- #1 Escape 2 Space
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShidyGames
Windows
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 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 11%, Futuristic 8.5%
- #2 Atomic Guardians
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Mosh Jason Games
Windows
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Futuristic 11.2%, Arcade 11.1%
- #3 Idol Hell
96% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Ultimate DevelopersPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
🎀Idol Hell is the beginner friendly bullet hell game!🎀Play as Medli and fight through hoards of enemies and meet vibrant cute bosses! Play at your pace and choose from 4 difficulties!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Robots 12.4%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.8%
- #4 Netherspace
95% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantinos Katsoris
Windows
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Robots 10.1%, Arcade 10%
- #5 The Battle of Aurinoxia
94% matchPositive75% of 12 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 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 11.4%, Space 5.6%
- #6 The Last Librarian
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leandro Davel
Windows
Fight tons of robots, upgrade your abilities and explore an abandoned artificial planet with your jetpack in this non-linear shoot'em up adventure! Play as Gabriela Xanchez, a galactic government agent sent to investigate a dying world and find the last paper book in the galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Robots 15.1%, Futuristic 9.6%, Arcade 8.6%
- #7 Space Ship Infinity
93% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Lucas LimaPub: Made In House
Windows
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 24%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 15.9%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 8.6%
- #8 GutBuster
91% matchPositive100% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: RoyalJellySoftware
Windows · Linux
Digest the ravenous Rebbecca's meals in this arcade style run and gun erotic comedy game. Dodge and blast the chewed food, collect powerups, and spend lipids at the upgrade shop to survive the challenge and prevent indigestion! For mature players.
Why similar: Capitalism 16.2%, Dark Comedy 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 9.5%
- #9 Proxy Air Force
92% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Proxy Air Force is a 2D Arcade Shoot Them Up game based on the story of the world war which broke out between the US and CES countries in 2020.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10.9%, Cartoony 9.3%
- #10 Lilac 0
90% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Bullet Prince
Windows
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Futuristic 11.2%
- #11 Feeble Light
91% match9 user reviews78% of 9 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 28.2%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #12 Karous
89% 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 31.6%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 14.2%, 2D 5.5%
- #13 Deathroids
89% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Silver Cat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Remember the golden age of arcades playing a game with all the classic 80's/90's space-shooting features. See how far you can go by destroying all enemy robots that are ready to planet earth attack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Robots 9.9%
- #14 Z-Warp
88% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Space 6.4%
- #15 Gunvein
87% matchVery Positive97% of 212 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 33.8%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 6.7%
- #16 13 Seconds
86% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Studio LEFPub: Studio LEF
Windows
[13 Seconds] is a hardcore bullet hell roguelike game.Use both hands to control two robots at the same time and fight your way through a barrage of bullets and death rays from merciless machines of destruction!Will you be able to reach the ultimate level 13?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 9.2%, Robots 8.9%
- #17 SATAZIUS
86% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2011
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Robots 14.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 9.5%
- #18 Escape Space
85% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: ShidyGames
Windows
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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Space 10.4%
- #19 Nociception ~ Voltaic Marketplace
84% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ethereal AirportPub: Sawney Arnett
Windows
A fantasy bullet hell on a strange, familiar planet. Fight the living and the dead as you figure out what's causing all this energy in the air! Play as a troupe of living puppets, curious immortal children, or a demon, and be sure to scan enemies to unlock journal pages on the way!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Cartoony 11.1%, Arcade 10.8%
- #20 Magical Blaster
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reverse snare
Windows
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #21 Popcorn Rocket
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Battle Geek Plus, L.L.C.
