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2015 Nintendo Switch

A space arcade shooter about fending off attacks while upgrading your ship with light RPG elements. Available information is very thin, so this rating is conservative.

What defines Event Horizon: Space Defense:

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

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

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Halo: Spartan Strike

97 %

2015 PC 2.99 € 👍 80 % Very positive, 1,542 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Focus on a single character

A top-down twin-stick shooter set in the Halo universe: as a Spartan you fight through short missions in New Mombasa using familiar weapons and enemies from the series.

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.

Terminal Velocity

Sci-fi setting

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.

Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo

Focus on a single character

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.

Space Pioneer

Focus on a single character

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.

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Zanac

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Halo: Spartan Assault

Sci-fi setting

A top-down twin-stick shooter set in the Halo universe where you fight rogue Covenant forces through short missions using familiar weapons and vehicles. Console versions also add a co-op survival mode.

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