Games Like Metal Slug (Series) Similar Platform & Action Games like Metal Slug (Series)

Metal Slug is described as 'With a long history tracing back to early stand-up arcade systems and NEO GEO console, Metal Slug (series) is the definitive bullet hell platformer. It's a traditional, 2D sidescroller that's dead easy to learn and play, but with difficulty levels that practically' and is a Platform Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Metal Slug for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Xbox, Playstation and Android apps. The best Metal Slug alternative is Touhou Project. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Huntdown or Mr Autofire. Other Metal Slug like games are Cuphead, Super Star Wars, Alien Hominid HD and Retro Shooting.

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With a long history tracing back to early stand-up arcade systems and NEO GEO console, Metal Slug (series) is the...

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Metal Slug alternatives page was last updated May 8, 2025
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    Touhou Project is a bullet hell shooting game produced by Oota Jun'ya (ZUN), the head of the Doujin Circle "Team Shanghai Alice".

    4 Touhou Project alternatives

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    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • MS-DOS
    • Nintendo Switch

    Touhou Project Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Single player
    4.  Achievements Supported

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    • Touhou Project is the most popular Windows alternative to Metal Slug.

    • Touhou Project is the most popular commercial alternative to Metal Slug.

    • Touhou Project is Paid and ProprietaryMetal Slug is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Cuphead icon
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    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e.

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Cuphead Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Single player
    3.  Cartoon-style
    4.  Side Scrolling

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    Enhanced for the PS4™ system with new save features, leaderboards, trophies, and updated display and controller options!

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Playstation

    Super Star Wars Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Achievements Supported
    3.  Single player

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  4. Huntdown icon
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    In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Huntdown Features

    1.  Side Scrolling

    Huntdown VS Metal Slug

     
    • Huntdown is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Metal Slug.

    • Huntdown is the most popular free alternative to Metal Slug.

    • Huntdown is Freemium and ProprietaryMetal Slug is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Mr Autofire icon
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    Rampage through levels and shoot the alien scum in the face. Or behind, your choice. Eventually you’ll get yours kicked. Tough. Sucks to be you. But! With the loot you can find, you can get bigger and badder weapons that’ll leave a string of ruined enemies in their wake!

    7 Mr Autofire alternatives

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Mr Autofire Features

    1.  Side Scrolling

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    They've got your spaceship and you will blow up anything in your path to get it back. Completely hand-drawn high-definition graphics, coupled with old-school game play, results in ultimate mayhem and hours of fun!

    7 Alien Hominid HD alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Xbox

    Alien Hominid HD Features

    1.  Side Scrolling

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    Do you want a new style of arcade shooter game? With an exciting shooting style and retro + modern pixelated graphics, Retro Shooting is a mobile shooting game that has caught the attention of shooters around the world!

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    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Android

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    Guns, Gore and Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical, and fast-paced action game with hand drawn graphics and set in the Roaring Twenties.

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    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Guns, Gore & Cannoli Features

    1.  Side Scrolling
    2.  Over-The-Top (OTT)

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    The Bug Butcher is an intense action shooter, wrapped in stylistic 2D art, and smeared with humor where timing and fierce reflexes are paramount! The core mechanics hold old ties from the classic arcade shooter “Super Pang” where you shoot vertically, but with modern day twists.

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    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    The Bug Butcher Features

    1.  Side Scrolling

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    Rise & Shine is a true "think and gun" that combines elements of arcade shooters, bullet hells, and puzzle platformers to create a new blend of strategy and viscera. Switch between Shine's add-ons to solve puzzles that redefine what bullets can do.

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    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

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    Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

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    • CA flagCanada

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Super Time Force Ultra Features

    1.  Side Scrolling

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