- #1 Hypnorain
97% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2016
Dev: Keyreal
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hypnorain is a vertical bullet hell shooter. The player guides a character through handcrafted levels, shooting and dodging their way through an army of enemies and their mesmerizing bullet patterns.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Anime 14.3%, Difficult 12.7%, Action 11.6%
- #2 Starry Nights : Helix
96% 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: Bullet Hell 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Action 17%, Indie 13.2%, Anime 11.7%
- #3 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
96% 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 32.4%, Bullet Hell 32.3%, Action 14.3%, Anime 10.5%, Indie 10.5%
- #4 Wish Project
95% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Andrew Willman
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Action 21%, Indie 15.2%, Difficult 10.2%
- #5 Heartomics: Lost Count
94% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Heartomics
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 86.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Battle humanoid "Heartomics" in this sexy shooter, Heartomics: Lost Count. A bullet hell game that uses fan service to entice players. Join us in the challenge to evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets. Can you uncover the hidden mysteries!?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Action 6.7%, Indie 5.3%, Anime 5.1%
- #6 AWA
94% matchVery Positive80% of 115 reviews2016
Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the eight fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own end-level special boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 65.5%, Action 19.8%, Indie 14.7%
- #7 Vector Strain
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 35.9%, Bullet Hell 32%, Action 19.3%, Indie 12.8%
- #8 WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
92% matchVery Positive93% of 121 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 26.3%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Anime 13%, Action 12.9%, Difficult 12.1%
- #9 Trouble Witches Origin - Episode1 Daughters of Amalgam -
91% matchVery Positive94% of 217 reviews2016
Dev: Studio SiestAPub: Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
That witches come back undergone a power-up further! New character is entered! All 6stages Arcade version of all re-adjust the resolution of the base in 1280x720! "Magic Circle system" is easy-to-use adjustment! Full voice all by the story undergoes new writing.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Action 24.6%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Indie 17.8%, Anime 11.2%
- #10 Chicken Invaders 4
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 589 reviews2014
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
They came without warning, squawking menacingly, their ruffled feathers darkening the sun. Invading intergalactic chickens, out to punish humanity for our oppression of their earthly brethren. Now they're back, and they're having Earth for dinner!
Why similar: Action 37.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Indie 28.1%
- #11 Neko Navy
89% matchVery Positive98% of 160 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 34.7%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Action 19.1%, Indie 12.7%, Anime 5.9%
- #12 Icarus-X: Tides of Fire
91% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2015
Dev: The Quadsphere
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Blast your way through waves of enemies and bullets and defeat massive boss ships in this fast-paced vertical Shoot'em Up with a traditional Arcade Mode and an experimental Campaign Mode that borrows from the mechanics of ARPGs such as Diablo and Borderlands.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Bullet Hell 30.9%, Action 19.4%, Indie 14.4%
- #13 Barrage Musical ~ Basic Danmaku Tutorial ~ / 弹幕音乐绘 ~ 基础教学篇 ~
86% matchVery Positive98% of 198 reviews2019
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
A tutorial for shmup beginners. Presented by Lightsaber Fairy.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Action 21%, Indie 15.7%, Anime 10.9%
- #14 Dandy: Or a Brief Glimpse Into the Life of the Candy Alchemist
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2015
Dev: wefiends, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Deceptively whimsical, Dandy is a perma-death side-scrolling shoot 'em up with stacking power-ups. Different on every playthrough, with reactive enemies that force you to use strategy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Action 31.1%, Indie 21.8%, Difficult 13.5%
- #15 Terra Feminarum
87% 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 25.8%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Indie 19.2%, Anime 9.6%
- #16 Zero Strain
86% 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 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 21%, Indie 20.1%, Anime 10.4%
- #17 GROOD
85% matchPositive87% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: CC ARTS
Windows · Mac
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 25.6%, Action 23.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Indie 16.6%, Difficult 12.9%
- #18 AstroGenesis
83% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: GraphprojectPub: StavroGames
Windows
Dynamic game in the genre of Bullet hell. Destroy your enemies dodging the hail of bullets!
Why similar: Action 28.1%, Bullet Hell 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Indie 20.9%
- #19 Diadra Empty
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 90 reviews2015
Dev: Frozen OrbPub: Rockin' Android
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Diadra Empty is a free-roaming shoot-'em-up on a grand scale. Take the role of Nyalra and her faithful dragon Minimi in a fantastical quest to save her missing sister, and battle legions of monsters and menacing bosses.
