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Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade survival shooter that shares the minimalist, horde-clearing focus and top-down perspective of the seed game.

HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, 4 Player Local 14.5%, Top-Down 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for top-down cooperative shooters, offering intense, chaotic action that perfectly matches the multiplayer intensity of the seed game.

From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Team-Based 19.4%, Top-Down 10.6%, Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern top-down shooter that focuses on cooperative play and alien-blasting action, making it a direct thematic and mechanical successor.

Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, 4 Player Local 10.9%, Survival 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on surviving massive waves of enemies with arcade-style power-ups, mirroring the core survival loop of the seed game.

Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Aliens 16.6%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Retro 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This arena-based shooter provides a tight, challenging experience that feels like a classic arcade cabinet brought to life.

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Local Co-Op 19.1%, Local Multiplayer 9.4%, Top-Down 9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced twin-stick shooter that emphasizes high-octane action and weapon upgrades against overwhelming odds.

Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, 4 Player Local 18.8%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a polished, high-energy arcade twin-stick experience with a strong emphasis on movement and combat flow.

Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Aliens 20.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Isometric 11.6%, Local Co-Op 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi top-down shooter that focuses on atmospheric alien combat and weapon progression.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Local Co-Op 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Shooter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A highly addictive twin-stick roguelike that captures the frantic, minimalist aesthetic and challenging gameplay loop of the seed game.

IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Local Co-Op 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Top-Down 8.5%, Retro 8%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-inspired top-down shooter that features local co-op and a focus on fast-paced, wave-based combat.

Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Aliens 22.3%, Shooter 11%, Top-Down 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, squad-based top-down shooter that emphasizes tactical cooperation against alien swarms.

Trident's Wake is an intense co-operative twin-stick shooter in an unforgiving sci-fi setting. Join up to three other players to take back humanity's last hope - the colony ship code-named Trident – from an unknown race of alien invaders!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, 4 Player Local 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Gun Customization 13.6% ★, Local Co-Op 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi top-down shooter designed specifically for cooperative play, emphasizing team coordination against alien threats.

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Why similar: Aliens 24.6%, Isometric 15.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style top-down shooter that focuses on claustrophobic sci-fi environments and intense alien combat.

In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Aliens 12.8%, Isometric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that incorporates tactical elements and intense survival mechanics in a futuristic setting.

Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Isometric 12.1%, 4 Player Local 11.3%, Survival 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends top-down shooting with tower defense elements, focusing on surviving waves of enemies in local co-op.

Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Aliens 14.3%, Isometric 12.3%, Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Building on its predecessor, this game offers more refined top-down combat and intense survival scenarios.

Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, 4 Player Local 14.9%, Survival 9.6%, Top-Down 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic top-down shooter that prioritizes massive enemy counts and arcade-style survival gameplay.

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Isometric 13.5%, Split Screen 12.6% ★, Shooter 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity top-down shooter that offers a deep, immersive world with satisfying twin-stick combat mechanics.

Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, 4 Player Local 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Isometric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, top-down co-op shooter that focuses on fast-paced action and character progression.

HELLFRONT is an intense top-down shooter. Conquer ground, build a base, and command your troops in battle! Play PvP or beat the campaign co-op or solo.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, 4 Player Local 14.1%, Aliens 14%, Local Co-Op 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes quick, competitive, and cooperative matches in a sci-fi setting.

Attention! Tiny Troopers: Global Ops is a fast-paced arcade twin-stick shooter in which you lead an elite squad of Tiny Troopers on action-packed missions to take down hordes of unscrupulous enemies from all corners of the world!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Split Screen 22.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style top-down shooter that features accessible gameplay and cooperative mission-based objectives.

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Local Co-Op 28%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Top-Down 10.6%, Shooter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: While it features roguelike elements, the core twin-stick shooting and arcade-style intensity align perfectly with the seed game.

Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Split Screen 15.3% ★, Local Co-Op 13.2%, 4 Player Local 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival shooter that focuses on clearing out hordes of enemies in a minimalist, high-intensity environment.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Isometric 11.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical twin-stick shooter that offers deep weapon customization and challenging combat encounters.

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.7%, Top-Down Shooter 29%, Isometric 15.2%, Shooter 6.7%, Top-Down 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, high-speed twin-stick shooter that emphasizes aggressive movement and precise combat.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 47.2%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Arcade 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Top-Down 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of arcade twin-stick shooting, focusing on pure reflex-based action and high-score optimization.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 55%, Arcade 19.9%, Retro 14%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive minimalist twin-stick shooter, focusing on pure arcade skill and high-score chasing.

