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Games Like Planet Cracker

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter, Singleplayer, Action.

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Planet Cracker is a 2D shooting game features physics engine and 3D environment. You must protect a space station from space debris trying to surpass the line of defence. Destroy all debris, and accomplish the most important mission: SURVIVE!

Reviews: Mixed — 67% — of 12 reviews
Released: 2021-01-24
Developer: Nemoto Keisuke
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 A Blast From The Past
    97% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: Happy Cactus Games Limited
    Windows · Mac

    A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, 2.5D 25.4%, Shooter 17.9%, Casual 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%

  2. #2 Ray’z Arcade Chronology
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 100 reviews2023
    Dev: M2 Co.,LTDPub: TAITO CORP.
    Windows

    Lock-on to an exhilarating sci-fi shooting fest with the trilogy which put Taito on the 90s arcade shooting map: The Ray Series, together in one collection for the first time!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.4%, 2.5D 21.7%, Shooter 19.9%, Sci-fi 13.7%, 3D 1.9%

  3. #3 Fire Water Green
    96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: JinCycle
    Windows

    This is a 30-second survival shooting game. You shoot with the mouse for direction and move your ship with WASD. There are 3 attributes: fire, water and green, and 3-way deadlock.

    Why similar: 2.5D 43.9%, Shooter 31.5%, Casual 20.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 2.1%

  4. #4 Gun-REViper
    95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: naga84games
    Windows

    This is a 2.5D vertical scrolling shooting game. Use your ingenuity to fight your way to a high score.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Shooter 21%, 2.5D 18.7%, Sci-fi 14.6%, 3D 2.5%

  5. #5 Tastrion
    94% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
    Dev: Remorasoft
    Windows

    Pilot the all-powerful cell destroying Desolazor gunship and eradicate the mutagenic genotoxic pathogen before it consumes the entire galaxy. Soar through waves of threatening enemies and bosses beyond 6 stages packed with action, explosions, and lasers!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.7%, Shooter 28%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  6. #6 ThrustLander
    93% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: Improbable Pixel
    Windows

    ThrustLander is an action cave-flyer with modern graphics, classic gameplay, challenging levels and beautiful visuals. Battle through over 250 levels and 3 game modes including a retro mode!

    Why similar: 2.5D 37.7%, Physics 19.3%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%, Shooter 8.5%

  7. #7 New Year Break
    94% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Smobile
    Windows

    New Year Break is retro arcade game with animated characters, powerups and custom music. Collect bonuses and powerups and blast your way thru the 30 Levels into the New Year. Simple controls and retro arcade action. Collect all the powerups to stack powerups.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.4%, Shooter 23.5%, Casual 15.4%, Physics 10.6%, Indie 1.8%

  8. #8 Asteroides
    92% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2022
    Dev: Verrua GiuseppePub: bit ManiaX
    Windows · Mac

    it's simple, fast, rocking, without pauses, without life, without time will you save the earth? Asteroides is a 70/80s shooter with realistic physics and a completely three-dimensional environment. Moving, destroying and surviving is complicated in an infinitely finite space.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, 2.5D 28.8%, Shooter 22.7%, Physics 6.8%, Casual 5.6%

  9. #9 Nephenthesys
    91% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 39.6%, 2.5D 27.8%, Shooter 20%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Indie 2.4%

  10. #10 Saint Patrick's Day Break
    91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Smobile
    Windows

    Saint Patrick's Day Break is a retro arcade game with animated characters, powerups and custom music. Collect bonuses and powerups and blast your way thru the 30 levels. Simple controls and retro arcade action. Collect all the powerups to stack powerups.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Casual 24.7%, Shooter 23.9%, Physics 10.9%, Indie 3.5%

  11. #11 Rolling Gunner
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2022
    Dev: Project Rolling GunnerPub: mebius.
    Windows

