Games like 1982
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1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
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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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New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Today · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics · 1980s
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
$24.99UFO 50
Sep 18 · Mossmouth
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · Arcade
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
IndiePixel GraphicsRetroAction2DArcadeStrategyRPGAdventureDifficult👍 7,137
$1.99Mars 2099
2 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics · Retro
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
$19.99XeGrader plus
Jul 6 · Tokihiro NAITO
Both: Shooter · Pixel Graphics · Retro
A fantasy shooter where exploration and gimmicks are keys to victory. In a world of meticulous pixel art, uncover secrets hidden in every stage. Collect powerful upgrades, defeat fantasy monsters with precise shooting, and forge the world's fate!
ShooterTop-Down ShooterPixel GraphicsRetroActionScore AttackCollectathonArcadeExplorationFantasy
-20%$10.39ODDCORE
Jan 7 · ODDCORP
Both: Retro · Shooter · Arcade
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
$9.99Space Dragons
Aug 2 · TEAM Black Hat Robot
Both: Pixel Graphics · Arcade · 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
-35%$12.99MULLET MADJACK
May 15 · HAMMER95
Both: Arcade · Shooter
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
FPSBoomer ShooterFast-PacedArcadeActionCyberpunkSingleplayerAnimeIndieShooter👍 8,242
$39.99Contra: Operation Galuga
Mar 12 · WayForward
Both: Arcade · Shooter · 1980s
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
-29%$7.09Brotherhood
Nov 26 · FatCatGames
Both: Retro · Shooter · Pixel Graphics
An old-school shooter inspired by Wolfenstein 3D. You are one of the prisoners of an ancient prison. There is no one to help you. You only have yourself to rely on. Your shotgun. Against hordes of enemies. Animal rage and the desire to kill. Destroy Them All!
Old SchoolRetroFPSShooterActionTranshumanismSciencePixel Graphics1990's3D
$1.99Arcade Hall 1980
4 days ago · geertvd
Both: Arcade · 1980s · Pixel Graphics
ARCADE HALL 1980 — step into a neon-lit arcade at the turn of the eighties. Walk the aisle, watch the attract screens flicker, pick a cabinet and play. Six original arcade games under one glowing marquee: racing, shooting, bombing, breaking and digging — with more machines coming soon.
CasualArcadeSimulation1980s1990'sFamily FriendlyRacingPixel GraphicsSingleplayer2D Platformer
$5.99Stray Shot
Mar 19 · PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Both: Arcade · Shooter · Pixel Graphics
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
$1.99Rasant
May 21 · Cledson Lopes Marta de Oliveira
Both: 1980s · Arcade · Shooter
With your ship, face several exciting space battles, full of shots and powerful enemies. Customize your spaceship by making it more and more powerful and get ready for a space trip that will make your adrenaline skyrocket!
Top-Down ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpAdventureActionCasual1980sArcadeSpace SimShooter
$4.99Commando Collection
Jul 26 · Macrojoy
Both: Shooter · Arcade
A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!
ActionShooterBeat 'em upBullet HellArcadeCombatMilitaryTanksWarSuperhero👍 1,415
-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Arcade · Shooter
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
$9.99Parking Garage Rally Circuit
Sep 20 · Walaber Entertainment LLC
Both: Arcade · Retro
Retro Arcade Rally Racing... in Parking Garages?!? Precision driving with tight simple controls and arcade physics, all in a Sega Saturn style presentation
RacingArcadeRetroDriving1990's3DPvPControllerOld SchoolAction👍 1,621
$8.99Gunstorm
Feb 23 · Cornutopia Software
Both: 1980s · Shooter · Arcade
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
$5.99Rocket Rats
Dec 17 · Gagonfe
Both: Pixel Graphics · Shooter
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellPixel GraphicsCasualRoguelite2DSingleplayerActionVampiresShooter👍 2,392
$2.99GAIA Survivors
Oct 5 · TORITEN GAMES
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · 1980s
Control a variety of robots and destroy invaders from outer space in order to save the destroyed earth! "GAIA Survivors" is a 'Shoot 'Em Up' type sci-fi rogue-lite casual game with a retro-futuristic worldview.
ActionRoguelite2DCasualPixel GraphicsSci-fiRetroTop-Down1980sMechs
$0.99Blasteroids
Dec 30 · Crossy
Both: Retro · Pixel Graphics
Blast your way through waves of space debris in order to reach what is waiting for you on the other side. Find your fighting style with multiple unlockable ships in this fast paced space adventure!
RetroStrategySpace2DSci-fiTop-Down ShooterActionPixel GraphicsCasualHand-drawn
$14.99INCISION
Aug 28 · SmoothBrainDev
Both: Retro · Shooter
Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.
Boomer Shooter1990'sRetroFPSOld SchoolFirst-PersonShooter3DAtmosphericTranshumanism👍 998
-37%$10.70Project Warlock II
May 28 · Buckshot Software
Both: Shooter · Retro
Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.
