60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Retro, 2D, Pixel Graphics.
Gun Rage is an old-school, fast-paced, side-scrolling run and gun, with 16-bit era graphics, inspired by greatest classic games of the genre.
Yui Tui
Yui Tui is a 2D Platform Action game where Yako, the protector of the island, has been assigned to eliminate the enemies who infiltrated the island with an intention of ruling over it.
Clash Force
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Yui Tui is a 2D Platform Action game where Yako, the protector of the island, has been assigned to eliminate the enemies who infiltrated the island with an intention of ruling over it.
Why similar: Difficult 13.3%, Side Scroller 11%, Retro 10.7%, Old School 10.1%, Gore 10%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Retro 12.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 10.8%
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Old School 18%, Difficult 15.5%, Retro 9.7%, Platformer 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Why similar: Gore 13.7%, Side Scroller 12%, Difficult 11.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Violent 9.4%
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Why similar: Gore 17.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%, Violent 8.5%
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Retro 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Old School 9.8%, Shooter 7.9%, 1990's 7.6%
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Old School 8.1%
The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.1%, Classic 16.7% ★, Retro 12.3%, Platformer 10.2%, Difficult 9.3%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Side Scroller 17.3%, 1990's 9.3%, Retro 9%, Shooter 8.7%
Pilot the Kotel One aircraft. Survive the samozbor invasion.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17%, Old School 14.8%, 1990's 10.8%, Gore 10.7%, Violent 7.7%
Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!
Why similar: Platformer 18.5%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Old School 16.2%, Retro 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Old School 12.9%, Difficult 12.7%, Retro 8.3%
When terrorism threatens the world there is no need to send a bunch of iconic movie heroes back from the '80s. One under-funded over-powered mercenary is all that's needed to save the world in this epic run 'n' gun destruction-fest of a homage to Broforce!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Old School 11.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Gore 9.6%
CYNOROID FORSAKEN is a free aim platformer that uses the mouse to aim and It is a free aim platformer where you aim with the mouse and move with the WASD keys. With multiple weapons, a laser chainsaw that can be used by right-clicking, and the ability to eat enemy carcasses.
Why similar: Old School 17.4%, 1990's 12.8%, Retro 9.7%, Shooter 9.1%, Gore 8.8%
A shoot'em up inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Old School 17%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Retro 10%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
The 7th Sign Project is a classic 2D-platformer action game inspired by Doom, Quake, Abuse, and Painkiller games. Our goal is to entertain the player with massive enemy fights, boss fights, and stirring music.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Old School 9.5%, Shooter 8.4%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Retro 12.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Side Scroller 10.1%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 13.2%, Old School 11.2%, Shooter 7.7%
Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!
Why similar: Retro 17.5%, Gore 15.9%, Platformer 12%, Difficult 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.9%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Side Scroller 17%, Retro 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Platformer 8.5%
Save the day as a star-shooting, platform-bouncing cutie pie in Gimmick! Special Edition. SUNSOFT's beloved physics-based action platformer finally bursts onto current platforms enriched with a rewind feature, a time attack mode, online leaderboards, and modern extras.
Why similar: Old School 20.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Retro 15%, Side Scroller 11.9%, 1990's 10.4%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Old School 15.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Retro 12%, Side Scroller 10.5%
Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Old School 13.2%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Gore 11.3%
Rolling Bird is a retro arcade shooter, heavily inspired by Namco's 1986 classic 'Rolling Thunder'.
Why similar: Old School 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Side Scroller 10%, Classic 9.9% ★, Difficult 8.7%
The Fruggle is real! Four brave survivors need to protect mother earth from spacey invaders in this pixelated arcade style 2d shoot 'm up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Old School 11.6%, Retro 11.3%, Gore 9.4%, Difficult 9.3%
The Valley of Super Flowers is a 2D Platform Action game based on the story of the the valley which had been forcefully captured by an Evil Satanis ruler.
Why similar: Retro 14.1%, Gore 14%, Platformer 13.3%, Violent 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
Play as the samurai Kan and fight in a dark, demon-infested Japan. Face this 100% arcade experience without any credits or saves: you can only rely on your skills with the katana.
Why similar: Gore 20.8%, Violent 17.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Retro 8.6%, Difficult 8.5%
Stellar Raid is a side-scrolling run and gun game inspired by the greatest classic games of the genre! With a variety of weapon upgrades at your disposal (including a support drone) you’ll charge through hordes of enemy mercenaries to take down one of the Universe’s most notorious space terrorists!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Side Scroller 24.9%, Retro 13.2%, Arcade 7.4%, 1990's 6.7%
The Perdition Man: Interval is a side scrolling run n' gun steeped in heavy atmosphere. You are alone on your mission and unable to control what you see and what you are about to do. In this single player campaign you must traverse platforming sections and push on through hordes of haunting enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Old School 10.8%, Platformer 10%, Gore 9.6%
A simple but challenging old-school action-platformer with a surprisingly emotional story.
