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A free-to-play single-player horizontal shmup with MSX-inspired pixel art, a well-received soundtrack, and a brutally steep difficulty curve.

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A retro-inspired single-player space shoot 'em up featuring ship upgrades, pixel art, and a helpful alien egg.
2022-06-08
- Action
- Indie

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Games like The Rush

A free-to-play single-player horizontal shmup with MSX-inspired pixel art, a well-received soundtrack, and a brutally steep difficulty curve.

Pewt 'em Up!
A retro-inspired single-player space shoot 'em up featuring ship upgrades, pixel art, and a helpful alien egg.
2022-06-08
- Action
- Indie

1982

A free retro-inspired arcade blasta-thon with a short, casual playtime of about 22 minutes.

2017-06-28

Action
Indie

Space Warpster

A fast-paced, single-player 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up with pixel art and old-school reflex play, praised by reviewers as a short but enjoyable arcade run.

2026-06-11

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Survival
Indie
Side view
Arcade

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

INNBC STARFIGHTER

A short, challenging free-to-play bullet-hell arcade shooter with a timed single-player level and online co-op.

2026-03-21

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Indie
Side view

RagingBlasters

A fast-paced retro-style vertical shmup with pixel art and local co-op, playable in short arcade bursts.

2021-01-22

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade

Survive the Rift

A compact side-scrolling roguelike shoot 'em up with procedurally generated levels, unlockable ships, and fast, challenging action.

2025-11-17

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Indie
Side view

The Battle of Aurinoxia

A short retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art and tough bosses, putting you in an Alliance pilot's seat during a brief alien counteroffensive.

2026-02-05

Action
Indie

Bourbon Risky

A compact, challenging single-player boss rush with retro graphics and a companion that fires bullets and lasers.

2026-05-08

Action
Indie
Side view

C-RUSH

An old-school, score-driven space shmup with position-switching gameplay, short in length and poorly received by players.

2014-02-17

Shooter
Action
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Space Runaway

Space Runaway is a fast-paced freeware 2D horizontal bullet-hell shooter with pixel art and intergalactic boss fights, generally well-reviewed but criticized for dead enemies obscuring the action and a very brief review session length.

2022-12-22

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Side view
Arcade

Tameshi

Tameshi is a single-player side-scrolling shmup with pixel-art visuals and power-up-driven combat, offering intense but potentially repetitive shooting, with a brief playtime among reviewers.

2023-12-14

Shooter
Action
Arcade

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