- #1 Crimsonland
97% matchVery Positive93% of 3,083 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Gore 19.3%, Shooter 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #2 Alien Shooter
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,607 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.
Why similar: Aliens 19.3%, Isometric 15.8%, Gore 13.8%, Shooter 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%
- #3 Cosmonator
96% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: Bourbontank
Windows
Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Aliens 12%, Action 10.1%, Shooter 6.2%
- #4 Gore Storm
94% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Gundorado
Windows
Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Aliens 14.3%, Shooter 13.9%, Gore 9.9%
- #5 Alien Shooter: Revisited
95% matchMixed64% of 849 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crowds of blood-thirsty monsters, crawling from every corner of the secret research base. Gloomy basements and modern labs, darkness changing into blazing bulbs. The only usual thing is: you're in a bad place alone, and there's no one to help you!
Why similar: Gore 23.4%, Isometric 18.7%, Shooter 16.4%, Aliens 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%
- #6 Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,498 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements which combines well-established world of classical games and unmatched dynamics of the first part.
Why similar: Aliens 28%, Isometric 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Gore 11.5%, Shooter 11%
- #7 Xeno Crisis
93% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2019
Dev: Bitmap Bureau
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Aliens 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shooter 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Retro 7.1%
- #8 Destructivator 2
92% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
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: Shooter 22.7%, Old School 18.5%, Aliens 10.1%, Retro 9.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.8%
- #9 Viscerafest
90% matchVery Positive85% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.
Why similar: Aliens 28.1%, Shooter 22%, Old School 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Retro 10%
- #10 Rogue Invader
91% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Aliens 25.9%, Isometric 23.2%, Shooter 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Combat 6.3%
- #11 Putrefaction
91% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Gore 29.2%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 13.1%, Violent 10.4%, Sci-fi 10%
- #12 Alien Death Mob
89% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
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: Aliens 19.9%, Shooter 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 9%
- #13 Son of a Gun
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Crank GoblinPub: Untold Tales
Windows
A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.
Why similar: Aliens 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 7.3%
- #14 KILL KILL KILL KILL
87% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
KILL KILL KILL KILL - Intense arena shooter featuring a space warrior annihilating invaders from the distant cosmos. You're the last line of defense against their domination. Destroy them with diverse weapons, tearing through hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.6%, Action 13.5%, 2D 10.7%, Violent 9.1%, Combat 8.3%
- #15 Perilous Warp
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: Crystice Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat!
Why similar: Gore 22.5%, Violent 17.6%, Aliens 12.8%, Action 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #16 Gunlocked
86% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Aliens 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 8.6%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #17 Gunlocked 2
85% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Aliens 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Old School 7.6%
- #18 Spelp
86% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Yawee
Windows · Linux
The SPELP program needs YOU to annihilate thousands of aliens with a variety of weapons, members and unique capacities. Unlock characters and make up your own team to fit your playstyle.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Aliens 18.9%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Top-Down 12.6%
- #19 Let Them Come
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,353 reviews2017
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down.
Why similar: Aliens 22.2%, Gore 14%, Shooter 12.1%, Violent 10.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%
- #20 Horde Hunters
83% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41%, Top-Down 18.1%, Retro 15.3%, Action 11.3%, 2D 6.9%
- #21 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
84% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
Windows
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Aliens 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Combat 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Action 6.5%
- #22 ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: jounitus
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
Why similar: Isometric 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #23 BUTCHER
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2016
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Why similar: Gore 34.3%, Violent 17.7%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 10.3%, 2D 7.9%
- #24 Shadowgrounds
82% matchVery Positive81% of 1,601 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Aliens 21.4%, Isometric 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Gore 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #25 DOOMED
82% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Aliens 21.3%, Gore 17.9%, Violent 13.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 11.7%
- #26 Witchcraft Survivors
79% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Catpix Studios
Windows
Annihilate hordes of enemies in this thrilling, fast-paced action roguelite rpg and fill the screen with your magic. Kill your foes, become stronger each second and upgrade your characters with new spells and abilities. Can you survive the monsters that threaten your very existence?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, 2D 12.5%, Arcade 12.4%, Retro 10.3%
- #27 Project Warlock
78% matchVery Positive87% of 6,019 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Shooter 17.5%, Old School 16.3%, Retro 14.4%, Combat 11%
- #28 Kick Ass Commandos
79% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Gore 14.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Violent 10%
- #29 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
77% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Aliens 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Combat 9%
- #30 Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
80% matchMixed60% of 369 reviews2011
Dev: Kot in Action Creative Artel
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons as you fight against extraterrestrial invaders.
Why similar: Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Action 13.9%, Arcade 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.6%
- #31 Diabolic
78% matchVery Positive83% of 390 reviews2018
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Red twice potato
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Shooter 17%, Top-Down 13%, Retro 10.2%, 2D 8.6%
- #32 Black blood
77% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Arcane Games
Windows
Black blood is a mix of hardcore Tower Defense strategy and top-down shooter. Act as a defender against alien invaders, attack and destroy all their insidious plans...
Why similar: Aliens 38.8%, Shooter 20.4%, Combat 15.4%, Top-Down 12.6%, Action 6.5%
- #33 KILL KNIGHT
72% matchVery Positive94% of 1,908 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Isometric 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shooter 19.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Blood 6.6% ★
- #34 Exophobia
73% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: Aliens 28.3%, Shooter 18.2%, Combat 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Old School 10.3%
- #35 INCISION
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,005 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.
