- #1 Bug Blast
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Giga GruntsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Fight and dodge through hundreds of space bugs in Bug Blast! Go through each space station to protect from the hoards of bugs that come their way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35%, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Roguelite 11.8%, Arcade 8%, Shooter 6.8%
- #2 Space Bandit
96% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Sam Murray
Windows · Linux
Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Bullet Time 24.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Roguelite 9.5%, Shooter 5.3%
- #3 No More Grudges
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nearly A Studio
Windows
Step into a shattered world where every bullet tells a story. No More Grudges is a visceral 3D top-down shooter that marries razor-sharp gunplay with a gripping, shadow-soaked narrative.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Roguelite 10.5%, Arcade 9%, Shooter 6.8%
- #4 Messier111
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: MELPOT
Windows
The Messier 111 is a twin-stick shooter that will test your skills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.5%, Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Top-Down 7.5%, Action 6.1%
- #5 Breach the Abyss
94% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Firewood
Windows
A sci-fi wave-based roguelite where you play as a rogue janitor in an overrun space facility. Fight through hordes of alien creatures, and find powerful upgrades to augment your abilities. In death, piece together your memories, and come back stronger. A grand reward awaits you in the Abyss...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Bullet Time 24.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Roguelite 9.6%, Shooter 5.7%
- #6 Void Rhythm
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DeepStream
Windows
Survive the siege in this high-octane top-down shooter. Blast your way through relentless waves of enemies and use Bullet Time to slow the chaos and dismantle the swarm. You can’t play it safe. Stay aggressive if you want to survive. In this place, an aggressive offense is your only defense.
Why similar: Bullet Time 36.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Roguelite 11.1%, Arcade 6.6%, Action 5.2%
- #7 UJO Invasion
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lamplight Games Limited
Windows · Linux
Mow down hordes of Jellies in this action-packed twin-stick shooter! This is UJO Invasion: survive against hordes of Jellies, battle it out in night time boss rounds, find and upgrade an arsenal of weapons, all while playing from a cast of unlockable characters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 49.9%, Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Shooter 8.3%, Action 5.7%, 3D 2.7%
- #8 STEP ASIDE!
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BEEZthePANGEANPub: PonderPangi
Windows · Mac
You are an invincible bodyguard. Your only weakness is the person you must protect. Control the crowd, spot the assassin, and execute the mission in this stylish, top-down tactical shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Top-Down 7.7%, Roguelite 7.4%, Arcade 6.7%
- #9 Egg Drop Soup
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NoBrakesGames
Windows
Drop Eggs on passing cars to cause as much public damage as you can. Use Banana Peels and Doughnuts to slip away from the pursuing police force. Complete your Missions before getting caught to make your getaway!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.9%, Top-Down Shooter 33.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 7.3%, 3D 4.5%
- #10 Godstrike
91% matchMixed64% of 245 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Godstrike is a twin-stick shooter where time is your health and currency. Face off against ruthless bosses in tense, 1v1 showdowns as Talaal, the last Herald.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.9%, Bullet Time 22.1% ★, Roguelite 13.9%, Top-Down 6.6%, Arcade 6.2%
- #11 KILL KNIGHT
89% matchVery Positive94% of 2,018 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Bullet Time 25.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Gothic 8.4% ★, Arcade 6.9%
- #12 Pew-casso
90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Made From Strings
Windows
Choose your loadout, choose your art brushes, and blast your way to a masterpiece! Pew-casso is a top-down action-roguelite shooter where you defeat enemies to level up and create a piece of art. The longer you last, the more complex your unique piece of art will become.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Time 17.2% ★, Roguelite 10.6%, Arcade 6.3%
- #13 The Neurochemical Conjob
89% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Mind Over Matter Entertainment
Windows
Eliminate your negative emotions (but save the good ones!) as Agent B. Cell, in this intense and wacky arcade style shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 9.2%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #14 Splitfire
88% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: @thr3mix
Windows
Splitfire is the homage to classic twin-stick shooters like Geometry Wars, that evolves the genre by answering the question, 'What if both thumbsticks controlled their own weapons?'.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Bullet Time 26.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Arcade 7.5%, Shooter 6.2%
- #15 BACKFIRE
86% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: SQYD.studio
Windows · Linux
BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.
