Games like Mars 2099
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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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$19.99Alien Hominid Invasion
Nov 1 · The Behemoth
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.
Online Co-OpMultiplayerShoot 'Em UpAction RoguelikeSingleplayerCasualArcadeBeat 'em upRPGAction👍 1,572
$9.99Space Dragons
Aug 2 · TEAM Black Hat Robot
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics · Arcade
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
ActionShoot 'Em UpBullet HellPixel GraphicsArcadeShooterSide ScrollerAliens2DAnime
$9.99Space Defender: Frontier Squadron
May 5 · Petit Vaisseau
Both: Space · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Lead a squadron against the Drone invasion in a top-down space shooter with RPG depth. Take contracts across three galaxies, outfit and upgrade your ship, recruit wingmen, and push the story through to the Nexus.
Early AccessSpaceTwin Stick ShooterShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterRPGSpaceshipsActionArcadeSci-fi
$11.99ROBOCRACY
Nov 29 · DGMA
Both: Space · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
Take on the challenge and face off against a rogue AI bent on enslaving humanity! Strap on your VR headset, step into the boots of a Galactic Ranger, and tear through waves of robots with explosive blasters, devastating shotguns, and an insane arsenal — just like classic arcade shooters!
AtmosphericColorfulSci-fiOld SchoolActionVRSpaceArcadeShooterShoot 'Em Up
-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Shoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterArcadeRoguelikeBullet HellArena ShooterActionRogueliteAction RoguelikeShooter👍 371
$1.99Zyrcon
Jul 23 · DIGITALICA
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
A mouse-only, endless sci-fi arcade shooter with dead-simple controls — just aim and auto-fire kicks in. Shatter asteroids into plasma cores, wield three upgradeable weapons, freeze time, and survive endless difficulty scaling.
Bullet HellIndieShoot 'Em UpBullet HeavenTop-Down ShooterArcadeScore AttackAction2DFast-Paced
-45%$4.94Utopia Must Fall
Sep 9 · Pixeljam
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.
Early AccessArcadeCasualRogueliteTower DefenseAction RoguelikeBullet HellDark ComedyActionShoot 'Em Up👍 1,267
New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Today · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics
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.
ActionCasualArcade2DPixel GraphicsOld School1980sShooterReal Time Tactics1990's
$7.99Arcadium - Space Odyssey
Jan 26 · Luciano Bercini
Both: Arcade · Space
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Bullet HeavenRogueliteArcadeAction RoguelikeBullet HellProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterSpaceAliens👍 110
$2.99Historical Invaders
Apr 2 · Jonatas Duarte
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
The most wicked men that ever lived on earth. Authoritarians, dictators, and tyrants, from Hitler to Stalin, they are all back. Historical Invaders it's a fixed shooter game where you are the chosen one to annihilate the demons of our past and save mankind.
AdventureActionArcadeAction-AdventureBullet HellShoot 'Em Up2D PlatformerTop-Down Shooter2DColorful
$7.99Swarm Grinder
Apr 22 · Last Bite Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Controller
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
RoguelikeRogueliteAction RoguelikeBullet HellMechsProcedural Generation2DPixel GraphicsControllerAction RPG👍 1,164
-10%$8.99Driving Rogue
3 days ago · Gravity Works
Both: Arcade · Difficult · Controller
Drift, slipstream, and chain risky near-misses at insane speeds to build huge combos. Adapt to procedurally generated streets and challenges, upgrade your ride, unlock abilities, and stack powerful cards to break records. Climb the Redline rankings and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
Fast-PacedArcadeIndieRacingDifficultControllerOnline Co-OpDriving3DCasual
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: Pixel Graphics · Space
Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage!
Tower DefenseTop-Down ShooterRTSStrategyPixel GraphicsSpaceMechsLocal Co-OpAction RTS1980s👍 348
$9.99XENO WIPEOUT!
Oct 4 · Rama Studio
Both: Retro · Mars
After centuries of invincibility, it became popular for humans to watch live alien hunting shows, participate in alien hunts, save up money, equipment, and use all the loot you find to move on to new maps and defeat more powerful enemies.
Dystopian ActionRetroCinematicHack and SlashAction RoguelikeMarsFirst-PersonSingleplayer3D
$1.99Rasant
May 21 · Cledson Lopes Marta de Oliveira
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
With your ship, face several exciting space battles, full of shots and powerful enemies. Customize your spaceship by making it more and more powerful and get ready for a space trip that will make your adrenaline skyrocket!
Top-Down ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpAdventureActionCasual1980sArcadeSpace SimShooter
$11.99Red Planet Rampart
Jun 9 · Beijing 1023 Technology CO., Ltd
Both: Space · Mars
You are deployed to the desolate red planet to reforge humanity's hope. With no hospitable atmosphere, no nurturing water sources, only relentless storms, unknown alien creatures, you must use wit and determination to survive on this alien land and build a Mars base of your own.
RPGSpaceBuildingCasualMarsAdventureFlightTower DefenseSpace SimSandbox

