60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Shooter, Bullet Hell.
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!
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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!
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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!
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 16.8%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Dogs 10.9% ★, Shooter 9.7%
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 24.9%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 9.7%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 14.1%, Cartoony 7.9%, Cute 6.2%
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 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Cartoony 9.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Side Scroller 26.4%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shooter 13.8%, Cute 4.8%
Unite the FELLAS and fight for FREEDOM!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Shooter 10.4%
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 22.3%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Comedy 7.6%
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 26.4%, Side Scroller 26%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 5.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Bullet Hell 34.8%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 8.6%, 2D 5.5%
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 25.6%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Colorful 5.4%
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 21.8%, Dogs 21.3% ★, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Side Scroller 16%, Shooter 9.8%
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 32.2%, Side Scroller 23%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Shooter 10%, Colorful 6.6%
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 33.1%, Side Scroller 31%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Action 10%
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 48.4%, Bullet Hell 24%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Shooter 7.6%, Action 5.9%
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 26%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Side Scroller 22%, Shooter 14.1%, Colorful 5%
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 26.1%, Side Scroller 23.2%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 4.7%
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 30.6%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Shooter 18.7%, Action 11.8%, Cartoony 10.9%
Dive into the exciting aquatic-themed space world of Marianara Deep! A vigorous shoot 'em up bullet hell, filled with area-denying bullet patterns to challenge players! Join one of our crew members to shoot 'em all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shooter 20.8%, Action 13.6%, 2D 5.2%
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 22.8%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Cartoony 8.6%
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 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Shooter 14.5%, Old School 12.5%
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 22.8%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Dark Humor 6.5%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 17.1%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Action 11.7%
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 26.2%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Memes 18%, Action 14.7%
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 35.7%, Side Scroller 31.8%, Shooter 17%, Action 9.1%, 2D 5.5%
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 41.5%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Action 8.6%, 2D 5.2%
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 39%, Bullet Hell 30.2%, Shooter 19%, Action 5.8%, 2D 5.7%
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 31%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Shooter 14.7%, Side Scroller 12%, Action 9.9%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 8.6%
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 25%, Side Scroller 23.8%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 5%
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: Dogs 23.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Old School 6.5%
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 25.7%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Shooter 13%, Action 5.7%
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 33.3%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 8.9%, Comedy 8.4%
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 41.5%, Bullet Hell 33.6%, Shooter 24.8%
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 31.1%, Bullet Hell 29%, Shooter 20.7%, Action 13.1%, 2D 5.4%
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 32.3%, Side Scroller 21%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 7.8%
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 35.6%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Shooter 16.5%, Action 7.6%, Old School 5.6%
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 27.2%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Shooter 14.9%, Action 5.1%
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 22.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Cartoony 8%
Jetpack Kiwi is a classic 2D side scrolling shoot em up game featuring 20 levels, 5 bosses, hordes of enemies spaceships, with multiple characters to choose from; each one with an unique special attack. Complete the game in single player or with a friend in local co-op!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Shooter 12.7%, Comedy 7.2%
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 45.6%, Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Action 10.8%, Side Scroller 6.6%
Blast through five worlds, claim the Cosmic Gems, defeat Lord Zorkannan, and master every run in this fast arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Bullet Hell 22%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 4.9%
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 32.2%, Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 7.4%, Old School 5.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 9.5%
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 42.5%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 12%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action 6.8%
Show Lil' Beezey who the boss of Winkletown is in this addictive and fast paced 2D action roguelite! Created from scratch in only 14 days and nominated for GDWC Game Jam GOTY, Soulvester comes to Steam for the first time, now with controller support and achievements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 21%, Side Scroller 20%, Shooter 12.1%, Cute 5.3%
Play the OFFICIAL Alex Jones video game! A classic arcade shooter in which you play as Alex Jones and save the world from the evil globalist plot to turn everyone into bug-eating pod-dwelling libtards! Stay tuned for future bonus levels and characters...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Shooter 12.4%, Memes 10.4%, Cartoony 9.8%
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 19.6%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shooter 11.4%, Cartoony 9.5%, Dark Humor 9.4%
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 34.3%, Bullet Hell 32%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 7.4%, Retro 4.8%
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 27.2%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 14.4%, Cartoony 10.1%, Old School 5.6%
Hellfish is a classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up set deep in a corrupted ocean. Battle demonic sea creatures as The Pope using his holy submarine, and customize your righteous weapons in unique ways every time you play.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 6.7%
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Shooter 13.7%, Old School 5.8%
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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Shooter 11.5%, Comedy 8.5%
Pilot a miniaturized ship and save humanity from the inside out! Herodes is a fast-paced action SHMUP where you enter the human body to hunt a deadly virus. Destroy organic defenses and survive visceral bosses in this tribute to genre classics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Side Scroller 23.6%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 15.9%, Action 5.1%
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 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Side Scroller 12%, Shooter 8.9%, Cute 6.7%
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 32.6%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 4.6%
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 25.3%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Comedy 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 26.3%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Shooter 16%, Action 7.2%
Become the all-powerful Gunboat God in this fluid shoot 'em up. Carve the waves as you stylishly fight hordes of monsters in hundreds of quick-fire missions. Transform your Gunboat and upgrade your weapons, skills and abilities to take on giant, challenging, multi-stage bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Cartoony 11%
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 25.8%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Shooter 14.9%, Cartoony 12.1%, Action 6.5%
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 34.1%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Action 8.7%, Shooter 5.1%
