Jets'n'Guns 2 similar games & best alternatives

Jets'n'Guns 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.

What works

  • Excellent ship customization and weapon variety
  • Great soundtrack by machinae supremacy
  • Fast-paced, explosive gameplay
  • Local co-op mode
  • Responsive controls and polished graphics

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign length compared to original
  • Limited number of unique levels
  • Some balancing issues and bugs in early access
  • Minimal story and narrative depth
  • Can feel easier and less challenging than predecessor

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fury Unleashed

  • CyberCorp

  • Nienix: Cosmic Warfare

  • CounterAttack: Uprising

  • Strike Force Heroes

  • 30XX

Less intimate

Games that feels like Jets'n'Guns 2 but with less focus on close relationships

  • AngerForce: Reloaded

  • Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

  • Bullet Heaven 2

  • GRADIUS ORIGINS

  • DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

  • Serious Sam Double D XXL

Less social

Games that feels like Jets'n'Guns 2 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Syder Arcade

  • Jets'n'Guns Gold

  • DRAINUS

  • DRACOMATON

  • Valfaris

  • RIVE

Less competitive

Games that feels like Jets'n'Guns 2 but with less competition against others

  • Contra: Operation Galuga

  • Super Hydorah

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Lost Castle / 失落城堡

  • Shape of Dreams: Prologue

  • CRYPTARK

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Jets'n'Guns 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026