- #1 Double Kick Heroes
97% matchVery Positive81% of 276 reviews2020
Dev: Headbang Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Butcher loads of zombies in Rhythm with Metal! Survive on the highway to hell fighting an epic freakshow! Now with 30 levels of pure madness! 19 Licensed tracks and a Community Level Editor to import your own songs!
Why similar: Rhythm 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Music 13.5%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Bullet Hell 11.3%
- #2 Jets'n'Guns Gold
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,532 reviews2014
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.9%, Side Scroller 21%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Space 6.9%, Comedy 3.8%
- #3 Beat Hazard
95% matchVery Positive95% of 7,451 reviews2010
Dev: Cold Beam Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Why similar: Rhythm 28.9%, Music 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Space 6.4%
- #4 Jets'n'Guns 2
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,296 reviews2020
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 51.2%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Action 7.7%, Indie 5.6%
- #5 Rhythm Destruction
96% matchMixed45% of 136 reviews2014
Dev: Curious Panda Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Rhythm Destruction is a rhythm & shoot'em up that aims to combine the best of both genres. Blast and maneuver your way through perilous stages filled with numerous enemies, obstacles and unique boss encounters.
Why similar: Rhythm 43.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Indie 6.9%, Action 6.4%
- #6 Good Knight - One-Button Bullet-Hell
94% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Good Knight Collective
Windows · Linux
Geometry Dash meets Super Hexagon, in this ONE-BUTTON "Butt-Clenching" Bullet-Hell! Experience a rollercoaster of emotions as you experience filipino hell with its unique mechanics and Philippine mythology inspired story.
Why similar: Rhythm 23%, Music 20.3%, Dark Comedy 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Dark Humor 11.2%
- #7 Contract Rush DX
91% matchVery Positive100% of 282 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Every character plays like an entirely different action game in Contract Rush DX. Explore a world inspired by 2000's flash animation, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Hand-drawn 16%, Funny 8.3%, Cartoony 8.3%
- #8 Flappatron
93% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: Dexter ManningPub: Manning Media
Windows
Flappatron - A Quirky Action Game/Visual Novel Hybrid Flappatron combines fast, arcade action alongside a fully voice acted visual novel narrative from creative mind, Dexter Manning!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Funny 11.9%, Cartoony 8.8%
- #9 Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
92% matchVery Positive81% of 405 reviews2015
Dev: Entity MedialabPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 16%
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: Rhythm 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 6.7%, Arcade 6%
- #10 Anger Foot
89% matchVery Positive93% of 4,140 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.7%, Comedy 15.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 10.5%, Funny 9.9%
- #11 Shoot Trip Die
91% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Levi RamirezPub: Levi Ramirez
Windows
Shoot Trip Die is a psychedelic, arcade, rogue-like romp! Finger blast your way through dozens of levels mowing down strange monsters and collecting even weirder items, all to get back to your pissed stained mattress! It's got Kick! It's got Bite! And It'll Mess. You. Up! You got what it takes?...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Dark Humor 16.2%, Dark Comedy 16.1%, Cartoony 7.8%
- #12 Project Starship X
90% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2020
Dev: Panda Indie Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Rogue-Lite shooter where you CRASH-KILL comical abominations! Pilot your spaceship as Swagthulhu in this original and wacky "Lovecraftian Parody"!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Comedy 21.3%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Funny 7.3%
- #13 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
89% matchVery Positive92% of 3,079 reviews2013
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Step into rhythmic bliss with Runner2! Best Indie Game winner, Guinness World Record holder, and narrated by Charles Martinet. Unleash vibrant moves and beats in 120 levels!
