60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Indie, Arcade.
AquaNimble is about crazy intense shooter action with big quirky guns against underwater snake dragons, cybernetic sharks, swirling skeletons, submarines and so much more. It's a dynamic game that makes every play through different and lets you set your own challenge beyond a difficulty setting.
Outskirts
Outskirts is a colorful 360° bullet-hell with beautiful vector based art, interactive music and a deep combo system. Drive your ship through your foes and make your path to the leaderboard!
Ghost Blade HD
Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.
Outskirts is a colorful 360° bullet-hell with beautiful vector based art, interactive music and a deep combo system. Drive your ship through your foes and make your path to the leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.8%, Action 27.2%, Indie 20.9%
Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.4%, Action 24.3%, Indie 19.3%
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.2%, Action 21.7%, Indie 12.4%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 8%
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Score Attack 15.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Retro 8.3%
Skillfully pilot the Graceful Explosion Machine, a fighter ship armed with a ludicrously overpowered quad-weapon array! Lost in deep space, you'll shoot, dash and combo your way through jewel-hued uncharted planets, fighting an alien armada to find a way home.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Action 22.1%, Indie 17%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Shooter 7.6%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Action 8.7%, Indie 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
dsync is a retro-style wire frame blast fest featuring multiple levels, super smooth 60fps, a pumping soundtrack and non-stop arcade action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Action 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Indie 12.4%, Shooter 10.3%
Moon Dancer is a vertically scrolling shmup featuring an exhilarating lock-on laser.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Score Attack 15.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Action 9.1%, Retro 8.9%
Kamio Recoil is an exploration shooter, where every shot propels you through zero-gravity! Play as an assembled squad of five girls equipped with Spirit Arms as they maneuver through intricate areas and blast away the yokai invasion in order to defend the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Action 13.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Indie 11.1%, Retro 10.4%
RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Action 23.6%, Indie 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Action 19.8%, Arcade 6.1%
Enceladus is a shoot'em up inspired by the Playstation & Saturn era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Indie 17.9%, Action 16.5%, Shooter 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Action 12.5%, Retro 10.7%, Indie 9.9%
Neon Aileron is a shoot 'em up for people who are bad at shoot 'em ups. Enjoy the forgiving gameplay and 16-bit era graphics while shooting lots of enemies that spawn to the soundtrack!
Why similar: Action 29.4%, Indie 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Co-op 7.1%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Action 8.4%, Indie 7.4%, Arcade 6.9%
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Action 15.9%, Shooter 15.9%, Indie 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Action 23.1%, Indie 17.8%, Retro 10.5%, Shooter 9.1%
HORGIHUGH is a horizontal side-scrolling shoot 'em up from Japanese developer PiXEL featuring vibrant retro graphics, intense boss battles, a unique power-up system, and an adorable roster of anthropomorphic characters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.6%, Action 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Arcade 9.6%, Indie 7%
Infinite Shooter is a top down arcade shooting game, also known as a "Shmup", with the emphasis squarely on the action. With no story in the way of your fun, simply choose an opponent and take them down to earn powerful weapons, upgrades, ships, and power-ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Action 19.7%, Indie 15.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9%
Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Action 23.8%, Indie 17.6%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Zeroptian Invasion is a classic shoot 'em up with mechanics from other arcades of the 80’s. Travel back in time with this unique pixilated experience with an incredible soundtrack in chiptune.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Action 25%, Indie 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Arcade 10.4%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Score Attack 16.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Retro 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Catch hearts, Crush bunnies, Shoot the bad guys
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Action 17.5%, Indie 13.4%, Retro 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
Retro shooting, perfected. Blast and dash through in a gorgeous retro 2D world! Explore and fight your way out of the arcade machine!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Action 15.1%, Score Attack 13.1%, Arcade 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
The feeling of 90's arcade shooter will come again !! Arcade-like side scroll shooter of 7 stages in all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50%, Action 20.2%, Indie 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Arcade 4.7%
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Score Attack 11.6%, Action 10.4%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Centuries have passed since the events of RefleX and mankind has once again attained civilization. Now, ancient technology born of a twisted mind sets in motion a chain of events designed to bring divine retribution down upon mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Action 16.7%, Indie 12.9%, Shooter 7%
Zamarian is a fast-paced shoot 'em up classic arcade action game brought to you in an exciting, colorful, and challenging new way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Action 25.2%, Indie 17%, Retro 12.4%, Arcade 11.5%
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.4%, Action 24.9%, Indie 19.7%, Retro 13%
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 38.7%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 10.6%, Arcade 9%, Score Attack 7.9%
Artificial intelligence threatens the galaxy. Buckle up and fight computing power with the only power that counts: FIREPOWER! Experience Toaplan's brain-melting Slap Fight (AKA Alcon) with its gauge-based power-ups and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with the latest features!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.7%, Action 21.1%, Score Attack 13.7%, Arcade 12.4%, Retro 11.5%
