60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Shoot 'Em Up, 2D.
Defend two iconic cities in this horizontal flying combat game with block-by-block destruction physics. Choose from four ships with unique abilities, combine 36 weapon loadouts, and fight through dynamic weather and day-night cycles. Full local co-op. Custom wave builder included.
Collapsion
When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!
Arcade Mayhem Juanito
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.
When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!
Why similar: Destruction 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 9.4%, Shooter 7.9%
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: Destruction 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Co-op 12.9%, Action 12.1%, Arcade 11.4%
A synthetic race has come to your planet to steal your technology, And you have to fight them off. Fight off the Tecroroid invasion as they sent wave after wave of enemies to the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Arcade 20.1%, Action 13.3%, Retro 11.7%, 2D 5.9%
Mouse-only for super simple gameplay, but the challenge ramps up. Survive waves of enemies bombing your city. Shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Destruction 21.4%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 8.9%, Shooter 7.9%
Battle through 16 action-packed levels, defeat massive alien bosses, unlock powerful ship upgrades, and fight to save humanity in this retro-inspired side-scrolling arcade shooter. Play solo or team up with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Arcade 17.1%, Action 16.1%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Co-op 12.5%
A retro arcade space shooter where you blast alien fleets, dodge bomb swarms, collect power-ups, and fight solo or in local co-op to liberate occupied planets from the mind-controlling energy force code-named Xenmega.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Side Scroller 20%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 9.4%, Shooter 9.3%
Destroy waves of UFOs in a arcade style space shooter with an array of powerful weaponry.
Why similar: Destruction 31.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Arcade 12.7%, Retro 8.8%, Shooter 8.6%
Old school side scrolling shoot'em up. Blast through exciting different locations. Defeating waves of defenders until the final boss battle. Attack of the Mechadonk is a indie game developed for fun and learning for the creator.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Action 16.6%, Arcade 16.6%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Casual 10.1%
In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 11.8%, Action 9.5%
A classic action arcade shooter with modern, fully destructible enemies. 10 waves of progressively increasing insanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Destruction 23.6%, Arcade 18%, Action 13%, Shooter 8.3%
“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Arcade 22.1%, Action 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Co-op 9.2%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Arcade 18.1%, Action 17.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Shooter 10.3%
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 31%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Arcade 16.4%, Retro 9.6%, Action 5.9%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Arcade 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 10.2%
There isn't anything better than punching things in 8-bit that will end up leaving you with RAW FISTS! *Warning, this game contains old school difficulty* (Blowing in the cartridge is not required.)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Destruction 17.1%, Arcade 16.5%, Action 14.9%, Side Scroller 11.8%
“METAL SLUG X”, one of the most highly praised titles in the series among Metal Slug fans for its refined balance and game volume, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Co-op 18.7%, Arcade 18.3%, Action 12.2%, Side Scroller 10.5%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 12.9%, Retro 8.3%
Fifteen stages of side-scrolling arcade shooting, wrapped around the worst pizza delivery route in the galaxy. Bullet patterns, boss tiers, CRT scanlines, and a rank ladder Ace never asked for. One-time purchase. No ads. No IAP. No data collection.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 13.2%, Retro 8.8%
classical horizontal scroll 2D Shmup
Why similar: Destruction 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Retro 7.3%, Shooter 6.5%
Fight for your freedom in space arena!
Why similar: Destruction 38.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Action 18.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Indie 1.1%
The ultimate 2D Physics War Game - War just got fun, build your army with tanks, guns, spies, flame tanks and helicopters. Then embark on battles of mass destruction and tactical rescues. Bring peace to faction island by destroying all your enemies!
Why similar: Destruction 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Arcade 8.9%, Action 7.6%
Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Action 14.9%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Arcade 14.2%, Retro 8.7%
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Arcade 17.3%, Action 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Retro 9.7%
Trigger-happy aliens are closing in! Only you can burn the invaders to a crisp with the ultimate starship: HELLFIRE! Discover Toaplan's first side-scrolling shooter, known for its stunning graphics and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with quality-of-life extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Arcade 19.2%, Co-op 17.4%, Action 17.1%, Retro 9.7%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Side Scroller 17%, Arcade 12.8%, Action 9.6%, Shooter 8.7%
“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Arcade 26.5%, Action 23.7%, Retro 13.4%, 2D 6.7%
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Arcade 18.5%, Co-op 15.8%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Action 11.3%
DRUNKEN BARON is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter inspired by classic flappy-style games. Keep your plane in the air by tapping the button, fly through chaotic corridors, shoot invading aliens, drop bombs, and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Arcade 17.2%, Action 17.1%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Shooter 9.7%
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 35.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 6.3%
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.3%, Arcade 19.7%, Action 17.9%, Co-op 15.2%, Retro 9.6%
This game, "FORTRESS DEFENDER", is a side-scrolling power-up shooting game with an 80's flavor. Defeat the enemies that appear one after another, dodge their attacks, and aim for the boss that lurks in the depths of the stage. There are a total of eight stages with various tricks and bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.3%, Destruction 19.5%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Retro 9%, Shooter 7.6%
Most unique top down shooter. Bring hell to insectoid robot invasion.
