60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Pixel Graphics, 2D.
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Probo Rush
Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on 15 challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.
Andro Dunos II
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on 15 challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Boss Rush 9.8% ★, Difficult 9%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Difficult 15.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.4%
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Difficult 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 7.5%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Difficult 16.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Shooter 10.1%
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 28.1%, Difficult 18.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Shooter 8%
A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Shooter 9.3%
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 28.3%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.6%, Platformer 20%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Old School 9.3%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Difficult 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Platformer 7.6%
Help Reisen Udongein Inaba navigate through 14 action packed stages in this exhilarating 2D Bullet Hell Platformer based on Touhou Project!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.8%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 12%, Shooter 10.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.7%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 15.4%, Arcade 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
EXTREME! retro side-scrolling shoot 'em up with a colorful twist! Become one with your controller, learn all rocket colors by heart and master a unique color-based destruction! SHOOT DIE RESPAWN! And most importantly... NEVER GIVE UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Side Scroller 16%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Difficult 12.4%, Platformer 9%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Difficult 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Platformer 7.8%
No talk, compadre. It's Animal Kostume time! Follow kroc-boy in his path to overcome a series of difficult levels in this hardcore 2D platformer with a lot of enemies, bullets and surprises.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18%, Difficult 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 9.4%
A comic-styled mashup of Galaga-style shoot-em-up, simple platforming action, and Saturday morning cartoon. In collaboration with Eisner-award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Difficult 10.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
A twitchy shoot 'em up boss rush game inspired by run 'n gun classics. Fight your way through seven challenging bosses and hitch a ride off this awful planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Boss Rush 13.1% ★, Difficult 12.8%, Side Scroller 11.8%
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 18.2%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Difficult 13.4%, Shooter 7.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Difficult 13.1%, Shooter 7.5%
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 19.8%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Difficult 11%, Shooter 8.2%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 8.7%
The 7th Sign Project is a classic 2D-platformer action game inspired by Doom, Quake, Abuse, and Painkiller games. Our goal is to entertain the player with massive enemy fights, boss fights, and stirring music.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.5%
About：It is an old school game collection with ten different types of mini-games.The story tells of a series of wars that took place on the island
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.6%
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: Side Scroller 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Shooter 8.2%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Difficult 10.2%, Platformer 9%
Metaloid: Origin is an fast-paced gun’n'run 2D platformer. Take on the role of one out of three android warrior's known as “Predator” and dash through 9 different levels in order to save their planet from an robot army led by Lucian Corp, whom invade their planet and exploit the planetary resources to fuel their galactic war efforts.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action 7.6%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Shooter 10.5%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Action 6.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Difficult 12.6%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Difficult 16.3%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Arcade 8.4%
Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Side Scroller 20.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Shooter 9.3%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Difficult 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Shooter 7%
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%, Side Scroller 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 8%
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 18.8%, Side Scroller 16.4%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Shooter 9.8%
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 34.8%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Arcade 8.3%, Shooter 8%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.9%
Particle Storm is challenging 2D run n gun blending bullet hell and shmup mechanics with striking pixel art, nonstop action, and an energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.5%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Arcade 10.1%
Run-and-gun action game with multi-stage boss battles. Play as Chester, world's most badass guinea pig, who is hell-bent on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Difficult 13.4%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
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 22.7%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Shooter 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
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 29.7%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Shooter 11.9%
Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Difficult 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Shooter 8.1%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 16%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.8%
A 2D arcade shoot 'em up forged in the age of fire, feedback and METAL! It's a fast, loud and unforgiving ride on an atomic warhead through a hellish concert of beer, bullets and riffs. Crank it up to eleven, and strap in for the ride!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Difficult 17.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 7.3%
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 25.7%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 7.5%
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Difficult 19.4%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Old School 9.5%, Platformer 9.3%
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: Side Scroller 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 8.6%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 7.9%
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Platformer 12.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 7.3%
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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9%
Yui Tui is a 2D Platform Action game where Yako, the protector of the island, has been assigned to eliminate the enemies who infiltrated the island with an intention of ruling over it.
Why similar: Difficult 18.2%, Side Scroller 16%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 9.2%, Arcade 7.1%
Gun Rage is an old-school, fast-paced, side-scrolling run and gun, with 16-bit era graphics, inspired by greatest classic games of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Old School 8.1%
A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Side Scroller 20%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Platformer 8.9%
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Shooter 11.2%
The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Difficult 14.6%, Shooter 8.5%
When tyranny takes control… someone has to pull the trigger. Machine Gun Fury brings back the golden age of arcade military shooters with pure reflex-driven carnage — no cover, no excuses. It’s you, your grenades, and pure run-and-gun chaos. No mercy. Lock and load, soldier!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Difficult 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 9%
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 25.9%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Difficult 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Throw snowballs and navigate seven challenging levels as Kaito, a young penguin. Master platforming challenges, collect items, and face epic bosses in this 2D adventure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Side Scroller 20.7%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
