- #1 Neon Fighter
97% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 19%, Score Attack 17.6%, Action 5.3%
- #2 VCTR
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enter Grip
Windows
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 31.3%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Score Attack 8.4%, Action 5%
- #3 cyber_serpent
96% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Q-Bit Digital
Windows · Mac
slither and shoot, but don't run out of space! cyber_serpent is an arcade twin-stick shooter combined with snake. compete for a global high score in this modern take on retro classics as you face infinite waves of polygonal enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Score Attack 14.4%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #4 Hive Stampers
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Dual Wield Devs
Windows
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 39.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Top-Down 8.3%, PvE 7.2%, Action 6.2%
- #5 Scoregasm
94% matchVery Positive83% of 142 reviews2012
Dev: RC KnightPub: Charlie's Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Scoregasm is an incredible, variety rich shooter with a non-linear, branching paths style galaxy to explore. It's pretty, accessible, fun and really rather good! Blast your way through the galaxy's many varied levels and use your skills to change your route, find new levels, new enemies, unlock bonus challenge stages and fight the bosses...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.6%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Score Attack 17.2%, Action 11%, Indie 2.7%
- #6 Re/Phase
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Dreihänder
Windows · Mac
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 40.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Top-Down 7.8%, Action 6.7%
- #7 RoboHunters
93% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: HomeTeam GameDevPub: Furtive Games
Windows
Top-down 3D action shooter. Fight against swarms of rogue AI machines and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Score Attack 7.3%, PvE 7.1%
- #8 Vradark's Revenge
92% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Sanchez CrewPub: Drunk Fly Oy
Windows
“Vradark’s Revenge” is a fantasy game in the Action RPG genre.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.1%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Top-Down 5.2%, Action 5.1%
- #9 ShopFront
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3DEN
Windows
ShopFront is a fast paced top down twin stick action arcade-like game set in a fantasy world full of heroes. Play as Keeper, an elderly shop keeper with a poor temper fed up with all the heroes destroying his pottery and decides to take matters into his own hands.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.1%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Score Attack 10.5%, Top-Down 7.3%, Action 6.1%
- #10 Steel Hail
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MegaBanana
Windows · Linux
Become humanity's last hope. Gear up, upgrade, and unleash hell in a relentless third-person sci-fi shooter against a ruthless robotic army. The future is yours to forge in fire and steel.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.9%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, PvE 7.3%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #11 Polygun
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric Turtle Games LLC
Windows
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 30.9%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Action 6.5%, Top-Down 5.2%
- #12 Ultrapong
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mylb
Windows
Extreme procedural bullet hell. Not ping-pong. It’s ULTRAPONG—where color defines behavior. Battle through a spectrum of 16,777,216 potential enemies where even the slightest chromatic shift alters their mass, size, and acceleration. No clones, just a continuous evolution of movement and challenge.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.8%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Score Attack 10.5%, PvE 8.4%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #13 Cellosseum
89% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: WolverineSoft StudioPub: WolverineSoft
Windows · Mac
Cellosseum is a bullet heaven following the progress of a lone cell as it battles a variety of enemies on its quest to guide the evolutionary process of life itself. Upgrade your attacks, shields, health, and speed to understand your role in the creation of life on the planet of Ceres Prime.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, PvE 7%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #14 Undercroft Warriors
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 499 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Score Attack 11.6%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #15 Blitzcade
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MG
Windows
Blitzcade is an arcade boss-rush. Dive straight into crisp, bullet-hell combat. No downtime, just 20+ uniquely challenging encounters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.4%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Action 10.9%, Combat 8.2%, PvE 6.9%
- #16 Negative Time
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Owl
Windows
Negative Time is a bullet hell rogue-lite shooter where each time you get hit, you are sent further and further back in time, until you are sent into the past they tried so hard to erase. Maybe in there lies the key to your escape?
