Games like Swarm Universe
by Dedication Games
A highly modifiable top-down shooter featuring highscore-driven singleplayer challenges and online-multiplayer competition. You get arenas, racetracks, mini-games and various online-multiplayer modes. Plus powerful modding-tools to create your own levels and game-modes.
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$1.99Swarm Arena
Aug 19 · Dedication Games
Both: Arena Shooter · Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell
Take control of a virtual organism in this unique indie arcade title, while unlocking Steam Achievements and climbing the leaderboards!
Arena ShooterTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterPvPPvECompetitiveShooterArcade
$4.99X Invader
Aug 12 · ALLAF GAMES
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell
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
$6.99Insect Swarm
Sep 11 · Parallel Portal
Both: Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · 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
$9.99Titan Attacks!
Feb 3 · Puppygames
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up, but is packed full of extras - new features, new...
Arena ShooterSide ScrollerBullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterDrivingDifficultShooterArcade👍 654
FreeSuper Squad
Jun 25 · Bad Fox Studios
Both: Arena Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
Super Squad is a team-based Multiplayer Online Shoot-‘Em-Up (MOSH) where squads duke it out in a manic-strategic battle for domination. Tactics, teamwork and twitch reflexes are vital to claim victory, with top-down shooter controls and a myriad of epic abilities to fire off.
Early AccessArena ShooterMOBAShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterPvPCompetitiveRTSShooter
-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell
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
FreeAlien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Apr 20 · Reactive Drop Team
Both: Twin Stick Shooter · PvE · Top-Down Shooter
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Twin Stick ShooterPvECo-opTop-Down ShooterClass-BasedThird-Person ShooterAliensLevel EditorHackingPvP
$9.99Another Generic Space Shooter
Jul 20 · Embrion
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
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
$4.99Cyclo Chambers
Feb 21 · Hobofeller
Both: Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
Action RoguelikeTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellRogueliteArcadeTop-Down ShooterArena ShooterRoguelikeShooterCartoon👍 126
$6.50Pesticide Not Required
Mar 18 · Jampacked Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteShoot 'Em UpAction RPGTop-Down ShooterFarming SimActionTwin Stick ShooterSingleplayer👍 817
$2.99Just Click The Button
Jan 17 · Simon Eftestol
Both: Arena Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell
In "Just Click The Button," you do indeed, click on a button. The more you click, the more the game evolves. Select new abilities that align with your playstyle. Decide whether to attempt to beat the game after reaching a certain threshold or play indefinitely!
Arena ShooterTop-Down ShooterIncrementalBullet HellRoguelikeAction RoguelikeShooterTop-DownCasualArcade👍 341
$9.99Uragun
Mar 30 · Kool2Play
Both: Bullet Hell · Arena Shooter · Twin Stick Shooter
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
SingleplayerAction RoguelikeDifficultBullet HellArena ShooterTwin Stick ShooterMechsRogueliteProcedural GenerationShooter👍 213
$5.99Super Chaos
Jun 13 · Anodaxia
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
EMBRACE/CONTROL CHAOS! Mutate your build in extreme uniquely weird ways to nuke this petri dish clean from eldritch germs in a frantic top‑down physics arcade where every mechanic is bizarre and emergent! Use strangest powers like warping walls, hexes and annihilation and be an arcane germaphobe!
Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpBullet HeavenTop-Down ShooterRoguelitePerma DeathArcadeRoguelike
-80%$1.19ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Jan 12 · jounitus
Both: Arena Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
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
-50%$1.49STELLATUM
Sep 15 · Satur Entertainment
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · PvP
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
DRONE The Game
Dec 17 · Five Studios Interactive
Both: PvP · Arena Shooter · Level Editor
This version of DRONE does not yet include updates from Earth 2. We invite players to download the free demo but please resist purchasing the game as Earth 2 intends to re-release the full version as free-to-play, making it accessible for everyone. Follow our Socials and Discord for news/updates.
Sci-fiMultiplayerPvPArena ShooterRobots6DOFRealisticSpaceBuildingLevel Editor👍 824
$12.99Stellar Interface
Nov 21 · ImaginationOverflow
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterAction RoguelikeRogueliteSide ScrollerExplorationPerma DeathCasualShooter👍 188
$6.99Circuit Breakers
Nov 17 · Triverske
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots.
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterShooterArcadeAction RPG2DTop-DownCyberpunk
FreeRoboHunters
Sep 15 · HomeTeam GameDev
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Twin Stick Shooter
Top-down 3D action shooter. Fight against swarms of rogue AI machines and survive as long as you can!
Bullet HellTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterPvEShooterArcade3DTop-DownCyberpunkAction
$9.99Survivor Mercs
Apr 30 · Wolpertinger Games
Both: Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell · Arena Shooter
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Bullet HeavenTwin Stick ShooterAction RoguelikeRogueliteDifficultBullet HellArena ShooterPvEProcedural Generation2.5D👍 147
$4.99Mech Arena
Dec 11 · Scarlet Whale
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Arena Shooter
Mech Arena is an arcade shooter game taking place in an arena and dispatched on several rounds. Kill waves of enemies, upgrade your mech and exploit the ever changing ground of the arena to try to become one of its champions.
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterArena ShooterArcadeActionMechsScore AttackSingleplayerShooter3D
$12.99Temtem: Swarm
Apr 2 · Crema, GGTech Studios
Both: Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell
Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.
Bullet HeavenCreature CollectorAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpRogueliteTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellRoguelikeArcadeIsometric👍 2,490
$3.99Nebula
Jan 25 · JuTek Pixel
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · Top-Down Shooter
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Bullet HeavenShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterRogueliteAction RoguelikeShooterArcadeRoguelike2D👍 172
Rocket Arena
Jul 13 · Final Strike Games
Both: Arena Shooter · PvP · Competitive
Rockets rule everything in Rocket Arena, an explosive 3v3 shooter where you’re never out of the action. Master your hero’s unique rockets and abilities to rule the arena and become a champion. Let’s Rocket!
Hero ShooterArena ShooterThird-Person ShooterActionPvPCompetitiveShooterThird PersonMultiplayerTactical👍 732
$11.99Starward Rogue
Jan 20 · Arcen Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter
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
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-60%$1.99Furious Angels
Feb 27 · MorfeoDev
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
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
$5.99PERFECT MATTER
Sep 29 · Alice Halley
Both: Arena Shooter · Twin Stick Shooter · PvE
Amass independently powerful upgrades that synergize into world shaking phenomena, and use them to lay waste to countless entities across a dying universe.
ActionArena ShooterTwin Stick ShooterArcadePvEBullet HellShooterCharacter Customization3D2.5D
$19.99SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Mar 15 · Flow Fire Games
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Twin Stick 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
$5.99Stray Shot
Mar 19 · PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Twin Stick Shooter
Monsters come from missed shots! Learn the monster's behaviours, shoot wisely and balance the difficulty to maximize scoring!
Score AttackArena ShooterBullet HellArcadeRobotsTwin Stick ShooterLocal Co-OpIndieShooterPixel Graphics
$5.99Drones, The Human Condition
Dec 1 · Blunt Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · Shooter
An addictive fast paced twin stick arena shooter with banging electronic sound track, nostalgic nods and a barrage of flashing lights and bullets. Your task is simple, kill drones, free humans, don't die!
ActionIndieArcadeShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterShooterTop-Down ShooterArena ShooterRetroRobots
$0.99wonShot
Dec 2 · Didactricks
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell
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
$9.99Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Nov 10 · Dreamloop Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Bullet Hell
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



