- #1 The Lost and The Wicked
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Isaac TorresPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
The Lost and The Wicked is a Brutal Twin-Stick Psycho-Thriller. After a shipwreck you wake up in a wicked world with no memory of who you are. Fight through hectic gameplay with a unique grunge art style and original 2+ hour soundtrack as you discover your past and what you did to end up here.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Violent 7.3%
- #2 Odinfall
96% matchVery Positive87% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Ember Paw GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Ragnarok was just the beginning… of the end! Odinfall is a Viking-themed, rogue-lite, twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through procedurally generated levels, upgrade your character, modify your weapons and take down robotic Norse gods to earn your freedom!
Why similar: Vikings 36.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Difficult 9.9%, Shooter 6.6%
- #3 Reticent Retribution
96% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Seth Billick
Windows · Linux
Reticent Retribution is a top down twin stick shooter. A 3rd person action game. You must blast waves of space enemies. You can use the keyboard and a controller. 720p 60fps. Press 'esc' to quit, 'h' for help.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Space 13.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #4 Bullet Runner: The First Slaughter
95% matchPositive89% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Kami GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
A clone army is taking over the world. Kill them all in an epic single-player campaign to save humanity, and yourself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Difficult 13%, Violent 12.6%, Shooter 8.4%
- #5 Galaxy Highways
94% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Difficult 12.6%, Shooter 7.6%, Space 6.5%
- #6 Deathopolis
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: TheGamesfortress
Windows
Deathopolis is an arcade style fast paced shooter. Take on a series of rooms collecting prizes and clearing out waves of enemies using guns and power-up abilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, 1980s 14.4%, Difficult 9.6%, Violent 9.5%
- #7 Blindia
93% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: IndigoBlue Game StudioPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Blindia is an abstract top-down shooter puzzle game where you have to go through the difficulties using sound. Use the visualized sound waves to take down the enemies and make your way to the exit. At the end, you will face the truth of this blind world.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Stealth 12%, Difficult 10.9%, Violent 10.1%
- #8 Alpha Force Zero
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: osm games
Windows
Alpha Force Zero is an intense top-down bullet-hell adventure that requires skill and planning. Utilize multiple weapon systems including an Auto-Turret with adjustable firing modes and unlock upgrades that you can equip in your ship to give you the upper hand. Dodge, fight, survive!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shooter 10%, Space 9.6%, Top-Down 8%
- #9 Loplight
91% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Violent 8.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #10 Halo: Spartan Assault
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,861 reviews2014
Dev: Vanguard GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.0 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 31.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Top-Down 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%
- #11 Eliosi's Hunt
90% matchMixed66% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: TDZ Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lead Eliosi, a wanna-be bounty hunter, into making his dream come true in this hardcore top-down shooter and platformer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Difficult 13.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Shooter 8.4%
- #12 Thus Spoke the Donke
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WiseMonkeESPub: Wise Monke Entertainment Studio
Windows · Mac
Thus Spoke the Donke is an immersive stealth-action sandbox where you play as a mercenary assassin. Customize weapons and abilities to create your own combat style. Complete missions through precision stealth or unleash brutal, environment-driven action, the choice is yours.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.1%, Stealth 15%, Violent 14.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #13 Bug Blast
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Giga GruntsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Fight and dodge through hundreds of space bugs in Bug Blast! Go through each space station to protect from the hoards of bugs that come their way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Space 8.2%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #14 ZEROCRON
88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: T.R.S.
Windows
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, 1980s 12.5%, Shooter 9.1%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #15 Zap Blastum
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Robots have invaded your planet, and they don't even see you as a threat. Beat the odds and SAVE THE GALAXY in this twin-stick cover shooter with lock-on targeting!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Difficult 12.3%, Tactical 9.1%, Space 8.6%
- #16 Exovore
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Shooter 9.4%, 1980s 7.7%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #17 ROBOHUNT
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alexander Kozlov Games
Windows · Linux
ROBOHUNT - fast top-down action shooter where you have to destroy a lot of robots. You will have to uncover the secrets of abandoned robotics labs and find a way to escape from the planet.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Violent 13.8%, Difficult 11.5%, Space 6.8%
- #18 Messier111
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: MELPOT
Windows
The Messier 111 is a twin-stick shooter that will test your skills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43%, Top-Down Shooter 27%, Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down 10.8%, Action 5.1%
- #19 The Zebra-Man!
84% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Zerouno Games
Windows
Revenge wears stripes! The Zebra-Man! is a hyper-charged pixel art top-down action game with brutal fist fights and blood spilling in your wake. Get out of impossible situations while unraveling time paradoxes and blasting the enemies you encounter along the way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, 1980s 12.5%, Stealth 11.5%, Tactical 9.4%
- #20 Death Point
84% matchMixed49% of 43 reviews2017
Dev: Andiks LTD.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Death Point is a classic stealth-action, which not only should inspire player but also surprise him. At first glance, you get almost traditional game, tightly staffed with hard levels and various tasks. Instead you are immersed in a different world, fully associating yourself with the main character.
