- #1 ULTRAKILL
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 219,292 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Why similar: FPS 78.4%, Action 21.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for modern arcade-style FPS games, focusing on high-speed movement and complex score-based combat.
- #2 Neon White
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,708 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: FPS 52.9%, Action 28.5%, Indie 18.6%
Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast, score-attack FPS that blends platforming and shooting into a highly addictive speedrunning experience.
- #3 Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
96% matchVery Positive89% of 9,268 reviews2017
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
Why similar: FPS 47.4%, Action 36.8%, Sci-fi 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential arcade shooter that rewards players for creative, high-scoring kills and chain reactions.
- #4 Turbo Overkill
95% matchVery Positive94% of 7,157 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
Why similar: FPS 52.2%, Action 24.6%, Indie 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly fast movement and arcade-style combat mechanics that mirror the intensity of Xotic.
- #5 Post Void
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: FPS 53.1%, Arcade 23.8%, Action 23.1%
Why You'll Like It: A hyper-intense, psychedelic arcade FPS where speed and constant aggression are the only ways to survive.
- #6 Painkiller Hell & Damnation
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,298 reviews2012
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Prime Matter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.
Why similar: FPS 53.1%, Action 46.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade-style shooter that emphasizes chaining kills and managing hordes of enemies for high scores.
- #7 Severed Steel
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,724 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: FPS 56.6%, Action 30.5%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, movement-heavy shooter that rewards players for acrobatic kills and fluid combat maneuvers.
- #8 Devil Daggers
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,293 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: FPS 52.5%, Action 21.5%, Indie 16.3%, Arcade 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate score-attack survival challenge that strips the FPS genre down to its purest, most addictive arcade form.
- #9 Roboquest
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: FPS 56%, Action 17.6%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Indie 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, movement-heavy roguelite FPS that feels like a modern evolution of arcade-style shooting.
- #10 Booster Trooper
92% 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 62.9%, Indie 37.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style multiplayer shooter that emphasizes vertical movement and explosive combat.
- #11 Wrack
91% matchMixed70% of 590 reviews2014
Dev: Final Boss Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wrack is all about action - spectacular action! The addictive kill chain system encourages you to mow down as many enemies in a short period of time as possible. No hiding - keep your chain going by getting out there and kicking some alien ass!
Why similar: FPS 44%, Action 24.5%, Indie 19.7%, Arcade 7.8%, Sci-fi 4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style shooter that focuses on maintaining combos and speed, very similar to Xotic's core loop.
- #12 Exophobia
88% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: FPS 49.9%, Arcade 28.3%, Sci-fi 21.8%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style FPS with metroidvania elements that rewards exploration and fast-paced combat.
- #13 Scoregasm
90% matchVery Positive83% of 142 reviews2012
Dev: RC KnightPub: Charlie's Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Scoregasm is an incredible, variety rich shooter with a non-linear, branching paths style galaxy to explore. It's pretty, accessible, fun and really rather good! Blast your way through the galaxy's many varied levels and use your skills to change your route, find new levels, new enemies, unlock bonus challenge stages and fight the bosses...
Why similar: Action 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that is entirely built around the concept of score-attack and chaining multipliers.
- #14 MOTHERGUNSHIP
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,598 reviews2018
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.
Why similar: FPS 45.4%, Action 27.1%, Indie 15.3%, Sci-fi 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell FPS that focuses on massive weapon customization and chaotic, high-score-oriented combat.
- #15 Serious Sam 4
86% matchVery Positive83% of 17,240 reviews2020
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Why similar: FPS 56.8%, Action 35.2%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same arcade-style horde-shooting satisfaction found in Xotic, focused on massive enemy counts and explosive action.
- #16 MULLET MADJACK
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: FPS 40.4%, Arcade 24.4%, Action 20.6%, Indie 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, anime-inspired arcade FPS that forces players to maintain a constant pace to keep their score and time alive.
- #17 Tower of Guns
87% matchVery Positive80% of 1,239 reviews2014
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).
Why similar: FPS 47.2%, Action 21.1%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Indie 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade-style bullet-hell FPS that emphasizes random power-ups and intense, fast-paced encounters.
- #18 Hyper Sentinel
86% 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 40.9%, Arcade 29.7%, Indie 29.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane arcade shoot-em-up that shares the same focus on multipliers and chain reactions as Xotic.
- #19 AMID EVIL
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,565 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Why similar: FPS 46.5%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Action 26%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired FPS that captures the fast, arcade-like movement and satisfying combat feedback of 90s classics.
