- #1 HARDCORE MECHA
97% matchVery Positive83% of 2,669 reviews2019
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer action focusing on a better handling. The Campaign mode offers rich gameplay and seamless in-game cut-scenes for an immersive experience. Choose your favorite mecha, experience the fast-paced hardcore competitive battle of steel in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Mechs 48.9% ★, 4 Player Local 9.9%, Action 9.7%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the premier 2D mech action game, offering fluid side-scrolling combat and high-quality animations that mirror the intensity of Orbital Gear.
- #2 Mechstermination Force
96% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2020
Dev: Hörberg ProductionsPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Join the Mechstermination Force and save the world from the gigantic MegaMechs!
Why similar: Mechs 46.9% ★, Action 34.8%, Indie 18.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers fast-paced 2D mech action focused on challenging boss encounters and vertical platforming.
- #3 BREAK ARTS II
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 730 reviews2018
Dev: MercuryStudioPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Faster than anyone. Stronger than anyone. And more stunning. Customize your robot for “cyber battle racing” in a game that offers all the thrills of racing, battle, and customization. Online, Offline, Time-Attack... which mode will you dominate?!
Why similar: Mechs 49.7% ★, Fast-Paced 13.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Action 8%, Shooter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep mech customization and fast-paced movement, perfect for players who enjoy the technical side of mech combat.
- #4 Gearbits
93% matchVery Positive96% of 432 reviews2023
Dev: Quackpond Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast-paced mecha themed third person shooter.
Why similar: Mechs 71.2% ★, Action 12.1%, Shooter 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a focused third-person mech combat experience with deep customization options for your robot's loadout.
- #5 Booster Trooper
95% matchMixed47% of 197 reviews2010
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Booster Trooper is the future of multiplayer platform shooters. It provides tons of fun with its fast paced action and larger-than-life weapons. You can run or fly around the map, blasting your enemies to bits with bullets, rockets, grenades, magma and other weapons from your arsenal.
Why similar: Action 46.3%, Multiplayer 23.4%, Indie 20%, Platformer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed multiplayer platform shooter that captures the frantic arena combat feel of Orbital Gear.
- #6 Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages
94% matchVery Positive83% of 817 reviews2013
Dev: Triple.B.Titles
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG.Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer.
Why similar: Action 24.9%, Space 21.5%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Indie 12%, Shooter 9%
Why You'll Like It: A space-based action game that utilizes unique physics and momentum-based combat mechanics.
- #7 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
92% matchVery Positive82% of 387 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the year 2299, an interstellar war rages on. In a bid to save Earth from destruction, you must take control of the Strike Suit – a revolutionary fighter craft with the ability to transform into a lethal suit of space armor.
Why similar: Mechs 51% ★, Space 15.2%, Action 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense space combat where players can transform their mech to adapt to different tactical situations.
- #8 Garrison: Archangel
91% matchVery Positive83% of 248 reviews2020
Dev: Indigo Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Garrison: Archangel is a fast-paced, customizable, mecha fighting game designed for epic anime style one-on-one and multiplayer team battles. Design, build and pilot your Archangels today!
Why similar: Mechs 68% ★, Multiplayer 10.2%, Action 10%, 4 Player Local 6.8%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D arena mech fighter that allows for significant customization and rewards aggressive, high-mobility playstyles.
- #9 Holodrive
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,233 reviews2021
Dev: BitCake StudioPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast-paced multiplayer shooter where you customize your robot, zoom around with a jetpack, and battle with various weapons. Master the arenas, surprise your enemies, and enjoy the nonstop action!
Why similar: Multiplayer 32.3%, Shooter 22.5%, Action 19.2%, Indie 11.9%, Platformer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play multiplayer platform shooter that focuses on fast movement and verticality in arena maps.
- #10 Gravity Ace
89% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: Crowfriend
Windows · Linux
Gravity Ace is a 2D twin-stick where you fight gravity in space caves. Descend into dark caverns, fly and blast your way past enemies, retrieve the reactor core and make your escape, all while fighting the deadly embrace of crushing gravity. Do you have what it takes, pilot?
