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Looking for games like HeartLink? Here are top arcade role playing shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Galaxy Highways, Power of Ten or Pink Devil.

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  1. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    96% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    Galaxy Highways is a sci-fi space shooter where you're doing pirate raids into star systems inhabited by aliens. You destroy enemy ships, space stations, mother ships or bosses and complete all missions as soon as possible before enemy defense system destroys you with its powerful waves of attacks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Highways.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Join the fight against alien invaders in Pink Devil. Pilot an upgradable fighter jet through diverse environments, from oceans to deserts. Face unique bosses with distinct tactics and use weapons like machine guns, lasers, and rockets. Become the unstoppable Pink Devil and save the planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pink Devil.

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  4. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    An explosive, story-driven top-down shooter with vibrant pixel graphics and a pumping soundtrack. Fight your way through hallways of castle-like spaceships, neon lit alleys and futuristic medieval fortifications using an array of powerful weapons and special devices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redgar: The Space Viking.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    84% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Earth Headquarters lost contact with a remote colony on the unremarkable planet VL-744, and you, Major, along with your trusty war machine, were sent on a seemingly completely ordinary reconnaissance mission to find out the fate of the colony. What awaits you on this godforsaken planet? What depths will you have to visit, how many will you have to kill, and what secrets will you uncover? Exciting … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steelborn.

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  6. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    An old robot named H-34-RT wakes up in a derelict space station orbiting his home planet. His civilization was destroyed long ago by evil O'Xelg, but he has yet to figure that out. After an initial shock, he decides to follow his old defense routines: that means fighting the invaders, even if he is alone now. Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a challenging, squad-based shoot-em-up/bullet hell roguelite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story.

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  7. Captain Star is a fast-paced, action-packed space shooter that puts you in the pilot’s seat of a high-tech UFO. Your mission: navigate a star-strewn galaxy, outrun hostile aliens, and collect luminous stars to restore balance to the cosmos. With intuitive mouse controls that let you aim and fire with precision, Captain Star delivers an immersive arcade experience that is easy to learn but challeng… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Captain Star.

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    40%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    CORA (Counter Offensive Rapidfire Automata) is a singleplayer/multiplayer top-down shooter created by Empty House Games borrowing inspiration from other arcade top-down shooters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CORA.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development
    72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Inspired by classic horizontal shooters like Lords of Thunder, Elemental Master, and the Thunderforce series, ZPF is a passion project from the designer and developer of Super XYX and Tänzer. Players will dodge and weave through intense bullet patterns, unleashing a barrage of firepower upon hordes of unique and challenging enemies. Choose your hero - from the teleporting trickster to the laser-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZPF.

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  10. Night Poetry is a story-driven rogue-lite RPG with an existential and subjective narrative! Face waves of enemies, collect XP, and experience your evolution by obtaining various power-ups, while uncovering the consequences of an uncertain past in an ancient and mysterious city... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night Poetry.

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  11. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    95% User Score Based on 353 reviews

    You are the captainFree Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters® is a classic space game that captures the charm of retro science-fiction, space combat, and high adventure. Your story begins as the captain of the last human starship, with Earth trapped under a hostile forcefield. You are the last hope for humanity in a fight for control of the galaxy, as you explore thousands of unknown worlds and get dozens o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters.

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    30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    38% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Play RISKERS to find out what happens when Rick, a garbage man, chooses to keep a briefcase filled with money. And is hunted for it by dangerous men. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riskers.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,082 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions. You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots. Features Super intense arcade shooting action. One unique challenging boss per stage! Unlockable "Extra Missions" mode. Three difficulty modes: Hard, Normal and Easy. Polished and colorful … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bot Vice.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, humor
    83% User Score Based on 684 reviews

    Cyberhunt is a infinite Twin-Stick Shooter game set on a cyberpunk world. Destroy the asteroids, avoid cops and more on this new take on a classic genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberhunt.

