Games Like Woah Dave!

Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.

Why similar: Addictive 24.5% ★, Platformer 19.4%, Action 13.1%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Arcade 12%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the exact same frantic, single-screen arcade loop of collecting items while dodging enemies.

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

Why similar: Multiplayer 46.3%, Action 18.1%, Platformer 15.6%, Retro 11.3%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same level of chaotic, hilarious local multiplayer platforming action found in Woah Dave!.

TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

Why similar: Action 24%, Indie 19.7%, Platformer 19.7%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Arcade 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gold standard for local multiplayer platforming that matches the intense, fast-paced combat style.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Arcade 26.4%, Action 17.3%, Indie 16.4%, Retro 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the addictive, retro-arcade feel and the sense of constant downward momentum.

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: Action 29.3%, Platformer 21.6%, Indie 19.1%, Arcade 15.6%, Retro 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: A frantic, single-screen survival platformer that mirrors the alien-themed chaos of the seed game.

Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.

Why similar: Multiplayer 50.7%, Action 16.2%, Platformer 14.2%, Indie 10.1%, Arcade 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game thrives on the same fast-paced, chaotic local multiplayer energy where the environment is constantly trying to kill you.

Astro Duel is a competitive local multiplayer party game. Rounds are quick and death is sudden. Blast your friends into space. Run over their helpless bodies for good measure.

Why similar: Action 34.8%, Indie 26%, Retro 20.3%, Arcade 18.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, highly competitive local multiplayer game that captures the same frantic intensity.

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: Arcade 41.1%, Action 29.5%, Multiplayer 22.3%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic side-scrolling arcade shooter that shares the same alien-themed, high-energy aesthetic.

Super Treasure Arena is a frantic, retro-inspired arena shooter for up to 4 players, where collecting and stealing loot from your opponents is the key to victory.

Why similar: Action 41.3%, Indie 31.8%, Multiplayer 26.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, pixelated local multiplayer game that blends platforming with arena combat.

The award winning arcade platformer! Race to climb falling blocks as you dodge lava, dragons, and space chickens? Fast-paced retro goodness!

Why similar: Action 29.5%, Arcade 25.6%, Indie 23.5%, Platformer 21.4%

Why You'll Like It: An addictive, fast-paced arcade survival game where the environment is constantly shifting.

Dodge, jump, and dash your way through hundreds of terrifying geometric levels and epic bosses. Too tough? Bring your friends!

Why similar: Multiplayer 31.5%, Arcade 27.9%, Platformer 24.1%, Action 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers intense, single-screen survival challenges that test your reflexes just like Woah Dave!.

Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

Why similar: Multiplayer 39.7%, Indie 27.3%, Action 26.5%, Platformer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similarly high-stakes, fast-paced competitive experience that is easy to pick up but hard to master.

Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.

Why similar: Multiplayer 45.9%, Platformer 19.6%, Action 14.4%, Indie 13.3%, Arcade 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, competitive platformer that emphasizes quick movement and chaotic local multiplayer.

Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.

Why similar: Action 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features chaotic, local multiplayer platforming that feels very similar to the seed game's core loop.

Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.

Why similar: Action 56.5%, Indie 43.5%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive, 4-player local action game that emphasizes quick kills and fast movement.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Action 51.4%, Indie 48.6%

Why You'll Like It: While a roguelike, it shares the same chaotic, arcade-style shooting and frantic pace.

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: Arcade 28%, Platformer 28%, Action 22.1%, Retro 15%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling, mech-based arcade game that focuses on frantic, high-energy combat.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.4%, Action 22.6%, Platformer 20.9%, Retro 12.1%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the same explosive, side-scrolling action and chaotic platforming destruction.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Action 34.2%, Indie 23.7%, Arcade 22.4%, Platformer 19.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers high-octane, arcade-style platforming action with a focus on fast reflexes.

Fast paced platforming action, cooperative gameplay up to 4 players, an elite squad of agents with amazing skills, space travels, exploration, unique missions, fancy characters, incredible fights with huge bosses, trade, minigames and much more!

