Intrusion 2 similar games & best alternatives

Intrusion 2 - Trailer
Intrusion 2 - intrusion-2_1.avif
Intrusion 2 - intrusion-2_2.avif
Intrusion 2 - intrusion-2_3.avif
Intrusion 2 - intrusion-2_4.avif
Intrusion 2 - intrusion-2_5.avif
Intrusion 2 - intrusion-2_6.avif

Intrusion 2

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2012

Should you play it?

"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid

What works

  • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
  • Unique physics-based mechanics
  • Nostalgic retro style and soundtrack
  • Memorable boss fights
  • Single developer achievement

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Lack of multiplayer or co-op
  • Minimal story and character development
  • Some control and technical issues
  • Repetitive level design

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bright Memory

  • Commando Collection

  • ETHER VAPOR Remaster

  • Black Gunner Wukong

  • Volgarr the Viking

  • Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

More exploratory

Games that feels like Intrusion 2 but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Shadow Complex Remastered

  • The Mobius Machine

  • Death's Gambit: Afterlife

  • The Mummy Demastered

  • MindSeize

More expressive

Games that feels like Intrusion 2 but with more self-expression and customization

  • Jets'n'Guns Gold

  • Fairy Bloom Freesia

  • Soda Crisis

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • Weapon of Choice DX

  • Bing in Wonderland

More story-driven

Games that feels like Intrusion 2 but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Dust: An Elysian Tail

  • Zombotron

  • The Vagrant

  • Trinity Fusion

  • Viktor

  • The Devil Within: Satgat

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Intrusion 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Intrusion 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Intrusion 2: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026