- #1 CRAZY MAZE
97% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz TabaczkiewiczPub: Adrian Waltrowski
Windows
CRAZY MAZE is an arcade game that is all about getting out of the maze filled with many traps that continuously disturb your gameplay.
Why similar: Difficult 35.9%, Action 32.5%, Indie 16.6%, Arcade 15.1%
- #2 Konrad the Rocket
96% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Leonardo Alexandrino
Windows
Konrad the Rocket: A hardcore platformer inspired by Orwell's 1984 and jetpacks.
Why similar: Action 44%, Indie 31.2%, Difficult 24.7%
- #3 ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN
96% matchVery Positive90% of 374 reviews2016
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Developed in America and first released in 1981, Ms. PAC-MAN finally comes to Steam! Move Ms. PAC-MAN up, down, left, and right to avoid the ghosts and gobble up all the Pac-Dots!
Why similar: Classic 32.9% ★, Action 24.7%, Arcade 23.7%, Retro 18.7%
- #4 Xenovaders
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: TimetravellersPub: Whiteroom
Windows
Arcade classic games are back! Test your skills shooting away the xenovader hordes and clean all the stages, wave after wave, in this frantic shoot'em up from alternative 80's.
Why similar: Classic 34.8% ★, Action 29.3%, Indie 20.1%, Arcade 15.9%
- #5 Dynamite Alex
94% matchMixed63% of 46 reviews2016
Dev: Ryan SilbermanPub: Opium Pulses Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dynamite Alex is an action platform-shooter starring a 17-year old tomboy named Alexandra Tobynskii. After a cliched outbreak of robbers invading the city, it's up to her to investigate what's going on! Donning glorious retro flair, the game transports players back to when gameplay was king!
Why similar: Indie 36.1%, Action 22%, Classic 20.1% ★, Difficult 12.7%, Retro 9%
- #6 Alienzix
93% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Xero TR-MMXZPub: Xitilon
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Oldschool 2Д-shooter of the Windows 2000 epoch, controlled by mouse. 2-player local cooperative mode with several difficulty levels.
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Indie 27.2%, Arcade 16.9%, Retro 16.2%
- #7 Handsome Mr. Frog
92% matchVery Positive91% of 242 reviews2016
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Jump, lick, and spit your way through four worlds in a new-school arcade adventure starring the nominal Handsome Mr. Frog, a good looking fellow whose hat was jacked by a bunch of unattractive normies.
Why similar: Action 47.4%, Indie 29.8%, Arcade 12.2%, Retro 10.6%
- #8 Spaß Taxi
89% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: ScaniX
Windows
Spaß Taxi (Spaß is German for "fun") is a fun retro arcade game where you bring passengers from one station to another in a flying, rotating taxi. It's a clone of the classic game "Space Taxi" from 1984 with a modernized gameplay using physics and more freedom of movement.
Why similar: Action 27.1%, Classic 23.5% ★, Retro 19.5%, Arcade 18.8%, Indie 11.2%
- #9 Castle Clamber
91% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Trederia
Windows · Mac
Castle Clamber is an arcade action platformer for one or two players inspired by games of the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: Action 38.3%, Indie 28%, Retro 17.9%, Arcade 15.8%
- #10 ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,124 reviews2016
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
First released in arcades in 1980, the masterpiece PAC-MAN comes to Steam! Move PAC-MAN up, down, left, and right to avoid the ghosts and gobble up all the Pac-Dots!
Why similar: Classic 46.4% ★, Action 19.9%, Arcade 19.6%, Retro 14%
- #11 Mos Speedrun 2
90% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2015
Dev: Physmo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mos is back, in her biggest and most exciting adventure ever! Wall-jump to victory through 30 mysterious, action packed levels!
Why similar: Action 49.5%, Indie 33.4%, Arcade 17.1%
- #12 Barbara-ian
88% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Owlbear
Windows · Mac
Break-neck dungeoneering with 1 hit point. You play Barbara-ian, a mythical badass with perma-rage & a penchant for smashing. Featuring super fast paced physics based mayhem, one hit is all that stands between you and a quick restart
Why similar: Action 39.8%, Difficult 32%, Indie 28.2%
- #13 BAHAMIAN BEAT DOWN
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberFOX Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Bahamian Beat Down, a Beatemup style arcade game that takes place in The Bahamas. Take control of either Twin Dragon sibling and explore may true to life locations, items, and characters inspired by authentic Bahamian culture and history as defeat the criminal organization called The Bahama Pirates.
Why similar: Action 42.4%, Indie 30%, Arcade 14.1%, Retro 13.5%
- #14 Scrollonoid
86% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Vadjra
Windows
Scrollonid it's a 2D symbiosis of arkanoid and scroll shooter game.
