60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Space, Arcade.
Short Warp: Deep Space Bounty is a modern arcade shoot ’em up mixing top-down and side-scrolling missions in a rugged sci-fi universe. Pilot stock ships or craft custom builds across multiple game modes. Cast a short warp and Lower Away!
Cosmic Cleaner
A stylish sci-fi arcade shooter about cleansing the galaxy of pesky demons! Cosmic Cleaner is a fast-paced, high score chasing action game that progressively gets more challenging. Designed for quick and easy fun.
Nephenthesys
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
A stylish sci-fi arcade shooter about cleansing the galaxy of pesky demons! Cosmic Cleaner is a fast-paced, high score chasing action game that progressively gets more challenging. Designed for quick and easy fun.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Score Attack 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Space 9.1%
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, 2.5D 11.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.2%
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 27.5%, Side Scroller 16%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 8.6%, Score Attack 8.4%
CoreShot is a classic arcade style space shooter, where you pilot the spacecraft HonestWing to destroy the cores of evil. As you soar through enemy spacecraft, psychic pyramids, and grim castles, you will be tested against enemies with a variety of attack styles and epic boss battles. Blast away
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Score Attack 15.6%, Space 13%, Arcade 12.2%, 2.5D 12%
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Space 11.5%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Arcade 10%
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Aliens 11.6%, Space 10.6%, Shooter 9.5%
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 25.9%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Aliens 9.7%, Retro 9.6%
RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, 2.5D 12.7%, Score Attack 11.7%, Aliens 10.5%, Arcade 10%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Score Attack 14.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Space 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%
A modern retro inspired side scrolling shooter with a deep upgrade system and the ability to absorb enemy fire and also deflect it back to your enemies. A fast paced shooter that can be played solo or local co-op with 12 difficulty modes and lots of boss battles.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, 2.5D 12%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Shooter 9.7%, Score Attack 9.2%
A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, 2.5D 14.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Score Attack 9.2%
In this Shoot'em, you fight against an alien swarm of pollinators taking over the system! With your laser beam, Blast through waves of enemies, traverse challenging puzzles, and reclaim control in this fast-paced shooter. Step up to the challenge and push back the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Shooter 12.1%, 2.5D 9.9%, Space 9.6%
Narcissus is an adrenaline-pumping, top down, action-horror game that puts you in the shoes of the last survivor on a doomed spaceship. The clock is ticking, and danger lurks around every corner.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Score Attack 16.7%, Aliens 15.1%, Arcade 9.4%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shooter 12.6%, Score Attack 12.2%, Arcade 10.6%
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9.2%, Aliens 9.1%
Hyper-5 is a cinematic shmup inspired by classics from the “golden era” of the 90’s. Responding to a distress beacon, deep space scout ship Hyper-5 is drawn into a terrifying battle with an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Aliens 12%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.7%
it's simple, fast, rocking, without pauses, without life, without time will you save the earth? Asteroides is a 70/80s shooter with realistic physics and a completely three-dimensional environment. Moving, destroying and surviving is complicated in an infinitely finite space.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, 2.5D 13.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Score Attack 9%
Mud River is a horizontal 2D Shoot‘em Up game. The Rio Doce (Sweet River) was a paradise for mankind and animals, but now it has become a territory destroyed by the unscrupulous activities of Dr. Wellin. This is Pacal's first destination, ascending the Rio Doce preventing its complete destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 2.5D 12.5%, Aliens 12.2%, Shooter 11.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Score Attack 11.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9.8%
Icarus, a classic side-scrolling space shoot-em-up tribute! - Thumping soundtrack, Bosses, Multiples, Power-ups, Secrets, BIG levels... ...Give the (free) work in progress / teaser demo a try!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Aliens 13.2%, Retro 7.6%, Shooter 7.3%
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 34.6%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 12.4%, Space 8.7%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 7.8%
A score-driven vertical STG built around aggressive grazing, medal chaining, and risk-reward survival mechanics. Dodge impossible bullet patterns, manipulate time itself, and push for the ultimate 1CC.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.7%, War 9.2%
A small game where you cannot stop moving forward. Your bullets get stronger and stronger after they bounce enough times. Bounce your Bullets! is a casual yet increasingly difficult colorful shmup where you survive for as long as possible against growing waves of enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Score Attack 17.7%, Space 11.9%, Shooter 8.4%
ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Score Attack 14.7%, Arcade 9.6%, War 8.1%
