60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell.
A side scrolling shooter with a bullet hell influence. Does it explode? Yes. Everything does. Enemies show their battle damage through having chunks be blown off. There are multiple enemies all with unique behaviours, all which are designed in junction with each other.
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 14%, Side Scroller 13.4%
Blast through five worlds, claim the Cosmic Gems, defeat Lord Zorkannan, and master every run in this fast arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 10.3%
Turn the incoming swarm of deadly bullets into your own weapon of chaos in this precision STG bullet hell. Grab and toss enemies, dodge and deflect torrents of bullets, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.8%
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 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Top-Down 6.2%
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Side Scroller 23%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.3%
A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Arcade 9%
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 32.2%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 5.1%
Survive endless waves of escalating enemies in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Dodge overwhelming attacks, master precision movement, and fight to stay alive inside hypnotic neon chaos.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 11.6%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
Cotton, the magical girl shoot-'em-up heroine, is back once again! This time, the adventure leaves the Magical Kingdom behind and heads to Japan!? The original cute-girl side-scrolling shooter is back, bigger and better than ever!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Arcade 14.3%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Side Scroller 19%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 10.8%
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 29.3%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 6.6%
Stranded in the abyss is a shoot-em-up in a unique sci-fi sci-environment where you command a massive squad of ships in an endless war Against an evil rebellion. Shoot command and bomb your way through hundreds of enemy fighters, capital ships, and skirmishes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Bullet Hell 24%, Arcade 12.4%, Military 9.5%, War 5.9%
A thunderous concert appears...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
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 34.8%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 7.6%
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11%
My steed rides, a celestial iron cavalryman soaring through the heavens. The swirling assault shooting that shakes the battlefield returns once more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.2%, Military 11.6%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 13.9%, Action 6.5%
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11.7%
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.3%
Proxy Air Force is a 2D Arcade Shoot Them Up game based on the story of the world war which broke out between the US and CES countries in 2020.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 11.2%, Cartoony 8.7%
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.6%
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 30.8%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 6.2%
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 22.9%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
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 26.1%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Arcade 13%, Shooter 12.2%, Old School 6.8%
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 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 11.8%, Top-Down 6.8%
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 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 11.7%, Top-Down 6.8%
Pilot a miniaturized ship and save humanity from the inside out! Herodes is a fast-paced action SHMUP where you enter the human body to hunt a deadly virus. Destroy organic defenses and survive visceral bosses in this tribute to genre classics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 11.8%
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 11.2%, Top-Down 6.8%
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 37.3%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 15%, Action 8.5%
Beautiful oni-girls battle hordes of yokai in this side-view bullethell SHMUP. Every year yokai take to the streets to celebrate at Hyakki Yagyō, the night parade of the hundred yokai. But this year they didn't invite the oni twins, so they're going to ruin the party!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Arcade 12.9%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Cartoony 6.1%
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 10.6%
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 9%
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 14%, Action 10%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Side Scroller 24.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 6.4%
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 42.8%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 7%
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 9.4%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 11%
Take flight in one of three unique ships to battle a legion of enemies and massive bosses across a city sky, through a dark cave, along the bottom of the sea, and into a secret laboratory! Confront a buff, flamboyant crawfish scientist to retrieve the Power Pearl and save your job!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 17%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.7%, Cartoony 10.5%
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Shooter 12.2%, War 7.3%
Qorena is a top-down, bullet hell, action-arena shooter of pure, survival, action! Bundled with a wide variety of multiplayer levels of bullet-raining hell, numerous monsters to fight, and the ability to customize the world!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15%, Military 10.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 8.2%
2D Side Scrolling Shoot Em Up action. Cinematic cut-scenes carry the story on a quest to locate Mother Gator's secret weapon. Unlockable cheats will mix-up the gameplay or enjoy a randomizer mode. Game includes commentary by the developer and musical composer on the process of making the game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Cartoony 9.9%
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 29.7%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 6.4%
In this fun and frenetic shooter, you'll play as Bombardiro Crocodilo, who's trying to save Ballerina Capuchina from Tralalero Tralala's shoed fins. Embark on an action-packed journey with tons of shooting, different weapons, and skins from the Brainrot universe!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 10.6%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%
A revamped version of "Tales Gear," originally released in 2007, featuring high-resolution support, new systems, and rearranged background music. A full-fledged 2.5D vertical-scrolling shooter characterized by the Tail Pod, an optional weapon that combines offense and defense.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Military 14%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 7.6%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 11.6%
In a future Earth of machine overlords, warrior chieftain Ramek enacts a terrible revenge upon his mechanical enemy. Fly Ramek's genetically-engineered war-budgie through five levels of non-stop carnage, from the irradiated sands of the Dead Zone, to the iron towers of Machine City.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Arcade 9.7%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Shooter 14.5%, Cartoony 8%, Action 6.4%
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Side Scroller 28.7%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Action 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
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 33.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Arcade 13.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 6.9%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 14%, Action 7.3%
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 28.9%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Arcade 9%, Action 7.8%
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 15%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Military 8.9%
Dodge bullets or plow right through with the RAMMBOCK. Utilize the hybrid technology of the twin moons! Ramm enemies into one another for chain bonuses. Tackle missions and increase your score to uncover the truth about your past.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Arcade 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 7.1%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 16%, Action 11.1%
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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 8.7%
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 22.9%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 9.2%
