- #1 Clawface
97% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2018
Dev: Hathos Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 259.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Clawface is an intense, arcade-styled twin stick shooter where you play as an adorable robot equipped with crazy weapons and a giant claw to fight an endless wave of alien monsters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Gore 20.1%, Violent 17.8%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 11%
- #2 Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
96% matchVery Positive82% of 533 reviews2017
Dev: CrackshellPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Gore 17.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.1%, Co-op 13%, Violent 10%
- #3 Children of the Eclipse
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nutfarm Games
Windows
Children of the Eclipse is a traditional 2-player retro shooter at heart, wrapped in next gen graphics, set in a unique far future utopian sci-fi world teeming with life.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.9%, Local Co-Op 12%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Gore 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%
- #4 Gunnheim
95% matchMostly Negative40% of 337 reviews2015
Dev: SIEIDI Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 20.5%, Gore 16.5%, Violent 13.2%, Co-op 11.7%, Local Co-Op 10.5%
- #5 Circus Interstellar
94% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Ettinsoft
Windows
Circus Interstellar is a brutal arcade shooter featuring high-octane action, and killer music! Earth voyagers encounter a sadistic alien race with a terrifying clownish appearance and a nasty appetite. Will the survivors escape the gory circus? Or will they be assimilated like all the rest?
Why similar: Gore 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Violent 14.6%, Local Co-Op 6.9%
- #6 Killer Ricky
94% matchMixed54% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: QSPub: Koya Game
Windows
Play as Killer Ricky and avenge his family by killing all members of a bloodthirsty Mafia organization.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Violent 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Crime 11.7%, Bullet Time 9.2% ★
- #7 Tormentor❌Punisher
93% matchVery Positive88% of 595 reviews2017
Dev: E-StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Gore 15.7%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Violent 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%
- #8 I am Weapon: Revival
92% matchMixed68% of 285 reviews2015
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Have you ever faced your worst nightmare? What if you have no choice but to move on and see what’s behind it? Then you’d better arm yourself with a couple of big guns, stock up on ammo and show them all what a real nightmare is!
Why similar: Gore 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Violent 16.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.9%, Co-op 9.3%
- #9 Crimsonland
91% matchVery Positive93% of 3,083 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 19.6%, Local Co-Op 17%, Gore 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #10 Chaos Village
91% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Chaos Village is a top-down chaotic shooter game with various weapons, perks and power ups.
Why similar: Gore 21.6%, Violent 18.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%
- #11 Lot'zAmonsters
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: T_T Games
Windows
An arcade wave game, shoot, kick upgrade and eat watermelons.
Why similar: Gore 20.6%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Violent 8.8%
- #12 Resistance is Fruitile
89% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: PhasePixel
Windows · Mac
Resistance is Fruitile is a challenging retro twin stick shooter with co-op play that's jam-packed with sinister fruit monsters and plenty of firepower to take them on!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Local Co-Op 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Action 6.8%, Co-op 6.6%
- #13 Nex Machina
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,168 reviews2017
Dev: Housemarque
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 32.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Local Co-Op 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 7.6%
- #14 Gauge Of Rage
88% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: Dave MyersPub: WubsGames
Windows
Gauge Of Rage is a frantic and gory arcade style top down shooter that challenges you to build up and unleash your rage against a never ending onslaught of undead!
Why similar: Gore 23.8%, Violent 20.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Action 7%
- #15 Galaxy Champions TV
87% matchVery Positive92% of 121 reviews2018
Dev: aQuadiun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Local Co-Op 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 9.4%, Action 7.2%
- #16 Freakout: Calamity TV Show
86% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2019
Dev: Immaterial Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Juicy top down intense old school shooter!
Why similar: Gore 25.6%, Violent 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.8%, Top-Down 7.7%, Local Co-Op 7.3%
- #17 Die Bloody Nazi Die!
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Decimo StudioPub: Mean Team Studio
Windows
Die Bloody Nazi Die! is 2D CASUAL twin stick shooter randomly generated dungeon crawler with rougue-lite elements. Follow the alien named Kin in his fight to free Sirel, his love, and defeat the regime!
Why similar: Gore 27.3%, Violent 23.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Action 5.5%
- #18 When It Hits the Fan
85% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: Heartfelt Games LLC
Windows
When It Hits the Fan is a 2d action arcade top-down shooter for PC and arcade involving four apocalyptic events at once: zombie outbreak, robot AI takeover, demon incursion, and alien invasion!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down 8.5%, Action 7.8%
- #19 Loud or Quiet
84% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Unit 02 Games
Windows · Mac
Loud or Quiet is a brutal top down shooter set in a fictional 90's America. After losing your job, your plan to rob your workplace goes drastically wrong when you are dragged into a life of crime by a mysterious woman who is not who she seems.
