- #1 Laser Disco Defenders
97% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Robots 14.2%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.8%
- #2 Blast Off Far Away
96% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: C405Pub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Shoot to move, move to live, live to shoot! Blast Off Far Away (B.O.F.A.) is a space-themed, top-down arena shooter, with a focus on fast-paced arcade-esque gameplay, with the unique twist where movement is limited through the use of the player's gun.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Shooter 9.1%
- #3 ULTRA CORE DIVE
96% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: AslaekrPub: Tuupa Records Ltd.
Windows
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 8.5%
- #4 meldpit
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: monotone
Windows
meldpit is an arcade roguelike twinstick shooter. conquer the chambers of meldpit with various perks that make you stronger along the way. defeat unique types of enemies and see how far you can go !
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Procedural Generation 12%, Arcade 5.8%
- #5 Lost Colony
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Sagas LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lost Colony is a sci-fi twin-stick shooter roguelike. Battle aliens and rogue drones with your evolving combat drone companion. Explore a shifting colony, collect alien tech to upgrade weapons, boost your drone's powers, and uncover the dark forces behind the colony's fall.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Robots 8.5%
- #6 Galacticon
94% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Radin GamesPub: Flynn's Arcade
Windows
Galacticon is a video game with the look and feel of arcade cabinet games from the early 80's in the style of Williams classics: "Defender" or "Joust", with the gameplay of legendary "Jetpac", and with touches of "puzzle".
Why similar: Precision Platformer 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Robots 8.5%, Platformer 8.5%
- #7 Runner Overdrive
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIfth Edge StudiosPub: Fifth Edge Studios
Windows
Something tore your world apart. Now it's on you to keep it running, one delivery at a time. Blast your way through this action-packed precision platformer, make weird friends and even weirder enemies, and uncover the truth behind why everything went to ash.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #8 Gamma Bros
92% matchVery Positive92% of 164 reviews2018
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The original 8-bit twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love, available to play for free.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Aliens 10.4%, Shooter 8.9%
- #9 Bebok Invasion
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Mediakomp
Windows
Fight back against a chaotic alien invasion in this fast-paced retro shooter! Blast through 54 levels, master wall-jumps and dash moves, and take down the mischievous beboks before they overrun the planet.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Aliens 9.9%
- #10 CyberPigeon
91% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Brian Voll
Windows
Take control of CyberPigeon, the ultimate cybernetic avian warrior, as you engage in intense battles against swarming drones and formidable bosses. Adapt to the ever-changing environment, collect power-ups and weapons, and rise to the top of the leaderboard in this thrilling aerial showdown.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Shooter 9.2%
- #11 Lovecraft Survivors
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Threshold Games
Windows
A Lovecraftian survivor-like. Wield forbidden tomes and cursed sigils against endless hordes of cosmic horrors. Survive 30 minutes against a rotating pantheon — Cthulhu, the Black Goat, the Eldritch Entity — and unlock 5 weapon evolutions before the Final Awakening.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Lovecraftian 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #12 Amazoom Blimp Jockey '69
89% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Lofty Games
Windows
A 2D Shoot-Em-Up with a focus on crew management, exploration, procedural generation, and corporate espionage.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 16%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Shooter 7.1%
- #13 Operation Hardcore
89% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 8.5%
- #14 Anyaroth: The Queen's Tyranny
88% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: YggdraseedPub: Firenut Games
Windows
A pixel-art platformer adventure game with lots of action and a memorable story.Dive into the depths of planet Anyaroth and free its people from the tyranny of the Queen. Join the Rebellion and fight against the Regime’s mind-control system. The anya civilization needs you!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Aliens 11.8%, Platformer 9.6%
- #15 Final Formation
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happymeal Inc.Pub: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Shooter 11.4%, Aliens 10.7%
- #16 Cosmic Slime Defense
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: JCVR
Windows
2D pixel art platform game in which you are in charge of eliminating alien enemies that try to conquer your planet.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Shooter 10%
- #17 Exovore
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 6.8%
- #18 Run x Gun
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolutionary Interactive
Windows · Linux
Run and gun while you shoot down hoards of alien space ships in a bullet hell shooter/endless runner. Upgrade your gun with various power ups and weapon types like rockets, grenades and lasers. And finally defeat menacing boss ships to save the world from the scourge of alien invaders.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Platformer 8%
