- #1 Starblast
97% matchVery Positive81% of 1,093 reviews2017
Dev: Neuronality
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Fun, fast paced online multiplayer arcade space shooter. Take control of your spaceship, mine asteroids, increase your stats, upgrade to different types of spaceships with improved stats and weapons. Fight against other players and collect their gems.
Why similar: Space 35.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Action 9.7%, Arcade 9.4%, Top-Down 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a very similar loop of mining, ship upgrading, and team-based arena combat in a top-down space environment.
- #2 Astro Duel 2
96% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 63.9%, Arcade 27.1%, Action 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the competitive, close-quarters arena combat feel of Yargis with a focus on fast-paced, physics-driven dogfights.
- #3 Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages
96% matchVery Positive83% of 818 reviews2013
Dev: Triple.B.Titles
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG.Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer.
Why similar: Space 35%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Action 15.5%, Indie 11.2%, Co-op 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title features an incredibly deep ship customization system that allows for the same level of tactical experimentation found in Yargis.
- #4 Reassembly
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,070 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
Why similar: Space 40.3%, Strategy 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Top-Down 11.6%, 2D 7%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes modular ship construction and physics-based combat, allowing you to build and pilot unique vessels in a hostile space environment.
- #5 Hyperdrive Massacre
95% matchMixed54% of 389 reviews2015
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.
Why similar: Action 62.5%, Space 9.4%, Arcade 7.7%, Co-op 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane local multiplayer arena shooter that mirrors the chaotic, close-combat focus of Yargis.
- #6 ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 546 reviews2015
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ROCKETS fire ROCKETS at ROCKETS in this action-arcade, arena-combat, gorgeous festival-of-fireworks! It's dogfighting meets figure-skating in space with local multiplayer and single-player fast-paced action modes plus a ZEN MODE where ROCKETS learn to LOVE.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Space 14.9%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Arcade 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features physics-based space dogfighting that emphasizes maneuverability and precision in a competitive multiplayer format.
- #7 Orbital Gear
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,807 reviews2014
Dev: Night Node
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.3%, Space 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Action 16.3%, Simulation 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes gravity-based movement and arena combat to create a unique, fast-paced multiplayer experience.
- #8 Square Heroes
92% matchVery Positive86% of 246 reviews2015
Dev: Gnomic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 47.8%, Action 29.3%, Indie 22.9%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick arena shooter that focuses on multiplayer combat and weapon customization in a fast-paced environment.
- #9 Worbital
91% matchVery Positive89% of 477 reviews2019
Dev: Team Jolly Roger
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing!
Why similar: Space 23.5%, Co-op 23.2%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Family Friendly 12%, Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based, real-time strategy game that focuses on orbital mechanics and destructive space combat between players.
- #10 Captain Forever Remix
91% matchVery Positive80% of 378 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelsaurus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts. This is an officially-licensed re-imagining of the indie classic Captain Forever.
Why similar: Space 57.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%, Action 8.4%, Top-Down 7.9%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game revolves entirely around building your ship piece-by-piece from the wreckage of your enemies in a fast-paced arena setting.
- #11 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
87% matchVery Positive94% of 12,599 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Space Sim 35.2%, Space 22.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more strategic, the intricate ship design and physics-based combat provide a deep experience for fans of customizable space warfare.
- #12 Voidship: The Long Journey
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Space 17.5%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends strategy and action, requiring you to manage and customize your ship while engaging in tactical space battles.
- #13 Disputed Space
89% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: ShilohGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Space Sim 21.5%, Space 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Co-op 14.8%, Action 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, arcade-focused space shooter that captures the essence of quick, action-packed dogfights.
- #14 Star Valor
84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,349 reviews2022
Dev: Rafael Burgos
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
Why similar: Space 39.8%, Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Top-Down 15.4%, Action 8.1%, 2D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world space RPG that offers extensive ship building and arcade-style combat similar to the core loop of Yargis.
- #15 Xenoraid: The First Space War
88% matchVery Positive87% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Space 14.6%, Co-op 9.9%, Arcade 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers squad-based, top-down space combat with a focus on switching between ships to manage health and tactical advantages.
- #16 Galactic Arms Race
89% matchMixed47% of 86 reviews2014
Dev: Evolutionary Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Top-down 2.5D action that combines old-school shooters like Star Control, action-RPGs like Diablo, with a system that evolves unique weapons to player preferences. Single-player and 32-player online coop and PVP.
Why similar: Space 37.5%, Action 23.2%, Casual 21.1%, Indie 18.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique procedural weapon system that evolves as you play, keeping the space combat fresh and customizable.
- #17 Subdivision Infinity DX
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: MistFly GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
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: Space Sim 36.2%, Space 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Action 9.3%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A polished arcade-style space shooter that provides a more cinematic take on the dogfighting mechanics found in Yargis.
- #18 Space Pirates and Zombies
85% matchVery Positive91% of 3,154 reviews2011
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.