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.6% ★, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Action 5%
- #17 SirVive
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coffee Swirl
Windows
SirVive is a rogue-like horde shooter where the goal is simply to survive as long as you can (looking fabulous while doing so!). Choose 4 of over 20 different abilities to bring with you on each run, and whether to activate them manually or automatically.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, PvE 5.9%, Action 4.9%
- #18 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
84% matchVery Positive92% of 756 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.8%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Score Attack 7.4%, Action 6%
- #19 Animal Vs Human : Farm at war
85% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: roKKi
Windows
Fight to survive from horde of angry locals. Choose from a variety of guns and upgrades to create an ultimate killing machine!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Score Attack 11.3%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #20 Kill Source: Neon Hemorrhage
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Berihime Studio
Windows
A brutal score-attack bullet hell where survival is not enough. Graze bullets, stack multipliers, and chase the leaderboards in Boss Rush and Infinite Arena. No meta progression. No unlock treadmill.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.2%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Score Attack 16.1%, Action 4.6%
- #21 Robo Dome
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astral Coast
Windows · Linux
Compete in the famed Robo Dome championship as Rei Castor. Test your ability in this roguelite shoot em’ up against a barrage of enemies and projectiles. Face off against giant robots and other contestants in an attempt to come on top of this year’s Robo Dome championship in Valhalla City.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Score Attack 16.3%, Combat 3.9%
- #22 Diced Up!
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: slameron
Windows · Mac
Survive as long as you can in an endless bullet hell with randomized stats and weapons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.6%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Action 6.5%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #23 HEAVEN SEEKER ――The Savior of This Cruel World
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
"HEAVEN SEEKER ――The Savior of This Cruel World" is a twin-stick rogue-lite shooter where you take your own shot at the castle in the sky! A dungeon with a different structure each time you enter, a variety of magic bullets - and a formidable barrage of bullets - await you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.9%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, PvE 7.1%, Score Attack 5.9%
- #24 Spells & Shells
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Arta
Windows · Linux
Dodge and blast through waves of enemies using powerful spells and magical weaponry in this fast-paced twin-stick arena shooter. Acquire permanent enhancements, unlock new weapons and relics and create unique builds to survive overwhelming odds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, PvE 6.7%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #25 Reinforced Machine
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astral Punch Studios Pty Ltd
Windows
A fast-paced mech arena shooter mixing arcade intensity with skill-based unlocks. Unleash powerful ultimate forms, mix and match skills to define your playstyle, and master each unique combat machine to unlock their signature abilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Score Attack 10.9%, PvE 6.4%
- #26 Biotype
79% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Big Salad Games
Windows
Test the limits of bio-mechanical clone Model 137 a.k.a BIOTYPE in this free, endless bullet hell. Master the Biotype's patented tri-laser and push as far as you can. Will BIOTYPE prove it can make a difference in the fight against the enemy in the real world?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Action 9.4%, Score Attack 6%
- #27 C6: Frontlines
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: comwpPub: Federation of C6
Windows
C6: Frontlines is a bullet hell co-op roguelike where only YOU (and your friends) can bring the Azapall galaxy to peace. Wield 30+ weapons and gadgets of mass destruction to even the playing field, wave after wave, against a seemingly endless onslaught of evil!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.1%, Bullet Hell 24%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, PvE 7%, Action 4.6%
- #28 Smash Hyper Drive
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gare Games
Windows · Mac
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 40.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Action 4%, 2D 2.4%
- #29 Swarm Me
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: KBGS
Windows
A minimalist horde survival arena where you’re hunted by an endless swarm of drones - kite the horde, bait them into deadly traps, upgrade your defenses, use special items and survive as long as you can. Every minute the swarm grows denser, faster, and deadlier.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Score Attack 13.9%, Top-Down 3.7%
- #30 Alpha Force Zero
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: osm games
Windows
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 33.4%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Top-Down 6.4%, Action 3.9%
- #31 HYPER DETONATOR
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows · Mac
