- #1 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
97% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shooter 5%
- #2 Horde Of Plenty
96% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: SMONCH, LLC
Windows
In this action-packed twin-stick shooter, construction worker Ron Mayhem's beloved pet, Puffy, a rather round and yellow puffer fish, has been captured by the forces of evil. Slay the hordes, collect mad loot, and bring Puffy back!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Shooter 5.6%
- #3 cyber_serpent
96% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Q-Bit Digital
Windows · Mac
slither and shoot, but don't run out of space! cyber_serpent is an arcade twin-stick shooter combined with snake. compete for a global high score in this modern take on retro classics as you face infinite waves of polygonal enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Abstract 6.6%
- #4 Exovore
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shooter 5.4%
- #5 NEON Ultra
94% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelbark Games
Windows · Mac
The year is 20XX. Everything is neon, because it's the future. NEON Ultra is a radiant fast paced arcade shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Abstract 13.3%, Shooter 7.1%
- #6 Gods of the Arena Dungeon
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GasGod Games
Windows
Destroy arena vermin, level up, choose your class path, get loot, and slay other players. Destroy the bosses of the arena without being slain, and perhaps your ascent into arena God-hood will be recorded into legend! Now remastered!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, PvE 7.4%
- #7 VCTR
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enter Grip
Windows
Shoot. Dash. Collect. Upgrade. VCTR is a kinetic arcade shooter where two simple actions create countless strategies. Read the field. Choose when to act. And turn the chaotic battlefield into a dance of high-risk, high-reward play.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Abstract 7.6%, Shooter 6%
- #8 Lonefield Evacutation Survivor
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Malémûre
Windows
Lonefield Evacuation Survivor is a... survivor in which you play as a ship facing an alien incursion. Destroy your enemies, collect bolts and upgrade your ship to survive long enough and escape. Play alone or with up to 3 friends in local multiplayer or with Remote Play Together for online gaming.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #9 Bullet Hell Monday: Black
91% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
This is a high-difficulty bullet hell shooting game and a sequel to "Bullet Hell Monday." It offers an exciting experience for players who demand advanced skills and precise strategies. As a common system, six types of special weapons are equipped, expanding the player's tactical range.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Abstract 7.8%, Shooter 6.3%
- #10 Yars: Recharged
91% matchVery Positive86% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Abstract 8.6%
- #11 Undercroft Warriors
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 5.4%
- #12 LUMbA: HANGOVER
89% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Team Lumba
Windows
Experience the thrilling aftermath of Lumba's crusade in LUMbA: HANGOVER! The substance has spread to four new victims, led once again by Pal. Together, they will engage in a doomed campaign across their world in this fast-paced, top-down shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Abstract 7.6%
- #13 EON Trooper
88% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Lead an elite squad on a hostile alien planet! Recruit and command up to 4 NPC soldiers with unique powers to complete missions and overcome waves of enemies. Level up and dominate the battlefield with strategy and teamwork. Get ready for action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #14 DOOMTANK
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Unibear Studio
Windows
DOOMTANK is a fast-paced twin-stick shooter designed to put you in the hot seat. Enter an ever-changing room straight from the depths of Hell and slay its inhabitants.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Top-Down 4.5%
- #15 Neon Fighter
87% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Arcade 5.3%
- #16 Astrochibbi
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XGAME
Windows
Survive endless waves of cosmic chaos in Astrochibbi! Fight through escalating battles where every wave brings new monsters, new patterns, and new challenges. Dodge, shoot, and adapt as the battlefield evolves and only the strongest survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, PvE 6.6%
- #17 The Mad House Season One
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Carrot Studios
Windows
Step into The Mad House, a futuristic cyberpunk game show! Battle waves of enemies, conquer unique room challenges, and climb the Leaderboard. Upgrade your gear, master each fight, and earn your place in the legendary Hall of Legends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Shooter 8.4%
- #18 Prologue for a Vacant Kingdom
85% matchVery Positive96% of 239 reviews2019
Dev: shru
Windows · Mac
Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and uncover the mystery of why everyone disappeared.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Action 3.8%
- #19 Acid Web
84% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Text Garden
Windows · Linux
