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They came from another planet
Games like They came from another planet

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Games like They came from another planet

A cute retro twin-stick fixed shooter where a stretchy-headed housecat blasts aliens across Earth, ocean, and space in short arcade sessions.

Let Them Come
A fast-paced pixel-art shoot 'em up with wave-based alien combat, rogue-lite repetition, and a compact 3-6 hour playtime.
2017-10-03
- Shooter
- Action

Horror

Indie

Side view

Arcade

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ProtoCorgi

A short, arcade-style retro pixel-art shooter starring a cute cybernetic corgi on a space rescue mission.

2023-06-15

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Indie
Side view
Arcade

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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

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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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Game for Aliens

A small free-to-play indie action game where the goal is simply to shoot anything you see, best enjoyed in short casual bursts.

2025-10-16

Action
Platform
Indie
Side view

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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

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👾 Foreign Frugglers

A pixel-art 2D shoot 'em up blending Space Invaders waves with run-and-gun controls in a sub-hour arcade session.

2019-06-26

Action
Indie

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Egglien

A short, retro space action shooter where bullet recoil doubles as movement, mixing level-based enemy clearing and boss fights in under an hour.

2022-08-05

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Third person
Side view
Arcade
Kids

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Cake Invaders

A short, lighthearted retro shoot 'em up about protecting cakes from alien invaders.

2021-06-03

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Fantasy
Third person
Indie
Side view
Arcade

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Ultra Bushwick

A chaotic Brooklyn-set indie twin-stick shooter about fending off gentrifying neighbors and herding cats for power-ups, with playtimes ranging from minutes to hours.

2021-04-21

Action
Indie

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They Came From the Sky 2

A short, comedic pixel-art alien-vs-humans shooter with quickly exhausted content, best for a quick arcade burst.

2023-01-11

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Indie
Side view
Arcade

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Crazy Invader ShootEm Down

A retro single-player arcade shoot 'em up: orbit Earth, shoot aliens, and manage a rechargeable shield in escalating short sessions.

2021-10-10

Action
Indie