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1981

A classic arcade shooter where you blast a winding centipede and other bugs before they reach you. Simple controls, frantic pacing and high-score chasing define the experience.

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

The closest matches for Centipede are Millipede, Galaga and Point Perfect. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Centipede special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Millipede

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1982PC

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

A 1982 arcade classic and the sequel to Centipede: using a trackball and a fire button, you blast a descending millipede and other bugs. It is all about high scores, reflexes and frantic, fast rounds.

Galaga

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade shooter where you pilot a fighter along the bottom of the screen and blast waves of insect-like aliens. The tractor beam that captures your ship, which you can rescue for double firepower, gives it its hook.

Point Perfect

Gameplay comes before story

A mouse-driven arcade game where you guide your cursor through a procedurally generated gauntlet of retro enemies, drawing boxes around foes so the mothership can shoot them down. It demands precise reflexes and a steady hand.

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Jet Gunner

Challenging difficulty

A 2D run-and-gun shooter in an 8-bit style that pays homage to punishing NES-era classics with tough difficulty, boss fights and retro sound.

Neptunia Shooter

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A retro 8-bit bullet-hell shooter where you play as Neptune, weave through dense bullet patterns across six worlds, and take down a boss at the end of each.

Captain Kaon

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A retro twin-stick shooter with gravity-based flight, where you pilot a gunship across the solar system against the villainous Doctor Quantex. Its Amiga-inspired pixel art and tight controls deliver old-school arcade nostalgia.

Time Pilot

Gameplay comes before story

A Konami arcade classic where you fly freely in every direction across an endlessly scrolling sky, dogfighting through different eras, from biplanes to jets and futuristic craft.

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Super Crate Box

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic arcade platformer-shooter where you grab crates, swap weapons constantly and chase a high score while endless enemies keep spawning. Tight controls, pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack define it.

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