
Survive endless waves in this fast-paced 2D space shooter. Upgrade your ship between 20-second battles, adapt to enemy behaviors, and climb the global leaderboard. Strategic, intense, and built for replayability.
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Survive endless waves in this fast-paced 2D space shooter. Upgrade your ship between 20-second battles, adapt to enemy behaviors, and climb the global leaderboard. Strategic, intense, and built for replayability.

CMYW
CMYW is a four player survival co-op inspired by classic space shooters. The objective is to work as a team in order to survive the longest and score the highest. Find a balance between gathering resources and defending your portal if you hope to succeed.

Thrust Legend
There are a lot of bad thrust clones out there... This is not one of them.
CMYW is a four player survival co-op inspired by classic space shooters. The objective is to work as a team in order to survive the longest and score the highest. Find a balance between gathering resources and defending your portal if you hope to succeed.
Why similar: Space 34.3%, Action 25.7%, Arcade 19.7%, Retro 14%, Indie 6.3%
There are a lot of bad thrust clones out there... This is not one of them.
Why similar: Space 27.7%, Action 23%, Arcade 23%, Retro 12.8%, 2D 9%
Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience. From brutal bosses to black holes and beyond, countless hazards await discovery. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Space 42.2%, Arcade 25.7%, Action 25.6%, Indie 6.5%
Ultra Break is a modern take on the classic brick-breaker genre which merges classic, fast-paced gameplay with new mechanics and tight controls.
Why similar: Arcade 27.5%, Action 21.2%, Space 20.4%, Retro 17.1%, 2D 8.6%
Particle wars is a super cool and colorful survival shooter with crazy particle effects, tons of weapons and power-ups! Beat the levels with different approaches and get some great highscores at the infinite mode!
Why similar: Space 38.3%, Action 30.1%, Arcade 24.2%, Indie 7.4%
You are the captain of a starship. You must capture as many data pods as you can and make it to the star with them before your time expires.
Why similar: Space 36.2%, Action 30.6%, Arcade 29.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Help QBob leap from rock to rock as he surveys an array of strangely shaped asteroids, all while avoiding a host of bizarre and deadly alien creatures in this modernized take on an arcade-inspired classic.
Why similar: Arcade 29.5%, Space 23.2%, Action 22.7%, 2D 10.8%, Retro 9.6%
Space Saber is a virtual reality game where you launch yourself into space to intercept explosive mines with your lightsaber.
Why similar: Arcade 35.1%, Space 33.6%, Action 25.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Indie 2.5%
A skill-based arcade game focused on fast reactions.
Why similar: Action 29.1%, Arcade 27.5%, Space 23.7%, Retro 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
In this classic top-down space game from 1983, you can take on one of the most dangerous jobs in the galaxy: garbage disposal. Try to survive for as long as possible, while knocking the giant garbage pods into a black hole with your Space-Dozer.
Why similar: Arcade 25.7%, Space 25.4%, Action 20.2%, Retro 17.3%, 2D 9%
Choose your powerup, ball, and paddle and face off against a variety of blocks in this game inspired by Breakout!
Why similar: Arcade 42.8%, Action 32.8%, 2D 15.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%, Indie 4.1%
Take down the evil carnivorous orcas while you fight your way to their big boss! Galactic Seals Survivors is an arcade game with rogue-like elements and upgrades to give you the power to take on the entire Galactic Orcas empire.
Why similar: Arcade 31.8%, Space 30.8%, Action 19.4%, 2D 11.6%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Oldschool 2Д-shooter of the Windows 2000 epoch, controlled by mouse. 2-player local cooperative mode with several difficulty levels.
Why similar: Action 40%, Arcade 22.1%, Retro 15.7%, Indie 9.5%, 2D 9.3%
Poop Rocket is a casual sci-fi 2D shooter game. Bomb your way through debris and aliens before the poop power meter runs out. Avoid the debris and aliens, or you'll take damage and die. The game is controlled with your keyboard. Use the arrows to navigate and the space bar to drop bombs.
Why similar: Space 34.6%, Action 26.1%, Arcade 20.1%, Retro 8.9%, 2D 6.3%
Blast meteors in this retro-style arcade game with a musical twist! Use your keyboard or plug in a MIDI piano to methodically (and melodically) destroy the oncoming meteors. Shoot for high scores, rack up massive combos, and develop your piano dexterity along the way!
Why similar: Arcade 28.8%, Space 22.2%, Action 20.5%, Retro 14.3%, 2D 10.6%
The cosmic horrors have kidnapped Starboi's friends! Launch across the galaxy in search of them, avoiding black holes and defeating the tentacled monsters.
