- #1 Wolf Commando
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
An explosive 80s-inspired top-down military shooter where skill, guts, and firepower decide everything. Choose your route and fight for the highest score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, 1980s 14.7%, Arcade 11.2%, Military 9.1%
- #2 Starwave Defender
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brandon Garvin
Windows · Linux
Starwave Defender is an intense twin-stick shooter based around wave survival. Dodge swarms of enemies while exploring procedurally generated levels and collecting resources to upgrade your ship. You have a limited number of ships; make your time count, Defender.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Aliens 13.9%, Score Attack 11.9%
- #3 Blast Rush LS
96% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Bipedal DogPub: indie.io
Windows
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18%, Score Attack 15.4%, Destruction 14.4%, Aliens 11.7%
- #4 Bacon Rebellion
95% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Nauris Amatnieks
Windows
Do you ever want to just relax and slaughter something? Well, lucky for you, the pigs have gone mad! They are destroying everything! So grab your trusty double-barreled friend and put an end to this Bacon Rebellion!
Why similar: Destruction 24.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Score Attack 15%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Arcade 8.2%
- #5 VCTR
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enter Grip
Windows
Shoot. Dash. Collect. Upgrade. VCTR is a kinetic arcade shooter where two simple actions create countless strategies. Read the field. Choose when to act. And turn the chaotic battlefield into a dance of high-risk, high-reward play.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Arcade 9.4%, Score Attack 8.3%
- #6 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,935 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Destruction 16.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Score Attack 13%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #7 SKYBLITZ
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Adarna Entertainment LLC
Windows
Skyblitz is a helicopter action game inspired by classics like Rescue Raiders, Choplifter, and Nuclear Strike. Fly through 11 missions in a fractured future world alongside your radio team, Team TWISTED, while fighting PINK enemy forces and uncovering a conspiracy behind a new global conflict.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Destruction 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Score Attack 13.4%, Arcade 9.7%
- #8 Steel Alcimus
93% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Score Attack 12.2%, 1980s 9.2%
- #9 Neon Fighter
91% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Score Attack 18.5%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Arcade 11.5%
- #10 Quaxum Color Mayhem
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alympyan Arts
Windows
Battle through color soaked and mayhem paced arcade shooting action! Defend the Planetary Defense Shield (PDS) from the invading alien onslaught. Choose between charging the PDS and buying power ups to stay alive. You are the galaxy's final hope. Recharge, shoot, win! Will you save the galaxy?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Aliens 14.7%, Score Attack 13.9%, 1980s 13.4%
- #11 Furious Angels
90% matchVery Positive86% of 412 reviews2017
Dev: MorfeoDev
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Furious Angels is a brutal score attack shooter with different waves each day. Compete on the leaderboards, transform into a flying tank and shred the skies to pieces!
Why similar: Destruction 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Score Attack 12.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%
- #12 Swarm Me
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: KBGS
Windows
A minimalist horde survival arena where you’re hunted by an endless swarm of drones - kite the horde, bait them into deadly traps, upgrade your defenses, use special items and survive as long as you can. Every minute the swarm grows denser, faster, and deadlier.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Score Attack 12.9%, Survival 8.4%
- #13 Starfighter Neon
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18%, Aliens 14.2%, Arcade 9.1%
- #14 Polygun
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric Turtle Games LLC
Windows
Welcome to the world of Polygun, an endlessly customizable hero shooter where you battle against an ever increasing hoard of bloodthirsty shapes! With an array of upgrades to choose from, you'll quickly build from humble beginnings into a hexa-bustin killing machine!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Arcade 12.8%, Stylized 7.3%
- #15 Son of a Gun
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Crank GoblinPub: Untold Tales
Windows
A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Destruction 19%, Aliens 14.7%, Arcade 9.9%
- #16 DOOMTANK
87% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Unibear Studio
Windows
DOOMTANK is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter designed to put you in the hot seat. Enter an ever-changing room straight from the depths of Hell and slay its inhabitants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Horror 12.7%, Arcade 10%
- #17 Undercroft Warriors
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 539 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Score Attack 11.3%, Arcade 9.1%
- #18 Smash Hyper Drive
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gare Games
Windows · Mac
It's 2025 and the country's mega research facility has gone bad. You are a lowly security guard gunning for his paycheck. Fight your way out in this twin-stick shooter. Reminiscent of Smash TV and the likes of Xeno Crisis.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Retro 5.6%
- #19 Road Defense: Outsiders
84% matchVery Positive83% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Isometric 13.3%, Score Attack 12.4%
- #20 Devastator
84% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: RadiangamesPub: 2Awesome Studio
Windows
Devastator is a retro-modern arcade twin-stick shooter. Featuring spectacular, fluid visuals (with 4k and 120hz+ support), heart-pounding music and sound, and intuitive, intense, and varied gameplay, Devastator is the ultimate twin-stick shooter for people who love twin-stick shooters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Score Attack 16.7%, 1980s 11%, Arcade 10.6%
- #21 HELI 100
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Tree Men Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Isometric bullet hell sci-fi shooter in a futuristic atmosphere
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Destruction 17.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 12.7%
- #22 Horde
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Equal Games
Windows
You will not survive! Kill zombies while collecting dozens of crazy powerups and weapons in this Arcade-style Top-Down Twin-Stick shooter! Then as night descends, so does the Horde! Fast and merciless, fight to kill as much of the Horde as you can before they kill you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Isometric 14.7%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Arcade 10.4%
- #23 Dark Gravity: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: KorgorusPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Shoot, destroy, collect, craft and destroy even more! "Dark Gravity" is a fast-paced, low poly vertical shoot'em up game that features non-linear campaign mode with lots of enemies and bosses. Craft new weapons, upgrade your fighter and build an ultimate aerial war machine!
