- #1 Super Smash Asteroids
97% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Switchback
Windows
"Super Smash Asteroids" is a high-speed, twin-stick, top-down, rogue-like space shooter. Choose from 6 unique ships, upgrade with 70+ items & blast through epic bosses. Level up for intense, action-packed battles in a futuristic universe. Buckle up for a thrilling journey to glory!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Roguelike 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Bullet Time 9% ★
- #2 ZEROCRON
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: T.R.S.
Windows
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Retro 7%, 1980s 7%
- #3 Project Vanguard
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MrBastionPub: Bastion Studios
Windows
Project Vanguard is a neon bullet-hell roguelike where you pilot experimental ships, draft wild upgrades, build screen-melting synergies, and survive endless waves of Void bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #4 Cyberhunt
95% matchVery Positive85% of 2,919 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Space 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, 1980s 7.9%
- #5 Red Zirion
94% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Sinned Games
Windows
Red Zirion is a retro shooting game with upgradeable attributes in the roguelike style. Game inspired by groups of heroes and animated series from the 80s.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Time 13.9% ★, Roguelike 9.6%, Retro 8.1%
- #6 Move Dodge and Kill
94% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: DjokaGames
Windows · Linux
Dodge the enemies shot and kill them with different weapons. Move, Dodge and Kill is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler in a neon environment.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Action Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelike 8%
- #7 Storm Mined
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Space 9.2%, 1980s 8.2%
- #8 Solitarius
92% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Brendel
Windows
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Space 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Action 5.7%
- #9 Vectrix
91% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Poco a PocoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Vectrix is a rhythmic, techno, top-down shoot 'em up with a synthwave soundtrack and a grid of enemies based on John Conway's "Game of Life" cellular automaton!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Retro 12.4%, Roguelike 12%
- #10 Particulitix
90% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Workshop Geek
Windows · Linux
Position smarter than you shoot. Stack rule-breaking upgrades into absurdly powerful runs. An arcade roguelite where Geometry Wars meets Vampire Survivors, and the playfield itself is your weapon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, 1980s 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Retro 7.6%
- #11 Light Speed Ride Out
91% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: brimselGames
Windows
Light Speed Ride Out is a top-down space survivors arena shooter with roguelite elements. Upgrade your ship with a variety of items to create unique builds and survive the enemy hordes. Assemble the crew of your ship, make the right decisions and rescue people to get them to join your space colony.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Bullet Time 17.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #12 Stellar Space
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Next Step Studios
Windows · Mac
Stellar Space is a new take on a classic arcade game with a modern, rogue-like, form for new players to enjoy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Space 10.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, Action Roguelike 9.5%
- #13 Nebula Live: Galactic trials
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KaamosGames
Windows
Nebula Live is a 2D side-scrolling space shooter set in a galactic TV show where the audience controls the chaos. Fight through 13 levels as viewers vote for unpredictable events, send power-up drops, and influence your chances of survival before unlocking Endless Mode.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Space 15.7%, Bullet Time 8.9% ★, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #14 Retro Rocket Raiders
88% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Zed Zeek
Windows
An old school fast action twin stick shmup, featuring more than 20 weapons that you can equip your ship with and 30 different enemies
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Retro 12.3%, Arcade 6.8%
- #15 Devileader
87% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Space 9.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #16 GyroGunner
86% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: H.T.Project Games
Windows
An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, 1980s 7.5%, Retro 6.6%
- #17 Exovore
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Space 7.8%, 1980s 5.1%
- #18 Hyper Sentinel Fusion
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Four5Six PixelPub: Huey Games
Windows · Mac
Pilot an agile starfighter to tear down alien megastructures under fire, then pull off a high-stakes heist from within before everything explodes. When you die time rewinds, sending you back to Moonbase Alpha - your hub for reinvention. Spend your bounty on epic upgrades, ready for the next run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Space 10.2%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
- #19 G.E.M. Grab & Exit
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krow's Mask
Windows · Linux
Hand-Drawn Twin-Stick Shooter in space where one must survive the robotic ships onslaught and extract with the loot to exchange for ship upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Space 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #20 Gamma Bros
84% matchVery Positive92% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Guide the Gamma Brothers through waves of alien attacks, blasting your way home from work in this frantic twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Space 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Arcade 5.9%
- #21 Cosmos Survivors
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pretty French Games
Windows
Cosmos Survivors is an action roguelite where you fight waves of spaceships and combine powerful skills to discover game breaking synergies. Unlock new ships, weapons, keepsakes and customize your talent tree to climb ascension levels. Choose your abilities wisely and you'll become a space god.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Action Roguelike 11%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #22 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Action Roguelike 10%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #23 Voidcutter Fuzor
