- #1 RefRain - prism memories -
76% matchVery Positive98% of 135 reviews2016
Dev: RebRankPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Action 23.9%, Indie 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Anime 7.1%
- #2 Aeternum
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Creaky Lantern Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to the premiere school of magic and technology throughout the multiverse, Aeternum Academy! You'll learn to dodge bullets, solve mysteries and make friends in this side-scrolling bullet hell shoot-em-up full of magic teacup cats and corgis piloting spaceships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Action 24.6%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Indie 17.8%, Anime 11.2%
- #3 Gun Wings
76% matchVery Positive88% of 418 reviews2015
Dev: Mercury StonePub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Anime 15.1%, Action 13.8%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #4 Deathsmiles
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 608 reviews2016
Dev: CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Bullet Hell 26.7%, Action 9.9%, Anime 9%, Indie 4.6%
- #5 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 212 reviews2015
Dev: Studio SiestAPub: Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Action 13.9%, Indie 10.2%, Anime 10%
- #6 弹幕音乐绘 ~风雷幻奏曲~ / Barrage Musical ~A Fantasy of Tempest~
73% matchVery Positive96% of 357 reviews2017
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a music rhythm STG where stages with highly BGM synchronization will show you a barrage musical; A shop system with dozens of items available offers you infinite possibility; An AI based auto dodging system benefits beginners.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Action 18.5%, Indie 14.2%, Anime 10.1%
- #7 Murasaki
74% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: KatatemaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Murasaki" is a puzzle explosion game. Use explosions to clear the screen of pesky obstacles filling it up. The only controls you need are the directional buttons and two other buttons (Z and X)!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action 17.3%, Indie 12.4%, Anime 10.6%
- #8 Castle of Shikigami
75% matchMixed61% of 119 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmo MachiaPub: Cosmo Machia inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 36.6%, Action 32.3%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Anime 8.8%, Arcade 3.9%
- #9 DRAINUS
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,098 reviews2022
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.7%, Action 21.2%, Indie 12.8%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #10 Starry Nights : Helix
75% matchMixed51% of 41 reviews2016
Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The retro-style Side Scroller shooting game with vivid storyline depicts fully charactered protagonists love affairs.! Colorfully themed game stages and variety of bosses infests here!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Action 18.2%, Indie 14.1%, Anime 12.3%
- #11 BLUE REVOLVER
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 855 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Action 9.2%, Anime 8%, Indie 7.9%
- #12 Don'Yoku
75% matchMixed53% of 36 reviews2015
Dev: Dark-Spot Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
If you love shoot ‘em up and you love ‘em hard, with glorious music, with screen filling bullet patterns and huge token cancels, then Don’yoku is just for you!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Action 25%, Bullet Hell 19%, Indie 18.6%
- #13 Caladrius Blaze
72% matchVery Positive85% of 418 reviews2017
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An epic tale that begins from shooting missiles! The newest work of the Caladrius series with lots of new features that exceeds the original story!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Action 20.8%, Anime 12.5%, Arcade 3.5%
- #14 XIIZEAL
73% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 44.4%, Action 35%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Arcade 5.4%
- #15 Neptunia Shooter
69% matchVery Positive88% of 738 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 64.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Anime 14.2%, Action 13.7%, Female Protagonist 5.1%
- #16 Ginga Force
69% matchVery Positive80% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: QutePub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and Margaret, two exceptional pilots, for the first time on Steam.
