
A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.
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A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.

Karakia Shooter
Fast Paced, Bullet Hell Retro Shooter! Shoot down enemies and dodge everything. Fight through 17 intense levels with 6 insane boss fights. Do you have what it takes to beat the game?

Data Man
Data Man is a new game for the original 8-bit NES console that brings arcade action to a home console.
Fast Paced, Bullet Hell Retro Shooter! Shoot down enemies and dodge everything. Fight through 17 intense levels with 6 insane boss fights. Do you have what it takes to beat the game?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Arcade 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Retro 9.5%
Data Man is a new game for the original 8-bit NES console that brings arcade action to a home console.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.8%, Arcade 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shooter 14%, Action 12.1%
You are a special purpose soldier and your goal is to destroy some settlement, which is inhabited by a bunch of sorcerers.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25%, Arcade 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 11.8%
A difficult top-down shooter with 4 bosses (featuring Big Jean). Each boss will try to stop you with their unique abilities. Despite this, you are still gunning for Jean.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 11.9%
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Arcade 12.2%, Space 8.8%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Arcade 16.3%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Action 10.8%, Retro 8.1%
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 7.3%
Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.
Why similar: Arcade 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 14%, Retro 8.8%
The Final Frontier is a retro multi-directional shooter inspired by the likes of Asteroids and Galaga. You destroy waves of endless enemies while trying to survive as long as possible by upgrading your ship's abilities along the way.
Why similar: Retro 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 16.8%, Action 12.7%
A short game about using an explosive bolt gun. Pin enemies with the bolt gun, then when the time is right, explode them!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.5%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 17.3%, Action 14.2%, Retro 9%
A top down 2D space shooter bullethell with roguelike elements awaits you. Dodge, weave and shoot your way through waves of enemies while gaining upgrades trying to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.6%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Space 12.6%, Shooter 8.6%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Space 8.9%
A fast, addictive space run where you weave through meteors, blast obstacles, collect coins, and survive wave after wave of rising danger.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Space 9.6%
SHATTERSHAPE is an arcade-style shooter in which you are a lone circle fighting hordes of enemies with evil vertices. SHATTER your enemies with numerous power-ups. ONLY THE ROUND SURVIVE.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.5%, Arcade 21%, Retro 16.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12.5%
A fast-paced sci-fi space survival shooter where you blast through relentless enemies, upgrade your ship, and climb the global leader-board.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Retro 12.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 10.8%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.4%, Arcade 15.1%, Space 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Shooter 13.5%
The SPELP program needs YOU to annihilate thousands of aliens with a variety of weapons, members and unique capacities. Unlock characters and make up your own team to fit your playstyle.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Arcade 12.6%, Space 8.5%
Unleash explosive action in a deck-building top-down shooter. Customize your bullets with a strategic deck of cards for devastating effects.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.9%, Retro 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, 1990's 10.1%
Pilot through 10 progressive levels in this SNES/SEGA style 90's retro side scroller/bullet hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shooter 17.8%, Arcade 17.5%, Action 11.4%, Space 9.9%
In NEON SPACE WAR you take control of a ship and defend yourself more and more enemies. Survive as long as you can. Collect points and unlock new upgrades. Control via mouse and keyboard.
Why similar: Arcade 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shooter 14.8%, Arena Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.8%
The ultra-hardcore, authentic vertical scrolling shooter game comes back to life in the modern age. Dodge, shoot, and destroy. Conquer all six stages and experience the real thrill of vertical scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Arcade 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 13.2%
Repel extraterrestrial entities!
Why similar: Arcade 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Space 14.4%, Shooter 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.1%
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: Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Arcade 16.5%, Shooter 15.2%, Action 8.2%
2D Arcade space action game, in which you will face different challenges. You must manage to kill your enemies or survive from them! Venture to discover a new universe full of lights!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 13.2%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Arcade 19.8%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 7.9%
Food Fight! Retro shooter where you take out every boss until you achieve victory.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Retro 18%, Arcade 16.1%, Arena Shooter 15.9%, Shooter 12.9%
07 GORILLAS is an arena kung fu shooter Game where players control a squad that automatically eliminates nearby enemies. Choose different gorilla units and unlock gorillas resonance bonuses and create unique builds, Lead your gorillas and wreak havoc in the enemy tide.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.3%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 13%
Cell Wars is a classic arcade shooter where your goal is to consume all enemy cells by shooting and eating them. Inspired by NES graphics, gameplay from arcade 80s cabinets, and early 2000s skill tree systems. Unlock abilities and skills to survive waves of regular, elite and boss cells.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.5%, Arcade 17.2%, Shooter 15%, Action 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%
A fast-paced vertical shooter built for short sessions! 2-Minute and 5-Minute score attack modes with beautiful X68000-style pixel art.
