- #1 Space Aces
96% matchMixed63% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: DewEnforcerPub: Space Aces
Windows
Space Aces is an indie space shooter that plunges you into an online universe full of action, strategy, and fierce competition. Step into the cockpit and evolve from a rookie pilot into the most feared Ace in the galaxy!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 99.1%, Space 0.5%, Action 0.2%, Casual 0.1%, Sci-fi 0.1%
- #2 Hyperdrive Massacre
97% matchMixed54% of 388 reviews2015
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 79.7%, Space 8.4%, Indie 4%, Casual 3.7%, Arcade 2.9%
- #3 Starblast
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Neuronality
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Fun, fast paced online multiplayer arcade space shooter. Take control of your spaceship, mine asteroids, increase your stats, upgrade to different types of spaceships with improved stats and weapons. Fight against other players and collect their gems.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.6%, Space 0.7%, Action 0.3%, Casual 0.2%, Indie 0.2%
- #4 GALAXIUM
95% matchMostly Negative27% of 223 reviews2019
Dev: Tony MuñozPub: Wulum LTD
Windows · Mac
Arcade shoot game inspired on 80’s classics with extra features as you progress.
Why similar: Space 28%, Action 26.8%, Casual 22.2%, Indie 18.4%, Arcade 4.6%
- #5 Darwin's Demons
94% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Polymorphic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Darwin’s Demons is an arcade style space shooter in which you battle a population of evolving aliens. The alien’s morphology, fire type, and behaviors are all encoded by a digital genome. The aliens that are best able to shoot or evade you reproduce to make the next generation.
Why similar: Simulation 37.4%, Action 25.1%, Casual 19.7%, Indie 17.7%
- #6 Guns of Icarus Online
93% matchVery Positive90% of 14,674 reviews2012
Dev: Muse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 92.8%, Multiplayer 2.6%, Action 1.9%, Simulation 1.6%, Indie 1%
- #7 Dark Matter
94% matchMixed58% of 154 reviews2015
Pub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Dark Matter is a classic arcade space shooter inspired by Asteroids, featuring fast-paced ship combat, physics-based movement, and score-driven gameplay.
Why similar: Space 39.4%, Casual 18.2%, Action 15.8%, Arcade 13.8%, Sci-fi 12.8%
- #8 Battle Arena
92% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: ShadowWolf Games
Windows
Battle Arena is a multiplayer, immersive 2D Sci-Fi shooter! Plunge into the world of space battles and be the first!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 99.7%, Action 0.3%
- #9 Project Amalthea: Battlegrounds
91% matchMixed59% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: RunServer
Windows · Mac · Linux
There is a quarantine declared throughout the orbit so all the pilots are grounded except for the few ones allowed to participate in training battles. Join their ranks for blazing fast space battles with another players in this top-down shooter game
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.6%, Space 0.6%, Action 0.2%, Multiplayer 0.2%, Indie 0.2%
- #10 Galactic Arms Race
91% matchMixed47% of 86 reviews2014
Dev: Evolutionary Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Top-down 2.5D action that combines old-school shooters like Star Control, action-RPGs like Diablo, with a system that evolves unique weapons to player preferences. Single-player and 32-player online coop and PVP.
Why similar: Space 30.8%, Action 27.2%, Casual 22.7%, Indie 19.2%
- #11 DEPLOYMENT
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,237 reviews2018
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
An intense competitive top-down shooter: choose your class, capture turrets, progress, and dominate in the arena. top-down shooter, multiplayer shooter, arena shooter, class-based shooter, sci-fi shooter
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 99.1%, Action 0.3%, Multiplayer 0.3%, Casual 0.2%, Sci-fi 0.2%
- #12 VR Jetpack Game
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: pftqPub: Autodidactic Studios LLC
Windows
Physics-based VR with full freedom of flight. VR that feels and controls like a real jetpack. A real-time multiplayer VR arena.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.2%, Simulation 0.5%, Space 0.4%, Multiplayer 0.3%, Action 0.3%
- #13 Stellar 2D
88% matchMixed41% of 975 reviews2015
Dev: quad gamesPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Stellar 2D is a retro style space arcade game, it's a 2D game in a 3D world. With an addictive, fast paced, casual game-play style.