- #20 DUSK
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: FPS 74.7%, Action 25.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-inspired FPS design that prioritizes speed, movement, and arcade-style combat flow.
- #21 Prodeus
82% matchVery Positive92% of 8,026 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Why similar: FPS 59.6%, Action 21.4%, Indie 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the retro FPS that emphasizes visceral combat and high-speed arcade action.
- #22 Kill Pill
81% matchVery Positive87% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: BLJ
Windows
All you need to do is kill the pills. Shoot your way to a new high score while collecting powerups to shake things up.
Why similar: FPS 36.1%, Action 27.8%, Arcade 27.1%, Indie 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-style arcade shooter that emphasizes fast, single-player combat and high-score survival.
- #23 Ziggurat 2
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,470 reviews2021
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.
Why similar: FPS 68.9%, Action 31.1%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style FPS with roguelite elements that focuses on fast movement and projectile-based combat.
- #24 Fashion Police Squad
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,536 reviews2022
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Even at this moment, our fashionable city is under assault. Baggy pants, dull suits, sightings of socks with sandals. A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent in style... Time to serve some good ol' Fashion Justice!
Why similar: FPS 47.8%, Arcade 26.5%, Action 25.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique arcade FPS that uses specific weapon mechanics to reward players for precision and speed.
- #25 Switch 'N' Shoot
81% matchVery Positive96% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
Why similar: Arcade 44.5%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Indie 17%, Action 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-difficulty arcade shooter that is purely focused on score-attack and reflex-based gameplay.
- #26 Ion Assault
82% matchMixed69% of 181 reviews2010
Dev: CoreplayPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 49%, Indie 33.2%, Arcade 17.9%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter that focuses on fast movement and clearing screens of enemies for points.
- #27 Action Alien
80% matchMixed56% of 496 reviews2015
Dev: Devdan GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump into the action and battle your way through hordes of aliens from deserts to tropical islands with fully destructible environments !
Why similar: Action 44.8%, FPS 33.7%, Indie 21.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, arcade-style FPS that focuses on simple, fast-paced combat encounters.
- #28 Super Destronaut DX
78% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Petite GamesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Inspired by an arcade classic, Super Destronaut DX is retro space shooter that pits you against an enemy more dreaded than a UFO, a scoreboard.
Why similar: Action 62.4%, Indie 37.6%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, arcade-style shooter that focuses on high-score chasing and retro-inspired mechanics.
- #29 Particle Wars
77% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: HaDe GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
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!
Why similar: Action 44.4%, Indie 31.9%, Arcade 23.7%
- #30 Hard Reset Extended Edition
76% matchVery Positive82% of 4,907 reviews2012
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
Why similar: FPS 49.1%, Action 22.5%, Sci-fi 19%, Indie 9.4%
- #31 Alien Zombie Megadeath
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2011
Dev: PomPomPub: Pom Pom Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #32 Bullet Candy
78% matchMixed52% of 87 reviews2007
Dev: R C Knight
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Bullet Candy is a fast paced, action packed arena shooter. There are a variety of combo systems and many secret techniques that you can employ to get the best score and weapon upgrades possible. Viewed from a top-down perspective, Bullet Candy allows for a true 360° shoot-em-up experience.
Why similar: Indie 62.3%, Arcade 37.7%
- #33 SHOWTIME 2073
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 296 reviews2016
Dev: Nicolas BernardPub: N.INDIES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 21%
The best shooter SHOW in 2073.Explosive, Fun & full destructive !
Why similar: Action 41.8%, FPS 26.3%, Indie 19.6%, Sci-fi 12.2%
- #34 Exodemic
73% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: ganashaw
Windows
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.
Why similar: Action 39%, Arcade 32.2%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Indie 12%
- #35 Galactic Force
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: FreezeNova
Windows
Galactic Force is a sci-fi FPS loaded with frantic action and lots of firepower.
Why similar: Action 33%, Indie 23.7%, FPS 22.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Arcade 9%
- #36 SpaceShot
74% matchVery Positive81% of 289 reviews2017
Dev: Shevchenko Technology
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
SpaceShot - a complex arcade game in which you must destroy the alien invaders and collect bonuses. Three game modes, fast gameplay and a lot of achievements are waiting for you.
Why similar: Action 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
- #37 Horizon Shift
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 330 reviews2015
Dev: Flump StudiosPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Horizon Shift is an explosive wave based single screen shooter with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack!
