
A top-down action shooter where you fight by aiming in **eight directions**! Don’t just read the bullet patterns and dodge— choose the right attack for the situation, take risks, and fire your way through the chaos to turn the tide.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Top-Down Shooter.

A top-down action shooter where you fight by aiming in **eight directions**! Don’t just read the bullet patterns and dodge— choose the right attack for the situation, take risks, and fire your way through the chaos to turn the tide.

Crucible
Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.

Battle AirForce
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Bullet Hell 26%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 8.6%, Top-Down 6.7%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, PvE 10.6%, Shooter 7.9%
MachineGunner 2 is a 2d top-down shooter game that Player controls four characters to clear stages and complete them as fast as possible. One hit will take you to the start line of the stage. So push it at your own pace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, PvE 14.4%, Shooter 7.7%
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 5.4%, Top-Down 4.2%
Enjoy mining, upgrades, and explosive growth in this all-directional scrolling shooter. Auto-upgrades allow idle play, with no time limits or game overs. Defaults work fine, story scenes can be skipped, 20 weapons unlock later, and levels can reach 900 million.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, PvE 11.5%, Shooter 8.1%
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Top-Down 5.4%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Shooter 9.7%, Top-Down 4.9%
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, PvE 11.4%, Shooter 8.1%
The playful witch dances to unleash stunning magical moves! Witch Dance is an evolving action puzzle. The controls are simple, but the challenge is infinite. Right click to move, left click to cast. Gather your magic and dance your way to victory!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, PvE 11%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Action 3.9%
This is a high-difficulty bullet hell shooting game and a sequel to "Bullet Hell Monday." It offers an exciting experience for players who demand advanced skills and precise strategies. As a common system, six types of special weapons are equipped, expanding the player's tactical range.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 5.4%
High-School Heroines Take to the Skies!A fully-voiced bullet hell shoot-'em-up that's friendly to newcomers!Wipe out the AI robot army and save the day!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shooter 9.2%, Female Protagonist 9%
Help Regina recover an important relic that was stolen from her shrine, while saving her sister and stopping a secret organization from creating the ultimate weapon in this unique danmaku adventure!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Shooter 9%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, PvE 11.1%, Shooter 7.9%
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, PvE 10.8%, Shooter 7.7%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 26%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 5.6%
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shooter 8.1%, Top-Down 4.7%
Vertical scrolling bullet-hell 2D shooting game! Dodge and defeat the diverse magical attacks unleashed by the charming fox girl! All 4 stages + EX planned.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 3.9%
A bullet-hell dungeon game where you use colored gems to match the enemy in order to deal damage. Each enemy type has a unique attack style. Shoot and Dodge as you search for the evil toilet snake which lies deep within the dungeon.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Top-Down 7.4%, Action 4.3%
A Touhou-inspired bullet hell shooting game where you play as magic-using anthropomorphic characters. Explore Lunamara, a land full of magical creatures and youkai, and discover why the moon's rotation around Earth has been halted.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Magic Fairy Fun Blast is a challenging and fast paced arcade style bullet hell arena wave based shooter. You are a fairy that just wants to have fun but your version of fun is different than the rest of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, PvE 11.1%, Shooter 8.1%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Shooter 11.5%, Action 4%
CRAZY APPLIANCES is a fast paced top-down shooter game! The elect robots are insane, heroes! Fight your way by using various weapons and powerful items to defeat them in different dangerous situation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Shooter 8.7%, Top-Down 8.1%
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 6.6%
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Shooter 7%, Top-Down 5%
Dead-End Bounty is an open-world top-down shooter set in the wild west! A frontier with 3 kinds of people: the ones on wanted posters, the ones printing them, and people like Charlie—a bounty hunter with his eyes set on one particular bounty that has slipped through his hands a few too many times.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Lore-Rich 6.7%
Play as an elite pilot driving the Interstellar Recon Mecha geared with an unique set of weapons and special abilities. Create deadly fleet with gathered parts and weapons! Try out Startide's editor to make new spaceships with various technology you find along your journey.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Action 7.1%
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down 5.7%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Shooter 8.9%, PvE 6.8%
Fight your way through the mazes of Room Box. A minimalist 2d-style TopDown shooter. Your only way of escape is to survive countless and unique rooms. Fight dozen of enemies and defeat merciless Bosses
