
You've been playing Nintendo DS for too long and you realize there's only 5 days left to meet your animation deadline; use the paddles to bounce the Z's away long enough to stay awake and finish!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Casual, 2D.

You've been playing Nintendo DS for too long and you realize there's only 5 days left to meet your animation deadline; use the paddles to bounce the Z's away long enough to stay awake and finish!

ZOE Begone!
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.

Air Attack
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.
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Cartoon 9.9%, Stylized 8.7%
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: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Arcade 18.7%, Survival 14%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Cartoon 10.3%
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Bullet Hell 22%, Arcade 13.8%, Stylized 7%, Action 6.7%
Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.
Why similar: Survival 67.1%, Cartoony 17.5%, Casual 10.3%, Action 5.2%
It's the zombie apocalypse, but you can't miss a work day! Scavenge for weapons, survive... and don't forget to restock the toner cartridges over at accounting. This humorous top-down shooter has you working your way up the corporate ladder, all the way to the rescue helicopter on the rooftop.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.8%, Cartoony 23.8%, Colorful 13.1%, Action 10.2%
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.9%, Arcade 19.2%, Stylized 10.4%, Colorful 7.7%, 2D 7.5%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.8%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Cartoony 12.5%, Arcade 8.6%, Action 6.4%
Complete your delivery routes as fast as possible to appease your corporate overlord while still finding time to enjoy the sights of the retro-futuristic city and your banging tunes.
Why similar: Arcade 28.6%, Cartoony 24.8%, Colorful 12.1%, Family Friendly 12%, Action 11.4%
A modern revisitation of the 80s arcades. Use your Razerwire to cut through waves of nanobugs with a rogue-like inspired progression.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Arcade 16.8%, Time Manipulation 14.6% ★, Colorful 6.6%, Family Friendly 6.6%
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 53.8%, Arcade 21.8%, Action 9.7%, Casual 9.2%, Cartoony 5.4%
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.7%, Arcade 22.5%, Retro 12.1%, Family Friendly 8.3%, Casual 7.8%
The self-destruction sequence has been activated. You have 5 minutes to solve your way out of a high-stakes, escape room-style disaster.
Why similar: Arcade 34.7%, Cartoony 24.5%, Casual 15.3%, Stylized 14.3%, Colorful 11.1%
Face a pest infestation and survive until Loki's parents return from their trip! Defend the house with your 9 lives. Choose upgrades, play with different versions of Loki, with unique weapons and abilities to fight this war ^.^
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.1%, Cartoony 16.2%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 5.4%
You are one of the few survivors of a zombie cat-pocalypse. With only your wits, your weapons, and a few turrets, you must defend yourself from the hordes of zombie-cats that come at night. Grenade, blast, shoot, heal, and place traps to survive each wave until safety comes with the sunlight.
Armed with nothing more than a dash and a hunger for survival, fend off the beasts that desire to slice you up and put you on a platter (with bread or crackers as a palette cleanser of course).
Why similar: Arcade 30.7%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Family Friendly 14.5%, Action 14.2%, Casual 12.6%
Oneiro is an office worker who is forced to stay up all night writing reports to avoid losing his job. The game combines typing mechanics with various mini-games. It’s a 30-40 minute experience with multiple endings depending on your performance.
Why similar: Comic Book 41.9%, Arcade 18.9%, Casual 11.5%, Cartoon 11.3%, 2D 5.2%
TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 11.5%, Time Manipulation 10.7% ★
BE A CAT! SAVE YOUR HUMAN! You're a fluffy feline who must save their owner from the hordes of flesh eating greebles which dwell within the bathroom. Will she make it through her morning business alive? Only you can save her!
Why similar: Arcade 21.7%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Stylized 14.5%, Retro 12.6%, Casual 9.6%
Play as 25yo writer Jian Xun in a 5-min deadline loop. Your script is alive! In this thriller puzzle, use "keyframe sorting" to piece stories. Fight AI, break the 4th wall & escape the nightmare!
