60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Shoot 'Em Up, Singleplayer.
A retro-arcade-inspired space shooter with tongue-in-cheek humor, a focus on exhilarating powerups, and score attack.
Cosmic Cleaner
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.
Nova Swarm
Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.
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 24.8%, Score Attack 22.2%, Arcade 14.3%, Space 9.7%, Action 7.6%
Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Score Attack 24.5%, Arcade 12%, Space 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.4%
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 23.9%, Arcade 12.5%, Score Attack 11.7%, Top-Down 9.3%, 1990's 9.2%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Score Attack 20.3%, Top-Down 11.8%, Arcade 11.3%, Space 11.2%
Dodge enemy beams with your space fighter, kill huge bosses, and sing along to seven distinct songs in this unique rock opera videogame.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Arcade 14%, Score Attack 11.3%, Top-Down 8.1%, Action 7.6%
Artificial intelligence threatens the galaxy. Buckle up and fight computing power with the only power that counts: FIREPOWER! Experience Toaplan's brain-melting Slap Fight (AKA Alcon) with its gauge-based power-ups and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with the latest features!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Score Attack 20.9%, Arcade 20%, Action 10.5%, 2D 6.8%
Experience Toaplan's arcade shooter Flying Shark (AKA Sky Shark) on PC with the latest quality-of-life features. Ride through the skies as they burn in a rain of armor-piercing bullets! You have been chosen for the mission. Because you are the best pilot there is!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.2%, Arcade 20.4%, Score Attack 19.8%, Action 10.4%, 2D 6.8%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Score Attack 20.1%, Space 11.4%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 10%
Shoot the enemy at close range! Crystal Breaker is a vertically scrolling shmup that focuses on close range attack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Score Attack 22.7%, Arcade 16.4%, 1990's 11.9%, 2D 6.2%
Weave and cleave your way through walls of bullet and push your score to unknown limits in this aggressive Shoot'em'up to save humanity from its own hubris
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Score Attack 25.3%, Arcade 14%, Top-Down 6.8%, Space 5.9%
Introducing FixEight, Toaplan's thrilling vertical run-and-gun game featuring eight peerless warriors with cutting-edge weapons. Embark on an exhilarating cosmic escapade with up to three players at once. Now on PC with modern extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Score Attack 18.5%, Arcade 17.8%, 1990's 7.7%, 2D 7%
Enter an ever changing, randomly generated galaxy and battle the Metal Swarm menace in this arcade style shoot 'em up. Blast through hordes of bugs, collect powerups and battle giant bosses as you harvest their power cores to upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.8%, Arcade 19.9%, Cartoony 10.4%, Top-Down 7.7%, Space 7.5%
The sequel to the speed-and-destruction shmup "Raging Blasters" is here! It's called "Raging Blasters 2." This is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup in which players control a fighter jet and battle various enemies in outer space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.2%, Score Attack 17.9%, Arcade 17.1%, Action 7.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Score Attack 19.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 9.4%, Space 9.2%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Score Attack 18.4%, Arcade 13.4%, Space 10.3%, 1990's 8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Score Attack 20.6%, Arcade 12.9%, Military 12.1%, Top-Down 11.5%
Blast through five worlds, claim the Cosmic Gems, defeat Lord Zorkannan, and master every run in this fast arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Score Attack 25%, Arcade 13.7%, 1990's 6%, Space 5%
What is that... a cat!? A mysterious enemy has invaded from outer space. Break through a storm of bullets in your super fighter in this unique full-scale shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Arcade 20.1%, Top-Down 16%, 1990's 15.1%, Action 11.5%
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.9%, Arcade 19.4%, Score Attack 19.4%, 2D 7.7%, Action 5.8%
Devour the swarm. In this vivid arcade torch 'em up, you play as a dragon growing its tail to expand its firepower. Dodge bullet-hell patterns, wield elemental magic, and slay massive mythic bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Score Attack 18.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Top-Down 11.7%, Space 7.9%
