- #1 BLUE REVOLVER
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 870 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 38.8%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Arcade 8.4%, Female Protagonist 5.3%, Anime 4.5%
- #2 Wish Project
96% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Andrew Willman
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 11%, Arcade 8.5%
- #3 Xmas Shooting - Scramble!!
96% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Help Aru save Christmas in this humoristic, action-packed shooter set in the universe of QP Shooting - Dangerous!!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Score Attack 10.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #4 RagingBlasters
95% matchVery Positive99% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Score Attack 18.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Bullet Hell 8%
- #5 Graze Counter
94% matchVery Positive96% of 316 reviews2017
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
Why similar: Mechs 23.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Arcade 7.3%
- #6 Graze Counter GM
94% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game.
Why similar: Mechs 26.3% ★, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Shooter 7.7%
- #7 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 212 reviews2015
Dev: Studio SiestAPub: Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
【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 25.5%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Score Attack 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Shooter 6.9%
- #8 WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
92% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Arcade 9.4%
- #9 DRAINUS
91% 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 37.9%, Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Action 9.3%
- #10 Neptunia Shooter
91% 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 37%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Anime 8.3%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Action 6.6%
- #11 SUGURI
90% matchVery Positive83% of 222 reviews2014
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Rockin' Android
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience the rush of battle with the fan acclaimed Bullet-Hell shooter "SUGURI". You're equipped with an automatic lock-on targeting system and a unique arsenal of hyper weapons, power shields, and more. Sure, she may look cute, but when it's time to fight, it's all business.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Female Protagonist 13%, Anime 11.8%, Shooter 7.9%
- #12 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
89% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"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 29.9%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Score Attack 11%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 7.7%
- #13 Super Glitter Rush
88% matchVery Positive95% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: tiny cactus studio
Windows
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 27%, Shooter 15.5%, Score Attack 10.5%, Action 6.2%
- #14 Bullet Hell Monday
87% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
Beginner Welcome Bullet Hell Shooter. "Chapter Mode", which is starting from a simple stage and gradually becoming more difficult, is recommended for beginners. Once you get used to bullet hell, let's experience full-scale bullet hell in "Challenge Mode".
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Score Attack 14.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 9.2%
- #15 Mushihimesama
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,541 reviews2015
Dev: CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 39.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Arcade 10.3%, Female Protagonist 5.4%, Anime 4%
- #16 弹幕音乐绘 ~风雷幻奏曲~ / Barrage Musical ~A Fantasy of Tempest~
86% matchVery Positive96% of 357 reviews2017
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is a music rhythm STG where stages with highly BGM synchronization will show you a barrage musical; A shop system with dozens of items available offers you infinite possibility; An AI based auto dodging system benefits beginners.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Action 9.2%
- #17 Project Beril / 贝丽尔养成计划
84% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
This is an AI game.
Why similar: Mechs 23.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Shooter 8.2%
- #18 Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: CITY CONNECTIONPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #19 Deathsmiles
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 617 reviews2016
Dev: CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Arcade 9.1%, Female Protagonist 6.6%, Anime 5.2%
- #20 Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
81% matchVery Positive94% of 3,150 reviews2021
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.1%, Shooter 22.1%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Anime 12.7%, 2D 8.9%
- #21 DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit
82% matchVery Positive92% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: 森の中の猫の小屋
Windows
PowerUp and BusterAttack! Despite the beauty of the Danmaku aggressive playing leads to victory in this Makaism Danmaku shooter. The Danmaku Garden awaits you. There's even a cat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Arcade 10%
- #22 Mokoko X
82% matchVery Positive86% of 162 reviews2022
Dev: NAISU
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Nostalgic arcade gameplay remastered! Conquer the bigger portion of the screen and save the unlucky girls from the various absurd troublemakers.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Arcade 12.9%, Anime 9.2%, Comedy 8.6%
- #23 GanaBlade
80% matchVery Positive96% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: Liao Kai
Windows
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 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Co-op 10.7%, Action 6.9%
- #24 BIRDCAGE
78% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: POLYGON BIRD
Windows
Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this story-driven arcade shooter. The RADON Daughters have launched their ultimate weapon. Take control of the experimental gunship HALCYON and break out of the CAGE.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shooter 13%, Score Attack 11.9%, Arcade 9.2%
- #25 Hazelnut Hex
79% matchVery Positive98% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Chunderfins
Windows
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Arcade 10.9%
- #26 PAWARUMI
81% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Manufacture 43
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Score Attack 18.6%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 11.1%
- #27 REDNEG ALLSTARS SWING-BY EDITION
78% matchVery Positive100% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: あうとさいど
Windows
Cosmo Dreamer Like Dreamer "Outside" is a fantastical and comical boss-rush bullet-hell shooting game remade from a free game. Both beginners and experts can enjoy the intense boss rush.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Mechs 18.8% ★, Shooter 14%, Comedy 7.4%
- #28 Waifu Discovered 2: Medieval Fantasy
79% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2021
Dev: One-Hand-Free Studios
Windows
Enter a medieval fantasy shoot'em up where quick reflexes and clever play are key. Face waves of cursed enemies, dodge chaotic bullet patterns and defeat outrageous bosses to rescue a cast of stunning waifus. The better you perform, the more you uncover.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10%, Co-op 9.7%
- #29 東方眠世界 ~ Wonderful Waking World
77% matchVery Positive97% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Oligarchomp
Windows
A simplistic, dynamic Touhou fangame bullet hell shmup with a pixel art esthetic. Shoot down your enemies and dodge your way through an incessant barrage of projectiles!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 12%, Action 6.4%
- #30 Touhou Endless Dream
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,880 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Comedy 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Anime 11.7%, 2D 7.9%
- #31 Wings Of Bluestar
77% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Shinu Real Arts
Windows · Linux
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: Bullet Hell 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Anime 8.1%
- #32 Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
72% matchVery Positive91% of 821 reviews2025
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Team Shanghai Alice presents a bullet hell shooter! The 20th installment of the Touhou Project. Utilize the powers you've acquired to overcome new challenges!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Shooter 11.4%, Score Attack 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #33 Like Dreamer
74% matchVery Positive100% of 169 reviews2022
Dev: あうとさいど
Windows
A pop and cute bullet-hell shooting game from Cosmo Dreamer "Outside". Both beginners and experts can enjoy speedy and active playing.
