

OnLive Game System, Windows, macOS
Alien Shooter: Vengeance is a top down shooter with role playing elements. The game pits you against hordes of aliens as you battle for survival.
72 rating1 list5 h main storyOften paired


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276 games like Alien Shooter · 1987 – 2026


OnLive Game System, Windows, macOS
Alien Shooter: Vengeance is a top down shooter with role playing elements. The game pits you against hordes of aliens as you battle for survival.
72 rating1 list5 h main storyOften paired
PlayStation console exclusive
Linux, PS4, Windows +1
Zotrix is a modern take on the classic arcade shooter. The game introduces resource trading economy and system of upgrades between number of space stations bringing the classic experience into modern generation. Aliens are attacking and Sol
42 rating1 list11 h main storyOften paired


Infinite Dreams · Android, Linux, Switch +5
There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like "Sky Force". This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment in the series just ca
75 rating4 lists16 h main storyOften paired


Bitmap Bureau · Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, GameCube +13
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which one or two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace and get home alive! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries as you e
70 rating8 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired


Team17 · Linux, PS3, Windows +1
Can you survive the alien onslaught? Alien Breed 2: Assault is the second chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is an explosive science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weap
67 rating2 lists5.5 h main story
Timed Xbox exclusive
Neon Giant · Nintendo Switch 2, PS4, PS5 +3
The Ascent is a solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Confusion and chaos ensue, security and order are in disarray, and without protection
72 rating9 lists12 h main storyOften paired


Rebellion Developments · Dreamcast, PlayStation, Sega Saturn +2
Aliens versus Predator offers three separate campaigns, each playable as a separate species: Alien, Predator, or human Colonial Marine. Each player character has different objectives, abilities, and weapons. The single-player campaign prese
76 rating4 listsOften paired


Frozenbyte · Linux, Windows, macOS
Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
75 rating1 list4 h main story


10tons · Android, Linux, Switch +6
Neon Chrome is a ruthless top-down cyberpunk shooter with rogue-like elements. The game takes place inside an arcology – a massive sci-fi mega structure. Every gaming session is different as large parts are randomly generated. Blast your w
68 rating5 lists5.5 h main story
Timed Sega exclusive
Toaplan · Android, Arcade, Linux +6
Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the
69 rating3 lists
Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows, macOS
Split-screen single player twin stick risk 'em up. Your score is meaningless unless you exist. Playing till death will leave you scoreless and will also wipe your previous position from the leaderboard. Don't lose sight of your mission. Tra
2 lists0.5 h main story


Android, Dreamcast, PlayStation +1
In this sci-fi action game, reflex shooting dominates over planning or tactical play. Expect non-stop action from fighting and relentlessly killing off tons of bad guys across more than 20 levels of 3rd person 3D action, taking place inside
60 rating2 lists4 h main story


10tons · Android, Linux, Switch +6
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
75 rating3 lists3 h main story


Tatsujin Co., Ltd. · Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, Windows +1
Truxton Extreme, which inherits the DNA from legendary arcade masterpiece Truxton, is a collaboration with manga artist and Toaplan alumni Junya Inoue.
80 rating1 list


Tuque Games · PS4, Windows, Xbox One
Livelock is a cooperative top-down shooter where you and up to two others must work together to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of "The Few" remaining Capital Intellects, you will need quick reactions and decision-m
71 rating2 lists4.5 h main story
PlayStation console exclusive
PS4, Windows
From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with competition in mind.
85 rating2 lists1.5 h main story


QubicGames · Switch, PS4, Windows
Jump between planets, fight weird creatures, and save the galaxy alone or with a friend. Robonauts combines familiar arcade shooting gameplay with a unique possibility to switch gravity. Colorful graphics appeal to both younger and adult p
58 rating2 lists3.5 h main story


Puppy Games · Linux, PS3, PS4 +5
Enter the world of Ultratron and experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites such as Robotron: 2084, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty,
68 rating5 lists2 h main story
Nintendo exclusive
Switch
Multiplayer competitive spaceship shooting simulator.
77 rating1 list
Timed Xbox exclusive
Wanako Studios · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360
Assault Heroes is an arcade-style scrolling dual-joystick shooter where the player drives 4x4s or speedboats, sometimes moving around on-foot. Like most dual-joystick shooters, one stick controls the movement of the player while the right
70 rating3 lists


CAVE · Android, Arcade, Switch +3
The past is being altered. An android, known as Next EXY, has traveled one thousand years back in time. Your task is to stop NEXY and the other Elemental Daughters who were built in the image of the Elemental Dolls who once protected humani
78 rating1 list1.5 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
PS3, PS4, PlayStation VR +2
Hyper Void is a single-player 3rd-person space-shooter in which -unlike any previous space shooters- action takes place not just in outer-space, but right inside interstellar wormholes!
69 rating4 lists5.5 h main story


Frozenbyte · Linux, Windows, macOS
Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
75 rating1 list
Sega console exclusive
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8
Sega's take on the 1943 style of vertically scrolling shoot 'em ups was set in the future. Your fighter plane is aged and under-powered, yet you must face down large planes, tanks and ground targets to achieve victory. Each level ends with
7 lists


