- #1 CRATES N' MOHAWKS
97% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: hslentz
Windows · Linux
CRATES N' MOHAWKS is a chaotic arena shooter where every crate swaps your weapon. Grab crates, adapt to constantly changing guns, dodge swarms of enemies, and survive as long as possible while pushing your score higher.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Fast-Paced 12.2%, Score Attack 7.6%
- #2 ULTRABUGS
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vlambeer's ULTRABUGS is a fast-paced high-score game in which you fight endless space bugs that split up into MORE space bugs as you fight and defeat them.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 13.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Bullet Hell 9.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.4%
- #3 Space Toads Mayhem
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: LimeVibe Games
Windows · Mac
A no nonsense, no autofire hiscore attack. A fast-paced, reflex-based topdown shoot 'em up. Like 1980s arcade-flavoured ice cream with laser blast sprinkles :)
Why similar: Fast-Paced 14.4%, Action 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Casual 10.6%
- #4 Undercroft Warriors
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 573 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Difficult 9%
- #5 Polygoneer
94% matchVery Positive80% of 1,809 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?
Why similar: Action 11.1%, Casual 11%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.5%
- #6 SUPER FLAIL
94% matchVery Positive93% of 159 reviews2018
Dev: CryptMadePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Difficult 9.7%, Score Attack 8.6%
- #7 Cycle 28
93% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BAFTA Cymru-nominated arcade space shooter about momentum. There is no brake. You learn to fly with what you've got, die, and get a little better each time. No random builds, no unfair deaths. Every run you lose, you lost. Just one more cycle.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 13.5%, Score Attack 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Arena Shooter 10.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
- #8 Project Nebula
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MK_Games
Windows · Linux
An explosive arcade arena shooter inspired by the golden age of Amiga classics. Blast through asteroid fields, destroy alien forces, upgrade your ship, and unleash devastating weapons in a modern reimagining of a timeless genre.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Action 11.8%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
- #9 Super Mega Space Blaster Special
91% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
A modern take on the retro arcade shooter. Super Mega Space Blaster Special is a fast-paced frantic blast of a shoot 'em up (shmup). Played alone or in local coop the game is addictive and will keep you coming back to unlock the next ship or beat your high-score.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Action 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Arena Shooter 11%, Casual 10.6%
- #10 Marimoth
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Nether Lamp
Windows
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Score Attack 9.8%, Retro 9.2%, Action 9.2%
- #11 Chromarena
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Kingsnake Games
Windows · Linux
Chromarena is a 2D top-down twin-stick arena shooter. Combine offense and defense to tear through hordes of color-coded enemies to unlock new guns and set high scores. Form short and medium-term plans, dodge attacks with fully responsive controls, and get into a flow state.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Action 8.6%, Difficult 6.7%
- #12 Ardein.Fall
89% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Alex Grade
Windows
Welcome Pilot to the Ardein Initiative. We are leaving Earth, and we need you to protect us. Face new challenges and new rivals EVERY DAY. Can you plan your defense to ever changing war? Can you save humanity?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Score Attack 9.6%
- #13 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,940 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Action 12%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%, Score Attack 9.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.3%
- #14 UBERMOSH Vol.5
87% matchVery Positive94% of 1,722 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 16%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.5%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Difficult 7.9%
- #15 Chippy
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,184 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14%, Arena Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%
- #16 Breakpoint
86% matchVery Positive97% of 236 reviews2020
Dev: Studio AesthesiaPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Breakpoint is a twin-stick slasher where your weapons explode. Break through the swarm to claim your spot on the online leaderboard.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Score Attack 10.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.4%
- #17 Vector Assault 2
88% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: WizByte Games
Windows
Annihilate waves of enemies in this enhanced sequel with better visuals and improved twin stick shooter gameplay.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Retro 11.2%, Casual 10.2%, Arcade 9.2%, Arena Shooter 8.1%
- #18 Warcat Parade
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Hefka Games
Windows · Linux
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Score Attack 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Action 9.7%
- #19 Enfora Star
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Haapa Games
Windows · Linux
Enfora Star station is being overrun! Pilot your spacecraft and deploy defenses to survive droid swarms - but every purchase costs precious score points. Will you risk everything for maximum points or play it safe? Master the ultimate arcade challenge!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Score Attack 9%
- #20 Frantic Dimension
84% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Frantic Dimension is a retro twin-stick shooter inspired by the earliest twin-sticks, 'Space Dungeon' and 'Robotron 2084'. Never stop moving and shooting... or you'll die.