Why similar: Action 27.6%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Indie 20.6%
- #20 Close Order
84% matchMixed50% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Raconteur Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Close Order is an arcade shooter with one simple goal: become a badass armada! In this mashup of genres, defeat enemies for parts to build up an armada of ships around you. Fight from a distance, charge headfirst into battle, or create a mix of anything and everything. You decide how to play!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Action 23.8%, Indie 17.7%
- #21 Lucid Aether
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FAL Works
Windows · Mac
Lucid Aether is a new kind of bullet hell shoot 'em up game.
Why similar: Action 29.3%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Indie 21.9%
- #22 Outskirts
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Rezo Zero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outskirts is a colorful 360° bullet-hell with beautiful vector based art, interactive music and a deep combo system. Drive your ship through your foes and make your path to the leaderboard!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Action 22.1%, Indie 16.5%
- #23 Ellipsis
80% matchVery Positive94% of 246 reviews2017
Dev: Salmi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.
Why similar: Action 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Indie 19.7%
- #24 Hangeki
81% matchPositive88% of 40 reviews2014
Dev: Pentavera
Windows
Hangeki is an arcade style shooter that emphasizes the use of over 50 spectacular weapons. Formulate new strategies and take on the alien invasion in this reimagining of the classic shoot em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Action 25.6%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Indie 19.6%
- #25 Zenodeath
78% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Team Grybanser Fox
Windows
Zenodeath is the final entry in the Zeno series, the final evolution, featuring a modern OST by HeavyViper and two gameplay types.
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Indie 23.8%, Bullet Hell 20.6%
- #26 Flatshot
79% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: TurupawnPub: Rosalila
Windows · Linux
Flatshot is a free as in freedom shooting game with flat and minimalist aesthetics. Shoot, dodge, parry and charge to defeat +50 enemy bosses. Sharpen your skills in this easy to learn hard to master Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.8%, Action 25.8%, Indie 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%
- #27 Ghost Blade HD
79% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Hucast GamesPub: 2Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Bullet Hell 31.4%, Action 20%, Indie 15.4%
- #28 RefRain - prism memories -
78% 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 28.7%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Action 22.9%, Indie 17.7%, Anime 6.9%
- #29 Don'Yoku
81% 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 32.4%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Action 23.8%, Indie 17.8%
- #30 Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,487 reviews2019
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
This is a fan-made Touhou shmup with one single stage, similar to the extra stage of official Touhou games. This game has an auto dodging system, which gives you a choice to ignore all the danmaku and only focus on the story.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.8%, Action 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Anime 13%, Indie 12%
- #31 Happy STG
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Tomoyuki Mizuma
Windows
Vertical scroll shooting game. Please avoid the bullets and defeat the enemies and clear the stage. You can set different types of bullets for "Main" and "Sub". You can also use skills. Skills include skills that make powerful attacks and skills that can eliminate bullets fired by enemies.
Why similar: Action 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Indie 20.5%
- #32 PsycoCat
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: YukiOstudio
Windows
You are the PsycoCat, an ultimate cat hooked to a balloon with an alien weapon After an apprenticeship against floating rocks you will be ready to fight the most terrible creatures of the world. Bull, rabbit, flying chicken and more await you for a terrible confrontation in the heavens. Good luck
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Action 18.8%, Indie 17.9%
- #33 Flying Red Barrel - The Diary of a Little Aviator
73% matchVery Positive97% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Flying Red Barrel ~The Diary of a Little Aviator~ is an old-school bullet hell/STG game with multiple endings based on actions you take.
Why similar: Action 32.8%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Anime 13.2%, Indie 7.8%
- #34 The Tawashi
74% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: MUTOYS
Windows
A vertical scrolling shooter with a nostalgic twist! Evade and shoot on end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 26.7%, Action 24.8%, Indie 19.1%
- #35 Buzz Kill Zero (OLD VERSION)
75% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Kaleb ParhamPub: KaPa ENT
Windows
Buzz Kill™ Zero takes gameplay influenced from retro 80's arcades & blends it with elements of modern bullet-hells. Use your ship's weapons & abilities to conquer the 5 Missions... & everyone else's scores on the leaderboards!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Action 24.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Indie 18%, Difficult 11.5%
- #36 Evade
77% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Argos Games
Windows
Evade is a fast paced bullet hell shooter focused on dodging attack patterns made of hundreds, even thousands of bullets. Shoot your way through over 30 different bosses, and recruit defeated enemies as powerful assists.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Bullet Hell 28.4%, Action 15.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Indie 9.3%
- #37 Text Wormhole
73% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Elknight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Text Wormhole is a dodge game of bullet hell generated by the roguelike way dynamically based on the theme of letters, which adopts the minimalist design style. The unprecedented visual spectacle will give you an extraordinary game experience.
