The Best Twin-stick Games

Update : Rose and Locket added at rank #1.
1

Rose and Locket (2026)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Rose and Locket Screenshot of Rose and Locket Screenshot of Rose and Locket Screenshot of Rose and Locket

PC Windows

To save her daughter's soul, outlaw gunslinger Rose must journey into the Underwest - the wild west's mysterious underworld - and hunt the Deadly Sins. Experience this action-adventure platformer that blurs the line between graphic novel and game experience.


  • comic
  • western
  • twin-stick
  • emotional
  • supernatural
  • shooter
  • platform
  • book
  • action-adventure
  • stylized
  • story
  • fantasy
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • 2d

2

Shapefighter (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Shapefighter Screenshot of Shapefighter Screenshot of Shapefighter Screenshot of Shapefighter

PC Windows j

Shapefighter is an arcade-style, twin-stick shooter where you blast through 5 stages of pure shape onslaught. Shoot and dodge shapes that will swarm you in a ever-changing formations. Defeat all 5 bosses and take down the shape invasion!

Buy

  • twin-stick
  • shoot-em-up
  • perma-death
  • attack
  • score
  • bullet-hell
  • space
  • arcade
  • shooter
  • colourful
  • retro

3

Look Mum No Computer (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Look Mum No Computer Screenshot of Look Mum No Computer Screenshot of Look Mum No Computer Screenshot of Look Mum No Computer

j Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Music meets mayhem in this twin-stick shooter action-RPG! Craft synthesizer modules to gain new weapons and experiment with the original music of Look Mum No Computer. Meet quirky NPCs, complete quests and battle huge bosses.

Buy

  • twin-stick
  • music
  • gun
  • collectathon
  • shooter
  • action-adventure
  • retro
  • shoot-em-up
  • customization
  • isometric
  • arcade
  • casual
  • 2d
  • action
  • pixel

4

GAT RAT (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of GAT RAT Screenshot of GAT RAT Screenshot of GAT RAT Screenshot of GAT RAT

PC Windows j

A rat with a massive arsenal. Cook up your favorite combination of guns, spells, and perks to casually annihilate your enemies throughout the realms.

Buy

  • scroller
  • twin-stick
  • shoot-em-up
  • attack
  • score
  • shooter
  • pve
  • magic
  • pixel
  • post-apocalyptic
  • arcade
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy
  • platform
  • retro

5

Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II Screenshot of Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II Screenshot of Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II Screenshot of Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II

j

Retro pixel-art bullet hell meets arcade action. Collect cards, spin slots, and blast through enemies in this nostalgic roguelite with local co-op

Buy

  • cooperative
  • bullet-hell
  • twin-stick
  • pve
  • rogue-like
  • shooter
  • local
  • procedural
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • top-down
  • attack
  • score
  • 2d
  • 1980s

6

Data Drift (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Data Drift Screenshot of Data Drift Screenshot of Data Drift Screenshot of Data Drift

PC Windows

Fight through a neon cyberpunk city in this fast-paced top-down action game! Hack, upgrade, and battle high-tech enemies with a stylish cartoon look and an electrifying synthwave soundtrack.

Buy

  • cyberpunk
  • shooter
  • twin-stick
  • linear
  • futuristic
  • attack
  • score
  • bullet-hell
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • high-adrenaline
  • top-down
  • boomer
  • 3d
  • beat-em-up

7

Space Defender (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Space Defender Screenshot of Space Defender Screenshot of Space Defender Screenshot of Space Defender

early access Android PC Windows

Space Defender is a top-down 2D arcade space shooter with some RPG elements.


  • fixed
  • twin-stick
  • space
  • shoot-em-up
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • flight
  • arcade
  • top-down
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • open-world
  • management
  • single-player
  • fight

8

Office Outbreak Savior (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Office Outbreak Savior Screenshot of Office Outbreak Savior Screenshot of Office Outbreak Savior Screenshot of Office Outbreak Savior

PC Windows

The office is under zombie attack! Recruit coworkers and survive the outbreak.

Buy

  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • zombies
  • horror
  • controller-support
  • squad

9

CHROMA+ELEKTRON (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of CHROMA+ELEKTRON Screenshot of CHROMA+ELEKTRON Screenshot of CHROMA+ELEKTRON Screenshot of CHROMA+ELEKTRON

early access PC Windows

CHROMA+ELEKTRON is a 2D twin-stick shooter. Increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Collect their energy and unleash powerful weapons and abilities. Return all chromatic energy to its proper state. Your speed and power will know no equal.

Buy

  • shoot-em-up
  • twin-stick
  • attack
  • score
  • abstract
  • shooter
  • atmospheric
  • 2.5d
  • colourful
  • explosive
  • 2d
  • platform
  • difficult
  • gravity
  • pve

10

Poly-Vinyl Pests! (2025)

View Similar Games
ND
Review score
Logo of Poly-Vinyl Pests! Screenshot of Poly-Vinyl Pests! Screenshot of Poly-Vinyl Pests! Screenshot of Poly-Vinyl Pests!

PC Windows

Poly-Vinyl Pests! takes place many years in the future, where humans are long gone but plastics still litter the earth. Play as two ants from rival colonies in this twin-stick shooter to both squash plastic-laden pests and to prove the superiority of your colony!

Buy

  • top-down
  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • twin-stick
  • post-apocalyptic
  • arcade
  • pvp
  • pve
  • 3d
  • cooperative
  • strategy
  • controller-support
  • team
  • local
  • action

Not seeing your game?