- #1 Area 37
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jeferson Dias
Windows
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 14%, Dystopian 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, 1980s 8.6%, Shooter 8.3%
- #2 Zahhak
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Pedro Henrique Baretta
Windows
Fight against a sect planning terrorist attacks in this side-scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Crime 17.1%, Side Scroller 14.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.1%
- #3 Cybertrash STATYX
96% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Uncle Frost TeamPub: Uncle Frost Publishing
Windows · Linux
Cybertrash STATYX is a story-driven 2D action-platformer with tactical elements, set in a cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 15.4%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Shooter 9.3%, Robots 8.6%
- #4 HUNTDOWN
95% matchVery Positive95% of 4,407 reviews2021
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 15.2%, Side Scroller 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Dystopian 8.4%
- #5 INNBC STARFIGHTER
94% matchMostly Positive64% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Jonathan Fior Pub: Innovative Bioresearch
Windows
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: Side Scroller 17.7%, Cyberpunk 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Shooter 9.9%, 1980s 9.3%
- #6 NOMAD Revisited
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Games UK
Windows
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: Cyberpunk 17.5%, Side Scroller 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 7.9%
- #7 CLAWPUNK
93% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Kittens in TimespacePub: Megabit Publishing
Windows
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%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Dystopian 12.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, 1980s 9.1%
- #8 Raw Fists
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
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 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Cyberpunk 12.2%, Shooter 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11%
- #9 Interstellar Sentinel 2
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uplifting Goat LLC.
Windows
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: Cyberpunk 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Dystopian 13.8%, Arcade 9.7%
- #10 Iron Project: Reclaim
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vinicius OliveiraPub: Yu Game Studio
Windows
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 18.8%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Arcade 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #11 Rustborn - Outland Threat
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Arcane GameStudio
Windows
You are a cowboy abducted by aliens who accidentally received a cybernetic arm. Run, climb, and shoot like crazy to survive hordes of evil robots in this third-person bullet hell shooter. Conquer the mothership and find a way back home!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Fast-Paced 13.9%, Robots 11.8%, Dystopian 9.4%
- #12 Neon Inferno
89% matchVery Positive93% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16%, Dystopian 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Side Scroller 12%, Robots 9.6%
- #13 Automatic Eltron
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Elysion CD
Windows
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 15.2%, Cyberpunk 14.5%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 1980s 11.4%, Robots 10%
- #14 Thunder Tiger
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Incredibly Moot Studio
Windows
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: Side Scroller 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, 1980s 10.7%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 9%
- #15 Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CC164
Windows
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 20.3%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Shooter 14.4%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Old School 9.9%
- #16 Alien Strike: Blasting the Intruders
86% matchVery Positive94% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Combo Game StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
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 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Old School 9.4%, 1980s 9.2%
- #17 Robo50
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reset Games Ltd
Windows
Robo50 is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter. Equip the mechanised Robo50 body armour and administer excessive force to eliminate the criminal scourge and clean up the streets. Destroy gang hideouts and weapon stores, track down the criminal kingpin’s lair and unleash an armoury of enhanced weapons.
Why similar: Crime 17.3%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Cyberpunk 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Robots 7.6%
- #18 CRISIS Command
84% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Saint Pixels Entertainment
Windows
The peaceful island of Yukrea has been invaded by the evil Dread Corps! It's time to blast your way through over 6 stages of mayhem to rescue civilians and push those robots out. Use their own powers against them and help reclaim peace to the island.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Side Scroller 16%, Robots 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Shooter 10.9%
- #19 Electrocop
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this unique 3d shooter, originally released in 1991 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a high-tech cop tasked with rescuing the President's daughter, who was kidnapped by an evil robot, before she is killed.
