- #1 Double Kick Heroes
97% matchVery Positive81% of 270 reviews2020
Dev: Headbang Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Music 13.4%, Dark Humor 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11.6%
- #2 Jets'n'Guns Gold
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,517 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 41.4%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Space 7.1%, Comedy 3.8%
- #3 Jets'n'Guns 2
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,284 reviews2020
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 51.4%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Action 7.6%, Indie 5.8%
- #4 Beat Hazard
94% matchVery Positive95% of 7,422 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 29.1%, Music 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Space 6.4%
- #5 Anger Foot
93% matchVery Positive93% of 3,775 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 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 34.6%, Comedy 16.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Funny 9.8%
- #6 Rhythm Destruction
95% matchMixed45% of 135 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 43.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 18%, Indie 7.1%, Action 6.4%
- #7 Flappatron
94% matchVery Positive95% of 145 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 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Funny 12%, Cartoony 8.8%
- #8 Contract Rush DX
91% matchVery Positive100% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: Team Ficus
Windows
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 29.8%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Cartoony 8.4%, Funny 8.2%
- #9 Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
92% matchVery Positive81% of 402 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 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 6.5%, Arcade 6.1%
- #10 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 21.4%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Dark Comedy 16.4%, Cartoony 7.7%
- #11 My Friend Pedro
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,167 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 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 23.2%, Fast-Paced 20.9%, Shooter 16%, Comedy 11.4%, Funny 11.1%
- #12 Project Starship X
90% matchVery Positive95% of 93 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 36.6%, Comedy 21.8%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.9%, Funny 7.4%
- #13 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
89% matchVery Positive92% of 3,060 reviews2013
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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 43%, Music 26.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Comedy 8.6%, Arcade 4.4%
- #14 Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin'
88% 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 54.8%, Shooter 24.7%, 2D 10.4%, Action 10.1%
- #15 Beat Hazard 2
87% matchVery Positive86% of 2,250 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 29.8%, Music 22.9%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Space 8.2%
- #16 ROBOBEAT
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,783 reviews2024
Dev: Simon FredholmPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.5 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 34%, Music 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Shooter 7.2%, Arcade 5.9%
- #17 Rocket Riot
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Codeglue
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 43.9%, Action 30.5%, Indie 25.6%
- #18 Runner3
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 298 reviews2018
Dev: Choice Provisions
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 41.4%, Music 32.7%, Funny 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Action 3.7%
- #19 THE GREAT GEOMETRIC MULTIVERSE TOUR
85% 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 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Fast-Paced 19%, Funny 14%, Action 8.9%
- #20 Putinist Slayer
83% matchVery Positive98% of 66 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 21.2%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Comedy 11%, Funny 8.8%
- #21 GUN JAM
84% matchMixed55% of 71 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 34%, Music 27.4%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Shooter 6.3%
- #22 ONE BTN BOSSES
81% matchVery Positive82% of 205 reviews2024
Dev: Midnight Munchies
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 22.9%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Fast-Paced 10.4%
- #23 Heckabomb
84% 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 51.6%, Arcade 19.6%, Indie 16.4%, Action 12.5%
- #24 Beat Hazard 3
79% matchVery Positive83% of 646 reviews2024
Dev: Cold Beam Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 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 32.2%, Music 25.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Space 4.6%
- #25 Soundodger+
82% matchVery Positive90% of 814 reviews2013
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 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 27.7%, Music 25.2%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%, Fast-Paced 8%
- #26 Astral Gunners
78% 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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Comedy 7.8%, Funny 6.7%
- #27 Super Daryl Deluxe
80% matchVery Positive86% of 503 reviews2018
Dev: Dan & Gary Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 23.2%, Hand-drawn 19%, Comedy 15.6%, Funny 14.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #28 Broforce
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,389 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.1 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 25.3%, Funny 15.1%, Comedy 14.7%, Shooter 12.2%, 2D 10.2%
- #29 Pressure Overdrive
81% matchMixed68% of 151 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 30.5%, Bullet Hell 24%, Comedy 15.6%, Funny 15.5%, Shooter 6.1%
- #30 BORIS the Mutant Bear with a Gun
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Ducat
Windows · Mac
Awesome shooter adventure about the Mutant Bear with a Gun!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Funny 12.5%, Comedy 11.7%, Shooter 9.5%
- #31 Interstellar Sentinel
75% matchVery Positive98% of 58 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 25.5%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Shooter 7.9%
- #32 Really Big Sky
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,890 reviews2012
Dev: Boss BaddiePub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Space 15.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Indie 8.5%
- #33 Good Knight
76% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: Team Good Knight
Windows · Linux
Embark on an exhilarating journey through the depths of Filipino mythology in this Buttclenching One-Button Bullet-Hell. Test yourself through a relentless onslaught of bullets and beautiful patterns. Experience the intense action and headbanging soundtrack in this must-play game for all indie fans!
