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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: Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Bullet Time 15.7% ★, Arcade 11.1%, Arena Shooter 10.5%, Old School 7.7%

Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Time 19.4% ★, 1980s 10.8%, Arcade 10.5%, Bullet Hell 8.9%

Not a Brick Breaker Game

Why similar: Bullet Time 23.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, 1980s 12.2%, Arcade 10.4%, Old School 8.2%

Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...

Why similar: Bullet Time 22.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Score Attack 15.5%, Bullet Hell 9.3%, Arcade 8.2%

Use quick reflexes and sharp aim to simultaneously blow up enemies and block alike in this satisfying retro style action brick breaker! The third installment in the Game Buddy series that faithfully recreates the look, sounds, and feel of classic late 80's handheld games!

Why similar: 1980s 16.9%, Old School 14.6%, Arcade 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Space 9.8%

Blast through overwhelming bullet storms, graze enemy fire for massive score boosts, and bend time to survive impossible odds in this intense arcade-inspired vertical shmup. Master unique ships, conquer brutal bosses, and chase the perfect run.

Why similar: Bullet Time 26.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Score Attack 13%, Arcade 8.9%, Bullet Hell 8.6%

A space station, infinite waves, and a screen full of vector geometry trying to kill you. Your turrets auto-fire. Your satellites orbit. This is bullet-hell-yeah. In-game and permanent upgrades. 17 upgrade types across 9 weapon classes. Play, upgrade, repeat.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 12.7%, Old School 12.5%, Arena Shooter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Survive the siege in this high-octane top-down shooter. Blast your way through relentless waves of enemies and use Bullet Time to slow the chaos and dismantle the swarm. You can’t play it safe. Stay aggressive if you want to survive. In this place, an aggressive offense is your only defense.

Why similar: Bullet Time 37.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Arcade 7.5%, Score Attack 5.9%

OUTBLAST is a fast and frantic arcade shooter for flatscreen and VR. You are piloting interceptor C11-28. Your objective: destroy infected constructs, collect data particles, and purge the system before total collapse.

Why similar: Bullet Time 28.1% ★, Score Attack 16.1%, Arcade 15.4%, Space 9.3%, Old School 8.1%

Up for some retro arcade action spiced with extra bullets and BOSS enemies? Shoot your way through many different levels filled with nasty bugs, spiders, frogs, bees and more. Fight huge BOSS enemies and collect extras and play bonus waves. Retro Arcade action at its best!

Why similar: Bullet Time 27.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Arcade 8.2%, Old School 7.3%

Asteroids Neon is more than a mere remake—it's a vibrant reimagining of a beloved classic, designed to evoke the neon-soaked dreams of the '80s with a modern twist. Are you ready to embrace the neon nightmares and conquer the celestial chaos? Bedlam awaits, the galaxy will never be the same.

Why similar: Score Attack 19.3%, 1980s 15.8%, Space 15.3%, Old School 13.1%, Arena Shooter 9.5%

Defend the Little Spaceman Dudes from aliens! Blast waves of Alien Abductors and UFOs across 50 challenging levels in this fast-paced ’80s-style arcade space shooter.

Why similar: Bullet Time 25.7% ★, 1980s 12.5%, Arcade 9.9%, Space 9.1%, Bullet Hell 8.6%

A fantasy shooter where exploration and gimmicks are keys to victory. In a world of meticulous pixel art, uncover secrets hidden in every stage. Collect powerful upgrades, defeat fantasy monsters with precise shooting, and forge the world's fate!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Score Attack 14.5%, Collectathon 10.1%, Arcade 8.9%, 1980s 8.7%

In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.2%, Arcade 9.8%, Score Attack 8.8%, Space 8.7%, Retro 8%

How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Score Attack 11.5%, Space 11.2%, Arcade 10.9%, 1980s 10.7%

Shoot meteors with a variable fire main, and various different power-ups. Survive and set a new hi-score today!

