
Shoot at alien spaceships and avoid incoming rockets in this retro 2D vertical scroller!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Space, Retro, Arcade.

Shoot at alien spaceships and avoid incoming rockets in this retro 2D vertical scroller!

Andromeda Wing
An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!

Galaxy Annihilation
Galaxy Annihilation is a shoot'em up where we need to protect the planet earth from an impending alien attack.
An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Aliens 22.7%, Space 16%, Retro 12.9%, Shooter 10.5%
Galaxy Annihilation is a shoot'em up where we need to protect the planet earth from an impending alien attack.
Survive endless waves in this fast-paced 2D space shooter. Upgrade your ship between 20-second battles, adapt to enemy behaviors, and climb the global leaderboard. Strategic, intense, and built for replayability.
Why similar: Action 35.8%, Space 30.4%, Arcade 19%, Retro 14.9%
CMYW is a four player survival co-op inspired by classic space shooters. The objective is to work as a team in order to survive the longest and score the highest. Find a balance between gathering resources and defending your portal if you hope to succeed.
Why similar: Action 34.3%, Space 32.7%, Retro 18.6%, Arcade 14.4%
Alien attackers from the Izar system are invading Earth! Battle the extraterrestrial menace in endless waves in this tribute to classic alien 'invader' shooters from the late '70s and early '80s. Aim for the high score by destroying the evil alien monsters!
Why similar: Aliens 26.1%, Action 18.4%, Arcade 17.2%, Shooter 16%, Space 14.3%
The 2017 Commodore 64 Game of the Year now available on Steam!
Why similar: Action 41.8%, Space 25.4%, Retro 18.8%, Shooter 14%
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Why similar: Aliens 29.1%, Space 24.5%, Action 17.8%, Shooter 16.3%, Arcade 12.2%
The Final Frontier is a retro multi-directional shooter inspired by the likes of Asteroids and Galaga. You destroy waves of endless enemies while trying to survive as long as possible by upgrading your ship's abilities along the way.
Why similar: Action 25.9%, Retro 24.8%, Shooter 18.9%, Space 16.1%, Arcade 14.3%
Poop Rocket is a casual sci-fi 2D shooter game. Bomb your way through debris and aliens before the poop power meter runs out. Avoid the debris and aliens, or you'll take damage and die. The game is controlled with your keyboard. Use the arrows to navigate and the space bar to drop bombs.
Why similar: Action 32.3%, Space 30.6%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 12.6%, Retro 11%
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: Shooter 19.2%, Retro 18%, Action 18%, Aliens 16.5%, Space 15.3%
Engage in epic dogfights and aerial assaults against the onslaught of the evil Zylons.
Blast away in this pure retro-styled shooter and battle through tons of dangerous levels and manic boss fights.
Why similar: Action 26.6%, Retro 23.4%, Aliens 22.8%, Shooter 14%, Space 13.1%
Gritrunner is a neon arcade space game. Dodge enemies and their fire. Collect the wreckage. Get out if you can.
Why similar: Aliens 33.6%, Action 27.5%, Arcade 14.7%, Space 13.2%, Retro 11%
An isometric twin stick shooter where the player has only seven minutes to defeat the entity that is going to destroy the solar system. Level up, unlock new powers and win against the clock... and the cosmic dangers.
Why similar: Action 27.7%, Aliens 19.2%, Shooter 15.5%, Space 14.8%, Arcade 14.5%
You’re a mediator trying to prevent an interplanetary conflict. How will you do it? By destroying infrastructure, overthrowing a monarchy, wiping out a hive, and eradicating half of a nebula… All this and more in ITZO, an 8-bit bullet hell game!
Why similar: Space 25.9%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 16.2%, Retro 15.1%, Aliens 13.4%
Devastation - Annihilate the Alien Race, is a 2D, dual stick shoot em' up, bullet hell, arcade game. Tear up hordes of aliens with skill based game play, bombs & upgrades to obliterate everything!. Gun down 11 massive bosses, bank insane score on the leaderboards & overcome clouds of enemy fire.
Why similar: Action 38.5%, Aliens 20.5%, Space 14.4%, Retro 9.8%, Shooter 8.7%
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Aliens 27.6%, Action 18.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Space 14.1%, Arcade 13.6%
A retro-inspired 2D space shoot-em-up. Mine asteroids! Shoot alien saucers! Get rich or die flying!