- #19 Generations Of Destruction
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Tim BorkertPub: Electric Camel Studio
Windows
Generations of Destruction is a simple rougelite horizontal shoot’em up with short play sessions. Get more powerful as you play through each randomly generated level. A prefect game for when you only have a few minutes to play.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Aliens 18.9%, Procedural Generation 12%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #20 Mechanoid
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Snake Valley Studios
Windows
In a world where machines have claimed dominion over Earth, survival means never standing still. Mechanoid throws players into a relentless battle against robotic forces across diverse and treacherous terrain where mechanical monstrosities lurk behind every corner.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.7%, Robots 17.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Precision Platformer 10.8%
- #21 RYZY NYIL
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: SB_Games_Public
Windows
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.9%
- #22 Starfighter Neon
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Aliens 11.1%, Shooter 7.7%
- #23 The X-Type
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BinaryWriter
Windows
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 19%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Aliens 7.8%
- #24 ISPELL
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RayMim
Windows
ISPELL is a shoot'em up & bullet hell game where you take on the role of a nameless android who wanders through the dying worlds. Use various weapons and dodge enemy bullets, as well as challenge powerful creatures.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Shooter 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #25 AploVVare Collection
79% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
You found an old game console along with some games at a garage sale. You remember playing these as a kid, and couldn't resist getting it. Maybe you could give them a whirl, just for old time's sake?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Aliens 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 10.4%
- #26 The Last Librarian
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leandro Davel
Windows
Fight tons of robots, upgrade your abilities and explore an abandoned artificial planet with your jetpack in this non-linear shoot'em up adventure! Play as Gabriela Xanchez, a galactic government agent sent to investigate a dying world and find the last paper book in the galaxy.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Robots 14.7%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #27 To The Top
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel GuachaminPub: Animec
Windows
Accompany Maya and her little companion on an adventure where the only thing that matters is reaching the top.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 13.3%, Procedural Generation 12%, Shooter 11%
- #28 Berzerk: Recharged
78% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Robots 9%
- #29 Space Depression
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Tamashii
Windows
You must do your best to protect the world! Destroy all enemies. Get the highest score.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.3%, Precision Platformer 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Platformer 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #30 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
75% matchVery Positive92% of 758 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 5.9%
- #31 Doctor Nanobot
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Maika Games
Windows
Small robot, big battles! Doctor Nanobot is a retro style arcade shooter where you take on bacteria, viruses and more using a variety of high tech medical weaponry!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Arcade 9%, Robots 8.3%
- #32 Bionic Tadpole
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SaGa76
Windows
A run-n-gun, non-stop action platformer-shooter! Pick up a weapon. A jetpack. A force shield. All while evading bullet-hell madness! Oh, and be mindful not to let your gun overheat...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Shooter 10.3%
- #33 The Battle of Aurinoxia
74% matchPositive71% of 14 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: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.6%, Aliens 8.5%
- #34 Rogue Machina
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fortell Games
Windows
Rogue Machina is a swarm survival shooter
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 8.9%, Robots 8.1%
- #35 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
76% 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 23.8%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Aliens 12.4%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 8.7%
- #36 Yars: Recharged
75% matchVery Positive86% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16%, Robots 10.1%, Aliens 9.6%
- #37 Flight of the Athena
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: A To Play Ltd
Windows
Flight of the Athena is a twin-stick shooter + roguelite; fight through the procedurally generated campaign to earn new craft, weapons and upgrades as you take on the enemy fleet to destroy their central command.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 14%, Procedural Generation 14%, Aliens 8.1%
- #38 UNI-CODE
72% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: WANZUNGDEV
Windows
A 2D platformer where you play as a magical unicorn battling through a world of alpha characters, symbols, and emojis! See if you can survive through all 26 levels of absolute unicorn madness! 🦄✨🌈
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Precision Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Shooter 9.9%
- #39 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,582 reviews2014
