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Games like Exocomets

2017PC

A simple but punishing arcade game where you pilot a ship through waves of comets. One hit ends your run, with power-ups and stars to collect along the way.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Shooting and gunplay

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In short: Games like Exocomets

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Exocomets special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

Best match

Syder Arcade

92 %Match

2013PC, Steam Deck playable84 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Exocomets: a demanding difficulty, good gunplay 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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Raiden

Challenging difficulty

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.

Strike Suit Infinity

Runs that play out differently every time

A frantic arcade space shooter set in the Strike Suit universe where you fight endless enemy waves while chasing high scores. There is no ending, only survival and points.

Robotron: 2084

Challenging difficulty

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.

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

Shooting and gunplay

A frantic twin-stick arcade shooter where you fight swarms of enemies in a glowing neon arena while chasing high scores. Six distinct modes keep it varied, from hectic blasting to careful survival play.

Outbreak in Space VR

Sci-fi setting

A simple, intense old-school arcade VR game built around direct 3D action and demanding reflexes. The space setting serves fast, short play sessions rather than story or depth.

Akka Arrh

Sci-fi setting

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.

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.

Space Codex

Shooting and gunplay

A minimalist retro top-down arcade shooter where you survive waves of enemy spaceships and dense bullet patterns. Power-ups help, but the difficulty keeps climbing.

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