
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!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Shooter, Bullet Hell.

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!

WOLFLAME
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.

BLASTER MAYHEM
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
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%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Top-Down 5.7%
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 28.5%, Bullet Hell 26%, Arcade 9.8%, Score Attack 8.5%, Shooter 7.1%
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 32.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 6.3%
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 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 8.4%, Score Attack 8.3%
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 33.3%, Bullet Hell 31.2%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 11.7%, 2D 4.7%
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 29.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 6.7%
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 36%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 8.3%, Action 6.3%
Experience intense, fast-paced action as you dodge enemy fire, collect Xsteel scrap, and upgrade powerful ship systems. Navigate across beautiful expanses of the galaxy in levels filled with challenging foes and epic boss battles.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 9.6%, Top-Down 6.8%
Take control and annihilate every invading enemy and stronghold! is a score-attack vertical shmup supporting 1-2 players. Featuring pure mechanics that emphasize destruction and dodging, satisfying explosion effects, and deep hidden secrets, the fight awaits you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 10%, Score Attack 9.4%, Arcade 9%
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 30.9%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 9.9%, Action 5.6%
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 30.7%, Bullet Hell 29.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 6.5%, Score Attack 4.9%
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 29.7%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 6.6%
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 38.9%, Bullet Hell 28%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 7.2%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Score Attack 8.8%, Arcade 8.8%, Shooter 8.2%
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 37.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Action 5.6%
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 11%, Action 6.7%
War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 7.5%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 7%, Action 5.4%
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 40.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Shooter 13%, Action 7%, 2D 5.1%
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 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Arcade 13.9%, Shooter 7.4%, Action 7.1%
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Score Attack 10.7%, Arcade 9%
A 2D vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter game where you shoot down fictional advertisements. Features 7 stages and full Japanese voice acting.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Score Attack 4.9%, Arcade 4.9%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 12%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
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: Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 9.1%
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 7.2%
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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.3%, Top-Down 6.4%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 9.3%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 9.9%, Action 5.7%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9%, Top-Down 6.2%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Bullet Hell 30.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 9.6%, Action 5.5%
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 26.7%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 9.8%, Score Attack 6.8%
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 35.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
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 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 9.6%
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 32.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 6.4%
A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 7.1%
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 45.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Arcade 5.9%, Shooter 5.3%, Action 4.4%
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 39.9%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 10.2%, Arcade 10.2%
"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 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.1%, Top-Down 8%
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 8.9%
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: Bullet Hell 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.6%, Score Attack 5.1%
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 30.7%, Bullet Hell 29.7%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 7.9%, Top-Down 6.3%
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 37.8%, Bullet Hell 33.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 8.6%, Sci-fi 5.8%
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 26.8%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 9.4%, Top-Down 9.2%
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: Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.1%, Top-Down 9%
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: Bullet Hell 34.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Arcade 10.4%, Top-Down 6.9%, Action 5.7%
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 31.2%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shooter 7.1%, Arcade 7.1%, Score Attack 7.1%
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 38.2%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 4.7%
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 8.4%
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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 28%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 9.1%, Top-Down 7.7%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 9.7%
Blast your way through enemy waves. Strike at enemy formations prioritizing targets depending on the situation. Rip them to pieces using an arsenal of powerful and versatile weapons. Put your reflexes to the test dodging a fire storm of enemy projectiles. Destroy challenging Bosses to achieve victory.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Action 12.5%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 11%
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 31.6%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Arcade 7.9%, Action 6.8%, Score Attack 6.7%
Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Top-Down 8.2%, Action 5.5%
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Dystopian 6.8%, Action 6.4%
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 4.9%, Action 3.6%
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 29.8%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 5.6%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.2%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 7.5%, Action 5.7%