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Looking for games like Starwave Defender? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Void Scrappers, Super Cyber Exorcism or 1000 Waves.

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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    91% User Score Based on 454 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 2 reviews

    Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Scrappers.

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  2. Fight endless hordes, stack insane upgrades, and climb the leaderboards. How long can you survive — and how overpowered can you become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Cyber Exorcism.

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  3. 1000 Waves is a game about progression as the player's ultimate goal is to clear all 1000 waves and defeating the final boss. Procedurally generated dungeons hinder the movement of the player as they must maneuver around and avoid hazardous obstacles that may appear. Within the center of the arena powerups will spawn the will temporarily enhance the player. A vast amount of unique enemy t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1000 Waves.

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  4. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    A cosmic bullet-hell roguelike. Holy Justice is an exhilarating arcade shooter where you upgrade your ship with Core Enhancers, create unexpected combinations, discover unique devices at critical moments, and unleash outrageously powerful builds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Holy Justice: Galaxy Outcast.

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  5. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uragun.

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    37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    47% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Bibots is a top-down shooter rogue lite set in a futuristic world. Play as Tayar, an explorer in control of a nervy robot and clear rooms filled with monsters, powers and secrets to unveil. Die, try and repeat until you face your world’s final threat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bibots.

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  7. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    A single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power of Ten.

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  8. Melee Spaceship is a top-down shooter roguelite where you control a spaceship with...no guns?! To survive the invasion you must smash enemies while dodging danger to earn cash and unlock new powers and abilities for a variety of unique builds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Melee Spaceship.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Cards and Guns is a top-down arena shooter roguelite, where you’ll have to defeat hordes of creatures. Choose from a variety of cards and upgrades to create unique builds and survive to the end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cards and Guns.

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  10. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    WELCOME TO EARTH, UNIT! Filthium Zero is a compact action roguelite experience featuring a mix of vertical and ground combat. Purge the Filthium-infested Earth, battle hordes of mutants, unlock powerful upgrades to survive, and watch the ragdolls fly in this short and explosive joyride.VERTICAL & GROUND COMBAT Bounce off slimes to launch into the air, throw your Extraction Barrel from the sky for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Filthium Zero.

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  11.                                           is a rogue-like shooter tower defense experience set in a stunning synthwave-inspired universe. Step into a world of neon lights, pounding original synthwave soundtrack, and intense action as you defend six vital towers from never-ending waves of enemies. Every run is unique: blast through hordes of foes, level up, and choose from a variety of powerfu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command-Ω Omega.

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  12. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    You are Hadley Orah, the pilot of a mining craft from a South African space colony. Going through a portal with an untested piece of tech leaves you stranded and alone in a distant alien galaxy. An unlikely hero, you must portal jump your way home, with Nia as your guide, to defeat the DraadMek and save the universe. This game balances electrifying action with heart and soul. You’ll fight over… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hadley's Run: A Starship Saga.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 2,570 reviews

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Time Wasters.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 727 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

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  15. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    FIGHT IN EVER CHANGING SPACE BATTLES! Run through the universe, discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Interface.

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  16. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects: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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Hate Running Backwards.

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  17. Survive endless hordes in Monster Rush Survivors, a fast-paced roguelite survivor with insane builds! Combine items, upgrade abilities, unlock characters, and destroy thousands of enemies in this intense bullet heaven packed with synergies If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Rush Survivors.

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  18. Discord Community About the GameBecome the Starborn Survivor! The galaxy is under attack. You are the Starborn Survivor, an ancient robotic warrior, previously known as a Nova Sentinel, armed with forgotten technology, tasked with defending worlds from an alien invasion. In this debut game from our indie team, you’ll face relentless waves of enemies, uncover your mysterious origins, and upgrade… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starborn Survivor.

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  19. A strategy roguelike blending bullet hell, inventory management & tower defense. Recruit heroes, merge & evolve, summon goddesses, upgrade your castle, and repel monster waves. 100+ stages, meta progression, low-spec friendly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic Awakening:Hero Saga.

