- #1 Starfighter Neon
97% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Retro 8.1%
- #2 Never Not Shooting
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Hand Cannon Games
Windows
Grab up to 3 friends and defend the sun from swarms of enemies in this local coop twin stick shooter. Siphon energy from the sun and shoot as many attackers as you can to claim the high score before it explodes! Fight over experience and upgrade your ship to keep up with the ever-mounting pressure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Arcade 8.2%
- #3 Cycle 28
96% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cycle 28 is a classic arcade space combat game where you have six minutes to beat your high-score. Simple controls, powerful upgrades, and intense dogfights. Perfect for when you just need to switch off and shoot something. See you on the scoreboard!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13%, Retro 8.5%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #4 Vectrix
95% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Poco a PocoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Vectrix is a rhythmic, techno, top-down shoot 'em up with a synthwave soundtrack and a grid of enemies based on John Conway's "Game of Life" cellular automaton!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Retro 10.5%, Roguelike 10%
- #5 SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance
94% matchMixed57% of 30 reviews2015
Dev: Brainshape GamesPub: BA Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance is a cooperative twin-stick shooter that features a variety of complementing ship classes to choose from. Upgrade your ships, defeat hundreds of enemies, save the galaxy all with some friends from the comfort of your couch.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, 4 Player Local 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
- #6 Rumble
94% matchMixed50% of 38 reviews2015
Dev: Overflow
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rumble is a fast Arena Brawler. Throw rocks to stun and spears to kill, dash to avoid incoming hazards and be the last man standing.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, 4 Player Local 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Local Co-Op 11%
- #7 Christmas Smash
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ArcadeNightmare
Windows
Santa Claus embarks on a mission: defeat Krampus and his army of renegade elves. An explosive, action-packed adventure in a top-down shooter game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 14.2%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, 4 Player Local 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%
- #8 Circuit Breakers
93% matchMixed58% of 116 reviews2015
Dev: Triverske
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, 4 Player Local 10%
- #9 RGBY
91% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: HappyDaram Inc.
Windows
RGBY is 4 players local multiplayer Co-op game. Run around on screen and dodge bullets. Destroy your enemies with friends!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, 4 Player Local 15%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.7%
- #10 Retromancer
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Spinfoam Games
Windows · Mac
What happens when nostalgia and necromancy mix? A Retromancer happens! Grab a few friends, choose your champions, and battle your way through 6 brutal zones filled with screeching bats, burrowing worms, deranged cultists, and giant ants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, 4 Player Local 13%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%
- #11 Ultratron
90% matchVery Positive88% of 694 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Retro 11.3%, Arcade 8.9%
- #12 meldpit
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: monotone
Windows
meldpit is an arcade roguelike twinstick shooter. conquer the chambers of meldpit with various perks that make you stronger along the way. defeat unique types of enemies and see how far you can go !
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Roguelike 11.5%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #13 Neckbeards: Basement Arena
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Soiree Games
Windows
Based on classic arcade games like Robotron 2084, Neckbeards is non-stop action for one or two players with an epic soundtrack and a taste for psychedelia. NEW in 2023: THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Retro 9.4%, Local Co-Op 9.4%
- #14 Legacy Of Evil
87% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Uruca Game StudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Join legendary RPG heroes in 'Legacy of Evil,' a classic arcade Shoot 'em Up. Battle the sinister Dravlo Stradinic and his dark forces. Upgrade your heroes and face terrifying bosses. Can you defeat the vampire and save Stygia?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Bullet Hell 9.5%
- #15 Galaxy Champions TV
88% matchVery Positive92% of 121 reviews2018
Dev: aQuadiun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Arcade 6.8%
- #16 Jamestown+
86% matchVery Positive88% of 248 reviews2019
Dev: Final Form GamesPub: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Retro 9.1%
- #17 Voidigo
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #18 VASARA Collection
84% matchVery Positive82% of 145 reviews2019
Dev: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, 4 Player Local 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.9%
- #19 Two by One
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Javier Ortega
Windows
Do you have what it takes to beat two games at the same time? Prove your skills by controlling two ships simultaneously or join forces with a friend to overcome the challenge of this stylish Shoot'Em Up.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Local Co-Op 12%
- #20 Salt VS Pepper
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: teevy
Windows
Salt VS Pepper is a twin-stick shooter where you switch between black and white every 3 seconds, leaving behind an evil clone every time you switch! Use guns, walls, bowling balls, and anything in between as a weapon!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12%, 4 Player Local 7.1%
- #21 Dr. Spacezoo
84% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: SmashRiot LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rescue exotic space animals from a corrupt AI in Dr. Spacezoo, a chaotic twin-stick precision shoot-em-up for 1-4 players. Or reduce them to gibs. Your call, monster.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, 4 Player Local 18.7%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Retro 8.6%
- #22 In The Valley of Death -Prologue-
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: stdio.gypsy
Windows
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shooter 8.8%
- #23 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
79% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Shooter 7.1%
- #24 Monsters 'til Midnight
81% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Local Co-Op 7.2%
- #25 打怪! Beat the Mons!
