- #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 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12%, Retro 8%
- #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 20%, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Local Co-Op 14%, Arcade 8.1%
- #3 Vectrix
96% matchMixed63% of 19 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 23%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Retro 10.5%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #4 Shwip
95% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Jamhammer Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Sling a devastating energy whip and unleash screen-clearing particle explosions in this high-octane twin-stick arcade shooter. Master pure, skill-based evasion, shatter geometric swarms, climb global leaderboards, or settle scores in local multiplayer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, 4 Player Local 11.6%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%
- #5 Legacy Of Evil
94% matchVery Positive91% of 56 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 18.7%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Bullet Hell 9%
- #6 SCHAR: Blue Shield Alliance
94% matchMixed57% of 30 reviews2015
Dev: Brainshape GamesPub: BA Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 9.7%
- #7 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 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, 4 Player Local 10.1%
- #8 Voidigo
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,893 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 21.7%, Local Co-Op 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Bullet Hell 10%
- #9 RGBY
92% 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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, 4 Player Local 15.1%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%
- #10 Christmas Smash
91% 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 14.3%, Local Co-Op 13%, 4 Player Local 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%
- #11 Monsters 'til Midnight
89% matchVery Positive84% of 96 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 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Local Co-Op 6.9%
- #12 Retromancer
90% 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 23.4%, 4 Player Local 13.1%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%, Top-Down Shooter 8.2%
- #13 Ultratron
89% matchVery Positive88% of 696 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 12.2%, Retro 11.3%, Arcade 8.8%
- #14 Woodpunk
88% 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 16.9%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.7%
- #15 Galaxy Champions TV
87% matchVery Positive92% of 122 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 27.9%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Shooter 6.9%
- #16 meldpit
86% 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 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Roguelike 11.1%, Procedural Generation 7%
- #17 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 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, 4 Player Local 7.2%
- #18 VASARA Collection
84% matchVery Positive82% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 16.1%, 4 Player Local 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Bullet Hell 11.7%
- #19 Two by One
84% 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 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Local Co-Op 12.1%
- #20 Jamestown+
83% matchVery Positive88% of 250 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 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Retro 9%
- #21 Fast Food Wars
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 1FPS Games
Windows · Linux
Fast Food Wars is a bullet-hell shoot'em up rogue-lite game in a procedural generated restaurant with random power ups, weapons. You play as a burger fighting to claim back all the invaded burger restaurant from other fast foods
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Roguelike 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Shooter 8.9%
- #22 Rumble
82% 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 16%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Local Co-Op 11%
- #23 Dr. Spacezoo
81% 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 12.6%, Retro 8.5%
- #24 Split Drive
82% 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 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Roguelike 11%, Shooter 7.9%
- #25 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
77% matchVery Positive92% of 766 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 7.3%
- #26 Neckbeards: Basement Arena
81% 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 31.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, Retro 9.4%
- #27 In The Valley of Death -Prologue-
80% 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 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 9%
- #28 BULLET PARTY
79% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Awoker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.3 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 22.4%, 4 Player Local 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
- #29 打怪! Beat the Mons!
