60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Arcade, 2D, Singleplayer, Retro.
Innovative arcade shooter that takes various elements from many classic and less-known games, and puts them together in a hectic mix. All in retro visuals and synthetic sonorities that recall the revered Commodore 64's SID chip.
Shibuya 88 StarBurner
Aliens are attacking Tokyo and kidnapping its citizens to transform them into mutants! Pilot the StarBurner to battle enemy waves, rescue helpless humans, and survive relentless alien attacks in this fast-paced arcade shooter.
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Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Aliens are attacking Tokyo and kidnapping its citizens to transform them into mutants! Pilot the StarBurner to battle enemy waves, rescue helpless humans, and survive relentless alien attacks in this fast-paced arcade shooter.
Why similar: Score Attack 23.8%, Arcade 18.8%, Shooter 18.1%, 1980s 13.4%, Retro 11.5%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Score Attack 14.6%, 1980s 14.3%, Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Score Attack 20.3%, Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Retro 10.6%, 1980s 10.4%
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: Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Soundtrack 14.9% ★, Arcade 13.8%, Score Attack 12.1%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 21.2%, Retro 17.5%, Arcade 17.2%, Shooter 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shooter 20%, Arcade 14%, Retro 13.5%, Score Attack 12.6%, 1980s 12.3%
Moon Dancer is a vertically scrolling shmup featuring an exhilarating lock-on laser.
Why similar: Score Attack 21.8%, Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Retro 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
Why similar: Score Attack 24.5%, Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Retro 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Arcade 13.7%, Shooter 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Score Attack 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12%
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: 1980s 13.5%, Score Attack 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 12.1%
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
Why similar: Soundtrack 16.8% ★, Score Attack 13.2%, 1980s 12.5%, Shooter 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%
Ballakala — retro arcade paint shoot 'em up. Blast blobs, survive the bosses, chase the high score. Every hit leaves a colorful mess. 50 levels, 10 bosses.
Why similar: Score Attack 22.4%, Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Arcade 15.7%, Retro 10.9%
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
Why similar: Score Attack 20%, Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Retro 10.4%, 1980s 10.1%
It's a boring game with no story, no levels, no nerve-racking effects, and no sound effects. Prices are for development funds only, please read the instructions before ordering.
Why similar: Score Attack 19.9%, Shooter 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Minimalist 13.6%, Funny 10.7%
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: Shooter 14.4%, Score Attack 14%, 1980s 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Arcade 12.8%
In this simple twist on classic arcade block-breakers, originally released in 1987, take on the challenge of 100 fiendish levels. Contains the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions of the game.
Why similar: Score Attack 24.6%, Retro 18.8%, Arcade 18.1%, 1980s 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
Simple yet fun top-down blaster with power-ups
Why similar: Shooter 20.6%, Arcade 20.2%, Score Attack 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Retro 10.5%
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: Shooter 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Arcade 16%, Score Attack 13.8%, 1980s 12.5%
An arcade style game where you play as an animal hopping around a road trying to crash cars. Work your way through different levels or play in survival mode - how many can you crash before you're run over?
Why similar: 1980s 27%, Arcade 17.5%, Retro 13.6%, Puzzle 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
SHATTERSHAPE is an arcade-style shooter in which you are a lone circle fighting hordes of enemies with evil vertices. SHATTER your enemies with numerous power-ups. ONLY THE ROUND SURVIVE.
Why similar: Arcade 20.2%, Retro 15.9%, Shooter 15.4%, 1980s 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shooter 18%, 1980s 17.2%, Arcade 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Score Attack 10.1%
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Score Attack 23.3%, Arcade 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Minimalist 10.4%
Alien attackers from the Izar system are invading Earth! Battle the extraterrestrial menace in endless waves in this tribute to classic alien 'invader' shooters from the late '70s and early '80s. Aim for the high score by destroying the evil alien monsters!
Why similar: Score Attack 24.7%, Arcade 21%, Shooter 18.8%, 1980s 13.9%, Retro 6.7%
VectorSmash is a fast-paced retro arcade space shooter. Pilot your artillery battery to defend the planet, blasting waves of incoming meteorites and using warps to survive. Classic 80s action with crisp vector visuals, simple controls, and addictive high-score chasing!
Why similar: Retro 17.7%, Shooter 16.5%, 1980s 13.8%, Arcade 10.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Shooter 16.3%, Arcade 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, 1980s 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shooter 17.8%, Score Attack 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Arcade 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%
Defend Earth with a rocket-powered ping-pong bat in this fast, playful arcade shooter. Battle alien ball ships across 101 escalating waves, destroy massive bosses, collect upgrades and chase high-score combos.
Why similar: Shooter 18.1%, Arcade 17.6%, 1980s 17%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Score Attack 8.6%
An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.
Why similar: Score Attack 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, 1980s 12.6%
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Arcade 16.7%, Score Attack 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Retro 12.5%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Arcade 23.3%, Shooter 19.7%, 1980s 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Retro 8.4%
A retro arcade shooter with one-bit graphics
Why similar: 1980s 29%, Arcade 23.3%, Retro 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Casual 8.2%
Hurley The Hyrax is an arcade-style game inspired by early 1980s arcade classics. The devious Serval Squad has taken all your flowers! You must bring them all back to your cave to move on to the next level. Fight the servals with various power-ups and your...tongue...? How far can you make it?