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  20. Intense shoot-em-up action with a roguelite twist from the creators of the critically-acclaimed Hyper Sentinel. It's Uridium and Paradroid meets Hades in an explosive fusion of gameplay styles: DESTROY THE DEFENCES Swoop across the surface of colossal, procedurally-generated space-destroyers and enemy bases in your Sentinel fighter. Harness the silky smooth controls to dog-fight, dodge and destr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyper Sentinel Fusion.

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  21. Survive the void Void Drift is a fast-paced roguelike space shooter where you explore vast, enemy-filled battlefields, upgrade your ship, and take on relentless waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Fight through dynamic, open-ended levels where you choose your own approach—dodge incoming fire, hunt for enemies, or dive straight into the action. You start simple, but as you progress, you'll u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Drift.

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  22. Prepare for an enthralling journey as you step into the mesmerizing voxel art world of "Breached." This roguelite twin-stick shooter seamlessly marries the thrill of rapid-fire combat with the nuanced strategy of rogue-inspired gameplay, creating a gaming experience like no other. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breached.

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  23. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 1,398 reviews

    FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FatalZone.

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  24. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    Tear through alien hordes and become unstoppable in this sci-fi action roguelite. Use your jetpack to out-maneuver enemies and traverse hostile planets. Upgrade your Jumper with powerful weapons and abilities to take down bosses and exterminate the Hives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hive Jump 2: Survivors.

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    A relaxing bullet heaven, farming adventure. Play as a powerful Warlock with a side hustle harvesting plants in space. Build the ultimate space farm as you explore the galaxy and stumble onto the mystery of a dead planet. Cultivate exotic plant life, trade your harvests for credits, and customize your runs with unique powers in this roguelite adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Farmer: Warlock of the Universe.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 142 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game, inspired by such classic games like “Crimsonland”, “Alien Shooter” or “Nuclear Throne”. It takes place in a futuristic city, filled with red, cube-like enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and nuclear explosions. Play alone or with friends in a local co-op mode. Destroy as many enemies as you can before they overwhelm you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destropolis.

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  27. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 872 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    In a galaxy far far away, you are one of thousands of Cargo Commanders, facing ambushes and dangers as they scavenge abandoned containers for valuable cargo. Competing with the other commanders for leaderboard positions in various space sectors, you need to find enough cargo to earn you way back home! The main job of a Cargo Commander is to explore containers and collect as much cargo as possible.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cargo Commander.

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  28. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blacksea Odyssey.

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  29. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 81 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    In this twin-stick roguelite shooter. You play as one of the galactic mercenaries, exploring a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project. In the role of one of the mercenaries, you will have to fight against hordes of crazed robots and ectoplasmic monsters, while your boss calmly drinks beer in a safe compartment nearby. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REPLIKATOR.

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  30. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Survive the storm in this 2D top-down multiplayer reverse bullet hell. Fight endless monster hordes across procedurally generated levels while leveling up powerful skills, talents, and weapons. Build broken combos and fight together to stay alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Storm.

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  31. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    73% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Viking Survivors is an action roguelite where you slay hordes of creatures while learning powerful skills to enhance your warrior. Unlock new characters, weapons and abilities. Design the most broken build and slay your enemies before they surround you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viking Survivors.

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  32. Fight nonstop in this action auto shooter, no pausing to pick upgrades, just simple, accessible progression on the move. Mine, discover relics, trigger unique events, earn 80+ unlocks and Legendary rewards, and choose when to extract or risk everything for more knowledge. Just don't dig too deep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zigdig.

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  33. The Art of Flight is an homage to 80’s/90’s action arcade games, with a fresh twist on the genre. Forgo traditional live-counters and instead pilot multiple ships simultaneously to take down waves of enemies.  With each run being randomized, and over 60 stages to play through, no two runs will feel the same. Shift your focus from ship to ship as you play out an epic space battle full of moments o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Art Of Flight.

