60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Bullet Hell, 2D, Arcade.
Color War is an extremely difficult bullet hell and boss rush style game where you attempt to bring color back to a shattered world.
Shapes N Music
A brutal bullet-hell rhythm game where every death is your fault. Dodge hazards, dash and die to a varied soundtrack synced to intense levels. Master 4 more game modes built to steal your evenings. Can you beat each level without taking a hit?
Vectorium
Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?
A brutal bullet-hell rhythm game where every death is your fault. Dodge hazards, dash and die to a varied soundtrack synced to intense levels. Master 4 more game modes built to steal your evenings. Can you beat each level without taking a hit?
Why similar: Rhythm 35.4%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Difficult 17%, Arcade 7.3%, Character Customization 7.2%
Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?
Why similar: Rhythm 29.7%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Funny 7.9%, Arcade 7.7%
A rhythm game? A bullet-hell? Is there a way to have it all? Then let us get Hi on the Rhythm!!
Why similar: Rhythm 34.2%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Difficult 18.3%, Arcade 8.8%, Top-Down 7.6%
In this Touhou doujin STG, you don't attack enemies by shooting bullets. Instead, use punches, fairy maids, and Spell Cards to fulfill gatekeeper's duty. On top of that, learn how to build combos, win a lot of blue points, and experience the exhilarating feeling when they fill the entire screen!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Character Customization 13.2%, Action RPG 12%, Arcade 12%
From the creator of Rock Band™ and Amplitude™ comes a fresh new approach to the traditional shoot 'em up! All the action is driven by an entrancing soundtrack- no beatmatching required. The Idol System introduces a tactical layer on top of proven shmup gameplay allowing for a range of play styles.
Why similar: Rhythm 42.9%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Action 5.5%
Freedom Finger is a music driven, side-scrolling shooter that sends you blasting and punching through 40 levels of bat$#!% crazy action. Starring Nolan North, John DiMaggio, and Sam Riegel! Soundtrack by Aesop Rock, Red Fang, Com Truise, Power Trip, Ty Segall, and many more!
Why similar: Rhythm 31.1%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Funny 10.4%
A Bullet hell game about a man trying to escape from a strange world. Fight through increasingly difficult stages and try to find your way home.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Difficult 17.1%, Top-Down 6.5%, Funny 5.3%
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 32.4%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Difficult 20.5%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 3.4%
HyperDot is a minimal action arcade masterpiece with one rule: dodge everything. A game by Charles McGregor.
Why similar: Rhythm 28.4%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Difficult 20%, Arcade 10.2%, Minimalist 8.2%
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 32.2%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Difficult 26.1%, Action 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
Dive into the frantic action of this game featuring a determined little cube dodging ever-faster obstacles! Test your reflexes in an addictive retro-electro atmosphere and climb the leaderboards by beating other players' records. Will you become the best?
Why similar: Rhythm 34.2%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Difficult 19.2%, Arcade 9.4%, Minimalist 5.8%
Flow to the beat of your own music in this punishingly difficult mouse-precision arcade game. Enjoy endless challenge and replayability with over 30 different levels of various difficulties. Includes Steam achievements and leaderboards.
Why similar: Rhythm 47%, Difficult 25.8%, Arcade 14.3%, Minimalist 5.9%, Action 4.5%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Difficult 21.3%, Arcade 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 4%
The Touhou fangame where you return balance to the world by breaking the scale. Dodge storms of bullets as you work to discover the source of the abnormality. Tired of playing by the rules? Then change the game - up the risk and reward. Break the balance and embrace Discord.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Difficult 20.5%, Arcade 11.5%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
Butcher loads of zombies in Rhythm with Metal! Survive on the highway to hell fighting an epic freakshow! Now with 30 levels of pure madness! 19 Licensed tracks and a Community Level Editor to import your own songs!
Why similar: Rhythm 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Dark Humor 12.1%, Arcade 7.9%
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 41.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Arcade 11%, Action 2.7%
Dodge bullets to the rhythm and take down everything that moves! A rhythmical danmaku action game.
