Games like EXZEAL

Want something that feels retro and fast-paced the way EXZEAL does? These games offer a similar pull for your backlog. Many of them are fun to share with friends.

TRIZEAL Remix
Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
80% of 35 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Procyon
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.
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
95% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Star Saviors
Aliens took Earth, and your ship is the last argument. Star Saviors is a fast bullet hell shooter with 18 stages, two-player co-op, ship customization and a soundtrack worth turning up. Pick your weapons, dodge everything, and see how far one life gets you.
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
81% of 1,537 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Starexcess
Escape from a tyrant government and save the planet Shambala. Be the resistance! Starexcess is a retro-looking vertical shoot 'em up inspired by the 16-bit era. Take on enemy armies and dodge frenetic shots in this shoot 'em up for one or two players in a local ofline co-op.
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
80% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
84% of 416 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Bullet Heaven 2
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!
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
97% of 529 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
CounterAttack: Uprising
CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online cross-platform coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation.
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
90% of 274 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$2.39
RagingBlasters
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
99% of 113 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
ZeroRanger
A vertical shoot 'em up about two fighters left against an alien invasion, with a story that keeps twisting the more you shoot. Tight arcade action, a striking two-colour look and a soundtrack worth leaving on. Hard, but friendlier to newcomers than most of its genre.
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
95% of 2,069 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$11.99
GanaBlade
This is a hot barrage shooting game. Destroy enemy planes with powerful firepower, shuttle and evade in the barrage. Various scenes with rich colors Planets, Fire Stars, Jupiter Stars, Water Stars, and huge battleships. It's time to drive a space fighter and show your strength! !
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
95% of 148 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
91% of 186 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Revolgear Zero
Shizuku and Akane...two pilots bound by rivalry and friendship battle to save their world from malevolent cosmic forces! A classic arcade style shmup with deeply satisfying fast paced combat, wide variety of load-out combos, and even local co-op!
Also in Co-op · Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
98% of 127 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.74

Cheaper than EXZEAL

Star Saviors

Fly humanity's last ship through 18 stages of bullets, bosses and hard choices about what to bolt onto it.

$1.99

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.

$1.99

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!

$0.99

Bit Blaster XL

Pilot a ship that never stops moving, dodge everything, and chase high scores in endless retro survival.

$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…

$0.99

Shmadow

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

$1.99

Polygon Attack

Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!

$1.99

Beat Da Beat

Hurrican-like Bullet Hell. Avoid the rain of bullets to the rhythms of "dubstep".

$1.99

Let Them Come

Hold a corridor with a mounted machine gun as wave after wave of aliens crawls, runs and flies at you.

$1.59

SHOCK TROOPERS 2nd Squad

“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…

$1.19

Trigonarium

Trigonarium is a hardcore twin-stick shooter for fans of challenging arcade gaming.

$0.99

Furious Angels

Furious Angels is a brutal score attack shooter with different waves each day.

$4.99

Hidden gems like EXZEAL

Revolgear Zero

Shizuku and Akane...two pilots bound by rivalry and friendship battle to save their world from malevolent cosmic forces!

$9.74

Truxton Extreme

Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more!

$24.99

Project X: Light Years

The official Project X sequel ✨ Back after 30 years!🎮 A demanding, skill-based experience that rewards patience and mastery.

$17.99

GanaBlade

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

$4.99

Ex-Zodiac

A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's.

$11.99

RagingBlasters

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

$14.99

Jets'n'Guns 2

Fly a heavily armed jet through galaxies of relentless side-scrolling destruction, alone or in local co-op.

$15.99

Phoenix 2

A fast-paced shoot 'em up where skill matters. Master over 100 ships, unleash powerful special abilities, and blast through waves of Invaders.

Free

ZeroRanger

Fly a fighter against an alien invasion in a hard, fast shoot 'em up with a striking two-colour look and a soundtrack worth leaving on.

$11.99

CounterAttack: Uprising

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

$2.39

Ginga Force

Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium.

$19.99

BLUE REVOLVER

Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike.

$14.99

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