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A short, intense mecha/space shooter mixing horizontal shooting and run-and-gun ground combat.

Zero Wing
A lighthearted, quick-play arcade shooter with grab-and-throw combat and goofy broken-English charm, supporting single-player and local co-op.
2023-02-14
- Shooter
- Action

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FZ: Formation Z
Games like FZ: Formation Z

Find the Steam hidden gems

actions with secrets you find without a guideor

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Games like FZ: Formation Z

A short, intense mecha/space shooter mixing horizontal shooting and run-and-gun ground combat.

Zero Wing
A lighthearted, quick-play arcade shooter with grab-and-throw combat and goofy broken-English charm, supporting single-player and local co-op.
2023-02-14
- Shooter
- Action

Science fiction

Side view

Arcade

Horizon Shift

A compact wave-based single-screen shoot 'em up with platformer elements, centered on defending your horizon from enemies.

2015-05-29

Action
Indie

Blasten!!

A single-player retro side-scrolling shooter with tough 2D robot-blasting action, creative stages, and a compact runtime around an hour.

2026-01-08

Action
Indie

Space Elite Force II

A fast-paced side-scrolling space shmup with local co-op, weapon upgrades, pixel art, and tough boss battles, best enjoyed in short score-attack sessions.

2020-02-03

Shooter
Action
Warfare
Science fiction
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Arcade

Zaxtron EXPLUS

A fast-paced 1980s-style bullet-hell shoot 'em up with bright graphics, tough bosses, and secrets, best played in short arcade-style sessions.

2025-10-03

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

SPACEMAN

A very short retro shoot-em-up with an authentic arcade feel, playable solo with gamepad or keyboard and no timed-input pressure.

2026-02-17

Action
Side view

Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition

A fast-paced, futuristic shoot 'em up with 90s-style flying combat and a short, approachable campaign—though achievement bugs can annoy completionists.

2015-02-13

Action

Z-Warp

A brief, single-player vertical shoot'em up with retro pixel art and frenetic arcade combat, playable in around 42 minutes.

2022-06-21

Shooter
Action
Indie
Arcade

ZAKESTA-Z

A single-player vertical shmup with intense score-chasing, three difficulty modes, and a vocaloid soundtrack—compact, run-based, and highly replayable.

2024-01-19

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade

XELAN FORCE

A compact 8-bit vertical scrolling shooter with offensive/defensive switching, hidden items, and approachable difficulty.

2024-02-13

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade

Out Zone

A tough, fast-paced vertically scrolling run-and-gun shooter with time/resource management and a compact arcade feel.

2023-02-14

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

Syder Reloaded

A compact single-player shmup with a 90s Amiga feel, challenging alien swarms, and old-school gameplay praised by reviewers.

2025-04-09

Shooter
Action
Adventure
Indie
Arcade

Zero Wing