- #1 Joe Blunt - Up In Smoke
97% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Sykonest
Windows
Joe Blunt - Up In Smoke is a single player top down shooter game in which you "Joe Blunt" are trying to fight your way through an onslaught of cigarettes, with the sole purpose to track down your beloved Mary Jane from the clutches of evil Dr Hydro.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51.7%, Action 27.3%, Indie 21%
- #2 Retro Space Shooter
96% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Gable Games
Windows
Retro Space Shooter is a refreshingly modern 3D physics-based implementation of a top-down retro arcade space shooter. Expertly pilot your drone ship through an onslaught of enemy fire and fight seemingly endless waves of enemy ships and bosses.
Why similar: Action 36.1%, Indie 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Retro 12.7%
- #3 Superstatic
96% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2015
Dev: Sleepy Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Superstatic is a top-down shooter where you're given the ability to possess and control your enemies. Using "copies", you're able to perform a variety of skills including killing enemies within a certain radius, chaining kills together based on your current combo, teleporting to your copy's position and more.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43%, Action 33.4%, Indie 23.6%
- #4 ニンジャスレイヤー : AREA 4643
94% matchVery Positive99% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: DeathMofuMofuPub: Diehardtales Games
Windows · Mac
**NOW ON SALE!!** AREA 4643 is the cyberpunk action shooting game. It's based on the cyberpunk city Neo-Saitama and Ninja Slayer universe.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.7%, Action 36.2%, Indie 27.1%
- #5 Bit Bullet
95% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Growfall Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Bit Bullet – Is a single player top-down shooter with an escalating difficulty level and complicated enemies, in which you will have to blow up and crush hordes of enemies using various weapons and skills.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.8%, Action 30.4%, Indie 22.8%
- #6 Kill The Humans
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Cold Beverage StudiosPub: Walsh Technologies Corp
Windows
Heavily armed homicidal robots have taken over Weapons Laboratory Delta Five. Something sinister is afoot in the dimly lit corridors of the science complex. Your mission: commandeer the last functional X-4 battle mech, breach the magnetically shielded entrance and wipe them out!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.7%, Action 32.5%, Indie 25.8%
- #7 Dezatopia
93% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2020
Dev: HEYPub: Hanaji Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Strange and unusual creatures inhabited Earth’s underground, unknown to humankind. This was until Momoko, a fashion-obsessed high school girl, accidentally discovered them. Together, they plotted to combine the civilizations above and below the surface to create a new world: Dezatopia.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Action 29.3%, Indie 23.1%, Retro 17.5%
- #8 KILLCOLOR
91% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Bosskiller Studios
Windows
A rougelite top-down shooter where you collect random upgrades to kill hostile color entities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 47%, Action 23.6%, Retro 23.5%, Indie 5.9%
- #9 Space Jammers
92% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Spread Shot Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space Jammers is a 1-4 player Sci-Fi rogue-ish top-down shooter. Guide an alien rock band of space kitten pirates through a fractured multi-verse. Fly starfighters, board space ships and loot local populations to fund your musical tour.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 52.5%, Action 26.8%, Indie 20.6%
- #10 Over My Dead Pixel
91% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2019
Dev: Minosh Digital
Windows
Over My Dead Pixel is a top down shooter where you command antivirus software to defend your computer from malware. Beware, firing your weapons will shrink your playspace. Maneuver deftly to avoid the enemies and the walls, as one single hit means restarting.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51%, Action 28.2%, Indie 20.7%
- #11 Savage Vessels
90% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: KPas
Windows
Rogue-like top-down-shooter with pixel-art, physics and hard survival.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45%, Action 31.1%, Indie 23.9%
- #12 Ribbit Rampage
80% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Patricia Norton
Windows
An arcade-style top-down shooter where your only weapon is your froggy tongue. Eat hoardes of enemy insects in frantic, high-precision fights that demand clever decision-making. Don't get surrounded - it's one hit and you're croaked.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 67.8%, Action 24.4%, Indie 7.9%
- #13 Unaided: 1939
89% matchMostly Positive67% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: Drix Studios
Windows
Unaided: 1939 is a hardcore Top-Down shooter with stealth elements, set in the year 1939 before the start of World War II. Germany has not yet attacked Poland but tensions have already risen in central Europe.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 54.8%, Action 26.5%, Indie 18.7%
