- #1 Nightork Adventures 2 - Legacy of Chaos
97% matchMixed50% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Warptear Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Nightork Adventures - Legacy of Chaos is an arcade shooter game. You fly with a spaceship through procedurally generated caves and fight against evil demons using magic colors. There is a campaign of 30 levels and 5 boss monsters. It also comes with a level editor, so you can create your own levels.
Why similar: Voxel 17.7% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.1%, Demons 8.7%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Level Editor 7.6%
- #2 Gal-X-E
96% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2016
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Gal-X-E aims to revive the old-school shoot em up genre, and adds modern elements to it! Fight your way through endless waves of randomly generated madness! Collect spaceships and show the enemy who's boss!
Why similar: Action 71.1%, Indie 28.9%
- #3 NIGHTSTAR
96% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: SOLIDMESH
Windows
This VR title is a unique room-scale third-person shooter. Control the Nightstar by moving your Motion Controller in space, shooting a vast variety of enemies, and avoiding obstacles and enemy fire. Play through 8 levels of non-stop action and immortalize your name on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Space 23.6%, Action 16.2%, Shooter 15.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Arcade 11.8%
- #4 BossConstructor
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2016
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.
Why similar: Space 26.5%, Simulation 17.6%, Action 10.9%, Futuristic 10.3%, Arcade 8.5%
- #5 Grav Blazer Squared
94% matchMixed40% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 18.6%, Shooter 16.7%, Arcade 15%, Space 14.7%, Bullet Hell 10.7%
- #6 Story of a Cube
94% matchMixed77% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: TinyAtomGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Story of a Cube is an action packed shooter about a lone cube and his quest for revenge. Mixing elements of twin-stick shooters and bullet hell games, this is a hardcode arcade game with a crazy amount of explosions.
Why similar: Arcade 51%, Action 34%, Indie 15%
- #7 Darwin's Demons
93% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Polymorphic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Darwin’s Demons is an arcade style space shooter in which you battle a population of evolving aliens. The alien’s morphology, fire type, and behaviors are all encoded by a digital genome. The aliens that are best able to shoot or evade you reproduce to make the next generation.
Why similar: Simulation 53%, Action 33.1%, Indie 14%
- #8 Minishoot' Adventures
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,362 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Shooter 33.7%, Bullet Hell 33.3%, Colorful 21%, Action 11.9%
- #9 Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt
92% matchMixed58% of 45 reviews2016
Dev: XiNFiNiTY GamesPub: OtakuMaker SARL
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt Take control of your chosen fighter (either Scout or Grunt) in this side scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Space 19.4%, Action 18.2%, Futuristic 13.8%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 12.4%
- #10 Karma Miwa
91% matchMixed70% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: Space Fractal
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fun platformer with two fragile flightless birds, which have gone for long and now try to find each other again.
Why similar: Arcade 46%, Action 33.6%, Indie 16.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #11 Genius Greedy Mouse
91% matchVery Positive83% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: Space Fractal
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
GENIUS GREEDY MOUSE is a clay based puzzle game featuring a host of fun and challenging levels.
Why similar: Action 40.8%, Arcade 39.2%, Indie 16.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #12 Redout: Space Assault
90% matchMixed46% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Redout: Space Assault is arcade space battle, coupling the trademark Redout adrenaline with the thrill of combat. Outsmart, outmaneuver, overpower, outclass your opponents in lightning-fast, adrenaline-inducing single-player space combat.
Why similar: Space 17.8%, Futuristic 14.1%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #13 LUXIS
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Dumbfounded
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
LUXIS is a game of memory, reflexes, intuition, and problem solving. Get lost in the atmospheric music and glowing world, then find your way out.
Why similar: Action 70.3%, Indie 29.7%
- #14 Ogre Chambers DX
85% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 20.9%, Space 18.3%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.5%
- #15 Nith Realms
84% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Raptor Studios
Windows
A free-flow action-adventure game with varied realms to travel through. The player will have to defeat powerful bosses and take on dangerous environments in order to obtain the all-powerful elements to take back the Nith.
Why similar: Action 39.9%, Combat 21%, Colorful 14.2%, Third Person 9.1%, 3D 6.9%
- #16 Max Stern
87% matchMixed53% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: Lupan Artiom OlegPub: None
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
If one day the perfect routine goes wrong, and your airship is knocked out over a mysterious tropical island - be ready to fight for your life, gather together all the parts of the Spanish chronicle, solve puzzles and, finally, yes… grind the armed skeletons into dust on your way.
Why similar: Action 73.8%, Indie 26.2%
- #17 Bladestar
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 107 reviews2016
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens.
