60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, 2D, Shooter.
Zombies are attacking your record store! Throw classic albums and compact discs at the approaching horde. But hey, you're still on the clock, so get those records put away!
Super Arcade Boy in Defender of Planet Earth
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.
Caterpilla (Spectrum/VIC-20)
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!
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 27.3%, Shooter 15.4%, 1980s 14.9%, Arcade 12.2%, Retro 9.8%
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 26.3%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 12%, 1980s 10.8%, Retro 10.3%
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 29.1%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 11.4%, 1980s 10.8%, Retro 9%
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Shooter 15.9%, Arcade 14.3%, 1980s 12.9%, Action 10.5%
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: Shooter 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Arcade 12.7%, 1980s 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, 1980s 16.4%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Arcade 17%, 1980s 10.8%, Old School 8.7%, Action 7%
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 20%, Arcade 19.7%, Shooter 17.9%, 1980s 15.6%, Action 8.6%
Take command of an orbiting defense satellite in this action-packed planetary defense shooter. Blast away at waves of incoming asteroids and crafty aliens before they destroy your planet. Scavenge powerful weapons from vanquished alien ships and turn them against your foes. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Shooter 19.5%, Arcade 15.2%, Action 9.8%, Old School 9.7%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Shooter 16.7%, Arcade 13.2%, 1980s 12.9%, Action 9.9%
Mutant Legion is a charming but brutal top down shooter: Play as a mercenary on a mission to defeat all enemies, get paid and ultimately get out alive. Pick up and discover various weaponry, secrets and the path to victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, 1980s 15%, Action 12.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Old School 9.2%
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 22.8%, 1980s 15.4%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 12%, Old School 9.1%
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Arcade 14.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Old School 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 18.9%, Arcade 16.5%, Shooter 14.8%, Retro 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
Enceladus is a shoot'em up inspired by the Playstation & Saturn era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Shooter 16.8%, Arcade 15.3%, Action 12%, Indie 12%
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Shooter 15.5%, 1980s 14.5%, Arcade 12.1%, Old School 8.6%
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Action 16.6%, Arcade 13.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Indie 11.8%
A fast pace retro arcade shooter. Fight waves of zombies and dragons with a great gun collection. Battle five wild bosses all while trying to keep the high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 17%, Arcade 15.5%, 1980s 13.3%, Action 12.4%
Asteroid Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate your enemies. Play 2 players to increase your chance of survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, 1980s 17.1%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 12.7%, Old School 10.5%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Shooter 17.9%, Arcade 14.7%, 1980s 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Shoot, dodge, and survive your way through unique bosses and swarms of enemies in this Galaga inspired arcade shooter where the fate of a galaxy rests in your hands.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 17.5%, Arcade 15.9%, 1980s 13.6%, Action 12.7%
Return to classic 80s shooters while fighting off the fast food horde in this retro space shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, 1980s 19.6%, Shooter 18.9%, Action 12.8%, Old School 11%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Arcade 14%, Old School 12%, Shooter 11.6%, Retro 10%
Take your chance and feel like 10 again.😊To start let's meet this retro cutie.🚀 River Rush is reminiscent of an old vertically scrolling shoot’em up games.🚀 If you remember them, it's time to catch up with nostalgia. Or your father's nostalgia.😉 Board in and have some fun.👨🚀
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, 1980s 19.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 10.2%
Blast away in this pure retro-styled shooter and battle through tons of dangerous levels and manic boss fights.
Why similar: 1980s 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Shooter 15.5%, Retro 12.8%, Action 11.5%
Welcome to a world of dangerous rectangles where quick reflexes and maneuvering will help you keep breathing... Well, for at least a few more seconds! Two buttons. Life or death. How long can you survive? Okay, so you died. Try Again. Die. One more time. Die. Just one more. Die. One more!
