- #1 GALXAGAR
97% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: MoonMuse Entertainment
Windows
"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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, PvE 11.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 8.2%
- #2 Spherical Worlds: Evolution
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infobyte
Windows · Linux
A distant human colony faces an enigmatic alien threat. As commander of a spherical battle droid, infiltrate alien spacecraft to neutralize the menace from within. Face AI-enhanced droids, upgrade your arsenal, and engage in high-speed action, mini-games and test your strategic skills and reflexes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Gun Customization 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Vehicular Combat 12.9%, Shooter 8.9%
- #3 What's Outside
96% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: RedcollarwolfPub: Redcollarwolf Arts
Windows · Linux
You’re stuck out in the middle of space alone in ship, see how long you can survive with endless enemy ships and do all it again.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, PvE 8.4%, Shooter 7.9%
- #4 BLASTER MAYHEM
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormduck
Windows
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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Arcade 9.8%, Score Attack 9.1%, Shooter 7.1%
- #5 Space Defense Special Force - The Origin of the Union
94% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Ninetales Studios
Windows
Frenetic 2D action in the style of Space Invaders! Customize your spaceship, face hordes of enemies, and challenge yourself in multiple modes, including Campaign, Arcade, Invasion, and Survival. Upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, and face unique challenges in every battle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down 9.7%, Space 8.1%
- #6 Astar Solis
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Rooklift Labs
Windows
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.2%, Linear 7.6%
- #7 Starlight: Eye of the Storm
93% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: Strides Interactive Game Studio
Windows
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Gun Customization 13.9%, Shooter 9.7%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #8 Golgalian
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Atael
Windows
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 24%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #9 WOLFLAME
91% matchVery Positive86% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 29.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #10 Escape Space
91% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: ShidyGames
Windows
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 21.8%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Gun Customization 17.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Space 8.9%
- #11 The Battle of Aurinoxia
90% matchPositive75% of 16 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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #12 < STRECT >
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MiddleBit
Windows
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 14%, Score Attack 10.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.2%
- #13 Asteroidia
89% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Duk Studios
Windows
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, PvE 11.7%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 7.1%
- #14 Super Orbital Mega Drift II
88% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Elie GedigierPub: beebop
Windows
Defeat the Empire a second time in this short electro-jazz space shooter. Beat up bosses and upgrade your ship as you go deeper into the belly of the beast.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Vehicular Combat 12%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 8.5%
- #15 Fiery Rivaz
87% 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 25.2%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 14.6%, Top-Down 8.9%, Space 6.7%
- #16 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: JMC
Windows · Linux
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 23.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Bullet Hell 11%, Top-Down 10.7%, Arcade 8.9%
- #17 ASSAULT SHELL
86% matchPositive91% of 22 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 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 9.8%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #18 EMPIRE - GALAXY BURNING
85% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: BWI Games
Windows
A shoot-em-up game (loosely) inspired by the likes of Crimson Clover, Mushihimesama and R-Type, battling against an ancient superweapon to save both the galaxy and a close friend!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Vehicular Combat 17.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Top-Down 10.8%, Space 8.7%
- #19 Unknown Hero
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Svero Forge
Windows · Linux
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 24.1%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.8%, Linear 8.5%
- #20 Asteroids... But Roguelite
84% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Goats Games
Windows
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Vehicular Combat 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Arcade 8.1%, Score Attack 7.9%
- #21 Emerald Blue
82% matchPositive100% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Emerald Blue TeamPub: Xtrasoft Development Team
Windows
The Swan EM-43DSC... A experimental fighter jet blasts through the skies of the New East/West. And as the pilot clutches her yoke, she commits to her rebellion knowing full well, that her mission is not for the faint of heart....
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Shooter 12.2%, Linear 8.8%, Arcade 7.4%
- #22 Space Force Squadron
83% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: heyjeff
Windows
Space Force Squadron is a horizontal 2d shmup. Choose between 4 pilots with different spaceships and different attributes. Buy upgrades for ships using points earned in battles. This is arcade style game, meaning there is no possibility to save.
