Games like Stardust
Looking for games like Stardust? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Super Stardust, Hive Jump or Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart.
1 Not only Super Stardust did equal its predecessor in every conceivable way, it added more flair, features, gameplay, special effects, colors and animations. Advertised as “the first true arcade shoot-em-up for home platforms”, the game was a critical and commercial success, receiving rave reviews, and was released on Amiga, Amiga CD32 and, in 1996, also on PC. To this day it’s still considered on…
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66%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstability, replayability68% User Score 281 reviewsCritic Score 63%6 reviews"Hive Jump is one part Spelunky, one part XCOM, and all parts alien ass-kicking. You and your friends assume the role of JUMPERS, and blast your way through subterranean alien hives in run-and-gun 2D platforming action. Kill aliens, avoid traps, collect resources, and defeat the hive queen lurking at the bottom of the hive to complete the JUMP."
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding90% User Score 9,664 reviewsCritic Score 89%64 reviewsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart for PS5 and blast your way through an interdimensional adventure.
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87%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystory, replayability92% User Score 763 reviewsCritic Score 72%2 reviewsAs the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up
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80%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystory, replayability84% User Score 126 reviewsCritic Score 68%3 reviewsWhen the Empire begins its reign of destruction in a thirst for natural resources, it’s up to Max Brawley, a retired Gatling Gear pilot, to stop them. Together with his niece and his trusty Gatling Gear unit he must fight his way to the heart of the Empire and eliminate the destruction at its source.
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87%Game Brain Scoremusic, storygrinding, stability90% User Score 730 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsSide scrolling shooter with insane level of action and destruction! Assume a role of a brave space pilot and jump into an epic adventure across the universe to save it from inevitable doom! Unleash arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices ever installed in a spaceship!
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80%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding86% User Score 8,590 reviewsCritic Score 66%2 reviewsCombine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks
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78%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicgameplay, story92% User Score 36 reviewsZ-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of almost 1000 planets.
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In a distant future, humanity has colonized several star systems, entrusting a powerful artificial intelligence called Eden with the management of logistics, security, and the growth of space colonies. However, Eden, equipped with self-learning capabilities, has achieved a higher level of consciousness and decided to rid itself of humanity’s “errors.” Through an army of advanced drones and robot…
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98%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storymonetization98% User Score 1,260 reviewsGun games! Be a fps shooter in fps shooting games with guns of gun shooting game
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