Games like Star Drifter

If Star Drifter scratched a retro and fast-paced itch for you, keep reading. These games offer a similar pull for your backlog.

Cheaper than Star Drifter

Drifting in Space

Drifting in Space

Drifting in Space is an action Rogue-lite for those with a love for difficult games.

80% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Bladestar

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
Black Sand Drift

Black Sand Drift

For over 300 years, the five planets of the Kotiro galaxy have struggled under the heavy hand of maniacal, mechanical bots called Spiral.

63% of 72 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Starship Annihilator

Starship Annihilator

A classic style vertical scrolling-shooter. Includes 10 levels and 10 boss enemies. You will have several power-ups for weapon modification.

72% of 173 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$0.99
Space Codex

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
Space Drifters 2D

Space Drifters 2D

Space Drifters 2D, is a top down space shooter with Newtonian physics style movement.

74% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
in Space

in Space

in Space is a procedural sidescrolling shooter that values precision and strategy over reflex or memorization.

85% of 88 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
WARPZONE DRIFTER

WARPZONE DRIFTER

Breakless drifter retro-hardcore arcade game, made by the same creator of the UBERMOSH series.

79% of 119 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Incandescent

Incandescent

Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level.

76% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Space Beret

Space Beret

Space Beret is a top down sci-fi shooter set in a "Starship Troopers" and "Crimsonland" inspired setting.

63% of 75 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Darkstar One

Darkstar One

Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice.

83% of 596 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$1.79
Jet Gunner

Jet Gunner

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

74% of 123 Steam reviews are positive$0.99

Hidden gems like Star Drifter

Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite

Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite

Blast. Collect. Upgrade. Repeat. Void Miner is a retro-inspired roguelite asteroid shooter where you pilot a space ship and manage an automated…

82% of 729 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$5.99
Pewt 'em Up!

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
Nova Drift

Nova Drift

Steer a lone spacefighter through waves of enemies, shaping it into something new with every choice you make.

95% of 13,056 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 84$8.99
Nebula

Nebula

Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders!

85% of 174 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Power of Ten

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
Polygon Attack

Polygon Attack

Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!

89% of 240 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation…

60% of 449 Steam reviews are positive$29.99
Space Codex

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
Steredenn: Binary Stars

Steredenn: Binary Stars

Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles.

87% of 619 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Alien Attack

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.

82% of 182 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Drifting Lands

Drifting Lands

Drifting Lands is an hybrid of classical horizontal shoot'em'up with a lot of strong gameplay elements coming straight from the action-RPG genre.

76% of 222 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Project Starship

Project Starship

Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen?

80% of 305 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Newest games like Star Drifter

Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite

Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite

Blast. Collect. Upgrade. Repeat. Void Miner is a retro-inspired roguelite asteroid shooter where you pilot a space ship and manage an automated…

82% of 729 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$5.99
Astro Flame: Starfighter

Astro Flame: Starfighter

You are the last pilot standing against an enemy fleet. Upgrade your starfighter, face epic bosses, and survive the chaos of space battles.

75% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Galaxy Highways

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
Nova Drift

Nova Drift

Steer a lone spacefighter through waves of enemies, shaping it into something new with every choice you make.

95% of 13,056 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 84$8.99
GanaBlade

GanaBlade

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

95% of 148 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Nebula

Nebula

Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders!

85% of 174 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Power of Ten

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
Pewt 'em Up!

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
ASTRONAUTILUS

ASTRONAUTILUS

Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel...

94% of 50 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
X-Force Genesis

X-Force Genesis

A frantic space shoot ’em up inspired by the classics of the 80s and 90s.

79% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge

DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge

Will you have what it takes to avenge your father, defeat the evil DreadSkull and save the galaxy?

73% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Project Starship X

Project Starship X

The Rogue-Lite shooter where you CRASH-KILL comical abominations! ​

96% of 69 Steam reviews are positive$9.99