
When It Hits the Fan is a 2d action arcade top-down shooter for PC and arcade involving four apocalyptic events at once: zombie outbreak, robot AI takeover, demon incursion, and alien invasion!
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When It Hits the Fan is a 2d action arcade top-down shooter for PC and arcade involving four apocalyptic events at once: zombie outbreak, robot AI takeover, demon incursion, and alien invasion!

Dual Core
A vibrant, futuristic, twin-stick style, co-op, action adventure for 1-4 players. Battle through a world of explosive robotic mayhem - Add a generous helping of sci-fi intrigue, and a dash of RPG ELEMENTS!

Ages of Mages: The last keeper
Take the princess back! Ages of Mages: The Last Keeper is the perfect TPS beat 'em up game for a great weekend on your couch with family and friends.
A vibrant, futuristic, twin-stick style, co-op, action adventure for 1-4 players. Battle through a world of explosive robotic mayhem - Add a generous helping of sci-fi intrigue, and a dash of RPG ELEMENTS!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.5%, Local Co-Op 20.6%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Action 15.5%, Indie 10.4%
Take the princess back! Ages of Mages: The Last Keeper is the perfect TPS beat 'em up game for a great weekend on your couch with family and friends.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 31.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Local Multiplayer 20%, Action 12%, Indie 10.5%
An intense competitive and co-operative, couch-play multiplayer twin-stick shooter with some of the fastest and most frantic gameplay around. It’s a single screen, explosive arcade blast of fun where the weapons and arenas are deadly and the rivalry is fierce.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.1%, Action 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 14.9%, Indie 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%
Before Common Era (B.C.E.) is a top-down multiplayer action game set in the Stone Age. Brandish prehistoric weapons and face off against your enemies across a variety of prehistoric environments. Smash, sock, and skewer your way to the top of the food chain in B.C.E.!
Why similar: Action 34.3%, Local Multiplayer 27.6%, Indie 24.5%, Multiplayer 13.6%
Action-platformer set on a dying planet. Main protagonist - Weldon - must climb a vast expanse of ruins and tackle deadly sentient machines if he hopes to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 58.9%, Action 24.2%, Indie 16.9%
Resistance is Fruitile is a challenging retro twin stick shooter with co-op play that's jam-packed with sinister fruit monsters and plenty of firepower to take them on!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Action 12%, Indie 9%
Enter the AI universe and fight evil AIs with a variety of weapons and modifications. AIPD is a top-down coop twin-stick shooter where you can enjoy thousands of possible combinations of enemy and arena permutations that give you an unprecedented and nearly unlimited arcade experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Action 15.4%, Indie 11.3%
IRON CRYPTICLE is an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter with RPG elements for 1 to 4 players LOCAL CO-OP! A mysterious, malevolent force has abducted Cryptonia’s princess – along with the king’s royal golden treasures (shaped curiously like large foodstuffs...). Kingsguard to the rescue!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action 10.4%, Top-Down 7.1%
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 28.6%, Local Co-Op 19%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Action 13.3%, Indie 9.3%
A free 2-player co-op top-down survival shooter. One hit and you're out — survive together, climb the leaderboard, and unlock new characters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Action 14.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Top-Down 6.7%
This is ArchRobo, a top-down shooter. Featuring incredible visuals, 28 intense levels ranging from easy to incredibly challenging, with 5 large Bosses, dozens of enemies, and a plethora of creative weapons such as the Laser Sword, and Juggernaut power-up.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Action 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Indie 11.4%
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 26.8%, Local Co-Op 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Action 10%, Top-Down 7.7%
Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.9%, Local Co-Op 20.4%, Action 15.8%, Top-Down 9.5%, Arcade 8.6%
The world's been flooded. All you have left is your Super Raft Boat… and your friends! Work together to expand your raft while fending off the strangely violent (and wealthy??) creatures of the sea in this multiplayer roguelike shooter. Will your crew survive and reach the Final Island?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Local Multiplayer 11.2%, Top-Down 6.7%
Demon's Crystals is a frenetic twin stick shooter where you guide the Urican demons through countless hazards in order to restore peace to the world. A variety of weapons and power-ups will help you defeat the massive enemy hordes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.8%, Action 25.6%, Local Co-Op 19.8%, Indie 17.8%
Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!
