- #1 Cosmonade
97% matchPositive77% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: FullFreeGameplay
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced and demanding space combat game based on pure mastery. Pilot, destroy, optimize your runs, and try to reach the top of the global leaderboards.
Why similar: Sniper 22.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Destruction 12.9%
- #2 Gunslinger Nova
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: instasiv
Windows
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Arcade 9.8%, Aliens 9.3%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #3 Shoot The Barrels
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: BATTLE LAB
Windows
Addictive incremental game about shooting exploding barrels and upgrading your weapon.
Why similar: Incremental 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Arcade 11.5%, Sniper 10.9% ★
- #4 Spacetime Shooter
94% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Team GoodDuckPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
You are a sniper who controls time and space. Eliminate all enemies with a single bullet.
Why similar: Sniper 48.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Top-Down 10%, Sci-fi 7.7%, 2D 4.4%
- #5 Duralumin Wind
95% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: CETVE LLC
Windows
Pilot your helicopter to victory as your complete objectives, dodge missiles, and destroy your enemies. But don't forget to keep an eye on your fuel, ammunition, and health or you might not survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Vehicular Combat 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Arcade 8.2%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #6 Blast Rush LS
93% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Bipedal DogPub: indie.io
Windows
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Aliens 10.4%, Destruction 10.1%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #7 METEOR COMMANDER
94% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Propulsion Studios
Windows
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Aliens 14.4%, Arcade 11.4%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #8 Ultimate Starfighter
92% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Allen CooleyPub: Origin Software Development
Windows
An unknown Alien Race has launched a failed attack on Earth Station Alpha and are regrouping! Fight off the incoming fleets, discover where their ships are being constructed, and launch an assault! If Earth Station Alpha is destroyed, the planet will be lost and humanity exterminated.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Vehicular Combat 10%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #9 Infinite Brick Breaker
91% match9 user reviews11% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: INFINITE BRIDGE
Windows
Launch balls and break bricks, collect more balls that you can launch and accumulate points indefinitely - this is Infinite Brick Breaker!
Why similar: Incremental 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Point & Click 19.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #10 Galactic Wars EX
91% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Volcano BytesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Aliens 17.8%, Vehicular Combat 12.9%, Arcade 9.3%
- #11 Warawara Invaders
90% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
Even if you are not good at avoiding bullets or shmup games there is no problem. A 2d casual rolling shooter best for killing time!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Arcade 11.9%, Top-Down 9.2%, Sci-fi 7%
- #12 Starsation
89% matchMixed40% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: FactKys StudiosPub: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Starsation is a space shooter game made in voxel graphics.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Incremental 21.4%, Point & Click 12.8%, Arcade 8%
- #13 Solitarius
89% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Brendel
Windows
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Arcade 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #14 Warrior of democracy
88% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BrightSpot Games
Windows
"Warrior of Democracy" is an incredible 2D shoot 'em up arcade where you, like a true hero, control a helicopter, battling endless waves of enemy fighters on your path to victory!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Top-Down 8.4%, Casual 3.9%
- #15 Redline Protocol
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cranky Crow Games
Windows
Redline Protocol is a fast modern-retro helicopter combat game built around low-altitude attacks, tactical objectives, wrap-around battlefields, and escalating chaos.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Vehicular Combat 22.1%, Arcade 13.5%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #16 Birth Patrol
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Christopher Rodgers
Windows
2D shoot 'em up in which you play as Jill the birth control pill and go back in time and abort Hitler.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Arcade 11.9%, 2D 5.4%
- #17 Escape the Kreegan
86% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Vehicular Combat 17.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Arcade 8.3%
- #18 Strelitzia
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sorgintza
Windows · Linux
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Top-Down Shooter 32.1%, Arcade 15.1%, Top-Down 9.1%, 2D 4.7%
- #19 Gamma Zero
84% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Sinclair Gurny
Windows · Mac · Linux
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Aliens 15.9%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #20 Red Blaster
83% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Red Blaster Games
Windows
Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #21 BUG
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: solarsuit.games
Windows · Mac · Linux
BUG is an action clicker game where you just smash pesky bugs and DO YOUR PART! Have you been taken out of action or not allowed to protect SuperDuperEarth? Welcome to the planet Drake, where you can destroy bugs from a remote drone turret FOR FREEdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5%, Incremental 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #22 Gem Raider 2
84% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Matt WordenPub: Matt Worden Games
Windows
Gem Raider 2 is an old-school move-and-shoot game. Your objective in each room is to destroy all of the Power Gems and return to the teleport pad to exit. Other Gems can also be destroyed to increase your score. There are 20 rooms and each of the 9 types of enemy Gems has unique weapons or skills.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Destruction 12.4%, Aliens 12.2%, Arcade 10.3%
- #23 Bean Wizard Eviscerates the Gonklins
