60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, 2D.
A brand new entry to the series, NIGHT STRIKER GEAR revitalizes the sprite scaling pseudo-3D style with polished graphics. The new GEAR System gives an added depth to the gameplay without sacrificing the intuitiveness. Feeling the rush of fast-paced music, strike through the night once more!
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
閃攻機人アスラ - ASURA THE STRIKER -
A high-speed 3D rail shooter inspired by legendary arcade classics. Control the humanoid combat weapon ASURA and battle overwhelming waves of invaders using Energy Shot, Shining Knuckle, and the time-bending Lightning Over Drive.
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Mechs 16.6% ★, Shooter 12.5%, 1980s 9.5%, 1990's 9.4%
A high-speed 3D rail shooter inspired by legendary arcade classics. Control the humanoid combat weapon ASURA and battle overwhelming waves of invaders using Energy Shot, Shining Knuckle, and the time-bending Lightning Over Drive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, On-Rails Shooter 18.2% ★, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Third Person 7.8%
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 20%, Arcade 18.5%, Shooter 17%, 1980s 12.8%, 1990's 10.6%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.5%, Shooter 20.6%, Arcade 17.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Action 7.3%
Your nightmares, now in High Definition! R-Type Delta HD Boosted brings back the dark, iconic shooter with modern enhancements, new music, razor-sharp graphics, and all the intensity you remember.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Shooter 16.6%, Futuristic 11.1%, Mechs 9.4% ★, Multiple Endings 7.9%
A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Mechs 18% ★, Arcade 11%, 1990's 10.8%, Shooter 10.5%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Mechs 11.3% ★, Arcade 9.9%, Futuristic 8.6%
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Mechs 16.3% ★, Arcade 11.1%, 1990's 10%, Sci-fi 9.6%
A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, On-Rails Shooter 23.7% ★, Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 69.8%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Action 13.7%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Shooter 16.7%, Arcade 15%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh new visual style. The new Double Gear system boosts Mega Man's speed and power for a new twist to the satisfying gameplay the series is known for.
Why similar: Robots 31.8%, Action 19.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Retro 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.6%
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Futuristic 11.9%, Robots 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 10.2%
The feeling of 90's arcade shooter will come again !! Arcade-like side scroll shooter of 7 stages in all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action 13.1%, Arcade 9.8%, 2D 2.8%
The ultra-refined 2D side-scrolling action you remember from "Azure Striker Gunvolt" is recharged and better than ever! In Gunvolt 2, series anti-hero Copen joins the fray as a playable character! Copy abilities from defeated boss characters and use them as your own!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.8%, Action 31.8%, Retro 25%, 2D 8.4%
Centuries have passed since the events of RefleX and mankind has once again attained civilization. Now, ancient technology born of a twisted mind sets in motion a chain of events designed to bring divine retribution down upon mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 69.5%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 13.9%
LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN!! XENOTILT, the sequel to the cult hit, DEMON'S TILT. Get ready for another PINBALL FANTASY. XENOTILT shreds the envelope with face-melting gameplay & graphics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Cyberpunk 19.8%, Arcade 16%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Arcade 28.8%, Action 15.9%, Retro 15%, 2D 3.8%
Wild Guns Reloaded is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter, mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Play as Clint, Annie, Doris, or Bullet the dog with his sentry drone. Grab some friends and play together for some four player action!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, On-Rails Shooter 22.6% ★, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 16%, Action 7.5%
Alluring audio! Pixel art perfection! Beat-em up beauty! Discover how hard a 32,000kg ninja hits with The Ninja Saviours!
