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Looking for games like Zotrix Starglider? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Assault Android Cactus, Crisis Wing or Super Mutant Alien Assault.

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  1. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 1,542 reviews

    "Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains! Take on the role of Cactus, an enthusiastic police android, who responds to a stranded space freighter only to discover it under siege by its malfunctioning robot workers. Cut off from the outside and in over her head, Cactus and the androids she re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault Android Cactus.

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  2. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    91% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    Crisis Wing is a mid-90’s style arcade shoot’em up (shmup) game with frantic fast-paced gameplay and colorful pixel graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crisis Wing.

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  3. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    "Taking up arms solo or with a friend, you must dance with death in a brutal and addictive arcade platformer shooter inspired by Super Crate Box and stuffed to the brim with unlockables. Fight through rapid fire single screen levels each with a random combination of platform layout, objective, vending machines and enemies. Dodge and weave amongst the aliens to stay alive but don’t leave them stan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Mutant Alien Assault.

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  4. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Operation Steel is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in beautiful hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation STEEL.

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  5. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    100% User Score Based on 58 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Board the Brix Core, piloted by Prince Brix himself. Combine aircraft in different ways to gain abilities and grab crystals to boost your firepower. It'll take split-second decisions, expert control, and a bit of luck to survive this gauntlet. Can Prince Brix defeat the evil looming before him and save the world? Features The fusion system lets you combine with randomly-appearing aircraft The Upgr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Brix Shooter.

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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 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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  7. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    59% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rangok Skies.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    A game made by fans, for fans, Hangeki seeks to infuse a classic genre with new ideas. Utilize multiple spectacular weapons to decimate the enemy, and formulate new strategies as you take on the alien invasion in this reimagining of the classic shoot em up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hangeki.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,254 reviews

    Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Hazard 2.

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  10. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    You play the psychotic A.I. of a warship lost in space which tries to come back to Earth. Build your spaceship from scratch. Load it with weapons. And use your creation to destroy waves of innocent aliens throughout numerous levels. Loot their carcasses, extend your ship and jump to the next sector for more action! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psycho Starship Rampage.

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  11. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    91% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Space War: Infinity is a semi-procedural shoot-'em-up with a System of upgrades of the ship and unlocking of items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space War: Infinity.

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  12. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    80% User Score Based on 115 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 2 reviews

    Take control of a cyberdragon and annihilate swarms of rocket propelled chainsaws either online or via LAN in this high speed, high skill 8 player co-op twinstick shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XenoRaptor.

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  13. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    53% User Score Based on 17 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    Use your powers and find your playstyle to survive in Boiling Bolt, an immersive and explosive shoot-em-up! Slow down the time to make combos and enjoy the stunning 3D graphics. Help June to save the world alone or with a friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boiling Bolt.

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  14. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    95% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Now UPDATED to an enhanced version — 'RELOADED' — with a brand-new Rogue-lite Career mode! StoryThirty years have passed since the first battle against the alien menace in Project X. Now, the threat has returned—stronger, smarter, and more relentless than ever. Project X: Light Years brings back high-octane, side-scrolling shoot’em-up action as the official successor to the beloved Amiga cla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project X: Light Years.

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  15. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Puedes encontrar mi juego en Steam desde hoy: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3635080/Galactic_Plague_2000/ Galactic Plague 2000 es un juego shooter espacial, de género Roguelite, un juego arcade clásico. El juego narra la historia de Jack, un niño que se ve atrapado en una historia fantástica al conectarse a una máquina arcade misteriosa y antigua que se encontraba en unos recreativos aban… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Plague 2000.

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  16. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 499 reviews

    Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Creeps Were Harmed TD.

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  17. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 397 reviews

    Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Heaven 2.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 86 reviews

    For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VASARA Collection.

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  19. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 648 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 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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  20. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews

    Control the heart of an alien girl and battle tough bosses in this Bullet-hell, Shoot-em-up with some rogue-lite elements. Love your way through randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Void Rains Upon Her Heart.

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  21. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 210 reviews

    Step into a time warp and experience Luxor like never before in Luxor Evolved, a commanding new vision for the #1 marble shooting game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luxor Evolved.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    97% User Score Based on 208 reviews

    A difficult, 1980's inspired permadeath rogue-lite where every play through is different. Trade, gamble, and fight your way through progressively challenging levels. Increase the power of your weapon by collecting parts that merge to give new and unique properties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Null Vector.

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  23. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    73% User Score Based on 371 reviews

    DSP is side-scrolling, roguelike, shoot 'em up set in the Starr Mazer universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starr Mazer: DSP.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 183 reviews

    Build your base. Construct towers, traps, mechs, and other defenses. Command your units in battle. Can you survive the enemy onslaught? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colony Siege.

