- #1 Celestia
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devon Meyer
Windows
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #2 Dessert Storm Girls
96% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Joe James
Windows
Avoid bullets and eliminate enemies to earn points.Take on challenging enemies and bosses across multiple stages, each with its unique design and challenges. Use your skills to stay ahead of the enemy and emerge victorious.Help the CDF stop the separatist uprising and restore peace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Shooter 9%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #3 Kamikaze Empire
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kamikaze KoboPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Carve the path to victory with kamikaze attacks! Blow away enemies with outlandish weapons, then become your own projectile and take the rest out in a blaze of explosive glory! A self destructive shmup where you devastate everything in your wake. "Squadron, charge~!"
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, War 9.2%, Shooter 7.7%
- #4 Project Bullet
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sakasoft
Windows
Project Bullet is a side-scrolling bullet hell game, which sets in Pistalia, the fantasy world where people get the blessing from their god this power came to be known as ''Bullet'', Escape from the evil empire, find valuable allies, arm yourself with powerful gadgets and destroy all your enemies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Side Scroller 17%, Anime 10.5%, Shooter 9.8%
- #5 Librarian of Aquademia : The Forbidden Grimoire
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shrimp0ster
Windows
An auto-2D side-scroller shoot'em up game that aims to be beginner-friendly for someone who has never experienced a shoot'em up bullet hell game before.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.4%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #6 Yuri Sword Saga
94% matchVery Positive98% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Pico Games
Windows
This is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game set in a beautifully drawn Japanese world where you can slay enemies and bullets with simple controls. Parry enemy attacks and use a variety of special moves to defeat powerful demons and evil monsters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Swordplay 12.5%, Shooter 9.1%
- #7 Neptunia Shooter
93% matchVery Positive88% of 740 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 66.3 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 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Anime 9.5%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #8 The Rush
92% matchPositive91% of 32 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 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Linear 6.9%
- #9 GALXAGAR
91% 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 23.6%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Top-Down 9.8%, PvE 9.6%
- #10 Cosmic Destroyer
91% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Coffee Maker Games
Windows · Linux
Turn the incoming swarm of deadly bullets into your own weapon of chaos in this precision STG bullet hell. Grab and toss enemies, dodge and deflect torrents of bullets, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 11.3%, PvE 9.2%
- #11 Shikhondo: Blue Pieta
89% matchPositive100% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #12 Tadpole Tales
90% matchVery Positive90% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Andrei CretuPub: Pinnical Studio
Windows
A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Side Scroller 18%, Top-Down 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #13 Atomanta
89% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Remorasoft
Windows
Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #14 Chromacell
87% 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 22.8%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Linear 7.1%
- #15 Jasper Redds vs The Ares Belt
88% 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 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Shooter 17.2%, Top-Down 9.5%, Action 7.2%
- #16 Fiery Rivaz
86% 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 27%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shooter 15.4%, Top-Down 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #17 Sorcery of Ruin, Sword, and Red Hood
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AOMI Design Studio
Windows
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 31.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Action 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #18 Water Festa
85% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: sTeloXzPub: XNKLV
Windows
Water Festa is a top-down shooter inspired by Thailand's Songkran water festival. You play as a mermaid girl, balancing wetness to remain human, dodge water to avoid becoming too wet, but seek it when dry. Expect a casual bullet hell experience as people continuously shower you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 13%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Anime 10.1%
- #19 Sand Bullets
84% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Duaik EntretenimentoPub: Duaik
Windows
Top-Down Shooter with a mobile APP interaction.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Shooter 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #20 Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon?
83% matchVery Positive92% of 248 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 10%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #21 Origami Flight
84% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Whalesoft Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Side Scroller 23.7%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #22 Star Hunter DX
82% 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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #23 Juuden Youshuugi ~ Crimson Paraselene
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supermoon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Touhou-inspired bullet hell shooting game where you play as magic-using anthropomorphic characters. Explore Lunamara, a land full of magical creatures and youkai, and discover why the moon's rotation around Earth has been halted.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 22%, Shooter 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #24 ASSAULT SHELL
82% 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 29.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Shooter 12.9%, Top-Down 9%, War 5.6%
- #25 Skies of Chaos
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broxcorp
Windows · Linux
Skies of Chaos is an arcade 'shoot em up' with 100+ levels of explosive action. Take on a sprawling campaign as you build your team of pilots to take down an evil empire in a vibrant post apocolyptic world.
Why similar: Steampunk 19.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shooter 9.1%, Top-Down 8%
- #26 Sine Mora EX
80% matchMixed64% of 681 reviews2017
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Steampunk 17% ★, Shooter 8.9%
- #27 Iron Skys
78% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Daniel MacLeod
Windows
Iron Skys is a top down bullet hell shooter with rouge like elements. As a lone pilot in an untested prototype vessel, you must defend the empire against a seemingly endless fleet of rebel ships.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Steampunk 16.4% ★, Shooter 14.2%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #28 The X-Type
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BinaryWriter
Windows
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 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #29 Broken Sky
79% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Addictive 247 Games
Windows
Broken Sky is a fast paced dogfighting shooter featuring unlockable planes, explosive weapons, special abilities and Shoot 'em up madness. Responsive controls combined with super fast air combat will have you coming back for more in your bullet hell quest to defeat the alien takeover.
