Games like R.TYPE
Looking for games like R.TYPE? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Project X: Light Years, Chicken Invaders 5 or Pocky & Rocky Reshrined.
1 96%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicreplayability, story96% User Score 96 reviewsStoryThirty years have passed since the first battle against the alien menace in Project X. Now, the threat has returned—stronger, smarter, and more relentless than ever. Project X: Light Years brings back high-octane, side-scrolling shoot’em-up action as the official successor to the beloved Amiga classic. Crafted by passionate fans and shaped through close collaboration with players and m…
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96%Game Brain Scorestory, humorgrinding, stability96% User Score 896 reviewsChicken Invaders puts you at the forefront of a battle against invading intergalactic chickens, bent on revenge for our oppression of Earth chickens. This time, the chickens have hatched a devious plan to block out sunlight and freeze Earth to death!
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83%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygraphics, grinding88% User Score 152 reviewsCritic Score 77%11 reviewsPocky the shrine maiden and Rocky the raccoon are back together in the latest game in the long-running classic shooter series! As the evil Black Mantle attacks, Pocky and Rocky need to team up once again, this time with some new friends to take on the upcoming challenges! With 8 stages of high-paced shooting action, you'll have your hands full with creepy enemies, big bosses, and lots of twists an…
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75%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicstory, optimization75% User Score 166 reviewsRaiden III Digital Edition is a revival of the classic Raiden series of scrolling shooter games.
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaymonetization, stability90% User Score 516 reviewsA new entry in the legendary Contra series is here! Contra: Operation Galuga is a thorough reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the '80s, featuring modern graphics and sound, new stages, new enemies and bosses, new play mechanics, an updated weapons system, and explosive co-op combat for up to two players in Story Mode or four players in Arcade Mode! When the Red Falcon ter…
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72%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, replayability79% User Score 254 reviewsCritic Score 65%10 reviewsThe Pang series is a beloved collection of arcade video games from the early 90s. Guide two brothers on a quest around the world to save humankind from a massive alien invasion!
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56%Game Brain Score56% User Score 25 reviewsPOST APOCALYPTIC AND BRUTAL Post Brutal is a 3D action RPG experience that puts you at the centre of the zombie apocalypse. Enter the quarantine of City Zero and band together with other survivors struggling to survive in the aftermath of The Event, the cataclysm that drove over half the city's population into a feral frenzy. PLACE YOURSELF IN THE GAME • Give your character your own face in th…
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Babelum is a snake-like action puzzle built for one simple promise: you should feel the fun first, and the learning should happen because you stayed for one more run. You play as a fearless unicorn (more to unlock!) climbing the Tower of Babel, collecting the lost spellings that scattered across the world. Each level is a compact 3D diorama packed with routes, shortcuts, and surprises. Your job is…
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75%Game Brain Scoremusic, atmospheregraphics, gameplay81% User Score 43 reviewsA TIMELESS CLASSIC RETURNS R-Type Delta is one of the finest shoot ‘em ups ever and took the gaming world by storm upon its release in 1998. Now, 27 years later, history repeats itself with R-Type Delta: HD Boosted. With its tight level design, three selectable ships, powerful Delta Weapons, and the brilliant Force mechanic, this new edition proves that gaming classics of this caliber are truly t…
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99%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstability99% User Score 144 reviewsAfter many long years, Scott Host, the creator of Galactix and Raptor Call of the Shadows, has remastered his shareware legend DemonStar - and now it comes soaring back with new game modes and revised gameplay. Originally published in 1997 and later earning the COMPUTER GAMING WORLD's "Shareware Game of the Year 1999" award, DemonStar was and still is considered by fans as one of the bes…
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