The Best Twin-stick Games for PC Windows - Page 3

Update : Absence of Light added at rank #48.
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From Space (2022)

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Xbox One PC Windows

From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun!


  • shooter
  • top-down
  • twin-stick
  • four-person
  • squad
  • cooperative
  • aliens
  • loot
  • action-adventure
  • online
  • family-friendly
  • team
  • sci-fi
  • endless
  • atmospheric

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Hell is Others (2022)

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PC Windows

Dive into the chilling world of 'Hell is Others', where you navigate the eerie Century City, fight off terrifying foes, and keep your blood-thirsty bonsai tree healthy. With the clock ticking, your choices decide your fate. Will you survive the spectral town and uncover its secrets?

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What we like:
  • Unique multiplayer experience
  • Adrenaline-pumping gameplay
  • Solid and polished design
  • Interesting customization options
  • Helpful game tips and strategies
What could be improved:
  • Limited exploration time
  • Small inventory size

  • top-down
  • gun
  • philosophical
  • perma-death
  • twin-stick
  • survival-horror
  • shooter
  • loot
  • shoot-em-up
  • pve
  • thriller
  • customization
  • dystopian
  • fast-paced
  • stealth

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Devastator (2022)

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70
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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Devastator is a twin-stick shooter that challenges players with its frenetic, yet well-crafted gameplay. You control your character using the left side to change direction and right side to affect trajectory of weaponry. With 50 waves of attack, 12 enemy types and unlockable abilities like drones, warp moves, and slowdown ability, the game offers plenty of content to explore.

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What we like:
  • Fun yet challenging gameplay
  • Achievements system encourages progress
  • Variety of enemies and unlockable abilities
What could be improved:
  • Difficult to master
  • Limited endgame
  • Requires pattern recognition skills

  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • 1980s

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Black Widow: Recharged (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Step into the shoes of a black widow spider with Black Widow: Recharged, a frantic twin-stick shooter game that revives classic Atari gameplay. Defend your web from a relentless onslaught of bugs, while navigating through a maze-like web and collecting power-ups. Get hooked on the arcade rush, with short gameplay sessions, instant restarts, and a competitive leaderboard.

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What we like:
  • Revives classic Atari gameplay
  • Frantic and constantly changing action
  • Excellent controls and responsive play mechanics
  • Power-ups add strategic elements
  • Competitive leaderboard for added fun
What could be improved:
  • Scoring system and leaderboard updates can be slow
  • Controls may lack precision for certain challenges
  • Gameplay can become repetitive

  • twin-stick
  • arcade
  • shooter
  • cooperative
  • classic
  • cult
  • local
  • shoot-em-up

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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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Tiny Troopers: Global Ops (2023)

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

Lead an elite squad of battle hardened specialists through an epic campaign of 40+ missions across 6 theatres of war. Join forces with up to four players online with full cross platform play! Whether you're PC or console, you can battle solo or go online with 2 to 4 Unit Squads! Featuring global leaderboards, you'll be able to combine your specialist abilities to overwhelm the opposition.


  • twin-stick
  • cooperative
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • character
  • split-screen
  • squad
  • customization
  • arcade

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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 (2021)

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100
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Linux PC Windows

A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

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  • shooter
  • top-down
  • loot
  • twin-stick
  • zombies
  • shoot-em-up
  • music
  • multi-directional
  • procedural
  • post-apocalyptic
  • surreal
  • arena
  • abstract
  • destruction
  • dystopian

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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

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Habroxia 2 (2021)

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Playstation 4 vita Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!


  • shooter
  • twin-stick
  • retro
  • boss-fight
  • old-school
  • boss
  • horizontal
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • scrolling
  • non-linear
  • bullet-hell
  • chiptune
  • vertical
  • stage

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Cyberhunt (2017)

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100
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PC Windows IOS iPhone

Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!

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  • twin-stick
  • sandbox
  • tactical
  • shoot-em-up
  • next-generation
  • fast-paced
  • shooter
  • parkour
  • top-down
  • retro
  • casual
  • farming
  • skill
  • arcade

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