- #1 Retrograde Arena
97% matchVery Positive94% of 531 reviews2020
Dev: FreemergencyPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, 2.5D 16%, Shooter 12.2%, PvP 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features physics-based, top-down arena combat that mirrors the competitive, movement-heavy gameplay of Utopos.
- #2 Nova Drift
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 46.8%, Shooter 20.4%, Space 15.1%, Action 10.3%, Colorful 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This space-themed, top-down shooter offers deep customization and fast-paced action that feels like a natural evolution of the Utopos experience.
- #3 Solaroids
96% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Chad YatesPub: DynF/X Digital LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Space 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on space-themed arena combat with physics-based movement, making it a strong thematic and mechanical match.
- #4 Square Heroes
96% matchVery Positive86% of 246 reviews2015
Dev: Gnomic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Join the Galactic Tournament in this fast-paced comical action shooter. Level-up your Hero and unlock an arsenal of weapons. Lay waste to your friends and foes in local, LAN and online multiplayer matches, or hone your skills in single player and custom games.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.8%, Arena Shooter 33.3%, Action 16.6%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a multiplayer-focused twin-stick shooter that emphasizes competitive arena combat with a similar visual style to Utopos.
- #5 Assault Android Cactus+
94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 47.1%, Shooter 19.5%, Top-Down 10.8%, Action 9%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential twin-stick arena shooter that matches the intense, colorful, and fast-paced combat found in Utopos.
- #6 Nex Machina
94% 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 55.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Action 10.7%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by arcade veterans, this game provides the high-octane, twin-stick precision and arena-based challenge that Utopos fans enjoy.
- #7 Neon Chrome
93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 37.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 8.3%, Top-Down 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down, sci-fi twin-stick shooter features destructible environments and intense combat that aligns well with the Utopos aesthetic.
- #8 Polychromatic
92% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Brushfire Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Polychromatic is a physics-based arcade shooter with a pop of color.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.5%, Arena Shooter 37.4%, Action 12.6%, Colorful 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the colorful, minimalist, and fast-paced twin-stick arena shooter gameplay that defines Utopos.
- #9 Waves 2: Notorious
91% matchVery Positive93% of 322 reviews2015
Dev: Squid In A Box Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter that focuses on high-score chasing and intense bullet-hell combat, perfect for fans of Utopos's gameplay loop.
- #10 Xeno Crisis
91% 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 27.9%, Arena Shooter 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging top-down, sci-fi arena shooter that rewards quick reflexes and precise twin-stick control.
- #11 Impact Point
89% matchVery Positive90% of 2,075 reviews2022
Dev: Kontrollable
Windows
IMPACT POINT! – An ultra satisfying, fast paced, 2-4 player, arena based, multiplayer, top down 2D shooter. Grab what you can and battle it out with 2-4 players to be the last man standing in a game heavily inspired by retro and vaporwave shooters.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shooter 12%, PvP 9%, Top-Down 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer, top-down shooter that focuses on pvp combat in arena-style maps.
- #12 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
88% matchVery Positive90% of 32,984 reviews2015
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 35%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Shooter 8.4%, Action 7%, Sci-fi 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, sci-fi shooter that emphasizes cooperative and competitive action in a chaotic, arena-like environment.
- #13 Swarm Arena
90% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2010
Dev: Dedication Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Take control of a virtual organism in this unique indie arcade title, while unlocking Steam Achievements and climbing the leaderboards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Arena Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, 2.5D 11.3%, Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on twin-stick arena combat against waves of enemies, mirroring the core mechanics of Utopos.
- #14 Slay.one
89% matchMixed55% of 140 reviews2018
Dev: Beijing AMPBox Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Slay.one
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Top-down multiplayer shooter
Why similar: Action 95.5%, Multiplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused, top-down shooter that captures the competitive, arena-based spirit of Utopos.
- #15 Guns N' Boxes
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: LightArrow Games
Windows · Mac
Guns N’ Boxes is a top-down single screen arena-style multiplayer shooter where you shoot boxes, get random weapons and use them to blast everything that moves! Choose your favorite character and duke it out with rifles, hot dog launchers, rail guns, arrows and tons of other weapons.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Action 15.2%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer, top-down shooter that emphasizes arena-based combat and quick-fire action.