    March 18th, 2061 - "Operation Downfall" Commences With its reliance on BAC, humanity had forgotten how to operate even basic transportation, let alone weapons. After the attacks from BAC and the subsequent social chaos, the human population was reduced by half.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.3%, Shooter 30.4%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  12. #12 Mud River
    90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Rocpain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Mud River is a horizontal 2D Shoot‘em Up game. The Rio Doce (Sweet River) was a paradise for mankind and animals, but now it has become a territory destroyed by the unscrupulous activities of Dr. Wellin. This is Pacal's first destination, ascending the Rio Doce preventing its complete destruction.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, 2.5D 27.2%, Shooter 19.9%, Casual 13.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%

  13. #13 Guardian: Planet Defense
    87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Eager Lemur
    Windows

    Take command of an orbiting defense satellite in this action-packed planetary defense shooter. Blast away at waves of incoming asteroids and crafty aliens before they destroy your planet. Scavenge powerful weapons from vanquished alien ships and turn them against your foes. How long can you survive?

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.8%, Shooter 27.7%, Casual 16.9%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  14. #14 Valentine Candy Break
    89% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Smobile
    Windows

    Valentine Candy Break is a retro arcade game with animated characters, powerups and custom music. Collect bonuses and powerups and blast your way thru the 30 Levels into the New Year. Simple controls and retro arcade action. Collect all the powerups to stack powerups.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Casual 26%, Shooter 24.8%, Physics 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  15. #15 Exterminator V Pollinators
    88% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Hydro Shock Studio
    Windows

    In this Shoot'em, you fight against an alien swarm of pollinators taking over the system! With your laser beam, Blast through waves of enemies, traverse challenging puzzles, and reclaim control in this fast-paced shooter. Step up to the challenge and push back the alien invaders!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, 2.5D 22.5%, Shooter 22.5%, Sci-fi 10.6%, 3D 4.1%

  16. #16 R-Type Dimensions III
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KRITZELKRATZ 3000Pub: ININ
    Windows

    Building on the legacy of R-Type Dimensions and R-Type Dimensions EX, Dimensions III has been completely re-envisioned with cutting-edge visuals and sounds, expanded gameplay modes, and a range of new features designed to deliver the most definitive modern edition of R-Type’s classic era.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, 2.5D 31.3%, Shooter 20.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, 3D 3.9%

  17. #17 AirRaid
    85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: Pilea Development LLC
    Windows

    A classic action arcade shooter with modern, fully destructible enemies. 10 waves of progressively increasing insanity.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.9%, 2.5D 24.7%, Shooter 20.1%, Physics 10.2%, Casual 6.2%

  18. #18 Bullets in the Space
    86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
    Dev: UB Art Games
    Windows

    Casual game with four different modes, unlockables, fun times and moderate difficulty.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.8%, Casual 35.4%, Indie 8.8%

  19. #19 Anthea's Justice
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Karl_SpencerPub: ITNC Games
    Windows

    The year is 2248. You play as Anthea, a pilot for the Spacing Guild. She's battling a pirate fleet. During the game, you'll need to destroy four leader ships.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.7%, Shooter 26.4%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  20. #20 ALLTYNEX Second
    83% matchVery Positive85% of 160 reviews2014
    Dev: SITER SKAINPub: Henteko Doujin
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    The year is 2192AD. 40 years ago, the Stellar-class All-purpose Administrative Computer ALLTYNEX suddenly attempted to enact genocide upon mankind. Commandeering armies of unmanned weapons, ALLTYNEX enacted a massacre so terrible that within only 72 hours of the start of the incident, approximately 85% of the world's population had...

