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2020PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive14.79 €

Jet Lancer is a fast arcade aerial dogfighting shooter where you play a mercenary pilot hunting enemy aces and tearing apart giant robots. Pixel art, high speed and short story scenes define the experience.

Shooting and gunplay
Sci-fi setting
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Action-packed real-time combat

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The closest matches for Jet Lancer are Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Rym 9000 and Yars: Recharged. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Jet Lancer special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 92% match – Shooting and gunplay
Newest alternative: Yars: Recharged 91% match – released 2022

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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

92 %Match

2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified90 % positive21.99 €

A fast, brutal 90s-style boomer shooter where you play a Space Marine tearing through hordes of Chaos forces with a heavy arsenal. Crunchy pixel visuals, relentless action and a heavy metal soundtrack define it.

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Rym 9000

Shooting and gunplay

A frantic arcade shooter drawing on Akira and Evangelion, following a treasure hunt to the Moon with an intense soundtrack and over-the-top visuals.

Yars: Recharged

Shooting and gunplay

A neon-soaked reimagining of the Atari classic that blends arcade shooting with bullet hell, demanding that you read boss patterns and audio-visual warnings. It is backed by a driving electronic soundtrack.

Tyrian

Shooting and gunplay

A classic 90s vertical space shooter where you customize your ship between levels with a wide range of weapons and upgrades. It offers fast action, a tongue-in-cheek tone and a memorable soundtrack.

Hyper Sentinel

Shooting and gunplay

A retro arcade shooter inspired by the 8-bit era, mixing classic blasting with modern upgrades and mechanics. Fast reflexes and pixel visuals take center stage.

Darius Gaiden

Shooting and gunplay

A classic side-scrolling shoot'em up where you pilot the Silver Hawk against giant mechanical fish bosses, with branching stage routes. Upgradable weapons and the new black hole bomb drive intense arcade action.

Space Pirate Trainer

Shooting and gunplay

A VR arcade shooter where you dual-wield blasters and a shield against waves of drones and robots, physically dodging and aiming. Fast, intense and built around chasing high scores.

Einhänder

Shooting and gunplay

A classic Square side-scrolling shooter where you pilot a nimble fighter and steal weapons from enemies to use as your own. Driving techno music, imposing bosses and demanding precision make it a PlayStation cult favourite.

Tyrian 2000

Action-packed real-time combat

Tyrian 2000 is a fast-paced shoot 'em up where you pilot a starship through waves of enemies and upgrade it with front, rear and side weapons. Earn credits between levels to buy new guns and then blast even more foes.

G-Darius HD

Action-packed real-time combat

You pilot the Silver Hawk through the classic branching shoot-'em-up stages of the Darius series, switchable between modern HD visuals and authentic retro arcade graphics. The capture ball system lets you catch enemies to power up your ship and shape your own approach to each fight.