- #1 Mini-Dead
97% matchVery Positive94% of 910 reviews2018
Dev: Alec SmithPub: Milo Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
144 FPS boss battle action with a devilishly creative game mechanic.
Why similar: Difficult 31%, Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Action 21.6%, Indie 18%
- #2 Joe Blunt - Up In Smoke
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Sykonest
Windows
Joe Blunt - Up In Smoke is a single player top down shooter game in which you "Joe Blunt" are trying to fight your way through an onslaught of cigarettes, with the sole purpose to track down your beloved Mary Jane from the clutches of evil Dr Hydro.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51%, Action 28.2%, Indie 20.7%
- #3 Superstatic
96% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2015
Dev: Sleepy Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Superstatic is a top-down shooter where you're given the ability to possess and control your enemies. Using "copies", you're able to perform a variety of skills including killing enemies within a certain radius, chaining kills together based on your current combo, teleporting to your copy's position and more.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.4%, Action 34.4%, Indie 23.2%
- #4 Infinitesimal Point
95% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2016
Dev: Small Room Games
Windows
Main character has been attacked by a strange creature, and gets into the off-world through the portal. Here he faces a long journey where every new step is a danger. Crowds of foes will turn his way into hardship.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.1%, Difficult 23.8%, Action 22.5%, Indie 16.5%
- #5 ニンジャスレイヤー : AREA 4643
93% matchVery Positive99% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: DeathMofuMofuPub: Diehardtales Games
Windows · Mac
**NOW ON SALE!!** AREA 4643 is the cyberpunk action shooting game. It's based on the cyberpunk city Neo-Saitama and Ninja Slayer universe.
Why similar: Action 37.3%, Top-Down Shooter 36%, Indie 26.6%
- #6 Bit Bullet
94% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Growfall Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Bit Bullet – Is a single player top-down shooter with an escalating difficulty level and complicated enemies, in which you will have to blow up and crush hordes of enemies using various weapons and skills.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.1%, Action 31.4%, Indie 22.5%
- #7 Destruction
94% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: raccoon
Windows
Destruction is a game that destroys enemies up to 25 stages. A variety of powerful enemies will attack you. Don't let your guard down and use three modes and a variety of skills to destroy your enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.4%, Difficult 24.7%, Action 21.3%, Indie 15.6%
- #8 Kill The Humans
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Cold Beverage StudiosPub: Walsh Technologies Corp
Windows
Heavily armed homicidal robots have taken over Weapons Laboratory Delta Five. Something sinister is afoot in the dimly lit corridors of the science complex. Your mission: commandeer the last functional X-4 battle mech, breach the magnetically shielded entrance and wipe them out!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41%, Action 33.5%, Indie 25.4%
- #9 Unknown Scrolls
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games GamesPub: Games games
Windows
Become the Mighty Mage. Head out on an epic quest to purge hellish creatures from the Land of Elements. Discover ancient Unknown Scrolls and combine them for better attacks and protection from your enemies.
Why similar: Action 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Indie 21%, Difficult 20.4%
- #10 Barbara-ian
91% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Owlbear
Windows · Mac
Break-neck dungeoneering with 1 hit point. You play Barbara-ian, a mythical badass with perma-rage & a penchant for smashing. Featuring super fast paced physics based mayhem, one hit is all that stands between you and a quick restart
Why similar: Difficult 37.9%, Action 35.8%, Indie 26.3%
- #11 Metronium
90% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Blake PiercePub: Pierced Games
Windows
You are in the Metronium, a realm of cyber space ruled by the Creator. You are known as the user, the chosen one and savior of the Drivers who have been inflicted by the Trojans. Fight through the horde of Trojans to complete your objectives and take down the father of the Trojans, the Creator.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51%, Action 28.2%, Indie 20.7%
- #12 Space Jammers
91% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Spread Shot Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space Jammers is a 1-4 player Sci-Fi rogue-ish top-down shooter. Guide an alien rock band of space kitten pirates through a fractured multi-verse. Fly starfighters, board space ships and loot local populations to fund your musical tour.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51.9%, Action 27.8%, Indie 20.4%
- #13 Savage Vessels
89% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: KPas
Windows
Rogue-like top-down-shooter with pixel-art, physics and hard survival.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.4%, Action 32.1%, Indie 23.6%
- #14 Tross
89% matchMostly Negative40% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Shadowprerequisite
Windows
Enter the unforgiving Tross program and fly through a digital world in order to prevent the next Cyberplague.
Why similar: Indie 35.3%, Difficult 33.2%, Action 31.5%
- #15 Kickochet
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AesthPub: Robo Corp
Windows
Kickochet is a tough-as-nails-lite™ action game where you skillfully kick and ricochet your only shuriken off walls, around puzzles, and through robot faces. Race the clock, rescue your ninja cat, and destroy Robo Corp before their cat memes take over the world!
