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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$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
$5.99Chromacell
Sep 24 · 171Dev
Both: Side Scroller · 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
-70%$3.59Anomaly Agent
Jan 24 · Phew Phew Games
Both: Side Scroller · 2D Fighter
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
2D PlatformerSide ScrollerAction RoguelikeHack and SlashPlatformerSouls-like2D FighterRogueliteAction RPGAction-Adventure👍 9,465
$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
$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
-66%$6.11Nova Drift
Aug 12 · Chimeric
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpRogueliteArcadeShooterRoguelike2DAction RPG👍 12,987
-50%$24.99UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes
Jan 24 · FRENCH-BREAD, Arc System Works
Both: 2D Fighter · Arcade
The newest riveting installment in the epic Under Night In-Birth saga rises from the Abyss! Improved visuals and battle system! Witness the curtain fall on the tale of the Hollow Night. Vie for supremacy through exhilarating combat and a deep, robust battle system!
Action2D FighterArcadeAnime2DSpectacle fighterPixel GraphicsFightingPvPMultiplayer👍 1,959
-60%$19.99Tales of ARISE
Nov 8 · Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
Both: Open World · Third Person
300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness!
AnimeJRPGRPGAction RPGOpen WorldSingleplayerFantasyStory RichActionThird Person👍 27,648
$4.99Jaded
Jan 24 · ShellSnore Games
Both: Linear · Side Scroller
A fast-paced platformer where you can slash, dash, and control time. Slow down the frenzy of combat and find the right moment to strike! Then, aim the 360-degree dash and zoom away at lightning speed! Master your abilities to maneuver around obstacles and vaporize foes before they can touch you.
Precision Platformer2D PlatformerPlatformer2DCombatIndieLinearActionSide ScrollerHack and Slash
$7.99Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche
Apr 1 · WayForward
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
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
$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
$4.99Aim in Space
Jan 22 · Serhii Khramov, Davyd Moskalenko, Maksym Kanshin
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Space Sim · 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
$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
-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
$9.99Savant - Ascent REMIX
Sep 29 · D-Pad Studio
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Savant - Ascent REMIX is an explosive shoot-em-up / scrolling shooter, starring an acrobatic wizard on an elevator-ride. Unlock destructive spells & acrobatic moves as you survive through a tower brimming with robotic fiends!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterScore AttackTime AttackArcadeMusicDark FantasyGothicShooter👍 330
-20%$10.39ODDCORE
Jan 7 · ODDCORP
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
Early AccessRoguelikeArena ShooterBoomer ShooterRetroFPSShoot 'Em UpBullet HellShooterArcade👍 1,083
-70%$8.99Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Aug 8 · Ubisoft Montpellier
Both: Side Scroller
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
MetroidvaniaExploration2D PlatformerActionSide ScrollerAdventurePrecision PlatformerAction-AdventureSingleplayerController👍 6,766
-50%$1.49Dreams of Aether
Apr 1 · Lepioid LLC
Both: Arcade · Linear
A collection of dozens of Aether-flavored microgames! Dive into the Dreams of Aether, where everyone is trapped in a never-ending nightmare! Meet some of the strangest characters Aether has to offer!
MinigamesQuick-Time EventsArcade2DFunnyFemale ProtagonistSurrealActionControllerLinear👍 229
$2.99Astral Vangard
Sep 5 · Mithronix Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
Pilot your Vangard and battling against various enemies and bosses. Astral Vangard is a casual game with rogue-like elements in a futuristic world filled with Mecha. You can choose their own Vangard with different start weapon and characteristics, improving their abilities as they advance.
MechsRobotsShoot 'Em UpRoguelikeSide ScrollerSci-fiShooterBullet HellRogueliteOn-Rails Shooter
Cygnus Enterprises
Dec 19 · Team Miaozi
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Action RPG Shooter with Base Management elements, featuring AI NPCs. Take charge of an abandoned outpost, explore a lush alien planet, battle fierce creatures, gather resources, and upgrade your base as you develop your character and bring dozens of distinct weapons to bear.
Third-Person ShooterShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellSandboxCity BuilderShooterArtificial IntelligenceAction RPG👍 265
$14.99Flying Tank
Dec 6 · Hexage
Both: Side Scroller
Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!
