
Xion revives the arcade and shoot ’em ups of the 1990’s in a refreshing and unique way with a fully destructible voxel landscape setting and your very own spaceship that you design and upgrade in an infinite number of ways.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Great Soundtrack, Shoot 'Em Up.

Xion revives the arcade and shoot ’em ups of the 1990’s in a refreshing and unique way with a fully destructible voxel landscape setting and your very own spaceship that you design and upgrade in an infinite number of ways.

Quell 4D
A high-octane FPS made specifically for VR. Inspired by mid 90's retro shooters, Quell 4D combines free movement, an arsenal of unique weapons and a lineup of varied enemies and bosses to bring you hours upon hours of fun gunplay.

Void Invaders
Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!
A high-octane FPS made specifically for VR. Inspired by mid 90's retro shooters, Quell 4D combines free movement, an arsenal of unique weapons and a lineup of varied enemies and bosses to bring you hours upon hours of fun gunplay.
Why similar: VR 39.3%, Action 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Indie 13.3%, Shooter 8.5%
Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Action 17.7%, Arcade 12%, Indie 9.5%
Rediscover MSI Electric City as you pilot a fighter ship with the mission to defend the city. Maneuver and blast away the enemy swarm in this VR bullet hell arcade shoot ’em up.
Why similar: VR 36.3%, Action 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%
Critical Annihilation is a Twin-Stick SHMUP (Shoot-em Up) made entirely out of tiny voxels. We take advantage of voxel technology to hype up the explosive gameplay. Everything is destructible to its core.
Why similar: Voxel 35.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Action 25.6%, Indie 13%
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Action 30%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Indie 13.9%, Shooter 11.4%
Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Action 14.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Arcade 14%
ROM: Extraction puts you into the role of an Extractor where you must Throw, Slow, & Shoot your way to decimate as many extraterrestrial-bots as possible. ROM: Extraction begins as an homage to the classic arcade shooter with more game modes and maps to come!
Why similar: VR 32%, Action 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Indie 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.9%, Action 25%, Arcade 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Indie 11.5%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Action 13.7%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 8.6%
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 16.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Action 16.4%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Indie 7.6%
Featuring six levels of intense shooting action, Tiamat X is a rip-snortin tribute to the side-scrolling space shooters of yesteryear, and would be right at home blazing away on the screen of a booming, beer-stained arcade cabinet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Action 32%, Arcade 17.3%, Indie 14.2%
In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!
Why similar: Action 40.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Indie 20.1%, Arcade 12%
The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.
Why similar: VR 39.3%, Action 15.7%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.2%, Action 18.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Indie 9.7%, Arcade 9.3%
A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
Why similar: VR 35.7%, Action 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Shooter 7.5%
GRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style cyberpunk hacking shoot 'em up with an incredible soundtrack, procedurally generated elements, and electric visuals.
Why similar: Action 47%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Indie 24.5%
The feeling of 90's arcade shooter will come again !! Arcade-like side scroll shooter of 7 stages in all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.4%, Action 31.3%, Indie 15.5%, Arcade 6.9%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Action 26.6%, VR 26.1%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Indie 10.4%, Shooter 9.1%
The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Action 22.8%, Arcade 16%, Indie 11.9%, Shooter 8.8%
Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Indie 14.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 12%
Zenodyne R is a new 90s-style shoot-'em-up game filled with YM2612 music and real Blast Processing action, where your reflexes and patience will be tested in their entirety! Packed with 6 crazy stages filled wtih bosses, 5 unique ships, unlockables, branching paths and more!
Why similar: Action 41.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Indie 19.9%
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Action 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Indie 9.3%
Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.4%, Action 34.2%, Indie 18.4%
Jet Buster is the new 90s anthro shmup, going back to the cuter roots of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Action 40%, Indie 20%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.4%, Action 14.8%, Arcade 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Shooter 9.7%
RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Action 31%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Indie 16.8%
A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.
Why similar: Action 48.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Indie 5.5%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Action 21.9%, Indie 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Shooter 9.2%
This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Action 18.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 14%