Why similar: Bullet Time 26.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Roguelite 9.9%, Arcade 7.5%
- #16 UltraGoodness 2
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: Rasul Mono
Windows
The struggle between Good and Evil continues in this bloody action, top-down action-roguelike shooter where time moves only when you move or shoot. Tear Satan's forces to pieces, leave oceans of their blood and mountains of demon's corpses in the name of Goodness!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Bullet Time 22.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 9.2%, Arcade 6.8%
- #17 Deadlocked
86% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive Games
Windows
Deadlocked: an adrenaline-packed Cartoon top-down shooter. Customize your loadout with unique weapons, unlock fun little pets, and upgrade your character. Master responsive gameplay and become a cutesy robot killing machine, There's one rule, Defy Deadlock
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Bullet Time 23.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Roguelite 9.5%, Arcade 7.1%
- #18 The Hong Kong Massacre
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,028 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
Why similar: Bullet Time 31.8% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Arcade 6.5%, Shooter 5.7%
- #19 Light Speed Ride Out
84% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: brimselGames
Windows
Light Speed Ride Out is a top-down space survivors arena shooter with roguelite elements. Upgrade your ship with a variety of items to create unique builds and survive the enemy hordes. Assemble the crew of your ship, make the right decisions and rescue people to get them to join your space colony.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Bullet Time 26.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Roguelite 9.2%, Arcade 7%
- #20 Cardiac Powder
84% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Edalbung
Windows
Cardiac Powder is a nervous twin stick shooter where you have a bomb in you, if you can’t maintain a certain heart rate, it will explode… So one thing to do is keep you in action by fighting your opponents!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Bullet Time 24.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Top-Down 7.1%, Shooter 6.4%
- #21 Cheftastic!: Buffet Blast
83% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Not A Goose
Windows
Cheftastic!: Buffet Blast is a new exciting top-down arcade shooter! Take back the Isle of Verdura from swarms of mutant vegetables and climb your way to the top of the leaderboard!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shooter 8%, Top-Down 7.5%, Arcade 7.4%
- #22 One Hit Out
81% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Talking Potato
Windows
A free 2-player co-op top-down survival shooter. One hit and you're out — survive together, climb the leaderboard, and unlock new characters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.1%, Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 8.4%
- #23 AGIS
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kickbuzz GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
AGIS - A Game In Space is a top-down twin-stick-shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Roguelite 12.4%, Arcade 8.8%, Shooter 7.4%
- #24 Monster Blast
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: EntwicklerX
Windows
It´s all about blasting Monsters. On randomly generated maps you are shooting your path to find the exit and move on to the next level.
Why similar: Bullet Time 38.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 5.7%
- #25 Final Commit
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gold SaucerPub: GoldSaucer
Windows
`Final Commit` is a two-character tag roguelite survival action game where 200 Won, a developer pulled into an unfinished game world, must complete an abandoned project alongside the characters he left behind. Swap characters, combine traits, and shape your build through class changes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.1%, Bullet Time 26.9% ★, Roguelite 12.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 7.8%
- #26 Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
80% matchVery Positive90% of 2,438 reviews2014
Dev: DreamworldsPub: Untold Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Bullet Time 23.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Old School 6.8%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #27 DarkTimes: Wrath of the Raven
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Salvagers Studio
Windows
DarkTimes is a 3D twin-stick action platformer, where you can use two weapons to aim two directions simultaneously. shoot, dash, stun, bullet time to defeat hordes of monsters. He stole your daughter, get her back.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Bullet Time 21.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Gothic 6.7% ★, Old School 5.3%
- #28 Tommy Gun Carnage
79% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Jade Owl AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful run-and-gun shooter with hordes of enemies, powerups, perks and diverse environments!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 27%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 9.1%
- #29 Super Demon Survivors
78% matchMixed57% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: 1up Indie
Windows
Super Demon Survivors is a homage to time survival reverse bullet hells, set in a familiar world pitting multiple characters against hordes of demons and monsters in a multistage free for all.
