- #1 Vanquish The Eternal
96% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: WilhelmGStudios
Windows
Vanquish The Eternal is an arcade inspired skill based roguelite. You play as the strongest among the living, and must fight off hordes of the damned on All Hallows Eve. Choose from a variety of upgrades, abilities, and talents to survive until the clock strikes midnight.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.1%, PvE 22.3%, Top-Down 11.6%, Action 7%, Arcade 4.7%
- #2 Colorfire Redux
96% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: AntikoreDev
Windows
Well, the physpace is being destroyed, glitching by numerous hordes of malicious duplicating codes from the bitspace. People are panicking, we must send our final attempt to fix the issue, you must be trained to fix the bitspace and survive in it during the process, in its current, decaying status.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33%, PvE 18.1%, Arcade 12.7%, Top-Down 10.9%, 2D 5%
- #3 Calibration Sequence
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lasse Malmberg
Windows
Calibration Sequence is a bullet hell game where you play as a nanobot undergoing its factory calibration.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.2%, PvE 20.6%, Arcade 14.3%, Top-Down 11.8%, Action 6.2%
- #4 The Swarm
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Shattered Realms
Windows
The game is about destroying aliens and fighting never ending waves of enemies. It is a retro, bullet hell, arcade like game where you try to score the highest number of points possible. After you die restart from the beginning.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.8%, Arcade 18.4%, PvE 14.7%, Action 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #5 Xylon
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Jordan Fayd'herbe
Windows
A fast-paced retro shoot 'em up where you dodge bullets, upgrade your ship, and battle escalating waves of enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 50.6%, Arcade 19.6%, Space 11.6%, Action 9.9%, 2D 7.4%
- #6 Binarystar Infinity
93% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2021
Dev: Ricci Cedric DesignPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Binarystar Infinity is a 1-Bit Shoot ‘Em Up with a challenging experience reminding of the traditional Arcade Shmup classics, that can be experienced alone or with a friend, and with the particularity of being playable in vertical or horizontal scrolling mode.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.1%, PvE 19.3%, Arcade 13.8%, Space 9.2%, Action 7.5%
- #7 Shape VS Shapes
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matthew GrumanPub: Gruman Co
Mac
Shape VS Shapes is a fast-paced arcade game. Blast your way through 50+timed levels or go for a high score in Endless Mode!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.2%, Arcade 23.2%, Action 12.1%, Space 10.3%, 2D 7.5%
- #8 Goblin Dodge
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Opal
Windows
Play as a goblin who was displaced from its village, who must fight its way through a bullet gauntlet to earn freedom!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.9%, Arcade 15.5%, Top-Down 12.9%, Action 10.2%, PvE 8.2%
- #9 Idle Asteroids
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Fiasco Development
Windows · Linux
An incremental arcade survival game combining classic retro space combat with deep permanent progression. Survive intense rounds to gather resources, buy weapon upgrades, and transform your basic fighter into a fully automated, idle asteroid-mining dreadnought.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 49.5%, PvE 16%, Arcade 11%, Casual 8.4%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #10 BOMB Pong
90% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: HFire
Windows
An arcade action-packed strategy game. Move the 'Pong Ball through perilous waves of Paddles, Balls and BOMBS! Don't explode and don't get hit! With three modes in BOMB Pong, you'll always be occupied.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.4%, Arcade 16.7%, Action 11.3%, PvE 11.2%, Casual 11.2%
- #11 Slime, Fire and Soul
89% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: MpjV
Windows
You enter the DUNGEON and try to get as far as possible.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.9%, PvE 19.1%, Retro 8.2%, Action 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #12 Shoot Some Rocks
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vlavich
Windows
A bullet hell roguelite about a lonely worker drinking alone in space on Christmas Eve. Survive waves of cosmic chaos, get a cold beer, and face five massive bosses inspired by real space calamities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.6%, PvE 18.9%, Space 8.7%, Action 7.8%, Casual 7.3%
- #13 Andromeda Survivors
87% matchPositive84% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Dumb
Windows
Defeat thousands of enemies that are invading Andromeda! Andromeda Survivors is a casual game with rogue-lite elements where you collect skills and upgrades for your ship to create amazing builds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.4%, Arcade 11.8%, Top-Down 10.3%, Space 8.2%, PvE 7.9%
- #14 Laser Circle
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: GreenBranchGames
Windows
Laser Circle - A 2D pixel top-down shooter game where you play as a spherical blob that destroys enemies with weapons that become more powerful with each level, while the blob itself also gets stronger.
