60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Shoot 'Em Up, Top-Down Shooter.
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!
Asteroids
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Bounce your Bullets!
A small game where you cannot stop moving forward. Your bullets get stronger and stronger after they bounce enough times. Bounce your Bullets! is a casual yet increasingly difficult colorful shmup where you survive for as long as possible against growing waves of enemies.
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Arcade 12.5%, Space 9.7%, Action 6.9%
A small game where you cannot stop moving forward. Your bullets get stronger and stronger after they bounce enough times. Bounce your Bullets! is a casual yet increasingly difficult colorful shmup where you survive for as long as possible against growing waves of enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Space 17.2%, Score Attack 10.9%, Arcade 6.6%
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Space 21.4%, Arcade 7.1%, Action 5.4%
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Space 10.4%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 7.3%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Arcade 11.3%, Top-Down 7.2%, Score Attack 6.4%
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 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Space 13.8%, Arcade 12.6%, Score Attack 9.9%
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Space 10.2%, Top-Down 6.2%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 7.6%, Score Attack 7.3%
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Space 9.9%, Top-Down 6.8%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Space 7.8%, Arcade 7.5%, Top-Down 5.1%
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Score Attack 7.9%, Arcade 7.5%, Space 6.8%
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Space 9.9%, Arcade 9.8%, Top-Down 6.1%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Space 15.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Score Attack 8.6%
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 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Space 11.5%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Arcade 10%
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 30%, Space 16%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10%, Score Attack 9%
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 27%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Space 12.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Score Attack 7%
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 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Space 16.4%, Arcade 10.4%, Old School 6.3%
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Arcade 10.6%, Old School 6.5%
Cosmic Paradox: Noire is a 2D top-down shoot ‘em up adventure set in a world of two overlapping dimensions. Witness the battle between the Vex Accord and the Oronix Empire, increase your odds of survival with the right upgrades and choose a ship that is best suited to your playstyle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Arcade 9.7%, Score Attack 9.1%, Top-Down 7.1%
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Space 14.5%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 7.3%
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Arcade 14%, Top-Down 6.7%, Action 5.5%
Influenced by classic top-down shooters like Sinistar and Bosconian, Shibui Coliseum is a multidirectonally scrolling shoot ‘em up for fans of fast-paced arcade action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Arcade 11.9%, Space 7.8%, Top-Down 7.2%
A new planet has been discovered, go through the three areas and conquer the planet Toi.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Space 12.9%, Linear 7.8%, Action 6%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Arcade 13.1%, Space 9.9%, Top-Down 6.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Space 11.6%, Top-Down 7.5%
Blast through waves of chaos in this retro inspired space shooter. Simple mechanics, high energy rock/electronic soundtrack, and a gloriously goofy tone make Nova Rebellion a cosmic throwback Back when space shooters were all the rage.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Space 10.4%, Top-Down 7.9%, Linear 6.1%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Space 7.9%, Old School 7.2%
The Pacifist is a retro sci-fi top-down action game with unique mechanics that blends elements of the Arcade and Rhythm genres on a gorgeous, minimalist battlefield. Only in The Pacifist can you fight without fighting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Space 9.7%, Top-Down 7.6%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Arcade 13.5%, Space 8.7%, Action 7.9%
Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Arcade 10.3%, Top-Down 6.3%, Old School 4.7%
Pirate's Peril is an arcade shooter themed in the world of pirates on the open sea!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Arcade 16.8%, Action 10.4%, Top-Down 6.7%
A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish. If you’re looking for a short, modernized retro-style game, this is perfect for you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Space 10.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Retro 4.7%
Royal Odyssey is a retro-style arcade space shooter where you pilot Prince Zayven’s ship through a deadly asteroid storm, blasting your way to survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Space 13.4%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Arcade 7.8%
Master your Blade in frantic, fast paced combat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Top-Down Shooter 32.5%, Arcade 12.4%, Score Attack 8.7%, Action 8.3%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Space 11.8%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 6.6%
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Arcade 14.3%, Score Attack 11.8%, 2D 6.5%
Saturn Quest: Blast Effect is a story-driven action adventure game set in the human-less galaxy far far away. Fly, climb, shoot, explore the world and fight the giant bosses in this 8 Bit style Space Opera, full of drama and epic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Space 11.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Side Scroller 10.1%
Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Space 8.3%, Action 7.9%, Arcade 5.5%
It's Christmas! Pelt the humans with gifts! Quickly!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 7.7%, Top-Down 6.6%
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Space 11.7%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down 7.2%
A girl named Herb who claims to be a great witch lives in a poisonous swamp on the outskirts of a faraway country. One day, a red jewel is stolen from a shrine under her control. Herb escapes the swamp for the first time in order to recover her jewels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Arcade 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Top-Down 6.3%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.1%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Arcade 8.3%, Top-Down 5.7%, Action 5.3%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Arcade 15.3%, Space 10.8%, Action 9%
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 29%, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Arcade 13%, Space 7.6%, Action 7.1%
ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Space 12%, Arcade 10.5%, Score Attack 9.3%
Dodge, collect, and survive. Every piece of salvage you grab makes your ship deadlier and tougher.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Space 14.3%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 9.5%
"Warrior of Democracy" is an incredible 2D shoot 'em up arcade where you, like a true hero, control a helicopter, battling endless waves of enemy fighters on your path to victory!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.6%, Top-Down Shooter 32.7%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down 6.4%, Linear 5.4%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Space 19.1%, Arcade 11.9%, Top-Down 6.3%
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Arcade 16.4%, Space 9.9%, Action 7%
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 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Space 11.7%, Arcade 8.7%, Score Attack 6.3%
In Sapper, you play a small anti-pirate. mine-sapper unit. Cleanse local home vessels and exotic alien craft of enemies, mines, and watch vast ships ride to safety as you collect your bounty.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.8%, Space 21.6%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 12.4%
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Score Attack 10.9%, Arcade 9%, Space 8.4%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Space 14%, Arcade 7.3%, Action 5.9%
The world is engulfed with poisonous gas and deadly monsters. To survive and find truth about the world, welcome to Smogpunk.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Top-Down Shooter 35.4%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 9.4%, Indie 5.2%
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Space 11.6%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 7.6%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Space 14.7%, Arcade 11.9%, Score Attack 8.3%
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 9%, Top-Down 7.2%
Stellar Raid is a side-scrolling run and gun game inspired by the greatest classic games of the genre! With a variety of weapon upgrades at your disposal (including a support drone) you’ll charge through hordes of enemy mercenaries to take down one of the Universe’s most notorious space terrorists!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Arcade 13.8%, Space 12.7%, Retro 5.5%
Take on powerful tanks and battleships with the best use of your fighter in this military themed vertical arcade shoot ‘em up by Toaplan! Summon friendly fighter planes to avoid emergencies and increase firepower. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Top-Down 7.7%, Linear 6.7%
it's simple, fast, rocking, without pauses, without life, without time will you save the earth? Asteroides is a 70/80s shooter with realistic physics and a completely three-dimensional environment. Moving, destroying and surviving is complicated in an infinitely finite space.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Space 12.3%, Action 7.9%, Top-Down 6.7%