The Bitmap Brothers · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amiga CD32 +11
Soldiers of Fortune (Chaos Engine in the EU) is a run-and-gun overhead shooter. Sixteen levels (in four groups of four) await the players in the game. The basic gameplay is in an open air setting, with bridges across rivers and other featur
62 rating6 lists4 h main story
PlayStation console exclusive
ACE Team · PS4, Windows
The Deadly Tower of Monsters is an action-packed adventure, full of time-honored literary themes: the daughter versus the tyrant father, the planet full of innocent ape-creatures, the dashing space-age liberator, the robot companion, the to
75 rating2 lists4 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
SAGENCY · Android, Switch, PS4 +3
Sadistic robots have enslaved orcas at SeaLand Marine Park. The evil Sheep Puncher robot has kidnapped sheep for the twisted wool industry. Only the Kitten Squad is up to the task of saving these gentle animals. Players must guide the Kitte
52 rating1 list4.5 h main story


Mixi · Android, iOS
Monster Strike is a physics game with elements of RPGs, strategy games and cooperative multiplayer.
4 lists
Timed Sega exclusive
Toaplan · Android, Arcade, Linux +5
Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the
69 rating1 list1 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Blobfish Games · Android, Switch, PS4 +6
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens.
74 rating3 lists5.5 h main story


Android, Switch, PS5 +3
Dust & Neon pits a single mech-enhanced cowboy against an army of robots in this fast-paced, Roguelite Action RPG twin-stick shooter, set in a futuristic Wild West.
70 rating3 lists12 h main story


PS4, Windows, Xbox One
Set in a future Tokyo, the game will see you become an assassin and uncover a dark conspiracy that will affect everyone.
64 rating3 lists7 h main story
Timed Sega exclusive
Psikyo · Arcade, Dreamcast, Switch +5
In the near future, scientists working for the powerful Asian conglomerate known as Igem have discovered a new energy source. Refusing to share their technique with the rest of the world, Igem eventually developed a weather control machine
74 rating3 lists


Valve Corporation · Windows
Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play
65 rating5 lists2 h main story


Cold Iron Studios · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Set in the iconic Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative 3rd-person survival shooter that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desparate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat. Create and customize your ow
70 rating6 lists9 h main story


CI Games S.A. · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360
Unleash a fury of powerful weapons as you blast your way through armies of Alien forces hell-bent on taking you down! Battle through 14 intense levels and prepare to face a barrage of beastly-sized bosses that will test your every skill. Ea
50 rating4 lists6.5 h main story
Timed Sega exclusive
Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +14
Alien Storm is a side-scrolling beat 'em up. The game resembles Golden Axe, with a similar artistic style, three playable characters (a man, a woman, and a novelty character) and pick-up or power-up special attacks. The player (one player o
69 rating11 lists


Psikyo · Android, Arcade, PS4 +4
Year 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 automate
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High Voltage Software · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Set after the events of the first movie, Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip is a ridiculously fun top-down twin-stick shooter featuring local co-op multiplayer for up to four players. Play as your favourite heroes from the original (Tallaha
0 rating3 lists
PlayStation exclusive
PS4
Isometric shooter set in the fantasy/science-fiction, which is the spiritual successor of similar conceptually, Dead Nation. The player takes the role of a mercenary who fights against all the hordes of invading aliens. In addition, the Ali
75 rating3 lists


Slipgate Ironworks · PS4, Windows, Xbox One
Follow Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison's, bomb technician turned mercenary for hire, quest for redemption as she fights through surreal alien worlds to rescue the President and save Earth using a growing array of special skills. With her own te
37 rating2 lists6 h main story
Xbox console exclusive
Halo Studios · Legacy Mobile Device, Windows, Xbox 360 +2
A top-down twin-stick shooter set in the Halo universe. Players control Spartan supersoldiers and battle a splinter faction of the alien Covenant across a campaign of missions, using series weapons and vehicles. Console versions add a coope
66 rating9 lists4 h main story


Raven Software · Windows
Take No Prisoners is a 1997 game set in a post-apocalyptic Texas; with the main character, Slade, given the mission to retrieve an object from the center of a small town. Slade, having to battle past the cities violent inhabitants, manages
1 list10 h main story


Cold Iron Studios · Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Windows +1
This is a fight for survival. Xenomorphs swarm in overwhelming numbers. Every room could be your last.
68 rating2 lists
Nintendo console exclusive
Data East · Apple II, Arcade, MS-DOS +3
Heavy Barrel is a 1987 overhead run and gun arcade game by Data East. Terrorists have seized the underground control complex of a nuclear missile site, and it is up to the player to infiltrate the base and kill the enemy leader. Players be
69 rating4 lists


Windows
Prepare for one of the most action packed-shooters in PC gaming history! Every level is full of enemies and targets for you to destroy! You will become a soldier of the alien species and protect your home world from the forces of the Human
50 rating1 list5 h main story


Keen Software House · Windows, macOS
It is the year 2090. Our Solar System is in the aftermath of a total political breakdown. Humanity is fighting over resources in asteroids.Gameplay Take control of a mining spaceship, hack your way through asteroids, and crush your enemies
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Toylogic · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS is a twin stick, third-person action game drawing upon its roots in fast and focused combat developed for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (STEAM). From the director of CONTRA III: THE ALIEN WARS and
42 rating5 lists14 h main story