Games Like Wasp Wars 2

Three bounty-hunting sisters take on a wild cast of villains in this fully voiced vertical shoot ’em up! Choose from three unique aircraft, master a variety of weapons, tackle gimmick-packed stages, and face powerful bosses in a colorful world with character designs by Shuzilow.HA.

Why similar: Software 47.6% ★, Action 11.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.1%

Relive Jules Verne's great adventure with this game originally conceived for Amstrad CPC.

Why similar: Software 59.9% ★, Action 14.4%, Arcade 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%

Improve your gaming skills in [Reflexes TEST] and [STICK TEST], and break your own records in the shooting games [B-POINT] and [Bullet Bullet Bullet]

Why similar: Software 51.7% ★, Action 12.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.8%

In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Power-up your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Survive the onslaught and emerge victorious!

Why similar: Software 42.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 5.1%

Blast away wasp scum in Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order! Shoot your way through 12 scenic stages of trees, metal, and more, to eliminate the Wasp Army once and for all!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Shooter 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Action 15.5%, Side Scroller 14%

Fire the Cannon Shot! It's the evolution of eccentric Japanese-style shooter! With online rankings!

Why similar: Software 43.2% ★, Action 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 9.5%

Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Action 16.6%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 15.2%, Side Scroller 14.5%

Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 10.4%

Shoot 'em Up 2d Game

Why similar: Software 65% ★, Action 16.1%, Shooter 14.3%, 2D 3%, Indie 1.1%

Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 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: Arcade 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.2%

You are the Squad Killer! Blast through this retro arcade experience guns blazing! Hope you brought your reflexes because this pixel art massacre offers some good old hard core button mashing fun!

Why similar: Action 16.5%, Arcade 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Shooter 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%

Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives, and untold surprises.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 15.3%, Arcade 14.7%, Side Scroller 14.3%

Danmaku Engine is a bullet-hell shoot 'em up with a full built-in level editor and Steam Workshop support. Dodge through 21 handcrafted stages across five difficulty tiers. Every bullet pattern, enemy wave, background, and music track can be rebuilt or replaced using the integrated editor.

Why similar: Software 48.9% ★, Action 11.2%, Arcade 9.5%, Shooter 9%, Side Scroller 9%

Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Action 17.6%, Shooter 16.9%, Arcade 16.6%, 2D Platformer 15.7%

This game will consist of games made in UngAalborg's GameLab.

Why similar: Software 46.5% ★, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Side Scroller 10.5%

Collect souls, level your weapons, and unleash devastation in one of the most mechanically complex 2D shooters ever made.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Shooter 17.4%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action 16.9%, Side Scroller 12%

This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Shooter 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Arcade 13.8%

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 23.7%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 9.8%

RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications

Why similar: Software 74.4% ★, Retro 10.1%, Arcade 8.4%, 1990's 4.2%, Pixel Graphics 1.5%

A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Shooter 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 9.9%

The steel wolf running across the earth × the sonic corpse that buries its prey. DECO shooting game redeployed!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.9%, 1990's 10.4%

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: Software 27.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 16.4%, Arcade 13.3%

There isn't anything better than punching things in 8-bit that will end up leaving you with RAW FISTS! *Warning, this game contains old school difficulty* (Blowing in the cartridge is not required.)

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Action 15.7%, Arcade 15.3%, Shooter 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%

Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Arcade 16%, Action 15.9%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Shooter 8.9%

In a world devastated by machines, humanity places its last hope in a warrior equipped with special armor. Explore intense stages, face challenging bosses, and fight to reclaim what remains of the planet.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Action 16%, Arcade 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.8%

A historical FPS set during the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. Involves tactical infantry combat and master authentic period-accurate firearms involving pivotal battles. The game combines intense FPS mechanics with immersive educational narratives.

Why similar: Software 61.9% ★, Action 15%, Shooter 12.6%, War 6.7%, Combat 2.4%

2D horizontal Shoot’em up with Rhythm Game elements. You're María Soliña from Galicia in the XVII Century. Find the three magic objects that will free Galician people from the doom of Noitum, The Night Lord.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Action 17.3%, Shooter 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Arcade 14.1%

Welcome to Shooter Heaven! The classic Telenet Japan & Wolf Team shooters are back! Note: The “Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher” is a free game launcher that lets you play titles from Telenet Japan and Wolf Team. The games themselves are not included with the launcher.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Shooter 20.9%, Action 14.3%, 1990's 13.1%, 2D Platformer 8.6%

Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Arcade 14.2%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 10.4%

This is a casual game with a very simple gameplay mode

Why similar: Software 68.9% ★, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Action 11.7%, 2D 3.1%, Indie 1.1%

SONIC WINGS REUNION is a sequel to the arcade-style shooting game SONIC WINGS, in which you choose from eight characters to destroy the mysterious organization FATAMORNAGANA, which has advanced into the modern world. The scenario changes depending on the combination of characters.

