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Games Like Lux Ex: Cyber Initiation

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Destroy bugs and glitches in your astral body to recover data from the source of the light of your soul. Lux Ex - Cyber Initiation is a Cyberspace Shooter following up Lux Ex - Legacy, this time featuring multiple levels, improved graphics and a more contemporary approach.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Martelo Nero
Publisher: Ilex Games
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: Caio Ribeiro ChagasPub: Ilex Games
    Windows

    Destroy bugs and glitches in your astral body to recover data from the source of the light of your soul.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 22.6%, Bullet Time 13.8%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.1%

  2. #2 PathoBLASTA RK
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LIGames StudiosPub: LIGames
    Windows

    A Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Arcade style game with AAA Graphics and Sound. Shoot through levels of Spores, Arrays and Viruses of different types. Power Up Bio Missiles and Special Weapons needed to defeat the enemies coming your way.

    Why similar: Transhumanism 24.3%, Hero Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Underground 15%, Arcade 7%

  3. #3 AstroRage2049
    96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: CJPub: Outofthematrix
    Windows

    A short space shooter game that you can finish in your break time with beginner-friendly gameplay and some special features.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, 1980s 12.8%, Cyberpunk 12%, Shooter 11.2%, Psychedelic 11.2%

  4. #4 Boom Blaster
    95% matchMixed62% of 42 reviews2020
    Dev: BigBread
    Windows

    Boom Blaster is a hand-drawn, side-scrolling shoot'em up with intense boss fights! Blast your way through each level with a range of weapons and unique hero abilities in this exciting and challenging action game.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 27%, Transhumanism 26.4%, Cyberpunk 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Shooter 6.8%

  5. #5 Mortal Blitz
    94% matchMostly Positive72% of 76 reviews2017
    Dev: Skonec Entertainment
    Windows

    Mortal Blitz applies Gun Shooting games from arcade game centers into VR platform and lets you experience the whole new 1st person VR action shooter experience.

    Why similar: Transhumanism 29.4%, Hero Shooter 20%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Psychedelic 7.9%

  6. #6 Restless Voronezh
    94% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: SkitGames
    Windows

    Restless Voronezh - A game in the Top Down Shooter genre, where the player controls a hero and, using various available means, deals with his enemies in cramped rooms of a huge building, clearing floor after floor.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 43.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Shooter 15%, Action 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

  7. #7 MUA
    93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: BangsFactory
    Windows

    This is a team online battle game. Use various characters to win the battle!

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 42.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Shooter 13.1%, Sci-fi 5.1%

  8. #8 Hode
    92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: naps games
    Windows

    Hode is a retro style Shoot 'em up, where you fly through 5 unique zones and battle various enemies. Customize your ship, with the many different power ups by accumulating points earned through defeating enemies.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, 1980s 13.4%, Roguelite 12.5%, Shooter 8.7%

  9. #9 Narcotics Ninja
    91% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
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    Windows

    Narcotics Ninja is a fast paced action platformer with an emphasis on physics based platforming and high intensity combat.

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 22%, Bullet Time 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, 1980s 12.4%, Psychedelic 11.8%

  10. #10 Vulkan: Lost Planet
    91% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2021
    Dev: Old School Vibes
    Windows

    Choose between 5 weapons cards, Upgrade your abilities in this insane top-down shooter! Arriving at the Lost Planet, Vulkan is surrounded by an variety of hostile creatures in his last mission as an intergalactic bounty-hunter.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 23.3%, Cyberpunk 21.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Psychedelic 8.9%

  11. #11 Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2024
    Dev: Digital Eclipse
    Windows

    42 of the weirdest, trippiest, sheepiest games ever created. Enter the mind of Jeff Minter, the legendary creator of Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner, and Tempest 2000, in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse.

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  12. #12 MeteoStorm
    89% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: DarkMatter Software
    Windows · Mac

    MeteoStorm is an action packed retro shoot-em-up. MeteoStorm offers up to 25 challenging waves of exciting shoot-em-up action with 3 different difficulty levels!

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  13. #13 Alien Up
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    Windows

    Fast-paced survival shooter where space mechanic Chelsea Crisp fights off hordes of alien invaders. Upgrade, jump, dodge, and blast your way through many levels of this humorous 90's style anime pixel adventure.

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 36.3%, Cyberpunk 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Arcade 8.5%, Sci-fi 5%

  14. #14 The Power Latch Kid
    88% match3 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Lazy Brain Games
    Windows

    Play as the Power Latch Kid in this classic arcade style twin-stick shump! Enjoy the complex gameplay experience of physics melding with shooting anarchy! How long can you stand to dwell within the crushing madness of the Amalgotron?

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Surreal 20.2%, Abstract 15.8%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Shooter 6.7%

  15. #15 Boulette Hell
    87% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
    Dev: Lucas Delvallet
    Windows

    Defeat bosses in this bullet hell with unique characters and silly stories. Will you be able to escape the clutches of a contract you signed for the purchase of a yogurt maker?

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 37%, Bullet Time 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Abstract 8.8%, Shooter 8.3%

  16. #16 Galacticon
    86% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: Radin GamesPub: Flynn's Arcade
    Windows

    Galacticon is a video game with the look and feel of arcade cabinet games from the early 80's in the style of Williams classics: "Defender" or "Joust", with the gameplay of legendary "Jetpac", and with touches of "puzzle".

    Why similar: Hero Shooter 35.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, 1980s 10.7%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 7.8%

  17. #17 Shootvaders: The Beginning
    86% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
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    Windows

    The Space mission center has ordered you to fly into space and find a new planet. New planet will bring a new possibilities to humankind. The flight won't be easy! The universe has many alien groups that want to stop you.

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    85% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  19. #19 Deadliest Pigeon
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    83% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
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    82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    80% matchNo user reviews
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  26. #26 RAMMBOCK
    79% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  27. #27 While you are Downloading
    81% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2018
    Dev: Alien Nude LTD
    Windows

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  28. #28 Lober Lobe
    79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    78% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
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  30. #30 Alive 2
    77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Darkage Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  31. #31 Red Zirion
    78% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
    Dev: Sinned Games
    Windows

    Red Zirion is a retro shooting game with upgradeable attributes in the roguelike style. Game inspired by groups of heroes and animated series from the 80s.

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  32. #32 Humans Are Useless
    76% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
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    74% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
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    Windows

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  34. #34 Robo50
    75% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    77% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    75% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
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    73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: choopch
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: neurosaur
    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,549 reviews2011
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    Windows
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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% match9 user reviews45% of 11 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    68% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2022
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    70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2017
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    66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
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    64% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2025
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    67% matchNo user reviews2025
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    Windows

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