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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 85% — of 144 reviews
Released: 2025-07-28
Developer: Zorg Games
Publisher: Hunted Cow Games
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
    Windows

    Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.

    Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Sci-fi 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shooter 8%, Top-Down 7.3%

  55. #55 Warped Universe
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 120 reviews2026
    Dev: Warped Games
    Windows

    A free-to-play sci-fi PvE looter shooter set in a volatile and expanding universe where every mission drives progress forward for the player and community together. Choose to play any mission in real-time action or turn-based tactics, and help to eradicate the Void.

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 50.1%, Loot 29.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Spaceships 6.4%, Space 2.1%

  56. #56 Danger Scavenger
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 505 reviews2021
    Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!

    Why similar: Looter Shooter 83.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 5.3%, Top-Down Shooter 4.3%, Bullet Hell 2.6%, Top-Down 2.4%

  57. #57 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
    63% matchVery Positive94% of 115 reviews2026
    Dev: Luciano Bercini
    Windows · Mac

    A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.

    Why similar: Action RPG 64.5%, 2D 10.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.7%, Bullet Hell 5.1%, Space 4.9%

  58. #58 ---Red---Tether-->
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 84 reviews2022
    Dev: Sleeper Games
    Windows · Linux

    ---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 48.4%, 2D 18%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Space 7%, Top-Down 5.5%

  59. #59 Dark Matter
    69% matchMixed59% of 155 reviews2015
    Pub: Meridian4
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%

    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: Sci-fi 26.6%, 2D 15.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 13%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Flight 9.6%

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