- #1 Void Resurgence
97% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #2 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
96% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Action Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 9%
- #3 Geometry Survivor
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
Windows
Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 9.9%, Bullet Hell 8.4%
- #4 Gunlocked
95% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 9.5%, 1980s 8.5%
- #5 Outnumbered
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 244 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #6 Power of Ten - Demo
94% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows
Demo for Power of Ten, a single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Shooter 8.7%
- #7 Cozy Space Survivors
92% matchVery Positive97% of 367 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 11.2%, Arcade 9%
- #8 Space Survival
93% matchMixed50% of 157 reviews2016
Dev: UltraShock Gaming LLCPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Space Survival is the next great SIMPLE 2D casual space action shooter where you have to defend against wave of enemies, have fast reflexes and strong will to win. It is great way to relax, but also a great challenge. How long can you stay focused?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Space 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Survival 8.6%
- #9 Space Scavenger
91% matchVery Positive88% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Space 11.2%, Arcade 10.3%
- #10 Nebula
90% matchVery Positive87% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Space 10%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #11 Galactic Glitch
89% 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: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Action Roguelike 14%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Shooter 9.2%
- #12 Grav Blazer Squared
91% matchMixed41% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, 1980s 12.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10%
- #13 1982
89% matchVery Positive93% of 801 reviews2017
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 18.7%, Arcade 15.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #14 BroodStar
88% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Roguelite 10.7%, Space 7.7%
- #15 Power of Ten
87% matchVery Positive80% of 250 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Space 11.8%
- #16 Neon Sundown
86% matchVery Positive82% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Neon Sundown is an extremely challenging arena-shooter that mixes fast-paced action with roguelite elements. Take on increasingly difficult arenas as you unlock new ships, upgrades, synergies, and more! Think you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 14.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 8.2%
- #17 Repetendium
85% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelite 14.9%, Survival 7.9%
- #18 Deep Space Exploitation
84% matchVery Positive97% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.9%, Space 18.2%, Arcade 17.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%
- #19 Ogre Chambers DX
84% matchVery Positive91% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Roguelite 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Space 10.3%
- #20 Satellite Rush
86% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2016
Dev: Kimeric LabsPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Satellite Rush is a sci-fi top-down shooter with pixel art graphics and Roguelike elements. Take control of an abducted office worker and blast through Satellite Moebius, a space gladitorial arena where you'll have to please the audience to get new itens and survive!
Why similar: Action 61%, Indie 39%
- #21 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
83% matchVery Positive97% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Galactic Glitch: Prologue is a stand-alone Action-Roguelike game with physics-based combat mechanics. Fight through bubbles of glitched Spacetime, dodge projectiles, bounce foes off walls and hurl giant rocks in challenging twin-stick combat. Play it for free today!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Roguelite 10.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Space 9.4%
- #22 Half Hour Hexagon
82% matchVery Positive84% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 11%, Arcade 10.5%
- #23 Galaxy Highways
81% 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: Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #24 Space Smash
82% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced retro shmup where space keeps shrinking. Collect energy orbs, avoid danger, unlock ships, and chase the highest score in this addictive arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Arcade 10.9%, Space 10.8%
- #25 Run Build Pew!
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 563 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Space 9.7%
- #26 Space Will
79% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Space 12.5%, Combat 8.3%
- #27 Gunlocked 2
77% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Action Roguelike 12%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #28 Arcade Mayhem Juanito
79% matchVery Positive94% of 365 reviews2017
Dev: Game Ever Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Arcade 15.9%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 11.6%
- #29 It's time to get out from the solar system
80% matchMostly Negative55% of 128 reviews2015
Dev: WTFOMGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A game with a futuristic anti-utopian story — a hardcore space shooter with RPG elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Space 10.2%
- #30 Stellar Interface
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ImaginationOverflow
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Action Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #31 Notrium
78% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2015
Dev: Ville Mönkkönen
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
You have crash-landed on Notrium. Your food supplies are running low, and a pack of predatory aliens have your scent. You're out of bullets for your pistol, your only weapon a handful of rocks. A freezing night is setting in, and you are desperately looking for firewood. Can you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Survival 11.3%, Shooter 9.2%
- #32 Asteroid Bounty Hunter
77% matchMixed65% of 804 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Action 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Space 14.5%, Indie 13.5%
- #33 Space Robinson: Hardcore Roguelike Action
76% matchMixed69% of 229 reviews2019
Dev: Luxorix GamesPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
You think you are a die-hard? Here you will die quick! A proper hardcore RPG-action where you will die a million times across a myriad of procedurally-generated levels. Extremely difficult, but highly addictive Indie Gem in your Steam game collection!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Beat 'em up 16%, Space 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #34 Space Codex
76% matchVery Positive81% of 413 reviews2016
Dev: takk
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Casual 22.4%, Arcade 14.3%
- #35 Rogue Invader
75% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Roguelite 17.2%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Shooter 14.2%, 1980s 12.6%, Space 10.2%
- #36 Destination Sol
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
Dev: MovingBlocks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!
