
Try to survive waves of robotic space aliens, and be a true hero to the resistance. Unlock new weapons to help you further in your quest to protect the world from the alien invasion in this classic Arcade style Retro game
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Try to survive waves of robotic space aliens, and be a true hero to the resistance. Unlock new weapons to help you further in your quest to protect the world from the alien invasion in this classic Arcade style Retro game

Super Alien Sniper - Super Realistic Simulator
A SUPER REALISTIC (ahem..) alien sniper simulator! Use your super quick reaction skills to outwit the alien blighters and snipe your way to victory!

Monstir Iradicator
Monstir Iradicator is a game about saving the galaxy of Icoa, Traverse 4 different planets and destroy the Monstirs residing there. This game is based off of games like Asteroids following a similar Shoot 'Em Up style gameplay.
A SUPER REALISTIC (ahem..) alien sniper simulator! Use your super quick reaction skills to outwit the alien blighters and snipe your way to victory!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Aliens 15.1%, Shooter 12.4%, Cartoony 10.1%, Action 8%
Monstir Iradicator is a game about saving the galaxy of Icoa, Traverse 4 different planets and destroy the Monstirs residing there. This game is based off of games like Asteroids following a similar Shoot 'Em Up style gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Shooter 19.9%, Action 13.7%, Aliens 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
A classic shoot-em up where you avoid waves and waves of enemies coming and shooting at you. This is NOT a Bullet hell shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Old School 14.4%, Action 13.5%, Shooter 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Raioh is a retro style shot and bomb style vertical scroll shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Shooter 22.1%, Action 17.1%, 1990's 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Pilot the all-powerful cell destroying Desolazor gunship and eradicate the mutagenic genotoxic pathogen before it consumes the entire galaxy. Soar through waves of threatening enemies and bosses beyond 6 stages packed with action, explosions, and lasers!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.6%, Shooter 22.7%, Action 15.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%, 2D 7.4%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Aliens 11.8%, Action 8.6%, Old School 7.7%
AYBABTU ( All Your Base Are Belong To us ) Aliens are attacking the White House! Go get 'em!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Shooter 22.9%, Aliens 18.9%, Action 13.4%, 2D 6.9%
Welcome to Shooter Heaven! The classic Telenet Japan & Wolf Team shooters are back! Note: The “Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher” is a free game launcher that lets you play titles from Telenet Japan and Wolf Team. The games themselves are not included with the launcher.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.1%, Shooter 22.4%, Action 12.6%, 1990's 9%, 2D 7.7%
I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 12.5%, Aliens 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Take flight in one of three unique ships to battle a legion of enemies and massive bosses across a city sky, through a dark cave, along the bottom of the sea, and into a secret laboratory! Confront a buff, flamboyant crawfish scientist to retrieve the Power Pearl and save your job!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Shooter 15.5%, Cartoony 12.6%, Action 8.8%, Old School 8.4%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Shooter 18.3%, Action 14.1%, Aliens 10.5%, Old School 7.4%
Bad Chicken is a retro styled sideway scrolling shoot-em-up inspired by the retro classics. It takes place in 8 locations in the Ferus system, each one with different challenges, and dangers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 14.2%, Aliens 11%, Old School 7.4%, Funny 7.1%
Make up your squads out of 9 unique spaceships and go clear 3 planets from hordes of robots in not-so-classic horizontal shoot-em-up style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Shooter 16.8%, Aliens 13.9%, Action 9.8%, Futuristic 7.8%
Call on CELLs, change your weapon, and shoot however you want!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Shooter 21.9%, Action 18%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Sci-fi 7.6%
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Shooter 25.6%, Action 15.9%, 2D 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Your nightmares, now in High Definition! R-Type Delta HD Boosted brings back the dark, iconic shooter with modern enhancements, new music, razor-sharp graphics, and all the intensity you remember.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Shooter 20%, Action 16.1%, Aliens 9.3%, Futuristic 8.6%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 10%, Cartoony 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
DECONSTRUCTION is a fast-paced, hardcore, shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.6%, Shooter 23.3%, Action 22.4%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 7.5%
A fantasy bullet hell on a strange, familiar planet. Fight the living and the dead as you figure out what's causing all this energy in the air! Play as a troupe of living puppets, curious immortal children, or a demon, and be sure to scan enemies to unlock journal pages on the way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Shooter 15.1%, Aliens 12.9%, Cartoony 12.7%, Action 8.7%
Fly forward and save your swarm in THE LAST LADYBUG - a rail shooter set in a colorful world where the skies are ruled by mechanical monsters and the lands are scorched by destruction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Shooter 22.1%, Aliens 12.8%, Action 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 11%, Old School 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Shooter 17.6%, Aliens 14.6%, Action 10.7%, Futuristic 8%
Take command of an orbiting defense satellite in this action-packed planetary defense shooter. Blast away at waves of incoming asteroids and crafty aliens before they destroy your planet. Scavenge powerful weapons from vanquished alien ships and turn them against your foes. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43%, Shooter 22.5%, Action 14.5%, Old School 10.6%, 2D 6.8%
Pilot your way through the relentless Xidus Fleet in an attempt to save the earth from annihilation. Galactix is a space arcade type game where you pilot your ship to shoot enemy fighters and collect bonus's with your ships mechanical arm. Galactix also includes a new Enhanced Mode to play.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Shooter 20.2%, Action 16.5%, Aliens 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
High Tension Fever Shooting Game!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Shooter 25%, Action 19.6%, 2D 7.7%, Fantasy 6.6%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48%, Shooter 21.4%, Action 16.2%, 2D 5.4%, Indie 4.4%
Echoes is back with a bang and in 3D! More intense and eye bleeding than before, with the action coming at you from the sides, above and below.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.1%, Shooter 27.4%, Action 17.7%, Indie 5.7%
The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Shooter 18.3%, Action 11%, Aliens 10.1%, Old School 7.1%
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Shooter 18.7%, Action 15.8%, Old School 8.7%, Futuristic 7.6%
A shoot’em up game with bite-size levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.7%, Shooter 22.4%, Action 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D 7.3%
Blast through hordes of adorable yet deadly mutant fruits in this intense space shooter with bullet hell action. Shoot, dodge, and survive unique boss battles that push your skills to the limit. Only the strongest will uncover the truth behind the chaos. Are you ready to save the universe?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.6%, Shooter 24.6%, Action 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, 2D 7.4%
Mutant Legion is a charming but brutal top down shooter: Play as a mercenary on a mission to defeat all enemies, get paid and ultimately get out alive. Pick up and discover various weaponry, secrets and the path to victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.9%, Action 19%, Shooter 14.3%, Old School 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
It is the year 2127, the closing of the great war is upon us. You purchase a starship to explore regions unknown and to extract untold riches from distant galaxies. Pirates and bloodthirsty alien beings wander the universe. It is a gritty and nasty period. Bravely go forth and seek your fortune!