Why similar: Rhythm 50.8%, Bullet Hell 28%, Difficult 7.3%, Action 5.7%, 2D 4.6%
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: Bullet Hell 31.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Difficult 23.9%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 3.6%
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 26.6%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Difficult 20.5%, Arcade 11.2%, Action 8%
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: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Difficult 16.6%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 6.3%
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.
Why similar: Rhythm 27.5%, Difficult 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Character Customization 10.6%
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: Bullet Hell 35.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Arcade 14.5%, Difficult 12.4%, Action 4%
An outer space, endless survival, arcade game where you become a planetary pilot to prolong the inevitable grasp of a super massive blackhole, witnessing the collapse of the solar system.
Why similar: Rhythm 30.8%, Difficult 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 8.6%
Shoot'em up with an emphasis on progression and growth through upgrades. Fly, shoot, die, upgrade, repeat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Action RPG 18.5%, Top-Down 8.1%, Arcade 5.9%
NOISZ is an unprecedented mix of rhythm game, bullet hell shoot-em-up, and visual novel. Battle a variety of challenging and unique bosses by performing actions to the beat, in order to progress through a massive anime-inspired narrative full of surprising twists and colorful characters!
Why similar: Rhythm 35.7%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Difficult 18.8%, Funny 10%, Multiple Endings 7%
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 42.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Arcade 11.5%, Difficult 10.6%, Action 2.6%
"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: Bullet Hell 30%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Difficult 20.5%, Arcade 8.3%, Top-Down 6.8%
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: Bullet Hell 34.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Difficult 12.4%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 4.5%
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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 27.1%, Difficult 23.9%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 6.8%
GROOD is an indie 2.5D Shoot 'em up made with spare robot parts and Heavy Metal🤘🏻. The gameplay blends classic Shoot 'em up mechanics with modern low poly graphics, particles, shaders, and a hardcore soundtrack. Annihilate an army of machines, and afterward, annihilate their bosses—go all the way to confirm that your battle paid off.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Difficult 26.1%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 9.4%
An EXTREMELY HARDCORE vertical bullet hell game that only features boss fights. Preview and select between three randomly generated options to choose the boss and every add-on you're going to face, then start a time-based survival trial. Difficulty can be scaled infinitely here.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Arcade 14.6%, Minimalist 13.1%, Action 4%
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 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Arcade 12%, Top-Down 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
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 25%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Difficult 15.2%, Arcade 14.3%, Top-Down 6.1%
This is a musical action game where you need to dodge many enemy bullets appearing to the rhythm of music. Can you defeat Anti-Cheat?
Why similar: Rhythm 49.2%, Bullet Hell 27.1%, Arcade 7.6%, Minimalist 6.9%, Action 5%
Dodge the music and weave through an endless ballet of bullets in an all-new collection of hand-crafted levels set to the music of an award-winning cast of international musicians. Turn any song into an amazing experience with the robust Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
Why similar: Rhythm 30.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Difficult 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Arcade 8%
Salt VS Pepper is a twin-stick shooter where you switch between black and white every 3 seconds, leaving behind an evil clone every time you switch! Use guns, walls, bowling balls, and anything in between as a weapon!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Difficult 18%, Funny 9.6%, Arcade 8.9%
A fan-made celebration of Touhou's creative spirit! When a suspicious festival erupts, Aya must photograph spellcards, unlock skills, and uncover hidden truths. Packed with loving references to fanworks both old and new, from all around the world!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Difficult 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 3.8%
Bullets Squared is a free, challenging minimalistic rhythm shooter, with colorful graphics, made up of 99% squares.
