- #1 ProtoCorgi
97% 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: Action 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane shoot-em-up featuring a cybernetic corgi that perfectly matches the dog-themed bullet-hell gameplay of the seed.
- #2 Super Space Pug
96% matchMixed55% of 319 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Dawn StudiosPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Super Space Pug is a classic arcade shmup. Take control of 'Demetrius the Third'(Space Pug) to defend your personal space from the evil, fish flinging cats and random rocks because its a space shmup, and without rocks it would be rather non-space-y.
Why similar: Action 74.1%, Indie 25.9%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shooter starring a pug in space that shares the exact genre and whimsical animal-hero premise.
- #3 Q-YO Blaster
96% matchVery Positive91% of 195 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM Black Hat Robot
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, indie shoot-em-up that provides the same level of screen-filling bullet-hell challenge.
- #4 Astrodogs
95% 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: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: An on-rails shooter featuring a team of space-faring dogs that captures the same lighthearted, action-packed spirit.
- #5 Mighty Goose
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,036 reviews2021
Dev: BlastmodePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This run-and-gun game features a chaotic animal protagonist and intense, arcade-style action that mirrors the frantic energy of Woof Blaster.
- #6 Dogworld
94% 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: Action 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-platformer starring a dog that captures the retro pixel-art charm and exploration elements.
- #7 Pizza Tower
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 70,783 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Indie 53.2%, Action 46.8%
Why You'll Like It: While a platformer, its high-energy gameplay and pizza-centric theme make it a perfect thematic companion to the quest for the magical pizza.
- #8 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: Action 61.6%, Indie 38.4%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-focused bullet-hell game that prioritizes difficult, pattern-based combat and retro visuals.
- #9 Dig Dog
92% 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: Action 59.1%, Indie 40.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelike featuring a dog protagonist that emphasizes quick reflexes and arcade-style movement.
- #10 Pizza Hero
90% matchVery Positive90% of 973 reviews2024
Dev: Astro Hound
Windows
Pizza Hero is a unique shoot 'em up roguelike. The toppings you select affect your abilities. For example, pepperoni throws grenades while blue cheese creates a pungent perimeter.
Why similar: Action 80%, Indie 20%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that shares the pizza-themed humor and arena-based combat style of the seed game.
- #11 Biolab Wars
91% 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: Action 69.3%, Indie 30.7%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling arcade shooter that blends platforming and bullet-hell mechanics in a retro-inspired package.
- #12 Hyper Sentinel
89% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Four5Six PixelPub: Huey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.
Why similar: Action 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on classic arcade shooters that delivers the same level of relentless, high-score-chasing action.
- #13 Bleed 2
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 895 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 60.1%, Indie 39.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, boss-rush action game that focuses on the same intense, twitch-based combat found in Woof Blaster.
- #14 Chasing Styx
89% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: ForepawSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Chasing Styx is a three-headed dog, run 'n' gun, couch co-op, bullet-hell adventure. As Cerberus, explore the far reaches of the Underworld featuring multiple routes filled with disgruntled dead, tricky traps, screen covering waves of bullets, and hidden treasures used to upgrade your hellhound.
Why similar: Action 60.2%, Indie 39.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie bullet-hell game that emphasizes fast-paced movement and retro-style action.
- #15 A Whole Wolfrush
85% matchVery Positive96% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: uglycoal
Windows
Four friends battle their way across space to claim a once-in-a-lifetime wish. Their lives are in your hands.
Why similar: Action 75.5%, Indie 24.5%
Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush shooter that focuses on 2D arcade action and challenging enemy encounters.
- #16 Chroma Blast
86% matchVery Positive82% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: William Cheek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Chroma Blast is a fast paced twin stick shooter with many different styles of play where you fight through waves of enemies while constantly leveling up your ships colorful arsenal. Beat your friends and challenge yourself in the leaderboards, or seek out a true test of skill for those good enough to find it.
Why similar: Action 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play shooter that captures the indie, casual-yet-challenging spirit of the seed game.
- #17 Broforce
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,389 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Action 68.6%, Indie 31.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features chaotic, over-the-top pixel-art action that captures the same 'destroy everything' vibe as Woof Blaster.
