60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Singleplayer, Shoot 'Em Up.
Pilot your ship through fully explorable polygon worlds, battle colossal alien war machines, and save humanity from The Omega Strain. Featuring endless Simulation Mode and powered by RetroMesh — a custom engine built to push retro 3D beyond the limits of the 1990s.
I.O.R.C Impact Orbital Rescue Crew
A 2.5D arcade flight game, in which you take the role of a rookie pilot flying a unique rescue aircraft to render dangerous falling space debris safe. Fly through 20 levels including 4 boss stages, and save the world!
Levitar 3D
A 3D gravity shooter with infinite procedurally generated levels and hints of Thrust, Gravitar and Lunar Lander.
A 2.5D arcade flight game, in which you take the role of a rookie pilot flying a unique rescue aircraft to render dangerous falling space debris safe. Fly through 20 levels including 4 boss stages, and save the world!
Why similar: Flight 30.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Arcade 14.7%, Action 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.3%
A 3D gravity shooter with infinite procedurally generated levels and hints of Thrust, Gravitar and Lunar Lander.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Action 18.6%, Arcade 16.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, 3D 7%
Use jet propulsion to guide a robot through a zero-gravity space, master precise movement, and chase high scores in this arcade action game.
Why similar: Flight 31.1%, Arcade 15.2%, Score Attack 14.9%, Action 12.6%, Physics 7.6%
Navigate treacherous caverns in RocketShip Go Up, a physics-based 3D game. Master your thrusters to deliver packages, dodge beams, turrets, and falling debris—or speedrun for the fastest flight. Precision is your lifeline.
Why similar: Flight 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Arcade 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Action 9.5%
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 38.8%, Action 18.7%, Arcade 17.7%, Score Attack 13.4%, Retro 11.4%
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 39.3%, Action 18.5%, Arcade 17.9%, Score Attack 12.6%, Retro 11.6%
Super Space Towers is a space 3D physics puzzle action game. You have been tasked with cleaning up the mess left by the aliens' attempts to sabotage the orbital power towers.Contain the orbs, rescue the stranded workers & escape the towers!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Flight 20.4%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Score Attack 9.7%, Arcade 9.2%
An arcade shoot 'em up where you brave a hostile asteroid field as one of five ace pilots, battling space pirates and aliens for the energy-rich crystals that keep your stranded world-ship alive. Push your luck to the edge and upgrade your ship between runs if you make it home.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.8%, Score Attack 18.5%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 13.7%, Retro 8.3%
Skygrave is an action based arcade style shoot 'em up game (shmup) where you must face the wicked panda-humanoid race called the Xiph, who are hell bent on invading and destroying your world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.8%, Action 21.8%, Arcade 18.9%, Sci-fi 17.5%
Retro shooting, perfected. Blast and dash through in a gorgeous retro 2D world! Explore and fight your way out of the arcade machine!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.7%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 14.4%, Score Attack 13.9%, Retro 8.4%
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 29.7%, Score Attack 16%, Action 15.2%, Arcade 14.2%, Retro 11.8%
ROB. We need your help defending Earth from Alien UFO's. Each one having different defenses. Please Rob your are only hope. Play as a Space Control Agent named Rob. Shooting UFO's out of Space to defend Earth.
Why similar: Flight 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Action 17.4%, Arcade 14.6%, Score Attack 10.8%
A retro arcade rescue game. Fly your ship to save stranded foragers from a crater-scarred moon. Compete with your friends on global or private leaderboards! Don't ask about the red mushrooms.
Why similar: Flight 24.6%, Score Attack 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Retro 10.1%, Arcade 9.8%
A synthetic race has come to your planet to steal your technology, And you have to fight them off. Fight off the Tecroroid invasion as they sent wave after wave of enemies to the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.8%, Arcade 17.8%, Retro 14%, Action 13.6%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Crash across 100+ levels divided into 10+ worlds, each world introducing it's own unique hazards and challenges. Daily, weekly and monthly playlists keeps the challenge fresh as you compete for the top spot.
