The Best Twin-stick Games - Page 2

Update : Zombies, Aliens and Guns added at rank #43.
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Tunguska: The Visitation (2021)

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PC Windows

Tunguska: The Visitation is a top-down survival RPG that brings you to the perilous Tunguska Exclusion Zone, where you'll face deadly traps, infectious mutants, bandits, and well-armed rogue military. Will you survive and thrive, or will you become Lost To The Zone?


  • isometric
  • cold
  • post-apocalyptic
  • twin-stick
  • survival-horror
  • conversation
  • top-down
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • shooter
  • open-world
  • tps
  • stealth
  • third-person
  • historical

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Beacon (2019)

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Android PC Windows

Mutate yourself to victory as you scavenge an uncharted alien planet in this stylish sci-fi action rogue-like. With the help of your Clone Bay death isn't the ending, just another chance to find your Beacon.


  • lore
  • loot
  • procedural
  • dinosaurs
  • space
  • bullet-hell
  • rogue-like
  • twin-stick
  • demons
  • aliens
  • robots
  • minimalist
  • top-down
  • sci-fi
  • fast-paced

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Out of Space: Couch Edition (2020)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

You and your friends are about to move into a house in space, where you will have to deal with a deadly alien infestation and face the challenges of building a sustainable spaceship, all to make your new place feel as cozy as home!COUCH FUN MEETS STRATEGYEach match starts in a procedurally generated spaceship house that will demand your best planning and teamwork skills to become clean and comfy. You and your friends will need to generate resources, recycle trash and alien goo, buy and build new technologies, and take care of one another, if you ever want to call home the mess that you got into.As a COUCH-FUN game, Out of Space has short matches and is easy for everyone to grab a controller and play. At the same time also as a STRATEGY game, it will require short and long-term decisions, expanding and conquering new rooms and building technology to automate tasks.FEATURES- Buy, build and place your new technology, while keeping your systems efficient and sustainable.- Power up your spaceship by recycling alien goo and producing energy batteries.- Harvest and take care of your fruitful gardens to keep everyone fed.- Clean rooms with mops and water, while containing the deadly alien menace.- Take a nap on your sofa, while your friends desperately claim for help.- Automate cleaning and harvesting with the help of robots.- Adopt Dogs, they will love you for it and help you in any way they can!OTHER FUN STUFF- Procedural spaceship generator: different challenge everytime you play.- Missions to guide the player's progression that never leave out what couch-fun is about.- Unlock new content when completing achievements.- Play single-player or local multiplayer- No weapons of any kind.


  • cooperative
  • aliens
  • local
  • twin-stick
  • couch
  • strategy
  • colourful
  • casual
  • multiplayer
  • platform
  • cute
  • controller-support
  • robots
  • skill
  • stealth

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NeverAwake (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

Never Awake is a twin-stick shooter that puts you in the shoes of a girl, Rem, as she goes ham on all the things she dislikes from her childhood. Fight through over 80 levels and battle various bosses to prove that you're un-beet-able! Plus, collect souls and purchase accessories and weapons with unique traits to suit your playstyle.


What we like:
  • Intuitive controls with smooth combat
  • Satisfying gameplay
  • Great soundtrack
  • Beautiful hand-drawn graphics and stunning animations
  • Auto-aim feature for those who need it
  • Rewarding challenge
What could be improved:
  • Story takes a backseat to the fun gameplay at times

  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • dark
  • hand-drawn
  • shoot-em-up
  • abstract
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • boss-fight
  • humor
  • boss

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Riddled Corpses EX (2018)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 vita Nintendo Switch

Choose your character wisely and make good use of their abilities and the special items (clock, dynamite and turrets) to progress and destroy the root of evil! - 60 FPS fast-paced action - 2 player local coop - 6 characters with varying stats and abilities - Arcade, story and survival modes - Combo system - Quality chiptune music - Register your best scores on the online leaderboard! Online features require an account and are subject to terms of service and applicable privacy policy (playstationnetwork.com/terms-of-service & playstationnetwork.com/privacy-policy).


  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • zombies
  • modes
  • arcade
  • survival

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Destropolis (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Big, hexagonal bosses wreak havoc with their massive machine guns.• 15 different guns at your disposal. Shotguns, assault rifles and machine guns shoot bullets that shred your enemies to pieces. Lasers and gauss guns cut through the enemies like knives through butter.• 12 power-ups and 40 skills that enhance your abilities.


  • twin-stick
  • top-down
  • rogue-like
  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • bullet
  • cyberpunk
  • shoot-em-up
  • time
  • cube
  • procedural
  • cooperative
  • split-screen
  • arcade
  • survival

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Gunborg: Dark Matters (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

Gunborg: Dark Matters is a side scrolling game that stands out from the pack with its distinct gameplay element, responsive combat and vibrant visuals. You have to infiltrate an alien spaceship and capture the enemy aliens using your sword and shield. The game runs smoothly and offers complete button mapping, plus an energy shield to help you traverse levels and deflect projectiles.


What we like:
  • Responsive Combat
  • Vibrant Visuals
  • Smoothe Frame Rate
  • Energy Shield Mechanic
  • Complete Button Mapping
  • Gradual Difficulty Increase
What could be improved:
  • Short Playtime Length
  • Limited Replayability

  • twin-stick
  • platform
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • scroller
  • aliens
  • bullet-hell
  • arcade
  • swordplay
  • sci-fi
  • cyberpunk
  • mech
  • action-adventure

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Go Mecha Ball (2024)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One

Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs


  • rogue-like
  • twin-stick
  • pinball
  • shooter
  • mech
  • futuristic
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • cyberpunk
  • robots
  • arcade
  • arena

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Bartlow's Dread Machine (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One

An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and characters.

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  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • cooperative
  • arcade
  • bullet-hell

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Demon's Tier (2020)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 3 vita

From the union of Riddled Corpse and Xenon Valkyrie comes Demonstier, an RPG roguelike with elements of action, adventure, & arcade. Enter the dungeons of king Thosgar & destroy the demonic beings present there .

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  • twin-stick
  • rogue-like
  • dungeon
  • dungeon-rpg
  • rpg

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