Boomer ShooterShooterRetroOld SchoolSingleplayerActionFPS1990'sFirst-Person2.5D👍 1,237
$2.49Traxion
Nov 3 · Play With Fire UG
Both: Arcade · Shooter · Pixel Graphics
TRAXION is a single-player retro cave-flyer where you explore alien caves, solve physics-based puzzles, and tow valuable cargo to the surface with your tractor beam. Dodge traps, evade enemy patrols, and bring your haul home.
PhysicsSpaceExplorationArcadeActionShooterCombat2DColorfulPixel Graphics
$14.99Children of the Sun
Apr 9 · René Rother
Both: Arcade · Shooter
On a deadly road trip into darkness, control the path of a single bullet and unleash a fury of vengeance on the sinister cult that ruined your life in this tactical puzzle-shooter.
ActionStrategyArcadeShooterReal Time TacticsPsychedelicPuzzleStylized3DThird-Person Shooter👍 2,006
$4.99Desktop Survivors 98
May 20 · Brandon Hesslau
Both: Retro · Pixel Graphics
Desktop Survivors 98 is a chaotic roguelite dungeon crawler that unfolds right on your Desktop. Your cursor becomes the hero as you explore new rooms, battle relentless waves of enemies, and collect powerful new weapons.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellActionCasualDungeon Crawler2DRoguelike1990'sRetroPixel Graphics👍 1,339
-30%$9.09BRUTAL JOHN 2
Jul 22 · OldSchool Laws Team
Both: Retro · Shooter
Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.
Early AccessBoomer ShooterRetroFPSGoreFast-PacedActionOld SchoolShooterViolent👍 551
-60%$5.59On Point
Dec 18 · Actuator Digital
Both: Arcade · Shooter · Retro
On Point is an arcade-inspired VR first person shooter, filled with Warioware-style minigames. Think, aim, and blast your way to a high score through endless shooting minigames, but don't hit those bombs or you'll run out of lives!
ActionCasualArcadeVRShooterColorfulMinigamesScore AttackFamily FriendlyRetro
$49.99MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
Sep 11 · CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
The legendary crossover hits are back! The action-packed lineup consisting of seven unique titles, is full of heavy hitters like X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER, and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes. The collection also includes the rare beat 'em up game, THE PUNISHER.
Action2D FighterMultiplayerBeat 'em upSingleplayerComic BookPixel GraphicsRetro1990'sSuperhero👍 1,976
$0.99Snake Classic 3D Reborn
Oct 23 · Yusuf Islam Seyhan, Samet Acar
Both: Arcade · Retro
The classic arcade experience returns in full 3D! Eat to grow, dodge deadly roaming monsters, and collect loot to unlock custom skins. Master tactical abilities like Ghost and Speed, or switch to First-Person mode for a frantic survival challenge. Eat your way to the top of the leaderboards!
Score AttackRunnerArcadeFirst-PersonActionRetroTop-DownSurvivalOld SchoolFamily Friendly
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$9.99SHOGUN
Feb 16 · Guneal, Acid
Both: Arcade · Shooter
SHOGUN is an arcade style shooter that emphasizes running and gunning to stay alive. Rip through waves of increasingly difficult enemies hell-bent on your doom by shooting, looting, and eluding a bullet hell of cartoonish horror. Refuse death, explode with burning rage and tear asunder!!!
ActionArcadeShooterBoomer ShooterBullet HellFPSShoot 'Em UpCartoonCartoonyFirst-Person
$6.99Time Treker
Nov 12 · Fuse Game
Both: Shooter · Pixel Graphics
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
RogueliteRoguelikeTime TravelBullet HellGun CustomizationHack and SlashShooterPixel GraphicsAction Roguelike2D👍 399
$4.99BANAN'EM UP!
Jul 1 · SkyBrave
Both: Shooter · Arcade
BANAN'EM UP! is a tiny challenging arcade shoot’em up where you shoot down quirky aliens to save your planet. Evade bullets, shoot enemies, get upgrades, survive for challenging waves to defeat the final boss, "The MONKE". Die, learn, repeat: get stronger, be powerful!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpPvEShooterArcade2DTop-DownControllerGun CustomizationLinear
$4.99Pinball Simulator
Mar 3 · Hard Shark Games
Both: Arcade · Retro
Pinball Simulator offers the nostalgia of the 80s and 90s—neon lights, clinking glasses, and classic arcade vibes. Play pinball, master the flippers, chase high scores, and relive the joy of the good old days.
Early AccessSimulationPinballArcadeCasualRetroPhysicsScore AttackFamily FriendlySingleplayer
-20%$11.99閃攻機人アスラ - ASURA THE STRIKER -
Apr 23 · LeftOver
Both: Shooter · Arcade
A high-speed 3D rail shooter inspired by legendary arcade classics. Control the humanoid combat weapon ASURA and battle overwhelming waves of invaders using Energy Shot, Shining Knuckle, and the time-bending Lightning Over Drive.
On-Rails ShooterThird-Person ShooterShoot 'Em UpShooterArcadeFemale Protagonist3DThird PersonMultiple EndingsAction👍 145


