- #1 Earl vs. the Mutants
97% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Falling State Inc.
Windows
Save humanity in a mutant-ridden apocalypse! Dive headfirst into Earl vs. the Mutants, a high-octane top-down survival action-roguelite set in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Vehicular Combat 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Driving 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the vehicular combat and post-apocalyptic setting of the seed game while adding modern roguelite progression.
- #2 Gearshifters
96% matchVery Positive81% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Red Phantom GamesPub: Numskull Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
An arcade-action vehicle combat game with rogue-lite progression. Drift, blast, and outdrive your enemies across a war-torn Europe. Upgrade your car with powerful weapons and mods, survive deadly delivery missions, and challenge insane mega-machine bosses.
Why similar: Combat Racing 24.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Driving 11.6%, Bullet Hell 10%, Vehicular Combat 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends high-speed combat racing with shoot-'em-up mechanics, mirroring the core gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #3 PAKO 2
96% matchVery Positive95% of 414 reviews2017
Dev: Tree Men Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Getaway driving and gun shooting action in two alternative camera views
Why similar: Combat Racing 24.8% ★, Driving 18.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.9%, Vehicular Combat 14.2%, Racing 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the driving and combat-racing mechanics that make Wasteland Angel feel distinct.
- #4 Assault Android Cactus+
95% matchVery Positive94% of 2,002 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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Shooter 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in twin-stick arena shooting that matches the intensity and difficulty level of the seed game.
- #5 Crimsonland
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,093 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 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: As a quintessential arena shooter, it provides the same relentless wave-based survival experience found in Wasteland Angel.
- #6 Dust & Neon
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 407 reviews2023
Dev: David Marquardt Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Rain down hell on the robot army in DUST & NEON, an award-winning best-in-class post-apocalyptic shooter where twitchy-finger gunslingers are rewarded with fame and glory.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.2%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Isometric 17.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a post-apocalyptic aesthetic with twin-stick shooting mechanics, making it a strong thematic and mechanical match.
- #7 Nuclear Throne
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,540 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Shooter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a fast-paced, post-apocalyptic twin-stick experience with a similar focus on dodging projectiles and managing hordes.
- #8 #KILLALLZOMBIES
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 314 reviews2016
Dev: Fortell Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 48.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
#KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Arena Shooter 12.6%, Bullet Hell 12%
Why You'll Like It: This arena shooter focuses on surviving massive waves of enemies in a confined space, much like the core gameplay of Wasteland Angel.
- #9 Uragun
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.2%, Arena Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging arena-shooter experience that emphasizes movement and tactical positioning against waves of enemies.
- #10 Death Skid Marks
91% matchVery Positive91% of 802 reviews2014
Dev: Studio Whisky Tango Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Death Skid Marks is a rogue-like car combat game about what so many of us have experienced: a road trip to a music gig… only in this game, things get violent. The game uniquely blends top down arcade action and RPG mechanics.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 65.1%, Arcade 16.7%, Funny 10.3%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the vehicular combat and survival themes, providing a chaotic and gritty experience.
- #11 State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem
90% matchVery Positive84% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Lapovich Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare for bullet hell action and crazy driving! Your town is on fire, anarchy reigns the streets, aliens rampage in the sky! Grab your gun and join the fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.8%, Arena Shooter 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Bullet Hell 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the chaotic, arcade-shooter feel with a similar top-down perspective and fast-paced action.
- #12 Furious Angels
89% matchVery Positive86% of 412 reviews2017
Dev: MorfeoDev
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Furious Angels is a brutal score attack shooter with different waves each day. Compete on the leaderboards, transform into a flying tank and shred the skies to pieces!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Arcade 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on score-attack mechanics and bullet-hell intensity, aligning well with the arcade roots of the seed game.
- #13 Bot Vice
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,467 reviews2016
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.7%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a difficult, arcade-style experience that rewards precision and pattern recognition in a top-down format.
- #14 Nex Machina
88% matchVery Positive87% of 2,177 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 38%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by arcade legends, it offers the most polished twin-stick shooting experience available on Steam.
- #15 Nation Red
87% matchVery Positive88% of 2,778 reviews2009
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.6%, Survival 8.2%, Top-Down 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at delivering the feeling of being overwhelmed by hordes, requiring constant movement and shooting to survive.
- #16 Tesla vs Lovecraft
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,233 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 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features frantic twin-stick action and power-ups that mirror the arcade-style progression of the seed game.
- #17 Retrograde Arena
85% matchVery Positive93% 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 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Vehicular Combat 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a unique physics-based twist to the traditional twin-stick shooter formula, keeping the action fast and arcade-focused.
- #18 Neon Chrome
84% 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 46%, Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Top-Down 9.2%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This twin-stick shooter offers deep customization and a similar top-down perspective, perfect for fans of the genre.
- #19 Bullet Candy
86% matchMixed52% of 87 reviews2007
Dev: R C Knight
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Bullet Candy is a fast paced, action packed arena shooter. There are a variety of combo systems and many secret techniques that you can employ to get the best score and weapon upgrades possible. Viewed from a top-down perspective, Bullet Candy allows for a true 360° shoot-em-up experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 54.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Arcade 13%
Why You'll Like It: It is a pure, arcade-style twin-stick shooter that focuses on score-chasing and wave survival.
