60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade.
Zamarian is a fast-paced shoot 'em up classic arcade action game brought to you in an exciting, colorful, and challenging new way!
Er-Spectro
Defeat 7 bosses in this radial Shoot 'em up game to obtain full power of color spectre and defeat hidden evil.
WireNet
Minimalistic scroll-shooter with green-on-black pseudo-vector display. Rush through the isometric madness of WireNet to the NeuroCore!
Defeat 7 bosses in this radial Shoot 'em up game to obtain full power of color spectre and defeat hidden evil.
Why similar: Action 35.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Indie 23%, Arcade 15.3%
Minimalistic scroll-shooter with green-on-black pseudo-vector display. Rush through the isometric madness of WireNet to the NeuroCore!
Why similar: Action 39.4%, Indie 25%, Retro 18.4%, Arcade 17.2%
Not known what year it is, and in which galaxy everything happens. But one thing is known-you must to clear the space of dirty pirates, and their technique. For this, you will have to open the nearest space systems, improve your ship, and of course to shoot a pirate ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Action 35.2%, Indie 23.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 40.3%, Action 37.2%, Indie 22.4%
Oldschool 2Д-shooter of the Windows 2000 epoch, controlled by mouse. 2-player local cooperative mode with several difficulty levels.
Why similar: Action 39.6%, Indie 25.1%, Arcade 17.8%, Retro 17.5%
Scrollonid it's a 2D symbiosis of arkanoid and scroll shooter game.
An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Action 26.9%, Indie 17.1%, Retro 13.7%, Arcade 12.8%
In this game you have to defeat just a single boss! Who knows though, perhaps it's not that simple?
Zenohell is a 90s inspired shoot-em'up (shmup) that is all about simple gameplay, just dodge, shoot, score, with vibrant pixel visuals and a kicking 28 track soundtrack, with lots of content to boot.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52%, Action 48%
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Why similar: Action 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Indie 18.2%, Arcade 14%, Retro 13.8%
Strange and unusual creatures inhabited Earth’s underground, unknown to humankind. This was until Momoko, a fashion-obsessed high school girl, accidentally discovered them. Together, they plotted to combine the civilizations above and below the surface to create a new world: Dezatopia.
Why similar: Action 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Indie 19.4%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 12.4%
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 34.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Indie 19.8%, Arcade 17.3%
Chronoblast Maximum Force is a fast paced bullet shooter inspired by arcade classics. Keep your finger on the trigger at all times in this challenging arcade game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Action 30.9%, Indie 20%, Arcade 17.7%
Now you can select your control style in 3 different ways!. 6 different upgradeable space interceptors, 9 different weapons. You can supply in your carrier and upgrade her defenses. Shoot enemies down. That's all.
Why similar: Action 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Indie 22.4%, Arcade 15.9%
Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Action 24.5%, Retro 15.8%, Indie 14.8%, Arcade 14.3%
In this 2D arcade game, your body is the weapon. Shoot the tri out of yourself and recall it back to you to take out a constant onslaught of rogue polygons. Unlock all the tri modifiers and get as high of a score as possible!
Why similar: Action 35.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Indie 23%, Arcade 16.3%
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Action 29.1%, Indie 19.6%, Retro 16.6%
Experience Toaplan's arcade shooter Flying Shark (AKA Sky Shark) on PC with the latest quality-of-life features. Ride through the skies as they burn in a rain of armor-piercing bullets! You have been chosen for the mission. Because you are the best pilot there is!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Action 26.2%, Arcade 22.5%, Retro 16.1%
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%, Action 26.9%, Arcade 22.1%, Indie 15%
Artificial intelligence threatens the galaxy. Buckle up and fight computing power with the only power that counts: FIREPOWER! Experience Toaplan's brain-melting Slap Fight (AKA Alcon) with its gauge-based power-ups and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with the latest features!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Action 26.7%, Arcade 22.4%, Retro 15.9%
Antirocketh is a fast, arcade-style game about a laser-cannon morphing swarms of missiles into improbable stuff!
Why similar: Action 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Indie 17%, Arcade 16.4%, Retro 15.1%
Infinite Shooter is a top down arcade shooting game, also known as a "Shmup", with the emphasis squarely on the action. With no story in the way of your fun, simply choose an opponent and take them down to earn powerful weapons, upgrades, ships, and power-ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.7%, Action 25.8%, Indie 17.7%, Arcade 16.8%
Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Retro 18.2%, Indie 17.5%, Arcade 9.6%
In this arcade style shoot em up that lets you earn more punishing difficulties, you are Sylvester, a hero pilot in his glory days turned space janitor on a space station. After an attack on said post, it is up to him to retrieve the fabled Fang Shards. Turn your Beast Mode on, you're going to need it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Action 27.6%, Arcade 18.9%, Indie 18%
Valiant Gears is a 3D old school shoot 'em up game. Hop on your Valiant Gear, a ferocious battle machine and defend the planet by fighting the alien robots!
Why similar: Action 44.8%, Indie 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Arcade 10.6%
Catch hearts, Crush bunnies, Shoot the bad guys
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Action 21.4%, Retro 18%, Arcade 17.1%, Indie 14%
Zeroptian Invasion is a classic shoot 'em up with mechanics from other arcades of the 80’s. Travel back in time with this unique pixilated experience with an incredible soundtrack in chiptune.
Why similar: Action 31.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Indie 21%, Arcade 18.4%
This is the legacy version of Buzz Kill Zero. A rebuilt version, Buzz Kill Zero: Version B, is currently in development and will have a separate Steam page. This version will be retired from sale soon.
