- #1 Spacefighter Rukia 2
97% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: AstroMonkey
Windows
A blend between Shoot'em ups and Looter Shooters. Take on the story or randomly generated missions to level up your pilot and collect loot to build your ships up to take on bigger challenges.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 7.7%
- #2 Orbital Frenzy
96% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Polyspark Studios
Windows
Orbital Frenzy is a blast from the past where players must survive waves of intergalactic foes in an arcade style shooter with a unique orbital movement mechanic. With a secret ending and hidden story elements we hope you can stand a chance against the intergalactic onslaught!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.6%, Third-Person Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, PvE 9.8%, Shooter 7.2%
- #3 Sky Sorcerer
96% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Esemte Games
Windows
Sky Sorcerer is an exciting top-down shooter game where you take on the role of a mighty wizard battling waves of monsters in the air. Fly over captivating locations, fighting various monsters that seek to destroy your magical fortress.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Third-Person Shooter 30.9%, PvE 14.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 7.5%
- #4 Drag the Dead
95% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: DavidMurdoch.Art
Windows
A mind virus has taken hold of the population! Assume the role of drag-queen--zombie-slayer extraordinaire Zane Dmaaj and battle your way through mobs of NPZees, Fatties, SoiBois and more in the high octane, pearl clutching shooter Drag the Dead!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 6.7%
- #5 Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
94% matchMixed56% of 533 reviews2017
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 41.2%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 6.8%
- #6 GALXAGAR
94% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: MoonMuse Entertainment
Windows
"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 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, PvE 13.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8%
- #7 Omni Axes
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gladflow Games
Windows
Trust your instincts - evade, aim, and shoot! Omni Axes is a shooting game that takes place in a 3D space where you can take down an endless number of enemies coming from all directions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Third-Person Shooter 22.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Third Person 7%
- #8 Karous
92% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: RS34
Windows
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 37.2%, Bullet Hell 33.6%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 4.2%
- #9 AGRYOS: Recovering Eden
91% matchVery Positive90% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
AGRYOS: Recovering Eden is a third-person shooter with elements of a bullet hell where you play as Neziha, an adventurer fighting to recover the Branch of Eden from a failed space colony. Destroy hordes of robots with Neziha’s versatile arm cannon as you blast through this fallen AI-created society.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, PvE 10.4%, Shooter 8.5%
- #10 Esoterica Order
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Time Realm Games
Windows
Drop in take on the challenge, in this third person shooter. The odds will be against you and continue to not be in your favor. Good luck Phantom.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.3%
- #11 Gunvein
90% matchVery Positive97% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: NGDEV
Windows
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Bullet Hell 31.9%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Action 6.3%
- #12 ∀kashicverse -Malicious Wake-
89% 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 31%, Bullet Hell 29.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 10.7%
- #13 Dragon Blaze
87% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
Pursuing the Ultimate Fun of Shooting Games The 7th Installment of the Vertical-Scrolling Shooter Packed with New Features!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.8%
- #14 Astar Solis
88% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Rooklift Labs
Windows
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 8.3%, Linear 6.1%
- #15 CriticalOrb
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: KarnoPub: AbsoluteZeroPoint
Windows
Defeat continuously incoming monsters with various abilities!CriticalOrb is a 3D top-down shooting game. Choose various abilities to defeat the continuously incoming monsters until the boss appears! You need to become more critical before the boss arrives!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Third Person 6.3%
- #16 Recursive Hate - Spider Hell
86% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: An Arachnophobe
Windows
Try to survive in Spider Hell. Fight with big, realistic and terrifying spiders and versus swarms with literally thousands of spiders.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 12%, PvE 7.7%, Third Person 7.7%
- #17 Darkest Wave
85% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Duckman Army Games
Windows
In the future retro of 3180, The government has created a program of self aware mechanized creatures and they have gone rouge. The story begins as Max Titan gets the call that he has to bail the world out yet again, Max pilots his custom Fighter car the X-50 to destroy the sentient bosses of this growing army of mechanized animals and...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Third-Person Shooter 25%, Bullet Hell 24%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 6.7%
- #18 Dancing in the moonlight
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: RororoGame
Windows
"Dancing Under the Moon" is a single-player only 3d bullet-running action game. Enjoy the sensation of being overwhelmed by a barrage of bullets in 3d space.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40.8%, Bullet Hell 33.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 7%, 3D 5%
- #19 Babushka – Old Lady’s Payback
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gorgeous Rhino Games
Windows
