Games Like Legends from Lacoytas: The First Seeker

LOST TIMES is a mix of Roguelike and RPG, where you will have to go through survival tests. You will wander along dark paths, fight enemies, collect resources, look for shelter and try to unravel the mystery of your appearance in this terrible place.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Hack and Slash 32.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Linear 6.1%, 2D 5.5%

Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 7.2%, Fantasy 4.7%

Blast through waves of chaos in this retro inspired space shooter. Simple mechanics, high energy rock/electronic soundtrack, and a gloriously goofy tone make Nova Rebellion a cosmic throwback Back when space shooters were all the rage.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 6.5%, Linear 6.1%

This is a top-down 2D shooter focused on fast movement and responsive combat. Take on enemy hordes and switch between a variety of weapons to survive. The game draws on classic inspirations, offering a focused experience. Tight action, simple controls, and shaped over two years of development.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.9%, Shooter 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Action 9.1%, Medieval 8.7%

Play as an elite pilot driving the Interstellar Recon Mecha geared with an unique set of weapons and special abilities. Create deadly fleet with gathered parts and weapons! Try out Startide's editor to make new spaceships with various technology you find along your journey.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Top-Down Shooter 30.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 12.5%, Indie 6.5%

Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Shooter 11.5%, 2D 6.6%, Action 6.3%

Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 7.3%, 2D 5.5%

An unknown life form controls the crowds of mutated employees of the space station. Impress the demon girl by destroying thousands of possessed with dozens of weapons.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Shooter 13.8%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Action 10.2%

Help to restore the power of the last crypt in the fantasy world! With the power of Death herself, obtain new heroes, guns and skills to create powerful combinations in this roguelite top down survivors game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Shooter 14%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Action 10.9%

"Warrior of Democracy" is an incredible 2D shoot 'em up arcade where you, like a true hero, control a helicopter, battling endless waves of enemy fighters on your path to victory!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Shooter 13.2%, Linear 5.6%, 2D 4.8%

Uncover The Government's darkest secrets in this action packed top down shooter inspired by 80's action flicks of questionable quality.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 6.4%, Linear 5.7%

Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 6.9%, 2D 6.3%

4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 6.6%, Linear 5.7%

A Roguelite action shooter where you dodge bullets, attack enemies, and power up with skills and items. While the map stays the same, different skill combos and item drops change your strategy each time. Keep challenging and master your own style!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Shooter 17.2%, Action 8.5%, Indie 2.8%

it's simple, fast, rocking, without pauses, without life, without time will you save the earth? Asteroides is a 70/80s shooter with realistic physics and a completely three-dimensional environment. Moving, destroying and surviving is complicated in an infinitely finite space.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 11.1%, Linear 3.6%

Even if you are not good at avoiding bullets or shmup games there is no problem. A 2d casual rolling shooter best for killing time!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Shooter 16.2%, 2D 6%, Action 5.1%

A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish. If you’re looking for a short, modernized retro-style game, this is perfect for you.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 6.1%, Linear 4%

ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.3%, Action 6.6%, Shooter 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 6%

A survival shooter that gathers fellow to fight.Player simply performs the move key.Then the fellow will kick your enemies to the curb. Unlock achievements and add more fellow!The more your corps grows in number, the stronger it becomes.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Hack and Slash 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Shooter 10.7%, 2D 5%

Thrusta X is a 2D retro-style shoot'em-up where the goal is to convey an experience rather than acquiring a high score or the best upgrades. Story, puzzle, and battle elements are combined into one flowing adventure. Every level throws something new at the player.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 12.7%, 2D 5.1%

Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Shooter 15.2%, Action 11.6%, 2D 8%

This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.8%, Shooter 21.7%, Action 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, 2D 7.5%

A new planet has been discovered, go through the three areas and conquer the planet Toi.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Action 9%, Linear 8.7%, Combat 3.6%

Pixel Gunmaster is a roguelike shooter action game about a protagonist who is turned into a demon and goes on a journey to undo his wish. Will you be able to defeat powerful bosses and return to human form?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Hack and Slash 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Medieval 6%

An unknown Alien Race has launched a failed attack on Earth Station Alpha and are regrouping! Fight off the incoming fleets, discover where their ships are being constructed, and launch an assault! If Earth Station Alpha is destroyed, the planet will be lost and humanity exterminated.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 6.3%, Linear 5.4%

Combining intense action and dark storytelling, Confiscator offers a unique experience where gritty shootouts and grime intertwine with the tragic tale of the protagonist on a path of self-destruction. Are you ready to become a confiscator?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 10.5%, 2D 5.8%

Spearhead is the story of agents who join secret organizations in a chaotic world surrounded by infectious diseases. Experience the story of six agents joining.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Linear 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D 8%

This is the biggest news title of 2025. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 12.7%, 2D 5.5%

