60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Shooter, Singleplayer.
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Astro Attack
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Blitloop
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Score Attack 14.5%, Shooter 6.6%
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Side Scroller 16.4%, 1980s 13.1%, Score Attack 11.7%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 10.3%, Space 8.3%
Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shooter 9.4%, Score Attack 5.5%
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Space 9.5%, 1980s 9.4%
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 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Side Scroller 17%, Shooter 8%, Space 7.3%
Execute intense space battle operations from side, and top view. Face tough enemies along your way, destroy guardians and generators. Dodge traps. Keep focus on targets. Think fast. Overcome the chaos. Join now and become an alpha centauri pilot. Bonus: retro like endless space shooter mini game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Score Attack 15.1%, Space 11.3%
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 20.7%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Space 7.6%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Space 10.2%, Shooter 9.1%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, 1980s 11%, Shooter 10.1%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, 1980s 9.5%, Shooter 8.6%
A high-definition arcade shooter blending old-school action with modern polish. Battle across the Solar System, upgrade your weapons, and unlock tougher challenges in Nemesis Mode - all set to a hypnotic, retro-electro soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Old School 14%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Shooter 10.9%
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 25.8%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Score Attack 11.2%, Space 5.7%
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 26.3%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Score Attack 11.1%, Shooter 10.2%, 1980s 7.9%
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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shooter 12.9%, 1980s 11.7%, Old School 7.3%
Icarus, a classic side-scrolling space shoot-em-up tribute! - Thumping soundtrack, Bosses, Multiples, Power-ups, Secrets, BIG levels... ...Give the (free) work in progress / teaser demo a try!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Side Scroller 22.1%, 1980s 9.8%, Shooter 7.3%, Retro 7.2%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Old School 10%, War 9.6%, Space 9.3%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Space 11.8%, Shooter 10%
classical horizontal scroll 2D Shmup
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Space 12.5%, Score Attack 11.6%, Shooter 8.5%
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 10.7%, 1980s 6.6%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Space 13.5%, Shooter 11%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Score Attack 11.9%, 1980s 11.3%, Space 10.9%
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 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Shooter 12.7%, Space 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Bad Chicken is a retro styled sideway scrolling shoot-em-up inspired by the retro classics. It takes place in 8 locations in the Ferus system, each one with different challenges, and dangers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Space 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Space 8.2%
Lead the vegetable revolution alone or with a friend in the side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Rutabaga Desert Storm! Take down wave after wave of enemies, dodge their projectiles, and grab power-ups to boost your destruction! Can you defeat the oppressive humans and free the proletariat vegetable masses?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Score Attack 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
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 25%, Score Attack 18%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 10.2%, Space 6.1%
A shoot'em up inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Old School 10.4%, Space 9%, Score Attack 9%
Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, 1980s 11.3%, Space 9.5%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Space 12.1%, Shooter 9.8%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Score Attack 17.5%, Shooter 13.6%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, 1980s 8.3%
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 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Space 10.6%
Bite-sized arcade shmup. Slam enemies, beat Bosses, get power-ups and repeat! Pilot your ship through deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 19%, Score Attack 16.9%, Space 13.7%, Shooter 8.9%
This game, "FORTRESS DEFENDER", is a side-scrolling power-up shooting game with an 80's flavor. Defeat the enemies that appear one after another, dodge their attacks, and aim for the boss that lurks in the depths of the stage. There are a total of eight stages with various tricks and bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Side Scroller 20.5%, 1980s 12.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Space 9.1%
Shoot psychic orbs, collect useful thoughts, upgrade your Probe with speed, maneuverability, satellites, resistance and suppress negative thoughts in this Brain centric, procedurally generated bullet hell shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Score Attack 12%, 1980s 10.8%, Shooter 10.2%
Experience chaos in this remastered, hyper-stylized roguelite. As bounty hunter Black Paradox, travel through space to defeat the Hellraisers – now with enhanced pixel art, rebalanced gameplay, and an intense endless mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 1980s 11.7%, Shooter 10.6%
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 25.5%, Score Attack 16.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, 1980s 7.7%
Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Space 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Score Attack 9.2%
The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Side Scroller 17.8%, 1980s 9.3%, Shooter 8.6%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Score Attack 17%, Shooter 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shooter 13.7%, 1980s 12%, Old School 6.6%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Score Attack 6.5%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Shooter 8.9%, Score Attack 8.7%
A shmup without shooting. Reflect the bullets with one of your two shields. Bite-sized arcade action. Cover humankind's retreat and make it count.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.3%, Score Attack 13.1%, Space 11.7%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%
Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic earth and proceeds into space. Your journey will be a metaphor about life and death, a road that every person has to walk down alone. The only choices you get while on your path to the inevitable end: keep your head up high or forfeit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, 1980s 8.6%, Space 8.6%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Old School 7%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Score Attack 9.1%, Space 9%
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 24%, Score Attack 14.8%, Space 13.6%, Shooter 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Score Attack 20.7%, Shooter 12%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
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 28.8%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Score Attack 17.5%, Shooter 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Score Attack 12.6%, 1980s 11.4%, Shooter 9.3%
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Shooter 13.2%, Space 6.2%
Again you are alone against the hordes of hostile spacecrafts where you can only rely on yourself. It is the victory or the death!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Space 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, 1980s 9.7%, Shooter 9.2%
Blast away wasp scum in Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order! Shoot your way through 12 scenic stages of trees, metal, and more, to eliminate the Wasp Army once and for all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Shooter 14.9%, War 10.5%, Old School 8.4%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Space 9.6%
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Side Scroller 32%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action 6.5%
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 23.3%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Space 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Shooter 10.9%
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.3%, 1980s 12.2%, Shooter 9.8%
SOL CRESTA, rise like the phoenix and take back the sun! Neo-Classic shooting strikes back! Dock, split, and form up! Pilot 3 fighters and take back the sun from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game with the spirit of 80s shooting classics Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Shooter 14.7%, 1980s 13.4%, Space 9.6%, War 8.2%
