
Retro arcade inspired shoot 'em up with addictive combat.
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Retro arcade inspired shoot 'em up with addictive combat.

GUN KING
GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.

Son of Scoregasm
Blast your way through 28 varied levels full of enemies, traps, lasers and bosses in this explosive Twin Stick Shmup! Test your skills, find new paths, master the score mechanics and become bullet hell. Tight score attack play, fast combat and online Leaderboards leave you needing just one more go!
GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Arena Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13%, Bullet Hell 12.6%
Blast your way through 28 varied levels full of enemies, traps, lasers and bosses in this explosive Twin Stick Shmup! Test your skills, find new paths, master the score mechanics and become bullet hell. Tight score attack play, fast combat and online Leaderboards leave you needing just one more go!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Arena Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Difficult 8.5%
XENOFLEKT is a roguelite space shooter where you will turn enemy bullets into armory: dash into enemy fire to parry and deflect shots, heal your ship, and trigger devastating counter-attacks. Unlock parts, plug-in unique perks with satellites, and get ready to master hundreds of deadly synergies.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.9%
Bodacious Blasteroids is a fast paced arcade shooter where firepower is everything. Build a rotating arsenal of devastating weapons and obliterate waves of evolving enemies. Upgrade your weapons into screen-clearing powerhouses and form unique combinations of weapons to score the most points.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.1%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Arcade 6.9%
Pilot your flying machine, be it a helicopter, a mech, or a straight magical suit, to fight alien monsters and defend the towers that are very important to mankind in a post-apocalyptic setting. Upgrade your gears, build strong synergy with the tower's abilities to out-scale enemy power and survive!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 13.3%
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 23.5%, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action Roguelike 10.3%
pilot a customizable spaceship, battle through procedurally generated arenas, and adapt your build with modular abilities to survive escalating enemy waves in this fast-paced 2D top-down roguelike shoot ’em up
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%
Take control of CyberPigeon, the ultimate cybernetic avian warrior, as you engage in intense battles against swarming drones and formidable bosses. Adapt to the ever-changing environment, collect power-ups and weapons, and rise to the top of the leaderboard in this thrilling aerial showdown.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 7.9%
Survive to the end of each track in fast, rhythm-driven combat in this top down twin-stick roguelike.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Arena Shooter 15.6%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Music 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%
Annihilate endless swarms of enemies with devastating weaponry, survive this Kinetic Storm by unlocking powerful skills and upgrades. This sci-fi action roguelike will test your skills like no other, with responsive twin-stick controls and unique enemy design.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Arena Shooter 22.4%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arcade 6.2%
Nebula Cleanup Crew is a short top down action roguelite shooter with a focus on hot and cold weaponry. Rescue your crew members as you blast enemies and bosses away with super heated and chilled weapons — freeze foes, overheat them and unleash powerful supertemp special attacks!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Arena Shooter 12.4%
Vlambeer's ULTRABUGS is a fast-paced high-score game in which you fight endless space bugs that split up into MORE space bugs as you fight and defeat them.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14%, Difficult 9%
"Bullet Buster Belle" is a Roguelite bullet-hell shooter game. Navigate bullet storms in cosmic ruins through daredevil grazing, build endless weapon/relic combos, and conquer formidable maiden guardians to claim their ultimate treasures!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.5%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%
LADON is an intense, fast paced arcade shooter roguelite where you control a snake of ships to destroy hordes of enemies. Combine different weapons to create unique builds and steer your unstoppable snake to ravage endless waves of enemies!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.2%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.8%
Hope's Final Defense is an action roguelite where you create a skill deck to fight hordes of enemies. Choose from many game-breaking items and upgrades. Craft overpowered builds and create deadly synergies to fight endless monsters from Negativia. Can you protect humanity's last hope?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Bullet Hell 14.5%
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 31.6%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Retro 8.9%
Roguelite Overpowered Wizard Simulator. Slay hundreds of cultists using the power of ancient cards and your magical steampunk arsenal. Choose from a diverse set of cards to create unique, game-breaking builds and shoot down the horde trying to stop you.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Arena Shooter 12.9%
A roguelite twin-stick arena shooter where your score IS your currency. Blast through enemy waves, then spend your hard-earned points on weapons and upgrades, or bank them as XP to power up permanently. Hundreds of builds. One more run.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14.3%
Shoot your way through waves of enemies and extreme bosses in this Roguelite space shooter. Advance in the ranks, upgrade your ship and unlock new mechanics, ships and mods that will make the game more challanging and interesting.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 7.2%
What happens when nostalgia and necromancy mix? A Retromancer happens! Grab a few friends, choose your champions, and battle your way through 6 brutal zones filled with screeching bats, burrowing worms, deranged cultists, and giant ants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Arena Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Difficult 10%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%
cursor+cursor is a fast-paced arena shooter where you don't control one avatar... but two at the same time! Position your pair of cursors wisely to protect your core, upgrade your equipment and create unique builds to survive, all the while enjoying a "minimalist cyberpunk-ish" vibe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Arena Shooter 23.9%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shooter 5.1%
Pilot humanity’s last starship and survive relentless alien swarms. Your automated fleet fights for you as you dodge, collect, and grow stronger every run.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.2%, 2D Fighter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 8.1%
Spinwave Survivors is a fast-paced survival shooter with roguelike elements. Scoot, shoot and boost your way through hordes of drones as you upgrade your weapons and unlock new abilities, all while attempting to survive the chaos.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Arena Shooter 14.3%
Predictile" is a unique twin-stick shooting game where the trajectory of enemy attacks is displayed. Overcome waves of randomly placed enemies using skill and the power of prediction lines.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shooter 5.4%
