space 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shooter 9.2%
- #45 Ogo
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Ogo is an arcade twin-stick shooter where you control yin and yang to defeat your enemies, complete varied levels or just relax in different endless game modes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 7.8%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #46 Illvelo Swamp
69% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: RS34
Windows
Multiple goals. Multiple routes. Multiple endings. Complete missions to unlock new paths in a branching stage layout. As soon as you dip your toes in, you'll find yourself sucked deeper and deeper into this bottomless quagmire of a shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 8.5%
- #47 Guardians
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Born2Play Games
Windows
Guardians, an extraordinary action role-playing game that transports you to a captivating universe teeming with danger, discovery, and heroism. Immerse yourself in a sprawling, post-apocalyptic world where chaos-infected creatures roam, and the fate of civilization rests on your shoulders.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Space 8.1%
- #48 Otter Space Rescue
72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Noah LewinPub: Day Dreamer Games
Windows
Your Otter Space crew has been captured by evil robots. Save your team and fight together through endless rooms of evil robots.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 6.6%
- #49 Cloud Cutter
70% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: Just Two ltd.
Windows
Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 7.5%
- #50 Zombie Cubes 2
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: MayoNinja Games
Windows
Survive relentless waves of Zombie Cubes in this action-packed shooter! Explore redesigned maps, battle unique bosses, uncover secrets, and craft traps to gain the upper hand. Upgrade weapons, collect PowerUps, and compete for the highest score in this fast-paced fight for survival!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Shooter 8.9%, Action 2.9%
- #51 Zaxoid
67% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: M80 Games
Windows
Defend your planet in this twin-stick mayhem shooter. Rip through alien hordes across a seamless spherical battlefield while upgrading your ship and fortifying your city.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 7.1%
- #52 Re/Phase
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Dreihänder
Windows · Mac
Fly, Build, and Fight in a modular spaceflight roguelike set in a hostile alien universe. Control the ship’s movement with high precision, build bizarre ships from random parts, and turn cosmic chaos into mastery as you battle to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Space 13.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
- #53 1x! Space Adventure
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Lunar Madcap
Windows
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 10.2%
- #54 Nova Strike
68% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Sanuk GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Space 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #55 Technikiller
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LofiDev
Windows
Technikiller is a sci-fi shooter set inside a mega-factory. Hack in and take control of a hulking mech to blast your way through hordes of killer robots. Fight your way to the core and shut it down.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shooter 8.2%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #56 Blasteroids
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Crossy
Windows
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 18.4%, Space 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Bullet Hell 11%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #57 Psyvariar 3
66% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Banana BytesPub: Red Art Games
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shooter 8.8%, Space 7.2%
- #58 DnB Starfighter
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Reese Studio
Windows · Mac
A skill-driven space shooter where the only goal is a better run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Space 7.3%
- #59 COLORNOVA
65% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Malachite Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
A color matching space shooter about saving your home planet from total destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Space 17.9%, Bullet Hell 14%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
- #60 XenoRaptor
67% matchVery Positive82% of 173 reviews2019
Dev: Peter ClearyPub: -
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of a cyberdragon and annihilate swarms of rocket propelled chainsaws either online or via LAN in this high speed, high skill 8 player co-op twinstick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.6%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Space 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Shooter 8.2%