82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: T工作室 T Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
BEAT THE MONS is simple pixel auto shooter. Dodge, shoot, beat all these monsters and earn score! Life is not much else...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Abstract 8.2%
- #26 Woodpunk
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.5%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #27 BULLET PARTY
80% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Awoker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, 4 Player Local 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Bullet Hell 9.5%
- #28 Audacity
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Catastrophe Games LLC
Windows
Grab your friends and escape Auda City, which has come under attack from the living dead. Bullet hell meets zombies, do you have the Audacity to survive?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, 4 Player Local 12.3%, Local Co-Op 10.9%
- #29 Shmadow
78% matchVery Positive82% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Extrokold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, 4 Player Local 12.4%, Local Co-Op 10%
- #30 Iron Fisticle
78% matchVery Positive84% of 513 reviews2014
Dev: Confused PelicanPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic titles like Gauntlet and Robotron while adding over 100 collectible items, an RPG style upgrade system and local multiplayer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Local Co-Op 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Retro 5.9%
- #31 PewPew Live
76% 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 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Abstract 10%, Shooter 7.8%
- #32 Shwip
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Jamhammer Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Dominate global leaderboards as you face an unrelenting geometric force. Shwip blends twin-stick arcade action with tight controls, jaw-dropping pixel destruction, and devastating weapons and abilities. Evade, outlast, and play with style in four game modes, both solo and local multiplayer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, 4 Player Local 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Bullet Hell 9.8%
- #33 ULTRA CORE DIVE
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: AslaekrPub: Tuupa Records Ltd.
Windows
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 8.2%
- #34 Bartlow's Dread Machine
74% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Beep Games, Inc.
Windows
An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and characters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Retro 8.2%, Top-Down Shooter 7.8%
- #35 Little Elf Tanks
73% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
A bombastic bug busting adventure! Play as one of four playable characters in their quest to to free their fellow elves from the clutches of an evil army of spiders. If they crawl, blast em all! Let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Shooter 8.1%
- #36 VCTR
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enter Grip
Windows
Shoot. Dash. Collect. Upgrade. VCTR is a kinetic arcade shooter where two simple actions create countless strategies. Read the field. Choose when to act. And turn the chaotic battlefield into a dance of high-risk, high-reward play.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Abstract 8.2%, Shooter 8%
- #37 Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo
74% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Bare Knuckle Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
The definitive 'Turbo Edition' of the easy to play hard to master space blaster. Bringing more game modes, ships, challenges, upgradable power-ups and frantic retro space blasting fun than ever before. Alone or in co-op you’ll keep coming back to unlock ships, upgrade weapons and beat your high-score.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Bullet Hell 9.4%
- #38 Chippy
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,169 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Local Co-Op 9.6%
- #39 Autonomous Anarchy
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Orabidon Games
Windows
A retro twin-stick bullet-hell where you fight hordes of enemies, collect powerful weapons and upgrades, and go head to head with menacing mechanical bosses. Take on the hordes solo or with a friend in local co-op!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 11.2%
- #40 Ballistic Tanks
73% matchVery Positive82% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Kirklight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ballistic Tanks is the best tank game you've played since the 80's. Battle in exhilarating local multiplayer, or challenge yourself in an intense solo/co-op arcade mode. Play 5 game modes in over 50 maps; and destroy your enemies in a frenzy of bullets, lasers, and explosions!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 18.5%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 7.6%