Why similar: Bullet Time 20.3% ★, Arcade 15.9%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Space 10%, Casual 9.8%

ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.8%, 1980s 18.5%, Old School 10.1%, Space 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, 1980s 13.7%, Score Attack 13.3%, Old School 10.9%, Space 9.6%

A fast, addictive space run where you weave through meteors, blast obstacles, collect coins, and survive wave after wave of rising danger.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 11.1%, Old School 8.2%

Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin' is a fast-paced FPS inspired by both retro and modern FPS games. Fingerbang combines elements from each in order to create a mix of its own, with a scoring system added on top to gauge your performance through the different levels.

Why similar: Bullet Time 25.6% ★, Score Attack 14.3%, Arena Shooter 13.4%, 1980s 10.5%, Bullet Hell 9.2%

Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Time 15.8% ★, Arcade 13.8%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Space 8.7%

The colorful top-down shooter/bullet-hell

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Arcade 11.7%, 1980s 11%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Bullet Time 8.8% ★

Welcome to an epic world of endless carnage, where you battle alien foes at lightning fast speeds, and engage in mind meltingly epic boss battles. Immerse yourself in a beautifully hand crafted world, with visually stunning top down graphics and unlimited action packed levels.

Why similar: Bullet Time 32.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Space 11.6%, Bullet Hell 8.6%, Arcade 5.8%

Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Score Attack 11.5%, 1980s 11%, Arcade 10.7%, Bullet Hell 9.2%

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: Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Space 16.1%, Arena Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 10.8%, 1980s 10.5%

BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.

Why similar: Bullet Time 27.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Arena Shooter 11.8%, 1980s 11%, Arcade 8.7%

A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Arcade 15.8%, Arena Shooter 14.6%, Space 12.4%, Retro 8.7%

Bullet hell, but kill the bullets instead of dodging them ;)

Why similar: Bullet Time 39.9% ★, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Arcade 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Space 7.9%

Super Arcade Boy returns in a retro shoot ’em up with 8 levels, waves of Greenies, power-ups, and 8 big boss battles. Talk with the alien leader—then save the planet.

Why similar: Bullet Time 23.8% ★, 1980s 12.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Space 9.7%, Old School 8.1%

Tartaron is top-down shooter with an old-school art style and a variety of levels to beat. Engage in close-range combat, or snipe your enemies from afar, it's up to you.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Arena Shooter 16.6%, Arcade 10.5%, Casual 7.2%, 1980s 6.4%

A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Space 10%, Score Attack 10%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Collectathon 9.4%

Dodge. Survive. Improve. Face escalating projectile chaos, powerful boss attacks and fast arcade gameplay. Unlock skins, use unique abilities and push your high score further with every run.

Why similar: Bullet Time 47.3% ★, Arcade 15.5%, Score Attack 10.7%, Retro 8.3%, Casual 7.5%

Project CUBE - Its a game that forces you to replay the level to learn more. The game gets increasinly harder after level. Can you fight all the enemies and finish the levels?

Why similar: Bullet Time 54.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 5.6%, Action 5%, Casual 4.7%

Inspired by classic arcade shooters, Space Mayhem is a fast-paced score chaser with a retro style. Collect powerups, manage your ammo, obtain massive score multipliers, and blast your way through infinite, chaotic waves of enemies!

Why similar: Score Attack 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Old School 10.9%, Arcade 10.5%, 1980s 10.3%

An exciting top-down dodge shooter.

