Games like Invaders from the Third Dimension
by Nile River Software LLC
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.
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$3.99Nebula Invasion
Dec 12 · Nicholas Novella, Joshua Novella
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Retro
Nebula Invasion was designed for those who enjoy the classic type arcade games, a spaceship shooter with great game play. Aliens attack many different ways from marching to dive bombing. You have the tools to fight back with a ship that can power-up with double, triple, rapid fire, or plasma cannon.
ActionShoot 'Em UpArcadeRetro2DShooterSpaceBullet HellIndieColorful
FreeCosmo Chaser
Jun 29 · Choi Jaewook
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Sci-fi
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
IndieShoot 'Em UpBullet HellRetroSci-fiSpaceArcadeShooterCyberpunkSingleplayer
$4.99Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Dec 13 · NukGames
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Arcade
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
CasualActionShoot 'Em UpRetroBullet HellArcadeShooter2DSingleplayerPixel Graphics👍 2,842
-50%$2.99Shoot 1UP DX
Sep 23 · Mommy's Best Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Arcade
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Side ScrollerShoot 'Em UpBullet HellShooterArcadeScore Attack2DSingleplayerPixel GraphicsSci-fi👍 124
$39.99R-Type Final 2
Apr 30 · Granzella Inc.
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Shoot 'Em UpActionSide ScrollerArcadeShooterSpaceSci-fiSingleplayer3DCharacter Customization👍 660
$9.99Ikaruga
Feb 18 · TREASURE
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellArcadeClassicActionGreat SoundtrackShooterDifficultSci-fiIndie👍 2,199
-60%$3.99Enemy Mind
Jun 6 · Schell Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Space
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
ActionShoot 'Em UpShooterSpacePixel GraphicsBullet HellArcadeSide ScrollerRetroIndie👍 104
$4.99Revolution Ace
Mar 19 · Laser Guided Games, LLC
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · 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
$9.99Sky Force Anniversary
Apr 29 · Infinite Dreams
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Retro
Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.
Shoot 'Em UpActionBullet HellArcadeIndieTop-Down ShooterRetroLocal Co-OpShooterReplay Value👍 2,091
$29.99Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
Oct 10 · MOSS Co., Ltd.
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Shoot 'Em UpActionArcadeShooterBullet HellGreat SoundtrackSci-fiLocal Co-OpSingleplayer👍 266
$4.99Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork
Mar 24 · Pixeljam
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · 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
$4.99Super Star Path
Jun 22 · DYA Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterBullet HellMatch 3DifficultArcadeShooterExperimental2DTop-Down👍 340
-50%$1.49STELLATUM
Sep 15 · Satur Entertainment
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Space · Shooter
Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor. Throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path!
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellCasualSpaceRobotsPvPReal-TimeCharacter CustomizationShooterArcade👍 142
$0.99Bit Blaster XL
Jan 22 · Adamvision Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Arcade
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpDifficultShooterArcade2DControllerActionCasualMinimalist👍 5,495
$9.99Space Dragons
Aug 2 · TEAM Black Hat Robot
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter
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
$9.99Sky Force Reloaded
Nov 29 · Infinite Dreams
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
Shoot 'Em UpArcadeBullet HellTop-Down ShooterLocal Co-OpTop-DownActionIndieLocal MultiplayerController👍 2,689
-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter
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
$1.99Sun Blast: Star Fighter
Apr 2 · OBLONE Software
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Space
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
$2.99Power-Up
Aug 29 · Psychotic Psoftware
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Shooter
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
$3.99Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Jun 18 · Bizarre Creations
Both: Arcade · Retro · Shoot 'Em Up
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
ArcadeTwin Stick ShooterCasualRetroBullet HellSingleplayer2DShoot 'Em UpShooterIndie👍 1,017
$0.99Space Codex
May 17 · takk
Both: Retro · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
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?
CasualRetroShoot 'Em UpBullet HellArcade👍 232
$0.99Martian Invaders
Nov 24 · LoadUpGames.com
Both: Arcade · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'Em UpTop-Down Shooter2DPixel Graphics1980sAliensMars
$0.99Starfighter Neon
Dec 18 · MadeOfDinosaurs
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Arcade
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
ActionIndieShoot 'Em Up2DBullet HellTop-Down ShooterRetroArcadeShooterTwin Stick Shooter
-80%$1.99REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR
Oct 24 · Cross Eaglet
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Arcade
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellActionIndieShooterArcadeSide Scroller2.5DDifficultSingleplayer👍 294
-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
$9.99WAVECADE
Jul 10 · Andrew Spalato, Lewis Spalato
Both: Retro · Sci-fi · Shoot 'Em Up
WAVECADE is a sci-fi, arcade-style #shmup where YOU control the speed of the game. Destroy blocks, minions and bosses in style as you collect powerups and avoid hazards. How far can you go?
RetroBullet TimeSci-fiColorfulShoot 'Em UpArcadeTime ManagementTime ManipulationTop-Down Shooter1980s
Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION
Jun 6 · YOTSUBANE, Adventure Planning Service
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpIndieActionArcadeShooterDifficultGreat SoundtrackLocal Co-Op2D👍 1,132
$9.99Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Nov 10 · Dreamloop Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Arcade
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
Shoot 'Em UpShooterMechsSide ScrollerLocal Co-OpAnimeArcadeBullet Hell4 Player LocalTwin Stick Shooter👍 186







