Games Like JASEM: Just Another Shooter with Electronic Music

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 39.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Difficult 9.2%, Arcade 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in neon-soaked, high-intensity twin-stick arcade action that perfectly mirrors the intensity of JASEM.

Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.8%, Action 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced twin-stick shooter where every shot counts and the neon aesthetic is matched by extreme difficulty.

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 57.1%, Arcade 14.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 6%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive neon twin-stick shooter that set the standard for fast-paced, high-score-chasing arcade gameplay.

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 28.5%, Robots 17%, Difficult 14%, Shooter 10.5%, Top-Down 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, neon-drenched twin-stick shooter that demands constant movement and precision.

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

Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Fast-Paced 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based, minimalist shooter that demands extreme precision and matches the electronic intensity of JASEM.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 69.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.1%, Indie 6.3%, Arcade 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A shooter that dynamically syncs its gameplay and visuals to the rhythm of your own music library.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24%, Fast-Paced 18%, Top-Down 13.7%, Difficult 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, synth-heavy, and brutally violent top-down shooter that shares JASEM's electronic energy.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 37.1%, Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down 13.8%, Fast-Paced 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, neon-aesthetic twin-stick survival shooter that focuses on pure, arcade-style reflex challenges.

Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Robots 13.1%, Destruction 12.5%, Difficult 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, synthwave-inspired, top-down destruction game with deep mechanical complexity.

A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Robots 21.7%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Shooter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A neon-soaked, music-themed twin-stick shooter that blends procedural generation with arcade mechanics.

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

Why similar: Difficult 37%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Fast-Paced 21.2%, Arcade 7.7%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, rhythm-based game that is notoriously difficult and relies on the same twitch-reflex gameplay as JASEM.

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 22.5%, Difficult 21.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult, top-down roguelite shooter that rewards aggressive play and quick reflexes.

Explosive twin stick shooter. Lots of upgrades. Full controller support. Awesome soundtrack.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 57.9%, Indie 16.5%, Action 14.8%, Arcade 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style, fast-paced twin-stick shooter that focuses on pure, relentless action.

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Difficult 10.9%, Top-Down 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelite with high difficulty and fast-paced combat that feels right at home with JASEM.

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 20.8%, Action 20.4%, Shooter 17.7%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Indie 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell shooter that focuses heavily on music and intense, screen-filling action.

Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.

Why similar: Action 35.5%, Indie 23.1%, Arcade 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 5.6%, Robots 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite shoot-em-up that offers challenging mechanics and high-intensity combat.

Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.4%, Action 18.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%, Indie 9.9%, Fast-Paced 5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, arcade-style shooter with a vibrant, neon-adjacent aesthetic and fast gameplay.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Difficult 38.8%, Great Soundtrack 35.9%, Indie 12.9%, Action 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, music-driven platformer that shares a similar neon aesthetic and high-energy electronic soundtrack.

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 28.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Destruction 16.4%, Top-Down 10.2%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, fast-paced twin-stick shooter featuring neon effects and intense, arcade-style combat.

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 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Shooter 15%, Top-Down 14.3%, Action 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, high-intensity twin-stick survival shooter that pits you against massive hordes of enemies.

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Robots 83.4%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, fast-paced top-down roguelite shooter that emphasizes tight controls and difficult boss encounters.

Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Difficult 13.8%, Shooter 10.1%, Top-Down 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, top-down, twin-stick shooter that focuses on survival against overwhelming odds.

You think you are a die-hard? Here you will die quick! A proper hardcore RPG-action where you will die a million times across a myriad of procedurally-generated levels. Extremely difficult, but highly addictive Indie Gem in your Steam game collection!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Difficult 18.5%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Fast-Paced 15.5%, Top-Down 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, top-down action game with procedural elements that tests your survival skills.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 36.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 9.2%, Destruction 7.7%

Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Difficult 15%, Top-Down 11%, Fast-Paced 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, top-down, bullet-hell shooter that emphasizes fast movement and precise aiming.

