60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Top-Down Shooter, Retro, 2D.
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Defendor
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.
TROID BLASTER 2
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
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.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, 1980s 11.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Futuristic 7.3%
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.3%, 1980s 10.3%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.2%, Top-Down 8.3%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, 1980s 11.1%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 8.7%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 11.3%, 1980s 10.3%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, 1980s 12.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Top-Down 8.9%
Clear the asteroid field before the Corpos hunt you down with their AI weaponry!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, 1980s 15%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Top-Down 9.9%
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 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.2%
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, 1980s 12%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 7.7%
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, 1980s 11.5%, Old School 8.8%, Shooter 8.7%
Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, 1980s 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Shooter 8.5%, Old School 8.1%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.5%, Top-Down 8.1%
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 18%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, 1980s 13.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.9%
Uncover The Government's darkest secrets in this action packed top down shooter inspired by 80's action flicks of questionable quality.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, 1980s 10.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Conspiracy 8.7% ★
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Royal Odyssey is a retro-style arcade space shooter where you pilot Prince Zayven’s ship through a deadly asteroid storm, blasting your way to survival.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, 1980s 15.2%, Futuristic 9.3%, Top-Down 8.9%
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Shooter 10.9%, 1980s 10.5%, Arcade 9.3%
A vertical scrolling shooter where you fire your main shot and strategically switch between limited ammo special weapons to take down enemies. Earn bonus points by clearing areas, and defeat as many enemies as possible before the game ends to achieve a high score.
Why similar: 1980s 23%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Shooter 14.2%, Old School 10.7%, Top-Down 9%
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, 1980s 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Arcade 9.8%, Top-Down 9.6%
It's Christmas! Pelt the humans with gifts! Quickly!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 8%, Top-Down 7.7%
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, 1980s 11.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 8%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, 1980s 16.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Arcade 7.4%
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.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, 1980s 21.3%, Old School 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Futuristic 6.9%
A fast pace retro arcade shooter. Fight waves of zombies and dragons with a great gun collection. Battle five wild bosses all while trying to keep the high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, 1980s 13.7%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 12.5%
CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Score Attack 8.9%
An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, 1980s 11.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.2%
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.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Shooter 11.7%, 1980s 11.4%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 8.2%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 7.5%, Top-Down 6.8%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, 1980s 12.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 9.3%
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, 1980s 15.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Score Attack 7.3%
Even if you are not good at avoiding bullets or shmup games there is no problem. A 2d casual rolling shooter best for killing time!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 8.6%
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.3%, Top-Down 9.3%
Gunstorm is a space shooter loaded with playability. Wave after wave of alien craft attack your agile ship. Use the mouse to control your ship at the speed of thought in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, 1980s 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 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 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 12%, Action 7.9%
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!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 7.8%
A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Top-Down 8.1%, Old School 7.7%
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: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, 1980s 13.6%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10%
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Top-Down 9.3%
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 23.5%, 1980s 15.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 9%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 10.4%, 1980s 9.9%, Arcade 7.8%
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.5%, Top-Down 7.8%
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 8.2%
Destroy the deadly bouncing orbs for the highest score in this Pang meets Asteroids arcade blaster.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, 1980s 11.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.1%
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 20.1%, 1980s 16.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Old School 8.8%
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 10.9%, 1980s 9.6%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 7.5%, Top-Down 6.7%
The Pacifist is a retro sci-fi top-down action game with unique mechanics that blends elements of the Arcade and Rhythm genres on a gorgeous, minimalist battlefield. Only in The Pacifist can you fight without fighting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, 1980s 10.4%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 9.6%
Kill everyone in six seconds! Seconds Till Destruction is a lightning-fast and randomized top-down shooter. Use a massive array of guns and quick thinking to destroy humanity, one floor at a time!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Score Attack 9.3%, Top-Down 9.2%
Take on powerful tanks and battleships with the best use of your fighter in this military themed vertical arcade shoot ‘em up by Toaplan! Summon friendly fighter planes to avoid emergencies and increase firepower. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, 1980s 19.2%, Arcade 10%, Top-Down 9.2%
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Score Attack 12%, Arcade 10.4%, Futuristic 7.3%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Top-Down 11.3%, Score Attack 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10%
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 23.4%, 1980s 15.9%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 13%, Action 9.1%
Shoot, dodge, and survive your way through unique bosses and swarms of enemies in this Galaga inspired arcade shooter where the fate of a galaxy rests in your hands.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, 1980s 14.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 10%
Take control of humanity’s last resort in defending the planet from the many dangers outer space has to offer. Shoot or deflect incoming projectiles, harvest them from the moon and spend the loot on upgrades.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10.9%, Futuristic 9.8%
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, 1980s 13.3%, Shooter 8.3%, Score Attack 8%
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 26.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 12.5%, 1980s 11.6%, Score Attack 8.1%
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: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, 1980s 15.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.9%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 8.1%, Top-Down 7.6%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 7.9%
