- #1 Palpus X Annihilation
97% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Sebastian Vargek (Meister Palpus)
Windows
Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!
Why similar: Isometric 19.1%, Aliens 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Shooter 14%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%
- #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: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shooter 14.1%, Aliens 10.8%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #3 METEOR COMMANDER
96% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Aliens 16.1%, Shooter 14.3%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #4 AYBABTU
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
AYBABTU ( All Your Base Are Belong To us ) Aliens are attacking the White House! Go get 'em!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Aliens 25.4%, Shooter 22.3%, Combat 11.4%, 2D 7.3%
- #5 Project AionIX
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AionBlaze Studio
Windows
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Shooter 15.3%, Aliens 11.8%, Combat 9.9%
- #6 Gratuitous Space Shooty Game
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Space Sim 15.3% ★, Shooter 13.6%, Aliens 13.1%
- #7 Ultimate Starfighter
93% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Space Sim 16% ★, Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #8 Nemesis Galaxy at War
92% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Systemfinity Studios Ltd
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Space Sim 17.1% ★, Shooter 15.7%, Aliens 8.9%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #9 Warawara Invaders
91% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Shooter 19.1%, Top-Down 9.1%, Character Customization 5.9%
- #10 ZAPNATOR
91% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: NoxBox
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Space Sim 15% ★, Shooter 13.1%, Aliens 12.4%
- #11 Shadowgrounds
90% 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: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Aliens 22.1%, Isometric 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Shooter 11.8%
- #12 Stop the Saturnians!
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Jeff Sinasac
Windows
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Aliens 16%, Shooter 14.8%, Space 8.2%
- #13 Nova Rebellion
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Centurion Dragons Studios
Windows
Blast through waves of chaos in this retro inspired space shooter. Simple mechanics, high energy rock/electronic soundtrack, and a gloriously goofy tone make Nova Rebellion a cosmic throwback Back when space shooters were all the rage.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Shooter 16.4%, Top-Down 10.5%, 2D 5.9%
- #14 Where is Earth?
87% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Jovano Software
Windows
Where is Earth is a top-down vehicular combat game. Traverse planets, evading threats and obstacles, in search of your crew. Gather resources to assemble upgrades, landing vehicles, space craft, weaponry and support modules to aid you in your fight against an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Space Sim 15.2% ★, Aliens 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%
- #15 Warrior of democracy
89% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Shooter 16.4%, Top-Down 8.5%, Casual 6.6%
- #16 Space Out
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Vizabee Games LLC
Windows
Space Out blends elements from Breakout, pinball, and a space shooter to provide a unique, fast-paced, and challenging arcade experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Space Sim 19.7% ★, Shooter 18.2%, Aliens 17.4%, Casual 10.2%
- #17 Memory Lost: Chapter One
83% matchVery Positive93% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: Magic Hazard
Windows · Linux
First chapter of Memory Lost. It is a story-driven action shooter, the battles in which are built around the mechanics of mind capturing and moving into the enemy's body. First-aid kits were not delivered, there is only one magazine in the weapon - change the bodies to survive!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Isometric 19.5%, Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down 8%
- #18 Slordax: The Unknown Enemy
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: SoftdiskPub: Ziggurat
Windows
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Aliens 16.2%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #19 Blast Rush LS
82% matchPositive100% of 14 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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Aliens 13%, Combat 12.2%, Shooter 10.6%
- #20 Spaced Liberation
86% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: hoiJesse
Windows
Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Aliens 16%, Shooter 12.6%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #21 Legends from Lacoytas: The First Seeker
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: NEETNectar
Windows · Mac
The First Seeker is a challenging top down shooter where you will shoot and slash your way through enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Shooter 16.3%, Hack and Slash 10.3%, 2D 7.7%
- #22 Monstir Iradicator
82% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Rishit Roshan
Windows · Mac
Monstir Iradicator is a game about saving the galaxy of Icoa, Traverse 4 different planets and destroy the Monstirs residing there. This game is based off of games like Asteroids following a similar Shoot 'Em Up style gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Shooter 22.4%, Aliens 18.9%, Combat 8.8%, 2D 8%
