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Games like Space Invaders

1978

This 1978 arcade classic boils shooting down to a simple, gripping loop: you fend off ever-faster rows of descending aliens with a laser cannon while chasing a high score. It shaped the shooter genre for decades.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Strong soundtrack
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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#1 84%Match

Air Buster

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

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#2 82%Match

Neon Shadow

Very positive · 82 % positive

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Fast pace
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Neon Shadow

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#3 80%Match

Terminal Velocity

Very positive · 88 % positive

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Fast pace
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Terminal Velocity

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#4 80%Match

Strikers 1945

Very positive · 91 % positive

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Fast pace
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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Strikers 1945

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#5 79%Match

Operation Warcade VR

Very positive · 93 % positive

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Fast pace
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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Operation Warcade VR

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More games that hit a similar nerve

  1. 6. Astrokill

    Shooting and gunplay

  2. 7. Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action

    Sci-fi setting

  3. 8. Hit the Hive

    Shooting and gunplay

  4. 9. Alien Attack: In Space

    Shooting and gunplay

  5. 10. Piano Tiles 2

    Strong soundtrack

In short: Games like Space Invaders

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

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