60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, 2D, Arcade, Side Scroller.
Oddballs is a fast‑paced 2D arcade shooter with pick‑up‑and‑play controls and a diverse cast of BOOuncing enemies; choose your route through branching levels and master quick, skill‑driven sessions that reward reflexes and precision alone or in couch co-op
Coal Road
This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.
Deathwish Enforcers Special Edition
A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay!
This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Shooter 11.4%
A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Co-op 10.4%
After a failed spell during a vegetable contest in the Middle Ages, the vegetables come to life and try to invade the civilization. A little witch with her magic powers will need to fight against this invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 8.6%, Linear 8.2%
A flying saucer chases you all over the galaxy. Run away, defeat enemies, and evolve to avoid getting abducted
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Side Scroller 19.9%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.3%, Shooter 9.9%
Battle your way through risky woods and murky caves. Stomping Skeletons....traps to trick you....face-gripping flying fiends!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Arcade 8.2%
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Arcade 11.6%, Co-op 10.7%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%
Lead the vegetable revolution alone or with a friend in the side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Rutabaga Desert Storm! Take down wave after wave of enemies, dodge their projectiles, and grab power-ups to boost your destruction! Can you defeat the oppressive humans and free the proletariat vegetable masses?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Arcade 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Shoot ’em up, with beautiful 2D pixel art, addictive shooter gameplay, classic levels and weapons that will let you perform a symphony of destruction of the alien base in the black eye galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Side Scroller 14%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Co-op 9.7%
Retro-Arcade style platformer with six unique playable characters. Team up with local co-op or try to defeat the Revenant and his minions solo in this challenging quest to save the realm of the living!
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.9%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Co-op 11.4%
Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.6%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Co-op 15.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Shooter 7.5%
🎄Inspired by the nostalgic and magical feeling of Christmas as a kid, you'll feel immersed in a fantasy world reminiscent of those classic 2-D platformers you loved to play growing up.🎄
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.2%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Arcade 9.8%, Co-op 7.4%
A brand new arcade game collection from the not-so-80's
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Arcade 13.6%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Cartoony 8.4%
Immerse yourself in the adventure of Paper Pilot, where you control the "Paper Pilot" through 15 unique levels. Collect star boxes to unlock new levels. Beware, your gun can overheat! Develop a strategy to navigate this adventure successfully.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.7%
Explore the Trollhunters universe and save the world as Jim Lake Jr. in this action-packed game!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.8%, Co-op 15%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, Platformer 9.5%
A coalition of large corporations trying to destroy the root flowers is invading Daejeon. Protect the root flowers. It's not going to be easy. Because... Roots Need Control.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.6%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%, Co-op 10.4%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 9.9%, Shooter 9%
Take to your ship to ensure the survival of humanity against an alien force determined to see you fail. Customize your ship with upgrades to raise your chance of success. Take a friend into battle to immediately become a stronger force and watch each others tail
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Arcade 11.6%
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Cartoony 8.3%, Shooter 7%
An old-school horizontal shoot 'em up, heavily inspired by the arcade classics of the 90's!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9.1%, Linear 8.5%
Take flight in one of three unique ships to battle a legion of enemies and massive bosses across a city sky, through a dark cave, along the bottom of the sea, and into a secret laboratory! Confront a buff, flamboyant crawfish scientist to retrieve the Power Pearl and save your job!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Cartoony 9.1%
A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Shooter 13.5%, Platformer 9.4%
Grab your weapons and delve into this action side-scroller intense adventure. Jump around and explore the insane levels. Shoot and dodge your way through enemies. Fight to find your friend and solve the disappearance!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Side Scroller 22.1%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Linear 7.5%
Classic Arcade Style Side Scrolling Shoot'Em Up. Dodge the enemy bullets as you fight your way through 13 levels of increasingly intense action. Play in various levels of difficulty and challenge the high score tables. Co-op up to 4 players, one survives the level, then you all start the next level.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Co-op 15%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Arcade 11.2%, Local Multiplayer 8.9%
Get ready for adventures, gather allies, and uncover the secrets of Forest Fury! Your forest is waiting for you to cleanse it of dark forces and restore its former beauty.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Shooter 12.1%, Fantasy 4.8%
A side-scrolling 2.5D run-and-gun platformer featuring mechanically inclined sea creatures. Help Pancake on his quest to stop the megalomaniacal Dr. Squid from spreading his ruthless influence!
