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Games like Amaranthine

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You pilot a ship through a horizontally scrolling shooter with procedurally generated elements. Your destination is a distant frozen planet that sent out a distress signal.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Amaranthine are Sector Force, Grav Blazer and Hit the Hive. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Amaranthine special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Grav Blazer

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A fast-paced arcade space shooter where you destroy enemy bases that constantly spawn defending ships across procedurally generated sectors. Difficulty keeps climbing, demanding precise aiming and quick reflexes.

Hit the Hive

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A VR space shooter where you fight procedurally generated waves of brutal robots. Each run feels different and keeps the action intense.

Steredenn

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A frantic pixel-art space shmup blending roguelike elements: randomized stages, a large weapon arsenal and punishing boss fights make every run feel different.

BroodStar

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BroodStar is an arcade shoot-em-up with roguelike twists, where you fight through swarms of alien creatures gathering upgrades along the way. Each run builds your ship up against towering bosses on the way to destroying the living planet at the heart of the story.

Greedland

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Greedland is a top-down shooter in the vein of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, where you play an interstellar mercenary fighting waves of enemies while growing stronger across runs.

Relic Hunters Zero

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A free, open-source arcade shooter with roguelike elements: you fight through four areas ending in boss battles, and spend collected bounty to permanently unlock items and extra characters.

in Space

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A procedural side-scrolling shooter that favors precision and strategy over pure reflexes. You blast through waves of geometric enemies in several modes while unlocking new ships and weapons.

Gunlocked

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A sci-fi roguelike that plays like a twin-stick shooter without the aiming stick: you win through smart positioning and upgrade choices that exploit each weapon's unique auto-targeting. Every run pits you against swarms of alien ships.

Strike Suit Infinity

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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.

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