60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Shooter.
An explosive wave based shooter (shmups) with a real Retro feel to it. You can even play the game in Tate screen mode! "...if you have the itch for some old-school arcade blast-em-up fun, Horizon Shift '81 is a great way to feed that craving." - 8/10 - The Sixth Axis
Alpha Warrior
Alpha Warrior is a retro, space shooter where the player engages in flight combat with enemy terrestrials and arcade style bosses.
Lost in Transit
Lost in Transit is a unique blend of the classic Asteroids and modern bullet-hell games. As a space-traveling mailman, fight your way through dozens of levels to deliver the final package in your route.
Alpha Warrior is a retro, space shooter where the player engages in flight combat with enemy terrestrials and arcade style bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Shooter 16.9%, Arcade 16.2%, Space 14.6%, Indie 12.8%
Lost in Transit is a unique blend of the classic Asteroids and modern bullet-hell games. As a space-traveling mailman, fight your way through dozens of levels to deliver the final package in your route.
Why similar: Indie 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Space 24.3%, Arcade 14.2%
Infinite Shooter is a top down arcade shooting game, also known as a "Shmup", with the emphasis squarely on the action. With no story in the way of your fun, simply choose an opponent and take them down to earn powerful weapons, upgrades, ships, and power-ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.2%, Indie 24.8%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 14.6%
Enceladus is a shoot'em up inspired by the Playstation & Saturn era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Indie 29.6%, Shooter 15.9%, Arcade 15.3%
Star Runner is a challenging 2D space shooter with resource collection and surprising depth. Zip through dynamically created solar systems to wreak havok on enemy spaceships and starbases while dancing around asteroids to mine them for the materials needed for weapons, thrusters and repairs.
Why similar: Indie 37.4%, Space 27.9%, Shooter 18.4%, Arcade 16.3%
An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Indie 24.9%, Space 16.5%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.5%
C-RUSH is an old school Shooter, with HD graphics.A new threat is coming from the space; the plasma insects. Exterminate the vermin!!Beat your own score and compare it with the other players !Key Features:- One ship with different positions to use- Different Gameplay according to the positions and shoots- A Schmup where you need...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56%, Indie 21.1%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 9.9%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Indie 30.4%, Space 19.5%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 7%
Sun Blast is the best 3d space shooter on Steam. Earn upgrades as you fight your way through a huge seleciton of levels. Full gamepad support!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.1%, Indie 16%, Space 15.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 9.4%
A hilarious arcade shooter about blasting people with junk food until they explode. It’s delicious!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Indie 25.2%, Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 17.5%
Super Psy Penguin is a Cyber Penguin Hero Simulator in which you play a realistic Cyber Penguin, giving you the power to save the galaxy! The game is inspired by Parodius and Xenon-II and many other Shmups from our childhoods.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.5%, Shooter 21.4%, Arcade 17.7%, Indie 12.3%
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 52.9%, Shooter 24.9%, Indie 22.2%
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Space 21.8%, Arcade 14.7%, Indie 12.5%, Shooter 8.9%
Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution.Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarioswhere the player's skill will be the key to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.7%, Indie 21.3%, Shooter 18%, Arcade 13.1%
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Space 22.6%, Shooter 18.1%, Arcade 13.6%, Indie 6.7%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.9%, Arcade 13.5%, Indie 13.5%, Space 12.9%, Shooter 12.2%
'Things will explode, things will die, you will dodge, you will do maths...Yes maths!' Super Killer Hornet Resurrection is an intense vertical shooter with a brain train twist. Through the chaos and explosion try to answer the falling math problems to increase your multiplier and power up your ship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.4%, Indie 44.1%, Arcade 7.5%
A blast from Flump Studios past! Pester was released on Xbox live indies back in early 2013 and was Flump Studios first game developed for public release. A remake of one of my early C64 games, Pester is a very fast paced and busy retro vertical shooter.
Why similar: Indie 60%, Shoot 'Em Up 40%
A mouse controlled vertical scroller/shooter (with bonus mazes)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Indie 30.3%, Space 18.8%, Shooter 16.3%
Crush the countless crabs while blasting your way through the cancer zone!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Space 26.5%, Arcade 16.2%, Shooter 13.5%, Indie 9.3%
The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.4%, Arcade 16.9%, Indie 16.9%, Space 14.5%, Shooter 9.3%
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 47.2%, Shooter 20.8%, Arcade 17%, Indie 8.1%, Casual 7%
Casual game with four different modes, unlockables, fun times and moderate difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.3%, Indie 35.2%, Casual 14.5%
Beekyr is a shooter game where you will lead a bee-fighter through 23 amazing levels in fields, dark forests, rivers and dangerous caves to avenge his queen and hive from the evil wasp queens and their soldiers… The vengeance will be served! Beekyr (Vanilla Edition)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Indie 30.6%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 13.3%, Casual 4.5%
A shooting game where a beautiful girl defeats enemies using magic.
