- #1 Horde Of Plenty
97% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: SMONCH, LLC
Windows
In this action-packed twin-stick shooter, construction worker Ron Mayhem's beloved pet, Puffy, a rather round and yellow puffer fish, has been captured by the forces of evil. Slay the hordes, collect mad loot, and bring Puffy back!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14%, Soundtrack 7.9% ★
- #2 Legacy Of Evil
96% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Uruca Game StudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Join legendary RPG heroes in 'Legacy of Evil,' a classic arcade Shoot 'em Up. Battle the sinister Dravlo Stradinic and his dark forces. Upgrade your heroes and face terrifying bosses. Can you defeat the vampire and save Stygia?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Bullet Hell 9.4%, Local Co-Op 8.5%
- #3 Vectrix
96% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Poco a PocoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Vectrix is a rhythmic, techno, top-down shoot 'em up with a synthwave soundtrack and a grid of enemies based on John Conway's "Game of Life" cellular automaton!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Retro 12%, Arcade 10%
- #4 Nectar Wars
95% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Sinomod Studios
Windows
An explosive Shoot ‘Em Up like no other, Nectar focuses on five hummingbird sisters, each with their own playstyle. Defeat powerful bosses, unlock new cosmetics, compete in online leaderboards, and save your world from the invading bee army!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Retro 7.3%
- #5 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
94% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Shooter 6.9%
- #6 Retro Rocket Raiders
94% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Zed Zeek
Windows
An old school fast action twin stick shmup, featuring more than 20 weapons that you can equip your ship with and 30 different enemies
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Retro 12%, Arcade 9.2%
- #7 Little Elf Tanks
93% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
A bombastic bug busting adventure! Play as one of four playable characters in their quest to to free their fellow elves from the clutches of an evil army of spiders. If they crawl, blast em all! Let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Arcade 7.7%
- #8 Exovore
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Shooter 7.1%
- #9 DOOMTANK
92% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Unibear Studio
Windows
DOOMTANK is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter designed to put you in the hot seat. Enter an ever-changing room straight from the depths of Hell and slay its inhabitants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 7.1%
- #10 Lonefield Evacutation Survivor
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Malémûre
Windows
Lonefield Evacuation Survivor is a... survivor in which you play as a ship facing an alien incursion. Destroy your enemies, collect bolts and upgrade your ship to survive long enough and escape. Play alone or with up to 3 friends in local multiplayer or with Remote Play Together for online gaming.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Arcade 7.5%
- #11 Circuit Breakers
91% matchMixed58% of 116 reviews2015
Dev: Triverske
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Shooter 6.3%
- #12 Undercroft Warriors
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Shooter 6.9%
- #13 Steel Alcimus
89% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Shooter 7%
- #14 Nex Machina
87% matchVery Positive87% of 2,168 reviews2017
Dev: Housemarque
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.5%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Arcade 8%, Local Co-Op 7.7%
- #15 Retromancer
88% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Spinfoam Games
Windows · Mac
What happens when nostalgia and necromancy mix? A Retromancer happens! Grab a few friends, choose your champions, and battle your way through 6 brutal zones filled with screeching bats, burrowing worms, deranged cultists, and giant ants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Hell 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%, Retro 7.9%
- #16 Acid Web
86% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Text Garden
Windows · Linux
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 7.6%
- #17 Proto Trigger
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Busted Atlas
Windows
An arcade shoot'em up with unique power-infusion gameplay. Face down an unknown army alone or with a friend in online or local co-op. Navigate the cosmos to save the remants of humanity, or join them in extinction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.5%
- #18 Bartlow's Dread Machine
85% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Beep Games, Inc.
Windows
An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and characters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Co-op 10.6%, Retro 8.3%
- #19 Poly-Vinyl Pests!
83% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: IDX Legends
Windows
Poly-Vinyl Pests! takes place many years in the future, where humans are long gone but plastics still litter the earth. Play as two ants from rival colonies in this twin-stick shooter to both squash plastic-laden pests and to prove the superiority of your colony!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Arcade 8.6%, Shooter 8.5%
- #20 Two by One
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Javier Ortega
Windows
Do you have what it takes to beat two games at the same time? Prove your skills by controlling two ships simultaneously or join forces with a friend to overcome the challenge of this stylish Shoot'Em Up.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Local Co-Op 8.7%
- #21 Monsters 'til Midnight
82% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Co-op 10.5%
- #22 Starfighter Neon
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Retro 8.6%
- #23 GunBird
81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 9.8%
- #24 #KILLALLZOMBIES
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 314 reviews2016
Dev: Fortell Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 48.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Co-op 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.7%
- #25 GyroGunner
80% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: H.T.Project Games
Windows
An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 7.9%
- #26 Enfora Star
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Haapa Games
Windows · Linux
Enfora Star station is being overrun! Pilot your spacecraft and deploy defenses to survive droid swarms - but every purchase costs precious score points. Will you risk everything for maximum points or play it safe? Master the ultimate arcade challenge!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Retro 7.2%
- #27 Gods of the Arena Dungeon
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GasGod Games
Windows
Destroy arena vermin, level up, choose your class path, get loot, and slay other players. Destroy the bosses of the arena without being slain, and perhaps your ascent into arena God-hood will be recorded into legend! Now remastered!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shooter 7%
- #28 In The Valley of Death -Prologue-
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: stdio.gypsy
Windows
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shooter 9.1%
- #29 Move Dodge and Kill
78% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: DjokaGames
Windows · Linux
Dodge the enemies shot and kill them with different weapons. Move, Dodge and Kill is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler in a neon environment.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.2%
- #30 ULTRA CORE DIVE
77% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: AslaekrPub: Tuupa Records Ltd.
Windows
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 8.1%
- #31 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,577 reviews2014
Dev: Lucid GamesPub: Sierra
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Arcade 11.2%, Local Co-Op 5.7%
- #32 Fairyside
76% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Kiyummi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fantasy roguelike shoot-em-up with lots of bullet hell featuring cute pixel art, visual novel interludes, and story-driven gameplay. Join Shirley in her journey to learn magic and survive Redwood Academy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%
- #33 Death Carnival
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Furyion Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready for Death Carnival. Intense Top-Down Shooter with multi-elevation combat. Easy to start, thrilling to watch. Over a dozen characters with unique attacks and story. Adrenaline-fueled combat in singleplayer, online co-op, or competitive PvP.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Co-op 10.9%
- #34 Watchlist
76% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: Fletcher's Games
Windows · Mac
Accused of committing a crime affecting the nation's security, you are now tasked with tracking down various undesirables in order to redeem yourself in the eyes of the powers that be. Blast through procedurally generated levels and complete the Watchlist in this retro arcade shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Bullet Hell 10.1%
- #35 Ringleaders
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric LlamaPub: Everyrealm
Windows
Complete high stakes missions in this intense social deduction twin-stick shooter, where friends can quickly turn into informants, bent on sabotaging you at every turn.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Co-op 12.6%
- #36 Renegade Ops
74% matchVery Positive85% of 2,839 reviews2011
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.1%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Co-op 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Arcade 9.1%
- #37 Autonomous Anarchy
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orabidon Games
Windows
A retro twin-stick bullet-hell where you fight hordes of enemies, collect powerful weapons and upgrades, and go head to head with menacing mechanical bosses. Take on the hordes solo or with a friend in local co-op!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Local Co-Op 12%
- #38 GalaxIverse II
72% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Brace yourself for explosive space battles in GalaxIverse II! This intense multi-directional shooter puts you in the pilot's seat against alien fleets and colossal capital ships.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Co-op 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Bullet Hell 10.9%
- #39 Storm Mined
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Minestorm reimagined with modern gameplay! Blast through waves of deadly mines, gear up with powerful upgrades between levels, and dive into intense rhythm-based stages set to an original soundtrack !