Why similar: Destruction 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Arcade 12.4%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Action 7.9%
AquaNimble is about crazy intense shooter action with big quirky guns against underwater snake dragons, cybernetic sharks, swirling skeletons, submarines and so much more. It's a dynamic game that makes every play through different and lets you set your own challenge beyond a difficulty setting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Action 18.1%, Co-op 16.4%, Arcade 10.5%, Retro 7.6%
Steel Crawlers is a 2D arcade tank combat game where you blast through destructible battlefields, defend your treasure chest, level up your tank, and fight escalating enemy waves solo or in local multiplayer.
Why similar: Destruction 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 12.9%, Casual 7.9%
Shoot down incoming missiles before they tear apart your pixel city, where every pixel can be destroyed. Draw your own buildings and missiles, arrange them into story acts with your own dialogue, and publish it all to the Workshop.
Why similar: Destruction 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Arcade 17.1%, Action 15.6%, Retro 9%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Arcade 19%, Action 18.1%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Shooter 10.5%
2D horizontal Shoot’em up with Rhythm Game elements. You're María Soliña from Galicia in the XVII Century. Find the three magic objects that will free Galician people from the doom of Noitum, The Night Lord.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Action 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Arcade 15.2%, Shooter 10%
Take command of an orbiting defense satellite in this action-packed planetary defense shooter. Blast away at waves of incoming asteroids and crafty aliens before they destroy your planet. Scavenge powerful weapons from vanquished alien ships and turn them against your foes. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.9%, Arcade 18.2%, Action 14.9%, Shooter 12%, Casual 8.7%
Originally created by Seibu Kaihatsu, Raiden series comes back with a four-title compilation of these classic scrolling arcade shooter games we enjoyed being challenged with back in the days.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Arcade 19.5%, Action 12.7%, Destruction 11.1%, Retro 9.9%
An attack by an alien species, emerging from a dimensional rift, has begun! Shoot 'em up your way through 11 levels with the help of the "Alpha Defence Force", consisting of three cybernetically enhanced cats, and defeat screen-sized bosses in this retro 16-bit-inspired Shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Retro 6.4%
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.4%, Arcade 16.2%, Side Scroller 16%, Action 14.2%, Retro 5.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Action 24.6%, Arcade 16.2%, Retro 10.7%, Shooter 8.2%
Two classic games collide to create one amazing experience you can always just pick up and play. Enjoy Endless levels and see how high of a score you can get.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Action 18%, Arcade 17.8%, Casual 12.9%, Retro 10.8%
Start a Rebellion! Lead your ships to take down the evil O'Xelg base in this squad-based shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Action 15.9%, Co-op 13.6%, Side Scroller 13%, Procedural Generation 6.7%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Arcade 17.1%, Action 12%, Shooter 10.4%
Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives, and untold surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Arcade 17.3%, Action 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Shooter 10.1%
Take flight in one of three unique ships to battle a legion of enemies and massive bosses across a city sky, through a dark cave, along the bottom of the sea, and into a secret laboratory! Confront a buff, flamboyant crawfish scientist to retrieve the Power Pearl and save your job!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Side Scroller 15%, Arcade 14.7%, Action 9.6%, Co-op 9.2%
Shoot, dodge, and survive your way through unique bosses and swarms of enemies in this Galaga inspired arcade shooter where the fate of a galaxy rests in your hands.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Action 18.8%, Arcade 18.6%, Casual 11.4%, Shooter 10.5%
You are the Squad Killer! Blast through this retro arcade experience guns blazing! Hope you brought your reflexes because this pixel art massacre offers some good old hard core button mashing fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Action 17.6%, Arcade 17.5%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Casual 10.6%
In the year 2,000,000,009, a team of bounty hunters infiltrates a massive facility swarming with hostile AI. Can they find Zurd?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Action 16.3%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Arcade 15.4%, Retro 11%
Shoot lasers in space because a fish told you to. Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade is a twin-stick side-scrolling space shoot-em-up which tells the story of a man side-scrolling in space and shooting-em-up with twin-sticks. This game has at least 2 characters in it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Action 18.7%, Arcade 18.4%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Shooter 10.4%
Cube Destroyer is a top-down shooter with a dynamic gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Destruction 24.3%, Action 17.9%, Arcade 14.3%, Shooter 8.7%
Experience Toaplan's arcade shooter Flying Shark (AKA Sky Shark) on PC with the latest quality-of-life features. Ride through the skies as they burn in a rain of armor-piercing bullets! You have been chosen for the mission. Because you are the best pilot there is!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Arcade 23.7%, Action 21.2%, Retro 11.4%, 2D 5.9%
Skygrave is an action based arcade style shoot 'em up game (shmup) where you must face the wicked panda-humanoid race called the Xiph, who are hell bent on invading and destroying your world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.4%, Action 23.9%, Arcade 23.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%, 2D 6.3%
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 25.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Arcade 12.7%, Retro 9.4%, Action 9%
A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Co-op 17.3%, Arcade 14.5%, Side Scroller 13%, Action 8.9%
GoBlaster is a retro bullet-hell game where you can always beat your personal best. Blast through enemies while dodging their overwhelming attacks in a fast-paced and addictive setting. Make your way to the final boss, and just try to survive!
Why similar: Destruction 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Arcade 13.5%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Action 8.8%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Action 24.6%, Arcade 18.4%, Retro 11.4%, Shooter 9%
Classic Arcade Style Side Scrolling Shoot'Em Up. Dodge the enemy bullets as you fight your way through 13 levels of increasingly intense action. Play in various levels of difficulty and challenge the high score tables. Co-op up to 4 players, one survives the level, then you all start the next level.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Co-op 22.1%, Arcade 18.1%, Action 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
