- #1 Mad Bullets
97% matchVery Positive92% of 340 reviews2016
Dev: isTom Games Kft.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Mad Bullets, the wackiest shooter is here to put your reflexes and laughing muscles to an intensive test. You can forget about boring stories, complicated controls and irritating tutorials, and jump right into a mind blowing, high-speed action.
Why similar: On-Rails Shooter 66% ★, Shooter 12.3%, Action 7.7%, Casual 5.2%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to Major Mayhem, featuring the same fast-paced, on-rails arcade shooting mechanics set in a humorous Western theme.
- #2 Tumbleweed Express
96% matchVery Positive90% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: The Dirigiballers, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Trains with guns on them in the Wild West! Shoot, upgrade, customize, and mount up to defeat brutal outlaws and ruthless businessmen! Tumbleweed Express is a tower, or travel, defense game set in the American West.
Why similar: On-Rails Shooter 77.6% ★, Action 9.1%, Indie 8.2%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An on-rails shooter that focuses on quick reactions and target prioritization in a Western setting.
- #3 Broforce
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,389 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Action 34.8%, Shooter 30.8%, Indie 14.2%, Arcade 6.8%, Casual 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: While 2D, it perfectly captures the 80s action hero parody and explosive, high-energy gameplay style of Major Mayhem.
- #4 Western 1849 Reloaded
96% matchVery Positive81% of 193 reviews2017
Dev: Nawia Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Become the ultimate Bounty Hunter in this bullet-fast, third-person Shooting Gallery and save the town of Sunset Bluff from the relentless Quicksilver Guns!
Why similar: Action 31.2%, Casual 21.6%, Indie 20.1%, Shooter 17.1%, Arcade 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game replicates the classic arcade light-gun style, requiring players to pop out of cover to take down waves of enemies.
- #5 Arcade Mayhem Juanito
94% matchVery Positive94% of 362 reviews2017
Dev: Game Ever Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Action 30.7%, Casual 21.8%, Indie 19.9%, Adventure 17.4%, Arcade 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same arcade-style progression and high-score chasing mechanics that define the seed game.
- #6 Blue Estate The Game
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,892 reviews2015
Dev: HE SAW
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Blue Estate is a black-humoured and corrosive rail shooter, adapted from the critically acclaimed and Eisner Award nominated graphic novel, Blue Estate by Viktor Kalvachev!
Why similar: On-Rails Shooter 85.3% ★, Action 8.1%, Shooter 5.5%, Arcade 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish and humorous on-rails shooter that mirrors the cover-based arcade gameplay and irreverent tone of the seed game.
- #7 THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake
93% matchMixed68% of 2,812 reviews2022
Dev: MegaPixel Studio S. A.Pub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake is a remade version of the game introduced in 1997 in arcade platform. A classic arcade rail-shooter receives a whole new entourage and gameplay changes to suit modern gaming standards.
Why similar: On-Rails Shooter 76.9% ★, Shooter 11.7%, Action 8.5%, Arcade 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade on-rails shooter that perfectly captures the timing and reflex-based gameplay found in Major Mayhem.
- #8 Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission
91% matchMixed67% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: VIRTUALLYZ GAMINGPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Experience once again the iconic Rail Shooter released for Arcade back in 1987, now reinterpreted in a regular or VR version. The game captures the essence of the original game, immersing you in an action-packed atmosphere reminiscent of the non-stop action films of the 1980s.
Why similar: On-Rails Shooter 66.8% ★, Shooter 16.6%, Action 12.9%, Arcade 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern revival of the classic arcade on-rails shooter genre that emphasizes rapid-fire action and enemy management.
- #9 Drive-By Hero
92% matchMixed51% of 264 reviews2020
Dev: Idea Cabin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Inspired by arcade game experiences, Drive By Hero is an apocalyptic shooter game. Shoot enemies, kill bosses, use new weapons and try to survive in this horrific action game. Alone with your car and your gun, you are not the hero they deserve but the one they need.
Why similar: On-Rails Shooter 54% ★, Action 14.2%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 9.3%, Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same casual, arcade-action focus with a heavy emphasis on shooting mechanics.
- #10 Astro Tripper
91% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2011
Dev: PomPomPub: Pom Pom Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Astro Tripper is a furious shoot-em-up experience inspired by the painful, knuckle busting video games of years gone by.
Why similar: Action 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
Why You'll Like It: An intense arcade shooter that rewards quick reflexes and precise aiming, much like the core loop of Major Mayhem.
- #11 Clash Force
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 155 reviews2017
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Action 40.5%, Shooter 39.9%, Indie 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired run-and-gun game that captures the same colorful, arcade-action aesthetic.
