Games Like Cosmic Survivor

Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 15.1%, Old School 9%

A minimalist top-down action game where every shot bounces, changes color, and can turn against you. Managing ricochets is your only chance to survive.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Roguelike 18.4%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 9.9%

Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Action 18.8%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 8.6%

Cx6 is an arcade-style bullet-hell game about deflecting off walls and manipulating gravity to avoid being struck by an endless wave of bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.9%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 14.7%, Minimalist 13.4%, Score Attack 9.9%

An EXTREMELY HARDCORE vertical bullet hell game that only features boss fights. Preview and select between three randomly generated options to choose the boss and every add-on you're going to face, then start a time-based survival trial. Difficulty can be scaled infinitely here.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Minimalist 16.7%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 8.7%

Crush the countless crabs while blasting your way through the cancer zone!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Roguelike 17%, Arcade 15.6%, Space 15%, Action 10.4%

Weave and cleave your way through walls of bullet and push your score to unknown limits in this aggressive Shoot'em'up to save humanity from its own hubris

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Bullet Hell 24%, Arcade 13.9%, Score Attack 11.8%, Action 9.4%

Tear up your enemies using various power-ups and weapons in this old-school space shooter!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Arcade 12%, Old School 11.7%, Score Attack 11.3%

Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Arcade 12.2%, Score Attack 12%, Action 9.9%

Experience the epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series with Batsugun including the lauded Special version! Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling genre-defining bullet-hell action. Now on PC with modern enhancements!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Arcade 16.1%, Old School 8.3%, Action 8.3%

You play as a young boy who dreams of being a famous astronaut who discovers alien worlds and life. One hot summer day, you fall asleep and into a terrifying dream made up of your worst childhood fears. Can you survive this nightmare of asteroids, space spiders, deadly skulls & more?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Arcade 16.6%, Old School 13.4%, Action 10.7%, Space 9.9%

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 24.3%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Arcade 17.2%, Action 16.1%, Old School 9.3%

Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Minimalist 10.1%, Old School 8.4%

Red Horizon is an addictive space shmup game. Heavily influenced by the classics of the past, Red Horizon takes a modern spin on the genre combining it with some subtle Rogue-like elements to provide players with a unique experience every time they play.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 16%, Roguelike 11.9%, Action 11.2%, Old School 10%

TRI-GER is a top-down rouge-like SHMUP with technicolor vector based graphics. Fight endless waves of enemies, and be sure to match your color to get a high score!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Arcade 18.2%, Action 18.2%, Minimalist 9.2%

Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Arcade 15.8%, Action 12.7%, Score Attack 8.6%

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 24.3%, Bullet Hell 23%, Old School 12%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 9.5%

Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Action 12.2%, Arcade 10.4%, Score Attack 8.7%

A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 10.3%, Minimalist 8.4%

Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Score Attack 14.9%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 10.8%

Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 29.8%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 5%

Brace yourself for an intense bullet hell experience! Fight your way through challenging levels, defeat bosses, upgrade your weapon and get the highest score!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Arcade 14.3%, Space 9.7%, Action 8.7%

A small shoot 'em up that combines the charm of retro arcades with innovative gameplay mechanics, delivering a fresh yet familiar experience. A single coin gives you as many attempts as you want to get the world's high score.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Bullet Hell 35.5%, Arcade 23.5%, Action 2.6%, Minimalist 1.5%

A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Score Attack 13.8%, Arcade 12.1%, Space 6.9%

1CC Games’ first shoot ’em up returns with totally overhauled visuals, all-new enemies and attacks, a deeper scoring system, remixed soundtrack and fresh player powers. Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the ultimate version of the beloved cult classic.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Arcade 13.6%, Score Attack 9.8%, Action 9.4%

Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Action 27.5%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Arcade 15.2%

Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Arcade 15.6%, Space 13.6%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Arcade 13.4%, Space 10.7%, Action 8.6%

Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Arcade 16.7%, Action 13%, Colorful 2.3%

Stranded in the abyss is a shoot-em-up in a unique sci-fi sci-environment where you command a massive squad of ships in an endless war Against an evil rebellion. Shoot command and bomb your way through hundreds of enemy fighters, capital ships, and skirmishes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Arcade 15%, Space 8.5%, Action 7.6%

GROOD is an indie 2.5D Shoot 'em up made with spare robot parts and Heavy Metal🤘🏻. The gameplay blends classic Shoot 'em up mechanics with modern low poly graphics, particles, shaders, and a hardcore soundtrack. Annihilate an army of machines, and afterward, annihilate their bosses—go all the way to confirm that your battle paid off.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Action 22.4%, Arcade 11.9%, Difficult 9.1%

Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 10%, Space 8%

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 31.4%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 11.2%, Old School 8.2%

Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Arcade 12%, Score Attack 11.4%, Minimalist 9.1%

Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Arcade 16.1%, Action 13.1%, Score Attack 7.7%

Bite-sized arcade shmup. Slam enemies, beat Bosses, get power-ups and repeat! Pilot your ship through deep space.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Score Attack 12.8%, Space 12%, Arcade 11.7%

Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 26%, Action 15.5%, Arcade 14.6%, Difficult 5.9%

Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Arcade 15.8%, Old School 13%, Action 8.7%

The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Arcade 16.6%, Action 10.6%, Old School 10.4%

A simplistic, dynamic Touhou fangame bullet hell shmup with a pixel art esthetic. Shoot down your enemies and dodge your way through an incessant barrage of projectiles!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Arcade 16.9%, Action 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%

In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 25%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 9.8%, Space 7.6%

Epic farewell to the shmup genre that brought so much joy to gamers in the 80

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Roguelike 19%, Arcade 15.2%, Action 13.5%

Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Arcade 16.9%, Action 10.3%, Score Attack 9.4%

Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.4%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Action 15.9%, Arcade 15.5%, Indie 3.2%

The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 24%, Arcade 17.8%, Action 12.9%, Space 9%

Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Action 9.4%, Space 9%, Arcade 7.1%

Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Action 20.2%, Arcade 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Brick-breaking gameplay meets Survivors-like mechanics. Use your balls to destroy bricks, level up and pick upgrades to hold your ground against waves of incoming bricks and try to high score in this roguelite brick breaking game.

Why similar: Arcade 17.5%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Minimalist 14.1%, Roguelike 14%, Score Attack 13.6%

The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 8.9%, Difficult 8%

A high-risk, high reward shoot em up as you power yourself and your enemies up to bring utter chaos to the battlefield!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Score Attack 12.8%, Action 10%

Returning to the classic style of spaceship games in pixel art. Survive in space as many enemy ships and anything else that can destroy your ship, get all the advantages and improvements available to get your best score.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Action 17%, Arcade 14.8%, Space 8.8%

Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Action 27.9%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Arcade 12%

The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 39%, Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 6.9%, Difficult 4.3%

[13 Seconds] is a hardcore bullet hell roguelike game.Use both hands to control two robots at the same time and fight your way through a barrage of bullets and death rays from merciless machines of destruction!Will you be able to reach the ultimate level 13?

Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.7%, Roguelike 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Action 14.8%, Arcade 11.9%

RED TITANS is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Arcade 17.4%, Action 16.4%, Space 8.4%

Barback is a 1980s arcade action run and gun game.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Action 22.9%, Arcade 22.7%, Old School 17.3%, Indie 1.7%

Blast through waves of enemies, collect powerups and test your skills against challenging bosses. It is a modern take on classic space shooters, blending accessible gameplay with roguelite progression. Compete for the top spot on the global leaderboards in 15 minute runs.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Roguelike 16.5%, Space 11.1%, Arcade 9.6%