60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Singleplayer, Arcade.
RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.
A Blast From The Past
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!
Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition
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.
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 25.1%, 2.5D 18%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Score Attack 6.9%
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 20.2%, Arcade 10.6%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Aliens 8.8%
A vertical scroll shooter where deflecting enemy projectiles is key to success.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, 2.5D 16%, Old School 13.4%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Arcade 9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Retro 12.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.4%, Score Attack 8.4%
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Aliens 9.4%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 8.6%
Blast through endless waves of asteroids, unlock powerful ships, collect devastating upgrades, and survive the ultimate retro-inspired arcade space shooter alone or with a friend.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Old School 11.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 8.7%, Retro 8.6%
A high-definition arcade shooter blending old-school action with modern polish. Battle across the Solar System, upgrade your weapons, and unlock tougher challenges in Nemesis Mode - all set to a hypnotic, retro-electro soundtrack.
Why similar: Old School 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Retro 13%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Shooter 8.7%
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 22.1%, Old School 13.5%, Retro 13.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
Pilot a powerful starfighter through an endless alien invasion. Rescue the Cubes, survive relentless alien waves, and chase the ultimate high score in this fast-paced arcade space shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Arcade 14%, Old School 10%, Sci-fi 9.6%, 2.5D 9%
Nova Swarm is a fast vertical shoot 'em up. Start with one ship, unlock the rest one by one, defeat bosses, and choose run-long upgrades that shape a different build each time. Chase ranked scores across a 30-ship roster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Score Attack 15%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Space 9.6%
METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Arcade 7.8%
CoreShot is a classic arcade style space shooter, where you pilot the spacecraft HonestWing to destroy the cores of evil. As you soar through enemy spacecraft, psychic pyramids, and grim castles, you will be tested against enemies with a variety of attack styles and epic boss battles. Blast away
Why similar: 2.5D 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Score Attack 14%, Arcade 13.1%, Space 12.4%
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 26%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 10.6%, Score Attack 9.3%, Space 8.2%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Arcade 9.2%, Shooter 8.6%, Aliens 7.6%
Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!
Why similar: 2.5D 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Score Attack 11.6%, Arcade 10.6%, Bullet Hell 10.3%
Enjoy fast paced action in this retro inspired arcade ShootEm Up Style game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Retro 16%, Arcade 15%, Old School 10.2%, Aliens 8.6%
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 23.5%, Arcade 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 10.6%
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 27.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Score Attack 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Arcade 8%
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 12%, Score Attack 11.6%, Retro 10.7%, Old School 10.7%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Retro 12%, Bullet Hell 12%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 7.8%
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Old School 11.6%, Aliens 10.3%, Space 10.3%, Arcade 9.9%
RAILGUN 500 is a pick up and play arcade shooter featuring floods of alien freaks. Master the railgun's systems, manage the enemy horde, and you might just live through it all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Score Attack 12.6%, Aliens 11.9%, Old School 11.4%, Arcade 10.6%
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 27.9%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Arcade 12.2%, Score Attack 10.2%, Shooter 8.4%
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Score Attack 9.4%, Old School 9%, Arcade 9%
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Score Attack 9.7%, Aliens 9.5%, Old School 9.5%
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 29.6%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Old School 8.9%
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Score Attack 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 7.7%
Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 15%, Arcade 13.8%, Old School 11%, Action 8.9%
A stylish sci-fi arcade shooter about cleansing the galaxy of pesky demons! Cosmic Cleaner is a fast-paced, high score chasing action game that progressively gets more challenging. Designed for quick and easy fun.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Score Attack 14.4%, Retro 13.3%, Arcade 12.8%, Space 9.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10%, Aliens 6.9%
Blast through waves of enemies, collect powerups and test your skills against challenging bosses. It is a modern take on classic space shooters, blending accessible gameplay with roguelite progression. Compete for the top spot on the global leaderboards in 15 minute runs.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Score Attack 10.6%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Space 9.6%, Retro 9.3%
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Score Attack 16.5%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Arcade 9.5%, Old School 7.3%
