
DISTANT FUTURE: A futuristic RPG about winning a game tournament! Level up the ranks in shoot-'em-up duels, meet expressive and quirky characters, build your deck of abilities and decide if winning is even worth it.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Sci-fi, Bullet Hell.

DISTANT FUTURE: A futuristic RPG about winning a game tournament! Level up the ranks in shoot-'em-up duels, meet expressive and quirky characters, build your deck of abilities and decide if winning is even worth it.

Project Neon
Blast through enemy defenses in this intense 16-bit shoot ‘em up (or shmup), dismantling interplanetary shields to bring humanity’s last hope back from Mars and save Earth from ecological collapse.

Cowboy In Space
Be THE Cowboy in this top down shooter that allows you to upgrade your health, dash speed, and sword strength, as well as 19 weapons, with the souls you collect from your slain enemies!
Blast through enemy defenses in this intense 16-bit shoot ‘em up (or shmup), dismantling interplanetary shields to bring humanity’s last hope back from Mars and save Earth from ecological collapse.
Why similar: Mars 33.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Arcade 7.2%, Multiple Endings 7%
Be THE Cowboy in this top down shooter that allows you to upgrade your health, dash speed, and sword strength, as well as 19 weapons, with the souls you collect from your slain enemies!
Why similar: Mars 35.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, PvE 7.2%, Top-Down 5.9%
Deflect bullets and take down invading robot minibosses with just your laser sword, in pursuit of the highest combo!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17%, Futuristic 16.5%, Top-Down 12.2%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Arcade 11%
Blood Aliens 3 is a cinematic, story-driven space shooter where every alien wave burns hope into defiance.
Why similar: Mars 34.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Space 8.7%, Futuristic 8.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Arcade 10.4%, Space 8.7%, Top-Down 7.8%
Space Savior Special. Shmup genre game. Help Earth in her last awakened attempt to save humanity from the Naggal Biomechanical Virus. Use everything you have to get through enemy forces! Your ship, your pods, your bombs, your faith and your reflexes to destroy your terrible enemy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Cyberpunk 19.1%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Arcade 8.6%
A fast-paced space shooter where you blast through waves of Martian invaders, upgrade your ship, dodge bullet hell, and wipe them out with devastating firepower.
Why similar: Mars 35.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16%, Top-Down 7.7%, Arcade 7.5%
Defend the human colony on the planet Phoebe in the Eridani star system against a mysterious alien species. Utilize one of four fighter jets, each with unique abilities and attributes.
Why similar: Mars 45.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, PvE 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Space 6.1%
Spacejack a UFO and turn alien tech against its owners across 49 action-packed stages. Use black holes, nukes, slow-mo, and more to survive escalating waves and save the planet.
Why similar: Mars 39.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Arcade 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%
An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.
Why similar: Mars 48.3% ★, Cyberpunk 16.9%, RPG 14.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Action 5.4%
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
Why similar: Mars 30.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Space 14.5%, Arcade 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Explore a cyberpunk universe where monkeys rule. Challenge the fearsome Cyber Monkeys as you take on the role of a hero armed with a living shark weapon.
Why similar: Futuristic 18.7%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Cyberpunk 16.8%, Space 13.7%, Sci-fi 11.4%
Join the fight against alien invaders in Pink Devil. Pilot an upgradable fighter jet through diverse environments, from oceans to deserts. Face unique bosses with distinct tactics and use weapons like machine guns, lasers, and rockets. Become the unstoppable Pink Devil and save the planet.
Why similar: Mars 40.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down 8.6%, Arcade 8.2%, Space 7.9%
The Swan EM-43DSC... A experimental fighter jet blasts through the skies of the New East/West. And as the pilot clutches her yoke, she commits to her rebellion knowing full well, that her mission is not for the faint of heart....
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Futuristic 16.6%, Space 7.5%, Arcade 7.3%
"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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, PvE 12.3%, Top-Down 10%, Arcade 9.6%
Top-Down Shooter with a mobile APP interaction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Cyberpunk 17.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Top-Down 8.9%
Galactic Sentinels is a high-octane bullet-hell shmup packed with old-school arcade soul and modern polish. Choose from 16 unique ships, 30 weapons, 20 drone types and various power ups. Master innovative MegaWarp mechanic, and survive intense boss battles. multiple modes and difficulties.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 18%, Space 15.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Futuristic 10.4%
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Futuristic 11.8%, Space 11.5%, Arcade 10.6%
Live the life of an aspiring arms dealer in a Cyberpunk city. Complete thrilling bullet-hell combat simulations with your trusty battle mech, while managing your high-stakes business. Drink coffee, buy weapons, collect stickers, and overcome difficult battle modifiers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Cyberpunk 14.6%, PvE 9.8%, Space 8.6%
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 21.3%, Cyberpunk 18%, Arcade 12.8%, Futuristic 12.7%, Top-Down 9.3%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter originally designed for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Space 10.2%, Futuristic 8%
Star Fox meets Touhou in this action-packed sci-fi shoot 'em up, set to a rockin' synthwave soundtrack reminiscent of the Hotline Miami series. Pick one of five mech pilots and wield the eponymous HeartLinks to defend the Hydra Galaxy from the Omni invasion. Master yourself, master the machine.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Cyberpunk 15.6%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Space 8.4%
Experience the thrill of a shmup game like the arcade classics. With just the right amount of story, lots of action, and many, many bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14%, Futuristic 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, PvE 8%
G WARRIOR is a retro hardcore action shooting game. Pick up the gun and destroy all robots and aliens. Fight in colorful scenes such as snowy mountains, caves, seas of fire, alien lairs, etc.! !
Why similar: Mars 24.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Futuristic 9.4%, Space 8.8%
STEEL FORCE is a top-down shooter. Attack robots, use your shield, and push your skills to the limit. Run, dash, and break through waves of armed machines.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Cyberpunk 19.2%, PvE 14.8%, Bullet Hell 11%, Arcade 10.4%