Why similar: Action 14.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Fast-Paced 11.7%, Indie 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #21 Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race
83% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Myke WillsPub: Enfenyx Games
Windows
Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race, is a 2D, dual stick shoot em' up, bullet hell, arcade game. Tear up hordes of aliens with skill based game play, bombs & upgrades to obliterate everything!. Gun down 11 massive bosses, bank insane score on the leaderboards & overcome clouds of enemy fire.
Why similar: Action 21.3%, Indie 15.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.3%, Casual 11.2%, Bullet Hell 9.9%
- #22 Violet Impetus
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: NANAHYAKUMAN
Windows · Linux
Violet Impetus is a bullet-hell arcade melee 'em up set in a series of (lightly) procedurally-generated arenas. Drop into different biomes to rid the world of Æris—the demiurge, petrificate & fractured. Its other children just won't see things eye to eye.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Score Attack 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.6%
- #23 Space Smash
82% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced retro shmup where space keeps shrinking. Collect energy orbs, avoid danger, unlock ships, and chase the highest score in this addictive arcade shooter.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%
- #24 Gran Vitreous
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2015
Dev: Heliocentric Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Gran Vitreous is a PC shmup that combines classic arena shooter gameplay with the mechanics of a loot driven action RPG. Upgrade your ships equipment and level up as you battle through a galaxy filled with randomly generated encounters.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Fast-Paced 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%
- #25 Steel Alcimus
81% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Score Attack 8.9%
- #26 Road Doom
80% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
ROAD DOOM is an arcade bullet-hell with a cheesy story. On a quest to defeat the four horsemen, blast your way through evil beings with skills of immense power. Unleash your wrath!
Why similar: Action 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Casual 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%
- #27 Orchid Glitter
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tamazusa
Windows
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Score Attack 10.5%, Action 6.6%
- #28 HyperShot
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Pirate Dog Games
Windows
In this Bullet Hell shooter, the more enemies you shoot, the more enemies spawn! Keep moving so you don't get surrounded, and shoot enough enemies to clear each level.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%, Difficult 10%
- #29 State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem
78% matchVery Positive84% of 592 reviews2017
Dev: Lapovich Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare for bullet hell action and crazy driving! Your town is on fire, anarchy reigns the streets, aliens rampage in the sky! Grab your gun and join the fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.5%, Arena Shooter 12%, Action 11.3%, Bullet Hell 8.9%
- #30 MechsNBugs
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Purple Tortoise
Windows
Two Mechs. One player. And an arena filled with alien bugs. Survive five rounds in the arena to become the new champion.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Fast-Paced 14%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%
- #31 Polyopthalmia
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: samooz
Windows
A top-down arena shooting game. You need to break every eyeball you see and survive in the arena full of gazes to get a high score
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Score Attack 12.3%, Action 8%
- #32 Iron Fisticle
77% matchVery Positive83% of 520 reviews2014
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Arena Shooter 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Action 10.3%
- #33 Shmup!
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Conti Games
Windows · Mac
Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Fast-Paced 11.5%, Action 9.3%, Arcade 8.6%
- #34 #Funtime
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: OneGuyGamesPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
#Funtime is an explosive twin-stick shooter where shooting isn't your only weapon. Swap your ship's color to destroy enemies, avoid damage, and ultimately control the battlefield.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Fast-Paced 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Bullet Hell 9%, Retro 7.7%
- #35 ArenaMania
75% 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: Arena Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Difficult 12.5%, Action 9.2%, Casual 8.2%
- #36 Cuboid Keeper
75% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2019
Dev: Ottropi Games
Windows
Cuboid Keeper is a fast-paced arena shooter with a gripping storyline and an unique spaceship building system. Take control of the legendary Guardian of the Cube and face four advanced civilizations hell-bent on defeating you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.8%, Fast-Paced 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%
- #37 Neon Fighter
74% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Score Attack 13.6%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%
- #38 Rocking Pilot
74% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2017
Dev: GungroundsPub: Mad Head Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Fast-Paced 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Action 11.4%, Bullet Hell 11.1%
- #39 Solaroids
73% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Chad YatesPub: DynF/X Digital LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%
- #40 Exphelius: Arena
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Pharazen Studios
Windows · Mac
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Action 6.5%
- #41 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
70% matchVery Positive92% of 766 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action 9.2%
- #42 Circus Interstellar
73% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Ettinsoft
Windows
Circus Interstellar is a brutal arcade shooter featuring high-octane action, and killer music! Earth voyagers encounter a sadistic alien race with a terrifying clownish appearance and a nasty appetite. Will the survivors escape the gory circus? Or will they be assimilated like all the rest?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.5%, Difficult 9.5%, Score Attack 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #43 UBERMOSH Vol.3
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,657 reviews2016
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The third volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 16.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Retro 7.5%
- #44 Retromancer
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Spinfoam Games
Windows · Mac
What happens when nostalgia and necromancy mix? A Retromancer happens! Grab a few friends, choose your champions, and battle your way through 6 brutal zones filled with screeching bats, burrowing worms, deranged cultists, and giant ants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Arena Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Difficult 9.1%
- #45 Hoodie Survivor and Super Hoodie Bros
70% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: The Voices Games
Windows
Auto shooter score attack survival game where your character moves forward continuously and you control the direction of travel by rotating left and right
Why similar: Action 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Casual 10%
- #46 Mini Slayer
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cheese Pull Studio
Windows
A top-down arcade shooter where one mistake ends the run. Punch enemies for ammo, shoot them for power, and learn the waves well enough to reach the boss.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18%, Fast-Paced 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Difficult 9.1%
- #47 Starfighter Neon
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action 8.2%
- #48 Vectro Blast
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Sagittaras Games
Windows
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Score Attack 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Arena Shooter 11.7%, Action 10.3%
- #49 Asteroids Millennium
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2017
Dev: Geoff Nagy
Windows · Linux
A modern spin on an old classic! Asteroids Millennium provides exciting new game play without departing from the feel of its predecessors. Collect power-ups, dodge threats, and blast away at asteroids and enemies alike in this survival game that is truly fun to play.
