Games like Vnesis
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Blast off to the neon glow of the '80s with VNESIS, an arcade odyssey that marries the nostalgia of 2D gameplay with the thrill of a 3D universe! Navigate through more than 15 pulse-pounding levels, each one more challenging and richly detailed than the last.
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$4.99Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork
Mar 24 · Pixeljam
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller · Arcade
A retro mashup of a Galaga-style shoot-em-up and simple platforming action. Made in collaboration with Eisner-award-winning James Kochalka, based on his graphic novel series for kids.
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellActionSide ScrollerRetroPlatformerArcadeShooter2D PlatformerIndie👍 128
$15.99Jets'n'Guns 2
Jul 24 · Rake in Grass
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
ActionShoot 'Em UpIndieGreat SoundtrackSide ScrollerBullet Hell2DColorfulViolentWar👍 1,165
$7.99Super Win the Game
Oct 1 · Minor Key Games
Both: Side Scroller · Open World
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
MetroidvaniaSide ScrollerPrecision PlatformerCasualExplorationOpen WorldDifficultPlatformer2DNonlinear👍 527
$6.99Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey
Oct 28 · Ultravision Interactive
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Space Sim
Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.
ActionIndieSpaceShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterArcadeShooterSpace SimThird-Person Shooter2D👍 165
$3.992D Neon Cube
Sep 8 · Laush Dmitriy Sergeevich
Both: Side Scroller · Space Sim
2D Neon Cube - it's beautiful and not difficult to pass the game. Exciting obstacles and graphical effects. Move the main character to the portal and try not to die!
Side Scroller2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerDifficultCasualPlatformer2DSpace SimSurvivalRelaxing👍 180
$2.99Void Invaders
Aug 14 · VoidDev
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!
IndieActionGreat SoundtrackShoot 'Em UpArcadeRetro👍 280
$39.99Contra: Operation Galuga
Mar 12 · WayForward
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
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
$1.99Sun Blast: Star Fighter
Apr 2 · OBLONE Software
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Third Person
Sun Blast is the best 3d space shooter on Steam. Earn upgrades as you fight your way through a huge seleciton of levels. Full gamepad support!
ActionShoot 'Em UpIndieAdventureAnimeArcadeSpaceShooterSci-fiThird Person👍 578
-85%$2.99Ginga Force
Sep 24 · Qute
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and Margaret, two exceptional pilots, for the first time on Steam.
ActionShoot 'Em UpArcadeAnimeGreat SoundtrackBullet Hell👍 227
$4.99Revolution Ace
Mar 19 · Laser Guided Games, LLC
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Shoot 'Em UpActionIndieBullet HellShooterLocal Co-OpArcadeMultiplayerTop-DownSingleplayer👍 1,476
$7.99TWINKLE STAR SPRITES
May 26 · SNK CORPORATION, Dotemu
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
“TWINKLE STAR SPRITES ”, a competitive 2D top-down view scrolling shooter released on NEOGEO MVS in 1996, departs for new adventures on the Steam gaming platform!Master your shots, and aim for the magical Twinkle Star”!
Shoot 'Em UpActionArcadeAnimeFemale ProtagonistCuteLocal Multiplayer1990'sPixel GraphicsRetro👍 203
$19.99Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
Apr 18 · KONAMI
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
8 KONAMI arcade classics of the 80s, from Nemesis to TwinBee. Including bonus eBook packed with new information never before revealed to the public.
ActionCasualArcadeShoot 'Em UpClassicRetro2DSpaceShooter1980s👍 340
$4.99Polygoneer
Aug 24 · NukGames
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?
IndieCasualActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpSingleplayer2DRetroGreat SoundtrackTop-Down Shooter👍 384
$3.99ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
Apr 19 · BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
First appearing in arcades in 1981, the masterpiece GALAGA finally comes to Steam! Move the fighter left and right and destroy the waves of incoming aliens!
