Games Like PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate

Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 63.8%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Co-op 10.7%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same high-octane, polished twin-stick action with a focus on tight controls and enemy management.

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 71.2%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Action 10.7%, Co-op 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a masterclass in modern twin-stick shooting with intense arcade action and a vibrant aesthetic.

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

Why similar: Physics 69.3%, Action 30.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features complex fluid physics and destructible environments that mirror the environmental interaction found in PixelJunk.

Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 77.2%, Action 14.7%, Local Co-Op 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive twin-stick shooter experience that captures the same arcade intensity and visual flair.

Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.

Why similar: Action 43.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 39.7%, Local Co-Op 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down shooting with destructible environments and a distinct pixel-art style that feels right at home.

NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 56.4%, Local Co-Op 22.6%, Action 14.2%, Co-op 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends twin-stick shooting with roguelike elements and local co-op, offering deep customization and replayability.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 64.1%, Local Co-Op 14%, Action 12.9%, Co-op 9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic top-down shooter that emphasizes tight movement and intense 2D action.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and environmental interaction within a 2D space, sharing the sense of discovery found in the seed game.

Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 37.2%, Physics 36.7%, Action 26.1%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes physics-based combat and destructible terrain, providing a similar tactical feel to environmental manipulation.

IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 56.5%, Local Co-Op 25.4%, Action 18.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a fun, arcade-inspired twin-stick experience with local co-op support and satisfying combat loops.

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: Local Co-Op 36.7%, Action 35.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Co-op 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky top-down shooter that emphasizes environmental cleanup and action, echoing the rescue-mission themes of the seed.

Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

Why similar: Action 55.8%, Local Co-Op 30%, Co-op 10.5%, Puzzle 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A legendary shooter that demands precision and puzzle-like thinking, much like the strategic elements of PixelJunk.

Tachyon Project is a dual stick shooter heavily inspired by classic shoot'em ups. We’ve combined many unique enemy types, a large variety of weapons and power-ups with innovative gameplay to ensure a long lasting challenge and discovery at every new level.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 72.7%, Action 27.3%

Why You'll Like It: A solid twin-stick shooter that emphasizes speed and reflex-based gameplay in a neon-drenched environment.

THOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 74.2%, Action 25.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist twin-stick shooter that forces players to think about movement and timing, similar to the puzzle elements of the seed.

Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 60.9%, Local Co-Op 28.9%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features cooperative gameplay and mech-based combat that aligns well with the co-op focus of the seed game.

Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 64.3%, Action 18.8%, Co-op 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: A polished shoot-em-up that captures the same classic arcade spirit and cooperative fun.

A non-shooting shoot 'em up where you must grow, make friends, and survive together.

Why similar: Co-op 65.8%, Action 34.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the shoot-em-up genre that focuses on building your ship through gameplay, offering a fresh perspective on the genre.

Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 63.6%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Action 17.5%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled twin-stick shooter that focuses on pure arcade mechanics and fast-paced action.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 39.4%, Action 33.1%, Co-op 27.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a 2D action experience with a focus on exploration and scaling difficulty that rewards careful navigation.

Demon's Crystals is a frenetic twin stick shooter where you guide the Urican demons through countless hazards in order to restore peace to the world. A variety of weapons and power-ups will help you defeat the massive enemy hordes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 54.9%, Action 28.5%, Local Co-Op 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a frantic twin-stick experience with local co-op, perfect for fans of the seed game's multiplayer mode.

Polychromatic is a physics-based arcade shooter with a pop of color.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 81.6%, Action 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful arena shooter that emphasizes physics-based movement and satisfying combat feedback.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 42.7%, Co-op 30.6%, Action 26.7%

Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based destruction and chaotic action to create a fun, cooperative experience similar to the intensity of the seed.

Explosive twin stick shooter. Lots of upgrades. Full controller support. Awesome soundtrack.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 81.6%, Action 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced twin-stick action with a focus on arcade-style scoring and reflex-based combat.

Trigonarium is a hardcore twin-stick shooter for fans of challenging arcade gaming. Fight your way through multitudes of enemy formations in constantly shifting battle arenas to face the colossal level bosses.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 65.9%, Local Co-Op 28.4%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features top-down shooting with a focus on cooperative play and challenging arena-based encounters.

In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 57.3%, Local Co-Op 22.2%, Co-op 10.7%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A futuristic top-down shooter that incorporates tactical elements and intense combat scenarios.

Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 67.9%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Co-op 8.8%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: Adds roguelike depth to the twin-stick shooter formula, providing long-term engagement and cooperative play.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: A unique gravity-based shooter that turns movement into a puzzle, much like the physics-heavy gameplay of PixelJunk.

Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 45.1%, Action 29.9%, Co-op 25.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends platforming, tower defense, and shooting, requiring the same kind of environmental puzzle-solving as the seed game.

Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 69.3%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Co-op 8.8%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines rhythm-based gameplay with twin-stick shooting for a unique sensory experience.

Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!

Why similar: Action 40.6%, Local Co-Op 38.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Co-op 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A space-themed shooter that blends traditional shoot-em-up mechanics with puzzle-solving elements.

In PixelJunk™ Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.9%, Local Co-Op 23%, Action 15.9%, Physics 7.8%, Puzzle 5.4%

Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 42.5%, Action 29.6%, Co-op 27.9%

A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 62.7%, Action 27.1%, Local Co-Op 10.2%

Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.2%, Action 22.2%, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Co-op 12.1%

It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through overwhelming enemy fleets! Liberate planets, build colonies, research tech and skills, craft items, or even play 2p co-op in this unique new indie game.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 42%, Action 35.2%, Co-op 22.8%

Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 49.3%, Action 19.5%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Co-op 13.2%

a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 85.4%, Action 14.6%

Shizuku and Akane...two pilots bound by rivalry and friendship battle to save their world from malevolent cosmic forces! A classic arcade style shmup with deeply satisfying fast paced combat, wide variety of load-out combos, and even local co-op!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 53.6%, Action 46.4%

A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 54.7%, Action 45.3%

In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

Why similar: Action 45.9%, Local Co-Op 39.7%, Puzzle 14.4%

Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 71.7%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Action 11.3%

Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.

Why similar: Action 100%

Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ultimate battle for humanity’s survival!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 53.9%, Co-op 28.9%, Action 17.3%

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.

Why similar: Action 100%

Satellite Rush is a sci-fi top-down shooter with pixel art graphics and Roguelike elements. Take control of an abducted office worker and blast through Satellite Moebius, a space gladitorial arena where you'll have to please the audience to get new itens and survive!

Why similar: Action 100%

Story of a Cube is an action packed shooter about a lone cube and his quest for revenge. Mixing elements of twin-stick shooters and bullet hell games, this is a hardcode arcade game with a crazy amount of explosions.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 76.9%, Action 23.1%

Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 91%, Action 9%

An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 87.6%, Action 12.4%

Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 52.5%, Action 30.5%, Co-op 17%

Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

Why similar: Action 100%

In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 66.5%, Action 33.5%

Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 60.8%, Action 14.5%, Co-op 12.8%, Local Co-Op 11.9%

The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.

Why similar: Action 100%

Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 64%, Action 36%

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: Action 41.6%, Local Co-Op 33.1%, Co-op 25.3%

Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 65.2%, Action 22.8%, Local Co-Op 7.6%, Co-op 4.4%

Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 46.5%, Action 32.5%, Co-op 21%

A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 79.7%, Action 13.2%, Co-op 7.1%

Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 59.6%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Action 13.3%, Co-op 11.4%

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 79.9%, Local Co-Op 7.4%, Action 7.2%, Co-op 5.6%