Why similar: Difficult 14.3%, Old School 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Retro 12.4%, 1990's 10.4%
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Classic 14.4% ★, Retro 7.5%, Action 7.4%
Blast away wasp scum in Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order! Shoot your way through 12 scenic stages of trees, metal, and more, to eliminate the Wasp Army once and for all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Side Scroller 17%, Old School 13.6%, Shooter 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Platformer 16.4%, Retro 15.3%, Difficult 14.3%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Action 9.4%
Blast your way through a world of deadly robots and monstrous machines in this explosive run-and-gun action platformer inspired by '90s classics!
Why similar: Old School 17.8%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Platformer 15.4%, Retro 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%
The legendary Puss in Boots have to go through the worst to save his hooman. Anansi tricks Puss into retrieving Mjolnir, the most fearsome and powerful weapon in existence from Land of the Dead. Now, you too can be part of the fairy world!
Why similar: Old School 14.1%, Classic 12.7% ★, Side Scroller 12.5%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 11%
Race through 15 progressive levels in this SNES/SEGA style 90's retro speed-run platformer.
Why similar: Old School 22%, 1990's 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Retro 9.2%, Side Scroller 8.4%
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, Platformer 21%, Retro 12.5%, Old School 10.3%, Side Scroller 6.5%
Action-platform game set in the mid-2000s. Take vengeance upon six key figures of the entertainment industry for morally bankrupt the society you once loved.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Violent 10.9%, Gore 10.9%, Old School 8.9%
Galactivore is a gory retro-style action-platformer inspired by the 16-bit era and featuring an all female cast.
Why similar: Old School 16.9%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Violent 13.1%, Platformer 13%, Gore 12.5%
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Why similar: Gore 24.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Violent 12.7%, Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
An unknown force from a parallel reality trapped Earth’s energy in three runes. The best resistance fighters have been sent on a critical mission to destroy the runes and seal the dimensional rift.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Platformer 13.9%, Old School 12.2%, Action 8.6%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Retro 10.1%, 1990's 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Old School 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.3%
Tcheco is back! Be prepared to survive even crazier stages! Smash, pulverize and destroy - but never lose your gorgeous smile.
Why similar: Retro 14.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Classic 12.3% ★, Side Scroller 10.1%, Difficult 9.7%
Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.
Why similar: Retro 13.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Old School 10.1%
Put on a lizard and go for an adventure! Six different ones are scattered across the land, each with a special ability. Carefully hop your way to the top of an active volcano. Surf down a surging river. Swim an underwater lake. Ascend a snowy mountaintop. Can you unravel the mysteries of Lizard?
Why similar: Side Scroller 12.4%, Classic 11.8% ★, Retro 11.3%, Difficult 11.2%, Old School 11%
In the year 2,000,000,009, a team of bounty hunters infiltrates a massive facility swarming with hostile AI. Can they find Zurd?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Side Scroller 17%, Retro 14.8%, Old School 8.8%, Platformer 8.6%
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 27.5%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Retro 13%, Old School 10%, 1990's 7.4%
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Old School 11.1%, Retro 11%, Difficult 9.6%
Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Difficult 12.5%, Retro 12.3%, Action 8.2%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Retro 11.3%, Old School 10.6%
Blow your enemies up with their own bombs in this explosive 2D action platformer! Catch the deadly plushies' bombs in time to throw them right back to the sender! Will you uncover the cute fluffy toys' origins?
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.4%, Platformer 19.6%, Retro 15%, Difficult 12%, Pixel Graphics 11%
“METAL SLUG X”, one of the most highly praised titles in the series among Metal Slug fans for its refined balance and game volume, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Classic 17.9% ★, Side Scroller 12.2%, Retro 11%, Arcade 8.6%
Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Old School 9.9%, 1990's 8.8%
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Old School 13%, Retro 12.3%, 1990's 7%
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 24.1%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Retro 17.4%, Old School 8.5%, Shooter 8.2%
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Difficult 16.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Old School 8.8%, Gore 8.6%
You are the Squad Killer! Blast through this retro arcade experience guns blazing! Hope you brought your reflexes because this pixel art massacre offers some good old hard core button mashing fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Old School 10.8%, Action 9.4%, Shooter 8.4%
Commando Dog - isometric, colorful action, with a top view. With modern graphics, and excellent music from rock artists.
Why similar: Gore 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Violent 12.9%, Old School 11.5%, Difficult 9.1%
