- #1 ASSAULT SHELL 2
97% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Team Overloaded
Windows
A high-risk, high reward shoot em up as you power yourself and your enemies up to bring utter chaos to the battlefield!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Score Attack 10.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9%
- #2 WOLFLAME
96% matchVery Positive85% of 116 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 30.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 11.1%, Retro 5.9%
- #3 Rangok Skies
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Samurai Games
Windows · Mac
War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 7.3%
- #4 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
95% 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 27.3%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Anime 8%, Arcade 6.8%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
- #5 ASSAULT SHELL
94% matchPositive90% of 21 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 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.2%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #6 Cybxus Heart
94% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: TheDreikPub: Phoenix Reborn Games
Windows
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 9.9%, Score Attack 7%
- #7 Feeble Light
93% match9 user reviews78% of 9 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 30.1%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #8 Star Hunter DX
92% 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 28.1%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Score Attack 8.1%, Arcade 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #9 Warding Witches
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SonorodePub: Headup
Windows · Linux
Warding Witches offers a classic, unapologetic bullet hell shoot ‘em up challenge while also putting defense into players’ hands. Experience an adrenaline-filled flow alternating between attacking, defending and dodging, amplified by an intuitive scoring system that weaves into gameplay seamlessly.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Anime 6.6%, Co-op 6.4%
- #10 Batsugun
89% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series with Batsugun including the lauded Special version! Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling genre-defining bullet-hell action. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Arcade 12.3%, Co-op 7.9%, Score Attack 7.3%
- #11 RESHOOTER
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: spieleschreiber
Windows
RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Arcade 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Score Attack 11.3%, Retro 9.9%
- #12 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
90% 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 24.5%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #13 Astro Fighters
87% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.7%, Co-op 6.5%
- #14 Touhou Meijinka ~ Song of Divine Tempest
88% matchMixed62% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Drillimation Systems
Windows · Mac
A thunderous concert appears...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 9.7%, Anime 8.8%
- #15 BLASTER MAYHEM
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormduck
Windows
Weave and cleave your way through walls of bullet and push your score to unknown limits in this aggressive Shoot'em'up to save humanity from its own hubris
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Score Attack 11.9%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 7.1%
- #16 Nevultra
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Zoblin Multimedia
Windows
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Score Attack 8.2%
- #17 The Battle of Aurinoxia
85% matchPositive75% of 12 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 26.7%, Bullet Hell 26%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 11%, Action 5.2%
- #18 Gunvein
84% matchVery Positive97% of 212 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 36.5%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 8.1%, Action 6.7%
- #19 Atomic Guardians
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Mosh Jason Games
Windows
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Co-op 7.8%
- #20 Atomanta
84% 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 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Sci-fi 5.9%
- #21 GunBird - 2
83% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 11.8%, Anime 8.5%
- #22 GunBird
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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 22.6%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Anime 7.8%
- #23 RYZY NYIL
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: SB_Games_Public
Windows
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Arcade 14.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 9.1%
- #24 Suicide Runners
81% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: JTW
Windows
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Arcade 11.8%, Retro 10%, Shooter 8.3%
- #25 Karous
79% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: RS34
Windows
Slash, shoot, guard, grow! Karous, a Dreamcast shoot 'em up originally released back in 2007, is now soaring onto PC. Play as Karous, a girl who lost her parents in a great war with humans. Driven by her father's dying words, she descends to Earth in search of the Sanguis Dei.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 13.6%, 2D 5.2%
- #26 Space Waves
80% 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 21.4%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Hand-drawn 6.5%
- #27 Compact Plasma Gears
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Pliesnetsov Serhii
Windows
Embark on a retro-shoot-'em-up task to fight space pirates, industrial equipment, archeotech and, probably, space gods. Engage enemies in increasingly cruel levels, fight vile bosses, uncover secrets and pursue the call of ancient technologies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Arcade 11.3%, Anime 9.3%, Shooter 7.2%
- #28 EGGCONSOLE ZANAC EX MSX2
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: D4Enterprise Co.,Ltd.
