- #1 Z-Warp
97% 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 32.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Shooter 13%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Action 5.8%
- #2 Feeble Light
96% 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 30.7%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 6%, Old School 5.2%
- #3 Star Hunter DX
96% 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 28.9%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Action 6.8%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #4 Radirgy Swag
94% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: RS34
Windows
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 39.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 7.5%, 2D 4.8%
- #5 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
95% 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: Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #6 Lilac 0
94% 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 27.9%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Futuristic 7.6%, Old School 6.6%
- #7 东方希莲船 ~ Ultimate Fatal Octopus
93% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
A Touhou Project fan-made STG, also a collab game with Vtuber Syrena. Some day a random suspicious pink UFO showed up in Gensokyo. This must be an incident! As a result, Reimu and Marisa went on a journey to solve the incident.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Shooter 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Action 6.3%
- #8 DRAINUS
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,100 reviews2022
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.1%, Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Action 9.1%
- #9 Jasper Redds vs The Ares Belt
91% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Ares Belt Software
Windows
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 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Shooter 17.3%, Action 11%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%
- #10 Story in the Dream World 1 -Volcano And Possession- Remake
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NuriversePub: 붙박이별(Polaris)
Windows
hello! I'm South Korean, One Man Game Creator Nuriverse! This game series is made up of many traditional stories from East Asia.(Mainly the Korean Peninsula.) Thank you for stopping by!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 29.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Action 5.9%
- #11 Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
89% matchVery Positive83% of 216 reviews2017
Dev: DeerFarm
Windows
Select one of the Grim Reaper or girl. Find escaped yokai from limbo, extricate soul that they absorbed. You must reseal them after
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Shooter 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Action 7.3%
- #12 东方雪莲华 ~ Abyss Soul Lotus.
87% matchVery Positive93% of 436 reviews2023
Dev: 雨夜枫雪制作组
Windows
东方雪莲华是东方project的二次同人STG游戏。登场人物、弹幕、音乐、剧情皆为原创。在幻想乡存亡之际,为了对抗冻结一切的严寒,少女们团结起来,挽救危在旦夕的幻想乡!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Action 4.6%
- #13 Dormant - Episode Galatea #1 -
90% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: リンクス螺旋機関
Windows
LynxHelixEngine's first shoot'em up game."Dormant - Episode Galatea #1 -"The aim is to create a game that even inexperienced players can enjoy with simple controls and auto-bomb equivalent Drive.Please look forward to a science fiction story with fascinating characters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Shooter 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Futuristic 7.8%
- #14 Atomic Guardians
88% 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 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Shooter 12.7%, Futuristic 8.2%, Old School 7.4%
- #15 Magical Blaster
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reverse snare
Windows
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #16 Gunvein
84% 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 39.8%, Bullet Hell 32.8%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 7.6%, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #17 Ascended Survivor
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Janet's Cool Games
Windows
Ascend to the Earth's surface in this vertical shmup! Punch, shoot, and grab enemies both mechanical and natural in your unique ship in this brutally hard vertical shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Bullet Hell 25%, Shooter 10.3%, Futuristic 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #18 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 212 reviews2015
Dev: Studio SiestAPub: Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 30.6%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Shooter 6.9%, Action 6.3%
- #19 Karous
82% 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 37.5%, Bullet Hell 34.9%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 5.1%, 2D 5.1%
- #20 東方瞬殺弾幕劇場 ~ 初見殺しに命をかけて
86% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: 夢幻泡影リョウショウカカン
Windows
初見クリアは許さない 狂気のギミック弾幕
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Shooter 15.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Action 5.5%
- #21 AngerForce: Reloaded
84% matchVery Positive91% of 382 reviews2017
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.7%, Bullet Hell 38.6%, Shooter 21.7%
- #22 Neptunia Shooter
83% matchVery Positive88% of 738 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 65.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Action 6.2%
- #23 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
81% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: 雾雨威Channel
Windows
中国风东方Project二次同人STG游戏,剧情承接虹龙洞之后,古代帝王穿越到幻想乡发动异变!开始紧张刺激的弹幕游戏吧!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #24 WOLFLAME
82% 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 35.3%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #25 The Battle of Aurinoxia
79% 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 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 6.1%, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #26 Nevultra
80% 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 32.4%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Shooter 12%, Action 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #27 Return Ace
81% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: NEROTA
Windows
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 28.1%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Shooter 13.7%, Old School 6.7%, Action 5.8%
