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Games like The Chaos Engine

1993 · The Bitmap Brothers · Adventure, Arcade · Open the game page

Steer by what it is tap once for more of it, twice for none of it

496 games like The Chaos Engine · 1987 – 2025

  • Nintendo console exclusive

    Arkedo Studio · Linux, macOS, Windows +2

    ShooterAdventureArcadeActionScience fiction

    Set 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 energ

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  • Bitmap Bureau · Switch, Linux, macOS +13

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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

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  • Timed Sega exclusive

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-16 +5

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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 storyOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusive

    Arcade, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-16 +6

    ActionArcadeShooterFantasyScience fiction

    In Gain Ground, players control one of a set of characters at a time. There are twenty characters, each with different weapons. To beat a level, players must reach the exit point with at least one character or destroy all enemies on the lev

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  • Infinite Dreams · Android, iOS, PS4 +5

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    Gameloft · Windows, Android, iOS +2

    AdventureShooterModern warfareModern militaryAction

    Step into the action as the latest installment in the best FPS series raises the bar for shooter games once more! Create a squad, add your friends and test your individual and team skills against other squads in dynamic multiplayer warfare!

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    ChillyRoom · Android, iOS, Switch

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricRole-playing

    “In a time of gun and sword, the magical stone that maintains the balance of the world is stolen by high-tech aliens. The world is hanging on a thin thread. It all depends on you retrieving the magical stone…” We honestly can’t keep making

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusive

    ASTRO PORT · Linux, Windows, Switch +1

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.

    70 rating0 lists1.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Panda Indie Studio · Linux, macOS, Windows +3

    ShooterAdventureArcadeActionScience fiction

    Project Starship X is a procedural shooter where you Crash-Kill cosmical abominations with your spaceship while playing as Swagthulhu! Whaaat?!??!

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  • Arkane Studios · Windows, Switch, PS4 +2

    AdventureShooterActionScience fictionAction-adventure

    Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a brand-new co-op experience from MachineGames, the award-winning studio that developed the critically acclaimed Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Set in 1980, 19 years after BJ Blazkowicz ignited the second Amer

    67 rating7 lists9 h main storyOften paired

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  • idoz & phops · Switch, Windows, Xbox One

    ShooterAdventureActionFantasyBird view / Isometric

    Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.

    84 rating0 lists9.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Amazing Seasun Game · Android, iOS, Windows

    ShooterAdventureActionFantasyScience fiction

    Snowbreak: Containment Zone is a 3D Sci-Fi Waifu shooter, available on both PC and mobile. As the Adjutant of the Heimdall Force, you'll fight shoulder to shoulder with your Manifestations. Command a three-person squad in the Containment Z

    69 rating0 lists25 h main storyOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusive

    SEGA · Arcade, Sega Master System/Mark III, Amiga +8

    ArcadeShooterModern warfareModern militaryAction

    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

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  • Timed Sega exclusive

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-16 +6

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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

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  • Triverske · Linux, macOS, Windows +2

    ShooterActionScience fictionBird view / IsometricRacing

    Circuit Breakers is an action racing game. Use a mighty array of devastating weaponry and rack up combos and upgrades to inflict maximum mayhem on the robot army, fighting your way through its massive manufacturing plant.

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  • Future Vision · MS-DOS, Linux, macOS +1

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Command Adventures: Starship is a game focusing on exploration, space combat and ground combat. The player chooses from among 12 races and begins at a starbase. Options are available to hire crew members, buy new ships and new equipment. Le

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    FreezeNova.Games · macOS, Windows, Android +1

    ShooterModern warfareModern militaryActionIndie

    Masked Forces is an action-packed game where your main purpose is to eliminate your enemies using any means necessary. You have a great singleplayer campaign and multiple online game modes that you can use to show your might.

    50 rating0 lists5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    Rising Moon Games · Linux, Windows, Switch

    ShooterAdventureArcadeActionScience fiction

    Space Elite Force II is a classic side scrolling gaming experience with many enemies, explosions and upgrades for your ship. Have fun defeating bosses, upgrading your ship and blowing up enemies, alone or with a friend in local co-op mode.

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  • Glow Games · macOS, Windows, Linux

    ShooterActionScience fictionBird view / IsometricRole-playing

    Dungeons & Robots is an Online Action Shooter RPG, where players team up to battle various enemies, collect resources and dominate territories. Features include, fast-paced combat; elaborate crafting and inventory system; customizable chara

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    Martin Mauersics · Linux, macOS, Windows +1

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricPuzzle

    A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusive

    HandyGames · Switch, Android, iOS +3

    ShooterArcadeActionHistoricalBird view / Isometric

    The Aces of the Luftwaffe have returned! Dodge a hail of bullets and face their fearsome war machines in bombastic air battles and boss fights! Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron is an action-packed, vertically scrolling shoot ‘em up with a c

    73 rating0 lists4 h main story

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusive

    EnjoyUp Games · Wii U, macOS, Windows +4

    ShooterAdventureArcadeActionBird view / Isometric

    Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mo

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    Data East · Arcade, Apple II, MS-DOS +3

    ArcadeRun and gunShooterActionScience fiction

    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

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  • Xbox console exclusive

    Commotion Games Pty Ltd · Windows, Xbox One

    ShooterModern warfareModern militaryActionBird view / Isometric

    Recruits is a brutal fast paced top down shooter that puts the lives of countless amounts of soldiers in your command. Lead your men to victory and see them progress through the ranks, show them defeat and they will be lost forever.

