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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Indie, 2D.

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The world is under a frantic alien attack. Amidst the chaos and with the army virtually subdued, the deadliest and most inconsequential pair of specialists are called upon to do what must be done. Join the war hunting aliens around the world and in every way possible.

Reviews: Very Positive — 97% — of 68 reviews
Released: 2023-04-20
Developer: 2ndBoss
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive87% of 135 reviews2019
    Dev: 2ndBoss
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.

    Why similar: Dog 29%, Side Scroller 23.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Arcade 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

  2. #2 Dogworld
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2021
    Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
    Windows

    Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.

    Why similar: Dog 30.6%, Platformer 24.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Difficult 11.1%, Action 8.6%

  3. #3 Destructivator 2
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
    Windows

    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: Difficult 23.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

  4. #4 METAL DOGS
    95% matchVery Positive82% of 794 reviews2023
    Dev: 24Frame,inc.
    Windows

    Set in a world after the destruction of humankind, the harsh battle of the combat dog "Pochi" begins. Explore dungeons that change every time you enter, get a wide variety of weapons, and power up your dog! Hunt the evil "WANTED"! Enjoy exhilarating battles casually in this shooting action game.

    Why similar: Dog 88.6%, Action 8.7%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  5. #5 ProtoCorgi
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 168 reviews2023
    Dev: Kemono GamesPub: Ravenscourt
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Get ready to Bark’em Up! Play as Bullet, a C³ class (Cute Cybernetic Corgi) pup on his quest to save his owner, a brilliant scientist kidnapped by an alien race that wants to rule the galaxy. ProtoCorgi is a retro pixel art shoot’em up with a strong arcade feel!

    Why similar: Dog 32.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Arcade 9.2%, Shooter 8.6%

  6. #6 Dig Dog
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 82 reviews2018
    Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
    Windows · Mac

    An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.

    Why similar: Dog 41.5%, Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Difficult 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

  7. #7 CometStriker DX
    93% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2018
    Dev: Iced Lizard Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 22.2%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Dog 15%, Difficult 14.4%, Shooter 8.9%

  8. #8 Gundroid
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: Kitogoru Games
    Windows

    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 25.9%, Side Scroller 22%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  9. #9 Gun Crazy
    92% matchMostly Positive71% of 150 reviews2019
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    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 14.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Aliens 9.6%

  10. #10 Alien Death Mob
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
    Windows

    Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Aliens 18.5%, Arcade 16.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 8.9%

  11. #11 Blazing Chrome
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,924 reviews2019
    Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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 20.5%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Difficult 9.3%, Platformer 8.1%, Shooter 7.7%

  12. #12 Zombotron
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,501 reviews2019
    Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Aliens 12.7%, Difficult 12.7%

  13. #13 Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
    87% matchVery Positive96% of 234 reviews2024
    Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
    Windows

    Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.

    Why similar: Dog 37.7%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Arcade 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

  14. #14 Gunslugs
    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2015
    Dev: Orangepixel
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    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 17.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.1%

  15. #15 Astrodogs
    88% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2021
    Dev: Dynamic Media TriadPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows

    Astrodogs is an on-rails arcade action game featuring a cast of space dogs that have to save the galaxy from WOOFER, a corporation that controls everything. Also ran by dogs.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.2%, Shooter 21.9%, Arcade 20.3%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 1.1%

  16. #16 BioGun
    85% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2024
    Dev: Dapper Dog Digital
    Windows · Linux

    Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you save dog-kind from extinction?

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Dog 25.2%, Platformer 17.2%, Shooter 14.9%, 2D 6%

  17. #17 Hell is Other Demons
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 337 reviews2019
    Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

    Why similar: Difficult 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Arcade 9.7%

  18. #18 Dog Duty
    86% matchVery Positive80% of 125 reviews2020
    Dev: Zanardi and LizaPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    As some evil bigwig Octopus Commander and his army are threatening world-peace, it’s up to you and your squad of misfits to eliminate that octo-scum. Liberate outposts, defeat bosses and wreck these wicked squids up, but beware, they’re well-armed.

    Why similar: Dog 73.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 8.8%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  19. #19 EARTH'S DAWN
    84% matchMostly Positive72% of 268 reviews2016
    Dev: One or Eight
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Earth’s Dawn is looming and the fate of the planet hangs in the balance! Dive into frantic side-scrolling combat and take the fight to the alien horde before destroying hulking bosses!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 60.8%, Action 24.7%, 2D 10.6%, Indie 3.9%

  20. #20 Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
    82% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2023
    Dev: ReijaPub: indie.io
    Windows

    You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!

