
Syntherion is a top-down space adventure shooter where ships are powered by music. It is currently in pre-alpha and seeking playtesters to give constructive feedback.
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Syntherion is a top-down space adventure shooter where ships are powered by music. It is currently in pre-alpha and seeking playtesters to give constructive feedback.

Ostallian Core
A modern omnidirectional space shooter with colorful retro-style ASCII art and light RPG elements, featuring optional permadeath.

Bug Blast
Fight and dodge through hundreds of space bugs in Bug Blast! Go through each space station to protect from the hoards of bugs that come their way.
A modern omnidirectional space shooter with colorful retro-style ASCII art and light RPG elements, featuring optional permadeath.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Spaceships 21.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Space 9%
Fight and dodge through hundreds of space bugs in Bug Blast! Go through each space station to protect from the hoards of bugs that come their way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.2%, Top-Down Shooter 31.7%, Arcade 9.4%, Space 7.6%, Sci-fi 5.4%
Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, 1980s 7.1%
Atomic Heist is a sci-fi roguelike twin-stick shooter. Control your combat ship and fight your way out of the overrun space station. The nuclear core you have to steal is leaking radiation, so you need to hurry and escape! Manage your ammo carefully and collect power-ups to enhance your ship.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Space 13.3%, Arcade 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Pilot a combat salvager into a shifting starship graveyard in this top-down twin-stick action roguelite. Battle hostile machines, manage ammunition and hull integrity, choose risky protocols, recover valuable scrap, and build powerful weapon and module combinations.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.9%, Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Space 13.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Action 4.6%
Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Co-op 12.3%, Online Co-Op 6.9%, Sci-fi 5.6%
A free 2-player co-op top-down survival shooter. One hit and you're out — survive together, climb the leaderboard, and unlock new characters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36%, Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 7.3%, Online Co-Op 5.9%
Dodge, shoot, survive! Polygon pursuit is an arcade-style twin stick shooter where you are pursued by multiple enemies constantly. You play as a lone circle confined in a polygonal world fighting to survive against waves of unique enemies. This is not an easy game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 14.3%, 2D 7.5%, Colorful 6.5%
Enter the cockpit of your spaceship and prevent the destruction of our homeland! You and your friends have to dodge various attacks and fight many enemies. But your Twitch chat can support you in your defense and your subscribers can even accompany you as wingmen!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Space 13.6%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Alpha Force Zero is an intense top-down bullet-hell adventure that requires skill and planning. Utilize multiple weapon systems including an Auto-Turret with adjustable firing modes and unlock upgrades that you can equip in your ship to give you the upper hand. Dodge, fight, survive!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Arcade 9.9%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, 1980s 11.9%, Space 11.8%, Arcade 8.8%
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Co-op 12.9%, Sci-fi 5.5%
Fight giant bugs with your mech! Liberate the alien planet for your cause. In this top-down twin stick shooter, fight bugs as you secure the planet for humankind.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.2%, Top-Down Shooter 36.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Action 4.8%, 2D 3.6%
Reticent Retribution is a top down twin stick shooter. A 3rd person action game. You must blast waves of space enemies. You can use the keyboard and a controller. 720p 60fps. Press 'esc' to quit, 'h' for help.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.3%, Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Space 15.2%, 2D 5.2%, Action 4.9%
A frantic arena shooter for up to 6 players. Play solo, or battle your pals online. Grab a weapon, don your comically oversized hat & an absurdly mismatched outfit, and KILL YOUR FRIENDS!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Arcade 8.9%, Multiplayer 5.8%
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, 1980s 11.9%, Arcade 9.3%, Space 9.2%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 33.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, 1980s 11.3%, Arcade 9.9%, Space 6.4%
Starwave Defender is an intense twin-stick shooter based around wave survival. Dodge swarms of enemies while exploring procedurally generated levels and collecting resources to upgrade your ship. You have a limited number of ships; make your time count, Defender.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Space 13.2%, Procedural Generation 9%, Arcade 8.8%
A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Space 16%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%