Why similar: Space 37.1%, Arcade 16.1%, Action 13.2%, Indie 9.6%, 2D 9.3%
- #37 ASTRONAUTILUS
74% matchVery Positive95% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: neozoid.games
Windows
Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.9%, Shooter 22.3%, Space 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 9.1%
- #38 RAM: Random Access Mayhem
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 626 reviews2025
Dev: Xylem Studios
Windows · Mac
The roguelike where you play as the enemies. Take control of your foes, turn them against each other in fast-paced combat, and leap to a new host before your current body breaks down.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Shooter 11.7%
- #39 Abort, Retry, Fail
73% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Manpukuken Ramen
Windows
Abort, Retry, Fail is a top-down roguelike action adventure in which you play as a lazy programmer that has to generate his own weapon and shoot his way through hordes of enemies. Are you brave enough to help him escape from computer hell of Windows 98?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.1%, Top-Down 19.5%, Action 12.4%, 2D 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #40 Asterogues
71% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: pipotchi600Pub: indie.io
Windows
Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 11.4%, Space 10.3%
- #41 Neon Striker
71% matchVery Positive89% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Shooter 8.6%
- #42 Bullet Bunny
71% matchVery Positive86% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Shooter 8.1%
- #43 Planetary Dustoff
73% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Roguelite 15.6%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.8%
- #44 Spaceship Looter
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.3%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Roguelite 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%
- #45 Pixel Star
73% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2015
Dev: Soul Forge
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience. From brutal bosses to black holes and beyond, countless hazards await discovery. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Space 37.7%, Arcade 29.2%, Action 19%, Indie 14.2%
- #46 Rock Crusher
67% matchVery Positive86% of 333 reviews2025
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.
Why similar: Arcade 19%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Space 16.1%, Survival 15.6%, Top-Down 10.2%
- #47 GalaxIverse
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 11%, 1980s 11%
- #48 Nautical Survival
66% matchVery Positive99% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
- #49 Project Starship
70% matchVery Positive81% of 467 reviews2016
Dev: Panda Indie Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen? Will you save the world from the mighty cthulhu?
Why similar: Indie 67.2%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Action 6.5%, Casual 5.4%
- #50 Star Survivor
68% matchMixed69% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Space 9.7%
- #51 Grav Blazer
72% matchMixed48% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Arcade 9.5%
- #52 Starblast
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,093 reviews2017
Dev: Neuronality
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Fun, fast paced online multiplayer arcade space shooter. Take control of your spaceship, mine asteroids, increase your stats, upgrade to different types of spaceships with improved stats and weapons. Fight against other players and collect their gems.
Why similar: Space 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 10%, Shooter 9.5%
- #53 Super Star Path
69% matchVery Positive81% of 415 reviews2015
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 8.9%
- #54 Starr Mazer: DSP
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 271 reviews2016
Dev: Imagos SoftworksPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 16%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 7.9%, Action 7.6%
- #55 Time Wasters
65% matchVery Positive88% of 2,592 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #56 Hyper Echelon
68% matchVery Positive89% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: GangoGames LLC
Windows · Mac
The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Bullet Hell 13%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 8.6%
- #57 Grand Brix Shooter
67% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: Intragames
Windows
Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Roguelite 10.6%, Space 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #58 Super Turbo Demon Busters!
70% matchMixed55% of 188 reviews2017
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Roguelite 11%, Sci-fi 9%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #59 Asteroids: Recharged
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, 1980s 10.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.7%
- #60 Rocket delivery: Space Wok
63% matchVery Positive97% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: KALA GAMES
Windows
A backpack building run-and-gun game! Fill your backpack with guns, blast away space bugs, and deliver noodles to hungry customers!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Sci-fi 10%, Space 9.9%