Why similar: Arcade 23.3%, 1980s 22%, Retro 18.4%, Score Attack 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Why similar: Score Attack 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 13.4%, 1980s 7.5%
Bub-O Burst your way through addictive, score-chasing fun, with fierce bubble action, in this throwback to classic 2D action arcade games! It's easy to learn, but do you have the skills to master it?
Why similar: Score Attack 18.1%, 1980s 17.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Minimalist 10.8%, Retro 10.7%
Darius is one of the pioneers of the side-scrolling shoot 'em genre, and the Steam version replicates the multi-screen arcade experience with 4 different titles and 7 versions filled with aquatic-lifeform-themed bosses and epic, Zuntata-composed soundscapes!
Why similar: Soundtrack 25.5% ★, Score Attack 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, 1980s 11.4%, Arcade 11%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Score Attack 18.9%, Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Retro 8.8%
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Score Attack 19.2%, Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, 1980s 10.7%, Retro 10.7%
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Shooter 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 14.1%, Score Attack 11.3%
Ten classic quirky games in one free collection! All proudly built using the OHR.RPG.CE.
Why similar: Score Attack 24.5%, Arcade 18.3%, Funny 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Retro 10.2%
Pure arcade survival! Guide an unstoppable Neo snake through 50+ devious stages. Eat, shoot, and chase the hi-score in this synthwave-fueled tribute to the 80's.
Why similar: 1980s 26.4%, Arcade 20.5%, Retro 17%, Score Attack 16.5%, Casual 9.1%
Arcade Reflex blends classic arcade feel and modern twists. Control a paddle through fast-paced, evolving levels that start simple but quickly ramp up, testing your reflexes. With minimalist retro-inspired design and surprising depth, it's perfect for quick sessions. Ready to climb the leaderboards?
Why similar: 1980s 23.9%, Arcade 20.6%, Retro 13.9%, Minimalist 12.4%, Casual 7.3%
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: 1980s 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Retro 14.1%, Arcade 10.4%
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Arcade 16.7%, Score Attack 15.6%, Shooter 14.8%, 1980s 11.9%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, shoot the deadly Caterpilla as it weaves its way down the screen, while also contending with mushrooms that block the way, and a fearsome spider!
Why similar: Retro 18.4%, Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Arcade 15.8%, 1980s 15.3%
Gray goo is a short retro arcade shooter with lots of upgrades. This game is about destroying goo in space and saving the universe.
Why similar: Retro 14.5%, 1980s 14.2%, Minimalist 12.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11.7%
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: Score Attack 19.3%, Shooter 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, 1980s 12.3%, Retro 12%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shooter 17.6%, Arcade 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, 1980s 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%
Blast alien invaders and song lyrics into stardust in this relaxingly chaotic shoot-'em-up! A full-length, '80s-inspired rock album plays start to finish as you fight through an alien invasion. No death. No game over. Just tune in and get that high score. Arcade style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Arcade 15.4%, Shooter 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Score Attack 10.9%
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Arcade 21%, Score Attack 16.8%, 1980s 14.2%, Retro 8.9%
Zombies are attacking your record store! Throw classic albums and compact discs at the approaching horde. But hey, you're still on the clock, so get those records put away!
Why similar: Shooter 19.2%, 1980s 18.6%, Arcade 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Retro 8.5%
You don't aim freely. The reticle swings on its own, and only one bolt can be in play. Wait for the angle, fire, and turn a single ricochet into a chain of kills. A one-button score-attack shooter: Normal runs take about five to seven minutes, Endless never stops.
Why similar: Score Attack 29.7%, Shooter 17.4%, Arcade 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Minimalist 11.2%
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: Score Attack 14.6%, 1980s 13.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%
Kind of the hardest game you will ever play. Help the small box "Boredox" out of a mysterious prison. Resolve head-scratching puzzles, overcome traps and sneak past the heartless opponents.
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 26.6%, Arcade 20.7%, 1980s 18.7%, Retro 13%, Minimalist 8.1%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Score Attack 12.2%, Retro 11.1%
Look carefully at the red and blue signals, and DESTROY them. It's an eccentric action puzzle game where you destroy blocks modeled after pedestrian traffic lights.
Why similar: Score Attack 29.2%, Arcade 21.8%, Puzzle 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Retro 7.9%
Mech Anarchy is an action packed, fast-paced top down shooter created by intense gamers, for intense gamers. Arcade style shooting with near limitless customization makes no two battles alike.
Blaze of Storm is a arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup. You will fight against enemies in cyberspace as a cyber diver.
Why similar: Score Attack 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Arcade 13.4%, 1980s 12%, Retro 10.8%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Score Attack 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Arcade 13.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Fast paced game that will test your reflexes.
Why similar: 1980s 22%, Arcade 19.1%, Score Attack 10.6%, Casual 9.4%, Retro 8.4%