- #41 Smash Hyper Drive
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gare Games
Windows · Mac
It's 2025 and the country's mega research facility has gone bad. You are a lowly security guard gunning for his paycheck. Fight your way out in this twin-stick shooter. Reminiscent of Smash TV and the likes of Xeno Crisis.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Retro 9.4%, Arcade 6.5%
- #42 Undercroft Warriors
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Shooter 7.2%
- #43 Horde Of Plenty
72% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: SMONCH, LLC
Windows
In this action-packed twin-stick shooter, construction worker Ron Mayhem's beloved pet, Puffy, a rather round and yellow puffer fish, has been captured by the forces of evil. Slay the hordes, collect mad loot, and bring Puffy back!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shooter 8.1%
- #44 DOOMTANK
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Unibear Studio
Windows
DOOMTANK is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter designed to put you in the hot seat. Enter an ever-changing room straight from the depths of Hell and slay its inhabitants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Arcade 6.8%
- #45 Bullet Bunny
69% matchVery Positive87% of 126 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 26.6%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%
- #46 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,577 reviews2014
Dev: Lucid GamesPub: Sierra
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 41%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Local Co-Op 8.2%
- #47 Steel Alcimus
70% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Shooter 7.4%
- #48 Space Drift Squad
71% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Penguin Tower Studios
Windows
Call your friends and lead your squad through the outer space and protect your planet from asteroids and alien ships on this local shoot'em up. Shoot, evolve e explode these space enemies.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 14%, 4 Player Local 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%
- #49 Exovore
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 7.5%
- #50 Nex Machina
68% 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 35.9%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Arcade 7.6%
- #51 Rebound Hell
67% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: mrtsGAMES
Windows
A minimalist top-down action game where every shot bounces, changes color, and can turn against you. Managing ricochets is your only chance to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Arcade 9.1%
- #52 LUMbA: HANGOVER
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Team Lumba
Windows
Experience the thrilling aftermath of Lumba's crusade in LUMbA: HANGOVER! The substance has spread to four new victims, led once again by Pal. Together, they will engage in a doomed campaign across their world in this fast-paced, top-down shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Abstract 8.3%
- #53 Clippy Commando
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Daniel Harnden
Windows
An arcade top-down shooter where you play as a genocidal paper clip armed with heavy weaponry fighting hordes of office supplies to the death. Save the Clipenberg Empire from the threat of the Rulerian Alliance in Story Mode, or go for a high score in Infinite Mode.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 18.1%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Bullet Hell 10.7%
- #54 You Are Circle
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Return First Games
Windows · Linux
Addicting action-roguelite top-down shooter with a smooth circle fighting jagged enemies in a crisp neon look. Combine powerful and upgradable abilities to craft devastating builds while facing challenging and clever foes in procedurally generated mazes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Roguelike 10.1%, Abstract 8.3%
- #55 Split Drive
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SmallBigSquare
Windows
Split Drive is a roguelite arena shooter where you have to find your way home through a hostile galaxy, numerous locations and a variety of bosses, all generated procedurally.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Roguelike 12.1%, Shooter 8.2%
- #56 Acid Web
65% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Text Garden
Windows · Linux
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 7.3%
- #57 NEON Ultra
67% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelbark Games
Windows · Mac
The year is 20XX. Everything is neon, because it's the future. NEON Ultra is a radiant fast paced arcade shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Abstract 15%, Shooter 9.9%
- #58 Berzerk: Recharged
66% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12%, Roguelike 10%