- #1 Undercroft Warriors
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 586 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 31.3%, Difficult 15%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.3%
- #2 Bullet Candy
97% matchMixed52% of 87 reviews2007
Dev: R C Knight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Bullet Candy is a fast paced, action packed arena shooter. There are a variety of combo systems and many secret techniques that you can employ to get the best score and weapon upgrades possible. Viewed from a top-down perspective, Bullet Candy allows for a true 360° shoot-em-up experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Psychedelic 11.1%, Arcade 10.7%, Action 5.9%
- #3 CRATES N' MOHAWKS
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: hslentz
Windows · Linux
CRATES N' MOHAWKS is a chaotic arena shooter where every crate swaps your weapon. Grab crates, adapt to constantly changing guns, dodge swarms of enemies, and survive as long as possible while pushing your score higher.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Difficult 14.6%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #4 RoboShock
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Contraption Games
Windows
Blast your way through relentless swarms of insect robots in this fast-paced top-down 3D arcade shooter inspired by classic twin-stick legends like Robotron. Fight your way through increasingly dangerous levels packed with waves of deadly robotic insects, massive bosses, and non-stop action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Arcade 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Action 8.2%
- #5 Simple Shooter
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Egg CodePub: Solid Fill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A neon bullet-hell where the swarm is alive. Outlast escalating waves with pure movement — no cover, nowhere to hide. Just geometry, reflexes, and the void between enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.5%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #6 Cell #31
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Lasse Malmberg
Windows
Cell #31 is a twin-stick shooter where you play as a cell fighting to survive an ever-increasing barrage of bullets and enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Bullet Hell 16%, Difficult 14.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #7 VCTR
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Enter Grip
Windows
Shoot. Dash. Collect. Upgrade. VCTR is a kinetic arcade shooter where two simple actions create countless strategies. Read the field. Choose when to act. And turn the chaotic battlefield into a dance of high-risk, high-reward play.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #8 Immune Response
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Merced Entertainment
Windows
An exciting twin-stick shooter with a progressively increasing difficulty. Fight waves of pathogenic enemies, face difficult boss fights and survive for as long as you can!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.2%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 10.4%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #9 Earth: 9000
91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Secret Forest Games
Windows
Defend the Earth in this hyper intense, visually overwhelming, bullet hell, arcade shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #10 Colors Of V
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ioannis TzanellisPub: 7 Towers Soft Games
Windows · Linux
A vector dungeon on a monochrome tube, lit by three subtractive colour gels. Drop a gel and half the room stops existing: a wall you cannot see is not solid, an enemy you cannot see is frozen and cannot be shot. The colour channel is the collision layer, so sight and physics never drift.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.2%, Difficult 21.2%, Arcade 12%, Action 5.9%, Colorful 4.9%
- #11 CellShocked
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pre-Tech
Windows
Twinstick shooter! Aim for the highest score before you are finally overwhelemed!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Arcade 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%, Action 8%
- #12 Alpha Force Zero
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: osm digital
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 33.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #13 Polygun
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric Turtle Games LLC
Windows
Welcome to the world of Polygun, an endlessly customizable hero shooter where you battle against an ever increasing hoard of bloodthirsty shapes! With an array of upgrades to choose from, you'll quickly build from humble beginnings into a hexa-bustin killing machine!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Arcade 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #14 Hypnogenesis
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andy Wallace & Allen RileyPub: none
Windows · Mac
Hypnogenesis is an experimental video feedback bullet hell game in which arcade gameplay is integrated with the controls of a video synthesizer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.4%, Psychedelic 21%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 7.2%, Top-Down Shooter 7.1%
- #15 Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon
87% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Vector HatPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
It is the year 2084. Earth is ruled by evil robots. All music has been outlawed. Dancing is strictly forbidden. Still, in the underground, the beat goes on. Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon: Half twin stick shooter, half rhythm game, half dungeon crawler. 150% groovy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.7%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #16 ShopFront
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3DEN
Windows
ShopFront is a fast paced top down twin stick action arcade-like game set in a fantasy world full of heroes. Play as Keeper, an elderly shop keeper with a poor temper fed up with all the heroes destroying his pottery and decides to take matters into his own hands.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.6%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Arcade 12.2%, Top-Down 10.3%, Action 5.9%
- #17 Arcade Souls
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MG
Windows
Arcade Souls is an arcade boss-rush. Dive straight into crisp, bullet-hell combat. No downtime, just 20+ uniquely challenging encounters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.1%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 10.3%, Combat 4.2%
- #18 Nex Machina
84% matchVery Positive87% of 2,201 reviews2017
Dev: Housemarque
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.2%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Difficult 10%, Top-Down 5%
