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Looking for games like Lock On? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a warfare focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Giga Wing, Air Assault or All The Stars.

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  1. 44%Game Brain Score
    44% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi Corporation and published by Capcom on their CPS-2 arcade system board and ported later that year to the Dreamcast console. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Giga Wing.

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  2. Air Assault is a 2D up-scrolling shoot 'em up game where you take control of fighter. The game is similar to Air Duel. You have to tward the evil plans of an organization called the Fourth empire over the span of eight stages. As you make progress and fight of various tanks, flying crafts, ships, static guns and bosses power-ups come available. Power-ups can be collected from capsules. Four types … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air Assault.

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  3. Welcome to All the Stars, a retro-inspired space shooter where thrilling combat meets a cosmic narrative. Face waves of enemies, alien horrors, and a galaxy-changing choice. It’s an amateur passion project but it just might surprise you, no load screens, no microtransactions, just pure arcade action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All The Stars.

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  5. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    96% User Score Based on 28 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 1 reviews

    Gunbird uses anime-styled character as the player's chosen craft. A story plays out in between levels and before boss fights, telling a tale of how the protagonists are trying to collect pieces of a magic mirror to make a wish. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunbird.

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  6. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    60% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Keatz -The Lonely Bird is a 2D Old School platform action game which is based on the story of the lonely bird who has been abandoned by the society. The Government of Heavens, a country where all kinds of birds live, suddenly and unexpectedly came up with a decision of eliminating all the flightless birds from Heavens country by any means necessary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keatz: The Lonely Bird.

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  7. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,496 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Sky Rogue is a fwooshy rogue-lite action flight simulator! Blow things up over land, sea, and air, on an infinite number of procedurally-generated islands. Go toe-to-toe with enemy aces or assault giant flying aircraft carriers, but watch out for volleys of missiles; when you die, you're dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sky Rogue.

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  8. Gun Force II is a run and gun arcade video game developed and originally published by Irem on September 1994. It is the sequel to the original GunForce and one of the last arcade games released by the company. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gun Force II.

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  10. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 374 reviews

    Modern Warships is a cross-platform arcade online action game where modern naval battles look like they do in reality. Surveillance aircraft rush forward to detect the enemy from distance, cruisers launch volleys of guided missiles and try to reset enemy missile defences, submarines sneak up to surface vessels and jet fighters provide cover to the allied fleet from the air. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Modern Warships.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    In a town devastated by ManaCore, there’s a reactor left running out of control, summoning creatures from worlds beyond. You play as one of two punks on a mission to shut down the reactor, bringing peace to the area and sticking it to ManaCore. Characters Hemlock: Basic Magic Attack: Rapid Fire: Shots that deal poison damage in quick succession. Special Abilities: Vortex:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HeXpunk.

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  12. 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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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Nova wing a fast scrolling space shooter for up to 2 players. Fly through the many levels defeating the many swarms of aliens, Bosses and other assorted defences. Collect energy from the defeated aliens to help upgrade your own ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Wing.

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    26%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    26% User Score Based on 1,689 reviews

    Return to the world of high-octane mech combat in Hawken Reborn. Construct your ultimate war machine and shoot your way through hordes of enemies to uncover the mysteries of Ilall in this brand-new Free-to-Play PVE mech game. Hawken Reborn is a PvE first person shooter, whilst the original Hawken was an exclusively PvP experience. Pilots may not be going head-to-head in Hawken Reborn against each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAWKEN REBORN.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 444 reviews

    Experience the story of a small group of German soldiers sent to a small town to investigate strange activities. The task was supposed to be fast and easy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burgers.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    54% User Score Based on 267 reviews

    Fly the famed Platypus fighter through a fantastic landscape of carefully molded clay to protect inhabitants of Mungola from the Collosatropolians! Collect power-ups and bonus stars to give your Platypus the boost you need. Every level of this gorgeous arcade challenge bursts with original fun that's perfect for gamers of all ages. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platypus II.

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  18. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    85% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins’ older brother and used mind control to make him his slave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunstar Heroes.

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  19. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 84 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 7 reviews

    UFOs! Aliens! Aircrafts! Resistance! SHOOT 'EM UP! Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a spaceship shooter with 2D gameplay and 3D environment. Enjoy a smart combination of a fast-paced shooting experience and the 1950's sci-fi movies aesthetic, with live-action cutscenes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers.

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  20. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    54% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Welcome to Metal Assault! Metal Assault is an online shooter based on old 2D console games. This action game has 2D graphics similar to those we can see in 80s retro games—except this one is recent. In co-op mode, you can join other players in groups of up to 16 and battle against bloodthirsty zombies or have fun kicking your rival's butts in PVP mode. Everything started in the Earth Yea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metal Assault - Gigaslave - Europe.

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  21. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 573 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    A mech-themed 2D platformer. With action-packed shooting, highly polished animations, driving multiple unique awesome mechs to fly in the air, play your own style based on a fluent set of controls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HARDCORE MECHA.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 13,945 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 9 reviews

    Project Wingman is an independently developed combat flight action game to be released on PC with an emphasis on fun and refined gameplay, true-to-its-roots inspirations, and an engaging single player experience. Perfect for those who aren't looking for a simulator experience with the ease of pick up and play, all the way to those who want a fast-paced challenging flight action game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

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  23. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    56% User Score Based on 1,640 reviews

    Pilot legendary aircraft of the early years of aviation, French Spad 13, German Albatros and Russian built Nieuport 17, in the free-to-play Rise of Flight United! This WWI aviation sim that has something for every flight-sim fan, from single player skirmish and career to multiplayer dogfights, but one thing is for certain, the aerial combat is intense and brutal! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Flight United.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 771 reviews

    The official sequel About the GameSoldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. It has been influenced by the best of games such as Liero, Worms, Quake, and Counter-Strike and provides a fast-paced gaming experience with tons of blood and flesh. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes. It features … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soldat.