Why similar: PvE 27.2%, Arcade 18.2%, Top-Down 15.3%, Space 10.1%, Casual 9.7%
- #15 Laser Hell
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Medieval Vixens
Windows
A fast-paced and minimalist game where you aim to live as long as you can, to climb higher on the leaderboard.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.3%, Arcade 20.1%, Top-Down 14.9%, Action 13.3%, 2D 7%
- #16 Dodge 'N' Dash
85% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: SphynxG101-Gaming
Windows · Mac
Dodge 'N' Dash is a fast-paced endless arcade styled game in which you have to dodge blocks, collect coins, and grab powerups all while attempting to get the highest score possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 44.4%, Arcade 21.1%, Casual 15.1%, Retro 8.6%, 2D 7.3%
- #17 Granny's Rampage
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SB ChoostPub: Choost Games
Windows
Granny's had enough. Armed with a minigun and a bad attitude, she's cutting through five stages of demonic suburbia, hellfire, and the forces of darkness itself.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.5%, PvE 21.8%, Arcade 14%, Action 6.8%, 2D 5.3%
- #18 Karma Cannon
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Video Galaxy
Windows
Clear hordes of cosmic critters in this simple 2D shooter but be carefully, bullets that exit the arena will warp behind you and become dangerous to you ship. Whatever goes around comes around.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.4%, Space 10%, Action 9.2%, Arcade 9.1%, PvE 7.5%
- #19 GALXAGAR
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: MoonMuse Entertainment
Windows
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.7%, PvE 18.4%, Arcade 13%, Top-Down 11.3%, Space 7%
- #20 Bouncers
82% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Dylan KreisbergPub: Kreisburger Games
Windows
Bouncers is a single player retro styled action game that has you avoiding enemies to climb the leaderboard. The bouncer will bounce around the screen in random directions and multiply over time, but more enemies for example the asteroid will appear.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.2%, Arcade 15.2%, Top-Down 10.6%, PvE 9.4%, Casual 7.5%
- #21 Magic Caster
82% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Teerawat SamansookPub: LavaLittleBird
Windows
Enter a thrilling wizard world where drawing gestures gives you power! Defeat monsters cast powerful spells, and dodge intense attacks. Experience the excitement of Magic Caster—unleash your magic!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.1%, PvE 18.3%, Arcade 13.4%, Top-Down 12%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #22 Atomic Cosmos
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MakerPub: Invisible Promise
Windows · Mac · Linux
Atomic Cosmos is a bullet hell game that takes place on a small planet. Avoid meteors, lasers, and random events to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.2%, Arcade 20.6%, Space 14.8%, Action 13.9%, Casual 4.9%
- #23 Circle With A Gun
79% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Seamus AllenPub: Wandering Library Games
Windows
A bullet hell roguelike where you are a force of destruction from the moment you pick up the controls. The endless hordes of Vampire Survivors meets the satisfying micro of Hades, all set to a retro arcade soundtrack that slaps harder than it has any right to.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.4%, Arcade 19%, PvE 12%, Casual 7.3%, Action 6.1%
- #24 Just Dodge, LOL
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Gretham
Windows
When you have no weapon, no magic and no help - just dodge. Complete a set of trials to prove that you are a Dodge Grandmaster!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.5%, Top-Down 20%, Action 12.7%, Arcade 10%, 2D 7.9%
- #25 Balls Mania!
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
"Balls Mania!" is a truly unique game where the object is to get as many "blue balls" as you can without getting your own balls smashed! In "Balls Mania!" the more blue balls you have and the more "ball goop" you spill, the higher your score is likely to be!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.5%, Arcade 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Action 8.1%, 2D 7.4%
- #26 Ball Breaker
78% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Lua Ludica
Windows
Create crazy combinations and crush all the insects by taking out balls with various effects and improving your powers. Survive as long as you can and make the wildest molecules you can. With each round, you get stronger, but so do your enemies...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.8%, Arcade 16.7%, Action 11.1%, Casual 11%, PvE 8.5%
- #27 Gliont Lights
79% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: WATU
Windows
Jump over a line that goes down with a random speed Drag left button of mouse to Jump hold down the right mouse button to move down When the player touches the line, the screen goes white, and when it becomes completely white, it's game over Survive as long as possible
Why similar: Bullet Hell 48.2%, Arcade 24.4%, Casual 17.6%, 2D 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #28 In a Barrel
77% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: PPewP
Windows
In a Barrel is a hellish game about desperately trying to survive as a fish in an unfair world that only wants you dead. As you play and die, you will be able to upgrade your fish for a better chance of survival. If you're fast and lucky enough, you may just reach freedom.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 49.3%, Arcade 23.5%, Action 15.9%, 2D 8%, Indie 1.9%
- #29 Orbital Arena
78% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: UnsoughtSpoon
Windows