Why similar: Steampunk 19.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Shooter 9.4%
- #30 Island of Challenge
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Doorway Mountain Studios
Windows
Are you ready for the challenge? Face monsters in a 2D pixel art bullet hell to prove your worth and join Captain Valdo's pirate crew! Step into Geraldo's shoes, choose your weapon, buy upgrades, and grow stronger on this journey. What are you waiting for? The crew is waiting for you!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Swordplay 19.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #31 タングステンの復讐劇 -The Revenge Of Tungsten-
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 魔女の脳
Windows
Bullet shooter with no visible bullets
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Shooter 9%
- #32 东方希莲船 ~ Ultimate Fatal Octopus
76% matchVery Positive93% of 60 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 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Shooter 14%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 6.6%
- #33 Story in the Dream World 1 -Volcano And Possession- Remake
77% matchNo user reviews2026
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 32.7%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #34 TEVI
75% matchVery Positive89% of 3,880 reviews2023
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.1%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Steampunk 16.1% ★, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #35 連縁无現里 ~ Misremembered Memories
76% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Mugenri
Windows
A retro styled Len'en fangame inspired by the Japanese PC-98 Touhou Project games. Enjoy a nostalgic shoot-'em-up experience with faithful graphics and music without the hang-ups of outdated hardware.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Anime 9.4%, PvE 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #36 Magical Blaster
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reverse snare
Windows
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Anime 6.8%
- #37 DRAINUS
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,121 reviews2022
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 41.3%, Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Side Scroller 6.7%
- #38 Flying Fury
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panzero
Windows
A side scrolling shooter with a bullet hell influence. Does it explode? Yes. Everything does. Enemies show their battle damage through having chunks be blown off. There are multiple enemies all with unique behaviours, all which are designed in junction with each other.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #39 Golgalian
73% 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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shooter 13.8%, Top-Down 8.6%, Linear 5.8%
- #40 Chrono Wing: Cats in Space!
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PSYGNORIUM
Windows · Mac
Chrono Wing: Cats in Space!" is a 90s-inspired SHMUP. Master five action-packed stages and use your time-rewinding abilities to dodge the game-over screen and build huge combos.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #41 YOKAI GODDESS An Urban Legend Bullet hell Adventure
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simang
Windows
Yokai Goddess is a mix of bullet hell and adventure, inspired by classic arcade shoot 'em ups and RPG Maker horror games. You'll have to break through relentless enemy attacks while uncovering the secrets of the Seven School Mysteries.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #42 Firefly Witch
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dirty Cats
Windows · Linux
Fly, fight, and cast spells in this thrilling witch shooter! Save your friends from a mysterious menace using your magical prowess and spells. Become a fearless witch on a high-speed adventure!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Shooter 8%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #43 Exo-Calibre
71% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down 8.5%, Cute 4.9%
- #44 Deathsmiles I・II
71% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Shooter 11.8%, Anime 7%
- #45 The Battle of Aurinoxia
70% matchPositive71% of 14 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 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Top-Down 9.9%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #46 Elite Exorcist Miko
69% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
A bullet hell shoot 'em up featuring hololive’s Sakura Miko! hololive has been possessed by evil spirits! Combine melee and ranged combat with a variety of items to fight your friends and set them free!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Shooter 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #47 Gun Wings
71% 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 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Anime 12%, Shooter 4.9%
- #48 Escape 2 Space
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShidyGames
Windows
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 23.9%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Shooter 13.6%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #49 Astro Sentai Jarbonder
70% matchPositive80% of 40 reviews2020
Dev: ipei_retland
Windows
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Shooter 11.8%, War 10.4%
- #50 ARMED DECOBOT
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boghog
Windows
Your work van has been stolen! Use your armed & modified Cleaning Unit to fight your way through a fractured and corrupt floating city that hovers over a war zone. Find and recover your van before your business goes under! Armed Decobot is unique mixture of Arcade Beat 'Em Up and Bullet Hell design.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Top-Down 8%
- #51 Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES
68% matchPositive100% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Raze the road less traveled with your Vulvehicle, the ultimate all-purpose armored combat machine! Whether flying through the sky, or burrowing deep underground, these gals stop at nothing to blast through terrain and enemies alike in this comical action STG!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Anime 7.3%
- #52 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
68% 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 26.7%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #53 Model Eight
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: CachePub: Red Glace
Windows
A shoot em' up with a manga inspired look. Destroy enemies, and use their salvage to gain more power.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down 9.9%, Anime 8.7%
- #54 Final Formation
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happymeal Inc.Pub: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Shooter 14.3%, Sci-fi 5.9%
- #55 From The Dust
67% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Up Down Play Studio
Windows
From The Dust is a fun and dynamic shoot'em up action game! Requiring reflexes and motor coordination. Fight steampunk machines to save your village. Can you complete this challenge?
Why similar: Steampunk 20.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, PvE 8.1%
- #56 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
65% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Anime 9.5%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #57 SATAZIUS
68% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2011
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 24.8%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Side Scroller 20%, Shooter 9.8%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #58 ZPF
64% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: ZPF TeamPub: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter originally designed 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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Shooter 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.5%