- #1 Cube Destroyer
97% matchVery Positive85% of 1,161 reviews2016
Dev: Freedomize Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Cube Destroyer is a top-down shooter with a dynamic gameplay.
Why similar: Indie 40%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Action 29.6%
- #2 Hooligan Vasja: Halloween
96% matchMostly Negative38% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: Trident Game Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
During the day he is a regular hooligan, but this night he has to save his house. He is strong and agile and his slingshot is his weapon of choice. He is Batma.., ehem, Vasja!
Why similar: Action 37.1%, Casual 32.9%, Indie 30%
- #3 Hooligan Vasja: Christmas
96% matchMixed42% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Trident Game Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Our hero wears a Christmas hat and is armed with snowballs because only he can defeat the villains. Fight against evil and bring back the holiday to children, after all, hooligan Vasja has a good heart.
Why similar: Action 37.9%, Casual 32.5%, Indie 29.6%
- #4 Mr. Dubstep
95% matchMixed64% of 238 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Mr. Dubstep is a fun platformer with many colorful levels. The goal of the game is avoiding obstacles with various mechanics.
Why similar: Action 35.4%, Casual 34.3%, Indie 30.4%
- #5 Starship Annihilator
94% matchMixed63% of 380 reviews2016
Dev: IR Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A classic style vertical scrolling-shooter. Includes 10 levels and 10 boss enemies. You will have several power-ups for weapon modification. Within each level, you will face different enemies, among which will vary from low to extreme levels of threat!
Why similar: Indie 45.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Action 23.9%
- #6 Mover
94% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Hont
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Mover is simplified Top-Down ACT game, You need to escape from different enemies to reach the end.Every floor is procedural, but this is only the first time you open the program.Game Features Minimum design,intuitive gameplay Retro cyberpunk art style
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Casual 33.6%, Indie 30.7%
- #7 The Final Boss
92% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: CarloC
Windows
Play as big boss of a final level. Heroes will come to kill you and you have to resist.
Why similar: Action 42%, Casual 34.4%, Indie 23.6%
- #8 Obludia
93% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2014
Dev: FobTi interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight your way through 50 levels full of thrilling action with hordes of challenging enemies and tough bosses! Obludia is an old-school arcade arena action inspired by classics such as Robotron or Smash-TV with RPG elements.
Why similar: Action 34.8%, Indie 28.1%, Horror 21.6%, Casual 15.5%
- #9 VLADiK BRUTAL
88% matchVery Positive90% of 10,481 reviews2024
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.
Why similar: Action 41.1%, Casual 33.1%, Horror 25.7%
- #10 SAMOLIOTIK
90% matchVery Positive85% of 2,932 reviews2016
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
SAMOLIOTIK is a stylish shoot-em-up with different enemies, bosses, colour palettes, power-ups, set in different eras. In this game you will fight Adolf Gutler,The Illuminati, and other creatures.
Why similar: Casual 80%, Indie 6.7%, Action 6.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.5%
- #11 Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun
91% matchMixed52% of 510 reviews2016
Dev: 16bit NightsPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun is a single player top down action game where your goal is to reach the end of the desert by avoiding all kinds of obstacles and fighting the desert raiders. Go up against foes in your vehicle and on foot. Take on powerful bosses, but make sure you're quipped for the fight!
Why similar: Indie 70.7%, Action 15.1%, Casual 14.2%
- #12 Distant Space 2
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,638 reviews2017
Dev: PixelMouse
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Distant Space 2 - is an indirect continuation of the first part, in which you will find more dynamic gameplay. Your task is to destroy enemy ships on each level to go to the next of 26 available. In addition to conventional ships, you will have to wait for the boss ships, the battle with which will not be easy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Action 23%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 18.8%
- #13 Space Codex
89% matchVery Positive81% of 414 reviews2016
Dev: takk
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?
Why similar: Casual 55.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 44.5%
- #14 Weable
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 467 reviews2017
Dev: SPECTRUM GAMESPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Weable is a neon world where you have to undergo complex and dynamic levels.Weable - in the game you have to reach the goal - the end of the level.Passing the levels, the difficulty will increase, creating a variety of interesting challenges
Why similar: Action 42.2%, Casual 30.2%, Indie 27.6%
- #15 Rescue your chickens
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 208 reviews2016
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a story of a father who is left alone to take care of his chickens. You must use your skill to avoid all sort of forest creatures and to save all 10 chickens. Fight bosses, and be prepared for an epic finale. The game difficulty start from easy to hard making this game last for hours of fun gameplay.
Why similar: Action 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
- #16 Office Battle
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 965 reviews2015
Dev: Black Lime Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Office Battle! Many workers will lose their job because a layoff is happening very soon in your office. That is why "Big B" decided to organize a competition and the winners gets to keep his job. But don’t think that it will be easy.
Why similar: Action 50.1%, Indie 49.9%
- #17 Skeleton War
83% matchVery Positive99% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: rabbitHead
Windows
Welcome to Skull Wars. This is a top-down rogue's anti-skull time survival game with rich and interlinked map enemy character weapon skill props. Each game contains a number of well-designed levels, exploring each unique gameplay experience in repeated rounds of exhilaration and excitement.