Survive endless waves of mutating slugs in this skill-based top-down shooter. One arena. Evolving enemies. Infinite chaos. Master your aim, earn powerful upgrades, and see how long you can last.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.6%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shooter 6.9%, Arcade 6%
Never Akimbo is a fast-paced pixel art action game where one weapon is all you need. Fight through relentless enemy waves, clear handcrafted levels, and transform your gun with wild attachments that radically change how it behaves. One gun. Infinite builds. No dual-wielding excuses.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 22.6%, Arena Shooter 22.4%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 8.5%
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 8.1%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Arena Shooter 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.9%
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: Arena Shooter 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Shooter 7.2%
Face 56 unique bosses in thrilling roguelike action! Some bosses use 3 random attack patterns, making each encounter feel fresh and challenging. Combine skill trees and specials to craft your strategy and claim victory!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Arena Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Bullet Hell 14.5%
Astral Blitz is a roguelite, twin stick shooter. Control your fighter ship and wreak devastation through the hordes of empire defenses. Create your own play style as you customize your ship to your needs, setting it up for brutal destruction, refined precision, or to become chaos incarnate!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shooter 6.1%
Defy the laws of space and master every trajectory in Orbital Survivor, a 2D survivor-like game where you optimise your movements and shots thanks to gravity. Play as smuggler Cassidy and unleash your arsenal in a ruthless retro-synthwave universe.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 6.5%
Dead Oculus is a lethal, fast-paced bullet-hell that fuses arcade and roguelike elements. Brutalise your foes in gauntlets of handcrafted arenas by wielding deadly weapons with cataclysmic augments.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Arena Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Difficult 10.9%
No online, no services, no DLCs, no open-world, no rogulike, no roguelite, no metroidvania, no backtracking. Can't say "no god" cause god participate in one of boss fights. Not on your side. It's just straight line from start to finish. And skill required to get through it. Party like 1989.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Retro 8.2%, Arcade 7.7%
Defeat your enemies in this heart pumping, pawtastic shoot 'em up as you zip, boost & shoot through the sky fighting your ferocious felines. Unlock different missions and sidekicks to provide cover and some comic relief and emerge undefeatable in this catacular adventure. May the Force be with you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, 2D Fighter 12.8%
Blipper is a twinstick arcade shooter with a retro scifi vibe and an element of bullet hell. Destroy waves of neon enemies across multiple arenas while dodging attackers and incoming fire.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, Arena Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Retro 10.7%, Arcade 8.8%
Would you survive a panic attack? Test your limits in this anxiety-inducing twin-stick shooter, blasting away intrusive thoughts using your Inner weapon.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Arena Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Music 9.4%
Ark Odyssey is a top-down arcade shooter that lets you command an army of starships to fight against the force of void! Gather your fleet into formations, and build your team of evolving synergistic compositions. Order your army of Starforce through space and protect the cosmos!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Bullet Hell 16%, Difficult 8.8%
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Arcade 7.9%, Combat 6.6%
Defend your planet in this twin-stick mayhem shooter. Rip through alien hordes across a seamless spherical battlefield while upgrading your ship and fortifying your city.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14%, Shooter 8.4%
A fast-paced 2D top-down action roguelike set in a rising industrial elevator. Use your grappling hook to snatch, corrupt, and turn enemy weapons against them. Battle through relentless waves of security robots, harvest scrap to unlock powerful upgrades and survive the ascent to escape the facility.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.5%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Difficult 11.9%, Shooter 6.7%
Iron Skys is a top down bullet hell shooter with rouge like elements. As a lone pilot in an untested prototype vessel, you must defend the empire against a seemingly endless fleet of rebel ships.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 10.6%
Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Difficult 12%, Shooter 7.7%
Single player, top down, retro space-shooter, destroy enemies and fight bullet-hell bosses, upgrade during runs and after them to progress further and faster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.3%
Join the quest to overtake the void and become a hero! In this game, you will slay your enemies in a point and click fashion and overtake the void for good, or so you think... Join the quest in taking over the void to find out!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.6%, Arena Shooter 17.9%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Shooter 9.9%
Gunvolution is a hectic roguelike top-down arena shooter. The machine god has gone mad and now sends her unthinking legion to destroy you. Fight through endless waves of enemies, collecting perks and evolving your weapon along the way. How many machines will you take with you in your blaze of glory?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Arena Shooter 21.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 9.4%
Salt VS Pepper is a twin-stick shooter where you switch between black and white every 3 seconds, leaving behind an evil clone every time you switch! Use guns, walls, bowling balls, and anything in between as a weapon!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Difficult 10.6%
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Arena Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Action Roguelike 13.4%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Arena Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Difficult 9.4%
Dash through enemies, collect power ups and survive waves of enemies in this fast paced bullet-hell
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Action Roguelike 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Arcade 8.9%, Retro 7.9%
Space Ace is a 2D top-down shooter that focuses on upgrading your ship to fight through levels of Bosses and smaller enemies. Play with keyboard + mouse or Xbox controller.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shooter 6.9%
Temples vs Buildings is a roguelike with shoot'em up elements. The player will control flying temples of many cultures and fight against a vast array of flying buildings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 18%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Difficult 11.5%, Arcade 9%
Battle zombies, earn experience, collect loot and level up in this dopamine fueled auto shooter filled with roguelike action.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Arena Shooter 23.2%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10%, Shooter 8.3%
Baby Redemption is a high paced rogue-like shooter where you have to save babies in glorious intense slow-motion action. Weapons, bullets, babies, fun and bullet-time. What more do you need?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Bullet Hell 12.7%
Free version of X Invader, an Action Rogue-lite game. Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.7%
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 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Difficult 11.9%, Shooter 7.4%