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  16. Engage in retro vertical scrolling shoot’em up mayhem as Quad the frog bounty hunter! Betrayed by his first mate, former gangster Quad returns years later as a space bounty hunter, setting his sights on the mafia’s 7 generals so he can finally exact his revenge against their now infamous leader! Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in a mix of retro pixel art and low poly … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blast'N Bounty.

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  17. Game Overview"...The horizon is still dark. The afterlife has long nights." ~ Sofia Chemistians "BAAS" is a story-driven 2D bullet hell shooting game set in the afterlife. The gameplay is a hybrid of side-scrolling action and bullet hell shooting. Control your character to avoid dynamic and diverse high-density attacks unleashed by enemies. Defeat foes using unique attacks… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Against the Acolytes of Science.

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  18. The most wicked men that ever lived on earth. Authoritarians, dictators, and tyrants, from Hitler to Stalin, they are all back. Historical Invaders it's a fixed shooter game where you are the chosen one to annihilate the demons of our past and save mankind. Intense combat, stunning pixel art, story-driven and cinematic hand-drawing. Historical Invaders send the player across planet Earth to destr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Historical Invaders.

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  19. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    X-Force Under Attack is the sequel to the X-Force Genesis game. In this game, the X-Force squad will fight to prevent General Lava and his troops from invading and dominating the planet Genesi If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-Force Under Attack.

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  20. Welcome back to the frontlines Magnificent-1! Change the course of the war in this 2D Arcade shooter video game! [Warning: Game contains imagery that may be harmful to players with photosensitive epilepsy or similar condition.] You take the role of Magnificent-1, elite Ace pilot taking part in the Galaxy-spanning conflict haunting the remnants of humanity! Take your fighter and fly out into t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magnificent-1.

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  21. 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.

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  22. Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mortal Mythos: Island of Fairies.

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  23. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 154 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kusan: City of Wolves.

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  24. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style! Meet the Ex-Calibre Knights, elite pilots in state-of-the-art exo-mechs, defending peace, justice and hope across the world! The Exo-Tech corporation is dedicated to developing advanced weapons and defenses to aid humanity, but when AI drones go haywire and start attacking the populous, it’s up… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exo-Calibre.

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  25. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Dodge everything. Destroy anything. Stack ridiculous snack powers and unleash anime style Catnip powered chaos in this feel good fast paced cute-em-up. Play as Astro, a space cat with her robot companion on their journey home, battling through absurd enemies, deadly hazards, and unhinged bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Burn.

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  26. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    SNAKE GAME ULTRA CORE is an arena shooter where you play as a snake with a shotgun, escaping from a laboratory and seeking revenge on your enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SNAKE GAME ULTRA CORE.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    GUNFIELD - A game that combines genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite and bullet heaven. Destroy hordes of alien ships and giant bosses, unlock and upgrade new weapons and abilities. If you liked the game, you can add it to your wishlist on the Steam page The prototype of the game was developed on jam. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUNFIELD.

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  28. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Pilot the Megacopter, a sentient weapon that gains power by feeding on the blood of its enemies. Play through the campaign featuring seek and destroy, boss, rescue, and defense missions against the evil reptoid army. Upgrade Megacopter with the fabled AZ-TECH: ancient weaponry and armor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 144 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!! An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graze Counter.

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  30. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Join us on Discord About the GameLight Speed Ride Out is a top-down space survivors arena shooter with roguelite elements. Upgrade your ship with a variety of items to create unique builds and survive the enemy hordes. Assemble the crew of your ship, make the right decisions and rescue people to get them to join your space colony.Features 20 totally different ships (Jets, heavy space station… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light Speed Ride Out.

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  31. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    98% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    A thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle legions of demonic entities, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Flow state gaming to unleash your inner hero! Feel your skills grow on your way to 1CC S+ tier rank! Try out the Demo! Embark on an exhilarating journey through the cosmos with the free demo of Int… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Sentinel.

