
Defend your cities from an assault of missiles, planes, tanks, and more! Play solo or with a friend in co-op in this modern reimagining of the arcade classic.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Retro, Shooter.

Defend your cities from an assault of missiles, planes, tanks, and more! Play solo or with a friend in co-op in this modern reimagining of the arcade classic.

Black Widow: Recharged
Defend your spider web from an onslaught of bugs in this frenetic revival of the cult classic twin-stick shooter, all while jamming to an infectious original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

Centipede: Recharged
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Defend your spider web from an onslaught of bugs in this frenetic revival of the cult classic twin-stick shooter, all while jamming to an infectious original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.9%, 1980s 12.2%, Minimalist 11.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 10.4%
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Abstract 17.9%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 11.6%, 1980s 9.2%
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: Shooter 18%, 1980s 17.9%, Arcade 16%, Score Attack 11%, Colorful 9.1%
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Abstract 26.4%, 1980s 17%, Shooter 16.1%, Arcade 14.2%, Linear 9.1%
The original brick breaker returns with its toughest challenge yet. Survive as long as you can in arcade or take on one of 50 challenges picking up game-changing power-ups along the way.
Why similar: Psychedelic 25.5%, 1980s 19.3%, Arcade 13.5%, Colorful 8.3%, Score Attack 7.5%
Race through caverns while blasting away enemies and terrain to reach the depths of Mars in this reimagining of the 1981 classic.
Why similar: Shooter 22%, Arcade 19.7%, Score Attack 13.3%, Colorful 10.5%, Co-op Campaign 8.2% ★
The cult classic Gravitar has been Recharged. Complete missions in each solar system, navigating a variety of challenging environments, each with varying levels of gravity that will test your skills as a pilot before unlocking new solar systems to explore.
Defend a Terraforming station against hordes of enemies in this short coop-only rail-shooter! A unique mix of nostalgic arcade elements and modern coop shooter gameplay. Triumph against your foes and compete for the top of the leaderboard!
Why similar: Arcade 22.7%, Shooter 21.6%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, Combat 10.6%, Colorful 10.2%
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
Why similar: Arcade 22.1%, Shooter 15.6%, Score Attack 14.8%, War 14%, Local Co-Op 12%
Tactical Vehicle Action! Featuring diverse missions; stage daring rescues, manage resources, assault enemy bases and fight back against a sinister enemy. Strategic single and multiplayer gameplay, balance your vehicles speed, firepower, fuel and load capacity to overcome challenging missions.
Why similar: 1980s 43.5%, Shooter 18.8%, Arcade 16.8%, Co-op 11.4%, Action 9.6%
Trigonarium is a hardcore twin-stick shooter for fans of challenging arcade gaming. Fight your way through multitudes of enemy formations in constantly shifting battle arenas to face the colossal level bosses.
Why similar: Abstract 22.3%, Psychedelic 20%, Co-op Campaign 16.6% ★, Local Co-Op 8.2%, Score Attack 8.1%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: 1980s 26.3%, Arcade 22.3%, Score Attack 15.6%, 2D 9.2%, Action 8.8%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Shooter 27.1%, Arcade 24.1%, Score Attack 17.3%, Colorful 12.5%, 2D 9.9%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Arcade 35%, Co-op Campaign 18.9% ★, Action 18%, 2D 12.4%, Co-op 9.8%
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
Why similar: Abstract 24.9%, Shooter 16.1%, Psychedelic 15%, Arcade 14.5%, Stylized 8.3%
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: 1980s 24.6%, Shooter 21.2%, Arcade 19.9%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Action 8.8%
Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.
Why similar: Shooter 22.2%, Arcade 21%, Stylized 13%, Co-op 12.4%, Local Co-Op 11.7%
A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!
