Games Like Danmaku Unlimited 3

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: Bullet Hell 42.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Arcade 4.7%, Action 4.4%

Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.6%, Bullet Hell 32.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Action 8.9%, Sci-fi 5.2%

Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.6%, Bullet Hell 39.4%, Arcade 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Action 2.3%

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 42.5%, Bullet Hell 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Arcade 6.6%, Action 4%

RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.8%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Action 12.5%, Indie 9.3%

Bullet Soul Infinite Burst is a vertically scrolling shooting game crossing old-school gameplay with a bullet hell twist. It adds numerous gameplay enhancements over its predecessor, Bullet Soul, not least of which is Burst Mode. The same aggressive, bullet-cancelling gameplay, now with more destruction, more coins and more tunes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Bullet Hell 31.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Action 10.1%, Sci-fi 5.8%

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 32.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Arcade 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%

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 42.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Arcade 8%, Action 3.5%

DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.4%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Action 4.7%

Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42%, Bullet Hell 38.6%, Action 11.1%, Indie 8.2%

Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.9%, Bullet Hell 32.9%, Arcade 8.6%, Action 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%

This is a music rhythm STG where stages with highly BGM synchronization will show you a barrage musical; A shop system with dozens of items available offers you infinite possibility; An AI based auto dodging system benefits beginners.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Action 9.2%, Indie 6.8%

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 43.4%, Bullet Hell 30.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 8%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%

This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Bullet Hell 29.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Arcade 5.8%, Action 4.7%

Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 40%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.9%, Arcade 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Action 4.6%

An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.2%, Bullet Hell 31.1%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Action 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%

Fantastic Danmaku Festival is a Touhou Project fanfiction STG with colourful danmaku, beautiful remix music and original music. Besides the characters we know in Touhou Project, there is also a brand new original character named Nix in this game! With the Scarlet Devil mansion as their stage, the girls are soaring in the sky of Gensokyo!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 51.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Action 7.5%, Indie 5.7%

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 36.5%, Bullet Hell 35.8%, Arcade 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%, Action 6.6%

The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.9%, Bullet Hell 30.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Arcade 7%, Action 5.6%

Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.9%, Bullet Hell 36.6%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 5.5%, Indie 3.8%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 30.3%, Arcade 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Action 9.3%

A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Bullet Hell 36.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 6.7%, Indie 5%

Overwhelming bullet patterns. An exhilarating Break System. Timeless gameplay. The definitive bullet hell shooter that continues to captivate shoot-'em-up fans around the world.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Bullet Hell 36%, Arcade 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Action 7.2%

Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Bullet Hell 32%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Action 8.7%, Arcade 8%

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: Bullet Hell 45.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Action 6%, Indie 4.1%

The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.7%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Arcade 7%, Action 6.1%

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 45.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Arcade 11.9%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Action 8.6%

The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.

Why similar: Arcade 43.1%, Sci-fi 28.9%, Action 28%

Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.6%, Bullet Hell 32.4%, Arcade 8.9%, Action 8.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%

Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Bullet Hell 31.1%, Arcade 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.7%

Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.2%, Bullet Hell 31.2%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Action 5.2%, Arcade 4.1%

R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.3%, Arcade 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action 10.1%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 37%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Action 12.4%, Arcade 7.9%, Indie 7.6%

Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?

Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Arcade 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%

Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.8%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Arcade 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Action 6.2%

Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Arcade 8.5%, Action 7.3%

Senko no Ronde 2 is a fast-paced one-on-one action game offering an eclectic mix of the shooting and fighting genres in a mech-filled bullet ballet played out in space! And with Zuntata alumnus Yasuhisa Watanabe on board, you can expect a superb soundtrack too.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.5%, Bullet Hell 37.1%, Action 20.4%

Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.4%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Action 5.1%, Arcade 4.4%

Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Bullet Hell 33.8%, Arcade 10.6%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%

Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and Margaret, two exceptional pilots, for the first time on Steam.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Action 21%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Arcade 9.1%

A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Arcade 10.7%, Sci-fi 8%, Action 6.7%

A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.6%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Indie 12.8%, Action 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%

飛び出そう、いつも通りの弾幕へ それが結果として世界をひっくり返す事になるだろう プリティでデュアリスチックなシューティング幻想！

Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Action 7.6%, Indie 6.6%

Team Shanghai Alice presents a bullet hell shooter! The 20th installment of the Touhou Project. Utilize the powers you've acquired to overcome new challenges!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Arcade 8.5%, Action 4.9%

The next installment in the high-speed 2D action Gunvolt series is finally here with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Balancing both an involving story and satisfying gameplay, Gunvolt 3 is the most extravagant entry in the series yet!

Why similar: Action 69.7%, Sci-fi 30.3%

Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Action 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: Bullet Hell 44.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Action 7%, Indie 4.3%

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 42.7%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 7.2%, Sci-fi 5%

Ether Vapor Remaster is a cinematic 3D arcade shooter and visual treat from developer Edelweiss.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 64.8%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Action 7.1%, Arcade 5.3%, Sci-fi 2.8%

Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot'em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages to fight the evil empire!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 58.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Action 18.3%, Indie 4.1%

Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.4%, Bullet Hell 29.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Action 7%, Indie 4.8%

Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.9%, Bullet Hell 33.1%, Arcade 12.1%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Action 6.6%

The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Bullet Hell 35.9%, Arcade 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Action 6.6%

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: Bullet Hell 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Action 9%, Arcade 8%

Jet Buster is the new 90s anthro shmup, going back to the cuter roots of the genre.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 63.4%, Action 21.7%, Indie 14.9%

Darius is one of the pioneers of the side-scrolling shoot 'em genre, and the Steam version replicates the multi-screen arcade experience with 4 different titles and 7 versions filled with aquatic-lifeform-themed bosses and epic, Zuntata-composed soundscapes!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 61.1%, Arcade 17.9%, Sci-fi 12%, Action 9.1%