- #16 Holodrive
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,233 reviews2021
Dev: BitCake StudioPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast-paced multiplayer shooter where you customize your robot, zoom around with a jetpack, and battle with various weapons. Master the arenas, surprise your enemies, and enjoy the nonstop action!
Why similar: Shooter 46.3%, Action 27%, Multiplayer 20.9%, PvP 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, multiplayer shooter that features arena-based combat and a vibrant, sci-fi aesthetic.
- #17 Battlerite
85% matchVery Positive85% of 59,299 reviews2017
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
BATTLERITE is an action-packed team arena brawler. Experience the unique combination of top-down shooter meets fast-paced fighting game and challenge friends and foes in a battle of reaction. The Arena awaits!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 38.2%, PvP 23.3%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Action 11.8%, Top-Down 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more MOBA-oriented, its top-down, skill-shot-based combat provides the same competitive intensity as Utopos.
- #18 Crimsonland
86% 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 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 12.7%, Top-Down 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arena shooter that focuses on surviving waves of enemies, sharing the core 'kill or be killed' loop of Utopos.
- #19 UpGun
84% matchVery Positive83% of 4,787 reviews2021
Dev: MaxEstLa
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Face your friends in UpGun! Use each round to accumulate skills and overtake your opponents in this crazy deathmatch!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 38.1%, Shooter 24.1%, PvP 12.2%, Multiplayer 10%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer, arcade-style shooter that focuses on quick, competitive rounds similar to Utopos.
- #20 Tesla vs Lovecraft
84% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Arena Shooter 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: This twin-stick shooter features fast-paced arena combat and powerful weaponry that feels very similar to the Utopos experience.
- #21 Krosfighter
82% matchMixed69% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Doryah GamesPub: Ankama Games
Windows
Who will be the last one standing? Choose your hero from a wide range of universes and play with friends in this party shooter packed with colorful graphics and rogue-like features. It's just plain fun, online or locally, for one to four players.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.8%, 2.5D 13.2%, Shooter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-shooter that features fast-paced, arena-based combat suitable for fans of Utopos.
- #22 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
83% matchVery Positive91% of 1,088 reviews2007
Dev: Bizarre CreationsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 63.8%, Arena Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 14%, Action 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for twin-stick arena shooters, offering the same pure, skill-based combat found in Utopos.
- #23 RUINER
81% matchVery Positive89% of 12,065 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 32.9%, Action 13.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down, sci-fi action game that emphasizes fast movement and precise shooting in confined arena spaces.
- #24 Paint Chips
82% matchVery Positive88% of 242 reviews2021
Dev: PhatRobit
Windows · Mac
Paint the ground! Paint your enemies! Paint your enemies ground! The ground is your enemy! Paint it!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Shooter 13%, Action 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This arena-shooter shares the twin-stick controls and fast-paced, colorful action of Utopos.
- #25 Return Alive
81% matchMixed59% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: KOG
Windows
Return Alive is a Free-to-Play Top-down Shooter Game.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Shooter 14%, PvP 8.8%, Top-Down 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, pvp-focused shooter that incorporates arena-style combat mechanics.
- #26 BattleCore Arena
80% matchMixed62% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft BordeauxPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
BattleCore Arena is a free-to-play, peer-to-peer platform shooter where gravity mastery is the key to victory. Compete in quick PvP battles, using weapons and abilities to eject your opponents out of the arena.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 36.5%, Shooter 24.4%, PvP 13.6%, Action 11.3%, Multiplayer 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive, physics-based shooter that emphasizes fast-paced movement and arena combat.
- #27 Scurvy Dogs
79% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Unnamed Studios, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
An online Player v Player battle!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 14.5%, Top-Down 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style arena shooter that features fast-paced combat and twin-stick controls.
- #28 UAL: Universal AIM League
79% matchMixed63% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Amnedge
Windows
UAL is a FPS game. You can engage in either 1V1, play with or against a friend, or 2V2 duel. UAL relies on e-sport mechanics with Best of 5 Set system (1 Set is a best of 3 games) and mini game for each round.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 47.4%, Shooter 17.7%, PvP 10.7%, Action 10.3%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter designed for competitive multiplayer play, mirroring the focus of Utopos.
