Games like R-Type

"Dead End City" is a pixel-art action game set in a sprawling, dangerous metropolis. As a skilled mercenary, players must navigate the city's treacherous streets, completing contracts and battling rival gangs to become the ultimate urban warrior. With a variety of weapons, abilities, and customizable loadouts, players can shape their playstyle to suit their preferences and dominate the competition in fast-paced, intense combat.

A cooperative space shoot 'em up from Climax Studios

Raptor: Call of the Shadows is a vertical shooter game set in a dystopian future. As a mercenary pilot, you must complete missions and defeat enemy forces while upgrading your aircraft. The game features numerous stages, enemy types, and power-ups, offering a challenging and action-packed experience.

"Bio-Hazard Battle" is a shoot 'em up game set in a post-apocalyptic world where mutated organisms threaten humanity. Players control bio-engineered ships and must navigate through levels filled with enemies, bosses, and power-ups. The game features intense action, colorful graphics, and a variety of weapons to help players overcome the genetic horrors that stand in their way.

Space Runaway, a compelling intergalactic journey soaked in bullet hell. Enemy vessels, lasers and larger than life bosses coming at you full speed in a 16-bit authentic arcade experience like no other. It was created as an arcade mini-game within Wanted: Dead.

RANDOMAX is a single-player sci-fi rogue-lite vertical shooter where you harness a chaotic arsenal of misdelivered heavy weapons. Set in 2050, battle the Randomax Pirates who have overrun the Sepulch Space Archipelago, aided by bold heroines and mysterious allies. Adapt your strategy to turn the tides in this intense test of resourcefulness and luck.

Space Commander: War and Trade is a single-player space-sim offering diverse campaigns from arcade shooter to sandbox RPG. Build and customize your fleet, choose from various career paths including mercenary, trader, or space pirate, and upgrade your commander skills to fit your unique playstyle. Engage in combat, trade, or piracy to gain experience and progress through the game.

Steredenn: Binary Stars is an award-winning rogue-like shoot'em up game with intense boss battles, randomly generated environments, and a vast arsenal of weapons. Experience quick, challenging sessions with upgrades and space events, available now on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and iOS. Receive critical acclaim with user ratings around 90% on Steam and an average press rating of 8/10.

"Xenoraid" is a Science Fiction shooter game that offers various gameplay modes, including single-player, co-op, and multi-player. The game features exciting vertical scrolling shoot'em up gameplay with modern mechanics, such as the ability to switch between four fighters during combat to optimize weapons. Upgrade, repair, and enhance your squadron between missions, and test your skills in three endless survival missions with online leaderboards.

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 rogueli…