Experience Toaplan's arcade shooter Flying Shark (AKA Sky Shark) on PC with the latest quality-of-life features. Ride through the skies as they burn in a rain of armor-piercing bullets! You have been chosen for the mission. Because you are the best pilot there is!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.3%, Action 20.9%, Score Attack 12.9%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 11.8%
Run, roll and shoot as long as possible through an arena filled with aliens and dangerous obstacles. Be careful, every missed shot becomes a new threat ! Great little game to practice and warm-up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Action 28.1%, Indie 21.6%, Score Attack 18.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
You are Vakimoh. They are the Venkazoids. Fight for your life in this quick and brutal arcade-style shooter. Can you escape your cage?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.9%, Score Attack 15.3%, Action 15%, Arcade 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
In a world where humans are used as power supplies, only one man has the will to change it all! Iro Hero is a sci-fi adventure with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across 9 action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh four-color polarity system, with interactive elements, puzzles,...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Action 17.1%, Indie 13.1%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
A hilarious arcade shooter about blasting people with junk food until they explode. It’s delicious!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.8%, Indie 17.6%, Shooter 14.6%, Retro 14.1%, Arcade 11.9%
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Action 18.5%, Score Attack 12.8%, Arcade 11%, Retro 10.4%
Echoes is back with a bang and in 3D! More intense and eye bleeding than before, with the action coming at you from the sides, above and below.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.2%, Action 18.4%, Shooter 17.6%, Indie 13.7%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Action 18.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 10.7%, Score Attack 8.8%
The year is 2192AD. 40 years ago, the Stellar-class All-purpose Administrative Computer ALLTYNEX suddenly attempted to enact genocide upon mankind. Commandeering armies of unmanned weapons, ALLTYNEX enacted a massacre so terrible that within only 72 hours of the start of the incident, approximately 85% of the world's population had...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.5%, Action 19%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Indie 13.8%, Shooter 7.3%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Action 11.7%, Retro 10.3%, Indie 9.2%
Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Action 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Indie 12.5%, Arcade 8.3%
The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Action 10.8%, Indie 8.7%, Shooter 8.5%
桜、紫陽花、向日葵、彼岸花、 幻想の花は散ることなく咲き続ける。弾幕の花も然り。 弾幕の対戦型フラワリングシューティング！一人でも大変遊べます。
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Action 16.4%, Score Attack 14.5%, Shooter 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 8.7%, Shooter 3.8%
DECONSTRUCTION is a fast-paced, hardcore, shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Action 24.4%, Indie 18.8%, Shooter 15.6%
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Score Attack 15.8%, Shooter 12%, Action 9.3%, Retro 8.9%
Tiamat’s Drink is a shoot ’em up roguelike game inspired by the 16-bit era consoles. Fight against powerful enemies, defeat unique bosses, unlock challenging levels and obtain extra powers! So get ready and don't forget to enjoy our exclusive soundtrack!
Why similar: Action 30.7%, Indie 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Co-op 6.9%
The sequel to the speed-and-destruction shmup "Raging Blasters" is here! It's called "Raging Blasters 2." This is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup in which players control a fighter jet and battle various enemies in outer space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.2%, Action 15.6%, Score Attack 11.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Action 21.2%, Retro 11.4%, Shooter 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
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 46%, Action 19.8%, Indie 13.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 7.9%
A comic-styled mashup of Galaga-style shoot-em-up, simple platforming action, and Saturday morning cartoon. In collaboration with Eisner-award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Retro 13.8%, Indie 13.2%, Action 11.2%
C-RUSH is an old school Shooter, with HD graphics.A new threat is coming from the space; the plasma insects. Exterminate the vermin!!Beat your own score and compare it with the other players !Key Features:- One ship with different positions to use- Different Gameplay according to the positions and shoots- A Schmup where you need...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.2%, Action 15.6%, Indie 13.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 6.2%
An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Action 22%, Indie 16.4%, Retro 10.2%, Shooter 9.8%
Horizon Shift is an explosive wave based single screen shooter with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Action 31.4%, Indie 21.1%, Arcade 11%
Strange and unusual creatures inhabited Earth’s underground, unknown to humankind. This was until Momoko, a fashion-obsessed high school girl, accidentally discovered them. Together, they plotted to combine the civilizations above and below the surface to create a new world: Dezatopia.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Action 26.4%, Indie 20.8%, Retro 10.4%, Arcade 8%
Super Psy Penguin is a Cyber Penguin Hero Simulator in which you play a realistic Cyber Penguin, giving you the power to save the galaxy! The game is inspired by Parodius and Xenon-II and many other Shmups from our childhoods.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.5%, Shooter 16%, Action 13.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Indie 8%
Now you can select your control style in 3 different ways!. 6 different upgradeable space interceptors, 9 different weapons. You can supply in your carrier and upgrade her defenses. Shoot enemies down. That's all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Action 30.9%, Indie 23.8%, Arcade 10%
Battle through 7 action packed levels of old school arcade goodness featuring a rockin' soundtrack by the legendary Wingless Seraph and a brand new unreleased single titled The Edge of Nothing by the up and coming band, Phoenix Rising.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Action 22.3%, Indie 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Shooter 9.9%
