Games like Mayday
Looking for games like Mayday? Here are top action recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Gunlocked, Invaders from the Third Dimension or Penetrator.
1 88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding88% User Score 678 reviewsA twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
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A Revolution in the Shoot 'em Up GenreThis game lets you rotate your ship and shoot diagonally at enemies, adding modern controls to retro gameplay. This small change in controls creates a huge difference in gameplay. You'll find this game to be more realistic, more immersive, and more challenging than your typical shoot 'em up game. Hybrid Horizontal / Vertical ShooterThe enemies enter from …
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Originally released in 1982, Penetrator was a classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up for the ZX Spectrum, praised at the time for its impressive scrolling graphics on the home computer. The game also included a level editor, a novelty at the time. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version.GameplaySteer your spaceship through continuously scrolling levels that flow seamlessly into each…
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66%Game Brain Scoregraphics, humorstory, gameplay66% User Score 307 reviewsCosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space. Upgrade your ship, build turrets and defence systems, undergo side missions and take control of your ship manually and use its cannons and super weapons to destroy your enemies.
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86%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, grinding87% User Score 335 reviewsCritic Score 81%2 reviewsDue to a sudden shortage of milk, cats around the world are forced to seek out new sources to get their fix. You and your team of milk mining kittens have overcome a fear of water to drill down under the ocean seabed and begin extracting vast reserves of what seems to be naturally forming full-fat milk. Get ready for fast paced submarine action, defending the kittens from disruptive mechanical sea…
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68%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicstory, gameplay68% User Score 77 reviewsExperience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
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90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, story91% User Score 454 reviewsCritic Score 85%1 reviewsBlast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
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In 2357, leaders of the galaxy S-08G signed a peace and cooperation treaty. In order to optimize the management of goods, the control of military forces and the well-being of the population, the computer program EVA was created on the artificial planet HELOS. A few years later, the EVA program’s governance caused social unrest across the galaxy. Military forces, now fully automated, directly attac…
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87%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, grinding88% User Score 609 reviewsCritic Score 82%1 reviewsSteredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran…
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68%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicgameplay, story68% User Score 368 reviewsSun Blast is the best 3d space shooter on Steam. Earn upgrades as you fight your way through a huge seleciton of levels. Full gamepad support!
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