Why similar: Space 24.4%, Aliens 19.9%, Retro 17.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.6%
Can "Super Meteor" save the universe from the space debris created by the development of space by the people of Earth?
Why similar: Space 28.8%, Action 27.2%, Aliens 17.4%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 10%
Jump into a thrilling, adrenaline-fuelled VR Space-shooter with Taurus VR, a reimagined retro game for VR.
Why similar: Action 67.1%, Space 14.8%, Retro 9.3%, Shooter 8.9%
Intense action, retro-styled visuals, a sizzling synth soundtrack and tons of cool Sci-Fi references, all rendered in vibrant, neon graphics. Get your trigger-finger ready, turn the lights down, the sound up, and blast your way through level after level of fast paced, Junk smashing action!
A modern twist on arcade shooters realized in VR. SHOOT. DESTROY. EQUIP. REPEAT. Command a heavily armed battlecruiser as you forge a fleet capable of stopping the enemy A.I. that has decimated mankind. Only with this alliance can you hope to bring humanity back from the brink.
Why similar: Action 40.3%, Space 28.6%, Shooter 16%, Arcade 15.1%
You are the captain of a starship. You must capture as many data pods as you can and make it to the star with them before your time expires.
Particle wars is a super cool and colorful survival shooter with crazy particle effects, tons of weapons and power-ups! Beat the levels with different approaches and get some great highscores at the infinite mode!
Take control of your spaceship and rescue stranded astronauts while dodging deadly asteroids. meteors and comets. Beware of black holes and remember to save to be safer. Good luck on your Space Journey!
Why similar: Action 38.3%, Space 22.4%, Arcade 19.8%, Retro 19.5%
Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience. From brutal bosses to black holes and beyond, countless hazards await discovery. How long can you survive?
U.F.O is an alien resource management action game where you beam up humans using your spaceship and churn them into resources to upgrade your spaceship. In 30 days, the evil galactic warlord will complete his master weapon. Can you defeat him in time or will he bring extinction to your race?
There are a lot of bad thrust clones out there... This is not one of them.
Why similar: Action 33.8%, Space 29.1%, Retro 18.7%, Arcade 18.4%
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: Action 27.7%, Space 19.6%, Retro 18.7%, Aliens 18.5%, Arcade 15.4%
Crossfire II is an Retro / Arcade / Top-Down Shooter, originally released in 2002 for the AMIGA. The main part of the game is a classic, fast paced, single player story campaign. Fly different space ships and fight, to save the universe as you know it. Also you get a survival and a local PvP mode.
Why similar: Action 24.3%, Aliens 18.7%, Space 18.1%, Retro 17.2%, Shooter 12.5%
The humanity succumbed against the power of a aliens intergalactic empire, but managed to organize and establish a resistance army. Join the rebellious seekers of peace and help them defeat the evil that haunts the Earth.
Why similar: Aliens 71.1%, Action 9.1%, Space 6%, Arcade 5.8%, Retro 4.4%
As a Dreadnaut soldier, you will lead a team of space troopers against an alien insect force in a planet by planet battle to save the universe. You are the best we have. You are one mean space marine. Succeed in your mission objectives and we all survive. Fail...and you condemn us all.
Why similar: Action 36.5%, Aliens 29.8%, Space 21%, Shooter 12.6%
Destroy waves of UFOs in a arcade style space shooter with an array of powerful weaponry.
Why similar: Aliens 24.7%, Space 22.2%, Retro 16.3%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 12.1%
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: Retro 22%, Aliens 19.1%, Action 17.5%, Shooter 14.8%, Space 14.6%
Ultra Break is a modern take on the classic brick-breaker genre which merges classic, fast-paced gameplay with new mechanics and tight controls.
Why similar: Action 31.1%, Retro 25.1%, Arcade 22.2%, Space 21.5%
Take to the skies in a classic 2D side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fight through multiple levels, upgrade your plane and race against time to defeat the final boss.
Hive Slayer blends classic arcade style with the power of VR to make you the galaxy's deadliest defender. Face the alien XenoHorde and halt its invasion of the stars as you Blast All Bugs.