Why similar: Gun Customization 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Arcade 8.9%, Linear 8.8%
- #23 Super Highway Rampage
82% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Lasso Games
Windows
Highway Rampage is a high speed, action packed SHMUP with tons of variety and replayability. Choose your vehicle, equip and upgrade new weapons and choose your path in this arcade style roguelite shoot em up.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Arcade 9.9%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #24 Vectoraid
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: James Suret
Windows · Linux
A neon retro Asteroids inspired arcade game with persistent progression, upgrades and cosmetics to unlock. With Asymmetrical local Co-op, mining extraction, Endless waves game modes and local PvP.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, PvE 11.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 9.5%
- #25 Colorfire Redux
80% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: AntikoreDev
Windows
Well, the physpace is being destroyed, glitching by numerous hordes of malicious duplicating codes from the bitspace. People are panicking, we must send our final attempt to fix the issue, you must be trained to fix the bitspace and survive in it during the process, in its current, decaying status.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.4%, PvE 14.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #26 The Last Bastion: Beyond the Frontier
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WonderDose
Windows · Mac · Linux
A vertical space shooter about a combat pilot who must break through an enemy armada and warn their homeworld. Maneuver through hostile fire, battle commanders and bosses, upgrade your ship, and assemble powerful equipment synergies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Gun Customization 15.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 7%
- #27 Laser Droplets
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Kikashi Online
Windows · Mac
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 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Arcade 14.2%, Top-Down 7.6%, Shooter 7.5%
- #28 Vanisha
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DANYL
Windows
A progression-driven twin-stick shooter. Customize ships, combine powerful cards, and forge unique builds through a massive talent tree as you race to stop the Anomaly.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Arcade 8.9%, Shooter 8.9%, PvE 8.8%
- #29 Romantic Shooter
78% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Romantic Shooter
Windows
Romantic Shooter is an erotic shmup game where you'll be able to destroy the girls clothes!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Vehicular Combat 22.7%, PvE 14.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.5%
- #30 The Rush
77% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Hornbuckle Who
Windows
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 23.1%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Linear 9%
- #31 Paper Nebula
78% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Bakery
Windows
Paper Nebula is a fast-paced arcade-style scroller, reinvented as a Roguelike! This space shooter will have you blasting through endless waves of alien ships while trying to scout a way out of the nebula. With adorable paper-style graphics and intense gameplay, who wouldn't want to be trapped here?
Why similar: Gun Customization 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Arcade 8.8%, Space 8.2%
- #32 Reinforced Machine
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astral Punch Studios Pty Ltd
Windows
A fast-paced mech arena shooter mixing arcade intensity with skill-based unlocks. Unleash powerful ultimate forms, mix and match skills to define your playstyle, and master each unique combat machine to unlock their signature abilities.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Gun Customization 18.9%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, PvE 9.8%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #33 Always Surrender
76% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: The Covert Sheep Example
Windows
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, PvE 11.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Score Attack 9.6%
- #34 Clusterbug
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Visionair GamesPub: Mediacollege Amsterdam
Windows
Clusterbug is a space-themed, insect-filled, and futuristic bullet hell shoot 'em up. Travel through the insect-filled world as you cleanse it from a bio-mechanical virus that has turned any living being infected by it into frenzied mech mutations, bringing freedom and peace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Arcade 11.4%, Top-Down 7.9%, Space 5.6%
- #35 SOLSTORM
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jerry Zhu
Windows · Linux
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 8.8%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #36 Cosmic Survivor
74% matchNo user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Aoki Games
Windows
Cosmic Survivor is a space arcade survival game: pilot unique ships, face waves of meteors, alien swarms, and colossal bosses while unlocking weapons, achievements, and new challenges.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Top-Down 8.6%
- #37 Crisis Wing
75% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2020
Dev: Pieslice Productions
Windows · Mac
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, PvE 9.2%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #38 SpaceShooter
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kbatzis
Windows
Blast through endless waves of deadly meteors in a fast-paced 2D arcade space shooter! Fight through 20 challenging stages, battle powerful bosses, customize your ship, discover unique meteor types, unlock weapons and upgrades, and survive the Endless Mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, PvE 15.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #39 4D:XD
73% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Brammen
Windows
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.1%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #40 Nevultra