Why similar: Rhythm 27.1%, Dark Comedy 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Fast-Paced 14.6%
- #34 Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™
73% matchVery Positive80% of 2,337 reviews2021
Dev: Choice ProvisionsPub: Riot Forge
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 34%, Music 31.7%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Cartoony 10.1%, Funny 5.9%
- #35 Feral Fury
76% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Bullet Hell 52.1%, Action 14%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 11.2%, 2D 10.9%
- #36 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
74% matchVery Positive85% of 3,701 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Comedy 33.4%, Funny 25%, 2D 13.8%, Action 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%
- #37 Power-Up
77% matchMixed58% of 263 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 26.8%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Space 9.9%, Fast-Paced 8.9%
- #38 Guns, Gore & Cannoli
73% matchVery Positive92% of 4,209 reviews2015
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Comedy 9.7%, Funny 9.3%, Shooter 7.6%
- #39 Everhood 2
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,289 reviews2025
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 11.5 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: Rhythm 31%, Music 30.7%, Comedy 10.6%, Funny 9.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #40 BULLET SOUL
75% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 53.4%, Bullet Hell 38%, Action 8.6%
- #41 BLUE REVOLVER
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 858 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 49.9%, Bullet Hell 31.4%, Arcade 7%, Action 3.5%, Indie 3.3%
- #42 Jett Rider
69% matchVery Positive94% of 68 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 37.5%, Shooter 16.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Arcade 10%, 2D 8.3%
- #43 Scoregasm
74% matchVery Positive83% of 142 reviews2012
Dev: RC KnightPub: Charlie's Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 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 60%, Action 21.8%, Indie 18.3%
- #44 REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR
72% matchVery Positive90% of 398 reviews2014
Dev: Cross EagletPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Side Scroller 16%, Shooter 7.7%, Arcade 6.2%
- #45 Beats Of Fury
71% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Bubble Head GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows
Shoot to the beat in this rhythm bullet hell where every shot creates music. Turn any YouTube song into a bullet hell epic battle.
Why similar: Rhythm 28.2%, Music 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 15%, Cartoony 8.3%
- #46 Music Killer
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 459 reviews2019
Dev: AbstractArt
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
🎶 THE VERY FIRST MUSIC ADAPTING FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER IS HERE! 🎵 Always wanted to shoot mobs while listening to your own favorite music tracks? Now you can.
Why similar: Music 51.4%, Rhythm 35.2%, Shooter 6.5%, Action 4.9%, Indie 2.1%
- #47 Alien Hominid HD
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 582 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 28.9%, Side Scroller 23.8%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Funny 10.1%, Arcade 9.3%
- #48 Creepy Road
72% matchMixed69% of 139 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: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Comedy 15.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Funny 7.1%
- #49 Aaero
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,028 reviews2017
Dev: Mad FellowsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.9 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 47.7%, Music 42.3%, Action 5.2%, Indie 4.8%
- #50 BARRIER X
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,336 reviews2016
Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.7 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%, Rhythm 31.6%, Arcade 9%, Side Scroller 7%, Indie 6%
- #51 Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion
64% matchVery Positive91% of 386 reviews2025
Dev: Bubby DarkstarPub: NoQuarter
Windows
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 22.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Dark Humor 13.9%, Cartoony 13.3%, Shooter 8.7%
- #52 NOISZ
69% matchVery Positive94% of 138 reviews2018
Dev: Anarch Entertainment
Windows · Mac
NOISZ is an unprecedented mix of rhythm game, bullet hell shoot-em-up, and visual novel. Battle a variety of challenging and unique bosses by performing actions to the beat, in order to progress through a massive anime-inspired narrative full of surprising twists and colorful characters!
Why similar: Rhythm 37.6%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Music 18%, Funny 10%, 2D 3.5%
- #53 ProtoCorgi
66% matchVery Positive90% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: Kemono GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Get ready to Bark’em Up! Play as Bullet, a C³ class (Cute Cybernetic Corgi) pup on his quest to save his owner, a brilliant scientist kidnapped by an alien race that wants to rule the galaxy. ProtoCorgi is a retro pixel art shoot’em up with a strong arcade feel!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Side Scroller 15%, Space 10.9%, Shooter 8.5%
- #54 Headlander
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,048 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%, Comedy 35.3%, Funny 15.8%, Action 12.9%
- #55 Loop-Loop DX
66% matchVery Positive98% of 444 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 34.3%, Action 21.6%, Indie 18.4%, Adventure 17.9%, 2D 7.7%
- #56 Serious Sam Double D XXL
69% matchVery Positive82% of 866 reviews2011
Dev: Mommy's Best GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!
Why similar: Comedy 31.2%, Shooter 22%, Action 21.2%, Indie 14%, 2D 11.7%
- #57 CometStriker DX
68% matchVery Positive98% of 63 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 28.8%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 6.8%
- #58 Everhood
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,889 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 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 36.6%, Rhythm 29.1%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, 2D 3.9%
- #59 Frebbventure
65% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: AlmyriganHero
Windows
In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.9%, Cartoony 17.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Comedy 13.2%, 2D 8.5%