Gather a squad and fight for survival in We're All Going To Die. Work together with a squad using abilities, equipment and exploring different levels to make the most of your fight against your demise, after all, you're all going to die at some point.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Arcade 8.5%, Space 8.3%
A color matching space shooter about saving your home planet from total destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.2%, Space 18.5%, Arcade 15%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Co-op 5.5%
A game about exploring space in search of hospitable planets for colonization. Casual gameplay and short rounds make it a great option for killing a few minutes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Space 8.9%, Exploration 7.7%
Halo: Spartan Assault brings the excitement of Halo combat to Steam for the very first time. Battle your way through 30 action-packed missions against the Covenant as you explore the origin of the Spartan Ops program featured in Halo 4. *DirectX feature level 10 required. *
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Action 8.5%, Arcade 2.7%
Splitfire is the homage to classic twin-stick shooters like Geometry Wars, that evolves the genre by answering the question, 'What if both thumbsticks controlled their own weapons?'.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Space 10%, Arcade 8.5%
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Moddable 23.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Space 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
Take command of your ship, step into the arena, dominate your opponents, and put your reflexes and skills to the test!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.9%, Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Space 10.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Sci-fi 7%
Inferno 2 is an intense, atmospheric twin-stick adventure-shooter. Blast through 80+ levels full of enemies and secrets while upgrading your ship the way you want.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 55.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Action 6.2%, Colorful 5.6%, Adventure 5%
Open World Space Exploring Trading Shmup RPG. Space sheriff fighting outlaws. King of inter planet trade. Investor who contribute to the development of the planets. The choice Is yours.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.4%, Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Space 10.5%, Procedural Generation 7.4%, Exploration 5.8%
An exciting twin-stick shooter with a progressively increasing difficulty. Fight waves of pathogenic enemies, face difficult boss fights and survive for as long as you can!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.2%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Colorful 4.7%
B.O.T.S. and the Robofriends is a sci-fi top-down shooter rouge-lite with multiple games modes. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op choosing from 4 unique robot characters with different attributes and attacks. Defend your home, rescue the Robofriends, and find MOTHER!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Arcade 12.7%, Co-op 11.6%, Procedural Generation 7%
Cosmic Tank is a modern take on the classic game Asteroids. Mine your way to riches! Fight off hostile threats! Upgrade your ship and rent a few helpful drones! Survive epic boss fights!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Space 15.8%, Arcade 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%
Welcome to the world of Polygun, an endlessly customizable hero shooter where you battle against an ever increasing hoard of bloodthirsty shapes! With an array of upgrades to choose from, you'll quickly build from humble beginnings into a hexa-bustin killing machine!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Arcade 12.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Colorful 5.9%
Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.8%, Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, 1980s 19.4%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 3.5%
Defenders of the Last Colony is a Top Down Shooter with Strategy gameplay mechanics, where you have to protect the Colony's core while you gather resources and build defenses. You play as one of the 4 classes: Fighter, Engineer, Striker or Carrier. Defenders features coop up to 4 players and 3D graphics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Space 11.5%, Co-op 9.1%, Arcade 8.9%
Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players local or online.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.3%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Space 10.7%, Arcade 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Mow down hordes of Jellies in this action-packed twin-stick shooter! This is UJO Invasion: survive against hordes of Jellies, battle it out in night time boss rounds, find and upgrade an arsenal of weapons, all while playing from a cast of unlockable characters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 56.3%, Top-Down Shooter 36%, Action 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%, Indie 0.9%
ROGUE SHIFT is a high-intensity top-down shooter, set on a harsh planet that will test your will to survive. To stay alive, you will pit yourself against hordes of relentless enemies in an unforgiving, hostile environment.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Co-op 9.9%, Space 9.4%, Online Co-Op 9.4%