Why similar: Action 26.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Indie 16.1%, Arcade 10.9%
A roguelite where superstitions take shape as items! Face enemies, collect drops with negative effects that can be traded for advantages. Explore always different rooms, with challenges inspired by beliefs that make us think twice before taking a risk.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%, Action 7.4%
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Action 20.4%, Indie 11.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.7%
Guns N’ Boxes is a top-down single screen arena-style multiplayer shooter where you shoot boxes, get random weapons and use them to blast everything that moves! Choose your favorite character and duke it out with rifles, hot dog launchers, rail guns, arrows and tons of other weapons.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Action 15.8%, Local Multiplayer 15.4%, Indie 12%
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 27.5%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Action 8%, Arcade 6.1%
Nom Nom Apocalypse is a twinstick shooter set in a post-apocalyptic city plagued by mutant food monstrosities.Shoot! dodge and OUTLAST the plague of greasy beasts and candy creatures that lurk around every unknown corner.
Why similar: Action 24.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Indie 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Local Co-Op 13.2%
Engage in chaotic multiplayer battles in Trigger Fever, a top-down shooter party game. Crush foes solo or with friends, wielding 50+ unique weapons. Show off skills, tactically dominate, and embrace the crazy onslaught!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Local Co-Op 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Action 7.8%
'Reviser' is a top-down twin stick shooter with RPG / Treasure Hunter-like elements. Your mission is to explore with the team members, get various weapons with random parameters and conquer all areas.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.1%, Action 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Indie 17.2%
The Great Sweet Battle Begins! "CandyPop" is a confectionery war set in the Land of Sweets! A top-down, all-direction chaotic battle shooting action game! Are you ready?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Action 15.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 6.6%
A top down, twin stick shooter inspired by classic retro arcade games with loads of enemies, fast paced bullet hell combat, big boss battles and tons of bullets.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Top-Down 10.2%, Action 8.9%
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Action 25.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Indie 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Local Co-Op 13.2%
Snow Plows vs Aliens: 4 player, local co-op chaos
Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.4%, Local Multiplayer 22.9%, Action 18.9%, Indie 13.3%, Top-Down 10.4%
Face hungry zombies and explore the hidden secrets of the campsite while working together with a friend in local multiplayer. The tension is high and every bullet counts - will you be able to survive until you escape?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%, Top-Down 7.3%
Monsters! is a dual stick shooter with a retro feel complete with pixel art and leaderboards to achieve that good ol’ arcade feel.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.6%, Action 27.1%, Indie 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 5.2%
The original cute and hardcore shrine maiden shooter is now available on Steam! Completely new game, a sequel to the home original "Pocky&Rocky" (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)! The adventures of Pocky&Rocky begin once again.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Local Co-Op 20%, Action 18.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
In this top down twin-stick shooter, help Sector VIII defend themselves from T.O.M. Play as Damon, the cocky cadet, willing to aid Pete, Logan and Syncopia in saving their home from total destruction. Choose from a variety of 60+ Radical Skills to defeat the incoming viral attacks across 20+ levels.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Action 17.8%, Indie 12.5%, Top-Down 9.5%
Chompy Chomp Chomp is a game where people of all ages, tastes and skills can play together, and enjoy themselves on a level playing field. Play with your friends/kids/boss/gran, lose your inhibitions, shout and scream and generally have an awesome time.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 28%, Action 23.1%, Indie 22.2%, Local Multiplayer 20.3%, Arcade 6.5%
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 25%, Local Co-Op 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Action 11.2%, Top-Down 10.2%
Bomb Fight is a local-multiplayer action party game. Destroy your friends or cooperate with them in a frenzy of bombs without destroying your self.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.3%, Action 17.1%, Local Multiplayer 16.1%, Indie 11.4%, Arcade 7.8%
Play as the special agent Chuck Meowrris, as you attempt to complete Dr. Kibblesworth's Gauntlet of Randomness. With nine lives and five different classes, can you complete the entirety of the Gauntlet of Randomness and defeat Dr. Kibblesworth?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.1%, Action 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Indie 17.8%
After encountering an alien creature in a bathroom stall, one man is propelled into a never-ending quest of sewer dwelling carnage! Septic Savages is a 2D, 1 or 2-player, twin-stick shooting roguelike with loads of randomized elements and hours upon hours of gameplay.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 50.6%, Action 22.3%, Indie 15.6%, Arcade 11.6%
Eliminate your negative emotions (but save the good ones!) as Agent B. Cell, in this intense and wacky arcade style shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Arcade 11.2%, Action 11.1%, Top-Down 9.5%
The world's best mass llama-slaughter roguelike-lite-ish couch co-op top-down twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.5%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Action 16.3%, Indie 11.6%
Mini Rollers is a rolling-ball platformer game, where players must race against the clock to get their balls to the goal. Roll, jump, and swing through a variety of obstacles, enemies, and challenges with 18 unique balls.
