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Looking for games like Brains Out? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Black blood, The Cruise 2 or Commander Cool 2.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    65% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Black Blood is a mix of Tower Defense and a top—down shooter where you have to defend 4 lighthouses from alien invaders. Use weapons, build defensive towers and upgrade them with the help of resources extracted from defeated enemies. Your assistant will be a drone that attacks, heals and repairs your structures if you improve its capabilities. Every decision matters — choose what to spend your lim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black blood.

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  2. Space-Invader styled stress relieving retro top-down shooter, with a little taste of dungeon crawling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cruise 2.

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  3. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 293 reviews

    Commander Cool 2 is a four player local coop retro-styled adventure that is destined to be one of coolest game in 2015! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commander Cool 2.

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    16%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    27% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Defeat 7 bosses in this radial Shoot 'em up game to obtain full power of color spectre and defeat hidden evil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Er-Spectro.

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  5. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Gelly Break Deluxe is a couch co-op platformer in which you, as Gel and Lee, have to save the Gellies' home planet from Evil Blob. As a team, use your shooting and switching skills in challenging jump'n'run passages to survive together against the ever-changing enemy types. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gelly Break Deluxe.

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  6. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    68% User Score Based on 56 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Of Carrots And Blood is a twin-stick survival arena shooter about kissing bunnies, hungry mutants and a lot of blood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of Carrots And Blood.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Frisbros is a couch coop match of Ultimate Frisbee played inside a labyrinth of challenges, puzzles, and monsters. Team up with a friend and pass your disc to victory through eighteen courses, each with their own unique mechanics, unlockable characters, discs, and maybe even secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frisbros.

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  8. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    64% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    If there are two cubes left in the world, one of them will want to kill another. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.P.I.C.E Arena.

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  9. The devlog of Warcat Parade ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warcat Parade.

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  10. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    45% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Yargis is a fast paced, top down spaceship shooter. Customize your ship to join a battle online or offline. Yargis is focused on team based, close combat action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yargis: Space Melee.

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  11. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    83% User Score Based on 47 reviews

    Ascend the divisions of the mysterious Roadclub and race for a chance to one day challenge the reigning Roadclub Master for his title. Make your mark on the online leaderboards or challenge a friend in local splitscreen races. Whichever path you choose, Roadclub takes you for a ride. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roadclub: League Racing.

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  12. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 1 reviews

    This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mission 1985.

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  13. When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS. This is a horizontal shmup made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Stars.

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  14. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Game Features A unique tactical shooting game with a top-down perspective. Test your operation, aiming, and shooting! Test your command and defeat stronger enemies with fewer casualties. Dozens of vehicles to experience three-dimensional combat on land and in the air. Experience different combat conditions, including full-scale charge, brutal battle, and desperate blockade. Characteristic ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Patriotic War.

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  15. Embark on a journey through the cosmos with PolyDestroyer, a riveting 2D space shooter that combines classic arcade action with modern design. As the universe's last hope, you'll pilot the formidable PolyDestroyer, a spacecraft equipped with devastating weaponry and advanced technology, to fend off an onslaught of alien adversaries determined to conquer every corner of the galaxy.Key Features Com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PolyDestroyer.

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  16. Firetry is a beautiful and fun game. There are more than 50 episodes in the game. You can design a section yourself or modify an existing section design. It also has a feature that makes this game different from other games. In this game you can manage the characters with your own code. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FireTry.

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  17. An unnamed undercover policeman is given a new task, to destroy all aliens on a secret planet. He is armed with a spaceship, flying pandas, an aggressive space rooster that will peck aliens to death. The goal of the game is to complete the level. But it's not as easy as it may seem, there are several types of aliens who are trying to stop you. - Various enemies - Beautiful design - Fascinating a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPACEJUMP.

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  18. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    58% User Score Based on 34 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    Bone marrow is a role-playing Board puzzle game. For a certain amount of time, combine the figures, increase your characteristics and deal with evil, but keep in mind that a wrong step can lead to irreversible consequences! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bone Marrow.

