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Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
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$9.99Shadowgrounds Survivor
Nov 14 · Frozenbyte
Both: Sci-fi · Shooter · Top-Down Shooter
Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
ActionSci-fiShooterTop-Down ShooterIsometricSingleplayerTop-DownAliensTwin Stick ShooterAction RPG👍 583
$4.99Alien Shooter
May 27 · Sigma Team Inc.
Both: Gore · Shooter · Aliens
The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.
GoreShooterActionAliensHorrorTop-DownSingleplayerSci-fiIsometricAction RPG👍 3,922
$4.99Alien Shooter: Revisited
May 27 · Sigma Team Inc.
Both: Gore · Shooter · Isometric
Crowds of blood-thirsty monsters, crawling from every corner of the secret research base. Gloomy basements and modern labs, darkness changing into blazing bulbs. The only usual thing is: you're in a bad place alone, and there's no one to help you!
ActionRPGIndieGoreShooterSingleplayerIsometricTop-Down ShooterAliens👍 675
$9.99Alien Shooter 2 Conscription
May 18 · Sigma Team Inc.
Both: Gore · Shooter · Top-Down Shooter
The Great War has begun! The world population capable of functioning is mobilized to serve in the army and the outcome depends on you!
ActionIndieRPGGoreShooterSingleplayerTop-Down ShooterAliensIsometricTop-Down👍 319
-90%$0.99Alien Breed 2: Assault
Sep 22 · Team17 Digital Ltd
Both: Shooter · Aliens · Isometric
Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.
ActionShooterAliensIsometricCo-opThird PersonSci-fiTop-DownSingleplayerTop-Down Shooter👍 424
$9.99Zombie Shooter 2
Nov 18 · Sigma Team Inc.
Both: Gore · Shooter · Top-Down Shooter
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
ActionZombiesIndieRPGGoreShooterTop-Down ShooterIsometricTop-DownSingleplayer👍 551
$14.99CyberCorp
Apr 22 · Megame LLC
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down · Isometric
Brutal fast-paced isometric Co-op Loot Shooter in Cyberpunk world. Equipment-based combos. Exotic Weapons and Armor. Easy to start, hard to master. Play solo or with friends.
Top-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterTop-DownSingleplayerCharacter CustomizationPvEIsometricTacticalViolentIndie👍 351
$19.99SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Mar 15 · Flow Fire Games
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Top-Down ShooterRogueliteIndieActionAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpDifficultCo-opTwin Stick ShooterShooter👍 10,110
$6.99Insect Swarm
Sep 11 · Parallel Portal
Both: Shooter · Top-Down · Top-Down Shooter
The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!
ShooterTop-DownShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterMechsHack and SlashRPGBeat 'em upExploration👍 2,491
$4.99Primal Fears
Jan 8 · DnS Development
Both: Gore · Top-Down · Horror
Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down. Battle your way through multiple levels, earning upgrades, competing against your friends and more, and find the truth about what has happened to the world.Use a variety of weapons to stop the mutated population, and save yourself from being another victim.
ActionIndieGoreViolentCo-opTop-DownHorrorZombiesShooterTop-Down Shooter👍 183
$19.99SYNTHETIK 2
Nov 11 · Flow Fire Games
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down · Shooter
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Early AccessRogueliteTop-Down ShooterAction RoguelikeTwin Stick ShooterModdableTop-DownShooterPerma DeathCharacter Customization👍 3,202
$14.99Trident's Wake
Jun 4 · Bacus Studios
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Sci-fi · Top-Down
Trident's Wake is an intense co-operative twin-stick shooter in an unforgiving sci-fi setting. Join up to three other players to take back humanity's last hope - the colony ship code-named Trident – from an unknown race of alien invaders!
Twin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterSci-fiTop-DownActionIndieViolentLocal Co-OpIsometricCo-op
$13.99Crimsonland
Jun 11 · 10tons Ltd
Both: Shooter · Top-Down · Gore
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
ActionShooterTop-DownGoreIndieTop-Down ShooterLocal Co-OpTwin Stick ShooterRPGClassic👍 2,107
$19.99Xeno Crisis
Oct 28 · Bitmap Bureau
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Aliens · Shooter
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
ActionPixel GraphicsTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick Shooter2DAliensRetroArena ShooterIndieShooter👍 198
$11.99Palpus X Annihilation
Feb 17 · Sebastian Vargek (Meister Palpus)
Both: Shooter · Isometric · Aliens
Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!