Take control and annihilate every invading enemy and stronghold! is a score-attack vertical shmup supporting 1-2 players. Featuring pure mechanics that emphasize destruction and dodging, satisfying explosion effects, and deep hidden secrets, the fight awaits you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Score Attack 28.1%, Arcade 12.8%, Top-Down 7.4%, Space 5.7%
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Score Attack 14%, Arcade 12.5%, Top-Down 10.7%, Conspiracy 10.1% ★
Jeb dreams of one day becoming a big game developer and he's created a bunch of cheesy arcade games that he wants people to play-test for him. But he doesn't want any girls because he thinks girls aren't any good at video games. Lilith will try to show him just how wrong he is.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Score Attack 23.2%, Arcade 16.7%, Comedy 8.2%, Cartoony 8%
It's Christmas! Pelt the humans with gifts! Quickly!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Arcade 16.3%, Score Attack 9.9%, Top-Down 9.4%, Action 8.4%
1CC Games’ first shoot ’em up returns with totally overhauled visuals, all-new enemies and attacks, a deeper scoring system, remixed soundtrack and fresh player powers. Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the ultimate version of the beloved cult classic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Score Attack 20.5%, Arcade 13.3%, 1990's 7.4%, 2D 5.4%
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Score Attack 16.1%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 9.7%, Space 9.6%
In this arcade-style game, chasing higher scores becomes an addictively fast-paced quest for precision. Count to Ten challenges you to tap numbered shapes in sequence, ramping up the challenge with every success. Pure, quickfire fun!
Why similar: Score Attack 42.3%, Arcade 19%, Cute 12%, Cartoony 10.2%, 2D 7.4%
Lock On. Light Up. Lay Waste. Demon Protocol is a retro arcade space shooter with 25 waves of relentless enemies, 4 brutal bosses, and power-ups to keep you fighting. Choose your difficulty and see how far you can push before the demons win.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Arcade 15.3%, Top-Down 11.1%, Space 10.9%, Action 10.6%
Collect energy, grow your tail, and fill the SPACE HOLE in this bite sized arcade game.
Why similar: Score Attack 38.5%, Arcade 22.7%, Space 15.8%, Top-Down 11%, Action 6.2%
One-button arcade score chaser. Grow and shrink your fist to combo your way to victory. Eat all insects as quickly as possible before the day runs out, otherwise it's game over.
Why similar: Score Attack 23.7%, Arcade 19.6%, Cartoony 17.6%, Cute 10.6%, Colorful 8.3%
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 35%, Arcade 14.2%, Space 13.9%, Score Attack 13.2%, Top-Down 9.2%
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Score Attack 28.8%, Arcade 17.6%, 2D 8.2%, Top-Down 7.6%
Blast through endless waves of asteroids, unlock powerful ships, collect devastating upgrades, and survive the ultimate retro-inspired arcade space shooter alone or with a friend.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Arcade 14.1%, Score Attack 13.2%, 1990's 11.5%, Space 9.2%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Score Attack 17.3%, Arcade 16.1%, Space 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.1%
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 32.8%, Arcade 15.3%, Score Attack 13.6%, Action 8.4%, 1990's 8.3%
A challenging 2D block breaker featuring arcade elements and a modern spin on the popular retro games. Destroy data blocks and galactic enemies using only your probe, bullets and power ups but don't lose your ball to the void. Do you have what it takes to reach the end of the universe?
Why similar: Score Attack 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Arcade 13.1%, Top-Down 9.2%, Space 8.3%
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 27.7%, Score Attack 22.9%, Arcade 12.7%, Cartoony 9.9%, Colorful 5.4%
Mine your way through procedurally generated levels, digging ore and bombing enemies to achieve the highest score possible!
Why similar: Score Attack 25.4%, Arcade 24.8%, Cute 15.1%, Top-Down 14.8%, 2D 9.6%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.6%, Arcade 16.2%, Score Attack 13.8%, Top-Down 9.7%, Action 5.9%
Space & Pixels is a top-down space shooter with classic gameplay. Battle through each level, blast lots of enemies, upgrade your ship's firepower, and uncover the truth behind your dangerous mission.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Arcade 19.8%, Top-Down 11.8%, Action 11%, Space 10.6%
Spark MK1 is a fast paced non-stop action game that will challenge your reflexes.
