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Games Like River Rush

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Retro.

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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.👨‍🚀

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 12 reviews
Released: 2022-05-03
Developer: 2nd Best Games
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: NEROTA
    Windows

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    Dev: D4Enterprise Co.,Ltd.
    Windows

    The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!

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    96% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: RETSUZANPub: Henteko Doujin
    Windows

    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 19.9%, 1980s 13%, Flight 12.5%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Retro 8.1%

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    95% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
    Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
    Windows

    AWA 2024 is a fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the ten fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own special end-level boss.

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    94% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: MoonMuse Entertainment
    Windows

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    Dev: Chad BarrettPub: Chaotic Entertainment, LLC
    Windows · Mac

    In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!

    Why similar: 1980s 20.2%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Old School 11%, Arcade 8.7%

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    94% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2019
    Dev: TigerQiuQiu
    Windows

    This is a shoot em up game , In this game the player combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them, the game is set in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression,off the air of the North Eastern Province.

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    Dev: My general
    Windows

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    91% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: RETSUZANPub: Henteko Doujin
    Windows

    Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!

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    91% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2018
    Dev: TigerQiuQiu
    Windows

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    Windows

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    88% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Bullet Prince
    Windows

    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.

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    90% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: LoadUpGames.com
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    89% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    87% matchVery Positive93% of 801 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    85% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Liao Kai
    Windows

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    86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    86% matchVery Positive85% of 116 reviews2016
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    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac

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    Windows

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    81% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    78% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    76% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    Dev: Orbitforge Interactive
    Windows

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    77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2017
    Dev: Hot Seat, Ltd
    Windows

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    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Joycat Games
    Windows

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    74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Hefka Games
    Windows · Linux

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    76% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2018
    Dev: Alien Nude LTD
    Windows

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    73% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,983 reviews2016
    Dev: PixelMouse
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    71% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    69% matchPositive75% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: N11 Games Division
    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2020
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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: DeadFly.Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
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    70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Sterling McKay
    Windows

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    70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixel Bones Studio
    Windows

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    68% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: EldTheZombie
    Windows

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  53. #53 Super Arcade Boy in Defender of Planet Earth
    71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2017
    Dev: LoadUpGames.com
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    68% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2019
    Dev: TERARIN GAMES
    Windows

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  55. #55 The Rush
    67% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
    Dev: Hornbuckle Who
    Windows

    The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!

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    66% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: NukGames
    Windows

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  57. #57 Tiger Heli
    67% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2024
    Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    65% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Blocky Pixel
    Windows

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