    Why similar: Aliens 76.7%, Action 16.5%, Indie 2.7%, Adventure 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  21. #21 Bad Bots
    84% matchMixed55% of 260 reviews2013
    Dev: Point Five ProjectsPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.

    Why similar: Action 84.4%, Indie 15.6%

  22. #22 Shooting Saucer
    80% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2023
    Dev: SinksAdventure
    Windows

    A flying saucer chases you all over the galaxy. Run away, defeat enemies, and evolve to avoid getting abducted

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Side Scroller 23%, Platformer 13.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Aliens 10.6%

  23. #23 Weapon of Choice DX
    81% matchMostly Positive77% of 481 reviews2015
    Dev: Mommy's Best Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Aliens 17.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Arcade 8.1%

  24. #24 Axiom Verge
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Difficult 9.4%, 2D 8.6%

  25. #25 Procyon
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2014
    Dev: Deadly Red Cube
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 75.3%, Action 11.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Indie 2%

  26. #26 Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
    78% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2023
    Dev: JM Neto Game Dev
    Windows

    Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 21.1%, Aliens 16.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 12.8%

  27. #27 Pixel Shooter
    82% matchMostly Negative35% of 188 reviews2017
    Dev: Sabrina Aridi
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    In this 2D platformer game, get your gun and shoot all monsters in your way or just run away to the exit.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 22.9%, Difficult 19.5%, Platformer 13.9%, Aliens 13.5%, Shooter 11.6%

  28. #28 Frebbventure
    78% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2023
    Dev: AlmyriganHero
    Windows

    In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 36.6%, Platformer 23.5%, Aliens 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 8.2%

  29. #29 Planet Cube: Edge
    77% matchVery Positive87% of 148 reviews2023
    Dev: Sunna EntertainmentPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac

    Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.

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  30. #30 Alien Attack
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 241 reviews2016
    Dev: Alien Jellyfish
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens. Persist them as long as you can.

    Why similar: Difficult 38.5%, Action 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Indie 5.2%, Adventure 3.7%

  31. #31 Stray Savior
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Gustav
    Windows

    Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 31.3%, Platformer 23.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 9%

  32. #32 B.I.O.T.A.
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 253 reviews2022
    Dev: small brosPub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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.

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  33. #33 Russian Subway Dogs
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 270 reviews2018
    Dev: Spooky Squid Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A fast-paced arcade game inspired by the real-life stray dogs of the Moscow metro. Compete in online leaderboards and progress through a challenging campaign while unlocking guest critters from your fave games! Juggle vodka, bark fire, cook bears, and more! Can you steal enough food to survive?

    Why similar: Dog 48.7%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Arcade 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D 5.7%

  34. #34 Super Cyborg
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 831 reviews2015
    Dev: Artur Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!

    Why similar: Difficult 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 10.8%

  35. #35 HUNTDOWN
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 4,182 reviews2021
    Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Arcade 9.5%

  36. #36 REMOTE LIFE
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 221 reviews2019
    Dev: Next Game Level
    Windows

    Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Aliens 20%, Shooter 12%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Arcade 10.6%

  37. #37 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
    Dev: KEMOSHOCO
    Windows

    Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!

    Why similar: Dog 37.7%, Platformer 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, 2D 7.4%, Action 6%

  38. #38 Woof Blaster
    74% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2015
    Dev: Fabian Jarrett
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Woof Blaster is an action packed shooter featuring a dog with a gun and jet boots in search of a magical pizza which holds the key to becoming King of the Dog Planet. Destroy waves of enemies with an array of weapons, power-ups and the ability to transform into different monsters such as a T-Rex!

    Why similar: Action 85.8%, Indie 14.2%

  39. #39 Robotex
    76% matchMostly Negative38% of 978 reviews2014
    Dev: YFYX GAMESPub: My Way Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Life on Earth is unsustainable. Humanity must seek a new home but the only planet found is very hostile. You were sent on a expedition to slay the monsters inhabiting the surface of this planet. In this adventure you end up being the villain. Game contains two basic controls, many puzzles and lots of guns and enemies.