Why similar: Action 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Casual 13.4%, Fast-Paced 12.6%, Indie 10.4%
- #50 Drones, The Human Condition
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 360 reviews2016
Dev: Blunt GamesPub: ninjainatux
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An addictive fast paced twin stick arena shooter with banging electronic sound track, nostalgic nods and a barrage of flashing lights and bullets. Your task is simple, kill drones, free humans, don't die!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Arena Shooter 14%, Fast-Paced 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
- #51 Mustache in Hell
69% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: IdunaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A trip to hell. Hordes of demons. Big guns. Insane combat encounters. Pixel art mustaches. It's going to be a long day for Officer John Mustache.
Why similar: Action 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15%, Arena Shooter 13%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%
- #52 Power Gunner
68% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Toast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fuel is life. Survive relentless alien swarms in this fast-paced arcade shooter featuring auto-targeting weapons, deadly terrain navigation, and score-chasing chaos.
Why similar: Action 13.9%, Fast-Paced 12%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Indie 9.9%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
- #53 SpinWave Survivors
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pir8Pete
Windows
Spinwave Survivors is a fast-paced survival shooter with roguelike elements. Scoot, shoot and boost your way through hordes of drones as you upgrade your weapons and unlock new abilities, all while attempting to survive the chaos.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Arena Shooter 12%, Score Attack 11.9%
- #54 Son of Scoregasm
68% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2017
Dev: R C KnightPub: Charlie's Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blast your way through 28 varied levels full of enemies, traps, lasers and bosses in this explosive Twin Stick Shmup! Test your skills, find new paths, master the score mechanics and become bullet hell. Tight score attack play, fast combat and online Leaderboards leave you needing just one more go!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Score Attack 9.8%
- #55 NEO NEO
68% matchPositive95% of 44 reviews2018
Dev: Kastrye
Windows
NEO NEO is a super fast, brutal top-down arcade game, inspired by the likes of Hotline Miami and Super Hexagon. Use a devastating teleport ability to leap from enemy to enemy, stealing weapons and killing all in one explosive move.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 17.7%, Action 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Indie 12.4%, Score Attack 10.7%
- #56 Death Carnival
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Furyion Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready for Death Carnival. Intense Top-Down Shooter with multi-elevation combat. Easy to start, thrilling to watch. Over a dozen characters with unique attacks and story. Adrenaline-fueled combat in singleplayer, online co-op, or competitive PvP.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Action 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Arena Shooter 12.8%, Bullet Hell 11.6%
- #57 Thunder Chase
67% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Gigafun Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Thunder Chase pits you against never ending missiles. Protected by a time slowing Armor and with various Boosts, survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.9%, Action 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Score Attack 15.6%, Difficult 11.9%
- #58 NewMe NuMe LuMe: Alien Wars
66% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Ho RaBii
Windows
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Action 16.7%, Casual 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.4%
- #59 TechBeat Heart
65% matchVery Positive92% of 99 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Machine Games
Windows · Linux
SCORCHING TECHBEAT ACTION! A frantic combo-based score attack shooter. Make combos to earn more time. Master all weapons and defeat a raving mad machine. 100% arcade action. Online ranking. Lots of achievements. A Dual Gunstrike spin off.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Fast-Paced 10.7%
- #60 DOOMTANK
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Unibear Studio
Windows
DOOMTANK is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter designed to put you in the hot seat. Enter an ever-changing room straight from the depths of Hell and slay its inhabitants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Top-Down 7.1%