Games Like Trident's Wake

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 19%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Co-op 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for intense, sci-fi, co-operative top-down shooters that require heavy team coordination.

Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Co-op 13.1%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Top-Down 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play tactical top-down shooter that perfectly mirrors the squad-based sci-fi combat found in Trident's Wake.

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Isometric 12.4%, Co-op 12.3%, Action RPG 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity cyberpunk top-down shooter that offers a similar sense of scale and intense, chaotic combat encounters.

Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Loot 9.6%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Co-op 9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a fast-paced, sci-fi action experience with strong co-op elements and character progression.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Isometric 9.3%, Co-op 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep weapon mechanics and a challenging, tactical approach to top-down shooting in a futuristic setting.

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 23.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.5%, Mechs 14.4% ★, Co-op 12.9%, Top-Down 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi co-op twin-stick shooter that focuses on distinct character classes and heavy combat.

In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Isometric 12.9%, Co-op 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi twin-stick shooter that emphasizes survival and managing swarms of enemies in a futuristic environment.

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Co-op 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical squad-based gameplay with intense sci-fi action, making it a great fit for fans of the genre.

Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Isometric 14.2%, Sci-fi 9%, Action RPG 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi top-down shooter that emphasizes atmosphere and intense combat against alien hordes.

From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Co-op 11.4%, Action RPG 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated co-op top-down shooter that focuses on team-based survival against alien threats.

Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.

Why similar: Isometric 21.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Co-op 14.1%, Action 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Directly captures the claustrophobic, sci-fi colony ship aesthetic and top-down shooting style of the seed game.

Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, 4 Player Local 19.3%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Top-Down 10.6%, Co-op 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane twin-stick shooter that matches the intensity and challenge level of the seed game.

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.9%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Top-Down 6.7%, Co-op 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: While less focused on co-op, it provides the absolute best twin-stick shooting mechanics and high-intensity arcade action.

Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Isometric 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Co-op 9.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the intense, alien-infested sci-fi action with a focus on co-op survival and top-down combat.

Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Mechs 24.4% ★, Space 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Procedural Generation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike that focuses on boarding and destroying alien ships, mirroring the setting of the seed game.

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Why similar: Isometric 18.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Top-Down 14.8%, Sci-fi 14%, Co-op 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: The start of the Alien Breed series, providing the essential top-down sci-fi shooter experience.

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Mechs 21.2% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.3%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Top-Down 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, intense twin-stick shooter that offers a similar frantic combat loop.

A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Top-Down 9.5%, Sci-fi 9%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed twin-stick shooter with roguelite elements that provides a similar sense of progression and challenge.

Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Top-Down 11.9%, Co-op 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic twin-stick shooter that focuses on surviving massive waves of enemies, much like the combat in Trident's Wake.

Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Top-Down 8.3%, Co-op 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, fast-paced top-down shooter that captures the classic arcade feel of alien-themed combat.

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Violent 14.1%, Isometric 13.7%, Sci-fi 7%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers brutal, high-speed top-down action in a dark, futuristic setting that feels very similar to the seed game's intensity.

Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Top-Down 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike top-down shooter that features intense combat on spherical planets.

Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!

Why similar: Mechs 25% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, 4 Player Local 16.7%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Character Customization 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi co-op shooter that blends arcade action with character-based progression.

It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, 4 Player Local 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Gun Customization 13.6% ★, Local Co-Op 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fun, top-down shooter that focuses on survival against alien swarms with a distinct visual style.

Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Action 17.8%, Indie 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, top-down shooter with a unique dystopian aesthetic and co-op support.

The Horde Wants You Dead is a casual, top-down shooter with up to 4-player online co-op. Ambushed by an angry horde, you and your friends face a fight for survival against thousands of relentless enemies!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Co-op 13%, Top-Down 11.3%

Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Isometric 14%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Local Co-Op 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the Survivor title, offering a solid, atmospheric sci-fi shooter experience.

Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.6%, Local Co-Op 27.4%, Action 21.5%, Indie 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, arcade-style top-down shooter with multiplayer support and a sci-fi theme.