An Incremental Rogue-Lite Game that is exactly the PERFECT difficulty. You have the ability to adjust your stats, your enemies stats, and even your enemy count. All of which reflect back to how many resources you acquire during the game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.7%, PvE 21%, Arcade 14.5%, Top-Down 9.9%, Action 6.2%
- #30 Wave Planet
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DJ_Games
Windows · Linux
A bullet-hell planet defence game where you orbit, shoot, and upgrade your way through escalating waves of asteroids and brutal bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 44.9%, PvE 23.2%, Casual 7.8%, Space 6.6%, 2D 5.7%
- #31 星海的流言
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: VointStudio
Windows
XingHaiDeLiuYan is a bullet-screen shooting game that features random enemy ships and bullet-screens, but also has a focus on strengthening the player's game content. Players can acquire three types of aircraft and 18 types of weapons to challenge increasingly powerful enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 50.7%, Top-Down 17%, Space 15.3%, Action 8.1%, Combat 5.9%
- #32 SEISO
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Solrygane
Windows
SEISO is a high-octane bullet hell designed for pure adrenaline. Face relentless waves of enemies, master your reflexes, and climb the global leaderboards in this minimalist, neon-soaked action experience.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 54%, Arcade 17.5%, Action 16.1%, 2D 8.9%, Indie 1.9%
- #33 Arsenal
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: 0_stamina
Windows
A small survivors-like about a space girl fighting aliens on the moon.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 53.7%, Arcade 21.5%, Action 16.1%, 2D 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #34 Arcade Space Survivor
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAWO
Windows
Fight against waves of enemies to become the ultimate space survivor. Arcade Space Survivor is an arcade-styled action-roguelike. The game offers an innovative and unique experience within the survivors-like genre.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33%, Arcade 15%, PvE 8.8%, Casual 6.9%, Action 6.9%
- #35 Grave Space
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Mojo Trio Games
Windows
Pilot through 10 progressive levels in this SNES/SEGA style 90's retro side scroller/bullet hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.1%, Arcade 16.3%, Space 9%, Action 8.7%, Casual 8.4%
- #36 Glow Storm
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Ludus Phaedra
Windows · Linux
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.4%, PvE 20.3%, Arcade 13%, Top-Down 9.7%, Action 6%
- #37 Terminal Cursor
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glorybyte
Windows
Terminal Cursor is a fast‑paced reflex arcade game where you dodge evolving bullet patterns and survive as long as possible. Every movement matters. Features intense runs, rising difficulty, high‑score focus, and an original soundtrack by David‑Ștefan Horecica.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.7%, Arcade 17.6%, Casual 11.8%, Top-Down 10.7%, Space 6.8%
- #38 OnBugged
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GlitchyDust
Windows
Bullet hell about destroying computers. Be the ultimate bug you ever wanted to be. Swarm those capacitors and break the boards! [THIS GAME IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT]
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.5%, PvE 20.5%, Arcade 15%, Retro 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #39 Piperbob's Painting Service
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Charmful Pty Ltd
Windows · Linux
Bob and Piper are terrible painters -- literally the worst. They cannot agree on the colour to use, they get paint everywhere and sometimes they'll move in with you if you've got a good TV. But because they're the only painters in town, they keep being hired.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 44.4%, Arcade 21.1%, Casual 14.9%, Top-Down 11.5%, 2D 7.3%
- #40 Beef Cat Ultra
71% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Beef Cat
Windows
Gameboy-aesthetic auto-shooter with tough handmade stages across several game styles. Choose from six total playable characters while collecting dozens of unique power-ups and rocking out to a chiptune-guitar fueled soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.9%, PvE 19.8%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 6.1%, 2D 5.6%
- #41 The Legend of the Lawns
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: NullptrError
Windows · Linux
In this fast paced bullet hell, mow lawns, kill weeds, and avoid shrub demons in order to earn money and buy weedkiller, ice cream, and upgrades. Become a lawn mowing legend so that you can eventually afford and buy the newest Swapdeck game console!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 51.5%, Action 15.1%, Casual 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, 2D 8.5%
- #42 Bullet Casters
72% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Last Credit GamesPub: Last Credit Games
Windows
Embark on an epic Bullet Hell adventure in a fantasy world filled with bizarre monsters and eccentric magicians!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.5%, PvE 16.1%, Arcade 14%, Top-Down 12.4%, 2D 5.5%
- #43 Geometric Hell
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: William Sigurdsson
Windows
Geometric Hell is an arcade bullet-hell shooter with minimalistic graphics. Survive waves of aggressive geometric shapes and upgrade to keep up with the progressive increase in difficulty. Many deaths are expected before you get a chance to fight the final boss.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42%, Arcade 20.9%, PvE 12.6%, Action 9%, 2D 7%
- #44 Space Defense Special Force - The Origin of the Union
73% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Ninetales Studios
Windows