Dev: Lucid GamesPub: Sierra
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 17%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 5%
- #40 Blender Bros
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: InfogramesPub: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows
Blender Bros. is a cheerful interplanetary platform adventure with an emphasis on exploration and collecting cute little creatures called Mini Bros.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Shooter 9.5%
- #41 Code Arcturus
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Norbert Érsek
Windows
Code Arcturus is a retro inspired arcade-style action platformer, with aliens, robots, spikes, explosions, and lots of coins. Blast your way through levels, compete for the fastest times on the leaderboards in Speedrun mode, or put your skills to the ultimate test in Nerfed mode
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.4%, Aliens 11.5%, Robots 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Shooter 9.8%
- #42 Grav Blazer Squared
74% matchMixed41% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 20%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Aliens 12.1%, Shooter 10.3%
- #43 HYPER DETONATOR
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows · Mac
HYPER DETONATOR is a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace. Blast through the virus spreading across the mainframe, and detonate bombs to set off devastating chain reactions. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.9%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Arcade 8.2%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #44 Ultratron
71% matchVery Positive88% of 695 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Robots 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #45 Terram Reduc Protocol
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ladislav Masopust
Windows
This 2.5d platformer blends the nostalgia of 90s shooters with modern gameplay mechanics and graphic design. Move using the keyboard, aim and fire with the mouse, kill everything that crawls of flies, get through mazes full of deadly traps, survive battles with robotic bosses and save the Earth.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Aliens 13.2%, Shooter 12.5%
- #46 Magical Blaster
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reverse snare
Windows
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #47 Escape the Kreegan
70% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Shooter 8.3%
- #48 Netherspace
70% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantinos Katsoris
Windows
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Aliens 13.6%, Shooter 10.7%, Robots 10.3%
- #49 Gunvein
68% matchVery Positive97% of 215 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 36.4%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #50 SATAZIUS
71% matchVery Positive85% of 324 reviews2011
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Robots 13.9%, Shooter 8.4%, Precision Platformer 8.4%
- #51 Feeble Light
69% matchPositive80% of 10 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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 10%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #52 Full Moon Rush
69% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Shooter 9.1%
- #53 Little Red Rocket Ship
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Random
Windows
Little Red Rocket Ship is a bullet hell game with shoot-'em-up and platforming sections, featuring challenging but short levels and multiple weapon and ship options.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Aliens 12.3%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
- #54 Angelstruck
66% matchVery Positive95% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Feral Paw
Windows · Mac
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 8.7%, Lovecraftian 7.8%
- #55 未来战士
67% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: BIFROST CLOUD PTE. LTD.
Windows
With exquisite painting style and rich animation, 8-direction jump shooting, a comprehensive variety of main gun firepower, powerful parabolic grenade and powerful special weapons, an all-round Rambo protagonist was born. A large variety of weapons that make players enjoy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.2%
- #56 HOP TOP
66% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Miracle
Windows
Hop from platform to platform and blast the bugs in your way in this new arcade classic!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Shooter 14.2%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #57 Gun in a Well
65% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Michał Gniadek
Windows
Gun in a Well is an action roguelike where the only way to dodge is to shoot. Jump around using recoil, kill enemies with bullets, destroy them with electricity or burn them to crisp. Manage health and ammo, choose your upgrades, break the game and reach the bottom of the well!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Precision Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 13%
- #58 Karous
64% 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 28.4%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 12.4%, 2D 5.6%
- #59 Kill the Superweapon
68% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: Renegade Sector Games
Windows · Mac
3D Twin-Stick Action game where bosses can roam from room to room in pursuit of the player. Samantha Kill is on a mission to take down Abaddon Inc. and their Bio-Mechanical Supersoldiers.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Robots 11.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Shooter 9.2%
- #60 NEON Ultra
68% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelbark Games
Windows · Mac
The year is 20XX. Everything is neon, because it's the future. NEON Ultra is a radiant fast paced arcade shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 12%, Action 5.8%