Why similar: Bullet Time 30.6% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
- #30 Halo: Spartan Assault
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,921 reviews2014
Dev: Vanguard GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to Steam for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4. *DirectX feature level 10 required. *
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Action 9.6%, Top-Down 8.3%, Shooter 7.1%
- #31 Loplight
77% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.4%, Top-Down Shooter 34.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%, Action 5.6%
- #32 Bitty Knight
77% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: unklnik
Windows
A fast-paced, challenging 2D top-down mini-roguelike with random levels and 30+ powerups. No two plays are ever the same and completely free-to-play. Avoid the many perils, collect copious loot and slay the final boss to escape the mini dungeon in Bitty Knight...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.3%, Bullet Time 27% ★, Roguelite 14.1%, Old School 7.5%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #33 Z-GYUBAAN!
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Yogurt Neko
Windows
Destroy the floor panel with the blast that defeated the enemy and rescue the captive girl! After destroying 75% of the panels, move on to the next stage.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46.5%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Arcade 7.8%, Shooter 7.7%, Action 5.4%
- #34 (square)
76% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Brennan Curtis Cottrell
Windows
Launch. Recall. Avoid.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.7%, Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Shooter 8.4%, Top-Down 6.6%, Action 5.1%
- #35 Bat Blitz
74% matchPositive83% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Beef Dust Studios
Windows
Bat Blitz is a fast paced, top down shooter, roguelike where you have to kill bats to stay alive as long as possible.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Arcade 9%, Shooter 6.8%
- #36 Killer Ricky
76% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: QSPub: Koya Game
Windows
Play as Killer Ricky and avenge his family by killing all members of a bloodthirsty Mafia organization.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Bullet Time 19.4% ★, Shooter 8.5%, Action 7%
- #37 Cells of Division
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: High Path Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cells of Division is a top-down bullet hell roguelike. Fight with past-run clones (up to 6 allies), mix ~100 items, and defeat 50+ bosses. Destroy viruses and defend the immune system!
Why similar: Bullet Time 26.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Roguelite 9.5%, Shooter 5.7%
- #38 Operation Singularity
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Knights and Weekends
Windows
A sci-fi top-down score chaser where score multipliers stack up the faster you eliminate.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 8.7%
- #39 Super Blue Square
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FNDK
Windows
Step into the fast-paced world of Super Blue Square, where simplicity meets intense arcade action! In this top-down 2D twin-stick shooter, you'll face waves of relentless enemies in a vibrant, ever-changing battlefield.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.3%, Bullet Time 23% ★, Arcade 13.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 9.1%
- #40 PCpill
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZOOPGAR
Windows
PCpill™ is an action-packed top-down shooter where you take control of the PCpill™ Antivirus to disinfect the hard drive of an old desktop PC. Use your PillGun to blast the rot away and restore your computer, one file at a time!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 8.8%
- #41 TV Boy
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Funsome Games
Windows
TV Boy is an action packed top-down shooter. Blast waves of weird and whacky enemies with even weirder weapons to rescue the captured citizens of TV Topia and restore peace to the galaxy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Old School 11.3%, Top-Down 9.2%, Arcade 8.9%
- #42 Horde
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Equal Games
Windows
You will not survive! Kill zombies while collecting dozens of crazy powerups and weapons in this Arcade-style Top-Down Twin-Stick shooter! Then as night descends, so does the Horde! Fast and merciless, fight to kill as much of the Horde as you can before they kill you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.7%, Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 8.1%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #43 Reticent Retribution
74% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Seth Billick
Windows · Linux
Reticent Retribution is a top down twin stick shooter. A 3rd person action game. You must blast waves of space enemies. You can use the keyboard and a controller. 720p 60fps. Press 'esc' to quit, 'h' for help.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.3%, Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Top-Down 8.4%, Action 5.7%
- #44 Sovereign Zero
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catnip Arcade
Windows
Enter the galactic battlefield in this intense bullet-hell shoot-em-up! Dodge endless waves of bullets, unlock devastating powers and ships, and climb the global ranks in this addictive modern retro arcade experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Bullet Time 27.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Arcade 7.3%, Shooter 5.9%
- #45 Cosmo Riders
70% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Conversion7
Windows · Linux
Physics based roguelite bullet-hell-and-heaven horde-survivor action game. Research and upgrade spaceship. Traverse procedurally generated galaxies with ability to alter its conditions and effects.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.1%, Bullet Time 26.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Roguelite 10.2%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #46 Acropalypse
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delightful Team
Windows
In this bullet time twin-stick shooter you murder the crops you plant. Complete orders by planting your own enemy waves. Use the power of the rocket gun to fly through the air and string together incredible combos.