Join the relentless war of Babushka, a Russian immigrant with a criminal past, as she fights to rescue her grandson from the clutches of loan sharks. Featuring PS1-style retro graphics, handcrafted animations, and modern third-person shooter mechanics, experience an action-packed tale of revenge.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.7%, Third-Person Shooter 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Third Person 5.3%, Linear 4.6%
- #20 東方眠世界 ~ Wonderful Waking World
82% matchVery Positive97% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: Oligarchomp
Windows
A simplistic, dynamic Touhou fangame bullet hell shmup with a pixel art esthetic. Shoot down your enemies and dodge your way through an incessant barrage of projectiles!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10%, Action 5.6%
- #21 Cybxus Heart
84% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: TheDreikPub: Phoenix Reborn Games
Windows
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.8%, Action 6.7%
- #22 Apocalypse - Zombie City
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ROYYOR LLC
Windows
A third person shooter set in a zombie-infested city that, if left unresolved, will lead to the apocalyptic end of humanity.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, PvE 14.1%, Shooter 11.5%, Third Person 7.8%
- #23 Asteroidia
80% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Duk Studios
Windows
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, PvE 13.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 6.4%
- #24 Radirgy Swag
79% matchPositive95% of 37 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 42.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 7%
- #25 Danmaku Unlimited 2
81% matchVery Positive93% of 487 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: Bullet Hell 46.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 39.5%, Shooter 5.1%, Arcade 5%, Action 4.2%
- #26 AngerForce: Reloaded
81% matchVery Positive91% of 384 reviews2017
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.3%, Bullet Hell 39%, Shooter 19.8%
- #27 Starborn Survivor
79% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Byte Sized Creations
Windows
Starborn Survivor is a sci-fi action roguelite where you control a robotic warrior fighting relentless alien hordes. Navigate, shoot, upgrade, and strive to survive for as long as possible! Tailor your loadout and adapt to the increasing challenges in this thrilling bullet-dodging adventure.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, PvE 10.1%, Shooter 8.3%
- #28 Golgalian
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Atael
Windows
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 9.9%, PvE 7.4%
- #29 Tri-Ger
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jo C. H.Pub: The MIX Games
Windows
TRI-GER is a top-down rouge-like SHMUP with technicolor vector based graphics. Fight endless waves of enemies, and be sure to match your color to get a high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, PvE 14.8%, Arcade 12%, Action 10%
- #30 Project Tower
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Shooter 8.7%, Third Person 6.5%
- #31 The Sand Dunes
77% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Jonayne
Windows
The Sand Dunes is an action game with shooter and bullet hell elements in which you will fight to save the remains of your people. The ancient Gods have been corrupt and they must rest.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.9%, Third-Person Shooter 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Shooter 8.1%, Action 6.8%
- #32 The Battle of Aurinoxia
75% matchPositive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: N11 Games Division
Windows
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 9.1%, Action 5.2%
- #33 Metal Golem: First Contact
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Divine Vision LLC
Windows
A 3rd person, Mech battle Arena, Choose between 6 soul crushing arenas and 10 stages to host your last stand against the Kaydiest. You Vs. the Swarm, To the death! And compete real time with other players scores from around the world Via the online leaderboard.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, PvE 10.5%, Shooter 8.6%
- #34 Tomorrow is beautiful
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: DorpBear
Windows
A simple and exciting roguelike TPS shooting game with no learning curve. Upgrade, choose abilities, and keep firing away. Break the loop, explore the secrets of the planet. Combine powerful enhancements and elements to create your unique build, and get stronger in each playthrough.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 8.1%, Third Person 4.2%
- #35 STEEL FORCE: Top Down Shooter
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: PolyBuild
Windows
STEEL FORCE is a top-down shooter. Attack robots, use your shield, and push your skills to the limit. Run, dash, and break through waves of armed machines.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, PvE 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 9%
- #36 Marianara Deep
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Jelly Rave
Windows
Dive into the exciting aquatic-themed space world of Marianara Deep! A vigorous shoot 'em up bullet hell, filled with area-denying bullet patterns to challenge players! Join one of our crew members to shoot 'em all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Shooter 17.3%, Action 10.7%, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #37 WarZone
76% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Jim Dex GamesPub: Steam
Windows
A tough soldier has been send to infiltrate an enenmy base and destroy it.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.2%, Bullet Hell 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 7.7%
- #38 Quad Blaster
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Juritobi
Windows
A small shoot 'em up that combines the charm of retro arcades with innovative gameplay mechanics, delivering a fresh yet familiar experience. A single coin gives you as many attempts as you want to get the world's high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.5%, Bullet Hell 41.3%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 1.4%
- #39 Feeble Light
73% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Bullet Hell 31.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 5.8%
- #40 Rustborn - Outland Threat
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Arcane GameStudio
Windows