Evasion from Cluster 42, an arcade spaceshooter for 1 or 2 players with 3D GFX and a Background Story. Play every level from top down view or from side view. You'll get a different view and a different experience that way for each level!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Aliens 10.3%, 2.5D 9.9%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Score Attack 14.5%, Space 11.2%, Arcade 9.1%
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 20%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Aliens 10.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Space 9.4%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Aliens 10.2%, Score Attack 9.9%, Arcade 8%
The Pacifist is a retro sci-fi top-down action game with unique mechanics that blends elements of the Arcade and Rhythm genres on a gorgeous, minimalist battlefield. Only in The Pacifist can you fight without fighting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, 2.5D 13.2%, Arcade 9.7%, Score Attack 9.1%
Top-down shooter action for the Atari Lynx handheld console. WANTED: Hot gun for hire. Travel to several exotic and dangerous places. Discover several exotic and dangerous aliens and kill them. Kill lots. For cash. Buy more weapons and kill again.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Aliens 14.9%, 2.5D 10%, Shooter 8.4%
Execute intense space battle operations from side, and top view. Face tough enemies along your way, destroy guardians and generators. Dodge traps. Keep focus on targets. Think fast. Overcome the chaos. Join now and become an alpha centauri pilot. Bonus: retro like endless space shooter mini game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Score Attack 17.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Space 10.9%
Blast your way through waves of viroid enemies in Antibody, a Defender-style shoot ‘em up set on a living planet. Move through Sanguon’s insides as you fight to contain a viral outbreak. You are the cure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Arcade 10.9%, Score Attack 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.9%
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Score Attack 12.8%, 2.5D 12.8%, Arcade 9.7%
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Aliens 14%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 10.7%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Score Attack 11.7%, Space 9.6%
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 11%, Score Attack 9%
Vostok 2061 is a modern-graphics vertical scroll shooter. Gorgeous alien worlds, spaceships, and bosses. Explore mysteries as you listen to a great soundtrack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, War 11.9%, Space 9.2%, Shooter 8.8%
An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Aliens 16%, Space 10.9%, Action 10.7%, Shooter 10.4%
Building on the legacy of R-Type Dimensions and R-Type Dimensions EX, Dimensions III has been completely re-envisioned with cutting-edge visuals and sounds, expanded gameplay modes, and a range of new features designed to deliver the most definitive modern edition of R-Type’s classic era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Side Scroller 18.8%, 2.5D 14.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Aliens 8.5%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 7.6%, Retro 6.1%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Shooter 16%, Arcade 11.6%, Score Attack 11.3%, Aliens 9.8%
Master your Blade in frantic, fast paced combat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 27%, Score Attack 14.3%, Arcade 11.9%, Action 8.6%
Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Score Attack 9.7%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 9.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Aliens 11.5%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 8.3%
A retro space shooter with a twist - now you can rotate your ship and aim diagonally at enemies, adding a whole new dimension to the shoot 'em up genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Aliens 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Space 11.4%, Arcade 9.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Score Attack 12.4%, Aliens 11.4%, Space 9.4%
Sci-fi top-down twin-stick shooter with 9 weapons, 3 alts and secret hidden collectibles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Aliens 10.6%, Score Attack 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Shooter 9.8%, Space 9.8%, Retro 7.7%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Arcade 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Score Attack 9.3%, Shooter 8.7%
This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, War 12.8%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 10.9%
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.8%, Arcade 9.4%, Score Attack 9.3%, Aliens 9%, Shooter 8.4%
Step into "Elemental Mage Defense", a dynamic realm where magic meets valiant heroism. As a mage, you'll defend your homeland through strategic battles, unfolding narratives, and thrilling expansions. Every choice carves your legacy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Score Attack 17.3%, Aliens 13.3%, Arcade 10.4%
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, 2.5D 11.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.4%
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Space 17%, Arcade 7.7%, Action 6.4%
A side-scrolling shoot'em up, original, with beautiful 3D graphics, intense and a little wacky. In line with classics such as R-Type but with its own style to make you live an adventure full of fun! A special spaciale adventure but not only in space and not only shoot'em up...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Space 9.9%
Aliens In Paradise is a Shoot'em Up game inspired by shooter games like Contra. Aliens Start invading The Bahamas. They destroy the main characters house so he sets out on a revenge quest to destroy as much Aliens and their Ships as possible. His thirst for revenge may actually save the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Aliens 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.9%, 2.5D 12.4%, Arcade 10.7%
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11.9%, Space 8.4%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Arcade 14.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Score Attack 11.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Space 9.1%