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Difficult 31.2%, Indie 29.2%
- #16 Triton Wing
87% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Alien MindPub: SA Industry
Windows
Triton Wing is a top-down, open-world space shooter full of fast action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50.5%, Action 49.5%
- #17 CrownFall
86% matchMixed60% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: EnchantedLands
Windows
CrownFall is an action game that will give you a thrilling battle experience. Overcome overwhelming bosses one after another; but it will never be easy.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Difficult 25.5%, Action 24.5%, Indie 18%
- #18 Retro Space Shooter
85% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Gable Games
Windows
Retro Space Shooter is a refreshingly modern 3D physics-based implementation of a top-down retro arcade space shooter. Expertly pilot your drone ship through an onslaught of enemy fire and fight seemingly endless waves of enemy ships and bosses.
Why similar: Action 42.5%, Indie 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%
- #19 Unaided: 1939
86% matchMostly Positive67% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: Drix Studios
Windows
Unaided: 1939 is a hardcore Top-Down shooter with stealth elements, set in the year 1939 before the start of World War II. Germany has not yet attacked Poland but tensions have already risen in central Europe.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 54.1%, Action 27.4%, Indie 18.5%
- #20 GunnRunner
77% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: pixelCast Games
Windows
Get your fingers warm with this twin-stick shooter. Balance finesse movement with one hand while shooting accurately with the other. Plow through each enemy in your path or skillfully dodge the onslaught of bullets. Venture into the constructed world of machines and halt annihilation.
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Difficult 31.2%, Indie 29.2%
- #21 TERROR SQUID
81% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Rubarb
Windows · Mac
Create your own bullet hell in this escalating symphony of destruction. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.8%, Difficult 26.9%, Action 20.7%, Indie 15.6%
- #22 Daedalus - No Escape
84% matchVery Positive81% of 149 reviews2014
Dev: Patrice Meneguzzi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
If Quake 3 Arena and Alien Breed had a baby ... it would be named Daedalus - No Escape.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.8%, Action 32.1%, Indie 22.1%
- #23 Bulletorium
82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Trukhan Hryhorii
Windows
Bulletorium is a dynamic and fast top-down shooter with a lot of shootouts, base capture and management, AI controlling and various upgrades and boss fights.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.3%, Action 40.3%, Indie 10.5%
- #24 Ribbit Rampage
72% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Patricia Norton
Windows
An arcade-style top-down shooter where your only weapon is your froggy tongue. Eat hoardes of enemy insects in frantic, high-precision fights that demand clever decision-making. Don't get surrounded - it's one hit and you're croaked.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 67%, Action 25.2%, Indie 7.8%
- #25 Astrog
82% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: DigitalArtefact
Windows · Linux
ASTROG is a roguelike top-down action game with exploration and a simple progression system. Explore dynamically generated space, collect relics and artefacts, mine resources, upgrade your ship, experiment with skill combinations and fight hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.4%, Action 34.1%, Indie 23.5%
- #26 Bloody Streets
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 125 reviews2015
Dev: Headless Wizard
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.2%, Difficult 23.2%, Action 18.2%, Indie 14.4%
- #27 Vintage Year
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 105 reviews2015
Dev: Nooner Bear Studio LLCPub: Clique Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Explore the dark underbelly of a massive wine cellar contested with cult bandits, traps, and paranormal bosses. Select from an array of different characters with unique abilities, and opportunities for customization.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.3%, Action 33.4%, Indie 23.3%
- #28 Bigwig Flint
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Kanselsprot Entertainment
Windows
Bigwig Flint is a challenging, thrilling, and hilarious top down shooter. A soulfully crafted game with emphasis on perfect classic retro gameplay. Waldemar, the circumcised square, must fight against Bigwig Flint and his many allies. At stake is not only the Universe, but also your sanity.
Why similar: Action 46.6%, Indie 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Difficult 7.9%
- #29 Lonecastle
78% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Rainkioutou Interactive
Windows
Lonecastle is a top-down shooter where the player attempts to survive countless enemies. Defend your little castle from the incessant waves of enemy ships and soldiers. Collect gold and gain experience to improve your castle.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.7%, Action 34.3%, Indie 26%
- #30 Konrad the Rocket
80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Leonardo Alexandrino
Windows
Konrad the Rocket: A hardcore platformer inspired by Orwell's 1984 and jetpacks.
Why similar: Action 40.5%, Difficult 29.8%, Indie 29.7%
- #31 RGB RUN
79% matchMixed67% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Pickle Drugs
Windows
RGB RUN is a fast and hardcore runner, the fractal labyrinths of which will try to piss you off. The first thing that is required from you is a fast reaction and a good memory.
