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Games like Steel Vampire

2018PCSteam Deck playable95 % positive9.75 €

A fast-paced indie shooter for PC that throws explosive shooting action and clashing metal at you. I know little about it, so this rating is conservative.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Fast pace
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Steel Vampire

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Steel Vampire special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Raiden

95 %Match

1990PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Steel Vampire: good gunplay, combat with precise timing and a fast pace.

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.

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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.

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.

DoDonPachi

Boss fights as highlights

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.

Strikers 1945 II

Shooting and gunplay

You pilot a fighter through waves of bullets and massive mech enemies in this vertically scrolling arcade shmup. It is a tight, demanding shoot 'em up that rewards repeated attempts with sharper reflexes.

Xenoraid

Boss fights as highlights

A vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up where you swap between four fighters mid-battle, upgrade your squadron between missions and take down huge alien capital ships in hectic boss fights.

Strikers 1945

Shooting and gunplay

You fly a plane through waves of enemies and bullets in an alternate postwar world full of mechs and rockets. It rewards quick reflexes, dodging and collecting power-ups.

Galaga Legions DX

Action-packed real-time combat

You pilot your fighter through relentless alien waves in a modernized take on the classic Galaga arcade shooter. Hitting enemy weak spots earns bonuses and fuels the chase for a huge score.

Gradius V

Boss fights as highlights

An uncompromising side-scrolling shooter in which you weave through hazards and bullet fire while aiming your Options with the analog stick. Memorizing stages and precise positioning are the heart of the challenge.

Galaga

Shooting and gunplay

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.

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