Games Like Galactic Fighters

Hypnorain is a vertical bullet hell shooter. The player guides a character through handcrafted levels, shooting and dodging their way through an army of enemies and their mesmerizing bullet patterns.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Flight 16.4%, Difficult 14.8%, Shooter 9%

Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.8%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Roguelite 16%, Difficult 15.7%

You’re a combat aircraft fighting to survive in a chaos-ruled world where everything is against you. Upgrade your plane, secure power-ups, build combos, and tear apart anything in your way to unlock new worlds. Stay alive and show no mercy!

Why similar: Flight 17.6%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 10.1%

Stel is a spaceship action-adventure game with procedurally generated elements. Fight dangerous foes, improve your ship and explore the different levels to decipher a mysterious problem, the Quantum are disappearing...

Why similar: Spaceships 22.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 8%

2.5D Roguelite Shooter with Unique Gameplay, Powerful Weapons and a Killer Soundtrack. Battle the dangerous enemies and defend the planets of the Sunstar System! Gather crystals and destroy turrets to level up and unlock exciting new Starships on each planet!

Why similar: Flight 26.1%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Roguelite 11.9%, Shooter 7.7%

Single player, top down, retro space-shooter, destroy enemies and fight bullet-hell bosses, upgrade during runs and after them to progress further and faster.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 7.5%

In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!

Why similar: Flight 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 7%

Go free your besieged home planet... all by yourself! Emancipator GO! is a survival game with roguelite elements.

Why similar: Flight 21.8%, Spaceships 18.8% ★, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%

Wind Runners is a high-speed bullet-hell dogfighting roguelite where you start as a lone pilot, turning each flight into a fight for freedom. Face the ruthless technotheist Realm, take on relentless fleets and colossal bosses, and let your victories ignite a growing resistance across the star system

Why similar: Flight 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Bullet Hell 14%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Difficult 9.7%

Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Roguelite 11.3%, Difficult 10.1%

Metal Head Warfare is one of the best fast-paced shooting games in 4K and 120 FPS, modern and with wonderful graphics, where players collect super powers and become increasingly powerful to defeat chaos and evil in a world on the brink of the abyss.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Roguelite 12.6%, Flight 11.7%, Action Roguelike 11.6%

You've escaped from the galaxy's most secure space prison, and now there's a bunch of angry lawless chasing you. You must survive, fight for your freedom, and outrun these grumpy pursuers. Asterobits delivers a relentless (and slightly absurd) escape in an arcade-style roguelike space shooter.

Why similar: Spaceships 22.1% ★, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Space 9.5%, Shooter 8.4%

Tri-Star is an endless horizontal-scrolling space shooter featuring Roguelike and Roguelite elements. Blast through waves of enemies and battle against arduous bosses. Form a squadron of three unique ships from an expanding roster and equip them with upgrades as you engage in a battle for survival.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 10.5%, Roguelite 9.3%

This roguelike spaceshooter pits waves of enemies against you in your pursuit to reach the end of the galaxy. Improve your ship with permanent upgrades and select temporary upgrades during a run to pursue achievements and and kill bosses.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 14.9%, PvE 12.2%, Shooter 9.8%

Collect bounties on sky pirates in this chill pastel dogfight sim.

Why similar: Flight 19.2%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Action Roguelike 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Roguelite 12.1%

Blastroid is an arcade-style roguelite set in space with Endless waves, broken builds and weapon synergies. Players customize their ships by combining different engine and weapon systems, striving to survive against ever-evolving threats in regions swarming with enemy waves.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Space 9.5%

You were created by a few scientists for a suicide mission. How long can you survive by clearing mutant slimes?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Action Roguelike 22%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Roguelite 14.4%, Shooter 9.7%

Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Flight 19.7%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 7.8%

FRACTURE is a fast-paced roguelike bullet-hell shooter. Battle enemies and bosses across ever-changing maps, collect items, unlock new ships, and upgrade your ship and weapons!

