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92% positive from 1,212 reviewsReleased 202017% finish itSteam Deck Verified$14.99

What it is

Fast-paced aerial combat shooter with a story campaign. Players dogfight, hunt robots, and upgrade their jet.

What players liked

Players praise Jet Lancer as a challenging evolution of Luftrausers, offering satisfying aerial combat and a great soundtrack.

The catch

Timed score attack missions spike into brutal difficulty and stop progress cold.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 92% positive, but with 1,212 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Jet Lancer

Insect Swarm

84% positive from 2,615 reviews202418% finish itDeck Verified

Top-down shooter with free exploration, resource gathering, and airframe/weapon upgrades. Fight swarms of insects with diverse weapons and a melee mech.

What players likedPlayers praise this arcade game as a fun time-killer, hoping for more content like new weapons or environments.

The catchFarming crystals to raise upgrade numbers becomes repetitive within a couple of hours.

Both are tagged Flight, Shoot 'Em Up and Action.

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Altitude

92% positive from 1,936 reviews2009

This is a fast-paced, cartoon-style multiplayer aerial combat game. Players engage in dogfights using various planes and weapons, with a focus on teamwork and strategic loadouts.

The catchThe multiplayer servers are empty, leaving only weak bots to fly against.

Both are tagged Flight, Shoot 'Em Up and Action.

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Ex-Zodiac

94% positive from 1,058 reviews20225% finish itDeck Playable

Ex-Zodiac is a fast-paced, retro 3D rail shooter where players barrel roll through levels. It features stylized low-poly visuals and boss battles against the Zodiac organization.

What players likedPlayers praise "Ex-Zodiac" as a beautiful, smooth-running love letter to Star Fox and 90s rail shooters, with great bosses, music, and challenging levels.

The catchDifficulty is punishing from the first boss, with incoming fire hard to read.

Both are tagged Flight, Shoot 'Em Up and Action.

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Talented

92% positive from 1,488 reviews202412% finish itDeck Playable

Arcade roguelite shoot 'em up with randomly generated skill trees. Players craft unique builds to survive a dungeon and unlock classes.

What players likedPlayers praise the new Auto Aim feature, making it an enjoyable idle game where they choose power-ups.

The catchThe random, fog hidden talent tree makes build choices feel arbitrary and pointless.

Both are tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 2D and Pixel Graphics.

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Bit Blaster XL

97% positive from 3,031 reviews2016Deck Verified

This is a retro arcade shoot 'em up where players dodge endless waves of enemies while automatically firing. They collect power-ups and earn coins to unlock new ships for high score chasing.

What players likedPlayers praise its balanced challenge and progression, reminiscent of classic arcade shoot 'em ups.

The catchShips only turn left or right, so steering stays clunky and hard to control.

Both are tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 2D and Action.

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Airscape - The Fall of Gravity

82% positive from 2,656 reviews20155% finish itDeck Playable

Fast-paced action platformer with gravity shifting. Navigate floating islands and water blobs as an octopus.

The catchThe constantly rotating camera leaves a lot of players dizzy and motion sick.

Both are tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 2D and Action.

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