- #1 Synthalaxy
97% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Teal Nautical NarwhalsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Synthalaxy is a top-down tactical shooter where the enemies have a series of weak points rather than traditional health. Manipulate enemies in order to complete complex puzzles. Traverse worlds, take aim, and solve puzzles to save the Synthalaxy!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Futuristic 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #2 Magnetron Rebellion: Fully Loaded
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Sabre Rael
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a single ship outnumbered and outgunned by the enemy fleet. The one advantage you have is a powerful magnet that is capable of capturing the enemy bullets and firing them back at the enemy!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Shooter 15.6%, Futuristic 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #3 Frenzy
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Retro 11.8%, Futuristic 10.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #4 Bots Crusher Arena
95% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Cow Games
Windows
Bot Crusher Arena is an open top-down shooter where the player takes on the role of a cyborg participating in an arena elimination with other cyborgs. The task is to survive in the arena and defeat all enemies. Don't let the enemies hit you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41%, Shooter 17.6%, Futuristic 15.9%, Robots 10.8%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #5 robot become human
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team 27
Windows
You are a little robot aiming to understand the world outside of your station, and with it, discover your own humanity. Traverse the facility and try to reach the surface world in this vocaloid inspired puzzle game.
Why similar: Futuristic 31.2%, Puzzle 20.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Strategy 12.5%
- #6 Blasteroids
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Crossy
Windows
Blast your way through waves of space debris in order to reach what is waiting for you on the other side. Find your fighting style with multiple unlockable ships in this fast paced space adventure!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Sci-fi 16%, Retro 9.8%, Futuristic 9.6%, Shooter 8.8%
- #7 Attack of the PETSCII Robots (DOS)
93% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: 8-Bit Productions, LLCPub: NMSE & Co LLC
Windows · Mac
Attack of the PETSCII Robots is a strategy and exploration game. Your goal is to infiltrate these settlements and destroy all of the robots. The trick is finding all of the right tools and learning how to use them to destroy all the robots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Robots 13.8%, Strategy 12.7%, Futuristic 11.3%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #8 Chromancy
92% 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: Top-Down Shooter 27%, Shooter 12.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Futuristic 9%, Cartoony 6.5%
- #9 Clive vs Hives 2
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Ugly Duckling Games
Windows
Blast aliens to pieces and start a rebellion in this fast paced pixel art top down shooter where sprinting kills.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Futuristic 16.1%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #10 Uprising on Altyyr 5
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Funky Monkey Games
Windows
Join Captain Rijk as he attempts to escape from the clutches of one of the most villainous species in the galaxy. Help to uncover the horrors that are being carried out on the fringes of the civilised galaxy and become the divine being prophesised to inspire an uprising and destroy The Domain.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Shooter 15.2%, Futuristic 8.2%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #11 The Final Matrix (CPC/Spectrum)
91% 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: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, 2.5D 12.3%, Shooter 11.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #12 NanoHive
89% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Empty Box
Windows · Linux
Manage your hive of nanobots in a Free-to-Play top-down arena shooter and exterminate all the bacteria and viruses infecting the body. Multiply the hive by absorbing bacteria to save people's lives as fast as possible while competing with others in order to become the fastest NanoHive Operator.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Robots 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #13 Rendagor
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TribanzDev
Windows
Rendagor is a 2D Top-down Shooter starring a service bot. Just a simple machine... or something more? Uncover dark secrets in Story Mode or master the challenge of Arcade Mode. Shoot, smash, and demolish enemies and destructible environments with a devastating arsenal.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Futuristic 14.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Robots 8.9%
- #14 Operation : Escape
88% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: ICT@SUPub: ZDKHub
Windows
A sci-fi top-down shooter game. 2D top-downYou shooting game. You get kidnapped by alien from far away and infested by their blood, which makes you able to use their weapon. You have to get out there before they catch you and do some weird thing with your body
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.7%, Shooter 21.1%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #15 Cosmula
87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Simply Artizan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Engage in an intense space shooter that you can play in single-player or multiplayer with up to 6 players. Play a variety of different spaceships, each with their own unique stats, components, and playstyles!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Futuristic 21.9%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Retro 9%
- #16 Slide!
86% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Not The Loading Screen
Windows · Linux
Slide is a Puzzle Game where you control both the protagonist and his enemy, in it you are tasked with finding ways to defeat your enemy Angry Man, be it with a sword or using the environment, every level features multiple ways to beat them and the game features over 20 of them!
Why similar: Futuristic 20.8%, Puzzle 15.6%, Top-Down 9.1%, Colorful 9%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #17 ASTROLANCER
85% matchVery Positive98% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Hexeye
Windows
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.8%, Futuristic 15.9%, Retro 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Robots 9.5%
- #18 Zerion-X9
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ECHIGOYA GAMES
Windows
High-speed 2.5D vertical shooter featuring intense bullet-hell action, enemy swarms, powerful boss fights, item-based enhancements, and seven challenging stages
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.5%, Futuristic 25.9%, 2.5D 20.3%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Shooter 6.1%
- #19 Alpha MMXXV
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Livens
Windows
PvP keyboard share space shooter, you and you buddy's duke it out on the same keyboard with a last assortment of vessels from light fighters up to capital ships, all with unique special abilities and weapon arrays.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.1%, Shooter 17.7%, Futuristic 17.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%
- #20 ARONDIGHT アロンダイト
82% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: COPIKAL
Windows
ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.7%, Futuristic 13%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 7.4%
- #21 SPEARHEAD
83% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: BulletCow
Windows
Spearhead is the story of agents who join secret organizations in a chaotic world surrounded by infectious diseases. Experience the story of six agents joining.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.8%, Shooter 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Linear 8.2%, Casual 7%
- #22 Subject F-011
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Quavelty Games
Windows
Trapped in Area 51 on planet Earth, you must solve calculated puzzles to escape this strange planet. Puzzles consist of using enemies' mechanics to your advantage, moving objects to block enemies, and using items that alter parts of the rooms. A spiritual successor to Adventures of Lolo.
Why similar: Futuristic 20.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Robots 10.1%, Strategy 9.1%
- #23 Vacubot
81% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Ohbit
Windows
Vacubot is a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Players must survive increasingly challenging battlefields by using a variety of weapons to fight off swarming enemy robots and powerful bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.3%, Shooter 20.5%, Futuristic 16.5%, Robots 9%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #24 天灾:防御 THE TROUBLE:DEFENSE
82% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: FLYBUTTER
Windows
This is an ordinary tower defense game. If you are not satisfied with the existing content, you can leave a message in the comment area or our QQ group. We will try our best to make this game better.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.4%, Shooter 15.5%, Futuristic 12.7%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #25 Defend the ship, bot !
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Cheasy Easy
Windows
4 turrets, a ship in peril, and waves of enemies. Hold the line and defend the ship, robot.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Futuristic 16.6%, Shooter 15.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #26 Seconds Till Destruction
79% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: The Eagle Studios
Windows
Kill everyone in six seconds! Seconds Till Destruction is a lightning-fast and randomized top-down shooter. Use a massive array of guns and quick thinking to destroy humanity, one floor at a time!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Futuristic 16.1%, Shooter 13.5%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Robots 10.2%
- #27 Captain Collision
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Weird Egg
Windows
A top-down action game like no other. Use asteroids to block enemy bullets and smash enemy ships in this physics-based test of skill. Conquer 25 levels, vanquish 5 bosses, and maneuver through 5 tricky bonus waves.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Shooter 15.6%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Futuristic 11.8%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #28 AISZplus
79% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: takayakata
Windows
You destroy the runaway electronic organ AISZ. Vertical scroll STG with all 5 levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.5%, Futuristic 27.2%, Shooter 22.7%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #29 Defendor
78% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: almostApixel
Windows
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Futuristic 17.2%, Shooter 17.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #30 Huygens Principle
78% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
You become the enemy that you killed!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Shooter 17.5%, Futuristic 15.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #31 Destoria: The Withering
77% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Destoria Studios
Windows · Mac
Destoria: The Withering is a mini top down shooter game with a sole objective to survive as many waves as possible.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41%, Shooter 19.2%, Futuristic 16.6%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Casual 5.5%
- #32 Wyred
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gergely Dinya
Windows
In Wyred, every move matters. A small choice can become an impossible obstacle many steps later, forcing you to think ahead, adapt, and carefully plan your route as you navigate the circuits of these puzzles.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.5%, Puzzle 19.3%, Strategy 17.9%, Robots 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #33 AstroWars
76% 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 36.3%, Shooter 19.6%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Colorful 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #34 异星夺宝
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Dimowgames
Windows
This is a game that uses shooting to solve puzzles! You're a graduate student in interstellar Archaeology, and for your summer internship this year, you're flying solo to exotic alien ruins in search of hidden treasures!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34%, Shooter 14.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Strategy 11%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #35 Soda Sabotage
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Darien Williams
Windows · Mac · Linux
Soda Sabotage is a Sci-fi 2D top-down shooter, where the player guns his way through 25 levels and 5 bosses belonging to a soda weapon factory using their own weapons against in order to disable the evil soda weapon making factory. Shoot, dash but most importantly survive!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shooter 14.3%, Futuristic 14.1%, Colorful 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #36 Spacey Vade
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Brown Bot
Windows
Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Futuristic 14.4%, Shooter 11.8%, Sci-fi 10%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #37 Halo: Spartan Assault
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,811 reviews2014
Dev: Vanguard GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to Steam for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4. *DirectX feature level 10 required. *
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.1%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 7.8%, Strategy 5.5%
- #38 Arcadia
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 48.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Retro 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #39 N.O.M.A.D. (CPC/Spectrum)
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In this innovative top-down shooter from 1985, pilot the Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid (N.O.M.A.D.) through the heavily armoured homeworld of galactic supervillain Cyrus T. Gross, solving tricky puzzles, dodging deadly hazards, and shooting fiendish enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.6%, Shooter 16.5%, Retro 15%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Robots 8.1%
- #40 EverDarkly: Beloved
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Serotina LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A top-down space shooter roguelite built on momentum. Chain kills into devastating combos as you fly dock-to-dock through escalating gauntlets. Between runs, your AI companion Luna helps you prepare — and she'll do anything to keep you safe.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Shooter 15.5%, 2.5D 14.3%, Futuristic 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #41 Halo: Spartan Strike
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,647 reviews2015
Dev: 343 IndustriesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Halo: Spartan Strike makes you a Spartan supersoldier battling evil forces. Delve into 30 challenging missions through cities and jungles using a devastating arsenal of weapons, abilities and vehicles including the iconic Warthog against the Covenant and Promethean enemies. *DirectX feature level 10 required*
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.4%, Sci-fi 25.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Futuristic 8.8%, Strategy 5.1%
- #42 Mugen Sweeper
72% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: YUSEI NAKAMURA
Windows
Evolved minesweeper. Infinitely zoomable board. Portal gimmick.
Why similar: Futuristic 26.3%, Puzzle 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Retro 14.3%, Casual 14%
- #43 Firefight!
73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Megalithic Mainframe
Windows · Mac
Put out the fires and rescue the hostages in this fast-paced arcade game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Futuristic 14.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Shooter 8.7%, Puzzle 8%
- #44 Falconet
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iruka Software
Windows
Falconet is a retro-style twin stick shooter with smooth weapon switching and quick reaction gameplay. Travel through unique levels, solve puzzles, and use your diverse arsenal of weapons to efficiently eliminate an army of rogue machines, rescue human survivors, and rack up high scores.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Futuristic 16.3%, Sci-fi 13%, Robots 10.5%, Retro 8.4%
- #45 Die for the Economy!
70% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Tea Monster Games
Windows
Blast evil robots in a retro psychedelic maze of an office, as you bring down the security servers and make your way home. Die for the Economy! is a retro arcade survival game featuring beautiful, chunky pixel art graphics with a psychedelic slant harking back to the old 8-bit game systems.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.6%, Futuristic 19.5%, Shooter 15.3%, Sci-fi 13%, Robots 11%
- #46 Cornucopia (GBA)
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cinemint Games
Windows
Puzzle platformer for the GBA, now on PC!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #47 Core Break
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MythByte
Windows
Explore an abandoned space station in this top-down action-adventure. Customize your weapons, face hostile threats, and extract AI cores to uncover hidden secrets. Survival is key as you navigate the station's unpredictable dangers, guided remotely by your operator, Pryce.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.2%, Shooter 19.6%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Futuristic 13.3%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #48 Cyberscape
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Moose Games
Windows
Cyberscape is a top down round based action game with some rougelike elements. Play as different heroes with unique abilities and fight against the evil robot army. Level up and complete achievements to unlock new items and fight your way through different locations.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Futuristic 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Robots 10.2%, Shooter 10%
- #49 Ultra Mission™
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Gumbo MachinePub: Gumbo Machine, LLC
Windows · Linux
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Futuristic 15.9%, Shooter 14.4%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #50 ANNIHILATOR
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Salt & Pixel LLC
Windows
ANNIHILATOR is a gritty top-down shooter, originally made for the Game Boy Color. This is a modern adaption.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, 2.5D 14.7%, Shooter 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Futuristic 10.3%
- #51 JUST DEFENSE
69% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: BlueFogs
Windows
"Just Defense" is a simple Topdown view defense game.Upgrade your weapons, build turrets and kill enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.1%, Shooter 23%, Sci-fi 22.1%, Top-Down 10%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #52 Guardian Force - Saturn Tribute
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Shooter 16.2%, Futuristic 15.6%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #53 Tanks Etc.
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Airerror
Windows
Tanks Etc. is a modern reimagining of co-op overhead arcade classics; it offers classic gameplay while adding in depths of strategy to keep players reinventing strategies for waging war with their friends.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Futuristic 14.7%, Shooter 12.6%, 2.5D 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #54 Cartoon Cagematch
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: DoneWithWorkPub: Lunatic Studio
Windows
A top-down RogueLike shooter game. Attack cute cartoonish enemies with 6 different weapons! Many tough choices await!! Play now :)
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Top-Down 10.1%, 2D 5.5%
- #55 BEAR SHOOTER くまっとシューティング
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO COTORI
Windows
Simple vertical scrolling shooter with a bear as the main character, 5 stages in total
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.7%, Shooter 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Retro 10%, 2D 7.3%
- #56 Monolith's Dreamers
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dreamy Salamander Studio
Windows
A captivating 2D puzzle game where strategic thinking is essential. Explore the world of the Monoliths, outwit the traps guarding the ruins, and help the inhabitants. Solve puzzles that block your progress by collecting and redistributing energy.
Why similar: Futuristic 16%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Logic 8%
- #57 Reflex
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: AlternativeRealities
Windows
A casual puzzle game in which you add components to unknown enemy bases that will reflect, duplicate and split the Reflex missiles. Destroy the enemy power generators, communication systems and weapon platforms across more than 100 levels. Each new world brings with it new technology to utilise.
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.1%, Puzzle 15.4%, Futuristic 12.2%, Strategy 12%, Casual 9.5%
- #58 AREA WARS™
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RexoPub: STUDIO.D0DO
Windows
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.4%, Shooter 17.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Robots 7%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #59 Tokyo Trigger
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Itay TamirPub: Crashzoom Games
Windows
Tokyo 2050 glows with neon, but darkness simmers beneath. Akihito, a warrior with a fractured past, uncovers a plot threatening the city. Blast through a top-down cyberpunk world in this fast-paced 2D shooter. Can you fight back against the tide of oppression and reclaim your memories and honor?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.7%, Futuristic 29.2%, Shooter 12.3%, 2D 6.5%, Top-Down 4.8%
- #60 Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Shooter 16.9%, Futuristic 16.1%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Retro 8%