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53%, 2.5D 27.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Indie 5.7%

  21. #21 Echoes III
    82% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2018
    Dev: Binary Zoo
    Windows

    Echoes is back with a bang and in 3D! More intense and eye bleeding than before, with the action coming at you from the sides, above and below.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60%, Shooter 34.3%, Indie 5.7%

  22. #22 ADDRESS1
    81% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
    Dev: daruma3940
    Windows

    2D style shoot'em up in which close combat is the primary attack method. With two large swords in her hands, cut her way through enemy bullets and enemy units in a post-apocalyptic world.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.2%, Shooter 31.8%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  23. #23 Kite Hunter
    81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: WhiteClockGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Aim for the skies and shoot down the kites. Witness the vivid skyline in rugged weather and lighting that challenge your aiming skills. Discover relics and upgrade munition in a race against time.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Shooter 26.1%, Casual 15.4%, Physics 8.6%, 3D 5.5%

  24. #24 The Pilgrim Survival
    84% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: Jaden Farquhar
    Windows · Mac

    The player shoots at enemies who spawn in endless waves trying to attack him. Gain more kills to score points. There is unlimited ammo, but the player moves slower when shooting so they should be careful. Explore the map to find notable landmarks.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.3%, Shooter 28.5%, Casual 25.2%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  25. #25 Alpha Warrior
    80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Smobile
    Windows

    Alpha Warrior is a retro, space shooter where the player engages in flight combat with enemy terrestrials and arcade style bosses.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Shooter 27.4%, Casual 26.3%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  26. #26 DIM-EGION
    82% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: aa9bbPub: Akasha Apostles
    Windows

    Single Player Shooting Game with 2D Collision Detection and 3D Rendering

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.1%, Shooter 32.6%, Sci-fi 13.3%, 3D 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  27. #27 Guns Blazing
    79% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: DevLiakos
    Windows

    Descend your way through an abandoned laboratory, swarming with both mechanical and human enemies. Your mission? Wipe them all out. In this fast-paced, casual, sci-fi, FPS, your goal is to employ an arsenal of upgradable weapons to defeat your enemies and reach the bottom of this derelict facility.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Shooter 30.1%, Casual 14.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Indie 1.8%

  28. #28 Truxton Extreme
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: TatsujinPub: Clear River Games AB
    Windows

    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: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, 2.5D 31.4%, Shooter 21.6%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  29. #29 PAWARUMI
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2018
    Dev: Manufacture 43
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!

    Why similar: 2.5D 36.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Shooter 16.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%, 3D 4%

  30. #30 Öga
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: byvsen
    Windows

    Freeze and climb enemies as Öga, an eye with boots!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, 2.5D 34.7%, Casual 25.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  31. #31 The Invasive Plant
    75% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Zhengyu Ye
    Windows

    The Invasive Plant is an action-adventure shoot ’em up where you don’t just play a hero—you play the villain. Take control of two notorious invaders, English Ivy and English Holly, and unleash nature’s fury against rival plants and human structures alike.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Shooter 24.8%, Casual 21.7%, Physics 8.8%, 3D 4.6%

  32. #32 Cha Recoil
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BanMedo Games
    Windows

    Cha Recoil is a shooter where you use your gun's recoil to move around. Dodge bullets and hit enemies as you progress through the game.

    Why similar: 2.5D 32.9%, Shooter 24.6%, Casual 23.4%, Sci-fi 12%, Indie 5.5%

  33. #33 Parabolus Two
    77% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: 40 Pound Tiger Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Shoot your way across the galaxy in this thrilling adventure! It’s the sci-fi shooter which blends old school game mechanics with modern story driven cinematic experiences. Unlock the mystery of strange events all over the Milky Way and find out who (or what) is behind them.

    Why similar: 2.5D 34.3%, Shooter 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Sci-fi 13.3%, 3D 5%

  34. #34 Robonauts
    76% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2021
    Dev: QubicGamesPub: Untold Tales
    Windows

    Shoot through storms of weird and funny creatures, jump between planets by switching gravity, and relive the childhood fun of your very first arcade shooters - alone or with a friend in co-op!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, 2.5D 23.3%, Shooter 18%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Physics 12%

  35. #35 Energy Fighters
    74% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: Paul Connor
    Windows

    A modern retro inspired side scrolling shooter with a deep upgrade system and the ability to absorb enemy fire and also deflect it back to your enemies. A fast paced shooter that can be played solo or local co-op with 12 difficulty modes and lots of boss battles.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, 2.5D 29.5%, Shooter 19.6%, Sci-fi 14.3%, 3D 3.6%