Why similar: Action 38.1%, Platformer 33.9%, Indie 28%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 4-player platformer that focuses on cooperative and competitive arcade mechanics.

Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Action 57.3%, Indie 42.7%

Why You'll Like It: A single-screen, platforming survival game that mirrors the arcade-style alien invasion theme.

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: Action 25.4%, Retro 23.5%, Platformer 23.2%, Arcade 15.4%, Indie 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: An old-school, difficult platformer that captures the same retro-arcade spirit.

If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!

Why similar: Arcade 29.5%, Retro 24.1%, Action 23%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Indie 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style, arcade shooting game that emphasizes high scores and simple, addictive mechanics.

Abduction Bit is a NES-like arcade based on elements of some timeless classics from 80's (Bubble Bobble, Ice Climber, Mario Bros).

Why similar: Action 28.3%, Indie 21.2%, Arcade 19%, Platformer 16.9%, Retro 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style, alien-themed platformer that focuses on quick, reflex-based gameplay.

Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.

Why similar: Multiplayer 31.7%, Arcade 26.6%, Platformer 22.7%, Action 18.9%

The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

Why similar: Addictive 34.3% ★, Arcade 24.3%, Action 16.5%, Indie 14%, Retro 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, arcade-style aerial combat game that captures the same 'just one more try' addictive quality.

"BLAH BLAH BLAH 8-bit, BLAH BLAH BLAH, blow stuff up. BLAH BLAH BLAH, retro." BLOWING INTO THE CARTRIDGE NOT REQUIRED!

Why similar: Action 41.8%, Retro 30.6%, Indie 27.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro, arcade-style action game that focuses on clearing screens of alien threats.

Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win. The ball speeds up with every strike, up to explosively extreme velocities. Play intense local matches with friends and foes, challenge yourself in the singleplayer mode or battle it out online.

Why similar: Multiplayer 38.9%, Action 22.3%, Indie 21.4%, Arcade 17.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, competitive arcade game that relies on quick reflexes and intense local multiplayer.

GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Retro 28.8%, Indie 20.2%, Action 17%

Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage.

Why similar: Platformer 34%, Multiplayer 33.7%, Action 20.1%, Indie 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural, platforming chaos game that shares the same arcade-style survival focus.

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: Action 33.3%, Arcade 25.8%, Indie 23.2%, Retro 17.7%

Join the Galactic Tournament in this fast-paced comical action shooter. Level-up your Hero and unlock an arsenal of weapons. Lay waste to your friends and foes in local, LAN and online multiplayer matches, or hone your skills in single player and custom games.

Why similar: Multiplayer 39%, Action 34.5%, Indie 26.5%

Hyper Bounce Blast is a stomach-churning retro shooter blended with classic platforming action. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive the ever-increasing enemy attack. Bring it on!

Why similar: Action 34.3%, Indie 24.9%, Platformer 20.5%, Arcade 20.3%

A Fresh and Insane Brawler with Roguelike elements. Lead a fellowship of jackasses abducted by angry aliens and forced to spread chaos into the most famous sports events. Instant fun, Retro Arcade style, for up to 4 players.

Why similar: Multiplayer 28%, Action 26.5%, Arcade 25.1%, Indie 20.4%

Booster Trooper is the future of multiplayer platform shooters. It provides tons of fun with its fast paced action and larger-than-life weapons. You can run or fly around the map, blasting your enemies to bits with bullets, rockets, grenades, magma and other weapons from your arsenal.

Why similar: Action 38%, Indie 24%, Platformer 19.8%, Multiplayer 18.2%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer, fast-paced platformer that features chaotic combat and arcade-style movement.

Unidentified Falling Objects is a unique mashup of platforming and puzzle destroying gameplay. Players are dropped into the puzzle where they must dodge the falling obstacles and destroy blocks to make big combos.

Why similar: Arcade 33.2%, Platformer 32.8%, Action 21.3%, Retro 9.9%, Indie 2.8%

You play David, an awfully small abstracted chosen hero tossed into a blissfully simple world overrun by giant culminations of evil physics-beasts. As David, you are given a slingshot-esque gift that you will have to use to conquer your colossus foes. Be there AND be square.

