20 similar games
Games like Vortexion
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MSX/SG-1000 inspired shmup The games below have the most in common with it — science fiction, shmup, shooter — ranked by how closely they match, favouring the ones you can play right here in your browser.
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The 10 closest to Vortexion
- Daydreams in RedPlays on colestia.itch.io
Dream of alternatives to a near-future capitalism. In common: science fiction.
- Journey to EntorusPlays here
This is a bullet-hell with a short story, made for the second WASM-4 gamejam. In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
- Shoot the RocksPlays on arcade.ly
Anyone who has ever been into arcade, computer, or video games will have heard of Atari's 1980 arcade classic Asteroids. In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
- ChromacellPlays here
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
- Cosmo CommandPlays on cosmocommand.carrd.co
COSMO COMMAND is a love letter to classic Game Boy shmups and a certain franchise featuring animals flying space ships. In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
- GenesisPlays on incube8games.com
The year is 2120, Earth has been attacked by an evil AI - GENESIS. In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
- MetrashPlays on st33d.itch.io
A top-down-shooter Metroid-like. In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
- Robot Dinosaurs That Shoot Beams When They RoarPlays on armorgames.com
In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
- Spolous IIPlays on suppon.itch.io
This is a side-scrolling 2.5D shooting game.By collecting capsules (items) that appear throughout the stages, the gauge displayed at the bottom of the screen… In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
- Star CitadelPlays on arcade.ly
A free web-based version of the 1980 Cinematronics arcade game, Star Castle. In common: shmup, shooter, science fiction.
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Every game like Vortexion
PlayableDaydreams in Red
Science fiction · 2018
PlayableJourney to Entorus
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableBetaShoot the Rocks
Shoot Em Up · 2017
PlayableChromacell
Retro · 2024
PlayableCosmo Command
Retro · 2025
PlayableGenesis
Shmup · 2021
PlayableMetrash
Exploration · 2019
PlayableRobot Dinosaurs That Shoot Beams When They Roar
Shmup · 2009
PlayableSpolous II
Shoot Em Up · 2026
PlayableBetaStar Citadel
Retro · 2016
PlayableRain Drop
Shmup · 2020

Thunderax 9K
Shoot Em Up · 2011
PlayableBullet Heaven
Shoot Em Up · 2011
PlayableExovore
Shmup · 2025
PlayableKarasu Meltdown!
Shoot Em Up · 2022
PlayableSpolous Ex
Shoot Em Up · 2020

Galactic Rusherz
Shmup · 2012
BetaAstra Space Defender
2D · 2026
OfflineTwinkle Yohane
Shoot Em Up · 2015
DelistedVIVIT-99
Shoot Em Up · 2019