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Games like Star Drifter

by Nostalgia Hound, PiGravity

Star Drifter is a top-down 2D sci-fi shoot 'em up: destroying enemies, upgrading ship and surviving. Nova Drift and Revolution Ace play most like Star Drifter. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its shoot 'em up.

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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.

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Nova Drift
Aug 12, 2024 · Chimeric
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 2D sci-fi action roguelike space shooter, neon arcade aesthetic. Shooting enemies, building custom ship upgrades and surviving waves.
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellRogueliteArcadeAction RoguelikeArena ShooterAction RPGBullet HeavenShooterRoguelike👍 13,003
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Revolution Ace
Mar 19, 2014 · Laser Guided Games, LLC
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 3D sci-fi shoot 'em up, retro arcade. Fighting enemies, customizing ship loadouts and leveling up.
Shoot 'Em UpActionIndieBullet HellShooterLocal Co-OpArcadeMultiplayerTop-DownSingleplayer👍 1,476
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Starblast
Nov 8, 2017 · Neuronality
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 2D sci-fi arcade shoot 'em up. Mining asteroids, upgrading spaceships and fighting other players.
Massively MultiplayerActionSpaceIndieCasualArcadeShoot 'Em Up2DShooterDifficult👍 1,055
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Duke of Alpha Centauri
Dec 28, 2016 · EGAMER
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 3D sci-fi space shoot 'em up, vibrant space graphics. Shooting enemies, upgrading ship systems and fighting bosses.
ActionCasualIndieShoot 'Em UpSpaceBullet HellShooter👍 325
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Star Saviors
May 6, 2016 · Sharpened Edge Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 3D sci-fi bullet hell shoot 'em up, 3D arcade graphics. Shooting enemies, customizing ships and co-op survival.
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellActionIndieSpaceGreat SoundtrackArcade2DStrategySingleplayer👍 1,535
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Gal-X-E
May 14, 2016 · Volens Nolens Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 2D sci-fi shoot 'em up, pixel art. Fighting enemy waves, collecting spaceships and surviving arena combat.
CasualActionIndieAdventureShoot 'Em Up
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Stellar 2D
Jul 30, 2015 · quad games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 2D sci-fi shoot 'em up, 2D space combat. Destroying enemies, leveling up and collecting power-ups.
IndieCasualAction2DShoot 'Em UpSpace👍 743
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Cosmic collapse
Feb 9, 2022 · REX PEX GAMES
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 2D sci-fi shoot 'em up, pixel graphics. Fighting enemies, collecting bonuses and upgrading warship.
Shoot 'Em UpActionCasualSimulationIndieSpace SimPlatformerFlight2D PlatformerTop-Down
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Bit Blaster XL
Jan 22, 2016 · Adamvision Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 2D sci-fi shoot 'em up, pixel graphics. Dodging enemies, collecting power-ups and chasing high scores.
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpDifficultShooterArcade2DControllerActionCasualMinimalist👍 5,498
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Super Bit Blaster XL
Mar 16, 2020 · Adamvision Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
2D sci-fi arcade shoot 'em up, retro pixel graphics. Shooting enemies, collecting power ups and chasing high scores.
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpPvPArcade2DControllerActionCasualColorfulPixel Graphics👍 776
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Distant Space 2
Nov 2, 2017 · PixelMouse
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 2D sci-fi shoot 'em up, pixel art. Destroy enemy ships, fight bosses and pick up weapons.
ActionIndieAdventureCasualArcadeShoot 'Em UpBullet HellRetroShooterSports👍 316
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Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
Jan 23, 2015 · Synset
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Top-down 2D sci-fi shoot 'em up, pixel graphics. Shooting, boss battles and scoring.
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellIndieActionRetroArcadePixel GraphicsDifficult2DSingleplayer👍 414
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