Why similar: Shooter 21.3%, War 21%, Arcade 17.7%, 1980s 15.1%, Combat 10.5%
MISSILE CARDS is an intense turn-based defense card game inspired by the retro Atari classic Missile Command. Arm your defenses and blast away flaming death orbs, nuclear warheads, and other hazards hurtling down from space. High replay and lots of unlockables!
Galactic Missile Defense is a shooter and tower defense game, where you must protect Earth from the invading Martians that declared war on our planet just because a space rover accidentally ruined their picnic!
Why similar: Shooter 29.4%, Arcade 28.2%, Score Attack 21.7%, 2D 10.9%, Action 9.8%
Ballistic Tanks is the best tank game you've played since the 80's. Battle in exhilarating local multiplayer, or challenge yourself in an intense solo/co-op arcade mode. Play 5 game modes in over 50 maps; and destroy your enemies in a frenzy of bullets, lasers, and explosions!
Why similar: Arcade 20.8%, Action 18.7%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Co-op 14.9%, Colorful 11.3%
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!
Why similar: Action 32.6%, Arcade 29.9%, Shooter 26.4%, Local Co-Op 11.1%
Take a 5 minute break to de-stress with this high-intensity, ultra simple, retro arcade shooter! Take down airplanes. Dig tunnels. Hide and seek shelter. Try and beat the highscore. That's all. Afterwards, you will go back to your life with renewed energy of body and mind.
Why similar: Arcade 27%, Shooter 26%, Minimalist 19.4%, Action 13.1%, 2D 7.5%
Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!
Why similar: Shooter 27.8%, Co-op 27.1%, Local Co-Op 27%, Action 13.2%, Local Multiplayer 4.9%
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: 1980s 32.5%, Arcade 20.5%, Score Attack 16.6%, Combat 7.4%, 2D 5.8%
Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!
Why similar: Shooter 21.8%, Arcade 21.4%, Minimalist 17.9%, 2D 11%, Local Multiplayer 10%
Lt Blitz has the city sieged, and it's your job to destroy his troops. Shoot, dodge and upgrade your jet and and try to take on this challenge! Burning Skies is a free, endless retro shmup, that will take you right back to the era of arcade machines, with modernized graphics and gameplay!
Why similar: 1980s 34.3%, Shooter 28.4%, Action 11.9%, 2D 9.9%, Combat 8.8%
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: 1980s 28.4%, Arcade 21.5%, Co-op 11.5%, Score Attack 9.3%, Action 9.1%
Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.
Why similar: Abstract 26.8%, Arcade 18.5%, Shooter 14.4%, Minimalist 13.3%, Colorful 7.7%
Infiltrate a terrorist occupied tower, airport, and shopping mall to get classified data and stop their plans. New features have been added to this revival of the home console version of Elevator Action Returns, a masterpiece 2D action game. Also features 2 player mode.
Why similar: Arcade 43.7%, Action 26.1%, 2D 14.5%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.2%
The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 26% ★, Arcade 19%, 1980s 18.5%, Shooter 18.1%, Local Co-Op 8.4%
Drive a tank, destroy enemy, defend your homeland. Act alone or co-op with a friend and have fun!
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Shooter 19.3%, Arcade 17.3%, Score Attack 11.9%, Linear 10.6%, Colorful 8.5%
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: 1980s 36.5%, Arcade 19.2%, Shooter 14%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Action 10.2%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shooter 22.1%, Arcade 21.6%, Co-op Campaign 13% ★, Action 12.6%, Local Co-Op 12.1%
Redshift Blueshift is a tournament-ready pong-like 2D shooter in which two pilots fight for glory in their variable paddle ships! Power up your shields, unleash a horde of drones and homing missiles on your opponent and keep the hyper-ball in play! Supports local multiplayer and single player vs AI. Gamepad strongly recommended.
Why similar: Action 100%
Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!