Why similar: Action 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Indie 21.2%
- #38 Bullet Heaven 2
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 520 reviews2015
Dev: Matt Roszak
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Action 12.3%, Indie 8.5%, Difficult 8%
- #39 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
59% 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: Bullet Hell 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Action 17.8%, Anime 12.2%, Indie 9.3%
- #40 Fatal Wings
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Brain Lab Studio
Windows
Fatal wings is a classic top down space shoot ‘em. Playing as the last resistance fighters from the similian colony in planet Lithios against a brutal attack led by vernor’s forces
Why similar: Action 36.6%, Indie 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 16.9%
- #41 ∀kashicverse -Malicious Wake-
67% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2020
Dev: Endless Shirafu
Windows
It is a 2D Sci-Fi Action Shoot 'em up that can use command deadly techniques like fighting games. In this title, you can destroy enemies by using 10 distinctive special moves, "Methods", in addition to normal shooting attacks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Action 25.4%, Indie 19.2%
- #42 Gamma Blast
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Ilias GiouroukisPub:
Windows · Linux
Blast your way through enemy waves. Strike at enemy formations prioritizing targets depending on the situation. Rip them to pieces using an arsenal of powerful and versatile weapons. Put your reflexes to the test dodging a fire storm of enemy projectiles. Destroy challenging Bosses to achieve victory.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Action 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Indie 19.7%
- #43 ELYSION
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2019
Dev: RONIN GAMES
Windows
Do you like watching cute girls kick butt? ELYSION is a new 2D Sci-fi side scroller shooting game! ! While the girls are all unique and cutesy, journey with them to delve deep into the story and world of ELYSION! Your mission to save the world begins here!!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Action 19.1%, Indie 14.5%, Anime 12%
- #44 Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
70% matchVery Positive83% of 216 reviews2017
Dev: DeerFarm
Windows
Select one of the Grim Reaper or girl. Find escaped yokai from limbo, extricate soul that they absorbed. You must reseal them after
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Action 14.6%, Indie 11.2%, Anime 8.1%
- #45 Castle of Shikigami
71% matchMixed60% of 120 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 33%, Action 32.1%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Anime 8.9%
- #46 SpaceMerc
70% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Colin EUMP
Windows · Linux
SpaceMerc is a casual narrative bullet hell shooter about one pilot's quest to get paid by blowing stuff up. There's also an intergalactic war or something going on too.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Action 22.6%, Indie 16.8%
- #47 Murasaki
69% 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: Bullet Hell 29.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Action 16.4%, Indie 11.8%, Anime 10.3%
- #48 Red Ruin
72% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: David Seifers
Windows
Red Ruin is a Space-Arcade-Shooter, in which you control two ships. Each ship has unique properties and they can switch position with each other. Using the advantages of both ships strategically will bring you victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Action 19.4%, Indie 14.5%, Difficult 14.2%
- #49 Tankorama
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: GO Dizajn
Windows
TANKORAMA is an old school top-down shoot ‘em up game with modern graphics and addictive gameplay. Control HOVERING TANKS, destroy enemies, collect power ups and challenge wicked bosses in single player. Show who is THE BOSS on Earth!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Action 24.4%, Indie 18.2%
- #50 Echoes+
68% matchVery Positive92% of 857 reviews2015
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Action 23.7%, Indie 15.1%
- #51 SUGURI
69% matchVery Positive83% of 222 reviews2014
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Rockin' Android
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience the rush of battle with the fan acclaimed Bullet-Hell shooter "SUGURI". You're equipped with an automatic lock-on targeting system and a unique arsenal of hyper weapons, power shields, and more. Sure, she may look cute, but when it's time to fight, it's all business.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Anime 18.8%, Action 11.4%, Indie 7.3%
- #52 Radirgy Swag
51% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: RS34
Windows
Dodge, slash, and shoot your way through waves of enemies while collecting items. Blast off on a quick trip toward the Moon in Radio-allergic Shoot ’Em Up!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 44.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Action 18.3%
- #53 Chuhou Joutai
65% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Drillimation Systems
Windows
Think you can end the Kozanese Civil War? Now's your chance to play this entry-level danmaku game.
Why similar: Action 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Indie 18.4%, Anime 10.3%
- #54 Xenoslaive Overdrive
68% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2017
Dev: EVXIO
Windows
Xenoslaive Overdrive is a fractal bullet shoot-em-up. Specially made for players to feel the thrill from various challenging aspects. Shoot! Survive all enemy bullets! Defeat their bosses, and save the world!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Action 32.7%
- #55 Super XYX
63% matchVery Positive89% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: Team Grybanser Fox
Windows
Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 27%, Action 25.2%, Indie 17.3%