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261 games like Solarian II

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01 Salamander Cover

1986 · Arcade

Salamander

97%

Salamander is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Konami as a spin-off to Gradius. It introduced a simplified power-up system, two-player cooperative gameplay and both horizontally and vertically scrolling stages. Some of these would later become the n...

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Solarian II

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

02 Moon Patrol Cover

1982 · Apple][, Arcade, Atari2600

Moon Patrol

97%

Moon Patrol is a side-scrolling shooter that puts players at the controls of a six-wheeled moon rover that can jump and shoot. The goal is to move through the entire course as quickly as possible while shooting enemies for additional points. Cannons are mounte...

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Solarian II

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

03 Blazing Star Cover

1998 · Android, Arcade, Linux

Blazing Star

97%

Blazing Star is a scrolling shooter video game for the Neo Geo home game system. It is the sequel to the acclaimed Neo Geo shooter Pulstar, which was itself a close cousin to the R-Type franchise. A typically hefty Neo Geo ROM at 346 Mb, the game makes extensi...

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Solarian II

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

04 Akka Arrh Cover

2022 · Switch, PC, PS4

Akka Arrh

97%

Akka Arrh is a previously unreleased prototype game created 1982 for the arcade. It saw it's first release in 2022 as part of the the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

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Solarian II

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

05 Warblade Cover

2003 · Mac, PC, iOS

Warblade

97%

Warblade is a shareware computer game for Microsoft Windows and OS X, written by Norwegian developer Edgar M. Vigdal. The Windows version runs well on Linux under Wine. It is also available for retail in the App Store for iOS devices (in iPhone/iPod Touch and...

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Solarian II

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

06 Endless Zone Cover

2020 · PC

Endless Zone

97%

A small, fast-paced game inspired by SEGA’s "Fantasy Zone" series. Play through four worlds in frenetic arcade action as you help the hero, Opbot, evade aliens, enemies, and things from another dimension on their way to freedom!

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Solarian II

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

07 Hellbent Cover

1988 · Amiga, Atari-ST

Hellbent

90%

In Hell Bent, set in 3530, the player takes the role of Captain Drak Hellbent who has to drive off aliens which invaded his home planet Aldonicha. The goal is to destroy a set amount of ground targets in each of the ten vertically scrolling levels. To do so, t...

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Solarian II

90% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

08 Astrosmash Cover

1981 · intellivision, Mobile, PC

Astrosmash

84%

In Astrosmash you control a laser canon at the bottom of the screen; your goal is to earn as many points as possible by destroying the various incoming meteors, bombs, and other objects. Points are earned for destroying objects, while points are lost for letti...

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Solarian II

84% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

09 Robo Recall Cover

2017 · Oculus VR, PC

Robo Recall

79%

Use creative combat tactics and skill shots to earn high scores as you teleport through city streets and rooftops in an awe-inspiring ballet of bullets. Tear apart your robot foes and use them to fend off the enemy onslaught. Unlock, customize and test weapons...

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Solarian II

79% Sehr nah dran
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

10 Astrowar Cover

1983 · Atari2600

Astrowar

78%

Astrowar is an Action game, developed by Starsoft and published by Artic, which was cancelled before it was released.

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Solarian II

78% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

11 Major Stryker Cover

1993 · DOS, Mac, PC

Major Stryker

75%

In the not-so-distant future, the calamity of World War III led to eventual world peace. But, it didn't last. Earth was invaded by alien marauders - the Kretons. Earth's united military force, still depleted after the mighty onslaught of WWIII, was not nearly...

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Solarian II

75% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

12 Moon Cresta Cover

1980 · ACPC, Arcade, bbcmicro

Moon Cresta

73%

Moon Cresta is an arcade game released in 1980 by Nichibutsu. A moving starfield gives the impression of vertical scrolling, but the game is a fixed shooter in the vein of Namco's Galaxian. Incentive Software published a version of this arcade game for many 8...

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Solarian II

73% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

13 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online Cover

Join Section 9 in a first person shooter experience. Become a member of an elite force of cybernetically enhanced combat operatives dedicated to the defense of society, and use your advanced firepower, Tachikoma Tanks and unique cyber skills to bring down cybe...

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Solarian II

70% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Anderer Spielmodus als beim Ausgangsspiel · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

14 Void Breach Cover

2026 · PC

Void Breach

70%

Twin-stick space combat roguelite with 12 abilities, 5 reality-warping ultimates, and 20+ enemy factions that each fight differently. Permanent upgrades that stack across hundreds of hours. Quick missions, deep progression, zero runs wasted.

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Solarian II

70% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

15 Calpria Cover

Year unknown · Android, PC

Calpria

70%

Calpria is a 3D arcade space shooter . The game combines fast-paced bullet hell combat with deep progression, wingman system and strategic partner customization. Developed by Lunakardo Games and released exclusively for Google Play Games for both PC & Android...

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Solarian II

70% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

16 Call of Abdulov Cover

Year unknown · PC

Call of Abdulov

69%

Old-school brutal first-person shooter in Serious Sam style on the theme of Abduloreligion (famous russian parody religion). Russia was gripped by an epidemic of a terrible virus that distorts the mind and the body of the people, turning them into dumb and ugl...

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Solarian II

69% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

17 AsteroidZ Cover

Year unknown · Platform unknown

AsteroidZ

68%

Fast-paced, top-down multiplayer space shooter set in a retro arena. Players pilot customizable ships with fluid, analog controls, battling to survive and dominate in a seamless, wrap-around world. The core loop involves destroying asteroids and enemy players...

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Solarian II

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Anderer Spielmodus als beim Ausgangsspiel · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

18 Dangerous Street Cover

1992 · Atari8bit

Dangerous Street

68%

Action arcade game for 8-bit Atari, inspired by game Commando.

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Solarian II

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

19 Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark Cover

Beasts of the Sea, Soaring through the Skies! Shoot 'em up arcade classics Flying Shark and Fire Shark together at last!

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Solarian II

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Anderer Spielmodus als beim Ausgangsspiel · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

20 Raiders 1941 Cover

2026 · PC

Raiders 1941

67%

Raiders 1941 is a fast-paced, vertical scrolling shoot ‘em up that blends exciting retro action of arcade classics, with modern gameplay up to 120hz refresh rate.

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Solarian II

67% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

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