Games like They came from another planet
Looking for games like They came from another planet? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a comedy and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Kowi Ishto: Battle of Akonoli, Gravity Box or Super Cakeboy.
- 22%Game Brain Scorehumorgraphics, music36% User Score 11 reviews
Kowi Ishto: Battle of Akonoli is an 16-bit inspired, Action Packed, Arcade Style, Space Shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kowi Ishto: Battle of Akonoli.
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- 48%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplay77% User Score 13 reviews
Gravity Box is a retro-styled score attack game that requires the player to frantically swap gravity in order to avoid hazards. Grab the gems, unlock cool costumes, and see how long you can last! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravity Box.
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- 98%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygraphics, replayability98% User Score 54 reviews
When a group of unsanitary chefs threaten all that is good and just in Cakeland, it's up to Cakeboy to serve up punishment. Fight your foes with pastry-themed items in this bite-sized 2D platforming adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Cakeboy.
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- 85%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, stability90% User Score 648 reviewsCritic Score 81%17 reviews
The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot em up game where peril comes from above. So in a nutshell, pest control with machine guns in space. The core mechanics hold old ties from the classic arcade shooter "Super Pang" where you shoot vertically, but with modern day twists. You are Harry, a brash and tenacious exterminator who has a knack for decimating bugs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bug Butcher.
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- 94%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystability, grinding94% User Score 2,845 reviews
A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies! Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities! You play as the powerful Alchemist, a mechanical wizard who… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Savant: Ascent.
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- 60%Game Brain Scoremusic, character developmentstory, gameplay86% User Score 21 reviews
War has broken out between Cat Kingdom and Dogland. In Meowville, a city near the border between the two powers, you are a mere lieutenant in the police force. With tensions between dogs and cats in the city at an all-time high, however, you will be forced to make moral decisions, fight for survival, and save the city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Meowfficer.
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- 26%Game Brain Scoremusic, emotionalgameplay, graphics26% User Score 172 reviews
Mars is under attack! An unknown enemy is dropping bombs on the peaceful red planet. It is up to you to fight off the onslaught so the innocent can escape in this stylized shooter from Linclo Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Martian Law.
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- 91%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, optimization92% User Score 5,600 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There Somewhere.
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- 86%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicstability, grinding86% User Score 519 reviews
Get back to some serious Old-School gaming with Syder Arcade! A love letter to Amiga games of the 90′, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders. Syder Arcade is a free scrolling, multi directional shoot ’em up, an uncompromised old-school experience, furious, challenging, straightforward. This game will bring you back in time, when bulky starships were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syder Arcade.
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- 55%Game Brain Scoregameplay, atmospheregraphics91% User Score 11 reviews
Yokai Rescue is a short but intense experience where your reflexes are put to the challenge. Drag yourself into the air with your magical Yokai powers to ascend through the various levels of the tower. But beware, the Selvos are everywhere and will try to stop you. Your master has been captured along with other Yokais and you must rescue them.Master your powers Attach your energy rope onto rings a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yokai Rescue.
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