- #1 Eigengrau
96% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Martin Mauersics
Windows · Mac · Linux
A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Score Attack 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 11%
- #2 FullBlast
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: UFO Crash Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals. Collect power ups, destroy the enemy ships and defeat the mega bosses in 12 action packed levels. On your own or with a friend in local co-op mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 10.8%, Flight 10.7%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Arcade 9.7%
- #3 Crisis Wing
96% matchVery Positive90% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Pieslice Productions
Windows · Mac
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9%, Score Attack 8.4%
- #4 Grand Brix Shooter
95% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: Intragames
Windows
Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 15.6%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Arcade 13.7%, Local Multiplayer 10%
- #5 Sophstar
94% matchVery Positive100% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Banana Bytes
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.5%, Score Attack 9.3%
- #6 Destropolis
92% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31%, Bullet Hell 28%, Arcade 12.9%, Top-Down 11.2%, Score Attack 4.5%
- #7 Grav Blazer Squared
93% 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: Bullet Hell 31.5%, Shooter 18.9%, Arcade 15.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Retro 8.8%
- #8 Space Elite Force II
91% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!
Why similar: Flight 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Score Attack 14%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 8.4%
- #9 Space War: Infinity
91% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Why similar: Flight 18.3%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Score Attack 12.9%, Arcade 9.9%
- #10 RagingBlasters
89% matchVery Positive99% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shooter 19.4%, Score Attack 18.3%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Retro 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
- #11 Rocket Wars
90% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Rooftop Panda
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Fast-paced local multi-player game packed with action. Destroy your friends with all sorts of different weapons and power-ups across multiple game modes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 11.8%, Arcade 11.3%
- #12 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Top-Down 10%
- #13 Sky Force Reloaded
88% matchVery Positive93% of 2,688 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite Dreams
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Flight 11.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Local Co-Op 9.1%
- #14 Astroloot
86% matchVery Positive92% of 557 reviews2025
Dev: Andreas Hager Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Loot, level up, and obliterate everything in your path. Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven with deep ARPG systems, featuring a massive skill tree, deterministic crafting, and near-endless build possibilities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.1%, Crafting 24.1%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Co-op 9.6%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #15 Flying Tank
84% matchVery Positive86% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.4%, Local Co-Op 21.2%, Co-op 15.1%, Shooter 12.6%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #16 Grav Blazer
87% matchMixed48% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.9 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: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #17 Furious Angels
85% matchVery Positive86% of 412 reviews2017
Dev: MorfeoDev
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Furious Angels is a brutal score attack shooter with different waves each day. Compete on the leaderboards, transform into a flying tank and shred the skies to pieces!
Why similar: Destruction 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Flight 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Score Attack 11.1%
- #18 DELTAZEAL
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2015
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Local Co-Op 8.4%, Arcade 8.2%, Score Attack 6.1%
- #19 Star Vortex
82% matchVery Positive85% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: Zorg GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Star Vortex is a fast paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
Why similar: Sci-fi 38.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Flight 12.1%, Bullet Hell 10%, Shooter 7.8%
- #20 Void Scrappers
82% matchVery Positive89% of 617 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Score Attack 13.3%, Destruction 11.5%, Shooter 11.1%
- #21 Psycho Starship Rampage
83% matchVery Positive87% of 157 reviews2015
Dev: Ballistic FrogsPub: TyGAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You play the psychotic A.I. of a warship lost in space which tries to come back to Earth. Build your spaceship from scratch. Load it with weapons. And use your creation to destroy waves of innocent aliens throughout numerous levels. Loot their carcasses, extend your ship and jump to the next sector for more action!
Why similar: Crafting 27.4%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Arcade 15%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Retro 14.4%
- #22 Dark Matter
84% matchMixed59% of 155 reviews2015
Pub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Dark Matter is a classic arcade space shooter inspired by Asteroids, featuring fast-paced ship combat, physics-based movement, and score-driven gameplay.
Why similar: Flight 24.2%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Score Attack 10.8%, Arcade 10.5%
- #23 Shape Shifter: Formations
79% matchVery Positive91% of 269 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Top-Down 9%, Score Attack 9%
- #24 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
79% matchVery Positive97% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 8.9%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #25 Black Paradox
81% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shooter 15.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #26 Steel Rain
81% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2015
Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through overwhelming enemy fleets! Liberate planets, build colonies, research tech and skills, craft items, or even play 2p co-op in this unique new indie game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Arcade 17.6%, Shooter 16.9%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Action 8.6%
- #27 Xenoraid: The First Space War
80% matchVery Positive87% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!
Why similar: Score Attack 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11.2%, Local Co-Op 9.9%
- #28 Null Vector
78% matchVery Positive96% of 269 reviews2018
Dev: Optical Override
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.6%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Arcade 16.1%, Top-Down 16%, Retro 12.8%
- #29 Hotloop
77% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Tntlaxy GDS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use the force of gravity in this fast-paced space shooter with realistic physics and orbital mechanics.