Why similar: Space 48.3%, Top-Down 19.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Action 8.7%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines top-down space combat with a robust ship customization system that lets you tailor your fleet to your preferred playstyle.
- #19 Grav Blazer
86% matchMixed48% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.9 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: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Space 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Arcade 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D arcade space combat game that emphasizes speed and maneuverability in a sci-fi setting.
- #20 Rocket Wars
84% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Rooftop Panda
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 99%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Space 18.6%, Arcade 11.7%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, local multiplayer party game that focuses on ship-to-ship combat and quick reflexes.
- #21 BARRIER X
83% matchVery Positive85% of 2,345 reviews2016
Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.7%, Arcade 18%, Indie 12.1%, Action 8.5%, Family Friendly 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on speed, its high-intensity arcade action captures the adrenaline of Yargis's combat.
- #22 Chicken Invaders Universe
78% matchVery Positive91% of 3,761 reviews2022
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Space 17.3%, Family Friendly 9.8%, Top-Down 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, top-down space shooter that offers accessible, team-oriented combat for a more relaxed experience.
- #23 Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,148 reviews2020
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.5%, Space 23.8%, Strategy 16.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows for near-infinite customization of drones, focusing on physics and engineering in a combat-heavy space setting.
- #24 PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate
82% matchVery Positive88% of 242 reviews2015
Dev: Q-Games Ltd.Pub: Double Eleven
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
CAN YOU SAVE THE SCIENTISTS ON APOXUS PRIME?PixelJunk™ Shooter Ultimate is a twin-stick shooter with equal elements of action and puzzle solving.
Why similar: Co-op 56.1%, Action 43.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features physics-based, top-down space combat that emphasizes environmental interaction and tactical movement.
- #25 Super Hydorah
81% matchVery Positive87% of 316 reviews2017
Dev: LocomalitoPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Co-op 10.5%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style arcade shooter that provides a challenging, high-intensity space combat experience.
- #26 Space Will
76% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Moddable 29.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Space 13.8%, Space Sim 11.9%, Strategy 9.4%
- #27 Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 173 reviews2015
Dev: Artifice Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Spaceships, lasers, and… chickens! What more could you ask for?Conflicks: Revolutionary Space Battles is a creative new take on space-themed videogames that merges the deep, thoughtful gameplay of strategy games with the intuitive accessibility of physics-based games.
Why similar: Strategy 24%, Space 18.7%, Co-op 14.1%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Action 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique physics-based flicking mechanic to simulate space combat, offering a fresh take on tactical arena battles.
- #28 STELLATUM
80% matchMixed63% of 167 reviews2015
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor. Throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Space 23.4%, Co-op 13.6%, Arcade 11%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features customizable ship loadouts and bullet-hell style combat that rewards quick reactions.
- #29 Really Big Sky
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,890 reviews2012
Dev: Boss BaddiePub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Space 22.9%, Indie 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Action 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, chaotic space shooter that focuses on constant action and high-speed maneuvers.
- #30 Revolution Ace
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,886 reviews2014
Dev: Laser Guided Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 52%, Top-Down 10%, Arcade 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter that emphasizes destructive combat and power-up management in space.
- #31 PARTICLE MACE
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,373 reviews2015
Dev: Andy Makes
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A space game about swinging trash into things and dying.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Arcade 13.6%, Indie 10.6%, Action 10%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, physics-based arena combat game that requires precise movement and momentum management.
- #32 ShipLord
77% matchMixed62% of 844 reviews2015
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
ShipLord is a space avoid-er mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another lvl.
Why similar: Space 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Indie 17.5%, Casual 13.7%, Action 13.7%
- #33 Warspace 2
69% matchMixed61% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Magic Game Art
Windows · Mac · Linux
Warspace 2 is a 1-4 player CO-OP space shooter with RPG elements, open-world and procedurally-generated galaxy. You can trade, craft, and fight your way through a universe, either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Space 20.9%, Co-op 14.3%, Action 3.9%
- #34 Holodrive
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,236 reviews2021
Dev: BitCake StudioPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast-paced multiplayer shooter where you customize your robot, zoom around with a jetpack, and battle with various weapons. Master the arenas, surprise your enemies, and enjoy the nonstop action!
Why similar: Multiplayer 46.1%, Action 20.1%, Indie 18.5%, 2D 15.2%
- #35 Space Farmers
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,787 reviews2014
Dev: BumpkinBrothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!
Why similar: Co-op 33.9%, Space 25.1%, Action 14.5%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Indie 12.5%
- #36 Jamestown+
74% matchVery Positive88% of 248 reviews2019
Dev: Final Form GamesPub: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Co-op 10.6%, Action 6.9%
- #37 Star Saviors
75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,684 reviews2016
Dev: Sharpened Edge Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Space 14.5%, Action 6.2%, Arcade 5.7%
- #38 Butsbal
77% matchMixed58% of 87 reviews2015
Dev: Xtase Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Fast Pace Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Great Soundtrack 25.9%, Action 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Indie 9.3%
- #39 Space Aces
66% matchMixed64% of 418 reviews2026
Dev: DewEnforcerPub: Space Aces
Windows
Space Aces is an indie space shooter that plunges you into an online universe full of action, strategy, and fierce competition. Step into the cockpit and evolve from a rookie pilot into the most feared Ace in the galaxy!