Why similar: Stealth 23.8%, Violent 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Tactical 11.6%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #21 ARONDIGHT アロンダイト
82% matchPositive80% of 10 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 30%, 1980s 22.3%, Space 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #22 Killer Ricky
83% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: QSPub: Koya Game
Windows
Play as Killer Ricky and avenge his family by killing all members of a bloodthirsty Mafia organization.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Violent 20.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #23 Starship Saboteur Prototype
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: Catland
Windows
Shoot or sneak your way through a starship filled with enemy patrols, things to sabotage and captains to hurl out of windows into the cold depth of space in this short game prototype!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Stealth 14.1%, Shooter 8.7%, Space 8.6%
- #24 Cardiac Powder
81% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Edalbung
Windows
Cardiac Powder is a nervous twin stick shooter where you have a bomb in you, if you can’t maintain a certain heart rate, it will explode… So one thing to do is keep you in action by fighting your opponents!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Difficult 15.3%, Violent 12.6%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #25 Storm Mined
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, 1980s 13.5%, Space 9.4%, Shooter 9.2%
- #26 Galactic Glitch
78% matchVery Positive90% of 904 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Difficult 12.7%, Space 10.4%, Shooter 8.5%
- #27 EvoluShip
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: JOZGamerPub: JOZGames
Windows
In this game with elements of roguelike, RPG and Bullet Hell, you control a ship with the power to absorb enemies and improve itself, but even then it won't be easy, because you'll face the hordes of enemies with a good variety of weapons that come randomly as you pass level.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Space 9.9%, Shooter 8.9%
- #28 Hyper Bullet
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Tony Wang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, 1980s 21.5%, Shooter 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #29 Intravenous 2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,458 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Why similar: Stealth 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Tactical 15.2%, Violent 11.6%, Shooter 10.4%
- #30 Operation Thunder
79% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Flashblack Games
Windows · Linux
Operation Thunder is a top-down shooter with a tactical twist and destructible walls. Use your guns, gadgets and wits to outsmart your enemies and become a hero. Good luck, Soldier.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.8%, Tactical 14.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Top-Down 11%, Violent 10.2%
- #31 Magnetron Rebellion: Fully Loaded
78% 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 33%, Shooter 15%, Top-Down 12.2%, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #32 Cyberhunt
77% matchVery Positive85% of 2,850 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, 1980s 14%, Space 12.4%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #33 Abyssal Wrath
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Indibutable
Windows
Abyssal Wrath is a frenetic, merciless top-down shooter, set on a eldritch science fiction universe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Violent 16.3%, Difficult 13.6%, Shooter 8.9%
- #34 Hive Stampers
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Dual Wield Devs
Windows
Fight giant bugs with your mech! Liberate the alien planet for your cause. In this top-down twin stick shooter, fight bugs as you secure the planet for humankind.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.9%, Top-Down Shooter 30.8%, Top-Down 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Action 4.3%
- #35 Blue Flame
75% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Fox's Sake Studio
Windows
Blue Flame is a fast paced top-down action game set in a medieval fantasy world. Take the role of the last pyromancer and restore order to a kingdom in which fires only emit cold.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Difficult 13.2%, Medieval 12.8%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #36 Paragone Bomb
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Millant
Windows
Top-down shooter with a bird's-eye view. Epic hunt against various enemies using tactical maneuvers, different weapons, and the protagonist's abilities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.8%, Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down 13.5%, Violent 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #37 GARAGE: Bad Trip
74% matchMixed67% of 812 reviews2018
Dev: Zombie DynamicsPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Violent 16.8%, Top-Down 10.3%, Difficult 9.3%
- #38 Intravenous 3
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Tense stealth action, tactical hardcore gunplay, and missions & story shaped by the way you play. Step into the roles of Steve and Sean, outnumbered and forced to survive a relentless manhunt.
Why similar: Stealth 18.8%, Tactical 18.2%, Violent 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Shooter 11.2%
- #39 Cosmo Piercers
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAGICBOX
Windows
A vertical scrolling shooter where you fire your main shot and strategically switch between limited ammo special weapons to take down enemies. Earn bonus points by clearing areas, and defeat as many enemies as possible before the game ends to achieve a high score.
