60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Side Scroller, Pixel Graphics.
Project Sentinel is a 16-bit inspired run-and-gun platformer that blends arcade action with dystopian law enforcement. Intimidate suspects into compliance with a cybernetic roar, make arrests, rescue civilians, or enforce order through overwhelming firepower.
HUNTDOWN
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Raw Fists
There isn't anything better than punching things in 8-bit that will end up leaving you with RAW FISTS! *Warning, this game contains old school difficulty* (Blowing in the cartridge is not required.)
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Side Scroller 13%, Dystopian 8%, 1980s 7.5%
There isn't anything better than punching things in 8-bit that will end up leaving you with RAW FISTS! *Warning, this game contains old school difficulty* (Blowing in the cartridge is not required.)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Cyberpunk 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Arcade 10.2%
A free-to-play 90s-style bullet-hell shooter with high-res graphics, unlocked 60+ FPS, single-player campaign, and online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Cyberpunk 17.3%, 1980s 9.2%, Shooter 8.9%
Play as fierce feline heroes and battle villainous gangs to reclaim Feral City in this chaotic arcade adventure. Scratch, claw, and unleash your fury as adrenaline propels you through destructible environments.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Dystopian 12.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, 1980s 9.2%
Narcotics Ninja is a fast paced action platformer with an emphasis on physics based platforming and high intensity combat.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Dystopian 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Side Scroller 20%, 1980s 10.5%, Arcade 10.1%, Sci-fi 8%
Corporations turned crime-infested streets into profit margins for bounty hunters and John Sawyer is going to make a killing. Hunt, die, upgrade, repeat in this explosive roguelite prequel where every strategic upgrade strips away more flesh and builds a cybernetic fighter one chrome limb at a time.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, 1980s 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Side Scroller 9.8%
Area 37 is an intense revival of classic 16-bit arcade action, featuring fast-paced combat, challenging stages, and decisions that can change everything. Take control of Pink and fight your way through a machine-dominated world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.9%, Dystopian 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, 1980s 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%
A brutal 16-bit sci-fi shoot-’em-up inspired by the golden age of the Sega Genesis. Fight across multiple worlds, upgrade your ship, and confront the forces behind the Augmentation Program.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.2%
In a world devastated by machines, humanity places its last hope in a warrior equipped with special armor. Explore intense stages, face challenging bosses, and fight to reclaim what remains of the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Cyberpunk 12.3%, Arcade 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
A thrilling sci-fi cyberpunk shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle through the Ecumenopolis, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Flow state gaming to unleash your inner hero! Feel your skills grow on your way to 1CC S+ tier rank!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Cyberpunk 19.7%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Dystopian 14.8%, Arcade 10.3%
Cybertrash STATYX is a story-driven 2D action-platformer with tactical elements, set in a cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Dystopian 9%
Play as M in this retro styled platform-shooter and blast your way up to heaven!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Arcade 10%, Dystopian 9.9%
Pilot a miniaturized ship and save humanity from the inside out! Herodes is a fast-paced action SHMUP where you enter the human body to hunt a deadly virus. Destroy organic defenses and survive visceral bosses in this tribute to genre classics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Dystopian 12.4%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 10.1%
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Arcade 10.3%, Retro 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Side Scroller 20.3%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 7.7%
Big Byz Wars is a sci-fi 2.5D side-scroller set in a mysterious future where flying cities provide refuge.As a mercenary, defend the largest flying city, Byzantium, facing fierce enemies.With cool graphics & immersive gameplay.The game takes you on an action-packed journey through a dangerous world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Dystopian 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Violent 9.4%
In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 21.8%, Retro 12%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.3%
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Side Scroller 21%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9.9%, 1980s 8%
Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic earth and proceeds into space. Your journey will be a metaphor about life and death, a road that every person has to walk down alone. The only choices you get while on your path to the inevitable end: keep your head up high or forfeit.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 1980s 8.6%, Shooter 7.2%
Blaze of Storm is a arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup. You will fight against enemies in cyberspace as a cyber diver.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Cyberpunk 20.2%, Arcade 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 1980s 8.5%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Side Scroller 16.3%, 1980s 12%, Shooter 10.3%, Retro 9.9%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 1980s 13.2%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Shooter 9.8%
Retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 80's games Fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up with looping battlefields, relentless enemy waves, tactical shields, power-ups and hyperspace jumps
Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, 1980s 16.8%, Arcade 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Shooter 8.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Cyberpunk 20%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.1%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Arcade 9.3%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Arcade 17.1%, Shooter 14.2%, 1980s 14.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%
8BIT style vertical scrolling shooting game Zelan Force.We aimed to create a game that you can enjoy over and over again, such as the feeling of play that changes between offensive and defensive types, and the ability to search for hidden items.