Why similar: Space 40.1%, Moddable 39.8% ★, Action 14.7%, Casual 5.4%
- #40 Neon Striker
66% matchVery Positive89% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Space 12%, Action 4%
- #41 This Means Warp
70% matchMixed69% of 666 reviews2023
Dev: OutlierPub: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.
Why similar: Space 22.9%, Co-op 21.6%, Top-Down 15.3%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Arcade 9.7%
- #42 GalaxIverse
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 9.7%, Action 5.9%
- #43 Nova Drift
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,456 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 29.3%, Space 22%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Arcade 12.8%, Action 6%
- #44 Gangs of Space
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 431 reviews2017
Dev: Little Big MMO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 284.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Gangs of Space is a massively-multiplayer Rogue Shmup where Gangs of players compete for the conquest of the galaxy.
Why similar: Space 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Action 8.7%
- #45 Collider
74% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Binary Cocoa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Collider is a fast paced arcade game for 1 to 8 players.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.8%, Moddable 24.7% ★, Co-op 12.5%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Casual 6.6%
- #46 The Bug Butcher
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,201 reviews2016
Dev: Awfully Nice Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Co-op 18.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 8.7%
- #47 Space Smash
72% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced retro shmup where space keeps shrinking. Collect energy orbs, avoid danger, unlock ships, and chase the highest score in this addictive arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Space 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Arcade 11.6%, Family Friendly 10.1%
- #48 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,151 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space 26.2%, Space Sim 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Simulation 10.3%, Adventure 8.2%
- #49 Iron Armada
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Bluedrake42Pub: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 800.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Iron Armada is a multiplayer, space-faring combat game where players must team up to build a fleet of ships in order to survive the perils of space and defeat the opposing player faction. Build ships of all shapes and sizes, mine resources, and scavenge parts with friends to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Strategy 35.7%, Action 19.8%, Casual 19.6%, Space 13.1%, Multiplayer 4.8%
- #50 VoidExpanse
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 763 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
Why similar: Space 31.8%, Moddable 26.1% ★, Top-Down 11.8%, Strategy 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #51 X-MODE
63% matchMostly Positive79% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: xzippyzachxPub: zxGames
Windows
Free-to-play action packed multiplayer FPS featuring a variety of gamemodes. Perfect for quick casual games with friends.
Why similar: Multiplayer 34.8%, Arcade 23.3%, Casual 12.7%, Action 11.6%, Indie 10.9%
- #52 Cozy Space Survivors
63% matchVery Positive97% of 367 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Top-Down 12.1%, Space 11.2%, Arcade 9.8%
- #53 Stellar Warfare
67% matchVery Positive83% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: Tense Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Space RTS with base building and ship customization. Personal passion project. More than 200 available ships, weapons and modules to design your fleet with. Contains a small campaign, several single and multiplayer game modes and a coop game mode. Also contains Wave defense!
Why similar: Space 27.1%, Co-op 21.9%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 12.1%
- #54 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
69% matchVery Positive93% of 4,036 reviews2015
Dev: Asteroid Base
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.
Why similar: Co-op 26.2%, Space 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Action 5.9%
- #55 XIIZEAL
71% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Space 13.4%, Co-op 10.9%, Arcade 10.2%
- #56 Pixel Galaxy
70% matchVery Positive86% of 189 reviews2015
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A non-shooting shoot 'em up where you must grow, make friends, and survive together.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Co-op 23.4%, Arcade 7.9%, Action 4.4%
- #57 Space Wars
68% matchVery Positive83% of 123 reviews2020
Dev: High and WidePub: khukhrovr
Windows
Defend Earth's orbital station from alien invaders in SPACE WARS, a fast-paced arcade shooter. Customize your ship, upgrade weapons, and battle through intense levels to save humanity in this action-packed space adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.2%, Space 20.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Family Friendly 8.7%
- #58 Stellar 2D
71% matchMixed41% of 977 reviews2015
Dev: quad gamesPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Stellar 2D is a retro style space arcade game, it's a 2D game in a 3D world. With an addictive, fast paced, casual game-play style.
Why similar: Indie 35%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Casual 15.5%, Action 15.3%, 2D 6.5%
- #59 Space Codex
68% matchVery Positive81% of 413 reviews2016
Dev: takk
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55%, Casual 29.7%, Arcade 15.3%
- #60 Void Destroyer
70% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.
Why similar: Space 29%, Space Sim 19.6%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 15.5%, Action 8.2%