60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter, Action.
Execute intense space battle operations from side, and top view. Face tough enemies along your way, destroy guardians and generators. Dodge traps. Keep focus on targets. Think fast. Overcome the chaos. Join now and become an alpha centauri pilot. Bonus: retro like endless space shooter mini game.
Chromacell
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Power-Up
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Score Attack 10%, Shooter 9.4%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Space 10.1%, Shooter 8.2%
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 30.8%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Score Attack 19.1%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 6.5%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, Side Scroller 22%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 11.4%, Space 9.6%
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 30.5%, Bullet Hell 23%, Score Attack 13.5%, Side Scroller 12%, Arcade 7.8%
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 39.2%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Arcade 10.6%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Space 9%
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Score Attack 23.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.5%
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 46.8%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Arcade 8.7%, Shooter 5.4%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Space 11.9%, Arcade 10%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Score Attack 9.3%, Arcade 8.8%
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Score Attack 15%, Space 11.3%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Score Attack 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Arcade 11.8%
Bite-sized arcade shmup. Slam enemies, beat Bosses, get power-ups and repeat! Pilot your ship through deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Score Attack 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Space 13.7%, Arcade 8.9%
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Side Scroller 24.7%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.9%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 13%, Arcade 11.8%, Score Attack 10.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Score Attack 19.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.9%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Bullet Hell 29.2%, Arcade 12.3%, Score Attack 12.2%, Shooter 9.7%
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 10.5%
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 32.5%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Score Attack 14%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 9.8%
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 11.2%
Take control and annihilate every invading enemy and stronghold! is a score-attack vertical shmup supporting 1-2 players. Featuring pure mechanics that emphasize destruction and dodging, satisfying explosion effects, and deep hidden secrets, the fight awaits you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Score Attack 22.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 9.6%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Bullet Hell 30.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.9%, Space 8.5%
Lead the vegetable revolution alone or with a friend in the side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Rutabaga Desert Storm! Take down wave after wave of enemies, dodge their projectiles, and grab power-ups to boost your destruction! Can you defeat the oppressive humans and free the proletariat vegetable masses?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Score Attack 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Arcade 9.5%
Turn the incoming swarm of deadly bullets into your own weapon of chaos in this precision STG bullet hell. Grab and toss enemies, dodge and deflect torrents of bullets, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.8%
A 2D vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter game where you shoot down fictional advertisements. Features 7 stages and full Japanese voice acting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Bullet Hell 29.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Score Attack 11.2%, Arcade 5.5%
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 16%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Score Attack 14.8%, Arcade 10%
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Score Attack 17%, Shooter 9.4%
CoreShot is a classic arcade style space shooter, where you pilot the spacecraft HonestWing to destroy the cores of evil. As you soar through enemy spacecraft, psychic pyramids, and grim castles, you will be tested against enemies with a variety of attack styles and epic boss battles. Blast away
Why similar: Score Attack 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Space 17.1%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Arcade 14.1%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Arcade 14.7%, Shooter 12.9%
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Space 11.2%, Shooter 9.3%
Slash, shoot, guard, grow! Karous, a Dreamcast shoot 'em up originally released back in 2007, is now soaring onto PC. Play as Karous, a girl who lost her parents in a great war with humans. Driven by her father's dying words, she descends to Earth in search of the Sanguis Dei.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.4%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 1.5%
A 2.5D shoot ’em up with roguelite elements set aboard a colossal space station orbiting Earth. Fight grotesque creatures born from organic matter and wreckage, master a 360-degree directional shield, and survive intense combat through skill, adaptation, and progression with every run.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Score Attack 12.2%, Space 10.1%
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Score Attack 16.7%, Arcade 9.3%
Arise Wyver and fly against overwhelming odds in this modern labor of love tribute to classic shoot'em ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Score Attack 14.9%, Space 11.4%, Arcade 10.3%
Fiery Rivaz - Reanimate Shmups !!! It's time to revive the shmup genre. You can expect a shooter that focuses on varied and innovative level design. It is accompanied by cool 3d graphics and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 13.8%, Score Attack 11.6%, Space 11.2%
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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 20%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Space 12.7%, Arcade 10.6%
How deep can you dive into an abyss that is Endless?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Score Attack 23%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 2.1%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Space 14.7%, Shooter 10.8%
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 37.7%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Arcade 14.4%, Space 10.9%, Shooter 6.8%
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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 10.4%
Climb into the cockpit of an overpowered micro unit and fight against an invisible enemy that threatens the Human race. Progress through numerous enemy waves and bosses across more than 7 levels filled with action, secrets, and more !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Bullet Hell 27.1%, Shooter 13%, Score Attack 11.8%, Arcade 7.7%
The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Side Scroller 18%, Score Attack 12%, Shooter 9.1%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Space 15.3%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Arcade 10.4%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Score Attack 18%, Space 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Shooter 11.7%
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 37.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Score Attack 10.6%
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.5%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Arcade 14.7%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 2.5%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Score Attack 10.5%, Shooter 8.1%
"Super Monk War Z" is a 2D horizontal shooting game that consists of 4 stages. Take advantage of three types of formation and a large amount of Do it or be done Barrage shooting !! Shoot the approaching enemy! Hit! Kill!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Score Attack 22.8%, Shooter 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Score Attack 21.4%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 8%
Team Shanghai Alice presents a bullet hell shooter! The 20th installment of the Touhou Project. Utilize the powers you've acquired to overcome new challenges!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Bullet Hell 29%, Score Attack 11.6%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 10.5%
Spark is a creative, combo-centric, Shoot 'em up game. It's a 3-in-1 old-school arcade game fueled by the competitive urge to climb the leaderboards. The unique shooting system hooks the player as they discover more and more ways to create beautiful and effective combos.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Arcade 14.6%, Indie 4.4%
METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, Bullet Hell 24%, Shooter 11.6%, Score Attack 10.3%, Arcade 8.7%
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Score Attack 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Space 9.9%
Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Side Scroller 20%, Score Attack 11.6%, Space 10.9%, Arcade 9.6%
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 46.8%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Space 10.9%, Arcade 5.7%, Shooter 3.7%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Shooter 11.4%, Score Attack 11.3%, Arcade 10.4%
Using a powerful weapon and raw skill, can you take out an entire space pirate fleet? Harken back to the era of old browser games in this fast-paced bullet hell shoot 'em up where stages change based on objectives cleared!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Score Attack 20.7%, Space 10.1%, Arcade 8.9%
A modern retro inspired side scrolling shooter with a deep upgrade system and the ability to absorb enemy fire and also deflect it back to your enemies. A fast paced shooter that can be played solo or local co-op with 12 difficulty modes and lots of boss battles.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Score Attack 11.8%, Shooter 10.2%
