60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade.
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
Danmaku Unlimited 3
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Deathsmiles
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!
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.8%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Action 10.2%, Arcade 6%
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 50.1%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Action 7.2%, Arcade 5.9%
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.3%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Arcade 6.5%, Action 5.5%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Arcade 7.4%, Action 6.4%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.4%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Action 6.2%, Arcade 5%
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.7%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Arcade 6.8%, Action 3.7%
Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.8%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Action 7.1%, Arcade 3.8%
RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.8%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Action 18.7%, Bullet Hell 17.5%
Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and Margaret, two exceptional pilots, for the first time on Steam.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Action 27%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Bullet Hell 8.3%, Arcade 6.1%
Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Action 12.9%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.1%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Action 8.8%, Arcade 5.8%
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.4%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Action 11.2%, Arcade 10.7%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Action 12.2%, Arcade 8.8%, Bullet Hell 6.5%
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 52.5%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Action 11.5%, Arcade 10.6%
Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 58.5%, Action 41.5%
Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.6%, Bullet Hell 23%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Arcade 9.3%, Action 9%
Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.8%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Arcade 10%, Action 8.1%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.7%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Action 20.7%, Arcade 6.8%
Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Action 14%, Arcade 7.1%
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.4%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Arcade 6.4%, Action 5.9%
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.8%, Bullet Hell 20%, Action 14.3%, Arcade 8.9%
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Action 14.2%, Bullet Hell 10.1%
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 57.5%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Action 13.4%, Arcade 9.3%
Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.7%, Action 25%, Bullet Hell 14%, Arcade 7.4%
Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.1%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Action 10.8%, Arcade 10.7%
Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.4%, Great Soundtrack 36.2%, Action 11.9%, Arcade 8.5%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Action 13.2%, Arcade 10.9%
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Great Soundtrack 26%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Action 9.2%, Arcade 8.9%
【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 47.1%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Action 11.2%, Arcade 5.3%
Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54.2%, Action 27.5%, Arcade 18.3%
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.8%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Action 7.9%, Arcade 3.2%
1917 - The Alien Invasions is a bullet hell memorization shooter. Dr. Brunhild Stahlmüller upgrades an WW1 Triplane with superior alien technology to attack the invaders. She will avenge mankind and take the battle into the darkness of space until she reach an ancient alien world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 61.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Action 14.8%, Arcade 5.7%
A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Great Soundtrack 35.6%, Action 11.8%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Arcade 4.3%
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.6%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Action 14.3%, Arcade 10.3%
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.4%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Action 10.6%, Arcade 6.3%
A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.6%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Action 18.1%, Arcade 11.2%
Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Action 18.7%, Arcade 8.3%
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 52%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Action 12.9%, Arcade 9%
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 56.4%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Action 9.8%, Arcade 7.4%
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 41.5%, Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Action 8.3%, Arcade 4.5%
Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 54.3%, Action 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%
In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51%, Action 35.7%, Arcade 13.3%
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 70.1%, Action 29.9%
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.6%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Action 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Arcade 3.8%
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.6%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Action 13.5%, Arcade 6.3%
Inspired by an arcade classic, Super Destronaut DX is retro space shooter that pits you against an enemy more dreaded than a UFO, a scoreboard.
Why similar: Action 100%
Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot'em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages to fight the evil empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Action 21.8%
Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.8%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Action 13.4%, Arcade 6.4%
Horizon Shift is an explosive wave based single screen shooter with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.6%, Action 34.5%, Arcade 11.9%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.3%, Great Soundtrack 27%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Action 7.2%, Arcade 4.4%
Warp into action with Solar Shifter EX. Man your ship and dive into fierce combat situations in space and over beautiful and distant planet surfaces. Solar Shifter EX is a sci-fi shoot 'em up with the unique ability to 'shift'.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 75.6%, Action 24.4%
A last ditch effort to destroy what was once to be our savior. A final mission to eliminate a disastrous future. A single ship against Earth’s entire military. The Andraste is the only hope to defeat...the Devil Engine.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Action 12.8%, Arcade 6.5%
Bullet Soul Infinite Burst is a vertically scrolling shooting game crossing old-school gameplay with a bullet hell twist. It adds numerous gameplay enhancements over its predecessor, Bullet Soul, not least of which is Burst Mode. The same aggressive, bullet-cancelling gameplay, now with more destruction, more coins and more tunes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Action 16%
Centuries have passed since the events of RefleX and mankind has once again attained civilization. Now, ancient technology born of a twisted mind sets in motion a chain of events designed to bring divine retribution down upon mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.1%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action 13.6%
月の都から敵が攻めてきた！ その弾幕が過去最狂難易度を誇るのは当然だろう？ ピュアーでルナティックなシューティング幻想！
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.5%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Action 5.1%, Arcade 2.2%
Super Space Club is a lo-fi arcade space shooter to chill to. Defend a vibrant galaxy as a club of misfit heroes and battle endless waves of spacecrafts to the tune of atmospheric beats. Outlast your enemies and vibe to the rhythm of the stars.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.2%, Bullet Hell 26%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 11.3%
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 68%, Bullet Hell 32%
Amaranthine - is a dynamic horizontal scrolling shooter with elements of procedural generation. Travel through warp to the distant frozen planet that sent a distress signal.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54.1%, Great Soundtrack 29.1%, Action 16.8%