Frenetic 2D action in the style of Space Invaders! Customize your spaceship, face hordes of enemies, and challenge yourself in multiple modes, including Campaign, Arcade, Invasion, and Survival. Upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, and face unique challenges in every battle.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Arcade 15.7%, Top-Down 12.8%, Space 11.9%, PvE 11.3%
- #45 Clusterbug
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Visionair GamesPub: Mediacollege Amsterdam
Windows
Clusterbug is a space-themed, insect-filled, and futuristic bullet hell shoot 'em up. Travel through the insect-filled world as you cleanse it from a bio-mechanical virus that has turned any living being infected by it into frenzied mech mutations, bringing freedom and peace.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38%, Arcade 15.6%, Top-Down 9.7%, Action 8.3%, Space 7.7%
- #46 Mace Knight
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Nephilim
Windows
Line 'em up and bring the pain in this action-packed arcade game. Grab your mace of choice, bash your way through hordes of enemies, and compete for the top score on the leaderboard!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.8%, PvE 23%, Arcade 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, 2D 5.7%
- #47 Don’t Touch the Bug
68% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Vormela Interactive
Windows
Step into a relentless 2D pixel-art boss rush where every mis-fired bug is your secret weapon. Accidentally awaken swarms of “bugs” and unleash them on colossal bosses! Adapt on the fly, master chaos, and prove your reflexes in the ultimate pixel showdown. 💥⚔️
Why similar: PvE 24.8%, Arcade 24.3%, Casual 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 9.2%
- #48 NYAN DESTROYER
71% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: Khokhlov
Windows
NYAN DESTROYER is a military squad of special purpose, whose main goal is to cleanse the universe of cute creatures. These creatures have already enslaved most of the human population that is why people prefer to play carelessly with them, and not to destroy them... Fight back against them!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.6%, Arcade 14.8%, Space 14.1%, Casual 11%, Action 10.6%
- #49 Tri-Ger
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jo C. H.Pub: The MIX Games
Windows
TRI-GER is a top-down rouge-like SHMUP with technicolor vector based graphics. Fight endless waves of enemies, and be sure to match your color to get a high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.5%, PvE 19.6%, Arcade 19.2%, Action 12.7%, Retro 5.7%
- #50 Waifu Space Conquest
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Sweet Banana GamesPub: Gamuzumi
Windows · Linux
In Waifu Space Conquest you can play a nostalgic arcade game. Conquer all the space to pass the level. Confine the aliens in your claimed space to kill them.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 45.1%, Arcade 17.4%, Casual 7.7%, Action 7.6%, Space 7.4%
- #51 The Battle of Aurinoxia
67% matchPositive75% of 16 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 42.7%, Arcade 14.8%, Top-Down 11.3%, Space 7.4%, Action 6.8%
- #52 Space Hero: Intergalactic Titan
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Nomad Plays
Windows
A top-down "bullet-heaven" roguelite where you play as a futuristic space marine. Use a variety of damage and utility abilities in your attempt to survive. Earn tokens to spend on permanent character upgrades, ability upgrades, and ability mods that allow you to customize your playstyle.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.2%, Top-Down 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Space 7.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #53 Super Dash
67% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Gustavo Passos
Windows · Linux
Dash through enemies, collect power ups and survive waves of enemies in this fast paced bullet-hell
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.2%, PvE 19.3%, Arcade 14.1%, Top-Down 6%, Retro 5.9%
- #54 Shrimp.io
66% matchVery Positive85% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
A Shrimp Based Bullet Heaven. Kill creatures, Level up & pick from 3 upgrades to unalive thousands more.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Arcade 14.9%, Casual 11.1%, Action 10.4%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #55 Pigments
67% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a fruit locked in a room, dodge circular saws and paint as much of the level as you can.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.1%, Arcade 18.3%, Action 11.9%, Casual 11.8%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #56 Joutun
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: GreenBranchGames
Windows
Joutun - A 2D pixel top-down game where the player takes on the role of a hero with various skills, from shooting to slowing down time. Fending off waves of enemies and increasing their level, the player must reach their maximum potential, beating their record.
Why similar: PvE 30.8%, Arcade 20.2%, Top-Down 16.8%, Casual 10.8%, 2D 7.7%
- #57 Meteor Swarm Old School
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: CannizzaroSoftware
Windows
Shoot meteors with a variable fire main, and various different power-ups. Survive and set a new hi-score today!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.8%, Arcade 20.2%, Casual 13%, Space 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #58 Rescue To The PARALLEL
69% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Creators Guild
Windows
Collect allies and weapons in parallel worlds and defeat thousands of enemies. Rescue to the Parallel is a new roguelike game. Rescue characters to make friends, search for weapons and treasure chests. The route you choose extends your survival time infinitely.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.5%, PvE 23.4%, Space 11%, Action 9.6%, 2D 6.6%