- #1 Atomanta
97% 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 25.5%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Shooter 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Futuristic 7.8%
- #2 Star Hunter DX
96% 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 28.3%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Futuristic 8.3%
- #3 Fiery Rivaz
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Tim Nicolai
Windows
Fiery Rivaz - Reanimate Shmups !!! It's time to revive the shmup genre. You can expect a shooter that focuses on varied and innovative level design. It is accompanied by cool 3d graphics and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #4 Rolling Gunner
95% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Project Rolling GunnerPub: mebius.
Windows
March 18th, 2061 - "Operation Downfall" Commences With its reliance on BAC, humanity had forgotten how to operate even basic transportation, let alone weapons. After the attacks from BAC and the subsequent social chaos, the human population was reduced by half.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Shooter 20.8%, Score Attack 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Bullet Hell 8%
- #5 DRAINUS
94% 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 41.9%, Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Action 9.1%
- #6 Cybxus Heart
94% 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 30.8%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 7.5%, Score Attack 7.1%
- #7 Ascended Survivor
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Janet's Cool Games
Windows
Ascend to the Earth's surface in this vertical shmup! Punch, shoot, and grab enemies both mechanical and natural in your unique ship in this brutally hard vertical shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 21%, Futuristic 12.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #8 ASSAULT SHELL 2
91% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Team Overloaded
Windows
A high-risk, high reward shoot em up as you power yourself and your enemies up to bring utter chaos to the battlefield!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Score Attack 11.5%, Futuristic 8.2%
- #9 Jasper Redds vs The Ares Belt
92% 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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Shooter 19.6%, Action 11.1%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #10 WOLFLAME
91% matchVery Positive85% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Action 6%
- #11 东方希莲船 ~ Ultimate Fatal Octopus
89% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
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 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action 6.4%
- #12 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chain Damage Games
Windows
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #13 Story in the Dream World 1 -Volcano And Possession- Remake
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NuriversePub: 붙박이별(Polaris)
Windows
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 33.9%, Bullet Hell 26%, Shooter 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Action 5.9%
- #14 Touhou Kaeizuka ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View.
87% matchVery Positive98% of 322 reviews2022
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
桜、紫陽花、向日葵、彼岸花、 幻想の花は散ることなく咲き続ける。弾幕の花も然り。 弾幕の対戦型フラワリングシューティング!一人でも大変遊べます。
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 16.5%, Score Attack 10.5%, Action 8.9%
- #15 Radirgy Swag
86% 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 35.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 7.8%, 2D 4.1%
- #16 BLASTER MAYHEM
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormduck
Windows
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 32.3%, Bullet Hell 25%, Score Attack 12.1%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 6%
- #17 RYZY NYIL
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: SB_Games_Public
Windows
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 17.4%, Action 10%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
- #18 Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
84% matchVery Positive91% of 804 reviews2025
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Team Shanghai Alice presents a bullet hell shooter! The 20th installment of the Touhou Project. Utilize the powers you've acquired to overcome new challenges!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Score Attack 6.4%
- #19 Space Ship Infinity
85% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Lucas LimaPub: Made In House
Windows
Returning to the classic style of spaceship games in pixel art. Survive in space as many enemy ships and anything else that can destroy your ship, get all the advantages and improvements available to get your best score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 18%, Action 9.7%, Futuristic 8.5%
- #20 ASSAULT SHELL
84% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Team Overloaded
Windows
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: Bullet Hell 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%, Action 5.6%
- #21 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 6.1%, Sci-fi 6%
- #22 Resurrection Core
83% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ramen_keitto
Windows
Resurrection Core is vertically scrolling Bullet Hell Shoot ´Em Up game. It honors the arcade classics but also adds modern touch and unique game-play mechanics to the genre. Master the unique weapon systems and resurrect enemy cores to become the ultimate fighting machine!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Shooter 15%, Action 8.5%, Sci-fi 8%
- #23 Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
82% 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 36.1%, Bullet Hell 31.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Action 7.3%
- #24 ∀kashicverse -Malicious Wake-
81% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2020
Dev: Endless Shirafu
Windows
It is a 2D Sci-Fi Action Shoot 'em up that can use command deadly techniques like fighting games. In this title, you can destroy enemies by using 10 distinctive special moves, "Methods", in addition to normal shooting attacks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #25 4D:XD
81% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Brammen
Windows
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Shooter 13.9%, Futuristic 7%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #26 Ad SHOOt(アドシュー)
80% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shooter 16.7%, Score Attack 6.6%, Action 5.1%
- #27 ADDRESS1
79% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: daruma3940
Windows
2D style shoot'em up in which close combat is the primary attack method. With two large swords in her hands, cut her way through enemy bullets and enemy units in a post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.1%, Shooter 22.1%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Action 5.4%
- #28 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 212 reviews2015
Dev: Studio SiestAPub: Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Shooter 7.7%, Action 6.3%
- #29 东方雪莲华 ~ Abyss Soul Lotus.