Why similar: Sci-fi 29.8%, Action 25.4%, Space 15.6%, Shooter 12.8%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game heavily features gravity-based flight mechanics that require precise control and momentum management similar to the seed game.
- #11 Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
90% matchVery Positive94% of 232 reviews2015
Dev: Dreamloop Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
Why similar: Mechs 46.6% ★, 4 Player Local 14%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Shooter 9.1%, Space 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shooter that combines mech-based combat with chaotic, fast-paced arcade action.
- #12 Project Nimbus: Complete Edition
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2017
Dev: GameCrafterTeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Nimbus is a high speed mech action game set in a post apocalyptic world. Players control 'Battle Frames' - humanoid battle suits armed with an arsenal of weapons.
Why similar: Mechs 74.5% ★, Action 9.1%, Fast-Paced 8.4%, Sci-fi 4.3%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed mech action game that emphasizes aerial mobility and rapid-fire combat sequences.
- #13 Assault Android Cactus+
88% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 24.5%, Fast-Paced 20.7%, Shooter 16.8%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced arena shooter that demands constant movement and quick reflexes to survive waves of enemies.
- #14 TANKNAROK
87% matchVery Positive90% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Polyblock Studio
Windows
TANKNAROK is a fast paced couch/online action game where 2-4 tanks duke it out in a wide range of arenas, with tons of explosive powerups and deadly hazards.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.8%, Multiplayer 16.3%, 4 Player Local 16.1%, Action 12.4%, Arena Shooter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, fast-paced arena combat game that captures the competitive multiplayer spirit of Orbital Gear.
- #15 AirMech
86% matchVery Positive84% of 10,812 reviews2018
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Why similar: Mechs 58.1% ★, Multiplayer 16.2%, Action 7.1%, Sci-fi 4.9%, Fast-Paced 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of strategy and mech action that allows for dynamic movement and combat in a multiplayer setting.
- #16 Gravity Circuit
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29%, Action 17.6%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Platformer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed side-scrolling action game that emphasizes momentum and precise platforming combat.
- #17 Strike Suit Infinity
86% matchVery Positive82% of 620 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games Ltd.Pub: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ok, cadet. This is it. All your training has brought you to this point - you are here for one reason only: to be the best.Strike Suit Infinity is a frantic high score chaser where your skill is the only thing that matters. Whatever combat experience you have had so far is considered irrelevant.
Why similar: Mechs 54.4% ★, Action 10.5%, Space 10.2%, Fast-Paced 6%, Sci-fi 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style space combat game that focuses on pure, high-speed mech action and wave-based survival.
- #18 DUAL GEAR
85% matchMixed55% of 447 reviews2020
Dev: Orbital Speed Studio Co.,Ltd.
Windows
DUAL GEAR is a Tactical Action Turn-Based Strategy Game inspired by Japanese Mecha. To go beyond the traditional, DUAL GEAR engages the player to pilots their mechs with Real-Time Action Shooting while experiencing the high pressure of Tactical Turn-Based Layers!
Why similar: Mechs 77.7% ★, Action 9.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical strategy with mech action, appealing to players who enjoy the technical side of robot combat.
- #19 War Robots: Frontiers
81% matchMixed65% of 4,487 reviews2025
Dev: MY.GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Gear up for tactical mech action in War Robots: Frontiers, a free-to-play multiplayer mech shooter. Construct and customize, squad up with Pilots online, and fire up your engines in massive intergalactic battles.
Why similar: Mechs 58.2% ★, Arena Shooter 13.8%, Multiplayer 11.1%, PvP 6.1%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-fidelity mech arena shooter that emphasizes team-based competitive play.
- #20 Steel Salvo
82% matchVery Positive95% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Salvo
Windows
Pilot a hulking mech and protect Triton from robot hordes. With the help of your team, vanquish the robot overlord! Experience super-fast FPS mecha action in this short but challenging single-player game!