Why similar: Action 34.4%, Arcade 30.2%, Retro 17.9%, 2D 11.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
“SHOCK TROOPERS 2nd Squad”, the sequel to the NEOGEO fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game, returns to the missions on the Steam battlefield!
Blast through 3D asteroid fields, crack open rocks for treasure, and fend off alien raiders who steal your loot or attack on sight. Fast‑paced first‑person retro arcade action meets pixel‑powered chaos in deep space.
Why similar: Action 30.3%, Arcade 29.5%, Space 24.6%, Retro 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%
A simple control 2D action dodge game where you survive by avoiding incoming missiles. It combines varied missile patterns, difficulty modes, and skin collection in a hyper‑casual format.
Why similar: Arcade 29%, Space 24%, Action 22.1%, 2D 10.7%, Retro 10.1%
Shape VS Shapes is a fast-paced arcade game. Blast your way through 50+timed levels or go for a high score in Endless Mode!
Why similar: Arcade 33.4%, Action 27.6%, Space 22.6%, 2D 11.1%, Singleplayer 3%
A classic brick breaking game in the form of a fun, casual physics puzzle game. Break through endless blocks with multitudes of balls, special abilities, and more!
Why similar: Action 31.4%, Arcade 27.9%, Space 24.8%, 2D 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!
Why similar: Action 34.4%, Arcade 34.4%, Retro 19.2%, 2D 12%
Control a space rover as you jump to avoid obstacles on a horizontally scrolling landscape while shooting down alien ships that shoot missiles from above or charge you head on. A love letter to the first game I ever played on PC.
Why similar: Space 33.2%, Action 31.4%, Arcade 30%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Indie 2.5%
Space flight arcade focused on maneuvering.
Star Runner is a challenging 2D space shooter with resource collection and surprising depth. Zip through dynamically created solar systems to wreak havok on enemy spaceships and starbases while dancing around asteroids to mine them for the materials needed for weapons, thrusters and repairs.
Why similar: Space 39%, Arcade 24.7%, Action 15.4%, Indie 10.6%, 2D 10.4%
Move smoothly through a series of rage-inducing levels!
Why similar: Action 40.7%, Arcade 35.6%, 2D 13.7%, Indie 9.9%
How far can you take Dimitri the Russian Space Ape on his arcade adventure!
Why similar: Action 31.3%, Arcade 28.7%, Space 24.7%, 2D 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Welcome to The Outer Rim, where fast paced action and space combat meet. The Outer Rim: Survivor missions are free to download and play...Pure Action, Pure Mayhem - How long can you last?
Engage in epic dogfights and aerial assaults against the onslaught of the evil Zylons.
Minimalistic scroll-shooter with green-on-black pseudo-vector display. Rush through the isometric madness of WireNet to the NeuroCore!
Why similar: Action 40%, Arcade 21.4%, Retro 16.7%, Indie 9.5%, 2D 9%
Atomic Cosmos is a bullet hell game that takes place on a small planet. Avoid meteors, lasers, and random events to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Space 32.5%, Action 32%, Arcade 29.9%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 2.5%
Scribble Ships is a 2D top-down arcade shooter that tosses the player into a world of color and chaos. With a range of ships to choose from, the player is tasked with coloring the monochromatic enemies that are trying to take your color away.
In this game you have to defeat just a single boss! Who knows though, perhaps it's not that simple?
Why similar: Action 47.3%, Arcade 28.5%, 2D 12%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 4.5%
So, you wanna bash some clouds huh? Go through 10 worlds each with different cloud types and a boss that's out to take you down. Bash them all with your trusty bat and take back the skies!
Why similar: Arcade 43.4%, Action 32.6%, 2D 16.2%, Singleplayer 4.6%, Indie 3.2%
A fast-paced retro shoot 'em up where you dodge bullets, upgrade your ship, and battle escalating waves of enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Arcade 31.5%, Space 28.1%, Action 25.1%, 2D 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
A desolate and derelict station has been uncovered. You've been tasked with investigating, only to find the station's automated defenses are still active! How is it still... "alive"? Pilot your ship and find out! Can you make it out... "alive"? This helps me get through school! Hope you enjoy!
Why similar: Space 39.2%, Arcade 23.3%, Action 14.9%, Retro 11%, 2D 7.8%
Your job is to locate and transport the containers to your base avoiding enemies on your way. Your ship is equipped with a hook to carry the containers. This is a physics based arcade game, inspired on the very early classics and with a strong Commodore 64 feel on it.
Why similar: Action 47.1%, Space 14.7%, Arcade 11.1%, Indie 10.4%, Retro 8.6%
2D retro style orbital space arcade shooter game. In this multilevel game, use your ship's beam and plasma weapon to fend off enemy ships and mines. Prevent the star from exploding and destroying the solar system.
