Games Like Zombotron

"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid

Why similar: Platformer 18.8%, Action 12.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Side Scroller 9.6%, 2D 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based combat and environmental interactions that are remarkably similar to Zombotron's core gameplay.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Platformer 22.1%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Shooter 18.8%, Action 14.9%, 2D 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers chaotic, high-energy run-and-gun action with fully destructible environments.

Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Action 14.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based platforming with a sci-fi alien setting and intense combat.

Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!

Why similar: Shooter 16.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Action 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the classic run-and-gun feel with challenging levels and arcade-style shooting.

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Difficult 12.7%, Zombies 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical 2D action with a dark, gritty atmosphere and satisfying combat mechanics.

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Platformer 15.4%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Action 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides intense, heavy-hitting run-and-gun action with a distinct, gritty aesthetic.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Action 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Incorporates unique physics-based movement and combat mechanics within a challenging platformer.

The world is under a frantic alien attack. Amidst the chaos and with the army virtually subdued, the deadliest and most inconsequential pair of specialists are called upon to do what must be done. Join the war hunting aliens around the world and in every way possible.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Aliens 12.7%, Difficult 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane side-scrolling shooter that focuses on pure, relentless action.

Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Platformer 17.6%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 10.9%, 2D 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shooter that emphasizes weapon customization and fast-paced combat.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Action 17.1%, Platformer 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers extremely fast-paced, arcade-style 2D action that rewards quick reflexes.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Platformer 17.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%, 2D 8%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers classic sci-fi exploration and diverse weapon-based combat.

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Shooter 19%, Difficult 19%, Platformer 16.4%, Action 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, comic-book style run-and-gun game with satisfying combat loops.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Action 13.2%, 2D 13%, Adventure 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi metroidvania that features tight, responsive 2D action and exploration.

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Sci-fi 10%, 2D 7.8%, Difficult 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy platformer that focuses on sci-fi themes and precision movement.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Platformer 19.5%, Difficult 13.6%, Action 11.1%, 2D 8%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes fast-paced combat with physics-based environmental interactions in a stylish 2D world.

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Zombies 32.8%, 2D 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Side Scroller 8.3%, Shooter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty 2D survival game that balances exploration with tense, fast-paced combat.

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Aliens 17.6%, Platformer 15.4%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric platformer that emphasizes a strong, immersive sci-fi aesthetic.

“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Shooter 13%, Action 12.1%, 2D 11%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive run-and-gun experience that heavily influenced the genre's arcade roots.

MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

Why similar: Action 15.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Indie 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy metroidvania that features a compelling sci-fi setting and challenging combat.

The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 9.3%, Platformer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed side-scroller that matches the chaotic energy and enemy variety of Zombotron.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.8%, Platformer 23.6%, Difficult 17.4%, Action 10.4%, Indie 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features chaotic 2D action with a heavy focus on power-ups and survival against hordes of enemies.

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: Shooter 25.9%, Aliens 23.7%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that blends exploration with arcade-style combat in a retro-inspired package.

Help Frank F. Franky fight the evil cardesians, zombies & robots while setting your arrested friends free. Bullshot is a run 'n gun game that tries to recover the essence of the 90s classics, such as Abuse, Contra or the Metal Slug sagas.

Why similar: Zombies 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Platformer 12%, Difficult 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired run-and-gun game that focuses on straightforward, challenging combat.

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 12%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that emphasizes retro mechanics and simple, effective combat.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Difficult 24.7%, Platformer 22.6%, 2D 13.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced combat and platforming with a rewarding progression system.

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Why similar: 2D 17%, Adventure 17%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Action 14.1%, RPG 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides exploration-heavy sci-fi platforming with deep combat and crafting elements.

A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 11%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-style 2D shooter that prioritizes arcade action.

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.7%, Platformer 24.8%, Action 7.5%, 2D 7.3%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D platformer shooter with a distinct sci-fi narrative and tight controls.