Why similar: Mechs 20.9% ★, 1990's 19.5%, Arcade 15.5%, Futuristic 11.8%, Robots 11.7%
STEEL STRIDER is the follow up to the acclaimed GIGANTIC ARMY and pays homage to the great run and gun games such as Turrican and Super Contra, but adds mouse / dual analogue stick-operated weapons!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Mechs 32.1% ★, Shooter 17.7%, Action 15.8%
Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot'em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages to fight the evil empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 59.9%, Action 17.1%, Retro 14.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%, 2D 4%
RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 76.7%, Action 23.3%
Ether Vapor Remaster is a cinematic 3D arcade shooter and visual treat from developer Edelweiss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 67.2%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 7.3%, Action 6.3%, Sci-fi 4.9%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 66%, Arcade 20.3%, Shooter 6.8%, Action 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Shooter 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 1980s 8.1%, Retro 7.5%
Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history! Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Mechs 18.2% ★, Shooter 13.2%, 1990's 10%, Robots 9.8%
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 25.7%, Shooter 20.9%, 1980s 14.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 12.7%, Retro 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
The next installment in the high-speed 2D action Gunvolt series is finally here with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Balancing both an involving story and satisfying gameplay, Gunvolt 3 is the most extravagant entry in the series yet!
Why similar: Action 31.9%, Sci-fi 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 28.4%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Shooter 19%, Arcade 16.9%, 1990's 11.2%, Action 9.4%
70s giant robot anime-inspired side-scrolling shooting from the creators of SATAZIUS and GIGANTIC ARMY!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.9%, Mechs 30.7% ★, Shooter 11.2%, Action 8.4%, Retro 4.8%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 65.7%, Arcade 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 5.5%, Shooter 4.8%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Shooter 14.7%, 1980s 14%, Arcade 12.5%, 1990's 12.4%
Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Shooter 18.1%, Arcade 14.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Futuristic 8.2%
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Shooter 22.4%, Arcade 19.4%, Retro 7.6%, Action 7.4%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Arcade 18.1%, Retro 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Robots 9.4%
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Mechs 16.3% ★, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%
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 27.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 64.2%, Arcade 19.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 5.6%, 2D 0.9%
A new, remade version of the Panzer Dragoon game – true to the original, with improved graphics and controls, that suit modern gaming standards!
Why similar: On-Rails Shooter 76.4% ★, Action 20.6%, Singleplayer 3%
Bullet Soul Infinite Burst is a vertically scrolling shooting game crossing old-school gameplay with a bullet hell twist. It adds numerous gameplay enhancements over its predecessor, Bullet Soul, not least of which is Burst Mode. The same aggressive, bullet-cancelling gameplay, now with more destruction, more coins and more tunes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 65%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Action 15.9%
SWARMRIDER OMEGA is an "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. Based on SWARMRIDERS(2016), OMEGA is a darker and faster version, featuring the Saint from UBERMOSH Vol.5.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Cyberpunk 21.2%, Arcade 18.4%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!
Why similar: Futuristic 19.8%, 1980s 17.6%, 1990's 15%, Sci-fi 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.1%, Arcade 18.4%, Action 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D 2.6%
Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 13.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
“SHOCK TROOPERS 2nd Squad”, the sequel to the NEOGEO fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game, returns to the missions on the Steam battlefield!
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Shooter 17.2%, Arcade 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, 1980s 17%, 1990's 15.4%, Arcade 14.5%, Retro 8.5%
SCORCHING TECHBEAT ACTION! A frantic combo-based score attack shooter. Make combos to earn more time. Master all weapons and defeat a raving mad machine. 100% arcade action. Online ranking. Lots of achievements. A Dual Gunstrike spin off.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Robots 14.2%, Arcade 14%, Shooter 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.6%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 14.8%, Futuristic 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
Fast-paced mecha themed third person shooter.
Why similar: Mechs 35% ★, Robots 17.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Futuristic 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Futuristic 9.3%
Zenodyne R is a new 90s-style shoot-'em-up game filled with YM2612 music and real Blast Processing action, where your reflexes and patience will be tested in their entirety! Packed with 6 crazy stages filled wtih bosses, 5 unique ships, unlockables, branching paths and more!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 74.3%, Action 25.7%
Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this story-driven arcade shooter. The RADON Daughters have launched their ultimate weapon. Take control of the experimental gunship HALCYON and break out of the CAGE.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Shooter 14.6%, Futuristic 11.8%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Arcade 11.6%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Mechs 58.9% ★, Arcade 21.6%, Dark 8.7%, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 41%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Arcade 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Futuristic 9.1%