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shooter 6.8%, Arcade 4.8%
- #20 Asteroidia
83% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Duk Studios
Windows
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, PvE 8.8%, Shooter 6.3%
- #21 In The Valley of Death -Prologue-
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: stdio.gypsy
Windows
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shooter 7.2%
- #22 Escape the Kreegan
82% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 5.4%
- #23 Little Elf Tanks
82% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
A bombastic bug busting adventure! Play as one of four playable characters in their quest to to free their fellow elves from the clutches of an evil army of spiders. If they crawl, blast em all! Let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shooter 6.4%
- #24 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 弾幕検定死験-大往生編-
81% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 5.9%
- #25 PewPew Live
81% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Jean-François Geyelin
Windows
A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Abstract 9.8%, Shooter 6.3%
- #26 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
80% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Abstract 6.2%, Shooter 5.2%
- #27 Polygun
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric Turtle Games LLC
Windows
Welcome to the world of Polygun, an endlessly customizable hero shooter where you battle against an ever increasing hoard of bloodthirsty shapes! With an array of upgrades to choose from, you'll quickly build from humble beginnings into a hexa-bustin killing machine!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.8%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 7.5%, Arcade 6%
- #28 Bullet Hell Monday
79% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
Beginner Welcome Bullet Hell Shooter. "Chapter Mode", which is starting from a simple stage and gradually becoming more difficult, is recommended for beginners. Once you get used to bullet hell, let's experience full-scale bullet hell in "Challenge Mode".
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Abstract 9.2%, Shooter 6.8%
- #29 Steel Alcimus
78% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shooter 5.8%
- #30 Crucible
78% 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: Bullet Hell 31%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shooter 7.1%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #31 Mechanophagia
76% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Aim. Dodge. Survive. Battle through a sci-fi hell in this intense Twin-Stick Roguelite Shooter. Survive the endless swarm for 10 minutes, defeat the level boss, or die trying. Draft powerful synergies in every run and purchase permanent upgrades to outlast the extinction.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, PvE 6.5%
- #32 Otter Space Rescue
77% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Noah LewinPub: Day Dreamer Games
Windows
Your Otter Space crew has been captured by evil robots. Save your team and fight together through endless rooms of evil robots.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, PvE 5.5%
- #33 Strelitzia
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sorgintza
Windows · Linux
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Bullet Hell 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Arcade 7.1%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #34 Steel Hail
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MegaBanana
Windows · Linux
Become humanity's last hope. Gear up, upgrade, and unleash hell in a relentless third-person sci-fi shooter against a ruthless robotic army. The future is yours to forge in fire and steel.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Bullet Hell 26%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, PvE 8.5%, Shooter 6.1%
- #35 Aqua Populo
77% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-C
Windows · Linux
Pilot your sub through waves of angry sea-life and punishing bosses in this aquatic twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 5.6%
- #36 ISPELL
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RayMim
Windows
ISPELL is a shoot'em up & bullet hell game where you take on the role of a nameless android who wanders through the dying worlds. Use various weapons and dodge enemy bullets, as well as challenge powerful creatures.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 5.9%
- #37 Vectrix
75% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Poco a PocoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Vectrix is a rhythmic, techno, top-down shoot 'em up with a synthwave soundtrack and a grid of enemies based on John Conway's "Game of Life" cellular automaton!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Arcade 6.9%
- #38 Demeter
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Myth Machine
Windows
An arcade twin stick shooter that tests reaction times and decision making. Designed for short sessions on the train with your Deck, or waiting for the next queue to pop, Demeter is all about action, skill and high scores.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Abstract 8.4%
- #39 Ogo
74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Ogo is an arcade twin-stick shooter where you control yin and yang to defeat your enemies, complete varied levels or just relax in different endless game modes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 6.4%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #40 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