- #12 Squirrel with a Gun
86% matchVery Positive85% of 3,601 reviews2024
Dev: Dee Dee Creations LLCPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Squirrel, meet gun. As the neighborhood’s most obnoxious rodent, develop a knack (and a love?) for crime and mayhem in pursuit of golden acorns in this nutty sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer. Fight tooth, claw, and gun to escape a secret underground facility and defeat the Agents.
Why similar: Shooter 60.5%, Action 39.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top action humor and third-person shooting chaos.
- #13 Jet Gunner
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 627 reviews2014
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.
Why similar: Action 62.9%, Indie 21.9%, Adventure 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-style action game that focuses on overcoming waves of enemies with simple, effective controls.
- #14 Super Destronaut DX
88% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Petite GamesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Inspired by an arcade classic, Super Destronaut DX is retro space shooter that pits you against an enemy more dreaded than a UFO, a scoreboard.
Why similar: Action 64.3%, Indie 35.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arcade shooter that emphasizes simple, addictive mechanics and high-score competition.
- #15 Gun Done
87% matchVery Positive89% of 638 reviews2016
Dev: AZAMATIKA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gun Done - it's a timekiller arcade game about brave heroes
Why similar: Casual 53%, Indie 47%
Why You'll Like It: A quick-draw arcade game that tests your reaction time and precision in a Western setting.
- #16 Greedy Guns
86% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: Tio Atum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Inspired by classic shooters like Gunstar Heroes, Metal Slug, and Contra, Greedy Guns brings the run-and-gun formula into the 21st Century! Help these greedy mercenaries survive their most epic contract yet. Explore, explode, survive!
Why similar: Action 34.7%, Indie 22.9%, Shooter 22.8%, Adventure 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy action game that emphasizes constant movement and shooting, fitting the arcade spirit.
- #17 Son of a Gun
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Crank GoblinPub: Untold Tales
Windows
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: Shooter 49.8%, Action 32.2%, Arcade 18%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arcade shooter that prioritizes constant action and high-score chasing.
- #18 Road Doom
84% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
ROAD DOOM is an arcade bullet-hell with a cheesy story. On a quest to defeat the four horsemen, blast your way through evil beings with skills of immense power. Unleash your wrath!
Why similar: Action 35.9%, Casual 25.2%, Indie 23.7%, Arcade 8.5%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shoot-em-up that focuses on quick reflexes and managing incoming enemy fire.
- #19 PIXELMAN
84% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2018
Dev: Kindermann Corp.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
PIXELMAN is a retro styled, action-filled, high-score chaser arcade game, where you control the title character in his mission to rescue the citizens of Pixville from the evil Baron Von Pixel and his contraptions.
Why similar: Action 39.2%, Casual 27.5%, Indie 25.1%, Arcade 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, retro-styled action game that focuses on simple, repetitive, and addictive shooting loops.
- #20 Kick Ass Commandos
82% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Shooter 28.3%, Indie 20.8%, Adventure 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down arcade shooter that captures the explosive, action-heavy feel of 80s-inspired games.
- #21 Mustache in Hell
82% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: IdunaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A trip to hell. Hordes of demons. Big guns. Insane combat encounters. Pixel art mustaches. It's going to be a long day for Officer John Mustache.
Why similar: Action 53.7%, Indie 25.4%, Adventure 20.9%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, arcade-style shooter that shares the humorous, over-the-top tone of the seed game.
- #22 Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 847 reviews2025
Dev: Ciaran Games LLCPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Captain Wayne is an intense, fast-action Retro Shooter about a sailor with a SHOTGUN for an ARM!! With a cartoony, hand-drawn art style and gory gameplay, you'll have to mow down enemies through 8 action-packed locales to take back what's yours. ARE YOU READY TO RAISE ANCHOR?
Why similar: Shooter 53%, Action 29.3%, Arcade 17.6%
- #23 Undercroft Warriors
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Shooter 50.5%, Action 24.7%, Arcade 17.1%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging arcade shooter that emphasizes rapid target acquisition and reflex-based combat.
- #24 Mustache Politics Shooter
81% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: Tero Lunkka
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Play this awesome meme shooter and destroy fictional zombie politics who has ruined the world and safe all money
Why similar: Action 42%, Casual 30.4%, Indie 27.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, meme-heavy shooter that mirrors the lighthearted and simple gameplay of the seed game.
- #25 Zombies Ate My Femboy
77% matchVery Positive90% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: FzzyBzzy
Windows
A Run-and-Gun indie shooter! Avoid various monster and save big booba women! 9 playable levels with 7 different enemies!
Why similar: Shooter 38.4%, Action 30.6%, Arcade 11.9%, Casual 11.8%, Indie 7.3%
- #26 State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem
80% matchVery Positive84% of 585 reviews2017
Dev: Lapovich Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare for bullet hell action and crazy driving! Your town is on fire, anarchy reigns the streets, aliens rampage in the sky! Grab your gun and join the fun!