Why similar: Casual 57.4%, Action 22.9%, Indie 19.7%
- #18 Asteroid Bounty Hunter
84% matchMixed65% of 808 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.
Why similar: Indie 28.1%, Action 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Casual 22.4%
- #19 Russian SuperHero Dead Ivan
85% matchMixed49% of 275 reviews2016
Dev: Anatoliy LoginovskikhPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Somewhere, in the farthest corner of Russia, you can find him: the great Russian superhero Dead Ivan! Surrounded by the most common stereotypes, he's armed with a chainsaw full of magic and is always ready for a fight!
Why similar: Indie 65%, Casual 35%
- #20 GEESE vs CTHULHU
84% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Anatoliy Loginovskikh
Windows
GEESE vs CTHULHU - a colorful and dynamic story about the magical Geese and the evil Cthulhu. Incredible heroes and unpredictable adventures await you! Play for the three-headed Super Drake! Fight against huge bosses while listening to drive music! Remember that the Geese are watching you...
Why similar: Casual 38.8%, Action 32.2%, Indie 28.9%
- #21 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
81% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60.1%, Action 24.1%, Indie 15.8%
- #22 One Try, One Kill
82% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Repa GamesPub: KuKo
Windows
One try, one kill - a gory TDS game, in which you must clean the areas of ruthless mercenary. The game is a top-down so you could view the battle situation as it's best.
Why similar: Action 53.8%, Indie 46.2%
- #23 UltraGoodness
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Rasul Mono
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tear your enemies to pieces in this top-down action-roguelike shooter. Leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #24 Half Hour Hexagon
79% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Action 52.2%, Casual 47.8%
- #25 Action Alien
81% matchMixed56% of 502 reviews2015
Dev: Devdan GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump into the action and battle your way through hordes of aliens from deserts to tropical islands with fully destructible environments !
Why similar: Action 46.9%, Indie 26.8%, Casual 26.3%
- #26 Nazi 2
80% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: wraithgames
Windows
Gameplay: In Nazi2 your goal is to get kills for score. Find weapons, use them to get more score and raise your kill counter. As you get more kills, the town level will go up.. As the town level get's higher, more enemies will spawn and be harder to kill.
Why similar: Action 37.3%, Casual 33.5%, Indie 29.1%
- #27 Incandescent
79% matchMixed69% of 180 reviews2015
Dev: Stephen Crabb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Action 31.9%, Indie 26.6%, Casual 9.4%
- #28 HOLE
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,918 reviews2024
Dev: NEGAFISH
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Indie 32.6%, Action 29.3%
- #29 Green Elephant 2D
78% matchVery Positive90% of 350 reviews2017
Dev: 4Fufelz
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
-This game is based on russian movie "Green elephant" or "Zeleniy slonik". This is a platformer/shooter game with quest elements and a lot of humor and fun moments. -The goal of the game is to find a key on diffent levels and run away from dangerous enemies and defeat powerfull bosses at the end of each level!
Why similar: Action 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #30 Zolg
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 227 reviews2016
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Action 43.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Indie 15.2%
- #31 CPU Invaders
75% matchVery Positive83% of 766 reviews2017
Dev: Microblast GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Invaders are living inside your computer. You shouldn't let that happen! Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more! CPU Invaders overlaps the game itself with your computer screen.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Casual 29.8%, Action 17.5%, Indie 17.4%
- #32 Clean'Em Up
76% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2016
Dev: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Clean’Em Up is a fast paced, arcade-style Top Down Shooter with neon graphics. You play as an Upgradable Antivirus. You seek and destroy tremendous viruses and threats, collect and protect files and survive huge Bosses. The story is simple: Your Computer has been hacked... Dozens of viruses and other threats have penetrated your System...
Why similar: Action 53.1%, Indie 46.9%
- #33 Golden Dungeons
77% matchMixed47% of 134 reviews2018
Dev: GD StudioPub: AFBIK Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Golden Dungeons - is a simple hardcore platformer game, the goal to get out of the cave. Try to pass all levels and not die!
Why similar: Action 38.4%, Casual 31.4%, Indie 30.1%
- #34 ANARCHY
76% matchMixed54% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: NewProjekt
Windows
ANARCHY is an escape / survivor games. Horde of robots, climbing, traps and many other things will try to kill you. It is one of the toughest games on steam right now.
Why similar: Action 37.4%, Indie 34.3%, Casual 28.3%
- #35 Polygon Attack
75% matchVery Positive88% of 275 reviews2016
Dev: Magnolia Art
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
Why similar: Indie 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Action 22.9%, Casual 21.5%
- #36 The Swarm
73% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Solsgames
Windows
The Swarm is an abyssal boss rush. Defeat your enemy, upgrade your skills, start over.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.9%, Action 44.2%, Indie 10.9%
- #37 Hero of Not Our Time
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Hide Head
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hero of Not Our Time is a 2D top-down action game with elements of 90s classics. The player will have to move through neo-noir dungeons looking for a way out, simultaneously destroying various monsters using magic and weapon, cleaning up location after location.