Why similar: Robots 19%, Cyberpunk 17%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 9%, 1980s 8.6%
- #20 Narcotics Ninja
84% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Misfire Studios
Windows
Narcotics Ninja is a fast paced action platformer with an emphasis on physics based platforming and high intensity combat.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Dystopian 10.8%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
- #21 Enyla X
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revox Games
Windows
Elyna X is shoot'em up (Shmup) for 2 players in cooperative mode.The year is 3864, mysterious ships appear and iniciate a terrible attack against planet Earth, It is up to Enyla, a courageous space pilot, to lead the space fleets in defense of her beloved planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Side Scroller 19%, Robots 16%, Futuristic 10.3%, Shooter 9.6%
- #22 Space Warpster
82% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: AMAMiZU games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.1%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Old School 8.2%, Shooter 8.2%
- #23 ZPF
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: ZPF TeamPub: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter originally designed for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.7%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Robots 10.6%, Shooter 10.1%
- #24 While you are Downloading
82% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: Alien Nude LTD
Windows
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 18.4%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, 1980s 13.6%, Old School 10.1%, Arcade 9.8%
- #25 Jet Gunner: Refueled
80% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Sinclair StrangePub: Clickteam
Windows
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 16.9%, Side Scroller 15.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.8%
- #26 Big Byz Wars
81% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tommy Gun WalrusPub: Tommy Gun Walrus Studio
Windows
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 21.1%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Dystopian 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Shooter 9.6%
- #27 The Rush
79% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Hornbuckle Who
Windows
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: Side Scroller 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.7%, Linear 9.1%
- #28 The Rift Rebels
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Playthrough Experience
Windows
An unknown force from a parallel reality trapped Earth’s energy in three runes. The best resistance fighters have been sent on a critical mission to destroy the runes and seal the dimensional rift.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Arcade 12.2%, Old School 9%
- #29 Off Target
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 爱吃耙耙柑
Windows
"Off-Target" is a classic side-scrolling shooter set in the near future. Experience the thrill of shooting and the feeling of explosions in your spare time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Shooter 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Robots 10.7%
- #30 Wrathmaze
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Swarmoclock
Windows · Mac
A crime hunt sandbox, where you chase gangsters and reclaim the city by day, and survive gang raids by night. Take down 12 gang bosses before Tiamat City collapses.
Why similar: Crime 18.7%, Cyberpunk 17.9%, Dystopian 14.1%, Fast-Paced 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%
- #31 ZURD HUNT
78% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: DVPub: David Vecchione
Windows
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 23.5%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Arcade 10.5%, 1980s 9.5%, Linear 9.2%
- #32 Yokai Rescue
76% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Yokai Rescue Team
Windows
Ascend through a futuristic tower in this fast-paced action platformer. Use your Yokai abilities to move swiftly in the air and pierce through your enemies to defeat them. You are the last Yokai capable of saving your people and liberating your homeland from the Selvo robot control.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.2%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Robots 12.7%, Combat 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #33 Herodes
77% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: TecnoloGilsPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
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: Side Scroller 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Dystopian 12.5%, Arcade 10.3%
- #34 The X-Type
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BinaryWriter
Windows
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. 7 complete levels with its own epic boss and weapons!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 7.9%
- #35 Ramek - Total Machine Death
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GALTEC SRLS
Windows · Linux
In a future Earth of machine overlords, warrior chieftain Ramek enacts a terrible revenge upon his mechanical enemy. Fly Ramek's genetically-engineered war-budgie through five levels of non-stop carnage, from the irradiated sands of the Dead Zone, to the iron towers of Machine City.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Side Scroller 17%, Old School 11.5%, Dystopian 11.4%, Robots 10.8%
- #36 Imminence
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bob WarrenPub: Augmented Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 24.3%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Shooter 8.2%
- #37 Space Saviour Special
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lizard Game Dev
Windows
Space Savior Special. Shmup genre game. Help Earth in her last awakened attempt to save humanity from the Naggal Biomechanical Virus. Use everything you have to get through enemy forces! Your ship, your pods, your bombs, your faith and your reflexes to destroy your terrible enemy!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.6%, Linear 9.5%
- #38 Phantom Beasts - Redemption
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ready Steady Games
Windows
St. Petersburg, Florida. 2059. The city is a quarantine zone and mysterious creatures make the difference in every battle. Phantom Beasts - Redemption is a free to play cyberpunk 2.5D shooter that blends creature training with explosive, gore-filled combat that makes every second a spectacle.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.4%, Dystopian 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #39 Immense Threat
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Psycha's Games
Windows · Linux