1CC Games’ first shoot ’em up returns with totally overhauled visuals, all-new enemies and attacks, a deeper scoring system, remixed soundtrack and fresh player powers. Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the ultimate version of the beloved cult classic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Score Attack 11.7%, Arcade 10.5%, Retro 8.6%
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, 2.5D 17.9%, Score Attack 10.8%, Arcade 9.8%, Bullet Hell 9.8%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Score Attack 12.8%, Space 10.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 9.9%
Short Warp: Deep Space Bounty is a modern arcade shoot ’em up mixing top-down and side-scrolling missions in a rugged sci-fi universe. Pilot stock ships or craft custom builds across multiple game modes. Cast a short warp and Lower Away!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, 2.5D 12.6%, Score Attack 11.5%, Aliens 10.5%, Arcade 9.9%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Retro 8.7%, Aliens 8.6%, Score Attack 8.4%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Old School 12.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 9.4%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Retro 12.7%, Space 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%
You are Vakimoh. They are the Venkazoids. Fight for your life in this quick and brutal arcade-style shooter. Can you escape your cage?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Score Attack 14.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Aliens 12.3%, Old School 11.3%
Plasma Sky is a neon arcade shmup with over 100 handcrafted levels. Ease in and power up early, you'll need a strong ship as the intensity ramps up. Flow through alien formations, arm your wingmen, and race the world in a fresh challenge every week - the same seeded run for every pilot on Earth.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Score Attack 15.6%, Arcade 11.9%, Retro 11.5%, Bullet Hell 9%
Guide the Gamma Brothers through waves of alien attacks, blasting your way home from work in this frantic twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Old School 10.3%, Arcade 10.1%, Aliens 9.5%
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, 2.5D 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Arcade 8.4%, Score Attack 8.1%
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 30.2%, Retro 14.9%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Aliens 9.1%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Retro 10.8%, Arcade 9.9%, Score Attack 9.8%
Absorb matching enemy fire, unleash devastating burst attacks, and survive escalating waves of neon arcade chaos in this fast-paced reactive shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Arcade 10.5%, Aliens 9.5%, Shooter 8.8%
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 36.3%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 7.7%, Space 7.4%
Astral Bounty is a brutally hard 2D arcade sidescroll shooter straight out of the 90s. Shoot your way through hand-built formations, earn credits as you go, and spend them on upgrades, checkpoints, and revives. One difficulty setting, four ships, no mercy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Old School 12.8%, Score Attack 11.4%, Retro 9.4%, Arcade 9.3%
To bring you the old school 2D space arcade feeling in a modern look and feel. Whether you like the hard core style of the old days, or you have become the more lay back type, shoot your way home at the fun rate for you. Upgrade your ship on the way home, to get ready for the final battle. Have fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 12%, Arcade 9.9%, Aliens 9.8%, Old School 8.8%
A score-driven vertical STG built around aggressive grazing, medal chaining, and risk-reward survival mechanics. Dodge impossible bullet patterns, manipulate time itself, and push for the ultimate 1CC.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Old School 10.4%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 9.2%
Raider Pheasant is a single-player arcade shoot ’em up viewed from a dramatic high-angle perspective. Blast through enemy formations, power up your fighter, defeat massive bosses, and chase high scores with keyboard or controller.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, 2.5D 19%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Space 7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Retro 16.1%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 9.5%, Aliens 8.8%
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Score Attack 14.8%, Retro 10.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 6.3%
Mixing old and new, Astrokicker is inspired by classic shootemups going back to the 80s, with a few twists. The player gets to fly in any direction, and using a combination of skill and strategy, takes out the starbases controlling warpfields.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, 2.5D 22.2%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 8.6%, Retro 8.3%
Absorb enemy fire, deflect incoming attacks, and survive intense side-scrolling battles in this reactive arcade shooter built around polarity-based combat and tactical counterattacks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, 2.5D 18.4%, Bullet Hell 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Shooter 8.7%
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 25.6%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 10%, Space 9.8%
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 32%, Arcade 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Retro 8.1%
Aliens In Paradise is a Shoot'em Up game inspired by shooter games like Contra. Aliens Start invading The Bahamas. They destroy the main characters house so he sets out on a revenge quest to destroy as much Aliens and their Ships as possible. His thirst for revenge may actually save the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, 2.5D 17.3%, Aliens 11.7%, Retro 11.5%, Arcade 10.8%
Blaster Panic is a 2D space shooter where you defend your home base against an onslaught of enemies. Fight through ongoing boss battles. Last as long as you can to dominate the leaderboard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Score Attack 10.4%, Arcade 8.8%, Space 8.8%
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%, Retro 11.9%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Aliens 9.5%
