60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up, Retro.
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!
Nebula Warrior
Nebula Warrior is a fast-paced arcade space shooter, a 15–20 minute action-driven experience designed like a high-intensity road trip through space. It evolves from a classic top-down shooter into a full 3D jet-style space combat, blending nostalgia with modern intensity.
Insectipede
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.
Nebula Warrior is a fast-paced arcade space shooter, a 15–20 minute action-driven experience designed like a high-intensity road trip through space. It evolves from a classic top-down shooter into a full 3D jet-style space combat, blending nostalgia with modern intensity.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.1%, 1980s 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%
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.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15%, 1980s 13%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Shooter 9.8%
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: 1980s 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%, Retro 7.2%
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 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Shooter 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%, Arcade 10.5%
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: Bullet Hell 17.5%, 1980s 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Shooter 10.9%, Old School 9.1%
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: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 10.3%, Old School 7.2%
Absorb matching enemy fire, unleash devastating burst attacks, and survive escalating waves of neon arcade chaos in this fast-paced reactive shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.6%, 1980s 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%, Shooter 9.6%
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: 1980s 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Retro 9.6%
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: 1980s 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%, Old School 9.8%, Shooter 8.1%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: 1980s 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Old School 10.1%, Arcade 9.5%, Shooter 8.9%
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: Bullet Hell 15.3%, 1980s 14.3%, Shooter 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Arcade 10.5%
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: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, 1980s 10.8%, Shooter 10.3%
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 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.8%
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: Bullet Hell 16%, 1980s 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 11.7%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 8.9%
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: Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, 1980s 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Old School 9.1%
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: 1980s 20.3%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Old School 11%, Arcade 8.7%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Shooter 7.5%, Arcade 7.3%
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: Bullet Hell 14.9%, 1980s 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Shooter 9%
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: Bullet Hell 16.5%, 1980s 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Shooter 10.9%
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 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.9%, 1980s 8.7%
Dodge meteors, blast space junk, and grab numbers your ship swears are important. Quick, chaotic arcade runs in a storm that’s trying to bonk you. Don’t let it.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.1%, Old School 7.9%
Stellar Space is a new take on a classic arcade game with a modern, rogue-like, form for new players to enjoy!
Why similar: 1980s 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Shooter 8.6%
Inspired by the cult classic Mine Storm, Storm Mined modernizes arcade space shooting with rogue-lite upgrades and rhythm-based stages.
Why similar: 1980s 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Shooter 8.8%
Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission™, the latest game by Gumbo Machine™. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the 20 dizzying levels within Otto Labs, each littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments. This is going to be a blast!
Why similar: 1980s 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.2%
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: Bullet Hell 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, 1980s 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Old School 9.3%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Retro 12.9%, 1980s 12%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.6%
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: Bullet Hell 14.5%, 1980s 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Shooter 8.6%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 21.5%, Retro 14.7%, Arcade 13.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10.8%
ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.
Why similar: 1980s 23%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Old School 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Retro 7.3%
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: Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, 1980s 12.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11.5%
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: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Old School 13%, Arcade 8.5%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.7%
An arcade-style 2D top-down space shooter. Blow up space rocks and space pirates for as long as you can. You'll also need to maximize a delicately-balanced economy of resources. Keep trying to out-do yourself! Five boss ships will break in at various points to make life difficult.
Why similar: 1980s 26.4%, Retro 10.4%, Old School 10.1%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9.7%
Survive endless waves of escalating enemies in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Dodge overwhelming attacks, master precision movement, and fight to stay alive inside hypnotic neon chaos.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.7%
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: Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Old School 10.8%
A vertical scrolling shooter where you fire your main shot and strategically switch between limited ammo special weapons to take down enemies. Earn bonus points by clearing areas, and defeat as many enemies as possible before the game ends to achieve a high score.
Why similar: 1980s 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shooter 14.1%, Old School 13.5%, Retro 10.1%
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: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, 1980s 10.5%, Shooter 10.1%
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: 1980s 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Old School 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Shooter 9.1%
WE HAVE ALIENS, YOU DON'T—Blast Martian invaders and flying saucers across 30 stages with robotic voice effects. Use your destructible shield, rescue army men for bonus points, and chase the high score.
Why similar: 1980s 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.4%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Old School 11.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.6%
Use quick reflexes and sharp aim to simultaneously blow up enemies and block alike in this satisfying retro style action brick breaker! The third installment in the Game Buddy series that faithfully recreates the look, sounds, and feel of classic late 80's handheld games!
Why similar: 1980s 22.8%, Old School 18.8%, Arcade 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%, Retro 7.5%
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Shooter 11.9%, 1980s 10.5%, Arcade 10.2%
Galactic Explorers is a top-down 2D retro space shooter inspired by early games such as Galaxian, and Asteroids.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, 1980s 10.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Shooter 8.6%
To bring you the old school 2D space arcade feeling in a modern look and feel. Whether you like the hard core style of the old days, or you have become the more lay back type, shoot your way home at the fun rate for you. Upgrade your ship on the way home, to get ready for the final battle. Have fun!
Why similar: 1980s 19%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.2%
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: 1980s 14.7%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Old School 9.4%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13.7%, 1980s 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Retro 9.6%, Shooter 9.2%
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: 1980s 16.5%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Shooter 9.5%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shooter 16.3%, 1980s 12.7%, Retro 11.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Zenvader is a super retro shooter mixed with roguelite elements. Dodge the barrage of bullets, improve your unit, and try to defeat the Alien King!
Why similar: 1980s 17.3%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Old School 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Shooter 9.7%
Beyond Solar is an intense pixel art bullet hell shooter that captures the feel of retro arcade classics while introducing modern systems. Master tight controls, dodge relentless enemy patterns, and survive increasingly chaotic encounters through skill and smart decision-making.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Old School 10.4%, Shooter 9%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Shooter 14%, 1980s 12.3%, Arcade 12.1%, Family Friendly 9.2%
Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.
Why similar: 1980s 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
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: Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Shooter 9.6%, 1980s 8.3%
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 8%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 9.4%
Gratuitous Shooty Game is a hobby space shooter made by the developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, reusing the art from that game :D.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Shooter 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Arcade 9.8%