  36. #36 FullBlast
    75% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, 2.5D 25.2%, Shooter 17.4%, Casual 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%

  37. #37 Verisim Skies
    73% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2023
    Dev: Carry-On Games
    Windows

    Verisim Skies is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up with an emphasis on story and cinematic action. Go forth, Champion. Find your purpose. Fulfill your destiny. Accept your fate.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 67.1%, Shooter 19.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  38. #38 Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 2,660 reviews2015
    Dev: Cross-ProductPub: Senpai Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, 2.5D 31.2%, Physics 12.2%, Casual 11.7%, Sci-fi 4.5%

  39. #39 Stars of Strife
    74% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Sicur54
    Windows

    Shoot, dodge, and survive your way through unique bosses and swarms of enemies in this Galaga inspired arcade shooter where the fate of a galaxy rests in your hands.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Shooter 25.4%, Casual 23.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Indie 1.9%

  40. #40 Blast Killer
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: B站:bee4728
    Windows

    A retro and very cool fps game, blood-curdling fast-paced combat, high mobility displacement, adrenaline-pumping plasma effects, all in the most intuitive way to experience the aesthetics of violence!

    Why similar: 2.5D 40.5%, Shooter 25.8%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Casual 13%, 3D 6%

  41. #41 Parabolus
    76% matchNo user reviews2018
    Dev: 40 Pound Tiger Studios
    Windows

    Parabolus is a 3D space shooter with rocks in it. Kinda like Asteroids, if it took place in a Tron maze and also had a squad of enemies waiting to pounce on you around each corner. Clever thinking and quick reflexes are needed to get through this amazing sci-fi adventure.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, 2.5D 27.5%, Shooter 20.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Physics 7.7%

  42. #42 DRAINUS
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,100 reviews2022
    Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 63.5%, Shooter 28.9%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  43. #43 ETHER VAPOR Remaster
    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 316 reviews2012
    Dev: EdelweissPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Ether Vapor Remaster is a cinematic 3D arcade shooter and visual treat from developer Edelweiss.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 76.3%, Shooter 17.2%, Sci-fi 5%, Indie 1.5%

  44. #44 Attack of the Mechadonk - The ultimate donkey
    71% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: Mechadonk Media
    Windows

    Old school side scrolling shoot'em up. Blast through exciting different locations. Defeating waves of defenders until the final boss battle. Attack of the Mechadonk is a indie game developed for fun and learning for the creator.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.4%, Shooter 25.6%, Casual 22.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Indie 1.8%

  45. #45 Super Psy Penguin
    71% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2020
    Dev: SHOKIZM INTERACTIVE
    Windows

    Super Psy Penguin is a Cyber Penguin Hero Simulator in which you play a realistic Cyber Penguin, giving you the power to save the galaxy! The game is inspired by Parodius and Xenon-II and many other Shmups from our childhoods.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60.8%, Shooter 32.5%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  46. #46 White Eyes
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Chocolate Ship Games
    Windows

    Embark on an interstellar race as the universe collapses. Swing swords, fire projectiles, and reflect hazards to save nomads. 60 challenging missions. Random encounters. Simple mouse controls. Conquer diverse hazards. Will you guide them home?

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, 2.5D 33.9%, Casual 19.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Indie 1.5%

  47. #47 Victory Saber 2D
    72% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Zephyr Studio Limited
    Windows · Linux

    Victory Saber 2D is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade video game with Locking-on shooting mechanic.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51%, Shooter 28.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, 3D 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  48. #48 Apano SYN Fighter
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ASIN Games
    Windows

    Is there a gamepad lying around somewhere?!! Ready to play some real shooter games again? Grab the controller and become an APANO SYN PILOT to face the alien invasion. Connect up to four controllers and shoot until you drop. 100% survival chance on "Easy", low on "Impossible".