Why similar: Crime 16.6%, Bullet Time 16% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Violent 12.9%
- #20 Feral Fury
84% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Gore 18.7%, Violent 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
- #21 Mr. Fast
82% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2020
Dev: ZHANG FANPub: SHEN JIAWEI
Windows · Mac
Mr. Fast is a top-down shooting game with a bullet time twist! Enemy's time moves more slowly than yours. You're fast enough and you can kill others with one shot.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Time 16.5% ★, Gore 13.1%, Crime 12.9%, Violent 12.2%
- #22 DOOMTANK
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Unibear Studio
Windows
DOOMTANK is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter designed to put you in the hot seat. Enter an ever-changing room straight from the depths of Hell and slay its inhabitants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Gore 11.5%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #23 Trigonarium
82% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2015
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Trigonarium is a hardcore twin-stick shooter for fans of challenging arcade gaming. Fight your way through multitudes of enemy formations in constantly shifting battle arenas to face the colossal level bosses.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 27.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Local Co-Op 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Great Soundtrack 3.9%
- #24 Esse Proxy
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 140 reviews2022
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Violent 13%, Bullet Time 12.9% ★, Gore 11.4%
- #25 Chaos Town
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Gore 13.2%, Bullet Time 12.7% ★, Violent 10.2%
- #26 Superfighters Deluxe
79% matchVery Positive89% of 3,466 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Gore 18.5%, Violent 17%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Co-op Campaign 12.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 9.1%
- #27 Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II
78% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: taxicomicsPub: BeanCanStudios
Windows · Linux
Retro pixel-art bullet hell meets arcade action. Collect cards, spin slots, and blast through enemies in this nostalgic roguelite with local co-op
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Co-op 12.4%, 1980s 6.8%
- #28 Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo
80% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
The definitive 'Turbo Edition' of the easy to play hard to master space blaster. Bringing more game modes, ships, challenges, upgradable power-ups and frantic retro space blasting fun than ever before. Alone or in co-op you’ll keep coming back to unlock ships, upgrade weapons and beat your high-score.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, 1980s 10.6%
- #29 NeuroVoider
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 795 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Local Co-Op 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Co-op Campaign 12.1% ★, Bullet Hell 7.2%
- #30 Xeno Crisis
77% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2019
Dev: Bitmap Bureau
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Local Co-Op 11.6%, Co-op 8%, Great Soundtrack 8%
- #31 POSTAL Redux
76% matchVery Positive92% of 7,700 reviews2016
Dev: Running With Scissors
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of the classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Take control of The POSTAL Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 23.9% ★, Gore 16%, Twin Stick Shooter 14%, Violent 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%
- #32 AIPD - Artificial Intelligence Police Department
78% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2016
Dev: Blazing BadgerPub: mamor games
Windows
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 34%, Local Co-Op 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Action 9.1%, Indie 7.1%
- #33 RED HOT VENGEANCE
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,543 reviews2019
Dev: Bros Before Giraffes
Windows
He had one rule: No killing women or children. When a hitman is double-crossed by his employer, he brings forth a night of carnage and bloodshed.
Why similar: Gore 24.6%, Violent 22%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #34 DEATHPIT 3000
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2017
Dev: Cyberlamb Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight waves of enemies in a sci-fi arena bullet-hell shooter, with up to four friends in multiplayer co-op. Upgrade weapons and equipment and unleash powerful abilities against hordes of distinct and deadly enemies to claim the championships!
Why similar: Gore 28.3%, Violent 24.1%, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action 8.2%
- #35 BULLET PARTY
76% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Awoker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 24.6% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Bullet Hell 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%
- #36 Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
74% matchVery Positive93% of 6,757 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Co-op Campaign 15.2% ★, Co-op 12.3%, Local Co-Op 11.8%
- #37 Cardiac Powder
74% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Edalbung
Windows
Cardiac Powder is a nervous twin stick shooter where you have a bomb in you, if you can’t maintain a certain heart rate, it will explode… So one thing to do is keep you in action by fighting your opponents!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Gore 14.5%, Bullet Time 13.2% ★, Violent 12.9%
- #38 Super Firefighter
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Giguère
Windows
Run into hell and spray it down in this couch coop twin stick shooter. Team up with 1 to 3 friends and save victims, houses and trees from the flames and those who ignite them. Enhance your waterpower with special upgrades designed to beat the heat from the unique fires you'll encounter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Co-op Campaign 19.7% ★, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%
- #39 Hats and Hand Grenades
72% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Bischoff
Windows
Kill your friends and steal their hats in this free cover-based twin-stick shooter! Wage multiplayer versus battles online or on the couch. Face off in colorful arenas with destructible environments and bangin' music.
Why similar: Violent 29.1%, Gore 24.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Action 6.7%
- #40 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
72% matchVery Positive94% of 76,956 reviews2015
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Gore 20.5%, Violent 15.7%, 1980s 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%
- #41 Murder Inc
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Murder Inc is a top-down adrenaline-fueled shooter where time moves only when you do. Use this to dodge bullets, plan your attacks, and craft action scenes worthy of a blockbuster.
