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2018PC

24 games that share what Beacon does well: sci-fi, shooter and isometric. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Multiplayer

    Synthetik: Legion Rising

    2018PC

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Crusader: No Remorse

    1995PC

    Sci-fi, shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    78%
    IGDB
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.99was $4.99−60%

    Best PC price · EA Store

  • Ruiner

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    75
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~8h
    IGDB

    $1.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.24/hr

  • Everreach: Project Eden

    2019PC · PS · Xbox

    Space, sci-fi

    Critics
    43
    Metacritic
    Players
    49%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $1.99was $24.99−92%

    Best PC price · WinGameStore · $0.40/hr

  • I See Red

    2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.09was $9.99−79%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Raptor: Call of the Shadows

    1994PC · iOS

    Top-Down shooter, bullet hell

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Helldivers

    2015PC · PS

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.59was $19.99−82%

    Best PC price · GameBillet

  • Multiplayer

    Nuclear Throne

    2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    89
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~80h
    IGDB

    $8.99was $11.99−25%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.11/hr

  • Brutal John 2

    2025PC

    Fast-paced, exploration

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.69was $12.99−10%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

    2017PC

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    Free

    Free to play

  • Vanquish

    2010PC · PS · Xbox

    Robots, fast-paced

    Critics
    78
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~7h
    IGDB

    $5.37was $19.99−73%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.80/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Deep Rock Galactic

    2020PC · PS · Xbox

    Loot, run-based

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~110h
    IGDB

    $8.10was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.07/hr

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  • Furi

    2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Bullet hell, fast-paced

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $1.11/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Shadowgrounds

    2005PC

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    74
    Metacritic
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.69was $6.99−90%

    Best PC price · IndieGala Store

  • Wildcat Gun Machine

    2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Twin-stick, demons

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    66%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.19was $14.99−92%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Space Scavenger

    2021PC · Switch

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $12.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Pragmata

    2026PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Robots, space

    Critics
    88
    IGDB
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~14h
    IGDB

    $47.99was $59.99−20%

    Best PC price · Steam · $3.40/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Nex Machina

    2017PC · PS

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Brigador

    2016PC

    Twin-stick, Top-Down shooter

    Critics
    74
    IGDB
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~50h
    IGDB

    $6.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr

  • Star of Providence

    2017PC · Switch

    Twin-stick, bullet hell

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.99was $14.99−20%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Expendable

    1999PC

    Top-Down shooter, sci-fi

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $0.99was $3.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.25/hr