Why similar: Destruction 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 18%, Score Attack 11.5%, Arcade 10.6%
- #24 Castle of Shikigami 3
81% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmo MachiaPub: Cosmo Machia Inc.
Windows
・A culmination of character shooting games set in a unique worldview! ・A wide variety of newly added playable characters and attack methods, as well as a 2P scenario that is different from 1P play. ・Features a high-tension MAX system that will satisfy your insatiable passion for shooting games!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Arcade 16%, Score Attack 11.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #25 Alpha Force Zero
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: osm games
Windows
Alpha Force Zero is an intense top-down bullet-hell adventure that requires skill and planning. Utilize multiple weapon systems including an Auto-Turret with adjustable firing modes and unlock upgrades that you can equip in your ship to give you the upper hand. Dodge, fight, survive!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Aliens 11.9%, Arcade 10.6%
- #26 Storm Mined
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Score Attack 13.7%, 1980s 10.5%
- #27 Devileader
80% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Destruction 11.7%, Score Attack 10.8%, Aliens 10.1%
- #28 OBLITACRATER
78% matchPositive81% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Strangely Named
Windows
Dive into an action-packed shoot 'em up where every drop onto the planet is a high-stakes gamble. Fight through endless waves of increasingly deadly alien monsters while collecting powerful upgrades to aid you in battle. You can escape at any time, but beware — death resets your score to zero!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Score Attack 15.1%, Aliens 14.7%, Arcade 9.5%
- #29 Star Scrap
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feral Fidget
Windows
A broke bounty hunter. A sarcastic robot. 1,000,000 credit debt. Star Scrap is a chaotic twin stick space roguelite. Blast through increasingly difficult waves of enemies to pay it off.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Aliens 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 8.2%
- #30 CellShocked
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pre-Tech
Windows
Twinstick shooter! Aim for the highest score before you are finally overwhelemed!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Arcade 12.6%, Dark Humor 10.9%
- #31 Kill Source: Neon Hemorrhage
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Berihime Studio
Windows
A brutal score-attack bullet hell where survival is not enough. Graze bullets, stack multipliers, and chase the leaderboards in Boss Rush and Infinite Arena. No meta progression. No unlock treadmill.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Score Attack 16.2%, Arcade 9.2%
- #32 ULTRABUGS
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vlambeer's ULTRABUGS is a fast-paced high-score game in which you fight endless space bugs that split up into MORE space bugs as you fight and defeat them.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Aliens 13.5%, Score Attack 12%
- #33 Exovore
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Aliens 8.7%
- #34 The Comyths
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kjorsell Studios
Windows
The Comyths is a bullet-hell action game with no Game Over. Each Character changes how you play by mastering a cosmic domain. Performance is defined by Rank, not death. Chase the perfect S-Rank.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 19%, Score Attack 14.2%, Arcade 9.3%
- #35 ShopFront
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3DEN
Windows
ShopFront is a fast paced top down twin stick action arcade-like game set in a fantasy world full of heroes. Play as Keeper, an elderly shop keeper with a poor temper fed up with all the heroes destroying his pottery and decides to take matters into his own hands.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.5%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Arcade 13.5%, Score Attack 11.1%, Action 5%
- #36 Diced Up!
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: slameron
Windows · Mac
Survive as long as you can in an endless bullet hell with randomized stats and weapons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Survival 6.2%
- #37 Hyper Bullet
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Tony Wang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, 1980s 17.3%, Arcade 8.7%, Retro 6.7%
- #38 Enfora Star
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Haapa Games
Windows · Linux
Enfora Star station is being overrun! Pilot your spacecraft and deploy defenses to survive droid swarms - but every purchase costs precious score points. Will you risk everything for maximum points or play it safe? Master the ultimate arcade challenge!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Score Attack 13.7%, Arcade 8.9%
- #39 Chippy
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,178 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Destruction 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Score Attack 12.2%
- #40 Casual Pixel Warrior
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Brendel
Windows
Survive the waves! Buy weapons and ammo! Unlock new stages! Purchase companions! Solve daily quests and get rewards! Casual Pixel Warrior is a wave shooter where your endurance to last an infinite fight depends on your skill, unlocked weapons and purchased ammo.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Destruction 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Aliens 15%, Military 9%
- #41 Beyond Solar
71% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: COREGAME Studios
Windows
Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.