ArcadeActionShoot 'Em UpRetroClassic2DSingleplayerPixel GraphicsShooterSpace👍 843
-50%$2.99Weapon of Choice DX
Sep 23 · Mommy's Best Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller · Arcade
Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!
ActionShoot 'Em UpSide ScrollerRetroPlatformerHand-drawnAliensMultiple Endings2DArcade
-80%$1.99VASARA Collection
Aug 13 · QUByte Interactive
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellTop-Down ShooterAnimePixel GraphicsActionArcadeRetroHistoricalCo-op👍 123
$0.99Stellario
Sep 19 · Game Sunlight
Both: Side Scroller · Space Sim · Arcade
In a large star field, the Spirit flies around and absorbs stars to build up mass and take on a different appearance. But you have to be careful on the journey - there are black holes scattered around the field, and also spaceships flying at unthinkable speeds.
Side ScrollerExplorationFlightCreature CollectorSportsPvESpace SimArcade2DCute
$1.99Rasant
May 21 · Cledson Lopes Marta de Oliveira
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Space Sim
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
SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics
Jun 1 · D3T Limited
Both: Arcade
SEGA’s collection of Mega Drive & Genesis Classics comes to a new generation, now updated with even more features: online multiplayer, achievements, mirror mode, rewind, save states, VR and more! Over 50 classic games in one great package. Get into the classics!
ClassicActionAdventureRPGRetroCasual1990's2DArcadePixel Graphics👍 7,995
$9.99Space Dragons
Aug 2 · TEAM Black Hat Robot
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Side Scroller
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
$0.99Invaders from the Third Dimension
Jun 19 · Nile River Software LLC
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
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.
Shoot 'Em UpRetroArcadeActionSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerShooterAliens3D
$0.99Save The Astronaut
Sep 30 · Open Maw Productions
Both: Side Scroller · Arcade · Linear
You're stranded. Navigate a perilous uncharted world full of freezing waters, and razor sharp rocks. You have ten seconds to breathe. Don't choke.
Side Scroller2D PlatformerPlatformerSurvivalArcade2DCuteActionUndergroundLinear
$2.99Blast-off
Jan 22 · Quad-Games
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
Blast-off is a hardcore jumper/runner/shmup, where your alter ego will be a ball of anti-matter seeking to leave our Universe. Anti-matter is extremely difficult to exist in our universe, because when it contact with matter it annihilates.
ActionIndieArcadeSpaceShoot 'Em UpFuturisticSingleplayerSci-fi2DReplay Value👍 378
$1.99GALXAGAR
Aug 19 · MoonMuse Entertainment
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Linear
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpPvEShooterArcade2DTop-DownActionControllerLinear
$2.99Power-Up
Aug 29 · Psychotic Psoftware
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller · Arcade
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
IndieActionShoot 'Em UpSide ScrollerRetroShooterBullet HellSpaceSingleplayerArcade
$4.99Meteorites 3D
Dec 16 · Digi Mask Games
Both: Space Sim · Arcade · Linear
Experience the retro arcade shooter inspired game Meteorite 3D built for modern 3D rendering, being a spiritual successor to the space games of old
Arena ShooterBullet HellSpace SimArcade3DControllerActionLinearCasualProcedural Generation
$9.99Double Dragon: Neon
Feb 6 · WayForward, Abstraction Games
Both: Arcade · Side Scroller
BRO-TACULAR! Legendary martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee return in this creative re-imagining of the classic beat ‘em up, Double Dragon Neon. Fight your way through countless henchmen including Linda and Abobo on your way to rescue the love of your life, Marian!
Beat 'em upCo-opGreat Soundtrack1980sActionArcadeRetroSide ScrollerLocal MultiplayerIndie👍 1,901
$3.99Procyon
Feb 26 · Deadly Red Cube
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.
Shoot 'Em UpActionIndieBullet HellShooterLocal Co-OpSide ScrollerSci-fi