73% 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 29.3%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Shooter 7.7%, Action 4.2%
- #41 Ringleaders
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric LlamaPub: Everyrealm
Windows
Complete high stakes missions in this intense social deduction twin-stick shooter, where friends can quickly turn into informants, bent on sabotaging you at every turn.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Shooter 5.6%
- #42 SUPER SHAPESHOOTER
71% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Wojtek Rak
Windows
SUPER SHAPESHOOTER is a fast-paced, top-down, stylized action game. Take on relentless waves of enemy shapes as you fight for survival. Save up your credits, make risky choices, and construct the perfect build to make your way through to the end and defeat the final boss.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, PvE 7.1%
- #43 Reinforced Machine
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astral Punch Studios Pty Ltd
Windows
A fast-paced mech arena shooter mixing arcade intensity with skill-based unlocks. Unleash powerful ultimate forms, mix and match skills to define your playstyle, and master each unique combat machine to unlock their signature abilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 18%, PvE 7.2%
- #44 PhaigeX: Hyperspace Survivors
71% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Traitorean Games
Windows
PhaigeX is a fast-paced "Bullet Heaven" space shooter, tasking the player to explore space sectors and contain a rising incursion of rogue AI-controlled units. Pilot a variety of ships, call in the support craft, and use a myriad of upgrades to lay down heavy firepower towards the enemy forces.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, PvE 6.6%
- #45 4D:XD
71% 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: Bullet Hell 29.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shooter 7.2%, Arcade 5.1%
- #46 Sektori
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 704 reviews2025
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 4.9%
- #47 Battle AirForce
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: SUZUKIPLAN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 25%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, PvE 8.7%, Shooter 6.5%
- #48 Starfighter Neon
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shooter 5.5%
- #49 Passing Into Fantasy
70% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Project StunseedPub: N/A
Windows
Otaku culture inspired top-down danmaku shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shooter 7%
- #50 Zombie Cubes 2
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: MayoNinja Games
Windows
Survive relentless waves of Zombie Cubes in this action-packed shooter! Explore redesigned maps, battle unique bosses, uncover secrets, and craft traps to gain the upper hand. Upgrade weapons, collect PowerUps, and compete for the highest score in this fast-paced fight for survival!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shooter 7.1%, Action 4%
- #51 RoboHunters
70% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: HomeTeam GameDevPub: Furtive Games
Windows
Top-down 3D action shooter. Fight against swarms of rogue AI machines and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, PvE 8.5%, Shooter 6.4%
- #52 Evil Egg
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 637 reviews2025
Dev: Ivy Sly
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Blast it all to hell.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Abstract 8.4%
- #53 Mars Survivors
69% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down 3.4%
- #54 Psyvariar 3
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Banana BytesPub: Red Art Games
Windows
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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 25%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Shooter 6.9%, PvE 5.2%
- #55 Storm Mined
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Minestorm reimagined with modern gameplay! Blast through waves of deadly mines, gear up with powerful upgrades between levels, and dive into intense rhythm-based stages set to an original soundtrack !
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shooter 5.9%
- #56 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
67% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2021
Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Bullet Hell 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 7.2%, Shooter 7.2%
- #57 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 31.2%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shooter 7.4%, Top-Down 4.4%
- #58 Death Carnival
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Furyion Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready for Death Carnival. Intense Top-Down Shooter with multi-elevation combat. Easy to start, thrilling to watch. Over a dozen characters with unique attacks and story. Adrenaline-fueled combat in singleplayer, online co-op, or competitive PvP.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Action 5.9%
- #59 Akka Arrh
66% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Llamasoft Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Abstract 10.3%, Shooter 6.7%
- #60 Nebula
66% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Arcade 4.5%