    Why similar: Action 37.6%, Platformer 35.8%, 2D 14.9%, Indie 7%, Adventure 4.8%

  40. #40 Arcade Mayhem Juanito
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 362 reviews2017
    Dev: Game Ever Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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 24.7%, Aliens 20.6%, Difficult 18.2%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 10.1%

  41. #41 Offendron Warrior
    73% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2018
    Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
    Windows

    Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Difficult 17.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.6%

  42. #42 Prison City
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 170 reviews2023
    Dev: Retroware
    Windows

    Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 30.8%, Platformer 19.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, 2D 7.1%

  43. #43 Earth Atlantis
    73% matchMixed55% of 89 reviews2019
    Dev: Pixel PerfexPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling shooter with an original "Monster-Hunting" gameplay. Search and hunt down dreadful sea monsters and explore the post-apocalyptic underwater world.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Side Scroller 26.2%, Difficult 14.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 7.3%

  44. #44 Rogue Invader
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Squishy Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.

    Why similar: Aliens 28.5%, Side Scroller 25.2%, Shooter 16.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

  45. #45 Space Pressure 3D: Prelude
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 130 reviews2023
    Dev: Maze TeamPub: Tinaynox
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the story of two brave space amazons who dare to challenge the irresponsible aristocratic system. Overcome all the obstacles that appear on your way - hordes of space scavengers, armies of General Admiral and get to the main villain - Evil Moneybag!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Difficult 19.7%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 8.9%

  46. #46 Super Mutant Alien Assault
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2016
    Dev: CybernatePub: Surprise Attack
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    The Citizen Kane of Super Crate Box clones - dance with death through randomised rooms to clear your space freighter of irradiated aliens in a brutal arcade platformer shooter stuffed to the brim with unlockable weapons, explosives, special abilities and defense moves.

    Why similar: Aliens 18.4%, Platformer 17.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

  47. #47 Guns of Fury
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
    Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Platformer 16.1%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

  48. #48 Defendoooooor!!
    73% matchMixed46% of 68 reviews2017
    Dev: White Dog GamesPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion.

    Why similar: Difficult 20.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 13%, Shooter 12.8%

  49. #49 Goodboy Galaxy
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 138 reviews2024
    Dev: Goodboy Galaxy Ltd.
    Windows · Linux

    A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.

    Why similar: Dog 32.4%, Aliens 22.6%, Platformer 22%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action 6.7%

  50. #50 Droid Assault
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 374 reviews2013
    Dev: Puppygames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.

    Why similar: Arcade 23.6%, Robots 23.3%, Shooter 18.9%, Action 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  51. #51 OVERWHELM
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2018
    Dev: Ruari O'SullivanPub: Alliance
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.

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  52. #52 Rigid Force Alpha
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 133 reviews2018
    Dev: com8com1 Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Side Scroller 23%, Robots 17.6%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.8%

  53. #53 Last Vanguard
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: Cool Tapir Studios
    Windows

    Explore a stunning hand-crafted world ravaged by war and ruled by a evil tyrant. Face a wide variety of enemies as you customize your strategy, switch weapons, and unlock powerful abilities

    Why similar: Side Scroller 34.7%, Difficult 27.5%, Platformer 19.4%, 2D 5.8%, Action 5.7%

  54. #54 DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
    64% matchVery Positive85% of 73 reviews2024
    Dev: DOSMan Games
    Windows

    Planet DOS is under attack by Space Aliens, DOSMan needs to fend them off and defend his home planet!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.1%, Shooter 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Action 10.2%, Retro 3%

  55. #55 PLANET ALPHA
    67% matchMixed70% of 1,107 reviews2018
    Dev: Planet Alpha ApSPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

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  56. #56 TOP DOG
    63% matchVery Positive89% of 257 reviews2025
    Dev: MorfeoDev
    Windows

    Dogfight your way through short, intense and randomized runs. Hard but easy to pickup, with daily leaderboards and minimum hardware requirements

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.3%, Difficult 25.6%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 4.6%

  57. #57 Gravity Circuit
    62% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
    Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

    Why similar: Robots 25.2%, Platformer 19.8%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action 6.7%

  58. #58 The Superfluous
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2017
    Dev: Voided Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    "The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.

    Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Difficult 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 13.4%, 2D 9.7%

  59. #59 Super Turbo Demon Busters!
    69% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2017
    Dev: HeroLabs
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Aliens 17.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

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