60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Indie, Arcade.
Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!
Explosionade DX
Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!
Shoot 1UP DX
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Aliens 12.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9%, Arcade 7.7%
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Aliens 14.1%, Arcade 7.7%, Retro 7.6%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Retro 15.3%, Arcade 8.7%
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Aliens 21.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Retro 10.5%, Shooter 9.2%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Platformer 12.9%, Retro 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Aliens 11.7%
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Hand-drawn 20.8%, Platformer 15.7%, Arcade 8.4%, Shooter 7.3%
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Aliens 15.4%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Arcade 9%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 27.3%, Retro 23.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Action 12%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Retro 15.9%, Platformer 9.2%, Arcade 7.5%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, Side Scroller 26.9%, Retro 23.6%, Action 14.8%, Indie 6.3%
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.
Why similar: Aliens 21.3%, Retro 15.5%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.7%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.1%, Aliens 20.1%, Platformer 18.6%, Action 16.5%, Indie 8%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Side Scroller 23.2%, Retro 14.2%, Action 7.4%, Shooter 7.2%
Soda Crisis is a fast-paced side-scrolling shooter game. You play a mysterious character of unknown origin, equipped with advanced high-tech gears and fierce combating skills - definitely the chosen one for this rescue mission!
Why similar: Side Scroller 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Aliens 12.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Shooter 7.7%
A combination of Breakout, Shoot Em Up, and Baseball, Aliens Go Home Run puts you in the shoes of a young baseball player versus a horde of invading aliens. Play ball!
Why similar: Aliens 34.6%, Retro 13.5%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 12%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.9%, Arcade 17.3%, Shooter 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Action 8.3%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 11.3%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Female Protagonist 6%
Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Retro 14%, Arcade 8.6%, Sci-fi 7%
ADHD core loop weapon system will keep you on your toes in this thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle legions of demonic entities, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Experience FLOW STATE gaming!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Retro 14.2%, Arcade 9.4%, Action 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%
A flying saucer chases you all over the galaxy. Run away, defeat enemies, and evolve to avoid getting abducted
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Aliens 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Aliens 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Arcade 8.8%
A sidescrolling sextroidvania shtomp-em-up where you play as an alien girl with the power to absorb objects and grow larger!
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.2%, Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Aliens 12.1%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.8%, Platformer 23%, 2D Platformer 9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Shooter 8.6%
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Retro 15.1%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Shooter 11.2%
A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Action 25.2%, Soundtrack 13% ★, Shooter 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Aliens 18.1%, Retro 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Arcade 10.2%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 26.9%, Retro 17.9%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Action 8.5%
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Aliens 18.3%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Retro 10.5%, Platformer 9.8%
Aliens are attacking! Who will save us? Chenso Club will! Using chainsaws, hammers, and the aliens’ own life force against them - these fearless warriors will pulverise enemies on their way to victory. Go solo! Go co-op! Go hack those aliens in this action-packed, side-scrolling platform brawler!
Why similar: Aliens 44.1%, Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Action 6.1%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Aliens 16.2%, Retro 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Arcade 8.7%
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 29.8%, Retro 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 9.6%
The nightmarish dinosaur-spider hybrids known as Spidersaurs have run amok! Armed with an arsenal of awesome weapons, it's up to you (and a friend in co-op mode) to shoot your way through six levels of ferocious run-’n’-gun mayhem and send these mutant monstrosities back to the stone age.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Arcade 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Shooter 10.2%
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Retro 16.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Arcade 7.3%
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Side Scroller 22%, Retro 15.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 6.4%
Boki can copy the special abilities of any foe and then combine up to 3 of them into a unique super-weapon! Blast through hordes of evil robots in cyberspace, while training to become a superhero!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, Platformer 19.8%, Action 15.5%, Retro 9.7%, Female Protagonist 7.7%
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Side Scroller 25.1%, Arcade 9.3%, Retro 8.3%, Shooter 7.9%
Older Neptune and friends shoot and slash through enemies of Gamindustri in this rail shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46%, Arcade 21.4%, Action 16.6%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, 2D 6.5%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Platformer 13.8%, Arcade 9%, Shooter 7.8%
Critadel is a futuristic platform/shooter/roguelike with three playable characters, hundreds of branching paths and over 100,000 unique weapon configurations!
Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, 2D Platformer 25.5%, Action 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%, 2D 9%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.1%, Platformer 20.7%, 2D Platformer 14%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
Help Reisen Udongein Inaba navigate through 14 action packed stages in this exhilarating 2D Bullet Hell Platformer based on Touhou Project!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Side Scroller 21.6%, Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action 9.7%
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Platformer 33.5%, Action 30.8%, Indie 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, 2D 7.1%
You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.
Why similar: Platformer 33.8%, Side Scroller 32.8%, Action 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Indie 4.4%
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.9%, Arcade 12.9%, Sci-fi 10%, Action 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Aliens 19.7%, Retro 11.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 8%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Platformer 35%, Side Scroller 21.9%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Action 9.3%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Shooter 35.1%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, 2D 17.4%, Action 17.1%, Indie 2.2%
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.5%, Retro 16.1%, Action 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Female Protagonist 5.9%
Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways to solve each encounter are at your disposal. Dance the waltz of destruction, end the threat.
Why similar: Soundtrack 15.9% ★, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Shooter 11%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Platformer 29%, Side Scroller 27.6%, Action 12.3%, Retro 9.7%, Indie 7.3%
Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.7%, Sci-fi 28.7%, Action 27.7%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Side Scroller 24.1%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 11.5%, Shooter 10.5%
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Retro 14.1%, Soundtrack 11.9% ★, Arcade 7%
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Side Scroller 21%, Aliens 17.4%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Arcade 9.9%
An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%
