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Space Escaper $0.99
It's a pixel art space shooter that has some other ways to help defeat enemies besides just shooting/bombing them directly. Different abilities to help you avoid damage or defeat enemies. You also can upgrade your aircraft to defeat powerful enemy.
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X-Force Under Attack$5.99
X-Force Under Attack brings back all the charm of shmup games from the 80's/90's. It's a frenetic and chaotic space shooter with insane battles against extremely difficult bosses.

Empyrean Swarm$4.99
Escape the alien threat! Unleash searing lasers, fire precision phasers, and launch sizzling plasma bolts. Blast, spin, and cut your way through hordes to unlock your ship's potential as you unveil hidden horrors. Challenge the world, arcade-style, and ascend as the galaxy's ultimate pilot!

Schildmaid MX$14.99
Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...

Monsters 'til Midnight$4.99
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!

LinearShooter Remixed$2.99
"LinearShooter Remixed" is a game that combines vertical scrolling bullet hell shmup with rogue-lite that combine power-ups to build builds. Let's aim to clear the stage by assembling your ship with power-up while getting drunk with minimal and beautiful graphics and trance music.

Ikaruga$9.99
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

Echoes+FREE
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

Quoin$2.99
Quoin is a top-down game where you shoot enemies collect coins and upgrade your stats. With a wide choice of weapons to use each serving a different role, Quoin will keep you captivated with different enemy types, weapons, and play styles.

Exodemic$4.99
Destroy aliens, dash between planets, and buy powerful upgrades. Exodemic is a compact roguelike that combines frenetic shoot 'em up gameplay with a procedurally generated overworld filled with vendors, trading hubs, and combat encounters. Race against the clock to save the human race.

SolitariusFREE
Solitarius is a 2D top-down wave shooter set in a sci-fi space environment. It is a free minigame that contains six different levels, eight different enemies and nine different weapons. Instead of surviving as long as possible you have to make it through each level.

Ultra Mega Planet Battles$6.99
Ultra Mega Planet Battles (UMPB) is an intense arcade-style, space-based, twin-stick shooter. Players can play by themselves, or with up to 3 friends local co-op or Steam Remote Play (total of 4 players). Select your character, select and modify your ship, then get shooting!

Xentron Attack$0.99
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.

Gunstorm$8.99
Gunstorm is a space shooter loaded with playability. Wave after wave of alien craft attack your agile ship. Use the mouse to control your ship at the speed of thought in a perfectly balanced game that starts easy and gradually gets more difficult.

Plasma Attack$4.99
Plasma Attack is a top-down side scrolling shooter game where the character is a flying spaceship equipped with a base laser.

Hyper Echelon$19.99
The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.

Nova Drift$17.99
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

Halls of Torment$6.66
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

Trow's Space$5.99
Immerse yourself in a 2D pixel style game where you control a spaceship against enemy motherships. Your mission: destroy their towers with accurate shots. Face constant attacks and dodge asteroids, satellites and black holes. Beat levels to face more challenging enemies.

Vectro Blast$3.99
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.

Orbital Defense Force$9.99
Orbital Defense Force (O.D.F) is a multiplayer shoot 'em up co-op rogue-like game. play as mercenaries working for the O.D.F., accepting contracts to defend planets from invaders and earn precious scrap that can be used to upgrade their ship to take on more difficult contracts.

Xappy Ship$3.99
In this classic retro arcade-style space shooter, you'll embark on a thrilling adventure through the cosmos, battling against an onslaught of alien invaders and formidable bosses. With its pixel graphics and pulse-pounding soundtrack, Xappy Ship is a love letter to the classic space shooters.

Antiprism$17.99
Antiprism brings classic shoot 'em up mechanics to VR and combines them with innovative single-player twin-ship gameplay. Control two ships at once as the pilots Jexen and Malik shoot hordes of enemies, dodge enemy fire, find and upgrade items, and beat hard bosses on their journey through The Gone.

Space Mergers$4.99
Space Mergers is a satisfying fast-paced puzzle game that encourages critical thinking. Combine blocks to create combos and gain points, reach the highest score you can! There is over a million different ways to play, enjoy some endless fun.

