60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Bullet Hell, Arcade.
Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.
THUNDER STRIKER
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
2nd Shot
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, 1980s 11.6%, Retro 7.5%
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.2%, 1980s 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%, Shooter 9.7%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.5%
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, 1980s 11%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.2%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 7%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 7.2%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 11.1%, Bullet Time 7% ★
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 12.5%, 1980s 11.2%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 8.8%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, 1980s 9.1%, Arcade 8.8%
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shooter 10%, 1980s 9.9%
Super Arcade Boy returns in a retro shoot ’em up with 8 levels, waves of Greenies, power-ups, and 8 big boss battles. Talk with the alien leader—then save the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Bullet Time 10.6% ★, 1980s 9.8%, Shooter 9.4%
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 11%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.7%
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.3%
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 7.9%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 10.6%
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 7.6%
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 10.8%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 11.2%
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Bullet Time 12% ★, Shooter 9.1%
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 14.1%, Shooter 7%
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 5.8%
Up for some retro arcade action spiced with extra bullets and BOSS enemies? Shoot your way through many different levels filled with nasty bugs, spiders, frogs, bees and more. Fight huge BOSS enemies and collect extras and play bonus waves. Retro Arcade action at its best!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Bullet Time 13.1% ★, Shooter 8.6%
Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9.8%
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 12.7%, 1980s 10.9%, Action 7.7%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13.7%, Shooter 13.6%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 13.5%, Shooter 13.5%
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 14%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 11.5%
CRAZY APPLIANCES is a fast paced top-down shooter game! The elect robots are insane, heroes! Fight your way by using various weapons and powerful items to defeat them in different dangerous situation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 9.9%
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.3%, 1980s 6.5%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.9%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 12.6%, 1980s 9%
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 9.2%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shooter 10.8%, 1980s 10.7%, Arcade 9.5%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Action 5.5%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.3%, 1980s 11.1%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.5%
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 13.2%
Royal Odyssey is a retro-style arcade space shooter where you pilot Prince Zayven’s ship through a deadly asteroid storm, blasting your way to survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, 1980s 11.9%, Shooter 7.3%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 7.3%
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 8.9%, 1980s 8.9%
Lt Blitz has the city sieged, and it's your job to destroy his troops. Shoot, dodge and upgrade your jet and and try to take on this challenge! Burning Skies is a free, endless retro shmup, that will take you right back to the era of arcade machines, with modernized graphics and gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, 1980s 11.2%, Shooter 10.4%
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 6.1%
Take your chance and feel like 10 again.😊To start let's meet this retro cutie.🚀 River Rush is reminiscent of an old vertically scrolling shoot’em up games.🚀 If you remember them, it's time to catch up with nostalgia. Or your father's nostalgia.😉 Board in and have some fun.👨🚀
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, 1980s 15.5%, Arcade 9.2%, Shooter 7.8%
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 6.9%
Auto shooter score attack survival game where your character moves forward continuously and you control the direction of travel by rotating left and right
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 13.1%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 7.8%
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.9%
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Arcade 7%, Shooter 6.5%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11.9%, Top-Down 5.9%
After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, 1980s 9.3%, Shooter 8.7%
TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 12%, 1980s 9.3%
Hit the road for explosive bullet hell action through a post-apocalyptic wasteland!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 8%
A precision bullet-hell boss rush. Dodge 15 escalating attack types, chain perfect grazes into devastating combos, and strike during vulnerability windows across 28 handcrafted boss fights. Three difficulty modes, risk contracts, and deep upgrade progression keep every run fresh.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Time 13.9% ★, Shooter 9.4%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Arcade 8.9%, Old School 7.6%
Synth-wave styled physics based 2D puzzle shooter filled with nods to the golden era of classic arcade games. Think upside down Peggle crossed with Space Invaders and enemies crafted from the blended remains 70's, and 80’s gaming.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, 1980s 14.1%, Shooter 8.8%, Bullet Hell 7.7%
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shooter 10.6%, Top-Down 5.9%
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, 1980s 10.6%, Arcade 9.6%
