60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Arcade.
Mix and match colors and blast your way through waves of Chromies in this fast-paced retro arcade shooter. Play as the Hue-Men to defend the Rainbar and restore color to the fading planet of Chromara!
Golgalian
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
WOLFLAME
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.
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Retro 9.7%
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 32.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Arcade 12.7%, Shooter 10.1%, Retro 7.9%
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 31.4%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%
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 28.4%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Retro 13.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Action 10.5%
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 25.4%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Action 8.6%
Tring! is a short score-attack game where you bounce balls off enemies and walls to gain scores. Reach the highest score you can, and try to beat and everybody else again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Time 18% ★, Bullet Hell 15%, PvE 9.7%, Arcade 8.4%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Retro 7.7%
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Bullet Time 16.4% ★, PvE 10.5%, Arcade 8.6%
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 22.9%, Bullet Hell 19%, Arcade 13.2%, Bullet Time 10.4% ★, Retro 8.1%
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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Retro 11.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
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 33.5%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Retro 14.8%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 12.7%
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 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Bullet Time 14.3% ★, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 9.5%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Retro 13.5%, Bullet Time 10.1% ★, Arcade 10.1%
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 33.1%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Retro 13.3%, Arcade 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
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 38.7%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Shooter 7.4%, Action 7%
TRI-GER is a top-down rouge-like SHMUP with technicolor vector based graphics. Fight endless waves of enemies, and be sure to match your color to get a high score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Arcade 15.7%, PvE 12.9%, Action 10.5%
Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Retro 13%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 9.3%
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, PvE 12.8%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10.1%
A short space shooter game that you can finish in your break time with beginner-friendly gameplay and some special features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Bullet Time 9.3% ★
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 36.6%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Arcade 14.6%, Shooter 13%, 2D 5.6%
Up for some retro arcade action spiced with extra bullets and BOSS enemies? Shoot your way through many different levels filled with nasty bugs, spiders, frogs, bees and more. Fight huge BOSS enemies and collect extras and play bonus waves. Retro Arcade action at its best!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Time 19.1% ★, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Arcade 8.4%, Shooter 7.9%
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 29%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 9.4%, Retro 9%
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 27.1%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Arcade 13.7%, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
Proxy Air Force is a 2D Arcade Shoot Them Up game based on the story of the world war which broke out between the US and CES countries in 2020.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Retro 12.3%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 9.6%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Arcade 15.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 9.6%
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 28.9%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Arcade 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Shooter 11.8%
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 32%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Arcade 13.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Retro 8.4%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Retro 10.8%, Arcade 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Control your enemy's bullets in this fiendish reverse bullet hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Time 16.2% ★, Arcade 12.9%, Retro 12.4%
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 26.5%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Retro 15.6%, Arcade 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Retro 11.5%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 9.9%
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 27.4%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%
Helixian is a top down space shooter akin to games like Galaga with intense boss fights and bullet hell like stages
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Bullet Time 14.9% ★, Retro 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
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 34.1%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Retro 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 9.1%
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 42.1%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Arcade 15.5%, Shooter 12%, Action 8%
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 31%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, PvE 11.5%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.9%
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 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Arcade 14.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
A linear danmaku shoot-em-up with some visual novel elements. Clear 6 stages across 4 difficult settings, each with unique enemy spawns, bullet patterns and boss phases. The game is structured to have each difficulty cleared in sequence, with the full plot unfolding across each one.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Arcade 13.7%, Bullet Time 13.5% ★, Shooter 11.1%
Welcome aboard The C0RE! A fun, fast action dodger in space where you have to deflect bullets and capture as many powerups as you can! The C0RE has POWERUPS, MODES, A SKIN SHOP, LEADERBOARDS, and soooo much more!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Bullet Time 24.8% ★, Arcade 17.3%, Retro 14.7%, Action 11.7%
Geometrical is an addictive hybrid of a survivors-like and an incremental endless progression. Face waves of enemies, improve your stats after each round, and get ready to battle a final boss every 7 days. Will you be able to defeat the 5 great bosses?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, PvE 12.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 9%
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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Arcade 15.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 8.8%
1982: Tenacious of the Air is a vertical scrolling shoot ’em up set during the South Atlantic conflict. Pilot five historic Argentine aircraft, choose your ordnance, take off from aircraft carriers or from land, and relive missions inspired by true events.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Arcade 14.1%, Retro 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
The Until Last Breath is a survival action game with multiple guns and character skins. In your dream suddenly you find yourself in a forest, with zombie hordes and they are coming in waves.
Why similar: Bullet Time 18.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Shooter 11.3%
Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Bullet Time 21% ★, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Retro 8.7%
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 26.7%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Arcade 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Shooter 8.3%
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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 23%, Arcade 15.7%, Action 9.8%, Retro 9.2%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Arcade 16.2%, Shooter 12.7%, Action 10.4%
A synthetic race has come to your planet to steal your technology, And you have to fight them off. Fight off the Tecroroid invasion as they sent wave after wave of enemies to the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.5%, Arcade 18.1%, Retro 17.9%, Action 8.1%, 2D 6.9%
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 28.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Arcade 11.9%, Retro 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Shooter 7.6%
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 28.7%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
A precision bullet-hell boss rush. Dodge 15 escalating attack types, chain perfect grazes into devastating combos, and strike during vulnerability windows across 28 handcrafted boss fights. Three difficulty modes, risk contracts, and deep upgrade progression keep every run fresh.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Time 20.8% ★, Bullet Hell 19%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 8.9%
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Retro 8.8%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: Retro 20.9%, Arcade 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12%, Shooter 10.7%
Triangle Service’s MINUS ZERO is a shooter that focuses on a tried-and-true shoot-’em-up weapon: the lock-on laser. It’s shoot-’em-up purity: just you, your lock-on laser, and a whole bunch of enemies. As long as you continue to blast away at the waves of enemies, you’ll maintain invincibility, but if you lose track of your position...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Arcade 12%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 8.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Retro 8.8%
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 35.3%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Retro 17.1%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 12.1%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Retro 6.7%
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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 19%, Retro 14.3%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 8.9%
