Games Like Intake

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Addictive 20.1% ★, Fast-Paced 12.6%, Difficult 11.4%, Arcade 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like Intake, this game offers an incredibly addictive, rhythm-based, and punishingly difficult arcade experience.

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.4%, Music 30%, Difficult 10.5%, Fast-Paced 8.9%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the fusion of bullet-hell mechanics and high-energy music found in Intake.

A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Music 21.1%, Score Attack 14.8%, Fast-Paced 14.1%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A music-driven action game that mirrors the fast, rhythmic combat style of Intake.

Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.9%, Music 23%, Fast-Paced 14.8%, Difficult 9.1%, Indie 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar sensory overload through its intense rhythm-action gameplay and fast-paced visual style.

Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Music 51.3%, Arcade 23.7%, Indie 13.5%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses your own music library to generate a chaotic, rhythm-based bullet-hell shooter experience.

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.3%, Arcade 23.1%, Action 12.8%, Difficult 9.2%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a modern, high-octane take on the classic arcade shooter with intense bullet-hell elements.

Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 39.5%, Difficult 21.5%, Action 14%, Indie 13.9%, Arcade 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the ultimate score-attack game that demands the same level of twitch reflexes and focus as Intake.

Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

Why similar: Arcade 35.3%, Great Soundtrack 35.3%, Addictive 10.8% ★, Action 9.3%, Difficult 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The classic inspiration for color-based reflex shooters, sharing the same core gameplay philosophy as Intake.

Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.

Why similar: Addictive 22.3% ★, Arcade 18.9%, Indie 16.5%, Action 15.4%, Fast-Paced 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An addictive, fast-paced arcade shooter that focuses on high-score chasing and constant movement.

64.0 is a minimal fast-paced arcade game, where you shoot the squares that have the same color as the background.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.9%, Fast-Paced 17.7%, Difficult 14.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, rhythm-based arcade game that requires the same split-second decision-making as Intake.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Arcade 24.4%, Fast-Paced 23.3%, Difficult 15%, Indie 13.7%, Action 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult, and highly addictive arcade game that rewards quick reflexes and precise movement.

Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse!

Why similar: Music 44%, Indie 28.2%, Action 27.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique rhythm-shooter that forces you to manage time and music in a way similar to Intake's core loop.

The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Score Attack 22.9%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 12.1%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique shooter that requires constant rotation and reflex-based pattern recognition.

The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.8%, Arcade 18.2%, Addictive 14.8% ★, Fast-Paced 10.8%, Indie 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style aerial shooter that emphasizes constant movement and high-intensity combat.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.3%, Fast-Paced 16.2%, Addictive 11.8% ★, Action 8%, Music 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: While a different genre, it shares the same fast-paced, music-synced, and addictive arcade loop.

Avoid is a fast-paced arcade game that will test your reflexes!

Why similar: Action 44.1%, Indie 33.8%, Arcade 22.1%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, music-driven arcade game that focuses on dodging obstacles at high speeds.

Cosmophony is a musical shooter designed for demanding gamers seeking an original and intense experience.

Why similar: Music 37.2%, Fast-Paced 23.5%, Action 13.9%, Indie 13.6%, Difficult 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, music-heavy shooter that demands high precision and rhythm awareness.

2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Arcade 20.8%, Indie 20.5%, Action 18.4%, Difficult 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, one-hit-kill arcade arena game that emphasizes speed, style, and high-score chasing.

Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Score Attack 18.3%, Arcade 14.9%, Music 14.6%, Indie 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A simple yet difficult arcade shooter that requires quick color-matching reflexes.

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.

Why similar: Arcade 43.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Score Attack 19.2%, Indie 9.2%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential arcade shooter that focuses on survival and score-attack mechanics in a vibrant, neon environment.

Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

Why similar: Action 40.2%, Indie 32.5%, Arcade 27.3%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, minimalist bullet-hell shooter that focuses on pure arcade survival.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.7%, Fast-Paced 27.5%, Difficult 13.7%, Action 10.2%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush game that combines rhythm-like patterns with intense reflex-based combat.

Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.

Why similar: Arcade 36.8%, Action 34.4%, Indie 28.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, neon-infused bullet-hell shooter that emphasizes arcade-style scoring.

Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.8%, Arcade 19.1%, Indie 10.9%, Fast-Paced 10.4%, Action 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brick-breaking game with a heavy emphasis on music, rhythm, and arcade-style action.

Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.1%, Arcade 20.3%, Action 18.5%, Indie 18.2%

Why You'll Like It: A polished bullet-hell experience that rewards players for mastering complex patterns.

Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic, '80s inspired arcade game that will make your brain melt. You've been warned.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all.

Why similar: Music 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Arcade 16.1%, Difficult 12.5%, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-futuristic rhythm game that requires intense focus and fast reaction times.

Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

Why similar: Arcade 32.6%, Score Attack 30.2%, Great Soundtrack 26.9%, Action 10.3%

GRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style cyberpunk hacking shoot 'em up with an incredible soundtrack, procedurally generated elements, and electric visuals.

