Any Twin stick shooter RPGs out there???

Dre G Writer · Jul 18, 2019

Anyone know of any Role playing games but with the twin stick shooter format of combat???

For those who dont know what a twin stick shooter is. Here is some example footage of a twin stick shooter game.

But im looking for one thats an RPG. Ya know, main story with optional side quest, environments to explore, leveling up, gear acquisition. the usual RPG stuff.
I figure there's probably a few of them on Steam.

AAA or Indie, if you know of some, I wanna know about em.

falconhoof17 · Jul 18, 2019

It's not an RPG but you might like Streets of Rogue which just came out. It's a twinstick roguelike that's basically binding of Isaac meets GTA, has the typical RPG elements you'd expect in a roguelike

Deleted member 5129 · Jul 18, 2019

Diablo 3 kinda? If you play with a controller

Massicot · Jul 18, 2019

Not quite an RPG, but Strife's gameplay from the upcoming Darksiders Genesis is basically twin-stick. I expect there to be Zelda-ish progression.

McStickenstein · Jul 18, 2019

Alienation but it's PS4 only. RPG elements are fairly light though.

PhillyCheeseHorse · Jul 18, 2019

falconhoof1917 said:
It's not an RPG but you might like Streets of Rogue which just came out. It's a twinstick roguelike that's basically binding of Isaac meets GTA, has the typical RPG elements you'd expect in a roguelike

Doubling down on this one, it's like a 2D, Rogue-like immersive sim(Deus Ex-alike). The character builds a wild, gameplay is tops, and I can now play it in bed on my Switch.

Deleted member 11976 · Jul 18, 2019

I've not played it but isn't Enter the Gungeon exactly what OP is looking for?

danowat · Jul 18, 2019

panecasio said:
I've not played it but isn't Enter the Gungeon exactly what OP is looking for?

It's not really an RPG as such, but it's still a great roguelike twin stick.

I often wondered why no one has ever made a twin stick ARPG, like Diablo and PoE, but with guns.

Captain of Outer Space · Jul 18, 2019

Housemarque's Alienation is basically a dual-stick shooter Diablo game.

ResetEraIsTheBestEra · Jul 18, 2019

Alienation, like mentioned before though RPG elements are on the light side

Bluforce · Jul 18, 2019

May said:
Diablo 3 kinda? If you play with a controller

Diablo 3 on PC with a controller?
I don't think it's possible.

Dreamwriter · Jul 18, 2019

Bluforce said:
Diablo 3 on PC with a controller?
I don't think it's possible.

Console ports have controller controls. Not PC though.

spacer · Jul 18, 2019

+1 for Alienation. I had so much fun with that game.

Camwi · Jul 18, 2019

Too Human, kind of? Though keep in mind that game is fucking terrible.

Razorrin · Jul 18, 2019

Technically the Shooter part doesn't come out that often until the second or third games, but the DeathSpank trilogy is a top down twinstick with lock-on action rpg series, written by the guy who made monkey island, about a strange defender of justice hunting down an artifact of great power known as... The Artifact...

It's pretty goofy, and has some fun dialogue and quests. it's pretty cheap too, and each game has a demo, so check it out if it's interesting to you.

Let's see... a more correct version of what you're asking for is kinda tough, since a ton of these games are either Roguelikes like Streets of Rogue, or online like Realms of the Mad God... I'll try to research and think of a better response to your question!

super-famicom · Jul 18, 2019

Cross Code, kinda. There's a projectile attack and you can spec into that, but the game is a pseudo-MMO, like .Hack.

DWarriorSN · Jul 18, 2019

Not really an rpg but i recommend Enter the Gungeon for the twin-stick shooter aspect, imo the best rougue-like out there by far too.

Bluforce · Jul 18, 2019

OP, you could try Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris.
Maybe more puzzle-shooter than GDR.

For Guardian of Light there is a demo on Steam.

Chixdiggit · Jul 18, 2019

Alienation looks pretty cool actually. Seems like it's digital PS4 only?

chrisdm · Jul 18, 2019

Killsquad just launched in Early Access, so it doesn't currently seem to have a lot of content, but it definitely has my attention based off gameplay. I hope it continues to get fleshed out!

Killsquad on Steam

Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.

store.steampowered.com

Razorrin · Jul 18, 2019

super-famicom said:
Cross Code, kinda. There's a projectile attack and you can spec into that, but the game is a pseudo-MMO, like .Hack.

Oh dang, how could I forget!?!

