Games Like Solaroids

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 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Score Attack 9.8%, Shooter 9.3%, Space 9%

Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Score Attack 9.8%, Arcade 8.2%

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 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Bullet Hell 14%, Shooter 7.2%

Utopos is a MOSA - Multiplayer Online Space Arena! Gameplay is from a top-down angle, dual-stick shooter and you can play against your friends online, or against AI-controlled opponents.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Space 6.6%

Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Arena Shooter 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%

Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17%, Space 10.7%, Shooter 8.8%

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 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Score Attack 7.6%, Space 7.1%

Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Score Attack 14.6%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 9.6%

A fast-paced shoot 'em up where skill matters. Master over 100 ships, unleash powerful special abilities, and blast through waves of Invaders. Play a new mission every day and climb the world-wide leaderboards.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Score Attack 9.8%, Space 8.1%

Astervoid 2000 is a 1 to 4 player local-multiplayer​ space brawler, combining classic arcade action with modern gameplay. Explosive, indestructible, and icy asteroids will slam against your ship, or can be weaponized against your opponents. Perfect support for gamepads & keyboard and mouse.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.8%, Arcade 19.8%, Retro 17.1%, Action 15.2%

Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Score Attack 15.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Space 10%

Classic STG game Have fun with your friends just like your childhood!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Old School 13.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Score Attack 14.2%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Space 10.5%, Shooter 9.7%

The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Score Attack 9.8%, Space 8.8%, Shooter 8.3%

Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Score Attack 7.6%, Shooter 7.2%

Take control of a virtual organism in this unique indie arcade title, while unlocking Steam Achievements and climbing the leaderboards!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.4%, Arena Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Bullet Hell 10.2%

Classic multi-directional (360°) shoot 'em up. Navigate your UFO through hazardous environments with dangerous enemies and beat huge bosses!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Arena Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Space 7%

Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 7.9%

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 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Score Attack 9.6%, Space 8.7%

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 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 9.1%, PvE 8.7%

Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Space 8.4%, Shooter 7.8%

Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.7%, Arcade 15.5%, Retro 14.5%, Bullet Hell 10%, Action 6.7%

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: Arena Shooter 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Score Attack 10.5%

Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Space 8.1%

Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 8%

Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Arcade 16.7%, Shooter 14.1%, Top-Down 12.9%, Retro 12.3%

The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Old School 12.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Retro 8.4%

A retro-style, fast-paced, and addictive shoot 'em up. A throwback to the classic arcade games of the 80s. Great for playing while waiting in line for another game. 🎮 (shmup)

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Arena Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%

Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Old School 8.6%, Shooter 7.9%

Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.7%, Score Attack 9.9%, Space 9.1%

Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, PvP 8.1%

A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Score Attack 11%, PvP 10.5%, Space 9.6%

A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down 7.8%

The Bullet Heaven arcade classic that started it all! Create unique builds, kill ever-growing hordes of contestants and beat your friends' high scores in the retro-futuristic gladiator arena BLOODDOME

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Arena Shooter 14.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.1%, Score Attack 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%

"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shooter 7.3%, Score Attack 7.2%

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: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 7.7%, Top-Down 6.6%

A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 7.4%, Top-Down 6.3%

Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.

Why similar: Space 39.2%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Action 14.7%, 2D 10.7%, Singleplayer 7.8%

A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Action 14.9%, Space 12.9%, Shooter 11.4%

Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 8.4%, Top-Down 7.6%

A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 8.5%, Score Attack 7.5%

Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Arcade 18.3%, Action 16.9%, Shooter 16.8%, Multiplayer 14.8%

The SPELP program needs YOU to annihilate thousands of aliens with a variety of weapons, members and unique capacities. Unlock characters and make up your own team to fit your playstyle.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, PvE 7.5%, Score Attack 7.3%

Star Vortex is a fast paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.

Why similar: Sci-fi 31.1%, 2D 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Space 7.6%

Dark Matter is a classic arcade space shooter inspired by Asteroids, featuring fast-paced ship combat, physics-based movement, and score-driven gameplay.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Score Attack 8.7%, Shooter 7.7%

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 25.7%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Space 16.2%, Top-Down 11%, Multiplayer 10.2%

Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Shooter 8%, Score Attack 8%

Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Score Attack 16.7%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.7%

Loot, level up, and obliterate everything in your path. Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven with deep ARPG systems, featuring a massive skill tree, deterministic crafting, and near-endless build possibilities.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 31.3%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Space 14.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%, PvE 8.5%

A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Space 13.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 8.2%

If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Arena Shooter 18.5%, Space 13.4%, PvP 9.6%, Arcade 9%

Zotrix is a modern take on the classic arcade shooter. The game introduces resource trading economy and system of upgrades between number of space stations bringing the classic experience into modern generation. Aliens are attacking and Solar Division Command needs You!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.6%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Space 17.4%, Action 16.4%

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 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 8.4%

The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 7.9%

Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Arena Shooter 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.1%

Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 8.3%, Score Attack 8.2%

Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Top-Down 8.7%

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: Arena Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down 6.2%

a classic arcade shooter game. You can play with up to 4 people locally, or using Steam Remote play.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 26%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Old School 14%, Shooter 12.1%