- #20 Shotgun Witch
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,098 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Shooter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This arena shooter provides a challenging experience that requires quick reflexes and constant shooting.
- #21 Angelstruck
82% matchVery Positive95% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Feral Paw
Windows · Mac
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines twin-stick shooting with roguelite elements, making it a modern alternative for fans of the genre.
- #22 Vampire Survivors
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 262,434 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 81.3%, Arcade 15.3%, Action 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: While different in control, it perfectly captures the 'fending off waves of enemies' aspect that defines the seed game.
- #23 Bombshell
84% matchMixed58% of 418 reviews2016
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Bombshell is an Action Shooter game in which bomb disposal technician turned mercenary for hire, Shelly "Bombshell" Harrison must strong-arm her way across 4 planets in a galactic adventure to rescue the president (and humanity) from an apocalyptic alien threat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Isometric 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shooter 7%
Why You'll Like It: This isometric action game features a strong female protagonist and twin-stick mechanics similar to the seed game.
- #24 Gas Guzzlers Extreme
82% matchVery Positive86% of 4,099 reviews2013
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a fast, furious, armed-to-the-teeth, trigger-happy shooter, shifted into top gear! Take a white knuckle ride in this crazily addictive combat racing game.
Why similar: Combat Racing 46% ★, Vehicular Combat 20.9%, Racing 19.6%, Arena Shooter 4.3%, Shooter 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoyed the vehicular combat aspect of Wasteland Angel, this game provides a more focused and explosive racing experience.
- #25 Doomed to Hell
81% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Top-Down 5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, action-roguelike experience with bullet-hell elements that feel very familiar to the seed game.
- #26 Alien Breed: Impact
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,885 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Isometric 21.1%, Shooter 20%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter emphasizes claustrophobic survival and intense combat against waves of alien threats.
- #27 Maid Survivors : Little Angels
78% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: MilkEmpirePub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
[Maid Survivors : Little Angels] is a roguelite arena shooter game where various lovely maid-warriors battle waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Upgrade the maid-warriors, choose from a variety of weapons and items to create your own build and protect Earth's peace from enemies!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.8%, Bullet Hell 32.2%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Funny 7.7%
- #28 Death Rally
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 885 reviews2012
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Load your guns, start your engines...THE CLASSIC IS BACK! Brought to you from Remedy, renowned developers of Max Payne and Alan Wake, Remedy's Death Rally classic top down racer is back, stronger and more vicious than ever.
Why similar: Racing 50.4%, Combat Racing 24.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 6.7%, Arcade 5.4%, Top-Down 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic take on top-down vehicular combat, focusing on destruction and racing in a hostile environment.
- #29 Titan Attacks!
79% matchVery Positive90% of 978 reviews2012
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up, but is packed full of extras - new features, new...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Arena Shooter 14.3%, Driving 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%
- #30 BIRDCAGE
76% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: POLYGON BIRD
Windows
Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this story-driven arcade shooter. The RADON Daughters have launched their ultimate weapon. Take control of the experimental gunship HALCYON and break out of the CAGE.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Shooter 9.9%
- #31 Driveloop: Survivors
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Stunbyte
Windows
Driveloop is a fast-paced driving roguelike shooter. Drift, blast and ram your way through waves of steampunk enemies. Upgrade your vehicle with powerful weapons, recruit unique crew members and survive intense battles as you build the ultimate combat machine. Can you survive the chaos?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Driving 9.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%
- #32 Bullet Bunny
77% matchVery Positive86% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shooter 7.6%
- #33 SANDRIPPER
76% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Mackenzie Palmer
Windows
Tear across the desert, obliterating wave after wave with your nuclear missile powered dual-wielding hover tank. A tight, punchy wave survival sandbox with ludicrous weaponry, exhilarating rocket-tank combat, and daily leaderboards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Arena Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 13%, Shooter 8.8%
- #34 Genesis Survivors
75% matchMixed63% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Welcome, hackers, you're being transferred to Eden City to defend its citizens against the alien threat! Eden Survivors is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter where players must defeat hordes of alien invaders until the extraction time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.5%, Isometric 20.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.8%
- #35 TYPECAST
74% matchVery Positive91% of 195 reviews2023
Dev: Gutter Arcade
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
TYPECAST is a bullet hell where you type to shoot. Get swarmed by enemies, manage the chaos, and climb the leaderboards in this unique arcade experience.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Shooter 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #36 Rubber and Lead
78% matchMixed47% of 106 reviews2015
Dev: Omega Point Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Rubber & Lead is a 2D Top Down Vehicle Combat RPG- Shoot your way through post-apocalyptic Arizona. Go on missions, upgrade your cars, equip your weapons, and blast away your enemies!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #37 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
73% matchVery Positive87% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%, Arcade 4.4%
- #38 Zombie Driver HD
75% matchVery Positive84% of 4,050 reviews2012
Dev: Exor Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.