Why similar: Action 39.4%, Difficult 32.6%, Indie 28%
- #32 Space Avenger – Empire of Nexx
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Clement Willay GamesPub: Clickteam
Windows
Space Avenger is super fast paced top down arena shooter with multiple ships and tons of upgrading options that will help you in your war against the Empire of Nexx. Traverse intense battles across multiple worlds as you attempt to push the Nexx back and save your people!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 48.6%, Action 43.1%, Indie 8.3%
- #33 Foam Dart Frenzy
77% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: MNI Labs, LLC
Windows
Foam Dart Frenzy is a 2D, top-down, online multiplayer shooter. Grab a dart gun and take aim at your friends!
Why similar: Action 40.3%, Indie 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.6%
- #34 Steel Eagle
79% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: enrjuPub: Andrzej Cudzilo
Windows
Steel Eagle is a reference to the 80's and 90's shooters. Your task is to reach the landing pad at the end of the level, destroying as many enemy units as possible, for which you collect points that can be exchanged for force and strength, which allows you to upgrade your “Steel Eagle”.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.3%, Action 35%, Indie 25.7%
- #35 Egg Over It: Fall Flat From the Top
73% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Pigeon-GPub: Polo de Contenidos Digitales
Windows
Take on a real tactical jumping adventure with Egg Over It!!! A challenge where you'll have to lift the egg to the top in search of its source, but explore carefully; a single failed jump could lead to a long fall.
Why similar: Difficult 45.9%, Action 34.8%, Indie 19.4%
- #36 Really Trash Game
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: VGStudioPub: KuKo
Windows
The Mafia wages war on you! Cut your way through cohorts of gangs and dirty cops in this bloody battle. Grab the guns, use the med kits to heal your wounds, and try to survive.
Why similar: Action 41.9%, Indie 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 27.9%
- #37 Guacomole
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Cody Harmon
Windows · Mac
GUACOMOLE is a classic arcade shooter with a twist... Survive endless waves of chip enemies with only one bullet. A seamless cross between classics such as Pong and Asteroids. Enjoy a challenging and strategical experience that will leave you hungry for more!
Why similar: Difficult 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 31%, Action 19.3%, Indie 17.1%
- #38 ACCEL-X
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: T.AdVance
Windows
Super fast time attack action game!
Why similar: Action 49.5%, Difficult 38.8%, Indie 11.7%
- #39 Dead Spawn
75% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: YZee Games
Windows
Dead Spawn is a fast-paced arena shoot ’em up, with building mechanics. Dead Spawn has rogue-like elements and is heavily inspired by Box Head Zombies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.3%, Action 32.7%, Indie 24%
- #40 摩尼遊戯TOKOYO
76% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: STUDIO TOKOYO
Windows · Mac
Maniyugi TOKOYO is a Pixel-art shooting game inspired by Japanese Buddhist worldview. The player becomes a priest, goes on a journey round the Rokudo, aims at constant life while accumulating merit.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.3%, Action 35%, Indie 25.7%
- #41 FatCat with Hat - Reload the Powergun
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Mathias Neubert
Windows
FatCat's life is relaxed. But one day his great love Mrs.Cat is kidnapped by the nasty FatDog. FatCat immediately sets out to save his beloved, but the cunning FatDog is prepared. He sends his henchmen to take out the unloved adversary.
Why similar: Action 49.4%, Indie 35.9%, Difficult 14.7%
- #42 One Man Is Not No Man
74% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: TEN TIULENYA team
Windows
Do you want to fight with a sword? Do you want to feel like a hero? "One Man Is Not No Man" project will quench that desire! You will defend the castle from the army of enemies on your own!
Why similar: Action 42%, Indie 37.1%, Difficult 20.9%
- #43 Moss Destruction
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: Shotgun with Glitters
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast-paced rogue-lite with procedurally generated, action packed levels. Rank up and install Mech Tech upgrades from an overstock! Snap on ability cartridges to your battle-mech, slay huge bosses through 3 distinctive worlds and guide your tiny green heroes towards victory!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.7%, Action 31%, Indie 21.5%, Difficult 14.8%
- #44 CRAZY MAZE
72% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz TabaczkiewiczPub: Adrian Waltrowski
Windows
CRAZY MAZE is an arcade game that is all about getting out of the maze filled with many traps that continuously disturb your gameplay.
Why similar: Difficult 48.7%, Action 33.6%, Indie 17.7%
- #45 Dantes Bullet Inferno
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Red Pentagram Studios
Windows
Dantes Bullet Inferno is a shoot-em-up where the player fights against hell as Dante. This top down shooter includes a speedrun mode called time-dilation.
