60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Action, Space.
You are the best pilot in the space force and the earth needs you to protect itself from an alien attack. Protect the earth and then go to the invader's planet to finish them off once and for all.
Cosmic Destroyer
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Rocketeer
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!
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, PvE 11.9%, Arcade 7.5%
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 30.4% ★, Side Scroller 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Arcade 8.9%, Space 5.1%
All Times Classic Defender Game Revisited in 3D Version
Why similar: Space Sim 34.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Space 13%, Arcade 10.8%, Aliens 9.3%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Space 12%, Arcade 9%
Firehunt is a prologue for the main story One Way Road. Take part in space battles as you travel across the galaxy and fight to save humanity. This cinematic narrative driven action-focused space shooter, will take you on a journey into the near future, and put the destiny of mankind in your hands.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Bullet Hell 18%, Space 10%, Arcade 9.8%
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 25.8% ★, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Destruction 8.6%
One Way Road is a story-driven action game combining elements of Scroll Shooter, Top Down Shooter, and Tube Shooter. Take the helm of a space cruiser, explore the galaxy, and fight in stellar battles to save humanity.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.5%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Space 10.7%, Aliens 9.2%
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 32.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, PvE 15.1%, Aliens 6.8%, Space 6.6%
Execute intense space battle operations from side, and top view. Face tough enemies along your way, destroy guardians and generators. Dodge traps. Keep focus on targets. Think fast. Overcome the chaos. Join now and become an alpha centauri pilot. Bonus: retro like endless space shooter mini game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Side Scroller 21.1%, Space 12.4%, Arcade 10.1%
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 30% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Aliens 10.2%, Arcade 9%
Draw a ship, Fly it. Get creative.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.6% ★, Side Scroller 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Space 7.1%
Speyarranoth is a classic sci-fi space asteroid shooter in 3D. You control the game using WASD and shoot with the space key. It's wonderful to just blast full speed through the asteroid fields lasers ablaze and enjoy the explosive light show.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Side Scroller 23.6%, Space 13.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%
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 32.5%, Side Scroller 26.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Space 10.6%, Bullet Hell 6.8%
Spark is a creative, combo-centric, Shoot 'em up game. It's a 3-in-1 old-school arcade game fueled by the competitive urge to climb the leaderboards. The unique shooting system hooks the player as they discover more and more ways to create beautiful and effective combos.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Arcade 12.7%, Casual 6.4%
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: Side Scroller 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Space 8.7%, Arcade 7.8%
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 22.4%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Aliens 10.5%, Arcade 8.6%
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 26.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Space 12.4%, Aliens 12%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Arcade 10.3%, Space 9.6%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Space 9.3%, Aliens 9.1%, Arcade 9%
Drive a spaceship where each player has an unique role. Play Solo or Coop with friends, up to 4. A perfect mix of space shoot em up and sci-fi action platformer. Fight in space or ground.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Side Scroller 19%, Space 12.6%, PvE 10.1%
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Space 11.2%, Arcade 10.9%
A wormhole has opened up letting aliens terrorize your city. Pilot your spacecraft and destroy the aliens using flamethrowers, missiles, gatling guns, shockwaves, and more!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.8%, Side Scroller 21.1%, Aliens 14.7%, Arcade 11.1%, Space 9.8%
Again you are alone against the hordes of hostile spacecrafts where you can only rely on yourself. It is the victory or the death!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.2% ★, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Space 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Arcade 7.9%
Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Arcade 7.8%
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 24.5%, Side Scroller 24.1%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Arcade 9.9%, Space 8.6%
Cross the universe, shoot aliens, upgrade your weapons and face powerful bosses with AB in this retro inspired lateral shoot 'em up to save the world. Adventure into Campaign Mode or face the never-ending waves of Endless Mode with suitable challenges for all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Aliens 11.6%, Space 9.6%
Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Space 14.4%, Aliens 12.9%, Side Scroller 9.8%
Dodge, defend, and destroy! Engage in a frenetic shoot 'em up, facing relentless bullet streams that test your reflexes. Experience dynamic shifts between vertical and horizontal views as you fend off endless enemy waves. Use polarity shields for defense and strike back fiercely. Conquer the chaos!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 20%, Space 15.3%, Arcade 8.9%, Aliens 6.1%
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 27.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Destruction 10.7%, Aliens 8.7%
Bad Chicken is a retro styled sideway scrolling shoot-em-up inspired by the retro classics. It takes place in 8 locations in the Ferus system, each one with different challenges, and dangers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Aliens 12.1%, Space 11.4%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 21%, Space 15.5%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Arcade 9.5%
Nibiru Voyage is a classic scrolling game with weapon upgrades and hordes of enemy ships.