HYPER DETONATOR is a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace. Blast through the virus spreading across the mainframe, and detonate bombs to set off devastating chain reactions. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41.9%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Score Attack 21.2%, Action 5.3%, Top-Down 3.5%
- #32 Gung Beetle
76% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Secretly Ants Studios
Windows
Gung Beetle is a twin-stick action roguelike where you play as Rollo, a dung beetle just trying to protect his ball by covering it in as much firepower as possible, swap and upgrade the parts in your guns to create insane and devastating combos, and decimate the ant menace.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Score Attack 10.6%, PvE 5.9%
- #33 Bountiful Hunters
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SilverSkill Games
Windows
Fight by yourself or with friends to survive a gauntlet of enemies in set stages. Collect items to empower your character and take down enemies quicker. Play as multiple different characters with varying play styles. Fight strong bosses that reward you handsomely with more money than normal enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Score Attack 11.4%, Top-Down 8%, Action 7.5%
- #34 Horde Of Plenty
77% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: SMONCH, LLC
Windows
In this action-packed twin-stick shooter, construction worker Ron Mayhem's beloved pet, Puffy, a rather round and yellow puffer fish, has been captured by the forces of evil. Slay the hordes, collect mad loot, and bring Puffy back!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.6%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down 6.3%, Combat 4.5%
- #35 The Mad House Season One
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Carrot Studios
Windows
Step into The Mad House, a futuristic cyberpunk game show! Battle waves of enemies, conquer unique room challenges, and climb the Leaderboard. Upgrade your gear, master each fight, and earn your place in the legendary Hall of Legends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.5%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action 9.8%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #36 Dreieck
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Resaca Games
Windows
Play as a lowly triangle in this fast-paced top-down shooter on a dystopian polygon-based universe. Defeat your oppressors, claim glory!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Action 5.6%, Top-Down 5.2%
- #37 Soulers
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drabit Studio
Windows · Mac
"Soulers" is a shooter game where you can slow down time and assemble a diverse crew to fight. Take command as "Machina," the captain of a Union vessel, defeat powerful bosses, recruit them to your crew, overcome crises, and uncover the hidden truths of the world!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Time Manipulation 23.5% ★, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down 4.6%
- #38 Storm Mined
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
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 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Score Attack 14.6%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #39 GunDeck[100]
72% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Dos Jamones
Windows · Mac · Linux
GunDeck[100] is a lightning-fast twin-stick shooter where you’ll build your arsenal from randomly-dealt cards. Weapons fire in a rainbow of elements with unique effects. Dart and dodge to survive the fireworks unleashed against you, and retaliate with your own display! Can YOU survive to wave 100?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.5%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Top-Down 6.2%, Action 4%
- #40 Steel Alcimus
74% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Score Attack 13.6%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #41 NIDUS
71% matchVery Positive94% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Wood
Windows
A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Score Attack 15.9%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #42 Gods of the Arena Dungeon
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GasGod Games
Windows
Destroy arena vermin, level up, choose your class path, get loot, and slay other players. Destroy the bosses of the arena without being slain, and perhaps your ascent into arena God-hood will be recorded into legend! Now remastered!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, PvE 7.6%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #43 TimeTekker
73% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: Artii Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Time Manipulation 17.7% ★, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Score Attack 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%
- #44 Arms Race
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoroPub: Noroveger Studios
Windows
A bullet hell rougelite where every floor is inspred by a diffrent contients mythology! fight trough folklore enemies steal their loot and fight against them again next round after theyve stolen your loot in return
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.3%, Bullet Hell 29%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Action 7.1%, PvE 5.1%
- #45 Messier111
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: MELPOT
Windows
The Messier 111 is a twin-stick shooter that will test your skills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 53.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Top-Down 8.6%, Action 8.5%
- #46 Squared Notebook Fight
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Printed Cicada Games
Windows