- #18 Blast Off Far Away
84% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: C405Pub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Shoot to move, move to live, live to shoot! Blast Off Far Away (B.O.F.A.) is a space-themed, top-down arena shooter, with a focus on fast-paced arcade-esque gameplay, with the unique twist where movement is limited through the use of the player's gun.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer with shoot-em-up elements that requires the same level of focus as the seed game.
- #19 Mobile Astro
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 182 reviews2016
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Run, gun, and survive! In this twin stick arcade shooter, you'll be fighting your way through countless waves of enemies to restore maximum peace to the galaxy!
Why similar: Action 70.4%, Indie 29.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled shoot-em-up that focuses on arcade-style progression and enemy waves.
- #20 Booster Trooper
87% matchMixed47% of 197 reviews2010
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
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 62.2%, Indie 37.8%
Why You'll Like It: A platform-based shooter that utilizes jet-pack mechanics similar to the jet boots found in the seed game.
- #21 Enter the Gungeon
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Action 51.9%, Indie 48.1%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive bullet-hell experience that focuses on diverse weapon power-ups and intense enemy waves.
- #22 Downwell
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Action 52.4%, Indie 47.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-intensity arcade game that focuses on vertical movement and shooting, mirroring the game's retro feel.
- #23 Nuclear Throne
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 52.4%, Indie 47.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, bullet-hell roguelite that provides a similar level of chaotic, weapon-focused combat.
- #24 Disastr_Blastr
83% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Dog Theory
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Descend into a radical new dimension of abstract minimalist arcade fury in Disastr_Blastr! Blaze your merciless path of devastation through an expansive non-linear game world with 100+ stages of cortex-shattering cubic mayhem!
Why similar: Action 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that focuses on minimalist, high-speed destruction.
- #25 Gato Roboto
79% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Action 52.7%, Indie 47.3%
Why You'll Like It: A Metroidvania featuring an animal in a mech suit, sharing the pixel-art charm and action-heavy gameplay.
- #26 Rocket delivery: Space Wok
77% matchVery Positive98% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: KALA GAMES
Windows
A backpack building run-and-gun game! Fill your backpack with guns, blast away space bugs, and deliver noodles to hungry customers!
Why similar: Action 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
- #27 Duck Game
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,933 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Action 68.3%, Indie 31.7%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, arcade-style game that emphasizes fast-paced, animal-themed combat and humor.
- #28 Just Shapes & Beats
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,089 reviews2018
Dev: Berzerk Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Why similar: Action 53.7%, Indie 46.3%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based bullet-hell game that focuses on dodging complex patterns, much like the core gameplay of Woof Blaster.
- #29 Hyper Bounce Blast
80% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2016
Dev: Flump StudiosPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-platformer that blends shooting mechanics with arcade-style movement.
- #30 Jay Fighter: Remastered
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 283 reviews2017
Dev: Taliyah Pottruff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
In a world where the only thing you know is combat, can you survive endless waves of enemies?
Why similar: Action 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art action game that focuses on multiplayer arcade combat and retro aesthetics.
- #31 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
75% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Action 88%, Indie 12%
- #32 Pewt 'em Up!
76% matchVery Positive96% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: team tsoto
Windows · Linux
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Action 88.2%, Indie 11.8%
- #33 Grav Blazer Squared
81% matchMixed40% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Action 73.8%, Indie 26.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D bullet-hell shooter that emphasizes arcade-style difficulty and rapid-fire mechanics.
- #34 Silver Bullet
74% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Flynn's Arcade
Windows
Silver Bullet is a gothic arcade shooter: blast your way through spooky stages and macabre mini games as Van Helsing, to rescue your pet puppies who were dognapped by Reggie the Vampire!
Why similar: Action 75.3%, Indie 24.7%
- #35 Clawface
77% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2018
Dev: Hathos Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 259.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Clawface is an intense, arcade-styled twin stick shooter where you play as an adorable robot equipped with crazy weapons and a giant claw to fight an endless wave of alien monsters!
Why similar: Action 65.7%, Indie 34.3%
- #36 Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
74% matchVery Positive93% of 6,757 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #37 Unchained
72% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Double Time Studios
Windows · Mac
Unchained is a fast paced retro multiplayer first person shooter in which you can compete in different game modes and maps, using a large arsenal of unique and deadly weapons (And some cool powerups too) to defeat your enemies.