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.3%, Shooter 24.7%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Casual 12.4%, 3D 5.7%

  49. #49 The Adventure of Ninomae Ina'nis
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Minimum Wage MediaPub: holo Indie
    Windows

    The Adventure of Ninomae Ina'nis is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you control Ninomae Ina'nis from Hololive Myth and her companion AO-chan.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Casual 28.6%, Shooter 28.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  50. #50 Nun&Gun
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KZero Juan
    Windows

    Enter a world of darkness and chaos where the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of a mysterious nun. Our 2.5D run-and-gun shooter features intense action, epic boss battles, responsive controls, and stunning 3D graphics

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, 2.5D 37.2%, Shooter 22.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 0.4%

  51. #51 Kilemol
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: Fialho's
    Windows

    Kilemol is a top-down shooter where you'll have to destroy all spawn capsules and enemies using different weapons in a dynamic gameplay.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.2%, Shooter 25.5%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  52. #52 Turtle Game
    66% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: It From Bit Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

    Create water currents and feed the turtle! The retro-style underwater ring toss game, brought to life digitally with realistic physics, is back! Raise your turtle to level 10!

    Why similar: 2.5D 52.8%, Physics 21.5%, Casual 19.8%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  53. #53 Starfall Invaders
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ASTRO NOTES
    Windows

    Embark on a roguelike shooting game set in a mysterious world that combines 2D and 3D elements. Survive and escape from an unknown planet. Utilize enemy resources to enhance yourself, repair your damaged spaceship, and prepare for increasingly powerful and numerous enemy forces.

    Why similar: 2.5D 43%, Shooter 31.3%, Sci-fi 18.1%, 3D 3.6%, Indie 2.1%

  54. #54 WOLFLAME
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 116 reviews2016
    Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.6%, Shooter 24%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 3.5%

  55. #55 往け!往け!マグロ - THE SHOOTING MAGURO -
    69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: NeuronFlareWorks
    Windows

    You are a MAGURO and have to swim through six stages with perfect control and the fastest speed in the world. Let's blow away anyone who gets in the way with a MAGURO bullet. There is no remaining-lives system in this game.However, you will be called a "sluggard" if you do too much continuation.

    Why similar: 2.5D 34.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Casual 27%, Indie 5%

  56. #56 Horizon Shift '81
    68% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2019
    Dev: Flump StudiosPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows · Mac

    An explosive wave based shooter (shmups) with a real Retro feel to it. You can even play the game in Tate screen mode! "...if you have the itch for some old-school arcade blast-em-up fun, Horizon Shift '81 is a great way to feed that craving." - 8/10 - The Sixth Axis

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.6%, Shooter 27.5%, Casual 13.5%, Indie 10.4%

  57. #57 Blow Out
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Samuel Leigh
    Windows

    Blow Out is a "non-violent" arcade game where you can't kill your enemies, you can only blow them back! It's very fun.

    Why similar: 2.5D 42.2%, Shooter 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Physics 10.3%, Indie 1.7%

  58. #58 Kasmo
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
    Dev: somdy age
    Windows

    Kasmo - is a casual game where bombs randomly appear on the playing field and you have to launch rockets to destroy them. If the number of bombs on the playing field exceeds 20, then you will lose. Use your precision. How many points can you earn?

    Why similar: 2.5D 42.6%, Physics 24.9%, Casual 16.8%, 3D 8.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  59. #59 Flightpath
    66% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2023
    Dev: Illogic Games
    Windows · Linux

    A casual, easy to play, story-driven shoot 'em up where your path choices affect the outcome of the story! Select one of three characters, each with their own storyline, and see how the choices you make change the way the game unfolds.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, 2.5D 30%, Shooter 19.3%, Sci-fi 9%, Casual 8.3%

  60. #60 Terra Bomber
    67% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
    Dev: DM MediaPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Terra Bomber is presented as a two dimensional sideways scroller based upon the classic arcade shooters of the 1980s.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.3%, Shooter 27%, Casual 18.5%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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