Why similar: Flight 25.3%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Roguelite 11.9%, Shooter 7.3%

INSPACE 2980 is a stylish and dynamic SHMUP from the 16-bit era of games consoles and arcade machines. Take part in an exciting adventure and save the galaxy! Once again!

Why similar: Flight 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Space 9.2%, Difficult 8.6%

Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41%, Bullet Hell 32.7%, Arcade 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Action 5.9%

Plunge into the sea trenches and command an army of summoned allies. Upgrade you and your team, stack devastating synergies, as you overwhelm the relentless HORDE. Transform from a lone diver into an unstoppable force backed by an ocean of allies in this Vampire Survivors–inspired action roguelike.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Roguelite 15.8%, PvE 12.3%, Arcade 8.2%

Starborn Survivor is a sci-fi action roguelite where you control a robotic warrior fighting relentless alien hordes. Navigate, shoot, upgrade, and strive to survive for as long as possible! Tailor your loadout and adapt to the increasing challenges in this thrilling bullet-dodging adventure.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 11.2%, PvE 8.8%

Fly deep into hostile territory, and harvest rare magical resources to upgrade your drone - if you can survive the enemy assault long enough! Alternatively, just chill out and explore the vibes in a vast music-driven zero-gravity physics sandbox. The soothingest space combat in the galaxy awaits!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.3%, Flight 16.8%, Roguelite 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Action Roguelike 13.2%

Intense one or two player bullet hell a call back to the arcade shooters of the past.Not an easy bullet hell, but once you beat a mission the next mission stays unlocked and you can replay missions already beat to get points and parts for upgrades.

Why similar: Flight 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Difficult 13.2%, Shooter 8.3%

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 21.8%, Bullet Hell 19%, Flight 12.4%, Difficult 11.1%, Shooter 9.2%

A fast-paced action roguelike where explosive combat fuels 'Blitz' ultimates—a rage mode that dominates the battlefield. Endure relentless battles, enhance your arsenal, and evolve powerful abilities. Each run opens new tactical possibilities in this intense arena shooter.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Roguelite 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Arcade 8.6%

A smooth roguelite shooter from the creators of RACE THE SUN, featuring a voiced cast of feline pilots in a dramatic showdown against corporate-powered robots called The Swarm. Features a 3-act campaign with branching paths, epic bosses, and a wide arsenal of pilots, ships, and weapons.

Why similar: Flight 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 9.8%

Smoots World Cup Tennis is an Arcade Tennis game with plenty of possibilities.

Rick Henderson is back! Join the endless arena battle, upgrade your ship, upgrade your guns, upgrade your drones. Fight, upgrade, die, repeat.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Action Roguelike 24.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, PvE 12%, Shooter 9.4%

Dash through enemies, collect power ups and survive waves of enemies in this fast paced bullet-hell

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, PvE 12.4%, Arcade 8.7%

Your gold is lost! All you have ever fought for! It's time for a last crusade and get back what's yours! Craft your own sword and fight in procedurally generated dungeons for your gold!

Why similar: Adventure 100%

The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, 6DOF 15.8% ★, Arcade 11.4%, Space 7.7%

100 levels with three difficulty levels - Casual, Hardcore and Ultra mode. On Ultra Mode, we take no responsibility for any broken keyboards or gamepads.

Why similar: Difficult 63.3%, Action 19.9%, Adventure 16.8%

Welcome to the New Wild West! Join a space gang, become the galaxy's most dangerous outlaw, explore planets filled with enemy space gangs and shoot your way through them in this bullet hellish galaxy-crawler roguelite.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelite 11.5%, PvE 9.2%

Destroy incoming enemies as a flying wizard. Collect points to grow stronger. Unlock new weapons and abilities, and use different builds to defeat endless monster hordes.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Flight 17.5%, Roguelite 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%

Starship Architect is a high-octane roguelike where every decision counts. Battle relentless enemies, choose from a dynamic arsenal of weapons and upgrades, and strategically assemble your ship. Unlock powerful new parts after each run and craft the perfect starship.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 14.2%, Shooter 8.9%

Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Flight 15%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10%

Zunius - A Psychedelic Rogue-Like Bullet Hell. Beneath the stars, the moon and the infinite you will navigate this celestial journey as the mysterious traveller. Whom are you? Where are you? What is the nature of this universe? How can you possibly dodge all these bullets? Play this game to find out.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.3%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Roguelite 11.6%, Difficult 6.8%

Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.5%, Flight 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Roguelite 13.4%, Difficult 11.7%

A top-down atompunk bullet-hell where you pilot the aircraft to fight, override, and weaponize Kaiju born from the depths of the Earth.