Why similar: Rhythm 37.1%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Difficult 18.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Minimalist 6.4%
Sky Mercenaries - Fast paced action overdose with rpg elements
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Arcade 14.7%, Action RPG 13.8%, Action 6.4%
A small shoot 'em up that combines the charm of retro arcades with innovative gameplay mechanics, delivering a fresh yet familiar experience. A single coin gives you as many attempts as you want to get the world's high score.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Arcade 20.4%, Action 1.1%, Minimalist 1.1%
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Difficult 25.2%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Arcade 8.9%, Funny 8.9%
A rhythm game which uses MIDI files to allow you to play any piano song. Play a large number of patterns with various customizable difficulties and numbers of keys. Songs in MIDI are easy to find, and they are almost always free.
Why similar: Rhythm 50.9%, Difficult 26.8%, Arcade 14%, 2D 4.4%, Action 3.4%
Ever tried milking yourself while avoiding lawnmowers, butcher knives and sharks at the same time? Beat hundreds of levels and thousand of enemy waves in the endless journey to fill up the milk tank!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.9%, Difficult 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Arcade 9.3%
Battle mighty gods, earn game-changing Blessings, and shape the fate of Greece through your choices in ICHORLESS — the RPG that lets you forge your own path and play your way!
Why similar: Rhythm 38.1%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Action RPG 22.4%, 2D 3.6%, Action 3.5%
Rhythm Destruction is a rhythm & shoot'em up that aims to combine the best of both genres. Blast and maneuver your way through perilous stages filled with numerous enemies, obstacles and unique boss encounters.
Why similar: Rhythm 46.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Action 7%
A rhythmic danmaku shooter appears! Seven days of danmaku, music, and sake—celebrate the festival to the fullest!
Why similar: Rhythm 53.7%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Difficult 9.1%, Action 7%, 2D 1.8%
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
Why similar: Rhythm 28.8%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Arcade 10%, Action 5.6%
Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year!
Why similar: Rhythm 31.2%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Difficult 14.7%, Funny 10.9%, Arcade 8.1%
《Give Me Back!》 is a barrage avoidance adventure game. It will take you into a fantasy world. During the adventure, you only need to avoid snowflakes, cross the waves, and overcome many difficulties to survive until the end. Here, reaction speed and calm judgment are the only rules of survival!
Why similar: Rhythm 53.4%, Bullet Hell 30.7%, Action 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, 2D 3.1%
Enjoy some sweet chiptunes while you dodge frantically about a 3x3 grid. Get a perfect score, and unlock added difficulty modifiers for an extra challenge. Keep Dodge Dude from getting hit 10 times, and he'll smile because you're good at the game.
Why similar: Rhythm 44.9%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 7.2%, 2D 4%
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 40.2%, Bullet Hell 33.5%, Arcade 9.9%, Difficult 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%
Coconuts drop from above – click to block them before they bonk your monkeys. Bananas fall too – let the monkeys eat them for points and combos. The longer you keep the monkeys safe and feed them bananas, the faster the coconuts fall. How high can you score?
Why similar: Rhythm 39.8%, Bullet Hell 29.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Funny 8.7%, Minimalist 3.9%
open palm strike your keyboard to music. wear gloves. build calluses.
Why similar: Rhythm 69.2%, Arcade 17.2%, Action 6.9%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Difficult 21.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Top-Down 8.9%
Revasion is a minimalistic action arcade game with an energetic soundtrack. A challenging colorful bullet hell survival experience. A hybrid gameplay experience inspired by bullet hell and breakout classics.
Why similar: Rhythm 43.3%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 7.3%, Minimalist 7%
Become the Black Bird in this dark-fantasy shooting game with an operatic twist! This is the tale of a young girl who dies a pitiful death, but is reborn as the calamitous Black Bird whose destiny is to destroy the kingdom.
Why similar: Rhythm 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Difficult 13.7%, Arcade 7.7%
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Bullet Hell 31.2%, Arcade 15.8%, Top-Down 9%, Action 4.9%
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: Bullet Hell 35.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Arcade 13.2%, Top-Down 9.7%, 2D 4.8%
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: Bullet Hell 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Difficult 20%, Arcade 11%, Funny 7.4%
