
Operate disc hovercrafts that absorb enemy bullets to charge up your weapon. This is a vertical STG game. Correct timing of your attack and choice of bullet determines your survival or defeat.
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Operate disc hovercrafts that absorb enemy bullets to charge up your weapon. This is a vertical STG game. Correct timing of your attack and choice of bullet determines your survival or defeat.

Always Surrender
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...

Orchid Glitter
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.
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Bullet Time 14.1% ★, Score Attack 12.9%
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 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Score Attack 10.5%, Arcade 5.2%
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: Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Time 15.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Score Attack 8.3%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Score Attack 11.7%, Space 9.4%
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 19.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Space 7.7%
Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Aliens 11.4%, Arcade 7.7%
Blast through overwhelming bullet storms, graze enemy fire for massive score boosts, and bend time to survive impossible odds in this intense arcade-inspired vertical shmup. Master unique ships, conquer brutal bosses, and chase the perfect run.
Why similar: Bullet Time 18% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Score Attack 11.8%
Shoot for the stars and help Latte train in her quest to become the top cheerleader in the universe! Use your Pom-Pom Blasts to pummel the competition while dancing through a downpour of endlessly raining enemy bullets! Ready? Aim. Fire!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Score Attack 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Score Attack 12.8%, Aliens 8.6%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%, Anime 7.6%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Aliens 12.7%, Arcade 6.7%
Shin Sophstar is a high-voltage remix built for speed and scoring. With 25+ ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Arcade 8.7%, Space 8.4%
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20%, Arcade 9.9%, Anime 7.9%
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 22.2%, Score Attack 13%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Space 10.2%, Bullet Hell 9.9%
CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Score Attack 11.4%, Arcade 7.7%
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 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Score Attack 8.2%, Shooter 7.2%
A revamped version of "Tales Gear," originally released in 2007, featuring high-resolution support, new systems, and rearranged background music. A full-fledged 2.5D vertical-scrolling shooter characterized by the Tail Pod, an optional weapon that combines offense and defense.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Arcade 8.3%, Space 5.4%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 8.4%, Score Attack 6.6%
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 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Bullet Time 10.2% ★, Arcade 9.7%
High-School Heroines Take to the Skies!A fully-voiced bullet hell shoot-'em-up that's friendly to newcomers!Wipe out the AI robot army and save the day!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Shooter 7.8%
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 23.3%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Space 6.1%
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 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 7.4%, Arcade 7.1%
Save humanity! Help Jack Big Chin defeat the alien invaders, in a hard action-adventure game with 3D platform elements, where you must improve your weapons and activate cannons to complete your missions.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 21.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Aliens 13.7%, Bullet Hell 13.3%
Dim Glow is a casual game where you control a dark sphere and you need to shoot at enemies, for each hit you get a point. You also have a limited number of bullets, and 4 lives that are taken away if you are hit. And how many times will you be able to hit enemies?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Hero Shooter 25.3% ★, Bullet Time 14.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Shooter 6.2%
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: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%
Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Score Attack 8.6%, Shooter 7.9%
Tring! is a short score-attack game where you bounce balls off enemies and walls to gain scores. Reach the highest score you can, and try to beat and everybody else again!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Time 18.1% ★, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Score Attack 6.6%
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: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Score Attack 9.5%, Space 8.1%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 9.9%
■Bullet Hell Shmup with a Huge Sword This game is a bullet hell shmup to have you satisfy with a beginner and the arcade senior player! Swing a huge sword around if you become dangerous!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 27.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Aliens 9.6%, Anime 7%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Score Attack 9.7%, Shooter 8%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Score Attack 15.7%, Arcade 7.7%
Beginner Welcome Bullet Hell Shooter. "Chapter Mode", which is starting from a simple stage and gradually becoming more difficult, is recommended for beginners. Once you get used to bullet hell, let's experience full-scale bullet hell in "Challenge Mode".
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Score Attack 9.9%, Shooter 7.7%
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: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Time 19.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 7%
When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS. This is a horizontal shmup made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Hero Shooter 10.8% ★
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Aliens 9.3%, Score Attack 8.7%
Help Aru save Christmas in this humoristic, action-packed shooter set in the universe of QP Shooting - Dangerous!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Anime 9.3%
ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Score Attack 13.3%, Arcade 7.8%
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Score Attack 7.4%, Shooter 6%
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 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Aliens 10.6%, Arcade 9.7%
A top-down wave shooter. Use gross and weird movement mechanics and abilities. Survive, and enact revenge on the black military division that abducted you and made you the way that you are. BRING FORTH THE SHARTENING.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 34% ★, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Time 22.2% ★, Shooter 8.2%, Top-Down 5.9%
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 23.4%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Aliens 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Shooter 8.4%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 6.8%, Anime 6.6%
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Aliens 12.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Shooter 9.3%
The Prism Warriors return for another helping of retro-styled bullet hell action. Face off against the sinister Twilight Four, and fight to save more than just your friends...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Arcade 8.4%, Anime 8.3%
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: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Space 9.7%, Shooter 9.3%
Destroy bugs and glitches in your astral body to recover data from the source of the light of your soul.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 31% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Time 16.6% ★, Bullet Hell 14%, Shooter 6.4%
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 7.4%, Arcade 6.4%
Infinity Lancer is a high octane vertical shoot em' up. Race across the galaxy fighting to prevent humanity's annihilation and discover the dark truth behind the endless war.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Score Attack 14.7%, Shooter 5.2%
Heliocide is a relentless top-down scrolling action! Arm your shields, lasers, guns, bombs and missiles to defend the solar system from a massive invasion!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Score Attack 9.4%, Shooter 7.5%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.5%
Vertical scrolling bullet-hell 2D shooting game! Dodge and defeat the diverse magical attacks unleashed by the charming fox girl! All 4 stages + EX planned.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 7.5%, Anime 5.5%
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.7%
Become a Cosmic Guardian in this thrilling space shooter! Defend Earth from alien threats, battle colossal bosses, and save the universe. Play solo with A.I. or team up in co-op mode. Level up, unlock abilities, and collect power-ups for an epic adventure!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 34% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Aliens 12.5%, Shooter 8.1%, Arcade 8.1%
A fast-paced addicting space shooter with an inspiration taken from many modern games. A project I have been passionately working solo for 2 years+!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Bullet Time 14.8% ★, Score Attack 7.9%
A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Aliens 9.5%, Shooter 8.8%
The playful witch dances to unleash stunning magical moves! Witch Dance is an evolving action puzzle. The controls are simple, but the challenge is infinite. Right click to move, left click to cast. Gather your magic and dance your way to victory!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 19%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Score Attack 8.7%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.2%
Blast your way through monstrous hordes, enter houses, and piece together spicy scenes of monster-girl action. Only for adults! A chaotic blend of top-down monster shooting and erotic animations and images puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 25% ★, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Aliens 9.7%
Fate and Judgement is a vertical shoot'em up with roguelike elements and procedural stage generation. Fight Through hordes of an empire you once served and relieve your last mission until victory is yours!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Score Attack 12.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%