- #1 The War Enders Evolution
97% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Crystal Heart's Studio
Windows
The War Enders Evolution is an arcade style single-stage bullet hell game. Beat the game with the choice from three different fighters and two different styles.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Casual 30.1%, Indie 7.4%
- #2 Employee Survivor
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: simmirror
Windows
*Employee Survivor* is a survivor-style game. You must defeat these enemies and use the banknotes they drop to upgrade yourself. As you level up and try to survive in the dream world, your score increases with survival time, but the number of enemies also increases over time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.6%, Casual 29.2%, Relaxing 20.9%, 2D 6%, Indie 2.3%
- #3 Tankorama
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: GO Dizajn
Windows
TANKORAMA is an old school top-down shoot ‘em up game with modern graphics and addictive gameplay. Control HOVERING TANKS, destroy enemies, collect power ups and challenge wicked bosses in single player. Show who is THE BOSS on Earth!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Casual 26.9%, Indie 6.6%
- #4 PsycoCat
95% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: YukiOstudio
Windows
You are the PsycoCat, an ultimate cat hooked to a balloon with an alien weapon After an apprenticeship against floating rocks you will be ready to fight the most terrible creatures of the world. Bull, rabbit, flying chicken and more await you for a terrible confrontation in the heavens. Good luck
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.4%, Bullet Hell 39.1%, Casual 14.5%, Indie 7%
- #5 Space Codex
94% matchVery Positive81% of 413 reviews2016
Dev: takk
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Casual 36.9%, Bullet Hell 25.9%
- #6 Slime Hero
94% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Just L Studio
Windows · Mac
Slime Hero is a slime collecting and fighting game, you need to collect and select the best slime team to pass all the stage, after that you can go to challenge the boss, try to dodge all the attack and kick away all the enemy.
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.7%, Bullet Hell 32.1%, Cute 11.7%, Relaxing 11.4%, Casual 6.6%
- #7 Fire at Campsite
92% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Salvador PalmaPub: ZOO Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect the campsite in this Single-Tower-Defense game where you play as a campfire against the local wildlife! With many abilities and characters at your disposal, try new builds, synergies, and combos to make those animals run away with fear!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Creature Collector 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Relaxing 11.1%, Cute 9.8%
- #8 Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
93% matchVery Positive83% of 216 reviews2017
Dev: DeerFarm
Windows
Select one of the Grim Reaper or girl. Find escaped yokai from limbo, extricate soul that they absorbed. You must reseal them after
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Bullet Hell 40.1%, Casual 15.3%, Indie 4.3%
- #9 Protect the Grimoire
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Mhbs
Windows
Survive, protect, and strike back in Protect the Grimoire! A fast-paced roguelite bullet hell shoot ’em up. Face relentless Dark Wizards and fight your way toward the most powerful grimoires in existence.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Bullet Hell 31.7%, Relaxing 14.5%, Casual 7.9%, Strategy 6.8%
- #10 Steel Vampire
91% matchVery Positive91% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: AkiragoyaPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Bullet Hell 34.5%, Casual 18%, Indie 4.8%, 2D 3.7%
- #11 Pew Pew Rocket!
90% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: StarSystemStudiosPub: StarSystemStudioS
Windows
Guitar hero meets Galactica, This is not your average space shooter. This one is special.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Casual 19.6%, Strategy 9.9%, Relaxing 9%
- #12 纸境小仙途
89% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: 零梦
Windows
《Paper Xian》 is a xianxia roguelike survival game featuring unique paper-cut art. Defend against 20 monster waves with auto-attacks, upgrade skills between rounds, and join sects for special boosts. Enjoy fast 20-min runs with local co-op support!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Creature Collector 17.4%, Cute 13.1%, Casual 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%
- #13 Ruzh Delta Z
89% matchMixed62% of 506 reviews2015
Dev: Pribuni
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Ruzh Delta Z is a frenzied shoot-em-up which draws inspiration from classics such as Gradius, DoDonPachi, and R-Type. Shoot your way through perilous stages and wreck thousands of rogue vessels in your quest to become the ultimate pilot.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Bullet Hell 30.2%, Casual 29.1%, Indie 7.4%
- #14 Ink Plane
88% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: Artur Petrov
Windows
Short arcade game drawn and coded by Artur Petrov. You have to fight the pirates in the air, sea and land.