Why similar: Score Attack 23.8%, Arcade 23.4%, Top-Down 18.1%, Action 9.2%, Sci-fi 9%
Imagine yourself living under your favourite oppressive regime. Rebel! Fight waves of SWAT teams. Loot their weapons and money. Buy upgrades. Enlist allies. Face off with the corrupt government bosses. Casual top down/ dual stick shooter with short, intense gameplay and a clever AI.
Why similar: Score Attack 16.5%, Conspiracy 15.8% ★, Arcade 12.3%, Top-Down 12.1%, Comedy 12%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Score Attack 19.2%, Arcade 14.5%, Top-Down 11.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
RED TITANS is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues. Enjoy the chaotic and addictive Survivor mode that Red Titans has in store for you. (Survivor-Like)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Arcade 16.9%, Score Attack 12.7%, 1990's 10.3%, Action 9%
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Score Attack 17.3%, Arcade 11.9%, Top-Down 9.6%, Space 9.5%
METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, 1990's 13.6%, Score Attack 12.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Help QBob leap from rock to rock as he surveys an array of strangely shaped asteroids, all while avoiding a host of bizarre and deadly alien creatures in this modernized take on an arcade-inspired classic.
Why similar: Arcade 25.3%, Comedy 14.9%, Space 14%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Action 10.5%
You are Vakimoh. They are the Venkazoids. Fight for your life in this quick and brutal arcade-style shooter. Can you escape your cage?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.2%, Score Attack 26.3%, Arcade 17.8%, Action 8.3%, Old School 3.6%
RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Score Attack 19.3%, Arcade 14.3%, Space 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Frenetic 2D action in the style of Space Invaders! Customize your spaceship, face hordes of enemies, and challenge yourself in multiple modes, including Campaign, Arcade, Invasion, and Survival. Upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, and face unique challenges in every battle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Arcade 16.1%, Space 13%, Top-Down 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Score Attack 21.5%, Arcade 19.5%, Action 10.1%, 2D 6.9%
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 35.3%, Score Attack 14.3%, Arcade 12.8%, 1990's 10.5%, Space 8.5%
An army of contraptions swarm the skies, and it is up to you, a lone sorcerer to defend the castle wall. LET NONE PASS! Move quickly, dash quicker, and bam, boom, blast them out of the skies with your magic. See how long you can last in this simple and stylish score attack game.
Why similar: Score Attack 37%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 6.1%, 2D 5.7%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Score Attack 16.5%, Arcade 16.2%, Comedy 11.9%, Action 7.5%
Old school side scrolling shoot'em up. Blast through exciting different locations. Defeating waves of defenders until the final boss battle. Attack of the Mechadonk is a indie game developed for fun and learning for the creator.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Arcade 17.2%, Score Attack 13.9%, Comedy 11.9%, Action 9.9%
Part-time work urgently needed! Beginners welcome! Manipulate the gravity of the planet Square and earn your wages by collecting the many aliens that spring up! Compete for income with other part time worker from around the world!
Why similar: Score Attack 37.1%, Arcade 18%, Comedy 13.9%, Space 10.9%, Cute 10.4%
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 30.1%, Arcade 15.4%, 1990's 11.6%, Top-Down 11.5%, Space 9.2%
A shoot'em up inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Arcade 14.9%, Score Attack 14.8%, Space 8.9%, 1990's 7.1%
A classic shoot 'em up with a modern edge. Galactic Plague throws you into a cosmic nightmare where survival means upgrading your ship, mastering legendary weapons, and battling the relentless Martian invasion. Are you ready to face the chaos?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Score Attack 17.2%, Arcade 15.8%, Space 9.4%, Sci-fi 6.6%
This is an action based flappy game turned up to eleven. In the main arcade mode the player is unlocked and able to flap around the length of the screen dodging obstacles, fighting enemies and engaging a stage boss at the end of every level. This is a fully flushed out flappy game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Arcade 18.8%, Cartoony 14.5%, 1990's 11.1%, Action 10.2%
