60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Action, Shooter.
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Astro Attack
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.
Star Hunter DX
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!
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 24.5%, Score Attack 17.9%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Arcade 7.6%
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 26.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Score Attack 11.8%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Arcade 6.8%
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 27.8%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Score Attack 17.4%, Arcade 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
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 24.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
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%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Score Attack 9.5%, Arcade 8.9%
Execute intense space battle operations from side, and top view. Face tough enemies along your way, destroy guardians and generators. Dodge traps. Keep focus on targets. Think fast. Overcome the chaos. Join now and become an alpha centauri pilot. Bonus: retro like endless space shooter mini game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Score Attack 17.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Arcade 9.8%
1CC Games’ first shoot ’em up returns with totally overhauled visuals, all-new enemies and attacks, a deeper scoring system, remixed soundtrack and fresh player powers. Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the ultimate version of the beloved cult classic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Score Attack 13.7%, Arcade 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
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 25.3%, Bullet Hell 16%, Arcade 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Score Attack 8.9%
A high-risk, high reward shoot em up as you power yourself and your enemies up to bring utter chaos to the battlefield!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Score Attack 17.3%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 8.6%
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Score Attack 21.1%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.7%
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 17.2%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 9.6%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Score Attack 8.4%, Arcade 7.9%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Score Attack 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Arcade 8.7%
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 30%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Score Attack 9.3%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 8.6%
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Score Attack 13.1%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 7.2%
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 31.1%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Score Attack 9.2%
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Score Attack 12.5%, Arcade 11%, Shooter 8.6%
Lead the vegetable revolution alone or with a friend in the side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Rutabaga Desert Storm! Take down wave after wave of enemies, dodge their projectiles, and grab power-ups to boost your destruction! Can you defeat the oppressive humans and free the proletariat vegetable masses?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Score Attack 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Arcade 8.3%
Astral Bounty is a brutally hard 2D arcade sidescroll shooter straight out of the 90s. Shoot your way through hand-built formations, earn credits as you go, and spend them on upgrades, checkpoints, and revives. One difficulty setting, four ships, no mercy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Score Attack 13.5%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Arcade 8.2%, Shooter 7.6%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Score Attack 18.8%, Shooter 11%, Bullet Hell 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
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 26.9%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Nova Swarm is a fast vertical shoot 'em up. Start with one ship, unlock the rest one by one, defeat bosses, and choose run-long upgrades that shape a different build each time. Chase ranked scores across a 30-ship roster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Score Attack 19.2%, Arcade 9.7%, Space 5.2%
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Score Attack 13.9%, Shooter 8.7%
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Score Attack 20%, Bullet Hell 13%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 8.5%
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 23.4%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.7%
Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Score Attack 9.8%, Arcade 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
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 23.6%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 9.6%
A shmup without shooting. Reflect the bullets with one of your two shields. Bite-sized arcade action. Cover humankind's retreat and make it count.
Why similar: Score Attack 14%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, Arcade 9.5%
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 28.1%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14%, Shooter 8%, Score Attack 7.7%
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 22.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 8.5%
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Score Attack 13.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Score Attack 15.9%, Bullet Hell 10.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.1%
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Score Attack 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Shooter 8.3%
Climb into the cockpit of an overpowered micro unit and fight against an invisible enemy that threatens the Human race. Progress through numerous enemy waves and bosses across more than 7 levels filled with action, secrets, and more !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shooter 11.4%, Score Attack 10.4%, Arcade 6.8%
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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Shooter 7.6%, Score Attack 6.9%
Bite-sized arcade shmup. Slam enemies, beat Bosses, get power-ups and repeat! Pilot your ship through deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Score Attack 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Arcade 8.3%, Shooter 7.5%
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Score Attack 18%, Shooter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Bullet Hell 8.5%
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 23.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Score Attack 7.2%
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 23.5%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
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 28.9%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Score Attack 9%, 1990's 8.3%
A shoot'em up inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Score Attack 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
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 25.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Score Attack 8.9%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Arcade 11.6%, Score Attack 11.5%, Shooter 9%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Shooter 8.3%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Score Attack 13.5%, Arcade 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.6%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 15%, Arcade 13.4%, Shooter 12%, Score Attack 10.2%
Infinity Lancer is a high octane vertical shoot em' up. Race across the galaxy fighting to prevent humanity's annihilation and discover the dark truth behind the endless war.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Score Attack 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Shooter 6.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Action 6.7%
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 8.3%
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 37.8%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Arcade 10.3%, Side Scroller 8%, Shooter 7.9%
Shoot the enemy at close range! Crystal Breaker is a vertically scrolling shmup that focuses on close range attack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Score Attack 17.4%, Arcade 12.9%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Score Attack 13.8%, Arcade 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
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 25.6%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
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 23.2%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 10.4%
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 24.5%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 8.5%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 13.5%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Shooter 11.8%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Arcade 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Shooter 7.6%