Why similar: 1980s 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shooter 15%, Top-Down 9.7%, Sci-fi 8%
- #40 FADING HAVEN
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GRIM RONIN
Windows
Two friends fall into the criminal world of cyberpunk in 1988 megacity. Drowning deeper into violent mafia showdowns, politics and corporate affairs, they are trying not to lose themselves. FADING HAVEN is a dark comedy neo-noir story-driven top-down action shooter with stealth elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, 1980s 15.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Violent 12.8%, Stealth 7.7%
- #41 Re/Phase
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Dreihänder
Windows · Mac
Fly, Build, and Fight in a modular spaceflight roguelike set in a hostile alien universe. Control the ship’s movement with high precision, build bizarre ships from random parts, and turn cosmic chaos into mastery as you battle to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Space 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Top-Down 11.5%
- #42 Atomic Heist
73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Live Aliens
Windows
Atomic Heist is a sci-fi roguelike twin-stick shooter. Control your combat ship and fight your way out of the overrun space station. The nuclear core you have to steal is leaking radiation, so you need to hurry and escape! Manage your ammo carefully and collect power-ups to enhance your ship.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Difficult 14.9%, Space 14.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #43 Devileader
72% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, 1980s 10.5%, Shooter 10%, Space 9.3%
- #44 AstroWars
71% 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 28.4%, Shooter 15.8%, Space 11%, Top-Down 9.3%, Sci-fi 8%
- #45 Uprising on Altyyr 5
70% 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 26.7%, Space 18%, Shooter 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #46 Insectoid Descent
69% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: IntraMentalDevPub: Intramental Studios
Windows
Shoot, slice and blow your way through the relentless swarm in a top-down pixel art world. At your service is a combat drone, reclaim scrap and use refinery for health & resupply. Explore and find upgrades, defeat the hive mind.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Stealth 13%, Shooter 9.2%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #47 Ghost Line: Plan B
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: anafsis
Windows
A neon-noir action-adventure where you race through rain-soaked streets, merge high-octane motorcycle combat with interactive detective work, and unravel a deadly corporate conspiracy
Why similar: 1980s 24%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Tactical 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #48 Former Future
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quinn MorrisonPub: FuturoVision
Windows
Vaporize evil robots and reclaim Saturn’s cities in this strategic shooter. The path you choose shapes the enemy's strength, the tools at your disposal, and the final stand you'll face. Overcome adaptive AI in solo or co-op play where distinct characters and synergistic abilities reward teamwork.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Difficult 13.6%, Tactical 13%, Shooter 9.4%
- #49 Creekside Creep Invasion
70% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Ouch Giver Games
Windows
Stop the bogus creeps in this hardcore action roguelite! Equip rad perk based armor in five slots, wear and unlock new gnarly costumes with active and passive abilities, use tubular randomized guns, unlock tons of new ammo types and upgrade your awesome mini-mart!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, 1980s 15.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Shooter 9.3%
- #50 Super Shootout
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Super Moon Games
Windows
Super Shootout is a top-down, roguelike shooter set in a stadium on an alien world. Leave a wake of destruction with powerful pickups sent down by the roaring crowd. Fight, die, and fight again to the top of the online leaderboard.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Top-Down 7.2%, Action 6.2%
- #51 (square)
68% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Brennan Curtis Cottrell
Windows
Launch. Recall. Avoid.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.9%, Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 9%, 2D 4.3%
- #52 Operation : Escape
67% match7 user reviews71% of 7 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 34.1%, Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down 10.8%, Sci-fi 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #53 Cosmic Tank
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Game Masterminds
Windows · Mac
Cosmic Tank is a modern take on the classic game Asteroids. Mine your way to riches! Fight off hostile threats! Upgrade your ship and rent a few helpful drones! Survive epic boss fights!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Space 16.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Shooter 11%
- #54 Zyxia: Neon Termination
71% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Knight and Ninja Games
Windows
Control the cool, steel body of The Zyxterminator to terminate wave after retrowave of space spawn in rad, bombastic style. Unleash an arsenal of weaponry to eliminate your foes while you discover secrets and complete bonus objectives to maximize your bounty payout.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, 1980s 15.3%, Difficult 11%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #55 GyroGunner
68% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: H.T.Project Games
Windows
An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, 1980s 12.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #56 Z-GYUBAAN!
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Yogurt Neko
Windows
Destroy the floor panel with the blast that defeated the enemy and rescue the captive girl! After destroying 75% of the panels, move on to the next stage.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #57 Breakpoint
67% matchVery Positive97% of 236 reviews2020
Dev: Studio AesthesiaPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Breakpoint is a twin-stick slasher where your weapons explode. Break through the swarm to claim your spot on the online leaderboard.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Space 12.3%, Difficult 12.1%, Shooter 8.2%
- #58 Escape the Kreegan
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Space 14.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Shooter 9.3%
- #59 Tempest Lost
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tempest Lost Team
Windows
Tempest Lost is a top-down Co-op Adventure shooter. You play as one of 4 commandos tasked with discovering the truth behind many of the events in Tempest Lost. Join with up to 3 other friends for action packed story told in the Tempest Lost Universe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.3%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Shooter 10.8%, Space 8.2%, Top-Down 7.9%