Why similar: Comic Book 34.1%, Cartoony 16.8%, Stylized 15.9%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Colorful 8.2%
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 50.6%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Retro 7.2%, Colorful 5.4%, Action 5.3%
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.5%, Arcade 24.2%, Survival 12.7%, Action 10.7%, Casual 10.1%
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.
Why similar: Action 40%, Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Cartoony 14.5%, Colorful 6.2%, 2D 5.2%
The main character is hired as a debugger at the game company “Dokidoki Games”! With a time limit of one week, will he be able to find the bug safely? The debugging work with fate on the line begins now!
Why similar: Action 55.1%, Funny 34.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
Survive as long as possible in Fried Panic! Buy weapons, abilities, and even donut producing machines. Fight through waves of eggs, lemons, chicken drumsticks, and much more, all in a top down pixel art style.
Why similar: Action 27.7%, Retro 26.6%, 2D 24.2%, Funny 15.2%, Resource Management 6.3%
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 76.4%, Colorful 8.2%, Action 8.1%, Casual 7.2%
The last subway departs in a world overrun by zombies. At each station, gather materials, find better weapons, and fight off the undead. As you get closer to your family, the danger grows. Survive, upgrade, and make it to the final stop.
Why similar: Action 100%
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Arcade 11%, Retro 6.1%, Action 5.6%
Outside the Lines is a free top-down shooter where drawing utensils compete to cover a coloring book with their color.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 55.7%, Casual 15.6%, Colorful 14.9%, Action 13.8%
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: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Arcade 15.3%, Action 11.4%, Cartoon 11.3%, Casual 10.8%
The zombie apocalypse has begun! Choose your animal hero – a cat with a pistol, a crocodile with a bazooka, or a chicken with a revolver! Survive endless zombie waves, collect coins, upgrade weapons, and unlock new heroes. How long can you last?
Why similar: Cartoony 20.8%, Action 15%, Casual 14.2%, Colorful 13.4%, 2D 10.4%
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36%, Arcade 22.5%, Retro 17.4%, Action 13.7%, Colorful 10.5%
Rapid gravity arcade action! Dash! Spin! Slam! Paint!
Why similar: Arcade 24.4%, Stylized 14.2%, Cartoony 14.1%, Colorful 11.1%, Family Friendly 8.7%
An overdose of reality can have dire consequences... Tumble down the rabbit hole and embrace your downfall with 12 endings, non linear day by day progression, sanity system and more...
Why similar: Arcade 47.6%, Stylized 27.1%, Action 15%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
Shoot to move, move to live, live to shoot! Blast Off Far Away (B.O.F.A.) is a space-themed, top-down arena shooter, with a focus on fast-paced arcade-esque gameplay, with the unique twist where movement is limited through the use of the player's gun.
Why similar: Arcade 39.5%, Action 16.2%, 2D 15.1%, Family Friendly 14.9%, Casual 14.3%
Strap in, floor it, and deliver the goods... before the bomb goes off. Play as Carl, a monkey driving a wildly unstable mail truck that's rigged with explosives on a tight deadline.
Why similar: Arcade 25.8%, Cartoony 15.8%, Cartoon 14.5%, Stylized 11.2%, Casual 10.1%
a classic arcade shooter game. You can play with up to 4 people locally, or using Steam Remote play.
Why similar: Arcade 34.8%, Survival 31%, Colorful 18.1%, Casual 16.1%
A deadly factory surrounds you. The manipulation of time is necessary to escape this underground facility. Use your wit, your laser blaster, and your time-warping abilities to face your demise head-on and triumph!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 55.5% ★, Action 44.5%
Fast-paced Western shooting game, can quickly play the core content even if you only got 10 minutes break. Multiple modes are added to the game to help you kill time when you don't know what to play.
Time Up is a fast paced action platformer, with each level only being 9 seconds. Sieze every opportunity, plan your route, Survive various deadly traps, and reach the finish line! This game combines a variety of classic platformer elements: The levels are carefully designed to make them harder, yet more enjoyable to give the player a...
Project: Name is a hardcore Perma-Death first person platformer. Try to beat all three levels!
