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Games Like Galacide

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Sci-fi, Local Co-Op, Indie.

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Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!

Reviews: Very Positive — 86% — of 95 reviews
Released: 2015-07-28
Developer: Puny Human
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Median playtime: 4.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 94%

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    97% matchVery Positive93% of 4,015 reviews2015
    Dev: Asteroid Base
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

    Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.3%, 4 Player Local 18.1%, Space 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Local Multiplayer 5.5%

  2. #2 Rocket Wars
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2017
    Dev: Rooftop Panda
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 99%

    Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, 4 Player Local 21%, Space 12.1%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Shooter 7.8%

  3. #3 Super Star Path
    96% matchVery Positive81% of 414 reviews2015
    Dev: DYA Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Space 14.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Action 7%

  4. #4 The Bug Butcher
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,201 reviews2016
    Dev: Awfully Nice Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.3%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Action 12.8%, Indie 10.8%, Bullet Hell 7.2%

  5. #5 Procyon
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2014
    Dev: Deadly Red Cube
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60.7%, Action 14.6%, Indie 10.9%, Shooter 7.4%, Bullet Hell 6.3%

  6. #6 FullBlast
    94% matchMostly Positive71% of 87 reviews2016
    Dev: UFO Crash Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 8.6%, Indie 6.3%

  7. #7 ChargeShot
    93% matchMostly Positive75% of 97 reviews2015
    Dev: Cowboy Color
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.

    Why similar: Action 42.5%, Indie 31.9%, Local Multiplayer 24.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  8. #8 Revolution Ace
    92% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,880 reviews2014
    Dev: Laser Guided Games, LLC
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.4%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Action 9.5%, Shooter 8.9%, Bullet Hell 8.3%

  9. #9 Enemy Mind
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 797 reviews2014
    Dev: Schell Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Space 16.7%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Shooter 10.5%, 4 Player Local 8.1%

  10. #10 Alien Crusader
    91% matchMixed62% of 101 reviews2018
    Dev: Zydrone
    Windows

    Alien Crusader is an action packed, vertical scrolling, space shooter game, similar to classic coin-up arcade and shoot'em up games.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Space 16.6%, Action 16.5%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Indie 12.4%

  11. #11 Eigengrau
    87% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2023
    Dev: Martin Mauersics
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Action 7.2%

  12. #12 Astro Duel
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2016
    Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Astro Duel is a competitive local multiplayer party game. Rounds are quick and death is sudden. Blast your friends into space. Run over their helpless bodies for good measure.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, 4 Player Local 20.3%, Action 13.6%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Space 11.6%

  13. #13 Assault Android Cactus+
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
    Dev: Witch Beam
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, 4 Player Local 16%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.1%

  14. #14 Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 232 reviews2015
    Dev: Dreamloop Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Local Co-Op 18%, 4 Player Local 16.6%, Space 11.3%, Shooter 10.2%

  15. #15 Vortex Attack: ボルテックスアタック
    88% matchVery Positive82% of 103 reviews2015
    Dev: KaleidoGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Space 15.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Local Co-Op 8.8%

  16. #16 GalaxIverse
    86% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 39.6%, Shooter 18.7%, Action 11.4%, Bullet Hell 11%, Indie 8.8%

  17. #17 Fueled Up
    83% matchMostly Positive77% of 127 reviews2022
    Dev: Fireline Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Fueled Up is a chaotic couch co-op spaceship recovery game for up to four players. You and your crewmates must fuel, fix and rescue damaged spaceships before the evil space octopus gets its tentacles on them!

    Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.4%, 4 Player Local 21.7%, Space 17.9%, Action 7.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.6%

  18. #18 Space Farmers
    85% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,786 reviews2014
    Dev: BumpkinBrothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!

    Why similar: Space 22.7%, Action 19.7%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Indie 16.2%, Co-op 7.7%

  19. #19 Hyperdrive Massacre
    86% 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 65.1%, 4 Player Local 7.7%, Space 6.6%, Local Co-Op 5.7%, Local Multiplayer 3.9%

  20. #20 Xenoraid: The First Space War
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 140 reviews2016
    Dev: 10tons Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Space 14.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 8.2%

  21. #21 Vector Strain
    84% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2015
    Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.9%, Action 16.9%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Indie 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%

  22. #22 CounterAttack: Uprising
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 344 reviews2019
    Dev: Relative GamesPub: Relative Software LTD.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, 4 Player Local 18.1%, Local Co-Op 17%, Space 9.9%, Shooter 8%

  23. #23 Star Saviors
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,683 reviews2016
    Dev: Sharpened Edge Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.7%, Space 13.9%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Action 8.8%, Indie 6.5%

  24. #24 PARTICLE MACE
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,371 reviews2015
    Dev: Andy Makes
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A space game about swinging trash into things and dying.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Indie 16.6%, Action 16.3%, 4 Player Local 13.9%

  25. #25 Explosionade DX
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 86 reviews2015
    Dev: Mommy's Best Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Local Co-Op 24.4%, Shooter 11.5%, Action 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%

  26. #26 Super Hydorah
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 306 reviews2017
    Dev: LocomalitoPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows
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    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.7%, Action 14.8%, Indie 11.3%, Difficult 5%, Local Multiplayer 4.7%

  27. #27 Steel Rain
    80% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2015
    Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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  28. #28 Grand Brix Shooter
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2019
    Dev: Intragames
    Windows

    Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Space 14.6%, Action 9.2%, Shooter 8.9%

  29. #29 Jamestown+
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 248 reviews2019
    Dev: Final Form GamesPub: Batterystaple Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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  30. #30 Space Moth DX
    79% matchVery Positive81% of 133 reviews2016
    Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows
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  31. #31 RagingBlasters
    75% matchVery Positive99% of 123 reviews2021
    Dev: TERARIN GAMES
    Windows

    Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Space 10.1%, Action 8.1%

  32. #32 Riddled Corpses
    78% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2015
    Dev: Diabolical Mind
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.2%, Action 24%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Indie 15%

  33. #33 Cashtronauts
    77% matchMostly Positive71% of 69 reviews2016
    Dev: Simon Prefontaine
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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  34. #34 Demons with Shotguns
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2016
    Dev: MindShaft Games, LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.7%, Local Co-Op 27.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 10.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%

  35. #35 Rigid Force Alpha
    74% matchMostly Positive80% of 133 reviews2018
    Dev: com8com1 Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Space 17.1%, Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 9.4%, Action 8.3%

  36. #36 Bang Bang Barrage
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 897 reviews2025
    Dev: Monkey BreadPub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Survive the treacherous sea in this quirky multiplayer shooter game! Play solo or team up and fight off Cthulhu's minions. Master a unique recoil-based mechanic to blast enemies and chart your course. Mix and match upgrades to craft the perfect sea-surviving strategy!

    Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.2%, 4 Player Local 27.9%, Shooter 9.7%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%

  37. #37 Close Order
    76% matchMixed50% of 76 reviews2016
    Dev: Raconteur Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Close Order is an arcade shooter with one simple goal: become a badass armada! In this mashup of genres, defeat enemies for parts to build up an armada of ships around you. Fight from a distance, charge headfirst into battle, or create a mix of anything and everything. You decide how to play!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.1%, Action 23.6%, Indie 17.7%, Bullet Hell 14.7%

  38. #38 Void Scrappers
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
    Dev: 8BitSkull
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Space 18.9%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 9.5%

  39. #39 Pixel Galaxy
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 189 reviews2015
    Dev: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A non-shooting shoot 'em up where you must grow, make friends, and survive together.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.3%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Action 10.1%, Co-op 9.1%, Indie 8%

  40. #40 Jets'n'Guns 2
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,284 reviews2020
    Dev: Rake in Grass
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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  41. #41 Shmadow
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 200 reviews2015
    Dev: Extrokold Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  42. #42 Solar Shifter EX
    75% matchMixed47% of 114 reviews2015
    Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 59.9%, Action 23.3%, Indie 16.8%

  43. #43 Grav Blazer
    74% 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.

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  44. #44 DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
    72% matchVery Positive82% of 813 reviews2015
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    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  45. #45 ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 546 reviews2015
    Dev: Radial Games Corp
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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  46. #46 Catastronauts
    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 228 reviews2018
    Dev: Inertia Game StudiosPub: Inertia Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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  47. #47 Black Paradox
    71% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
    Dev: Highwalls
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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  48. #48 Space Elite Force
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 185 reviews2018
    Dev: Rising Moon Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%

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  49. #49 Galaxy Highways
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  50. #50 Crisis Wing
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 89 reviews2020
    Dev: Pieslice Productions
    Windows · Mac

    Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.

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  51. #51 Steredenn: Binary Stars
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 958 reviews2015
    Dev: Pixelnest StudioPub: TyGAMES
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 67.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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  52. #52 Grav Blazer Squared
    72% 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.

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  53. #53 Ballistic Tanks
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 244 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Ballistic Tanks is the best tank game you've played since the 80's. Battle in exhilarating local multiplayer, or challenge yourself in an intense solo/co-op arcade mode. Play 5 game modes in over 50 maps; and destroy your enemies in a frenzy of bullets, lasers, and explosions!

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  54. #54 BULLET PARTY
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2017
    Dev: Awoker Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, 4 Player Local 24.4%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Shooter 11.4%, Bullet Hell 9.7%

  55. #55 XenoRaptor
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 173 reviews2019
    Dev: Peter ClearyPub: -
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 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: Space 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Action 17.2%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Indie 12.3%

  56. #56 Schildmaid MX
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2023
    Dev: HitP Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41%, Space 18.7%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 9.5%, Sci-fi 8%

  57. #57 Galactic Glitch
    57% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
    Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.

    Why similar: Space 27.6%, Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Action 12.4%

  58. #58 Shutshimi
    70% matchMixed68% of 176 reviews2015
    Dev: Neon Deity GamesPub: Choice Provisions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Shütshimi is a randomized shoot'em up about a muscle-bound fish with memory problems defending the seven seas. Defeat or navigate through waves of enemies, collecting new upgrades every 10 seconds that change up the gameplay as you battle your way through each of the game's bosses.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, 4 Player Local 25.2%, Local Co-Op 20.3%, Action 12.2%, Indie 9.6%

  59. #59 Sky Force Reloaded
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 2,659 reviews2017
    Dev: Infinite Dreams
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Local Co-Op 22.1%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Shooter 8.6%, Action 7%

  60. #60 Gunvein
    62% matchVery Positive97% of 212 reviews2022
    Dev: NGDEV
    Windows

    Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.7%, Action 14.1%, Bullet Hell 14%, Shooter 10.4%, Sci-fi 6.6%

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