Why similar: Mechs 52.5% ★, Arena Shooter 22%, Shooter 9.6%, Action 8.8%, Space 7%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-based mech shooter that prioritizes fast movement and precise aiming in a competitive environment.
- #21 Really Big Sky
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,890 reviews2012
Dev: Boss BaddiePub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Action 23.2%, Indie 22.4%, Space 20.7%, Shooter 13%, Side Scroller 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced space shooter that emphasizes constant motion and intense bullet-hell style encounters.
- #22 Yargis - Space Melee
84% matchMixed58% of 236 reviews2015
Dev: PlazSoft
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Yargis is a fast paced, top down spaceship shooter. Customize your ship to join a battle online or offline. Yargis is focused on team based, close combat action. The game has a variety of battle and co-op game modes and a powerful editor make Yargis a great game!
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.3%, Space 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Action 16.2%, Simulation 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on space-based arena combat where movement and positioning are key to survival.
- #23 Pizza Titan Ultra
82% matchVery Positive87% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: Breakfall
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Pizza! Giant robots! Lasers, destruction, evil cyborgs! Arcade action in a fully customizable mech with a pizzeria in its chest.
Why similar: Mechs 64.1% ★, Fast-Paced 13.2%, Indie 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surprisingly fast-paced mech action game that emphasizes mobility and destruction in a colorful urban setting.
- #24 XOL: Space Mech Wars
77% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Michigames
Windows
Mech FPS game in all directions of space; follow the story and contribute to the fight for your homeland! Survive the space wars as an up-and-coming soldier with the toughest warriors around!
Why similar: Mechs 57.2% ★, Space 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Action 9.2%, Shooter 8.6%
- #25 DashFire
75% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Team DashFire
Windows
A fast-paced arena-style shooter with an emphasis on movement, collect various weapons, and other pickups to dominate the competition in a peer-to-peer 8-person free-for-all!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.8%, Action 30.4%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Indie 15.1%
- #26 Gear Up
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 8,351 reviews2015
Dev: Doctor Entertainment AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Feel the adrenaline as you control your unique tank in multiplayer arcade action! Build your ultimate war machine from over a million different combinations. Now, will you go for the rumbling caterpillar tracks or the crawling spider legs?
Why similar: Multiplayer 38.2%, Shooter 24%, Action 19.4%, PvP 10%, Simulation 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A customizable robot shooter that focuses on multiplayer arena combat and diverse weapon loadouts.
- #27 Rustbucket Rumble
81% matchMixed56% of 378 reviews2015
Dev: Reactor ZeroPub: Scrap Yard Productions, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Rustbuckle Rumble is a side-scrolling, team-based, arena combat game - WITH ROBOTS! Inspiration for the mechanics was taken from classic run and gun games mixed with more modern, class-based, multiplayer shooters. It’s capture-the-flag where the players are the flags.
Why similar: Multiplayer 40%, Action 28.7%, Indie 13.7%, Shooter 6.8%, Platformer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, multiplayer-focused arena brawler that captures the lighthearted but intense combat of the seed game.
- #28 MechWarrior Online™ Legends
78% matchVery Positive80% of 12,610 reviews2015
Dev: Piranha Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 56.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
Why similar: Mechs 65.5% ★, Multiplayer 10.2%, Shooter 7.3%, Action 5.5%, Sci-fi 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more tactical, multiplayer-focused mech combat experience for those interested in the genre's deeper mechanics.
- #29 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
78% matchVery Positive94% of 3,463 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 35%, 4 Player Local 31.4%, Action 18.2%, Indie 8.3%, Platformer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: While a platformer, its focus on momentum and physics-based movement is a perfect match for players who enjoy the traversal mechanics of the seed game.
- #30 Scrap
80% matchMixed51% of 74 reviews2017
Dev: Top Shelf StudiosPub: None
Windows
Shoot, kick, and detonate your way through a post tech apocalyptic wasteland where robots reign terror upon the resourceful Scrappers. Scrap foes, unlock weapons, play alone or with friends and take back the world in this free, 3D, action, twin stick, shooter.