Why similar: 1980s 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Shooter 15.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Retro 12.5%
A side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 8-bit games and 80s Sci-Fi movies. Play as Automatic Eltron, a cybernetic law enforcer, and save the city from the machine domination.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 1980s 12.3%, Shooter 8.8%
In the year 2,000,000,009, a team of bounty hunters infiltrates a massive facility swarming with hostile AI. Can they find Zurd?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Arcade 11%, Retro 10.8%, 1980s 9.8%
A stylish pixel-art platformer with a thumping chip-tune sound track. Perfect for quick and short bites of run and jump gaming action. Taking you back to the retro days in a modern way.
Why similar: 1980s 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Arcade 10.1%
Blast away wasp scum in Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order! Shoot your way through 12 scenic stages of trees, metal, and more, to eliminate the Wasp Army once and for all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 19.3%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Shooter 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Collect souls, level your weapons, and unleash devastation in one of the most mechanically complex 2D shooters ever made.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Shooter 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Side Scroller 26.9%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
SPACEMAN is a short, nostalgic, retro Shoot-Em-Up
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, 1980s 10.5%, Retro 9.3%
A brutal action game set in a collapsing sci-fi nightmare. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you descend into a twisted post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Dystopian 16.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Shooter 10.3%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 7.9%
Reblica is a cyberpunk-style action platformer shooting game. In Ark, a city full of chaos and crime, become the mercenary Bianna, defeat various enemies and complete quests.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.9%, Side Scroller 20%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Shooter 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
"Feeling tired of regular shooters?" “If you answered YES, then what are you waiting for?” “Reverse your thinking in this not-side-scrolling artillery shooting game, Steos!”
Why similar: Cyberpunk 15.9%, 1980s 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.8%
Slide, jump and shoot in 8 directions in this explosive Run 'n Gun for up to 3 players! Swap weapons in real time, activate insane specials and take on alien bosses in an action-packed invasion of retro mayhem!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Side Scroller 14%, 1980s 10.1%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Side Scroller 20.8%, 1980s 12.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Cyberpunk 17.1%, 1980s 14.6%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 9.4%
Crystal Gaiden Origins is a hardcore 8-bit action platformer inspired by the brutal edge of NES-era classics. Slash through rebels, ex-allies, dark ancient technology, and a crumbling empire in chiptune-fueled missions. Inspired by Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, and Castlevania.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.8%, Cyberpunk 17%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, 1980s 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Side Scroller 20.1%, 1980s 10.9%, Retro 9.5%, Arcade 9.3%
Big Chief embarks on a quest for justice & cold hard cash in this retro brawler. Packed with eye-popping pixel art, 8-bit bangers, & a Singaporean twist, it’s as bizarre as beat ‘em ups get. Welcome to Owe Money Pay Money (O$P$)!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16%, Dystopian 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 1980s 11.1%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Side Scroller 22%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Shoot-'em-up meets battle-royale. Prepare your thumbs for adrenaline mashing madness.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Cyberpunk 19.1%, Arcade 9.2%, 1980s 7.3%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Shooter 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Arcade 11.6%, Retro 11.4%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Side Scroller 17%, 2D Platformer 13%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 11.6%
This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Shooter 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Arcade 11.8%
Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.6%, Cyberpunk 13.7%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, 1980s 12%, Arcade 11.6%
Titanium Hound is retro-looking video game in cyberpunk genre, where you are going to pilot huge and agile exoskeleton to crush hordes of crazed security drones and abominations to uncover conspiracy carefully crafted by one of global corporations.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.6%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 10.2%
Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Retro 9.2%
Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Side Scroller 18.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Shooter 9.5%, 1980s 9.4%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Dystopian 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Unleash your phantoms as you shoot your way through a dystopian future in this deadly, heart-stopping 2.5D side-scroller. Choose the best weapon to destroy your enemies, turn into a giant phantom to stomp them all or slow time to headshot everyone - the choice is yours.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.1%, Dystopian 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, shoot the deadly Caterpilla as it weaves its way down the screen, while also contending with mushrooms that block the way, and a fearsome spider!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Retro 14.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12%, 1980s 11.8%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Side Scroller 25.7%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 13%, Sci-fi 6.6%
『StanÇact』is a cute and sexy girl-on-girl SHOOT'EM UP. Mai, a military officer, is on her way to quell a riot, but the rioters and the military have teamed up and are on the rampage and the head of the military was the ringleader.Witness one woman's struggle to complete her mission amidst the chaos!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Side Scroller 19.3%, 1980s 12.1%, Shooter 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%
The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Shooter 13.2%, Retro 12.3%, 1980s 11.7%, Arcade 11.4%
