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A frantic twin-stick arcade shooter about defending Earth's cities from aliens with upgradable fighters, offering short, high-energy sessions (median reviewer run ~42 minutes).

Zaxoid
A twin-stick arcade shooter on a spherical battlefield that blends alien-horde shooting with base defense and ship upgrades, offering a compact and intense session.
2026-04-13
- Shooter
- Action

Arcade

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Space Force Bargain Bin

A fast-paced single-player retro arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements, offering short, replayable alien-defense runs.

2025-12-17

Action
Indie

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Phobos Down

A stripped-down sci-fi twin-stick shooter with satisfying arcade action and a short-session-friendly design.

2025-12-07

Action
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

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OBLITACRATER

An arcade shoot 'em up with endless alien waves and score-resetting death, playable solo or in local co-op, with reviewers noting rough edges and short ~37-minute sessions.

2026-04-24

Action
Indie
Arcade

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Utopia Must Fall

A challenging single-player base-defense arcade shooter with procedural waves, rapid upgrades, and retro vector visuals that players find addictive in short bursts.

2024-09-09

Shooter
Action
Indie

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Undercroft Warriors

A short, score-chasing twin-stick shooter where you blast demon hordes in hellish arenas.

2024-08-09

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

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Eschaton: Battle For Eternity

A compact, replayable top-down arcade space shooter with weapon upgrades, boss fights, and a metal-synth soundtrack, lasting about 2.5 hours.

2026-01-28

Action
Indie

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Cosmic Swarm

An addictive Early Access space shooter where you defend galactic borders from alien swarms in a short, simple campaign that reviewers generally finish in about an hour.

2025-10-18

Action
Indie

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Flight of the Paladin

A fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with a holy knight fighting nightmarish creatures, featuring multiple modes and a unique shield mechanic, but reviewers find it shallow and short.

2015-10-23

Shooter
Action
Adventure
Indie

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Galactic Plague 2000

A retro-inspired single-player space shoot 'em up with roguelite upgrades and a chaotic Martian invasion, averaging about 13.5 hours among reviewers.

2025-04-30

Action
Indie

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DEFENDER 3D

A 3D single-player arcade shooter with escalating alien waves, though reviewers cite sluggish controls and short play sessions.

2018-10-23

Action
Strategy
Indie
Arcade

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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