60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, 2D, Action, Shooter.
Avoid bullets and eliminate enemies to earn points.Take on challenging enemies and bosses across multiple stages, each with its unique design and challenges. Use your skills to stay ahead of the enemy and emerge victorious.Help the CDF stop the separatist uprising and restore peace.
Celestia
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Shikhondo: Blue Pieta
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8%
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Shooter 8.5%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
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: Side Scroller 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
Project Bullet is a side-scrolling bullet hell game, which sets in Pistalia, the fantasy world where people get the blessing from their god this power came to be known as ''Bullet'', Escape from the evil empire, find valuable allies, arm yourself with powerful gadgets and destroy all your enemies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Anime 10.4%, Shooter 9.9%
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 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Anime 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
Cotton, the magical girl shoot-'em-up heroine, is back once again! This time, the adventure leaves the Magical Kingdom behind and heads to Japan!? The original cute-girl side-scrolling shooter is back, bigger and better than ever!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 6.1%
Take flight in this fast-paced danmaku shoot 'em up! Dodge dense bullet patterns, graze enemy fire, and unleash spell cards across dynamic vertical and horizontal scrolling stages. Choose from 4 playable characters to defeat over 10 bosses and cure the glohm.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Alternate History 12.6%, Shooter 11.3%
An old-school horizontal shoot 'em up, heavily inspired by the arcade classics of the 90's!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Linear 8%
Draw your path to victory in Art Strikers! A unique art themed bullet hell shoot-em-up that looks and plays like a beautiful work of art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Cute 5.4%
Water Festa is a top-down shooter inspired by Thailand's Songkran water festival. You play as a mermaid girl, balancing wetness to remain human, dodge water to avoid becoming too wet, but seek it when dry. Expect a casual bullet hell experience as people continuously shower you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Anime 9.2%
A story-driven 2D bullet hell shooter set in the afterlife. An emotional journey of young heroines as they confront the science worshippers known as "Chemistians" Vibrant pixel art vividly portrays the world and narrative. "Welcome to 'The Crystal Palace'..."
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Cute 6.9%, Cartoony 5.9%
냥냥펀치(Nyan-Nyan Punch!)는 귀여운 동물귀 소녀들이 공중에서 1대 1 싸움을 벌이는 액션 게임입니다. 언뜻 보면 슈팅 게임처럼 보이지만 펀치를 날려 시원한 근접 공격으로 싸워야 합니다!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Funny 6.9%
Turn the incoming swarm of deadly bullets into your own weapon of chaos in this precision STG bullet hell. Grab and toss enemies, dodge and deflect torrents of bullets, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, PvE 12.3%, Shooter 11.2%
A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, PvE 9.8%, Cute 7.2%
Carve the path to victory with kamikaze attacks! Blow away enemies with outlandish weapons, then become your own projectile and take the rest out in a blaze of explosive glory! A self destructive shmup where you devastate everything in your wake. "Squadron, charge~!"
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 8.4%, Anime 7.7%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 11.7%, Linear 8.3%
Beautiful oni-girls battle hordes of yokai in this side-view bullethell SHMUP. Every year yokai take to the streets to celebrate at Hyakki Yagyō, the night parade of the hundred yokai. But this year they didn't invite the oni twins, so they're going to ruin the party!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Side Scroller 12%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Anime 8.2%
Kira is back! In this arcade style shoot ´em up you´ll encounter different foes, defeat big alien bosses and collect power-ups and new weapons to fight your way through 12 exciting stages and find the holy bone Kira (the star of the game) is looking for.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Side Scroller 19%, Shooter 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Linear 6.8%
Shoot, dodge and bounce your way through a chaotic cartoon bullet hell! Master your shield, smash enemies into each other and take on ridiculous bosses in a hilarious arcade adventure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 11.2%, Linear 7.9%
A Touhou Project fan-made STG, also a collab game with Vtuber Syrena. Some day a random suspicious pink UFO showed up in Gensokyo. This must be an incident! As a result, Reimu and Marisa went on a journey to solve the incident.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 6.3%
Break through ceilings, rescue princesses and escape boiling lava as you slash your way to the top of the Knightmare Tower!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, PvE 10.3%, Linear 7.6%
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Linear 8.8%
Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Anime 6.5%
Xenotype is a side-scrolling space shooter with fully integrated Co-op gameplay. Take control of humanity's biggest scientific achievement as you fight back against a deadly alien invasion. Explore an expansive action/adventure campaign alone, OR recruit a friend and dominate together!