- #23 Mortal Mythos: Island of Fairies
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Timur Bondar
Windows
Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Shooter 21.6%, Combat 9.3%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #24 Neon Invaders
81% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shooter 15.4%, Aliens 14.7%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #25 Asteroids
79% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Play Asteroids
Windows
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Shooter 19.7%, Top-Down 9.6%, Combat 6.9%
- #26 GalaxIverse II
78% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Brace yourself for explosive space battles in GalaxIverse II! This intense multi-directional shooter puts you in the pilot's seat against alien fleets and colossal capital ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Combat 13%, Aliens 12.9%, Shooter 11.9%
- #27 Solitarius
79% 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 28.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Space 12.2%, Casual 8.2%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #28 Elemental Mage Defense
77% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Fatal Army Studios
Windows
Step into "Elemental Mage Defense", a dynamic realm where magic meets valiant heroism. As a mage, you'll defend your homeland through strategic battles, unfolding narratives, and thrilling expansions. Every choice carves your legacy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Aliens 17.1%, Shooter 14.3%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #29 AstroWars
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jonathan Silverman
Windows
AstroWars is a top down 2d shooter with monsters and a blue gun. Earn score by killing monsters and try to beat your top score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Shooter 21.4%, Aliens 18.5%, Top-Down 9.9%, Combat 7.2%
- #30 Arcade Forever
76% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: KOD7
Windows
Arcade Forever is a 3D vertical space shooter. This is an action game in which many enemies, obstacles and different weapons guarantee great fun. If you like fast space action, this is the game for you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Shooter 18.7%, Top-Down 10.8%, Space 7.7%
- #31 The Final Matrix (CPC/Spectrum)
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Gremlin GraphicsPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this unique top-down shooter, originally released in 1987, take on the role of the plucky little Biopton Nimrod, sent on a dangerous mission to rescue his friends from the 'Matrix' prison planets of the Cratons. Contains both the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum versions of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Isometric 17.1%, Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #32 Swarm Sweeper
74% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Hi-Develop
Windows
In an abandoned space station that is being overrun by aliens, you are assigned a mission to destroy the facility. You'll enjoy wiping out alien swarm and fighting for survival alongside your lovely pug.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Aliens 22%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Combat 14.9%, Top-Down 10.3%
- #33 Asteroides
77% 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: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down 9%, Combat 8%
- #34 Intergalactic Battle Roosters
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Rock Games
Windows
It’s time to cluck around and find out. Gear up and pull on the helmets of the Battle Roosters, a hotshot space brigade of poultry with panache. In this quirky, roguelike, bullet hell adventure you’ll combine weapons, upgrades and killer strategies to recover space’s best taco ingredients. Bwark!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Aliens 16.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Combat 9.3%
- #35 Blastocitos
76% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: REACTORJOYPub: kovalevviktor
Windows
To start the game, select a level from the suggested ones. Start your journey and defeat the boss to go further.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Aliens 20.7%, Space Sim 16.7% ★, Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #36 Arali
75% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: HYPO StudiosPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Fight your way through hordes of enemies, rescue the five forest spirits and bring them back to their tree, and lift the curse plaguing the Enchanted Forest!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26%, Isometric 21.4%, Shooter 17.1%, Top-Down 10.4%, Hack and Slash 10%
- #37 Red Galaxy
75% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: CSZgames
Windows
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shooter 18.8%, Aliens 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Top-Down 10.3%
- #38 RedRaptor
73% matchPositive88% of 16 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 36.1%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down 7.6%, 2D 7.1%
- #39 Exo-Calibre
72% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shooter 16.7%, Top-Down 8.9%, 2D 6.5%
- #40 Chromancy
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Eugene Tan Jianpeng
Windows · Mac
A shoot 'em up that tests your wits and reflexes! Mastering the ability to change color between red, green and blue is the key to beating this game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Shooter 15.7%, Aliens 12.4%, Top-Down 10.5%
- #41 Don't PANIC!
