
Gameboy-aesthetic auto-shooter with tough handmade stages across several game styles. Choose from six total playable characters while collecting dozens of unique power-ups and rocking out to a chiptune-guitar fueled soundtrack.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Action, Top-Down Shooter, 2D.

Gameboy-aesthetic auto-shooter with tough handmade stages across several game styles. Choose from six total playable characters while collecting dozens of unique power-ups and rocking out to a chiptune-guitar fueled soundtrack.

Glow Storm
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.

Bullet Casters
Embark on an epic Bullet Hell adventure in a fantasy world filled with bizarre monsters and eccentric magicians!
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, PvE 15.4%, Arcade 9.8%, Action 4.7%
Embark on an epic Bullet Hell adventure in a fantasy world filled with bizarre monsters and eccentric magicians!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, PvE 12.6%, Arcade 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Sparks flare around the man all five sisters wish to claim. Introducing the new vertical scrolling shooter game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.2%, Top-Down Shooter 36.7%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 5.7%, 2D 4.4%
A short top-down game about dodging bullets and shooting a variety of enemies. Your arsenal evolves as you collect power-ups. Use a charged blast attack to destroy magenta shields and dashes to destroy cyan shields while fighting 6 different enemy types that can make use of shields and dashes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, PvE 15.4%, Arcade 9.6%, Action 4.5%
Cult of Icarus is a methodical, mythological and brutal bullet hell. Bestowed with the ancient, holy technology of the ANGEL unit, enact zealous revenge against the archenemy of the Lord, who are surely equally as bent on your destruction as you are theirs. Thou shalt kill. Thou shalt kill them all.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, PvE 15.5%, Action 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
A top down Sci-Fi futuristic bullet-hell survivor-like where your choices spawn parallel mirror worlds with the other outcome.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.9%, Top-Down Shooter 34%, PvE 18%, Action 6.7%, 2D 4.9%
A fast, addictive space run where you weave through meteors, blast obstacles, collect coins, and survive wave after wave of rising danger.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.2%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Arcade 11.6%, Old School 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
GOOG is a top down survival game with bullet elements. Explore GOOG and discover the secrets of this strange world. Defeat the idols of this world on a path to discover who you are and why you're here.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.4%, Bullet Hell 31.9%, PvE 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 5.6%
Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, PvE 14.6%, Arcade 9.7%, Funny 8.7%
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.1%, Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 5.3%, 2D 4.7%
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 28.5%, Bullet Hell 26.7%, Arcade 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Action 5.7%
Escape the Maze of Malice in this frantic 2D top-down shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Action 5.9%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, PvE 14.3%, Arcade 8.8%, Action 5.1%
・A culmination of character shooting games set in a unique worldview! ・A wide variety of newly added playable characters and attack methods, as well as a 2P scenario that is different from 1P play. ・Features a high-tension MAX system that will satisfy your insatiable passion for shooting games!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 9.4%, 2D 5.2%
The Gnonmeaggedon is upon us! Hold your ground against relentless gnome waves in a fast, unforgiving bullet hell. Master movement, manage space, and cut through swarms before they overwhelm you. Between attacks, explore biomes, rescue allies, save the village.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, PvE 11.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Funny 7.3%
"Balls Mania!" is a truly unique game where the object is to get as many "blue balls" as you can without getting your own balls smashed! In "Balls Mania!" the more blue balls you have and the more "ball goop" you spill, the higher your score is likely to be!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.1%, Arcade 17.4%, Old School 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Action 7.6%
Screaming Eagles is a flight top-down shooter that exemplifies everything that all great shooters of reference would include. Flashy effects, millions of enemies, huge bosses, it’s a retro-inspired shooter fit for gamers of old and new.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.1%, Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 11.7%, Indie 9.4%
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: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Arcade 10.5%, PvE 9.5%, Old School 5.6%
The ultra-hardcore, authentic vertical scrolling shooter game comes back to life in the modern age. Dodge, shoot, and destroy. Conquer all six stages and experience the real thrill of vertical scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30%, Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 9.5%, Old School 7%
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: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 6.9%, PvE 6.8%
Fight by yourself or with friends to survive a gauntlet of enemies in set stages. Collect items to empower your character and take down enemies quicker. Play as multiple different characters with varying play styles. Fight strong bosses that reward you handsomely with more money than normal enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32%, Bullet Hell 30.3%, PvE 10.5%, Old School 8.5%, Action 6.9%
Get into the cockpit of an ace pilot fighting in the galactic war in this sci-fi arcade top-down shooter. Participate in numerous campaign missions to explore the story of Magnificent-1 and enjoy the arcade mode to strive for the highest score.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Arcade 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Action 6.5%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 8.3%, 2D 7.3%
Blast and crash through hordes of dangerous "zombies" as the titular "Goofy Goober" in this "video game". Collect Powerful items, obtain Powerful weapons, and defeat Powerful monsters in quickly paced action combat encounters. But Watch Out
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, PvE 16.4%, Funny 12.1%, Action 4.9%
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: Bullet Hell 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, PvE 14.5%, Arcade 9.2%, Old School 4.2%
Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Action 7.5%, Arcade 7%
Snake-meets-bullet-hell roguelike where your tail is your ammo. Eat bullets to grow, spend length to shoot, and survive escalating waves, enemies, and bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Bullet Hell 29%, PvE 15.9%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 5%
SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, PvE 14.8%, Arcade 10%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
What happens to you when your mobility is completely left to the wind? Use only two keys to control your weapon direction in a 360 degree orbit while danger envelops you! In this realm, you will definitely die, but what kind of impression will you leave before you take your very last breath?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 32.9%, Action 11.5%, Old School 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
