60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Top-Down Shooter, Top-Down.
Battle through 4 action-packed levels with the pilot of your choice. Face relentless waves of enemies as you fight your way to 4 powerful bosses. Compete against players worldwide — can you be the fastest to conquer the top of the scoreboard?
Truxton 2
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Guardian Force - Saturn Tribute
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, 1990's 10.9%, Old School 9.6%, Arcade 9.4%
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, 1990's 11.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%
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 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, 1990's 11.5%, Shooter 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Grind Stormer, aka V・V, is a vertically scrolling manic shooter with gorgeous pixel art graphics and an upbeat FM soundtrack. Developed by an all-star team at the legendary Japanese studio Toaplan, known for their stellar shoot ‘em ups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, 1990's 13.8%, Aliens 11.3%, Arcade 10.5%
An unknown signal pulses across the edges of deep space. Drive, shoot. Dodge, destroy!
Why similar: Jet 15.8% ★, Old School 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Arcade 8.4%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Old School 8.6%
'Zombie Maze' is simple top-down shooter game with maze. You need to find way to escape. Only way to escape is helicopter on the roof!! RUN!!! and kill that ZOMBIES!!!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 32.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Action 7.2%
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 19.4%, Arcade 11.9%, Aliens 11.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.3%
A semi-procedural shoot-'em-up that will test your skills. Level up your ship, unlock amazing weapons, and defeat 5 formidable bosses. Challenge the infinite by facing real-time waves of enemies after completing all missions. Become the intergalactic hero now!
Why similar: Jet 23.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, 1990's 8.8%, Arcade 8%
These are the tense, action-packed stories of a special operative's past.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 25% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, 1990's 9.8%, Military 8.6%, Shooter 7.6%
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 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, 1990's 11.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.6%
Buckle up and blast off with Raiden IV x MIKADO remix! This classic arcade shoot ‘em up comes fully equipped with new music, battle modes, vertical screen play, and more!
Why similar: Jet 19.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 9.8%
Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!
Why similar: Jet 21.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Aliens 10.8%, Arcade 9.7%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 11.5%, Aliens 10.1%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, 1990's 10.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 10.1%
Save humanity! Help Jack Big Chin defeat the alien invaders, in a hard action-adventure game with 3D platform elements, where you must improve your weapons and activate cannons to complete your missions.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 20.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Aliens 13.5%, 1990's 11.1%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 12.8%, Old School 9%
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, 1990's 11.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Old School 8.9%
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 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Military 9.2%
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 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Aliens 12.4%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 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 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, 1990's 12.7%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 11.5%
Fight through historical locations of World War 2 with 1 of 5 classic WW2 fighters. Sink battleships with the help of your wingmen, recapture islands with the help of your tank crews.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 36.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shooter 7%, Arcade 6.6%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 9.1%, 1990's 8.6%
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Aliens 10.1%
Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Old School 7.4%
Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Aliens 15.4%, Arcade 8.9%, Shooter 7.8%
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 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.1%, Aliens 8.6%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Arcade 13.2%, 1990's 9.3%, Top-Down 7.8%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Aliens 13.5%, Old School 11.6%, Arcade 9.4%
Good old fashioned 2D arcade fun with tons of upgrades and fast paced action where taking risks is rewarded with a higher score. Defend humanity's last source of energy wrench in one hand, laser gun in the other
Why similar: Hero Shooter 27.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 9.6%
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 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Aliens 11.6%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10.4%
Take on powerful tanks and battleships with the best use of your fighter in this military themed vertical arcade shoot ‘em up by Toaplan! Summon friendly fighter planes to avoid emergencies and increase firepower. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Military 10.1%, Top-Down 8.4%
Restless Voronezh - A game in the Top Down Shooter genre, where the player controls a hero and, using various available means, deals with his enemies in cramped rooms of a huge building, clearing floor after floor.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 39.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Shooter 15%, Action 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Arcade 14.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Old School 10.1%, Action 10%
Escape From Inferno is a top-down shooter where you play as an angel named Lordrid to escape Hell. There are 10 stages and your goal is to survive the hordes of enemies until there are none left.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 29.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.7%
Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 12.5%, 1990's 12%, Aliens 11.8%
A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish. If you’re looking for a short, modernized retro-style game, this is perfect for you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shooter 11.3%, 1990's 10.2%, Arcade 9.7%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Arcade 13%, Shooter 12.3%, 1990's 9.6%
The Saikyo-style system, trusted by players from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts, now features a new three-stage charge shot enhancement system, significantly boosting strategic depth. If you haven't played it yet, we urge you to give it a try.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Arcade 13%, Shooter 12%, 1990's 9.8%
Fight the bosses and save the king. In this top down shooter your goal is to go through each of the three bosses and save the king! With 3 health and bosses that you can't touch, have fun trying to get through this challenging top down shooter!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 37% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 6.4%
Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Arcade 13.4%, Shooter 12.6%, 1990's 8.8%, Aliens 8.7%
Pirate's Peril is an arcade shooter themed in the world of pirates on the open sea!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Action 12.1%
Blue Jay Joyride is a fast-paced 2D space shooter. Go through waves of enemies and fight progressively harder bosses. Collect one of the many unique powerups to give your ship a fighting chance in this intense game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Arcade 14.5%, Aliens 13.9%, Old School 10%, Action 9.6%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.5%, Aliens 10.9%, 1990's 10.4%
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Aliens 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 1990's 7.3%
High-School Heroines Take to the Skies!A fully-voiced bullet hell shoot-'em-up that's friendly to newcomers!Wipe out the AI robot army and save the day!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, 1990's 12.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 8.5%
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Arcade 13%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 8.1%
A shoot 'em up that tests your wits and reflexes! Mastering the ability to change color between red, green and blue is the key to beating this game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Aliens 8.6%
Pilot your helicopter to victory as your complete objectives, dodge missiles, and destroy your enemies. But don't forget to keep an eye on your fuel, ammunition, and health or you might not survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Military 9.9%, Arcade 8.3%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 8.6%, 1990's 6.7%
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 9.3%, Old School 8.8%
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Old School 10.6%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 9.1%
"Comet Soldier" is a 2D top-down view action shooting game. Advance through the battlefield and defeat the bosses that await.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Military 11.7%, 1990's 11.4%, Shooter 10.2%
A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Arcade 10.6%, 1990's 10.5%, Top-Down 8.7%
Hotter Because He Was Devoured! The tragic revenge tale of Pudding, returned from hell! Wrongfully consumed, Pudding Guy now rises again. Defeat the guardians of hell and create the lover he always dreamed of! Only your ultimate control can reverse this unjust death. Now—begin the revenge!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 30.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 10.5%
Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 11%, Old School 9%
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 24%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 10.8%, Top-Down 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Bullet Time is the new shooting fun game. Mafia took your dog and you are coming for a big revenge! Use only one bullet and one shot to kill them all. Are you ready to test your shooting skills with one shot ONLY?
Why similar: Hero Shooter 31.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 10.3%
You are the pilot of a micro-robot that travels through tissues, collecting 'samples' from the cells it kills and harvesting samples more efficiently.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 30% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 9.3%