Why similar: Action 49.2%, Indie 30.8%, Arcade 20%
- #38 Alien Rage - Unlimited
73% matchMixed68% of 3,535 reviews2013
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unleash a fury of powerful weapons as you blast your way through armies of Alien forces hell-bent on taking you down! Battle through 14 intense levels and prepare to face a barrage of beastly-sized bosses that will test your every skill. Each of your 10 weapons comes with two firing modes and you’ll need all of them!
Why similar: Action 44.4%, FPS 39.8%, Sci-fi 15.8%
- #39 X-17
72% matchMixed50% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: Panzer GamingPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
FPS/3rd Person Genre Shooter. Fight your way through an Alien Invasion not only on earth but on other planets.
Why similar: FPS 35.9%, Action 27%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Indie 18.3%
- #40 Swarm Arena
74% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2010
Dev: Dedication Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Take control of a virtual organism in this unique indie arcade title, while unlocking Steam Achievements and climbing the leaderboards!
Why similar: Arcade 53.5%, Action 46.5%
- #41 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
68% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2021
Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.
Why similar: Action 42.1%, Arcade 35.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Indie 8.8%
- #42 Duke of Alpha Centauri
71% 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 61.2%, Indie 38.8%
- #43 Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
73% matchMixed60% of 369 reviews2011
Dev: Kot in Action Creative Artel
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons as you fight against extraterrestrial invaders.
Why similar: Action 34.7%, Indie 29.1%, Arcade 22.9%, Sci-fi 13.3%
- #44 Close Order
72% matchMixed50% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Raconteur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Close Order is an arcade shooter with one simple goal: become a badass armada! In this mashup of genres, defeat enemies for parts to build up an armada of ships around you. Fight from a distance, charge headfirst into battle, or create a mix of anything and everything. You decide how to play!
Why similar: Action 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #45 A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
71% matchMixed69% of 913 reviews2011
Dev: Extend Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.
Why similar: Action 55.2%, Indie 26.7%, Sci-fi 18.1%
- #46 Burst Squad
70% matchMixed62% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Junybox64Pub: IronyDev
Windows
Burst Squad. online multiplayer fps game. earn points by killing enemies. be the best you!
Why similar: FPS 44.9%, Action 28.6%, Sci-fi 24.1%, Indie 2.4%
- #47 Hyper Bounce Blast
70% 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 46.9%, Indie 31.7%, Arcade 21.4%
- #48 Exosuit
66% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Emergency Exit
Windows
Exosuit is a dynamic shooter in a unique style, where focus is on maximizing fun of gameplay. Game has no plot and the emphasis is only on unbridled action and unusual visual style.
Why similar: FPS 47.9%, Action 26.6%, Arcade 25.5%
- #49 Sophstar
67% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Banana Bytes
Windows
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: Action 41%, Arcade 34%, Sci-fi 25%
- #50 Outshine
66% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Unleash your powers against your oppressors in this arcade, fast-paced typing game. Avoid traps, destroy enemies, defeat bosses to seek your revenge, and rush to the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Arcade 38%, Indie 24.2%, Action 22.3%, Sci-fi 15.5%
- #51 Undercroft Warriors
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Arcade 48%, Action 38.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #52 POLYWAR
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 519 reviews2016
Dev: exagongamesPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer FPS game that focuses on creative weapons and game mechanics that reward skillful killing!
Why similar: Indie 65.7%, Action 18.8%, FPS 15.5%
- #53 Gunkid 99
68% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2019
Dev: Yongjustyong
Windows
GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!
Why similar: Action 44.9%, Indie 33.2%, Arcade 21.9%
- #54 Hyper Simon X
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: NukGames
Windows
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 46.5%, Indie 32.4%, Arcade 21%
- #55 Incandescent
69% matchMixed68% of 172 reviews2015
Dev: Stephen Crabb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.
Why similar: Action 47.8%, Indie 33.3%, Arcade 18.9%
- #56 Q-YO Blaster
67% 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 59.2%, Indie 40.8%
- #57 Galactic Vault
60% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: MeepMeep Games
Windows
Build your weapon to its full potential in Galactic Vault, a fast-paced FPS roguelite. Discover endless upgrade combinations, craft diverse builds, and unleash devastating abilities. Get ready to infiltrate high-security vaults and recover lost tech.
Why similar: FPS 47.8%, Action 17.9%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Indie 9.6%, Arcade 8.2%
- #58 BoxesWithGuns
70% matchMostly Negative21% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Christof
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
BoxesWithGuns is a 2D neon vertex endless shooter game. Try to survive as long as possible by avoiding collisions with the enemies that spawn. One game equals the length of the background music track playing. Collect dollars and customize your spaceship by adding new boxes and weapons.
Why similar: Action 49.8%, Indie 25.2%, Arcade 25%