
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!
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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!

Toyland Tussle
A single classic cartoon inspired boss fight platformer, with shoot em' up game mechanics. Run, jump, and shoot with four unique bullet types and two difficulty modes. Try to get a gold rank in this hand-drawn, traditionally animated boss fight.

CometStriker DX
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
A single classic cartoon inspired boss fight platformer, with shoot em' up game mechanics. Run, jump, and shoot with four unique bullet types and two difficulty modes. Try to get a gold rank in this hand-drawn, traditionally animated boss fight.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Hand-drawn 24%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Difficult 9.5%, Old School 9.2%
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Difficult 18.9%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 7.7%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.7%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Cartoony 7.3%, Action 6.1%
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Arcade 8.1%, Shooter 7.1%
Nowhere Patrol is a boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements. Inspired by classic action arcade games with it's steep difficulty curve and non-stop action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Difficult 23.2%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Action 9.5%
Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Difficult 16.5%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Arcade 9%
C-RUSH is an old school Shooter, with HD graphics.A new threat is coming from the space; the plasma insects. Exterminate the vermin!!Beat your own score and compare it with the other players !Key Features:- One ship with different positions to use- Different Gameplay according to the positions and shoots- A Schmup where you need...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 71%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 9.7%, Arcade 8.2%
Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Platformer 17.5%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.6%
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Difficult 29.4%, Shooter 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Old School 12.2%
Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Difficult 21%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 8.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Bullet Hell 22%, Difficult 15.8%, Action 9.4%, Shooter 8.5%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Difficult 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Platformer 11.7%, Arcade 8.4%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Platformer 19.1%, Shooter 13.7%, Old School 11.1%, Arcade 7%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Difficult 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Arcade 9.6%
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 53.3%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Arcade 7.2%, Difficult 6.6%, Action 4.1%
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Difficult 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 7.6%
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Why similar: Difficult 29.7%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Bullet Hell 12%
A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Action 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Difficult 15.7%, Shooter 9.9%
GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Difficult 17%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Action 9.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 48.6%, Bullet Hell 36.6%, Arcade 5.4%, Shooter 4.8%, Action 4.7%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Difficult 18.4%, Cartoony 8%, Shooter 7.5%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Difficult 13.5%, Arcade 10%, Action 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: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Bullet Hell 35.6%, Action 6.9%, Difficult 4.4%, Arcade 3.7%
"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 38.1%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Difficult 18.3%, Shooter 7.4%, Arcade 6.2%
ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!
Why similar: Platformer 35.3%, Cartoony 31.7%, Action 16.2%, 2D 13.2%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Hand-drawn 20.8%, Platformer 15.7%, Arcade 8.4%, Shooter 7.3%
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 39.5%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Action 10%, Arcade 9.3%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Difficult 16.9%, Shooter 5.3%, Cartoony 4.9%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Difficult 21.3%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Violent 9.4%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Platformer 22.2%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 11.4%, Difficult 9.9%
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 47.1%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 7.5%, Action 6.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 37.2%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Difficult 15.2%, Arcade 8.7%, Shooter 6.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 39.6%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Difficult 15.6%, Arcade 9.6%, Action 8.8%
Extreme battles versus crazy bosses in this Intense 2D Platformer
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.9%, Cartoony 18.1%, Action 15.8%, Platformer 15%, 2D 10.2%
Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Difficult 13.2%, Violent 11.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Gore 8.8%
Rubber Hose Rampage is a 2D action game with 34 boss battles, 11 playable characters and 12 weapons. It is inspired by classical music and the rubber hose animation of the 1920s and 1930s.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.7%, Hand-drawn 21.4%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 12.7%, Funny 6.9%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Platformer 50%, Action 13.4%, Funny 11.6%, Gore 10.7%, 2D 8.3%
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 59.4%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Arcade 7.5%, Shooter 5.6%, Action 5%
Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history! Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Platformer 13%, Shooter 10.6%, Old School 6.5%
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 41.4%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 7.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 38.6%, Bullet Hell 33.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Shooter 7%, Action 6.6%
Hyper Bounce Blast is a stomach-churning retro shooter blended with classic platforming action. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive the ever-increasing enemy attack. Bring it on!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.6%, Platformer 21.9%, Action 16%, Arcade 13.4%
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Platformer 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Cartoony 12.5%, Old School 12.5%
A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 10.1%, Cartoony 10%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Bullet Hell 35.3%, Difficult 14.5%, Action 6.4%, 2D 2.2%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.9%, Difficult 17%, Arcade 11.5%, Bullet Hell 7.9%, Action 7.4%
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.7%, Bullet Hell 30.9%, Shooter 18.4%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.3%, Old School 6.6%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Difficult 20.6%, Platformer 17.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 9.7%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Shooter 9.5%
Captain Wayne is an intense, fast-action Retro Shooter about a sailor with a SHOTGUN for an ARM!! With a cartoony, hand-drawn art style and gory gameplay, you'll have to mow down enemies through 8 action-packed locales to take back what's yours. ARE YOU READY TO RAISE ANCHOR?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 37.3%, Shooter 18.4%, Arcade 15.1%, Funny 11.2%, Combat 8.1%
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 47.5%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 8%, Arcade 7.1%
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Why similar: Difficult 36.9%, Platformer 23.6%, Cartoony 15.9%, Funny 9.7%, Action 7%
Rex is a classic hardcore 2D platformer shooter, you play as a soldier to hunt down an evil scientist. Fight your way through with powerful weapons and put an end to his mad experiments.
Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Difficult 23.5%, Shooter 18.7%, Action 13.9%, 2D 7%
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Hand-drawn 14%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 9.2%
Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10%, Cartoony 8.6%
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Difficult 19.1%, Arcade 8.9%, Shooter 8.8%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you use your one and only tooth to chomp the cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and dig your way through the body.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Difficult 23.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 3.6%