Games Like Planetary Defense

Blow up bots beyond the stars. AI Driven 2D Spaceship Warfare

Why similar: Space Sim 24.6% ★, Flight 13.7%, Arena Shooter 12.2%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 9%

Blast and dodge asteroids while trying to collect fuel and ammunition to continue the onslaught, while your ship is slowed and damaged by the various shrapnel of the very combat you engage in!

Why similar: Space Sim 23% ★, Flight 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 7.3%

Alien Wall is a powerful genre mix between a brick breaker and ‘shoot em up’. Modern retro Arcade fun at its best!

Why similar: Space Sim 25.1% ★, Arena Shooter 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.5%

3D Sci-Fi arcade Shoot'em up game. Destroy asteroids and aliens. Shoot them all!3D arena shooter with multiple worlds. Spaceship simulator and shmup arcade style game.

Why similar: Space Sim 23.3% ★, Flight 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Arena Shooter 9.2%

A fast-paced sci-fi space survival shooter where you blast through relentless enemies, upgrade your ship, and climb the global leader-board.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Beat 'em up 14%, Shooter 9.2%

A fast‑paced symphony of destruction where you are always outnumbered. Survival demands constant motion, sharp evasion, and smart arsenal management.

Why similar: Space Sim 20.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Arena Shooter 13%, Shooter 8%

Cube Space is a minimalist arcade Shoot `em Up game set in space. You control a spaceship and your task is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemies and obstacles in your path.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 9.5%

Gratuitous Shooty Game is a hobby space shooter made by the developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, reusing the art from that game :D.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.3%

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: Space Sim 29.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 8.7%

A space theme of a small casual shooting game. There are two perspectives, the character and the ship. The player can control the character/ship, dodge or shoot enemies, and replenish energy and various items consumed by collecting. Collect discarded parts and items to enhance character abilities.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.7% ★, Flight 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Shooter 9.8%, Space 6%

PewPew! - move, shoot and upgrade!

Why similar: Space Sim 24.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 8%

Explore a scientifically grounded version of our solar system in this 2D space adventure. Mine asteroids, fight hostile ships, navigate the cold silence between worlds, and choose your place among rival factions.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Simulation 6.7%

Galactic Starfire: Squadron is a Future Sci-Fi Space Shooter game set in different environments around the universe. Complete the challenges and stay alive as you progress through the different types of levels.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.8% ★, Flight 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.9%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Flight 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.6%

This is a small arcade game in which you are a skilled pilot and you have to complete all levels. Use your arrows to move around, and avoid collisions. Shoot the destroyable meteorites for extra points! Every level has its own high score, try to beat it!

Why similar: Space Sim 30.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Flight 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Arcade 10%

Meteorite MinerIn this thrilling 2D space mining game, you'll take on the role of a daring asteroid miner. Armed with your trusty mining laser, you'll blast through space rocks to extract valuable minerals and resources.

Why similar: Space Sim 23.7% ★, Flight 14.9%, Arena Shooter 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Shooter 8.6%

This game is about flying in space. You must destroy asteroids from the explosion of an object near the planet Jupiter. You will also encounter other extraterrestrial objects and even UFOs.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Shooter 11.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Arcade 11.2%

Physics-based arcade, top-down space shooter. Pilot the Salvager, collect salvage to upgrade your ship, balancing an economy by mining asteroids and fending off waves of enemy ships, ultimately growing so large as to destroy planets.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.2% ★, Flight 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 10%, Futuristic 5.3%

A fun little space shooter inspired by the 1979 classic Asteroids.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.5% ★, Flight 17.4%, Arena Shooter 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Shooter 9.5%

No nonsense, action packed, 2.5D, Asteroids inspired shooter. Scream around speeding rocks narrowly avoiding an untimely death as you obliterate rocks whilst harvesting their valuable resources. See how far you and your friends can get. Best played with mates but also pretty fun on your own.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Arena Shooter 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%

Crossfire II is an Retro / Arcade / Top-Down Shooter, originally released in 2002 for the AMIGA. The main part of the game is a classic, fast paced, single player story campaign. Fly different space ships and fight, to save the universe as you know it. Also you get a survival and a local PvP mode.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 7.9%, Action 7.6%

An arcade arena top down shooter. fast paced action with a great sound-track. shoot your way through the approaching enemy shapes, upgrade your character and beat the high score.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 10.5%

Aero Striker is a highly stylized action-packed flight combat simulator game that is intentionally designed to be easy to make it more enjoyable and less nerve-racking. The aim is to have fun making aliens explode while experiencing the sensation of flying. Let none of the evil aliens escape!