ActionShooter2DIsometricAliensSci-fiCombatIndieViolentSingleplayer
$8.99Tank Quest
Apr 12 · MasterDavicous
Both: Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down
The Tank Lord has taken over the land. Assemble a team or tread solo to defeat his evil forces and take back what is rightfully ours. Take control of a cute animal in a tank and blast through your enemies with your bullets and bombs!
ActionArcadeShooterTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterArena ShooterCartoonyCuteTop-DownIsometric
$29.99Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Aug 23 · Cold Iron Studios
Both: Shooter · Aliens · Horror
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Co-opShooterAliensActionThird-Person ShooterHorrorCharacter CustomizationOnline Co-OpSci-fiSurvival👍 21,677
$3.99Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
Aug 25 · Awesome Games Studio
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Gore · Shooter
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
ZombiesTop-Down ShooterTower DefenseViolentGoreStrategyShooterMultiplayerArena ShooterBase Building👍 2,561
-80%$2.99From Space
Nov 3 · Triangle Studios
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down
From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun!
ActionCo-opOnline Co-OpTop-Down ShooterMultiplayerTwin Stick ShooterAdventureTop-DownAction-AdventureAction RPG👍 1,425
$4.99Super Star Path
Jun 22 · DYA Games
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
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
$24.99Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Jun 2 · Stellar Jockeys, Gausswerks
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Sci-fi · Isometric
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
Twin Stick ShooterActionMechsTop-Down ShooterDifficultSci-fiCyberpunkDestructionIsometricRoguelite👍 4,581
-80%$1.39Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
Jun 4 · Dreamworlds
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down
You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.
ActionTop-Down ShooterZombiesIndieTop-DownPost-apocalypticAdventureTwin Stick ShooterDestructionNoir👍 2,098
$14.99Neon Chrome
Apr 28 · 10tons Ltd
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down · Shooter
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
CyberpunkTwin Stick ShooterAction RoguelikeActionTop-Down ShooterRogueliteIndieLocal Co-OpTop-DownShooter👍 545
$4.99Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
May 27 · Sigma Team Inc.
Both: Aliens · Shooter · Isometric
This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements which combines well-established world of classical games and unmatched dynamics of the first part.
AliensLooter ShooterShoot 'Em UpPvEShooterAction RPGCharacter CustomizationIsometricRPG3D👍 2,517
$0.99wonShot
Dec 2 · Didactricks
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
Your job is to destroy as many enemy ships as possible with your giant laser, but it only fires once per day! Travel through the galaxy destroying the rebel army one shot at a time in wonShot!
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterBullet HellTower DefensePuzzleShooterArcadeFemale ProtagonistTop-DownVoxel
$29.99Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
May 1 · Gearbox Software
Both: Aliens · Sci-fi · Shooter
You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.
ActionFPSAliensCo-opSci-fiShooterMultiplayerHorrorSpaceOnline Co-Op👍 7,834
$39.99Aliens: Dark Descent
Jun 19 · Tindalos Interactive
Both: Sci-fi · Aliens · Top-Down
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
StrategyTacticalActionRTSReal Time TacticsSingleplayerSci-fiAliensTop-DownDark👍 15,320
$19.99Alien Rage - Unlimited
Sep 24 · CI Games
Both: Shooter · Sci-fi · Aliens
Unleash a fury of powerful weapons as you blast your way through armies of Alien forces hell-bent on taking you down! Battle through 14 intense levels and prepare to face a barrage of beastly-sized bosses that will test your every skill. Each of your 10 weapons comes with two firing modes and you’ll need all of them!
ActionShooterFPSFirst-PersonSci-fiMultiplayerAliensSingleplayerDifficultViolent👍 1,442
$7.99Survivors of the Dawn
Nov 6 · indieGiant
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Sci-fi · Shooter
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeBullet HeavenBullet HellTop-Down ShooterSci-fiTwin Stick ShooterCasualRogueliteShooter👍 695
$0.99Xentron Attack
Sep 11 · Hijong Park
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterPvEShooterArcadeAction2DTop-DownPixel GraphicsSci-fi
$16.99Tesla Force
Nov 19 · 10tons Ltd
Both: Top-Down · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!
RogueliteProcedural GenerationActionLovecraftianIndieTop-DownGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerTop-Down ShooterShooter👍 148
$1.99Planetary Defense: An Orbital Turret Defense System
Aug 11 · SODEC Games
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
2D space shooter and turret defense come together to create the Planetary Defense System this world needs! Shoot down asteroids and aliens and survive the bosses in this arcade like game featuring customizable satellites, projectiles, and upgradable Cannon and Planet Shield systems.
