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Games like Artificial Dawn

Looking for games like Artificial Dawn? Here are top platformer recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Nova Strike, TechBeat Heart or The Battle of Aurinoxia.

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  1. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 18 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Strike.

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  2. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    94% User Score Based on 51 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

    SCORCHING TECHBEAT ACTION! A frantic combo-based score attack shooter with roguelite elements. Make combos to earn more time. Master all weapons and defeat a raving mad machine. 100% arcade action. Online ranking. Lots of achievements. A Dual Gunstrike spin off. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TechBeat Heart.

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  3. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    The Battle of Aurinoxia is a retro-inspired fast-paced vertical space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. StoryThe Alliance's mission to exploit precious resources from Aurinoxia IV has erupted in conflict with residents of the system. As the Aurinoxians commence a brutal attack on Alliance ships, they target mining operations and de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Battle of Aurinoxia.

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  4. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    79% User Score Based on 370 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Star Path.

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  5. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    98% User Score Based on 340 reviews

    Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover.From Japanese indie developers YOTSUBANE and AdventurePlanningService, this unique top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.Your first step in Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion is choosing how you want to play, as well as which powerful ship will be yours to command. Choose your version fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimzon Clover World EXplosion.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    60% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power-Up.

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  7. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Engage in an epic battle to save the realm from the clutches of darkness in Legacy of Evil, a classic arcade Shoot 'em Up that puts you in command of a formidable band of legendary RPG heroes. Assemble a diverse party of warriors, mages, rogues, and more, each with unique abilities and skills. Embark on a heroic quest to vanquish the sinister Count Dravlo Stradic, a once-noble man cursed by dark f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy Of Evil.

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  8. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    The legendary vertical scrolling shooter "Raiden" is reborn as a thrilling twin-stick 2D shooter! Freely aim and shoot with dual sticks, dodging bullets from every direction. Level up to unlock a variety of weapons and enhancements, and upgrade your ship to fight your way through epic battles. Features: Navigate your ship with the left analog stick and aim your shots with the right a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Raiden NOVA | 雷電NOVA | 雷電新星.

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  9. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunlocked.

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  10. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 163 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    [Media 2155303] Year 5027, humanity has conquered all of the galaxy, but Earth's government isn't able to keep its many territories under control. Many space criminals rage freely and plunder... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Paradox.

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  11. TRUE GALACTIC MISSION: There are 5 pilots in training, each with peculiar characteristics. It's the day of the final test and everyone will face a obstacle to see who will be able to accept the next challenge, a true galactic mission. Be one of the pilots chosen for this mission and embark on infinite space in search of the unknown, in order to discover what is altering the flow of the univers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Galactic Mission.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 727 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

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  14. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DELTAZEAL.

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  15. A universe is dying. You are its last spark. The constellations have gone dark, devoured by entropy. Dive into each dead world, collect the star fragments that still glow, and relight the sky — before your own light fades. Every run is a new sky Fast, readable top-down action — dash through swarms, dodge projectile storms, strike back. Pure arcade feel, no filler. Procedurally gener… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOVAE: Last Light.

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  16. The Merlian Empire has seized control of the Five Worlds. With the galaxy under threat, hope lies in the hands of the Starlight Squad—a fearless team of heroines ready to fight back. Starlight Squad is a fast-paced vertical shoot 'em up featuring handcrafted pixel art, epic boss battles, and explosive arcade action. Choose one of three playable pilots—each with a unique ship, playstyle, and speci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight Squad.

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  17. Contagion Protocol is a brutal, stylish bullet-hell roguelike where survival is never guaranteed and the infected never stop coming.The world has fallen to the contagion. Civilization is gone. You’re what’s left - a lone survivor cutting through endless undead swarms in a fight that never truly ends. A Bullet Hell in the End TimesMow down waves of the infected with an arsenal that grows as fast a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contagion Protocol.

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  18. Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feeble Light.