Why similar: Destruction 24%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 18%, Aliens 17.5%, Arcade 10.2%
- #42 Ultrapong
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mylb
Windows
Extreme procedural bullet hell. Not ping-pong. It’s ULTRAPONG—where color defines behavior. Battle through a spectrum of 16,777,216 potential enemies where even the slightest chromatic shift alters their mass, size, and acceleration. No clones, just a continuous evolution of movement and challenge.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Arcade 12.3%, Score Attack 11%, Stylized 5.9%
- #43 Yars: Recharged
72% matchVery Positive86% of 124 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Bullet Hell 18%, Aliens 12.9%, Arcade 9.4%
- #44 Red Galaxy
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: CSZgames
Windows
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Aliens 18.7%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 4.9%
- #45 KAIKAN
71% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: zakichi
Windows
KAIKAN is a vertical scrolling shooter that focuses on destroying enemies. Destroy enemies with 6 types of aircraft with different performance, clear 5 stages, and aim for a higher score.
Why similar: Destruction 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Score Attack 15%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Arcade 8.8%
- #46 Life Saver
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Earth is on the verge of World War 3. All life as we know it will be gone tomorrow. Take control of "Super Star Dan" to build a super SSD that can store every DNA on earth before the world goes up in flames. "Life Saver" is a twin stick shooter that you don't want to miss out on!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, 1980s 16.3%, Arcade 12.6%
- #47 Xentron Attack
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Why similar: Destruction 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Aliens 16.1%, Score Attack 13.4%, 1980s 11.1%
- #48 KILL KNIGHT
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,986 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 16%, Score Attack 14.5%, Isometric 10%
- #49 Crisis Island
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Webster Entertainment Ltd
Windows
Crisis Island is a fast paced, top down, pixel art, twin-stick shooter that takes inspiration from Time Crisis, Shock Troopers, and 80s action movies!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, 1980s 14.2%, Military 13%, Arcade 11.9%
- #50 Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess
68% matchVery Positive91% of 225 reviews2024
Dev: Pizza Bear Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Pilot the Megacopter, a sentient weapon that gains power by feeding on the blood of its enemies. Play through the campaign featuring seek and destroy, boss, rescue, and defense missions against the evil reptoid army. Upgrade Megacopter with the fabled AZ-TECH: ancient weaponry and armor.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Dark Humor 15%, Isometric 13.3%, Arcade 9.4%
- #51 XenoFeud
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Downforce Games
Windows
XenoFeud is an insane top-down twin-stick arcade alien shooter, where you must survive hordes of alien intruders while defending a mysterious object in space.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Aliens 15.2%, Score Attack 14.2%, Arcade 10.6%
- #52 Bullet Boy
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drake MordiniPub: Ice Wyrm Studios
Windows
BULLET BOY is a pixel roguelite where every death is permanent, but each run makes you stronger as you climb the NecroKing’s tower and fight to reclaim your world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Destruction 15.1%, Action 6.3%
- #53 Red Nose Guy The Burnout
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Freya Games
Windows
WHEN WORK DEVOURS YOU… FIGHT BACK! In Gauntlet Inc., Red Nose Guy falls into burnout: his office becomes a nightmare of killer printers, living files, and deadly deadlines. A frantic twin-stick shooter where every floor is a hell to escape… or destroy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Isometric 10.5%, Dark Humor 9.7%
- #54 Half Hour Hexagon
68% matchVery Positive83% of 115 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: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Arcade 12.5%, Stylized 6.5%
- #55 Sektori
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 860 reviews2025
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Destruction 12.1%, Arcade 11.3%
- #56 Vectrix
69% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Poco a PocoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Vectrix is a rhythmic, techno, top-down shoot 'em up with a synthwave soundtrack and a grid of enemies based on John Conway's "Game of Life" cellular automaton!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Arcade 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14%, Retro 8.3%
- #57 cyber_serpent
67% matchPositive94% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: Q-Bit Digital
Windows · Mac
slither and shoot, but don't run out of space! cyber_serpent is an arcade twin-stick shooter combined with snake. compete for a global high score in this modern take on retro classics as you face infinite waves of polygonal enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Score Attack 16.1%, Arcade 11%
- #58 Great Gun Gauntlet
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: GoldenCrab Studios
Windows
Dodge and deflect incoming bullets from turrets while avoiding obstacles as they travel down the arena's conveyors in this fast paced arcade style survival arena. The high intensity gameplay from the randomly generated gauntlets creates a highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Destruction 26.9%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 10.9%, Score Attack 9.9%
- #59 Echoes of Light
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ink Forged
Windows
A lone spark in a world consumed by darkness. Revive forgotten heroes, harness their power, and forge endless combinations of upgrades as you push back hordes of enemies in this atmospheric action roguelike.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Score Attack 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Isometric 12%
- #60 C6: Frontlines
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: comwpPub: Federation of C6
Windows
C6: Frontlines is a bullet hell co-op roguelike where only YOU (and your friends) can bring the Azapall galaxy to peace. Wield 30+ weapons and gadgets of mass destruction to even the playing field, wave after wave, against a seemingly endless onslaught of evil!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Destruction 10.5%, Arcade 8.6%