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Games like Shoot 1UP DX

If Shoot 1UP DX is your kind of game, the closest matches are Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators, Space Dragons and Super Rebellion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its customizable speed for accessibility, challenging and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Shoot 1UP DX: Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!

2015ActionIndie5.99 USDWindowsby Mommy's Best Games
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Steam players who put hours into Shoot 1UP DX also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shoot 1UP DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Use Aileron Rolling or Evading your enemies' attacks while having a realistic damage system. Use different planes with upgradable parts and numerous weapons you can mount to your planes to destroy your enemies. Fly solo or play with your friends and enjoy local coop. A modern re-invented classic.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Space Dragons

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shoot 1UP DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Super Rebellion

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shoot 1UP DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    The humanity succumbed against the power of a aliens intergalactic empire, but managed to organize and establish a resistance army. Join the rebellious seekers of peace and help them defeat the evil that haunts the Earth.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Energy Fighters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Shoot 1UP DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shoot 1UP DX.

    A modern retro inspired side scrolling shooter with a deep upgrade system and the ability to absorb enemy fire and also deflect it back to your enemies. A fast paced shooter that can be played solo or local co-op with 12 difficulty modes and lots of boss battles.

    2024Action1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Astral Gunners

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Ranked #5 for Shoot 1UP DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners. Choose from five different gunners to master in this horizontal shooter. With the ability to dodge, reflect, delete, and convert bullets you are more powerful than you might believe.

    2024Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Viral Reload EX

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Shoot 1UP DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Viral Reload EX is a shoot-em-up with a dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. Steredenn: Binary Stars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Ranked #7 for Shoot 1UP DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.

    2015ActionIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. G-Darius HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching paths with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Ranked #8 for Shoot 1UP DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shoot 1UP DX.

    You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!

    2022Action14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shoot 1UP DX at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Shoot 1UP DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shoot 1UP DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Shoot 1UP DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Shoot 1UP DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Shoot 1UP DX on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shoot 1UP DX.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shoot 1UP DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shoot 1UP DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shoot 1UP DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shoot 1UP DX.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Mommy's Best Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Mommy's Best Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Serious Sam Double D XXL

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Shoot 1UP DX. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Pig Eat Ball

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Shoot 1UP DX. Shares Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Pig Eat Ball is a top-down, action-adventure about eating, getting fat, and barfing on things to solve levels. Explore 20 giant space stations to find different Disguises, and using their Pros and Cons, fight and solve your way through over 200 action-puzzle levels using new, arcade-style mechanics.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Weapon of Choice DX

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Shoot 1UP DX. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!

    2015ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Explosionade DX

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Shoot 1UP DX. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!

    2015ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Game Type DX

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Shoot 1UP DX. Shares Action and Indie with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Help Hoodie Girl fight the evil MediaBall's inane advertisements! It's a looping shooter in which each loop increases the speed and difficulty!

    2015ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Bumpy Grumpy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Shoot 1UP DX. Shares Action with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Discover the lost 1980s arcade classic, with new enhancements! Race through packed streets at break-neck speeds, zip by wacky drivers, and boost your way to a new high score!

    2024ActionRacing4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. ChainStaff

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Shoot 1UP DX.

    Another title from Mommy's Best Games, the studio behind Shoot 1UP DX. Shares Action with Shoot 1UP DX.

    ChainStaff is a brutal action-platformer with a transforming spear and grappling hook, blazing weapon upgrades, and a rocking soundtrack. Aliens have attached to your head! Swing, shoot, and spear your way through mutating hordes and bone-shaking boss fights, and get this thing off your head!

    2026Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shoot 1UP DX

How much does Shoot 1UP DX cost?
Shoot 1UP DX is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Shoot 1UP DX have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Shoot 1UP DX supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Shoot 1UP DX?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shoot 1UP DX are Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators, Space Dragons, Super Rebellion.
Who developed Shoot 1UP DX?
Shoot 1UP DX was developed by Mommy's Best Games.

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