Side ScrollerLocal Co-OpCo-opBullet HellHand-drawnAnimePost-apocalypticDystopian ActionBullet Time
-35%$9.74SANABI
Nov 8 · WONDER POTION
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Pixel GraphicsStory RichActionCyberpunk2D PlatformerAdventureSingleplayer2DIndieAction-Adventure👍 41,734
$29.99TEVI
Nov 29 · CreSpirit, GemaYue, Ein Lee
Both: Side Scroller
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
MetroidvaniaAnimePixel GraphicsBullet HellAction-AdventureFemale Protagonist2DStory RichSide ScrollerColorful👍 3,583
-65%$8.74Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Oct 5 · Exit Plan Games
Both: Open World
A quirky, absolutely content-packed, destructible open-world sandbox adventure with combat, platforming, character customization, and collect-a-thon scavenger hunt experience. Play solo, 2-player split screen, or online co-op for up to 4 players. No paid cosmetic DLC nonsense.
CombatCo-opOpen WorldLocal Co-OpSandboxSingleplayerAdventureSplit ScreenOnline Co-OpAction👍 4,335
$2.99Glowie Shooter
Sep 6 · Pinaattikeitto
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
They glow in the dark and they are coming to get you. You’ll need to endure the relentless waves of upcoming glowies. Can you survive the night and get them before they get you?
ArcadeArena ShooterBoomer ShooterShoot 'Em UpFPS3DFirst-PersonAtmosphericDarkHorror
Fortune's Run
Sep 27 · Team Fortune
Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.
Sci-fiImmersive SimBoomer ShooterFPSCyberpunkRPGConspiracyStealthFemale ProtagonistAction👍 613
$2.99Twilight Survivors
Apr 1 · DORIDORI STUDIO
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellShoot 'Em UpIndieAction RPGRogueliteCombatSingleplayerActionRoguelike👍 1,071
-51%$0.49Lizard Survivors: Battle for Hyperborea
Nov 16 · Ephemeral Interaction
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
They have launched an active invasion on our lands in late September this year, so let us break free of the slavic hand that held us by our balls for many ages! Rally all of our reptile militia, we will end this all together! LIZARDS, WE WILL NEVER BE SLAVES BUT WE WILL BE CONQUERORS!
Pixel GraphicsBullet HellDark FantasyRoguelite2DIndieRetroProcedural GenerationFunnyShoot 'Em Up👍 1,287
$19.99STAR WARS™: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles™
Jan 23 · Aspyr
Both: Arcade
Take back the Theed Royal Palace in this fast and furious lightsaber action game. You will have the power of the Force and your trusty lightsaber to help you ward off legions of battle droids, destroyer droids, assassins, and other creatures from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
Hack and SlashRetroArcadeSci-fiBeat 'em upActionSpaceAdventureOld SchoolCasual👍 355
$4.99Commando Collection
Jul 26 · Macrojoy
Both: Arcade
A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!
ActionShooterBeat 'em upBullet HellArcadeCombatMilitaryTanksWarSuperhero👍 1,415
-40%$11.99Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition
Jun 24 · Ubisoft
Both: Third Person · Open World
Embark on this epic adventure in up to 4K 60 fps with improved graphics and audio, a new speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an exclusive anniversary gallery.
ActionAdventureAction-AdventureExplorationThird PersonFemale ProtagonistStealthSci-fiSingleplayerOpen World👍 1,394
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up
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
$19.99BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Feb 14 · 91Act
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Action Roguelike2DActionAction-AdventurePlatformerReplay ValuePixel GraphicsAnimeCyberpunkPost-apocalyptic👍 30,416
$39.99Xenonauts 2
Apr 2 · Goldhawk Interactive
Both: Turn-Based Combat
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTurn-Based CombatTacticalTurn-BasedPvECharacter Customization👍 4,857
-50%$7.49Shogun Showdown
Sep 5 · Roboatino
Both: Turn-Based Combat
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Replay ValueStrategy RPGTurn-BasedRoguelikePixel GraphicsTurn-Based StrategyRoguelike DeckbuilderStrategyTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based Tactics👍 6,201
