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Games Like Time Bandit

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Top-Down Shooter, 2D, Action, Arcade.

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In this unique top-down shooter with text adventure elements from the 1980s, take on the role of a time traveller seeking wealth and adventure across a number of different eras of time. Play with 1 or 2 players. Players can choose to work together, or against each other!

Reviews: Negative — 10% — of 10 reviews
Released: 2023-05-16
Developer: MicroDeal Ltd.
Publisher: Pixel Games UK
Genres: Action, Adventure
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this unique top-down shooter, originally released in 1987, take on the role of a lone pilot of a scout ship fighting to eliminate the threat of the Macro-Genetic-Mutoids, bio-engineered organisms that threaten to destroy mankind.

    Why similar: Nostalgia 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Retro 10.3%, PvE 8.9%, Shooter 7.1%

  2. #2 Paws (CPC/Spectrum)
    96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Artic ComputingPub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this unique top-down game from 1985, you are a mother cat whose twelve young kittens have wandered off into a labarinthine town prowled by fearsome dogs. Can you save them all?

    Why similar: Nostalgia 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Retro 10.7%, PvE 8.4%, Shooter 7.4%

  3. #3 Voidronaut
    96% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Aztyrael Studios
    Windows

    Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.5%, Retro 8.3%, Top-Down 7.7%

  4. #4 The Elomont Raider
    95% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Louis & Happy Indie Game Studio
    Windows

    A retro top-down arcade shooter where every attack is a commitment. Move fast, lock in to cast, dodge patterns, and strike when the opening appears.

    Why similar: Nostalgia 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, PvE 10.4%, Retro 7.8%, Shooter 7.6%

  5. #5 Frenzy
    94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.

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  6. #6 Re-Bounder
    94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Gremlin GraphicsPub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this bouncy sequel, released in 1987 for the Commodore 64, take on the role of an eternally bouncing tennis ball once more, travelling over a surreal landscape, but now equipped with powerful weapons and tasked with saving the world from evil aliens!

    Why similar: Nostalgia 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Retro 10.6%, PvE 10.3%, Shooter 8.3%

  7. #7 N.O.M.A.D. (CPC/Spectrum)
    93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this innovative top-down shooter from 1985, pilot the Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid (N.O.M.A.D.) through the heavily armoured homeworld of galactic supervillain Cyrus T. Gross, solving tricky puzzles, dodging deadly hazards, and shooting fiendish enemies.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Retro 17.8%, PvE 15.5%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.1%

  8. #8 Maelstrom
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sam Lantinga
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Maelstrom is an open source port of the original shareware game for the Macintosh. It is a fast-action, asteroids-like game, with classic pixel graphics and original sounds.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Arcade 11.9%, Retro 10.4%, PvP 9.6%, Top-Down 8.7%

  9. #9 Crosstown
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Studio Hunty
    Windows

    An overload of 8-bit-style action mayhem, Crosstown hands you a toga and a gun, and lets you loose in an ever-changing maze full of monsters and explosions! 40 levels, up to 4 players, and an endless mode!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, PvP 16.1%, PvE 15%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.3%

  10. #10 Major Motion
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MicroDeal Ltd.Pub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this action-packed top-down vehicular combat game from the 1980s, take on the role of a lone road warrior fighting to protect the highways of the western frontier from the sinister Draconian League! Drive a high-tech spy car, with machine guns, oil slicks, missiles and more!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Nostalgia 17.8%, Retro 12.2%, PvE 11.4%, Shooter 9%

  11. #11 Cosmula
    90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Simply Artizan
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Engage in an intense space shooter that you can play in single-player or multiplayer with up to 6 players. Play a variety of different spaceships, each with their own unique stats, components, and playstyles!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Retro 12%, Top-Down 10.4%, PvE 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

  12. #12 Starlight Squad
    89% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
    Windows

    Lead an elite squad of heroines in this high-energy vertical shmup! Blast through enemy waves, dodge deadly patterns, and take down epic bosses as you fight to free the galaxy from the grip of the Merlian Empire.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Retro 11.7%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9%

  13. #13 Speglar
    89% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Dexter GramforsPub: 12G
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Frantic 4-player laser ricocheting top-down shooter. Keep it casual and enjoy the chaos, or master the surprisingly deep mechanics to obliterate your enemies. Duke it out locally in free-for-all or 2v2.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, PvP 16.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.8%, Top-Down 9.6%

  14. #14 Arcadia
    88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

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  15. #15 When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: None is Enough
    Windows · Linux

    When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears is a story-driven, retro space shooter inspired by DOS-era space games like Star Control, Solar Winds, and Lightspeed. Blast your way through fast-paced arcade combat; build out modular, upgradable ships; and explore a galaxy torn by war.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Retro 13.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 9%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

  16. #16 Bullet Casters
    86% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2023
    Dev: Last Credit GamesPub: Last Credit Games
    Windows

    Embark on an epic Bullet Hell adventure in a fantasy world filled with bizarre monsters and eccentric magicians!

