Skip to main content
Games like Area 51 Defense

Games like Area 51 Defense

Games like Area 51 Defense

Looking for games like Area 51 Defense? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror, violence and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Nation Red, Starforged Legacy or Mech Havoc.

Change display type

Skip Platform filter

Skip Play Mode filter

Skip Price filter
  1. View Game
    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,342 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode. Play On-Line in coop, in single player or in local coop! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nation Red.

    View Game
  2. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 113 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameForge a single starcraft into a fleet-leveling warship through the combination of salvaged weaponry and strategy-defining augmentations in this sci-fi survivors game! Weave through asteroid fields, aid galactic denizens, and use collected resources from each failed expedition to become permanently stronger! Your goal is survival; your legacy is inevitable. Features Inten… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starforged Legacy.

    View Game
  3. View Game
    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 516 reviews

    Roadmap About the Game The rogue AI HIVE has seized control of the planet. Now it's up to you to WREAK HAVOC! Take command of a deadly fleet of war machines. From nimble weaponized delivery trucks to towering heavy Mechs. Complete missions, upgrade your arsenal, and equip your machine with powerful weapons. When firepower isn't enough, unleash artillery strikes and crush waves of killer ro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mech Havoc.

    View Game
  4. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 877 reviews

    Gear up for a battle through hell in this next-gen autoshooter with Doom-inspired gore vibes, metal music, roguelite mechanics, and a satisfying combat feel. Wield five weapons at once, upgrade and merge them to forge indestructible builds, and bring divine justice to a world on the brink of chaos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arms of God.

    View Game
  5. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    WELCOME TO EARTH, UNIT! Filthium Zero is a compact action roguelite experience featuring a mix of vertical and ground combat. Purge the Filthium-infested Earth, battle hordes of mutants, unlock powerful upgrades to survive, and watch the ragdolls fly in this short and explosive joyride.VERTICAL & GROUND COMBAT Bounce off slimes to launch into the air, throw your Extraction Barrel from the sky for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Filthium Zero.

    View Game
  6. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    81% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Combat Complex is a fast-paced ARPG / roguelike hybrid with lasers, alien bugs, WASD / twin-stick controls, random loot, and procedurally-generated levels. Wield legendary weapons, unlock devastating skills, create overpowered builds – and turn your enemies' attacks against them. Try the free demo! ARPG / ROGUELIKE HYBRIDLoot is permanent (as soon as you bring it home) but power-ups are lost on d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Complex.

    View Game
  7. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 648 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 17 reviews

    The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot em up game where peril comes from above. So in a nutshell, pest control with machine guns in space. The core mechanics hold old ties from the classic arcade shooter "Super Pang" where you shoot vertically, but with modern day twists. You are Harry, a brash and tenacious exterminator who has a knack for decimating bugs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bug Butcher.

    View Game
  8. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    66% User Score Based on 158 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable, top-down, roguelike twin-stick shooter. Combine and optimise your spells to defeat twisted monstrosities and dive deeper into the Lone Ruin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LONE RUIN.

    View Game
  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    91% User Score Based on 454 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 2 reviews

    Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Scrappers.

    View Game
  10. View Game
  11. View Game
    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    82% User Score Based on 612 reviews

    Blackout Z: Slaghterhouse edition is a fast paced top down shooter where you kill the maximum of zombies that you can, while the battery of your flashlight is slowly drowning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackout Z.

    View Game
  12. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    70% User Score Based on 954 reviews

    The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Miles To Safety.

    View Game
  13. Orbital Overdrive is a high-octane roguelite twin-stick arena shooter where you are pitted against hordes of relentless enemies on an orbit of a planet. Choose from hundreds of different abilities and weapons to create the deadliest build and smash the resistance! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Overdrive.

    View Game
  14. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    97% User Score Based on 311 reviews

    Dive back into the microscopic world, radiating with bioluminescent life and unspeakable horrors.Research permanent upgrades to survive a variety of microbes & modes in this massively expanded follow-up to Genome Guardian. Build your own biomechanical death machine from different parts to define how it shoots, behaves & moves!Make stationary turrets, psychic water sprinkler motorbik… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genome Guardian 2.

    View Game
  15. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 650 reviews

    Fast. Fluid. Fun. Free. An online cooperative Shooter/Looter/RPG. Gather up to 4 friends, gear up, and save the Galaxy from a terrible villain who has stolen the past! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relic Hunters Legend.

    View Game
  16. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    67% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    When the Light Dies is a survival game with roguelite elements set in a desolate, frozen wilderness. Step into a murky world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the Light Dies.

