Games like Operation Hardcore

Remember how fast-paced and retro Operation Hardcore felt at its best? These games are worth a look next. Most of them work well for a shared session.

Intrusion 2
A side-scrolling shooter built on ragdoll physics: every soldier, robot and falling object moves like a puppet on a real engine. Blast through nine huge levels on a hostile reserve planet, pilot mechs, ride a wolf, and take on three multistage boss fights. Old-school run-and-gun action with a modern, wobbly twist.
Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
93% of 1,699 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$9.99
Alien Hominid HD
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
95% of 599 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$11.99
Jets'n'Guns 2
A side-scrolling space shooter where the screen never stops exploding. Fly through space stations and whole cities, strap absurd weapons to your ship and save the universe from certain doom, alone or with a friend in local co-op, all set to a hard-rocking soundtrack.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
90% of 1,170 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
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. Persist them as long as you can.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
82% of 182 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
G WARRIOR
G WARRIOR is a retro hardcore action shooting game. Pick up the gun and destroy all robots and aliens. Fight in colorful scenes such as snowy mountains, caves, seas of fire, alien lairs, etc.! !
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
88% of 109 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
REMOTE LIFE
Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.
Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
90% of 199 Steam reviews are positive
Soda Crisis
A fast side-scrolling shooter where you sprint, slide, wall-jump and grapple through bullet storms to save Earth's cola supply from thirsty aliens. Crisp controls, guns you rebuild with modules, and retries so quick that dying barely slows you down. Short stages, big fun.
Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
93% of 2,924 Steam reviews are positive$10.99
The Bug Butcher
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
87% of 663 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Alien Strike: Blasting the Intruders
Slide, jump and shoot in 8 directions in this explosive Run 'n Gun for up to 3 players! Swap weapons in real time, activate insane specials and take on alien bosses in an action-packed invasion of retro mayhem!
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
85% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
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 · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
95% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
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. Fight through explosive stages, chase high scores and defend humanity. Wishlist now!
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
88% of 89 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Shmadow
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Retro, Colorful
79% of 151 Steam reviews are positive$1.99

Cheaper than Operation Hardcore

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

Procyon

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

$3.99

Shmadow

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

$1.99

It came from space and ate our brains

It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter.

$2.49

Jet Gunner

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia.

$0.99

Hot Guns: International Missions

Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"

$2.99

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.

$2.99

Power-Up

A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.

$2.99

Blazing Chrome

Run, gun and dash through a machine-ruled wasteland with a friend beside you.

$4.24

FullBlast

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

$2.49

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…

$1.34

Star Saviors

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

$1.99

Hidden gems like Operation Hardcore

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

Alien Hominid HD

The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency…

$11.99

G WARRIOR

G WARRIOR is a retro hardcore action shooting game. Pick up the gun and destroy all robots and aliens.

$4.99

Soda Crisis

A high-speed side-scrolling shooter about a mysterious little hero fighting cola-hungry desperadoes across a futuristic Earth.

$10.99

Jets'n'Guns 2

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

$15.99

Blazing Chrome

Run, gun and dash through a machine-ruled wasteland with a friend beside you.

$4.24

REMOTE LIFE

Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC.

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

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

$9.99