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  17. #17 Slimestoppers
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: blumoondev
    Windows

    Slimestoppers is a top down horde shooter that pits the technology of man against a relentless army of sentient slimes from space. Choose from an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, abilities, perks, and equipment to forge the perfect Slimestopper. Supports multiplayer up to 4 players!

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  18. #18 The Pyramid Of Bones
    85% matchPositive94% of 50 reviews2023
    Dev: Pretty Potato Games
    Windows

    In The Pyramid of Bones you will have to kill as many mummies as you can, when feeling overwhelmed you must always extract through a door to keep your score. Become the greatest mummy slayer of them all!

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    84% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Speedbird
    Windows

    In Parsec you pilot a spaceship through a field of asteroids trying to destroy as many as possible before they destroy you. You have three different weapons that can be picked up around the world. Health can also be picked up from random spawns and sometimes dropped by asteroids.

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  20. #20 Once Upon a Slime
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GloopCore
    Windows

    Once Upon a Slime will be the game that starts my career as a solo game developer. This game is an adventure / bossbeater game about a little slime trying to escape a dungeon full of bosses. Beat them all to solve the mysteries of these dark dungeons!

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  21. #21 Charset Crossfire
    84% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: Lemon & PlumPub: Groombridge34
    Windows

    A retro maze shooting game with a weird and wacky menagerie of enemies.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Retro 16.3%, Arcade 13.6%, PvE 9.9%, Top-Down 8%

  22. #22 Rysen
    83% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
    Dev: nkmr appworks
    Windows

    An old arcade style 2d shmup.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 10%, Retro 9.2%

  23. #23 Hexagonal Explods
    82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: lemoniedev
    Windows

    Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!

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    80% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Sled Dog Games
    Windows · Linux

    Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 12.3%, Retro 11.9%, Top-Down 7.3%

  25. #25 Sleep
    81% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: STuNT
    Windows

    Nastya, she is 18 years old. Every day she draws images of the monsters that come to her and describes them. And every night, Nastya has a dream where she fights her monsters. And with each dream, you have to get out of the dream.

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  26. #26 Red Blaster
    79% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Red Blaster Games
    Windows

    Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!

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  27. #27 Get To The Sus Bus
    81% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
    Windows

    You will zoom past hordes of zombies, kill the ones you need to, and find keys to unlock passageways in this retro top-down shooter.

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  28. #28 R for Revenge
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: TienLee
    Windows

    R for Revenge fuses the unforgiving lethality of classic top-down shooters with devastating combat skills. Choose between two distinct agents, combine firepower with unique abilities, and dismantle a criminal underworld in this high-octane action game. One bullet is all it takes.

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  29. #29 Operation : Escape
    77% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: ICT@SUPub: ZDKHub
    Windows

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  30. #30 Pond Scum
    79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: NeuroDump
    Windows · Linux

    Life is about sacrifices....Well in this case it's about eating, shooting, killing, reproducing and then deciding when to sacrifice your offspring. Pond Scum is a Top-down shooter survival game. You must Eat, shoot and move your eggs to safety, or alternatively sacrifice them....

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  31. #31 The Spectator
    78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: STuNT
    Windows

    The world is on the verge of collapse. The once fertile lands have become barren. The sun, once a beacon of life, has become a sign of terror. The temperature is unbearable. Living things live in constant fear and seek shelter from the scorching light.

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    76% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Sisyphean Games
    Windows

    ReCoil is a 2D Top-Down Shooter with a unique twist to it's genre. The recoil of your weapons launches you back.

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    77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: Simmuk
    Windows

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  34. #34 Magnetron Rebellion: Fully Loaded
    76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Sabre Rael
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a single ship outnumbered and outgunned by the enemy fleet. The one advantage you have is a powerful magnet that is capable of capturing the enemy bullets and firing them back at the enemy!