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Shooter 8.6%, Top-Down 6.5%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 7.9%, PvE 4.4%
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shooter 8.9%, Top-Down 5.9%
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Top-Down 6.4%, Action 4.4%
Defeat is not the end. After a game over, return to your base to strengthen with battle points and try again. Artificial Dawn is a shooting game designed to grow stronger the more you try, and anyone can clear it as long as they don't give up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 6.7%
Beginner Welcome Bullet Hell Shooter. "Chapter Mode", which is starting from a simple stage and gradually becoming more difficult, is recommended for beginners. Once you get used to bullet hell, let's experience full-scale bullet hell in "Challenge Mode".
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 6.8%
Water Festa is a top-down shooter inspired by Thailand's Songkran water festival. You play as a mermaid girl, balancing wetness to remain human, dodge water to avoid becoming too wet, but seek it when dry. Expect a casual bullet hell experience as people continuously shower you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
die listening to techno bangers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, PvE 9.2%, Shooter 6.6%
Umbra Galaxy is a sci-fi shoot'em'up where you pilot a spaceship adrift in the restricted space filled with enemies. Destroy enemy generators, fight your way to the bosses and secure the obscure goal in the end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, PvE 11.6%, Shooter 8.2%
Infinity Lancer is a high octane vertical shoot em' up. Race across the galaxy fighting to prevent humanity's annihilation and discover the dark truth behind the endless war.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Bullet Hell 24%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shooter 6.2%, Score Attack 5.4%
Bullet-hell shooter with RPG-like elements such as exploration, growth and reinforcement. In each area, the situation changes, and you have to earn experience scores, acquire materials, level up and strengthen your weapons, and challenge the bosses
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Bullet Hell 25%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 3.1%
Journey through Proximus-3 as Jaughn (pronounced “John”), and embark on a lighthearted and action-packed journey of redemption, quickly becoming embroiled in an unexpected Rebellion to save the galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, PvE 11.7%, Shooter 8.7%
Shoot for the stars and help Latte train in her quest to become the top cheerleader in the universe! Use your Pom-Pom Blasts to pummel the competition while dancing through a downpour of endlessly raining enemy bullets! Ready? Aim. Fire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shooter 9%, Female Protagonist 8%
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down 6.4%, Action 4.2%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shooter 7.3%, Score Attack 6%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 7.2%
Hit the road for explosive bullet hell action through a post-apocalyptic wasteland!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 5.4%
"Warrior of Democracy" is an incredible 2D shoot 'em up arcade where you, like a true hero, control a helicopter, battling endless waves of enemy fighters on your path to victory!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.4%, Top-Down Shooter 29%, PvE 14.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Top-Down 6.1%
Gensokyo suddenly plunged into a huge miasma of toxic fog, and the lands are now gloomy and lifeless. The source of these strange phenomena is the Nameless Hill, a forgotten land of sin. It's a danmaku experience full of poisons and suffocation. That means, this is a shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Bullet Hell 32%, Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Action 5.3%, Indie 1%
Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, PvE 12.5%, Shooter 9%
在被遗忘者的圣地——幻想乡,不可思议的魂灵在各处无声地诉说。燃着的笠木、妖异的望月,此世的幻象在引向何处?独属于「生人」的卷轴已然合起,由此展开的绘卷又出自谁人的笔下……成为结界中的少女,一探「寂然之世」异闻的真相吧。二千三百年间积淀的愿景,就要于此再现……
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Historical 9.9%, Shooter 9%
You just have to kill the bugs and critters before they kill you, so you can kill the bugs EVEN BETTER. Defeat the 3 floors and their bosses to win the game! Fight through procedurally maps made of handcrafted rooms, in this action RPG shooter with heavy roguelike and bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, PvE 11.6%, Shooter 8.6%
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, PvE 9.5%, Shooter 7.6%
CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Top-Down 5.6%
Auto shooter score attack survival game where your character moves forward continuously and you control the direction of travel by rotating left and right
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 7.4%
Arcade Forever is a 3D vertical space shooter. This is an action game in which many enemies, obstacles and different weapons guarantee great fun. If you like fast space action, this is the game for you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Top-Down 7.6%
"Let's defeat the demon lord together!" A thrilling action-adventure of destruction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 11%, Top-Down 5.6%
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, PvE 15.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Top-Down 6.5%
Lead your starfighter as a bounty hunter, complete contracts and fight your way to free your home system from a criminal empire full of conspiracies and underworld secrets, in this hard boiled action old school arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Shooter 6.7%
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Shooter 6.6%, Top-Down 6.1%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 8.8%, PvE 8%