Games like Gradius

Gradius is a Science Fiction themed shoot-em-up game that can be played in single-player or multi-player mode. Players control the Vic Viper spacecraft as they navigate through unexplored galaxies, searching for a lost armada while battling hostile alien life forms. Power-ups and weapons are available to help players overcome the challenging levels.

"Earth's Greatest Defender" is a boomer shooter game with a focus on fast-paced action and loud weapons. The game features classic weapons, such as a machine gun and shotgun, that become highly powerful when used in combination with a grappling hook. This hook allows players to fly around levels, access high grounds, and move quickly, adding a unique element to the shooting experience. The game also includes a built-in level editor for endless gameplay possibilities.

"Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender" is a fast-paced, retro-style shoot-em-up game. Players protect a school of cat milkmen from robotic enemies while they extract milk from the ocean floor. With upgradeable weapons, power-ups, and multiple levels, it's a challenging and fun experience for fans of classic arcade games.

Earth is under siege! A mysterious and powerful alien race has come to enslave the entire galaxy, and your fleet is humanity's last hope. You must put an end to the attacks and rebuild a home for the survivors. With the invaders in hot pursuit, and the dangers of the unexplored at every turn, do you have what it takes to forge a new galaxy?

Graceful Explosion Machine is a challenging side-scrolling arcade shooter, where you pilot the advanced GEM fighter with a powerful quad-weapon array. Fight through hordes of aliens across vividly colored planets, and perfect your combo system to climb the leaderboards in Score Attack mode. The game offers stunning visuals, a synthesizer-driven soundtrack, and encourages replayability with extensive statistics and rankings.

"Enemy Mind" is a side-scrolling space shooter for PC with a classic 8-bit art style and 8 levels of challenge across 70 waves. As a being of pure psychic energy, you can take over and control any of the 20+ unique ships you encounter, each with their own power and ability. The game features an adaptive story system that changes with your play style and offers multi-player co-op for up to four players. The soundtrack is an original chiptune-inspired creation by Rainbow Kitten.

Syder Arcade is a fast-paced, old-school shoot 'em up game that pays homage to Amiga games of the 90s. It offers a challenging and uncompromised experience with no coins or grinding, focusing on player skill and dodging a barrage of enemy fire. With its fierce action and classic design, Syder Arcade provides a nostalgic trip back in time for seasoned players and a benchmark for newcomers to the genre.

“Alien Storm” is an arcade game for Commodore C=64, Commodore VIC-20 (with expansion memory installed), Commodore PLUS/4, Commodore C=128, Atari, MSX 1 and Memotech 500, written in a short time thanks to the primitives made available by the "midres" library.  The game participates in the challenges of:RetroProgramming Italia - RP Italia (A division of RetroCampus)Retro Programmers Inside This …

Blast off into space! Help Monica and her team explore the galaxy, fight off hordes of enemies, and clean up the mysterious cosmic gel in this retro-arcade inspired action shooter!

In Homebase, the fate of the galaxy rests in your hands as you take command of the last remaining defense outpost against an alien invasion. As humanity's last line of defense, it's up to you to protect your home base from wave after wave of relentless extraterrestrial attackers. Prepare yourself for an intense and action-packed experience as you navigate your heavily armed spacecraft through the…