HELLFRONT is an intense top-down shooter. Conquer ground, build a base, and command your troops in battle! Play PvP or beat the campaign co-op or solo.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, 4 Player Local 14.3%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, 4 Player Local 11.3%, Violent 11%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%, Co-op 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, co-op focused top-down shooter that emphasizes fast-paced combat.

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 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Online Co-Op 14%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Action RPG 10.4%

Grab a gun and take down hostile robots corrupted by synthetic emotions! Combine weapon modifications and wreak havoc in this roguelite shooter. Let your emotions shape combat and alter boss fights! Fight alone or join up with up to 4 players!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Mechs 18.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Gun Customization 13.3% ★, Local Co-Op 10.4%

Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, 4 Player Local 12%

NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. Work as a team to beat the accidental evil you created, and be sure to pick up the best magitech guns on the way, or it's back to the bottom floor with you!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, Loot 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11.7%

With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!

Why similar: Mechs 25.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Top-Down 10.7%

Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Top-Down 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.9%

A chaotic Roguelite Twin-Stick Shooter with a Base Defense Twist. With up to 4 players, explore, become stronger to defend your spaceship and leave this Frk*n planet!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Isometric 13.5%, Online Co-Op 11%

Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Co-op 11.1%, Top-Down 7.7%

An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 74.9%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Action 6.5%

IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.8%, Local Co-Op 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Top-Down 10.7%, Action 6.3%

Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Space 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Co-op 11.4%

Dive into the Ocean Keeper – a cooperative roguelike where four survival miners defend their Mech Spider, fight with endless hordes of monsters, and dig for resources. Team up with your friends, upgrade between waves, and survive the deep caves, full of treasures… if you can.

Why similar: Mechs 30.7% ★, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Top-Down 13.6%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Space 12.4%

Enter the AI universe and fight evil AIs with a variety of weapons and modifications. AIPD is a top-down coop twin-stick shooter where you can enjoy thousands of possible combinations of enemy and arena permutations that give you an unprecedented and nearly unlimited arcade experience.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.7%, Local Co-Op 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Action 8.3%, Indie 5.9%

It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 21.1%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Co-op 15.8%, Space 15.2%, Top-Down 13%

Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 43.7%, 4 Player Local 31.2%, Co-op 11.6%, Indie 5.1%, Action 4.8%

In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Loot 15.9%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Character Customization 10.5%

The Last Citadel is a Roguelite, Role-Based, Third-Person shooter. Embark in an expedition to uncover artifacts inside a Citadel suspended above a black hole where many challenges and deadly encounters await. Explore the ever-changing citadel alone, or with a group of up to 4 players.

Why similar: Loot 23.7%, Space 15.4%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Character Customization 13.5%

Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25%, 4 Player Local 24.4%, Space 18.3%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action 9.7%

Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 35%, Local Co-Op 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Co-op 9.2%, Action 6.1%

Warspace 2 is a 1-4 player CO-OP space shooter with RPG elements, open-world and procedurally-generated galaxy. You can trade, craft, and fight your way through a universe, either solo or with friends.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Loot 18.5%, Space 13%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Procedural Generation 10.2%

A Top-Down Shooter/Looter RPG with a touching story inspired by JRPG classics. Shoot enemies, get loot, and customize your characters. Multiple endgame systems and over 100 hours of play await you solo or up to 4-player co-op!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Loot 16.3%, Action RPG 12.3%, Character Customization 10.9%

Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 45.5%, Co-op 38.5%, Action 9.2%, Indie 6.8%

Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.2%, Co-op 22.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Action RPG 18.2%, Top-Down 10.6%

The world's been flooded. All you have left is your Super Raft Boat… and your friends! Work together to expand your raft while fending off the strangely violent (and wealthy??) creatures of the sea in this multiplayer roguelike shooter. Will your crew survive and reach the Final Island?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 11.5%

Take the challenge of surviving waves of increasingly difficult evil MuTecs! Grab a friend to hunt and slay them. Crush each wave with randomly dropped weapons & gadgets. Earn Achievements, new maps and top ranks in this Community-driven, solo-dev project. Help shape the future of this game!

Why similar: Co-op 28.6%, Violent 26.8%, Character Customization 21.1%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Indie 5.8%

Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Space 11.3%, Sci-fi 9%

Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 47.2%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Space 20.8%, Action 10.1%

Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Top-Down 10.5%, Local Co-Op 6.6%