Why similar: Action 47.1%, Indie 34.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%
- #46 Apollon 88
68% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Kaitec Games
Windows
Apollon 88 is a 2D Top-Down, survival, shooter game. You play as 88, where your goals are to survive by destroying the one who hunts you.
Why similar: Action 39%, Top-Down Shooter 32.4%, Indie 28.6%
- #47 Dead End Job
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 reviews2019
Dev: Ant Workshop LtdPub: Headup
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.4%, Action 29.9%, Indie 16.9%, Difficult 6.8%
- #48 De Mambo
55% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: The Dangerous Kitchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spicy action for 1-4 players! De Mambo lets players take control of up to four characters locked in infinite Mambo! Help them escape this horrible—and somewhat provocative—despair!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #49 Former Future
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quinn MorrisonPub: FuturoVision
Windows
Vaporize evil robots and reclaim Saturn’s cities in this strategic shooter. The path you choose shapes the enemy's strength, the tools at your disposal, and the final stand you'll face. Overcome adaptive AI in solo or co-op play where distinct characters and synergistic abilities reward teamwork.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Action 28.4%, Difficult 20.9%, Indie 20.8%
- #50 CactusLamp
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Miquéias Veloso
Windows · Linux
Take on the seven deadly sins in CactusLamp, an intense 2D action-platformer centered around unforgiving boss battles. Each sin is embodied as an epic boss inspired by Brazilian culture, requiring precision and fast reflexes to be victorious in this unique pixel art world.
Why similar: Difficult 46.3%, Action 27.3%, Indie 26.5%
- #51 Nom Nom Apocalypse
68% matchMixed68% of 37 reviews2020
Dev: Deadleaf Games
Windows
Nom Nom Apocalypse is a twinstick shooter set in a post-apocalyptic city plagued by mutant food monstrosities.Shoot! dodge and OUTLAST the plague of greasy beasts and candy creatures that lurk around every unknown corner.
Why similar: Action 35.9%, Indie 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Difficult 13.9%
- #52 Square Massacre
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: CyberVaca Entertainment
Windows
Square Massacre is a skill based, hardcore top-down shooter. No matter what you are going to do, you will lose. The question is how long you will last before the end.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37%, Action 36.3%, Indie 26.7%
- #53 Screaming Eagles
70% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: A Maniacal Game LP
Windows · Mac
Screaming Eagles is a flight top-down shooter that exemplifies everything that all great shooters of reference would include. Flashy effects, millions of enemies, huge bosses, it’s a retro-inspired shooter fit for gamers of old and new.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.9%, Indie 30.2%, Action 27.9%
- #54 The Last Deathbound
67% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Kenny Doan
Windows
Deathbound is a fast-paced rogue-lite arena fighter game. You'll be fighting for your survival against impossible odds. Equipped with just a sword, it would seem that you are destined to fall. Will you defy that fate?
Why similar: Action 40.5%, Difficult 30.8%, Indie 28.8%
- #55 Super Galaxy Boy
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DesignBy.Cloud
Windows
Let go of Gravity in this indie platformer adventure! Search from one star system to the next and blast beyond your enemies with your multi-functional raygun to save your friends!
Why similar: Difficult 35.7%, Indie 33.4%, Action 30.8%
- #56 ArenaMania
58% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Sándor VágásiPub: Norbiúr
Windows
Can you survive the challenges of the Arena? The progressively difficult levels and their hundreds of enemies are just looking for a way to hunt you down. Your only help is your experience and your spells leveling up after each level. If you can pick them up…
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.2%, Difficult 29.6%, Action 14.9%, Indie 11.4%
- #57 Sacred Stones
67% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Retro sidescrolling action and adventure greet you in Sacred Stones! The indie atmosphere is easy to immerse yourself in. Have a great time as you explore, run/jump & fight your way to victory. This game is perfect for both hardcore and casual fans alike seeking that nostalgic-indie fix!
Why similar: Action 45.7%, Indie 34.9%, Difficult 19.4%
- #58 Zombie Maze
63% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Quarlellle
Windows
If you love top-down shooters and mazes of which it is incredibly difficult to find a way out, then Zombie Maze will be a real godsend for you! Go through the most difficult maze from start to finish, along the way, shooting back from the bloodthirsty hordes of zombies! Don't let them get in the way
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.2%, Difficult 27.4%, Indie 26.4%
- #59 TACTICAL
68% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Gameface Games Ltd
Windows
TACTICAL is a challenging combination of puzzle and top-down shooter. You have one objective: eliminate all of the security robots. The catch is that you must not be discovered and only shots to the back will be effective.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.4%, Action 33.8%, Indie 24.8%