Games like Thunder Force IV
Looking for games like Thunder Force IV? Here are top shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Battle Crust, A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX or GRADIUS ORIGINS.
1 89%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygraphics, grinding100% User Score 40 reviews"Battle Crust" is a 80's-90's arcade-style shooter. You make full use of "Charge shot" that is available by obtaining the item, And let's Complete all of the 6 stage!
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2 65%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, humor65% User Score 119 reviewsA 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!
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3 93%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygraphics, optimization97% User Score 115 reviewsCritic Score 85%4 reviewsThis collection features 18 versions across all 7 arcade titles in the series, including the first-ever appearance of Gradius III AM Show Version on home consoles.
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4 93%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, replayability95% User Score 243 reviewsCritic Score 88%2 reviewsTherion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!
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5 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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6 86%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicstory, replayability86% User Score 119 reviewsSATAZIUS is an awesome old school side-scrolling arcade shooter by accomplished indie developer ASTRO PORT (Gigantic Army, Armed Seven, Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser), featuring an arsenal of 13 types of upgradeable weapons, power-ups, obstacles and boss encounters that arcade veterans will enjoying getting to grips with. Customize your ship by selecting two side weapons which can be selected at an…
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7 86%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicstability, grinding86% User Score 519 reviewsGet 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 …
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8 75%Game Brain Scoremusic, atmospheregraphics, gameplay81% User Score 43 reviewsA TIMELESS CLASSIC RETURNS R-Type Delta is one of the finest shoot ‘em ups ever and took the gaming world by storm upon its release in 1998. Now, 27 years later, history repeats itself with R-Type Delta: HD Boosted. With its tight level design, three selectable ships, powerful Delta Weapons, and the brilliant Force mechanic, this new edition proves that gaming classics of this caliber are truly t…
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9 70%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding100% User Score 21 reviewsIn Atomanta, you step into the role of Taria Takara, a space pirate on a mission to recover a highly valuable artifact hidden on the planet Azavuraz. Armed with the powerful Atomic Manta warship, Taria finally has a chance to claim the bounty and pay off the debts from her previous handlers.
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10 96%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storyoptimization, grinding96% User Score 2,533 reviewsBeyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
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