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Games like Buster Bros.

1989

A classic arcade game where you pop bouncing balloons with a harpoon on a trip around the world. Quick reflexes and smart positioning are key, and two-player co-op adds to the fun.

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Shooting and gunplay
Co-op or multiplayer
Action-packed real-time combat

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Best alternative overall: Capcom Arcade Stadium 92% match – Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
To play together: Metal Slug 2 89% match – with co-op
Newest alternative: Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium 90% match – released 2022

Best match

Capcom Arcade Stadium

92 %Match

2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified83 % positive59.99 €

A compilation of 32 Capcom arcade classics spanning three decades, including Street Fighter II, Strider and 1942. Short, punishing quarter-muncher sessions that deliver nostalgic fun solo or with friends.

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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.

Point Blank

Co-op or multiplayer

A goofy arcade light-gun game made of quick minigames that test your speed and aim. It shines in couch multiplayer thanks to its silly, non-violent charm.

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium

Action-packed real-time combat

A compilation of over 30 classic Capcom arcade games from the 80s and 90s, spanning shooters, brawlers and platformers. Modern features like online leaderboards, rewind and extras make these punishing coin-eaters easy to revisit today.

Pang Adventures

Easy to pick up

A modern take on the arcade classic Pang: you pop bouncing bubbles into ever smaller pieces while dodging them, solo or in co-op, on a world tour against an alien invasion.

Joust

Co-op or multiplayer

A 1982 arcade classic where you flap your way around as a knight on a flying ostrich, knocking rival buzzard riders out of the sky by striking from above. Simple but tricky flight mechanics make it a tense score-chaser, solo or with a friend.

Gunstar Heroes

Action-packed real-time combat

A frantic Mega Drive run-and-gun with mix-and-match weapons, explosive boss fights and wild set pieces. The chaos is even better in two-player co-op.

Metal Slug 2

Challenging difficulty

A classic arcade run-and-gun with beautifully detailed pixel art, over-the-top humor and frantic, punishing action. It shines in co-op with drivable vehicles, weapon pickups and endless enemy swarms.

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Co-op or multiplayer

A retro side-scrolling shooter where you kick down doors, rescue hostages and defuse bombs, solo or in co-op. Fast, arcade-style gunfights in pixel-art style that shine with friends.

Flat Heroes

Co-op or multiplayer

A minimalist, fast-paced arcade platformer where you play as a square dodging waves of enemies. It shines in frantic local co-op and versus modes for up to four players.