6 Similar Games Short List
Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed They Came From the Sky. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed They Came From the Sky.
Release Date: 22/09/2016, updated in 2021
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On
Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game. You take on enemies in this symbolic universe of three attacks: stikes, dashes and holds. The simple system interplays with the pulsing music to create a rhythm based high-speed combat challenged. Like the...
Release Date: 10/04/2019, updated in 2020
Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4 and Switch
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Switch 'N' Shoot is a shooting game controlled by a single button. You pilot a star-fighter, and each time you press to shoot you change direction. It's a novel way to play but also can be good for players with motor impairment (and fast reactions).
Release Date: 26/02/2021
Platforms: PC
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game about shocking patients' hearts back in sync with their heartbeats to save their lives. You press a single button on the 7th beat to defibrillate each patient. It sounds simple but each level has a unique illnesses based...
Release Date: 12/05/2020
Platforms: Mac, PC and Switch
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Jet Lancer is a high-speed air combat game, similar to Luftrausers (and much older inertia shooting games like Virus/Zarch), where you pilot giant robots to deal with Sky Pirates. The novelty here is the nuanced and instinctive control of the craft. The...
Release Date: 03/07/2020
Platforms: Mac, PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Singled Out is a spot the difference shooting game. Like the classic Guess Who game you have seconds to identify your target in a crowd. Make sure you only shoot the character matching the eyes, nose and mouth clues and you score points. The quicker you...
Release Date: 14/06/2022
Platforms: PC
Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds
Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels
Ecstatic is a fast and hard retro shooting game where you control a mechanical Spider that freezes time and shoots rockets. You need to both keep moving and keep shooting to stay alive. It's like what are sometimes described as bullet-hell games,...
8 Similar Games Long List
Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed They Came From the Sky. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed They Came From the Sky.
Release Date: 25/01/2019
Platforms: Android, PC and iOS
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a one-button rhythm game where you control a pair of spheres. You press a button to the beat of the music to progress through the mazes. Each press pivots the direction of motion of the paired spheres to make turns and cross...
Release Date: 31/08/2009
Platforms: Android, PC, PSP and iOS
Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Canabalt is a side-on running game where you press jump at the right time to keep a small character from falling off buildings or crashing into things. With minimalist visuals, you play the small suited man fleeing from an unknown threat. As the game...
Release Date: 11/06/2021
Platforms: Mac and PC
Skill Rating: 3+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Clawfish is a puzzle game with a strong focus on relaxation rather than skill or difficulty. Similar to an arcade claw machine, you try and catch fish from various fish tanks, collecting all the different types, before putting the fish back into the...
Release Date: 15/11/2020
Platforms: PC
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Qomp is a bat and ball game with a difference. You control the ball rather than the bat and only use a single button to switch the direction of your ball character. With this single ability, you take on bosses, solve puzzles and overcome platforming...
Release Date: 12/04/2019
Platforms: Android, PC and iOS
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Bubbles The Cat is a platform game you play by tapping a single button to jump. Through hundreds of levels and six worlds, you automatically run forwards but you must tap at the right time to survive.
Release Date: 03/07/2020
Platforms: PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Ghost Grab is a puzzle game where you shoot a beam of light at ghosts to chain them together before popping them to score points. It's simple to start with but soon gives way to a frantic score-attack challenge with it's unique way to score points.
Release Date: Coming soon
Platforms: Mac and PC
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Kick Bot is a pixelated platform game you play with just two buttons. An evil computer is out for revenge. You must stop its giant robot from kicking Earth into oblivion. As Kick Bot, you jump, dash and collect your way through each level to infiltrate...
Release Date: 26/03/2021
Platforms: Android, PC and iOS
Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds
Components: 2D Overhead and Cartoon
Pureya is an action game about collecting marbles. However, the type of game you are playing changes every 10 seconds so the challenge is as much about quickly adjusting to the new format as much as pressing buttons really quickly. It's a game that...
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