Why similar: Rhythm 34.7%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Funny 10.7%, Comedy 10.2%, Cartoony 9%
- #14 Putinist Slayer
87% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Bunker 22
Windows
Putinist Slayer is a fast-paced action about destroying putinists in deep space. Let loose in an infinite roguelike shoot’em up with sticky gameplay. Kill hordes, dodge, upgrade, eliminate bosses and reach new highest records! With memes from Ukraine.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Side Scroller 19%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Comedy 10.7%, Funny 8.7%
- #15 In Extremis
88% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: LNDFRR
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Extremis is a challenging and provocative shoot'em up about finding yourself in the chaos of the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Rhythm 19.8%, Fast-Paced 10.2%, Space 8.1%
- #16 Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin'
86% matchVery Positive82% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: FingerlabPub: Jamk Games
Windows
Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin' is a fast-paced FPS inspired by both retro and modern FPS games. Fingerbang combines elements from each in order to create a mix of its own, with a scoring system added on top to gauge your performance through the different levels.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 54.4%, Shooter 25.2%, Action 10.4%, 2D 10%
- #17 Beat Hazard 2
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,261 reviews2019
Dev: Cold Beam Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Why similar: Rhythm 29.7%, Music 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Space 8%
- #18 Screaming Head
84% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this psychedelic 2d platformer you are a walking head named Mr Head and your wives have been kidnapped by your own body! Now you have to scream your way back to them! This game is darkly comedic, bold, artistic, flips familiar gaming concepts on its HEAD and has an amazingly punchy soundtrack
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Dark Comedy 14.6%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Funny 8%
- #19 Gunboat God
81% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Janson RADPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Become the all-powerful Gunboat God in this fluid shoot 'em up. Carve the waves as you stylishly fight hordes of monsters in hundreds of quick-fire missions. Transform your Gunboat and upgrade your weapons, skills and abilities to take on giant, challenging, multi-stage bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Cartoony 10.6%, Comedy 8.3%
- #20 THE GREAT GEOMETRIC MULTIVERSE TOUR
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 368 reviews2018
Dev: Pie On A Plate Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
LIBERATE THE GEOMETRIC PEOPLE AND SAVE THE MULTIVERSE! Fight through the randomly chosen universes of the Geometric Multiverse, arming yourself to the teeth with insane weaponry and mutating your mind, body, and soul with the unrelenting power of genetically altering pills.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Fast-Paced 19%, Funny 13.8%, Action 9.2%
- #21 Rocket Riot
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Codeglue
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Get ready for Rocket Riot, an action-packed, side-scrolling, 8-bit shooter where the rockets and the fun never stops! With over 200 levels and over 300 characters, blowing things up has just reached a new level of awesome!
Why similar: Arcade 43.5%, Action 31.6%, Indie 24.9%
- #22 ONE BTN BOSSES
81% matchVery Positive81% of 216 reviews2024
Dev: Midnight Munchies
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.
Why similar: Rhythm 26.8%, Music 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Fast-Paced 10.4%
- #23 Beat Hazard 3
80% matchVery Positive83% of 680 reviews2024
Dev: Cold Beam Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Why similar: Rhythm 31.9%, Music 26.1%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Space 4.5%
- #24 GUN JAM
82% matchMixed54% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Jaw DropPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Gun Jam is a rhythm-action FPS where you must shoot, dash and kick to the beat to survive. It features a unique beat-pattern shooting mechanic, a multi-genre OST, custom music and firefights with hordes of enemies in a vibrant world.
Why similar: Rhythm 33.7%, Music 27.6%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shooter 6.5%
- #25 Heckabomb
83% matchMixed63% of 313 reviews2015
Dev: Allicorn GamesPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Explosive twin stick shooter. Lots of upgrades. Full controller support. Awesome soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.5%, Arcade 19.1%, Indie 15.7%, Action 12.7%
- #26 Spin Rhythm XD
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,239 reviews2023
Dev: Super Spin Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!
Why similar: Rhythm 38%, Music 30.1%, Fast-Paced 13.8%, Space 8.6%, Arcade 4.9%
- #27 Runner3
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 301 reviews2018
Dev: Choice Provisions
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CommanderVideo returns in Runner3's heart-pounding saga! Conquer villainous villains, drive wild vehicles, and navigate thrilling environments. Meet quirky characters and face retro challenges for an adrenaline-soaked rhythm-music platformer adventure!
Why similar: Rhythm 41.1%, Music 32.9%, Funny 8.8%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Action 3.8%
- #28 Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,349 reviews2021
Dev: Choice ProvisionsPub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In this fast-paced rhythm runner, every action has an explosive reaction and no amount of mayhem is too much. Take on the role of Hexplosives expert Ziggs as you rampage through the neighborhoods of Piltover!
Why similar: Rhythm 33.7%, Music 31.9%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Cartoony 10.1%, Funny 5.9%
- #29 Broforce
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 61,042 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.9%, Funny 14.9%, Comedy 14.4%, Shooter 12.4%, 2D 9.8%
- #30 Feral Fury
79% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Bullet Hell 51.9%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 11.5%, 2D 10.4%
- #31 Pressure Overdrive
78% matchMixed68% of 154 reviews2017
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Pressure Overdrive is arcade twin-stick madness on hot wheels in a colorful bathtub-punk setting!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Funny 15.3%, Comedy 15.3%, Shooter 6.2%
- #32 BORIS the Mutant Bear with a Gun
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: Ducat
Windows · Mac
Awesome shooter adventure about the Mutant Bear with a Gun!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Funny 12.3%, Comedy 11.4%, Shooter 9.6%
- #33 My Friend Pedro
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 28,510 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.7%, Fast-Paced 20.7%, Shooter 16.3%, Comedy 11.2%, Funny 10.9%
- #34 Interstellar Sentinel
74% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Uplifting Goat LLC.
