60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Retro.
Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!
Truxton
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
Twin Cobra
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, 1980s 10.3%, Old School 8.5%, 1990's 8.1%
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14%, 1980s 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, 1990's 9.1%, Score Attack 8.9%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, 1980s 12.3%, Score Attack 9.8%, Arcade 9.1%, 1990's 9%
Experience the epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series with Batsugun including the lauded Special version! Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling genre-defining bullet-hell action. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Arcade 10.4%, Local Co-Op 8.4%, Score Attack 8.4%, Old School 8.2%
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Local Co-Op 15%, Local Multiplayer 9.4%, Score Attack 8.9%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.7%, Arcade 18.6%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Action 5%, Co-op 4.2%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Local Co-Op 20.6%, Retro 17.5%, Arcade 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, 1980s 18.6%, 1990's 14.8%, Aliens 14.5%, Arcade 11.1%
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Score Attack 8.1%, Arcade 7.6%
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Aliens 17.5%, Local Co-Op 11.6%, Retro 10.1%, Co-op 7.9%
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Retro 9.9%, Arcade 9.8%, 1980s 8.7%
Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Arcade 10%, Score Attack 8.5%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Aliens 10.2%, Score Attack 8.9%, Old School 8.2%
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Score Attack 12.7%, Old School 11.8%, Aliens 11.2%, Arcade 11.2%
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Score Attack 16.3%, 1980s 15.5%, 1990's 13.8%, Retro 9.6%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, 1980s 10.2%, Score Attack 8.4%, Arcade 7.9%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Arcade 15%, Retro 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%, Co-op 8.5%
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Score Attack 26%, Retro 16.7%, Arcade 16.7%, Action 5.4%
Wild Guns Reloaded is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter, mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Play as Clint, Annie, Doris, or Bullet the dog with his sentry drone. Grab some friends and play together for some four player action!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Local Multiplayer 19.4%, Arcade 17.7%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Retro 9.4%
Darius is one of the pioneers of the side-scrolling shoot 'em genre, and the Steam version replicates the multi-screen arcade experience with 4 different titles and 7 versions filled with aquatic-lifeform-themed bosses and epic, Zuntata-composed soundscapes!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Score Attack 13.7%, Aliens 11.1%, Co-op 10.8%, 1980s 10.8%
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Arcade 17.8%, Top-Down 8.5%, Action 7.7%
“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Arcade 25.7%, Retro 20.9%, Action 14.2%, 2D 8.8%
Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Local Co-Op 16.2%, Aliens 11%, Co-op 11%
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Retro 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Top-Down 5%
Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 76.6%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 8.6%
Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Arcade 13.3%, Top-Down 9.6%, Retro 8.9%
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, 1980s 12.6%, Aliens 11%, Arcade 9.2%
Lt Blitz has the city sieged, and it's your job to destroy his troops. Shoot, dodge and upgrade your jet and and try to take on this challenge! Burning Skies is a free, endless retro shmup, that will take you right back to the era of arcade machines, with modernized graphics and gameplay!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, 1980s 14.1%, 1990's 11%, Old School 8.5%
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Score Attack 10.4%, Old School 9.2%, Arcade 9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Local Co-Op 17%, Arcade 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%, Co-op 11.7%
Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!
Why similar: Retro 38.2%, Co-op 17.9%, Action 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, 2D 11.9%
You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, 1990's 13.1%, Aliens 12.4%, Arcade 12.3%, Score Attack 12.1%
Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Arcade 13.9%, Score Attack 12%, Retro 6.4%
First appearing in arcades in 1981, the masterpiece GALAGA finally comes to Steam! Move the fighter left and right and destroy the waves of incoming aliens!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Arcade 21.9%, Retro 18.9%, Action 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
Unleash your powers against your oppressors in this arcade, fast-paced typing game. Avoid traps, destroy enemies, defeat bosses to seek your revenge, and rush to the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Arcade 23.8%, Score Attack 14.8%, Aliens 11.5%, Old School 11.1%
Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history! Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Aliens 15.3%, 1990's 15.3%, Old School 12.9%, Top-Down 9.6%
Escape failed! All we have left is our will to survive, the endless hordes of enemies, and enough bullets to rip them all to shreds. Blazing trail. Vertical co-op shooter, offering accessible, action-packed gameplay.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, 1990's 10.1%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 8.7%
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Local Co-Op 17%, 1980s 13.9%, Old School 12.3%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%
Lock-on to an exhilarating sci-fi shooting fest with the trilogy which put Taito on the 90s arcade shooting map: The Ray Series, together in one collection for the first time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.5%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Action 8%
BlastZone 2 is a fast paced side scrolling shooter that combines 2D and 3D gameplay elements with a shifting camera. Play solo or join up with a friend locally or online to battle the alien forces! There are many game modes, ship types, and difficulty levels, find your favorite combination!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.4%, Local Co-Op 32.8%, Arcade 13.6%, Top-Down 11.9%, Action 3.5%
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Aliens 12.9%, Old School 11%, Arcade 10.8%
If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Local Co-Op 18%, 1980s 12.9%, Arcade 9.6%, Retro 8.8%
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Old School 12.8%, Retro 12.3%, Arcade 11.6%, 1980s 11.4%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 66.4%, Arcade 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Action 5.9%, 2D 3.7%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Arcade 18%, Retro 17.8%, Action 8.2%
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Score Attack 15%, Aliens 12.8%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Arcade 10.1%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Local Co-Op 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Retro 12%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
The ultra-hardcore, authentic vertical scrolling shooter game comes back to life in the modern age. Dodge, shoot, and destroy. Conquer all six stages and experience the real thrill of vertical scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, 1990's 15.1%, Arcade 14.7%, Old School 12.4%, Score Attack 9.5%
Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Arcade 17.5%, Retro 13.4%, Top-Down 11.8%
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 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, 1980s 14.7%, Co-op 9.9%, Retro 9.6%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Retro 20.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 6.9%
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Old School 26.5%, Retro 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Arcade 8.4%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Aliens 31%, Co-op 18.3%, Top-Down 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Action 10.7%
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Arcade 14.6%, Old School 13.9%, Retro 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!
Why similar: Score Attack 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Arcade 13.4%, Aliens 12.7%, Old School 10%
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, 1980s 13.3%, Local Co-Op 12.2%, Score Attack 10.9%, Arcade 10.3%
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Aliens 12.3%, Score Attack 11.3%, Old School 11%
An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Local Multiplayer 13.3%, Arcade 10.4%
