Co-op games like Vector Strain

Miss the fast-paced and retro pull of Vector Strain? These co-op games keep things close enough to feel familiar. Plenty here let you team up if you like.

Cheaper than Vector Strain

Star Saviors

Star Saviors

Star Saviors is a retro bullet-hell shooter with a proper 2-player local co-op mode: two ships, different weapons and roles, 18 huge stages of…

81% of 1,537 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Procyon

Procyon

It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces.

95% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
FullBlast

FullBlast

Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals.

70% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$2.49
Alien Attack

Alien Attack

You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens.

82% of 182 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
XIIZEAL

XIIZEAL

Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?

89% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$2.39
Space Elite Force

Space Elite Force

Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles.

88% of 158 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Project Starship

Project Starship

Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen?

80% of 305 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
BULLET PARTY

BULLET PARTY

The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!

95% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$0.49
DELTAZEAL

DELTAZEAL

Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!

72% of 76 Steam reviews are positive$2.39
Stray Shot

Stray Shot

Monsters come from missed shots! Learn the monster's behaviours, shoot wisely and balance the difficulty to maximize scoring!

100% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$4.49
Shmadow

Shmadow

Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay.

79% of 151 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
STELLATUM

STELLATUM

Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor.

58% of 142 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Hidden gems like Vector Strain

Radiant Silvergun

Radiant Silvergun

Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields.

93% of 217 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
GanaBlade

GanaBlade

This is a hot barrage shooting game. Destroy enemy planes with powerful firepower, shuttle and evade in the barrage.

95% of 148 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
RagingBlasters

RagingBlasters

Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.

99% of 113 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Jets'n'Guns 2

Jets'n'Guns 2

A loud side-scrolling space shooter about saving the universe from another-dimension doom, now with local co-op.

90% of 1,172 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
ZeroRanger

ZeroRanger

ZeroRanger is a fast, tense vertical shoot 'em up about two last fighters facing the GREEN ORANGE invasion.

95% of 2,069 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$11.99
CounterAttack: Uprising

CounterAttack: Uprising

CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup).

90% of 274 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Q-YO Blaster

Q-YO Blaster

Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat

93% of 157 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Sky Force Reloaded

Sky Force Reloaded

A bright vertical shoot 'em up with 15 stages, huge bosses, and local co-op for two planes.

92% of 2,714 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$9.99
Space Elite Force

Space Elite Force

Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles.

88% of 158 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
AngerForce: Reloaded

AngerForce: Reloaded

AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades.

89% of 278 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Bullet Heaven 2

Bullet Heaven 2

Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown.

97% of 529 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation…

60% of 449 Steam reviews are positive$29.99

Newest co-op games like Vector Strain

Neon Striker

Neon Striker

Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles.

87% of 90 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$4.99
Stray Shot

Stray Shot

Monsters come from missed shots! Learn the monster's behaviours, shoot wisely and balance the difficulty to maximize scoring!

100% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$4.49
Radiant Silvergun

Radiant Silvergun

Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields.

93% of 217 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
GanaBlade

GanaBlade

This is a hot barrage shooting game. Destroy enemy planes with powerful firepower, shuttle and evade in the barrage.

95% of 148 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Eigengrau

Eigengrau

A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging.

100% of 87 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Cloud Cutter

Cloud Cutter

Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics.

85% of 98 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
RagingBlasters

RagingBlasters

Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.

99% of 113 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Crisis Wing

Crisis Wing

Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses.

89% of 89 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Jets'n'Guns 2

Jets'n'Guns 2

A loud side-scrolling space shooter about saving the universe from another-dimension doom, now with local co-op.

90% of 1,172 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Space Elite Force II

Space Elite Force II

Space Elite Force II is a fast-paced side-scrolling shmup with local co-op, weapon upgrades, handcrafted pixel art and epic boss battles.

88% of 90 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Grand Brix Shooter

Grand Brix Shooter

Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes.

96% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
CounterAttack: Uprising

CounterAttack: Uprising

CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup).

90% of 274 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99