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  34. In Panzer Planet, you're not just fighting for survival—you're reclaiming worlds! Blast through waves of relentless enemies, gather coins, and build the ultimate tank with game-breaking upgrades! Take on the role of a fearless bounty hunter, hired by desperate planets across the cosmos to eradicate their monstrous invaders. Your tool of choice? A devastatingly overpowered battle tank equipp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panzer Planet.

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  35. Rogue Wave is a First Person Roguelite Horde Shooter. You will face hundreds of enemies in each level of this procedurally generated world. Death offers a chance to re-combine Nanobot upgrades with your FPS skills. Can you find the right mix of auto-battler and precision tactics to get home? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Wave.

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  36.                     Get ready for chaos! In Silent Survivor, you control unique heroes fighting off relentless hordes in intense survival arenas. Your goal? Last as long as possible — and that takes more than brute strength. Gather resources, upgrade your skills, strategize, and evolve in real time as the danger ramps up every second. Manage your upgrades wisely — every decision could be the dif… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Survivor: Under The Crisis.

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  37. Boom Buddies is a fixed-position bullet hell survival game where animal heroes face endless enemy waves, upgrade weapons through card choices, unlock new characters, and compete on global leaderboards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boom Buddies.

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  38. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starforged Legacy.

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  39. Cleanse worlds. Survive the swarm. Upgrade your mech.Mecha Survivors is a Survivors-like action roguelite where you take control of an advanced combat mech sent to purge hostile planets overrun by alien machines. Dropped into endless warzones, you must face overwhelming waves of enemies, collect powerful upgrades, and adapt your build in real time. Choose from multiple mech classes, each with uni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mecha Survivors.

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  40. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 664 reviews

    Achilles: Survivor is a dynamic single-player bullet heaven game where you face thousands of enemies, build destructive structures, develop your character to return as an even more powerful machine of destruction and survive waves of enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Achilles: Survivor.

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  41. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 520 reviews

    Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Mechanophagia is a visceral Twin-Stick Shooter set in a dark, gritty sci-fi world where you are a lone robot warrior fighting against an overwhelming tide of flesh and metal. You have exactly 10 minutes to slaughter the swarm, evolve your unit, and prepare for the final boss. It’s a race against extinction where precision is your only means of survival. KEY FEATURES Full Combat Control: Maste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mechanophagia.

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  43. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development
    98% User Score Based on 189 reviews

    OFFICIAL DISCORD SERVER About the Game Ever wondered what happens when the best pest control expert meets a nuclear apocalypse? Meet Earl, the sole employee of Edna’s Pest Control, and the winner of 37 consecutive Employee of the Month awards. When mutants overrun the world, only Earl and his boss Edna have the guts and the wheels to save humanity!-- Why You'll Love Earl vs. the Mutants -- Be Ea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earl vs. the Mutants.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,265 reviews

    Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CRYPTARK.

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  45. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Play as Florence Phoenix, the last surviving astronaut of the Phoenix Initiative, on a post-apocalyptic Earth transformed into a desolate wasteland by the very technology meant to save it. Project Genesis's nanotech terraformers have run rampant, mutating life and creating hostile Crystal Beasts that roam the unforgiving landscape. Embark on a desperate mission to reclaim Earth, where danger lurk… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Phoenix Initiative.

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  46. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    65% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    How to survive on another planet teeming with monsters, if you are a bearded engineer? You must become Space Robinson! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Robinson.

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  47. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    94% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Battle your way through hordes of enemy creatures, collecting upgrades and fighting terrifying bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BroodStar.

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  48. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    95% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Star Rescue.

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  49. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:funny
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to "Super Smash Asteroids", a high-octane, top-down, dual-stick, rogue-like space shooter set in a futuristic universe. Choose from six unique ships, each with their own starting statistics and special abilities, and blast your way through hordes of enemies and epic bosses. As you play, level up and choose from a pool of over 70+ items to upgrade your ship and modify your base stats, unlo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Smash Asteroids.

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  50. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of Stuxnet, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus. In every run the player has to clear the level area from all the enemies in order to unlock the portal to the next level. During the run every killed enemy will leave on … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ATOMINE.

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