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Arcade 7.2%
- #40 Vradark's Revenge
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Sanchez CrewPub: Drunk Fly Oy
Windows
“Vradark’s Revenge” is a fantasy game in the Action RPG genre.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Top-Down 4.9%
- #41 Bat Blitz
71% matchPositive83% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Beef Dust Studios
Windows
Bat Blitz is a fast paced, top down shooter, roguelike where you have to kill bats to stay alive as long as possible.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Medieval 8.2%, Arcade 7.6%
- #42 Operation Zero
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Grab your biggest gun and jump into this story-driven top-down run-and-gun sci-fi arcade shooter starring the ultimate bio-engineered hero-manchild TASKILLER!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Arcade 7.2%
- #43 Demonizer
72% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Iori Branford
Windows · Linux
The fantasy bullet battle to end monstergirl genocide! Turn hateful humans into lovable demons in this 90s arcade style shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Medieval 7.8%, Shooter 7.6%
- #44 Salt VS Pepper
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: teevy
Windows
Salt VS Pepper is a twin-stick shooter where you switch between black and white every 3 seconds, leaving behind an evil clone every time you switch! Use guns, walls, bowling balls, and anything in between as a weapon!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Arcade 6.7%
- #45 GoobnBalloonsDX
70% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: IconicArtsLLP
Windows
Fight off waves of evil balloons and save the galaxy - solo or co-op! Travel between worlds in an extensive story mode, save your friends, and recruit them to challenge dastardly bosses in this arcade shoot ‘em up adventure!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Local Co-Op 12%, Co-op 10.9%, Bullet Hell 9.6%
- #46 Touhou Renkyouto ~ Subterranean Festival of Love and Jealousy
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: ArzvetPub: Team Minty Cabbages
Windows
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 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 8.8%, Shooter 8.8%
- #47 Ogo
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Ogo is an arcade twin-stick shooter where you control yin and yang to defeat your enemies, complete varied levels or just relax in different endless game modes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #48 Never Not Shooting
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Hand Cannon Games
Windows
Grab up to 3 friends and defend the sun from swarms of enemies in this local coop twin stick shooter. Siphon energy from the sun and shoot as many attackers as you can to claim the high score before it explodes! Fight over experience and upgrade your ship to keep up with the ever-mounting pressure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Arcade 8.9%
- #49 Escape the Kreegan
69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Shooter 7%
- #50 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,088 reviews2007
Dev: Bizarre CreationsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.9%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Retro 10.8%
- #51 The Mad House Season One
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Carrot Studios
Windows
Step into The Mad House, a futuristic cyberpunk game show! Battle waves of enemies, conquer unique room challenges, and climb the Leaderboard. Upgrade your gear, master each fight, and earn your place in the legendary Hall of Legends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Shooter 11.2%, Bullet Hell 8.8%
- #52 Breeding Grounds
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NEETNectar
Windows
Breeding Grounds is an old school style pure dungeon crawler. Search for power-ups throughout the maze-like levels as you shoot your way through enemies. Defeat the final boss before your health runs out!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Shooter 7.9%, Arcade 7.2%
- #53 Ultratron
69% matchVery Positive88% of 694 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Retro 13%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Arcade 10.9%
- #54 Sky Force Anniversary
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,138 reviews2015
Dev: Infinite Dreams
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Local Co-Op 10.1%, Arcade 8%
- #55 Zombie Cubes 2
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: MayoNinja Games
Windows
Survive relentless waves of Zombie Cubes in this action-packed shooter! Explore redesigned maps, battle unique bosses, uncover secrets, and craft traps to gain the upper hand. Upgrade weapons, collect PowerUps, and compete for the highest score in this fast-paced fight for survival!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Action 3.9%
- #56 PewPew Live
66% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Jean-François Geyelin
Windows
A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 7.8%
- #57 Smash Hyper Drive
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gare Games
Windows · Mac
It's 2025 and the country's mega research facility has gone bad. You are a lowly security guard gunning for his paycheck. Fight your way out in this twin-stick shooter. Reminiscent of Smash TV and the likes of Xeno Crisis.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Retro 10%, Arcade 7.4%
- #58 LUMbA: HANGOVER
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Team Lumba
Windows
Experience the thrilling aftermath of Lumba's crusade in LUMbA: HANGOVER! The substance has spread to four new victims, led once again by Pal. Together, they will engage in a doomed campaign across their world in this fast-paced, top-down shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Shooter 7.4%
- #59 Iron Fisticle
67% matchVery Positive84% of 513 reviews2014
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Retro 6.5%