Sky Force Reloaded similar games & best alternatives

Sky Force Reloaded

PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.

What works

  • Addictive and engaging gameplay loop
  • Smooth controls and polished graphics
  • Varied upgrade system with multiple ships and cards
  • Local co-op and online leaderboards
  • Challenging difficulty progression

Things to keep in mind

  • Grinding required for progression can be tedious
  • Minimal and weak story
  • Some features locked behind multiplayer and social requirements
  • Late game difficulty spikes
  • Occasional performance issues on launch

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Danger Scavenger

  • Meltdown

  • Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved

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  • Chippy

  • Star Saviors

More story-driven

Games that feels like Sky Force Reloaded but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Strike Force Heroes

  • ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

  • Assault Android Cactus+

  • Ikaruga

  • Fury Unleashed

Less social

Games that feels like Sky Force Reloaded but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Syder Arcade

  • Sine Mora

  • DRAINUS

  • KILL KNIGHT

  • REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR

  • Jets'n'Guns Gold

More intimate

Games that feels like Sky Force Reloaded but with more focus on close relationships

  • Gatekeeper

  • Apocalypse Party

  • Bloodsports.TV

  • CounterAttack: Uprising

  • Entropy Survivors

  • GUNTOUCHABLES

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Sky Force Reloaded: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Domination, Story.

Last update: 04/08/2026