60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Top-Down Shooter, Arcade, Action.
STAR SHREDDERS is a prologue to an extensive, story-rich SHMUP with strategic elements. Play as Clash, leading the Valkyrie force in the onset of an epic interstellar war. This teaser sets the stage for a larger adventure.
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Score Attack 12%, Old School 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%
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 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, 1990's 11.2%, Old School 9%, Score Attack 8.4%
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 32.4%, Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, 1990's 12.6%, Retro 8.7%, Sci-fi 6.1%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Score Attack 11.8%, Retro 10.5%, 1990's 8.8%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Score Attack 13.9%, 1990's 11.2%, Retro 8.6%
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 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Old School 7.6%, Retro 6%
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 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, 1990's 13%, Old School 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%
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 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Score Attack 15.2%, 1990's 12.3%, Old School 9.7%
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 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, 1990's 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Retro 8.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Score Attack 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Old School 8.5%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Old School 9.9%, Retro 8%, Sci-fi 7.8%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Score Attack 12.3%, Old School 8.3%, Top-Down 4.2%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Score Attack 12%, 1990's 8.9%, Shooter 3.6%
Influenced by classic top-down shooters like Sinistar and Bosconian, Shibui Coliseum is a multidirectonally scrolling shoot ‘em up for fans of fast-paced arcade action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Retro 14.2%, 1990's 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%
A small game where you cannot stop moving forward. Your bullets get stronger and stronger after they bounce enough times. Bounce your Bullets! is a casual yet increasingly difficult colorful shmup where you survive for as long as possible against growing waves of enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Score Attack 21.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Top-Down 3.3%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Score Attack 8.3%, Old School 7.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%
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 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, 1990's 11.7%, Old School 11.4%, Retro 9.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Score Attack 19%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Retro 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Destroy the deadly bouncing orbs for the highest score in this Pang meets Asteroids arcade blaster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Score Attack 12.3%, 1990's 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%
Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this story-driven arcade shooter. The RADON Daughters have launched their ultimate weapon. Take control of the experimental gunship HALCYON and break out of the CAGE.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Cyberpunk 13%, Score Attack 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Score Attack 9.9%, Old School 6.6%, Retro 5.1%
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 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, 1990's 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Retro 8.2%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Retro 10.8%, Score Attack 10.7%
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 33.7%, Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Score Attack 10.9%, 1990's 7%, Old School 6%
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Score Attack 17.2%, 1990's 10.2%, Retro 5.2%
Top-down shooter action for the Atari Lynx handheld console. WANTED: Hot gun for hire. Travel to several exotic and dangerous places. Discover several exotic and dangerous aliens and kill them. Kill lots. For cash. Buy more weapons and kill again.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Cyberpunk 12.4%, Retro 12%, Sci-fi 11.5%
An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Top-Down Shooter 27%, Score Attack 13.1%, 1990's 10.1%, Retro 7.9%
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: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Cyberpunk 14.5%, Score Attack 11.5%, Sci-fi 8%
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Old School 8%, Shooter 4.1%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Old School 9.4%, Retro 4.7%
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Old School 9.8%, Score Attack 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Score Attack 14.4%, Old School 10.2%, Sci-fi 10%
Technikiller is a sci-fi shooter set inside a mega-factory. Hack in and take control of a hulking mech to blast your way through hordes of killer robots. Fight your way to the core and shut it down.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Cyberpunk 15.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Retro 5.3%
Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Score Attack 12.4%, 1990's 12.4%, Old School 10.7%
CHROMACORE is a top-down arena shooter set in a futuristic super soldier training facility. Match your neon lights to the enemies in flow-inducing combat. Your task is simple: kill, adapt, survive, respawn.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Sci-fi 14%, Arcade 3.2%
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 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Old School 11.4%, Retro 9.4%, Score Attack 8.6%
Master your Blade in frantic, fast paced combat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 33.8%, Score Attack 16.3%, Action 4.8%, Arcade 4.1%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Cyberpunk 16.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Retro 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%
Lead your starfighter as a bounty hunter, complete contracts and fight your way to free your home system from a criminal empire full of conspiracies and underworld secrets, in this hard boiled action old school arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Score Attack 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Retro 7.4%
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Score Attack 12.5%, 1990's 9.3%, Old School 8.8%
Blaze of Storm is a arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup. You will fight against enemies in cyberspace as a cyber diver.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Cyberpunk 18%, Score Attack 17.8%, Retro 11%, Sci-fi 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 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Old School 11.9%, Retro 10.1%, 1990's 9.9%
Experience raw brutality and hard-boiled gunplay in ACID TRIP, the 2D top-down shooter with endless possibilities. Buy perks and upgrades, defeat bosses, zombies, and dodge traps in a hellish world. Fast-paced with intense sound design and musical accompaniment. A must-play It's like if Doom was 2D.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Score Attack 17.3%, Cyberpunk 8.2%, Story Rich 6%
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 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 30.3%, Retro 12.4%, 1990's 11.4%, Shooter 4%
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, 1990's 8.8%, Retro 5.6%
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 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, 1990's 17.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Top-Down 4%
Are you a true gamer? Do you have what it takes to prove your skills across a variety of simplistic mini games? Test your skills against Jeb's collection of homemade arcade games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Score Attack 18.6%, 1990's 8.4%, Old School 6.5%
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Score Attack 15.5%, Retro 6.5%, Top-Down 2.8%
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 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Score Attack 11.6%, Retro 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%
Asteroid Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate your enemies. Play 2 players to increase your chance of survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, 1990's 15.3%, Old School 12.5%, Score Attack 10.4%, Retro 10.3%
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Old School 11.3%, Sci-fi 10%, Retro 9.7%
Shoot different types of spaceships while avoiding getting shot yourself. Kill 10 minutes at a time with this affordable colourful timewaster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Retro 14.3%, Score Attack 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%
Join Emme the dog as she battles block invaders in this puzzle action game. Defeat all kinds of unpredictable blocks across hundreds of levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, 1990's 15%, Cyberpunk 14.4%, Retro 10.2%
Rocks In Space is an indie arcade shooter with upgrades, unlockable ships, and no paywalls. Download now and get ready to fight the endless swarm!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, 1990's 12.8%, Retro 9.3%, Score Attack 7.7%
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.4%, Retro 13.4%, Score Attack 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Old School 5.1%
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 31.1%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Old School 13.5%, Score Attack 8.6%, Sci-fi 6.7%
A Shoot 'Em Up of macro proportions! When giant anime women invade the galaxy, only a team is able to stand against them and put things right: a pizza guy with a pilot's license, a lovely engineer and a tiny robot flying on a garbage truck spaceship!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Retro 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Score Attack 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Old School 7.4%, Retro 7.1%
Play through challenging levels in eight atmospheric worlds in this rusty and technically demanding Breakout remake. Collect and craft crystals to upgrade your equipment and find your own way through the level jungle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, 1990's 15.7%, Old School 12.7%, Retro 7.7%