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 30.4%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Arcade 14%, Action 10.5%, PvE 8.2%
Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Arcade 16.5%, Action 10.8%, PvE 8.6%, Old School 8%
Slimestoppers is a top down horde shooter that pits the technology of man against a relentless army of sentient slimes from space. Choose from an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, abilities, perks, and equipment to forge the perfect Slimestopper. Supports multiplayer up to 4 players!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.1%, PvE 20.3%, Arcade 14%, Action 6.9%, 2D 5.7%
Fast Paced, Bullet Hell Retro Shooter! Shoot down enemies and dodge everything. Fight through 17 intense levels with 6 insane boss fights. Do you have what it takes to beat the game?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Arcade 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Action 6.7%
“You will die.” Confirm it with your own eyes. See with your own eyes the most deadly barrage ever spread across your palms.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.7%, Top-Down Shooter 37.6%, Action 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Kona, an ice artist with a reputation for mischief, and Snowrabbit, a white-furred snow rabbit full of desire. After hearing the story of Aquus, the mermaid goddess, the two down-on-their-luck artists break into the monastery of Aquus, nicknamed "the sea on land," to make a statue of a goddess.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.3%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Arcade 10.5%, Funny 8.2%, PvE 7.6%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.4%, Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
主人公は好きな女の子がいる。ある日、彼は彼女に、告ってしまった。「ごめんなさい。あたしには好きな人がいるの」と断られた彼は、どうしても彼女を「まもり」たくなった。
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.8%, Bullet Hell 33.3%, Action 6.8%, 2D 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
It's 2025 and the country's mega research facility has gone bad. You are a lowly security guard gunning for his paycheck. Fight your way out in this twin-stick shooter. Reminiscent of Smash TV and the likes of Xeno Crisis.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.4%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Arcade 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Retro 5.9%
Defend your house from the hoards!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, PvE 14.1%, Arcade 10.1%, Funny 7.8%
A tribute to the 80's games containing 7 stages with continuous action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.4%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 12.6%, Indie 6.8%
Alien Blitz is a 3d action-shooter with lots of bullets, missiles, weapons, maps and monsters.Take your shotgun and go kill some Aliens !
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.1%, Bullet Hell 29%, Action 14.9%, Arcade 14.5%, Indie 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 28.4%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Arcade 10.6%, Old School 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Spawn, dismantle your enemies to gather spare parts, die, repeat. Embark in a journey where unlocking the next upgrade will always be your priority, while cleaving your way through waves of enemy robots! Reach the secret endless mode to really put your skills to test.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Action 10%, PvE 9.9%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Arcade 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Action 6.6%
Kill the undead, get new weapons, combine weapons, kill even more undead! Over 20 weapons, INFINITE combinations. Featuring different locations to play and survive. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.9%, Top-Down Shooter 38.8%, Action 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Top-Down 5.7%
CRAZY APPLIANCES is a fast paced top-down shooter game! The elect robots are insane, heroes! Fight your way by using various weapons and powerful items to defeat them in different dangerous situation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Bullet Hell 29.3%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 30.7%, PvE 16.4%, Arcade 9.5%, Action 5.6%
Unleash Mass Insect Extermination! Entomophobia is a casual Bullet Heaven with rogue-lite elements. Slay bugs, amass upgrades, and escalate your power against the swarms. Crush, upgrade, dominate – the insect reign ends with you!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, PvE 13.9%, Arcade 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.9%, Top-Down Shooter 33.8%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
Bulletorium is a dynamic and fast top-down shooter with a lot of shootouts, base capture and management, AI controlling and various upgrades and boss fights.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.1%, Bullet Hell 35.3%, Action 19%, Indie 3.6%
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.3%, Top-Down Shooter 33%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 6.7%, 2D 5.2%
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: Bullet Hell 28%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Top-down arcade game requiring awareness of the rotation of all controllable guns. The guns may help or hinder the progression of the puck to the target zone. Although one gun may be the player's primary focus consideration should be given to upcoming behaviour caused by items in their periphery.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Arcade 15.9%, Action 7.7%, Old School 6.6%
A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Arcade 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Old School 5.5%
Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Arcade 12.3%, Old School 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
An arcade-style top-down shooter where your only weapon is your froggy tongue. Eat hoardes of enemy insects in frantic, high-precision fights that demand clever decision-making. Don't get surrounded - it's one hit and you're croaked.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 55.8%, Arcade 20.3%, Action 11.6%, 2D 8.2%, Indie 2.6%
Prepare for bullet hell action and crazy driving! Your town is on fire, anarchy reigns the streets, aliens rampage in the sky! Grab your gun and join the fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.3%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Action 7.6%, Arcade 7.3%, Funny 6.3%
A fantasy based arcade shooter set in World War 2 with frantic bullet hell shooter style gameplay and a bullet time slo motion mechanic. Take on the enemy forces solo or with a friend either in local co-op or online with STEAM's remote play together.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Arcade 14.3%, Old School 7.3%, Action 6.8%
The SPELP program needs YOU to annihilate thousands of aliens with a variety of weapons, members and unique capacities. Unlock characters and make up your own team to fit your playstyle.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Bullet Hell 27%, PvE 16%, Arcade 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Abettor is a top-down shooter where enemies constantly spawn all around you. In this game, not only does the world generate around you, but the enemies do as well. Kill as many enemies and achieve your highest score. How many can you kill in Abettor?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Bullet Hell 28.8%, Arcade 14.2%, PvE 8.7%, Action 6.8%