The Twin Stick Shooter Zone

Shooters using one stick for movement and another for aiming.

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Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Genome Guardian 2 - COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Brigador Killers - Players say: Lead an insurgent cell through on-foot and vehicle raids, salvaging weapons and parts to build an arsenal against corporate forces. Players like: Electronic Soundtrack · World and Writing · Loot-to-Arsenal Progression ·
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Isometric insurgent simulator. Fight on foot and in vehicles, build and steal a private arsenal and bring the war home to the businessmen who started it all in this continuation of the Brigador saga.

RIFTSTORM - Players say: Play a Weaver battling supernatural hordes in solo or co-op missions, building up weapons and deciding when to extract. Players like: Satisfying Combat · Build Upgrade Synergies · Fun Co-op ·
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RIFTSTORM is a co-op PvE looter-shooter where squads of Weavers deploy to take on missions, fight escalating hordes, collect powerful weapons and resources, and extract.

Ogre Chambers 2222 - SURVIVE in a transforming arena against ALIEN OGRES in this ROGUELIKE BULLET-HELL 💥 MODIFY your gun, make smart upgrade decisions and master your spaceship's controls to conquer the OGRE CHAMBERS !
Survivor Mercs - Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
The Ember Guardian - Defend the embers of hope in this roguelike strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Recruit and command workers to gather resources, build your camp and set up your defenses during the day. When night falls, fend off waves of deadly creatures with powerful, upgradable weapons.
Temtem: Swarm - Players say: Choose a Tem, dodge swarms, and build evolving attacks through survivor-style runs, solo or with up to two teammates. Players like: Build Synergies · Temtem Variety · Colorful Presentation ·
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Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.

Kritter: Defend Together - Explore, loot, and rush back to defend your ship against alien hordes. Solo or 4-player coop, grow stronger run after run in this frantic action roguelite with a touch of tower defense.
Evolve or Die - A co-op voice-controlled action game where yelling is the combat system. Team up, scream into your mics, and unleash absurd sound-powered attacks. Coordinate, panic, or just shout nonsense until the enemies—and your friends—totally melt down.
Morsels - Players say: As a hungry sewer mouse, transform into odd creatures, swap their attacks, and fight through roguelite runs against killer cats. Players like: Distinctive Art Style · Music and Sound · Secrets to Discover ·
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Morsels is a fast-paced creature collecting roguelite with a rotating roster of characters to switch between at will. Overcome a clique of killer cats as you fight your way out of the sewers in this unique, action-packed journey.

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CPU Invaders - Players say: Defend your computer from invading enemies in a desktop-overlay shooter, dodging attacks and clearing ten stages. Players like: Desktop Overlay · Quick Arcade Sessions · Challenging Stages ·
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Invaders are living inside your computer. You shouldn't let that happen! Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more! CPU Invaders overlaps the game itself with your computer screen.

RIVE - Players say: Trapped aboard a mysterious starship, scavenger Roughshot pilots a spider tank through 360-degree shooting, platforming, and robot hacking. Players like: Fast Arcade Combat · Satisfying Controls · Shooter-Platformer Mix ·
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This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.

NeuroVoider - Players say: Pilot a brain-driven robot through procedurally generated stages, shooting enemies and swapping gear alone or in local co-op. Players like: Synth Soundtrack · Robot Customization · Local Co-op ·
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NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.

Zombie Party - Players say: Blast through zombie-filled runs, build unusual weapons, loot procedural dungeons, and unlock characters solo or in local co-op. Players like: Chaotic Fast-Paced Action · Weapon Variety · Local Co-op ·
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Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!

Revita - Players say: An amnesiac child climbs a shifting clocktower, twin-stick shooting through procedural rooms and trading health for upgrades. Players like: Pixel Art and Music · Health-for-Power Choices · Run Variety and Unlocks ·
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In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!

永远消失的幻想乡 ~ The Disappearing of Gensokyo - Players say: Lead Touhou fighters through Gensokyo’s crisis in a top-down action RPG of character skills, shooting, and danmaku dodging. Players like: Distinct Character Abilities · Touhou References · Character Art ·
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"The Disappearing of Gensokyo" is a Touhou Project doujin game from MyACG Studio, a Chinese doujin game fan circle. We have re-imagined Touhou as an ARPG, creating this "Danmaku-Shooting-ARPG". We hope this game will be a good experience for those who are both new and knowledgeable of Touhou!

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Shadowgrounds - Players say: A colony engineer fights an alien outbreak in a top-down shooter, upgrading weapons and using light to influence alien behavior. Players like: Dark Sci-Fi Atmosphere · Weapon Roles and Upgrades · Atmospheric Soundtrack ·
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Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

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The Knight Witch - Players say: Fly through a hand-drawn underground world, shoot War Golems, and cast deck-built spells as Rayne investigates an invasion. Players like: Distinctive Genre Blend · Hand-Drawn Art · Spell-Card Combat ·
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The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.

