- #1 No Need for Flowers
97% matchPositive100% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Amanda KonishPub: Mongo
Windows
Dodge through colorful bullet patterns as you shoot down hordes of enemies in this arcade-style scrolling shooter bullet hell about magic dragon girls! Uncover a tragic story about acceptance as you overcome intense challenges that test both your skills and memory.
Why similar: Dragons 29.5% ★, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Arcade 6.3%
- #2 PyroKite
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Zamudio One
Windows
Devour the swarm. In this vivid arcade torch 'em up, you play as a dragon growing its tail to expand its firepower. Dodge bullet-hell patterns, wield elemental magic, and slay massive mythic bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Dragons 19.4% ★, Arcade 9.6%, Score Attack 7.7%
- #3 Gunvein
96% matchVery Positive97% of 223 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 34.3%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 6.2%
- #4 Cybxus Heart
95% 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 27.5%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Score Attack 6.6%
- #5 WOLFLAME
94% matchVery Positive86% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 30.4%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11.5%, Top-Down 6%
- #6 BLASTER MAYHEM
94% 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 28.5%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Score Attack 11.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 7.8%
- #7 ASSAULT SHELL
93% matchPositive91% of 22 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 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #8 Hyper Echelon
92% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: GangoGames LLC
Windows · Mac
The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.
Why similar: Dragons 20.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Bullet Time 11% ★, Shooter 8%
- #9 Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
91% matchVery Positive92% of 842 reviews2025
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 27.8%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #10 DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CAVE Interactive CO., LTD.
Windows
CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.5%, Score Attack 8.2%
- #11 Karous
89% matchPositive94% of 31 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 33.5%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 12.9%, 2D 4.9%
- #12 ESTEN
90% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Discade Project
Windows
A highly experimental bullet hell that plays unlike anything else. No auto scrolling, No credits, No holding back. Let Heaven's Chaos Reign!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Bullet Time 11.5% ★, Action 7.6%
- #13 Magical Blaster
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reverse snare
Windows
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 12.6%, Female Protagonist 6%
- #14 The Battle of Aurinoxia
87% matchPositive75% of 16 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 26.5%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 7%
- #15 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
88% 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 24.8%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #16 Compact Plasma Gears
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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 26%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 8%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #17 Star Hunter DX
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 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 28.6%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Female Protagonist 8%, Score Attack 8%
- #18 Cosmic Survivor
84% matchNo user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Aoki Games
Windows
Cosmic Survivor is a space arcade survival game: pilot unique ships, face waves of meteors, alien swarms, and colossal bosses while unlocking weapons, achievements, and new challenges.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 7.8%
- #19 Fiery Rivaz
84% 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 26.6%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 8.6%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #20 Stellarium
85% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Arcarium
Windows
Ride around the many galaxies of Stellarium in a hectic vertical bullet hell, facing off all kinds of creatures and dodging giant storms of bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Arcade 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action 6.1%
- #21 Crucible
83% 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 28.4%, Bullet Hell 28.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 7.9%, Score Attack 6.5%
- #22 Story in the Dream World 1 -Volcano And Possession- Remake
82% matchNo user reviews2026
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 32.2%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Shooter 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Action 5.4%
- #23 Eden's Eclipse
80% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: xxGameRoom
Windows
The third installment in the Eden series A 2D bullet-hell vertical-scrolling shump with a feel reminiscent of arcade games from the 1990s to the 2000s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 8.1%
- #24 Marianara Deep
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Jelly Rave
Windows
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 28.2%, Bullet Hell 28%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #25 Nevultra
81% match3 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 30%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Score Attack 8.1%
- #26 Laser Droplets
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Kikashi Online
Windows · Mac
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Arcade 15.2%, Shooter 8.1%, Action 7.2%
- #27 Atomanta
79% matchPositive100% of 27 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 28.6%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #28 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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 30%, Bullet Hell 24%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 7.7%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #29 Feeble Light
78% matchPositive80% of 10 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 31.8%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #30 ASSAULT SHELL 2
78% 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 27.2%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Score Attack 11.5%, Arcade 9.9%
- #31 東方眠世界 ~ Wonderful Waking World
77% matchVery Positive97% of 319 reviews2022
Dev: Oligarchomp
Windows
A simplistic, dynamic Touhou fangame bullet hell shmup with a pixel art esthetic. Shoot down your enemies and dodge your way through an incessant barrage of projectiles!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 5.8%
- #32 Emerald Blue
76% matchPositive100% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Emerald Blue TeamPub: Xtrasoft Development Team
Windows
The Swan EM-43DSC... A experimental fighter jet blasts through the skies of the New East/West. And as the pilot clutches her yoke, she commits to her rebellion knowing full well, that her mission is not for the faint of heart....
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 6.1%
- #33 Chrono Wing: Cats in Space!