Why similar: Bullet Time 42.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 31.1%, Shooter 8.1%, Bullet Hell 5.2%, Action 4.4%

In Parsec you pilot a spaceship through a field of asteroids trying to destroy as many as possible before they destroy you. You have three different weapons that can be picked up around the world. Health can also be picked up from random spawns and sometimes dropped by asteroids.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Arcade 14.1%, Space 13%, Old School 11.8%, Shooter 8.2%

Gunstorm is a space shooter loaded with playability. Wave after wave of alien craft attack your agile ship. Use the mouse to control your ship at the speed of thought in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, 1980s 16.9%, Arena Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 10.3%, Space 9.7%

Space shooter with multiple game modes. Destroy enemies, get experience and increase your level.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Space 13.2%, Score Attack 11.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Old School 8.8%

In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, 1980s 16.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Old School 11%, Bullet Hell 10.1%

This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Arcade 13.7%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Shooter 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.6%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Arcade 12.3%, Space 8.5%, Shooter 8%

Tring! is a short score-attack game where you bounce balls off enemies and walls to gain scores. Reach the highest score you can, and try to beat and everybody else again!

Why similar: Bullet Time 29.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Bullet Hell 9.4%, Arcade 9.4%, Score Attack 7.9%

Shin Sophstar is a high-voltage remix built for speed and scoring. With 25+ ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, Arcade 13%, Space 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11%, Score Attack 9.5%

Fast paced game that will test your reflexes.

Why similar: 1980s 17%, Arcade 16%, Space 9.8%, Casual 9.8%, Old School 9.4%

Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!

Why similar: Score Attack 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Arcade 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Arcade 16%, Old School 10.1%, Space 9.6%, Shooter 9.1%

Destroy the deadly bouncing orbs for the highest score in this Pang meets Asteroids arcade blaster.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Score Attack 11.7%, Space 10.9%, 1980s 10.4%, Arcade 9.5%

Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Score Attack 12.6%, 1980s 11.7%, Arcade 9.8%, Space 9.5%

Terra Avoider is a 2.5D shooter in which the player must survive through difficult, arena based boss encounters.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Bullet Time 25.1% ★, Arcade 14.6%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Space 10.8%

WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, 1980s 14.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Bullet Time 9.5% ★, Old School 8.3%

Get ready to face the lands of Deitra. Choose your class and fight to change your destiny.

Why similar: Bullet Time 22.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21%, 1980s 11.9%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Defend the planet from endless waves of alien ships in this retro arcade shooter. Craft the turret to best fend off the alien assault with shotgun, explosive and many more modifiers.

Why similar: Bullet Time 33.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 6.9%, Space 6.6%

2D retro style orbital space arcade shooter game. In this multilevel game, use your ship's beam and plasma weapon to fend off enemy ships and mines. Prevent the star from exploding and destroying the solar system.

Why similar: Score Attack 21.9%, Arcade 17.5%, 1980s 14.6%, Space 14.1%, Retro 8.7%

"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western world. A gunslinger burning with vengeance steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, ready to face death. Prepare for one-shot, one-kill gunfights using classic revolvers and fanning techniques.

Why similar: Bullet Time 28.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Score Attack 11.6%, Arena Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.5%

Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Score Attack 12.1%, 1980s 11%, Arcade 9.7%, Bullet Hell 9.4%

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: Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, 1980s 16%, Retro 9.6%, Arcade 9.1%, Bullet Hell 8.7%

A fast-paced addicting space shooter with an inspiration taken from many modern games. A project I have been passionately working solo for 2 years+!

Why similar: Bullet Time 23.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Space 9.9%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Score Attack 9.1%

Simple yet fun top-down blaster with power-ups

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Arcade 18.2%, Score Attack 14.6%, Shooter 10.3%, Casual 8.5%

Are you gonna shoot? YES! Are you gonna blast? YES! Are you gonna make a big bang? YES! Are you gonna make a big boom? YES! So what do you get? Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom! Come have some fun, it's Good Time time!

Why similar: Bullet Time 28.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Score Attack 11%, Space 10.3%, Arcade 8.6%

Void Prison is a fast paced, endless arcade twin stick shooter that puts you inside of an ever shrinking ring. Survive by fighting emerging enemies around you and don't get consumed by the void. Complete achievements to unlock new skins and powerups and get on top of the leaderboards!

Why similar: Bullet Time 23% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Arena Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.1%