Yeah, get Cross Code, ASAP. It's absolutely amazing, has very fun and visceral combat, and enemies that are more then just things you Damage, most enemies have to be approached in a different way to be defeated which adds to the thrill of combat, and the presentation is lovely!

It also has a lot of thought put into it's environments and dungeons, making for very entertaining and challenging puzzles! It's like a twinstick Zelda game!

I highly reccomend playing the demo for it, and getting the full game if the prologue catches your interest like it did mine, it's great!

Remo Williams · Jul 18, 2019

Too Human is the most obvious answer. If you have an Xbox One, there's no reason not to give it a try, it's entirely free.

danowat said:
I often wondered why no one has ever made a twin stick ARPG, like Diablo and PoE, but with guns.

Pick a ranged class (primarily Commando), and that's exactly what Too Human becomes.

Dre G Writer · Jul 18, 2019

May said:
Diablo 3 kinda? If you play with a controller

actually, I have this game on pause as I write this, eating lunch.

Massicot said:
Not quite an RPG, but Strife's gameplay from the upcoming Darksiders Genesis is basically twin-stick. I expect there to be Zelda-ish progression.

Will check this out

McStickenstein said:
Alienation but it's PS4 only. RPG elements are fairly light though.

I played the zombie version of this game, dead nation back on PS3 a long time ago. wasnt aware of an alien version. Will look into it.

danowat said:
It's not really an RPG as such, but it's still a great roguelike twin stick.

I often wondered why no one has ever made a twin stick ARPG, like Diablo and PoE, but with guns.

I know right??? I was playing Wasteland 2 and I was like, man, I would like to play a game like this with real time twin stick shooter combat.

super-famicom said:
Cross Code, kinda. There's a projectile attack and you can spec into that, but the game is a pseudo-MMO, like .Hack.

Already beaten it....................twice

Bluforce said:
OP, you could try Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris.
Maybe more puzzle-shooter than GDR.

For Guardian of Light there is a demo on Steam.

Tried that a long time ago, not what im looking for tho.

chrisdm said:
Killsquad just launched in Early Access, so it doesn't currently seem to have a lot of content, but it definitely has my attention based off gameplay. I hope it continues to get fleshed out!

Killsquad on Steam

Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.

store.steampowered.com

I like what im seeing here. THis looks really good. Will keep an eye out for this one once it releases. I dont do the early access thing.

Remo Williams said:
Too Human is the most obvious answer. If you have an Xbox One, there's no reason not to give it a try, it's entirely free.

Pick a ranged class (primarily Commando), and that's exactly what Too Human becomes.

Ima have to pass on that one, I dont have an xbox. And altho I dont remember it too well, I do remember having a very negative experience with it for xbox360

Deleted member 5621 · Jul 18, 2019

PLAY CROSSCO--

Dre G Writer said:
Already beaten it....................twice

Oh darn it

antitrop · Jul 18, 2019

Dre G Writer said:
I played the zombie version of this game, dead nation back on PS3 a long time ago. wasnt aware of an alien version. Will look into it.

Dead Nation was my least favorite Housemarque game by far, I thought Alienation was a massive improvement while also being very similar.

JamesQuall · Jul 18, 2019

Armada for Dreamcast ticked this box pretty well. I guess Dreamcast didn't have dual sticks, but it's Diablo meets Astroids approach was pretty novel for the time. Bummed we never got the planned sequel.

Deleted member 8861 · Jul 18, 2019

Realm of the Mad God somewhat comes to mind... But it's basically an MMO

garion333 · Jul 18, 2019

Alienation is way, way better than Dead Nation. The only shitty thing is that it wasn't a hit, so it didn't have a ton of content added to it.

As far as a proper RPG with twin stick combat I don't know of any and its something I would love to exist.

Bede-x · Jul 18, 2019

JamesQuall said:
Armada for Dreamcast ticked this box pretty well. I guess Dreamcast didn't have dual sticks, but it's Diablo meets Astroids approach was pretty novel for the time. Bummed we never got the planned sequel.

Wasn't Fusion: Genesis kinda similar (I haven't played Armada and only the demo of F:G)?

ThreepQuest64 · Jul 18, 2019

Isn't Seven: Days Long Gone a twin-stick RPG? There's a demo for PC, though.

On PS4, I recommend Alienation. Great game and it's too bad it wasn't release on PC.

Mirage · Jul 18, 2019

danowat said:
It's not really an RPG as such, but it's still a great roguelike twin stick.

