Games Like Evoids

Gravity Ace is a 2D twin-stick where you fight gravity in space caves. Descend into dark caverns, fly and blast your way past enemies, retrieve the reactor core and make your escape, all while fighting the deadly embrace of crushing gravity. Do you have what it takes, pilot?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.2%, Level Editor 17.4%, Arcade 9%, Physics 6.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.1%

short top down twin stick landlord arcade shooter

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Side Scroller 22.8%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 9.3%

Nebula Live is a 2D side-scrolling space shooter set in a galactic TV show where the audience controls the chaos. Fight through 13 levels as viewers vote for unpredictable events, send power-up drops, and influence your chances of survival before unlocking Endless Mode.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Action 5.4%, 2D 4.6%

This is a very challenging, old-school, retro, side-scrolling, sci-fi shooter, with modern twists. You must defend your base against the onslaught of approaching alien attackers. Utilize power-ups and protect your allies and resources. If you miss the arcade games of yesteryear, this is for you.

Why similar: Side Scroller 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Old School 9.4%

Run, gun, and survive! In this twin stick arcade shooter, you'll be fighting your way through countless waves of enemies to restore maximum peace to the galaxy!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Action 12.9%, Arcade 9.3%, Retro 7.6%

Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives, and untold surprises.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 8.9%

Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.7%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Arcade 7.9%, Old School 5.8%

Tachyon Project is a dual stick shooter heavily inspired by classic shoot'em ups. We’ve combined many unique enemy types, a large variety of weapons and power-ups with innovative gameplay to ensure a long lasting challenge and discovery at every new level.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Action 12.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Indie 3.9%

Explosive twin stick shooter. Lots of upgrades. Full controller support. Awesome soundtrack.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Arcade 12%, Action 8.7%, Indie 4.2%

Guntech 2 is a return of the good old “cave flyer” shoot ’em ups genre. It’s a twin-stick shooter influenced by such classics as Thrust, Oids, Geometry Wars, and Asteroids. You can play in single-player, or couch co-op with up to 4 players!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Arcade 8.6%, Old School 5.3%

CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Arcade 7.5%, Sci-fi 3.8%

Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Action 13%, Arcade 9.5%, Indie 3.9%

A run-n-gun, non-stop action platformer-shooter! Pick up a weapon. A jetpack. A force shield. All while evading bullet-hell madness! Oh, and be mindful not to let your gun overheat...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.5%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Arcade 7.2%, Retro 6.2%

Incandescent 2 is a retro inspired fast paced twin stick shooter that will challenge you the longer you play. Pilot your ship and defeat the many waves of enemies in your way. Challenge your friends to beat your score in the Steam Leaderboards!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Action 14.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Retro 6%

Pilot a powerful starfighter through an endless alien invasion. Rescue the Cubes, survive relentless alien waves, and chase the ultimate high score in this fast-paced arcade space shooter.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Side Scroller 28.4%, Arcade 14.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Old School 6.3%

Switch between two fighter aces in this 3D side-scrolling shooter! Roll your ship to rotate the screen, revealing gaps in enemy fire and terrain. Life regenerates over time, and the frontal shield blocks all fire. Lock on, use special weapons, and sidestep through 3D space to save the solar system!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.7%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Arcade 5.1%, Action 5.1%

A rat with a massive arsenal. Cook up your favorite combination of guns, spells, and perks to casually annihilate your enemies throughout the realms.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.7%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Action 5%

Fifteen stages of side-scrolling arcade shooting, wrapped around the worst pizza delivery route in the galaxy. Bullet patterns, boss tiers, CRT scanlines, and a rank ladder Ace never asked for. One-time purchase. No ads. No IAP. No data collection.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Side Scroller 25.6%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 8.5%, Old School 7.5%

Vector Assault is a fast paced twin stick shooter where you have to survive a onslaught of enemy attackers.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.3%, Arcade 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Retro 8%, 2D 5.2%

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 41%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 6.4%, Sci-fi 5.2%

A game where you roam and defend the world from a plague of mutant flies!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.1%, Side Scroller 33.6%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 6.6%, 2D 3.9%

Fast paced shoot em up played across 12 levels. Point your ship in any direction, deciding constantly between extra firepower (firing in any 2 directions) and movement. Or deploy the directional shield to block bullets from a single direction, point your ship and dodge simultaneously.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Side Scroller 18%, Arcade 6.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Death Ray Manta is an arcade game where you shoot lasers to kill bad guys, flash lights at yourself and move to the next screen to do it all over again. Sorry, no T-Rex.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Action 10.2%, Arcade 9.9%, Indie 3.1%

Highway to the Moon is a fast-paced scrolling arcade shooter where you take control of Jacob Helaway, stunt man and thrill-seeker extraordinaire, as he makes his way to the Moon in pursuit of the interstellar criminal known only as the Moon Man.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Action 14.6%, Indie 4.2%

Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 53.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 7.5%, Retro 1.7%

An old school fast action twin stick shmup, featuring more than 20 weapons that you can equip your ship with and 30 different enemies

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 49.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Arcade 11.8%, Retro 8.1%, Action 4.3%

Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Action 8.6%, Retro 8%

Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!

Why similar: Side Scroller 35.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 6.9%, Old School 5.4%

Neon Shooter is a fast-paced dual stick style shooter that is full of neon colors, bright particle effects, and enemies to destroy. Be ready to jump in and destroy enemies, collect coins and power ups, and upgrade your traits to reach the highest score possible!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Arcade 13.9%, Action 11.1%, Retro 4.3%

Stellar Raid is a side-scrolling run and gun game inspired by the greatest classic games of the genre! With a variety of weapon upgrades at your disposal (including a support drone) you’ll charge through hordes of enemy mercenaries to take down one of the Universe’s most notorious space terrorists!

