Games like BLAM! - ZX Spectrum

86%Game Brain Score

graphics, music

stability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 519 reviews

Get back to some serious Old-School gaming with Syder Arcade! A love letter to Amiga games of the 90′, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders. Syder Arcade is a free scrolling, multi directional shoot ’em up, an uncompromised old-school experience, furious, challenging, straightforward. This game will bring you back in time, when bulky starships were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syder Arcade.

78%Game Brain Score

graphics, music

gameplay, story

92% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of almost 1000 planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z-Exemplar.

72%Game Brain Score

music, graphics

gameplay, stability

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up with infinite replayability, a true hommage to 16-bit shooters wrapped in graphics we all loved. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive through unpredictable space events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rick Henderson.

Apolune is a minimalist, endless procedural evolutionary space war. Enjoy fighting wave after wave of enemy starships in a classic "2D" simulation that evolves and mutates as you fight on, victorious. Defend the Earth from hordes of vile aliens in your simple craft: point-and-shoot. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apolune.

STAR BLAZER - Episode 1 Starblazer is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up game that features pre-rendered assets in the style of PSX graphics with gameplay like arcade machines. The final game will be free to access and will include three episodes, each with four levels. Set in the late 75th century after Earth was rammed by an alien ship, the narrative follows former three-star General J… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR BLAZER.

The classic shoot 'em up franchise expands ! Fight your way through 5 levels of deadly ships and bosses to get your revenge on the Empire. Colorful pixel art and catchy soundtrack, easy controls but hard game overall, SOMD2 makes use of all of the tropes of the arcade genre. The game features 4 achievements, an in game leaderboard that displays the 5 best speedrunners worldwide, and 3 characters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Orbital Mega Drift II.

Pangaroids is a small retro arcade shooter with simple mechanics, designed for the high score chaser in all of us. Endless survival score chasing gameplay inspired by some of our favourite arcade classics like Asteroids and Pang! Command your ship to clear the screen of waves of enemy metal orbs. Easy to learn, simple controls to turn your ship, boost, and brake. Keyboard controls – arrow keys… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pangaroids.

51%Game Brain Score

music, graphics

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Space Probes is a Shoot Em Up (SHMUP) inspired by productions from the 90s released on SNES, MEGADRIVE, NEO-GEO, PC-ENGINE etc. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Probes.

UfoPilot: The Phadt Menace - Steam Edition again puts you at the controls of a nimble Vector-class starfighter, this time as a mercenary for hire tasked with rescuing captured StarFleet pilots from deep behind enemy lines. A sci-fi retro side-scrolling shoot-em-up / rescue game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UfoPilot: The Phadt Menace - Steam Edition.

96%Game Brain Score

gameplay, music

replayability, story

96% User Score Based on 96 reviews

StoryThirty years have passed since the first battle against the alien menace in Project X. Now, the threat has returned—stronger, smarter, and more relentless than ever. Project X: Light Years brings back high-octane, side-scrolling shoot’em-up action as the official successor to the beloved Amiga classic. Crafted by passionate fans and shaped through close collaboration with players and m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project X: Light Years.