Why similar: Space Sim 35% ★, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Aliens 10.5%, Flight 8.6%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Arcade 10%, Space 9.9%
Orbital Command is about controlling planet based weapon systems to defend your planets from large asteroids and hostile invaders. Will you be able to complete the Dyson Sphere, or will your planets end up barren husks?
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1% ★, Space 16.6%, Destruction 13.9%, Arcade 11.5%, Aliens 10.6%
STARS FORCE is a fast-paced arcade side scrolling shooter. Nice graphics and atmospheric music will immerse you in a space battle.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Arcade 4.8%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Space 13.1%, Arcade 9.8%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.5%, Bullet Hell 25%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Arcade 8.7%, Indie 2.2%
Space Out blends elements from Breakout, pinball, and a space shooter to provide a unique, fast-paced, and challenging arcade experience.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Aliens 13.4%, Space 7.8%, Casual 6.4%
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 33.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Arcade 10%, Space 7.8%
You're here because no one else can fly this hell-run. Heroes died a long time ago. You’re what’s left.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Aliens 18.3%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Normal SHMUP is a strange shoot em' up game based around classic gameplay. Fight the enemies and regain control of the world again.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, PvE 11.7%, Space 8.3%
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 30.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Aliens 10.1%, Arcade 9%
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 33.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Destruction 11.6%, Aliens 10.9%, Flight 7.7%
Classic 80s inspired shooter
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Destruction 10.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Aliens 9.8%
Defend Terra against the onslaught of hostile invaders in this 2D top-down space shooter. Upgrade and empower your ship's different systems to stand a chance against the growing threat. If you fall, Terra falls, and the rest of the galaxy will soon follow.
Why similar: Space Sim 24% ★, Side Scroller 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, PvE 10.5%, Flight 6.7%
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Action 3.7%
Hyper-5 is a cinematic shmup inspired by classics from the “golden era” of the 90’s. Responding to a distress beacon, deep space scout ship Hyper-5 is drawn into a terrifying battle with an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Side Scroller 24%, Aliens 12.5%, Arcade 11%, Sci-fi 9.2%
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 9.2%, Sci-fi 3.7%
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Aliens 14.1%, Space 10%
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 29.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Destruction 12.7%, Aliens 11.1%, Arcade 8.5%
Starxia is an old-fashioned side-scrolling space shooter. Step into the role of a Pilot and use your ship to eliminate hordes of fierce enemies. A compelling story and many interesting characters await you in this adventure. Take over the controls and fly into the vacuum of space. Let the hunt begin
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Space 8.7%, Sci-fi 6.1%
Most unique top down shooter. Bring hell to insectoid robot invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Destruction 12.8%, Aliens 11.5%
A retro-inspired 2D bullet hell roguelite where you pilot a customizable ship, scavenge enemy cores to upgrade your arsenal, and chase bounties across a high-stakes space rogue odyssey.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Space Sim 17.4% ★, Space 14.3%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Space 9%, Arcade 9%
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, PvE 14.5%, Arcade 8%, Space 6.9%
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Arcade 10.1%, Action 2.2%
Fight your way to dominion over the universe in this Shoot Em Up game based on the book! On the planet Vale, known for its extreme cold and endless snowfields, the story follows young Talen Esko and his sister Salla, whose family, the Esko clan, is transferred to govern this icy world.
Why similar: Space Sim 29% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Arcade 8.4%
Use the force of gravity in this fast-paced space shooter with realistic physics and orbital mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5% ★, Space 12.5%, Aliens 11.5%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, PvE 9.9%
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Arcade 11.4%, Space 9.2%, Aliens 8.8%
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 37.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Arcade 12.4%, Space 9.3%, Flight 6.2%