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: YuTech
Windows
A fast‑paced symphony of destruction where you are always outnumbered. Survival demands constant motion, sharp evasion, and smart arsenal management.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Space Sim 13.1% ★, Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down 10.9%
- #42 Chicken Invaders Universe
69% matchVery Positive91% of 3,731 reviews2022
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Aliens 9.7%, Space 7.8%
- #43 Topspace
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Topspace Crew
Windows
A topdown bullet hell game where you control a spaceship and fight waves of asteroids and enemy spaceships.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Aliens 13.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #44 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: Aliens 32.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Combat 20.2%, Casual 9.5%, 2D 7.8%
- #45 Space Aliens Invaders
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Pix Arts
Windows · Mac
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Aliens 23.5%, Shooter 20.8%, Space 10.6%, Combat 8.1%
- #46 Asteroid Sentinel
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Swords and Railguns
Windows
Shoot down masses of asteroids and aliens in this arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements. Level up and upgrade your guns to cope with the endless waves being thrown at you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Shooter 19.3%, Aliens 14%, Top-Down 12.1%, Combat 7.1%
- #47 Parsec Express
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thulu Games
Windows · Mac
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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Space Sim 18.4% ★, Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #48 Space Maxwell: Arcade
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamland Games
Windows
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Shooter 16.4%, Top-Down 10.5%, Space 5.9%
- #49 Xenoterrestrial
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Cephalopod1112Pub: Cephalopod Studios
Windows
Unleash hell as a xeno-hating soldier aboard a ship being hijacked by a hitherto undiscovered alien race. Xenoterrestrial is a top-down technical shooter that combines skill and strategy for a fast-paced, challenging experience offering customizable weapons, complex mechanics, and diverse enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Aliens 16.4%, Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #50 Planets Ambrosia
65% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Maltsoft
Windows
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.8%, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down 9%, Casual 6.8%
- #51 Chicken Invaders 1
64% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shooter 19.3%, Casual 11%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #52 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
65% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: JMC
Windows · Linux
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Shooter 18.7%, Top-Down 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Space 8.8%
- #53 Galactix
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scott Host
Windows
Pilot your way through the relentless Xidus Fleet in an attempt to save the earth from annihilation. Galactix is a space arcade type game where you pilot your ship to shoot enemy fighters and collect bonus's with your ships mechanical arm. Galactix also includes a new Enhanced Mode to play.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Shooter 21.5%, Aliens 21.4%, Combat 9.1%, 2D 7.3%
- #54 FireAirPlan
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: youshaonianstudio
Windows
Shoting!!!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Space Sim 20.3% ★, Aliens 16.8%, Shooter 16.4%, Top-Down 9%
- #55 Red Blaster
65% match5 user reviews60% of 5 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: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Shooter 17.4%, Top-Down 9.2%, Combat 6.6%
- #56 Primit Shooter 2
71% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Tampopo Games
Windows
Primit Shooter 2 is a roguelike shooter set in a universe where cute but dangerous aliens spawn from the Eye Tower. Players must develop their character, pick suitable weapons, and brave through consecutive waves of alien challenges, combining action and strategy for a thrilling experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Isometric 15.8%, Shooter 15.2%, Aliens 13.8%
- #57 CROSSFIRE II (AMIGA)
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: DreamworldsPub: 1999UEM
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Space Sim 21.3% ★, Shooter 15%, Aliens 14.1%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #58 Passing Into Fantasy
64% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Project StunseedPub: N/A
Windows
Otaku culture inspired top-down danmaku shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Isometric 17.1%, Shooter 16.5%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #59 Acid Web
63% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Text Garden
Windows · Linux
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Shooter 16.7%, Top-Down 8.9%, Combat 6.2%
- #60 Speakeasy
63% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Team 3 Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An isometric shoot 'em-up minigame set in an underground bar in 1930s Chicago. Speakeasy combines historical charm with edge-of-your-seat action for a gaming experience that’s as thrilling as it is unique.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Isometric 22.4%, Shooter 20.1%, Combat 10.7%, Casual 9%