- #1 Ultimate Starfighter
97% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Michael Allen CooleyPub: Origin Software Development
Windows
An unknown Alien Race has launched a failed attack on Earth Station Alpha and are regrouping! Fight off the incoming fleets, discover where their ships are being constructed, and launch an assault! If Earth Station Alpha is destroyed, the planet will be lost and humanity exterminated.
Why similar: Space Sim 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shooter 9.1%, Vehicular Combat 7.2%
- #2 Cosmara
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jotunn Man
Windows
COSMARA is a unique blend between Tactical and Action gameplay. Create the perfect ship loadout for each mission and take to the void as you fight other player captains in PVP or take on the AI Armada in either solo or co-op.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Vehicular Combat 14.6%, Team-Based 13%, Military 8.2%
- #3 Duralumin Wind
96% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: CETVE LLC
Windows
Pilot your helicopter to victory as your complete objectives, dodge missiles, and destroy your enemies. But don't forget to keep an eye on your fuel, ammunition, and health or you might not survive.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 21%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Military 9.3%
- #4 Bloodway Infinity
95% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: NormerSE
Windows
Two-dimensional game in New York. You must play as a secret agent so that he can gain immortality.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #5 Strike Wings
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Strike Wings Games
Windows · Mac
A top-down modernized retro space combat epic. Choose from over fifty warships and be part of massive fleet actions with hundreds of ships on the field. Fly for Earth's church-state or the Martian forge that armed it. Play solo, in split-screen co-op, or in max 24-pilot online attrition battles.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Military 8.4%
- #6 ZAPNATOR
94% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: NoxBox
Windows
Dodge and destroy enemies and asteroids to get food and grow bigger! Be careful though, the game only gets harder over time. Deal with incoming bosses and find yourself your own unique strategy with the attribute system! Change up the gameplay with different stages and characters to choose from!
Why similar: Space Sim 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 7.5%
- #7 Alien Wall
93% matchNo user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Stefan Preuss
Windows · Mac
Alien Wall is a powerful genre mix between a brick breaker and ‘shoot em up’. Modern retro Arcade fun at its best!
Why similar: Space Sim 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.7%
- #8 Where is Earth?
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Jovano Software
Windows
Where is Earth is a top-down vehicular combat game. Traverse planets, evading threats and obstacles, in search of your crew. Gather resources to assemble upgrades, landing vehicles, space craft, weaponry and support modules to aid you in your fight against an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.9%, Vehicular Combat 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shooter 6.9%
- #9 Stopping Santa
91% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Hephaestus Games
Windows · Linux
Stopping Santa is a Jazzy top-down arena shooter where you play a mercenary fighting against Santa’s legions. Short play sessions, simple controls, instant action, and a global leaderboard for the Top 10. Inspired by classic arcade games.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 19.5%, Perma Death 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Shooter 8.2%
- #10 Comet Clash
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: bitshift.studio
Windows
Take control of humanity’s last resort in defending the planet from the many dangers outer space has to offer. Shoot or deflect incoming projectiles, harvest them from the moon and spend the loot on upgrades.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Perma Death 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 8.9%
- #11 Frenzy Force
90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Clutch Design
Windows
Choose your champion and fight until your last breath! Frenzy Force is a casual wave-survival game with a diverse set of weapons and unlockable characters, where you must fight through a variety of biomes against hordes of shadowy minions.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Shooter 8.1%
- #12 Constellar
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Jacob KuchinskyPub: Banana Peel Studios
Windows · Mac
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.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, 2D Fighter 19.6%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 7.7%
- #13 Containment Breach
89% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Sam Effa
Windows
Containment Breach is a wave-based zombie survival game where you can blow the limbs off of enemies. Earn points to unlock doors, buy and upgrade weapons, perks, and equipment. See how fast you can escape the facility or choose to stay and go for the highest round possible.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Perma Death 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 6.2%
- #14 Don't PANIC!
88% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: YuTech
Windows
A fast‑paced symphony of destruction where you are always outnumbered. Survival demands constant motion, sharp evasion, and smart arsenal management.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down 8.6%, Shooter 8.2%
- #15 Mothership Forever
87% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectorGames
Windows
Fight against an ever-evolving threat in this skill-based twinstick shooter 14 years in the making.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 6.8%
- #16 GravaVector
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric Booty Games
Windows
The solar system is on the brink of collapse! Using powerful alien technology, you must battle enemies, players, and the forces of gravity to escape and survive. Redemption is optional. Survival is not.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9%
- #17 Ark Defender
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Mischief & Mayhem Studios
Windows
Roguelike missile command. Survive as long as you can aboard the Ark, humanity's last hope, in a hostile galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 28%, Perma Death 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #18 Dime Nebula
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wyso Sirius
Windows
After being abducted by a maniacal cyberbot, you must fight your way through a hundred levels of nebulous arenas in your spacecraft to escape. A mouse-controlled, 1366 x 768 indie-game adventure. Prepare to face turrets, mines, asteroids and mechanical krabs intent on thwarting your escape!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.3%, 2D Fighter 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Arcade 8.7%, Top-Down 6%
- #19 DRONE SMUGGLER
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Debauched Sloth Games
Windows
DRONE SMUGGLER is an old-school, top-down space shooter with ship customization, randomly generated levels & obstacles to navigate/destroy, and thematic sounds that seek to capture some of the magic of classic video game music & effects. Battle shadespace hazards and fight for the HIGH SCORE!