Why similar: Action 47.4%, Multiplayer 28.6%, Indie 24%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused arena game that features fast-paced robot combat in diverse environments.
- #31 Bionic Commando
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,788 reviews2009
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The first true sequel to the classic 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System original, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan "R.A.D." Spencer. Time has not been kind to Spencer: Five years after his heroic defeat of the Imperials, he has been betrayed by the government he swore to serve, imprisoned for...
Why similar: Action 47.2%, Multiplayer 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Shooter 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a core swinging mechanic that mirrors the gravity-based traversal found in Orbital Gear.
- #32 World Of Robots
76% matchMixed59% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: Super Games Studio
Windows
World of Robots is the tactical online shooter with simple controls
Why similar: Mechs 50.1% ★, Arena Shooter 18.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #33 Strike Suit Zero
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,666 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games Ltd.Pub: Born Ready Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Immerse yourself in massive fleet battles where your dog-fighting skills will directly affect the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Mechs 49.4% ★, Space 14.7%, Action 9%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Shooter 6%
- #34 Mighty Goose
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,036 reviews2021
Dev: BlastmodePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Mechs 47.5% ★, Multiplayer 17.8%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Action 7.2%
- #35 Angels Fall First
74% matchVery Positive82% of 2,786 reviews2015
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.9%, Space 19.6%, Action 17.6%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Simulation 10.8%
- #36 Grabity
74% matchVery Positive91% of 339 reviews2018
Dev: Team Ninja Thumbs
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Dance the tango of death in Grabity, a fast-paced, physics-based arena brawler. Combat robots duke it out using Grab guns to turn nearby objects into lethal projectiles or makeshift shields in intense tactical throw-downs.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 36.3%, Multiplayer 26.3%, Action 23.2%, Indie 11.8%, Platformer 2.4%
- #37 CortexGear: AngryDroids
77% matchVery Negative20% of 127 reviews2015
Dev: JH12world
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
CortexGear:AngryDroids is a clasic 3d Sci-Fi shooting sidescroller in which quick tactics and skills need to be in harmony the beat the game. A run-and-gun shooter with both mouse and keyboard. An adventure game with a emotional story and epic game-play.
Why similar: Mechs 43% ★, Arena Shooter 15.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Shooter 8.5%, Side Scroller 8.1%
- #38 Formicide
73% matchVery Positive82% of 322 reviews2017
Dev: Rock Wall Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Formicide is a fast-paced 2D online platformer with a lineup of versatile classes. Think Worms meets Team Fortress 2. Face off with teammates against enemies in destructible environments with the weapons and abilities at your disposal.
Why similar: Multiplayer 40%, Action 29.6%, Indie 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, 2D 4.3%
- #39 Mech Havoc
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: Mid DevelopmentPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Sandbox of destruction. Billion different ways to build your mech. Feel the weight and impact of obliteration in this modern old school mech combat sim.
Why similar: Mechs 60.7% ★, Shooter 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action 7.7%, Simulation 7.1%
- #40 Worbital
71% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Team Jolly Roger
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing!
Why similar: Multiplayer 24.8%, Space 21.1%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Action 13.9%, PvP 12.1%
- #41 Echoes+
72% matchVery Positive92% of 857 reviews2015
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Action 53.3%, Indie 23.9%, Space 22.7%
- #42 Square Heroes
73% matchVery Positive86% of 246 reviews2015
Dev: Gnomic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Join the Galactic Tournament in this fast-paced comical action shooter. Level-up your Hero and unlock an arsenal of weapons. Lay waste to your friends and foes in local, LAN and online multiplayer matches, or hone your skills in single player and custom games.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 34.4%, Multiplayer 28.8%, Action 24.1%, Indie 12.7%
- #43 IRON REBELLION
66% matchVery Positive85% of 792 reviews2024
Dev: Black Beach Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Climb inside a colossal war machine, where every switch is at your command. Iron Rebellion is a VR multiplayer sci-fi mech shooter SIM that puts you in the pilot’s seat. Customize your mech, control every system from inside the cockpit, and face other players in fast-paced, tactical PvP battles.