Why similar: Alternate History 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, PvE 10.1%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Female Protagonist 7%
A side scrolling shooter with a bullet hell influence. Does it explode? Yes. Everything does. Enemies show their battle damage through having chunks be blown off. There are multiple enemies all with unique behaviours, all which are designed in junction with each other.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 18%, Shooter 12.3%, Cartoony 7.7%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.6%, Shooter 15.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Side Scroller 7%
A bullet hell shoot 'em up featuring hololive’s Sakura Miko! hololive has been possessed by evil spirits! Combine melee and ranged combat with a variety of items to fight your friends and set them free!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, PvE 10%, Shooter 9%
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Bullet Hell 28%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Anime 11.3%, Action 4.7%
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Bullet Hell 25%, Action 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
Your work van has been stolen! Use your armed & modified Cleaning Unit to fight your way through a fractured and corrupt floating city that hovers over a war zone. Find and recover your van before your business goes under! Armed Decobot is unique mixture of Arcade Beat 'Em Up and Bullet Hell design.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, PvE 10%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Shooter 9.2%
Kamio Recoil is an exploration shooter, where every shot propels you through zero-gravity! Play as an assembled squad of five girls equipped with Spirit Arms as they maneuver through intricate areas and blast away the yokai invasion in order to defend the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Anime 10.4%
A top-down action shooter where you fight by aiming in **eight directions**! Don’t just read the bullet patterns and dodge— choose the right attack for the situation, take risks, and fire your way through the chaos to turn the tide.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Alternate History 14.9%, PvE 11.7%, Shooter 9.3%
Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Side Scroller 14%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Score Attack 6.7%
PowerUp and BusterAttack! Despite the beauty of the Danmaku aggressive playing leads to victory in this Makaism Danmaku shooter. The Danmaku Garden awaits you. There's even a cat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Cute 7%
This is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game set in a beautifully drawn Japanese world where you can slay enemies and bullets with simple controls. Parry enemy attacks and use a variety of special moves to defeat powerful demons and evil monsters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Cute 7.5%
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 11.5%, Score Attack 7.2%
Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shooter 11.4%, Linear 6.3%
After a failed spell during a vegetable contest in the Middle Ages, the vegetables come to life and try to invade the civilization. A little witch with her magic powers will need to fight against this invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Linear 9.2%, Funny 8.4%
2D Side Scrolling Shoot Em Up action. Cinematic cut-scenes carry the story on a quest to locate Mother Gator's secret weapon. Unlockable cheats will mix-up the gameplay or enjoy a randomizer mode. Game includes commentary by the developer and musical composer on the process of making the game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Side Scroller 19%, Shooter 12.5%, Cartoony 7.9%
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Side Scroller 24.4%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 9%, Linear 5.4%
"Welkin Melody" blends flight shooting with rhythm gameplay, featuring bold design innovations. Players sync attacks with the music for a unique experience. The game offers various weapons for customizable strategies and an equipment system with rich customization options.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.6%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Alternate History 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
中国风东方Project二次同人STG游戏,剧情承接虹龙洞之后,古代帝王穿越到幻想乡发动异变！开始紧张刺激的弹幕游戏吧！
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shooter 13.7%, Anime 9%, Female Protagonist 7%
A retro styled Len'en fangame inspired by the Japanese PC-98 Touhou Project games. Enjoy a nostalgic shoot-'em-up experience with faithful graphics and music without the hang-ups of outdated hardware.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, PvE 10.3%, Anime 9.1%, Linear 7.2%
Shoot for the stars and help Latte train in her quest to become the top cheerleader in the universe! Use your Pom-Pom Blasts to pummel the competition while dancing through a downpour of endlessly raining enemy bullets! Ready? Aim. Fire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Anime 6.9%
A retro arcade space shooter where you blast alien fleets, dodge bomb swarms, collect power-ups, and fight solo or in local co-op to liberate occupied planets from the mind-controlling energy force code-named Xenmega.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Linear 8%, Cute 6.4%
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Score Attack 9.3%
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Anime 8.8%
Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shooter 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Action 4.7%
A fast-paced magical bullet hell adventure! With an arsenal of versatile magical attacks at your disposal, dodge and shoot your way through six tightly-choreographed stages with the help of a mysterious, magic-sealing bell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.4%, Alternate History 17%, Shooter 15%, Score Attack 9.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.2%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 10.4%, Linear 7.1%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Shooter 11%, Score Attack 6.9%
Magic Fairy Fun Blast is a challenging and fast paced arcade style bullet hell arena wave based shooter. You are a fairy that just wants to have fun but your version of fun is different than the rest of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, PvE 12.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Linear 6.9%
hello! I'm South Korean, One Man Game Creator Nuriverse! This game series is made up of many traditional stories from East Asia.(Mainly the Korean Peninsula.) Thank you for stopping by!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shooter 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Action 4.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Bullet Hell 31.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Anime 6.7%
Help Aru save Christmas in this humoristic, action-packed shooter set in the universe of QP Shooting - Dangerous!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Anime 8.4%
A Touhou-inspired bullet hell shooting game where you play as magic-using anthropomorphic characters. Explore Lunamara, a land full of magical creatures and youkai, and discover why the moon's rotation around Earth has been halted.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Cute 6.8%
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Score Attack 10.8%, Shooter 9.6%
"Hime Cut" is a one-on-one 2D shooting game. Aim for a high score as you clear the wave!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, PvE 11.3%, Score Attack 7%
