60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Action, 2D.
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Asteroids: Recharged
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Out Zone
Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, 1980s 8.7%, Score Attack 8.3%, Space 7.6%
Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, 1980s 10.4%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Aliens 9.1%
Devileader, a fearsome space demon who once have destroyed countless planets of the solar system is about to be resurrected by his minions and fanatics, who want to bring chaos to the universe. Pilot the agile space interceptor Deviship and survive the terror of this demon lord.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, PvE 7.7%, Score Attack 7.2%, 1980s 7.1%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Retro 8.9%, 1980s 8.8%, Score Attack 8.5%
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Aliens 10.9%, Space 10.7%, Old School 8.6%
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Shooter 8.4%, Old School 8.2%, Arcade 7.5%
A topdown bullet hell game where you control a spaceship and fight waves of asteroids and enemy spaceships.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Score Attack 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Aliens 8.9%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Score Attack 9.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Old School 7.9%
Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Aliens 15%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Retro 6.7%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Score Attack 12.1%, Space 10.9%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 8.5%
When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Destruction 16%, Aliens 14%, Shooter 9.1%, Space 8.4%
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Old School 9.8%, Aliens 9.4%, Top-Down 7.6%
Stellar Space is a new take on a classic arcade game with a modern, rogue-like, form for new players to enjoy!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Aliens 9.9%, 1980s 9.6%, Space 7.4%
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, 1980s 12.2%, Aliens 12%, Shooter 7.9%
Viral Reload EX is a sci-fi shoot-em-up with a unique dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Local Multiplayer 11.7%, 1980s 11%, Aliens 11%, Space 6.9%
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, PvE 10.6%, Shooter 8.7%, Aliens 8.6%
A classic old-school shooter with the possibility of upgrading your own spaceship.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Aliens 14.3%, 1980s 12.6%, Space 10.8%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Score Attack 9.4%, Space 9.2%, 1980s 9%
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 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Aliens 9.4%, Score Attack 8.1%, Space 7.6%
Asteroid Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate your enemies. Play 2 players to increase your chance of survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, 1980s 14.6%, Old School 9.8%, Shooter 8.9%, Space 8.2%
Battle through color soaked and mayhem paced arcade shooting action! Defend the Planetary Defense Shield (PDS) from the invading alien onslaught. Choose between charging the PDS and buying power ups to stay alive. You are the galaxy's final hope. Recharge, shoot, win! Will you save the galaxy?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, 1980s 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Aliens 10.8%, Score Attack 10.6%
A score-driven vertical STG built around aggressive grazing, medal chaining, and risk-reward survival mechanics. Dodge impossible bullet patterns, manipulate time itself, and push for the ultimate 1CC.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Shooter 8.7%, Old School 7.9%, Space 7.8%
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Retro 8.2%, Aliens 8.1%, Score Attack 7.5%, Space 7%
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: 1980s 15%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Old School 10.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%, Shooter 8.5%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Aliens 13.7%, Old School 10.6%, Top-Down 7.1%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, 1980s 11.6%, Score Attack 11.1%, Shooter 8.8%
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, 1980s 13.3%, Shooter 8.3%, Score Attack 8%
A stylish sci-fi arcade shooter about cleansing the galaxy of pesky demons! Cosmic Cleaner is a fast-paced, high score chasing action game that progressively gets more challenging. Designed for quick and easy fun.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Score Attack 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Space 10.3%, Arcade 9.5%
Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, 1980s 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Score Attack 12%, Old School 8.7%
Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Score Attack 9.3%, Shooter 7.7%, Space 7.3%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.1%, Old School 8.7%
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Aliens 13.1%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 8%
A retro space shooter with a twist - now you can rotate your ship and aim diagonally at enemies, adding a whole new dimension to the shoot 'em up genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Aliens 13.2%, 1980s 11.5%, Space 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.
Why similar: Destruction 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Aliens 12.2%, Old School 8.4%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.1%
Clear the asteroid field before the Corpos hunt you down with their AI weaponry!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, 1980s 13.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%, Top-Down 8.8%
Destroy waves of UFOs in a arcade style space shooter with an array of powerful weaponry.
Why similar: Destruction 19.3%, Aliens 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Space 11.8%, Shooter 9.7%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, 1980s 13.9%, Space 9.6%, Old School 9%, Arcade 8%
Hello World!! This game is based on the image of a Japanese arcade game from the 70's to early 80's where you could easily play by inserting 1 coin. The player will work hard at his sales job to save L.Planning, a company that has been reincarnated into another world.
Why similar: Score Attack 15.2%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Local Multiplayer 12.8%, 1980s 11.9%, Top-Down 9.5%
KAIKAN is a vertical scrolling shooter that focuses on destroying enemies. Destroy enemies with 6 types of aircraft with different performance, clear 5 stages, and aim for a higher score.
Why similar: Destruction 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Score Attack 10.9%, Shooter 9.4%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, 1980s 14.4%, Retro 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 10.6%, Old School 9.5%, Space 7.4%
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, 1980s 11.3%, Aliens 10.7%, Shooter 8.6%
Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, PvE 11.4%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 7.4%
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Score Attack 13.2%, Destruction 10.5%, Aliens 9.6%
Burst Fighter is a shoot'em up game with unique customizable ship feature fused with modern graphic and gorgeous art styles. Dodge, counter, and defeat various enemies / attack patterns. Experience more than 8 challenging and intense boss battles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.8%, PvE 8.2%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Space 13.4%, 1980s 10.9%, Shooter 9.2%
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, 1980s 12.6%, Old School 10%, Arcade 7.8%
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, 1980s 10.8%, Score Attack 10.4%, Space 7.3%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Score Attack 12.5%, Space 11.5%, Aliens 8.2%
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 22.4%, Arcade 10.6%, Space 9.3%, Local Co-Op 8%, Top-Down 8%
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, 1980s 12%, Shooter 10.6%, Old School 8.1%
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Score Attack 13.2%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Shooter 9.9%, 1980s 8%
Heliocide is a relentless top-down scrolling action! Arm your shields, lasers, guns, bombs and missiles to defend the solar system from a massive invasion!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Score Attack 8.9%, Local Co-Op 8.8%, Shooter 8.4%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, PvE 9.6%, Score Attack 8.4%, 1980s 8.3%
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Aliens 10.9%, Shooter 6.9%, Retro 6.8%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, 1980s 12%, Score Attack 11.1%, Space 10.1%, Arcade 8.3%
Blue Jay Joyride is a fast-paced 2D space shooter. Go through waves of enemies and fight progressively harder bosses. Collect one of the many unique powerups to give your ship a fighting chance in this intense game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Aliens 14.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Old School 9.4%, Top-Down 7.7%
STAR SHREDDERS is a prologue to an extensive, story-rich SHMUP with strategic elements. Play as Clash, leading the Valkyrie force in the onset of an epic interstellar war. This teaser sets the stage for a larger adventure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Score Attack 14.3%, Old School 10.2%, Sci-fi 10%