You are a cowboy abducted by aliens who accidentally received a cybernetic arm. Run, climb, and shoot like crazy to survive hordes of evil robots in this third-person bullet hell shooter. Conquer the mothership and find a way back home!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Shooter 6.1%, Aliens 5.1%
- #41 ANDARA: RISE FOR REBELLION
71% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Chivito GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
Ordon’s armies have invaded Hailstone and are plundering their resources. Become Andara, the tyrant’s daughter, in this frenetic third-person shooter. Engage enemy weak points and move fast in a brief yet intense single-player campaign. Rise for rebellion.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.1%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 8.6%, Third Person 7.1%
- #42 Andro Dunos II
70% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2022
Dev: Picorinne SoftPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.1%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.1%, Linear 5.3%
- #43 Vector Strain
72% 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 41%, Bullet Hell 35.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Action 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #44 Draco Space X
73% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Abraham Eduardo Zarate Mejia
Windows
2D Arcade space action game, in which you will face different challenges. You must manage to kill your enemies or survive from them! Venture to discover a new universe full of lights!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 9.1%, PvE 8.9%
- #45 Sine Mora
71% matchVery Positive82% of 940 reviews2012
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 51.6%, Bullet Hell 29.7%, Arcade 7.4%, Shooter 6.5%, Action 4.8%
- #46 Super Space Planet Fighter
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seph (Concoction of Constitution)Pub: Seph (Gilded Gryphon Games)
Windows
Fight fast-paced boss battles against Moons, Planets, and even Stars as you travel through solar systems on a perilous mission to destroy the Core of the Universe as pirates, aliens, and cosmic horrors hunt you down while you explore the depths of the cosmos and collect unique technologies.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.6%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, PvE 11.2%, Arcade 6.7%
- #47 Project Root
71% matchMixed50% of 115 reviews2014
Dev: OPQAMPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution.Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarioswhere the player's skill will be the key to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.6%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 10.1%, Arcade 8.9%
- #48 In Style
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retrolight
Windows
Immerse yourself in a relentless third-person shooter set in a dystopian cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, PvE 12.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Third Person 6.7%
- #49 Fiery Rivaz
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Tim Nicolai
Windows
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 31.6%, Bullet Hell 29.3%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 8.9%, Linear 5.3%
- #50 Locust Hunter
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: 花蕊游戏工作室
Windows
Though faraway, they shall be vanquished! "Locust Hunter" is a third-person, level-based space shooter game. Pilot WHEEL fights through Locust defenses with lasers, missiles, and more. Her ally, NIGHT, gathers parts for weapon upgrades. Enjoy unlimited ammo and regenerating armor—just push forward!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 8.3%, Third Person 4.9%
- #51 BattleCubes: Arena
70% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Karlo Pavlovic
Windows
BattleCubes: Arena is an action shooter where the player assumes a role of a single cube, set inside an arena. Shoot them, ram them, kill them all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Third-Person Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 7.8%
- #52 Ikaruga
69% matchVery Positive95% of 2,332 reviews2014
Dev: TREASURE
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.5%, Bullet Hell 40.9%, Arcade 8.8%, Shooter 4.2%, Action 2.1%
- #53 Mechawaii LEGENDS
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Big Monster GamesPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
A 2D kawaii shooter where you build powerful Mechas from space scrap to conquer planets and defeat epic bosses in an interplanetary war.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.4%, Third-Person Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.9%
- #54 Riders 2491
68% matchMixed55% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: GoeX Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Riders 2491 is an action shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades with modern visuals.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.2%, PvE 8.5%
- #55 Empyreus
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Ludi Antiqui
Windows
A short, free danmaku bullet hell following two gun-wielding angels as war unfolds in Heaven. Dodge dense Touhou-style patterns, face demanding boss fights, and uncover skill-based secrets in this tight retro experience. Survive the bullet hell and restore the bullet heaven!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 9.4%, Action 6.5%
- #56 Danmaku Unlimited 3
68% matchVery Positive87% of 243 reviews2017
Dev: Doragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 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: Bullet Hell 42.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Arcade 8.5%, Action 6.5%, Sci-fi 4.5%
- #57 Cliax Codec
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cliax Games
Windows
It's time for a change in perspective! Explore an adventure full of tricky action and puzzles in this third-person and top-down shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 6.6%
- #58 Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
67% matchVery Positive83% of 217 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: Shoot 'Em Up 39.5%, Bullet Hell 39.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 6.7%, Arcade 5.1%
- #59 4D:XD
66% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Brammen
Windows
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 8.2%, Linear 5.8%