Why similar: Action 40.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Anime 11.3%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Arcade 4.8%
- #17 BULLET SOUL INFINITE BURST
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 92 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bullet Soul Infinite Burst is a vertically scrolling shooting game crossing old-school gameplay with a bullet hell twist. It adds numerous gameplay enhancements over its predecessor, Bullet Soul, not least of which is Burst Mode. The same aggressive, bullet-cancelling gameplay, now with more destruction, more coins and more tunes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.5%, Action 23%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Anime 14.2%, Cute 2.9%
- #18 BULLET SOUL
70% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.8%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Action 19.5%, Anime 13.9%, Cute 2.3%
- #19 ARC Raiders
52% matchVery Positive86% of 370,194 reviews2025
Dev: Embark Studios
Windows
Median: 40.1 hrsMean: 85.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #20 Mushihimesama
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,522 reviews2015
Dev: CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.1%, Bullet Hell 32.5%, Action 8.7%, Anime 7.7%, Arcade 5.3%
- #21 Danmaku Unlimited 3
69% matchVery Positive87% of 240 reviews2017
Dev: Doragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.1%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Action 15.8%, Indie 11.5%, Arcade 4.9%
- #22 WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
69% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Action 13.2%, Anime 13.2%, Indie 10.5%
- #23 Natsuki Chronicles
65% matchVery Positive84% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: QutePub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki. Discover the story of her past as a rookie pilot up to present day with events that are parallel to those in Ginga Force.
Why similar: Action 52.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Anime 9.8%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Arcade 4%
- #24 DoDonPachi Resurrection
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,050 reviews2016
Dev: CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 44.4%, Bullet Hell 32.2%, Action 9.2%, Anime 8.9%, Arcade 5.2%
- #25 ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
51% matchVery Positive82% of 178,648 reviews2025
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 41.3 hrsMean: 88.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #26 KAMUI
68% matchVery Positive90% of 215 reviews2014
Dev: SITER SKAINPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Centuries have passed since the events of RefleX and mankind has once again attained civilization. Now, ancient technology born of a twisted mind sets in motion a chain of events designed to bring divine retribution down upon mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.4%, Action 21.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Indie 16.1%
- #27 Neko Navy
65% matchVery Positive97% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: DeathMofuMofuPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Flying cats versus 10,000 soothing characters! What awaits them beyond all those furious midair fights...? Witness the world's most shocking ending for yourself!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Action 19.1%, Indie 12.8%, Anime 5.8%
- #28 Black Myth: Wukong
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,196,527 reviews2024
Dev: Game Science
Windows
Median: 41.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #29 Sine Mora
67% matchVery Positive82% of 940 reviews2012
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.7%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Action 11.9%, Indie 9.6%, Arcade 4.3%
- #30 東方幕華祭 TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,438 reviews2018
Dev: 東方幕華祭制作组
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 194.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fantastic Danmaku Festival is a Touhou Project fanfiction STG with colourful danmaku, beautiful remix music and original music. Besides the characters we know in Touhou Project, there is also a brand new original character named Nix in this game! With the Scarlet Devil mansion as their stage, the girls are soaring in the sky of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Action 16.1%, Indie 12.6%, Anime 8.4%
- #31 Danmaku Unlimited 2
66% matchVery Positive93% of 481 reviews2014
Dev: Doragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.7%, Bullet Hell 33.7%, Action 11%, Indie 8.5%, Arcade 3.1%
- #32 Pavlov
50% matchVery Positive89% of 40,464 reviews2024
Dev: Vankrupt Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pavlov is a multiplayer shooter in VR with heavy focus on community features. Realistic reloading features and fast paced combat as part of the core experience. Play the #1 most popular VR shooter on PC today.
Why similar: Action 68.8%, Indie 31.2%
- #33 Lucid Aether
54% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FAL Works
Windows · Mac
Lucid Aether is a new kind of bullet hell shoot 'em up game.
