
Dive into a surreal journey as you devour a ship and battle peculiar creatures in this 2D side-scrolling bullet hell shmup. Unleash your skills, dodge relentless barrages, and uncover hidden mysteries in a hand-drawn world of flesh and gore.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Action, Shooter.

Dive into a surreal journey as you devour a ship and battle peculiar creatures in this 2D side-scrolling bullet hell shmup. Unleash your skills, dodge relentless barrages, and uncover hidden mysteries in a hand-drawn world of flesh and gore.

WDF
‘WDF’, is a horizontal shmup game with a Boss-rush style in that the difficulty will increase slightly after the player clears all stages and continues to the next loop. Each loop will be different from the other. Also, it has a main campaign mode with a longer stage and weapon upgrades.

USG
'USG' Is a captivating vertical shoot 'em up featuring hand-drawn animations and a unique art style. Customize your run with multiple weapon upgrades
‘WDF’, is a horizontal shmup game with a Boss-rush style in that the difficulty will increase slightly after the player clears all stages and continues to the next loop. Each loop will be different from the other. Also, it has a main campaign mode with a longer stage and weapon upgrades.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Hand-drawn 19%, Surreal 10.4%, Aliens 10.1%
'USG' Is a captivating vertical shoot 'em up featuring hand-drawn animations and a unique art style. Customize your run with multiple weapon upgrades
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Surreal 15.6%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Aliens 11.2%
初見クリアは許さない 狂気のギミック弾幕
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Surreal 16.2%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 4.7%
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: Bullet Hell 39.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.4%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 6.9%, 2D 5.4%
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 33.6%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Surreal 16.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 5.2%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Shooter 11%, Action 5.9%, Linear 5.8%
Generations of Destruction is a simple rougelite horizontal shoot’em up with short play sessions. Get more powerful as you play through each randomly generated level. A prefect game for when you only have a few minutes to play.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Aliens 19.3%, 2D 5.5%, Action 5.3%
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 40.2%, Bullet Hell 35%, Shooter 13.4%, 2D 5.7%, Action 4.8%
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Bullet Hell 22%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Gore 9.8%, Shooter 7.6%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.7%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 7.9%, Local Co-Op 7%, Action 5.8%
The second installment of the dramatic shooter that gained popularity in the arcades is now coming to Steam with +α elements!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Action 7.2%, Local Multiplayer 6%
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: Bullet Hell 34%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 10.9%, 2D 5.4%
Hell Knights is a small but fun Bullet Hell Shoot'em Up with a four player Co op mode. Made by some Indie dude, living in a dungeon.
Why similar: Gore 29.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Action 10.2%, Shooter 7.8%
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 43.1%, Bullet Hell 39.3%, Shooter 17.5%
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: Bullet Hell 47%, Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Shooter 4.6%, Action 4.6%, Indie 2.1%
Warding Witches offers a classic, unapologetic bullet hell shoot ‘em up challenge while also putting defense into players’ hands. Experience an adrenaline-filled flow alternating between attacking, defending and dodging, amplified by an intuitive scoring system that weaves into gameplay seamlessly.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Local Co-Op 5.9%, Action 5.5%, Shooter 5.1%
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 44.3%, Bullet Hell 34.2%, Shooter 7.9%, Action 7.3%, 2D 5.4%
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 41.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Action 6.3%, Linear 4.2%
Riders 2491 is an action shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades with modern visuals.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Aliens 13.4%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 8%
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: Bullet Hell 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Aliens 8.8%, Action 5.8%
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Bullet Hell 30.8%, Action 10.1%, Local Co-Op 9%, Shooter 8.9%
Classic STG game Have fun with your friends just like your childhood!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Surreal 19.1%, Local Co-Op 9.3%, Local Multiplayer 6.8%
A 2D vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter game where you shoot down fictional advertisements. Features 7 stages and full Japanese voice acting.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 5%, 2D 3.3%
Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.8%, Bullet Hell 39.5%, Action 10.8%, Indie 4.9%
Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Aliens 14.1%, Horror 9.3%, Shooter 8.5%
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: Bullet Hell 38.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 6.3%, 2D 4.3%
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 40.9%, Bullet Hell 39.4%, Shooter 8.1%, Action 7.3%, Indie 3.3%
Battle cyborgs, mechanical titans, and grotesque abominations in this retro-inspired run-n-gun game, use your extremely powerful arsenal against various enemies and get in the fight to win the war for humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Aliens 10.2%, Gore 8.4%
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 47.5%, Bullet Hell 31.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Action 8.2%
Outskirts is a colorful 360° bullet-hell with beautiful vector based art, interactive music and a deep combo system. Drive your ship through your foes and make your path to the leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.9%, Bullet Hell 40.4%, Action 12.3%, Indie 5.4%
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 55.1%, Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shooter 5.9%, Action 5.3%, Indie 2.6%
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 5.7%
A tutorial for shmup beginners. Presented by Lightsaber Fairy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Bullet Hell 35.6%, Action 12%, Shooter 10%, Indie 5.3%
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 29.9%, Bullet Hell 28%, Hand-drawn 14%, Shooter 10.7%, 2D 4.9%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 7.8%, 2D 4%
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: Bullet Hell 34.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Shooter 12%, Action 8.5%, 2D 6%
Erika America is an bullet hell video game. Fly and shoot your way through 5 levels, each culminating in a boss battle with a supervillain.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Shooter 13%, Action 9.5%, 2D 5.7%
Classic 80s inspired shooter
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Aliens 10.6%, Action 6%
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 50.2%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 9.6%, 2D 4.8%
A fast-paced action roguelike where skill beats firepower. Outmaneuver swarms, harness Poison/Inflame/Traumatize, and expand the game with mods & co-op.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Aliens 17%, Local Co-Op 7.3%, Local Multiplayer 6.4%
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 44.4%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Linear 5.2%, Action 5.2%
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 38.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 6.7%, 2D 5%
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 31.5%, Bullet Hell 31.3%, Aliens 13.3%, Shooter 11%, Action 5%
Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution.Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarioswhere the player's skill will be the key to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.1%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 11.3%, Indie 4.4%
YOU have to show what you’re made of as the war over Europe is in full swing. Fight waves of Axis planes and panzers until you hit the boss enemies – the ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.8%, Bullet Hell 36.2%, Action 15.9%
Xenoslaive Overdrive is a fractal bullet shoot-em-up. Specially made for players to feel the thrill from various challenging aspects. Shoot! Survive all enemy bullets! Defeat their bosses, and save the world!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.4%, Bullet Hell 40.9%, Action 16.7%
The retro-style Side Scroller shooting game with vivid storyline depicts fully charactered protagonists love affairs.! Colorfully themed game stages and variety of bosses infests here!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 9%, Indie 4.1%
It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 61.5%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action 9.1%, Shooter 6.8%, Indie 4%
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 50.5%, Bullet Hell 34.9%, Action 5.5%, Shooter 3.7%, Indie 2.4%
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Action 6.5%, Local Co-Op 4.8%, 2D 2.9%
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: Bullet Hell 46.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 43.8%, Shooter 4.4%, Action 4%, 2D 1.4%
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: Bullet Hell 38.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 6.6%, 2D 5%
A short, free danmaku bullet hell following two gun-wielding angels as war unfolds in Heaven. Dodge dense Touhou-style patterns, face demanding boss fights, and uncover skill-based secrets in this tight retro experience. Survive the bullet hell and restore the bullet heaven!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Shooter 12%, Action 7.2%, 2D 4.3%
AYBABTU ( All Your Base Are Belong To us ) Aliens are attacking the White House! Go get 'em!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.3%, Aliens 24.1%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 8.8%, 2D 6.7%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Bullet Hell 30.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Aliens 10.6%, Action 5.7%