Why similar: Shooter 29.8%, Arcade 27.5%, Action 17.6%, Local Co-Op 16%, Local Multiplayer 9%
Aqua Kitty is a fast paced retro styled submarine arcade shooter with optional 2 player local Co-op.Blast through hordes of mechanical sea monsters in your kitty sub and defend the deep sea milk mining kittens!THE MILK MUST FLOW!
Why similar: Arcade 26.3%, Action 23.6%, Shooter 17.6%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, 2D 11.1%
Shizuku and Akane...two pilots bound by rivalry and friendship battle to save their world from malevolent cosmic forces! A classic arcade style shmup with deeply satisfying fast paced combat, wide variety of load-out combos, and even local co-op!
Why similar: Arcade 29.7%, Co-op Campaign 28.2% ★, Action 16.9%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, 2D 11.7%
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Why similar: Shooter 37.2%, Action 27.3%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Co-op 6.4%, Colorful 6.2%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Arcade 46.7%, Action 21.1%, Shooter 11%, Local Co-Op 8.5%, Score Attack 8.3%
"Age of Steel: Recharge" is a 2D strategy with a view from the side. You're taking the role of commander, who was entrusted the management of the military base. Your mission is to defend a base from the waves of enemies at any price.
Why similar: Action 100%
Yo Joe! Cobra returns once again with its most fiendish plot yet and it's up to G.I. Joe to defeat them once more! Pick one of the real American heroes, gear up, and get straight into the fight in this retro side-scrolling beat 'em up - and make Cobra RETREAT yet again!
Why similar: 1980s 26.8%, Co-op 17%, Combat 11.5%, Colorful 10.7%, Local Co-Op 10.6%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Arcade 39.8%, Psychedelic 21%, Shooter 18.2%, Score Attack 8.4%, 2D 8.2%
Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?
Why similar: Shooter 22.1%, Minimalist 19%, Arcade 18.5%, Score Attack 12.7%, Co-op 7.5%
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.
Why similar: Arcade 28.7%, 1980s 24.4%, Shooter 20%, Action 13.7%, 2D 10.5%
Survive the treacherous sea in this quirky multiplayer shooter game! Play solo or team up and fight off Cthulhu's minions. Master a unique recoil-based mechanic to blast enemies and chart your course. Mix and match upgrades to craft the perfect sea-surviving strategy!
Why similar: Shooter 24%, Local Co-Op 20.9%, Co-op 20.5%, Colorful 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 13.6%
Classic STG game Have fun with your friends just like your childhood!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.1%, Linear 17.4%, Combat 11%, Arcade 10.3%, 2D 9.9%
TANKS is a fun game for one or two players where your goal is to protect the base and to destroy all the enemies. Beautiful pixel graphics, music and sound will let you feel the atmosphere of old school gaming.
Why similar: Action 100%
Defend the fortified beaches of Pacific against invading forces in this WW2 FPS game as the enemy attacks you with troops, tanks, planes and more! Play on your on own or COOP while using iconic Japanese and American WWII weapons and prepare your defenses with mines, explosives, and more!
Why similar: War 27.5%, Shooter 26.6%, Arcade 22.8%, Co-op 14.2%, Action 8.9%
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.9%, Action 26.8%, Arcade 23.1%, 2D 20.1%
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shooter 23.4%, Arcade 20.7%, Linear 13.5%, Colorful 11.6%, 2D 10.2%
The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
Why similar: Shooter 23.3%, Action 20.9%, Arcade 16.9%, 1980s 12.3%, 2D 11.6%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shooter 24.4%, Arcade 24.2%, 1980s 19.3%, Action 16%, Colorful 9.1%
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 40.2% ★, Shooter 29.5%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Local Multiplayer 7.8%, Action 5.4%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Arcade 42.4%, Local Co-Op 26%, Co-op 16.2%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%, Action 5.3%
Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.
Why similar: Shooter 38.4%, Arcade 36%, Action 16.7%, Score Attack 8.9%
If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!
Why similar: 1980s 22.9%, Arcade 19.7%, Shooter 17.2%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Action 8.7%