Maelstrom is a licensed open source port of the original shareware game for the Macintosh by Ambrosia Software, Inc. It is a fast-action, asteroids-like game, with classic pixel graphics and original sounds.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Action 13.1%, Arcade 12.6%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Top-Down 9.8%
Launch Break is a fast-paced 4-player local party game, where you must fight over a single chance to escape a crash-imminent spaceship!Challenge your friends with all your arsenal, perks and the ability to shape the battleground to your advantage.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Action 24.3%, Indie 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 14%, Top-Down 8.2%
Inspired by the games we grew up playing on the Atari ST and Genesis/Mega Drive, Altorius is a hybrid 2D twin-stick shooter with platforming and puzzle elements. Includes two full gameplay modes for near-endless gameplay!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Action 18.1%, Indie 13.3%, Arcade 7.2%
The Messier 111 is a twin-stick shooter that will test your skills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48.7%, Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Action 13.4%, Top-Down 10.9%
Experience an upgraded version of Bomberman-like with more game modes and challenging levels! Play casually a VS mode with computer or your friends or try to complete intense story mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Local Co-Op 25.7%, Top-Down 12.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 7.7%
Jump, Dodge and Chuck your way through a variety of battlefields in this local platforming multiplayer game. Play with two to four players in a chaotic and cartoony free-for-all. Prove yourself as the ultimate woodchuck warrior and crush your friends' dream of achieving gold!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.1%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 18.2%, Action 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
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 37%, Local Co-Op 19.6%, Action 13.7%, Arcade 11.3%, Indie 10.6%
Destroy the floor panel with the blast that defeated the enemy and rescue the captive girl! After destroying 75% of the panels, move on to the next stage.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Action 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Arcade 7%
A color matching space shooter about saving your home planet from total destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Arcade 12.5%, Local Multiplayer 10.7%, Action 10.6%
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Stop the Dictatorship forces of General Rumanovsky in their attempt to control a mortal virus, make your way through different missions in this top down arcade. Play solo or gather up to 4 friends to play local co-op
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, Action 13.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%, Arcade 10.5%
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 34.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Action 8.1%
Super Shootout is a top-down, roguelike shooter set in a stadium on an alien world. Leave a wake of destruction with powerful pickups sent down by the roaring crowd. Fight, die, and fight again to the top of the online leaderboard.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Action 15.3%, Local Co-Op 9.3%, Top-Down 6.9%
If Quake 3 Arena and Alien Breed had a baby ... it would be named Daedalus - No Escape.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Action 26.2%, Indie 18.1%, Top-Down 12.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%
Get ready for Death Carnival. Intense Top-Down Shooter with multi-elevation combat. Easy to start, thrilling to watch. Over a dozen characters with unique attacks and story. Adrenaline-fueled combat in singleplayer, online co-op, or competitive PvP.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Action 15.5%, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, Indie 11.7%
Pix jumps through perilous platformer levels on a quest to collect colorful, sparkling pixels. Death lurks around every corner in each risky mission to recover the glowing goodness!