Create account
Cover of Space Codex

Similar games

Games like Space Codex

2016PC82 % positive

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.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Pixel art
＋ Combine with my games

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

More in these topics: Sci-fi games Action games

In short: Games like Space Codex

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

Similar in what way?

2 of 3

Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

Reset
Your recipe: Systems ×3 Look ×3
Not for me Exclude horror, turn-based combat, pixel art …

Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

Horror Turn-based combat High difficulty Roguelike runs Shooter Pixel art Grind Survival PvP Open world Card game

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

Show games from the same series

Best match

Xevious

94 %Match

1982PEGI 7Xbox

Fits your focus: Systems like Space Codex and Look like Space Codex.

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.

Where to buy

  • Instant Gaming* Xbox Price in shop Go to shop
  • Amazon* Price in shop Xbox

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

Similar games →

Truxton

  • Systems like Space Codex
  • Look like Space Codex

Truxton is a classic vertical shoot 'em up from the arcade era, where you pilot a small spaceship through five large levels packed with enemy waves. With just a shot and a bomb button, you fight through bosses that loop endlessly at higher difficulties.

Pixel Star

  • Systems like Space Codex
  • Look like Space Codex

A punishing arcade space shoot-'em-up where you dodge bosses and black holes and try to survive as long as you can. It's a pure score-chasing test of reflexes.

Moon Cresta

  • Systems like Space Codex
  • Look like Space Codex

You pilot a ship along the bottom of the screen and fight off waves of Galaxian-style attackers while a moving starfield suggests vertical scrolling. A classic early arcade shooter whose simple rules quickly demand precise dodging and shooting.

Blue Rider

  • Systems like Space Codex
  • Look like Space Codex

An arcade shooter where you fight to survive as the Blue Rider in a valley flooded with bullets. It nods to classic console heroes and leans on fast reflexes.

Galaga

  • Systems like Space Codex
  • Look like Space Codex

A classic arcade shooter where you pilot a fighter along the bottom of the screen and blast waves of insect-like aliens. The tractor beam that captures your ship, which you can rescue for double firepower, gives it its hook.

Syder Arcade

  • Systems like Space Codex
  • Look like Space Codex

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.

Alpha Mission

  • Systems like Space Codex
  • Look like Space Codex

A classic vertically scrolling arcade shooter in the vein of Xevious, where separate weapons for air and ground targets are used against waves of enemies. Short, demanding action with power-ups.

Feedback