- #14 Triton Wing
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Alien MindPub: SA Industry
Windows
Triton Wing is a top-down, open-world space shooter full of fast action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51.7%, Action 48.3%
- #15 Bulletorium
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Trukhan Hryhorii
Windows
Bulletorium is a dynamic and fast top-down shooter with a lot of shootouts, base capture and management, AI controlling and various upgrades and boss fights.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50.2%, Action 39.1%, Indie 10.7%
- #16 Astrog
86% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: DigitalArtefact
Windows · Linux
ASTROG is a roguelike top-down action game with exploration and a simple progression system. Explore dynamically generated space, collect relics and artefacts, mine resources, upgrade your ship, experiment with skill combinations and fight hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.1%, Action 33%, Indie 23.9%
- #17 Daedalus - No Escape
88% matchVery Positive81% of 149 reviews2014
Dev: Patrice Meneguzzi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
If Quake 3 Arena and Alien Breed had a baby ... it would be named Daedalus - No Escape.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.5%, Action 31.1%, Indie 22.4%
- #18 Lonecastle
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Rainkioutou Interactive
Windows
Lonecastle is a top-down shooter where the player attempts to survive countless enemies. Defend your little castle from the incessant waves of enemy ships and soldiers. Collect gold and gain experience to improve your castle.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.4%, Action 33.2%, Indie 26.4%
- #19 The Final Frontier
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: DJ Games
Windows
The Final Frontier is a retro multi-directional shooter inspired by the likes of Asteroids and Galaga. You destroy waves of endless enemies while trying to survive as long as possible by upgrading your ship's abilities along the way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.8%, Retro 31.8%, Action 21.1%, Indie 5.2%
- #20 Vintage Year
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 105 reviews2015
Dev: Nooner Bear Studio LLCPub: Clique Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Explore the dark underbelly of a massive wine cellar contested with cult bandits, traps, and paranormal bosses. Select from an array of different characters with unique abilities, and opportunities for customization.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44%, Action 32.4%, Indie 23.6%
- #21 Foam Dart Frenzy
84% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: MNI Labs, LLC
Windows
Foam Dart Frenzy is a 2D, top-down, online multiplayer shooter. Grab a dart gun and take aim at your friends!
Why similar: Action 39.2%, Indie 30.7%, Top-Down Shooter 30.1%
- #22 Space Avenger – Empire of Nexx
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Clement Willay GamesPub: Clickteam
Windows
Space Avenger is super fast paced top down arena shooter with multiple ships and tons of upgrading options that will help you in your war against the Empire of Nexx. Traverse intense battles across multiple worlds as you attempt to push the Nexx back and save your people!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.6%, Action 41.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #23 Steel Eagle
85% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: enrjuPub: Andrzej Cudzilo
Windows
Steel Eagle is a reference to the 80's and 90's shooters. Your task is to reach the landing pad at the end of the level, destroying as many enemy units as possible, for which you collect points that can be exchanged for force and strength, which allows you to upgrade your “Steel Eagle”.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.9%, Action 34%, Indie 26.1%
- #24 That Tiny Spaceship
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: We Make Small Games
Windows
A small retro inspired indie shmup that takes inspiration from the pixel games of yesterday and combines it with modern game engine technology.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.9%, Action 22.7%, Retro 17.5%, Indie 15.8%
- #25 Bigwig Flint
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Kanselsprot Entertainment
Windows
Bigwig Flint is a challenging, thrilling, and hilarious top down shooter. A soulfully crafted game with emphasis on perfect classic retro gameplay. Waldemar, the circumcised square, must fight against Bigwig Flint and his many allies. At stake is not only the Universe, but also your sanity.
Why similar: Action 46.2%, Indie 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Retro 6.4%
- #26 Dead Spawn
81% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: YZee Games
Windows
Dead Spawn is a fast-paced arena shoot ’em up, with building mechanics. Dead Spawn has rogue-like elements and is heavily inspired by Box Head Zombies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44%, Action 31.7%, Indie 24.4%
- #27 Really Trash Game
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: VGStudioPub: KuKo
Windows
The Mafia wages war on you! Cut your way through cohorts of gangs and dirty cops in this bloody battle. Grab the guns, use the med kits to heal your wounds, and try to survive.
