Time Wasters
Steer a Captain through endless swarms, level up fast, and stack upgrades until the whole screen lights up.
88% of 2,558 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$4.99
Games like WAVECADE
Loved how fast-paced and replayable WAVECADE can get? These games make natural next picks for you.
Waves
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, Replayable, Retro
95% of 1,573 Steam reviews are positiveFreeTime Wasters
A fast, colorful space shooter where your weapons fire themselves and the swarms never stop. Pick a Captain, stack upgrades until the screen turns into a fireworks display, and spend Time & Space Cubes to bend the run in your favor before it even starts.
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
88% of 2,558 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$4.99SHOCKWAVE TRIGGERS
SHOCKWAVE TRIGGERS is an arcade high resolution pixel art shmup/shoot'em up, in which you use the power of Shockwaves and a good timing to get the most bonus from your destroyed enemies. It's simple: shoot, dodge, wait and SHOCKWAVE!
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
95% of 22 Steam reviews are positive$9.991982
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
93% of 807 Steam reviews are positiveFreeSpace Codex
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
86% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Cosmic Waves
Blast-off for a brick-breaker adventure that’s out of this world! Control a super-powered paddle and emit cosmic force waves to smash blocks, shatter forcefields and destroy machines as you embark on a heroic mission to save the universe!
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
67% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$3.92Waveform
Ride a wave of light from Pluto to the Sun, bending its shape with your mouse to slip past wormholes, mines and the Space Squids of Venus. Over 100 levels, a retro soundtrack that moves with you, and controls you learn in seconds but polish for hours.
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
83% of 1,881 Steam reviews are positive$1.99Retro/Grade
Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse!
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
85% of 228 Steam reviews are positive$2.49Incandescent
Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
76% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Hyper Sentinel
A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
83% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$7.99Cosmic Scramble
A grid-based arcade shooter where you battle aliens and your constantly changing controls. After every control scramble, time slows down to allow you to react, but you'll need to quickly scramble if you want complete each level before your energy runs out!
Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Super Weekend Mode
Catch hearts, Crush bunnies, Shoot the bad guys
Fast-paced, Replayable, Retro
93% of 15 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Cheaper than WAVECADE
Cosmic Waves
Blast-off for a brick-breaker adventure that’s out of this world!
67% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$3.92
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
Waveform
Stretch and squeeze a living sine wave to collect light and dodge hazards on a journey to save a dying galaxy.
83% of 1,881 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
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
Cosmic Scramble
A grid-based arcade shooter where you battle aliens and your constantly changing controls.
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Hyper Sentinel
A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps.
83% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Super Weekend Mode
Catch hearts, Crush bunnies, Shoot the bad guys
93% of 15 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
ARCADE
ARCADE is an ARCADE game in which you shoot 'n' dodge. Are you dead? Press START button and shoot 'n' dodge again! Sounds easy, doesn't it?
80% of 25 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$3.99
Power-Up
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
60% of 30 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
WAVE RIDER
WAVE RIDER is a fast racing game where gravity-defying machines meet at the finish line to return control to a virtual world.
100% of 8 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Hidden gems like WAVECADE
Time Wasters
Steer a Captain through endless swarms, level up fast, and stack upgrades until the whole screen lights up.
88% of 2,558 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$4.99
RagingBlasters
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
99% of 112 Steam reviews are positive$7.49
1982
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
93% of 807 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Switch 'N' Shoot
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
96% of 129 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
WAVESHAPER
Dodge a rising wave of geometric obstacles at speed, chasing a higher score every time.
88% of 2,273 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16
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
Shmadow
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay.
79% of 151 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Waves
Blast through neon arenas in a fast twin-stick shooter where every kill feeds the combo and every run begs for another.
95% of 1,573 Steam reviews are positiveFree
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
99 Waves to Die
99 Waves to Die is a twin stick arcade shooter, inspired by the arcade games, and 8-bit home consoles & computers of the 1980's.
77% of 134 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Velocity®Ultra
Velocity®Ultra is an award-winning top down shooter that puts you in control of the galaxy’s only Quarp Jet, an advanced spacecraft with the ability…
80% of 142 Steam reviews are positive$1.49
Newest games like WAVECADE
Space Warpster
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat.
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
SPEEDSHOT
SPEEDSHOT is a fast-paced FPS built for speedrunning. Master the fluid surfing and parkour, chain your unique abilities together, manipulate time…
97% of 31 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Cosmic Scramble
A grid-based arcade shooter where you battle aliens and your constantly changing controls.
100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
SHOCKWAVE TRIGGERS
SHOCKWAVE TRIGGERS is an arcade high resolution pixel art shmup/shoot'em up, in which you use the power of Shockwaves and a good timing to get the…
95% of 22 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
BACKFIRE
BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards.
100% of 9 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Grid Ranger
Level up your mouse dexterity and see what lies beyond the grid in this heart-pounding arcade style shmuplike.
84% of 32 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Swarmcade
Survive the relentless swarm in this arcade take on the Bullet Heaven/Survivors-like Action Roguelite.
88% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Astro Attack
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming.
100% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
VERZEUS
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
86% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Time Warp Infinite
Time Warp Infinite is a wild platforming couch party game for 1 to 4 players!
92% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Time Wasters
Steer a Captain through endless swarms, level up fast, and stack upgrades until the whole screen lights up.
88% of 2,558 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$4.99
Ecstatic
Rave spider goes to the bullet-hell ball: shoot rockets out of your butt, dodge and destroy waves upon waves of drones, slow down time whenever you…
96% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$4.49