Games like Bot Vice

Frantic arcade gallery shooter with intense bullet-hell action and boss fights. Features a personal vendetta story, unlockable missions, and 90s synth-rock.

93% positive from 1,476 · 2016 · 10% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $9.99 $4.99 -50% · Lowest ever $0.49 (2017-12-11)

Top-Down ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpPixel Graphics Difficult Action-Adventure

Six games like Bot Vice

Shotgun Witch

97% positive from 1,101 reviews202024% finish itDeck Playable

Hardcore arena bullet hell shooter. Dodge and shoot waves of enemies with a shotgun to reclaim a book.

The catchIt is over in about twenty minutes with only two enemy types and a single boss.

Both are tagged Top-Down Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell.

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Army of Ruin

88% positive from 2,759 reviews2023Deck Verified

This is an auto-shooter where players use hero skills and weapon upgrades to defeat waves of enemies. It offers a fast-paced, simple, and fun experience.

What players likedPlayers praise "Army of Ruin" as a polished Vampire Survivors clone, often compared to Nordic Ashes, for its quality-of-life updates and smooth performance.

The catchUnlocks and upgrades cost so much gold that progress turns into a long grind.

Both are tagged Top-Down Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell.

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Sky Force Reloaded

93% positive from 2,718 reviews20172% finish itDeck Verified

This is a modern arcade shoot 'em up with a core loop of blasting enemies, upgrading your plane, and completing missions. It offers intense action with beautiful environments and a deep progression system.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a modern, replayable arcade classic with balanced difficulty, rewarding weapon upgrades after initial grinding.

The catchProgress demands replaying the same stages endlessly to farm currency for upgrades.

Both are tagged Top-Down Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell.

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Time Wasters

88% positive from 2,599 reviews202322% finish itDeck Verified

This is a fast-paced roguelike shooter where players use Time and Space Cubes to manipulate gameplay and upgrade ships and captains. The core loop involves defeating waves of enemies to collect resources and unlock permanent progression.

What players likedPlayers praise "Time Wasters" as a smooth, strategic, and addictive game, similar to "Slay The Spire" with its upgrade choices and outpost mechanics.

The catchThe art is generative AI, which was not disclosed when many people bought it.

Both are tagged Top-Down Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell.

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Sky Force Anniversary

92% positive from 2,155 reviews201516% finish itDeck Verified

This is a scrolling shooter game with a core loop of upgrading your ship and battling enemies. It offers intense arcade action with modern visuals and competitive weekly tournaments.

What players likedPlayers praise this simple, classic shooter for its relaxing, repetitive fun and well-designed difficulty curve across multiple platforms.

The catchProgress is gated behind replaying the same levels for hours to grind upgrades.

Both are tagged Top-Down Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell.

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Waves

95% positive from 1,561 reviews20113% finish itDeck Verified

Twin-stick shooter with combo-based combat and time-slowing mechanics. Fast-paced arena survival against digital threats.

What players likedPlayers praise Waves as an addictive, simple, and fun twin-stick shooter, often comparing it favorably to Crimsonland.

The catchEnemies spawn on top of you, causing unavoidable deaths

Both are tagged Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell and Action.

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More about Bot Vice

What players liked

Players praise its challenging yet fair arcade gameplay loop, addictive fun, nice pixel art, and enemy variety.

The catch

The auto aim keeps locking onto the wrong enemy and there is no way to aim manually.

Reviews: 93% positive from 1,476
Released: 2016
Finish it: 10% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $9.99 $4.99 -50% · Lowest ever $0.49 (2017-12-11)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 93% positive, but with 1,476 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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