- #19 Bezier
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 111 reviews2016
Dev: Philip BakPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Bezier is a dual stick blaster set inside a vast computer built deep underground. The story traces the principal's escape from this "Noah's Ark" gone wrong. A simple shooter on the surface, the deeper narrative pulls in his relationship between evolution and god, family and love.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.8%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Arcade 8.5%, Action 6.8%
- #20 Galaxy Highways
82% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
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: Twin Stick Shooter 35.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #21 Galaxy Champions TV
84% matchVery Positive92% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: aQuadiun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.7%, Difficult 12.3%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 10.4%
- #22 WE ARE DOOMED
83% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2015
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows · Mac
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 60.4%, Action 8.1%, Bullet Hell 8%, Arcade 6.6%, Top-Down Shooter 5.4%
- #23 Spent Shells
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HelperWesley
Windows
Spent Shells is a high score top-down shooter with roguelike-y randomized elements. Players dive in to an everchanging dungeon to harvest a crystalized power source that will get them home. Fight through the dungeon using a variety of weapons, characters, upgrades, and your own skill! Each run ea...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.2%, Difficult 15.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Colorful 5.3%
- #24 Horde Of Plenty
81% 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 38.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #25 Enfora Star
79% 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 31.3%, Difficult 15%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.3%
- #26 SUPER HEADBLASTER
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cachorro Gordo
Windows
Super Headblaster is a 2D fast paced arcade survival game about a guy with an explosive headache. Collect sketchy pills scattered around the city and avoid the cops and obstacles to prevent your head - and the city - from exploding.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.6%, Psychedelic 12.6%, Arcade 12%, Top-Down 10%, Action 5.9%
- #27 RoboHunters
79% match8 user reviews67% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: HomeTeam GameDevPub: Furtive Games
Windows
Top-down 3D action shooter. Fight against swarms of rogue AI machines and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.2%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.5%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #28 Diced Up!
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: slameron
Windows · Mac
Survive as long as you can in an endless bullet hell with randomized stats and weapons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.6%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #29 Ragtag Fleet
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ESDF Game
Windows
Ragtag Fleet is a fast-paced pixel-destruction survival roguelite. Tear apart enemy ships, expose their Cores, and turn the spoils into weapons, drones, and modules. Build a makeshift fleet into overwhelming firepower.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.5%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 7%
- #30 Sinscar
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zorba Games Pub: Zorba Games Studios LLC
Windows
A fast-paced top-down shooter where you fight relentless enemies, evolve your abilities, and customize your weapons in a dark, surreal world. Master intense combat, refine your build, and push your skills to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 9.2%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #31 Polygon Pursuit
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crumbleworks
Windows
Dodge, shoot, survive! Polygon pursuit is an arcade-style twin stick shooter where you are pursued by multiple enemies constantly. You play as a lone circle confined in a polygonal world fighting to survive against waves of unique enemies. This is not an easy game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.1%, Arcade 15.5%, Colorful 7.6%, Action 7.3%, Top-Down Shooter 6.5%
- #32 Geometry Attack
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Festa Tech LLC
Windows
Geometry Attack is a neon-drenched retro arcade shooter inspired by classics like Geometry Wars. Blast through waves of shapes in VR, on your Steam Deck, or in 2D. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, and perfectly tuned for seated recliner play. Chase the high score from another dimension!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.8%, Psychedelic 15.8%, Arcade 14.1%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Action 5.5%
- #33 Breakthrough
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Faith G.
Windows
Breakthrough is an hardcore roguelike-shooter with high risk/rewards mechanics. Help Clunky see the sunset behind the mountain by fighting tireless monsters. Both balanced and very difficult, Breakthrough will conquer the heart of thoses seeking a great challenge.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Difficult 19.8%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #34 Zap Blastum
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zap always dreamed of saving the galaxy, and now it's time! Snap into cover, lock onto targets, and outsmart an army of robots in this fast-paced top-down cover shooter. The odds are against you, but anyone can be a hero.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, Difficult 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 8.7%
- #35 Illvelo Swamp
73% matchPositive100% of 22 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: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Psychedelic 19.1%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 7.5%
- #36 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,116 reviews2007
Dev: Bizarre CreationsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.8%, Arcade 17.4%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Psychedelic 8.5%, Shooter 3.5%
- #37 Endocrisis Hyperactive
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arturo Buschmann
Windows
Endocrisis Hyperactive the next top-down shoot em up with intense action. Absorb bullets to increment your power and pass through levels with tons of enemies and bullets and, of course, intense boss battles.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 9.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%
- #38 Poly-Vinyl Pests!
73% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: IDX Legends
Windows
Poly-Vinyl Pests! takes place many years in the future, where humans are long gone but plastics still litter the earth. Play as two ants from rival colonies in this twin-stick shooter to both squash plastic-laden pests and to prove the superiority of your colony!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.7%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Arcade 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Top-Down 9%
- #39 Godstrike
74% matchMixed64% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Godstrike is a twin-stick shooter where time is your health and currency. Face off against ruthless bosses in tense, 1v1 showdowns as Talaal, the last Herald.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Top-Down 9.9%, Arcade 7.6%, Difficult 4.9%
- #40 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,607 reviews2014
Dev: Lucid GamesPub: Sierra
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 54.4%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 7.2%, Difficult 5.3%
- #41 Starship Kepler
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Nathan KramerPub: Nathan Kramer Software
Windows · Linux
Starship Kepler is an intense arcade shooter that encourages movement and variety. Traverse open space, explore anomalies, face-off against bosses. Race a dying clock through an endless maze of procedurally generated corridors. Survive an evolving arcade arena.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.7%, Arcade 17.6%, Action 12.9%, Psychedelic 8.6%, Shooter 7.8%
- #42 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
71% matchVery Positive92% of 772 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.1 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 38.3%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 8.1%, Action 6.1%
- #43 Re/Phase
72% 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 48%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Top-Down 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%, Action 7.2%
- #44 Slipspace Panic
70% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Sudden Journey
Windows · Linux
A trip through slipspace gone awry. Shoot and evade waves of attackers for your freedom in this twin-stick shooter micro-game!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Arcade 8.6%, Top-Down 7.3%, Action 5.1%
- #45 Little Elf Tanks
71% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
A bombastic bug busting adventure! Play as one of four playable characters in their quest to to free their fellow elves from the clutches of an evil army of spiders. If they crawl, blast em all! Let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #46 Cheftastic!: Buffet Blast
71% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2022
Dev: Not A Goose
Windows
Cheftastic!: Buffet Blast is a new exciting top-down arcade shooter! Take back the Isle of Verdura from swarms of mutant vegetables and climb your way to the top of the leaderboard!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.5%, Top-Down 10.9%, Arcade 8.9%, Top-Down Shooter 8.2%, Action 7%
- #47 Overkill Squad
69% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Chillfox Games
Windows
Overkill Squad is a ultra high-speed top-down shooter roguelike built around intense 1-minute combat arenas. Choose your fighter, unleash overwhelming firepower, defeat brutal bosses, and collect relics to dominate every run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.4%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 5.3%
- #48 Just Catch Fireballs
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Climber GamesPub: Area 34, Inc.
Windows
Control a fireball-catching bucket to stop fireballs from hitting innocent villagers and their flammable homes. Get a random upgrade as you clear each wave. Twin-stick controls requiring quick thinking and hand-eye coordination. Do you have what it takes to just catch fireballs?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40%, Difficult 19.4%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Old School 9.4%, Action 5.6%
- #49 HYPERWIRED
67% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: SIDRALGAMESPub: SelectaPlay
Windows
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Difficult 16.7%, Arcade 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%
- #50 Biotype
67% match6 user reviews57% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Big Salad Games
Windows
Test the limits of bio-mechanical clone Model 137 a.k.a BIOTYPE in this free, endless bullet hell. Master the Biotype's patented tri-laser and push as far as you can. Will BIOTYPE prove it can make a difference in the fight against the enemy in the real world?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #51 Ultrapong
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mylb
Windows
Extreme procedural bullet hell. Not ping-pong. It’s ULTRAPONG—where color defines behavior. Battle through a spectrum of 16,777,216 potential enemies where even the slightest chromatic shift alters their mass, size, and acceleration. No clones, just a continuous evolution of movement and challenge.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.3%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Arcade 12.2%, Top-Down 9.6%, PvE 5.2%
- #52 POLYFAULT
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rat.dev
Windows · Linux
Top-down arena shooter on a DOS kernel. Farm geometric polyfaults, allocate cycles into your chassis, load a new image, and clear a 10-minute field against three bosses. Panic. Reboot. Rank CYC.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.1%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Top-Down 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 7.8%
- #53 F.U.N
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: DesignationX
Windows · Linux
Uh Oh! You took a little too much Acid and now you're getting plowed by the Evil Fractals and Malicious Machinists!!! The only way out is by going deeper in. Good Luck!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.1%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Difficult 14.4%, Psychedelic 10%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%
- #54 Malfortune
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Andy ImmPub: Restful Panic ltd
Windows
A twin-stick shooter where your actions have consequences. Engage in blood-pumping boss fights, soothing casual puzzles, and chats with quirky locals. This planet's fate lies in your capable, albeit confused, hands.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.9%, Difficult 20.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Action 11.2%, Indie 4.6%
- #55 Bat Blitz
67% matchPositive83% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Beef Dust Studios
Windows
Bat Blitz is a fast paced, top down shooter, roguelike where you have to kill bats to stay alive as long as possible.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.5%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #56 Messier111
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: MELPOT
Windows
The Messier 111 is a twin-stick shooter that will test your skills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 57.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Top-Down 12.1%, Action 8.2%, Shooter 6.5%
- #57 Golden Hornet
68% matchVery Positive93% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 36.1%, Difficult 17.7%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Arcade 10.2%, Old School 7.1%
- #58 NIDUS
66% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Wood
Windows
A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Psychedelic 21.9%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Arcade 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 7.8%
- #59 Acid Web
66% 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 41.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Psychedelic 11.6%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 8.3%