73% match3 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 29%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Score Attack 7%
- #41 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
73% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #42 Magic Fairy Fun Blast
71% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Wow Cool Games
Windows
Magic Fairy Fun Blast is a challenging and fast paced arcade style bullet hell arena wave based shooter. You are a fairy that just wants to have fun but your version of fun is different than the rest of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, PvE 11.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 7.9%
- #43 Rogue Space Convoy
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Delti LLC
Windows
Rogue Space Convoy is a roguelite space action shooter where you pilot a fighter, build a convoy, and choose branching encounters across five hostile passages. Disable enemy cruisers, salvage upgrades, and keep the Ark alive long enough to reach the gate.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Vehicular Combat 16.3%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #44 Blast Horizon
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gil Zussman
Windows
The Screen Belongs to your Enemy - Take it Back!In this classic Shmup, you will fight through impossible odds against hostiles flooding the battlefield from every direction. Every second is a test of positioning and precision while turning the battlefield into a storm of explosions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Vehicular Combat 16.9%, PvE 9.9%, Shooter 8.5%
- #45 Cybxus Heart
72% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Score Attack 6.2%
- #46 Return Ace
72% 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 25.4%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 10%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #47 Karous
69% matchPositive94% of 31 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 34.3%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Shooter 16%, Arcade 13.1%, 2D 5.3%
- #48 Astronomical 2 The Blue Fire
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Official_Tuho
Windows
Fast top-down space shooter with varied missions, relentless enemies, powerful ship upgrades, and most importantly, fire.
Why similar: Gun Customization 23.2%, Vehicular Combat 19.8%, Space 10.3%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 7.7%
- #49 Starfighter Hero
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kilobyte Studios
Windows
Starfighter Hero is a bullet heaven rogue-lite where you pilot and upgrade your starship. Unleash experimental weapons, amass escalating power, and steer your ship expertly to survive relentless swarms.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Vehicular Combat 13.1%, PvE 11.4%, Arcade 7.6%
- #50 Umbra Galaxy
70% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Lazy Wizards Games
Windows
Umbra Galaxy is a sci-fi shoot'em'up where you pilot a spaceship adrift in the restricted space filled with enemies. Destroy enemy generators, fight your way to the bosses and secure the obscure goal in the end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, PvE 11.8%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 8%
- #51 Galactic Mecha GunSuit
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Theosoft
Windows
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: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 11.8%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #52 The Bullet Hell
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: SplatHero
Windows
A true bullet-hell game. Dodge an onslaught of bullets as a variety of ships while surviving until the boss is whittled down enough. Fight the 24 main bosses in a linear order or play special game modes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.5%, Arcade 12.4%, Score Attack 10.9%, Minimalist 10.6%, Top-Down 10%
- #53 Warcat Parade
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Hefka Games
Windows · Linux
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Score Attack 10.3%, Arcade 9.5%, Shooter 8.9%
- #54 Peraglees - The Ooloufian Resistance
68% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: DPADFTW
Windows
Lock and load. Shoot first, ask questions if you feel like it. Every second counts as you dodge incoming fire, obliterate enemy fleets, and collect power-ups. It’s up to you to take the fight to the enemy, and save the Fennyverse from total annihilation.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Linear 8%
- #55 Space Dogfight: Infinite
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Empty Vector Studio
Windows
No health bars to hide behind. No progression curve to cushion you. Just you and your inertia. In a cold pixel void, pure dogfighting — drift to find that one lethal shot. Luck won't help. Only skill.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Space 7.2%
- #56 Chromacell
67% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 171Dev
Windows
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 23.7%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10%, Linear 9.2%
- #57 Dead End City
67% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Licker LLC
Windows
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Vehicular Combat 18.5%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 7.2%
- #58 RePulse-X
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stefan Amelung
Windows · Linux
Defend Earth against alien asteroid attacks in this arcade roguelite retro shooter and experience the evolution of the genre in a gripping visual and auditory adventure.
Why similar: Gun Customization 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, PvE 10.8%, Shooter 9.8%, Linear 8.3%
- #59 Gunvein
66% matchVery Positive97% of 223 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 37%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 5.3%
- #60 Cosmic Swarm
65% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: ZM5J
Windows · Mac
A modern space shooter where you guard the galaxy from collapsing into astropolitical war. Traverse the stars, hold the line between empires, and prevent cosmic conflict — one swarm at a time.
Why similar: Gun Customization 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, PvE 14%, Shooter 12%, Space 6.9%