What games are similar to Gunstar Heroes?

The most similar games to Gunstar Heroes on GGDB are Split Fiction, Broforce, Vampire Survivors, Metal Slug 3, Nuclear Throne — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes.

What genre is Gunstar Heroes?

Gunstar Heroes is a Shooter, Platform, Arcade game by Treasure, released in 1993.

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Games like Gunstar Heroes

Loved Gunstar Heroes by Treasure? Here are 24 games that genuinely play like it — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes, not just labels.

Gunstar Heroes1993MC 89

Treasure

Shooter Platform Arcade

The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins’ older brother and used mind control to make him his slave.

24 games similar to Gunstar Heroes

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Split Fiction

Hazelight Studios • 2025

36% similarLocal MultiplayerCooperative

5.0

Broforce

Free Lives Games • 2015

35% similarShooterPixel GraphicsCooperative

5.0

Vampire Survivors

Poncle • 2022

34% similarLocal MultiplayerPixel GraphicsCooperative

5.0

Metal Slug 3

SNK • 2000

34% similarShooterLocal MultiplayerPixel Graphics

5.0

Nuclear Throne

Vlambeer • 2015

32% similarLocal MultiplayerMultiple ProtagonistsPixel Graphics

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Radiant Silvergun

Treasure • 1998

31% similarLocal MultiplayerCooperativeSpace

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F.E.A.R. 3

Day 1 Studios • 2011

30% similarMechLocal MultiplayerMultiple Protagonists

5.0

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

Digital Eclipse • 2024

30% similarPixel Graphics

5.0

Iron Meat

Ivan Valeryevich Suvorov • 2024

30% similarLocal MultiplayerPixel GraphicsCooperative

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Earth Defense Force 5

Sandlot • 2017

29% similarMechLocal MultiplayerCooperative

5.0

Quake II

Hammerhead • 1997

28% similarMechShooterLocal Multiplayer

5.0

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Frozenbyte • 2019

27% similarLocal MultiplayerCooperative

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Gears of War

Epic Games • 2006

27% similarLocal MultiplayerMultiple ProtagonistsCooperative

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Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Naughty Dog • 2011

26% similarCooperative

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Rico

Ground Shatter Ltd. • 2019

26% similarLocal MultiplayerCooperative

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Naughty Dog • 2009

26% similarCooperative

5.0

Berserk Boy

BerserkBoy Games • 2024

26% similarPixel GraphicsSpace

5.0

Gato Roboto

doinksoft • 2019

25% similarMechSpace

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Mighty Goose

Blastmode • 2021

25% similarShooterPixel Graphics

5.0

Sonic Mania

PagodaWest Games • 2017

24% similarMultiple ProtagonistsPixel Graphics

5.0

Shovel Knight

Yacht Club Games • 2014

24% similarLocal MultiplayerCooperative

5.0

Soulstice: A Tale of Two Souls

Midipixel • 2016

24% similarLocal MultiplayerPixel GraphicsCooperative

5.0

Huntdown

Easy Trigger Games • 2020

24% similarPixel Graphics

5.0

Timespinner

Lunar Ray Games • 2018

24% similarLocal MultiplayerPixel GraphicsCooperative

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Gunstar Heroes — quick answers

What games are similar to Gunstar Heroes?: The most similar games to Gunstar Heroes on GGDB are Split Fiction, Broforce, Vampire Survivors, Metal Slug 3, Nuclear Throne — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes.
What genre is Gunstar Heroes?: Gunstar Heroes is a Shooter, Platform, Arcade game by Treasure, released in 1993.

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