ActionTower DefenseTop-Down ShooterSpaceShooterStrategyPixel Graphics2DHand-drawnTop-Down
$3.99CROSSFIRE II (AMIGA)
Aug 27 · Dreamworlds
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
Crossfire II is an Retro / Arcade / Top-Down Shooter, originally released in 2002 for the AMIGA. The main part of the game is a classic, fast paced, single player story campaign. Fly different space ships and fight, to save the universe as you know it. Also you get a survival and a local PvP mode.
ActionRetroSpace SimTop-Down ShooterShooterSpaceArcadeSingleplayerTop-DownAliens
$4.99Congo
Mar 21 · Big Red Eight
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
Grab some friends and dive into the jungles of CONGO - an online and local co-op, horror action game. Set in the dark and haunting jungle, light-fearing demons attack from the shadows. Work together as a team to find rescue from wave after wave of intense attack by scavenging an array of weapons and items.
Third-Person ShooterTop-Down ShooterPvEShooterAction-AdventureThird PersonLocal Co-OpCo-op CampaignOnline Co-OpLocal Multiplayer👍 125
-90%$1.99X-Morph: Defense
Aug 30 · EXOR Studios
Both: Sci-fi · Aliens · Top-Down Shooter
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Tower DefenseStrategyActionIndieSci-fiLocal Co-OpCo-opAliensTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down Shooter👍 3,281
$14.99God's Trigger
Apr 18 · One More Level
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Top-Down ShooterAction RoguelikeHack and SlashTwin Stick ShooterShoot 'Em UpDifficultFightingShooterPlatformerRoguelike👍 441
$9.99Another Generic Space Shooter
Jul 20 · Embrion
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
Choose your ship and command it against an army pitted against you in this wave-based arcade-style bullet hell space shooter. Fight for as long as you can with powerups acquired through the catalog, and blast through everything in your path.
Arena ShooterBullet HellTop-Down ShooterPvEShooterSpace2DTop-DownAction4 Player Local
-80%$1.19ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Jan 12 · jounitus
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Isometric
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
Action RoguelikeRPGRogueliteArena ShooterTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpRoguelikeIsometricBullet HellSupernatural👍 154
$4.9920 Minutes Till Dawn
Jun 8 · flanne
Both: Horror · Top-Down Shooter
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Action RoguelikeBullet HellSurvivalRogueliteShoot 'Em UpHorrorTop-Down ShooterCombatPixel GraphicsLovecraftian👍 27,879
FreeSAS: Zombie Assault 4
Oct 16 · Ninja Kiwi
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
Free to PlayZombiesMultiplayerTop-Down ShooterCo-opActionShooterTop-Down2DSurvival
$9.99Yars: Recharged
Aug 23 · Adamvision Studios, SneakyBox
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterShooterArcadeTop-DownActionControllerLinear
$9.99Alien Shooter TD
Jan 13 · Sigma Team Inc.
Both: Gore · Shooter · Sci-fi
Innovative Tower Defense inspired by legendary Alien Shooter series! The game was created in keeping with the best traditions of Sigma`s games, no concessions of any kind - everything is just like in real life!
GoreTower DefenseStrategyActionShooterSci-fiSurvivalReal Time TacticsViolentAliens👍 677
$8.99Gunstorm
Feb 23 · Cornutopia Software
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Top-Down
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
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: Top-Down Shooter
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
$4.792112TD: Tower Defense Survival
Jan 19 · Refinery Games
Both: Sci-fi · Top-Down · Isometric
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Tower DefenseStrategySingleplayerSci-fiSurvivalActionTacticalTop-DownIsometric2D👍 430
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-70%$11.99Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
Mar 1 · Flying Wild Hog
Both: Shooter · Gore
Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.
FPSActionAdventureShooterArena ShooterFirst-PersonBeautifulCinematicColorfulGore👍 4,825
$19.99Nienix: Cosmic Warfare
Mar 24 · HolmCom
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world space action RPG adventure that can be played both alone and together!
Looter ShooterTop-Down ShooterBullet HellFlightPvEPvPShooterAction RPGCharacter CustomizationRPG👍 337
$12.99Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Jul 24 · Test3 Projects
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Sci-fi
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Action RoguelikeRoguelikeIndieTop-Down ShooterDifficultActionPerma DeathSingleplayerSci-fiRoguelite👍 1,005