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Howling Cat Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Battle through waves of enemies, taking their power for your own in this retro-styled arcade shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Roguelike 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #24 Life Saver
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Earth is on the verge of World War 3. All life as we know it will be gone tomorrow. Take control of "Super Star Dan" to build a super SSD that can store every DNA on earth before the world goes up in flames. "Life Saver" is a twin stick shooter that you don't want to miss out on!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, 1980s 13.1%, Roguelike 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%
- #25 Starwreck Reclaimer
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Starwreck Studio
Windows
Pilot a combat salvager into a shifting starship graveyard in this top-down twin-stick action roguelite. Battle hostile machines, manage ammunition and hull integrity, choose risky protocols, recover valuable scrap, and build powerful weapon and module combinations.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Space 15.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #26 Escape the Kreegan
79% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Space 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #27 Mobile Astro
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 184 reviews2016
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Run, gun, and survive! In this twin stick arcade shooter, you'll be fighting your way through countless waves of enemies to restore maximum peace to the galaxy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Retro 13.5%, Action 11%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #28 Cosmos Survivors: Prologue
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pretty French Games
Windows
Cosmos Survivors is an action roguelite where you fight waves of spaceships and combine powerful skills to discover game breaking synergies. Unlock new ships, weapons, keepsakes and customize your talent tree to climb ascension levels. Choose your abilities wisely and you'll become a space god.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #29 Midnight Heaven
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urge Engine
Windows
Midnight Heaven is a roguelite shooter where you fight against hordes of deep space creatures. Vision is limited. Enemies are endless. The chance of survival is low. Only the fittest will survive. Create your own build from a variety of items and devices, allocate stats, be the fittest, and survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Space 11.1%
- #30 Pew-casso
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Made From Strings
Windows
Choose your loadout, choose your art brushes, and blast your way to a masterpiece! Pew-casso is a top-down action-roguelite shooter where you defeat enemies to level up and create a piece of art. The longer you last, the more complex your unique piece of art will become.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Bullet Time 12.3% ★, Action Roguelike 12.3%
- #31 Vector Assault
78% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2015
Dev: WizByte Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Vector Assault is a fast paced twin stick shooter where you have to survive a onslaught of enemy attackers.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.6%, Retro 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Arcade 8.4%, Top-Down Shooter 7.9%
- #32 Raiden NOVA | 雷電NOVA | 雷電新星
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
Windows
"Raiden" unites! Get ready to blast into a thrilling new dimension like never before!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Action Roguelike 10.6%
- #33 Mothership Forever
77% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectorGames
Windows
Fight against an ever-evolving threat in this skill-based twinstick shooter 14 years in the making.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Roguelike 11.4%, Space 6.8%
- #34 Blacksea Odyssey
77% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Space 8.7%
- #35 Banana Belt Miner
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: V ForgePub: Roaring pixel
Windows · Linux
a fast-paced twin-stick space shooter where humanity discovers that bananas are the most powerful energy source in the universe, Upgrade your ship, defeat massive enemy warships, and survive endless waves of enemies as you carve your path through the deep space of the banana belt..
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Action 8.9%, Retro 8.4%
- #36 Asteroid Destroyer
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Berner Games
Windows · Mac
Blast your way through rogue-like action! This arcade space-shooter throws you into intense runs packed with asteroids, powerful weapons and hidden secrets! Experiment with unique loadouts, discover synergizing upgrades, and push your limits with challenge modifiers that make each run deadlier!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Roguelike 16.9%, Space 16.6%, Arcade 7.1%, Sci-fi 6%
- #37 Cosmic Mart
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: whipli
Windows
Step into Cosmic Mart, the space supermarket where the deal of the day is certain death. Wipe out the relentless alien infestation devouring the facility in this frantic action roguelike. Choose your mercenary and survive long enough to reach the sixth floor.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Roguelike 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Sci-fi 11.5%
- #38 Splitfire
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: @thr3mix
Windows
Splitfire is the homage to classic twin-stick shooters like Geometry Wars, that evolves the genre by answering the question, 'What if both thumbsticks controlled their own weapons?'.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Bullet Time 18.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Space 10.8%
- #39 Split Drive
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SmallBigSquare
Windows
Split Drive is a roguelite arena shooter where you have to find your way home through a hostile galaxy, numerous locations and a variety of bosses, all generated procedurally.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Space 9.9%
- #40 Spacebase19
74% matchNo user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Morgondag
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend Spacebase 19 from the asteroids swarming down on the station! Shoot down waves of stones and equip different powerful weapons. How many waves can you last? A simple nostalgic retro arcade turret defense shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Bullet Time 12.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Space 9.6%
- #41 HELLAXY!!!