Why similar: Action 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Indie 23%, Bullet Hell 18.3%
- #34 Persona 5 Royal
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 125,068 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 32.1 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Why similar: Anime 100%
- #35 Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,178 reviews2023
Dev: Bar Holographic Otaku
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore Gensokyo from an outsider's perspective in this old-school Touhou DRPG!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 55.2%, Female Protagonist 32.1%, Indie 8%, Anime 4.7%
- #36 ALLTYNEX Second
65% matchVery Positive85% of 160 reviews2014
Dev: SITER SKAINPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
The year is 2192AD. 40 years ago, the Stellar-class All-purpose Administrative Computer ALLTYNEX suddenly attempted to enact genocide upon mankind. Commandeering armies of unmanned weapons, ALLTYNEX enacted a massacre so terrible that within only 72 hours of the start of the incident, approximately 85% of the world's population had...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.2%, Action 24.6%, Indie 17.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%
- #37 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
49% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: 雾雨威Channel
Windows
中国风东方Project二次同人STG游戏,剧情承接虹龙洞之后,古代帝王穿越到幻想乡发动异变!开始紧张刺激的弹幕游戏吧!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Action 18%, Anime 12.1%, Indie 9.4%
- #38 Riddled Corpses
65% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Action 22.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Indie 13.8%, Anime 13.6%
- #39 Chronoblast : Maximum Force
52% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team NortyPub: Norty Games
Windows
Chronoblast Maximum Force is a fast paced bullet shooter inspired by arcade classics. Keep your finger on the trigger at all times in this challenging arcade game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Action 30.2%, Indie 22.2%, Bullet Hell 6.8%, Arcade 6.3%
- #40 Hogwarts Legacy
51% matchVery Positive90% of 363,041 reviews2023
Dev: Avalanche SoftwarePub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 26.5 hrsMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #41 RefleX
63% matchVery Positive90% of 230 reviews2014
Dev: SITER SKAINPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.3%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Action 14.1%, Indie 11%, Arcade 4.3%
- #42 DELTAZEAL
63% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!
Why similar: Action 54.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 45.4%
- #43 Zero Strain
60% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Kaio Meris
Windows
Move, shoot, and dodge in this hyper-fast top-down shooter. Descend into the depths of uncharted dimensions and destroy everything in your path!
Why similar: Action 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Indie 20.2%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Anime 10.2%
- #44 Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced
50% matchVery Positive81% of 27,077 reviews2023
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: 2K
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #45 Wartales
50% matchVery Positive87% of 34,145 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #46 Barrage Musical ~ Basic Danmaku Tutorial ~ / 弹幕音乐绘 ~ 基础教学篇 ~
57% matchVery Positive98% of 198 reviews2019
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
A tutorial for shmup beginners. Presented by Lightsaber Fairy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Action 22.3%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Indie 16.6%, Anime 11.3%
- #47 Pretty Kitty Fuzzy
50% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ninja Gate Studios
Windows
Pretty Kitty Fuzzy is a 2D "bullet-hell" shmup! Help Fuzzy save the universe with the power of love and positivity through nine whimsical stages. There are tons of lore and features in this puuurrr-fect shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Bullet Hell 20%, Action 15.5%, Anime 13%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #48 Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
62% matchVery Positive84% of 602 reviews2015
Dev: SynsetPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 41.5%, Bullet Hell 26.7%, Action 15.5%, Indie 11.6%, Arcade 4.8%
- #49 Muse Dash
55% matchVery Positive91% of 120,154 reviews2019
Dev: peroperoPub: hasuhasu
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Why similar: Anime 43.3%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Cute 13%, Action 11.5%, Indie 10.5%
- #50 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 31,190 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Anime 68.2%, Female Protagonist 31.8%
- #51 Terra Feminarum
59% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: Polar Night Games
Windows
Terra Feminarum is a Finnish mythology themed Japanese style danmaku shoot ’em up.
Why similar: Action 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Indie 20.2%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Anime 10%
- #52 DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
51% matchVery Positive92% of 60,707 reviews2022
Dev: KOJIMA PRODUCTIONSPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
Why similar: Action 100%
- #53 FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
59% matchVery Positive87% of 83,827 reviews2014
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 69.4 hrsMean: 816.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Female Protagonist 41.4%
- #54 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint
51% matchMostly Positive74% of 41,156 reviews2023
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!
Why similar: Action 100%