- #1 Red Galaxy
97% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: CSZgames
Windows
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 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Aliens 11.9%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 8.9%
- #2 Gamma Zero
96% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Sinclair Gurny
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Aliens 13.1%, Old School 10.1%
- #3 Exorush
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thrashmodule
Windows
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 15.4%, Bullet Hell 15%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Aliens 10.1%, Shooter 9.4%
- #4 Project AionIX
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AionBlaze Studio
Windows
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 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Aliens 9.5%
- #5 KAIKAN
93% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: zakichi
Windows
KAIKAN is a vertical scrolling shooter that focuses on destroying enemies. Destroy enemies with 6 types of aircraft with different performance, clear 5 stages, and aim for a higher score.
Why similar: Destruction 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 9.5%, Bullet Hell 9.2%
- #6 Starfighter Neon
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Aliens 10.6%, Shooter 6.9%
- #7 Blast Rush LS
92% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Bipedal DogPub: indie.io
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Destruction 10.3%, Aliens 9.5%
- #8 Beyond the Field
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Blixel
Windows
Beyond the Field is a 2D pixel art top down shooter set in space, inspired on another classic game with asteroids, where the achievements you unlock along your gameplay contain lore about the current state of the world, with some even being required to unlock the final boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Bullet Hell 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Aliens 10.7%, Shooter 9%
- #9 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shooter 10%, Old School 6.6%
- #10 2nd Shot
90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Chad BarrettPub: Chaotic Entertainment, LLC
Windows · Mac
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Old School 10.4%, Shooter 9%
- #11 Crazy Appliances 疯狂电器
91% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: PopTea Games
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Top-Down 9.9%, Arcade 8.7%
- #12 Netherspace
89% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantinos Katsoris
Windows
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Aliens 12.6%, Shooter 9.2%
- #13 Warcat Parade
89% 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 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #14 Quarantine City
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Nicholas RatliffPub: Ratliff Gaming LLC
Windows
Survive alone against a never ending horde of undead! How long can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #15 Sophstar
87% matchVery Positive100% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Banana Bytes
Windows
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 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Aliens 9.9%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #16 Touhou Renkyouto ~ Subterranean Festival of Love and Jealousy
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: ArzvetPub: Team Minty Cabbages
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.5%
- #17 Neon Invaders
85% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Aliens 11.1%, Shooter 9.1%
- #18 The Battle of Aurinoxia
82% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.4%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #19 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
86% 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 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Aliens 12.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 8.4%
- #20 Insectipede
84% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: LoadUpGames.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 9.1%
- #21 4D:XD
81% 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 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 8.2%
- #22 Slordax: The Unknown Enemy
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: SoftdiskPub: Ziggurat
Windows
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Aliens 12.6%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Retro 9.3%
- #23 Gunlocked 2
78% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12%, Aliens 11.5%, Shooter 7.7%
- #24 Orchid Glitter
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tamazusa
Windows
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 23.9%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Arcade 6.3%
- #25 Rysen
81% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.5%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #26 Space Waves
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.6%
- #27 Whacked!
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Backwards Lazy Studios
Windows
The big boss is looking for a new right-hand henchman, so it’s your time to shine! Choose a gangster, put on your most stylish suit, and WHACK your friends in this fast-paced, action-packed, top-down PvP shooter! Dive and shoot your way through destructible maps while trying to not get WHACKED!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Destruction 17.1%, PvP 10.4%, Shooter 8.8%
- #28 1x! Space Adventure
77% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Lunar Madcap
Windows
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 12.3%
- #29 Marimoth
76% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Nether Lamp
Windows
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Arcade 11%, Retro 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #30 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 弾幕検定死験-大往生編-
76% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10.2%
- #31 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
75% 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 21.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Top-Down 10.8%, Bullet Hell 10%, Arcade 8.6%
- #32 Lobstar: Arcade Version
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Lobstar
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 10.8%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #33 GunBird
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 10.7%
- #34 Rock 'N Roll: G.E.O.S. Wars
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Rock 'N Roll G.E.O.S. Wars is a completely new dimension of the original Rock 'N Roll game. In this game, players can work together to vanquish the space rocks that threaten Earth... or they can choose to face each other in a wide variety of duel modes!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.5%
- #35 Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: SNOWBALL EFFECT GAMES
Windows
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Aliens 12.1%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10.3%
- #36 StormBonk
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Edenvind
Windows
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 19.8%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.2%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #37 Rheum
74% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.3%
- #38 Battle AirForce
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: SUZUKIPLAN
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7%
- #39 Xentron Attack
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Why similar: Destruction 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Aliens 12.2%, Old School 8.4%
- #40 Dininho Space Adventure
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Dininho
Windows
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 12.1%
- #41 Kaguya
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flypot LLC
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #42 METEOR COMMANDER
72% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Propulsion Studios
Windows
Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Aliens 14.3%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.4%
- #43 TRIZEAL Remix
72% matchPositive81% of 37 reviews2016
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17%, PvP 9.6%, Shooter 8.7%
- #44 STARR RINGER
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Sterling McKay
Windows
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.5%
- #45 Hexapoda
69% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: TOMAGameStudio
Windows
After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Shooter 7.9%
- #46 Astro Fighters
67% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
A score-driven vertical STG built around aggressive grazing, medal chaining, and risk-reward survival mechanics. Dodge impossible bullet patterns, manipulate time itself, and push for the ultimate 1CC.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Shooter 10%, Old School 8.8%
- #47 Steel Alcimus
70% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Old School 8.6%, Shooter 8.4%
- #48 Lilac 0
67% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Bullet Prince
Windows
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Old School 9.8%
- #49 Ayako's Mission
70% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Old School 10%, Shooter 8.7%
- #50 WOLFLAME
70% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 27.9%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #51 Asteroids
68% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Play Asteroids
Windows
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 12%, Old School 9.6%
- #52 Gratuitous Space Shooty Game
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Gratuitous Shooty Game is a hobby space shooter made by the developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, reusing the art from that game :D.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Aliens 11.6%, Shooter 9.5%
- #53 Feeble Light
68% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Old School 7.9%
- #54 Exo-Calibre
66% 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 26.8%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #55 Laser Droplets
69% 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 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Arcade 13.6%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #56 SOLSTORM
71% 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 18.2%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 8.2%
- #57 Touch Force
66% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: www.superstargames.co.ukPub: Golocobiz Limited
Windows · Mac
Most unique top down shooter. Bring hell to insectoid robot invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Destruction 13.4%, Aliens 11.8%, Shooter 8.9%
- #58 NewMe NuMe LuMe: Alien Wars
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Ho RaBii
Windows
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 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.8%
- #59 Bullet Hell Monday: Black
66% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
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 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shooter 9.5%, Top-Down 7.5%