
A shoot-em-up except the player doesn't shoot.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Arcade.

A shoot-em-up except the player doesn't shoot.

Exphelius: Arena
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.

東方催狐譚 ~ Servants of Harvest Wish
Set off on a journey to an autumnal paradise in this bountiful Touhou vertical Bullethell Shmup fan game made by overseas fans!
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Arena Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Arcade 6.7%
Set off on a journey to an autumnal paradise in this bountiful Touhou vertical Bullethell Shmup fan game made by overseas fans!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Music 9.1%, Arcade 6.8%
2D shoot 'em up in which you play as Jill the birth control pill and go back in time and abort Hitler.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Minimalist 9.7%, Arcade 8%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Arcade 7.4%, Shooter 5.1%
A top down shooter where you heal by getting near bullets, Little Blue allows you and 3 friends to bring Technitia down using nothing but their own technology and hubris.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Retro 6.9%
Senli 307 is a top-down shooter where you can turn, accelerate, and decelerate using only WASD (or arrow keys), and repeatedly search for and destroy enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arena Shooter 16%, Minimalist 9.5%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Arcade 8.9%, Shooter 6.3%
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Retro 5.8%
DuckStruck is a fast paced, top down bullet hell pixel art shooter, where you play as... a duck! Battle enemy zombie ducks, and build defences to aid your survival with endless waves of enemies attacking you at every moment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Lead your starfighter as a bounty hunter, complete contracts and fight your way to free your home system from a criminal empire full of conspiracies and underworld secrets, in this hard boiled action old school arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Dystopian 10.6%, Nonlinear 8.8%
2 Many Pixels is an endless & fast-paced 2D minimal shooter. Blast enemies & unlock upgrades to help you survive for as long as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Arena Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Arcade 5.6%
Princess Khalifa: Legacy of Wrath is a fast-paced top-down action game focused on precision movement, dashing, and controlling enemy swarms in a surreal sci-fi world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arena Shooter 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Arcade 7.2%
Endline is a 2.5D psychedelic bullet hell experience, combining rhythm and bright colours.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Nonlinear 10.8%, Arcade 7.1%
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Arena Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 11%, Bullet Hell 10.1%
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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Arcade 9.8%, Retro 8.6%, Futuristic 7.5%
SHATTERSHAPE is an arcade-style shooter in which you are a lone circle fighting hordes of enemies with evil vertices. SHATTER your enemies with numerous power-ups. ONLY THE ROUND SURVIVE.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Retro 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Arcade 12.6%
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Arena Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Minimalist 6.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 18%, Retro 9.7%, Minimalist 9%
Team up with the world’s biggest goblin on his quest for gold and be a total Christmas bastard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 19%, Arcade 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
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 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Retro 9%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Unleash explosive action in a deck-building top-down shooter. Customize your bullets with a strategic deck of cards for devastating effects.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Retro 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shooter 5.4%, 2D 4%
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Arcade 11%, 2D 4.3%
Take control of a platform with four auto-firing guns, and combine upgrades along a shared skill tree to create unique builds as you face increasingly numerous enemies. Attempt to survive 15 waves with your single life by specialize into classes with additional abilities and bonuses.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Nonlinear 8.4%
A girl named Herb who claims to be a great witch lives in a poisonous swamp on the outskirts of a faraway country. One day, a red jewel is stolen from a shrine under her control. Herb escapes the swamp for the first time in order to recover her jewels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Retro 12.1%, 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: Bullet Hell 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Arcade 10.4%, Retro 8.1%
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 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Arcade 6.5%, Shooter 4.9%
Two Mechs. One player. And an arena filled with alien bugs. Survive five rounds in the arena to become the new champion.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Arena Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Arcade 4.5%
A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Arcade 8%, Futuristic 7.7%
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 23.8%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 6.7%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shooter 5.8%, Combat 5.7%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Arcade 8.1%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 6%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Retro 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
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 25.7%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Retro 12.7%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10%
Thunderbird is a classic arcade-style STG. You will be the pilot of the space fighter, stepping onto the space stage, engaged in a war between many forces. Fly a fighter jet, experience the speed of a shot under fire, or learn the truth behind war.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Retro 8.9%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
High-School Heroines Take to the Skies!A fully-voiced bullet hell shoot-'em-up that's friendly to newcomers!Wipe out the AI robot army and save the day!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Retro 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Retro 13.2%, Arcade 11.9%
This lightning fast arena shooter brings you right back to the highscore hunts of the arcade era. Use your arsenal of deadly weapons wisely against the increasingly ferocious monster hordes to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Arena Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20%, Arcade 7.7%
A fast-paced sci-fi space survival shooter where you blast through relentless enemies, upgrade your ship, and climb the global leader-board.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Arena Shooter 21.5%, Retro 11.8%, Arcade 6.6%
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Dystopian 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%
A bullet-hell dungeon game where you use colored gems to match the enemy in order to deal damage. Each enemy type has a unique attack style. Shoot and Dodge as you search for the evil toilet snake which lies deep within the dungeon.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, 2D 4.6%
Sparks flare around the man all five sisters wish to claim. Introducing the new vertical scrolling shooter game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Arcade 10.5%, 2D 4.3%
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Retro 6.3%, Shooter 5.2%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Retro 8.7%, Arcade 7.7%
A difficult top-down shooter with 4 bosses (featuring Big Jean). Each boss will try to stop you with their unique abilities. Despite this, you are still gunning for Jean.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Arena Shooter 22.2%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Arcade 8.4%, Shooter 5.6%
Nanokeeper is a short roguelite where your towers are your last line of defense. Add, attack, and conquer the arena!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Arena Shooter 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Minimalist 9.2%
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 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Arcade 9.1%, Dystopian 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Arcade 7.8%, Retro 7.7%
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Minimalist 7.3%, Arcade 6.7%
Simple vertical scrolling shooter with a bear as the main character, 5 stages in total
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Retro 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Arena Shooter 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 16%, Nonlinear 9.7%
Stopping Santa is a Jazzy top-down arena shooter where you play a mercenary fighting against Santa’s legions. Short play sessions, simple controls, instant action, and a global leaderboard for the Top 10. Inspired by classic arcade games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Arena Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 6.4%
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Arcade 9.2%, 2D 4.3%
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Bullet Hell 16%, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 20%, Arcade 8.7%, Retro 7.8%
Void Drift is a survival roguelike space shooter where you explore unque battlefields, evolve powerful weapons face relentless enemy swarms and take on bosses, adapt your strategy, and survive the chaos of the void!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 7.2%
Violet Impetus is a bullet-hell arcade melee 'em up set in a series of (lightly) procedurally-generated arenas. Drop into different biomes to rid the world of Æris—the demiurge, petrificate & fractured. Its other children just won't see things eye to eye.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Arena Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 8.7%
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shooter 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%