60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Side Scroller.
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
The Rush
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Sine Mora
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 8.5%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Arcade 7.4%, Shooter 5.8%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 11.6%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Side Scroller 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 8.7%
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Action 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 2.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Bullet Hell 31.8%, Arcade 7.7%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Female Protagonist 4.9%
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.5%
Spark is a creative, combo-centric, Shoot 'em up game. It's a 3-in-1 old-school arcade game fueled by the competitive urge to climb the leaderboards. The unique shooting system hooks the player as they discover more and more ways to create beautiful and effective combos.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Side Scroller 23.9%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 8%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.3%, Female Protagonist 5%
Beautiful oni-girls battle hordes of yokai in this side-view bullethell SHMUP. Every year yokai take to the streets to celebrate at Hyakki Yagyō, the night parade of the hundred yokai. But this year they didn't invite the oni twins, so they're going to ruin the party!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
Project Bullet is a side-scrolling bullet hell game, which sets in Pistalia, the fantasy world where people get the blessing from their god this power came to be known as ''Bullet'', Escape from the evil empire, find valuable allies, arm yourself with powerful gadgets and destroy all your enemies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.3%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Shooter 10.3%, Anime 7.2%
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Side Scroller 27.6%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 7.3%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Side Scroller 29.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Bullet Hell 7.1%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Side Scroller 24.1%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 6%
Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.1%
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 32.8%, Bullet Hell 32.1%, Shooter 8.7%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Action 6.2%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 9.5%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Side Scroller 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9%
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Side Scroller 21%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10%
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 8.4%
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 35.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 5.6%
Execute intense space battle operations from side, and top view. Face tough enemies along your way, destroy guardians and generators. Dodge traps. Keep focus on targets. Think fast. Overcome the chaos. Join now and become an alpha centauri pilot. Bonus: retro like endless space shooter mini game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Side Scroller 24.5%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.9%
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 29.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
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 29.3%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Arcade 7.3%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
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 40.4%, Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Action 8.2%
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 8.4%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 7.6%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 10.2%
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 35%, Bullet Hell 30.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 4.4%
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 10.5%
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 40.3%, Bullet Hell 28.4%, Arcade 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%, Female Protagonist 3.8%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 9.6%, Linear 5.9%
Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 7.1%, Indie 3.2%
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: Bullet Hell 29.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 7.4%, Anime 5.8%
A Touhou Project fan-made STG, also a collab game with Vtuber Syrena. Some day a random suspicious pink UFO showed up in Gensokyo. This must be an incident! As a result, Reimu and Marisa went on a journey to solve the incident.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Action 5.8%
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 34.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Side Scroller 6.8%, Anime 6.5%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
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 39.4%, Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 7.3%
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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 9%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 5.5%
Avoid bullets and eliminate enemies to earn points.Take on challenging enemies and bosses across multiple stages, each with its unique design and challenges. Use your skills to stay ahead of the enemy and emerge victorious.Help the CDF stop the separatist uprising and restore peace.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Arcade 11%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Side Scroller 23.3%, Bullet Hell 22%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.2%
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 38.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Arcade 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%, Female Protagonist 4.4%
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Anime 7.5%, Action 5.9%
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Side Scroller 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 8.5%
냥냥펀치(Nyan-Nyan Punch!)는 귀여운 동물귀 소녀들이 공중에서 1대 1 싸움을 벌이는 액션 게임입니다. 언뜻 보면 슈팅 게임처럼 보이지만 펀치를 날려 시원한 근접 공격으로 싸워야 합니다!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
Herodes is an exhilarating shoot 'em up game set in a future where cutting-edge technology meets the depths of the human body. Step into the role of a courageous agent tasked with the ultimate mission: saving humanity from a mysterious and deadly virus that defies all known cures.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 11.7%
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.9%
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: Bullet Hell 38.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 4.9%, Anime 3.9%
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: Bullet Hell 41.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Arcade 5.7%, Shooter 5.4%, Action 4.3%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Side Scroller 27.5%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 12.2%, Bullet Hell 7.2%
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 32.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Action 7.9%
A short, free danmaku bullet hell following two gun-wielding angels as war unfolds in Heaven. Dodge dense Touhou-style patterns, face demanding boss fights, and uncover skill-based secrets in this tight retro experience. Survive the bullet hell and restore the bullet heaven!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 6.4%
An old-school horizontal shoot 'em up, heavily inspired by the arcade classics of the 90's!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
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 39.3%, Bullet Hell 30.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 6.9%