Story of a Cube is an action packed shooter about a lone cube and his quest for revenge. Mixing elements of twin-stick shooters and bullet hell games, this is a hardcode arcade game with a crazy amount of explosions.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.5%, Difficult 17.2%, Action 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style, twin-stick shooter that relies on simple, difficult mechanics to keep you engaged.

Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action 16.9%, Indie 12%, Fast-Paced 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure roguelite with pixel-art aesthetics and fast-paced combat encounters.

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: Difficult 27.6%, Fast-Paced 22.1%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 11.6%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast, difficult, and arcade-focused game that rewards precision and quick decision-making.

Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.

Why similar: Action 41.4%, Great Soundtrack 31.9%, Indie 26.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, side-scrolling shooter with a massive soundtrack and chaotic, destructive gameplay.

BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.8%, Difficult 31.9%, Action 8.7%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Difficult 11.4%, Fast-Paced 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite with twin-stick controls and perma-death that keeps the difficulty high.

Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Top-Down 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Difficult 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, neon-style space shooter that captures the simple, arcade-focused spirit of JASEM.

Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Shooter 9.6%

Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.4%, Difficult 17.8%, Fast-Paced 16.8%, Action 12.6%, Indie 9.7%

Cube Destroyer is a top-down shooter with a dynamic gameplay.

Why similar: Top-Down 21%, Indie 19.4%, Action 17.4%, Shooter 15.3%, Destruction 14.3%

A fast-paced rogue-lite with procedurally generated, action packed levels. Rank up and install Mech Tech upgrades from an overstock! Snap on ability cartridges to your battle-mech, slay huge bosses through 3 distinctive worlds and guide your tiny green heroes towards victory!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Action 16.8%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Indie 11.2%

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: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Robots 17.9%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Difficult 13.8%, Fast-Paced 11.9%

A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Destruction 13.1%, Difficult 13.1%, Shooter 9.8%

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 32.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Difficult 11.5%, Robots 9.7%, Action 7.1%

Blast-off is a hardcore jumper/runner/shmup, where your alter ego will be a ball of anti-matter seeking to leave our Universe. Anti-matter is extremely difficult to exist in our universe, because when it contact with matter it annihilates.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.1%, Action 25.9%, Arcade 18.5%, Indie 17.8%, Singleplayer 5.7%

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: Twin Stick Shooter 33%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Top-Down 9.4%

Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Difficult 14.2%, Procedural Generation 11%, Top-Down 9.2%

DubWars is a music game that combines the mechanics of a top-down shooter with the power of Dubstep and Electronic music. Your weapons are synced to the music creating times of intense weapon load outs and calm moments where your survival skills are tested.

Why similar: Action 39.8%, Indie 33.9%, Arcade 26.2%

Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.7%, Fast-Paced 19.8%, Difficult 16.8%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 6.7%

An addictive fast paced twin stick arena shooter with banging electronic sound track, nostalgic nods and a barrage of flashing lights and bullets. Your task is simple, kill drones, free humans, don't die!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Robots 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Fast-Paced 13.1%, Shooter 9.7%

Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.

Why similar: Difficult 41.5%, Great Soundtrack 26.5%, Indie 17.1%, Action 10.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Action 17.4%, Shooter 10.4%, Difficult 10.3%

a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.4%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 10.4%

Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.7%, Difficult 17.9%, Procedural Generation 14%, Destruction 13.9%, Arcade 8.6%

The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Fast-Paced 16%, Difficult 11.9%, Shooter 8.4%

A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Destruction 11.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Robots 9.1%

DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.

Why similar: Shooter 26.4%, Action 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.4%, Difficult 16%, Indie 9.9%

UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 18%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Action 8.4%, Procedural Generation 8.1%

Blast it all to hell.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.9%, Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 4.9%

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: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action 15.4%, Destruction 12.9%, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Difficult 12.4%

You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Robots 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Difficult 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11%

The universe wants you dead. Take on the ten great spirits of the universe in this intense boss fighting challenge!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Difficult 16.8%, Action 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%

Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Robots 14.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 9.5%