60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Action, Bullet Hell.
Astro Fighters 2 is a vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Use a variety of special items, power up your chosen ship and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
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Combat against big bosses and increase the power of your ship through levels and secrets. Absorb or use your armor against enemy bullets is the key defense strategy
The Battle of Aurinoxia
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!
Combat against big bosses and increase the power of your ship through levels and secrets. Absorb or use your armor against enemy bullets is the key defense strategy
Why similar: Bullet Time 20.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, 2.5D 12.2%, Arcade 7.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 8.4%
Are you gonna shoot? YES! Are you gonna blast? YES! Are you gonna make a big bang? YES! Are you gonna make a big boom? YES! So what do you get? Shooting Blaster Big Bang Boom! Come have some fun, it's Good Time time!
Why similar: Bullet Time 20.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Aliens 9.5%, Shooter 8.1%
Welcome to an epic world of endless carnage, where you battle alien foes at lightning fast speeds, and engage in mind meltingly epic boss battles. Immerse yourself in a beautifully hand crafted world, with visually stunning top down graphics and unlimited action packed levels.
Why similar: Bullet Time 24.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Aliens 8.6%, Space 8.5%
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 26.3%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, 2.5D 12.4%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 8%
Embark on an interstellar race as the universe collapses. Swing swords, fire projectiles, and reflect hazards to save nomads. 60 challenging missions. Random encounters. Simple mouse controls. Conquer diverse hazards. Will you guide them home?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, 2.5D 16.6%, Bullet Time 14.1% ★, Aliens 11%, Arcade 10.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 12.7%, Aliens 11.4%, Arcade 11.2%
Variator is a new 2.5D shoot 'em up that's all about blowing up enemies and grazing bullets! Playable both as a fun blaster and as an advanced high-scoring game, the game features approachable difficulty and scoring mechanics that are easy to understand yet reveal more depth the more you play.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, 2.5D 17.1%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 9.6%
Defeat the gnu-demon and his army and save the day in this top-down bullet hell focused on slowdown and bullet time mechanics. Easy to play but hard to master, it requires great strategy if you aim for a hi-score while dodging bullets across 12 hand-drawn, steampunk aesthetic stages.
Why similar: Bullet Time 29% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Top-Down 8.6%, Arcade 8.4%
A fast action arcade game revamped into Virtual Reality. Shoot with your weapon, dodge bullets with your body, deflect bullets with your swords, and launch missiles and ultimate skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Aliens 12.9%, Bullet Time 12.9% ★, Shooter 9.3%
A linear danmaku shoot-em-up with some visual novel elements. Clear 6 stages across 4 difficult settings, each with unique enemy spawns, bullet patterns and boss phases. The game is structured to have each difficulty cleared in sequence, with the full plot unfolding across each one.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 18%, Bullet Time 15.4% ★, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 11.4%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Space 13.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.4%
Most unique top down shooter. Bring hell to insectoid robot invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 16%, 2.5D 14%, Aliens 11.3%, Shooter 10.1%
Super Arcade Boy returns in a retro shoot ’em up with 8 levels, waves of Greenies, power-ups, and 8 big boss battles. Talk with the alien leader—then save the planet.
Why similar: Bullet Time 18.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Aliens 9.9%
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down 8.9%
A precision bullet-hell boss rush. Dodge 15 escalating attack types, chain perfect grazes into devastating combos, and strike during vulnerability windows across 28 handcrafted boss fights. Three difficulty modes, risk contracts, and deep upgrade progression keep every run fresh.