Why similar: Action 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Indie 17.8%, Retro 13.6%, Arcade 12.6%
“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Arcade 24.7%, Retro 19%
Two classic games collide to create one amazing experience you can always just pick up and play. Enjoy Endless levels and see how high of a score you can get.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Action 23.1%, Arcade 17.5%, Retro 15.8%, Indie 11%
A synthetic race has come to your planet to steal your technology, And you have to fight them off. Fight off the Tecroroid invasion as they sent wave after wave of enemies to the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Arcade 20.4%, Retro 17.7%, Action 17.5%, Indie 7.6%
In a world where humans are used as power supplies, only one man has the will to change it all! Iro Hero is a sci-fi adventure with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across 9 action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh four-color polarity system, with interactive elements, puzzles,...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Action 20.9%, Retro 16.5%, Arcade 16.3%, Indie 13.7%
A physics based, arcade, high score chaser with a progression system and a fetish for the 80’s. In The Real Laser Ball you’re a ball… with a laser.
Why similar: Action 42.4%, Indie 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Arcade 12.8%
Fatal wings is a classic top down space shoot ‘em. Playing as the last resistance fighters from the similian colony in planet Lithios against a brutal attack led by vernor’s forces
Why similar: Action 40.9%, Indie 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Arcade 11.2%
A sci-fi action-arcade game inspired by classic gun n' runs of the '90s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Action 29.2%, Indie 18.7%, Retro 10.7%, Arcade 10%
Incandescent 2 is a retro inspired fast paced twin stick shooter that will challenge you the longer you play. Pilot your ship and defeat the many waves of enemies in your way. Challenge your friends to beat your score in the Steam Leaderboards!
Why similar: Action 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Indie 18.7%, Arcade 14.9%, Retro 12.2%
Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Action 30.4%, Indie 19.2%, Retro 17.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Action 31.2%, Indie 19.2%, Arcade 17.4%
PROJECT XINATRA is an action game inspired in the old classic arcade games. You will remember those classics games while you are killing hordes of enemies.
Barback is a 1980s arcade action run and gun game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Action 31.2%, Arcade 23.9%, Indie 6.8%
A frantic new 2d shoot 'em up with huge levels and truly massive enemy ships. Mixing game styles from Uridium, Xenon 2, Nemesis and R-Type.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Action 31%, Indie 20.3%, Retro 16.9%
Crush is an old-school-styled shoot´em up. The game leads you through 7 challenging levels filled with action and great soundtracks. A must for all old-school shoot´em up fans!
Why similar: Action 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.6%, Indie 24%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Action 30.9%, Arcade 17.8%, Retro 16.4%
Nandeyanen!? – The 1st Sûtra is a horizontal 2D shoot’em up that introduces gameplay mechanics such as bullet counter and blast pods. The player takes the role of Tenguman, a long-nosed goblin who wakes up after a thousand year sleep to see the world overrun by an army of mythical pranksters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Action 29.9%, Indie 18.4%, Arcade 16.1%
Are you ready to aid Era-bus in its relentless quest for vengeance and consume everything in your path? Defeat the Hu-bon empire in this unique SHMUP/STG experience!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.8%, Action 22%, Arcade 22%, Indie 11.3%
In this pulse-pounding arcade style shoot 'em up, players control giant armored robots, loaded with hi-tech weaponry. Chose from two types of mechs: the PLG-90, armed with a high-tech laser rifle or the NúllPunktur with the Vibroblade!
Why similar: Action 39.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Indie 24%
Postsoviet shoot 'em up borne from and reflective of the listlessness that modern, hyperconnected society injects into our selves
Why similar: Action 38.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Indie 25.2%
Bahamian Beat Down, a Beatemup style arcade game that takes place in The Bahamas. Take control of either Twin Dragon sibling and explore may true to life locations, items, and characters inspired by authentic Bahamian culture and history as defeat the criminal organization called The Bahama Pirates.
Why similar: Action 42.6%, Indie 27.9%, Arcade 14.9%, Retro 14.7%
Fire Arrow and Fire Arrow X are time attack style shooters with a heavy emphasis on scoring. Otherwisely, you can call them coffee break shmups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Action 37.5%, Indie 21.8%
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Action 26.1%, Arcade 22.1%, Retro 16.1%
Iridescence is a Shoot 'Em Up with a color-changing mechanic, where you dodge and absorb many different colored bullets. It features a painted watercolor theme & features an inventive chaining system. Play through 5 main levels and 30 varied challenge levels!
Why similar: Action 40%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Indie 26.2%
Run, gun, and survive! In this twin stick arcade shooter, you'll be fighting your way through countless waves of enemies to restore maximum peace to the galaxy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Action 28.9%, Retro 16.9%, Arcade 13.7%, Indie 10.8%
Jet Buster is the new 90s anthro shmup, going back to the cuter roots of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.5%, Action 34.7%, Indie 21.9%
Endless Wave is wave style stg. 9 kinds of waves and 3 bosses are waiting for you. Manipulate fighter planes to defeat enemies approaching ! ・Endless wave style ・Neon style(Bullet) ・Minimum price
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Action 35.2%, Indie 23.1%
Makoto Yonekura, a new waitress, is a bright girl in Noh weather.Contrary to its appearance, it is a survival game girl who uses powerful weapons!She will do her best to crush the rampaging chickens for the beloved chief!
Why similar: Action 41.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Indie 26.9%
Trigger-happy aliens are closing in! Only you can burn the invaders to a crisp with the ultimate starship: HELLFIRE! Discover Toaplan's first side-scrolling shooter, known for its stunning graphics and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with quality-of-life extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Action 25.5%, Arcade 22.1%, Retro 16.7%