Why similar: Space Sim 23%, Vehicular Combat 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 8.3%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #20 Extermination Overdrive
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Denormalizer
Windows
Extermination Overdrive is a single player 2D arcade shooter set in space. Battle swarms of enemy space craft and massive dreadnoughts.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 22.6%, Military 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Space 8.2%
- #21 Gratuitous Space Shooty Game
83% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Gratuitous Shooty Game is a hobby space shooter made by the developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, reusing the art from that game :D.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 8.6%
- #22 DuckStruck
81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Solemn Snail Studios
Windows · Mac
DuckStruck is a fast paced, top down bullet hell pixel art shooter, where you play as... a duck! Battle enemy zombie ducks, and build defences to aid your survival with endless waves of enemies attacking you at every moment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, 2D Fighter 18.5%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #23 Galactic Explorers
82% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Caden KoehlPub: Koehl Studios
Windows
Galactic Explorers is a top-down 2D retro space shooter inspired by early games such as Galaxian, and Asteroids.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #24 Fortified Space
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Nightsail Game Studios
Windows
Seize control of hostile planets in this nostalgic space sim and tower defense hybrid inspired by classic Flash games. Fight for orbital supremacy in starship combat, then land on the surface to build bases, deploy defenses, and shred enemies. Relax aboard your ship with farming, mining, and more.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.2%, Vehicular Combat 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Military 7.3%, Space 6.4%
- #25 Galactic Starfire: Squadron
82% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: InScienceGamesPub: Matt Scala
Windows
Galactic Starfire: Squadron is a Future Sci-Fi Space Shooter game set in different environments around the universe. Complete the challenges and stay alive as you progress through the different types of levels.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Vehicular Combat 12.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.7%
- #26 RedRaptor
80% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Novax GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
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 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 6.6%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #27 Eris One Stand
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softcoat Studios
Windows
Join the Pook Star Legion in this shoot ’em up roguelike and battle through waves of enemies. Dodge incoming fire and choose your upgrades to transform your ship throughout each run as you fight to reclaim the Kryos Crystals stolen from the Pooks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Perma Death 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 7.5%
- #28 CORA
78% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Empty House Games
Windows · Linux
CORA (Counter Offensive Rapidfire Automata) is a singleplayer/multiplayer top-down shooter created by Empty House Games borrowing inspiration from other arcade top-down shooters.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 7.3%
- #29 Redline Protocol
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cranky Crow Games
Windows
Redline Protocol is a fast modern-retro helicopter combat game built around low-altitude attacks, tactical objectives, wrap-around battlefields, and escalating chaos.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Vehicular Combat 19.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.7%
- #30 Escape the Kreegan
78% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Vehicular Combat 14.9%, Shooter 8.7%, Space 8.1%
- #31 Parsec Express
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thulu Games
Windows · Mac
Explore a scientifically grounded version of our solar system in this 2D space adventure. Mine asteroids, fight hostile ships, navigate the cold silence between worlds, and choose your place among rival factions.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #32 Guardian Force - Saturn Tribute
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
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 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Shooter 12%, Military 11.3%, Arcade 10%
- #33 Project AsteroidZ
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Timothy E. Winnie
Windows
A warm welcome to a fresh take on classic Asteroids — blast through escalating waves of rocks, mines, drones, and alien fleets, chain combos for huge scores, and dive into a story-driven mining campaign. Full controller support. Local co-op & online multiplayer coming soon!
Why similar: 2D Fighter 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 8.3%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #34 Asteroids
75% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Play Asteroids
Windows
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 12%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #35 Cosmic Carnage
73% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
With 3.68 quintillion possible builds, no run is the same. Mix 10 astronauts, 10 ships, and 100+ upgrades in a relentless roguelite top-down shooter where alien swarms and brutal bosses push every skill to the limit. Adapt, experiment, and fight to survive the chaos
Why similar: Perma Death 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #36 Out A Space
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Brighthelm stone
Windows · Mac
Out A Space is a fast-paced, top-down space roguelike combining arcade action with tactical fleet management. Deploy your fleet on a pre-battle grid, customize ship loadouts, and chain weapon effects to shatter enemy armadas from your flagship as you cross the galaxy to uncover an ancient secret.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Perma Death 14%, Space 8.4%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #37 Spherical Worlds: Evolution
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infobyte
Windows · Linux
A distant human colony faces an enigmatic alien threat. As commander of a spherical battle droid, infiltrate alien spacecraft to neutralize the menace from within. Face AI-enhanced droids, upgrade your arsenal, and engage in high-speed action, mini-games and test your strategic skills and reflexes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Vehicular Combat 14.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 8.1%
- #38 Void Surfer
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Seared Entertainment
Windows
Harvest the galaxy, Design the perfect ship, Annihilate your enemies!