Why similar: Action 51.3%, Casual 48.7%
- #38 Danger Scavenger
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 506 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 100%
- #39 TeraBlaster
73% matchMixed70% of 1,036 reviews2015
Dev: Black Shell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
TeraBlaster is a top-down arcade shooter micro-game which draws heavy inspiration from Geometry Wars. Duke it out with hordes of enemies on randomly generated levels, trigger massive explosions, and die a truly glorious death.
Why similar: Action 29.5%, Indie 27.8%, Casual 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%
- #40 Furry Killer
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 325 reviews2022
Dev: Sujikon
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
"Furry Killer" is a fast-paced arena shooter where you fight against waves of evil furry creatures. Defeat them, collect coins, and upgrade your weapons to survive in an endless mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 69.6%, Indie 30.4%
- #41 Death by Scrolling
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Toybox NZPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
Why similar: Action 63.2%, Horror 36.8%
- #42 Rhythm Destruction
74% matchMixed45% of 136 reviews2014
Dev: Curious Panda Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Rhythm Destruction is a rhythm & shoot'em up that aims to combine the best of both genres. Blast and maneuver your way through perilous stages filled with numerous enemies, obstacles and unique boss encounters.
Why similar: Indie 28.1%, Casual 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Action 23.8%
- #43 Voidigo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,930 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 73.8%, Action 26.2%
- #44 Achievement Killer
72% matchMixed49% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Just hit the targets and get the achievements!
Why similar: Casual 49.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Indie 14.4%
- #45 Hungry Flame
71% matchMixed69% of 319 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hungry flame is an action packed, vibrant game. The main goal is saving yourself from the flame that is chasing you.
Why similar: Casual 36.6%, Action 33.2%, Indie 30.1%
- #46 Valakas Story
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,765 reviews2019
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore locations, fight with different enemies and bosses, communicate with residents, complete their tasks. Play as a village streamer from Russia named Valakas. All this adventure takes place in the beautiful far reaches of Russia.
Why similar: Action 44.2%, Casual 34.9%, Horror 20.9%
- #47 Space Beret
71% matchMixed52% of 692 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Space Beret is a top down sci-fi shooter set in a "Starship Troopers" and "Crimsonland" inspired setting. In it, mankind is forced to fight hordes of horrible monstrosities in a desperate struggle for survival.
Why similar: Casual 53%, Action 25%, Indie 22%
- #48 Primitive Shooter
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 104 reviews2018
Dev: Primitive StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Primitive Shooter - an interesting and exciting game, made in a minimalist style! Take on the role of the main character, shoot out from enemies, set new records and all this under pleasant music!
Why similar: Action 46.2%, Indie 38.4%, Casual 15.4%
- #49 Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Baba Yaga Games
Windows · Mac
Level up the magical assistant doll Vasilisa the Beautiful from the famous fairy tale, who fights evil spirits at night, so that later the path to Baba Yaga will be easier!
Why similar: Action 47.7%, Casual 47.3%, Indie 5.1%
- #50 Pigeons Attack
68% matchVery Positive92% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: Nixtor Game Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Pigeons Attack is a top-down shooter whose goal is to survive the pigeons hordes for as long as possible. Use upgrades and weapons placed around the level. Unlock new characters, maps and magic runes. Help fight this invasion, alone or with your friends!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #51 Max Manos 2
63% matchMostly Positive71% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Max Manos
Windows
Max Manos is back with a destructive incremental adventure. Climb a 201-floor tower swarming with monsters. Destroy enemies, unlock powerful abilities, and upgrade into an unstoppable hand of destruction. Reach the top and face the ultimate challenge.
Why similar: Casual 42.8%, Action 39.3%, Indie 17.9%
- #52 Trash Squad
69% matchVery Positive83% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: Enitvare
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Trash Squad is a dynamic shooter with RPG elements. Stand up for the fight against hordes of monsters in over a dozen randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Action 55.9%, Indie 44.1%
- #53 Kill the Twister
63% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Jakob Vidal
Windows
Jump, shoot, and throw a lot of barrels in this self-contained FPS boss fight against a massive tornado.
Why similar: Casual 51.3%, Action 33.9%, Indie 14.9%
- #54 Jelly Killer
68% matchVery Positive80% of 381 reviews2016
Dev: Immortal Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Jelly Killer - Retro Platformer The Adventures Of A Young Bioweapon. In this game you will act like the young bioweapon. You will encounter lots of traps and puzzles. You will have to possess human bodies to pass the game to the end. Good luck!
Why similar: Action 35.4%, Casual 33.3%, Indie 31.3%
- #55 Space Survival
69% matchMixed50% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: UltraShock Gaming LLCPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Space Survival is the next great SIMPLE 2D casual space action shooter where you have to defend against wave of enemies, have fast reflexes and strong will to win. It is great way to relax, but also a great challenge. How long can you stay focused?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Action 27.2%, Indie 21.8%, Casual 18.8%