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  19. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    89% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Starship Rubicon is a modern take on the classic space shooter genre. It's a smart and challenging rogue-lite that features a unique control scheme, pixel art remixed with NASA photographs, and an existential crisis about who is REALLY the monster. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Rubicon.

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  20. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    37% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    After 256 years of peace in the lands of Antoria the Roselian army of Batrathum has risen up once more to attempt to reclaim the land of Antoria that they lost in the 43rd War of Darkness. Threatening to start War of Darkness 44, King Lancelot Bartholomew Rosell of the Roselian Empire sends his beasts through the lands, corrupting and destroying everything in their path. Refusing to hide from the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Joylancer: Legendary Motor Knight.

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  21. 24%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    33% User Score Based on 24 reviews
    Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

    A comic adventure introducing Johnny Rocket in an action platformer game stylized as a free-hand black and white cartoon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Johnny Rocket.

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  22. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    74% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    'PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker' is the fastest, easiest way to make platform games. Suitable for all ages, PlataGO! is a versatile yet simple drag and drop tool, that can be enjoyed by creative game-makers of all ages. The only limit is your imagination! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker.

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  23. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    First instalment in the series of 2D action side-scrollers, taking place in very distant galaxy and not so distant future. Gameplay main hallmarks are fast-paced laser guns shootouts, punch 'n' kick combats, managing obby-like obstacles, using wits in overcoming deadly traps and witty dialogues. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Princess Maira: Initiation.

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  24. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 81 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    In this twin-stick roguelite shooter. You play as one of the galactic mercenaries, exploring a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project. In the role of one of the mercenaries, you will have to fight against hordes of crazed robots and ectoplasmic monsters, while your boss calmly drinks beer in a safe compartment nearby. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REPLIKATOR.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Voxel Tanks - hardcore and dynamic top-down arena shooter with voxel graphics and chiptune music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voxel Tanks.

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  26. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Arcade-style battle-royale shoot 'em up. Perform chain kills on enemies, send special and boss attacks to wreak havoc on your opponents. Compete with up to 99 players, dominating matches until a single winner remains If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star99.

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  27. PUFIWEHO ProtectingUsFromIncredibly WorrisomeExtremely HostileOddities It’s a top-down shooter with no guns and no graphic violence. Suitable for all! Use the arrow keys (or ASDW) and your mouse to fight monsters, solve puzzles, and even travel through space. THE INVASIONWhen swarms of bizarre and dangerous gigantic mosquitoes invade the Earth, it is up to you to defeat the extremely harmful monst… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PUFIWEHO.

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  28. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Create, share and download unlimited new Stages for this new arcade remix with integrated Stage editor! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARK BOX Unlimited.

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  29. The Flames is a top down shooter where you fight a powerful boss called Hodaya and help save the Wisp the leader of the planet. Game features: - Running - shooting - multiple different weapons - boss fight - multiple waves with increasing difficulty - multiple enemy types with different skills My name is Paxton and I'm 10. I've been learning C# and have been making games for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Flames.

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  30. Aircraft War is a 2D aircraft battle game. There are 5 different sections, 5 different player planes and 5 different enemy planes in this game. Good game to everyone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aircraft War.

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  31. You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starfighter Neon.

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  32. BulletGarden is a 2D vertical shooting gamewhere you explore a planet where the seeds you sow blossom into weapons.You can handle about 300 different types of weapons,each with its own unique characteristics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BulletGarden.

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  33. Black Space is a free arena-styled singleplayer 2D space shooter using top-down perspective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyper Frenzy.

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  34. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Madville+ is an arena shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you fight incoming waves of aliens and customize your guns as you progress. It is designed to have short play sessions (30-40 min) and replayability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Madville+.

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  35. Operation TP is a Survival, Puzzle, Top-down adventure. Every level has a key, that you must find before the exit will unlock; However every level is a maze of corridors, and dead ends, There are also many enemies looking for you, so don't take too long! We've all been there... the toilet paper is running low, and we have to decide who will be the unfortunate soul to acquire more. Our hero is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation TP.

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  36. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 105 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Space Elite Force II is a classic side scrolling gaming experience with many enemies, explosions and upgrades for your ship. Have fun defeating bosses, upgrading your ship and blowing up enemies, alone or with a friend in local co-op mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Elite Force 2.

