- #1 Fox Flare Night
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: あうとさいど
Windows
Shape-shifting Kitsune Mio battles the mischievous Tanuki army in this fast-paced, comedic side-scrolling shooter! Unleash powerful yōjutsu and transformations to dodge bullet barrages. Packed with modes for both casual and hardcore players, offering plenty of content to master!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Dog 10.8% ★, Shooter 9.6%
- #2 Super Glitter Rush
96% matchVery Positive96% 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 31.7%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 13.9%, Cartoony 7.9%, Cute 6.2%
- #3 Flying Fury
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panzero
Windows
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 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Shooter 13.1%, Cartoony 9.9%
- #4 Wonky Works!
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
Unite the FELLAS and fight for FREEDOM!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Dark Humor 10.6%, Shooter 10.3%
- #5 Bad Chicken
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Coquibyte Games
Windows
Bad Chicken is a retro styled sideway scrolling shoot-em-up inspired by the retro classics. It takes place in 8 locations in the Ferus system, each one with different challenges, and dangers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Comedy 7.7%
- #6 Celestia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devon Meyer
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Side Scroller 25.8%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 5.7%
- #7 Radirgy Swag
92% matchPositive94% of 33 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 35.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 8.5%, 2D 5.6%
- #8 Art Strikers
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
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 25.4%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Colorful 5.5%
- #9 Origami Flight
91% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Whalesoft Entertainment
Windows · Linux
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 32%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shooter 9.9%, Colorful 6.6%
- #10 Sorcery of Ruin, Sword, and Red Hood
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AOMI Design Studio
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Side Scroller 30.8%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Action 10%
- #11 Sine Mora
90% matchVery Positive82% of 940 reviews2012
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.2%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Shooter 7.5%, Action 5.8%
- #12 Chromacell
89% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 171Dev
Windows
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 25.8%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Side Scroller 21.8%, Shooter 14%, Colorful 5.1%
- #13 Cosmic Destroyer
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Coffee Maker Games
Windows · Linux
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 4.6%
- #14 Santa's Monster Shootout
88% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: EntwicklerX
Windows
Monsters and Zombies from all the world are trying to steal the gift packages, they want it all and they want it now. But Santa has guns, big guns!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Shooter 18.7%, Action 11.8%, Cartoony 11%
- #15 Kaiju Kite Attack
87% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: PWCA
Windows
OH MY KAIJU!!! IT'S...KAIJU!!! KAIJU KITE ATTACK!!! The FIRST EVER SHMUP-platformer! Get your kite in the sky now! The Kaiju are coming to town to burn it down. Save your Meemaw! Save the universe! FLY OR DIE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Cartoony 8.6%
- #16 CometStriker DX
86% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Dog 12% ★, Shooter 10.8%
- #17 Stellar Nemesis
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Perun Games Studio
Windows
A high-definition arcade shooter blending old-school action with modern polish. Battle across the Solar System, upgrade your weapons, and unlock tougher challenges in Nemesis Mode - all set to a hypnotic, retro-electro soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Old School 12.6%
- #18 Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES
84% matchPositive100% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Raze the road less traveled with your Vulvehicle, the ultimate all-purpose armored combat machine! Whether flying through the sky, or burrowing deep underground, these gals stop at nothing to blast through terrain and enemies alike in this comical action STG!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Shooter 13%, Dark Humor 6.6%
- #19 Brocat: the B Game
85% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Fresh Red Minsche Experimental
Windows
Experimental side-scroller with nostalgic memes. Dynamic strong B game, with Brocat as the main character and bugs that were carefully preserved by Developer.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 21%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Memes 17.9%, Action 14.6%
- #20 tz mini stg collection
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Tamazusa
Windows
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 17%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Action 11.6%
- #21 Gunvein
82% matchVery Positive97% of 212 reviews2022
Dev: NGDEV
Windows
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 8.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #22 Kanamono
84% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Karai
Windows
Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Side Scroller 31.7%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 9.1%, 2D 5.7%
- #23 Karous
81% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: RS34
Windows
Slash, shoot, guard, grow! Karous, a Dreamcast shoot 'em up originally released back in 2007, is now soaring onto PC. Play as Karous, a girl who lost her parents in a great war with humans. Driven by her father's dying words, she descends to Earth in search of the Sanguis Dei.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shooter 18.9%, 2D 5.9%, Action 5.7%
- #24 STURMWIND EX
82% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2019
Dev: b-alive
Windows
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Bullet Hell 22%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 8.6%
- #25 Yellow Trouble
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: DrearyWeary
Windows · Mac
Explore an island resort overrun by mysterious creatures that look like ducks in an 8-way water gun blasting romp with arcade shoot'em up and run & gun action RPG game modes!