Why similar: Space Sim 27.4% ★, Flight 20.5%, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Aliens 7%

Dodge, boost, and blast through relentless enemy waves in this vibrant arcade shooter. Upgrade between battles and become the ultimate space fighter.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Flight 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Arcade 9.6%, Shooter 5.5%

Earth Space Defenders is a starship twin-stick real-time shooter action game. Experience story of menacing green smoke that plagues whole universe. Supports steam multiplayer and party play with multiple controllers.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.3% ★, Arena Shooter 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8%

Arcade Squad is a classic arcade shooter with 15 levels and 6 different spaceships, each with 6 different skins. Rise to the challenge and free the galaxy.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.7% ★, Flight 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 12%

Umbra Galaxy is a sci-fi shoot'em'up where you pilot a spaceship adrift in the restricted space filled with enemies. Destroy enemy generators, fight your way to the bosses and secure the obscure goal in the end!

Why similar: Beat 'em up 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 8.7%

Be NEARLY vaporized, crushed, blown to pieces, flame broiled, and electrocuted using your incredible targeting skills and class 1 fancy flying to keep you alive in this SHMUP that brings back the essence of the classic arcade shmups!

Why similar: Space Sim 25.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Flight 13.4%, Arcade 6.8%

Fight against an ever-evolving threat in this skill-based twinstick shooter 14 years in the making.

Why similar: Space Sim 25.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.4%

Help defend Earth's space base from invading enemy aliens in this incredible game to train reaction and aiming skills. Use your entire arsenal of weapons to destroy enemies of various types. Stand up to protect the planet. Best of luck!

Why similar: Space Sim 27.4% ★, Flight 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 8.1%

Flank Speed is a simple top down Newtonian space shooter based on the aesthetics and style of early 90s arcade games. Everything from the designs, textures, sounds and gameplay are made to capture that arcade feel in a simple yet enjoyable game.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.1% ★, Arena Shooter 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Minimalist 6.9%

An endless sci-fi asteroid shooter where each level gets harder. Battle enemies, collect upgrades, and survive infinite waves of intense space combat!

Why similar: Space Sim 34.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Shooter 13%, Top-Down 6%, Action 5.5%

Harvest the galaxy, Design the perfect ship, Annihilate your enemies!

Why similar: Space Sim 36.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Flight 10.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Minimalist 6.9%

TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Action 7.8%

You're in control of a spaceship and your mission is to destroy as many asteroids as you can. Compete for the highest place on the Leaderboard.

Why similar: Space Sim 34.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 9.2%

Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Space Sim 25.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 8.5%

Dodge and destroy enemies and asteroids to get food and grow bigger! Be careful though, the game only gets harder over time. Deal with incoming bosses and find yourself your own unique strategy with the attribute system! Change up the gameplay with different stages and characters to choose from!

Why similar: Space Sim 29.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.7%

Super Space Club is a lo-fi arcade space shooter to chill to. Defend a vibrant galaxy as a club of misfit heroes and battle endless waves of spacecrafts to the tune of atmospheric beats. Outlast your enemies and vibe to the rhythm of the stars.

Why similar: Flight 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Arena Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.4%

Hyper Frenzy is a free arena-styled singleplayer 2D space shooter using top-down perspective. Fight in different modes against bots, collect various items and use one of the plenty weapons to defeat your opponents. Create your own maps and gametypes.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 10.3%, Minimalist 7.2%

Santa's going high-tech with the Present Launcher 1225! Join the jolly ride, rescue reindeer, and blast presents down chimneys in this holly, jolly, fast paced shoot 'em up. Make every shot count and save Christmas in a dash!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Flight 25%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 7.8%

In the distant year of 2359, previously unknown alien forces have attacked Earth and its colonies. You are an agent on a special mission sent by the global senate to repel the attack and stop the alien forces.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 7.7%

Rakuten is a physics based space shooter where you pilot your own rocketship, shoot down enemy spacecraft, and unlock upgrades to further increase your capabilities and available weaponry.