Why similar: Space 19.6%, Procedural Generation 18.2%, Shooter 16%, Arcade 15.4%, Sci-fi 12.7%
- #18 BATTLE PIXELS
86% matchMixed55% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: AppyArt Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Battle Pixels is a frantic arcade action, point and click shoot 'em up with a 16 bit retro style.Take control of your tanks and eliminate the enemy's turret defences over 25 randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Arcade 45.4%, Action 34.4%, Indie 16%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #19 satryn deluxe
82% matchVery Positive97% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: maybell🌻
Windows · Linux
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨
Why similar: Arcade 25.5%, Procedural Generation 16.4%, Shooter 15.5%, Colorful 14.8%, Space 13.6%
- #20 Subdivision Infinity DX
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: MistFly GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Space 27.2%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 13%, Arcade 10.2%
- #21 Destination Sol
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
Dev: MovingBlocks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!
Why similar: Space 44.2%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 13.8%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #22 The Great Escape
84% matchMixed55% of 29 reviews2016
Dev: XiNFiNiTY GamesPub: OtakuMaker SARL
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Great Escape is a infinity runner where player guides a spaceship through a narrow tunnel filled with incoming obstacles. The more you advance harder the hazards become.
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Arcade 22.9%, Shooter 22.6%, Sci-fi 19%, Indie 7.7%
- #23 Captain Starshot
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Double Door Games
Windows
Fight fierce hostile alien space ships to neutralize their defenses before you board their ships and battle intense on-foot encounters. Eliminate their forces and steal their technology to upgrade your squad with different abilities and save the galaxy!
Why similar: Space 27.7%, Procedural Generation 26.8%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Action 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.3%
- #24 Holy Shot
75% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: LoneWolf Digital Arts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Holy Shot is a fast-paced, physics-based top-down shooter. Face nasty hordes of monsters in a chaotic environmental destruction, combining powerful weapons and strategic abilities to survive intense battles against challenging bosses.
Why similar: Shooter 31.6%, Demons 22.6%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Action 14.2%, 3D 5.8%
- #25 Project Starship
80% matchVery Positive81% of 466 reviews2016
Dev: Panda Indie Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen? Will you save the world from the mighty cthulhu?
Why similar: Indie 78.1%, Action 12.9%, Bullet Hell 9.1%
- #26 Galaxy Highways
74% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Shooter 24%, Space 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Colorful 15.2%, Sci-fi 15.1%
- #27 Milford Heaven - Luken's Chronicles
81% matchMixed60% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: CGGAMES
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Milford Heaven, a small medieval village, is under attack!! Won't you do nothing? Luken's castle is filled with treasures! Come, help the villagers, loot Luken's castle and became as rich as you have never dreamed before!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #28 Jett Rider
75% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Last Chicken GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.
Why similar: Shooter 24.8%, Futuristic 18.6%, Arcade 16.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Colorful 12.5%
- #29 NightmareZ
79% matchMixed44% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.
Why similar: Action 68%, Indie 27%, Singleplayer 5%
- #30 Star Horizon
79% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2015
Dev: Orbital Knight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Why similar: Space 31.8%, Simulation 17.3%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Futuristic 16.4%, Action 10.9%
- #31 POPixel
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 71 reviews2016
Dev: CGGAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hey, have you ever dreamed of being fired by a cannon as a bullet man? How about jumping on balloons popping them ?? You can do all this with POPixel. The game where you become one, jumping and popping balloons. Oh, and don't forget to collect the coins !!
Why similar: Indie 53.7%, Action 46.3%
- #32 Particle Wars
76% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: HaDe GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Particle wars is a super cool and colorful survival shooter with crazy particle effects, tons of weapons and power-ups! Beat the levels with different approaches and get some great highscores at the infinite mode!
Why similar: Space 39.9%, Arcade 27.5%, Action 22.9%, Indie 9.7%
- #33 Dust and Aliens
73% matchVery Positive87% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
Play a space cowboy as he travels to an alien-filled arena, traversing the various game rooms to achieve the highest possible score and challenge the ultimate Dust and Aliens enemy!
Why similar: Level Editor 30.1%, Shooter 23.3%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Futuristic 13.7%, Action 8.7%
- #34 Pills4Skills
77% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Petro Shoferystov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
FLIP THE WORLD! WALK ON WALLS! HALLUCINATE! EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF YOUR MIND! Take a challenge in a weird and unique trippy gravitational puzzle platformer!
Why similar: Action 73%, Indie 27%
- #35 Apartment 666
78% matchMostly Negative34% of 459 reviews2016
Dev: I Need Play
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
One day you wake up and realise that nobody is home. You try to exit the apartment only to wake up again in your room.You are stuck in an endless cycle of loops with only one way out.