Why similar: Casual 32.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Indie 7.2%
- #15 Ad SHOOt(アドシュー)
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: BOCSTE, Ltd.
Windows
A 2D vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter game where you shoot down fictional advertisements. Features 7 stages and full Japanese voice acting.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.4%, Casual 14.6%, Indie 4.3%, 2D 2.9%
- #16 Goobers
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Marzipug
Windows
An idle creature collector game. From common garden-dwellers to elusive, legendary spirits, every Goober is unique. Can you find them all?
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.8%, Casual 24.5%, Relaxing 19%, Cute 16.7%, Indie 6%
- #17 Bunny Ball
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: BugsAndBunnies Studios (not registered)
Windows
Cute Cozy Action! Collected BunnyBalls and other animals! Help them get food in this mix of Pinball and BreakOut!
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.1%, Cute 21.7%, Casual 21.3%, Relaxing 20.4%, 2D 3.8%
- #18 Starry Nights : Helix
85% matchMixed51% of 41 reviews2016
Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The retro-style Side Scroller shooting game with vivid storyline depicts fully charactered protagonists love affairs.! Colorfully themed game stages and variety of bosses infests here!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Casual 19.2%, Indie 5.4%
- #19 Floyd's Cafe
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoughnutDev
Windows
Build your dream cafe and make a wide assortment of drinks at Floyd's Cafe! Floyd's Cafe is an upcoming cute cozy cat cafe game where you can make anything from black tea to Moka pot coffee or even just use a coffee machine. Decorate the Cafe with flowers, shelfs, and even cacti.
Why similar: Relaxing 36.6%, Casual 31.1%, Cute 27.5%, 2D 4.8%
- #20 Tiny Dino
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Pixfox
Windows
TINY DINO is an idle nurturing game where little dinosaurs accompany you at the bottom of your screen while you work or study. They produce gems for you to earn profits, and you can plant trees and build structures to create a free and lively world for them, growing together with you.
Why similar: Creature Collector 44%, Relaxing 19.4%, Cute 18.3%, Casual 15.5%, Indie 2.8%
- #21 VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION
82% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2018
Dev: Neotro Inc.
Windows
A challenge from ancient times delivered to gamers. That excitement from the past has returned. The complete version of VRITRA, the 2D fantasy shooting game, is out now!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Bullet Hell 33.3%, Casual 23.4%, Indie 5.9%
- #22 Stellarium
84% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Arcarium
Windows
Ride around the many galaxies of Stellarium in a hectic vertical bullet hell, facing off all kinds of creatures and dodging giant storms of bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.1%, Casual 16.1%, 2D 4.5%
- #23 Danmaku Unlimited 2
80% matchVery Positive93% of 482 reviews2014
Dev: Doragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 52.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 44.9%, Indie 3%
- #24 KemonoMix Re
78% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Rocket Studio, Inc.
Windows
『Kemono Mix Re』is a exploration, monster-raising simulation game where you nurture local lifeform called 'Kemonos' on a mysterious alien planet. Discover over 60+ Kemono species. Mixing Kemonos together, make your very own Kemono!
