Games like Space Codex
by takk
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?
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$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
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$11.99Sublight
6 days ago · CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD
Both: Bullet Hell · Arcade
Sublight is a space bullet heaven roguelike, where you captain a powerful warship and carve through escalating waves of enemies. Upgrade your arsenal, unlock new ships, and experiment with countless builds to dominate the battlefield.
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Yesterday · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade
A sci-fi 80s retro shooter and bullet hell. Use your plasma cannon and bombs to repell an alien invasion. Either defeat the alien robots building and upgrading the blocks and turrets - or blow all of their blocks up! 20 straightforward levels.
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$7.99Crystalyn
Aug 26 · Soulstone Forge
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
Start with one bullet. End with hundreds. Crystalyn is a fast-paced top-down bullet-hell looter shooter about pushing your build to its absolute limits. Fight monsters, defeat bosses, and turn their loot into unstoppable firepower.
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Yesterday · mrtcnbykl
Both: Retro · Arcade
Survive with your skills and power-ups, destroy whatever comes your way, and reach the highest scores. Enjoy endless fun with thrilling gameplay and colorful art design that will satisfy your longing for the past!
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Yesterday · StylerFunk Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Arcade
Enter the rooms, grab the keys, proceed and... try to stay alive! Choose your style: melee or fireguns? Fight your way through, get the keys and unlock new rooms!
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5 days ago · Timerlan Galimov
Both: Bullet Hell
An armour penetration sandbox. Build the target from plates, thicknesses and angles, pick a penetrator from American, Soviet and German service rounds, fire. The hit is not animated — it is solved from real terminal-ballistics models.
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