Why similar: Action 91.2%, Indie 8.8%
- #36 Runeyana
77% matchMixed48% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Blackturn Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
In this deep Hack and Slash enhanced RPG you’ll explore a huge world inhabited by different races. Cope with social tensions, get armed and customize your character physically and psychologically to successfully get through this adventure.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #37 Snik
76% matchMixed55% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Snik is an extremely hard game that will test your reflexes, timing, aiming and planning ahead in a simple, minimalist interface.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #38 Brave Furries
73% matchVery Positive83% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Crazy Goat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Furries Princess has been kidnapped! Help these hilariously cute creatures execute a rescue mission. You will need to explore the Evil Wizard's castle and solve his puzzles to succeed. Hours of mildly brain-teasing gameplay awaits!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #39 Neon Striker
67% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Shooter 26.7%, Space 23.3%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Action 9.4%
- #40 Abrix 2 - Diamond version
72% matchMixed84% of 227 reviews2016
Dev: EJRGames
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Abrix 2 is an addictive puzzle game for everyone. Try over 170 different levels of puzzles and secrets and help Abrix, a tiny toy robot, to find a way out. Abrix 2 is a continuation of a hit game Abrix the robot. Now with new graphics and full of new stuff it's better than ever.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #41 REPLIKATOR
68% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 24%, Space 19.7%, Futuristic 18.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Colorful 11.6%
- #42 Boss 101
71% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Donley Time Foundation
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Create your own bosses to battle in this arcade action and adventure. Yep, there is a story as well as pure action modes for those who want to blast things. Explore worlds while you upgrade your tech and improve your base. Make new friends, adopt pets and even fly a kite.
Why similar: Arcade 46.4%, Action 38.6%, Indie 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #43 Odd||Even
73% matchMixed53% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: kylix studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Odd||Even is a math and logic based, integer placement puzzle game.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 64.1%, Level Editor 26.6%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #44 Tenrow
71% matchVery Positive81% of 169 reviews2016
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tenrow is a logic puzzle game. Includes 50 levels.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #45 Infinitum
70% matchMixed81% of 312 reviews2017
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Travel through space. Attend the planets. Gather resources. Find artifacts.
Why similar: Action 35%, Simulation 29.8%, Space 26.9%, Indie 8.2%
- #46 The Creature of Chaos
67% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: Jakub Miksa and CoC TeamPub: Jakub Miksa
Windows · Linux
Frantic FPS game with very procedural levels
Why similar: Procedural Generation 37.1%, Shooter 29.6%, Arcade 19.6%, Action 11.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #47 Warlocks Quarry
66% matchVery Positive91% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Use your skills in looting, fighting, exploring and base building to survive and progress in Warlocks world.
Why similar: Voxel 65.6% ★, Action 14.7%, Colorful 14.2%, 3D 5.5%
- #48 Totally Unbalanced
69% matchVery Positive83% of 220 reviews2016
Dev: Isojumper
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Totally Unbalanced is a 3D platform game where you have to complete puzzles and overcome obstacles. Totally Unbalanced also features (currently) two multiplayer modes : sumo arena with 4 players and racing mode with 16 players.
Why similar: Arcade 47.9%, Action 33.8%, Indie 14.3%, Singleplayer 4%
- #49 ShipLord
69% matchMixed62% of 844 reviews2015
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
ShipLord is a space avoid-er mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another lvl.
Why similar: Space 35.7%, Action 25.7%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Indie 17.7%
- #50 Sublevel Zero Redux
68% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 26.8%, Shooter 21.9%, Futuristic 20.8%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Action 6.1%
- #51 Super Star Path
68% matchVery Positive81% of 414 reviews2015
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Why similar: Shooter 21.1%, Arcade 19.5%, Space 18%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #52 Swiftly
70% matchMixed51% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Swiftly is a very challenging platformer game. It has simple graphics and easy to understand rules, but you are going to have a hard time completing the levels.
Why similar: Action 75.8%, Indie 24.2%
- #53 Pewt 'em Up!
63% matchVery Positive96% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: team tsoto
Windows · Linux
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Shooter 21.9%, Arcade 20.7%, Futuristic 17.3%, Space 15%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #54 Highway to the Moon
69% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2016
Dev: Vernacular Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Highway to the Moon is a fast-paced scrolling arcade shooter where you take control of Jacob Helaway, stunt man and thrill-seeker extraordinaire, as he makes his way to the Moon in pursuit of the interstellar criminal known only as the Moon Man.
Why similar: Action 72.2%, Indie 27.8%
- #55 ADVERSE
65% matchVery Positive81% of 99 reviews2021
Dev: ASTXRIAL Works
Windows
ADVERSE is an arcade first-person shooter platformer set in an idyllic world of corruption.
Why similar: Shooter 26.9%, Arcade 24.3%, Colorful 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Action 9.6%