Games Like Blast Rush Classic

Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 22%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Difficult 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

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 31.3%, Bullet Hell 26%, Retro 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%

"Murasaki" is a puzzle explosion game. Use explosions to clear the screen of pesky obstacles filling it up. The only controls you need are the directional buttons and two other buttons (Z and X)!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Experimental 13.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Action 5.6%

This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Retro 5.8%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Destruction 24.5%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

ROAD DOOM is an arcade bullet-hell with a cheesy story. On a quest to defeat the four horsemen, blast your way through evil beings with skills of immense power. Unleash your wrath!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Difficult 7.3%, Top-Down Shooter 7%

Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Action 6.4%, Casual 6.1%

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 41.9%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Arcade 4%

Mouse-only for super simple gameplay, but the challenge ramps up. Survive waves of enemies bombing your city. Shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Destruction 16%, Retro 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action 7%

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 27.3%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Retro 9.7%, Difficult 7.3%

Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Retro 10.9%, Difficult 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Arcade 6%

A last ditch effort to destroy what was once to be our savior. A final mission to eliminate a disastrous future. A single ship against Earth’s entire military. The Andraste is the only hope to defeat...the Devil Engine.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Action 7.3%

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 23.3%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Destruction 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Difficult 7.6%, Action 4.9%

Lt Blitz has the city sieged, and it's your job to destroy his troops. Shoot, dodge and upgrade your jet and and try to take on this challenge! Burning Skies is a free, endless retro shmup, that will take you right back to the era of arcade machines, with modernized graphics and gameplay!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Destruction 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%

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 24.4%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Retro 6.5%

Evade is a fast paced bullet hell shooter focused on dodging attack patterns made of hundreds, even thousands of bullets. Shoot your way through over 30 different bosses, and recruit defeated enemies as powerful assists.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Difficult 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 6.4%

COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Difficult 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Retro 8.3%

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 32.3%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Retro 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: Shoot 'Em Up 37.2%, Bullet Hell 37%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Difficult 5.5%, Arcade 5.2%

In Extremis is a challenging and provocative shoot'em up about finding yourself in the chaos of the universe.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Experimental 16% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Retro 5.2%

Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.2%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Action 4.3%, Difficult 4%

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 36.7%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Retro 6.7%, Arcade 6.2%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Difficult 10.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Destruction 19.6%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Retro 8.3%, Difficult 7.6%

A challenge from ancient times delivered to gamers. That excitement from the past has returned. The complete version of VRITRA, the 2D fantasy shooting game, is out now!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Action 8.5%, Casual 8.3%

Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Top-Down Shooter 7.3%, Retro 5.4%

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 39.5%, Bullet Hell 36.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Difficult 6.1%, Arcade 5.1%

Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.

Why similar: Experimental 23.8% ★, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Destruction 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Difficult 8.8%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 40.6%, Bullet Hell 40.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Action 3.8%, Indie 3.3%

Nationwide shooting fans, the wait is over! Following Sengoku Ace and Gunbird, the third installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooter series!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Destruction 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%, Action 6.2%

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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Retro 7.7%

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 37.5%, Bullet Hell 35.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Action 5.7%, Arcade 5.2%

Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Action 8%, Retro 7.2%

A 2D arcade shoot 'em up forged in the age of fire, feedback and METAL! It's a fast, loud and unforgiving ride on an atomic warhead through a hellish concert of beer, bullets and riffs. Crank it up to eleven, and strap in for the ride!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Difficult 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Arcade 4.9%

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 36.4%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Arcade 5.7%, Retro 5.6%

Shoot different types of spaceships while avoiding getting shot yourself. Kill 10 minutes at a time with this affordable colourful timewaster.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 19%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Difficult 9.3%

Hyper Simon X is an Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Puzzle game that ingeniously blends SHMUP mechanics with the classic nostalgia of 'Simon Says' memory games. Prepare for a challenge like no other as you destroy the enemies in the exact order displayed!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Destruction 15.4%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Retro 7.1%, Difficult 7.1%

"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Difficult 11%, Arcade 3.9%

Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Action 5%, 1990's 4.8%

The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Difficult 6.3%

Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Retro 10%, Action 5.2%

Buzz Kill™ Zero takes gameplay influenced from retro 80's arcades & blends it with elements of modern bullet-hells. Use your ship's weapons & abilities to conquer the 5 Missions... & everyone else's scores on the leaderboards!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Difficult 11.7%, Retro 10.9%, Action 10.8%

DuckStruck is a fast paced, top down bullet hell pixel art shooter, where you play as... a duck! Battle enemy zombie ducks, and build defences to aid your survival with endless waves of enemies attacking you at every moment!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Action 7.1%

In a few words Invasion is fast and furious game. Inspired by Galaxian, this game builds upon the great mechanic with new features and sleek modern performance. Just fight without hesitation. Who hesitates will die!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Difficult 10.4%, Retro 8.3%

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 42%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Difficult 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Arcade 5.7%

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 32.1%, Bullet Hell 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Arcade 5.8%, Action 4.9%

【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Retro 6.1%, Action 5.1%

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 36.6%, Retro 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Difficult 8.6%, Bullet Hell 7.8%

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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 7.6%

Test your limits in ITTA, a bullet-hell, boss-rush style adventure. Armed with her father’s revolver and guided by a strange ghostly cat, a displaced girl must battle her way through impossible trials in search of answers… and peace.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Top-Down 6.1%

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 26.5%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Difficult 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%

An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.1%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Action 8.6%, Arcade 4.1%

The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Destruction 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Difficult 7.7%

Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Experimental 22% ★, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Difficult 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%

Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Bullet Hell 26%, Retro 13.8%, Action 10.2%, Indie 7.7%

A bullet-hell dungeon game where you use colored gems to match the enemy in order to deal damage. Each enemy type has a unique attack style. Shoot and Dodge as you search for the evil toilet snake which lies deep within the dungeon.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 31.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Action 5.3%