Why similar: 1980s 23.4%, Arcade 19.7%, Action 15.4%, Old School 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 16.9%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 11.6%, 1980s 11.1%
Infinite Shooter is a top down arcade shooting game, also known as a "Shmup", with the emphasis squarely on the action. With no story in the way of your fun, simply choose an opponent and take them down to earn powerful weapons, upgrades, ships, and power-ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41%, Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 15.5%, Action 14.4%, Indie 10.6%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Shooter 17.3%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 8.1%, Old School 7.8%
Barback is a 1980s arcade action run and gun game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Arcade 20.3%, Old School 16.1%, Action 16%, 2D 6.6%
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 14.7%, 1980s 11.5%, Action 10.1%
Super Psy Penguin is a Cyber Penguin Hero Simulator in which you play a realistic Cyber Penguin, giving you the power to save the galaxy! The game is inspired by Parodius and Xenon-II and many other Shmups from our childhoods.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.1%, Shooter 22.9%, Arcade 18.1%, Action 9.3%, Indie 5%
The Fruggle is real! Four brave survivors need to protect mother earth from spacey invaders in this pixelated arcade style 2d shoot 'm up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, 1980s 12.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 11.2%, Shooter 10.4%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Shooter 18.6%, 1980s 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Retro 8.2%
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Shooter 25.3%, Action 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%, 2D 5.9%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Shooter 16.9%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, Arcade 14.9%, 1980s 13.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Action 14.8%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 12.7%, Retro 9.7%
An 8-bit style vertical SHMUP (very loosely) based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Arcade 22.3%, Old School 17.8%, 1980s 14.3%, Action 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%
You play as a young boy who dreams of being a famous astronaut who discovers alien worlds and life. One hot summer day, you fall asleep and into a terrifying dream made up of your worst childhood fears. Can you survive this nightmare of asteroids, space spiders, deadly skulls & more?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Arcade 16.5%, Old School 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Action 8.3%
In a world where humans are used as power supplies, only one man has the will to change it all! Iro Hero is a sci-fi adventure with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across 9 action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh four-color polarity system, with interactive elements, puzzles,...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Arcade 15.8%, Action 12.3%, Retro 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
A synthetic race has come to your planet to steal your technology, And you have to fight them off. Fight off the Tecroroid invasion as they sent wave after wave of enemies to the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Arcade 19.8%, Retro 11.6%, Action 10.3%, 2D 7.2%
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 29.9%, Shooter 18.9%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Shooter 18.8%, Arcade 16.8%, Action 11.6%, Old School 9.7%
Rogue asteroids have been detected heading toward earth. You are the pilot of experimental spacecrafts to destroy the impending danger. Fight solo or up to 4 players. Outerspace is full of lethal rocks and strange creatures out to stop you. Don't let your planet down!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 14.4%, Old School 8%, Action 7.6%
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Arcade 15.4%, Shooter 14.8%, 1980s 10.2%, Action 9.7%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Shooter 17.6%, Arcade 14%, Old School 7.9%, Action 7.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Shooter 13.7%, 1980s 12.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Old School 8.1%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 12.7%, 1980s 12.7%, Old School 8.4%
Is there a gamepad lying around somewhere?!! Ready to play some real shooter games again? Grab the controller and become an APANO SYN PILOT to face the alien invasion. Connect up to four controllers and shoot until you drop. 100% survival chance on "Easy", low on "Impossible".
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Shooter 17.6%, 1980s 14.6%, Arcade 14.5%, Old School 8.6%
Left 4 Bread is single-player, parody, run and gun shooter set in a zombie apocalypse! Search desperately for ammo, pipebombs, and molotov cocktails to fight the infected! Change up your tactics as you run from 8 different types of special infected!!! Search for ammo and health packs to survive!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Shooter 18.4%, Arcade 16.5%, Action 11.9%, Zombies 7.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Shooter 18.2%, 1980s 14.4%, Action 11.8%, Old School 8.9%
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Arcade 16%, Shooter 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 8.9%
A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 14.9%, 1980s 10.3%, Action 7.8%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Shooter 20.1%, Arcade 18.1%, Action 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
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 30%, Arcade 13.9%, Shooter 11.1%, 1980s 9.6%, Retro 8.2%
A classic shoot 'em up with a modern edge. Galactic Plague throws you into a cosmic nightmare where survival means upgrading your ship, mastering legendary weapons, and battling the relentless Martian invasion. Are you ready to face the chaos?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Shooter 18.8%, Arcade 15%, Action 8.3%, 1980s 6.9%
A short space shooter game that you can finish in your break time with beginner-friendly gameplay and some special features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Shooter 17.4%, Arcade 15.5%, 1980s 13.1%, Action 10.9%
Neon Shooter is a fast-paced dual stick style shooter that is full of neon colors, bright particle effects, and enemies to destroy. Be ready to jump in and destroy enemies, collect coins and power ups, and upgrade your traits to reach the highest score possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Shooter 18.9%, Arcade 17.5%, Action 12.8%, 1980s 12.7%
The feeling of 90's arcade shooter will come again !! Arcade-like side scroll shooter of 7 stages in all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49%, Action 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Indie 10.2%, Arcade 8.4%