Why similar: Mechs 23.9% ★, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Comedy 8.7%
- #34 Touhou Bunkachou ~ Shoot the Bullet.
75% matchVery Positive97% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
天狗と妖怪の日常を覗き見られる小劇場シューティング 妖怪の不思議で美しい弾幕を撮れ!撃て!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Score Attack 21.3%, Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action 9.6%
- #35 Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires.
74% matchVery Positive96% of 422 reviews2019
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 256.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
飛び出そう、いつも通りの弾幕へ それが結果として世界をひっくり返す事になるだろう プリティでデュアリスチックなシューティング幻想!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Action 8.7%, Indie 6.6%
- #36 ImageStriker
75% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2019
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Score Attack 23.1%, Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Arcade 6.3%
- #37 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,390 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.5%, Shooter 20.7%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Anime 13.1%, 2D 7.8%
- #38 Touhou Kaeizuka ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View.
71% matchVery Positive98% of 335 reviews2022
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
桜、紫陽花、向日葵、彼岸花、 幻想の花は散ることなく咲き続ける。弾幕の花も然り。 弾幕の対戦型フラワリングシューティング!一人でも大変遊べます。
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Score Attack 17.3%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 14.5%, Action 8%
- #39 Shotgun Witch
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,098 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Shooter 15%, Score Attack 9.2%, 2D 5.5%
- #40 GUNFIELD
69% matchVery Positive96% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Shiv
Windows
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Arcade 8.7%, Comedy 6.3%, Co-op 6%
- #41 Pamina VS Slimes
70% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Rune Game Dev
Windows
Pamina VS Slimes is a fast-paced top-down arcade game where you defend your home from endless waves of slimes. Choose from 4 headpattable characters, master elemental strategies, and unleash powerful burst skills across 4 game modes. Get ready for non-stop action!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Arcade 12.2%, Comedy 12%, Shooter 11.9%
- #42 Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
73% matchVery Positive83% of 216 reviews2017
Dev: DeerFarm
Windows
Select one of the Grim Reaper or girl. Find escaped yokai from limbo, extricate soul that they absorbed. You must reseal them after
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Shooter 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Action 6.8%
- #43 Bullet Heaven 2
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 558 reviews2015
Dev: Matt Roszak
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 45.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Action 7%, Shooter 4.4%, Indie 4.2%
- #44 KAIKAN
70% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Mechs 20.2% ★, Score Attack 14.6%, Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12%
- #45 Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,492 reviews2019
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
This is a fan-made Touhou shmup with one single stage, similar to the extra stage of official Touhou games. This game has an auto dodging system, which gives you a choice to ignore all the danmaku and only focus on the story.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Action 11%, Anime 10.1%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #46 東方催狐譚 ~ Servants of Harvest Wish
69% matchVery Positive96% of 418 reviews2020
Dev: Dream Compass
Windows
Set off on a journey to an autumnal paradise in this bountiful Touhou vertical Bullethell Shmup fan game made by overseas fans!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Bullet Hell 30.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.7%, Action 5.6%
- #47 Gunvein
68% matchVery Positive97% of 215 reviews2022
Dev: NGDEV
Windows
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 7.4%
- #48 DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 813 reviews2024
Dev: SHIGATAKE GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Mechs 28.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Score Attack 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Shooter 10.8%
- #49 Pixel Game Maker Series MagicalShot The AttackBump☆
66% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Azuma ProjectPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
Blow enemies away with magic bullets and smash them into walls to defeat them! A fixed-perspective top-down 2D action game!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.2%, Arcade 20.3%, Action 17%, Anime 11.6%, 2D 9.8%
- #50 TYPECAST
68% matchVery Positive91% of 195 reviews2023
Dev: Gutter Arcade
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
TYPECAST is a bullet hell where you type to shoot. Get swarmed by enemies, manage the chaos, and climb the leaderboards in this unique arcade experience.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Shooter 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Arcade 9.3%
- #51 1943 Megami Strike
73% matchMixed40% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: GameUS Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight Shooting Game with Pretty Girls
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.3%, Action 22.9%, Anime 15.5%, Indie 15.4%
- #52 HSS:Reload
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: SmokingBear Studio
Windows
This is a very fast God's perspective roguelike shooter, the player will pilot the mech, explore the alien frontier, enjoy the "Crimsonland + Vampire Survivors (Vampire Survivors)" endless killing!
Why similar: Mechs 35.7% ★, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 12.5%, Action 8.9%
- #53 Astral Gunners
67% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Sati Bros
Windows
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: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Score Attack 12.4%, Co-op 9.7%, Shooter 7.2%
- #54 Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage
67% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
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 29.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 7.5%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #55 Bleed 2
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 898 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 10.5%