Why similar: Flight 25.3%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Arcade 12.5%, Sci-fi 12%, Retro 11.7%
- #30 Space Elite Force
78% matchVery Positive89% of 186 reviews2018
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.3%, Flight 21.9%, Arcade 12.6%, Score Attack 12.3%, Local Co-Op 9.1%
- #31 Nebulock
73% matchVery Positive87% of 550 reviews2025
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Destruction 22.3%, Arcade 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #32 Reign of Bullets
77% matchVery Positive81% of 100 reviews2015
Dev: Critical Bit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Reign of Bullets is a shoot ‘em up with epic loot and lots of guns. Upgrade your ship and customize your weapons to build the ultimate fighter plane.
Why similar: Action 81.4%, Indie 18.6%
- #33 Jetboard Joust
76% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.7%, Retro 18.7%, Arcade 16%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action 9.6%
- #34 Rigid Force Alpha
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 133 reviews2018
Dev: com8com1 Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Bullet Hell 22.1%, Score Attack 18.7%, Shooter 16.1%, Arcade 13.6%, Retro 11%
- #35 Outnumbered
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 244 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.5%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #36 Dark Old Sun
75% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: SN!Somos Nerds
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Action 32.3%, Bullet Hell 32%, Shooter 20.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #37 Steredenn: Binary Stars
73% matchVery Positive88% of 959 reviews2015
Dev: Pixelnest StudioPub: TyGAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 68.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.2%, Score Attack 14.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 12.6%, Local Co-Op 12.1%
- #38 Galacide
75% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Why similar: Shooter 22.2%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action 16%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #39 Solaroids
74% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Chad YatesPub: DynF/X Digital LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Score Attack 10.7%, Arcade 9.3%
- #40 Hyper Echelon
73% matchVery Positive89% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: GangoGames LLC
Windows · Mac
The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Flight 18.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.6%
- #41 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
70% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"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 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 28%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9.3%, Score Attack 8.2%
- #42 Run Build Pew!
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 563 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.9%, Shooter 19.6%, Arcade 16.7%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Retro 7.1%
- #43 Truxton
70% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The ruthless Gidans invite you to an explosive space scramble! Head into the mighty Super Fighter and disintegrate your foes in all directions with various upgradeable weapons. Toaplan's no-frills vertical shooter Truxton speeds onto PC with new features and quality-of-life updates!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Arcade 15%, Co-op 10.4%, Retro 10.1%, Top-Down 9.6%
- #44 Roto Force
69% matchVery Positive93% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Accidently AwesomePub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Bullet Hell 41.1%, Shooter 20.6%, Arcade 19.6%, Action 8.5%, Retro 7.5%
- #45 Droid Assault
71% matchVery Positive83% of 374 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Arcade 15.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 12%, Top-Down 11.1%
- #46 Chippy
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,174 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Destruction 14.2%, Score Attack 9.9%, Shooter 9.3%
- #47 Galaxy Highways
68% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down 10.4%, Retro 7.5%
- #48 STELLATUM
72% matchMixed63% of 167 reviews2015
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor. Throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Shooter 17.7%, Arcade 15%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #49 XenoRaptor
70% matchVery Positive82% of 173 reviews2019
Dev: Peter ClearyPub: -
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of a cyberdragon and annihilate swarms of rocket propelled chainsaws either online or via LAN in this high speed, high skill 8 player co-op twinstick shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.6%, Shooter 19.3%, Action 15.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Co-op 9.1%
- #50 Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
66% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Dot bloodPub: Targem Games
Windows
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%
- #51 Ballistic Craft
69% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Palladium SoftPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows
A bullet hell of your own making! Play the game where strategy and creativity meet - duel rival wizards in real time battle arenas with custom shot crafting to win the League of Crafters!
Why similar: Action 57.2%, Local Multiplayer 21.3%, Indie 12.6%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #52 Power of Ten
67% matchVery Positive80% of 250 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.4%, Top-Down 17.7%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Retro 13.7%, Action 7.2%
- #53 Undercroft Warriors
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Score Attack 9.9%, Arcade 9.8%
- #54 The Bug Butcher
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,201 reviews2016
Dev: Awfully Nice Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Bullet Hell 23.6%, Local Co-Op 19.1%, Arcade 17.6%, Co-op 12.8%, Action 11.7%
- #55 Retrograde Arena
66% matchVery Positive93% of 531 reviews2020
Dev: FreemergencyPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 12.8%, Stylized 10.5%
- #56 Planes, Bullets and Vodka
66% matchVery Positive85% of 3,018 reviews2016
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
Why similar: Destruction 20.5%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shooter 11%, Score Attack 10.7%, Arcade 9.7%
- #57 Crafty Survivors
63% matchVery Positive84% of 749 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Crafting 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Arcade 13%, Top-Down 9.9%