
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Sci-fi, Local Co-Op, Indie.

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

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

Rocket Wars
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!
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.7%, Action 14.8%, Indie 11.3%, Difficult 5%, Local Multiplayer 4.7%
It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through overwhelming enemy fleets! Liberate planets, build colonies, research tech and skills, craft items, or even play 2p co-op in this unique new indie game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Space 14.7%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
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%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, 4 Player Local 21.3%, Local Co-Op 19.7%, Action 8.5%, Bullet Hell 8%
Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.9%, Action 19.4%, Indie 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Difficult 5%
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%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.2%, Action 24%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Indie 15%
Take to the stars and smuggle, shoot, scavenge and steal your way to wealth and glory! Cashtronauts is fast-paced space capitalism at its finest. How are you going to make your millions?
Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.2%, Space 19%, Action 18.8%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Indie 13.7%
The ultimate couch fragger gibfest! Armed with a powerful shotgun, bullet deflecting shield and power-up tarot cards, 2 to 4 local players will battle it out to collect each others souls in 9 different competitive game modes across 4 realms & 40 arenas. This is frantic local multiplayer action at its bloodiest!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.7%, Local Co-Op 27.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 10.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Space 17.1%, Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 9.4%, Action 8.3%
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%
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%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Space 18.9%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 9.5%
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%
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60.7%, Action 18.3%, Indie 12.5%, Bullet Hell 7.3%, Colorful 1.2%
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, 4 Player Local 13.6%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Shooter 10.5%
Warp into action with Solar Shifter EX. Man your ship and dive into fierce combat situations in space and over beautiful and distant planet surfaces. Solar Shifter EX is a sci-fi shoot 'em up with the unique ability to 'shift'.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 59.9%, Action 23.3%, Indie 16.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Space 17.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.6%, 4 Player Local 12%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Action 7.2%, Space 7.2%
ROCKETS fire ROCKETS at ROCKETS in this action-arcade, arena-combat, gorgeous festival-of-fireworks! It's dogfighting meets figure-skating in space with local multiplayer and single-player fast-paced action modes plus a ZEN MODE where ROCKETS learn to LOVE.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.2%, 4 Player Local 19.9%, Space 14.3%, Action 14%, Indie 11.9%
Can you deal with unrelenting disaster and hold your ship together long enough to destroy the enemy invaders? Repair systems, extinguish fires, arm the torpedoes, avoid deadly solar flares, destroy your friends and clone them back again; it's all in the life of a Catastronaut!
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Shooter 9.9%, Space 9.6%, Action 8.9%
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Space 17.3%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Bullet Hell 11%, Action 8.1%
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Space 20.2%, Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Action 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%
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.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Space 12.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Bullet Hell 10%
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Local Co-Op 21.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Action 7.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Space 16.3%, Shooter 13.6%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Action 7.4%
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!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 21.1%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Action 12.1%, Indie 8.6%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%