Why similar: Action 37.7%, Platformer 32.1%, Indie 30.3%

Jog! Jump! Switch! Coordinate the crazy conga line of alien athletes in this autorunner / puzzle platformer for 1-4 players.

Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Action 27.9%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Indie 21.8%

Aliens Invaded Our Planet is a Multiplayer / CO-OP (Up to 6P) FPS & Arcade Style Action game, the game is about alien invasion in 1900s Richalley Town. Shoot and run for your life against the aliens!

Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%

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: Arcade 35.4%, Action 34.8%, Retro 15.3%, Indie 14.5%

A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.

Why similar: Multiplayer 37.2%, Platformer 34.3%, Action 28.5%

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: Action 31.8%, Arcade 24.5%, Indie 24%, Retro 19.6%

The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.

Why similar: Action 38.5%, Indie 32.7%, Platformer 28.8%

Fast-paced shooting in a frantic atmosphere! Pick-up-and-play, like the good old days! Local multiplayer!

Why similar: Action 100%

PIXELMAN is a retro styled, action-filled, high-score chaser arcade game, where you control the title character in his mission to rescue the citizens of Pixville from the evil Baron Von Pixel and his contraptions.

Why similar: Action 33.1%, Retro 26.1%, Indie 24.7%, Arcade 16.1%

Evolve through the history of video games in this fun-filled blast from the past.

Why similar: Action 37.9%, Platformer 32.9%, Indie 29.2%

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: Arcade 27.7%, Action 26.5%, Retro 24.4%, Indie 21.4%

Super Helmets on Fire DX is a crazy side scrolling action platformer game, with lots of nods to old school games, mixed with hardcore runner gameplay and a pinch of RPG lite elements.

Why similar: Action 26.9%, Platformer 26.8%, Indie 20.1%, Arcade 14.2%, Retro 12.1%

An action-strategy game where you gather Brainium, build a base, and command your army of bots to defeat the freaky Brains-in-Jars aliens. Lead from the front with your hero, Chip or Clawz, or both in co-op. Look out for ejected alien brains, you can squish ‘em!

Why similar: Multiplayer 65.3%, Action 34.7%

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: Arcade 30%, Retro 28.2%, Action 25.2%, Indie 16.6%

It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!

Why similar: Arcade 41.6%, Retro 35%, Action 23.4%

Free the galaxies in this action platformer! Jump, swing, dig and shoot your way through uncharted planets. Give hell to the Overlord's forces and face alien foes. Earn rewards after every battle and add them to your ever-growing arsenal.

Why similar: Platformer 37.4%, Retro 34.7%, Action 28%

Super Cable Boy is a retro inspired platformer, where you are playing a living handheld gaming system with a power cord. Collect game cartridges to become more powerful and take on your quest to defeat "the Glitch", an entity that 1▧01☠01௹1‱☣∰0␢⌀▧ ..

Why similar: Platformer 26%, Retro 23.9%, Multiplayer 19.9%, Action 15.4%, Indie 14.8%

Can you deal with unrelenting disaster and hold your ship together long enough to destroy the enemy invaders? Repair systems, extinguish fires, arm the torpedoes, avoid deadly solar flares, destroy your friends and clone them back again; it's all in the life of a Catastronaut!

Why similar: Action 57.3%, Indie 42.7%

A fast-paced action-sports game that pits 2-4 players against each other in a frantic combination of air hockey and tennis. Players scramble to retrieve and throw a glowing disc while unleashing devastating abilities and defending their end zone.

Why similar: Multiplayer 39.9%, Action 31.8%, Indie 18.6%, Arcade 9.8%

A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Arcade 44%, Action 29%, Retro 27%

Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!

Why similar: Arcade 45.6%, Action 31.7%, Indie 22.6%

Psychedelic Roguelite Pong 'em up where you go to bring back the Moon. A crazy, addictive, and hilarious arcade-action game based on the granddad of all video games.

Why similar: Arcade 45%, Retro 30.2%, Indie 24.8%

Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.

Why similar: Arcade 33.7%, Action 26.2%, Retro 20.4%, Indie 19.7%