Windows
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 13%, Action 8.8%
- #29 Ayako's Mission
78% 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 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 9.2%, Anime 8.4%
- #30 Magical Blaster
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reverse snare
Windows
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 12.9%, Anime 7.6%
- #31 Void Gore
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Score Attack 14.4%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 10%
- #32 Warcat Parade
76% 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 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Score Attack 12.1%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 8%
- #33 Spinner Invaders
77% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Wobi Games
Windows
Shoot your way through a thrilling action adventure of 120 waves in 4 different game modes while fighting against waves of enemies and 12 extreme bosses. Save the world from The General by yourself or with a friend locally and play 10 different Challenges.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Co-op 9.7%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 9%
- #34 Lilac 0
73% matchVery Positive95% of 73 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 28%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Retro 6.9%
- #35 STARR RINGER
74% 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 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arcade 11%, Shooter 11%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #36 Return Ace
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: NEROTA
Windows
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #37 Insectipede
75% 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 21.4%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Modern 10.9%
- #38 Hazelnut Hex
70% matchVery Positive98% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Chunderfins
Windows
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Arcade 11%, Shooter 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #39 Neptunia Shooter
71% matchVery Positive88% of 738 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 65.1 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 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Anime 12.2%, Retro 7.4%, Action 5.7%
- #40 Monkey King: Master of the Clouds | 中華大仙
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Starfish-SD Inc.Pub: Retroism
Windows
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 12.8%, Retro 11.7%
- #41 Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
72% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Bullet Hell 30.3%, Shooter 8.5%, Anime 7.7%, Action 6.8%
- #42 Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
68% matchVery Positive91% of 804 reviews2025
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #43 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
70% 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 30.5%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 8%, Action 5.8%
- #44 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
69% 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 28.9%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Anime 10.9%, Action 7.8%
- #45 < STRECT >
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MiddleBit
Windows
Take control and annihilate every invading enemy and stronghold! is a score-attack vertical shmup supporting 1-2 players. Featuring pure mechanics that emphasize destruction and dodging, satisfying explosion effects, and deep hidden secrets, the fight awaits you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Score Attack 13.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10.1%
- #46 Orbital Siege
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Orbitforge Interactive
Windows
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Arcade 12.2%, Retro 11.8%, Shooter 8.7%
- #47 The War Enders: First Strike
69% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Crystal Heart's Studio
Windows
The War Enders: First Strike is a bullet hell shooting game. While having 3D graphics, the game keeps a classic taste of this hardcore genre. Select and customize your fighter with interest. Dodge the bullet and strike back the unknown with the determination to save the Earth!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Modern 15.6%, Score Attack 10.6%, Arcade 9.7%
- #48 The Night Christmas Ended
71% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2016
Dev: Giant Goblin Studio
Windows
Team up with the world’s biggest goblin on his quest for gold and be a total Christmas bastard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Co-op 14.7%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 9.4%
- #49 Killon
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Luois Games
Windows
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.3%, Retro 8.9%
- #50 CHEER SQUAD
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Chamber Software L.L.C.
Windows
Shoot for the stars and help Latte train in her quest to become the top cheerleader in the universe! Use your Pom-Pom Blasts to pummel the competition while dancing through a downpour of endlessly raining enemy bullets! Ready? Aim. Fire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Anime 8.2%
- #51 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
66% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2021
Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Arcade 14%, Shooter 11%, Action 7.2%
- #52 Ad SHOOt(アドシュー)
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: BOCSTE, Ltd.
Windows
A 2D vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter game where you shoot down fictional advertisements. Features 7 stages and full Japanese voice acting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Bullet Hell 29.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Score Attack 6.7%, Arcade 5.5%
- #53 Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special
69% 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 22.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Anime 9%
- #54 Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
71% matchMixed56% of 527 reviews2017
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Arcade 14.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 7.7%
- #55 Marimoth
67% 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 26.7%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 13.3%, Retro 10.1%, Shooter 9.4%
- #56 Wings Of Bluestar
67% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Anime 9%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 8.3%
- #57 BLUE WISH DESIRE
66% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: xxgameroom
Windows
BLUW WISH DESIRE is 2D veritically scrolling shmup. Go through the barrage and destroy the oncoming enemies. In addition, this game is equipped with an auto guard system that automatically prevents mistakes. So even those who are not good at barrage STG are safe.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Score Attack 10.5%
- #58 Space Moth: Lunar Edition
66% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
1CC Games’ first shoot ’em up returns with totally overhauled visuals, all-new enemies and attacks, a deeper scoring system, remixed soundtrack and fresh player powers. Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the ultimate version of the beloved cult classic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Arcade 10.9%, Score Attack 9.8%, Shooter 7.5%