Games like Refraction

92%Game Brain Score

gameplay, music

grinding, replayability

99% User Score Based on 3,364 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 11 reviews

THE UNCHOSEN HAS RETURNED... His minions have emerged from the underworld, your village has been destroyed, and all your friends are now trapped in corrupted crystal... Embark on a journey to save the world in this bullet-filled adventure, born from our desire to mix the joy of open-ended exploration with a top-down shooter's juicy game feel. ENGAGE WITH TIGHT COMBAT Take control of a swift and …

78%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

story, optimization

78% User Score Based on 90 reviews

The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!

89%Game Brain Score

music, gameplay

story, grinding

87% User Score Based on 1,241 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with competition in mind.

70%Game Brain Score

music, atmosphere

gameplay, replayability

74% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 1 reviews

Inferno 2 is an intense, atmospheric twin-stick adventure-shooter. Blast through 80+ levels full of enemies and secrets while upgrading your ship the way you want.

88%Game Brain Score

graphics, gameplay

grinding, monetization

90% User Score Based on 707 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 1 reviews

The legend is back!

72%Game Brain Score

gameplay, music

grinding, story

75% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 13 reviews

I Hate Running Backwards is a fast paced infinite runner hybrid that puts the shoot 'em up genre on its head! Pick your character and blast away at enemies with a high powered weapons arsenal. Earn perks and get stronger as you defeat challenging bosses.

84%Game Brain Score

music, graphics

replayability

84% User Score Based on 190 reviews

Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?

TL;DR Lots of video game themed ships to pilot Retro invader action! Chain powerups to become an unstoppable machine of invader destruction Simple single-stick (or mouse) auto-shoot controls that even your Grandma could use Win new ships inside boxes of delicious sugar coated Astro Puffs! Be publicly humiliated by your Grandma on the global leaderboard Bullets fire and enemies move to the be…

Opalescence is a colorful arcade-style top-down shooter in which you collect points and fight and avoid enemies to get a high score.Goal:play, earn points, get high score, buy upgrades, repeatOpalescence:A chromatic effect, commonly found in opal, in which colors reflected off an object depend on viewing angle Opalescence is a colorful bullet-hell in which you collect points, fight enemies, and do…

55%Game Brain Score

gameplay

stability

80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Welcome to Cauldron Chaos – where wizards aren’t born, they’re hilariously ragdolled into magical mayhem! Get ready to grab your quirky wand and dive into frantic, physics-fueled brawls as you jostle, tumble, and blast your way to wizard supremacy. In this topsy-turvy, top-down arena, every match is a riot of explosive potions, bizarre wand power-ups, and unpredictable wizard duels that’ll have yo…