Shmup Arena$1.99
Take on intense challenges and waves of enemies in this frenetic arena shooter that demands quick reflexes and nonstop action. Survive the onslaught and defeat powerful bosses while staying in motion, mastering arenas designed for those who crave adrenaline and intense combat.

Hammer Knight$2.99
In Hammer Knight, you'll face an army of machines powered by ancient technology, relying solely on your architectural skills and the engineering hammer in your hands to combat the onslaught of machines.

Space Elite Force II$5.99
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!

Time Wasters$4.99
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

Asteroids... But Roguelite$4.99
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.

Gratuitous Space Shooty Game$3.99
Gratuitous Shooty Game is a hobby space shooter made by the developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, reusing the art from that game :D.

Starexcess$6.99
Escape from a tyrant government and save the planet Shambala. Be the resistance! Starexcess is a retro-looking vertical shoot 'em up inspired by the 16-bit era. Take on enemy armies and dodge frenetic shots in this shoot 'em up for one or two players in a local ofline co-op.

While you are Downloading$0.99
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.

PhaigeX: Hyperspace Survivors$4.99
PhaigeX is a fast-paced "Bullet Heaven" space shooter, tasking the player to explore space sectors and contain a rising incursion of rogue AI-controlled units. Pilot a variety of ships, call in the support craft, and use a myriad of upgrades to lay down heavy firepower towards the enemy forces.

Burst Hero$2.99
Burst Hero is a pixel roguelike shooting survival game. You can choose heroes with different abilities and use various weapons to resist a steady stream of enemies. In the battle, you can customize your build by weapons bullets and cards. Each battle will have different experiences and challenges.

Andromeda Survivors$2.99
Defeat thousands of enemies that are invading Andromeda! Andromeda Survivors is a casual game with rogue-lite elements where you collect skills and upgrades for your ship to create amazing builds!

Pix'Hard$4.99
"Fight off endless hordes of enemies with your ship! Upgrade it to defeat increasingly powerful opponents! Choose your upgrades carefully, manage your priorities, and find your enemies' weak points!"

Nebula Invasion$3.99
Nebula Invasion was designed for those who enjoy the classic type arcade games, a spaceship shooter with great game play. Aliens attack many different ways from marching to dive bombing. You have the tools to fight back with a ship that can power-up with double, triple, rapid fire, or plasma cannon.

SOL CRESTA$17.99
SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.

1982FREE
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.

Space War: Infinity$1.99
A semi-procedural shoot-'em-up that will test your skills. Level up your ship, unlock amazing weapons, and defeat 5 formidable bosses. Challenge the infinite by facing real-time waves of enemies after completing all missions. Become the intergalactic hero now!

Ostallian Core$7.99
A modern omnidirectional space shooter with colorful retro-style ASCII art and light RPG elements, featuring optional permadeath.

Shin Galaxy - Alpha War$2.99
A space shooter game with RPG mechanics. Players will be able to improve their ships to tackle the challenges ahead, as well as buy better ships and customize them.

Grav Blazer Squared$4.99
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.

Asteroids Millennium$7.99
A modern spin on an old classic! Asteroids Millennium provides exciting new game play without departing from the feel of its predecessors. Collect power-ups, dodge threats, and blast away at asteroids and enemies alike in this survival game that is truly fun to play.

Starwulf$2.99
Dive into Starwulf's unique blend of brick puzzles and space shooter action. Explore diverse planets and star systems, unlock special missions, and upgrade your ship. Can you save your home planet? Casual subgames, included to the demo version, offer endless fun.

Galandrix$0.99
Galandrix is a rogue like arcade game played from a top-down view and features both fast-paced action and real time strategic choices. Select your ship and blast off into the unknown against countless hordes of enemies.

Probe$1.99
A challenging 2D block breaker featuring arcade elements and a modern spin on the popular retro games. Destroy data blocks and galactic enemies using only your probe, bullets and power ups but don't lose your ball to the void. Do you have what it takes to reach the end of the universe?

Revolution Ace$4.99
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

Invaliens$2.99
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.

Nova Wing II$0.99
You are tasked to destroy the swarms of alien invaders as they attempt to annihilate your race from existence.

Rick Henderson$3.99
Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up with infinite replayability, a true homage to 16-bit shooters wrapped in graphics we all loved. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive through unpredictable space events.

REPLIKATOR$11.99
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.