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  37. You are tasked to destroy the swarms of alien invaders as they attempt to annihilate your race from existence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Wing II.

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  38. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Outer Terror is a horde shooter where you hold out against massive quantities of otherworldly cosmic creatures. Assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and blast apart seemingly endless waves of horrific creatures in this stylish roguelike that pays homage to the B-movies and Golden Age horror comics of the 80s and 90s. Don’t Die and stay alive for as long as you can while exploring overrun cit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outer Terror.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    85% User Score Based on 129 reviews

    You are a space trooper. Somehow you got to the enemy territory, and you should wait for your squad to get out of here! But only God knows when will they arrive to you! They will send you bonuses for killed enemies to longer your life till they arrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Attack.

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  40. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    92% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Have fun destroying your enemies in a reinterpretation of games from the 80s! To the sound of a mixture of unique musical genres, complete missions, improve your ship, be precise in your shots. All of this without worrying about GAME OVER! Play alone, in cooperative mode or challenge a friend in PVP mode, here competition is what counts! Regardless of how you choose to play, the fun has no limits… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geometric Feel the Beats.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    A 2D car-combat shooter with rogue-lite elements. Carsteroids is a challenging top-down shooter set in a dark future.  In the past, humanity colonized the asteroids to extract resources. Now, that place is a set for a violent car-combat game show, where all the pilots and the fighters gather to find their fortune.  Story ModeSelect your pilot and make your way through 15 randomly generated stage… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARSTEROIDS.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Mauled is a Free To Play, Third Person Shooter, CO-OP online, with procedural generated levels, infinite hordes of fierces creatures and many weapons to buy in citadels. Survive on a earth fallen into oblivion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mauled.

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  43. The game takes place in 2215. Suddenly terrible news has come from the outskirts of the solar system: our civilization was attacked by the alien armies. A terrible war begins, humanity is surrounded, enemy space ships press the earth's army. The module in a body of the best robot-ship is sent to the space base of newcomers near the satellite of Saturn where main enemy forces are concentrated... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberoque.

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  44. Techno Tanks is an intense, fast-paced arcade-inspired tanks game. It’s a lot of fast fun and a must-have if you enjoy arcade games. Be ready for the Techno Tank experience! Deafest the enemy tanks while dodging their deadly bullets. Improve your aim and maneuver skills while surviving a crazy retro bullet hell. Level by level the enemy's tanks get faster, smarter, and deadlier. Can you defeat the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Techno Tanks.

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  45. 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.

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  46. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    The full game of  Bugs Must Die will be released on Steam Store.  https://store.steampowered.com/app/816720/Bugs_Must_Die/ If it's the game that you're interested in, please add it to your wishlist on Steam. We here at DG Games Workshop are working on our first PC game titled “Bugs Must Die”. It is a fast-paced modern retro top-down shooter where you fight against alien bugs and bosses by contr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bugs Must Die.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Survive in a city controlled by a game corporations. Residents have to buy DLC for every unfinished product, developers forced to make endless sequels, and lootboxes now sold even at the grocery store. Stop the madness or join it in the cybernetic stealth-shooter Geeksos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geeksos.

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  48. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    SHOOT 'EM UP! Just keep shooting! Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a retro 2D Arcade bullet hell vertical shooter. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons, get better ones! Danger can come from any direction, including 3D objects in the background. The Full Release shall comprise of the following modes you can play: Campaign Mode - A storytelling modular mission-based play style where y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight: Eye of the Storm.

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  49. 18%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    25% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Players will experience procedurally generated levels with increasing difficulty. To beat a sector all space bases need to be defeated. Each base will constantly construct enemy ships to defend themselves and the ship type and strength is determined by what sector you are in. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grav Blazer Squared.

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  50. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    83% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Space Elite Force is a frenetic side-scrolling, full of explosions and epic battles against bosses. With its large amount of upgrades and its high level of difficulty, Space Elite Force is the ideal game for anyone who wants frenzied action, quick plays and a few hours of fun. Embark on this battle and help defeat the awful Klyvu race! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Elite Force.

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