Why similar: Bullet Time 43.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Arcade 7.6%, Action 7.1%, Shooter 3.8%
- #47 Blazing Beaks
70% matchVery Positive83% of 2,624 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Bullet Time 26.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Roguelite 9.8%, Shooter 6%
- #48 Acid Web
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Text Garden
Windows · Linux
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40%, Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Top-Down 6%
- #49 Shwip
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Jamhammer Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Sling a devastating energy whip and unleash screen-clearing particle explosions in this high-octane twin-stick arcade shooter. Master pure, skill-based evasion, shatter geometric swarms, climb global leaderboards, or settle scores in local multiplayer.
Why similar: Bullet Time 28.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Arcade 7.5%, Shooter 6.1%
- #50 Kill Source: Neon Hemorrhage
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Berihime Studio
Windows
A brutal score-attack bullet hell where survival is not enough. Graze bullets, stack multipliers, and chase the leaderboards in Boss Rush and Infinite Arena. No meta progression. No unlock treadmill.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Bullet Time 18.9% ★, Arcade 8.1%, Shooter 4.8%
- #51 CandyPop
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ItiGames
Windows
The Great Sweet Battle Begins! "CandyPop" is a confectionery war set in the Land of Sweets! A top-down, all-direction chaotic battle shooting action game! Are you ready?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 8.8%
- #52 CellShocked
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pre-Tech
Windows
Twinstick shooter! Aim for the highest score before you are finally overwhelemed!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 7.8%, Action 7.6%
- #53 Horde Of Plenty
70% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: SMONCH, LLC
Windows
In this action-packed twin-stick shooter, construction worker Ron Mayhem's beloved pet, Puffy, a rather round and yellow puffer fish, has been captured by the forces of evil. Slay the hordes, collect mad loot, and bring Puffy back!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Arcade 8.7%, Shooter 7.7%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #54 EggsNeverHurt
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: PracticeMoreStudio
Windows
"EggsNeverHurt" is a light rogue survival game that features single-player control with dual joysticks operating two characters simultaneously. Your primary focus is to ensure that the non-attacking character does not die and obtain monster rewards while the attacking character kill enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Time 43.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Roguelite 17.3%, Action 5.1%, Top-Down 3.8%
- #55 The Comyths
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kjorsell Studios
Windows
The Comyths is a bullet-hell action game with no Game Over. Each Character changes how you play by mastering a cosmic domain. Performance is defined by Rank, not death. Chase the perfect S-Rank.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Character Action Game 23.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Arcade 8.2%, Top-Down 4.6%
- #56 Hive Stampers
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Dual Wield Devs
Windows
Fight giant bugs with your mech! Liberate the alien planet for your cause. In this top-down twin stick shooter, fight bugs as you secure the planet for humankind.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.9%, Top-Down Shooter 37.1%, Top-Down 9.6%, Action 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #57 Operation Crimson
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neluhunt
Windows
A story-driven top-down action shooter. Venture into hazardous zones consumed by a biological catastrophe, battle mutated creatures of all shapes and sizes with firearms and melee weapons, and gradually uncover the truth behind the disaster as you advance through tense, tightly paced linear levels.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.2%, Top-Down Shooter 33.4%, Shooter 8.2%, Action 5%, Adventure 4.5%
- #58 Devil's Sanctum
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zumb
Windows
Fight through escalating waves of demons in this fast-paced top-down arena shooter. Choose stackable abilities, create powerful builds and survive the Devil’s trials to earn your freedom.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.8%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Arcade 7.6%, Shooter 7.1%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #59 Dualism
67% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Noah Judson
Windows
Intense arcade shoot 'em up / bullet hell with twin-stick controls, roguelite upgrades, and a white & black twist where opposites damage and similars heal. An addicting, challenging, and relentless experience where you must control light and dark to succeed.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Bullet Time 18.4% ★, Roguelite 10.1%, Arcade 7.5%
- #60 GUNRUN
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Terry Brash
Windows · Linux
Kill lots of things. Like. A LOT.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27%, Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Roguelite 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Action 7.4%