Why similar: Action 46.5%, Indie 31.9%, Arcade 21.6%
- #15 The Square Game
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Aiden J Rodgers
Windows
The Square Game is an insanely hard 2D action platformer with 24 short action packed levels.
Why similar: Action 45.2%, Indie 32%, Difficult 13.8%, Retro 9%
- #16 Drones
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Sharksauce
Windows
Blast your way through hordes of enemies in the progressive wave mode to defeat the overseer, or test your skills with the endless survival mode to become the greatest warrior on the leaderboard.
Why similar: Action 47.4%, Indie 33.6%, Arcade 19%
- #17 Attack of the Labyrinth +
87% matchMixed66% of 71 reviews2015
Dev: Jaunty Antics
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The forces of evil have invaded the land. A labyrinth of evil has appeared in the kingdom and legions of monsters are pouring out of its vile depths. The king has called upon a small party of heroes, the Champions of Virtue, to vanquish the demon within and free the land from a grim fate!
Why similar: Action 41%, Arcade 30%, Indie 29%
- #18 Rebound
85% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: Omnirift
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rebound is a physics based reflex arcade game where the player must keep a ball within bounds of the screen, while aiming for the most points and longest time survived possible in a single round. Sounds simple, right?
Why similar: Action 40%, Arcade 31.6%, Indie 28.4%
- #19 Retro Space Shooter
82% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Gable Games
Windows
Retro Space Shooter is a refreshingly modern 3D physics-based implementation of a top-down retro arcade space shooter. Expertly pilot your drone ship through an onslaught of enemy fire and fight seemingly endless waves of enemy ships and bosses.
Why similar: Action 45.7%, Indie 32.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Retro 10.7%
- #20 Tross
86% matchMostly Negative40% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Shadowprerequisite
Windows
Enter the unforgiving Tross program and fly through a digital world in order to prevent the next Cyberplague.
Why similar: Indie 37.5%, Action 34.7%, Difficult 27.8%
- #21 Buzz Kill Zero (OLD VERSION)
81% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Kaleb ParhamPub: KaPa ENT
Windows
Buzz Kill™ Zero takes gameplay influenced from retro 80's arcades & blends it with elements of modern bullet-hells. Use your ship's weapons & abilities to conquer the 5 Missions... & everyone else's scores on the leaderboards!
Why similar: Action 31.9%, Indie 21.9%, Difficult 18.4%, Retro 14.2%, Arcade 13.6%
- #22 GunnRunner
69% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: pixelCast Games
Windows
Get your fingers warm with this twin-stick shooter. Balance finesse movement with one hand while shooting accurately with the other. Plow through each enemy in your path or skillfully dodge the onslaught of bullets. Venture into the constructed world of machines and halt annihilation.
Why similar: Action 43.4%, Indie 30.8%, Difficult 25.9%
- #23 Avoid - Sensory Overload
82% matchVery Positive86% of 224 reviews2014
Dev: 48h StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Avoid is a fast-paced arcade game that will test your reflexes!
Why similar: Action 52.4%, Indie 30.1%, Arcade 17.5%
- #24 Kickochet
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AesthPub: Robo Corp
Windows
Kickochet is a tough-as-nails-lite™ action game where you skillfully kick and ricochet your only shuriken off walls, around puzzles, and through robot faces. Race the clock, rescue your ninja cat, and destroy Robo Corp before their cat memes take over the world!
Why similar: Action 43.4%, Indie 30.8%, Difficult 25.9%
- #25 WireNet
80% matchMixed67% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: Xero TR-MMXZPub: Xitilon
Windows
Minimalistic scroll-shooter with green-on-black pseudo-vector display. Rush through the isometric madness of WireNet to the NeuroCore!
Why similar: Action 39.5%, Indie 27.1%, Retro 17.1%, Arcade 16.3%
- #26 Realm Hacker
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: KaiChih TsengPub: KAICHIH Games
Windows
Realm Hacker is a game based on cyber worlds and hackers, allowing you to manipulate characters while building blocks, while using dexterous movement to pass the game level.
Why similar: Action 40.6%, Indie 28.8%, Difficult 12.2%, Retro 9.5%, Arcade 9%
- #27 ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG
78% matchVery Positive89% of 633 reviews2016
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
First appearing in arcades in 1982, Dig Dug finally comes to Steam! Control Dig Dug to make underground tunnels and inflate or crush the enemies!
Why similar: Classic 48.9% ★, Arcade 20.7%, Action 18.3%, Retro 12.2%
- #28 Scribble Ships
79% matchPositive92% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Slothzilla GamesPub: (none)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Scribble Ships is a 2D top-down arcade shooter that tosses the player into a world of color and chaos. With a range of ships to choose from, the player is tasked with coloring the monochromatic enemies that are trying to take your color away.
