Ion Assault
In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit!
74% of 81 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Games like Particle Wars
If Particle Wars left you wanting something fast-paced and colorful, you have options. You will find a few strong contenders among these games.
Ion Assault
In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
74% of 81 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Rocket Wars
Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
86% of 76 Steam reviews are positive$0.99PARTICLE MACE
An arcade space game where your only weapon is a trail of trash tethered to your ship. No guns: you build momentum, swing the junk into enemies and asteroids, and die anyway. Solo, or with up to three friends on one couch, it turns one thumbstick into something surprisingly deep.
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
87% of 1,080 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Starship Wars
Destroy enemies, bosses and everything you see ahead!! Get crystals to buy better starships and get stronger. Have fun in three different game modes.
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
94% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Polygon Attack
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
89% of 240 Steam reviews are positive$1.99Space War: Infinity
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
93% of 117 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Chase three stars across 100-plus levels, tinker with drones, climb the leaderboards, or grab a friend for local co-op. Fast, loud and hard to put down.
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
90% of 1,298 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$14.99Pixel Star
Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience. From brutal bosses to black holes and beyond, countless hazards await discovery. How long can you survive?
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
93% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$2.99BULLET 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!
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
95% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$0.49Particle
A minimalist procedurally generated one-stick shooter where you play as a microbot fending off a bio-mechanical plague.
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
50% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Waves
A neon twin-stick shooter about one thing: the score. Chain swift kills into a fat combo, drop well-timed bombs, and slow time when the screen gets too honest with you. Seven modes, online leaderboards, and runs short enough that "one more go" stops being a joke.
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
95% of 1,576 Steam reviews are positiveFreeHeavy Weapon Deluxe
It's shoot-'em-up arcade action at its best! Use an incredible assortment of heavy artillery to blast away enemy tanks and planes, and fight your way to victory. What are you waiting for? Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get into the action!
Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro
86% of 430 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$4.99
Cheaper than Particle Wars
Rocket Wars
Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game…
86% of 76 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
粒子战争 Particle Wars
A GPU-based particle physics war simulator. Command discrete particles to condense into shields and cores, then trigger fission jets of offensive…
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
PARTICLE MACE
Fly a tiny ship through hostile space, swinging tethered junk into enemies with nothing but momentum.
87% of 1,080 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Starship Wars
Destroy enemies, bosses and everything you see ahead!! Get crystals to buy better starships and get stronger. Have fun in three different game modes.
94% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Polygon Attack
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
89% of 240 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Space War: Infinity
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability.
93% of 117 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Steer a ship through swarms of geometric enemies in frantic arcade arenas, chasing ever higher scores in short, intense bursts.
90% of 1,298 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$14.99
Pixel Star
Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience.
93% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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!
95% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$0.49
Particle
A minimalist procedurally generated one-stick shooter where you play as a microbot fending off a bio-mechanical plague.
50% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Heavy Weapon Deluxe
It's shoot-'em-up arcade action at its best! Use an incredible assortment of heavy artillery to blast away enemy tanks and planes, and fight your…
86% of 430 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$4.99
Hidden gems like Particle Wars
Pewt 'em Up!
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
96% of 171 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Nebula
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders!
85% of 174 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Space War: Infinity
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability.
93% of 117 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Space Wars
Defend Earth's orbital station from alien invaders in SPACE WARS, a fast-paced arcade shooter.
86% of 104 Steam reviews are positive$29.99
Particle Fleet: Emergence
Build ships that get torn apart and patched mid-fight, then throw them at an enemy that spreads and adapts in real time.
92% of 1,203 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42$14.99
Let Them Come
Hold a corridor with a mounted machine gun as wave after wave of aliens crawls, runs and flies at you.
84% of 1,090 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$1.59
Wand Wars
Ride brooms, cast spells and transform your enemies into chickens in this intense magical sport
96% of 183 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Polygon Attack
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
89% of 240 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Chroma Blast
Chroma Blast is a fast paced twin stick shooter with many different styles of play where you fight through waves of enemies while constantly…
82% of 252 Steam reviews are positiveFree
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.
91% of 186 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Steer a ship through swarms of geometric enemies in frantic arcade arenas, chasing ever higher scores in short, intense bursts.
90% of 1,298 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$14.99
Star Saviors
Fly humanity's last ship through 18 stages of bullets, bosses and hard choices about what to bolt onto it.
81% of 1,537 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Newest games like Particle Wars
TryAngle: Shapes Warfare
TryAngle: Shapes Warfare is a fast-paced, addictive shoot 'em up with a twist...You can't shoot!
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Herald of Havoc
Grab huge guns, mow down hundreds of enemies, reach the end of the level, repeat. It doesn't get any simpler than this.
96% of 274 Steam reviews are positive$6.79
Nebula
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders!
85% of 174 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Pewt 'em Up!
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
96% of 171 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Starship Wars
Destroy enemies, bosses and everything you see ahead!! Get crystals to buy better starships and get stronger. Have fun in three different game modes.
94% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Retrograde Arena
Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill.
92% of 541 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Space Wars
Defend Earth's orbital station from alien invaders in SPACE WARS, a fast-paced arcade shooter.
86% of 104 Steam reviews are positive$29.99
Asteroidiga
A single mine detonation in this bullet hell game will send you flying around the screen. But never fear!
76% of 17 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Space War: Infinity
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability.
93% of 117 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Power Gunner
Fuel is life. Survive relentless alien swarms in this fast-paced arcade shooter featuring auto-targeting weapons, deadly terrain navigation, and…
100% of 22 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Armored Evolution
Armored Evolution is an arena style top down shooter where you battle planetary guardians on a quest to dominate the universe!
84% of 55 Steam reviews are positive$9.99