The Horde Wants You Dead is a casual, top-down shooter with up to 4-player online co-op. Ambushed by an angry horde, you and your friends face a fight for survival against thousands of relentless enemies!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Team-Based 17.3%, Survival 11%, Shooter 9%

a classic arcade shooter game. You can play with up to 4 people locally, or using Steam Remote play.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 22.7%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Local Multiplayer 13.5%, Shooter 9.7%

Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.

Why similar: Survival 45.9%, Action 19.8%, Shooter 19.6%, Retro 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival shooter that focuses on defending a position against waves of enemies, sharing the survival-first mentality of the seed game.

Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!

Why similar: Action 53%, Pixel Graphics 47%

Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.

Why similar: Aliens 22.7%, Isometric 17.3%, Shooter 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A polished top-down shooter that emphasizes sci-fi survival and cooperative team-based objectives.

Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 22.9%, Split Screen 18.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Local Co-Op 10.1%

A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.7%, Shooter 16.7%, 4 Player Local 16.4%, Retro 12.4%, Arcade 12.3%

Astervoid 2000 is a 1 to 4 player local-multiplayer​ space brawler, combining classic arcade action with modern gameplay. Explosive, indestructible, and icy asteroids will slam against your ship, or can be weaponized against your opponents. Perfect support for gamepads & keyboard and mouse.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 26.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Arcade 8.9%

Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Local Co-Op 23.3%, Arcade 17.2%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 13.2%

Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.

Why similar: Action 42.3%, 4 Player Local 16.4%, Local Multiplayer 16%, Local Co-Op 10.2%, Arcade 8.6%

Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 55.7%, Action 23.4%, Shooter 20.9%

They Came From the Sky is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced arcade game wherein you take the role of one of the Flying Saucers in the 1950s with one and only one Mission: Make a delicious juicy Human Smoothie!

Why similar: Aliens 34.6%, Retro 21.6%, Arcade 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Action 11.7%

SQUIDS FROM SPACE is an 8v8, team-based PvP top-down shooter where humans and the sinister Squid aliens wage war for the future of the Earth!

Why similar: Team-Based 24.7%, Aliens 20.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action 7.3%

Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.

Why similar: Aliens 41.9%, Local Multiplayer 32.6%, Arcade 19.9%, Action 5.7%

A chaotic Roguelite Twin-Stick Shooter with a Base Defense Twist. With up to 4 players, explore, become stronger to defend your spaceship and leave this Frk*n planet!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Local Co-Op 20.2%, Isometric 16.2%, Top-Down 9.3%

Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.8%, Aliens 14.1%, Arcade 11.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Retro 5.8%

Take to the stars and smuggle, shoot, scavenge and steal your way to wealth and glory! Cashtronauts is fast-paced space capitalism at its finest. How are you going to make your millions?

Why similar: Split Screen 27.9% ★, 4 Player Local 25.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Action 6.4%

A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Shooter 17%, Aliens 14.4%, Arcade 12.5%, Top-Down 10.7%

The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, 4 Player Local 19.9%, Local Co-Op 12%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 7.4%

Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 31.4%, Local Co-Op 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Retro 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 29.5%, Local Co-Op 29.1%, Shooter 16.4%, Aliens 9%, Action 8.2%

A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.8%, Top-Down Shooter 29%, Top-Down 14.1%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 2.8%

A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.3%, Arcade 20.8%, Survival 19.8%, Retro 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.1%, Arcade 14.4%, Retro 13.6%, Shooter 13.1%

Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, 4 Player Local 14.3%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 8.4%

The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.1%, Aliens 28.4%, Arcade 18.3%, Local Multiplayer 15%, Action 5.3%

Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.1%, Isometric 25%, Shooter 17.7%, Arcade 16.6%, Action 4.6%

Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Aliens 16.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.5%

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: Local Co-Op 19%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 14.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Top-Down 11.8%

Aliens Invaded Our Planet is a Multiplayer / CO-OP (Up to 6P) FPS & Arcade Style Action game, the game is about alien invasion in 1900s Richalley Town. Shoot and run for your life against the aliens!

Why similar: Action 100%

Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Local Co-Op 18%, Aliens 15.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%, Arcade 9.5%

Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

Why similar: Aliens 22.2%, Minimalist 16.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Survival 14.1%, Arcade 12.4%

Snow Plows vs Aliens: 4 player, local co-op chaos

Why similar: Local Co-Op 45.9%, Local Multiplayer 29.6%, Top-Down 15.5%, Action 9.1%