This VR title is a unique room-scale third-person shooter. Control the Nightstar by moving your Motion Controller in space, shooting a vast variety of enemies, and avoiding obstacles and enemy fire. Play through 8 levels of non-stop action and immortalize your name on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: VR 43.5%, Action 22.6%, Indie 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Shooter 8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Action 17.9%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11.5%
Beat Invaders is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Roguelite - Fight your way through enemy fleets, unlock skills, items, ships, and upgrade them in the next run. Enjoy the smooth neon visuals matching the pushing EDM soundtrack - The perfect game to unwind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Action 15.9%, Shooter 15.9%, Arcade 14.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Action 21.3%, Indie 10.8%, Shooter 9.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Action 30%, Arcade 17.6%, Indie 15.6%
Taking to the stars in this six-axis arcade shooter, your ship flips at every angle, tackling enemies and mazes in a race to be the best that humanity has to offer. Collect the orbs and blast your way through 360° of pure synthwave action. Upgrade your craft and make your mark as the top starfighter of all time.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Action 22.2%, Shooter 15.9%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Indie 11.3%
An immersive story-driven shooter incorporating the cutting edge of VR gameplay, Vertigo Remastered is a complete overhaul and occasional reimagining of the 2016 original.
Why similar: VR 50.6%, Action 21.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Indie 11.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Hyper Simon X is an Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Puzzle game that ingeniously blends SHMUP mechanics with the classic nostalgia of 'Simon Says' memory games. Prepare for a challenge like no other as you destroy the enemies in the exact order displayed!
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Indie 18%, Arcade 13%
A modern revisitation of the 80s arcades. Use your Razerwire to cut through waves of nanobugs with a rogue-like inspired progression.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Shooter 18.8%, Arcade 16.1%, Action 14.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Action 35.8%, Indie 15.9%, Arcade 11.3%
BYTEPATH is a replayable arcade shooter with a focus on build theorycrafting. Use a massive skill tree, many classes and ships to create your own builds and defeat an ever increasing amount of enemies.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.4%, Action 30.1%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Indie 13.9%
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Action 16.4%, Arcade 13.7%, Shooter 7.3%
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Upgrade your spaceship and conquer the stars in this thrilling space-mining adventure! Mine asteroids, battle enemies, and trade resources for powerful upgrades to customize your ship. Master the galaxy and embark on the ultimate journey!
Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.3%, Action 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%
Part 1 of arcade epic 198X. A coming-of-age story told through multiple games and genres. Experience the thrill of shooting, driving, jumping, fighting and role-playing in 5 full-blown arcade stages – combined with cinematic pixel-art storytelling.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.4%, Indie 33.9%, Arcade 22.8%
Warp into action with Solar Shifter EX. Man your ship and dive into fierce combat situations in space and over beautiful and distant planet surfaces. Solar Shifter EX is a sci-fi shoot 'em up with the unique ability to 'shift'.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48%, Action 34.6%, Indie 17.3%
Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Shooter 17.5%, Arcade 15%, Sci-fi 13%, Action 12.2%
Particle wars is a super cool and colorful survival shooter with crazy particle effects, tons of weapons and power-ups! Beat the levels with different approaches and get some great highscores at the infinite mode!
Schism is a challenging action roguelike RPG with deep synergies and high broken build potential. The combination of robust stat systems, fully moddable guns, deity worship, intense frequency-switching bullet hell combat, and difficult bosses make for a unique and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.4%, Action 26.4%, Sci-fi 21.2%
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: Action 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Arcade 17.2%, Indie 14.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%
Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse!
Why similar: Action 40.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Indie 22.7%, Sci-fi 11.1%
Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Action 22.2%, Shooter 13.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Arcade 12.3%
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.5%, Arcade 18.6%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Action 14.8%
Slinger VR is an action adventure game, where you climb, fly and leap through vast spaces and abstract twisted structures formed inside your mind. Defeat enemies and activate transmitters to unlock portals that lead on and on.
Why similar: Action 32.1%, VR 32%, Indie 16.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%
Embark on an action-packed adventure with "EON Fighter," a thrilling spaceship shooter game with roguelite elements. Pilot your fighter through space, collect resources, and battle your way to victory. Strive to become the last survivor in the universe!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.9%, Shooter 20.6%, Arcade 17.5%, Action 15%
Vostok 2061 is a modern-graphics vertical scroll shooter. Gorgeous alien worlds, spaceships, and bosses. Explore mysteries as you listen to a great soundtrack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Action 16.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Arcade 12.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 45.3%, Action 22.4%, Shooter 17%, Sci-fi 15.2%