- #29 Toaster Arena
76% matchVery Positive92% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow_hawk
Windows
Toaster Arena is a first person multiplayer arena shooter where players battle it out on different maps and game modes. Use Advanced movement to traverse obstacles and gain the advantage on the battlefield.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 34.7%, Shooter 16.8%, PvP 14%, Action 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.4%
- #30 Super Squad
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 110 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Fox Studios
Windows
Super Squad is a team-based Multiplayer Online Shoot-‘Em-Up (MOSH) where squads duke it out in a manic-strategic battle for domination. Tactics, teamwork and twitch reflexes are vital to claim victory, with top-down shooter controls and a myriad of epic abilities to fire off.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shooter 9.8%, PvP 6.2%
- #31 Orbos
78% matchMixed63% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: Leisure Police
Windows
Cute and chaotic fun! Play as one of 7 different character classes in a quick and deadly multiplayer PvP arena shooter where only the quick witted survive. Compete against your friends in classic team deathmatch or overcharge yourself and pummel the enemy base in our Orbomb game mode!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, action-oriented arena shooter that shares the simple, pick-up-and-play nature of Utopos.
- #32 Dinogen Online
75% matchVery Positive83% of 294 reviews2023
Dev: Wilkin Games
Windows
Action-packed 2D multiplayer top-down shooter. Play as a human or dinosaur with hundreds of weapons, game modes, and maps!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Shooter 15%, Action 9.1%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #33 Veterans Online - Open Beta
76% matchMixed64% of 323 reviews2020
Dev: Nuked Cockroach
Windows
Veterans Online is a thrilling top-down twin-stick shooter suited for both casual and hardcore players, featuring fun warfare with easy to learn but hard to master mechanics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Action 17.7%, Arena Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shooter 9.6%
- #34 Dominance
75% matchMixed65% of 355 reviews2023
Dev: INPLERON LTD
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Dominance is a multiplayer top-down shooter, built on a no-limits attitude. Choose between a rich variety of different ability and item combinations, select one of 6 distinct characters. Battle up to 24 foes on the ever-evolving terrain — and prove your Dominance.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.9%, Shooter 20.1%, PvP 10.5%, Action 10%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #35 FreeInfantry
73% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: FreeInfantry Group
Windows
Isometric. Massively Multiplayer. Capture The Flag. Skirmish. Bug Hunt. And more. Welcome to FreeInfantry - the world's first massive multiplayer online isometric shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 8%, Space 7.7%
- #36 Turbo Shot
74% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Wizard Games Inc
Windows
Turbo Shot combines a puzzle-filled top-down adventure with exciting gun-based combat that plays out in regular seasons of free-to-play single player and PvP content.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24%, Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 7.6%
- #37 Gangs of Space
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 430 reviews2017
Dev: Little Big MMO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 281.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Gangs of Space is a massively-multiplayer Rogue Shmup where Gangs of players compete for the conquest of the galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.7%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Space 16.8%, Action 13%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #38 Project Amalthea: Battlegrounds
74% matchMixed59% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: RunServer
Windows · Mac · Linux
There is a quarantine declared throughout the orbit so all the pilots are grounded except for the few ones allowed to participate in training battles. Join their ranks for blazing fast space battles with another players in this top-down shooter game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Space 13.6%, PvP 9.8%, Action 9.6%
- #39 DEPLOYMENT
72% matchVery Positive83% of 1,237 reviews2018
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
An intense competitive top-down shooter: choose your class, capture turrets, progress, and dominate in the arena. top-down shooter, multiplayer shooter, arena shooter, class-based shooter, sci-fi shooter
Why similar: Action 38.6%, Sci-fi 33.4%, Multiplayer 28%
- #40 Battle Arena
73% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: ShadowWolf Games
Windows
Battle Arena is a multiplayer, immersive 2D Sci-Fi shooter! Plunge into the world of space battles and be the first!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #41 Starblast
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Neuronality
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Fun, fast paced online multiplayer arcade space shooter. Take control of your spaceship, mine asteroids, increase your stats, upgrade to different types of spaceships with improved stats and weapons. Fight against other players and collect their gems.
