Games like RIVE
by Two Tribes
This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.
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-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · 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
$4.99X Invader
Aug 12 · ALLAF GAMES
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter
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
-90%$0.49Cyberhunt
May 19 · NukGames
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · Arcade
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
IndieActionCasualAdventureShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterArcade2DPixel GraphicsRetro👍 2,739
$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
$24.99Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Jun 2 · Stellar Jockeys, Gausswerks
Both: Twin Stick Shooter · Destruction
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
$0.99Bit Blaster XL
Jan 22 · Adamvision Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Controller
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
$11.99Starward Rogue
Jan 20 · Arcen Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · Arcade
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellShoot 'Em UpRPGTwin Stick ShooterDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeRogueliteArcadeTop-Down👍 286
-50%$2.99Shoot 1UP DX
Sep 23 · Mommy's Best Games
Both: Side Scroller · Shoot 'Em Up · 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
$9.99Yars: Recharged
Aug 23 · Adamvision Studios, SneakyBox
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · Arcade
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
$15.99Doomsday Hunters
Jul 20 · Moregames
Both: Arcade · Twin Stick Shooter
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
ArcadeTwin Stick ShooterDifficultPerma DeathBullet HellDungeon Crawler2.5DAction RoguelikePost-apocalypticCyberpunk👍 704
-60%$1.99Furious Angels
Feb 27 · MorfeoDev
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Destruction · Arcade
Furious Angels is a brutal score attack shooter with different waves each day. Compete on the leaderboards, transform into a flying tank and shred the skies to pieces!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpDestructionTop-Down ShooterScore AttackRetroFlightArcadeTanksMechs👍 345
$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
$4.99Gunlocked
Dec 6 · FromLefcourt
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HeavenAction RoguelikeBullet HellPixel GraphicsActionArcadeRPGRogueliteShooter👍 463
$4.99Danger Scavenger
Mar 25 · Piotr Wolk, Star Drifters
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Controller
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Shoot 'Em UpControllerAction RoguelikeRogueliteTop-DownPerma DeathColorfulStylizedLooter ShooterBullet Hell👍 340
$4.99Null Vector
May 3 · Optical Override
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · Arcade
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterRoguelitePerma DeathDifficultArcadeRoguelike2.5D
$14.99Star of Providence
Jun 7 · Team D-13
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
RogueliteBullet HellShoot 'Em UpAction RoguelikeIndiePixel GraphicsActionDifficultRoguelike2D👍 3,178
$14.99Rogue: Genesia
Mar 7 · Ouadi Huard
Both: Arcade · Twin Stick Shooter
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Bullet HeavenBullet HellAction RoguelikeRogueliteArcadeTwin Stick ShooterPvEChoices Matter2.5DAction👍 8,115