I often wondered why no one has ever made a twin stick ARPG, like Diablo and PoE, but with guns.

This game is pretty close to that kind of thing, not quite twin stick.

JamesQuall · Jul 18, 2019

Bede-x said:
Wasn't Fusion: Genesis kinda similar (I haven't played Armada and only the demo of F:G)?

It looks very similar! I hadn't heard of this, but that's an Armada-like for sure.

Laserbeam · Jul 18, 2019

I've never played Neurovoider yet, but I think it has RPG elements, doesn't it?

Jimnymebob · Jul 18, 2019

Gauntlet Dark Legacy had a twin stick option, didn't it?
I never used it because the classic scheme from Legends was in my muscle memory, but I'm sure it was there.

danowat · Jul 18, 2019

Mirage said:
This game is pretty close to that kind of thing, not quite twin stick.

Interesting take on the formula, I seem to remember there was a similar style game on the x360 years ago, arpg style mission structure, ship based twin stick content, but not (as much) loot based.

Edit, lol, someone posted it while I was writing my reply, it was fusion genesis.

An isometric arpg near future game, heavily loot based, with current and future tech would be right up my street, there was something I played recently that was close, but it was more small(er) level based, almost arcade based, can't remember the name.

Edit2 : livelock.

PassiveObserver · Jul 18, 2019

I believe you can map Victor Vran's combat onto the right analog stick on PS4 so it plays similarly to a twin-stick game.

Bede-x · Jul 18, 2019

JamesQuall said:
It looks very similar! I hadn't heard of this, but that's an Armada-like for sure.

Cool. Maybe it could fit OPs description a little as well, if nothing else comes closer? It's still available on the 360, but not BC unfortunately.

foxdvd · Jul 18, 2019

Ruiner is a great game I picked up the last time it was on sale, and would HIGHLY recommend. It has RPG elements and I think will scratch that itch you have.

sofakng · Jul 18, 2019

I'm hesitant to ask this because I don't want to derail the topic, but are there any good SHMUPS with RPG elements? (i.e. upgrades; I don't care much about a story in a SHMUP)

These games seem somewhat similar to a twin sticker shooter RPG... maybe?

Deleted member 28815 · Jul 18, 2019

There's Unexplored if you like roguelites. Probably not what you are asking for, but you can get in the current humble bundle $1 tier.

danowat · Jul 18, 2019

sofakng said:
I'm hesitant to ask this because I don't want to derail the topic, but are there any good SHMUPS with RPG elements? (i.e. upgrades; I don't care much about a story in a SHMUP)

These games seem somewhat similar to a twin sticker shooter RPG... maybe?

Gran Vitreous? https://store.steampowered.com/app/346340/Gran_Vitreous/

Or maybe Stereden?

Mesoian · Jul 18, 2019

Ruiner.

Santar · Jul 18, 2019

Maybe Monolith could be something along what you are looking for?

KDR_11k · Jul 18, 2019

Monolith is basically meant to be a more refined Binding of Isaac.

sofakng said:
I'm hesitant to ask this because I don't want to derail the topic, but are there any good SHMUPS with RPG elements? (i.e. upgrades; I don't care much about a story in a SHMUP)

These games seem somewhat similar to a twin sticker shooter RPG... maybe?

The last one doesn't have much variety to its loot though.

Dre G Writer · Jul 19, 2019

I didnt know we had steam integration on the site. I will check those games out, see if they are what im looking for. Damn, cant believe this format of game hasnt been done in large scale yet.

Silvergun-Blue · Jul 19, 2019

Another vote for Alienation here. Even by Housemarque's standards it's underrated. Think of it as a more arcadey Diablo with only ranged classes. The loot system's pretty simple but I think it works to its advantage as it's easier to spot a clear upgrade to your current weapons.
Also the fact you disassemble unwanted loot into materials which lets you reroll the stats on current weapons meant no useless loot and it cuts out the shopping aspect, no money that inevitable becomes pointless.

Bonfires Down · Jul 19, 2019

Bombshell. Though, it does not seem to be very good.

johancruijff · Jul 19, 2019

check

they released a 2.0 update recently that revamped the game
it's a diablo clone and has controller support

texhnolyze · Jul 19, 2019

Came here to post Inquisitor Martyr and Killsquad.

piratepwnsninja · Dec 23, 2019

Sorry for ther bump, but looking for opinions on Killsquad and Martyr since they're on sale right now and have both been getting updates.

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