Why similar: Side Scroller 27%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Linear 8.4%
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.6%, Assassin 14.6% ★, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Co-op 10.8%
Classic shooter with traveling to various exotic planets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, Local Multiplayer 11.9%, Co-op 10.1%
Splood is a side-view game where the player controls a little sorceress, using her staff she shoots clots of paint, which pushes her off and flies between platforms, passing level after level.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.7%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 14.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9.3%
“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Arcade 15%, Local Co-Op 12.2%, Action 9.5%
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Shooter 9.1%, Co-op 8.3%
Beep is back, and this time he has a sidekick, Boop! Blast your way through 100 challenging levels and 5 boss fights, in this classic elimination platformer, modelled on the legendary Bubble Bobble series.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 14.8%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Arcade 12.5%, Local Multiplayer 9.2%
Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 10%, Shooter 9.1%
Jump, dash, shoot, and slash your way through endless waves of evil sushi ingredients in pursuit of the highest score possible. Do you have what it takes to harmonize all seven abilities and become a true master of SUSHIDO?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 9.2%
Funtasia, a colorful paradise being polluted by airborne garbage. Only a handful of heroes and their goofy wheel machinations can help fend off the trash. Push pedal to metal, drive fast, and survive the Furry Road in this physics-based, side-scrolling racing game for single and co-op shenanigans!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.2%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Co-op 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
A dynamic action game with a side view, where you have to fight with huge crowds of enemies, accumulate magical power to defeat a very strong boss. Control multiple characters with different skills, not just attacking. You can switch between them or play with friends.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Co-op 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%
2D Owen is an arcade platformer in which you can explore 8 different worlds & experience a lot of adventures. Run, swim, use Jetpack, Pogo Stick, Hang Glider, Cart, Jump Ball & other things.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.9%, Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 15%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 10.9%
The block slime lives in the cave. Aim for the goal by making use of its characteristic of being able to make a big jump when you get on it.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 17.4%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%, Action 8.7%
Set in the Pumpkin Kingdom which has lost its national treasure—the "Bluewater Willow," this brain-stimulating action-shooter follows Cotton, a witch with the biggest appetite in the universe, and Appli, the most tomboyish girl in the royal family.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Cute 6.9%
Accompany Maya and her little companion on an adventure where the only thing that matters is reaching the top.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.1%
2D platform game with minimalist pixel art graphics, create platforms and shoot a lot to defeat an army with more than 1,000 monsters. The game was made for people who like a challenge and don't mind dying several times.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Arcade 9.9%
AQUA KITTY UDX blasts onto PC in this enhanced Ultra Deluxe Edition including the epic Dreadnought game mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Arcade 10.4%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%
AngelStrike is an exciting 2D side-scrolling shoot'em'up with handmade pixel-art and a variety of action-packed missions. Play solo or local co-op with friends to rescue refugees, stealthily deliver supplies, escort your allies, and take down hordes of machines in 40 levels across 5 different areas!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Local Co-Op 18.1%, Shooter 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Local Multiplayer 10.4%
Help the government agents in black thong to end the alien threat and the invasion of the machines. 1 or 2 players. Individual and cooperative. Gamepad compatible. Demo available.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.3%, Local Multiplayer 15.2%, Co-op 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Platformer 9.7%
Adventure Paws is a pixel-style 2D side-scrolling adventure game where you and your friend will play as two cats, embarking on an exciting journey across a mysterious and unknown continent. Join the black and white cats and set off on this journey full of challenges and surprises!
Why similar: Co-op 20.1%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Local Co-Op 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
In a world devastated by machines, humanity places its last hope in a warrior equipped with special armor. Explore intense stages, face challenging bosses, and fight to reclaim what remains of the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Side Scroller 20%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Arcade 11.6%, Platformer 9.8%
Particle Storm is challenging 2D run n gun blending bullet hell and shmup mechanics with striking pixel art, nonstop action, and an energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Arcade 12%, Platformer 9%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.7%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Shooter 10.8%
Get ready to dive into Wispy Dreams, a vibrant love letter to the classic arcade platformers of the 80s! Jump, collect power-ups, battle epic bosses, and unravel the secrets of the Wispy Isles in a beautifully hand-drawn adventure, whether you’re playing solo or teaming up with a friend.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.4%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 10%, Arcade 9.3%
Twinkle Hunter is a 2D action game focused on boss battles. Become a hunter whose teddy bear was stolen by the great villain 'Twinkle Thieves', and experience journey to retrieve the teddy bear. Can you hunt the thieves who attack you in various ways and rescue the teddy bear 'Mari'?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Side Scroller 25.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Cute 7%
Hellcrackers is a survivors-like you can play solo or with up to 8 friends locally. Fight waves of monsters, and buy upgrades from the coins you collect! If you are a few coins short you can always accept curses for some extra cash!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Local Multiplayer 17.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.3%
Tentacle monsters have taken pony waifus hostage. It's your job to save them all through extreme violence, achieve pony zen, do Stardust responsibly, and don't think about the meaning of one guy’s war against the universe. Or why cats. This is an accessible cute 'em up after all!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Local Multiplayer 14.8%, Co-op 9.1%, Shooter 8.7%
Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Side Scroller 18.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 10.5%, Shooter 9.3%
Marshall Mellow is a game about jumping up blocks as they fall.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.4%, Local Multiplayer 17.9%, Co-op 17.7%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 9.7%
A speed-based platformer with throwable platforms! Travel through the dangers in the woods as a fox boy to join afternoon tea with Mr. Bear.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.7%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Linear 9.3%, Cute 8.1%
Save the world from Dinah's threat by defeating angels, demons, beasts, and aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Co-op 14%, Local Multiplayer 12.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Local Co-Op 12%
Arcade shoot-’em-up action is back! Team up with the entire family for explosive action, signature humor and thrilling adventure. Join the Sausage Bomber Corps for daring missions to defend the nations of Relishtonia and more against the world-conquering ambitions from the mysterious Vega Nation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Arcade 8%, Cartoony 7.3%
Free the galaxy by destroying the EVA program and its artificial planet HELOS. In this 2D shoot'em up, take control of one of the three ships of your choice and go to the different planets to eliminate each threat. 1 or 2 Player coop.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 7.8%
ChainSlayer is a 2D platformer. Play as a demon who uses chains to swing through dangerous areas and collect your subordinates, dodging divine intervention.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.5%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 15.8%, Linear 9.9%, Cute 8.1%
Collect souls, level your weapons, and unleash devastation in one of the most mechanically complex 2D shooters ever made.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 7.9%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Side Scroller 17.3%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Shooter 11.6%
