Games like Gunslugs 2
by Orangepixel
The Black Duck Army is back—bigger, badder, and armed with alien tech! In Gunslugs 2, chaos reigns as you blast through tanks, choppers, giant robots, and hordes of relentless minions. This action-packed, over-the-top run-and-gun adventure is a wild tribute to classic 80s and 90s action movies.
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$39.99Contra: Operation Galuga
Mar 12 · WayForward
Both: Shooter · Platformer · Shoot 'Em Up
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
$4.99Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork
Mar 24 · Pixeljam
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Platformer
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
$7.99SHOCK TROOPERS
May 18 · SNK CORPORATION, Dotemu
Both: Retro · Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics
“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!
ActionArcade2DRetroShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterPixel GraphicsShooterAnime1990's👍 196
$4.99Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Dec 13 · NukGames
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Shooter
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
-65%$3.49B.I.O.T.A.
Apr 12 · small bros
Both: Retro · Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
2D PlatformerAliensRetroShoot 'Em UpSide ScrollerMetroidvaniaSingleplayerPixel GraphicsArcadePlatformer👍 206
$7.99Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
Aug 31 · ThirtyThree
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer · Shoot 'Em Up
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
ActionIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformerDifficult2DGreat SoundtrackShoot 'Em UpSingleplayerRunner👍 290
$19.99Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Oct 20 · Rogueside
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Platformer
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
PvPAdventureSide Scroller2D PlatformerShoot 'Em UpBullet HellTwin Stick ShooterShooterBeat 'em upPlatformer👍 2,586
$4.99Gunlocked
Dec 6 · FromLefcourt
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics · Shooter
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
$7.99A Million Conquests
Jan 19 · Rainbirth SL
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics · Shooter
Experience the thrill of a shmup game like the arcade classics. With just the right amount of story, lots of action, and many, many bullets.
Early AccessBullet HellActionShoot 'Em UpPixel Graphics2DShooterSci-fiAdventureAliens
-50%$2.99Shoot 1UP DX
Sep 23 · Mommy's Best Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Pixel Graphics
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
-80%$2.5999Vidas
Dec 22 · QUByte Interactive
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · 1990's
"99Vidas" is a "beat 'em up" set in a contemporary world that pays tribute to both the new and the classic in gaming industry. Brought to you in all pixelated, 16 bit-esque glory, chockfull of references to not only gaming, but all 80's and 90's pop culture.
Beat 'em upActionPixel GraphicsRetroIndieNostalgia2D1990's1980sOld School👍 405
$0.99Jet Gunner
Aug 4 · Sinclair Strange
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Retro
Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.
ActionIndiePlatformerAdventurePixel GraphicsRetro2DDifficultArcade👍 122
$4.99Neptunia Shooter
May 21 · Idea Factory International
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics · Retro
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Bullet HellActionShoot 'Em UpAnimePixel GraphicsCuteRetroFemale Protagonist2DArcade👍 580
Blood™ Fresh Supply
May 9 · Nightdive Studios, Monolith Productions
Both: Shooter · Retro · Pixel Graphics
Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum.
FPSShooter2.5DHorrorFirst-PersonGoreOld SchoolRetroPixel Graphics1990's👍 6,452
-50%$7.49DRAINUS
May 22 · Team Ladybug, WSS playground
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Pixel Graphics
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
ActionShoot 'Em UpIndieShooterSingleplayer2DFemale ProtagonistBullet HellPixel GraphicsSide Scroller👍 1,107
$9.99Wild Dogs
Apr 20 · 2ndBoss
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Platformer · Shooter
The world is under a frantic alien attack. Amidst the chaos and with the army virtually subdued, the deadliest and most inconsequential pair of specialists are called upon to do what must be done. Join the war hunting aliens around the world and in every way possible.
Side ScrollerShoot 'Em UpDifficultActionPlatformerArcade2DShooterPixel GraphicsDogs
$9.99Kick Ass Commandos
Nov 17 · Anarchy Enterprises
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics · Shooter
Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!
ActionIndieAdventureStrategyTop-Down ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsShooterRetro👍 166
$6.99METAL SLUG 2
Apr 14 · SNK CORPORATION, Dotemu
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Shooter
“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!
ActionArcade2DSide ScrollerShoot 'Em UpRetroClassicMultiplayerLocal Co-OpShooter👍 1,184
$15.99Jets'n'Guns 2
Jul 24 · Rake in Grass
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
$11.99Original Journey
Aug 16 · Bonfire Entertainment
Both: Shooter · Platformer · Action-Adventure
Original Journey is a 2D hand drawn, sci-fi action-adventure with a bold hand drawn art style. Join the Ato as they embark on a mission to save their home world. Only a mysterious power source discovered on a distant planet can save them but how far will the Ato go save themselves?
Action RoguelikeBullet Hell2D PlatformerDifficultShooterPlatformerRoguelikeAction-AdventureRPG2D👍 132
$7.99RefleX
Mar 27 · SITER SKAIN
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Retro
The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.
Shoot 'Em UpIndieActionBullet HellArcadeShooterGreat SoundtrackEpicSingleplayerRetro👍 121
$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 · 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
-50%$2.99Weapon of Choice DX
Sep 23 · Mommy's Best Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Platformer
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
$14.99Star of Providence
Jun 7 · Team D-13
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics
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
$9.99Space Dragons
Aug 2 · TEAM Black Hat Robot
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics · 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
$6.99Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge
Feb 25 · Last Dimension
Both: Retro · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Ultionus is a love-letter to the home computer arcade games of the late 80s and early 90s, with colorful 2D visuals, catchy chiptune music by the legendary Jake 'Virt' Kaufman, and 7 stages of hard-as-nails gameplay.
RetroFemale ProtagonistActionPlatformerPixel GraphicsAdventureIndieSci-fi2DArcade👍 181
$4.99Super Star Path
Jun 22 · DYA Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · 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
$0.99Invaders from the Third Dimension
Jun 19 · Nile River Software LLC
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Shooter
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
New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Today · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Pixel Graphics · 1980s · Shooter
A sci-fi 80s retro shooter and bullet hell. Use your plasma cannon and bombs to repell an alien invasion. Either defeat the alien robots building and upgrading the blocks and turrets - or blow all of their blocks up! 20 straightforward levels.
ActionCasualArcade2DPixel GraphicsOld School1980sShooterReal Time Tactics1990's
-20%$10.39ODDCORE
Jan 7 · ODDCORP
Both: Retro · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
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
$1.99Alien Attack
Jun 21 · Alien Jellyfish
Both: Pixel Graphics · Shoot 'Em Up
You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens. Persist them as long as you can.
ActionIndieCasualAdventureSimulationPixel GraphicsDifficultArcadeShoot 'Em Up2D👍 181
$11.99Super Turbo Demon Busters!
Dec 8 · HeroLabs
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Pixel Graphics
STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence.
Shoot 'Em UpReplay Value2DRoguelikeTop-DownRetroFuturisticCasualRoguelitePixel Graphics
-60%$9.99Ion Fury
Aug 15 · Voidpoint, LLC
Both: Retro · Shooter
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Boomer ShooterFPSFast-PacedRetroCyberpunkOld SchoolShooterFirst-PersonActionSci-fi👍 6,749