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Goblin RuntPub: Goblin Runt Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
🫘 The world's first twin-stick anthill shooter! 🫘 Reign terror down on the Gonklins using every bean in your arsenal. Be careful, warrior Gonklins will strike back with their blasters! Upgrade your legume weaponry and defeat King Donklin the Gonklin!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Dark Comedy 20.5%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Arcade 8.4%
- #24 Son of a Gun
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 140 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: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Destruction 13.1%, Aliens 12.8%, Arcade 10.1%
- #25 Stahldrache
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Void Star Gamestudio, Limited
Windows
Stahldrache is a top-down shooter set in the skies of far-flung planets. The automated terraforming system has gone rogue, and must be stopped. Fight against time and waves of drones to make the planet safe! Bomb the control nodes and neutralize the AI before the defenseless colony ships arrive!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Vehicular Combat 19.4%, Top-Down 9.1%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #26 Rysen
81% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Arcade 12.7%, Top-Down 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #27 Endless Space Scrap
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: GESpacecraft
Windows
Dodge, collect, and survive. Every piece of salvage you grab makes your ship deadlier and tougher.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Top-Down 12.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #28 POOSTALL Royale
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,119 reviews2023
Dev: RWS C TeamPub: Running With Scissors
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
APRIL FOOLS 2023ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Don't let the title fool you, this isn't a battle royale game. Maybe this isn't even a game at all... well, just download now and figure it out!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Arcade 13.4%, Top-Down 10.7%, Combat 4%
- #29 River Attack
80% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Phoenix Steel Games
Windows
River Attack is a shootting up style game 2D, which combines harmoniously colored scenes with aerial shooting battle! Evolve your ship to defeat an alien invasion that has the technology to control human combat vehicles. Will you be able to defeat an army of ships to save your girl and the planet?!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Vehicular Combat 22.9%, Top-Down 10%, Arcade 7.9%
- #30 Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX
77% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Aliens 15%, Arcade 12.1%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #31 Beyond Solar
75% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: COREGAME Studios
Windows
Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Destruction 15.6%, Aliens 14.4%, Arcade 9.9%
- #32 Zannon
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: JimJams Games
Windows
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Arcade 12.5%, Top-Down 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #33 RedRaptor
76% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Novax GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Top-Down Shooter 35.9%, Arcade 8.7%, Top-Down 7.4%, 2D 5.4%
- #34 Minarchy: Active Shooter
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Andrew Ayala
Windows
Minarchy: Active Shooter is a 2D Top-Down Shooter blended with Bullet Hell and just a splash of Tower Defense - all based on the Minarchy Tabletop Role-Playing Game. This is the first video game project created by Andrew Ayala.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Dark Comedy 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Arcade 9%
- #35 Asteroids
76% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Play Asteroids
Windows
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Arcade 15.6%, Top-Down 9.5%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #36 Retaliate
74% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Romans I XVI Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Arcade 12.8%, Top-Down 8.7%, 2D 4.6%
- #37 ZenWash
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Game NacionalPub: Game Nacional Publisher
Windows
Wash away the dirt in a calm and relaxing way, surrounded by soothing nature sounds and the gentle flow of a nearby river. Unlock new upgrades and take on larger houses to clean.
Why similar: Incremental 33.3%, Point & Click 25.5%, Arcade 16.6%, Top-Down 8.5%, Casual 8.5%
- #38 KAIKAN
74% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: zakichi
Windows
KAIKAN is a vertical scrolling shooter that focuses on destroying enemies. Destroy enemies with 6 types of aircraft with different performance, clear 5 stages, and aim for a higher score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Destruction 21.5%, Arcade 8.5%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #39 Tilebreaker Next Level
73% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Earth is under attack! Take control and defend the planet in this adrenaline-fueled top-down shooter. Blast through blocks, dodge relentless enemy fire, and face off against formidable bosses. Can you save the Earth in record time? Get ready for the ultimate challenge!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Point & Click 13.8%, Destruction 13.6%, Arcade 9.3%
- #40 Introspection
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Seal the Deal Games
Windows
IntroSpection is a top-down bullethell-like action game about a man forced to confront his past. Delve into memories and blast through waves of inner demons as you explore one man's mental purgatory.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Dark Comedy 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Dark Humor 14%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #41 PolyDestroyer
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: CrunchyCode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wave-based top-down shooter with between-wave (per-run) upgrades and meta progression. After each wave, pick one of three tiered upgrades that stack into a build. Use Turbo to reposition, Shield to survive, and spend coins on permanent ship upgrades.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Aliens 16.9%, Top-Down 10.2%, Combat 7.3%
- #42 Invaders from the Third Dimension
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Nile River Software LLC
Windows
A retro space shooter with a twist - now you can rotate your ship and aim diagonally at enemies, adding a whole new dimension to the shoot 'em up genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Aliens 15.8%, Vehicular Combat 12%, Arcade 11.1%