Why similar: Gore 20.2%, 1980s 18.6%, Violent 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Top-Down 10.5%
- #42 Renegade Ops
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,839 reviews2011
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.6%, Local Co-Op 22.2%, Co-op 13.8%, Top-Down 10.4%, Action 8.5%
- #43 ORE
73% matchMixed66% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: Couch Cosmonauts LLC
Windows
ORE is a couch-cooperative twin stick shooter where you and up to three friends must fight through a handful of levels and navigate the planet's varied, alien surface to collect as much ORE as possible before the planet implodes. Defeat the planet’s corrupted Core Wurm, save the planet, and get rich before time runs out!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.4%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Co-op 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Gore 10.7%
- #44 Iron Crypticle
73% matchVery Positive84% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: TIKIPOD
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 25.4%, Local Co-Op 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Top-Down 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #45 Hotline Miami
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 121,152 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Violent 18.3%, Gore 15.5%, 1980s 15%, Top-Down 8%
- #46 The B.L.O.O.M Initiative
68% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Trema-CodingPub: Trema-Coding Ltd
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced 2D top-down shoot 'em up with single-player and split-screen co-op. Pilot a drone, fight alien hordes, plant and grow bio-weapons, and survive procedurally generated battlefields in a fusion of action and strategy.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 22.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Local Co-Op 14.9%, Co-op 11.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.5%
- #47 Ambidangerous
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Paul Bischoff
Windows
Ambidangerous is a top-down shooter that puts your ambidexterity to the test. Simultaneously control two elite soldiers as you fight your way through four randomized areas, five unique bosses, and a dozen enemy types. Take the challenge alone or share the controller with a friend for co-op play!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 19.2% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%
- #48 HOTLIME
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Innopians
Windows
Welcome to Hotlime — a skyscraper of madness where four citrus fighters are trapped in a juicy deathmatch! Climb through piles of pulped bodies, deadly weapons, endlessly sour cruelty, and one dangerously seductive barmaid. There’s no way out!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Local Co-Op 14.9%, 1980s 14.6%, Crime 14.1%, Violent 8.5%
- #49 Restless Night
70% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
You will have to take up arms and win back your place among the living. Or rather, bullets and accuracy. In fact, everything is not so simple and you need to keep your eyes open, because you need to fight with the monsters of the afterlife from all points of the earth that want to take your place.
Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Violent 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 7.3%
- #50 Bullet Noir
67% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: WOLCEN Studio
Windows
In the vengeance business, you leave no loose ends. Four characters scour the city, searching for their mentor's murderer in a brutal ballet of bullets. Stylish neo-noir top-down shooter with one-hit-one-kill mechanics.
Why similar: Crime 16.1%, Gore 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Time 14.2% ★, Violent 12.3%
- #51 Trigger Fever
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: RotcivPub: Rotstudio
Windows
Engage in chaotic multiplayer battles in Trigger Fever, a top-down shooter party game. Crush foes solo or with friends, wielding 50+ unique weapons. Show off skills, tactically dominate, and embrace the crazy onslaught!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Local Co-Op 8.9%, Co-op 7%
- #52 Legacy Of Evil
66% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Uruca Game StudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Join legendary RPG heroes in 'Legacy of Evil,' a classic arcade Shoot 'em Up. Battle the sinister Dravlo Stradinic and his dark forces. Upgrade your heroes and face terrifying bosses. Can you defeat the vampire and save Stygia?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Co-op 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10.2%
- #53 Roguevive
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Chiorco
Windows
Roguevive is an roguelite survive bullet heaven. Survive against hordes of enemies getting ever stronger. Level up, unlock upgrades and new guns in this multiplayer action roguelite.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Co-op Campaign 20.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Co-op 10.3%
- #54 Dead End Job
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 133 reviews2019
Dev: Ant Workshop LtdPub: Headup
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 31.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Action 10.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.3%, Indie 6.6%
- #55 Neckbeards: Basement Arena
70% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Soiree Games
Windows
Based on classic arcade games like Robotron 2084, Neckbeards is non-stop action for one or two players with an epic soundtrack and a taste for psychedelia. NEW in 2023: THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Bullet Hell 8.2%
- #56 Uberkill: Moon Blood
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crack Head Studio
Windows
A hard test, shootouts on the edge, and space… full of screams of pain. Stop the cloned psychos and put an end to their disgusting experiments!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Gore 24.7%, Violent 23.8%, 1980s 12.7%, Action 6.4%
- #57 The Hong Kong Massacre
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,908 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.5%, Bullet Time 17.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Gore 15%, Violent 14.1%
- #58 B.O.T.S. and the Robofriends
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Game Grotto Softworks
Windows
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 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Co-op 16.2%, Top-Down 11.7%, Co-op Campaign 11.7% ★
- #59 GUNS 'n GUTS
68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Eric C
Windows
GUNS 'n GUTS is a fast-paced, top-down shooter filled with action and gore. Blast your way through hundreds of hellish enemies in challenging skill-based combat. Can you survive?
Why similar: Gore 35.5%, Violent 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Action 6.9%, Indie 5.4%
- #60 Undercrewed
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: David Strachan
Windows
Grab your friends and build and fly your own customisable spaceship. With local and online co-op customise your spacecraft with a wide variety of components, you must work together to figure out the best way to survive your journey!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 26.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Local Co-Op 18%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Co-op 9.9%