60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up, 2D.
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Stop the Saturnians!
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
UFO No!
Spacejack a UFO and turn alien tech against its owners across 49 action-packed stages. Use black holes, nukes, slow-mo, and more to survive escalating waves and save the planet.
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Aliens 11.8%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 8.9%
Spacejack a UFO and turn alien tech against its owners across 49 action-packed stages. Use black holes, nukes, slow-mo, and more to survive escalating waves and save the planet.
Why similar: Mars 24.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Aliens 12.1%, Shooter 8.5%, 1980s 8.5%
A classic old-school shooter with the possibility of upgrading your own spaceship.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Aliens 14.8%, 1980s 13.8%, Old School 8.2%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, 1980s 10.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.1%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 10.3%, 1980s 10.2%, Aliens 9.1%
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: 1980s 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.5%
Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, 1980s 12.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.7%
The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Shooter 12.3%, 1980s 11.7%, Aliens 10.6%, Arcade 10.3%
Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.
Why similar: Mars 26.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Aliens 13.3%, Shooter 10.2%, Old School 7.2%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, 1980s 15.6%, Retro 7.7%, Arcade 7.2%
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, 1980s 12.3%, Aliens 11.1%, Shooter 10.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, 1980s 13.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 7.4%
A vertical-scrolling space shooter, and a love letter to classic arcade space shooters, Tryü Sora blends retro charm with modern gameplay. Master a handcrafted campaign, explore secrets, and dominate fast-paced modes in this addictive space adventure!
Why similar: Mars 23.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, 1980s 13.8%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 9.2%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 11.7%, 1980s 10.3%, Aliens 8.2%
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 11.5%, 1980s 10.8%
An arcade-style 2D top-down space shooter. Blow up space rocks and space pirates for as long as you can. You'll also need to maximize a delicately-balanced economy of resources. Keep trying to out-do yourself! Five boss ships will break in at various points to make life difficult.
Why similar: 1980s 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Old School 8.1%
Blast away in this pure retro-styled shooter and battle through tons of dangerous levels and manic boss fights.
Why similar: 1980s 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Aliens 13.2%, Shooter 11.4%, Retro 10.7%
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Aliens 13.9%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.2%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, 1980s 13.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Aliens 11.8%, Arcade 11.2%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 12.3%, 1980s 10.6%
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Aliens 14%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.5%
A retro space shooter with a twist - now you can rotate your ship and aim diagonally at enemies, adding a whole new dimension to the shoot 'em up genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Aliens 14.2%, 1980s 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 9.2%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.8%, Aliens 11.6%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Old School 8.2%
I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, 1980s 17.5%, Shooter 13.1%, Aliens 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Stellar Space is a new take on a classic arcade game with a modern, rogue-like, form for new players to enjoy!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, 1980s 11.7%, Aliens 11.4%, Shooter 8.9%
Super Arcade Boy returns in a retro shoot ’em up with 8 levels, waves of Greenies, power-ups, and 8 big boss battles. Talk with the alien leader—then save the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, 1980s 13%, Shooter 10.3%, Aliens 10.1%, Arcade 9%
Boing Bang Adventure is a 2D arcade game in the style of the classic arcade game "Pang" Face almost 50 levels, in 8 different world in single player or in local co-op!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Aliens 12.9%, 1980s 11.9%, Shooter 11%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, 1980s 15.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Old School 8.6%
SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Mars 15.4% ★, 1980s 15.2%, Shooter 14.4%, Old School 8.2%
Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, 1980s 17.3%, Shooter 9%, Old School 8.6%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Aliens 13.5%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 9.6%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Shooter 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Arcade 7.5%
Be THE Cowboy in this top down shooter that allows you to upgrade your health, dash speed, and sword strength, as well as 19 weapons, with the souls you collect from your slain enemies!
Why similar: Mars 29.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Aliens 10.7%, Shooter 7.9%
Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, 1980s 16.2%, Aliens 13.3%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 12%
A gang of nine aliens from another galaxy that were put to community service, want to clean the universe from what they think is the worst garbage: humans! Help them in this arcade game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 12%, Aliens 10.8%
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, 1980s 11.9%, Old School 9.5%, Shooter 9.4%
Defend Spacebase 19 from the asteroids swarming down on the station! Shoot down waves of stones and equip different powerful weapons. How many waves can you last? A simple nostalgic retro arcade turret defense shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Old School 8.5%
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Aliens 11.1%, Arcade 10.5%, Old School 10.3%
Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.7%, 1980s 12%, Aliens 10%
Use quick reflexes and sharp aim to simultaneously blow up enemies and block alike in this satisfying retro style action brick breaker! The third installment in the Game Buddy series that faithfully recreates the look, sounds, and feel of classic late 80's handheld games!
Why similar: 1980s 20.8%, Old School 15.3%, Arcade 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Action 8.8%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Aliens 15.6%, Old School 10.7%, Arcade 9%
Blue Jay Joyride is a fast-paced 2D space shooter. Go through waves of enemies and fight progressively harder bosses. Collect one of the many unique powerups to give your ship a fighting chance in this intense game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Aliens 15.9%, Arcade 13.7%, Old School 9.1%, Action 8.4%
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, 1980s 15.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Aliens 10.1%, Arcade 9.7%
ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, 1980s 21.7%, Old School 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Retro 5.7%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, 1980s 12.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 9.7%
This is a shooting action game in the style of Metroidvania. It is not a very complex maze, and the emphasis is on shooting combat. There are several types of weapons that can be used, and maintaining firepower is an important key to the strategy.
Why similar: Mars 28.3% ★, 1980s 20.1%, Aliens 18.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.3%, Retro 7.1%
Blast off into Operius DX, a high-speed arcade shooter where you navigate twisting polygonal tunnels, battle waves of enemies, and confront formidable bosses in an endless amount of procedurally-generated levels. How far can you get?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, 1980s 15%, Aliens 14.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.7%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Aliens 11.1%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 8.2%
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Aliens 9.4%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Retro 7.7%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Shooter 12.4%, Aliens 10.8%, Old School 7.8%
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, 1980s 12.1%, Aliens 12%, Shooter 7.9%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Arcade 18.3%, 1980s 17.5%, Shooter 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, 1980s 14.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10.3%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, 1980s 12.9%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 11.4%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, shoot the deadly Caterpilla as it weaves its way down the screen, while also contending with mushrooms that block the way, and a fearsome spider!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Shooter 14.1%, 1980s 13.2%, Arcade 12.1%, Retro 11%