Why similar: Space 41.1%, Action 28.5%, Shooter 20.4%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #42 Combots
70% matchVery Positive90% of 605 reviews2021
Dev: HardEdge Games
Windows
Combots is a multiplayer robot war shooter set in fully procedurally generated maps with the physical environment.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 38.4%, Shooter 19.5%, Action 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #43 Hypersomnia
69% matchVery Positive96% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Patryk CzachurskiPub: TeamHypersomnia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Challenge your friend to an intense duel, or gather two clans to fight a spectacular war. Reawaken your competitive spirit in this relentless top-down shooter. Comes with an in-game map Editor! Forever free and open-source.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Arena Shooter 30.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.1%, PvP 7.5%
- #44 Rocket Wars
72% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Rooftop Panda
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 99%
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: Arena Shooter 32.7%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shooter 13%, Space 9.6%, Action 7.2%
- #45 Battle Arena VR
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: DreamTeam Mobile
Windows
Battle Arena VR is a multiplayer arena shooter, where you are automatically matched with opponents. Challenge yourself, challenge everyone in a deathmatch Battle Arena!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 43%, Shooter 23%, Action 20.1%, PvP 5.6%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #46 PewPew Live
69% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Jean-François Geyelin
Windows
A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 53%, Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down 11.4%, Action 11.2%, Multiplayer 2.7%
- #47 BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates
71% matchMixed67% of 295 reviews2017
Dev: DONTNOD ELEVEN
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates is a fast-paced competitive multiplayer shooter. Choose your hero, call a few friends and join in on the fun! Meet in battle in this 2vs2 to 4vs4 action platformer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 49.6%, Action 18.6%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Shooter 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #48 Misfire
71% matchMixed61% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: NoodleGames
Windows
Face off against your friends with wacky guns that don't shoot straight! Misfire is a Casual PVP Platform Shooter created by one person. Compete in matches of 2-4 players, earn coins to unlock stylish new space suits, and ruin some friendships along the way!
Why similar: Action 32%, Shooter 22.7%, Space 16.6%, PvP 15.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%
- #49 Astro Duel 2
67% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.5%, Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Shooter 14.8%, PvP 9.7%, Sci-fi 5.9%
- #50 SYNTHETIK 2
66% matchVery Positive81% of 3,230 reviews2021
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27%, Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down 8.6%, Action 6.5%
- #51 Armored Evolution
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Burst2Flame Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Armored Evolution is an arena style top down shooter where you battle planetary guardians on a quest to dominate the universe! Venture alone or with your friends earning legendary avatars and weapons on your way. Find and upgrade equipment to discover unique strategies and decimate your foes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.3%, Shooter 22.6%, Action 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Top-Down 10.4%
- #52 Skillshot City
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,618 reviews2017
Dev: Nik Nak Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Loot, shoot, cast and drive in this chaotic PvP Roguelite. Level up fast, draft wild skills, and create crazy combos on the fly. Explore a GTA-style battle royale with no queues or downtime as you prepare to win the final fight!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Shooter 13.6%, PvP 8.2%, Top-Down 8%
- #53 Hats and Hand Grenades
66% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 41.4%, Top-Down Shooter 32.1%, Action 26.5%
- #54 SQUIDS FROM SPACE
67% matchVery Positive86% of 238 reviews2017
Dev: Fun Bits
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
SQUIDS FROM SPACE is an 8v8, team-based PvP top-down shooter where humans and the sinister Squid aliens wage war for the future of the Earth!
Why similar: Action 24.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Space 13%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #55 Space Aces
64% matchMixed63% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: DewEnforcerPub: Space Aces
Windows
Space Aces is an indie space shooter that plunges you into an online universe full of action, strategy, and fierce competition. Step into the cockpit and evolve from a rookie pilot into the most feared Ace in the galaxy!
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Action 24.7%, 2.5D 23.7%, PvP 14%, Sci-fi 11%
- #56 Destropolis
66% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 44.5%, Top-Down Shooter 35.8%, Top-Down 9.3%, Action 7.7%, Sci-fi 2.7%
- #57 SYNTHETIK: Arena
65% matchVery Positive90% of 2,336 reviews2019
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Face the varied challenges of the Machine God Zir in ARENA, a standalone expansion for Synthetik: Legion Rising! Leverage the next level in gun-play and experiment with powerful tech in varied action packed Arenas!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50.2%, Action 18.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Top-Down 5.2%
- #58 Satellite Rush
68% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Kimeric LabsPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Satellite Rush is a sci-fi top-down shooter with pixel art graphics and Roguelike elements. Take control of an abducted office worker and blast through Satellite Moebius, a space gladitorial arena where you'll have to please the audience to get new itens and survive!
Why similar: Action 100%