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Games like Defcon: Xenos

2023PCSteam Deck playable4.59 €

You defend Earth's cities and landscapes against waves of monstrous aliens. A growing arsenal of weapons, modules and upgrades lets you take on ever stronger and smarter enemies.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Defcon: Xenos are Beacon, Void/Breaker and Andro Dunos II. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Defcon: Xenos special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Beacon

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Brings what grabs you about Defcon: Xenos: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and action-packed real-time combat.

Beacon is a top-down sci-fi shooter where you fight through a randomly generated hostile planet to find your distress beacon. Each death lets you recombine DNA harvested from enemies, so every run makes your next attempt stronger.

Andro Dunos II

Sci-fi setting

You pilot your spaceship through a classic side-scrolling arcade shmup. The appeal lies in precise dodging, collecting power-ups and mastering ever denser enemy waves.

Void Miner

Gameplay comes before story

You pilot a small ship through endless asteroid fields, blasting and harvesting resources to power an automated tower. Each run is a fast, retro-styled loop of destruction and upgrades.

Drifting Lands

Shooting and gunplay

A side-scrolling shoot-'em-up blended with the loot, builds and skill trees of hack & slash games. Between missions you tune and rebuild your ship for the next run.

Truxton

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Danmaku Unlimited 3

Shooting and gunplay

You defend humanity as its last pilot against overwhelming odds in a bullet hell shooter. It blends the strengths of classic danmaku games with an approachable design that welcomes newcomers as well as veterans.

Space Robinson

Shooting and gunplay

You dive into procedurally generated levels full of enemies and will die countless times along the way. A punishing sci-fi action shooter with roguelike structure and RPG progression.

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