Why similar: Arcade 27.7%, Space 23.3%, Action 20%, Retro 13.8%, 2D 10.3%
BoxesWithGuns is a 2D neon vertex endless shooter game. Try to survive as long as possible by avoiding collisions with the enemies that spawn. One game equals the length of the background music track playing. Collect dollars and customize your spaceship by adding new boxes and weapons.
Why similar: Action 48.9%, Arcade 37%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Master Lander is a hard-to-beat 2d physics driven landing game with a centric gravity. You take on a role of remote lander pilot. Your task is to bring the lander from the orbit down to the surface of each of 27 different exoplanets.
Why similar: Space 31.7%, Arcade 26.2%, Action 20.5%, Retro 10%, 2D 8%
DASH, BOOST, DRIFT, SHOOT! A challenging space shooter with tons of eye candy. A game to master for the highest score or to have a break with while waiting for other games or just to have some couch co-op fun.
Why similar: Action 36.6%, Space 27.5%, Arcade 19%, Indie 8.9%, 2D 8%
Space Shark Wrangle Fest is a fast-paced, top-down 2D action arcade game where you wrangle space sharks! Collect power-ups, hit combos, and fly through wormholes that react to the beat of the energetic soundtrack. A fresh take on classic arcade gameplay that's packed with adrenaline and excitement.
Why similar: Space 34.4%, Arcade 27%, Action 19.5%, Retro 10.4%, 2D 5.2%
In Sapper, you play a small anti-pirate. mine-sapper unit. Cleanse local home vessels and exotic alien craft of enemies, mines, and watch vast ships ride to safety as you collect your bounty.
Why similar: Action 36.2%, Space 32.7%, Arcade 22.5%, 2D 8.7%
CounterBlocks is an arcade-like rebellious block-breaking game that combines simple block-breaking and non-simple counter bullets.
Why similar: Action 32.3%, Arcade 31.1%, Retro 19.4%, 2D 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Save your friend from being used as a fuel source to corrupt the Universe.
Why similar: Space 43.1%, Arcade 31.2%, 2D 14.4%, Singleplayer 5.7%, Indie 5.6%
Arcade shoot game inspired on 80’s classics with extra features as you progress.
Why similar: Action 38.6%, Space 35%, Arcade 17.2%, Indie 9.2%
Time Barbarian Extreme!!A fast-paced shooter, inspired by retro arcades of the past.A penguin from the future... a barbarian from the past... fighting for survival in a broken world... really messed up world... seriously look at the moon!Pew, pew, pew, nuff said.
War in Space is a retro style arcade shooter where you battle waves of unrelenting enemy ships with a whopping 81 levels and over 50 technologies available in the tech tree to keep you challenged right until the final wave.
Why similar: Arcade 25.7%, Action 25.1%, Space 21.1%, Retro 12%, 2D 8.5%
Line/Dash is an Arcade-oriented game that doubles as a procedural player-controlled multimedia sculpture.
Why similar: Action 37%, Arcade 31.1%, Indie 13.3%, 2D 13.1%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Take a trip down memory lane and relive the magical times of the 8-Bit era with a collection of Namco’s hits and long-lost treasures in Namco Museum Archives Volume 2.
Why similar: Arcade 37.9%, Action 34.6%, Retro 23.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Command a powerful craft in order to lead a fleet to victory! Purchase upgrades to improve your ship, collect powerups, and destroy increasingly powerful foes!
Why similar: Action 38.6%, Space 31.9%, Arcade 20%, Indie 9.4%
Can "Super Meteor" save the universe from the space debris created by the development of space by the people of Earth?
Why similar: Space 36%, Action 24.3%, Arcade 16.7%, 2D 12%, Retro 5.7%
A retro arcade experience.
Why similar: Action 35.9%, Arcade 32.8%, Retro 15.8%, 2D 12.3%, Indie 3.1%
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Why similar: Action 35.2%, Arcade 32.1%, Retro 14.9%, 2D 11.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Arcade Action Roguelike set in a 2D Sci-Fi setting. Destroy countless enemies, fight bosses, discover artifacts, unlock new ships and upgrade your current ones.
Why similar: Action 31.1%, Arcade 28%, Space 27.5%, 2D 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Rebound is a physics based reflex arcade game where the player must keep a ball within bounds of the screen, while aiming for the most points and longest time survived possible in a single round. Sounds simple, right?
Galaxy Dreamer is an 2D old-school vertical space shooter that will remind you of your childhood.Сontrol a spaceship and shoot your opponents alone or with a friend! You can choose from a dozen spaceships and weapons to destroy a variety of enemies and BOSSES!
Why similar: Space 31.6%, Action 27.9%, Arcade 27.7%, 2D 10%, Singleplayer 2.9%