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 37.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Space 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Arcade 8.4%
Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Arcade 9.3%, 1980s 9.2%, Space 9.1%
Fly, Build, and Fight in a modular spaceflight roguelike set in a hostile alien universe. Control the ship’s movement with high precision, build bizarre ships from random parts, and turn cosmic chaos into mastery as you battle to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Space 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Action 5.4%
Drop Eggs on passing cars to cause as much public damage as you can. Use Banana Peels and Doughnuts to slip away from the pursuing police force. Complete your Missions before getting caught to make your getaway!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 46.6%, Top-Down Shooter 38.3%, Arcade 13.1%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Survive increasingly difficult rounds in a floating arena. Use weapons and powerful abilities to knock enemies into the void before they launch you off the edge, build your loadout during each run, and beat your highest score.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Arcade 10.2%, Space 7.6%, Sci-fi 5.7%
WE ARE DOOMED is a twin-stick shooter where you zap polygon baddies with an absurdly overpowered laserbeam. Dive head-first into the action with reckless ambition, charge the SUPERBEAM, and zap everything out of existence in an instant.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 62.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 6.7%, Action 6.5%, Colorful 4.6%
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 44%, Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Arcade 9.6%, 2D 4.6%, Sci-fi 4.5%
Shoot. Dash. Collect. Upgrade. VCTR is a kinetic arcade shooter where two simple actions create countless strategies. Read the field. Choose when to act. And turn the chaotic battlefield into a dance of high-risk, high-reward play.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Arcade 10%, 1980s 7.2%, Action 4.2%
KLAST is a fast twin-stick bullet-hell roguelite where every run transforms your ship. Chain kills, rescue survivors, collect powerful upgrades, and conquer three distinct campaigns filled with shifting arenas, relentless swarms, and colossal guardians.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Moddable 13.4% ★, Procedural Generation 11%, Space 8.2%
Hand-Drawn Twin-Stick Shooter in space where one must survive the robotic ships onslaught and extract with the loot to exchange for ship upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Arcade 11.1%, Space 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.8%
Survive as long as you can in an endless bullet hell with randomized stats and weapons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 5%
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 50.9%, Arcade 13.8%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Colorful 7.9%, Space 7.7%
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Space 7.7%, Exploration 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%
A neon bullet-hell where the swarm is alive. Outlast escalating waves with pure movement — no cover, nowhere to hide. Just geometry, reflexes, and the void between enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Space 5.6%, Sci-fi 4%
Falconet is a retro-style twin stick shooter with smooth weapon switching and quick reaction gameplay. Travel through unique levels, solve puzzles, and use your diverse arsenal of weapons to efficiently eliminate an army of rogue machines, rescue human survivors, and rack up high scores.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, 1980s 11.7%, Arcade 8%, Sci-fi 7.5%
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 37.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Space 7.7%, 1980s 7.3%
enemies. orbs. on leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41%, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 7%, Sci-fi 5.5%
Ever found a great level, upgrade, or weapon in a roguelite and wished you could keep it in future runs? Erebos Loop is a retro scifi roguelite featuring 50,000 levels where observation is rewarded. Record coordinates of discoveries and reaccess them via Override Terminals to craft your perfect run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Space 5.8%
Meteor Havok is a take on the classic Asteroids arcade shooter. Enter the asteroid fields to blast a path to safety with your agile ship and powerful lasers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.9%, 1980s 23%, Arcade 18.4%, Action 10.5%, 2D 6.7%
Grab your best friend and embark on a co-op journey through the lustrous universe of Grapplers. We have hooks, spaceships and lots of fun challenges to overcome.
Why similar: Spaceships 28.8% ★, Co-op 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Space 10.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%
A colorful run-and-gun shooter with hordes of enemies, powerups, perks and diverse environments!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 29.6%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 8.6%, Colorful 5.6%
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 37.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Co-op 10.5%, Space 5.7%