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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 32 games similar to Your Average Old School Shmup down to the 5 that fit the “Mobile” category. Crossy Road, Space Invaders and Flappy Bird top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Your Average Old School Shmup.

GenreAdventure
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Solo
Year 2024Dev y-zo studio
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Your Average Old School Shmup is Crossy Road — scoring 60/100 on our similarity scale. Space Invaders and Flappy Bird follow close behind.

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The best games like Your Average Old School Shmup on Mobile

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Your Average Old School Shmup. Each one has been evaluated across 2 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Crossy Road
Crossy Road
Adventure
SoloIsometricFree to Play
IGDB80· 1
Year 2014Dev Hipster WhaleOn PC · Android · iOS

✓ Shared with Your Average Old School Shmup: single-player focus and visual isometric

≠ Where it differs: brings free to play

It predates Your Average Old School Shmup by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Space Invaders
Adventure
SoloIsometricSci-Fi
Year 1978Dev Taito · Midway ManufacturingOn iOS

✓ Shared with Your Average Old School Shmup: single-player focus and visual isometric

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter and setting scifi

It predates Your Average Old School Shmup by 46 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Flappy Bird
Adventure
Solo2D
Year 2013Dev .GEARS StudiosOn Android · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed Your Average Old School Shmup, expect single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Your Average Old School Shmup: visuals.

It predates Your Average Old School Shmup by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
Two Worlds II Castle Defense
Adventure
Solo
Steam👍 58%· 799RAWG👍 8%· 36
Year 2011Dev Topware Interactive · TopWare InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: single-player focus.

≠ Missing: visual isometric.

While the bloody battle between Gandohar’s troops and the armies of the Orcs is raging in front of the gates of Oswaroth, the emperor waits in the depths of his palace on the outcome of the struggle for power.

It predates Your Average Old School Shmup by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Fruit Ninja
Adventure
SoloOfflineMultiplayerCasualFirst Person
IGDB83
Year 2010Dev Halfbrick StudiosOn PC · Android · iOS

✓ Like Your Average Old School Shmup, it's known for single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Your Average Old School Shmup: visuals and game mode.

It predates Your Average Old School Shmup by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode30Visuals0

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