Games like Horizon Shift '81
Games like Horizon Shift '81 include Planes, Bullets and Vodka, Cyberhunt, Bit Blaster XL, Distant Space, and Nova Drift. We matched them by the tags players give Horizon Shift '81 on Steam (Indie, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Shooter, and Casual): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Casual · Arcade

Cyberhunt
Shared: Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Casual

Bit Blaster XL
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Arcade

Distant Space
Shared: Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade

Nova Drift
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter

Starblast
Shared: Indie · Arcade · Space

Intergalactic Bubbles
Shared: Indie · Casual · Arcade

LUFTRAUSERS
Shared: Indie · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Shared: Arcade · Casual · Shoot 'Em Up

ZeroRanger
Shared: Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade

Star Saviors
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Indie · Arcade

Beat Hazard
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Indie · Space

Ikaruga
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter

Revolution Ace
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Indie · Shooter

Sun Blast: Star Fighter
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Indie · Arcade

Chicken Invaders 4
Shared: Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Casual

Syder Arcade
Shared: Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter

Distant Space 2
Shared: Indie · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up

Ex-Zodiac
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Shooter

To The Core
Shared: Arcade · Casual · Indie

Chicken Invaders 5
Shared: Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · Casual

Polygoneer
Shared: Indie · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up

Retrowave
Shared: Indie · Casual · Retro

Polygon Attack
Shared: Indie · Casual · Arcade