Why similar: Flight 29.5%, Action 16%, Arcade 14.7%, Score Attack 13.5%, Retro 12.2%
No health bars to hide behind. No progression curve to cushion you. Just you and your inertia. In a cold pixel void, pure dogfighting — drift to find that one lethal shot. Luck won't help. Only skill.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Flight 21.9%, Action 14.8%, Arcade 13%, Sci-fi 10%
Throst is a 2D-retro-arcade-action adventure about precision flying under constant gravity. Dive through tight tunnels, outmaneuver and destroy defenses. Grab the enemy’s energy orbs, and blast your way back to orbit before you’re crushed or shot down.
Why similar: Flight 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Boomer Shooter 16.6% ★, Sci-fi 8.9%, Arcade 8.3%
Originally created by Seibu Kaihatsu, Raiden series comes back with a four-title compilation of these classic scrolling arcade shooter games we enjoyed being challenged with back in the days.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 12.3%, Flight 12.2%, Retro 11.2%
Cosmolon is a sci-fi spaceship shooter inspired by classic arcade and MS-DOS games. You control a ship that can boost around, level up, and destroy wave upon wave of enemy ships with beautiful pixel art plasma bolts and explosions. Nab fancy power-ups and fend off unique enemies. Can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Flight 30.2%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%
Blast through the swarm in a fast vertical shoot ’em up with 30 ships to master. Defeat bosses, choose upgrades that transform your run, and chase higher scores. Learn the patterns, discover powerful builds, and dive straight back in for one more attempt.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Score Attack 18.3%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 9.2%
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 39.2%, Action 18.2%, Arcade 17.4%, Score Attack 13.9%, Retro 11.5%
“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Action 24.2%, Arcade 23.5%, Retro 15.9%
Use fusion. Avoid obstacles. Die. Try again.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Score Attack 22.1%, Action 19.7%, Arcade 15.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%
An arcade game that oscillates between shooting, brick-breaking and reflection... with a single projectile!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Score Attack 15.9%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 10.6%, Sci-fi 6.8%
A fast-paced arcade shooter where you blast through waves of baddies, collect power-ups, survive curses, and chase the high score. Easy to pick up, hard to put down.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.1%, Action 20.3%, Arcade 16.8%, Score Attack 12.1%, Retro 8.5%
Relive that pure arcade thrill that you haven't experienced... in a long time! Load up on unique power-ups to create deadly combinations, unlock new ships with unique abilities, and defeat numerous bosses along the way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Action 17.6%, Arcade 16%, Score Attack 14.6%, Retro 12.3%
Fast-paced 2D retro synthwave arcade shooter inspired by 80s classics. Pilot an advanced starfighter, dodge endless enemy waves, upgrade your arsenal, and chase the ultimate high score in a neon-drenched sci-fi universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.7%, Score Attack 20.7%, Action 14%, Retro 13.8%, Arcade 4.3%
A fast-paced 2D sci-fi arcade shooter. Pilot Lyra through 26 action-packed levels, destroy dangerous space enemies, survive escalating threats, and defeat the final boss in a challenging cosmic adventure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.9%, Action 21.5%, Arcade 18.9%, Sci-fi 17.6%
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 43.7%, Score Attack 17.2%, Arcade 16.1%, Action 15.2%, Retro 7.7%
Run, gun, and survive! In this twin stick arcade shooter, you'll be fighting your way through countless waves of enemies to restore maximum peace to the galaxy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Action 22.9%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Retro 13.7%, Arcade 12.3%
Space adventure is a classic Shoot 'Em Up style game with a fast pace and a test of your reflexes. Maneuver, collect bonuses and score points to become the best!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Flight 25.2%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
A shoot'em up inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Flight 22.3%, Arcade 13.5%, Score Attack 9.7%, Retro 9.2%
Enjoy fast paced action in this retro inspired arcade ShootEm Up Style game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Arcade 18.3%, Retro 15.7%, Action 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.8%
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 36.6%, Action 15.7%, Arcade 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Retro 11.8%
Speyarranoth is a classic sci-fi space asteroid shooter in 3D. You control the game using WASD and shoot with the space key. It's wonderful to just blast full speed through the asteroid fields lasers ablaze and enjoy the explosive light show.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Flight 14.6%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 10.5%
Gravity Waves is a twin stick shoot 'em up in space with waves of enemies and realistic gravity to provide constantly changing gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Flight 24.2%, Arcade 9.6%, Score Attack 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.6%
Remain untouchable. Slip through the bowels of vast inorganic monsters and take them down with grace.