Why similar: Indie 51.6%, Action 25%, Casual 23.4%
- #14 Evasion
86% matchMixed69% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: Archiact
Windows
Experience the next generation of VR combat with Evasion, an intense sci-fi bullet-hell shooter. Play solo or team up with a friend as you run, dodge, and unleash devastating Surge Attacks as you fight your way through an action-packed story campaign.
Why similar: Space 42.4%, Multiplayer 22.9%, Action 20.9%, Sci-fi 13.8%
- #15 Aeve:Zero Gravity
87% matchMostly Negative24% of 135 reviews2018
Dev: DIG Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%
"Aeve:Zero Gravity" is an arcade space shooter about battles in open space. In a classic mode "Shoot'em'all"
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #16 Air Brawl
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,713 reviews2015
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A fast paced multiplayer dogfighting game that focuses on creative weapons and game mechanics that reward skillful flying.
Why similar: Action 48.6%, Multiplayer 26.1%, Indie 25.2%
- #17 Grav Blazer Squared
86% matchMixed40% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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: Space 39.4%, Action 17%, Casual 14.9%, Arcade 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #18 eBall
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 110 reviews2019
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
eBall is an old-school multiplayer arena shooter with high speed gameplay and a minimalistic look. An old school rocket and grenade in combination with rattling speed gameplay and predictive air shoot of a classic arena FPS with the power of modern gaming technology.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.7%, Multiplayer 0.3%, Action 0.3%, Casual 0.3%, Indie 0.2%
- #19 Armored Evolution
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Burst2Flame Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Armored Evolution is an arena style top down shooter where you battle planetary guardians on a quest to dominate the universe! Venture alone or with your friends earning legendary avatars and weapons on your way. Find and upgrade equipment to discover unique strategies and decimate your foes!
Why similar: Indie 48.1%, Action 17.6%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Sci-fi 10%, Casual 10%
- #20 Evolva
82% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Computer ArtworksPub: Interplay
Windows
Evolva combines the excitement of a fast paced shoot-em-up with the tactical challenge of commanding a squad. Fight against the alien parasites and save the planet. This is survival of the fittest!
Why similar: Simulation 35.3%, Action 29.8%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Sci-fi 17%
- #21 Wildgate
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,481 reviews2025
Dev: Moonshot GamesPub: Dreamhaven
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Wildgate is a PvPvE multiplayer shooter that blends tactical ship-to-ship combat with fast-paced first-person action. Evade deadly environmental hazards, search for powerful weapons and ship upgrades, and be the first crew to escape with the Artifact... or the last crew left flying.
Why similar: Space 52.3%, Multiplayer 20%, Action 16.6%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #22 GalaxIverse
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Casual 25%, Indie 21.5%, Arcade 15.8%, Sci-fi 8%
- #23 Ion Assault
82% matchMixed69% of 181 reviews2010
Dev: CoreplayPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Action 37.8%, Casual 29.2%, Indie 25.1%, Arcade 7.9%
- #24 Space Battle Royale
76% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: MultiversalME
Windows
Welcome to cosmic chaos. This non-stop action arcade will test you to see if you are truly worthy of space travel. The full use of 3d space, five classes of weapons, and upgrades based on alien technology and alternative dimensions make for the most competitive and mind-expanding game out there.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.7%, Space 0.7%, Action 0.3%, Casual 0.2%, Sci-fi 0.2%
- #25 STELLATUM
81% matchMixed63% of 167 reviews2015
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor. Throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path!
Why similar: Space 40.6%, Simulation 18%, Casual 13.9%, Action 11.7%, Arcade 8.1%
- #26 BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates
78% matchMixed67% of 295 reviews2017
Dev: DONTNOD ELEVEN
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates is a fast-paced competitive multiplayer shooter. Choose your hero, call a few friends and join in on the fun! Meet in battle in this 2vs2 to 4vs4 action platformer.
Why similar: Multiplayer 32.3%, Indie 30.9%, Action 28.8%, Sci-fi 8%
- #27 FreeInfantry
73% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: FreeInfantry Group
Windows
Isometric. Massively Multiplayer. Capture The Flag. Skirmish. Bug Hunt. And more. Welcome to FreeInfantry - the world's first massive multiplayer online isometric shooter.