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: AlchemistsGames
Windows
fast-paced, high-difficulty 2D space dogfighting roguelite game.
Why similar: Bullet Time 22.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Roguelike 10%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%
- #42 THUNDER STRIKER
72% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: RETSUZANPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Retro 12.5%, 1980s 12%, Sci-fi 11.9%
- #43 Bullet Bunny
71% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Roguelike 14%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Action Roguelike 9.4%
- #44 PhaigeX: Hyperspace Survivors
71% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Traitorean Games
Windows
PhaigeX is a fast-paced "Bullet Heaven" space shooter, tasking the player to explore space sectors and contain a rising incursion of rogue AI-controlled units. Pilot a variety of ships, call in the support craft, and use a myriad of upgrades to lay down heavy firepower towards the enemy forces.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Space 10.3%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #45 Starfighter Neon
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Retro 9.1%, Space 8%
- #46 Cuboid Keeper
71% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2019
Dev: Ottropi Games
Windows
Cuboid Keeper is a fast-paced arena shooter with a gripping storyline and an unique spaceship building system. Take control of the legendary Guardian of the Cube and face four advanced civilizations hell-bent on defeating you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Space 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Sci-fi 9%
- #47 Hyper Frenzy
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Brendel
Windows
Hyper Frenzy is a free arena-styled singleplayer 2D space shooter using top-down perspective. Fight in different modes against bots, collect various items and use one of the plenty weapons to defeat your opponents. Create your own maps and gametypes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Space 18%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, 1980s 8.5%, Retro 8.4%
- #48 Guardians
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Born2Play Games
Windows
Guardians, an extraordinary action role-playing game that transports you to a captivating universe teeming with danger, discovery, and heroism. Immerse yourself in a sprawling, post-apocalyptic world where chaos-infected creatures roam, and the fate of civilization rests on your shoulders.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Action Roguelike 10%, Space 9.5%
- #49 Galactic Vibes
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Vibekontroll Gaming
Windows
Blast through waves of enemies, collect powerups and test your skills against challenging bosses. It is a modern take on classic space shooters, blending accessible gameplay with roguelite progression. Compete for the top spot on the global leaderboards in 15 minute runs.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Space 15.3%, Roguelike 13.1%, Retro 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #50 Asteroids... But Roguelite
70% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Goats Games
Windows
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Retro 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%
- #51 Ore & Ordnance
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hooley StudiosPub: Hooley Automation
Windows
Ore & Ordnance is a Retro styled, Sci-fi, Bullet Hell. Survive endless waves of Pirates, Asteroids and Firestorms. Collect upgrades, complete missions and survive your shift! How long will you last?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Action 7.3%, Arcade 7.2%
- #52 Endless Space Scrap
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: GESpacecraft
Windows
Dodge, collect, and survive. Every piece of salvage you grab makes your ship deadlier and tougher.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #53 Blasteron
70% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Bunny on Caffeine LLC
Windows · Linux
Dash attack and blast swarms of enemy ships in this boss fight centered insane bullet hell frenzy. Combined with a heavy metal sound track and a hardcore difficulty curve, this twin stick arcade space shooter will definitely bring out the Shoot 'em Up beast in you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Space 15.9%, Action 11.6%, Retro 10.1%
- #54 Breach the Abyss
66% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Firewood
Windows
A sci-fi wave-based roguelite where you play as a rogue janitor in an overrun space facility. Fight through hordes of alien creatures, and find powerful upgrades to augment your abilities. In death, piece together your memories, and come back stronger. A grand reward awaits you in the Abyss...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Bullet Time 19.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Space 10.1%
- #55 Super Mega Space Blaster Special
68% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
A modern take on the retro arcade shooter. Super Mega Space Blaster Special is a fast-paced frantic blast of a shoot 'em up (shmup). Played alone or in local coop the game is addictive and will keep you coming back to unlock the next ship or beat your high-score.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Space 10.4%, Retro 8.3%
- #56 GUN KING
67% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: FROGBERT
Windows · Mac · Linux
GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11%, Retro 6.4%
- #57 RedRaptor
66% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Novax GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Retro 8.9%, Space 8.2%, 1990's 7.8%
- #58 Cosmic Tank
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Game Masterminds
Windows · Mac
Cosmic Tank is a modern take on the classic game Asteroids. Mine your way to riches! Fight off hostile threats! Upgrade your ship and rent a few helpful drones! Survive epic boss fights!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Space 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Sci-fi 12%
- #59 BloodDome99
65% matchVery Positive96% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Halftone Gaming
Windows · Mac
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, 1980s 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10.9%