Why similar: Indie 43.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Shooter 17.5%, Casual 6.2%
A fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the eight fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own end-level special boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 67.6%, Indie 17.2%, Arcade 15.2%
Shoot down masses of asteroids and aliens in this arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements. Level up and upgrade your guns to cope with the endless waves being thrown at you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.5%, Shooter 17.6%, Arcade 14.3%, Space 13.1%, Indie 9.7%
A reinvention of the cave-flyer for players who love games of skill. You control an extremely responsive ship, which opens up new possibilities for speed flying challenges, puzzles, and bullet hell scenarios. This game is set at 1980s difficulty--Survive it if you can.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Space 25.3%, Indie 20.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 11.5%
MACE is a classic space shoot ’em up, inspired by the legendary Amiga games of this genre. Handdrawn 2D graphics in HD resolutions, parallax scrolling, explosion effects and optimized games mechanics, combined with the proven gameplay are transporting the “Spirit of Amiga” in today’s Age.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Indie 26.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 13%, Casual 10.8%
Blast your way through a galaxy of planets in this fast paced, side scrolling shoot 'em up. Fight in deep space, fly through asteroid belts, and battle across moons as you take on the alien menace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Indie 26.1%, Space 17.3%, Arcade 13%, Shooter 12.5%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Space 17.9%, Indie 17.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 13.2%
Featuring six levels of intense shooting action, Tiamat X is a rip-snortin tribute to the side-scrolling space shooters of yesteryear, and would be right at home blazing away on the screen of a booming, beer-stained arcade cabinet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.9%, Indie 26.3%, Arcade 23.8%
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Indie 32.6%, Arcade 15.5%, Shooter 14.6%
Cube Destroyer is a top-down shooter with a dynamic gameplay.
Why similar: Indie 36.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 13.3%
Saint Patrick's Day Break is a retro arcade game with animated characters, powerups and custom music. Collect bonuses and powerups and blast your way thru the 30 levels. Simple controls and retro arcade action. Collect all the powerups to stack powerups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Arcade 20%, Shooter 19.3%, Indie 15.1%, Casual 11%
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Space 22.7%, Indie 19.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 13.2%
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 53.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 46.1%
DECONSTRUCTION is a fast-paced, hardcore, shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.3%, Indie 31.7%, Shooter 23.1%
Space Wars is an exciting 2D space shooter. It has tons of powerups, tons of action, and tons of hardcore gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Indie 25.4%, Space 15.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Casual 10.5%
In this space shooter avenge the Earth destruction and destroy dozens of procedurally generated enemy waves ! Each death will make you stronger. Can you reach the top of the leaderboard ?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46%, Space 28.1%, Indie 25.8%
A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.8%, Shooter 18.2%, Arcade 15.4%, Space 12.9%, Indie 6.1%
Terra Bomber is presented as a two dimensional sideways scroller based upon the classic arcade shooters of the 1980s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44%, Space 22.6%, Shooter 19.1%, Casual 7.2%, Indie 7%
Star Drifter is a super hard and hectic space shooter, inspired by classics such as R Type, Xenon, Galaxian, Moon Cresta and Gradius.
Why similar: Indie 58.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Casual 9%
Space flight arcade focused on maneuvering.
In this arcade style shoot em up that lets you earn more punishing difficulties, you are Sylvester, a hero pilot in his glory days turned space janitor on a space station. After an attack on said post, it is up to him to retrieve the fabled Fang Shards. Turn your Beast Mode on, you're going to need it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.7%, Indie 31.2%, Arcade 20.1%
New Year Break is retro arcade game with animated characters, powerups and custom music. Collect bonuses and powerups and blast your way thru the 30 Levels into the New Year. Simple controls and retro arcade action. Collect all the powerups to stack powerups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.6%, Shooter 19.9%, Arcade 16.2%, Indie 8.1%, Casual 7.2%
The world has been taken over by an alien invasion. On the eve of destruction, humanity called out for their last hope. Takotan we need your help!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Indie 32.4%, Shooter 16.9%, Arcade 14.9%
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 39.8%, Shooter 19.5%, Arcade 16.8%, Space 16.7%, Casual 5.3%
Bolide is an arcade roguelike where you survive waves in space to unlock new skills! Destroy rocks and survive challenging waves to earn skill points and use them to choose from a variety of skills. Pick from 40+ skills, allowing you to create lots of skill combinations!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Space 23%, Arcade 17.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Indie 6.7%
Super Chain Crusher Horizon is the largest, longest, most incredible PC shooting game in history with a two-player mode that is revolutionary. And, it’s loaded with game modes that solve the problems had by most shoot ‘em ups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 58.6%, Arcade 24.7%, Indie 16.8%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.6%, Shooter 19.6%, Arcade 18.7%, Space 15%, Indie 8.1%
A classic shoot 'em up with a modern edge. Galactic Plague throws you into a cosmic nightmare where survival means upgrading your ship, mastering legendary weapons, and battling the relentless Martian invasion. Are you ready to face the chaos?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Shooter 19%, Arcade 15.9%, Space 14.6%, Indie 11.2%
Razor2: Hidden Skies Razor2: Hidden Skies is a top view shooter. The game has the style of successful classic arcade games, while using the latest technology to create great visuals and effects. An old-school game with all new technology.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.6%, Indie 27%, Arcade 12.1%, Casual 9.3%
Sweezy Gunner is an eye melting, brain bending, mouse squeezing 2D Shoot em up. destroy everything in your path, Upgrade the Sweezy Gunner ship. A Large open World! Travel through the lush green fields, frozen tundra and arid desert. Explore the depths of the many dungeons, caves and temples and collect that tasty loot!
Why similar: Indie 32.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Space 24.6%, Shooter 15.2%
Blast your way through enemy waves. Strike at enemy formations prioritizing targets depending on the situation. Rip them to pieces using an arsenal of powerful and versatile weapons. Put your reflexes to the test dodging a fire storm of enemy projectiles. Destroy challenging Bosses to achieve victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Indie 32.1%, Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 15.3%
With the completion of the third title in the RIP series, the RIP games have become an instant classic in the arcade-shooter genre. RIP Trilogy brings all three RIP titles into one exciting and heart-pounding pack.RIPNot afraid of Death? What if he is accompanied by Halloween and Rock-N-Roll?
Why similar: Indie 40.7%, Shooter 23.4%, Arcade 20.7%, Casual 15.2%
It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 68.5%, Indie 21.5%, Shooter 10%
Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt Take control of your chosen fighter (either Scout or Grunt) in this side scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Indie 21.9%, Space 19.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.4%