Why similar: Space 45.7%, Action 26.6%, Arcade 15.1%, Sci-fi 12.5%
- #28 Shattered Void
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: yyy1505yyy
Windows · Linux
Space MMORPG where players can fly on different ships, collecting devices, subsystems and navigations or finding new weapons that will serve in battles. Take part in battles, explore the world, mine ore, trade, fight and build your own clan with a station.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.5%, Space 0.7%, Simulation 0.3%, Action 0.2%, Indie 0.2%
- #29 Holodrive
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,233 reviews2021
Dev: BitCake StudioPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast-paced multiplayer shooter where you customize your robot, zoom around with a jetpack, and battle with various weapons. Master the arenas, surprise your enemies, and enjoy the nonstop action!
Why similar: Multiplayer 35.6%, Action 35.2%, Indie 29.2%
- #30 POLYWAR
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 519 reviews2016
Dev: exagongamesPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer FPS game that focuses on creative weapons and game mechanics that reward skillful killing!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.7%, Indie 1%, Action 0.3%
- #31 AX:EL - Air XenoDawn
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,295 reviews2015
Dev: Alex PiolaPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Combining the very best of sci-fi and aerial dogfighting gameplay, AX:EL delivers a totally new gaming experience. Create your very own shape-shifting vehicle and dominate both the sky and the ocean.
Why similar: Action 96.9%, Simulation 1.8%, Indie 0.8%, Sci-fi 0.5%
- #32 Aerial Guardian
77% matchMostly Negative28% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Maddnuss GamesPub: Matthew Nuss
Windows
Aerial Guardian is a large scale multiplayer battle first person shooter. Choose from several classes and play as a soldier to embroil yourself in a space fleet battle. Choose from a variety of over 20 weapons and several vehicles including mechs.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #33 Codename: Rogue Fleet
74% matchMixed59% of 318 reviews2016
Dev: SionoiS
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Codename: Rogue Fleet is a multiplayer team-based game about spaceships combat.
Why similar: Space 48.8%, Action 21.3%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Indie 13.3%
- #34 Blast Off Far Away
69% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: C405Pub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Shoot to move, move to live, live to shoot! Blast Off Far Away (B.O.F.A.) is a space-themed, top-down arena shooter, with a focus on fast-paced arcade-esque gameplay, with the unique twist where movement is limited through the use of the player's gun.
Why similar: Space 30.4%, Action 24.6%, Casual 20.3%, Arcade 15.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #35 Airranger
71% matchVery Positive95% of 128 reviews2019
Dev: Chesstar studios
Windows
Airranger is a bow and arrow multiplayer game. Nothing in usual in the realm of conventional gaming, sure, but it makes for one of the best VR game with a headset donned. You can move around or fly to the sky, as well as use your unique weapons to defeat all your opponents in your own way. only the last one standing can win.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.9%, Simulation 0.4%, Action 0.3%, Casual 0.2%, Indie 0.2%
- #36 SpaceShot
71% matchVery Positive81% of 289 reviews2017
Dev: Shevchenko Technology
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
SpaceShot - a complex arcade game in which you must destroy the alien invaders and collect bonuses. Three game modes, fast gameplay and a lot of achievements are waiting for you.
Why similar: Action 40.4%, Casual 33.5%, Indie 26.1%
- #37 Heliborne Collection
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,985 reviews2017
Dev: Klabater
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rotary-wing aviation and helicopter combat with a dynamic battlefield and the support of ground forces. Appreciated for MMO elements and an addictive gameplay loop. Use tactics and make strategic decisions or fly around and shoot in historically accurate maps.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.7%, Simulation 0.4%, Multiplayer 0.3%, Action 0.3%, Arcade 0.2%
- #38 Luminosity
72% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2015
Dev: Windmill Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 82.3%, Action 10.6%, Indie 7.1%
- #39 Grav Blazer
72% matchMixed48% of 157 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 12%
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: Space 32.4%, Action 19.2%, Casual 16.2%, Indie 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #40 Murnatan
71% matchMixed64% of 118 reviews2018
Dev: AAAGAMES
Windows · Linux
Humans VS Aliens FPS shooter combined with RTS.