Why similar: Arcade 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 16.1%, Retro 9.8%
Choose your ship and command it against an army pitted against you in this wave-based arcade-style bullet hell space shooter. Fight for as long as you can with powerups acquired through the catalog, and blast through everything in your path.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 12%, Space 11.8%
Retro strategic top-down shooter where you combine arcade firepower and risk-taking to upgrade your weapons and survive in challenging arenas.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 31.7%, Arcade 20.9%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 16.5%, Top-Down 6.2%
ITZO is a retro style scrolling shooter and bullet hell game where you play as the best (and most ruthless) agent in space: ITZO! You have the mission to prevent an incoming interplanetary conflict… How are you going to do it? Easy. With bullets, destruction, chaos and no diplomacy!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 16.8%, Space 16.3%, Arcade 15.5%, Retro 13%
Alien Wall is a powerful genre mix between a brick breaker and ‘shoot em up’. Modern retro Arcade fun at its best!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.3%, Arcade 16.7%, Shooter 14.6%, Space 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%
Survive endless rounds of monsters while trying to collect the 6 Primordial Powers to prevent the destruction of our Universe. Explore forgotten places, obtain new powers, take advantage of a huge arsenal of upgrades and weapons, and stay alive to defeat the monsters in this Roguelike Bullet-Hell.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.1%, Arcade 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 16%, Action 10%
In Parsec you pilot a spaceship through a field of asteroids trying to destroy as many as possible before they destroy you. You have three different weapons that can be picked up around the world. Health can also be picked up from random spawns and sometimes dropped by asteroids.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 17.7%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 12.1%, Retro 11.7%
A new dizzying game about tanks. Dynamic battles that will not let you relax and get bored.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.6%, Arcade 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 12.5%
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 21.4%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10%
Take command of your ship, step into the arena, dominate your opponents, and put your reflexes and skills to the test!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 13%, Space 9.3%
Neon: Eternal is a 2D Retro-styled Arena shooter. Blast your way through seamlessly never-ending action-packed levels of radiating colors while eliminating over 50 unique enemies!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 32.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.5%, Action 7.2%
Princess Khalifa: Legacy of Wrath is a fast-paced top-down action game focused on precision movement, dashing, and controlling enemy swarms in a surreal sci-fi world.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 10.8%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Arcade 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Action 12.2%
Deflect Boy is a top-down arena shooter, that instead of guns, you only have a shield. Deflect the bullets and combine new skills to create unique deflection powers and survive until the nightmare ends.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Arena Shooter 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Action 14.9%, Shooter 12%
Defend Spacebase 19 from the asteroids swarming down on the station! Shoot down waves of stones and equip different powerful weapons. How many waves can you last? A simple nostalgic retro arcade turret defense shooter.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.5%, Arcade 16.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Retro 8.6%
A fast‑paced symphony of destruction where you are always outnumbered. Survival demands constant motion, sharp evasion, and smart arsenal management.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Space 12.1%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 10.5%
Karma crown is a post-apocalyptic Logue-like 2d top-down shooter game focused on players' strategic choice and movement control.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.3%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shooter 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Action 13.9%
Fast Paced Visceral Action. First-Person arena combat.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29%, Arcade 18.7%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 14%
This lightning fast arena shooter brings you right back to the highscore hunts of the arcade era. Use your arsenal of deadly weapons wisely against the increasingly ferocious monster hordes to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 11.1%
Hyper Frenzy is a free arena-styled singleplayer 2D space shooter using top-down perspective. Fight in different modes against bots, collect various items and use one of the plenty weapons to defeat your opponents. Create your own maps and gametypes.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.2%, Space 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 13.9%, Retro 10.1%
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: Arcade 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Action 12.8%
Deep Deep Deep Nightmare is a 2D Top Down Shooter. Survive by facing monsters in the nightmare of a little boy who didn’t heed his mother’s warnings that eating too much before bed can cause nightmares.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 11.7%
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: Bullet Hell 23%, Arcade 16.3%, Shooter 16%, Action 9%, Space 8.3%
Donuts! and Guns!? Choose from a host of Donut! characters (each with multiple unique Guns!) and traverse wonderfully large locations in search for more Donut! companions. Fight through hordes of miscellaneous enemies by using either your Guns!, your Donuts!, or your puzzle solving skills!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.9%, Arcade 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Shooter 13.2%
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Retro 13.9%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 10.5%
Void Prison is a fast paced, endless arcade twin stick shooter that puts you inside of an ever shrinking ring. Survive by fighting emerging enemies around you and don't get consumed by the void. Complete achievements to unlock new skins and powerups and get on top of the leaderboards!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Arcade 12.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10%
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 16%, Arcade 13.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Space 11.9%
A desolate and derelict station has been uncovered. You've been tasked with investigating, only to find the station's automated defenses are still active! How is it still... "alive"? Pilot your ship and find out! Can you make it out... "alive"? This helps me get through school! Hope you enjoy!
Why similar: Space 21.1%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Arcade 18.6%, Retro 11.2%, Action 9.1%
Snake Eyes is a bullet hell top down 2D roguelike where you assume the role of a vengeful snake on a quest to take down the casino that took her arm. Parry, dodge, and take revenge with your homemade Slot Machine Gun while collecting unique items to assist you on your path of revenge.
Why similar: Arcade 19.2%, Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%
Space fight arena is a retro arcade based arena shooter game that was modeled after legendary arcade games. This game retains the fun, addicting aspects of those arcade games while also adding on new, awesome features such as challenges, skins, and a world wide leaderboard.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.2%, Arcade 16.5%, Space 15.4%, Retro 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 7.4%
AlienCity is a fast-paced, wave-based FPS where you fight through a dark, stylized city overrun by alien creatures. Survive, score high, and push your limits against relentless enemy swarms.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.7%, Arcade 17.8%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.7%