60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up, 2D.
Blast through five worlds, claim the Cosmic Gems, defeat Lord Zorkannan, and master every run in this fast arcade shooter.
Habroxia
Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives, and untold surprises.
Gamma Bros
Guide the Gamma Brothers through waves of alien attacks, blasting your way home from work in this frantic twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love.
Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives, and untold surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Action 12.3%
Guide the Gamma Brothers through waves of alien attacks, blasting your way home from work in this frantic twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.6%
Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Shooter 9.5%
Ore & Ordnance is a Retro styled, Sci-fi, Bullet Hell. Survive endless waves of Pirates, Asteroids and Firestorms. Collect upgrades, complete missions and survive your shift! How long will you last?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Action 11.8%, Shooter 11.4%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 11.4%, Side Scroller 11.4%
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 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.7%
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 10.4%
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 23.5%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 9.6%
Shoot lasers in space because a fish told you to. Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade is a twin-stick side-scrolling space shoot-em-up which tells the story of a man side-scrolling in space and shooting-em-up with twin-sticks. This game has at least 2 characters in it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Action 15.4%, Arcade 13.7%, Shooter 13.6%, Adventure 13.3%
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 20%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 9.4%
A run-n-gun, non-stop action platformer-shooter! Pick up a weapon. A jetpack. A force shield. All while evading bullet-hell madness! Oh, and be mindful not to let your gun overheat...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Shooter 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%
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 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 10.6%
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 18.1%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 9.8%
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 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 11.6%
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 21.1%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 9%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Action 13.3%, Arcade 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.1%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Action 15.7%, Arcade 14.9%, Shooter 14.5%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Action 15.6%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Arcade 14.7%, Shooter 14.6%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter originally designed for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Shooter 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
A 2D Shoot-Em-Up with a focus on crew management, exploration, procedural generation, and corporate espionage.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Arcade 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.6%
Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Shooter 9.1%
A bombastic bug busting adventure! Play as one of four playable characters in their quest to to free their fellow elves from the clutches of an evil army of spiders. If they crawl, blast em all! Let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.2%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action 11.6%, Arcade 10.8%
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 18.7%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.2%
Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Action 15.2%, Arcade 14.8%, 1990's 8%
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 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.1%
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 12.5%, Shooter 12.4%
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 23.4%, Side Scroller 17%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Arcade 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
Guntech 2 is a return of the good old “cave flyer” shoot ’em ups genre. It’s a twin-stick shooter influenced by such classics as Thrust, Oids, Geometry Wars, and Asteroids. You can play in single-player, or couch co-op with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.8%
Step into the thrilling world of Low Batt, a heart-pounding Top Down Shooter that pits you against the formidable security forces of L.E.A.D. Industries. Navigate through intense challenges requiring a blend of skill and strength and embark on an epic robotic adventure to rescue your robo-dog.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Action 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Arcade 12.4%
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12.2%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Side Scroller 20%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12%, Action 9.5%
Alpha Force Zero is an intense top-down bullet-hell adventure that requires skill and planning. Utilize multiple weapon systems including an Auto-Turret with adjustable firing modes and unlock upgrades that you can equip in your ship to give you the upper hand. Dodge, fight, survive!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
Take control of a heavily armed squid and blast through destructible worlds in Freedom Squid Fighter. Soar through the air, tunnel through dirt and rock with powerful weaponry, and outmaneuver enemies across fully destructible landscapes.
Why similar: Action 13.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Adventure 11.8%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.2%
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 22.8%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shooter 13%, 1990's 10.7%, Arcade 8.8%
With exquisite painting style and rich animation, 8-direction jump shooting, a comprehensive variety of main gun firepower, powerful parabolic grenade and powerful special weapons, an all-round Rambo protagonist was born. A large variety of weapons that make players enjoy!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 9.4%
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 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 9.2%
Triangle Service’s MINUS ZERO is a shooter that focuses on a tried-and-true shoot-’em-up weapon: the lock-on laser. It’s shoot-’em-up purity: just you, your lock-on laser, and a whole bunch of enemies. As long as you continue to blast away at the waves of enemies, you’ll maintain invincibility, but if you lose track of your position...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Action 15.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 9.9%
A wormhole has opened up letting aliens terrorize your city. Pilot your spacecraft and destroy the aliens using flamethrowers, missiles, gatling guns, shockwaves, and more!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 10.3%
Defend your planet in this twin-stick mayhem shooter. Rip through alien hordes across a seamless spherical battlefield while upgrading your ship and fortifying your city.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.8%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 12%, Action 8.9%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Side Scroller 12%, Arcade 9.7%
Grab your biggest gun and jump into this story-driven top-down run-and-gun sci-fi arcade shooter starring the ultimate bio-engineered hero-manchild TASKILLER!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 9.1%
Jetpack Kiwi is a classic 2D side scrolling shoot em up game featuring 20 levels, 5 bosses, hordes of enemies spaceships, with multiple characters to choose from; each one with an unique special attack. Complete the game in single player or with a friend in local co-op!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 14%, Action 12.3%, Shooter 8.7%
Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Action 13.9%, Arcade 13.7%, Shooter 13.6%
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 23.4%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Action 11.5%, Side Scroller 10%, Arcade 8.9%
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 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 10.7%, Arcade 8.9%
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.1%
A sci-fi retro side-scrolling shoot-em-up / rescue game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Side Scroller 13%, Shooter 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Arcade 11.1%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 13.8%, Arcade 12.9%
Star Tank is a shmup with eighties aesthetics, a mixture of styles (Galaga-Operation Wolf). A difficult game that requires great control skills. 20 stages. 5 bosses. Various enemies. Become an expert pilot of a StarTank!!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 12.1%
ZEROCRON is a straightforward, classical arcade Twin-Stick Shoot-Em-Up with a strong Commodore-Amiga-era feel. Blast asteroids and enemies to burning pixeldust!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 7%
Clear hordes of cosmic critters in this simple 2D shooter but be carefully, bullets that exit the arena will warp behind you and become dangerous to you ship. Whatever goes around comes around.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action 13.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Side Scroller 8.8%
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Shooter 9%
First instalment in the series of 2D action side-scrollers, taking place in very distant galaxy and not so distant future. Gameplay main hallmarks are fast-paced laser guns shootouts, punch 'n' kick combats, managing obby-like obstacles, using wits in overcoming deadly traps and witty dialogues.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Action 16.2%, Arcade 14.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%
Saikyo Fantasy Action Shooting Game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action 13.7%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Arcade 12%, Side Scroller 11.3%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Action 9.4%
