60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, 2D, Sci-fi.
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
AlphaBlue
Cross the universe, shoot aliens, upgrade your weapons and face powerful bosses with AB in this retro inspired lateral shoot 'em up to save the world. Adventure into Campaign Mode or face the never-ending waves of Endless Mode with suitable challenges for all skill levels.
ZPF
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Cross the universe, shoot aliens, upgrade your weapons and face powerful bosses with AB in this retro inspired lateral shoot 'em up to save the world. Adventure into Campaign Mode or face the never-ending waves of Endless Mode with suitable challenges for all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Aliens 10.7%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Arcade 6.1%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14%, Aliens 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.5%, 1990's 9.4%
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Aliens 10.6%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Shooter 9.7%
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.7%
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 21.7%, Side Scroller 15%, 1990's 9.5%, Shooter 9%, Aliens 8.3%
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 8.4%, Aliens 8.2%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Side Scroller 11.7%, 1990's 8.7%, Shooter 8.4%
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 19.9%, Side Scroller 16%, Aliens 10.2%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7.6%
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Shooter 7.9%, Aliens 7.9%
Stranded in the abyss is a shoot-em-up in a unique sci-fi sci-environment where you command a massive squad of ships in an endless war Against an evil rebellion. Shoot command and bomb your way through hundreds of enemy fighters, capital ships, and skirmishes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Arcade 9.4%, Military 8.7%, Space 7.7%
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.4%
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Aliens 12.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 8%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Shooter 7.2%, Arcade 7.2%
A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, 1990's 10.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 9%
Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic earth and proceeds into space. Your journey will be a metaphor about life and death, a road that every person has to walk down alone. The only choices you get while on your path to the inevitable end: keep your head up high or forfeit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Aliens 8.5%
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 22.4%, Bullet Hell 16%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Arcade 9.7%, 1990's 8.3%
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 7.8%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 16%, Space 11.5%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Shooter 8.8%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Space 9.7%, Arcade 8.4%
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 19.6%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Aliens 12.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.7%
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16%, 1990's 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10%, Space 9.3%, Side Scroller 8.3%
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Aliens 16.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.8%, Futuristic 8.7%
Bad Chicken is a retro styled sideway scrolling shoot-em-up inspired by the retro classics. It takes place in 8 locations in the Ferus system, each one with different challenges, and dangers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Aliens 13.2%, Shooter 8.8%
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 18.8%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Aliens 11.8%, Shooter 7.7%
Defeat the Empire a second time in this short electro-jazz space shooter. Beat up bosses and upgrade your ship as you go deeper into the belly of the beast.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Arcade 9.7%, Space 9.6%, 1990's 8.7%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 8.6%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Arcade 9.9%, War 8.1%, Space 7.8%
Blaze through 7 action packed levels in this sci-fi shoot 'em up made to test even the toughest of shmup veterans. No tricks and no gimmicks; all you have is your raw skill. Board the Phoenix G7, and blast those alien lifeforms to interstellar space!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Arcade 11.6%, 1990's 9.8%, Action 7.3%
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 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Aliens 12.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 10.4%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 9.4%, 1990's 7.8%
SPACEMAN is a short, nostalgic, retro Shoot-Em-Up
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Side Scroller 10.9%, 1990's 10.8%, Aliens 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Futuristic 9.5%, Arcade 9.3%
Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Aliens 14.6%, Space 11.2%, Shooter 8%
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 20.7%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Space 11.5%, Shooter 9.9%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11.9%, 1990's 10%
A wormhole has opened up letting aliens terrorize your city. Pilot your spacecraft and destroy the aliens using flamethrowers, missiles, gatling guns, shockwaves, and more!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Aliens 16.7%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Arcade 9.9%, Futuristic 8.6%
Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Futuristic 7.1%
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 23%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11.3%, 1990's 11.1%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Aliens 14.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 8.3%
Jetpack Kiwi is a classic 2D side scrolling shoot em up game featuring 20 levels, 5 bosses, hordes of enemies spaceships, with multiple characters to choose from; each one with an unique special attack. Complete the game in single player or with a friend in local co-op!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Aliens 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 1990's 8.7%
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 9.7%, Futuristic 9.4%
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Arcade 9.8%, 1990's 9.3%, Shooter 8%
Use Aileron Rolling or Evading your enemies' attacks while having a realistic damage system. Use different planes with upgradable parts and numerous weapons you can mount to your planes to destroy your enemies. Fly solo or play with your friends and enjoy local coop. A modern re-invented classic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Aliens 12.3%, 1990's 9.2%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Space 10.3%, Shooter 9.2%
Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Arcade 12%, 1990's 10.7%, Action 7.8%
Herodes is an exhilarating shoot 'em up game set in a future where cutting-edge technology meets the depths of the human body. Step into the role of a courageous agent tasked with the ultimate mission: saving humanity from a mysterious and deadly virus that defies all known cures.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 11.1%
Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 1990's 9.8%, Shooter 8.4%
G WARRIOR is a retro hardcore action shooting game. Pick up the gun and destroy all robots and aliens. Fight in colorful scenes such as snowy mountains, caves, seas of fire, alien lairs, etc.! !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13%, Aliens 12.3%, 1990's 8.8%, Shooter 8.1%
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 26.4%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Aliens 15.2%, 1990's 8.3%, Shooter 6.8%
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Side Scroller 15%, Aliens 12.7%, Shooter 9%
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Space 7.6%
Dodge, defend, and destroy! Engage in a frenetic shoot 'em up, facing relentless bullet streams that test your reflexes. Experience dynamic shifts between vertical and horizontal views as you fend off endless enemy waves. Use polarity shields for defense and strike back fiercely. Conquer the chaos!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Space 12.2%, Futuristic 8.5%, Arcade 8.2%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Aliens 13.1%, Arcade 8.3%, Shooter 7.9%
Katalyst is a 2-D Space Shooter for the people who love and grew up with Space Shooters! Guide the Hero on his journey to defeat the evil aliens threatening civilization! If you like dodging bullets, precision shooting, and only being able to move in 8-directions, then this game is for you!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Aliens 15.2%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Military 9.9%, Shooter 9%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Aliens 10.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 8.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Aliens 19.4%, Space 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Bullet Hell 6.5%
Shoot' Em Up, Vertical Fast & Fun !The Overdriven Ship is back :More better, more intense, and more beautiful !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Aliens 11.1%, 1990's 8.3%, Arcade 8.1%
A side scrolling shooter with a bullet hell influence. Does it explode? Yes. Everything does. Enemies show their battle damage through having chunks be blown off. There are multiple enemies all with unique behaviours, all which are designed in junction with each other.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Side Scroller 14%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.6%
Gray goo is a short retro arcade shooter with lots of upgrades. This game is about destroying goo in space and saving the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Space 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 1990's 8.1%
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Aliens 8%, Shooter 7.7%