    View Game
  17. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Build, Fight, Improve, Obliterate. Create bloody mayhem in this ARPG / Tower Defense hybrid by building turrets and traps in strategic positions and fighting waves after waves of ferocious clones and creations of immoral research. As you gain experience in the battlefield, improve and develop your characters and weapons to get more and more powerful and decimate your enemies. Combining the classic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neural Shock.

    View Game
  18. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    80% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    Run-based roguelike bullet heaven where you create strategic weapon and item synergies to survive the ceaseless hordes. Remember, every step back is a step towards a whole new strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivors of the Dawn.

    View Game
  19. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    78% User Score Based on 319 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The full version of the game is now available on Steam: **http://store.steampowered.com/app/342620** The full version contains more levels, weapons, a multiplayer (co-op) mode, care packages and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It came from space and ate our brains.

    View Game
  20. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

    View Game
  21. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    60% User Score Based on 560 reviews

    An artificial nano-virus has wiped out humanity almost completely turning all humans into a mob of deadly mutilated zombies. Only a few people managed to survive and you are one of them.This is the world after a zombie apocalypse in which the main characters have to go through many perils. It is a story about ordinary people who, when faced with danger, decided not to run away from it, but to figh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guns n Zombies.

    View Game
  22. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    51% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 4 reviews

    Attention! Tiny Troopers: Global Ops is a fast-paced arcade twin-stick shooter in which you lead an elite squad of Tiny Troopers on action-packed missions to take down hordes of unscrupulous enemies from all corners of the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Troopers: Global Ops.

    View Game
  23. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Gore Storm is an action roguelite horde survival game with twin stick shooter gameplay. Fight off hordes of enemies, upgrade your weapons, soldiers, turrets, and base, survive as long as you can. Features 9 guns 3 Mission types with 4 stages each 10 enemy types 16+ meta upgrades 38+ gameplay upgrades to power up your run with If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gore Storm.

    View Game
  24. View Game
  25. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 203 reviews

    Click here for steam early access version with more maps, enemies and weapons! Very simple shooter to test my voxel engine. wsad to move to fire machine gun <right mouse... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critical Annihilation.

    View Game
  26. View Game
    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    You have no face…..they have no chance. Travel room by room emptying your magazine into hordes of the undead as you unlock the secrets of the labyrinth you find yourself trapped in. Unlock new faces, customize your weapons, battle bosses, slaughter the undead, and collect their remains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to room13.

    View Game
  27. View Game
    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    Project Gunship is a single-player, simulation game that provides an authentic and immersive AC-130 Gunship experience. As gamers ourselves, we’ve often desired an AC-130 Gunship simulator that authentically modeled their combat deployments and we simply got tired of waiting. Far too many times we’ve only been granted a simple taste of this type of gameplay, but Project Gunship’s intent is to be t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Gunship.

    View Game
  28. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:funny
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to "Super Smash Asteroids", a high-octane, top-down, dual-stick, rogue-like space shooter set in a futuristic universe. Choose from six unique ships, each with their own starting statistics and special abilities, and blast your way through hordes of enemies and epic bosses. As you play, level up and choose from a pool of over 70+ items to upgrade your ship and modify your base stats, unlo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Smash Asteroids.

    View Game
  29. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    A single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power of Ten.

    View Game
  30. Behemoths have invaded and flattened cities all over the world. Humanity is on the brink of extinction. You are the pilot of Crimson Slayer, the world’s largest and most powerful mech, and the last mech standing. Explore different fight styles, from pistols to melee, and unleash awesome firepower to become the ultimate defender against the monstrous threat. FEATURES: Destroy enemies using a co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Mech Standing.

    View Game
  31. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    74% User Score Based on 34 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    Famous for its cool world and innovatively omnidirectional shooting system, ZERO GUNNER 2 is coming back as ZERO GUNNER 2-. Blast every enemy plane from various sides of your screen. Fans who have enjoyed Psikyo Shooting will definitely enjoy this new ZERO GUNNER 2-. The compilation of Psikyo shooting game, ZERO GUNNER 2-, is reviving now! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero Gunner 2.

    View Game
  32. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 1,160 reviews

    An isometric co-op PvE multiplayer survival horror game. It's 1998, and an ancient curse has been unleashed, trapping everyone on Mt. Bisik. When a mysterious fog appeared, people started hearing whispers and seeing monsters. Fight, explore, solve puzzles, and figure out a way to escape... together! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisper Mountain Outbreak.

