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2009

A frantic arcade rail shooter where you dodge, slash and shoot your way through waves of enemies and huge bosses. Fast, cinematic and reflex-driven, with a strong score-chasing feel.

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

The closest matches for Sin & Punishment: Star Successor are Nex Machina, Resogun and Einhänder. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sin & Punishment: Star Successor special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Nex Machina

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

A frantic twin-stick arcade shooter from Housemarque and Eugene Jarvis built around high scores, precise dodging and short, intense runs. Voxel explosions and tight controls make every run a spectacle.

Resogun

Sci-fi setting

A frantic arcade shoot 'em up set in destructible voxel worlds, where you rescue survivors and keep your multiplier alive. Great for score chasers, solo or in online co-op.

Einhänder

Sci-fi setting

A classic Square side-scrolling shooter where you pilot a nimble fighter and steal weapons from enemies to use as your own. Driving techno music, imposing bosses and demanding precision make it a PlayStation cult favourite.

Contra: Shattered Soldier

Challenging difficulty

A brutal 2D run-and-gun shooter in the classic Contra mold, packed with relentless bosses and punishing difficulty. Bill Rizer seeks revenge and the truth in a sci-fi setting, with a ranking system and multiple endings encouraging replays.

Vanquish

Sci-fi setting

Platinum Games' blisteringly fast third-person shooter where rocket-boosted slides and slow-motion aiming turn cover shooting into a high-speed ballet against robot armies. Short, intense and packed with spectacle.

Time Recoil

Sci-fi setting

A fast top-down shooter where every kill slows time, turning firefights into choreographed slow-motion action. Time travel through wormholes and special moves add variety to short, intense levels.

Blazing Star

Challenging difficulty

A classic Neo Geo horizontal space shooter with prerendered pseudo-3D sprites and fast arcade pacing. As the sequel to Pulstar, it delivers tough boss fights, tight dodging and charged weapon mechanics.

Astebreed

Sci-fi setting

A fast-paced anime-style mecha shooter that blends on-rails shooting sections with close-range hack-and-slash combat. You pilot a giant war machine in a war against a mechanical alien race.

Wild Guns

Challenging difficulty

A fast arcade shooting gallery set in a steampunk Wild West, where you play Annie or Clint, dodging fire and blasting outlaws and robots in the background. Short, intense stages with a tough challenge, playable in co-op.

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