Why similar: Flight 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%

Beat Invaders is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Roguelite - Fight your way through enemy fleets, unlock skills, items, ships, and upgrade them in the next run. Enjoy the smooth neon visuals matching the pushing EDM soundtrack - The perfect game to unwind.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.8%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Roguelite 12.3%, Space 9.7%

The alien hordes have attacked us for no reason. We must throw all our forces to repel our planet from the alien invaders!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action Roguelike 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Flight 16.7%, Roguelite 13.1%

RADARjAM consists of the constant unpredictability of your enemy’s location. Dodge what you can't see in your radar equipped fighter!

Why similar: Flight 37.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Arcade 9.5%, Action 2.3%

Bullet hell meets bullet heaven. Build the ultimate space fighter as you uncover clever strategies and hidden synergies. Solar Survivors distills the deep strategy and progression of an RPG into quick, arcade-like sessions.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.5%, Action Roguelike 21%, Roguelite 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Space 8.6%

PhaigeX is a fast-paced "Bullet Heaven" space shooter, tasking the player to explore space sectors and contain a rising incursion of rogue AI-controlled units. Pilot a variety of ships, call in the support craft, and use a myriad of upgrades to lay down heavy firepower towards the enemy forces.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 11.9%, PvE 8.6%

The assassination of the Blessed Mother has plunged the galaxy in darkness. Usurpers rule with absolute authority, and blood flows in rivers of red across the stars. Only the Protocol can restore Her light.

Why similar: Spaceships 23% ★, Flight 21.7%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelite 9.7%, Space 7.8%

A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 12.7%, Arcade 8.1%

Abyssal Tides is a fast-paced naval bullet-hell roguelite—pilot a sloop, stack upgrades mid-battle, and fend off 30 handcrafted enemy waves to save the world from the Void. Leap over rolling swells and crush your foes with arrows and cannon fire to rekindle humanity’s hope.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, PvE 11.8%, Shooter 9.2%

Collect weapons and destroy enemy ships

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Space 10.8%

Dodge, shoot and free the galaxy of the evil space mega corp. Use a variety of different weapons and spaceships, each with different playstyles to overcome many challenging levels.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.1%, Flight 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Space 11.4%, Arcade 8.7%

A fast-paced addicting space shooter with an inspiration taken from many modern games. A project I have been passionately working solo for 2 years+!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 11.6%, PvE 9.1%

Unleash the fury of giant capital ship combat and conquer the stars!

Why similar: Spaceships 18.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Space 8.1%

Last Star is a space shooter roguelite with tower defense elements. Pilot a spaceship to protect your solar core from endless waves of alien invaders. Upgrade both your core and spaceship to become unstoppable. Execute tactical counterattacks against alien motherships to slow down the invasion.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Spaceships 12.8% ★, Roguelite 11.4%

Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.5%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Roguelite 13.5%, Shooter 8.1%

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 24.8%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Flight 12.3%, Difficult 8.1%, Roguelite 7.1%

Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.

Why similar: Spaceships 18.3% ★, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Flight 13.5%, PvE 13.1%, Space 10.9%

Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Roguelite 17.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9%

Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Difficult 13%, Roguelite 12.7%

Take command of Earth's most powerful starships and battle through the heart of enemy space in this action packed roguelike! Experience the thrill of full realtime destruction as you battle ever-increasing hordes of enemies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.6%, Roguelite 20.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Space 9.3%, PvE 7.9%