    View Game
  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 664 reviews

    Achilles: Survivor is a dynamic single-player bullet heaven game where you face thousands of enemies, build destructive structures, develop your character to return as an even more powerful machine of destruction and survive waves of enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Achilles: Survivor.

    View Game
  34. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    63% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Wishlist on Steam to be notified when the full version is released. Annihilate endless swarms of enemies with devastating weaponry, survive this Kinetic Storm by unlocking powerful skills and upgrades. This sci-fi action roguelike will test your skills like no other, with responsive twin-stick controls and unique enemy design. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kinetic Storm.

    View Game
  35. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    47% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    UPDATE ROADMAP About the Game Pinball Storm: Lokanta is a roguelike marble shooting game. You will face waves of enemies, challenge the elite, and stand against strong Bosses. As a rebel, you will use marble pinball as your weapon. Associate with new companions, unlock new marbles, then further enhance your marbles with your loot. All your foes shall perish! In Lonkata, you will challenge … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pinball Storm: Lokanta.

    View Game
  36. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 684 reviews

    Dive into a microscopic alien world, radiating with bioluminescent life and unspeakable horrors. Genome Guardian is a deeply-complex shooter that's easy to pick up but hard to master. Research permanent upgrades to survive 8 game modes, each with multiple ascension levels ("depths"). Pair DNA nucleotides Adenine (rapidfire), Cytosine (precision), Guanine (spread), Thymine (explosive) to dis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genome Guardian.

    View Game
  37. View Game
    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 1,049 reviews

    Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talented.

    View Game
  38. View Game
    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    The fast-paced twin-stick shooter game in the grim post-apocalyptic Renaissance setting. It had been more than a hundred years since the terrible plague devoured the whole Europe and turned almost everyone there in the maddened mutants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remedium.

    View Game
  39. View Game
    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    86% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    Become a master hacker &#39;X&#39; and hack into the digital world of a corrupt conglomerate. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X Invader.

    View Game
  40. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Kitty Survivors is a funny action rogue-lite game where you slay hordes of creatures, create overpowered builds, use elemental skills and craft stupid weapons. Join a growing guild of misfits with a thirst for milk, hired to protect the Kingdom of Catmere! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kitty Survivors: Rogues of Catmere.

    View Game
  41. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,542 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 2 reviews

    "Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains! Take on the role of Cactus, an enthusiastic police android, who responds to a stranded space freighter only to discover it under siege by its malfunctioning robot workers. Cut off from the outside and in over her head, Cactus and the androids she re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault Android Cactus.

    View Game
  42. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 142 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game, inspired by such classic games like “Crimsonland”, “Alien Shooter” or “Nuclear Throne”. It takes place in a futuristic city, filled with red, cube-like enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and nuclear explosions. Play alone or with friends in a local co-op mode. Destroy as many enemies as you can before they overwhelm you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destropolis.

    View Game
  43. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 2,502 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    KILLSQUAD is a coop A-RPG of mercenaries raiding planets for glory. Choose a raid on the Online Contract System. Unlock skills mid-mission to adapt. Unleash hell with unique weapons. Scavenge materials to boost them. And, if you survive, spend your bounty on gear to live another day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Killsquad.

    View Game
  44. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    The Hurricane of the Varstray is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the villain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hurricane of the Varstray: Collateral hazard.

    View Game
  45. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 127 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    FIGHT IN EVER CHANGING SPACE BATTLES! Run through the universe, discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Interface.

    View Game
  46. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,254 reviews

    Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Hazard 2.

    View Game
  47. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    89% User Score Based on 450 reviews

    The swarm is a swarm of thousands of alien zerg, and you, as the only survivor of this wasteland, you need to face them and fight with blood, good luck! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insect Swarm.

    View Game
  48. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    81% User Score Based on 137 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players enter a ravaged research outpost to confront an alien menace and get out alive! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries as you search for the source of the deadly alien outbreak. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeno Crisis.

    View Game
  49. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    69% User Score Based on 646 reviews

    The last ship against the endless. Exterminate as many as you can, and gather points to upgrade your ship from a crafted deck of equipment and power-ups. Will your choices be enough to overcome the thousands hunting you? Survive the swarm in this rogue-lite + survivors + asteroids mashup. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Survivor.

    View Game
  50. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Blow away everything in your path in this 4 player co-op, sci-fi, twin-stick shooter! Explore huge worlds, level up your characters, defeat giant bosses and discover the mystery of Nova Genesis! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Purge.

    View Game