
Top-down shooter action for the Atari Lynx handheld console. WANTED: Hot gun for hire. Travel to several exotic and dangerous places. Discover several exotic and dangerous aliens and kill them. Kill lots. For cash. Buy more weapons and kill again.
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Top-down shooter action for the Atari Lynx handheld console. WANTED: Hot gun for hire. Travel to several exotic and dangerous places. Discover several exotic and dangerous aliens and kill them. Kill lots. For cash. Buy more weapons and kill again.

METEOR COMMANDER
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.

Project AionIX
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
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: Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Flight 15.5%, Aliens 13.1%, Shooter 7.7%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Aliens 10.8%, Shooter 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%
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 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Retro 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Flight 9.5%
Buckle up and blast off with Raiden IV x MIKADO remix! This classic arcade shoot ‘em up comes fully equipped with new music, battle modes, vertical screen play, and more!
Why similar: Flight 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Aliens 11.8%, Shooter 8.2%
Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Aliens 12%, 2.5D 11.3%, Flight 11.2%
A throwback to retro shoot'em up games typical of the 80s, where you play as a tooth fairy fighting against rotten teeth and bacteria using different abilities and special shots.
Why similar: Flight 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Shooter 6.8%, Bullet Hell 6.3%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Aliens 12.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 8.9%
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Aliens 14.1%, Retro 13.3%, Bullet Hell 5.4%
Dodge, boost, and blast through relentless enemy waves in this vibrant arcade shooter. Upgrade between battles and become the ultimate space fighter.
Why similar: Flight 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Arcade 6.9%, Sci-fi 6.1%
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 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Aliens 12.7%, Retro 9.6%, Shooter 6.9%
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, 2.5D 14.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 7.7%
"Astro Wings: Space War" is a retro style, exciting and authentic bullet hell, space shooting game.This game brings you the thrill, urgency and fantastic experience of an authentic arcade shooting game.
Why similar: Flight 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Aliens 11.1%, Retro 7.3%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 8.3%, Retro 7.9%
Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Flight 17%, Aliens 14.1%, Arcade 7.3%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Flight 18.5%, Aliens 10.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Bullet Hell 8.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Flight 13.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Bullet Hell 9.6%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Flight 19.3%, Aliens 12.7%, Retro 12%, Shooter 7.5%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Retro 13.2%, Cyberpunk 11%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.6%
A fast-paced, top down movement shooter. A drifter must master the art of drifting, the nature of the enemy and the rhythm of attack and defence. Only then can a drifter become The Astrodrifter.
Why similar: Flight 15.5%, Aliens 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, 2.5D 11.8%
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: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Aliens 11.8%, Retro 9%, Bullet Hell 6.9%
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 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Aliens 17%, Bullet Hell 7.9%, Arcade 6.8%
By choosing one of the two ships, destroy bizarre enemies in neon worlds.
Why similar: Flight 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Aliens 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Shooter 6.1%
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Aliens 16%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.8%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Retro 8.1%
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 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Aliens 14.7%, Retro 9%, Shooter 9%
In this unique top-down shooter, originally released in 1987, take on the role of the plucky little Biopton Nimrod, sent on a dangerous mission to rescue his friends from the 'Matrix' prison planets of the Cratons. Contains both the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum versions of the game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, 2.5D 12.6%, Retro 11.6%, Shooter 7.9%
A twin stick, fixed shooter, bonus hell, pixel art, shoot 'em up. Aliens have invaded and you, a blue housecat with a stretchy head, are, of course, our last hope. Fight the aliens on earth, under the ocean and in space in this risk/reward based fixed shooter inspired by old school shoot 'em ups.
Why similar: Flight 18.5%, Aliens 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Retro 5.8%
High-speed shmup where survival meets rhythm. Evade waves of enemies to pounding drum and bass soundtrack. Compete globally or battle friends in co-op/PvP. Customize your ship, perfect your run, and claim your spot on the leaderboards.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Aliens 12.5%, 2.5D 11.3%, Shooter 7.5%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Aliens 15.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 7.6%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Retro 9.7%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 5.9%
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, 2.5D 11.9%, Shooter 9%, Bullet Hell 8.3%
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 19.4%, Aliens 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Retro 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Short Warp: Deep Space Bounty is a modern arcade shoot ’em up mixing top-down and side-scrolling missions in a rugged sci-fi universe. Pilot stock ships or craft custom builds across multiple game modes. Cast a short warp and Lower Away!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Aliens 14.9%, 2.5D 10%, Shooter 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 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Retro 10.8%, Shooter 9.7%
This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !
Why similar: Flight 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Arcade 7.2%, Bullet Hell 7%
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 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Aliens 13.2%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8%
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 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Aliens 11.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 7.5%
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Flight 14.8%, 2.5D 8%, Arcade 7.6%
DRUM'N'BASS MASSACRE is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you destoy your enemies while performing unimaginable maneuvers using your interstellar interceptor, accompanied by original drum and bass soundtrack
Why similar: Flight 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 8.1%, Arcade 6.9%
Santa's going high-tech with the Present Launcher 1225! Join the jolly ride, rescue reindeer, and blast presents down chimneys in this holly, jolly, fast paced shoot 'em up. Make every shot count and save Christmas in a dash!
Why similar: Flight 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 5.8%
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 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Aliens 12.5%, Arcade 8.2%, Top-Down 7.2%
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 37.2%, Retro 12.8%, Aliens 10.4%, Arcade 7.2%, Shooter 7.2%
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 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%
A new dimension on the classic shmup genre, take to the skies as a rookie pilot thrown into the deep end. Prove yourself in skies as you battle devious enemies and work become a hero pilot in Iron Flight Air Force.
Why similar: Flight 35.2%, 2.5D 17.9%, Aliens 12.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Use conventional and three types of special weapons to overcome difficult situations. Take control of the battlefield with support aircraft! Long-established STG development team, Blue&White, the first new one in 13 years, and a new origin!
Why similar: Flight 30.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, 2.5D 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%, Bullet Hell 7.6%
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Flight 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Shooter 9.6%, Bullet Hell 8.7%, Arcade 7.5%
Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Aliens 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Retro 11.2%, Shooter 7.1%
Blast and dodge asteroids while trying to collect fuel and ammunition to continue the onslaught, while your ship is slowed and damaged by the various shrapnel of the very combat you engage in!
Why similar: Flight 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Aliens 13.2%, Arcade 6.8%
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Retro 8%
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 28.1%, Aliens 18.2%, Arcade 11%, Retro 9%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Mud River is a horizontal 2D Shoot‘em Up game. The Rio Doce (Sweet River) was a paradise for mankind and animals, but now it has become a territory destroyed by the unscrupulous activities of Dr. Wellin. This is Pacal's first destination, ascending the Rio Doce preventing its complete destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Flight 16.9%, Aliens 15.2%, 2.5D 14.7%, Shooter 10.3%
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: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Cyberpunk 12.4%, Retro 12%, Sci-fi 11.5%
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 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Aliens 13.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Shooter 7.8%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shooter 10.8%, Bullet Hell 9.3%, Arcade 6.3%
Saturn Quest: Blast Effect is a story-driven action adventure game set in the human-less galaxy far far away. Fly, climb, shoot, explore the world and fight the giant bosses in this 8 Bit style Space Opera, full of drama and epic.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Aliens 13.8%, Arcade 7.8%, Top-Down 7.1%
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 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Aliens 12.4%, Bullet Hell 7.7%, Shooter 6.6%
Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!
Why similar: Aliens 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.5%
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Shooter 9%