Why similar: Bullet Time 23.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shooter 10.1%, Top-Down 8.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Aliens 14.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.6%
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 24.1%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Space 10.4%, Top-Down 9.8%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 8.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Top-Down 7.1%
Instance-based shooter with scaling endless wave of enemies
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Time 18.6% ★, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 8.8%
modernized old time classic alien shooter game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Aliens 18%, Shooter 14.9%, Space 14.4%, Arcade 10.6%
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 26.1%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Aliens 12.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 9.6%
Resurrection Core is vertically scrolling Bullet Hell Shoot ´Em Up game. It honors the arcade classics but also adds modern touch and unique game-play mechanics to the genre. Master the unique weapon systems and resurrect enemy cores to become the ultimate fighting machine!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Shooter 13.1%, 2.5D 12.7%, Arcade 10.2%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Aliens 10.6%, Top-Down 8.5%
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Time 20.5% ★, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 7.8%
A short space shooter game that you can finish in your break time with beginner-friendly gameplay and some special features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 11.6%, Bullet Time 11.5% ★
Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, 2.5D 20.1%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 9.9%
Arise Wyver and fly against overwhelming odds in this modern labor of love tribute to classic shoot'em ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 10%, Space 9.8%, Arcade 9.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10.7%, Futuristic 9.6%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Aliens 10.1%, Arcade 9.3%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Bullet Time 13.2% ★, Arcade 12.3%, Top-Down 9%
A vertical scroll shooter where deflecting enemy projectiles is key to success.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, 2.5D 13.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Aliens 9.4%
Eschaton is a vivid, fast-paced top-down arcade sci-fi space shooter with weapon upgrades, intense boss fights, dynamic SFX, and an original metal-meets-synth soundtrack. Chase high scores, accuracy ranks, and speedrun times while killing aliens in this chapter of a longer legendary saga.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, 2.5D 18.6%, Arcade 11.6%, Aliens 11.4%, Top-Down 8.3%
Upgrade your warriors and shoot through waves of enemies in this challenging bullet hell gauntlet. Features a fast-paced campaign, boss rush mode, and a level creator for you to build, upload, and play custom stages. Master the skill trees to gain power and dominate the kingdom!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 19%, Bullet Time 14.8% ★, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.3%
My steed rides, a celestial iron cavalryman soaring through the heavens. The swirling assault shooting that shakes the battlefield returns once more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 11.3%, Top-Down 9.3%
Solar Struggle is an arcade space shooter with a thrilling story and a challenging skirmish mode.
Why similar: Bullet Time 20.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, 2.5D 12.5%, Aliens 10.5%, Space 9.3%
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Why similar: Bullet Time 20.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, 2.5D 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Shooter 9%
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 40.9%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 7.1%
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 28.5%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 15.9%, Top-Down 9.8%, Space 9.7%
One Way Road is a story-driven action game combining elements of Scroll Shooter, Top Down Shooter, and Tube Shooter. Take the helm of a space cruiser, explore the galaxy, and fight in stellar battles to save humanity.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, 2.5D 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Aliens 10.8%, Space 9.8%
Firehunt is a prologue for the main story One Way Road. Take part in space battles as you travel across the galaxy and fight to save humanity. This cinematic narrative driven action-focused space shooter, will take you on a journey into the near future, and put the destiny of mankind in your hands.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, 2.5D 15.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Space 9.3%
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 36.8%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 4.4%
A shoot'em'up game for up to 4 players that combines advanced RPG advancement elements with pure space shooter action, 20 unlockable weapons & 4 heroes with varied strengths in their 10 primary stats, along with each ship's 10 aspects, add a huge variety of choices for all gamers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Aliens 14%, Shooter 12.6%, Space 8.6%
Astraea is a 2D Shoot 'em up game. You will fight through enemies of increasing strength and frequency. As you defeat enemies you gain access to upgrades to make your ship stronger. Attempt to max out your ship and try to beat others high scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Time 28.5% ★, Shooter 16.9%, Space 13.9%, Action 9.4%
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 12%, Top-Down 9.6%, Arcade 9.6%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 10.5%, Space 7.6%
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Aliens 9.6%, Space 8.9%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Aliens 12.3%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 9.3%
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 39.6%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 6.6%
High-speed shmup where survival meets rhythm. Evade waves of enemies to pounding drum and bass soundtrack. Compete globally or battle friends in co-op/PvP. Customize your ship, perfect your run, and claim your spot on the leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, 2.5D 13.1%, Aliens 11.4%, Shooter 9.6%
Rock 'N Roll G.E.O.S. Wars is a completely new dimension of the original Rock 'N Roll game. In this game, players can work together to vanquish the space rocks that threaten Earth... or they can choose to face each other in a wide variety of duel modes!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Top-Down 8.3%
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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 26%, Arcade 15%, Top-Down 8.3%, Shooter 8.1%
SUPERVERSE is a fast-paced, action-packed space shooter that launches you into an ancient network of interconnected universes. Your mission: travel back through space-time and prevent the extinction of humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, 2.5D 13.8%, Aliens 10.6%, Shooter 9.7%
Shoot down masses of asteroids and aliens in this arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements. Level up and upgrade your guns to cope with the endless waves being thrown at you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Shooter 14.3%, Top-Down 11.3%, Aliens 11.1%, Arcade 11%
Brace yourself for an intense bullet hell experience! Fight your way through challenging levels, defeat bosses, upgrade your weapon and get the highest score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Aliens 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 10.7%
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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Futuristic 9.6%
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%, Shooter 13.6%, Space 12.1%, Top-Down 12%, Bullet Hell 11.8%
Viral Reload EX is a sci-fi shoot-em-up with a unique dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Aliens 13.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Shooter 9.8%
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 28.8%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 11%, Space 9.2%