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  25. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    87% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    Scoregasm is an incredible, variety rich shooter with a non-linear, branching paths style galaxy to explore. It's pretty, accessible, fun and really rather good! Blast your way through the galaxy's many varied levels and use your skills to change your route, find new levels, new enemies, unlock bonus challenge stages and fight the bosses to discover multiple endings! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scoregasm.

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  27. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    An old robot named H-34-RT wakes up in a derelict space station orbiting his home planet. His civilization was destroyed long ago by evil O'Xelg, but he has yet to figure that out. After an initial shock, he decides to follow his old defense routines: that means fighting the invaders, even if he is alone now. Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a challenging, squad-based shoot-em-up/bullet hell roguelite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    95% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Procyon.

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  29. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    Beat Invaders is a cool space Shoot-Em-Up. Blast your way through enemy fleets! Upgrade your ship with rockets & armor! Defeat the final boss! All to flashy neon musically charged visuals! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Invaders.

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  31. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,918 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    X-Morph: Defense Complete Edition includes: X-Morph: Defense core game, European Assault DLC, Survival Of The Fittest DLC, Last Bastion DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X-Morph: Defense.

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  32. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 26 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Binarystar Infinity is a 1-Bit Shoot ‘Em Up with a challenging experience reminding of the traditional Arcade Shmup classics, that can be experienced alone or with a friend, and with the particularity of being playable in vertical or horizontal scrolling mode. Offering handcrafted levels and bosses with modern fast action gameplay and smooth feedback controls, packaged in a stylized nostalgic 1-Bi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Binarystar Infinity.

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  33. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    81% User Score Based on 67 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

    Dimension Drive is a space shooter that challenges your skills in entirely new ways. Play two games at once on this dual battlefield madness set on a comic book universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dimension Drive.

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  34. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through vast enemy fleets and against overwhelming odds! Liberate planets, build colonies, research lethal tech and skills, craft unique items, or even play 2p co-op with a friend in this unique new indie game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Rain.

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  35. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    85% User Score Based on 95 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 3 reviews

    # Your Enemies Are Your Extra Lives! A new menace has appeared to a war-torn planet Earth, and this time the threat is global: a parasitic alien organism that can possess humans and use their abilities to wreak unfathomable havoc. No one knows the whereabouts of this dangerous invader except you… because YOU are the HyperParasite! HyperParasite is a relentless top-down twin-stick shooter that’s … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HyperParasite.

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  36. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    In this non-shooting shoot 'em up, you are a single white pixel who can absorb the bodies, abilities, and weapons of every enemy pixel you collect. It's up to you to stay either a small and nimble ship, or turn large and powerful. Just remember: protect your core white pixel, because every mistake could be your last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Galaxy.

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  37. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Chain ghosts together with your robotic Grapple Beam... then blast them away to score massive points!! An endless arcade score-chaser with a crunchy/cute retro style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Grab 3000.

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  38. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 46 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 11 reviews

    Tachyon Project is a dual stick shooter heavily inspired by classic shoot'em ups. There are many unique enemy types, a large variety of weapons and power-ups as well as innovative gameplay to ensure a long lasting challenge and discovery at every new level. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tachyon Project.

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  39. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    79% User Score Based on 370 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Star Path.

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  40. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 415 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironclad Tactics.

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  41. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psyvariar 3.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Forget bullets. In Cyberpulse, your weapon is physics. Grab viruses with cyberkinetic forces. Slam them into each other. Fling them into molten firewalls. Yank an incoming enemy and use its momentum against the next wave. Every enemy on screen is a projectile waiting to happen — if you're fast enough to see it. Cyberpulse is a twin-stick arcade shooter that inverts the genre's core rule: instead… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberpulse.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 800 reviews

    Sentry is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against a relentless alien threat. Use traps, turrets and environmental destruction to repel invading hordes and engage the enemy in fast-paced FPS action across a dynamic singleplayer or co-op campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SENTRY.

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  44. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,107 reviews

    Utopia Must Fall is a vector-flavored base-defending arcade shooter with rapid progression, procedurally generated attack waves and enough upgrade variety to suit both the defensive or aggressive player.It incorporates elements from tower defense, roguelites and beyond, all neatly packaged into a laser-sharp bullet-purgatory arcade frenzy! Features Easy To Learn: firing happens automatically, just… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utopia Must Fall.

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  45. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 311 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 7 reviews

    It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cygni: All Guns Blazing.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    85% User Score Based on 129 reviews

    You are a space trooper. Somehow you got to the enemy territory, and you should wait for your squad to get out of here! But only God knows when will they arrive to you! They will send you bonuses for killed enemies to longer your life till they arrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Attack.

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  47. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 678 reviews

    A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunlocked.

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  48. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    93% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead End City.

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  49. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    War Tech Fighters is a space action game where giant mechs battle against the Zatros empire in a desperate struggle for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War Tech Fighters.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 69 reviews

    Hyper Bounce Blast is a stomach-churning retro shooter blended with classic platforming action. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive the ever-increasing enemy attack. Bring it on! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyper Bounce Blast.

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