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2015 PC 4.99 €

A fast arcade shooter played on a single screen where you fend off enemy waves and use a risk-reward multiplier to build power-ups and bombs. It is all about high scores and quick reflexes rather than story.

What defines Horizon Shift:

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Horizon Shift are Polygoneer, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 and Missile Command: Recharged. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Horizon Shift special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Polygoneer

98 %

2017 PC −90 % 4.99 € 0.49 € 10 days left 85 % positive Very positive, 392 reviews on Steam

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Gameplay comes before story
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A fast arcade reflex game where you fend off polygonal enemies coming from all sides by firing the matching color. A single miss ends the run.

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic twin-stick arcade shooter where you fight swarms of enemies in a glowing neon arena while chasing high scores. Six distinct modes keep it varied, from hectic blasting to careful survival play.

Asteroids: Recharged

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A modernized take on the arcade classic: pilot a ship, dodge and blast asteroids, chase high scores and tackle challenge levels with new abilities, neon visuals and a fresh soundtrack.

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic twin-stick arcade shooter where you pilot a geometric ship through a glowing neon grid, fending off swarms of enemies in pursuit of a high score. Simple controls, short rounds and demanding reflexes make it highly addictive.

Tempest 2000

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast arcade tube shooter where you glide a claw-shaped ship around the rim of neon geometric levels, blasting waves of enemies. Pounding techno music and particle effects turn this update of the classic into an intense reflex test.

TriBlaster

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A retro arcade shooter with old-school vector graphics where you blast enemies, stay alive and chase the highest score possible.

Color Chaos

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic arcade twin-stick shooter built around constantly swapping colors to take down enemies while chasing leaderboard high scores.

Barrier X

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An extremely fast arcade racer where you dodge obstacles, shoot, and keep pushing your speed to climb to the top of the leaderboard.

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