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  32. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Website: http://www.cyberpunk3776.com/ Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/343170 Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberpunk 3776.

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  33. 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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  34. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    60% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Do you love money? You’re the newly appointed CEO of Vostok Inc. As a greedy, space-capitalist your ultimate goal is to make as much as you can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vostok Inc.

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  35. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 3,472 reviews

    Starcom: Unknown Space is an action adventure RPG of space exploration, ship building and fast-paced tactical combat. Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.Explore Explore a fully-open world universe with over a hundred star systems filled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Unknown Space.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    89% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Set in the year 2078, CYBERDAD is a 2D cyberpunk gunfight dungeon crawler following a disgruntled father seeking to rescue his daughter, and exact his revenge. You are a former employee of The Company, they have kidnapped your daughter, baiting your return. As you fight through floors of robots to rescue her, you will discover many things about The Company, and uncover the dark, sinister truth th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CYBERDAD.

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  37. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Beyond the Storm is a love-letter to the iconic shmup Tyrian, bringing back the same experience from the past while adding improved visuals, new stories and a lot of more content! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Storm.

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  38. 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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  39. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Galactic Glitch is a space-roguelike with fast and physical combat. You fight in bubbles of glitched spacetime, hurling rocks, bouncing foes off walls and destroying your multi-part enemies piece-by-piece in tough-but-fair, souls-inspired combat. Explore, destroy, die, repeat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Glitch.

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  40. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    95% User Score Based on 750 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

    Turbo charged pinball returns! Now with bigger sprites, more baddies, more secrets & more bullets! Demon's Tilt pushes the limits of the Video Pinball genre with Shump & Hack N' Slash elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEMON'S TILT.

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  41. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    95% User Score Based on 732 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 8 reviews

    The past is being altered. An android, known as Next EXY, has traveled one thousand years back in time. Your task is to stop NEXY and the other Elemental Daughters who were built in the image of the Elemental Dolls who once protected humanity. What is NEXY’s intent? Should you attack what you shouldn’t understand? Orders are orders, and Col. Godwin Longhener is not to be ignored. The legendary bul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DoDonPachi Resurrection.

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  42. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 908 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG. Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages.

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  43. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    A college football captain's fight to defend his rival's home-world from the rogue villain in his Professor's favorite arcade game. Slow time using Retro-Dash as you pilot Super G Machine through waves of scaling enemy's, defeat huge bosses, and explore Celestro with Captain Flerp and his copycat Nova! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ExtraGalactica.

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  44. Grab the atomic core and fight your way out of the overrun space station. Manage your ammo carefully. Use collected power ups wisely. The core is leaking radiation so move quickly. Along the way unlock permanent items and find secrets to ease the escape and pull off the Atomic Heist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomic Heist.

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  45. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    The Cyan galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyper Echelon.

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  46. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    81% User Score Based on 67 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Dimension Drive is a space shooter that challenges your skills in entirely new ways. Play two games at once on this dual battlefield madness set on a comic book universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dimension Drive.

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  47. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 618 reviews

    Wreak vengeance with your elite craft on waves of Swarm bugs, who are hellbent on killing you and everyone you love. Harvest their guts for scrap and earn a deliciously varied array of upgrades. Beat the last wave if you have the skill, then strap in and try again in this survival roguelite shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisker Squadron: Survivor.

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  48. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    53% User Score Based on 17 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    Use your powers and find your playstyle to survive in Boiling Bolt, an immersive and explosive shoot-em-up! Slow down the time to make combos and enjoy the stunning 3D graphics. Help June to save the world alone or with a friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boiling Bolt.

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  49. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    95% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Star Rescue.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    69% User Score Based on 125 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Blast your way through gangs, corporations, cults, and corrupt governments in a fast-paced, brutal top-down shooter, kill or die, learn and repeat. Located in a dystopian future not so far away, you will witness the conflicts of a group of rebels trying to be free. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Esse Proxy.

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