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  25. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 2,440 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 5 reviews

    Modern Military Hardware - Use steel giants to wipe the enemy from the face of the earth! Operate the most powerful tools of destruction invented by mankind: heavily armed tanks and artillery.In Armored Warfare you will be able to drive and do battle in the mightiest armored vehicles from dozens of countries around the world. Read on below for more information about the vehicles you'll be driving … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armored Warfare.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    56% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    Dead Cide Club is a fast tempo, side-scroll battle royal shooter that allows you to build your strategy with various weapons, including special weapons. The more you play, the more you'll encounter unexpected strategies and difficulties. As the game starts and playtime increases, you’ll be able to feel the tension and overwhelming psychological warfare of the stylish and cute retro characters. Rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEAD CIDE CLUB.

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  27. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 544 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Jump into the frenzied action and the whacky humor of a pure 2.5D side-scroller! While they were going to their old high school for what was supposed to be the party of their life, four long-time friends end up in a ghost town full of monstrous creatures. Alone or in cooperative mode (4 players online and 2 in local play), survive hordes of monsters ready to skin you alive and achieve unique and v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Exam.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 23,070 reviews

    Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DCS World.

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  29. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 398 reviews

    Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Cyborg.

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  30. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    85% User Score Based on 427 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 18 reviews

    The Disney Afternoon Collection brings together six retro games from Capcom into one colourful new package. The games feature a number of beloved characters from memorable 80s and 90s Disney TV shows. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Disney Afternoon Collection.

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  31. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    55% User Score Based on 55 reviews

    War Online Pacific is the first in a series of fast action WWII combat simulations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War Online Pacific.

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  33. An all-new adventure in the world of Mecho Wars! Run and shoot through chaotic platforming levels filled with spikes, bottomless pits and an army of deadly robots. Go it alone or team up with your friends in 4-player local multiplayer. Directed by Luc Bernard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mecho Tales.

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  34. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews
    Critic Score 7%Based on 1 reviews

    High Noon Revolver is a 2D Action Shooter; blast your way across 3 layers of platforming, collecting gold and obtaining upgrades helping you go from puny to powerhouse. Play as a cast of colorful characters, each with unique weapons and abilities! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to High Noon Revolver.

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  35. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    45% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Take control of either Jake, a soldier, or Chang Li, a martial arts master, in your quest to stop G.H.O.S.T. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Commando.

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  37. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 2,332 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

    Breathtaking air battles with planes of the golden era of military aviation in a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World of Warplanes.

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  38. Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer: Overdrive is a reimagining of the classic Mega Drive shmup, Gley Lancer. Built from the ground up for the Neo Geo and ported to modern platforms (no emulation). Featuring new stage, enemy and boss designs as well as a new soundtrack, new mechanics and modes of play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer: Overdrive.

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  39. Airborne Justice is a shoot 'em up that pays homage to classics from the golden age of video games. Take control of a helicopter, fight enemies, and restore peace to the skies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airborne Justice.

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  40. This is a shoot em up game. In this game the player combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them, the game is set in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, off the air of the North Eastern Province. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiger Fighter 1931 Tora!Tora!.

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  41. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Wings of Virtus is an indie shoot-em-up that is all about minimalistic but challenging retro arcade gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wings of Virtus.

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  42. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics
    65% User Score Based on 31 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara is an arcade game developed and published by Capcom in 1996 as a sequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom. It was also released on the Sega Saturn, packaged with Tower of Doom, under the title Dungeons & Dragons Collection. The game is set in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting of Mystara. It was one of the last 2-D arcade side-scrollers created by Ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara.

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  43. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    38% User Score Based on 6 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    "Akai Katana" is a horizontally scrolling shooter bullet hell developed by Cave and released in Japan on August 20, 2010 for arcades. A port to the Xbox 360 with additional game modes, "Akai Katana Shin", followed on May 26, 2011 in Japan. Rising Star Games published the console release in North America and Europe on May 15, 2012 simply as" Akai Katana". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akai Katana.

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  44. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    64% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    A free-to-play multiplayer side-scrolling shooter, where you use weapons and items in endless PvE modes, against your friends in PvP modes, or in a quick game of soccer using the unique game mechanics! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BlastFort.

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  45. The game's system is somewhere between air combat and naval warfare. In this game the player controls fighters to destroy the enemy's fleet. Cross the line of fire and shot down one enemy after another, fighter, striker, bomber, gunship, battleship and airship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiger Fighter 1931 Tora!.

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  46. The game's system is somewhere between air combat and army warfare. It's a lot like the old game I played as a kid, and we control fighters to destroy the enemy's army. We crossed the line of fire and shot down one enemy after another. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiger Fighter 1931 Tora!Tora!Tora!.

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  47. Space BloX is a retro themed game where you will guide a spaceship through a randomly generated barrage of BloX. Nobody really knows what they are, but don't hit into them! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space BloX.

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  48. The Terrans have been at war with the Gammulan race for years. In an attempt to change the tide of war and take the battle to the enemy the Terran military body, Galactic Command (GALCOM), has launched an all out attack on the Gammulan homeworlds. The events that take place in Angle Of Attack occur during the final days of the air campaign of the assault on LV-115 - an important planet used by the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angle of Attack.

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  49. Strike Gunner S.T.G is an Action game, developed by Athena and published by Tecmo, which was released in 1991. A vertically scrolling shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.T.G: Strike Gunner.

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  50. Arbalester is a scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by SETA in 1989, licensed to Taito and Romstar. The player controls a fighter jet and shoots enemies in the air and on the ground, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arbalester.

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