Why similar: Gore 22.9%, Shooter 21.4%, Old School 19.1%, Retro 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.8%
- #36 Trash Squad
76% matchVery Positive83% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: Enitvare
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Trash Squad is a dynamic shooter with RPG elements. Stand up for the fight against hordes of monsters in over a dozen randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Shooter 54.9%, Action 29.6%, Indie 15.4%
- #37 Half Hour Hexagon
74% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Shooter 28.7%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 12%, 2D 8.5%
- #38 Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 110 reviews2017
Dev: DarkDes Labs
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Vzerthos is a 2D isometric old-school techno-fantasy styled Top-Down Shooter. Player's arsenal includes skills of the Thunder God's heir and three types of guns - use them to slice and dice, burn and blow up your enemies!
Why similar: Isometric 31%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Retro 9.6%, Top-Down 9.1%, Old School 8.6%
- #39 Loplight
74% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31%, Shooter 21.3%, Gore 14.5%, Violent 11.3%, Action 9.1%
- #40 Skautfold: Into the Fray
75% matchVery Positive86% of 88 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Into the Fray is a fast action-shooter in the vein of Doom and Dark Messiah; using fast combat, reactive environments, and traps. Blast, kick, and dash your way through Rebels and Eldritch creatures to liberate the Isle of Portland; as it becomes consumed by Fog and the horrors therein.
Why similar: Gore 25%, Violent 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 7%
- #41 Hell Shooter
75% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: 天河(TH Game)
Windows
Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.
Why similar: Gore 29.8%, Violent 23.3%, Action 12.7%, Old School 9.8%, Arcade 8.2%
- #42 X-Mutation
72% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: ProjectX
Windows
Survive thousands of monsters in X-Mutation, a hardcore 3D top-down rogue-lite action game. Mutate your body into diverse weapons, choose from hundreds of mutations, and uniquely upgrade to craft your personal combat style!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.3%, Shooter 22.8%, Combat 21.7%, Action 10.8%, RPG 4.4%
- #43 Redie
73% matchVery Positive80% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.
Why similar: Gore 55%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Action 15.2%, Indie 7.4%
- #44 G WARRIOR
70% matchVery Positive92% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Liao Kai
Windows
G WARRIOR is a retro hardcore action shooting game. Pick up the gun and destroy all robots and aliens. Fight in colorful scenes such as snowy mountains, caves, seas of fire, alien lairs, etc.! !
Why similar: Aliens 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 10%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #45 Disfigure
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Shooter 17.3%, Top-Down 12.7%, 2D 11.7%, Arcade 11.6%
- #46 Alien Breed: Impact
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,869 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 26.4%, Isometric 19.4%, Shooter 16%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #47 Destropolis
70% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Arcade 12.2%, Top-Down 11.5%, Action 6.1%
- #48 Undercroft Warriors
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 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: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Old School 8.2%, Top-Down 8%
- #49 Extraneum
68% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: David JalbertPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
Extraneum is an old-school, sci-fi single-player first person shooter with an emphasis on exploration and secret hunting. Fight your way through biohacked monstrosities and stop their progress before they take control of the entire world.
Why similar: Shooter 33.6%, Sci-fi 24.5%, Retro 22.2%, Action 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #50 Dreadhunter
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Trickster Arts
Windows
Plough through hordes of deadly monsters and defeat vicious bosses in an intense fast paced shooter RPG where all items are “legendary”, levels are ever-changing and combat is razor-sharp.
Why similar: Isometric 44.1%, Shooter 27%, Sci-fi 15%, Action 10.1%, RPG 3.8%
- #51 Killsquad
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,493 reviews2021
Dev: Novarama
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Action 24.5%, Isometric 19.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #52 Void Scrappers
68% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Aliens 20.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #53 Zombie Shooter 2
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
Why similar: Gore 24.3%, Isometric 20.4%, Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Action 11.2%
- #54 Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
66% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Dot bloodPub: Targem Games
Windows
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 19.1%, Shooter 17.3%, Old School 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Arcade 9.8%
- #55 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Shooter 17.4%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #56 Obludia
71% matchMixed49% of 74 reviews2014
Dev: FobTi interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight your way through 50 levels full of thrilling action with hordes of challenging enemies and tough bosses! Obludia is an old-school arcade arena action inspired by classics such as Robotron or Smash-TV with RPG elements.
Why similar: Shooter 29.9%, Arcade 20.8%, Top-Down 14%, Action 13.6%, 2D 8.2%
- #57 Anomalous
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Byron Dunwoody
Windows
A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Why similar: Shooter 24.8%, Gore 15.7%, Old School 13.1%, Violent 12.3%, Combat 11.4%
- #58 Alien Scumbags
67% matchVery Positive97% of 116 reviews2020
Dev: Monster Finger Games
Windows
Alien Scumbags is a sci-fi action platformer with a big slice of horror and a stack of pop culture references. You'll run, hide and kill across several levels, collect items from capsule machines and unlock characters.
Why similar: Aliens 20.6%, Gore 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Shooter 11%
- #59 Zombie Shooter
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,315 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Isometric 11.9%
- #60 FullBlast
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: UFO Crash Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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: Aliens 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 7.8%