Why similar: Shooter 24.2%, Action 23.7%, Arcade 20.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%

Stellar Raid is a side-scrolling run and gun game inspired by the greatest classic games of the genre! With a variety of weapon upgrades at your disposal (including a support drone) you’ll charge through hordes of enemy mercenaries to take down one of the Universe’s most notorious space terrorists!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Side Scroller 23.6%, Arcade 15.8%, Shooter 8.8%, Retro 7.6%

Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Arcade 14.7%, Shooter 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 13.6%

DRUNKEN BARON is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter inspired by classic flappy-style games. Keep your plane in the air by tapping the button, fly through chaotic corridors, shoot invading aliens, drop bombs, and survive as long as you can!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Action 18.5%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 16.4%, Side Scroller 14.1%

COTTOn Boomerang, the explosive and timeless witch girl shooting game, is finally back! There are team battles this time! Take full advantage of all the amplified action and push forward!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 14.6%, 1990's 11.2%

An open-source aim trainer providing the tools to take your mouse skills to the next level. Blazingly fast performance and infinite variations provide just the right amount of challenge.

Why similar: Software 69% ★, Shooter 17.9%, Action 11.3%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

FULL-THROTTLE STG "ACCELERATE ZONE". This is an action shooting game where the faster you go, the better your strategy. It's okay to take your time and go at your own pace.

Why similar: Action 19.5%, Arcade 19.2%, Shooter 17.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Side Scroller 14.9%

An unknown force from a parallel reality trapped Earth’s energy in three runes. The best resistance fighters have been sent on a critical mission to destroy the runes and seal the dimensional rift.

Why similar: Side Scroller 18.8%, Action 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Arcade 16.7%, 2D Platformer 15.4%

Set in the Pumpkin Kingdom which has lost its national treasure—the "Bluewater Willow," this brain-stimulating action-shooter follows Cotton, a witch with the biggest appetite in the universe, and Appli, the most tomboyish girl in the royal family.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Side Scroller 16%, Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 14.5%, 1990's 11.3%

Slayer Cat is a classic action shooter game that combines hand-drawn drawings with classic gameplay. Inspired by games like Contra, Doom, and Cuphead. Play as The Slayer Cat as you traverse strange places on an enemy planet, and discover and discover the mysteries of this place!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 15%, Side Scroller 14.5%

Fifteen stages of side-scrolling arcade shooting, wrapped around the worst pizza delivery route in the galaxy. Bullet patterns, boss tiers, CRT scanlines, and a rank ladder Ace never asked for. One-time purchase. No ads. No IAP. No data collection.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Arcade 14.7%, Action 14.5%, Shooter 11.3%

This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Action 19.4%, Arcade 17.9%, Shooter 17.6%, Side Scroller 13.4%

Drop pucks. Score points. It's Chuzzo time.

Why similar: Software 78.6% ★, Arcade 15.9%, 2D 3.6%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Hit Confirmed is an arcade survival game and scoring.

Why similar: Action 20.7%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Arcade 19.1%, Shooter 18.8%, War 10.2%

Get ready for adventures, gather allies, and uncover the secrets of Forest Fury! Your forest is waiting for you to cleanse it of dark forces and restore its former beauty.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Side Scroller 24.6%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 7.2%

Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.

Why similar: Side Scroller 17.9%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.4%, 1990's 11.3%

The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.6%

A retro arcade space shooter where you blast alien fleets, dodge bomb swarms, collect power-ups, and fight solo or in local co-op to liberate occupied planets from the mind-controlling energy force code-named Xenmega.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Shooter 16.8%, Arcade 14.4%, Action 10.8%

Pirate Adventure to pełna przygód gra akcji w stylistyce retro, w której wcielasz się w odważnego pirata przemierzającego niebezpieczne wody w poszukiwaniu skarbów, chwały i… rumu! 🏴‍☠️

Why similar: Software 70.1% ★, Action 16.7%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, 2D 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 10.9%

Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Side Scroller 25.7%, Shooter 17.5%, Action 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%

Colony 28 is a raw piece of Czech gaming history. Step into the circuits of a malfunctioning android, defy your alien masters, and fight for humanity's remnants across 8 sprawling levels. Experience an authentic 90s sci-fi classic in its original Czech version.

Why similar: Action 25.1%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Arcade 22.1%, 1990's 16.5%, Retro 7.2%

Hone your skills and break records never before seen. An extreme challenge for players who find current games unsatisfactory. Die, restart, adapt, memorize level layouts, and become increasingly better.

Why similar: Software 55.8% ★, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Arcade 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%, Retro 3.2%

Battle through 16 action-packed levels, defeat massive alien bosses, unlock powerful ship upgrades, and fight to save humanity in this retro-inspired side-scrolling arcade shooter. Play solo or team up with a friend in local co-op.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Action 18.7%, Arcade 17.4%, Shooter 17.1%, Side Scroller 16.5%

Fast-paced third-person roguelike shooter. Battle waves of enemies, conquer massive bosses and climb the online leaderboard.

Why similar: Software 60.7% ★, Action 13.5%, Arcade 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Combat 1.6%

Type your way through monsters and obstacles to help Emily find her way home in 'The Way Home: A Typing Adventure'. With four difficulty levels and powerful rune attacks, this game tests your typing skills in a captivating world of mystery and wonder.

Why similar: Software 57.9% ★, Side Scroller 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Action 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%

The game is based on the theme of watermelon. You only need to collide the same fruits to synthesize. Three special props: Hammer: One click, you can crush any kind of fruit; Bomb: You can eliminate two adjacent fruits at the same time; Color ball: can eliminate all fruits of the same color.

Why similar: Software 79% ★, 2D Platformer 16.8%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%