Bladestar
Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level.
67% of 87 Steam reviews are positive$0.54
Games like Defendor
If the retro and fast-paced rhythm of Defendor stuck with you, this helps. These games offer a similar pull for your backlog.
SkyDefender
SkyDefender is a high-octane arcade shooter inspired by the golden era of coin-op cabinets. Take control of a powerful anti-air machine gun, clear the skies of enemy squadrons, and test your reflexes in a relentless battle for the high score!
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$1.50X-Force Genesis
A frantic space shoot ’em up inspired by the classics of the 80s and 90s. Choose your ship, dodge storms of bullets, upgrade your weapons and face gigantic bosses in a campaign that puts your reflexes to the test.
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
79% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$5.99Spacebase19
Defend Spacebase 19 from the asteroids swarming down on the station! Shoot down waves of stones and equip different powerful weapons. How many waves can you last? A simple nostalgic retro arcade turret defense shooter.
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Sol Galaxy Defender
Third Person Perspective arcade game. Defend your base against hordes of aliens intent on taking over our Solar System.
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$3.99Utopia Must Fall
Utopia Must Fall is a vector-arcade base defender: steer your city's auto-firing turret, launch the odd nuclear warhead, and pick one daily upgrade to keep humanity alive one more day. You cannot win. How long you last, and how big your score gets, is entirely up to you.
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
95% of 1,306 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$5.39Syder Arcade
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
84% of 452 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Pentasma
Pentasma is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by Williams Electronics' 1981 classic 'Defender'. Protect The terraforming Humanoids from the deadly Aliens and raid the Alien planets to keep the galaxy peaceful!
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
100% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Galacticon
Galacticon is a video game with the look and feel of arcade cabinet games from the early 80's in the style of Williams classics: "Defender" or "Joust", with the gameplay of legendary "Jetpac", and with touches of "puzzle".
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
100% of 47 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Corn Defenders
A modern game inspired by many popular 1980s arcade games that depicts a student locked inside of a school. You will need to trade for and collect corn to escape. You will also need to run away from Dr. Small and the teachers
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
92% of 61 Steam reviews are positiveFreeSpace Warpster
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Space zone defender
Space zone defender is an oldschool arcade style space shooter. You can choose between different weapon sets and ship skins and try to survive as long as you can.
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
$0.99Super Arcade Boy in Defender of Planet Earth
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Retro, Fast-paced, Colorful
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Cheaper than Defendor
SALVATOR
All souls around of the world were taken by the shadows beings and trapped in asteroids wandering through space, but there is an angel known as…
78% of 18 Steam reviews are positive$0.49
Shotgun Legend
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
89% of 900 Steam reviews are positive$0.49
Cycle 28
A BAFTA Cymru-nominated arcade space shooter about momentum. There is no brake.
74% of 35 Steam reviews are positive$0.67
Galagan's Island: Reprymian Rising
Galagan's Island is an Arcade style Space Shooter paying loving homage to classic arcade style & difficulty.
86% of 58 Steam reviews are positive$0.74
Speed Factor
An old-school racing game featuring 2D pixelated visuals, inspired by 80s and 90s classics, arcade-style gameplay, rock songs and high speed!
100% of 9 Steam reviews are positive$0.79
Shapeshooter
SHAPESHOOTER is literally an on-rail shooter, you'll have to clear colonies across 4 planets from a little creatures infestation called polygoneers.
56% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$0.49
Destropolis
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions.
89% of 259 Steam reviews are positive$0.77
Broken Armor
A knight exiled from his kingdom must find the holy grail if he is to return.
83% of 770 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$0.49
Steel Racer
Steel Racer is a 2D pixelated old school racing game, inspired by classics from the 80s and 90s era, featuring great chiptune music, arcade gameplay…
93% of 44 Steam reviews are positive$0.79
Super Forklift 3000
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes.
100% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$0.69
NEOMORPH
This is a simple tower defend like game,click mouse left button to shoot enemies, make sure you don't get hurt. Defeat Neomorph, fight with ladies!
75% of 669 Steam reviews are positive$0.49
Hidden gems like Defendor
Utopia Must Fall
Steer a lone turret against endless waves, spend your daily upgrade wisely, and see how long your doomed city can hold out.
95% of 1,306 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$5.39
ASTROLANCER
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience!
97% of 141 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Donut Dodo
If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and…
97% of 218 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
CrushBorgs
"Run and Gun" oldschool single-player platformer with NES aesthetics, including an authentic 8-bit chiptune.
93% of 115 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Super Bit Blaster XL
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's.
94% of 782 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$2.99
Arcade Mayhem Juanito
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping.
96% of 205 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
1982
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
93% of 807 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Bit Blaster XL
Pilot a ship that never stops moving, dodge everything, and chase high scores in endless retro survival.
96% of 5,498 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$1.99
Space Codex
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is…
86% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Iron Fisticle
A modern take on the classic arcade arena shooter. Taking inspiration from an entire generation of action games, Iron Fisticle builds on classic…
85% of 354 Steam reviews are positive$1.34
Syder Arcade
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade!
84% of 452 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
99 Waves to Die
99 Waves to Die is a twin stick arcade shooter, inspired by the arcade games, and 8-bit home consoles & computers of the 1980's.
77% of 134 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Newest games like Defendor
VectaGuard
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Space Warpster
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat.
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Zaxoid
Defend your planet in this twin-stick mayhem shooter. Rip through alien hordes across a seamless spherical battlefield while upgrading your ship and…
100% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
SkyDefender
SkyDefender is a high-octane arcade shooter inspired by the golden era of coin-op cabinets.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$1.50
Gundroid
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle.
96% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Retro Space Shooter 8-Bit
Defend Earth in this fast-paced 8-bit arcade shooter. Survive waves of alien attacks, destroy the asteroid, and face the alien mothership.
100% of 6 Steam reviews are positiveFree
KIT-10
KIT-10 is a charming arcade platformer inspired by '80s classics. Use your cat-like reflexes to collect repair items and save your fellow KITs.
100% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Utopia Must Fall
Steer a lone turret against endless waves, spend your daily upgrade wisely, and see how long your doomed city can hold out.
95% of 1,306 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$5.39
Retaliate
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Astro Attack
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming.
100% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
ASTROLANCER
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience!
97% of 141 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
DEFENDit
Defend it! Are you sure you can defend the base until the last enemy? Try your luck because it's free to play!
80% of 30 Steam reviews are positiveFree