Windows
ADHD core loop weapon system will keep you on your toes in this thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle legions of demonic entities, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Experience FLOW STATE gaming!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Shooter 8%
- #35 Soundodger+
76% matchVery Positive90% of 816 reviews2013
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
Why similar: Rhythm 27.5%, Music 25.4%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.4%, Fast-Paced 8%
- #36 Astral Gunners
73% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Sati Bros
Windows
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 28.1%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Comedy 7.6%, Funny 6.6%
- #37 Really Big Sky
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,891 reviews2012
Dev: Boss BaddiePub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Space 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Indie 8.2%
- #38 Super Daryl Deluxe
75% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2018
Dev: Dan & Gary Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shoot rubber ducky arrows, pound enemies with a rhino hammer, and help Beethoven get his groove back in the last totally normal high school themed RPGvania you’ll ever want.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Comedy 15.3%, Funny 14.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #39 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
73% matchVery Positive85% of 3,731 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Comedy 33%, Funny 24.9%, 2D 13.3%, Action 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%
- #40 BLUE REVOLVER
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 916 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 50.1%, Bullet Hell 31.9%, Arcade 6.8%, Action 3.3%, Indie 3.1%
- #41 Everhood
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,043 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Music 37%, Rhythm 29.1%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Story Rich 7.8%, 2D 3.7%
- #42 XIIZEAL
74% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 32%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Space 12.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 8.3%
- #43 Guns, Gore & Cannoli
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,353 reviews2015
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Comedy 9.3%, Funny 9.1%, Shooter 7.8%
- #44 Power-Up
75% matchMixed58% of 268 reviews2014
Dev: Psychotic Psoftware
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Space 9.7%, Fast-Paced 8.8%
- #45 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
70% matchVery Positive89% of 2,091 reviews2021
Dev: MetronomikPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!
Why similar: Rhythm 42.2%, Music 32.5%, Cartoony 11.2%, Funny 9.9%, Action 4.2%
- #46 Future Knight
66% matchVery Positive99% of 166 reviews2026
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Aeternum Game Studios
Windows
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Cartoony 10.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Funny 8.1%
- #47 Alien Hominid HD
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 622 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Side Scroller 24.2%, Hand-drawn 17%, Funny 9.9%, Arcade 9.1%
- #48 Jett Rider
69% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Last Chicken GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.2%, Shooter 17%, Story Rich 13.9%, Arcade 9.6%, 2D 7.9%
- #49 ROBOBEAT
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,848 reviews2024
Dev: Simon FredholmPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!
Why similar: Rhythm 33.6%, Music 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Shooter 7.3%, Arcade 5.7%
- #50 Scoregasm
72% matchVery Positive83% of 142 reviews2012
Dev: RC KnightPub: Charlie's Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Scoregasm is an incredible, variety rich shooter with a non-linear, branching paths style galaxy to explore. It's pretty, accessible, fun and really rather good! Blast your way through the galaxy's many varied levels and use your skills to change your route, find new levels, new enemies, unlock bonus challenge stages and fight the bosses...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 59.8%, Action 22.5%, Indie 17.8%
- #51 BULLET SOUL
71% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 53.9%, Bullet Hell 37.4%, Action 8.7%
- #52 Aaero
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,056 reviews2017
Dev: Mad FellowsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Trace ribbons of light to release the energy in the music as you speed through stylised alien worlds. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack.
Why similar: Rhythm 48.1%, Music 41.9%, Action 5.4%, Indie 4.6%
- #53 CometStriker DX
69% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 6.7%
- #54 Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion
64% matchVery Positive89% of 504 reviews2025
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: NoQuarter
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
An absurdist FPS/interactive fiction game where you murder stupid robots, chat with idiot people, and explore a painstakingly hand-drawn and highly animated world!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Cartoony 13.3%, Shooter 8.9%
- #55 BARRIER X
68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,359 reviews2016
Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!
Why similar: Music 34.3%, Rhythm 31.4%, Arcade 8.9%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Indie 5.8%
- #56 Loop-Loop DX
67% matchVery Positive98% of 447 reviews2020
Dev: Alex Carpenter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Far into the future, a galactic super prison known as "The Prisom" keeps the Galaxy's most dangerous criminals within it's colorfully crystalline walls. Escape this superstructure by blasting down prison staff, other criminals, and even... yourself.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.6%, Action 21.7%, Adventure 18%, Indie 17.5%, 2D 7.2%
- #57 Creepy Road
70% matchMixed68% of 140 reviews2018
Dev: Groovy Milk
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Comedy 15%, Funny 7%
- #58 Everhood 2
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,396 reviews2025
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
Why similar: Music 31%, Rhythm 31%, Comedy 10.4%, Funny 9.6%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #59 Headlander
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,059 reviews2016
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Adult Swim Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.8%, Comedy 34.5%, Funny 15.6%, Action 13.2%