Why similar: Action 49.4%, Arcade 33.1%, Indie 17.5%
- #29 Bigwig Flint
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Kanselsprot Entertainment
Windows
Bigwig Flint is a challenging, thrilling, and hilarious top down shooter. A soulfully crafted game with emphasis on perfect classic retro gameplay. Waldemar, the circumcised square, must fight against Bigwig Flint and his many allies. At stake is not only the Universe, but also your sanity.
Why similar: Action 49.4%, Indie 35%, Difficult 6.4%, Arcade 4.7%, Retro 4.5%
- #30 Retro Wing Prime
77% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Giant Light Studios
Windows · Mac
Retro Wing Prime is a minimal, polished, retro-inspired, one button arcade game. Easy to learn and hard to master, it's a classic concept with modern gameplay elements and a unique control scheme. Unlock 5 unique ships and many helpful power-ups as you try for a high score!
Why similar: Classic 24.1% ★, Action 24%, Indie 17%, Difficult 13.9%, Arcade 11.2%
- #31 Solar Wind
78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: JimJams Games
Windows
Blast your way through a galaxy of planets in this fast paced, side scrolling shoot 'em up. Fight in deep space, fly through asteroid belts, and battle across moons as you take on the alien menace.
Why similar: Classic 27.7% ★, Action 26.7%, Indie 19.5%, Arcade 13.9%, Retro 12.3%
- #32 Smooth Mover
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: BlurryBit
Windows · Mac
Move smoothly through a series of rage-inducing levels!
Why similar: Action 41.9%, Indie 29.7%, Arcade 28.3%
- #33 Alpha Command
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: VHornet Games
Windows
Arcade style retro game in virtual reality.
Why similar: Classic 38.9% ★, Arcade 19.7%, Retro 17.2%, Action 15%, Indie 9.1%
- #34 Elude
75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Rock Interactive
Windows · Mac
Elude is a simple, yet challenging endless survival/arcade game. It will test all of your abilities to escape from the enemies or lead them intro traps.
Why similar: Action 37.2%, Indie 25.5%, Difficult 21.5%, Arcade 15.8%
- #35 FatCat with Hat - Reload the Powergun
72% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Mathias Neubert
Windows
FatCat's life is relaxed. But one day his great love Mrs.Cat is kidnapped by the nasty FatDog. FatCat immediately sets out to save his beloved, but the cunning FatDog is prepared. He sends his henchmen to take out the unloved adversary.
Why similar: Action 51.9%, Indie 36.4%, Difficult 11.7%
- #36 Pirate Pop™
76% matchMixed63% of 160 reviews2016
Dev: Dadako
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You awaken on a strange island sometime in the afternoon. Half your face is sunburnt and seagulls stole your lunch. Enough about you. This is about Pete Jr! The tiny pirate! He looks up to see bubbles, tons of them! What's causing these bubbles to appear? Who is behind this awful mischief?
Why similar: Action 30.2%, Arcade 25.5%, Retro 22.9%, Indie 21.4%
- #37 AGENCY
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Checkpoint Earth
Windows
AGENCY is a game of abstract challenges. You play as π (Pi) in a top-down perspective and you have to figure out the rules of very distinct levels to succeed. When you think you know what the game means, email us and we'll chat more.
Why similar: Difficult 33.2%, Action 29%, Indie 19.4%, Arcade 18.3%
- #38 Valiant Gears
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gaze Interactive
Windows
Valiant Gears is a 3D old school shoot 'em up game. Hop on your Valiant Gear, a ferocious battle machine and defend the planet by fighting the alien robots!
Why similar: Action 51.7%, Indie 36.7%, Arcade 11.6%
- #39 BoxesWithGuns
79% matchMostly Negative21% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Christof
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
BoxesWithGuns is a 2D neon vertex endless shooter game. Try to survive as long as possible by avoiding collisions with the enemies that spawn. One game equals the length of the background music track playing. Collect dollars and customize your spaceship by adding new boxes and weapons.
Why similar: Action 48%, Arcade 28%, Indie 24%
- #40 Super Helmets on Fire DX Ultra Edition Plus Alpha
75% matchMixed67% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Ripper Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Super Helmets on Fire DX is a crazy side scrolling action platformer game, with lots of nods to old school games, mixed with hardcore runner gameplay and a pinch of RPG lite elements.
Why similar: Difficult 31.5%, Action 26.5%, Indie 18.3%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 11.1%
- #41 Jeremiah
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Tom Wagner - Dubya StudiosPub: Dubya Studios
Windows
You're a simple frog trying to catch as many flying insects as possible as they speed by.
Why similar: Action 38.3%, Indie 27.2%, Arcade 18.4%, Retro 16.2%
- #42 Impossible Road 2
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wonderful Lasers Inc.
Windows
A pure, minimal arcade game about risk, reward, and rollercoasters. Hurtle down the track at breakneck speeds in search of the perfect line. Earn mutations to change the game in surprising ways, and mix and match them to create your own unique challenges. Sequel to the award-winning classic.