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PSYGNORIUM
Windows · Mac
Chrono Wing: Cats in Space!" is a 90s-inspired SHMUP. Master five action-packed stages and use your time-rewinding abilities to dodge the game-over screen and build huge combos.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Time 12.4% ★, Shooter 12%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #34 Metal Crisis
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Rabbit Digital
Windows
METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shooter 13.5%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Arcade 8.2%
- #35 Always Surrender
75% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: The Covert Sheep Example
Windows
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Bullet Time 11.8% ★, Score Attack 11.4%, Shooter 10.4%
- #36 RYZY NYIL
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SB_Games_Public
Windows
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shooter 15.9%, Arcade 14.4%, Action 9.3%
- #37 东方希莲船 ~ Ultimate Fatal Octopus
73% matchVery Positive94% of 62 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 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Shooter 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Action 6%
- #38 Radirgy Swag
72% matchPositive95% of 38 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 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 7.3%, 2D 5.3%
- #39 Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
74% matchMixed57% of 537 reviews2017
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 39.1%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 14%, Action 7.2%
- #40 Dormant - Episode Galatea #1 -
75% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: リンクス螺旋機関
Windows
LynxHelixEngine's first shoot'em up game."Dormant - Episode Galatea #1 -"The aim is to create a game that even inexperienced players can enjoy with simple controls and auto-bomb equivalent Drive.Please look forward to a science fiction story with fascinating characters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #41 東方天流宮 ~ Heavenly Gathering of Clouds
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Compass
Windows
A mysterious midsummer downpour has caused Gensokyo's lakes and rivers to spill over. Not only that, but youkai and phantoms inhabiting those bodies of water have become unnaturally ferocious. Venture off on an adventure into the deep skies to find the cause of this classic rain-themed incident.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Shooter 15.9%, Arcade 14.4%, Action 6.7%
- #42 Rolling Gunner
72% matchVery Positive90% of 72 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 36.5%, Shooter 19.9%, Score Attack 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Bullet Hell 8.9%
- #43 Astro Fighters 3
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
The aliens have returned. Fight through relentless waves of enemies, dodge impossible bullet patterns, unleash devastating special weapons, and unlock 70 powerful cards that reshape future runs in this action-packed arcade shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 9.3%, Bullet Time 7.7% ★
- #44 Hoodie Survivor and Super Hoodie Bros
71% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: The Voices Games
Windows
Auto shooter score attack survival game where your character moves forward continuously and you control the direction of travel by rotating left and right
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 9.7%
- #45 Rangok Skies
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Samurai Games
Windows · Mac
War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13%, Action 7.8%
- #46 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
69% matchVery Positive95% of 111 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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 7.7%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
- #47 Void Gore
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 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 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Score Attack 14.4%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 10.1%
- #48 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: JMC
Windows · Linux
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 14%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Score Attack 10.3%, Arcade 10.1%
- #49 1x! Space Adventure
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Lunar Madcap
Windows
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 14.7%, Action 9.6%
- #50 Nova Swarm
67% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Foundry
Windows
Nova Swarm is a fast vertical shoot 'em up. Start with one ship, unlock the rest one by one, defeat bosses, and choose run-long upgrades that shape a different build each time. Chase ranked scores across a 30-ship roster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Bullet Hell 25%, Score Attack 12.7%, Arcade 11%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #51 Jasper Redds vs The Ares Belt
71% 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 28.8%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Shooter 18.5%, Action 10.5%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #52 Touhou Kouzougi ~ Flickerframe Shutter Festival
67% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Ryann Thierry
Windows
A fan-made celebration of Touhou's creative spirit! When a suspicious festival erupts, Aya must photograph spellcards, unlock skills, and uncover hidden truths. Packed with loving references to fanworks both old and new, from all around the world!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #53 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2015
Dev: Studio SiestAPub: Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 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 30.1%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Arcade 7.3%, Shooter 7%
- #54 NANOFORCE tactical surgeon fighter
68% matchPositive87% of 23 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 32.5%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 7.6%, Score Attack 6.8%
- #55 Galactic Mecha GunSuit
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Theosoft
Windows
A linear danmaku shoot-em-up with some visual novel elements. Clear 6 stages across 4 difficult settings, each with unique enemy spawns, bullet patterns and boss phases. The game is structured to have each difficulty cleared in sequence, with the full plot unfolding across each one.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 12.7%, Bullet Time 9.1% ★
- #56 Viroblitz
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: GeckospacePub: Mediacollege Amsterdam
Windows
a mysterious virus is inhabiting planets around the cosmos.. Together with your dragon Ringo, you voyage through space, dodging projectiles and eliminating the spreading virus.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Dragons 20.4% ★, Shooter 12.2%, Score Attack 9.1%
- #57 Resurrection Core
69% 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 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11%, Action 7.9%
- #58 Astar Solis
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Rooklift Labs
Windows
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 11%, Action 5.9%
- #59 Space Invaders Extreme
67% matchVery Positive87% of 272 reviews2018
Dev: TAITO CORP.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 21.2%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.4%, Score Attack 7.8%
- #60 Exilus Viper
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: polygon workshops
Windows
Awaken as the Nav Shard—one of five A.I. fragments aboard a mysterious fighter-jet. Battle through branching stages in a neon-infused vertical shmup. Combine elemental powers, and fight your way to the Void. No retries. No rewinds. This is Exilus Viper.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.1%, Top-Down 7.9%