Why similar: Action 62%, Indie 38%
- #38 AK-xolotl: Together
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,442 reviews2023
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The cutest, deadliest top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls. Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls. 🔫🔫 Double the firepower! Local co-op update now live!
Why similar: Action 58%, Indie 42%
- #39 TeraBlaster
76% matchMixed70% of 1,034 reviews2015
Dev: Black Shell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
TeraBlaster is a top-down arcade shooter micro-game which draws heavy inspiration from Geometry Wars. Duke it out with hordes of enemies on randomly generated levels, trigger massive explosions, and die a truly glorious death.
Why similar: Action 55.1%, Indie 44.9%
- #40 GRUEL
70% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Mick Sengers
Windows
Go on a rampage in this endless arcade Boomer-Shooter! Gain the weirdest weapons and destroy all the monsters in the never-ending temple of GRUEL!
Why similar: Action 63.9%, Indie 36.1%
- #41 Red Wake Carnage
75% matchMixed58% of 473 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Red Wake Carnage is an intense action shooter that will take you on an epic journey of fighting the world’s most horrifying animals!
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #42 1982
71% matchVery Positive93% of 801 reviews2017
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #43 DashFire
68% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Team DashFire
Windows
A fast-paced arena-style shooter with an emphasis on movement, collect various weapons, and other pickups to dominate the competition in a peer-to-peer 8-person free-for-all!
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #44 AFTERBLAST
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Lumino Games
Windows
AFTERBLAST is a challenging FPS roguelite. Play SOLO or in CO-OP (1-4 players). Get stronger each run. Obtain powerful abilities, weapons and find a way to save your planet. Stand up against the Gods and defeat hordes of monsters!
Why similar: Action 64.9%, Indie 35.1%
- #45 Half Hour Hexagon
69% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #46 Astroflux
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 343 reviews2016
Dev: Fula Fisken
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play Astroflux - a retro styled, action packed MMO space shooter.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #47 Hexodius
73% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2013
Dev: Brain Slap StudioPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
EXPLORE-EQUIP-ESCAPE!With its potent blend of twin-stick shooting, exploration and customization, HEXODIUS invites players to explore the vast complex, equip their drone with powerful items and upgrades, and ultimately escape the clutches of the deadly enemy droids in a blaze of laser fire!
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #48 Hyperspace Dogfights
70% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
Why similar: Action 63.9%, Indie 36.1%
- #49 BioGun
66% 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: Action 100%
- #50 Shotgun Witch
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,093 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #51 Voidigo
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Action 100%
- #52 Pixel Shooter
73% 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: Action 100%
- #53 Void Scrappers
67% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #54 in Space
71% matchVery Positive81% of 103 reviews2015
Dev: Ed Curtis-SivessPub: Ysty Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
in Space is a procedural sidescrolling shooter that values precision and strategy over reflex or memorization. Fight through tons of enemies in three different modes, unlock new ships and new weapons. Become the best at shooting two dimensional shapes!
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #55 METAL DOGS
67% 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: Action 59.9%, Indie 40.1%
- #56 Mr Blaster
71% matchMixed64% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: ENTERiPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Mr Blaster is a higher-level space adventure with an aim to conquest the universe. It’s a way to test strategic playing skills and the precision of shooting. A galactic war over the conquest of a planet and seizing the opponent’s flag
Why similar: Action 61.7%, Indie 38.3%
- #57 Bit Blaster XL
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,141 reviews2016
Dev: Adamvision Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #58 Sweezy Gunner
69% matchVery Positive83% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sweezy Gunner is an eye melting, brain bending, mouse squeezing 2D Shoot em up. destroy everything in your path, Upgrade the Sweezy Gunner ship. A Large open World! Travel through the lush green fields, frozen tundra and arid desert. Explore the depths of the many dungeons, caves and temples and collect that tasty loot!
Why similar: Action 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #59 Alien Crusader
70% matchMixed62% of 101 reviews2018
Dev: Zydrone
Windows
Alien Crusader is an action packed, vertical scrolling, space shooter game, similar to classic coin-up arcade and shoot'em up games.
Why similar: Action 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #60 Duke of Alpha Centauri
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 546 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.
Why similar: Action 60.5%, Indie 39.5%