77% matchVery Positive93% of 436 reviews2023
Dev: 雨夜枫雪制作组
Windows
东方雪莲华是东方project的二次同人STG游戏。登场人物、弹幕、音乐、剧情皆为原创。在幻想乡存亡之际,为了对抗冻结一切的严寒,少女们团结起来,挽救危在旦夕的幻想乡!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shooter 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Action 4.7%
- #30 Nevultra
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Zoblin Multimedia
Windows
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Score Attack 8.4%, Action 7.7%
- #31 Gunvein
76% 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 40.8%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shooter 10.8%, Action 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #32 東方瞬殺弾幕劇場 ~ 初見殺しに命をかけて
78% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: 夢幻泡影リョウショウカカン
Windows
初見クリアは許さない 狂気のギミック弾幕
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Shooter 17.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Action 5.6%
- #33 BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted
76% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 14.7%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Futuristic 8.5%
- #34 Kilemol
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Fialho's
Windows
Kilemol is a top-down shooter where you'll have to destroy all spawn capsules and enemies using different weapons in a dynamic gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Shooter 16.6%, Futuristic 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Action 10.1%
- #35 Touhou Bunkachou ~ Shoot the Bullet.
75% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
天狗と妖怪の日常を覗き見られる小劇場シューティング 妖怪の不思議で美しい弾幕を撮れ!撃て!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Score Attack 12.9%, Action 10.6%
- #36 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
73% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: 雾雨威Channel
Windows
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 31.1%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shooter 16%, Action 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #37 NANOFORCE tactical surgeon fighter
75% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Alec's factory
Windows
Climb into the cockpit of an overpowered micro unit and fight against an invisible enemy that threatens the Human race. Progress through numerous enemy waves and bosses across more than 7 levels filled with action, secrets, and more !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Shooter 17.2%, Score Attack 6.9%, Action 5.5%
- #38 Z-Warp
74% 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 33%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Shooter 16.4%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Action 6.5%
- #39 The Battle of Aurinoxia
73% matchPositive75% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: N11 Games Division
Windows
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 30.3%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shooter 15.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #40 AngerForce: Reloaded
74% 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 41.1%, Bullet Hell 34.1%, Shooter 24.9%
- #41 Karous
71% 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 39.2%, Bullet Hell 31.1%, Shooter 19.4%, Action 5.3%, 2D 4.3%
- #42 Outstation
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DarkStone Digital
Windows
When you're a mercenary on the harvest mines, you're either on the edge of livin or in the middle of dyin. In a new frontier of space exploration, you have been hired to defend a mining operation on the edge of space from increasing waves of marauders. Upgrade your ship, fortify the station, and fight hard.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Shooter 18.5%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #43 Hime Cut
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Yugo FurihataPub: Pgames
Windows
"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 32.7%, Shooter 19.6%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Score Attack 9%
- #44 < STRECT >
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MiddleBit
Windows
Take control and annihilate every invading enemy and stronghold! is a score-attack vertical shmup supporting 1-2 players. Featuring pure mechanics that emphasize destruction and dodging, satisfying explosion effects, and deep hidden secrets, the fight awaits you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Score Attack 13.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%
- #45 Crucible
71% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: TriScalePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 30.9%, Shooter 14.3%, Score Attack 7%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #46 Feeble Light
71% 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 35.4%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Shooter 16.7%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Action 6.8%
- #47 Compact Plasma Gears
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Pliesnetsov Serhii
Windows
Embark on a retro-shoot-'em-up task to fight space pirates, industrial equipment, archeotech and, probably, space gods. Engage enemies in increasingly cruel levels, fight vile bosses, uncover secrets and pursue the call of ancient technologies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Futuristic 6.9%
- #48 RPM - Road Punk Mayhem
70% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Hit the road for explosive bullet hell action through a post-apocalyptic wasteland!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shooter 14%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Futuristic 5.9%
- #49 Anthea's Justice
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Karl_SpencerPub: ITNC Games
Windows
The year is 2248. You play as Anthea, a pilot for the Spacing Guild. She's battling a pirate fleet. During the game, you'll need to destroy four leader ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Shooter 19.4%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Action 6.6%
- #50 Tastrion
69% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Remorasoft
Windows
Pilot the all-powerful cell destroying Desolazor gunship and eradicate the mutagenic genotoxic pathogen before it consumes the entire galaxy. Soar through waves of threatening enemies and bosses beyond 6 stages packed with action, explosions, and lasers!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.5%, Shooter 22.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Action 10.6%, 2D 5%
- #51 Planets Ambrosia
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Maltsoft
Windows
All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Futuristic 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #52 Lilac 0
66% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Bullet Prince
Windows
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 14.3%, Futuristic 12.9%, Action 6.4%
- #53 Void Gore
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Score Attack 15.3%, Shooter 15.2%, Action 6.9%
- #54 Astar Solis
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Rooklift Labs
Windows
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 6.7%, Linear 3.5%
- #55 Danmaku Unlimited 4 WYVER ULTRA
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doragon Entertainment
Windows
Arise Wyver and fly against overwhelming odds in this modern labor of love tribute to classic shoot'em ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Bullet Hell 22%, Shooter 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Score Attack 9.1%
- #56 Andro Dunos II
66% matchVery Positive93% of 215 reviews2022
Dev: Picorinne SoftPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Futuristic 7.4%, Action 5.4%
- #57 ∀stralbringer -Shaded Arkarium-
66% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Endless Shirafu
Windows
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Shooter 13%, Sci-fi 8%, Action 7.3%
- #58 Exo-Calibre
65% 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 35.8%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Action 6%, Sci-fi 5.9%