Squared Notebook Fight is a hand-drawn, fast-paced top-down bullet hell shooter where chaos erupts right on the pages of a school notebook. Survive short intense run, dodge flying ink bullets, collect coins, and upgrade your hero with new weapons, shields, or health to become stronger each round.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Top-Down 11.3%, Action 6.9%
- #47 BaulaQuest
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Christopher Yalch
Windows · Linux
Local middle school teacher fights angry orange bald man army with marbles and furry creatures. Baula. Quest. BaulaQuest.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.4%, Bullet Hell 24%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Top-Down 6.5%, Combat 4.3%
- #48 Gunmancer
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Štěpán Meister
Windows · Linux
Gunmancer is a science fantasy roguelike top-down shooter. Summon guns as you shoot your way through mysterious randomly generated dungeons full of ancient forbidden magic of guns and dangerous monsters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.4%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Top-Down 5.4%, Combat 4.9%
- #49 Carbon Reset
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STATION 42
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter a future of democratized space travel and exploration with one catch – a powerful corporate consortium pulls the strings. An expert combat pilot wakes up unbeknownst of her whereabouts, history and name. She will fight to determine who she is, what it means to her, and what the future holds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Top-Down 7.1%, Action 5.7%
- #50 Beat The Machine: Rebooted
70% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Sanguine Studios
Windows
In this top down twin-stick shooter, help Sector VIII defend themselves from T.O.M. Play as Damon, the cocky cadet, willing to aid Pete, Logan and Syncopia in saving their home from total destruction. Choose from a variety of 60+ Radical Skills to defeat the incoming viral attacks across 20+ levels.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action 11.9%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #51 Daedalus
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: silly little games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your champion and enter the Labyrinth, survive if you can. Hades has taken over the Labyrinth, forcing souls through an arduous trial to reach the afterlife. Do you have what it takes to succeed, or will you be doomed to guard the Labyrinth for eternity?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, PvE 7.3%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #52 Z-GYUBAAN!
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Yogurt Neko
Windows
Destroy the floor panel with the blast that defeated the enemy and rescue the captive girl! After destroying 75% of the panels, move on to the next stage.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Score Attack 13.8%, Action 7%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #53 LOCUS PROTOCOL
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dinobyte Softworks LLC
Windows
80 waves. 8 bosses. 17 logs that will make you question everything you've been defending. Locus Protocol is a twin-stick bullet heaven with an adaptive AI Director and a horror story hidden inside a cozy geometric shell.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.8%, Bullet Hell 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action 6.2%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #54 Starwave Defender
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brandon Garvin
Windows · Linux
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 33.3%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Score Attack 14.8%, Top-Down 3.8%
- #55 Solaroids
69% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Chad YatesPub: DynF/X Digital LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Score Attack 13.4%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #56 WE ARE DOOMED
69% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2015
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows · Mac
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 60.7%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Action 9.1%, Indie 2.2%
- #57 D.I.M
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: G
Windows
A top down Sci-Fi futuristic bullet-hell survivor-like where your choices spawn parallel mirror worlds with the other outcome.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.4%, Top-Down Shooter 32.1%, PvE 10.8%, Action 8.2%, Combat 5.8%
- #58 Exovore
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
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 36.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Top-Down 6.4%, Action 3.3%
- #59 E.Y.E.R.I.S.
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: AbstrAKT Games
Windows · Linux
A short, experimental, twin sticker shooter, E.Y.E.R.I.S. is about making choices based on your first visual reaction. Each choice will have both an immediate and delayed affect on gameplay. Create your own meaning for the decisions you make, and uncover the changes they cause.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.7%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, PvE 5.8%, Action 4.3%
- #60 Space Show edition 17
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vercin Games
Windows
Space Show is an explosive space shoot’em up blending fast-paced arcade action with roguelite progression. Destroy waves of asteroids, battle enemy fleets, and defend Earth in an endless war where only survival… and glory matter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Score Attack 14%, PvE 6.1%