Windows
Popcorn Rocket is a silly food based old-school arcade space shooter. Pilot the Popcorn Rocket as you blast through hordes of food spaceships in order to save the galaxy from the evil Nebula Empire! With a wacky cast of heroes and villains, Popcorn Rocket will leave your stomach wanting more!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10.6%, Cartoony 10%
- #22 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chain Damage Games
Windows
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #23 Nevultra
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Zoblin Multimedia
Windows
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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 12%, Action 7%
- #24 The Rush
81% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Hornbuckle Who
Windows
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 22.5%, Bullet Hell 22%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 11.3%, Space 6%
- #25 Atomanta
79% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Remorasoft
Windows
Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Shooter 14.6%, Futuristic 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #26 Exorush
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thrashmodule
Windows
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 7.8%
- #27 Star Hunter DX
80% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
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 27.5%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Futuristic 9%, Arcade 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #28 Andro Dunos II
78% matchVery Positive93% of 215 reviews2022
Dev: Picorinne SoftPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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 33.4%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11.8%, Futuristic 6.7%
- #29 Warships On The Halloween Night
79% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Warships On The Halloween Night is an extreme Top Down Arcade Shooter game based on the naval war which broke out between the Human beings and the Living Pumpkins.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shooter 11.3%, Robots 9.7%, Cartoony 9.6%
- #30 WOLFLAME
78% matchVery Positive85% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 30.7%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #31 Space way: Echo of the Galaxy
75% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: My general
Windows
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.1%, Futuristic 7.9%
- #32 Cybxus Heart
77% 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 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Arcade 13.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 7.2%
- #33 Astar Solis
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Rooklift Labs
Windows
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 6.1%
- #34 ASSAULT SHELL 2
75% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Team Overloaded
Windows
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: Bullet Hell 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 10.8%, Futuristic 8.3%
- #35 BLASTER MAYHEM
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormduck
Windows
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 28.7%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #36 Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
76% matchMixed56% of 527 reviews2017
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 36.9%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 15.3%, Action 7.7%
- #37 Blazend
74% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Rich Games
Windows
Blaze through 7 action packed levels in this sci-fi shoot 'em up made to test even the toughest of shmup veterans. No tricks and no gimmicks; all you have is your raw skill. Board the Phoenix G7, and blast those alien lifeforms to interstellar space!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Arcade 15.3%, Action 8.9%, Futuristic 8.8%
- #38 東方眠世界 ~ Wonderful Waking World
73% matchVery Positive98% of 291 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 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Arcade 13.8%, Shooter 12%, Action 6%
- #39 Herodes
73% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: TecnoloGilsPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Herodes is an exhilarating shoot 'em up game set in a future where cutting-edge technology meets the depths of the human body. Step into the role of a courageous agent tasked with the ultimate mission: saving humanity from a mysterious and deadly virus that defies all known cures.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 14%, Futuristic 10.2%
- #40 Laser Droplets
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Kikashi Online
Windows · Mac
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: Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Arcade 16.9%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 7.6%
- #41 Super Virus Defense
72% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Mad Noodle Studios
Windows · Linux
Fight the virus in this fast paced arcade shooter with a dash of tower defense!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Science 16% ★, Bullet Hell 16%, Arcade 10.2%, Robots 9.9%
- #42 4D:XD
72% 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 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Futuristic 6.8%
- #43 Super Orbital Mega Drift II
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Elie GedigierPub: beebop
Windows
Defeat the Empire a second time in this short electro-jazz space shooter. Beat up bosses and upgrade your ship as you go deeper into the belly of the beast.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 10%, Space 8.9%
- #44 RYZY NYIL
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: SB_Games_Public
Windows
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 15.8%, Action 9.6%
- #45 ASSAULT SHELL
71% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Team Overloaded
Windows
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11.9%, Action 5.4%
- #46 Crazy Voyage
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Imperiarte Games
Windows
Enter this journey and help your pilot to destroy all kinds of opponents that will stand in his way in 6 different worlds. A vertical shooting game with the aim of destroying obstacles and reaching the defined distance to detonate the boss of each level. Travel in this universe of oddities!!!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.1%
- #47 CyberPigeon
73% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Brian Voll
Windows
Take control of CyberPigeon, the ultimate cybernetic avian warrior, as you engage in intense battles against swarming drones and formidable bosses. Adapt to the ever-changing environment, collect power-ups and weapons, and rise to the top of the leaderboard in this thrilling aerial showdown.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.2%, Robots 10.8%
- #48 Invaders from the Lost Sectors
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: The Lost Sectors
Windows
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Shooter 16%, Arcade 13.9%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Space 8.2%
- #49 Golgalian
69% 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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #50 Off Target
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 爱吃耙耙柑
Windows
"Off-Target" is a classic side-scrolling shooter set in the near future. Experience the thrill of shooting and the feeling of explosions in your spare time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 12.8%, Robots 11.6%, Cartoony 11.1%
- #51 Space & Pixels
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Basil Masil
Windows
Space & Pixels is a top-down space shooter with classic gameplay. Battle through each level, blast lots of enemies, upgrade your ship's firepower, and uncover the truth behind your dangerous mission.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Shooter 17.8%, Arcade 17.2%, Action 10.9%, Space 8.4%
- #52 Tiny Pixels Vol. 1 - Ninpo Blast
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #53 Armageddon Sky's Invasion
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Couts Unlimited Games
Windows
Armageddon Sky's Invasion is a vertical scrolling bullet hell shoot'em up. You will destroy countless waves of the invader's fleet to protect the planet that you love. Face challenging boss and be surprised by the beautiful backgrounds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 14.7%, Futuristic 10.1%
- #54 BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted
67% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 12.5%, Futuristic 8.4%
- #55 GALXAGAR
68% 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 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 11.9%, Space 6.3%
- #56 1x! Space Adventure
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Lunar Madcap
Windows
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 16.2%, Action 10%
- #57 Enyla X
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revox Games
Windows
Elyna X is shoot'em up (Shmup) for 2 players in cooperative mode.The year is 3864, mysterious ships appear and iniciate a terrible attack against planet Earth, It is up to Enyla, a courageous space pilot, to lead the space fleets in defense of her beloved planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Robots 17.8%, Futuristic 13.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #58 NANOFORCE tactical surgeon fighter
66% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Alec's factory
Windows
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 30.5%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #59 Empyreus
64% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 6.7%
- #60 Final Formation
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happymeal Inc.Pub: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 15.2%, Robots 10%, Action 8%