- #43 Tank vs. Aliens
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Makes
Windows
Fight to survive an endless onslaught of aliens, upgrading your tank between levels to keep up with the horde. Death may be inevitable in the aftermath of the invasion, but it is up to you to bring down as many of the these creatures as you can.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Arcade 13%, Top-Down 7.5%, Aliens 6.9%
- #44 Nephenthesys
71% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Let's Dev StudiosPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Arcade 12%, Top-Down 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #45 SideDrop
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SirTotti
Windows
A block breaking idle game at the side of your screen. Break through progressively harder rows of blocks as you buy upgrades and unlock special ball types.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.6%, Incremental 27.8%, Point & Click 15.5%, Arcade 9.6%, Destruction 8.3%
- #46 Sand: A Superfluous Game
69% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Voided Pixels Studio
Windows
An open-world, base-building, adventure game with quirky humor and llamas. Explore the wasteland of Alaska smashing skeletons in your supped-up cab and trading veggies with the native rhino people. Do the bidding of a mysterious cube from space and unlock the secrets of the desert.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Dark Comedy 21.1%, Dark Humor 14%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #47 SKYBLITZ
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Adarna Entertainment LLC
Windows
Skyblitz is a helicopter action game inspired by classics like Rescue Raiders, Choplifter, and Nuclear Strike. Fly through 11 missions in a fractured future world alongside your radio team, Team TWISTED, while fighting PINK enemy forces and uncovering a conspiracy behind a new global conflict.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Vehicular Combat 29.1%, Destruction 17.1%, Arcade 10.4%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #48 Ops
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Pete DeSimone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend Earth from hostile aliens and hungry chupacabras in this modern classic arcade game. Created by a couple of real life VLA Operators!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Aliens 27.4%, Arcade 20.1%, Combat 9.6%, 2D 6%
- #49 cursor0x0
70% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: error0x0
Windows · Mac · Linux
Test your mouse skills in more than 30 various cursor mini games! Dodge bullets, collect stuff, fight the enemies, and take a risk to unlock all levels and complete the game. It shall not be an easy trip!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Incremental 25.5%, Point & Click 19.3%, Arcade 16.2%, Casual 5.9%
- #50 Spider Crisis
73% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Method 9 Software
Windows
The world is infested with giant mutated spiders. In Spider Crisis you operate a small remote control tank equipped with deadly weapons. Use your weapons to shoot, bomb, and burn these creatures back to where they came from.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Arcade 9.4%, Destruction 8.6%, Top-Down 8%
- #51 Machine Gun Fury
70% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Reset Games LtdPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When tyranny takes control… someone has to pull the trigger. Machine Gun Fury brings back the golden age of arcade military shooters with pure reflex-driven carnage — no cover, no excuses. It’s you, your grenades, and pure run-and-gun chaos. No mercy. Lock and load, soldier!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Vehicular Combat 21.9%, Arcade 8.7%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #52 Spherical Worlds: Evolution
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infobyte
Windows · Linux
A distant human colony faces an enigmatic alien threat. As commander of a spherical battle droid, infiltrate alien spacecraft to neutralize the menace from within. Face AI-enhanced droids, upgrade your arsenal, and engage in high-speed action, mini-games and test your strategic skills and reflexes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Vehicular Combat 17.8%, Arcade 10.6%, Sci-fi 8%
- #53 Pirate's Peril
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Consumed Media
Windows · Linux
Pirate's Peril is an arcade shooter themed in the world of pirates on the open sea!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Arcade 19.1%, Top-Down 9.5%, 2D 5.9%
- #54 Truxton 2
67% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Aliens 10.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 10%
- #55 Narcissus
67% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Jackal Games
Windows · Linux
Narcissus is an adrenaline-pumping, top down, action-horror game that puts you in the shoes of the last survivor on a doomed spaceship. The clock is ticking, and danger lurks around every corner.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Aliens 17.8%, Arcade 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #56 Zarlor Mercenary
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
Top-down shooter action for the Atari Lynx handheld console. WANTED: Hot gun for hire. Travel to several exotic and dangerous places. Discover several exotic and dangerous aliens and kill them. Kill lots. For cash. Buy more weapons and kill again.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Aliens 16.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Arcade 9%
- #57 Comet Clash
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: bitshift.studio
Windows
Take control of humanity’s last resort in defending the planet from the many dangers outer space has to offer. Shoot or deflect incoming projectiles, harvest them from the moon and spend the loot on upgrades.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Destruction 14.8%, Arcade 12.8%, Top-Down 10.8%
- #58 Collapsion
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Chris Corkill
Windows
When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Destruction 18.4%, Aliens 18%, Arcade 13.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #59 HyphoSphere
64% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: La Maison du Nourson
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fungal idle game where you grow a mycelial empire from a single filament. Click to harvest nutrients, build living organisms, trigger sporulation to prestige, and let your Twitch viewers join the network.
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.2%, Incremental 24.9%, Point & Click 20.8%, Casual 6.8%, 2D 3.8%
- #60 Spaced Liberation
67% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: hoiJesse
Windows
Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Aliens 14.5%, Arcade 11.4%, Top-Down 8.7%