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1987 Classic

A 1987 arcade shooter where you blast in every direction with rotary joysticks while hopping through different eras to rescue captured comrades. Power-ups and end bosses deliver classic arcade action.

What defines Time Soldiers:

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

The closest matches for Time Soldiers are Raiden, Quake Live and Air Buster. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Time Soldiers special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Raiden

92 %

1990 PlayStation

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

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.

Quake Live

Challenging difficulty

An extremely fast, competitive arena shooter built on aim, movement and map control. Over 100 arenas and many game modes make it a classic of online competition.

Air Buster

Sci-fi setting

A classic arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up in the vein of R-Type and Gradius, blasting through sci-fi stages with power-ups. Its standout feature is simultaneous two-player play.

Xevious

Sci-fi setting

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.

Aegis Wing

Sci-fi setting

An Xbox arcade space shooter where you fend off an Araxian invasion solo or with up to three friends. Insane mode offers bigger rewards but lives up to its punishing name.

Super Contra

Challenging difficulty

Konami's arcade run-and-gun where you fight an alien invasion solo or with a friend. Alongside classic side-scrolling stages there are overhead levels, all with typical punishing arcade difficulty.

Deathmatch Classic

Action-packed real-time combat

Valve's tribute to Quake: a pure arena multiplayer shooter on the GoldSrc engine, with fast firefights, rocket launchers and futuristic maps where reflexes and map knowledge decide matches.

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

Sci-fi setting

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.

Robotron: 2084

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.

Scramble

Challenging difficulty

An early arcade side-scrolling shooter where you fly a jet over rough terrain, firing and dropping bombs while blowing up fuel tanks to keep flying. Its appeal is the constant fuel pressure and precise maneuvering around the landscape.

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