Why similar: Action 60.4%, Indie 39.6%
- #41 Allspace
70% matchMixed63% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: ShilohGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
100 pilots battle with lasers, plasma, and missiles in Allspace.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.7%, Simulation 0.4%, Space 0.4%, Action 0.3%, Multiplayer 0.1%
- #42 Iron Armada
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Bluedrake42Pub: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 816.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Iron Armada is a multiplayer, space-faring combat game where players must team up to build a fleet of ships in order to survive the perils of space and defeat the opposing player faction. Build ships of all shapes and sizes, mine resources, and scavenge parts with friends to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Action 38.7%, Casual 35.2%, Space 18%, Multiplayer 4.1%, Indie 4%
- #43 Aircraft Evolution
69% matchVery Positive82% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take part in aerial battles with warplanes from different eras — from World War I to the future. Drop bombs, upgrade your aircraft, and turn enemy bases into rubble in the explosive action game Aircraft Evolution!
Why similar: Simulation 48.2%, Action 30.1%, Arcade 21.7%
- #44 AXIOM SOCCER
68% matchMixed67% of 390 reviews2019
Dev: Earthbound Games Ltd.
Windows
Axiom Soccer is a high speed evolution of vehicular soccer combining fast-paced driving with tactical shooting mechanics for a new soccer experience. Inspired by real world ball games, go it alone or team up with friends and blast through divisions to pursue Axiom Soccer championship glory.
Why similar: Multiplayer 39.4%, Action 36%, Indie 24.6%
- #45 Cosmic Drift
61% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Shakawah
Windows
Launch rockets into orbit around planets, find a good trajectory, and take risks to increase your score! Play solo, online, or even on Twitch!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 98.2%, Space 0.8%, Simulation 0.4%, Casual 0.3%, Multiplayer 0.3%
- #46 Deuterium Wars
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 602 reviews2019
Dev: Disquire
Windows
Deuterium Wars is a rapid 2D shooter. Create your own aircraft and plunge into heated battle with other players. What awaits you: an extensive role-playing system, craft, trading, and much more on a single server for all platforms.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 99.3%, Action 0.3%, Multiplayer 0.2%, Indie 0.1%
- #47 GoD Factory: Wingmen
70% matchMixed68% of 298 reviews2014
Dev: Nine Dots StudioPub: Nine Dots Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
GoD Factory: Wingmen is a multiplayer space combat game played through fast-paced and intensely tactical 4 vs 4 player matches. Customize gunships and start frantic battles with your friends to survive the relentless fire of enemy players.
Why similar: Space 46.7%, Simulation 18.3%, Action 13.1%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Indie 6.6%
- #48 XGun-Weapon Evolution
68% matchVery Positive93% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: Surf Monster Studio
Windows · Mac
XGun is a massive multiplayer online game. It has more than 37 kinds of mechs, 27 skills your are free to choose , a unique evolutionary system and a big battlefield. All you have to do is to gain new way to fight and try to survive in this world of chaos!
Why similar: Action 27.7%, Multiplayer 26.3%, Casual 25.8%, Indie 20.2%
- #49 Natural Selection 2
67% matchVery Positive85% of 13,305 reviews2012
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Why similar: Multiplayer 32.3%, Action 24.2%, Space 17.8%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Indie 11.3%
- #50 Redout: Space Assault
68% matchMixed46% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
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: Space 32.4%, Simulation 19.7%, Action 12.2%, Indie 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #51 Brother Wings
69% matchMixed64% of 187 reviews2017
Dev: BrogamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Brother Wings is a shoot up jet fighter game with vertical scrolling. In this game the player can choose between controlling Marko or Guida, brothers and pilots. The game has two forms, infinity and time attack, both with several ships and types of villains to face.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 97.3%, Action 0.8%, Casual 0.7%, Indie 0.5%, Arcade 0.4%
- #52 Sky of Destruction
62% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Sky of Destruction is a top-down shooter created by a team of two people. Combine aircrafts in your combat fleet, which will help you during the mission. Your goal is to destroy the enemy aircraft carrier or buildings, breaking through the enemy air armada. Explosions and total destruction!
Why similar: Space 52.3%, Simulation 22.9%, Action 14%, Arcade 10.8%