Why similar: Comic Book 44.2%, Cartoony 16.5%, Action 11.7%, Stylized 9.2%, Colorful 7.5%
Introducing the Grapple Beam! Chain ghosts together then pop them all at once for points in an endless 'bullet hell' arcade apocalypse.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.7%, Arcade 26%, Retro 14.9%, Action 10%, 2D 6.4%
100% Free 'Hip-Fire' Arcade Shooter! Instead of using crosshairs or sights on gun, Vaccine19 has the player visualize shot trajectory. Don't Get Infected!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 46.2% ★, Stylized 20.3%, Action 18%, Casual 15.5%
If you can type, you can fire a gun.
Why similar: Arcade 32.1%, Action 25.7%, Stylized 19%, Retro 14.5%, Relaxing 8.7%
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
Why similar: Action 28.2%, Cartoony 24.3%, 2D 24%, Colorful 13.4%, Funny 10.1%
A silky smooth Arena First Person Shooter with a prime focus on game-feel. Massacre waves of sentient metallic geometry and their monster compatriots as you fight for your Hi-Score! Designed to be the ultimate 'warm-up' or 'waiting-for-download' game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.3%, Arcade 27.6%, Action 11.7%, Retro 9.5%, Survival 8.6%
Dash and dodge bullet clusters in nerve-wracking slow motion moments and challenge your friends online or offline to awesome and fast paced battles with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Family Friendly 36%, Casual 25.1%, Funny 21.3%, Action 17.6%
Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.8%, Arcade 21.3%, 2D 10%, Funny 8.4%, Action 7.1%
It's MIDNIGHT, you're DEAD, and got a bad case of THE MUNCHIES. Chew your way through 120 levels of addictive puzzle gameplay, where your only goal is to devour everything but your own wormy self. It's quick, tasty, and hard to resist. Just like a late-night snack.
Why similar: Cartoon 27%, Arcade 21%, Retro 13.1%, Colorful 9.4%, Funny 8.3%
Frantic Dimension is a retro twin-stick shooter inspired by the earliest twin-sticks, 'Space Dungeon' and 'Robotron 2084'. Never stop moving and shooting... or you'll die.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.4%, Action 17.8%, Arcade 17.8%, Retro 10.5%, 2D 6.4%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 47.2%, Cartoony 23.5%, Action 11.5%, Arcade 11.2%, 2D 6.7%
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.4%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Survival 10.4%, Arcade 10.3%, Retro 7%
Service With a Shotgun [SWAS] is a mash up of visual novel storytelling and chaotic wave game shooting. You're the last poor soul manning a beat-up roadside shop in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Shoot straight. Talk fast. Surely nothing can go wrong. Right?
Why similar: Cartoon 34.1%, Survival 23.7%, Retro 18.8%, Action 12%, Casual 11.4%
- DRY CONTACT - INSTIGATION OF HYBRID SOLDIER LIFELINE - BIO-AFFECTIONATE HYPER NETWORK -
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Arcade 16.2%, Cartoon 15%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Stylized 12%
Meteor Volleyball! is a simple, fun, comic-like volleyball game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you have to survive by piloting a volleyball robot. Protect your home and survive!
Why similar: Cartoon 28.8%, Comic Book 26.3%, Arcade 19.8%, Action 12%, Casual 6.7%
Running Dead is a puzzle & shot game. Shot your zombies and get coin from human.
Why similar: Arcade 25.9%, Cartoon 22.4%, Stylized 14.4%, Casual 12.7%, Funny 8.7%
Fast-paced shooting in a frantic atmosphere! Pick-up-and-play, like the good old days! Local multiplayer!
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: Twin Stick Shooter 48%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Colorful 5.7%, Retro 5.3%, Casual 4.7%
Non-Euclidean snake where you can go forever deeper and deeper into the void... ...and if you're good enough, into the daily leaderboards
Why similar: Arcade 34.8%, Casual 17.2%, Action 13.4%, Retro 11.2%, Colorful 11%
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.7%, Stylized 18%, Survival 15.8%, Action 12%, Casual 10.4%
You are selected to be part of a circus, open the doors and beat the Clowns, solving the challenges before the clock ends.
Why similar: Cartoon 33.3%, Action 16.8%, Casual 15.8%, Colorful 14.9%, Family Friendly 12.1%