Why similar: Combat Racing 22.7% ★, Driving 14.4%, Vehicular Combat 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Racing 11.3%
- #39 BROTANK
73% matchVery Positive83% of 145 reviews2026
Dev: Dfirend Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Brotank is a bullet-hell roguelike game. You play as a bounty hunter driving a tank through a post-apocalyptic wasteland—rescuing allies, upgrading gear, customizing your war machine, surviving relentless enemy waves, and ultimately becoming a legend!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.3%, Bullet Hell 28%, Vehicular Combat 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Action 2.7%
- #40 BULLETHELL
73% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 47.1%, Post-apocalyptic 22.5%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Arena Shooter 6.3%, Isometric 3.5%
- #41 Angel at Dusk
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,666 reviews2024
Dev: AkiragoyaPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.8%, Shooter 21.3%, Top-Down 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.5%
- #42 Mars Survivors
74% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Post-apocalyptic 6.4%
- #43 Pest Apocalypse
71% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Kikimora Games
Windows · Linux
Pest Apocalypse is a hyper-realistic post apocalyptic physics based pizza delivery action rogue-lite! Boost, jump, and drift across different maps in a bouncy pizza van. Pick up kooky passengers along the way and focus on the driving while they handle the shooting!
Why similar: Combat Racing 31.6% ★, Driving 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Shooter 7.8%
- #44 Rule No. 1
72% matchVery Positive93% of 259 reviews2021
Dev: Walk Without Rhythm Games
Windows
A silky smooth Arena First Person Shooter with a prime focus on game-feel. Massacre waves of sentient metallic geometry and their monster compatriots as you fight for your Hi-Score! Designed to be the ultimate 'warm-up' or 'waiting-for-download' game!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 34.6%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.8%
- #45 Her Name Was Fire
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 293 reviews2022
Dev: Tissue Inu
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #46 Kill The Crows
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,004 reviews2023
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western world. A gunslinger burning with vengeance steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, ready to face death. Prepare for one-shot, one-kill gunfights using classic revolvers and fanning techniques.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.1%
- #47 Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers
71% matchMixed70% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Crafter
Windows
"Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers" is an exhilarating top-down shooter survival game. The mission is to break through the enemy's fortified defenses and face extreme survival conditions. you will lead this brave squad, utilizing each member's unique skills and defeat powerful enemies!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Arcade 8.3%
- #48 Nautical Survival
68% matchVery Positive99% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Combat Racing 22.9% ★, Arena Shooter 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%
- #49 Road Defense: Outsiders
70% matchVery Positive84% of 160 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Isometric 16.8%, Shooter 8.3%
- #50 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive90% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.5%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Vehicular Combat 13.1%, Top-Down 11%, Survival 9.1%
- #51 Survivor Mercs
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Arena Shooter 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.8%
- #52 ITTA
70% matchVery Positive90% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: Glass RevolverPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Test your limits in ITTA, a bullet-hell, boss-rush style adventure. Armed with her father’s revolver and guided by a strange ghostly cat, a displaced girl must battle her way through impossible trials in search of answers… and peace.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #53 TerraTech Legion
66% matchVery Positive82% of 1,312 reviews2026
Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
TerraTech Legion, a chaotic Bullet Heaven Builder. Build the ultimate battle vehicle block by block and survive waves of robotic foes, ramming them at speed and shooting infinite projectiles.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.9%, Vehicular Combat 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Driving 11.8%
- #54 Wildcat Gun Machine
70% matchMixed64% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Chunkybox GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wildcat Gun Machine is a bullet hell dungeon crawler where you take on hordes of disgusting flesh beasts with a wide variety of guns, giant mech robots, and cute kittens.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Isometric 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%
- #55 CYGNI: All Guns Blazing
69% matchMixed64% of 500 reviews2024
Dev: KeelWorksPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 7.2%
- #56 MYRIAD DEATH
67% matchVery Positive86% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: IGNITION MPub: holo Indie
Windows
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.4%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Shooter 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #57 Vital Shell
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,526 reviews2026
Dev: MarvinWizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Vital Shell is a single player top-down arena shooter that puts you in control of mechs inspired by classic fantasy archetypes. Unlock powerful synergies with unique weapons, traits, and abilities as you take on increasingly challenging waves of enemies in a shattered realm.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Arcade 8.7%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #58 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,390 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.6%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Action 1.6%
- #59 Rabat Protocol:Metal Rhapsody
67% matchVery Positive87% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: What‘s Up Labs
Windows
Join the guerrilla and take down the enemies on your vehicle in this 3D third-person shooting game! Gain EXP and upgrades by defeating enemies, choose new weapons and combat skills. Use gold gained from battles to buy tactical packs and combine !
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.3%, Shooter 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Arcade 12.4%, 3D 4.9%
- #60 FUMES
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,177 reviews2025
Dev: FUMES team
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Arm your vehicle with deadly weapons and roam endless wastelands in this fast-paced single-player car combat game. Collect upgrades for your car to melt enemies and giant bosses in this bizarre world. Retro vibe. Retro cars. Retro gameplay!
Why similar: Combat Racing 29% ★, Vehicular Combat 19.8%, Driving 19%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Shooter 8%