60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shooter, 2D, Arcade.
Spacejack a UFO and turn alien tech against its owners across 49 action-packed stages. Use black holes, nukes, slow-mo, and more to survive escalating waves and save the planet.
Martian Invaders
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Mars 24.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Aliens 12.1%, Shooter 8.5%, 1980s 8.5%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Aliens 11.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.6%
A vertical-scrolling space shooter, and a love letter to classic arcade space shooters, Tryü Sora blends retro charm with modern gameplay. Master a handcrafted campaign, explore secrets, and dominate fast-paced modes in this addictive space adventure!
Why similar: Mars 25.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Shooter 9.8%, 1980s 9.7%, Arcade 9.1%
G WARRIOR is a retro hardcore action shooting game. Pick up the gun and destroy all robots and aliens. Fight in colorful scenes such as snowy mountains, caves, seas of fire, alien lairs, etc.! !
Why similar: Mars 18.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Aliens 11.6%, Shooter 8.7%, 1980s 8.5%
Super Arcade Boy returns in a retro shoot ’em up with 8 levels, waves of Greenies, power-ups, and 8 big boss battles. Talk with the alien leader—then save the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Aliens 10.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Modern 8.8%, 1980s 8.8%
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Aliens 9.2%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 12.3%, Aliens 9.2%, 1980s 7.6%
To bring you the old school 2D space arcade feeling in a modern look and feel. Whether you like the hard core style of the old days, or you have become the more lay back type, shoot your way home at the fun rate for you. Upgrade your ship on the way home, to get ready for the final battle. Have fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Aliens 13%, 1980s 12%, Bullet Hell 11%, Shooter 10.2%
Classic 80s inspired shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Aliens 11.1%, Arcade 10.3%
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Aliens 13.8%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 11.1%, 1990's 6.2%
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Aliens 12.8%, Shooter 11%, Bullet Hell 11%, Arcade 10.2%
Be THE Cowboy in this top down shooter that allows you to upgrade your health, dash speed, and sword strength, as well as 19 weapons, with the souls you collect from your slain enemies!
Why similar: Mars 33% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Aliens 11.8%, Bullet Hell 9%, Shooter 8%
This is a shooting action game in the style of Metroidvania. It is not a very complex maze, and the emphasis is on shooting combat. There are several types of weapons that can be used, and maintaining firepower is an important key to the strategy.
Why similar: Mars 31.2% ★, Aliens 19.6%, 1980s 14.3%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 8.3%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Shooter 11.3%, 1980s 10.1%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, Arcade 9.7%
Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot ’em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
Why similar: Mars 16.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 11.1%, Aliens 9.5%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Shooter 16.8%, Arcade 11.7%, Aliens 11.2%, 1980s 8.2%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Aliens 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 10%
Dwarf Star: 16 bit inspired game where mercenary go shoot shoot on evil alien guys who were accidentally fabricated by the government. Top down space shooter with a mission based structure. However, you can do these missions in plenty of different orders with different amounts of upgrades.
Why similar: Mars 31.9% ★, Aliens 15.8%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 6.2%
SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Mars 17.6% ★, Shooter 14.9%, 1980s 11.3%, Action 7.8%
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, 1980s 10.9%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 11.7%, Aliens 11.2%, Arcade 9.9%
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 12.9%, 1980s 11.2%, Arcade 10.9%
Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 14.7%, Action 9.2%, 1990's 8.9%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Aliens 13.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.8%
Brace yourself for an intense bullet hell experience! Fight your way through challenging levels, defeat bosses, upgrade your weapon and get the highest score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Aliens 16.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Bullet Hell 8.9%
Dive in the VR arcade shoot-them-up (shmup, shoot'em up, bullet hell). A lot of action is awaiting you. "Insert coin" and jump in the shmup !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Aliens 13.7%, 1980s 11.7%, 1990's 9.7%, Arcade 9.4%
Is there a gamepad lying around somewhere?!! Ready to play some real shooter games again? Grab the controller and become an APANO SYN PILOT to face the alien invasion. Connect up to four controllers and shoot until you drop. 100% survival chance on "Easy", low on "Impossible".
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 12.4%, 1980s 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Aliens 13.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 9.8%, Bullet Hell 9.6%
Defend the Little Spaceman Dudes from aliens! Blast waves of Alien Abductors and UFOs across 50 challenging levels in this fast-paced ’80s-style arcade space shooter.
Why similar: Aliens 15.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, 1980s 10.9%, Arcade 10%
Asteroid Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate your enemies. Play 2 players to increase your chance of survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, 1980s 13.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 11.6%, 1990's 10.2%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Arcade 18.9%, Shooter 15.8%, 1980s 12.8%, 1990's 9.3%
The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Shooter 14.2%, Aliens 13.2%, Arcade 12%, 1980s 9.7%
RED TITANS is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Arcade 14%, 1980s 11.5%, 1990's 9.2%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Aliens 16.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, 1990's 9.4%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Aliens 16.1%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.6%
A free-to-play 90s-style bullet-hell shooter with high-res graphics, unlocked 60+ FPS, single-player campaign, and online co-op multiplayer!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Aliens 13%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.4%, 1980s 9.5%
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Aliens 16.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 14%, Arcade 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
A fast-paced space shooter where you blast through waves of Martian invaders, upgrade your ship, dodge bullet hell, and wipe them out with devastating firepower.
Why similar: Mars 33% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Aliens 8.1%
Race through caverns while blasting away enemies and terrain to reach the depths of Mars in this reimagining of the 1981 classic.
Why similar: Mars 39% ★, Aliens 12.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: 1980s 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11.3%
Viral Reload EX is a sci-fi shoot-em-up with a unique dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Aliens 14.9%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, 1980s 10.5%, Arcade 10.4%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Aliens 14.4%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 9.8%
Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 11.7%, 1980s 10.4%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, 1980s 12.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Aliens 8.8%
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Aliens 19.7%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Sci-fi 7%
When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Aliens 19.5%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12.8%, Sci-fi 7%
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.6%, 1980s 7.4%
I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Aliens 16%, Shooter 14.7%, 1980s 14.1%, Action 7.5%
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Aliens 17.5%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.4%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Aliens 10.9%, Arcade 10.9%, 1990's 9.5%
SPACEMAN is a short, nostalgic, retro Shoot-Em-Up
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Aliens 11.8%, 1990's 9.7%, 1980s 9.3%, Arcade 8%
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, 1980s 11%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 10.5%
A short space shooter game that you can finish in your break time with beginner-friendly gameplay and some special features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 13.6%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, 1980s 9.8%
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Arcade 13.4%, Space 10.7%, 1980s 10.7%, Shooter 7.8%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Aliens 18.6%, Bullet Hell 14%, Arcade 10%, Old School 9.2%
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Arcade 14.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 7.4%
Galactic Missile Defense is a shooter and tower defense game, where you must protect Earth from the invading Martians that declared war on our planet just because a space rover accidentally ruined their picnic!
Why similar: Mars 28.7% ★, Aliens 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 9.5%
Defeat the Empire a second time in this short electro-jazz space shooter. Beat up bosses and upgrade your ship as you go deeper into the belly of the beast.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 14%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 10%, Sci-fi 8.8%
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Aliens 22%, Shooter 16%, Arcade 12.4%, Space 11.1%