Why similar: Dog 23% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 18%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Old School 6.6%
- #26 Space Mash
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Paul Thomas
Windows · Linux
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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Side Scroller 23.6%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 4.9%
- #27 Syder Reloaded
77% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Evil
Windows
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 5.6%
- #28 Cybxus Heart
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: TheDreikPub: Phoenix Reborn Games
Windows
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Bullet Hell 31.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 8.8%, Comedy 8.5%
- #29 DRAINUS
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,100 reviews2022
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 45.1%, Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action 10.8%, Side Scroller 6.7%
- #30 Jasper Redds vs The Ares Belt
80% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Ares Belt Software
Windows
Experience intense, fast-paced action as you dodge enemy fire, collect Xsteel scrap, and upgrade powerful ship systems. Navigate across beautiful expanses of the galaxy in levels filled with challenging foes and epic boss battles.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Bullet Hell 29.5%, Shooter 20.5%, Action 13%, 2D 5.5%
- #31 AngerForce: Reloaded
78% matchVery Positive91% of 382 reviews2017
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.3%, Bullet Hell 34.1%, Shooter 24.6%
- #32 Feeble Light
76% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 7.5%, Old School 5.6%
- #33 Dessert Storm Girls
76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Joe James
Windows
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.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Cartoony 8%
- #34 Power-Up
78% matchMixed58% of 263 reviews2014
Dev: Psychotic Psoftware
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 7.8%
- #35 The Rush
75% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Hornbuckle Who
Windows
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 27.1%, Bullet Hell 24%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 5%
- #36 Atomanta
74% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Remorasoft
Windows
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 31.4%, Bullet Hell 31.2%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 7.4%, Old School 5.6%
- #37 Syder Arcade
75% matchVery Positive84% of 692 reviews2013
Dev: Studio Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.3%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Action 6.8%
- #38 GutBuster
72% matchPositive100% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: RoyalJellySoftware
Windows · Linux
Digest the ravenous Rebbecca's meals in this arcade style run and gun erotic comedy game. Dodge and blast the chewed food, collect powerups, and spend lipids at the upgrade shop to survive the challenge and prevent indigestion! For mature players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Dark Humor 9.5%, Cartoony 9.5%
- #39 Z-Warp
73% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Bullet Hell 32.4%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 7.3%, Retro 4.9%
- #40 Proxy Air Force
74% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Proxy Air Force is a 2D Arcade Shoot Them Up game based on the story of the world war which broke out between the US and CES countries in 2020.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 14.3%, Cartoony 10.1%, Old School 5.6%
- #41 Astro Sentai Jarbonder
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: ipei_retland
Windows
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Old School 5.8%
- #42 Astro Attack
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Blocky Pixel
Windows
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 32%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Old School 4.4%
- #43 WING-IT
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A FAIR Studio
Windows
Adapt or crash! WING-IT is a 2.5D shooter where your arsenal is a slot machine. Shoot down drones to trigger the Toy Box Gacha and swap weapons on the fly. Fight through Medy's house, survive the bullet hell, and defeat the mechanical monstrosities ruling the house.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Shooter 11.4%, Comedy 8.6%
- #44 #Snake2 DX: Reawakening
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Ultimate Walrus
Windows
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 8.3%
- #45 Erika America
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Grant G Heffner
Windows · Mac
Erika America is an bullet hell video game. Fly and shoot your way through 5 levels, each culminating in a boss battle with a supervillain.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 17.7%, Action 11%, 2D 5.6%
- #46 Escape 2 Space
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShidyGames
Windows
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 26.2%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 7.1%
- #47 Star Hunter DX
69% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
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 33.8%, Bullet Hell 27%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Action 8.6%, Shooter 5%
- #48 ZPF
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZPF TeamPub: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter 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 24.9%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 6.4%
- #49 The 7th Sign Project
67% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Try-Estate
Windows
The 7th Sign Project is a classic 2D-platformer action game inspired by Doom, Quake, Abuse, and Painkiller games. Our goal is to entertain the player with massive enemy fights, boss fights, and stirring music.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Shooter 16.6%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Action 10.8%
- #50 Pier Pressure
69% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Headcannon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take flight in one of three unique ships to battle a legion of enemies and massive bosses across a city sky, through a dark cave, along the bottom of the sea, and into a secret laboratory! Confront a buff, flamboyant crawfish scientist to retrieve the Power Pearl and save your job!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Side Scroller 20%, Shooter 14.8%, Cartoony 12.2%, Old School 6.5%
- #51 Spacewing War
68% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Pneuma GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Side Scroller 29.1%, Shooter 16.5%, Action 7.3%, Old School 5.7%
- #52 PigShip and the Giant Wolf
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Bones Studio
Windows
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Cartoony 10.2%
- #53 Creepy Road
70% matchMixed69% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Groovy Milk
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Comedy 13.6%, Action 11.9%
- #54 Project Bullet
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sakasoft
Windows
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 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Shooter 13.3%, 2D 6%
- #55 Astral Gunners
66% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Sati Bros
Windows
Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners. Choose from five different gunners to master in this horizontal shooter. With the ability to dodge, reflect, delete, and convert bullets you are more powerful than you might believe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Shooter 7.6%, Cartoony 6.7%
- #56 Exo-Calibre
66% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 6.6%, Cute 6.2%
- #57 Neptunia Shooter
67% matchVery Positive88% of 738 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 65.1 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 35.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Cute 8.2%, Action 7.3%, Side Scroller 5.9%
- #58 Dininho Space Adventure
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Dininho
Windows
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 18%, Action 10.6%, Colorful 6.5%
- #59 Akai Katana Shin
65% matchVery Positive96% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Shooter 15.2%, Action 6.8%
- #60 Groundskeeper 2
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Try to survive waves of robotic space aliens, and be a true hero to the resistance. Unlock new weapons to help you further in your quest to protect the world from the alien invasion in this classic Arcade style Retro game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Shooter 18.5%, Cartoony 14%, Action 10.8%, Old School 6.7%