Why similar: Space Sim 34.7%, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, 2D Fighter 14.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 4.6%
- #39 Nemesis Galaxy at War
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Systemfinity Studios Ltd
Windows
An endless sci-fi asteroid shooter where each level gets harder. Battle enemies, collect upgrades, and survive infinite waves of intense space combat!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down 7.8%, Space 4.4%
- #40 Ignition Arena
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Expedition Games
Windows
Ignition Arena is a free-to-play, fast-paced tactical PvP game where players build and customize ships for intense space battles. Compete in dynamic arenas featuring strategic combat, skill-based mechanics, and extensive ship customization. Outsmart and outgun opponents to claim victory!
Why similar: Space Sim 24%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Vehicular Combat 9.9%, Shooter 8.1%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #41 No Space For All
71% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Dudindie
Windows
A fleet to defeat, a weapon to collect, and one life to decide everything in the roguelike shooter No Space For All. Let the universe know your second name!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Perma Death 17.8%, Vehicular Combat 16.7%, Shooter 8%
- #42 Rogue Space Convoy
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Delti LLC
Windows
Rogue Space Convoy is a roguelite space action shooter where you pilot a fighter, build a convoy, and choose branching encounters across five hostile passages. Disable enemy cruisers, salvage upgrades, and keep the Ark alive long enough to reach the gate.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Vehicular Combat 16%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #43 Ace Pilot Europe
71% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Hubert cachatPub: HC
Windows
Arcade style World War 2 aircraft game. Control multiple fighters in dogfights. Fly bombing run with B25 and B17. Hunt submarines with a B24. Drop paratroopers in a C47. Attack trains. 10 different missions over Europe. This is my second indie game and it's a lot of fun.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Military 11.3%, Vehicular Combat 10%, Arcade 8.6%
- #44 Warawara Invaders
72% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
Even if you are not good at avoiding bullets or shmup games there is no problem. A 2d casual rolling shooter best for killing time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 9.8%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #45 Rysen
72% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 10.1%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #46 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 6.9%
- #47 VALE
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: F-GamesPub: JTS Development
Windows
Fight your way to dominion over the universe in this Shoot Em Up game based on the book! On the planet Vale, known for its extreme cold and endless snowfields, the story follows young Talen Esko and his sister Salla, whose family, the Esko clan, is transferred to govern this icy world.
Why similar: Space Sim 26%, 2D Fighter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 7.6%
- #48 Gunslinger Nova
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: instasiv
Windows
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 8.8%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #49 Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey
70% matchMixed66% of 261 reviews2014
Dev: Ultravision InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 24%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Shooter 8.9%, Space 8.8%
- #50 Cosmo Strike: Complete Edition
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nikspeaks Pub: Nikspeaks
Windows
In the distant year of 2359, previously unknown alien forces have attacked Earth and its colonies. You are an agent on a special mission sent by the global senate to repel the attack and stop the alien forces.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #51 BroodStar
68% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Perma Death 18.4%, Shooter 7.6%, Arcade 7%
- #52 Cube Space
70% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: INFINITE BRIDGE
Windows
Cube Space is a minimalist arcade Shoot `em Up game set in space. You control a spaceship and your task is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemies and obstacles in your path.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9.3%
- #53 Iron Skies
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 171Dev
Windows · Linux
Retro style, propeller plane centred shoot 'em up inspired by the arcade classics of a fondly remembered bygone era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #54 Nephenthesys
67% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Let's Dev StudiosPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
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 29%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 9.5%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #55 Star Squadron: Student Driver
68% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Mark Arenz
Windows · Mac
A tongue-in-cheek space shooter where your only weapon is a ping pong cannon. Survive 15 levels and you might just earn your pilot's license.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.4%
- #56 Vector Storm
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: WHODATYAT
Windows
A relentless top-down arcade shooter with roguelite progression. Blast through escalating waves, battle massive bosses, and build your loadout with boss-dropped gear. Earn tokens to permanently upgrade your fleet and unlock new ships between runs.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #57 Magnetar
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pierz Newton-JohnPub: Singularity Games
Windows
Magnetar is a top-down space shooter set in a unique physics-based environment packed with opportunities and hazards where you'll need all your skill to survive. Collect credits to upgrade ships and allies. Features 50 campaign levels and endless random levels.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Military 10.4%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #58 Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
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 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #59 DnB Starfighter
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Reese Studio
Windows · Mac
A skill-driven space shooter where the only goal is a better run.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 7.5%