Why similar: Action 40.8%, Indie 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 28.4%
- #28 摩尼遊戯TOKOYO
82% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: STUDIO TOKOYO
Windows · Mac
Maniyugi TOKOYO is a Pixel-art shooting game inspired by Japanese Buddhist worldview. The player becomes a priest, goes on a journey round the Rokudo, aims at constant life while accumulating merit.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.9%, Action 34%, Indie 26.1%
- #29 Conjunctivitalizer
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kanipro Games
Windows
Take on six stages of vertical shooting mayhem full of looney pixel art characters and locales. Gamers who are tired of bullet hell and Compile-like shooters can finally rejoice.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50%, Action 26.9%, Retro 16.8%, Indie 6.3%
- #30 Tiger Tank 59 Ⅰ Air Strike
77% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: TigerQiuQiu
Windows
In this game , Players need to control their tanks, through the enemy lines, break the enemy base, or defeat the enemy tanks
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.5%, Action 23.4%, Retro 17.7%, Indie 15.4%
- #31 Bullets tracks: Son of
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stefano Di Filippo
Windows · Linux
this is a legendary story of crime, you fight aganist the crime for go to the liberty, in this epic adventure you shot and move by side of enemy bullets, you go and become action legend
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.3%, Action 23.9%, Retro 21.1%, Indie 5.6%
- #32 Apollon 88
74% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Kaitec Games
Windows
Apollon 88 is a 2D Top-Down, survival, shooter game. You play as 88, where your goals are to survive by destroying the one who hunts you.
Why similar: Action 37.9%, Top-Down Shooter 33%, Indie 29.1%
- #33 Screaming Eagles
78% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: A Maniacal Game LP
Windows · Mac
Screaming Eagles is a flight top-down shooter that exemplifies everything that all great shooters of reference would include. Flashy effects, millions of enemies, huge bosses, it’s a retro-inspired shooter fit for gamers of old and new.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.5%, Indie 30.6%, Action 26.9%
- #34 Dantes Bullet Inferno
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Red Pentagram Studios
Windows
Dantes Bullet Inferno is a shoot-em-up where the player fights against hell as Dante. This top down shooter includes a speedrun mode called time-dilation.
Why similar: Action 45.9%, Indie 35.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%
- #35 Pain 'n Dave: The Maze of Malice
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: missingnoge
Windows
Escape the Maze of Malice in this frantic 2D top-down shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50.9%, Indie 17.7%, Retro 17%, Action 14.5%
- #36 Arcadia
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
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 62.1%, Retro 20.7%, Action 17.2%
- #37 Square Massacre
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: CyberVaca Entertainment
Windows
Square Massacre is a skill based, hardcore top-down shooter. No matter what you are going to do, you will lose. The question is how long you will last before the end.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.6%, Action 35.2%, Indie 27.1%
- #38 Handsome Mr. Frog
75% matchVery Positive91% of 242 reviews2016
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Jump, lick, and spit your way through four worlds in a new-school arcade adventure starring the nominal Handsome Mr. Frog, a good looking fellow whose hat was jacked by a bunch of unattractive normies.
Why similar: Action 49.5%, Indie 33.8%, Retro 16.8%
- #39 TAYAL
73% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: SHIBAPOWER
Windows
TAYAL IS A RETRO & MEGA STYLE FAN GAME. WE WILL FOLLOW A BOY TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF HIS FATHER.
Why similar: Action 38%, Indie 31%, Retro 31%
- #40 Alien Blitz
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: Jean-Baptiste Simillon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Alien Blitz is a 3d action-shooter with lots of bullets, missiles, weapons, maps and monsters.Take your shotgun and go kill some Aliens !
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.4%, Action 32.8%, Indie 23.8%
- #41 Reviser
73% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: HyperNovaSoft
Windows
'Reviser' is a top-down twin stick shooter with RPG / Treasure Hunter-like elements. Your mission is to explore with the team members, get various weapons with random parameters and conquer all areas.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42%, Action 32.8%, Indie 25.2%
- #42 TACTICAL
75% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Gameface Games Ltd
Windows
TACTICAL is a challenging combination of puzzle and top-down shooter. You have one objective: eliminate all of the security robots. The catch is that you must not be discovered and only shots to the back will be effective.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42%, Action 32.8%, Indie 25.2%
- #43 魔棒少女みらくるくるん -Magical stick girl Miracle Kurun-
59% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: desunoya
Windows
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 59.3%, Action 26.2%, Indie 14.5%
- #44 Castle Clamber
74% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Trederia
Windows · Mac
Castle Clamber is an arcade action platformer for one or two players inspired by games of the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: Action 40%, Indie 31.7%, Retro 28.3%
- #45 BAHAMIAN BEAT DOWN
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberFOX Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Bahamian Beat Down, a Beatemup style arcade game that takes place in The Bahamas. Take control of either Twin Dragon sibling and explore may true to life locations, items, and characters inspired by authentic Bahamian culture and history as defeat the criminal organization called The Bahama Pirates.
Why similar: Action 44.4%, Indie 34.2%, Retro 21.4%
- #46 Retro Vaders: Reloaded
69% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Andrew Nutter666 Jaggar
Windows · Mac
The original Retro Vaders game rebuilt from the ground up with a brand new engine, complete graphics overhaul and a heap of new content.
