The Best Twin-stick Games - Page 2

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Hatred (2015)

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PC Windows Linux Android

Hatred is a twin-stick shooter set in a chaotic world where you take control of an unnamed character who hates the world and decides to take down as many people as possible before he dies. The game features a destructible environment, responsive shooting controls and an interesting visual style.


What we like:
  • Responsive shooting controls
  • Destructible environment
  • Interesting visual style
  • Level-based missions
What could be improved:
  • Lack of meaningful statements about its violence
  • Few unique levels

  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • violent
  • isometric
  • political
  • gore
  • horror

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Nex Machina (2017)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows

Nex Machina is an exhilarating twin-stick masterpiece by Housemarque Games. You battle killer robots to save humanity with the left analogue stick to move and the right to shoot in any direction. Rescue humans for bonus points as you navigate deadly, chaotic mini-environments.


What we like:
  • Fast-paced action
  • Thrilling boss battles
  • Intense soundtrack
  • Bonus points for rescuing humans
  • Emergent orientation challenges
  • Empowering pick-ups and weapons
What could be improved:
  • Limited hope of salvation
  • Violent themes may not be suitable for all players

  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • cooperative

13

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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Beat Hazard 3 (2022)

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Android PC Windows

Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.


  • music
  • twin-stick
  • rhythm
  • rogue-like
  • procedural
  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • pvp

15

Hauntii (2024)

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

A beguiling adventure in which you uncover the secrets of an expansive and mysterious world - haunting both the environment and its denizens to craft ingenious solutions to the many challenges that await.


  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • isometric
  • hand-drawn
  • stylized
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • soundtrack
  • cute
  • emotional
  • surreal
  • third-person
  • puzzle
  • cinematic
  • adventure

16

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

17

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

18

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 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

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
  • cyberpunk
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • 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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