Games like R-Type
Looking for games like R-Type? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Azure Striker Gunvolt, R-Type Final 2 or eXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate Black Package.
1 84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, atmosphere82% User Score 710 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviewsA 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.
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77%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystory, grinding77% User Score 526 reviewsCritic Score 64%2 reviewsR-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
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95%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, emotional95% User Score 566 reviewseXceed 3rd reboots the eXceed storyline, taking it in a new direction. In this installment, Rayne Lindwurm, a descendent of the Dragon Clan, fights her way through a tournament to become one of the 7 Cardinal Lords who rule her world, Pandemonium. Standing in her way are other competitors and their familiars, including her own older sister and heiress to the mighty Dragon Clan, Celestia Lindwurm.
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88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability89% User Score 304 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsSora tells the story of its namesake: the lone enhanced human, Sora, and her struggle to protect a fading world. Enjoy breathtakingly fast-paced combat in the Suguri universe, with improved game system and graphics along with original trance music by DEKU.
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88%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory92% User Score 98 reviewsCritic Score 71%1 reviewsIn 1945, the second world war ended. Soon, there was peace, but an organization of high-ranking military officers from all over the world form a global army known as CANY. Their mission was to conquer the world. CANY activity was found in areas like the Soviet Union, America, Japan, and even Germany. It is revealed that CANY had weapons never seen before from rockets to mechanical walkers. The wor…
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44%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, graphics44% User Score 54 reviewsGUN JAM is a rhythm first-person shooter where the player must shoot to the beat to survive. It features an original core mechanic and firefights choreographed to the soundtrack in a vibrant world. Prepare to obliterate enemies whilst blasting to the beat.
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72%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsoptimization, grinding67% User Score 270 reviewsCritic Score 77%14 reviewsIt's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups.
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88%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, monetization90% User Score 707 reviewsCritic Score 74%1 reviewsThe legend is back!
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84%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystability90% User Score 852 reviewsCritic Score 82%3 reviewsBlazing Chrome is a classic co-op run 'n gun with an original arcade feel. Players can choose between Mavra, the badass human resistance, soldier or Doyle, the groovy rebel robot, to kick some metal ass.
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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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