Why similar: Action 51.4%, Indie 48.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed, on-rails shooter that focuses on dodging and high-speed reflexes.

Super reaKtor is a bullet hell focused on difficulty with a twist: original controls and 2 differents weak points to manage. Collect green energy pellets, and avoid or absorb the various threats.

Why similar: Score Attack 40.7%, Arcade 19.3%, Difficult 13.5%, Fast-Paced 12.6%, Action 9.8%

A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.6%, Arcade 26.4%, Difficult 14.9%, Action 14.7%, Indie 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed, arcade-style shooter that focuses on clearing waves of enemies in a confined space.

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Why similar: Score Attack 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 25.6%, Arcade 19.5%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Action 9%

Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.

Why similar: Score Attack 42.9%, Arcade 25.2%, Difficult 18.9%, Action 13%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult arcade shooter that captures the spirit of classic bullet-hell games.

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Music 65.4%, Arcade 13.9%, Indie 11.2%, Action 9.5%

A mysterious entity is absorbing and corrupting your music before your very eyes. You must battle through your own song collection and fight to reclaim your music!

Why similar: Music 66.4%, Arcade 11.8%, Indie 11.6%, Action 10.1%

Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.

Why similar: Music 36.7%, Arcade 16.4%, Fast-Paced 15.7%, Difficult 11.1%, Indie 10.9%

Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.1%, Action 19.8%, Arcade 18.9%, Indie 18.2%

Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!

Why similar: Score Attack 42%, Arcade 38.8%, Action 19.2%

SCORCHING TECHBEAT ACTION! A frantic combo-based score attack shooter. Make combos to earn more time. Master all weapons and defeat a raving mad machine. 100% arcade action. Online ranking. Lots of achievements. A Dual Gunstrike spin off.

Why similar: Score Attack 38.8%, Fast-Paced 20.9%, Arcade 18.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Action 9%

Hyper Simon X is an Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Puzzle game that ingeniously blends SHMUP mechanics with the classic nostalgia of 'Simon Says' memory games. Prepare for a challenge like no other as you destroy the enemies in the exact order displayed!

Why similar: Addictive 19.4% ★, Score Attack 14.9%, Music 14.6%, Action 12.9%, Indie 11.9%

Trace Vector is a modern take on tough as nails, high speed, vector, action arcade games from the 1980's. Turn up the music, navigate your ship through high speed warp networks, maintain your fuel reserves, avoid deadly hazards, and try to safely return home! Quarters not required.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.7%, Indie 29.5%, Action 24.8%

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 56.5%, Action 43.5%

Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.

Why similar: Arcade 39.4%, Action 28.1%, Indie 27.9%, Difficult 4.6%

An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.

Why similar: Difficult 60.1%, Action 39.9%

Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.4%, Music 23.9%, Arcade 16.1%, Indie 14.6%, Difficult 10.6%

Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!

Why similar: Score Attack 31.1%, Arcade 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Action 9.6%, Fast-Paced 9.3%

Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.

Why similar: Arcade 36%, Action 34.6%, Indie 29.5%

Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

Why similar: Arcade 34.3%, Great Soundtrack 33.7%, Action 17.6%, Indie 14.4%

Experience a mind-bending, psychedelic sensory overload in Dyad! Blast through a reactive audio-visual tube creating a harmonious synthesis of color and sound as you Hook, Graze, and Lance enemies to master Dyad's 27 unique levels.

Why similar: Music 41.5%, Indie 29.9%, Action 28.6%

The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43%, Arcade 21.7%, Action 18%, Indie 17.3%

An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!

Why similar: Score Attack 52.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Action 14%, Arcade 10.3%, Indie 6.6%

Level up your mouse dexterity and see what lies beyond the grid in this heart-pounding arcade style shmuplike.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 44%, Arcade 37.2%, Action 18.8%

Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Addictive 23.4% ★, Fast-Paced 16.2%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 8.5%

Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!

Why similar: Addictive 43.8% ★, Arcade 17.8%, Action 14.9%, Difficult 11.8%, Indie 11.7%

RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.2%, Action 29.7%, Indie 29.1%

Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.

Why similar: Score Attack 21.4%, Arcade 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Action 14.4%, Fast-Paced 13.6%

Cycle 28 is an intense momentum-based space shooter driven by a cinematic orchestral soundtrack. A game where the physics, the music, and the fight to survive combine to pull you into a place where nothing else exists... just you, your ship, and the need to do better.

Why similar: Score Attack 28%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Fast-Paced 19.2%, Arcade 14.4%, Difficult 8.6%

Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.2%, Music 22.8%, Score Attack 19.4%, Indie 7.7%, Difficult 7.5%

Beat Invaders is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Roguelite - Fight your way through enemy fleets, unlock skills, items, ships, and upgrade them in the next run. Enjoy the smooth neon visuals matching the pushing EDM soundtrack - The perfect game to unwind.

Why similar: Arcade 41.6%, Score Attack 37.6%, Action 20.8%