The 14 Best Twin-Stick Shooter Games of All Time

Two sticks, one screen full of trouble. Neon arenas, loot-fueled dungeons and co-op mayhem all fight for the top spot.

1. 1
   The Binding of Isaac

   Edmund McMillen's roguelike dungeon crawler with twin-stick combat.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Synthetik

   A 2019 hardcore roguelite with detailed reload mechanics and heavy firepower.
   560pts
3. 3
   Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

   A 2010 isometric co-op adventure with twin-stick shooting.
   546pts
4. 4
   Enter the Gungeon

   A 2016 bullet-hell roguelike where guns are the draw.
   546pts
5. 5
   Neon Abyss

   A 2020 neon roguelike platform shooter.
   473pts
6. 6
   Helldivers

   Arrowhead's 2015 cooperative top-down shooter with friendly fire.
   387pts
7. 7
   Nuclear Throne

   Vlambeer's 2015 post-apocalyptic roguelike shooter.
   387pts
8. 8
   Neon Chrome

   A 2016 cyberpunk twin-stick roguelike.
   387pts
9. 9
   Assault Android Cactus

   A 2015 colorful arena shooter with a roster of android heroes.
   387pts
10. 10
    Nex Machina

    Housemarque's 2017 collaboration with Eugene Jarvis, a modern Robotron successor.
    387pts
11. 11
    Ruiner

    A 2017 brutal cyberpunk top-down shooter with dash-heavy combat.
    284pts
12. 12
    Crimsonland

    A 2003 PC survival shooter that set early Perk-based progression standards.
    284pts
13. 13
    Nova Drift

    A 2020 space arena shooter where you build a ship from modular upgrades.
    284pts
14. 14
    Alien Swarm

    Valve's free 2010 isometric co-op shooter.
    284pts

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