Games like Solo Defender
Did Solo Defender leave you in a retro and fast-paced frame of mind? These games are worth a look next.
Solar Defiance
A fast-paced arcade space shooter where every wave pushes you harder. Collect coins, buy upgrades, and build your ship into an unstoppable force — or die trying.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
$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, Tense
$0.99Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership
Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership. Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership is a shoot em'up game with roguelite elements.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
95% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Space Wars
Defend Earth's orbital station from alien invaders in SPACE WARS, a fast-paced arcade shooter. Customize your ship, upgrade weapons, and battle through intense levels to save humanity in this action-packed space adventure.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
86% of 104 Steam reviews are positive$29.99Galaxy Highways
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
95% of 62 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$1.99Sol Galaxy Defender
Third Person Perspective arcade game. Defend your base against hordes of aliens intent on taking over our Solar System.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$3.99Solitary Sentinel
Welcome to Solitary Sentinel, a captivating modern reimagination of Space Invaders and Missile Command, where you must defend against constantly evolving enemies by upgrading a single Sentinel. Enjoy simple controls, and deep strategic gameplay as you fend off the relentless onslaught!
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$6.99Solo Defending
Hold the line alone. Fight waves, build elevated cover, and unlock permanent tech in this action tower defense. 30 waves. 3 bosses. One heroic last stand.
Fast-paced, Tense
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$2.99DEFENDER 3D
The 80s classic side-scroller meets the modern PC Gamer.. DEFENDER 3D lets you choose a spaceship to suit your play style and blast your way through ever increasing waves of alien invaders and bosses. A quick and easy learning curve with seriously addictive gameplay.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
82% of 11 Steam reviews are positive$6.99Graceful Explosion Machine
Skillfully pilot the Graceful Explosion Machine, a fighter ship armed with a ludicrously overpowered quad-weapon array! Lost in deep space, you'll shoot, dash and combo your way through jewel-hued uncharted planets, fighting an alien armada to find a way home.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
80% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$7.79Space Foes
A space shooter inspired by old school games. You set the order of the levels, get new weapons and upgrades. Each stage has a boss and a sub-boss with unique skills and challenges.
Retro, Fast-paced, Tense
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Cheaper than Solo Defender
Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership
Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership.
95% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels.
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Space Foes
A space shooter inspired by old school games. You set the order of the levels, get new weapons and upgrades.
100% of 1 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
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
Spaceman Defender
Defend the Little Spaceman Dudes from aliens! Blast waves of Alien Abductors and UFOs across 50 challenging levels in this fast-paced ’80s-style…
50% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Aliens&Asteroids
Inspired by the classic arcade games Aliens & Asteroids is an active and fast space shoot 'em up with a lot of different enemies and bosses.
88% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Space Defense Special Force - The Origin of the Union
Frenetic 2D action in the style of Space Invaders! Customize your spaceship, face hordes of enemies, and challenge yourself in multiple modes…
$0.99
Pentasma
Pentasma is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by Williams Electronics' 1981 classic 'Defender'.
100% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
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$4.99
Super Virus Defense
Fight the virus in this fast paced arcade shooter with a dash of tower defense!
100% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Hidden gems like Solo Defender
Space Defender: Frontier Squadron
Fly a four-act space war, build your ship around its power grid, and steer the frontier toward one of several endings, alone or with a friend.
96% of 182 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$13.99
Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors
Carve through hordes of 'jaks, dodge bullet hell and stack a wild arsenal across sixteen strange worlds.
94% of 1,095 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$3.99
Power of Ten
Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while…
79% of 247 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$11.99
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
Polygon Attack
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
89% of 240 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Transport Defender
Defend a transport ship from waves that never shoot back, aiming one turret while your growing arsenal of auto weapons does the rest.
79% of 461 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20Free
Duke of Alpha Centauri
Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics.
76% of 325 Steam reviews are positive$24.99
Destination Sol
Fly a small fighter through a procedurally generated star system, mining asteroids and fighting your way up to bigger ships.
78% of 1,363 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Titan Attacks!
As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar…
92% of 656 Steam reviews are positive$5.29
Alien Crusader
Alien Crusader is an action packed, vertical scrolling, space shooter game, similar to classic coin-up arcade and shoot'em up games.
63% of 104 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Asteroid Bounty Hunter
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to…
62% of 243 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Newest games like Solo Defender
Space Defender: Frontier Squadron
Fly a four-act space war, build your ship around its power grid, and steer the frontier toward one of several endings, alone or with a friend.
96% of 182 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$13.99
Cosmic Crusher
Incremental game about protecting solar system. Destroy asteroids with a huge arsenal of weapons, upgrade your skills through a massive skill tree…
100% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$3.74
Solo Defending
Hold the line alone. Fight waves, build elevated cover, and unlock permanent tech in this action tower defense. 30 waves. 3 bosses.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
STELLAR BASTION
A sci-fi space station defense auto-shooter where you repel enemy fleets with missiles, mass drivers, phase weapons, and railguns.
88% of 8 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Galactic Outlaws
"Galactic Outlaws" is a side-scrolling space shooter where you lead an elite squad on high-risk missions.
95% of 22 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$8.99
Orbital Siege
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas.
100% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Solitary Sentinel
Welcome to Solitary Sentinel, a captivating modern reimagination of Space Invaders and Missile Command, where you must defend against constantly…
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Galaxy Highways
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights.
95% of 62 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Timeloop Titans
Timeloop Titans is a fast-paced space arcade shooter where you defend the breathtaking Planet Gaia from relentless alien invasions.
100% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
SPASE DEFENSE
Stranded on a far flung planet, hold out for rescue against alien foes with a variety of guns, lasers, and explosives.
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
SENTRY
Defend your spaceship from alien boarders with guns, traps and blast doors while plotting your escape through hostile space.
82% of 867 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$15.99
BoboInvasion
BoboInvasion is a classic spaceshooter game. Face waves of aliens with increasing difficulty, dodge their attacks, and choose a ship upgrade that…
76% of 17 Steam reviews are positiveFree