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Games like Space Survival

2016PC49 % positive5.19 €

A simple 2D space shooter where you fend off waves of enemies, relying on quick reflexes and focus. It suits short, casual sessions.

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

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In short: Games like Space Survival

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

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Syder Arcade

93 %Match

2013PC, Steam Deck playable84 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Space Survival: 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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SpaceShot

Shooting and gunplay

A fast-paced arcade shooter where you blast alien invaders and collect bonuses. Three game modes and plenty of achievements keep the short sessions engaging.

Major Stryker

Shooting and gunplay

A classic early-90s PC vertical-scrolling space shooter where you play Major Stryker fending off the alien Kreton invaders. Fast arcade action with power-ups and waves of enemies is the focus.

Xevious

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Alpha Mission

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Ion Assault

Shooting and gunplay

An arcade space shooter where you control thousands of ion particles using a fluid and particle physics system to destroy obstacles and enemies. Intensity scales dynamically: the faster you clear things, the more enemies appear.

Astrosmash

Shooting and gunplay

You man a laser cannon at the bottom of the screen and blast incoming meteors, spinning bombs and other debris before they slip past. Meteors split into smaller fragments when hit, turning every wave into a fast, score-chasing scramble.

Dark Matter

Shooting and gunplay

A remake of the classic arcade game Asteroids where you shoot and dodge space rocks. It focuses on quick reflexes and short arcade-style runs.

Robotron: 2084

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Space Pirate Trainer

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A VR arcade shooter where you dual-wield blasters and a shield against waves of drones and robots, physically dodging and aiming. Fast, intense and built around chasing high scores.

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