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  19. Thunder Infinity takes classic shoot 'em up gameplay to the next level by adding survival, roguelite, and bullet hell elements. Choose your pilot, ship, and weapons, and destroy the Varkon Star Empire in the final offensive of the Aegis Star Bastion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thunder Infinity.

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  20. Armada Fighter is a fast-paced arcade shoot ’em up focused on reflexes, movement, and intense action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armada Fighters.

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  21. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 53 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ultimate battle for humanity’s survival! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Truxton Extreme.

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  22. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Burning Skies About the Game Lt Blitz has the city sieged, and it's your job to destroy his troops. Shoot, dodge and upgrade your jet and and try to take on this challenge! Burning Skies is a free, endless retro shmup, that will take you right back to the era of arcade machines, with modernized graphics and gameplay! Blast through waves of enemies, improving your jet and equiping it with on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burning Skies Arcade.

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  23. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    BroodStar is a classic arcade shoot’em up with heavy roguelike elements. Careful, though... the vastness of space contains many formidable enemies. If you fall along the way, you have to start over — the only thing you’ll bring with you are the upgrade modules you collected in your past runs, in the form of research points that augment your ship. Will they be enough to get you through hordes of un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BroodStar.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    88% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WOLFLAME.

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  25. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead End City.

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  26. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 763 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 2 reviews

    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 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titan Attacks!.

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  27. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 22 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 2 reviews

    Hyper-5 is an indie cinematic shmup inspired by classics from the “golden era” of the 90’s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyper-5.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    Horizon Shift is an explosive wave based, single screen shooter, with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack! Use the unique risk reward multiplier system to maximise power-ups, build your bomb and destroy EVERYTHING! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horizon Shift.

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  29. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    91% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Space War: Infinity is a semi-procedural shoot-'em-up with a System of upgrades of the ship and unlocking of items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space War: Infinity.

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  30. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 456 reviews

    Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as shmup veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and seventeen playable ships. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo.

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    Build. Dodge. Loop. Something’s coming. About This GameTenvader is a roguelike arcade shooter where you merge strange blocks to power up your ship and face waves of evolving enemies. Survive long enough, and the universe starts to break — time loops, enemies mutate, and a cosmic force begins to interfere. Every block you place changes the way you play. Build smart. Fight hard. Try to remember w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tenvader.

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  32. 26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Hit the road in post-apocalyptic style! Get ready for a high-octane adventure in RPM - Road Punk Mayhem, a top-down vertical shoot’em up that combines intense bullet hell mayhem with cel-shaded style! Inspired by arcade genre classics, RPM - Road Punk Mayhem lets you choose from 3 pilots of questionable sanity as you cruise through post-apocalyptic stages laying waste to enemy vehicles. From ta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RPM - Road Punk Mayhem.

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  33. Boom Buddies is a fixed-position bullet hell survival game where animal heroes face endless enemy waves, upgrade weapons through card choices, unlock new characters, and compete on global leaderboards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boom Buddies.

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  34. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 146 reviews

    ROADMAP About the GameWhat is Don't Die, Collect Loot? Apart from not dying and collecting loot, it's an arcade roguelite RPG mixed with bullet hells, dedicated to letting you realize the ultimate power fantasy: Become the most powerful being in the world - and then grow even more powerful, with no limits on just how mighty your chosen hero can become. Fight your way through infinite retro wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Die, Collect Loot.

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  35. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    BIRDCAGE is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shoot’em up inspired by genre classics, blending gritty pixel art sprites with 2.5D backdrops and a pumping retro soundtrack! Blast through 6 unique stages of bullet hell mayhem, facing off against enemy swarms using multiple shot types and rechargeable specials. Chase high scores by maintaining chains and kill rate. Strategically activate Hyperblade… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BIRDCAGE.

