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Games like Drones: The Human Condition

2016PC39 % positive

A fast-paced top-down twin-stick arena shooter set in an Orwellian future dystopia, where you blast drones and free humans. Made by a solo developer, it focuses on pure arcade action.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Fast pace
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Drones: The Human Condition

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Drones: The Human Condition special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Syder Arcade

99 %Match

2013PC, Steam Deck playable84 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Drones: The Human Condition: good gunplay, a sci-fi setting and combat with precise timing.

An uncompromising retro shoot 'em up inspired by 90s Amiga classics, with free-scrolling, multi-directional shooting. Only your skill counts against hordes of alien invaders.

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Story of a Cube

Fast pace

A frantic arcade twin-stick shooter with bullet-hell elements where a lone cube seeks revenge, packed with explosions and demanding gameplay.

Robotron: 2084

Fast pace

A legendary arcade twin-stick shooter where you fight endless robot waves alone while rescuing the last humans. Frantic, punishing and built purely around reflexes.

Hard Reset: Redux

Fast pace

A fast, old-school first-person shooter set in a neon-lit cyberpunk city, where you mow down hordes of machines with upgradable weapons and explosive environments. Linear, uncompromising and focused on pure action.

Xevious

Shooting and gunplay

A 1982 arcade classic in which you pilot the Solvalou fighter through vertically scrolling waves of alien enemies, shooting air targets and bombing ground ones at once. It was a pioneering title for the shoot-'em-up genre.

Raiden

Shooting and gunplay

A classic vertical arcade shooter where you dodge enemy fire across eight missions, blast targets and collect power-ups. Built around score chasing and replays, with a steep challenge.

Akka Arrh

Shooting and gunplay

A previously unreleased 1982 Atari arcade prototype where you defend a central fortress by aiming a cursor at waves of approaching enemies. It is fast, abstract and neon-bright, a classic high-score chase with a modern polish.

Spartaga

Shooting and gunplay

A VR arcade bullet-hell shooter that brings the classic genre into virtual reality. It focuses on dodging, shooting and tough enemy waves with an arcade feel.

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