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2016 PC 1.99 € 84 % positive Very positive, 72 reviews on Steam

A frantic arcade shooter played with just two buttons: you pilot a spinning spaceship and survive enemy waves through precise timing. Simple to learn but brutally hard.

What defines Spingun:

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

The closest matches for Spingun are Robotron: 2084, Revolver360 Re:Actor and Bot Vice. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Spingun special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Robotron: 2084

99 %

1982 Xbox

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

A legendary arcade twin-stick shooter where you fight endless robot waves alone while rescuing the last humans. Frantic, punishing and built purely around reflexes.

Bot Vice

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic single-screen pixel-art gallery shooter inspired by Time Crisis and Wild Guns. A tight overall time limit for the whole run keeps the pressure on and tests your reflexes.

Caverns of Mars: Recharged

Sci-fi setting

A fast arcade shooter where you pilot a ship through tight Martian caverns, blasting enemies and terrain to dive ever deeper. A retro-flavored reimagining of a 1981 Atari classic.

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.

Retrobooster

Challenging difficulty

A punishing retro cave-flyer where an extremely responsive ship carries you through speed runs, small puzzles and bullet-hell sections at true 1980s difficulty.

Blue Rider

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An arcade shooter where you fight to survive as the Blue Rider in a valley flooded with bullets. It nods to classic console heroes and leans on fast reflexes.

Space Codex

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A minimalist retro top-down arcade shooter where you survive waves of enemy spaceships and dense bullet patterns. Power-ups help, but the difficulty keeps climbing.

Syder Arcade

Challenging difficulty

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.

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