West of Dead - Players say: As dead gunslinger William Mason, fight through shifting Purgatory in a twin-stick shooter built around tactical cover, light, and repeated runs. Players like: Striking Visual Style · Tactical Cover Combat · Dark Western Atmosphere ·
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Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.

Atomicrops - Players say: Grow crops, explore a radioactive wasteland for supplies, and survive nightly bullet-hell attacks in a run-based farm shooter. Players like: Farming-Shooter Blend · Addictive Run Loop · Character and Build Variety ·
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A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw! 

Nine Parchments - Players say: Apprentice wizards chase lost parchments in an isometric spell-shooter, battling creatures solo or with up to three allies. Players like: Co-op Spell Chaos · Beautiful Environments · Wizard Builds ·
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Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!

Enter the Gungeon - Players say: Choose a regretful gunslinger, fight through a shifting bullet-filled dungeon, and seek a weapon that can kill the past. Players like: Weapon And Item Variety · Skillful Bullet Dodging · Replayable Runs ·
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Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Shotgun Cop Man - Players say: A cop hunts Satan through Hell in a precision platformer where shotgun recoil drives your jumps, dodges, and demon fights. Players like: Recoil-Powered Movement · Creative Level Design · Fast, Satisfying Action ·
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GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro.

Breakpoint - Breakpoint is a twin-stick slasher where your weapons explode. Break through the swarm to claim your spot on the online leaderboard.
NeverAwake - A girl who never wakes up. She has been fighting monsters in her dreams... "NeverAwake" is a nightmarish twin-stick shooter with a unique worldview and original game rules.
Bleed 2 - Players say: As Wryn, the last hero, fight an invasion with aerial dodges, bullet-reflecting parries, time-slowing, and boss battles. Players like: Fast, Fluid Combat · Creative Boss Fights · Satisfying Bullet Parries ·
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Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Null Vector - Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
SNAKE FARM - A top-down action roguelike about buying snakes, fighting them, selling their oil, and buying more snakes. Upgrade your weapons, get stronger snakes to fight, and chase down a high score with only ten days to live.
PAKO 2 - Getaway driving and gun shooting action in two alternative camera views

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Minishoot' Adventures - Players say: Pilot a small ship through a crystal-struck world, exploring linked dungeons and battling bullet-hell bosses to save friends. Players like: Smooth Ship Controls · Zelda-Style Exploration · Twin-Stick Combat ·
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Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

Disfigure - Players say: Survive shadowed monster arenas by switching vision modes, shooting escalating hordes, and shaping weapon-and-upgrade builds. Players like: Weapon And Build Variety · Restricted-Vision Tension · Satisfying Combat ·
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Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

Bloody Hell - Players say: Play an angelic bird battling through Hell in a top-down bullet-hell adventure, unlocking abilities and routes on the way to Satan. Players like: Enjoyable Boss Fights · Responsive Combat · Exploration And Secrets ·
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A short but sweet game about an Angel on a Bloody Bullet-hell mission to kill Satan! Dash, Double Dash, Grapple & Blast your way through Hell to fulfill your Holy Mission. Will you be able to kill Satan? Or will you fail to master your abilities and DIE in this BLOODY HELL?

I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 - Players say: A top-down twin-stick arcade shooter where you dodge enemy waves, grab weapon drops, and survive a run set to one song. Players like: Catchy Soundtrack · Xbox 360 Nostalgia · Quick Arcade Action ·
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A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

Voidigo - Players say: Hunt Void-corrupted bosses in a top-down roguelite, dodging with jumps and stomps while building each run around strange weapons and power-ups. Players like: Creative Weapon Variety · Fluid Movement · Vivid Animations ·
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A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

Windowkill - Players say: A twin-stick shooter where you fire at your shrinking game-window edges to reshape the arena while battling enemies and bosses. Players like: Window Gameplay Twist · Fun, Challenging Runs · Distinct Character Styles ·
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Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.

RED HOT VENGEANCE - Players say: After his employer betrays a principled hitman, fight through top-down gunfights, varied weapon missions, and challenge stages. Players like: Engaging Gunfights · Varied Challenge Missions · Workshop Level Editor ·
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He had one rule: No killing women or children. When a hitman is double-crossed by his employer, he brings forth a night of carnage and bloodshed.

Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2 - Players say: As contract soldier Snezhinka, defend a war-zone outpost from mech waves, buying weapon and stat cards with a taxed paycheck. Players like: Distinctive Characters · Memorable Soundtrack · Replayable Endings ·
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A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop - Players say: Lead marines through alien-infested facilities, combining top-down shooting, class tactics and mission objectives. Players like: Co-op With Friends · Team Class Roles · Workshop Content ·
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Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Dead Estate - Players say: Fight through a monster-filled mansion in an isometric roguelike shooter, building a new arsenal as you climb its floors. Players like: Replayable Runs · Character Variety · Weapon And Item Builds ·
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Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.