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  35. #35 Rendagor
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: TribanzDev
    Windows

    Rendagor is a 2D Top-down Shooter starring a service bot. Just a simple machine... or something more? Uncover dark secrets in Story Mode or master the challenge of Arcade Mode. Shoot, smash, and demolish enemies and destructible environments with a devastating arsenal.

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  36. #36 Teimei 定命 - Borderless -
    75% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Team Nassanttion
    Windows

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    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, PvE 8.7%

  37. #37 Pain 'n Dave: The Maze of Malice
    74% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: missingnoge
    Windows

    Escape the Maze of Malice in this frantic 2D top-down shooter!

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  38. #38 Ripper
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unheard Software
    Windows · Linux

    Ripper is a top-down shooter with fully destructible environments, fog of war, and Steam multiplayer. Break through walls, survive enemy waves, and battle your friends.

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  39. #39 Meteor Mania
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jack NordnessPub: NoisyNordsGameCraft
    Windows

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    71% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: COPIKAL
    Windows

    ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.

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  41. #41 AstroWars
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Jonathan Silverman
    Windows

    AstroWars is a top down 2d shooter with monsters and a blue gun. Earn score by killing monsters and try to beat your top score.

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    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Edenvind
    Windows

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  43. #43 The Final Matrix (CPC/Spectrum)
    74% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Gremlin GraphicsPub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this unique top-down shooter, originally released in 1987, take on the role of the plucky little Biopton Nimrod, sent on a dangerous mission to rescue his friends from the 'Matrix' prison planets of the Cratons. Contains both the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum versions of the game.

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  44. #44 Quiverless
    70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Hayden Gray
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Quiverless is a fast-paced pixel-art dungeon crawler made to challenge your precision and strategy. Armed with only a single arrow, you must skillfully retrieve and reuse it to defeat relentless monsters lurking in dark and treacherous dungeons.

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  45. #45 Asteroids
    71% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
    Dev: Play Asteroids
    Windows

    Another version of the classic Asteroids game

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  46. #46 Defendor
    71% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: almostApixel
    Windows

    Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.

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  47. #47 Plasmarena
    73% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Wolf Noselo
    Windows

    Plasmarena is a top down arena shooter ideal for casual play with friends. Shatter them to pieces in an endless arena of digital death!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, PvP 20%, Arcade 11.5%, Top-Down 10.2%, Shooter 8.9%

  48. #48 Humans Vs Ghouls
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CJ HunterPub: Dogs Head Studio
    Windows

    Humans Vs Ghouls is an online top-down shooter following survivors of a ghoul apocalypse that blast foes to live another day.

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  49. #49 Mortal Mythos: Island of Fairies
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Timur Bondar
    Windows

    Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score!

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  50. #50 Chronoquartz
    65% matchVery Positive99% of 437 reviews2025
    Dev: Infinite Stairs
    Windows

    In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?

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  51. #51 Astro Party EX
    66% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2026
    Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
    Windows

    Astro Party EX is a chaotic multiplayer space brawler. Blast enemy ships, run over pilots, and laugh while you do it. The twist? Ships can only turn right. (whaaaaa?)

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  52. #52 TROID BLASTER 2
    67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: KINGSGUARD GAMES
    Windows

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  53. #53 The Final Frontier
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: DJ Games
    Windows

    The Final Frontier is a retro multi-directional shooter inspired by the likes of Asteroids and Galaga. You destroy waves of endless enemies while trying to survive as long as possible by upgrading your ship's abilities along the way.

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  54. #54 Hades Nebula (C64/Spectrum)
    70% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Paranoid SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this top-down vertical-scrolling shooter, originally released in 1987, take on the role of a lone pilot fighting the forces of the evil Emperor Hades. Contains both the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum versions of the game.

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  55. #55 Lost In The Space
    70% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: PIS Games
    Windows

    Lost In The Space combines frantic top-down action with fast, fluid and very addictive gameplay, with instant response to player commands

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  56. #56 KILL YOUR FRIENDS
    68% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: James Robinson
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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!

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  57. #57 Sefir: Mafia Story
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: Septime Studios
    Windows

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  58. #58 Arcade Classics
    66% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2023
    Dev: Reza MirzaeiPub: Dreamware Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  59. #59 Cosmo Blaster
    69% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: SecretPanda
    Windows

    Simple yet fun top-down blaster with power-ups

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    68% matchVery Positive82% of 169 reviews2017
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    Windows

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