A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 7.1%, 2D 5%

The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 7.9%, Indie 4.8%

Harness the power of Greek Gods in this intense vertical rogue-like shooter. Command divine Mechas, brew sacred potions, and unlock permanent upgrades at Hephaestos’ Forge. Battle mythical hordes and challenge the Titans in a fast-paced quest for eternal glory!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Shooter 15.9%, Action 12.6%, Fantasy 3.7%

Another version of the classic Asteroids game

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 11.7%, 2D 5.3%

That magical girl has abandoned her costume and become a stick!!! This is an STG where the spinning stick is your ship. It can turn and attack in all directions! The strongest! But because it's a stick, you have to work hard to avoid bullets and walls! Defective!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 47%, Shooter 22.2%, Action 12.8%, 2D 8.2%, Indie 5%

Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Shooter 13%, Action 6.7%, 2D 4.9%

Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 7.1%, Combat 2.5%

An old arcade style 2d shmup.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Shooter 15.9%, 2D 6.7%, Action 5%

In Luck's Labyrinth you're a ghostly gambler in a monochromatic afterlife. Every step is a dice roll, shaping your fate. With luck as your only weapon, uncover secrets or succumb to fate's twists. Survive spectral challenges to grow stronger, but beware luck's fickleness

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Hack and Slash 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 8.4%, 2D 3.8%

Dead-End Bounty is an open-world top-down shooter set in the wild west! A frontier with 3 kinds of people: the ones on wanted posters, the ones printing them, and people like Charlie—a bounty hunter with his eyes set on one particular bounty that has slipped through his hands a few too many times.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Shooter 14.8%, 2D 6.1%, Action 5.9%

Bullet-hell shooter with RPG-like elements such as exploration, growth and reinforcement. In each area, the situation changes, and you have to earn experience scores, acquire materials, level up and strengthen your weapons, and challenge the bosses

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Shooter 15.2%, Action 5.9%, 2D 3.8%

A retro arcade-style, 2D vertical scrolling shooter Pixel art inspired by 16-bit consoles and arcade games from the '80s and '90s Focus on the exhilarating "aim, shoot, kill" feel of the original shooter game. Receive communications from Controller Luna as you progress through each stage's story

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.5%, Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action 8.5%, 2D 7.3%

Dive into chaos with HyperRaid, a fast-paced bullet hell adventure set in Eldoria! As a Mercenary Guild member, raid Grokk's Hold, battling goblins for a powerful artifact. With randomized perks, each run offers a thrilling challenge. Ready for Mercenary Mayhem?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Hack and Slash 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 6.3%

A sci-fi top-down shooter game. 2D top-downYou shooting game. You get kidnapped by alien from far away and infested by their blood, which makes you able to use their weapon. You have to get out there before they catch you and do some weird thing with your body

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 47.8%, Shooter 20.7%, Action 15.7%, 2D 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Shooter 16.5%, Action 11.6%, 2D 6%

Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 12.9%, 2D 5.1%

Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 8.7%, 2D 6.4%

I just think that top down shooters are neat. It's a pretty zen time. A podcast game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Shooter 15.9%, Action 12.3%, Linear 4.8%

Fantasy, weapons, violence!"Roguelike game" in pixel art.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Hack and Slash 23.6%, Shooter 18.3%, Action 13.6%, 2D 8.3%

Trigger Time is a story-driven, top-down Shoot 'em up with a fun gravity gun and physics puzzles to solve. Blast your way through 9 levels filled with enemies, hazards and bizarre bosses. Along the way you'll take control of vehicles, pick up weapons, items and boosters.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Action 17.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Indie 9.6%

Survive relentless waves of Zombie Cubes in this action-packed shooter! Explore redesigned maps, battle unique bosses, uncover secrets, and craft traps to gain the upper hand. Upgrade weapons, collect PowerUps, and compete for the highest score in this fast-paced fight for survival!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Top-Down Shooter 35.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 7.8%, 2D 6%

Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 7.7%, 2D 5%

CRAZY APPLIANCES is a fast paced top-down shooter game! The elect robots are insane, heroes! Fight your way by using various weapons and powerful items to defeat them in different dangerous situation!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 12%, Indie 6.5%

LOBBER is a top down hack and slash where you can hack, slash, and chop your way to victory! Cut off skeleton's heads and catch their skulls to perform powerful moves!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.1%, Hack and Slash 34.5%, Action 12.7%, Combat 6%, Fantasy 4.7%

This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 8%, 2D 5.8%

A shoot em' up with a manga inspired look. Destroy enemies, and use their salvage to gain more power.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 9.2%, 2D 8%

Master your Blade in frantic, fast paced combat!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Action 12.8%, Shooter 7.3%, Combat 3.7%

Pirate's Peril is an arcade shooter themed in the world of pirates on the open sea!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 31.3%, Action 16.3%, 2D 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Simple vertical scrolling shooter with a bear as the main character, 5 stages in total

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.4%, Shooter 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, 2D 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

The world is engulfed with poisonous gas and deadly monsters. To survive and find truth about the world, welcome to Smogpunk.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Action 14.1%, Indie 7.6%

Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 7.7%, Indie 3.3%

This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 13.7%, 2D 5%