Why similar: Action 36.4%, Aliens 30.7%, Space 21.6%, Arcade 11.4%
The original Retro Vaders game rebuilt from the ground up with a brand new engine, complete graphics overhaul and a heap of new content.
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: Action 29.8%, Aliens 27.9%, Arcade 16.6%, Space 14.1%, Retro 11.5%
Survive 10 enemy stages! Shoot 'Em Up style, spaceship game, in pixel art and 8-bit retro music! Evolve your shot to the maximum level, use the energy bar for upgrades, and special abilities! Advance each stage by defeating Bosses and enemies to collect new skills, transformations and extra lives!
Why similar: Aliens 32%, Space 23.9%, Action 21.7%, Retro 10%, Arcade 6.3%
Virtual Rogue is a top-down action roguelike shooter set in a computer controlled by a cruel and merciless User. You play as a text document file named “Note” who, after being accidentally created by the User, is thrown into the Recycle Bin.
Master Lander is a hard-to-beat 2d physics driven landing game with a centric gravity. You take on a role of remote lander pilot. Your task is to bring the lander from the orbit down to the surface of each of 27 different exoplanets.
Why similar: Space 27.5%, Action 24.8%, Aliens 18.2%, Arcade 17.4%, Retro 12.1%
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: Aliens 26.2%, Space 21.8%, Retro 15.4%, Action 13.3%, Arcade 11.7%
You’re stranded in a strange and dangerous world. Do you have what it takes to get back home?
Why similar: Action 51.9%, Aliens 22%, Space 15.5%, Retro 10.6%
Scrap Down is action shooter arena in the style of a 2D shooter set in a space theme. It offers casual and fast-paced shooting mechanics that are easy to understand. It enhances the fun by allowing players to prank each other with in-game items.
Super CosmoJet is a 2D physics-based action space game. Master gravity and your ship's thrust controls to navigate hazardous star systems, on your quest to find your missing father. Each star system is procedurally generated at runtime, so no two play-throughs are the same!
Why similar: Space 30.8%, Action 29.6%, Aliens 22.4%, Shooter 17.2%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Aliens 36.8%, Action 27.5%, Shooter 18.3%, Space 12.5%, Arcade 4.9%
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: Aliens 23.9%, Space 22.7%, Action 14.6%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 12.4%
Betrayed by his people, TRANTOR is abandoned alone on an Alien planet. His only chance of escape is to actvate the planet's main computer that lies within the terminal building. Armed only with a flame thrower, fight your way to freedom as TRANTOR...THE LAST STORMTROOPER.
Why similar: Action 52.4%, Retro 21.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 12.3%
Arcade space shooter that gets progressively harder, the longer you play. It's a simple a matter of shooting the alien missiles, before they hit you. How long can you survive?
Machine Crisis is a sci-fi VR shooter, player fight gigantic bio-mechs with guts and wits
An indie top-down sci-fi score-attack game about blowing up aliens in the upper atmosphere! Compete against your friends locally and see who can get the highest score on the leaderboard.
Why similar: Action 32.8%, Aliens 31.6%, Arcade 18%, Space 17.5%
Enjoy fast paced action in this retro inspired arcade ShootEm Up Style game
Why similar: Retro 23.8%, Aliens 20.3%, Arcade 19.1%, Space 18.4%, Action 18.4%
War in Space is a retro style arcade shooter where you battle waves of unrelenting enemy ships with a whopping 81 levels and over 50 technologies available in the tech tree to keep you challenged right until the final wave.
Why similar: Action 30.8%, Space 18.6%, Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 17.3%, Retro 14.7%
Time Barbarian Extreme!!A fast-paced shooter, inspired by retro arcades of the past.A penguin from the future... a barbarian from the past... fighting for survival in a broken world... really messed up world... seriously look at the moon!Pew, pew, pew, nuff said.
An action VR Game
Why similar: Aliens 36.4%, Action 32.1%, Arcade 17.3%, Retro 14.2%
Captain Kaon is a retro twin-stick gravity shooter inspired by 1980s classics such as Thrust and Gravitar. Captain Kaon pairs vibrant Amiga-style pixel art with a tight twin-stick control mechanic. Relive this forgotten shmup sub-genre!
Why similar: Space 35.2%, Action 25.5%, Retro 20.3%, Shooter 19%