Why similar: Action 40.6%, Shooter 28.5%, Casual 11.3%, Indie 10%, Arcade 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, arcade-style shooter that shares the 'mayhem' spirit and fast-paced action.
- #27 MULLET MADJACK
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: Shooter 41.5%, Action 25.3%, Arcade 16.8%, Indie 16.4%
- #28 Owinka Shooter
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 863 reviews2022
Dev: Owinka
Windows
Owinka Shooter throws you into an action packed mad-dash through an evil facility. Get ready to fight for your escape!
Why similar: Action 27.9%, Shooter 25.9%, Casual 17.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Arcade 9.2%
- #29 Crazy Steam Bros 2
81% matchMixed44% of 52 reviews2015
Dev: Ars Creativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Crazy Steam Bros is a classical horizontal shoot'em up inspired by the gameplay of old arcades. Anton and Dupont are brothers, inventors, and a little mad also! With the help of their landlady, Miss Lily, they must defeat the evil Baron and their hordes of moustached soldiers.
Why similar: Action 43.1%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 27.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, arcade-focused shooter that emphasizes simple mechanics and wave-based progression.
- #30 GALAXIUM
79% matchMostly Negative27% of 223 reviews2019
Dev: Tony MuñozPub: Wulum LTD
Windows · Mac
Arcade shoot game inspired on 80’s classics with extra features as you progress.
Why similar: Action 40.5%, Casual 26.9%, Indie 26%, Arcade 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, space-themed arcade shooter that focuses on pure, reflex-based gameplay.
- #31 Dump of the Dead X
74% matchMixed69% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Drop_Dead_FredPub: Emergency Exit
Windows
Heavily drawing inspiration from the likes of Zombies Ate My Neighbors, DUMP OF THE DEAD X casts you as a guy who’s just chilling in every man’s safe space — the bathroom.
Why similar: Shooter 62%, Action 38%
- #32 Peace Duke
79% matchMixed47% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: SharkGamePub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
From the peace of the Prince stole the Princess! Fight the army of Koschei and save his beloved! Shoot and throw bombs at enemies
Why similar: Action 41.8%, Indie 25.2%, Adventure 20.9%, Casual 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D runner with shooting elements that captures the same casual arcade energy.
- #33 Ruzh Delta Z
78% matchMixed62% of 506 reviews2015
Dev: Pribuni
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Ruzh Delta Z is a frenzied shoot-em-up which draws inspiration from classics such as Gradius, DoDonPachi, and R-Type. Shoot your way through perilous stages and wreck thousands of rogue vessels in your quest to become the ultimate pilot.
Why similar: Action 45.8%, Casual 27.8%, Indie 26.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, arcade-style shooter that focuses on quick, bite-sized combat encounters.
- #34 Guns of Fury
71% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Shooter 47.9%, Action 19.9%, Indie 15.6%, Arcade 10%, Adventure 6.6%
- #35 Sweezy Gunner
77% matchVery Positive83% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sweezy Gunner is an eye melting, brain bending, mouse squeezing 2D Shoot em up. destroy everything in your path, Upgrade the Sweezy Gunner ship. A Large open World! Travel through the lush green fields, frozen tundra and arid desert. Explore the depths of the many dungeons, caves and temples and collect that tasty loot!
Why similar: Action 44.8%, Indie 29.5%, Shooter 25.7%
- #36 Titan Attacks!
75% matchVery Positive90% of 976 reviews2012
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up, but is packed full of extras - new features, new...
Why similar: Shooter 74.4%, Arcade 25.6%
- #37 Colt Canyon
72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,057 reviews2020
Dev: RetrificPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.
Why similar: Shooter 50.6%, Action 30.8%, Indie 18.5%
- #38 Zack Zero
76% matchMixed64% of 419 reviews2013
Dev: Crocodile Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Zack Zero takes you on an action-packed platform adventure with incredible 3D graphics and the playability and entertainment of classic 2D games. Help Zack Zero save his beloved Marlene, kidnapped by the evil Zulrog in an effort to obtain the powerful substance that will allow him to travel back in time.
Why similar: Action 46%, Indie 29.5%, Adventure 24.6%
- #39 Hammer 2
73% matchVery Positive89% of 326 reviews2017
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hammer 2 Reloaded is an action game in the third person where you will incarnate Hammer a hero of modern times! Take your rifle and kill anyone who gets in your way!
Why similar: Action 35.4%, Casual 24.9%, Indie 20.7%, Adventure 18.9%
- #40 Super Destronaut
74% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Petite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!