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  • Psikyo · Arcade, Android, iOS +4

    ShooterModern warfareModern militaryActionScience fiction

    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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  • Kirklight Games · Linux, macOS, Windows

    ShooterArcadeModern warfareModern militaryAction

    Ballistic Tanks is the best tank game you've played since the 80's. Battle in 4-player ballistic local multiplayer, or challenge yourself in an intense solo/co-op arcade mode. Play 5 game modes in over 50 maps, and destroy your enemies in a

    80 rating0 lists4 h main story

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  • Elite Systems · Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Atari ST

    Run and gunShooterModern warfareModern militaryAction

    Dogs of War sets you as a freelance mercenary soldier available to take on a range of missions. These include rescuing kidnapped children, preventing terrorists from overthrowing a Government, and retrieving stolen oil paintings. The amount

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  • Coldwild Games · Linux, macOS, Switch +2

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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 defens

    70 rating0 lists2 h main story

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  • Frozenbyte · macOS, Windows, Linux

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

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  • Team17 · Linux, PS3, Windows +1

    AdventureArcadeShooterActionScience fiction

    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

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  • Xbox 360, Linux, macOS +4

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Solaroids is a re-imagined version of the classic Asteroids as a single or local multiplayer shooter that retains the essential premise that inertia is the missing ingredient of many modern top down shooters. Fly solo or with up to three o

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  • Peter Cleary · PS4, Linux, macOS +3

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionIndie

    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.

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  • Gamenergy studio · Windows, Switch, PS4 +3

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricRacing

    Escape failed! All we have left is our will to survive, the endless hordes of enemies, and enough bullets to rip them all to shreds. Blazing trail. Vertical co-op shooter, offering accessible, action-packed gameplay.

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    FoxDiveStudio · Windows, Switch

    ShooterAdventureArcadeActionBird view / Isometric

    Blink: Rogues is a mash up between classic shoot'em up and arena style games. Engage in competitive 5 minutes PvP matches with your friends, using the unique Blink mechanic to outsmart them, steal their loot or outright frag them.

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  • PlayStation console exclusive

    Bunnycopter · PS4, Linux, macOS +1

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Bestow double fire rate to your comrade or bastardize your enemy with reverse controls! Broken Bots is arcade style multiplayer robot warfare where players dish out power-ups to teammates & glitches to foes. Customize weapons, passives, & s

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  • SN!Somos Nerds · Linux, macOS, Windows

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricIndie

    A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.

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  • Radiangames · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Devastator is a highly-polished arcade twin-stick shooter from Radiangames, creator of Inferno 2, JoyJoy, Super Crossfighter, and more. If you're looking for a leisurely action game, look elsewhere. Devastator is one of the most intense and

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  • Puny Human · Linux, Windows, Switch +2

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionPuzzle

    You command destructive ships to obliterate thousands of enemies, while weaving through intricate networks of invasive machine-organisms! Combining classic fast-paced shoot 'em up action with quick-thinking tactics of puzzlers, you must car

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  • BlackSpot Entertainment · Windows

    ShooterModern warfareModern militaryActionIndie

    Line of Sight is an online FPS game, developed by a small independent studio, that trying to bring many unique features and innovative systems, such as detailed character and weapon customization. Line of Sight takes place in a modern milit

    50 rating0 lists10 h main story

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  • EntwicklerX · Windows, Amazon Fire TV, Android

    ShooterActionScience fictionIndieShoot 'em up

    MACE is a classic space shoot ’em up, inspired by the legendary Amiga games of this genre. Handdrawn 2D graphics in HD resolutions, parallax scrolling, explosion effects and optimized games mechanics, combined with the proven gameplay are t

    60 rating0 lists3.5 h main story

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  • Timed SNK exclusive

    Nazca Corporation · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +12

    ArcadeRun and gunShooterActionPlatformer

    Metal Slug is a 1996 run-and-gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS. It is the first installment in the eponymous series. Set in 2028, players assume the role of Peregrine Fal

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch 2

    ArcadeShooterModern warfareModern militaryAction

    A nuclear powerplant has fallen into the hands of terrorists and you pilot a motorcyle equipped with machine guns that can be improved along the way. Make your way through difficult terrain and battle against loads of terrorists on foot, in

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  • CAVE · Arcade, iOS, Xbox 360 +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBullet hell

    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

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  • Blowfish Studios · Linux, macOS, Windows +4

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionIndie

    Gunscape provides a toolbox full of inconic weapons, monsters and level elements as the foundation for players to build co-op, and single-player, FPS levels or MP Arenas in the most intuitive way possible. It does so by offering a series of

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    Humble Hearts · Switch, macOS, Windows

    ShooterArcadeModern warfareModern militaryAction

    The Department of Sneakin' is the world's most elite stealth agency. Your mission: stop time-traveling master criminal Amadeus Guildenstern.

    55 rating2 lists14 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusive

    Stupid Stupid Games · Windows, Switch

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricIndie

    NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. Work as a team to beat the accidental evil you created, and be sure to pick up the best magitech guns on the way, or it's back to the bottom floor with you!

    50 rating0 lists9 h main story

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  • Saurus · Neo Geo, Arcade, Windows +2

    ArcadeRun and gunShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    “Shock Troopers 2nd Squad”, the sequel to the NEOGEO fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game, returns to the missions on the Steam battlefield!

    71 rating6 lists1 h main story

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