Why similar: Creature Collector 48.9%, Cute 21%, Casual 15.3%, Relaxing 14.8%
- #25 Eggrolls Shoot
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CT13 STUDIO
Windows
Eggrolls Shoot is a retro inspired arcade shoot ‘em up game. Our game is all about the adventure of saving the animal world.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Casual 25.2%, Relaxing 11.2%, 2D 3.8%
- #26 Super Monk War Z
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: XXL
Windows
"Super Monk War Z" is a 2D horizontal shooting game that consists of 4 stages. Take advantage of three types of formation and a large amount of Do it or be done Barrage shooting !! Shoot the approaching enemy! Hit! Kill!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.1%, Bullet Hell 33.7%, Casual 15.9%, 2D 4.5%, Indie 2.8%
- #27 Razor2: Hidden Skies
82% matchMostly Negative26% of 237 reviews2010
Dev: Invent4 EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Razor2: Hidden Skies Razor2: Hidden Skies is a top view shooter. The game has the style of successful classic arcade games, while using the latest technology to create great visuals and effects. An old-school game with all new technology.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.7%, Casual 22.9%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Indie 6.8%
- #28 Librarian of Aquademia : The Forbidden Grimoire
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shrimp0ster
Windows
An auto-2D side-scroller shoot'em up game that aims to be beginner-friendly for someone who has never experienced a shoot'em up bullet hell game before.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Casual 14.9%, Cute 10.9%, 2D 3.5%
- #29 MemoryBombs
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PinkBananaGames
Windows
Simple memory game. Play against time and challenge your memory, avoiding the bombs finding one will mess up your game. Get some cool icons and letters!
Why similar: Casual 40%, Cute 27.3%, Relaxing 25.3%, 2D 7.4%
- #30 Text Wormhole
77% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Elknight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Text Wormhole is a dodge game of bullet hell generated by the roguelike way dynamically based on the theme of letters, which adopts the minimalist design style. The unprecedented visual spectacle will give you an extraordinary game experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 31.7%, Casual 24.6%, Indie 8.9%
- #31 Radar Warfare
77% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: DreamRoad Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Radar Warfare is a bullet hell/fast paced arcade shoot 'em up with radar theme and retro style. 27 stages will challenge you with different waves and enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Casual 29.6%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Indie 7.3%, 2D 4.1%
- #32 Neptunia Shooter
75% matchVery Positive88% of 740 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 66.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 45.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Cute 16.6%, 2D 2.7%
- #33 SpaceMerc
76% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Colin EUMP
Windows · Linux
SpaceMerc is a casual narrative bullet hell shooter about one pilot's quest to get paid by blowing stuff up. There's also an intergalactic war or something going on too.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Bullet Hell 39.6%, Casual 13.4%, Indie 6.9%
- #34 Spark
74% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: Knightmare Games, Limited
Windows · Mac
Spark is a creative, combo-centric, Shoot 'em up game. It's a 3-in-1 old-school arcade game fueled by the competitive urge to climb the leaderboards. The unique shooting system hooks the player as they discover more and more ways to create beautiful and effective combos.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Bullet Hell 35.7%, Casual 22.9%, Indie 5.4%
- #35 Bullets in the Space
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: UB Art Games
Windows
Casual game with four different modes, unlockables, fun times and moderate difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51%, Casual 39.3%, Indie 9.7%
- #36 Ghost Blade HD
73% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Hucast GamesPub: 2Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 48.8%, Bullet Hell 44.2%, Indie 7%
- #37 BULLET SOUL
73% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 46%, Bullet Hell 37.3%, Cute 8.8%, Casual 7.9%
- #38 Neon Fantasy: Dogs
72% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Quantum Quiver Games
Windows
Neon Fantasy: Dogs is the perfect puzzle game for a fun and rewarding pastime. Collect pictures, develop your attention, and feel like a part of the beautiful neon world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.7%, Casual 28.6%, Cute 18.3%, Relaxing 7.4%, Strategy 3%
- #39 Heartomics: Lost Count
73% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Heartomics
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 86.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Battle humanoid "Heartomics" in this sexy shooter, Heartomics: Lost Count. A bullet hell game that uses fan service to entice players. Join us in the challenge to evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets. Can you uncover the hidden mysteries!?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 49%, Shoot 'Em Up 45.1%, Casual 3.1%, Indie 1.9%, 2D 0.9%
- #40 Radirgy Swag
69% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: RS34
Windows
Dodge, slash, and shoot your way through waves of enemies while collecting items. Blast off on a quick trip toward the Moon in Radio-allergic Shoot ’Em Up!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 50.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 43.8%, 2D 5.8%
- #41 Super Glitter Rush
70% matchVery Positive95% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: tiny cactus studio
Windows
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.7%, Bullet Hell 35%, Cute 15.1%, 2D 4.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #42 Star Saviors
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,684 reviews2016
Dev: Sharpened Edge Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 53.5%, Bullet Hell 38%, Indie 3.3%, Strategy 3.2%, 2D 2%
- #43 Cube
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: ycyclop
Windows
Cube is an intriguing fast paced 2D shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.8%, Casual 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, 2D 5.8%, Indie 2.3%
- #44 Garden and a Goat
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Contemplation Games
Windows
Garden and a Goat is a single-player animal collecting and ecosystem recovery game! You play as a friendly robot, eager to help a series of ecosystems in need. Clean up the environment, revive plants, and entice the local wildlife to return, unlocking ever more animals and decorations along the way!