Why similar: Shooter 39.3%, Action 31%, Arcade 17.2%, Casual 6.7%, Indie 5.9%
- #41 Calcium Chaos: Derailed
68% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Lunch Money GamesPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows · Mac
Calcium Chaos is a casual Twin-Stick Roguelite that takes you on a journey by train to confront the necromancer and her skeleton army. Get ready to explore a world filled with crazy weapon combinations and unexpected allies as you embark on an epic quest to save the world!
Why similar: Action 37.3%, Casual 31.5%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 10.3%
- #42 Acquitted
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: Nordic Empire Games
Windows
Piss bottles. Bats. Bike locks. Face the media-manufactured outrage of braindead mobs in a fully destructible, randomly generated riot zone as you try to get home from court alive after each self-defense trial. Shoot, hack, blast & build walls & turrets vs tricky AI in this brutally intense shooter!
Why similar: Shooter 40.5%, Action 33.6%, Indie 14.9%, Casual 11.1%
- #43 Crisis Brigade 2 reloaded
70% matchVery Positive84% of 333 reviews2021
Dev: Sumalab
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Crisis Brigade 2 reloaded is about covering, pointing and shooting, fast-paced pure action. Intense shootouts, powerful weapons, challenging levels, fierce enemies... Like the 90's classic arcade machines, but with the immersion that Virtual Reality is capable of.
Why similar: Shooter 36.8%, Action 33.3%, Indie 17.5%, Arcade 12.5%
- #44 Droid Assault
73% matchVery Positive83% of 374 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Action 37.8%, Shooter 27%, Indie 22.5%, Arcade 12.7%
- #45 Carlos the Taco
69% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: VICTORIA Games
Windows
Buenos dias dear Amigo! My name is Taco Carlos and I need your help!Some Gringo, kidnapped my bride right from the wedding! Only you can track them down and bring back my beloved!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #46 State of Anarchy
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,088 reviews2016
Dev: LapovichPub: New Reality Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Simplistic top-down shooter that will put a smile on your face. Fulfill your inner sociopath as you mow down enemies with guns and cars alike, in a bid to pull off the world's largest heist!
Why similar: Indie 76.7%, Action 9%, Shooter 8.5%, Casual 5.8%
- #47 The Bug Butcher
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,201 reviews2016
Dev: Awfully Nice Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Action 47.1%, Indie 35%, Arcade 17.9%
- #48 Ion Assault
72% matchMixed69% of 181 reviews2010
Dev: CoreplayPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!
Why similar: Action 40.9%, Indie 25.4%, Casual 25.4%, Arcade 8.4%
- #49 Power-Up
71% matchMixed58% of 263 reviews2014
Dev: Psychotic Psoftware
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shooter 34.3%, Action 32.6%, Indie 24.3%, Arcade 8.9%
- #50 Martian Law
71% matchMostly Negative34% of 431 reviews2019
Dev: Linclo Games
Windows
Mars is under attack! An unknown enemy is dropping bombs on the peaceful red planet. It is up to you to fight off the onslaught so the innocent can escape. Run (umm...slide), jump and blast your way to freedom in the arcade-inspired goodness that is Martian Law. Save Mars!
Why similar: Action 37.1%, Indie 28.9%, Casual 25.9%, Arcade 8.1%
- #51 Creepy Road
69% matchMixed69% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Groovy Milk
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?
Why similar: Action 37.5%, Indie 23.7%, Shooter 18.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Arcade 6.9%
- #52 Donuts'n'Justice
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: FobTi interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption.
Why similar: Action 31.1%, Shooter 27.6%, Indie 19.3%, Arcade 14.5%, Casual 7.4%
- #53 Minishoot' Adventures
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,362 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Why similar: Shooter 40.3%, Action 21.4%, Casual 20.4%, Adventure 17.9%
- #54 Silver Bullet
62% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Flynn's Arcade
Windows
Silver Bullet is a gothic arcade shooter: blast your way through spooky stages and macabre mini games as Van Helsing, to rescue your pet puppies who were dognapped by Reggie the Vampire!
Why similar: Shooter 38.6%, Action 36.7%, Arcade 14%, Indie 10.7%
- #55 99 Waves to Die
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: SpookyFish GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
99 Waves to Die is a twin stick arcade shooter, inspired by the arcade games, and 8-bit home consoles & computers of the 1980's.
Why similar: Action 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
- #56 Switch 'N' Shoot
67% matchVery Positive96% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
Why similar: Shooter 42.5%, Casual 18.1%, Arcade 17.3%, Action 11.3%, Indie 10.8%
- #57 Rocking Pilot
67% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: GungroundsPub: Mad Head Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Action 47.3%, Indie 33.8%, Arcade 18.9%
- #58 AngerForce: Reloaded
66% matchVery Positive91% of 382 reviews2017
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
Why similar: Shooter 100%