Why similar: Beat 'em up 20%, Arena Shooter 14.4%, Flight 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%

In GravBoost, gravity is your greatest ally and your deadliest foe. Master the art of the gravitational slingshot to intercept orbital targets. Manage your fuel and time wisely in this physics-driven space sim where precision is the only way to survive the cosmic pull.

Why similar: Space Sim 38.9% ★, Flight 21.8%, Simulation 11%, Top-Down Shooter 7.7%, Top-Down 7.6%

Warspace is a arcade space shooter game.

Why similar: Beat 'em up 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Arena Shooter 16.1%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.7%

Shoot and smash targets as you navigate through dynamic environments filled with moving targets and obstacles! Unleash your firepower to destroy as many targets as possible before time runs out.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.8%

Nibiru Voyage is a classic scrolling game with weapon upgrades and hordes of enemy ships.

Why similar: Space Sim 35% ★, Flight 25%, Arcade 12.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Aliens 6.6%

Meteor Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate the space rocks. Play 4 players Co-op or Versus Mode with friends.

Why similar: Space Sim 29% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.3%, Aliens 7.9%

《Geometry Raid》is a rogue-lite space slash shooter game, the game combines classic barrage shooting and sword slash game elements. By driving a two-part ship,you can shoot and swing tail to crush the enemy . The game focuses on hardcore physics simulation and maximizing the melee slash experience.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Minimalist 9%

In 1985 N.O.M.A.D. pushed the boundaries of what the 8-bit computers of the day could achieve with both their graphics and their gameplay. A fast-paced, all-out action shoot ’em up, this retro classic still retains a fan base to this day.

Why similar: Flight 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Side Scroller 17%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.2%

Galaga meets Tie Fighter meets Elite Dangerous. A sci-fi starfighter combat sim with NASA-accurate Keplerian orbits. Voyage across the Solar System with real-time FTL. Engage Dregg swarms in dynamic PvE encounters. Outmaneuver invaders by pushing Newtonian physics to the limit at 150 m/s.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.5% ★, Flight 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Aliens 6.7%

A tongue-in-cheek space shooter where your only weapon is a ping pong cannon. Survive 15 levels and you might just earn your pilot's license.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 11%

Solo Defender is a fast-paced vertical space shooter where you battle waves of enemies, unlock upgrades with Gems, and face epic bosses—including a drone-spawning Mothership. One life, multiple planets, and a secret level await. No ads—just pure arcade action.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 6.9%, Futuristic 6%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Aliens 5.9%

Boing Bang Adventure is a 2D arcade game in the style of the classic arcade game "Pang" Face almost 50 levels, in 8 different world in single player or in local co-op!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Arena Shooter 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.2%

Cosmic Drift is a singleplayer survivor-like rougelike game, in Cosmic Rift, you can use weapons and modules to build your own spaceship, defeat enemies, and each item determines your development. choose to upgrade, load weapons, and crush the enemies!

Why similar: Space Sim 39.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 8.6%, Simulation 8.5%

Test your skill while trying to unlock all ships by fighting on 6 unique maps full of different kind of enemies!

Why similar: Space Sim 28.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 8.8%

Space Combat is a single-player shooter-runner game in the vast universe. Experience a beautiful universe with massive spaceships, robots, and creatures.

Why similar: Space Sim 23.6% ★, Beat 'em up 18.3%, Flight 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Shooter 8.6%

5 thrusters, one rocket. Can you land it safely? Touch anything and you'll die. Play by yourself or with your friends locally, each player controls a thruster. Let the insanity commence!

Why similar: Space Sim 35.4% ★, Flight 24.3%, Arcade 11.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Minimalist 8.3%

By choosing one of the two ships, destroy bizarre enemies in neon worlds.

Why similar: Flight 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Aliens 8.2%, Shooter 8.2%