Games Like Batsugun

The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.7%, Bullet Hell 40.2%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 3.4%, 2D 1.5%

DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.8%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Arcade 15.8%, Local Co-Op 5.5%, Action 4%

Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.6%, Bullet Hell 36.8%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 2%, Local Co-Op 1.5%

Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 41%, Shoot 'Em Up 40.9%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 3.2%, 2D 2%

For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Local Co-Op 8.6%, Co-op 6.5%

Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Local Co-Op 7.5%, Score Attack 6.4%

Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Arcade 11.7%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Score Attack 8.6%

The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Arcade 12.9%, Old School 9.4%, 1990's 8.1%, Co-op 7.2%

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 44.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 44.1%, Arcade 7.6%, Action 4.2%

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 29.8%, Arcade 13.4%, Score Attack 10.2%, Old School 7.2%, 1990's 7.1%

Blast through alien hordes as the finest cyborg mercenary in existence! To emerge victorious, you'll need to manage time and resources skillfully. Toaplan's run-and-gun smash-hit finally arrives on PC, reloaded with new features and quality-of-life extras!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Arcade 10.4%, Local Co-Op 8.4%, Score Attack 8.4%, Old School 8.2%

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 47.7%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Arcade 16.8%, Action 7.1%

R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, are now together on Steam!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 61%, Arcade 19.3%, Action 9.3%, Retro 5.8%, 2D 4.5%

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 29%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Arcade 10%, Score Attack 7.6%, Local Co-Op 6.3%

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam!Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Arcade 27.3%, Action 14.3%, Retro 12.5%, 2D 9.7%

Wild Guns Reloaded is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter, mixing the Wild West with steampunk. Play as Clint, Annie, Doris, or Bullet the dog with his sentry drone. Grab some friends and play together for some four player action!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Arcade 21.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%, Action 9.6%, Retro 6.5%

Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Local Co-Op 9.1%, 1990's 8.2%

Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.4%, Arcade 15.6%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Retro 8.5%, Action 6.3%

Blast battalions of tanks into smoking craters and conquer air and sea from the sky's fastest attack chopper! Toaplan's coin-op shooter Twin Cobra flies to PC with fresh features and quality-of-life updates!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Arcade 14.2%, Score Attack 12.6%, 1990's 9.8%, Old School 9.1%

A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Arcade 12.7%, Score Attack 7.5%, 2D 5.2%

Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Retro 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.1%, Arcade 19.5%, 1990's 13.9%, Retro 8.3%, 2D 7.1%

Relive the glory days of cooperative arcade games with the Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle! This comprehensive collection includes seven classic titles, each with various multiplayer options and online capabilities!

Why similar: Arcade 31.8%, Retro 13.3%, Co-op 12.5%, 1990's 10.6%, Action 10.2%

Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 5.6%, Retro 5.3%

Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Arcade 10.1%, Score Attack 9.6%, Local Co-Op 8.3%

An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Score Attack 13.8%, 1990's 8.8%, Retro 6.5%

R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 57.5%, Arcade 21.8%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Action 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Arcade 27.2%, 1990's 11.1%, Action 8.3%, 2D 7.8%

Darius is one of the pioneers of the side-scrolling shoot 'em genre, and the Steam version replicates the multi-screen arcade experience with 4 different titles and 7 versions filled with aquatic-lifeform-themed bosses and epic, Zuntata-composed soundscapes!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Score Attack 15.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Co-op 9%, 1990's 6.9%

Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Score Attack 11.9%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Bullet Hell 8.7%, Arcade 7%

Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.3%, Bullet Hell 37.3%, Action 9.4%

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 49%, Bullet Hell 30.3%, Arcade 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, Action 3.7%

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 38.5%, Bullet Hell 32.5%, Arcade 17.1%, Action 7%, Combat 2.4%

Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.5%, Bullet Hell 39.5%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 6.4%

Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Score Attack 11.7%, Arcade 11.2%, Local Co-Op 5.9%

Originally created by Seibu Kaihatsu, Raiden series comes back with a four-title compilation of these classic scrolling arcade shooter games we enjoyed being challenged with back in the days.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.1%, Arcade 18.9%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Retro 8.5%, Action 6.8%

You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Arcade 17.6%, Score Attack 12.2%, 1990's 9.9%, Local Co-Op 6.2%

This is an arcade horizontal shoot'em up, that combines solid arcade controls with modern elements like bullet hell phases, tiny hitboxes, different types of gameplay and scoring, collectibles, trophies and many other features, which makes Wings Of Bluestar a fun shmup for both casuals and regulars.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Old School 10.5%, Local Co-Op 8.3%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Arcade 10.8%, Score Attack 8.7%, Old School 6.5%

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, Arcade 14.1%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Retro 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners. Choose from five different gunners to master in this horizontal shooter. With the ability to dodge, reflect, delete, and convert bullets you are more powerful than you might believe.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Score Attack 8.2%, Arcade 7.5%, Co-op 6.7%

Lock-on to an exhilarating sci-fi shooting fest with the trilogy which put Taito on the 90s arcade shooting map: The Ray Series, together in one collection for the first time!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 63.1%, Local Co-Op 9.7%, Action 9%, Local Multiplayer 7%, Arcade 5.5%

This is a hot barrage shooting game. Destroy enemy planes with powerful firepower, shuttle and evade in the barrage. Various scenes with rich colors Planets, Fire Stars, Jupiter Stars, Water Stars, and huge battleships. It's time to drive a space fighter and show your strength! !

Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Local Co-Op 8.4%, Retro 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Bullet Hell 30.8%, Arcade 10.5%, Retro 7.4%, Action 5.2%

Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Arcade 14.7%, Score Attack 9%, Retro 3.8%

“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Arcade 20.2%, Co-op 8%, Retro 7.4%, 2D 7.1%

“TWINKLE STAR SPRITES ”, a competitive 2D top-down view scrolling shooter released on NEOGEO MVS in 1996, departs for new adventures on the Steam gaming platform!Master your shots, and aim for the magical Twinkle Star”!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 58.1%, Arcade 18.5%, 1990's 8.5%, Action 8.2%, Local Multiplayer 6.6%

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 28.3%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Arcade 12.4%, Score Attack 10%, Old School 7.6%

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 45.7%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 4.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%

A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.2%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Arcade 8.9%, Local Co-Op 8.6%, Action 5.1%

The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Arcade 14.3%, Retro 14.3%, Action 14%, Local Co-Op 12%

The original cute and hardcore shrine maiden shooter is now available on Steam! Completely new game, a sequel to the home original "Pocky&Rocky" (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)! The adventures of Pocky&Rocky begin once again.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.8%, Action 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Multiplayer 8%

A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Arcade 11.4%, Score Attack 8.5%, Local Co-Op 6.6%

Shizuku and Akane...two pilots bound by rivalry and friendship battle to save their world from malevolent cosmic forces! A classic arcade style shmup with deeply satisfying fast paced combat, wide variety of load-out combos, and even local co-op!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Old School 9.8%, Local Co-Op 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%