Armored Firestorm is an intense top-down shoot'em up action game in a futurist environments. At the controls of your Hovertank, survive against the attack of the machines in the orbital city of the federation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Futuristic 13.3%, Top-Down 12.4%, Space 9.6%
Cosmic Survivor is a space arcade survival game: pilot unique ships, face waves of meteors, alien swarms, and colossal bosses while unlocking weapons, achievements, and new challenges.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 19%, Arcade 12.2%, Space 12.1%, Top-Down 9.3%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Space 15.1%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Arcade 11.7%, Top-Down 11.5%
A top down shooter where you heal by getting near bullets, Little Blue allows you and 3 friends to bring Technitia down using nothing but their own technology and hubris.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Futuristic 12.3%, Space 8.6%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Space 12.2%, Futuristic 11.7%, Arcade 10.1%
Astrotester is an action-adventure game. Complete tasks across various locations and levels. Fight against the dominant forces of the Flow and hostile creatures. Learn more about the world of Stellar system.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Futuristic 10.6%, Space 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Dodge, collect, and survive. Every piece of salvage you grab makes your ship deadlier and tougher.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Futuristic 13.6%, Space 12.6%, Top-Down 12.3%, Bullet Hell 10.7%
A fast-paced, retro-style space shooter with challenging levels. Race against the clock as you blast and dodge through waves of enemies and obstacles, pushing your reflexes to the limit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Space 19.2%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Arcade 10.6%, Cyberpunk 10%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Bullet Hell 24%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 9.8%, Space 9.1%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Space 16.5%, Futuristic 10.1%, Arcade 9.5%
STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Futuristic 15.9%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Top-Down 10.4%, Space 10%
Infinity Lancer is a high octane vertical shoot em' up. Race across the galaxy fighting to prevent humanity's annihilation and discover the dark truth behind the endless war.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Futuristic 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
A fast-paced addicting space shooter with an inspiration taken from many modern games. A project I have been passionately working solo for 2 years+!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Cyberpunk 10.1%, Space 9.7%, PvE 9.1%
A thrilling sci-fi cyberpunk shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle through the Ecumenopolis, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Flow state gaming to unleash your inner hero! Feel your skills grow on your way to 1CC S+ tier rank!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Cyberpunk 20.1%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Futuristic 12.6%, Arcade 10.9%
Inspired in mega drive, shmups, math and physics. Control kdV an artificial intelligence spacesand destroy all humans.
Why similar: Mars 41.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Space 7.5%, Sci-fi 7.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Space 10.3%, Futuristic 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Saturn Quest: Blast Effect is a story-driven action adventure game set in the human-less galaxy far far away. Fly, climb, shoot, explore the world and fight the giant bosses in this 8 Bit style Space Opera, full of drama and epic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down 10.7%, Space 10.3%, Arcade 9.4%
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 20.8%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Space 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Futuristic 9.4%
Use your infinite deck of cards in real time to push back the never ending waves of pirates. Fly through a Roguelike, Deck-Building, Space Shoot em' up, and Destroy the Cosmos with unparalleled firepower, ingenuity, and a little bit of luck!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Card Game 17.1%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Futuristic 11.3%, Arcade 9%
Rocket Horizon is a game where you control a rocket to dodge obstacles on different planets.
Why similar: Mars 48.8% ★, Futuristic 14.9%, Space 13.6%, Arcade 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6%
A sci-fi carnival of mini-games, quests, and unfolding chaos. Win tokens, meet strange characters, and step into the beginning of a much larger story.
Why similar: Trading Card Game 36.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Cyberpunk 17.5%, Arcade 8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Weave and cleave your way through walls of bullet and push your score to unknown limits in this aggressive Shoot'em'up to save humanity from its own hubris
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Arcade 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Space 7.7%
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Arcade 8.9%, Top-Down 8.6%, Space 7.8%
A brutal 16-bit sci-fi shoot-’em-up inspired by the golden age of the Sega Genesis. Fight across multiple worlds, upgrade your ship, and confront the forces behind the Augmentation Program.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Cyberpunk 23.9%, Space 16.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Futuristic 8.5%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Futuristic 15.8%, Space 11%, Arcade 10.8%
Finding Mom is a Singleplayer Bullet-Hell following a boy who is trying to find his captured mom. Experience the story, and enjoy the atmosphere that is created through handmade pixel art, music, and gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Cyberpunk 15.6%, Futuristic 10.6%, Arcade 8.5%
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 30.5%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Futuristic 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Arcade 8%
Become a space adventurer, a Lumen, and use Warbeasts to fight. Build your deck, fight against others, have fun for free!
Why similar: Trading Card Game 37.8% ★, Futuristic 15.7%, Card Game 12.4%, Space 11%, PvE 9.5%
A wormhole has opened up letting aliens terrorize your city. Pilot your spacecraft and destroy the aliens using flamethrowers, missiles, gatling guns, shockwaves, and more!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Futuristic 14.3%, Arcade 11.5%, Space 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Dodge, defend, and destroy! Engage in a frenetic shoot 'em up, facing relentless bullet streams that test your reflexes. Experience dynamic shifts between vertical and horizontal views as you fend off endless enemy waves. Use polarity shields for defense and strike back fiercely. Conquer the chaos!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Space 16.8%, Futuristic 13.7%, Arcade 9.2%