Games like Distant Space
by PixelMouse
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
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$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
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics
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.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
$1.99Rasant
May 21 · Cledson Lopes Marta de Oliveira
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · 1980s · 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
New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Yesterday · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics · 1980s
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
$4.99Aim in Space
Jan 22 · Serhii Khramov, Davyd Moskalenko, Maksym Kanshin
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Help defend Earth's space base from invading enemy aliens in this incredible game to train reaction and aiming skills. Use your entire arsenal of weapons to destroy enemies of various types. Stand up to protect the planet. Best of luck!
Shoot 'Em UpFlightIncrementalPvEPoint & ClickSpace SimShooterArcadeRoguelike2D
$7.99Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche
Apr 1 · WayForward
Both: 1980s · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
Interstellar mayhem! A bounty-hunting cat girl! Funktasmical genre-spanning action! This one has it all — no foolin'!
1980sArcadeBeat 'em upFemale ProtagonistOn-Rails ShooterShoot 'Em UpSide ScrollerCartoonyColorfulCute
$39.99Contra: Operation Galuga
Mar 12 · WayForward
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · 1980s
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
ActionArcadeShooterPlatformer2D PlatformerShoot 'Em UpSide Scroller2D1980s1990's👍 810
$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
$8.99Gunstorm
Feb 23 · Cornutopia Software
Both: 1980s · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
Gunstorm is a space shooter loaded with playability. Wave after wave of alien craft attack your agile ship. Use the mouse to control your ship at the speed of thought in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.
Arena ShooterTop-Down Shooter1980sShooterArcadeShoot 'Em Up2D3DTop-DownFunny
$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
$5.99Chromacell
Sep 24 · 171Dev
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Side ScrollerBullet HellShoot 'Em UpShooterArcade2DActionControllerLinearColorful
$24.99UFO 50
Sep 18 · Mossmouth
Both: Pixel Graphics · Arcade
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
IndiePixel GraphicsRetroAction2DArcadeStrategyRPGAdventureDifficult👍 7,137
$4.99BANAN'EM UP!
Jul 1 · SkyBrave
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
BANAN'EM UP! is a tiny challenging arcade shoot’em up where you shoot down quirky aliens to save your planet. Evade bullets, shoot enemies, get upgrades, survive for challenging waves to defeat the final boss, "The MONKE". Die, learn, repeat: get stronger, be powerful!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpPvEShooterArcade2DTop-DownControllerGun CustomizationLinear
$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
$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
$4.99X Invader
Aug 12 · ALLAF GAMES
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Shoot 'Em UpArena ShooterAction RoguelikeBullet HellTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterRogueliteHack and SlashPvEShooter👍 531
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: Pixel Graphics · Space · 1980s
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
$0.99Blasteroids
Dec 30 · Crossy
Both: Space · Pixel Graphics
Blast your way through waves of space debris in order to reach what is waiting for you on the other side. Find your fighting style with multiple unlockable ships in this fast paced space adventure!
RetroStrategySpace2DSci-fiTop-Down ShooterActionPixel GraphicsCasualHand-drawn