79% match9 user reviews78% of 9 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%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Abstract 8.2%
- #30 Audacity
78% 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 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, 4 Player Local 12.4%, Local Co-Op 10.9%
- #31 Shmadow
78% matchVery Positive82% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Extrokold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, 4 Player Local 12.5%, Local Co-Op 10%
- #32 Berzerk: Recharged
77% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #33 LINOVICTUS
75% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: transmutrix
Windows · Mac
Fight through waves of enemies across shifting arenas, buy upgrades between stages, invest in new ships, research permanent upgrades between runs, and compete on the global leaderboards in this blood-pumping twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Abstract 9.9%, Minimalist 7.3%
- #34 Iron Fisticle
75% matchVery Positive83% of 520 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 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Retro 5.9%
- #35 Flight of the Athena
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: A To Play Ltd
Windows
Flight of the Athena is a twin-stick shooter + roguelite; fight through the procedurally generated campaign to earn new craft, weapons and upgrades as you take on the enemy fleet to destroy their central command.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Bullet Hell 10.3%
- #36 Bullet Bunny
73% matchVery Positive84% of 132 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 26.1%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%
- #37 You Are Circle
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Return First Games
Windows · Linux
You are a circle in a sharp world. Fight jagged enemies in a neon twin-stick bullet-hell roguelite, build devastating ability combos, and grow from fragile to unstoppable through shifting neon labyrinths.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Abstract 12.2%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #38 Spudtoon - Born To Peel
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: simon EmmsPub: Retrope Studios
Windows
Spudtoon : Born to Peel is a ridiculous, root-powered 2.5D twin-stick shooter roguelike where heroic potatoes rise up against their crunchy carrot overlords. No two runs are the same. No carrot is safe. You were born to peel
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, 4 Player Local 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Local Co-Op 9.9%
- #39 PewPew Live
72% matchVery Positive94% of 81 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 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Abstract 10%, Shooter 8%
- #40 Project Vanguard
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MrBastionPub: Bastion Studios
Windows
Project Vanguard is a neon bullet-hell roguelike where you pilot experimental ships, draft wild upgrades, build screen-melting synergies, and survive endless waves of Void bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #41 Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II
71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: taxicomicsPub: BeanCanStudios
Windows · Linux
Retro pixel-art bullet hell meets arcade action. Collect cards, spin slots, and blast through enemies in this nostalgic roguelite with local co-op
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Shooter 6.9%, Roguelite 6%
- #42 Steel Alcimus
73% matchPositive86% of 43 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 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Shooter 7.5%
- #43 VCTR
74% matchNo user reviews2026
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 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Abstract 8.2%, Shooter 8.2%
- #44 ULTRA CORE DIVE
69% matchPositive100% of 15 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 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 8.3%
- #45 Bartlow's Dread Machine
70% matchVery Positive86% of 92 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 23.6%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Bullet Hell 11%, Retro 8.2%, Top-Down Shooter 7.8%
- #46 Little Elf Tanks
68% 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 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shooter 8.2%
- #47 Chippy
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,184 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11%, Local Co-Op 9.7%
- #48 Microbes and Machines
69% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: AndyzziGames
Windows
Microbes and Machines is a roguelite action game where you control a little bubble robot that fights against the forces of evil.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Roguelike 12%, Minimalist 8.4%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
- #49 Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo
69% 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 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
- #50 Autonomous Anarchy
71% 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 23.7%, Local Co-Op 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Bullet Hell 11%
- #51 BotNet
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: syffin
Windows
BotNet is a 2D bullet hell roguelike where you play as malware trying to infect the world. Collect powerful items along the way, discover synergies, and make your virus unstoppable.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.8%, Retro 7.9%
- #52 Overkill Squad
66% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Chillfox Games
Windows
Overkill Squad is a ultra high-speed top-down shooter roguelike built around intense 1-minute combat arenas. Choose your fighter, unleash overwhelming firepower, defeat brutal bosses, and collect relics to dominate every run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Roguelike 11.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.1%
- #53 Undercroft Warriors
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 573 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 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Shooter 7.2%
- #54 Smash Hyper Drive
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gare Games Inc
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 33.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Retro 9.3%, Arcade 6.4%
- #55 Horde Of Plenty
68% 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 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 8.2%
- #56 KosmoSquad
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: FlatRedBall, LLCPub: Narfox LLC
Windows
KosmoSquad is a twin-stick arena shooter where you survive as long as you can against an ever-increasing hoard of enemies. Fight alone or with up to three friends and collect star multipliers to maximize your high score. Use your score points to purchase upgrades for your ship and try again!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, 4 Player Local 18.6%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Co-op 5.5%
- #57 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #58 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,600 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 18.4%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Arcade 10.2%, Local Co-Op 8.2%