Why similar: Shooter 18.8%, Aliens 15.1%, Action 11.1%, Old School 9.6%, 1990's 8.6%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Shooter 18.6%, Action 10.7%, Old School 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Action 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Aliens 9.3%
Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Shooter 19.2%, Action 11.3%, Old School 8%, Futuristic 6.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 10.1%, Aliens 9.9%, Old School 6%
Jump into this new battle in this new side-scrolling shoot’em-up, face enemies and obstacles from every corner of the Milkdromeda Galaxy and encounter strange fun transformations that change the way the game plays.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Aliens 13%, Shooter 12.7%, Cartoony 12.4%, 1990's 8.3%
Inspired by classic titles like Contra and Sunset Riders, Balacera Brothers is a retro run n' gun game full of color, energetic music, and fast-paced action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Shooter 17.7%, Cartoony 9.7%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Shooter 20.8%, Action 15.1%, Old School 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Super Captain 3D is a shoot-em-up game where you become a Super Hero ready to fight the Pixel Invaders. It features an art style that combines 3D pre-renders with 2D pixel art. Use your Superpowers to protect the Universe!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Aliens 11.7%, Action 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Colorful 6.4%
"Show Me How to Live" is a minimalist aesthetic shoot 'em up game, in which we control a ship that must navigate and understand the perspective of a person capable of seeing the senselessness of life but unable to do anything about it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Shooter 23.8%, Action 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 2D 7.2%
Icarus, a classic side-scrolling space shoot-em-up tribute! - Thumping soundtrack, Bosses, Multiples, Power-ups, Secrets, BIG levels... ...Give the (free) work in progress / teaser demo a try!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Aliens 12.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 10.8%, Old School 7.1%
The alien invaders have launched their final offensive on an already crippled Terra. Only one brave pilot can turn the tide of war. Cyber Seraph is a boss focused vertical shoot 'em up with unlockable abilities.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54.2%, Action 15.8%, 2D 12.1%, Shooter 6.7%, Indie 5.3%
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 10.7%, Old School 10.2%, Futuristic 8.7%
Bydo Missions in Your Pocket — Beyond Dimensions, the Melody of Two “R”s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Shooter 19.9%, Action 15.4%, Aliens 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Shooter 20.5%, Action 10%, Aliens 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
A sci-fi retro side-scrolling shoot-em-up / rescue game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Shooter 15.9%, Cartoony 13%, Action 9.2%, Old School 7.9%
Hop from platform to platform and blast the bugs in your way in this new arcade classic!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Shooter 21.6%, Action 18.8%, Old School 9%, Colorful 6.6%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 15.1%, Aliens 11.2%, Old School 6.6%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Shooter 19%, Action 16.9%, Cartoony 11.8%, Old School 7.9%
A simple colorful arcade twin-stick shooter in space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Shooter 19.1%, Action 17.8%, Old School 9.8%, 1990's 7.7%
Building on the legacy of R-Type Dimensions and R-Type Dimensions EX, Dimensions III has been completely re-envisioned with cutting-edge visuals and sounds, expanded gameplay modes, and a range of new features designed to deliver the most definitive modern edition of R-Type’s classic era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 8.9%, Aliens 8.1%, 2D 5.5%
Destroy waves of UFOs in a arcade style space shooter with an array of powerful weaponry.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Shooter 18%, Aliens 13.2%, Cartoony 12.9%, Old School 8.6%
2D style shoot'em up in which close combat is the primary attack method. With two large swords in her hands, cut her way through enemy bullets and enemy units in a post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.4%, Shooter 26.8%, Action 9.6%, 2D 9.1%, Sci-fi 4.9%
Tempest Inc. is a 2D pixel art shoot-em-up focusing on characters and using their ship's unique abilities to fight through dynamic enemy engagements and boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Cartoony 12.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 8.1%, Colorful 7.3%
Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Shooter 18.9%, Action 16%, 1990's 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Killistar: A 2D/3D sci-fi shoot-em-up remake of the classic arcade game Sinistar.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.1%, Shooter 21.2%, Action 13.5%, Funny 9.7%, Old School 8.8%
Dodge enemy beams with your space fighter, kill huge bosses, and sing along to seven distinct songs in this unique rock opera videogame.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 15.8%, Colorful 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
DRUNKEN BARON is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter inspired by classic flappy-style games. Keep your plane in the air by tapping the button, fly through chaotic corridors, shoot invading aliens, drop bombs, and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Shooter 19.3%, Action 17.7%, Aliens 10.7%, Old School 9.9%