Games like Vanguard
Looking for games like Vanguard? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Shoot 1UP, VARYZNEX or Luminosity.
1 86%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, grinding86% User Score 132 reviewsWhy play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
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76%Game Brain Scoremusicgraphics, gameplay97% User Score 30 reviewsA horizontal scrolling 2D shmup
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76%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, replayability80% User Score 46 reviewsLuminosity is a fast paced arcade game. You take the control of a space ship and your objective is to close off the enemy drones and conquer a certain percent of the map in order to blow them up. Things quickly escalate and you face an increasing number of unique and challenging enemies and environments all trying to destroy your laser and blow your ship to pieces. To your aid you have a wide rang…
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61%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, graphics61% User Score 67 reviewsSky Mercenaries - Fast paced action overdose with rpg elements
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62%Game Brain Scoregraphics, replayabilitymusic, story70% User Score 40 reviewsYear 1999, fall. The countless super minimum machine group 'nano-machine', which came flying, invaded the principal weapon and military terminals of each country from outer space and began multiplication. This weapon group which is automated with the 'nano-machines' repeated attack with non discrimination and the metropoles of each country were in a devastating state. A fear of the extensive nucle…
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73%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, stability71% User Score 592 reviewsCritic Score 75%19 reviewsFlinthook is a fast action-platformer with “roguelike” elements. Become space’s greatest pirate with your hookshot, pistol and slowmo powers!
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39%Game Brain Scoremusic, stability39% User Score 7 reviewsThe game features a 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up style of gameplay and the character chosen by the player can be moved in 8 directions by the D-Pad. The player can move, shoot, dodge, and block. To block an enemy projectile, the player must place the power star in the path of the projectile. There is also an array of different weapons at the ships' disposal.
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88%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsgrinding88% User Score 139 reviewsFact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space!
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72%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding68% User Score 213 reviewsCritic Score 77%9 reviewsDrifting Lands is an hybrid of classical horizontal shoot'em'up with a lot of strong gameplay elements coming straight from the action-RPG genre. If you want an original diablo-like game or you want a different kind of shoot'em'up, you're in the right place!
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73%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, optimization67% User Score 85 reviewsCritic Score 81%6 reviewsSet in a futuristic Odyssey, The Next Penelope is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system. Weapons can be mixed and used at any time, but all these abilities cost vital energy, so the player is very powerful and close to death at the same time! As Penelope is looking for Ulysses through the galaxy, the player is free to explore the …
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