Join the chickens in their war for the stolen dignity, and defeat the wicked Consumers!Immense Threat is a classic-style adventure platformer, set in future. Fight and shoot your way through dangerous enemies, and avoid deadly traps on over 20 levels!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.2%, Dystopian 15.6%, Robots 11.2%, Futuristic 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #40 Reblica
72% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: BalsaminaxxxPub: Balsamic Games
Windows
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 21.7%, Side Scroller 20%, Shooter 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Futuristic 9%
- #41 Ragnar
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: 2 Bit Determine
Windows
Inspired by old NES games, Ragnar is a 2D run-and-gun action platformer that will be difficulty and fair. We would like to bring back the classic and retro feel to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Robots 11.4%, Shooter 10%
- #42 Gates of Zendocon
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Epyx, Inc.Pub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
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: Side Scroller 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #43 Vivaldia 2
71% matchPositive81% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Porcelain FortressPub: Vivaldi Technologies
Windows · Mac
Pitted against relentless robotic foes and navigating through dense and perilous jungles, scorching lava fields, and treacherous swamps, Vivaldia once again seems faced with an impossible challenge. With the fate of the land in her hands – will Vivaldia rise to the occasion?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.4%, Side Scroller 16.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Robots 7.2%
- #44 Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade
71% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: xen-42
Windows · Linux
Shoot lasers in space because a fish told you to. Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade is a twin-stick side-scrolling space shoot-em-up which tells the story of a man side-scrolling in space and shooting-em-up with twin-sticks. This game has at least 2 characters in it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 13.1%, Futuristic 7.8%
- #45 Sentry City
71% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Crashable Studios
Windows
Sentry City is a cyberpunk-style side-scroller with gameplay that is part trial-and-error, and part reaction time based. Traverse the city using the motorcycle overworld map, blast and think your way through the levels, and fight tough bosses to uncover who is behind the city's AI disruption.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 18.5%, Side Scroller 18.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Robots 13.2%, Shooter 12.9%
- #46 Coal Road
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: BUstation
Windows
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: Side Scroller 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Shooter 15%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Arcade 11.4%
- #47 HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME
67% matchVery Positive88% of 850 reviews2026
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, 1980s 16.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #48 R-TYPE DX: Music Encore
68% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Bydo Missions in Your Pocket — Beyond Dimensions, the Melody of Two “R”s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Robots 13.7%, Shooter 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #49 Ondine: Prototype
68% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Pier38
Windows · Mac
Collect souls, level your weapons, and unleash devastation in one of the most mechanically complex 2D shooters ever made.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Shooter 16%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #50 Cyberpunk 3776
72% matchMixed51% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Peter Hann
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Side Scroller 17.1%, 1980s 9%, Shooter 8.4%
- #51 Re.Surs
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Re.Surs is a futuristic story-driven 2D side-scrolling shooter featuring unique heroes with various abilities. Shoot, dash, kick and hack monsters as you try to uncover the secrets of the Re.Surs dark energy and demons' interdimensional invasion.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.5%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Fast-Paced 14.8%, Dystopian 12.3%
- #52 Gundroid
67% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Kitogoru Games
Windows
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Old School 10%, Arcade 9.7%, 1980s 8.1%
- #53 IZBOT 2
69% matchPositive95% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Ruxar
Windows
IZBOT 2 is a fast paced precision platformer that will test your mettle and will leave you always wanting to complete just one more level. Use your cat like reflexes to guide our hero IZBOT through buzz saws, lasers and a ton of pointy spikes to save the metropolis from the evil Bedlor once more.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.5%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Robots 12.3%, Fast-Paced 11.1%, Linear 10.6%
- #54 Spacewing War
70% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Pneuma GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 11.1%, Old School 8.6%
- #55 Awakening
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BehnderPub: NiceTry
Windows
Put an end to the chaos in this 2D action platformer! Engage in hand-to-hand combat against the gangs of Everseam, earn upgrades, and take down bosses vying for control of the city
Why similar: Side Scroller 17%, Cyberpunk 16.2%, 1980s 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Arcade 10.4%
- #56 Down With Hell: Crystal
67% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Mellie Devs Games
Windows
Play as M in this retro styled platform-shooter and blast your way up to heaven!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Dystopian 10.6%
- #57 Beer Gunner
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Des Interactive
Windows
A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Side Scroller 20%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Shooter 15.9%, Old School 9.8%
- #58 Absolute Blue
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Jochen HeizmannPub: Asylum Square
Windows
Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, 1980s 12.3%, Old School 10.6%, Shooter 10.3%
- #59 To The Top
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel GuachaminPub: Animec
Windows
Accompany Maya and her little companion on an adventure where the only thing that matters is reaching the top.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Linear 8.9%
- #60 INC.
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: OrangepixelPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20.2%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Arcade 10.5%