- #28 Tiny Pixels Vol. 1 - Ninpo Blast
78% 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 35.1%, Bullet Hell 31.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #29 Ayako's Mission
77% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Old School 7.3%
- #30 Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
73% matchVery Positive91% of 804 reviews2025
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
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 34.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Shooter 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Action 4.7%
- #31 HellStar Squadron
76% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: CosmicCrystal Games
Windows
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Bullet Hell 31.3%, Action 9.8%, Retro 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #32 Super Glitter Rush
74% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: tiny cactus studio
Windows
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Bullet Hell 30.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #33 Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
75% matchVery Positive84% of 602 reviews2015
Dev: SynsetPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Action 6.7%, Retro 6.4%, Shooter 4.6%
- #34 Erika America
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Grant G Heffner
Windows · Mac
Erika America is an bullet hell video game. Fly and shoot your way through 5 levels, each culminating in a boss battle with a supervillain.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 9.7%, 2D 4.8%
- #35 Cybxus Heart
75% 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 37%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 8%, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #36 Cube
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: ycyclop
Windows
Cube is an intriguing fast paced 2D shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Shooter 19.2%, Action 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #37 東方眠世界 ~ Wonderful Waking World
71% 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 41.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
- #38 ∀kashicverse -Malicious Wake-
73% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2020
Dev: Endless Shirafu
Windows
It is a 2D Sci-Fi Action Shoot 'em up that can use command deadly techniques like fighting games. In this title, you can destroy enemies by using 10 distinctive special moves, "Methods", in addition to normal shooting attacks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 30.9%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 12.6%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #39 Space way: Echo of the Galaxy
71% 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 31.4%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 5.9%, Futuristic 5.6%
- #40 Danmaku Unlimited 2
72% matchVery Positive93% of 481 reviews2014
Dev: Doragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 47.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 39.6%, Shooter 5.9%, Action 5.1%, Indie 1.8%
- #41 ADDRESS1
71% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: daruma3940
Windows
2D style shoot'em up in which close combat is the primary attack method. With two large swords in her hands, cut her way through enemy bullets and enemy units in a post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Shooter 20.6%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, 2D 6.6%, Action 5.7%
- #42 EGGCONSOLE ZANAC EX MSX2
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: D4Enterprise Co.,Ltd.
Windows
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 28.1%, Bullet Hell 26%, Shooter 15.7%, Action 10.3%, Old School 6.9%
- #43 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Bullet Hell 30.4%, Shooter 14%, Action 6.6%, Old School 5.4%
- #44 Fiery Rivaz
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Tim Nicolai
Windows
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 30.4%, Bullet Hell 29%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 10.4%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #45 BULLETnico
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nico Duggert
Windows
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 28%, Shooter 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Action 5.8%
- #46 Andro Dunos II
68% 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 40.1%, Bullet Hell 28.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 5.4%, Futuristic 4.8%
- #47 Railgunners
68% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Expresso Studios
Windows
Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 6.8%
- #48 ASSAULT SHELL
69% 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 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 6.1%, 2D 4.3%
- #49 NANOFORCE tactical surgeon fighter
68% 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 35%, Bullet Hell 33.4%, Shooter 16%, Action 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%
- #50 Orbital Siege
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Orbitforge Interactive
Windows
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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Old School 9.4%, Retro 7.4%
- #51 Ad SHOOt(アドシュー)
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: BOCSTE, Ltd.
Windows
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 37.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Shooter 15.7%, Action 5.5%, 2D 3%
- #52 ZeroRanger
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,130 reviews2018
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.9%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Action 5.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Shooter 5%
- #53 ASSAULT SHELL 2
66% 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 34.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 6.1%, Futuristic 5.9%
- #54 Gun Wings
67% matchVery Positive88% of 418 reviews2015
Dev: Mercury StonePub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Action 7.1%, Shooter 5.1%
- #55 Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
69% 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 44%, Bullet Hell 31.4%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 8.8%
- #56 BLUE REVOLVER
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 858 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 45.2%, Bullet Hell 33.6%, Female Protagonist 5.3%, Action 4.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%