Why similar: Difficult 35.1%, Action 25.9%, Arcade 21.9%, Indie 17.1%
- #43 Laser Z
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: ZA Games Studio Pty Ltd
Windows
Fire up your laser, destroy the cubes, duck, weave, and stay alive. Step in to an 80's inspired Vaporwave world and prepare to do battle. Part rhythm game, part strategy, part arcade, totally awesome.
Why similar: Action 40.6%, Indie 28.8%, Classic 21.2% ★, Retro 9.5%
- #44 Barrels Up
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2017
Dev: Eden Agency
Windows
You’ve spent the night cavorting at the Pistolrock saloon only to come out and see that Jeopardy James has sent his army of barrel goons onto you. Defend yourself and use what you can find around you to fight through the waves of barrels as fast as you can.
Why similar: Action 61.4%, Arcade 24.5%, Indie 14%
- #45 Face on Fire
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: rekuchn
Windows
Face on Fire is a retro action platformer with 12 playable characters and 100+ levels.
Why similar: Action 37.7%, Indie 26.8%, Arcade 18.1%, Retro 17.4%
- #46 Zamarian
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Quarter Pound Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 0 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Zamarian is a fast-paced shoot 'em up classic arcade action game brought to you in an exciting, colorful, and challenging new way!
Why similar: Action 36.6%, Indie 22.7%, Arcade 22.7%, Retro 18.1%
- #47 RGB RUN
70% matchMixed68% of 34 reviews2018
Dev: Pickle Drugs
Windows
RGB RUN is a fast and hardcore runner, the fractal labyrinths of which will try to piss you off. The first thing that is required from you is a fast reaction and a good memory.
Why similar: Action 43.1%, Indie 29.6%, Difficult 27.2%
- #48 MadCowBalls2
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Martin Eriksson
Windows · Linux
Save the city from the mad cow balls and destroy the bricks. Gain skillpoints from high score and completing levels. Use the skillpoints to upgrade your balls, weapons and gain access to the 60+ power ups!
Why similar: Action 39.5%, Indie 28%, Arcade 17.4%, Retro 15.1%
- #49 Firebird - Steam version
71% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: JimJams Games
Windows
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: Action 37.7%, Indie 26.8%, Arcade 18.1%, Retro 17.4%
- #50 HEIANKYO ALIEN / 平安京エイリアン
71% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2017
Dev: Mindware
Windows
The Heiankyo Alien, developed on a personal computer and released in 1979 as an arcade game from Denki Onkyo, is now ported and arranged for Windows! Arranged version "Heiankyo Alien 3671" is a time-based game, overwhelmingly addictive and euphoric, with new features such as seven items buried in the field, various scoring...
Why similar: Action 44.1%, Indie 30.3%, Arcade 25.6%
- #51 Dig and Shoot
71% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: COKE
Windows
It looks like a simple play, but there's a deeper story behind it.
Why similar: Indie 25.2%, Action 23.3%, Difficult 20.5%, Retro 15.8%, Arcade 15.1%
- #52 Thunderflash
65% matchPositive81% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: SEEP
Windows
Thunderflash is a "love letter" to the arcade games of the 80s. It is a Run 'n Gun game inspired by gems like Ikari Warriors, Commando and Heavy Barrel.
Why similar: Action 37.8%, Indie 26.2%, Classic 13.2% ★, Arcade 7.8%, Difficult 7.6%
- #53 Doughlings: Arcade
67% matchVery Positive89% of 145 reviews2018
Dev: Hero Concept
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Doughlings brings unique gameplay mechanics through its interesting characters and the world while combining together the best that all known Arkanoid games have to offer, polished with a modern look and design.
Why similar: Classic 26.1% ★, Arcade 18.9%, Retro 16.6%, Action 15.7%, Indie 14.1%
- #54 Tiamat's Drink
64% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: TriBug
Windows · Linux
Tiamat’s Drink is a shoot ’em up roguelike game inspired by the 16-bit era consoles. Fight against powerful enemies, defeat unique bosses, unlock challenging levels and obtain extra powers! So get ready and don't forget to enjoy our exclusive soundtrack!
Why similar: Action 44.1%, Indie 30.9%, Difficult 10%, Arcade 8%, Retro 7%
- #55 The Real Laser Ball
68% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Holmsario Games
Windows
A physics based, arcade, high score chaser with a progression system and a fetish for the 80’s. In The Real Laser Ball you’re a ball… with a laser.
Why similar: Action 50.1%, Indie 35.5%, Arcade 14.4%
- #56 Breaking Blocks
65% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Star Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An exciting 2D action platformer in the vein of arkanoid.
Why similar: Action 38.3%, Indie 27.2%, Arcade 18.4%, Retro 16.2%