Similar games

Games like Syder Arcade

2013PCSteam Deck playable84 % positive9.99 €

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.

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

The closest matches for Syder Arcade are Satazius, Strike Suit Infinity and Crimzon Clover: World Ignition. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Syder Arcade 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

Satazius

100 %Match

2011PCSteam Deck playable85 % positive5.89 €

Brings what grabs you about Syder Arcade: good gunplay, a sci-fi setting and a demanding difficulty.

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.

Raiden

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Danmaku Unlimited 2

Shooting and gunplay

A classic vertical bullet-hell shooter in the spirit of Japanese doujin games, with dense bullet patterns, punishing boss fights and a driving soundtrack. Pure arcade play built on reflexes and pattern recognition.

Xevious

Shooting and gunplay

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.

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.

Truxton

Shooting and gunplay

Truxton is a classic vertical shoot 'em up from the arcade era, where you pilot a small spaceship through five large levels packed with enemy waves. With just a shot and a bomb button, you fight through bosses that loop endlessly at higher difficulties.

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.

Feedback