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.5%, Casual 24.8%, Relaxing 17.2%, Cute 16.6%, Indie 1.8%
- #45 Blazing-Maidens
68% match8 user reviews90% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: blankmindgg
Windows
In this pixel action shooting game inspired by the classic gameplay of Vampire Survivors.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.9%, Casual 26.2%, Relaxing 14.8%, Cute 13.9%, 2D 4.4%
- #46 Glare fall
69% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Kurenaibook
Windows
This is a Glare shooting game distributed as an April Fools' Day project. In the near future robots dominate the world. Maid robot Glare gains flying capabilities and a disc shooter to fight against enemy robots on Earth.. Everything is for the user's dream of a peaceful everyday life.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Cute 15.7%, Indie 13.4%
- #47 Space Memory: Parrots
67% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Quantum Quiver Games
Windows
Cute, relaxing memory game where you match pairs of adorable parrots in space
Why similar: Creature Collector 41.5%, Casual 29.7%, Cute 19.3%, Relaxing 7.6%, 2D 2%
- #48 Bob Wants to Go Home
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Silhouette Valley Games
Windows
A puzzle game where you are trying to guide Bob the blob home. He distressed, which has caused him to move at random. Guide him through all 50 levels. Solve puzzles one screen at a time. Protect the good boy and get him home!
Why similar: Casual 41.7%, Relaxing 21.9%, Cute 21%, Indie 10.2%, 2D 5.2%
- #49 your girl
64% matchVery Positive98% of 310 reviews2025
Dev: 不吃香菜桌宠版
Windows
Feeling that your computer desktop is too plain? Want to find a cute girl to keep you company? Then try this desktop pet girl!
Why similar: Casual 37.4%, Cute 25.8%, Relaxing 25.1%, 2D 8.7%, Indie 3%
- #50 梦镜—乌托邦Dream MirrorUtopia
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Masak
Windows
"Dreamland - Utopia" is a flat 2D Roguelike shot clear screen game, players will play different roles in the game, at the same time up to use six weapons, to fight off monsters in the dream world!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.6%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Casual 12%, Cute 11.8%, Strategy 8.2%
- #51 Gem Beasts
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fablesprite Games
Windows · Linux
Gem beasts is a creature collector, rogue-lite, where you become the leader of your own crystal clan. Fight and collect other creatures to play as, and explore different build combinations between their abilities.
Why similar: Creature Collector 38.1%, Bullet Hell 32%, Cute 15.8%, Casual 9.1%, 2D 4.3%
- #52 Sister
63% matchVery Positive100% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio
Windows
Feeling that your computer desktop is too plain? Want to find a cute girl to keep you company? Then try this desktop pet sister!
Why similar: Casual 40.5%, Cute 28.8%, Relaxing 27.2%, Indie 3.4%
- #53 Shape Brawl
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 0cd studio
Windows
“Shape Brawl” is a 2D synthesis-based bullet hell shooting game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Casual 16%, Cute 13.8%, 2D 4.6%
- #54 Emoji Catcher
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LIUQINGYUAN
Windows
Catch the falling emoji icons!
Why similar: Casual 38%, Relaxing 32.7%, Cute 26.3%, Indie 3%