Why similar: Action 46.4%, Indie 35.7%, Retro 17.9%
- #47 Alien Splatter Redux
72% matchVery Positive92% of 156 reviews2017
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
"BLAH BLAH BLAH 8-bit, BLAH BLAH BLAH, blow stuff up. BLAH BLAH BLAH, retro." BLOWING INTO THE CARTRIDGE NOT REQUIRED!
Why similar: Retro 38.2%, Action 37.2%, Indie 24.6%
- #48 Chuck Meowrris
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: WhyNot?
Windows
Play as the special agent Chuck Meowrris, as you attempt to complete Dr. Kibblesworth's Gauntlet of Randomness. With nine lives and five different classes, can you complete the entirety of the Gauntlet of Randomness and defeat Dr. Kibblesworth?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42%, Action 32.8%, Indie 25.2%
- #49 Primitive Shooter
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 104 reviews2018
Dev: Primitive StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Primitive Shooter - an interesting and exciting game, made in a minimalist style! Take on the role of the main character, shoot out from enemies, set new records and all this under pleasant music!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Action 28.1%, Indie 20.9%, Retro 17.9%
- #50 AdaptaTank
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: JohnPineapple
Windows
A small tank needs to evolve to survive on the battlefield. Follow Hada and Suru on their journey and fight for evolution!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42%, Action 32.8%, Indie 25.2%
- #51 Hollybound
61% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Josh LawrencePub: Schmoey Comics
Windows · Mac
Introducing Hollybound: a game of underqualified heroes! A radioactive invasion is taking over Wayfield, and it's up to you to stop it! In this action-packed top-down shooter, you'll face inconvenient traffic, a crowded shopping mall, and even an Italian restaurant! ...It's cooler than it sounds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 52.8%, Retro 21.6%, Action 20.5%, Indie 5%
- #52 KnightRoyale
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: abdulkadirPub: teodlegames
Windows
KnightRoyal is a Indie retro pvp Pixel-Game to play from time to time, if you are looking for a Indie retro pvp Pixel-Game to play from time to time, you are here right KnightRoyal is the perfect game for you then.
Why similar: Action 48.7%, Indie 37.5%, Retro 13.9%
- #53 NaGongGan Infinite
62% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: BK dddDang
Windows
intuitive and fast play, Feel the primal action of a first-person 3D shooter Once again! Enjoy the Exciting bgm, strange story and play flow. follow the road. There are monster standing in your way, kill them all. And keep going. Check out the end of the road. What will be your destiny?
Why similar: Action 44.4%, Retro 39.3%, Indie 16.3%
- #54 M.A.C.E.
73% matchMixed51% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: EntwicklerX
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
MACE is a classic space shoot ’em up, inspired by the legendary Amiga games of this genre. Handdrawn 2D graphics in HD resolutions, parallax scrolling, explosion effects and optimized games mechanics, combined with the proven gameplay are transporting the “Spirit of Amiga” in today’s Age.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.7%, Action 28%, Indie 21.5%, Retro 16.7%
- #55 Mark One
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Orfeas Eleftheriou
Windows
Robots built by humans are retaliating. Step in to dispose rogue robots, defeat powerful foes and save the human race in this sci-fi action shooter.
Why similar: Action 40.3%, Indie 31%, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%
- #56 Alienzix
71% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Xero TR-MMXZPub: Xitilon
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Oldschool 2Д-shooter of the Windows 2000 epoch, controlled by mouse. 2-player local cooperative mode with several difficulty levels.
Why similar: Action 42.3%, Indie 31.6%, Retro 26.1%
- #57 Former Future
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quinn MorrisonPub: FuturoVision
Windows
Vaporize evil robots and reclaim Saturn’s cities in this strategic shooter. The path you choose shapes the enemy's strength, the tools at your disposal, and the final stand you'll face. Overcome adaptive AI in solo or co-op play where distinct characters and synergistic abilities reward teamwork.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.8%, Action 28.8%, Indie 22.2%, Retro 17.2%
- #58 IFF
59% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: DJMBuilds
Windows
IFF is a top-down action-packed shooter where you play a railgun-equipped tank against an army of invading hostiles. Clear each area and move on to the next until your mission is done!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 58.7%, Action 32.9%, Indie 8.4%
- #59 OMG: One Million Guns
65% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Gotta Go StudiosPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
OMG: One Million Guns is a fast-paced, 2D, top-down, twin-stick shooter set in space, with LOTS of guns. Blast your way through waves of enemies with a multitude of weapons at your disposal. Full controller support included.
Why similar: Action 63.9%, Top-Down Shooter 36.1%