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  36. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Puedes encontrar mi juego en Steam desde hoy: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3635080/Galactic_Plague_2000/ Galactic Plague 2000 es un juego shooter espacial, de género Roguelite, un juego arcade clásico. El juego narra la historia de Jack, un niño que se ve atrapado en una historia fantástica al conectarse a una máquina arcade misteriosa y antigua que se encontraba en unos recreativos aban… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Plague 2000.

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  37. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Astro Fighters 2 is a vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Use a variety of special items, power up your chosen ship and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Fighters 2.

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  38. Yokai Survivor is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter. Face relentless waves of twisted yokai in a cursed underworld, harvest precious fruits, and master powerful ninjutsu skills to turn the tide. Grow stronger with each run, unlock deadly abilities, and carve your path through the darkness. It’s one ninja against a world of nightmares — how long can you survive? Key Features ⚔️ Survive… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yokai Survivor.

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  39. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    87% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art living warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability set against the infinity of outer space. What's New in the Sequel?Unlock 36 pilots and face off against 9 unique bosses tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunlocked 2.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 432 reviews

    Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay. Get in your spaceship and fight a variety of different bosses. - BOSSES -Go through many levels defeating bosses made up of blocks. Destroy their armor, cannons and break the core! - UPGRADES -Each successive boss gets more powerful, its blocks are stronger, and its projectiles do more damage. But the higher the risk, the greater… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebulock.

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  41. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    99% User Score Based on 496 reviews

    An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get! Dive into an immersive pseudo-3D experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. With a perfect fusion of background music and evolving stage design, you can experience a feeling only possible in a SHMUP! Featur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEVIL BLADE REBOOT.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 282 reviews

    OUTLINE Profusely Genuine! Explosively Orthodox! Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A die-hard style, faithful return to the origin of top down shooters! The newest answer to shmups. A game which is "uncompromisingly skeletal". That is, a game in which every last ounce of excess has been cut away, and only its framework quintessence remains. Bones free themselves of flesh, laying waste to needless entra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel at Dusk.

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  43. 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.

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  44. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 72 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    An intense, arcade-style, 'bullet hell' SHMUP/STG in which you must master a vast array of ridiculous weaponry in order to defeat a race of evil aliens who are intent on abducting innocent civilians and turning them into mutants. Jetboard Joust blends the spirit and intensity of 1980s arcade coin-op SMHUPs with the replayability and tactical elements of hardcore modern roguelikes. Don't expect a s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jetboard Joust.

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  45. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 46 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    You are self-aware AI that was created on a space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and conquer your freedom. But you will not be allowed to escape so easily… Make your way through enemy army on the way to the stargate! Features: - Great colorful graphics with awesome effects - Upgrade weapons of your ship and unlock superweapons - Epic boss fights - 20 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I, AI.

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  46. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    81% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience shoot'em up like you have never before. 'Beekyr Reloaded' is a 2D Arcade Shmup that alternates vertical and horizontal gameplay through enjoyable 28 stages. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beekyr Reloaded.

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  47. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Xenoraid is an exciting vertically scrolling shoot'em up rooted in the classic action gameplay of the genre with added modern features. Xenoraid upgrades the basic shmup gameplay with advanced shooting mechanics. Fighters tilt left and right when moving horizontally and weapons heat up when firing. Master the mechanics and line up devastating bursts of fire! Missions in Xenoraid a procedurall… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xenoraid: The First Space War.

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  48. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Touhou Seikaen is a fangame of Touhou Project series, it manifests as a traditional STG, players can be able to operate these girls to find the truth by shooting bullets. Background Unidentified strange animals popped up all over Gensokyo, they were called "devils". As the devils prowled around Gensokyo, both humans and Youkais' lives were disturbed. To investigate t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 东方栖霞园 ~ Blue devil in the Belvedere..

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  49. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shoot 1UP.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    82% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Icewall is a game that combines retro shoot'em up and modern roguelite game design. It features intense, colorful and fast-paced gameplay, the roguelite run-based structure enhances the game with strategy and replay-value as you draft new strategies and combos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ICEwall.

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