60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Action, Arcade.
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.
Astro Attack
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.
Frutz
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
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 26.3%, Score Attack 18.4%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Arcade 8%
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Score Attack 17.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Arcade 9.8%
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 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Score Attack 9.8%, Shooter 9.5%
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 29%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15%, Space 10.1%, Shooter 8.2%
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 33.9%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Arcade 11.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Space 9.6%
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 31.2%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Score Attack 18.7%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 6.5%
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 30.8%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Score Attack 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 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 39.5%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Arcade 10.5%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Space 8.9%
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 47.1%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Arcade 8.6%, Shooter 5.4%
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Score Attack 22.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.5%
Nova Swarm is a fast vertical shoot 'em up. Start with one ship, unlock the rest one by one, defeat bosses, and choose run-long upgrades that shape a different build each time. Chase ranked scores across a 30-ship roster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Score Attack 20%, Space 12.3%, Arcade 10.2%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Space 11.8%, Arcade 9.8%
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 25.3%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Score Attack 9.1%, Arcade 8.7%
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Score Attack 14.6%, Space 11.3%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Score Attack 14%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Arcade 11.7%
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 27.1%, Side Scroller 24.8%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.7%
Bite-sized arcade shmup. Slam enemies, beat Bosses, get power-ups and repeat! Pilot your ship through deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Score Attack 19.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Space 13.7%, Arcade 8.8%
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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Arcade 11.7%, Score Attack 9.9%
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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Score Attack 19.4%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 9.8%
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 32.3%, Bullet Hell 29.1%, Arcade 12.2%, Score Attack 11.9%, Shooter 9.8%
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 26.3%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 10.4%
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 32.9%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Score Attack 13.7%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 9.9%
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 25.3%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 11.3%
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Score Attack 22%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 9.7%
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 26.8%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.6%
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 24.9%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Score Attack 14.5%, Arcade 9.9%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.8%, Space 8.4%
Plasma Sky is a neon arcade shmup with over 100 handcrafted levels. Ease in and power up early, you'll need a strong ship as the intensity ramps up. Flow through alien formations, arm your wingmen, and race the world in a fresh challenge every week - the same seeded run for every pilot on Earth.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Score Attack 21%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Arcade 12%, Space 11.3%
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 29.4%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Score Attack 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arcade 9.4%
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 35%, Bullet Hell 29.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Score Attack 11%, Arcade 5.4%
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 23.9%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Space 11.1%, Shooter 9.4%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Arcade 14.5%, Shooter 13%
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 39.7%, Bullet Hell 29.2%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 14%, Action 1.5%
Galactic Sentinels is a high-octane bullet-hell shmup packed with old-school arcade soul and modern polish. Choose from 16 unique ships, 30 weapons, 20 drone types and various power ups. Master innovative MegaWarp mechanic, and survive intense boss battles. multiple modes and difficulties.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Space 14.7%, Arcade 12.4%
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 24.2%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Score Attack 16.7%, Shooter 9.5%
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%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Space 17.1%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Arcade 14%
Pilot a powerful starfighter through an endless alien invasion. Rescue the Cubes, survive relentless alien waves, and chase the ultimate high score in this fast-paced arcade space shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Arcade 15.3%, Space 12.1%, Score Attack 8.2%
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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Score Attack 16.4%, Arcade 9.2%
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 26.1%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Space 12.6%, Arcade 10.5%
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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Space 14.6%, Shooter 10.9%
Arise Wyver and fly against overwhelming odds in this modern labor of love tribute to classic shoot'em ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Score Attack 14.6%, Space 11.4%, Arcade 10.2%
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 31.1%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Shooter 14%, Score Attack 11.4%, Space 11.1%
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 35.7%, Bullet Hell 27%, Shooter 13.1%, Score Attack 11.6%, Arcade 7.6%
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 23.5%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Score Attack 11.7%, Shooter 9.2%
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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Space 15.2%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Arcade 10.3%
How deep can you dive into an abyss that is Endless?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Score Attack 22.6%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 2.1%
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 30.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 11.5%, Space 10.3%
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 29.1%, Score Attack 17.7%, Space 13.8%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Shooter 11.8%
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 38%, Bullet Hell 23%, Arcade 14.2%, Space 10.8%, Shooter 6.8%
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 37.6%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Arcade 13%, Shooter 11.9%, Score Attack 10.7%
"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 39.1%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Score Attack 22.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
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 33.6%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Score Attack 10.2%, Shooter 8.1%
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 31.9%, Bullet Hell 26%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Arcade 14.4%, Indie 4.3%
Pilot a lone ship through a collapsing orbital station in a modern 2.5D shoot ’em up. Block bullets with a 360° directional shield, destroy grotesque wreck-born enemies, defeat colossal bosses, and build new upgrade paths with every run — a love letter to classic shoot ’em ups.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 17%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Score Attack 14.3%, Space 11%
Cotton, the magical girl shoot-'em-up heroine, is back once again! This time, the adventure leaves the Magical Kingdom behind and heads to Japan!? The original cute-girl side-scrolling shooter is back, bigger and better than ever!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Arcade 14.6%, Shooter 13%
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 33.9%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Score Attack 10.1%, Arcade 8.6%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Score Attack 21.1%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 8.2%
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 34.5%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Score Attack 11.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10.4%
