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2017 PC 👍 49 % Mixed, 51 reviews on Steam

An offline arcade space shooter where you defend your base against waves of alien invaders, upgrade your starships and take on large bosses.

What defines Event Horizon:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Event Horizon are Event Horizon: Space Defense, Alpha Mission and Halo: Spartan Strike. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Event Horizon special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Alpha Mission

Gameplay comes before story

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.

Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo

Sci-fi setting

A vehicle-based action shooter tied to the first Star Wars prequel: fly and drive Naboo starfighters, speeders and other craft through 15+ missions against the Trade Federation's droid armies on land, sea and in space.

Zanac

Sci-fi setting

A classic 1986 vertical space shooter in which you pilot a fighter against a hostile artificial intelligence. Eight special weapons and fast arcade action define the experience.

Terminal Velocity

Realistic visuals

A fast-paced 1995 arcade flight combat shooter that favors simple controls and intense dogfights over realistic flight simulation. You blast through futuristic landscapes in sci-fi jets, shooting down everything in your path.

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

Sci-fi setting

A classic 1994 vertical scrolling arcade shooter where you fly the Raptor as a mercenary, earning cash to buy and upgrade weapons between missions. Fast action, swarms of enemies and a driving soundtrack define the experience.

Space Pioneer

Gameplay comes before story

Space Pioneer is a sci-fi shooter with fast action combat and light RPG elements. The available metadata is sparse and inconsistent, so this rating is deliberately conservative.

Xevious

Gameplay comes before story

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.

Gyruss

Gameplay comes before story

A classic Konami arcade shooter where you rotate your ship around the edge of the screen, blasting waves of enemies that swoop in from the center. Known for its tube-shooter design and its memorable Bach-based soundtrack.

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