Similar games

Games like Satazius

2011PCSteam Deck playable85 % positive5.89 €

A classic side-scrolling arcade shooter with 13 upgradeable weapons, selectable side weapons and a charge attack. Demanding boss fights and dense enemy waves are aimed at arcade veterans.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Satazius are Raiden, DoDonPachi and Gradius V. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Satazius special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match

Show games from the same series

Best match

Raiden

98 %Match

1990PlayStation

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Sci-fi setting

A classic vertical arcade shooter where you dodge enemy fire across eight missions, blast targets and collect power-ups. Built around score chasing and replays, with a steep challenge.

DoDonPachi

Shooting and gunplay

A landmark Cave arcade bullet-hell shooter where you thread through dense bullet patterns, build huge scores with a chain system, and unlock a hidden, tougher true ending through masterful play.

Gradius V

Shooting and gunplay

An uncompromising side-scrolling shooter in which you weave through hazards and bullet fire while aiming your Options with the analog stick. Memorizing stages and precise positioning are the heart of the challenge.

Syder Arcade

Shooting and gunplay

An uncompromising retro shoot 'em up inspired by 90s Amiga classics, with free-scrolling, multi-directional shooting. Only your skill counts against hordes of alien invaders.

RefleX

Shooting and gunplay

A Japanese indie shmup where you weave through dense bullet patterns and use sharp reflexes to tear down huge enemies. As the second chapter of the ALLTYNEX trilogy, it delivers short, intense arcade action in a sci-fi setting.

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Xevious

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Xenoraid

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up where you swap between four fighters mid-battle, upgrade your squadron between missions and take down huge alien capital ships in hectic boss fights.

Feedback