Why similar: Mechs 44% ★, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Shooter 7.3%
- #44 Cobalt
70% matchVery Positive93% of 708 reviews2016
Dev: Oxeye Game StudioPub: Mojang
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Action 25.5%, Multiplayer 25.3%, Shooter 17.5%, Indie 11.3%, Platformer 8.7%
- #45 Astro Duel 2
67% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.9%, 4 Player Local 21.9%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #46 Protonwar
71% matchVery Positive82% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Outer Planet Studios
Windows
VR, Multiplayer focused, Fast paced FPS with an emphasis on quick and flowing movement. Featuring DM, TDM , CTF, Domination, Bots to practice against, and a Horde mode for single player or co-op. Room Scale VR with HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Also included, Non-VR and Seated VR!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.4%, Fast-Paced 19.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 11%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #47 Zero-G Gunfight
68% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Devil's Cider GamesPub: First Peoples Digital
Windows
Battle 1-3 friends in the fast-paced & frantic arenas of Zero-G Gunfight. Pickup different guns that change how you move & fight. Dodge enemy bullets & avoid unique hazards as you strive to be the last one standing!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26%, 4 Player Local 24.3%, Shooter 13.9%, Space 10.8%, Action 9.3%
- #48 Deadswitch Combat
64% matchVery Positive86% of 351 reviews2025
Dev: Wilkin Games
Windows
DEADSWITCH COMBAT is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons, vehicle combat, and plenty of team-based game modes.
Why similar: Multiplayer 23.1%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Shooter 19.7%, Action 15.7%, PvP 8.4%
- #49 Rocket Wars
71% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Rooftop Panda
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.4%, 4 Player Local 25.4%, Space 10.5%, Shooter 10%, Action 8.1%
- #50 ROCKETRON
70% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Fly through the sky! Rain down fire on the enemy forces from above! Enjoy solid combat and simple non-linear exploration in this high flying side-scrolling action shooter!
Why similar: Mechs 53.7% ★, Side Scroller 14.8%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 9.7%, Platformer 5%
- #51 Hyper Jam
69% matchVery Positive94% of 500 reviews2019
Dev: Bit Dragon
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Battle it out local and online in this neon-soaked arena brawler full of lethal weapons, stackable perks, furious combat and a killer synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.2%, Fast-Paced 21.3%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Action 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%
- #52 B.A.D Battle Armor Division
72% matchMixed50% of 62 reviews2015
Dev: Crian Soft
Windows
B.A.D is an intense and enjoyable Shoote'em up game that captures the feeling of controlling a mass-produced humanoid robot (Battle Armor) piloted by a single soldier while keeping the realistic fast-paced action in a dramatic large scale conflict, from various Factions of Earth and Mars.
Why similar: Mechs 56.2% ★, Action 14.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Indie 6.5%
- #53 Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,871 reviews2015
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A futuresport FPS where you race around a skate park / dance club and nail each other with dodgeball trick shots. Singleplayer + Local Multiplayer + Online Multiplayer with 27 different objective-based game modes...or create your own!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 37.6%, 4 Player Local 24.6%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 11.8%, PvP 9.9%
- #54 NIGHT STRIKER GEAR
62% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: M2 Co., Ltd.
Windows
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!
Why similar: Mechs 48.7% ★, Shooter 20.1%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Action 13.3%, 2D 1.4%
- #55 Gigantes Ex Machina
62% matchVery Positive85% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: AcrylByte
Windows
Fast paced Top-down shooter! Smartly use IRCM to evade the constant barrage of bullets and missiles and destroy everything that stands in your way.
Why similar: Action 40.9%, Mechs 34.4% ★, Indie 19.7%, Sci-fi 1.8%, Shooter 1.7%
- #56 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
65% matchVery Positive86% of 780 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Platformer 34.4%, Action 26.5%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Indie 13%, 2D 4.8%
- #57 Vital Shell
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,426 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 67.8% ★, Arena Shooter 24%, Action 8.2%