Why similar: Side Scroller 38.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Retro 7.4%, 2D 4.8%

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: Side Scroller 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Arcade 10.1%, Retro 9.4%, Action 6.6%

In the year 2,000,000,009, a team of bounty hunters infiltrates a massive facility swarming with hostile AI. Can they find Zurd?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Side Scroller 25.7%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 10.5%, Retro 8.2%

Brabee is a rogue-lite twin-stick shooter set in the Forest of Evolution. Choose one of five bee-like heroes with unique abilities, equip your weapon of choice, pick new upgrades with every run and overcome swarms of dangerous insects to uncover the mysteries of the forest.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.8%, Side Scroller 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Action 5.6%, 2D 2.8%

Dash attack and blast swarms of enemy ships in this boss fight centered insane bullet hell frenzy. Combined with a heavy metal sound track and a hardcore difficulty curve, this twin stick arcade space shooter will definitely bring out the Shoot 'em Up beast in you.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Action 14.9%, Arcade 9.5%, Retro 6.2%

Wanna Arcade?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 57.1%, Arcade 16.7%, Action 9.8%, Retro 8.5%, 2D 5.8%

A girl who never wakes up. She has been fighting monsters in her dreams... "NeverAwake" is a nightmarish twin-stick shooter with a unique worldview and original game rules.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Arcade 10.8%, Action 6.2%

Annihilate waves of enemies in this enhanced sequel with better visuals and improved twin stick shooter gameplay.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 53.5%, Arcade 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Retro 8.5%, 2D 5.7%

Hand-Drawn Twin-Stick Shooter in space where one must survive the robotic ships onslaught and extract with the loot to exchange for ship upgrades.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 5.6%, Sci-fi 4.9%

WE ARE DOOMED is a twin-stick shooter where you zap polygon baddies with an absurdly overpowered laserbeam. Dive head-first into the action with reckless ambition, charge the SUPERBEAM, and zap everything out of existence in an instant.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 64.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Action 9.1%, Arcade 6.3%, Indie 2.8%

Navigate treacherous caverns in RocketShip Go Up, a physics-based 3D game. Master your thrusters to deliver packages, dodge beams, turrets, and falling debris—or speedrun for the fastest flight. Precision is your lifeline.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Arcade 13.1%, Old School 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%

Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 49.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 7.6%, Old School 4.8%

A fast-paced angelic run‑and‑gun platformer with twin‑stick shooting, fluid movement, and a unique dual‑weapon system.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.4%, Side Scroller 26.3%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 8.9%, Sci-fi 5.9%

A retro arcade space shooter where you blast alien fleets, dodge bomb swarms, collect power-ups, and fight solo or in local co-op to liberate occupied planets from the mind-controlling energy force code-named Xenmega.

Why similar: Side Scroller 37.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Arcade 12%, Action 6.8%, 2D 4.5%

Small robot, big battles! Doctor Nanobot is a retro style arcade shooter where you take on bacteria, viruses and more using a variety of high tech medical weaponry!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 6.7%, Old School 5.4%

R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.6%, Side Scroller 27.8%, Arcade 12.8%, Action 9.6%, Retro 4.3%

A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Action 9.3%, Arcade 6.3%

Starxia is an old-fashioned side-scrolling space shooter. Step into the role of a Pilot and use your ship to eliminate hordes of fierce enemies. A compelling story and many interesting characters await you in this adventure. Take over the controls and fly into the vacuum of space. Let the hunt begin

Why similar: Side Scroller 36.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 7%, Sci-fi 5.9%

R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Side Scroller 34.3%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 8.1%, Sci-fi 5.6%

Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Side Scroller 25.7%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 10.4%, Sci-fi 8%

Step into the fast-paced world of Super Blue Square, where simplicity meets intense arcade action! In this top-down 2D twin-stick shooter, you'll face waves of relentless enemies in a vibrant, ever-changing battlefield.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 11.7%, 2D 3.7%

Run and gun while you shoot down hoards of alien space ships in a bullet hell shooter/endless runner. Upgrade your gun with various power ups and weapon types like rockets, grenades and lasers. And finally defeat menacing boss ships to save the world from the scourge of alien invaders.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Side Scroller 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Retro 4.4%

Fight through waves of enemies across shifting arenas, buy upgrades between stages, invest in new ships, research permanent upgrades between runs, and compete on the global leaderboards in this blood-pumping twin stick shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Arcade 7.2%, Action 6.1%, Old School 4.8%

This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Arcade 9.4%, Sci-fi 5.2%

A progression-driven twin-stick shooter. Customize ships, combine powerful chips, and forge unique builds through a massive talent tree as you race to stop the Anomaly.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Retro 5.6%, Action 5.1%

In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Action 16%, Arcade 10.9%, Indie 4.7%

A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Side Scroller 27.5%, Arcade 12.1%, Retro 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%

A fast-paced 2D side-scrolling run-and-gun set in a research facility devastated by an unknown outbreak. Use eight-direction shooting, dashes, shields, smart bombs, and heavy melee attacks to survive infected trainees, mutated creatures, and powerful bosses.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Arcade 11.9%, Action 10%

Free the galaxy by destroying the EVA program and its artificial planet HELOS. In this 2D shoot'em up, take control of one of the three ships of your choice and go to the different planets to eliminate each threat. 1 or 2 Player coop.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Side Scroller 28.1%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 11.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!

Why similar: Side Scroller 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Old School 6.3%

Build and run your own retro arcade—where every machine is fully playable. Design your layout, master the games, and grow your neon empire.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Action 9.6%