Why similar: Flight 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Score Attack 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Arcade 9.6%
A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 10.8%, Sci-fi 10%, Score Attack 9.7%
Pilot your customized craft across 30 psychedelic tubular levels of adrenaline-pumping action, fighting a constant stream of terrifying insectoid aliens trying to stop you in your tracks, all set to a soundtrack by The Crystal Method. Features a 2-player local coop mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Retro 15.8%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.8%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.2%, Flight 20.5%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 10%, Sci-fi 8.8%
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Flight 20.7%, Arcade 13%, Action 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Fly and fight through the vibrant universe of Liquid Space Dimension in this retro-inspired action shooter! As Sid Seaburn, pilot of the Star Drifter, master a wide range mechanics like drifting, laser beams, and torpedoes to get the highest score possible and stop the evil general Ra-Baba!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Flight 26.2%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Zamarian is a fast-paced shoot 'em up classic arcade action game brought to you in an exciting, colorful, and challenging new way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Action 26.5%, Arcade 19.6%, Retro 14.5%
Dodge, boost, and blast through relentless enemy waves in this vibrant arcade shooter. Upgrade between battles and become the ultimate space fighter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.4%, Flight 30.7%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Pilot a lone ship across a stark, vector-style battlefield as the world steadily collapses into the sun. Combat focuses on precision: aim carefully, fire deliberately, and dodge incoming shots from autonomous enemy constructs that track and engage on sight.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Action 15.2%, Arcade 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Retro 7.6%
Travel through dangerous asteroid field, avoid obstacles and collect loot.
Why similar: Flight 26.1%, Action 22.4%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Arcade 18.3%, 3D 8.6%
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 48%, Arcade 18.9%, Score Attack 13.7%, Action 11.5%, Retro 8%
This week, every pilot on Earth flies the same new seeded run: identical enemies, identical drops, pure skill. Flow through alien formations, arm your wingmen, and power up when you can. Out-score your friends in Plasma Sky, an arcade shmup with over 100 handcrafted levels. Blast into the neon sky!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Score Attack 19.1%, Arcade 14.5%, Retro 11.2%, Action 7.9%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.8%, Action 25.2%, Arcade 16.4%, Retro 13.6%
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.8%, Flight 30.9%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 10.3%, Retro 5.1%
Are you ready to aid Era-bus in its relentless quest for vengeance and consume everything in your path? Defeat the Hu-bon empire in this unique SHMUP/STG experience!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.9%, Arcade 18.2%, Action 16.2%, Sci-fi 13.7%
Pilot a powerful starfighter through an endless alien invasion. Rescue the Cubes, survive relentless alien waves, and chase the ultimate high score in this fast-paced arcade space shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Arcade 18.3%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Action 10.1%, Retro 8.7%
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 45.1%, Arcade 15.3%, Action 11.2%, Score Attack 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%
The year is 2248. You play as Anthea, a pilot for the Spacing Guild. She's battling a pirate fleet. During the game, you'll need to destroy four leader ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 59.1%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Action 14.9%, Arcade 9.9%
Infinity Wings - Scout & Grunt Take control of your chosen fighter (either Scout or Grunt) in this side scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Action 22.9%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Arcade 9.7%, Retro 9.3%
Verisim Skies is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up with an emphasis on story and cinematic action. Go forth, Champion. Find your purpose. Fulfill your destiny. Accept your fate.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60.3%, Action 15.2%, Arcade 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.4%
A fast, intense arcade space shooter where you pilot a lone fighter deep into alien territory to destroy a massive Death Moon station. Dodge asteroids, blast enemy ships, and survive a high‑stakes mission behind enemy lines.
Why similar: Flight 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Action 16.8%, Arcade 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.8%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Action 13.5%, Score Attack 13%, Arcade 10.1%
Vektor is a momentum-based shooter where you drift and burn through waves of hostiles in a transforming arena. Build your ship, adapt to the chaos, and find your flow.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Arcade 17.8%, Action 13.9%, Flight 9.8%, Futuristic 6.6%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Action 18.9%, Arcade 17.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Score Attack 10%