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 30%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Shooter 12%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Difficult 9%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique shooter mechanics that reward quick reflexes and spatial awareness.

A flying saucer chases you all over the galaxy. Run away, defeat enemies, and evolve to avoid getting abducted

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Shooter 16.2%, Platformer 14.4%, Aliens 8.8%

Pixel Combat Shooter is a pixel shooter where you have to fight for survival in a world plagued by zombie apocalypse. Defend your home from waves of zombies, build a time machine and fight unique bosses. Crafting, upgrades and a nostalgic atmosphere.

Why similar: Zombies 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 12.6%

You have crash-landed on Notrium. Your food supplies are running low, and a pack of predatory aliens have your scent. You're out of bullets for your pistol, your only weapon a handful of rocks. A freezing night is setting in, and you are desperately looking for firewood. Can you survive?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Shooter 16.6%, Aliens 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused top-down shooter that emphasizes crafting and resource management.

Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!

Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Difficult 16.5%, Aliens 16.2%, Sci-fi 15%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!

Why similar: Zombies 57.6%, Action 14%, 2D 11.4%, Platformer 10%, Indie 7%

A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!

Why similar: Shooter 21%, Difficult 20%, Platformer 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Action 9.1%

In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Shooter 10.8%, Difficult 10%

Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Difficult 11.7%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Action 11.2%

Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.

Why similar: Adventure 22.2%, Indie 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 11.3%

Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.

Why similar: Aliens 26.1%, Shooter 20.1%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Action 10.4%, 2D 9.9%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Side Scroller 14.8%, Action 14.8%, Platformer 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Adventure 11.8%

In this 2D platformer game, get your gun and shoot all monsters in your way or just run away to the exit.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Shooter 15%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 13.5%, Aliens 10.5%

Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.

Why similar: Zombies 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 10.4%

It is the year 2000, and the United Nations has established several quarantine zones around the world to stem the tide of an unknown virus pandemic. The United Nations called upon a private military company, highly skilled mercenaries to retrieve the data and uncover the secret of the zone.

Why similar: Zombies 34.5%, Shooter 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Action 9%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

Why similar: Aliens 17.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Side Scroller 12.2%, 2D 9.7%

Extraneum is an old-school, sci-fi single-player first person shooter with an emphasis on exploration and secret hunting. Fight your way through biohacked monstrosities and stop their progress before they take control of the entire world.

Why similar: Zombies 41.7%, Shooter 24.5%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Action 10.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.

Why similar: Sci-fi 15.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Difficult 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Shoot zombies from terrace like a boss! Zombo Buster Rising Remastered brings you a nostalgic experience of classic 2D side shooting-defense in enhanced build right from your Steam library!

Why similar: Zombies 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Action 15.3%, Shooter 15.2%, Indie 9.9%

Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.

Why similar: Platformer 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Action 11%, 2D 10.1%, Adventure 9.2%

Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.

Why similar: Zombies 24.1%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Shooter 18.5%, 2D 10.5%, Action 8.7%

Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Side Scroller 25.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 11%, 2D 9.2%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 22%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 9.7%

Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.9%, Difficult 20.5%, Sci-fi 14%, 2D 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Search for new life forms as you try to survive on a mysterious hostile world in the surreal 2D action-platformer Orange Moon.

Why similar: Zombies 21.6%, Action 15.9%, Platformer 15.2%, Adventure 13.7%, RPG 13.1%

You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...

Why similar: Platformer 46.9%, Action 34.3%, Action-Adventure 18.8%

Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.

Why similar: Action 17.3%, Difficult 17.2%, RPG 15.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Action RPG 11.6%

Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Shooter 21.7%, Aliens 15.6%, Action 14.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.

Why similar: Zombies 38%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Action 10.9%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 7.5%

After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Action 12.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%

Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!

Why similar: Action 25.3%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Indie 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Difficult 14.1%

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Platformer 19.7%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 9.6%