Games like Ikaruga
Looking for games like Ikaruga? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with DRAINUS, Trine Enchanted Edition or Jamestown.
1 93%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, monetization96% User Score 523 reviewsCritic Score 81%1 reviewsThis is a side-scrolling shooting game in which the player takes control of the "Drainus", a ship that can absorb energy bullets, to take down the countless enemy ships zipping through space. Energy absorbed can be used to enhance the ship's functions, such as adding new weapons. StoryThe Planet Halpax is located in the far reaches of space, suffering from the oppressive rule of the Khar…
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89%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storystability, grinding95% User Score 8,714 reviewsCritic Score 79%5 reviewsTrine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics - each character's different abilities help the…
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94%Game Brain Scoremusic, storyatmosphere, stability94% User Score 1,861 reviewsPlease note: we've recently released Jamestown+, a remastered version of this game with more content, better performance, updated visuals, and a remastered soundtrack! This page will likely be delisted soon. -- Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly…
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93%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, monetization93% User Score 241 reviewsDanmaku Unlimited 2 is an indie labor of love to bring classic Japanese vertical shooting action to modern HD systems. Inspired by Japanese doujin shooters and being authentic to a fault, the game features epic stages filled with beautiful but deadly bullet patterns, nail-bitingly difficult boss fights and seriously rocking soundtracks!
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93%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplayreplayability, story97% User Score 290 reviewsCritic Score 87%7 reviewsEarthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability75% User Score 1,668 reviewsCritic Score 86%4 reviewsOutland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos. In-between Balance and Chaos stands one man, whose efforts will either bridge the ancient divide or doom the world to destruction. Outland is an ambitious 2D-platformer with a beautiful visual style and a unique, polarity-switching gameplay syst…
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98%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicoptimization, story98% User Score 340 reviewsPrepare 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…
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99%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, story99% User Score 134 reviewsRaging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
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82%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, optimization91% User Score 129 reviewsCritic Score 71%8 reviewsTHOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.
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90%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storygrinding, stability95% User Score 5,363 reviewsCritic Score 84%5 reviewsThree Heroes survive in countless dangers in a fairy-tale world, with physics-based jigsaw puzzles, beautiful scenery, and cooperative online mode.
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