- #1 Bombardiro Crocodilo MISSION
97% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: TEAM Black Hat Robot
Windows
In this fun and frenetic shooter, you'll play as Bombardiro Crocodilo, who's trying to save Ballerina Capuchina from Tralalero Tralala's shoed fins. Embark on an action-packed journey with tons of shooting, different weapons, and skins from the Brainrot universe!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.7% ★, Side Scroller 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, Shooter 8.1%
- #2 Star Tank
96% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Ferulox Studios
Windows
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: Arena Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 9.4%
- #3 Galactic Vanguard
96% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: TopGame
Windows
Galactic Vanguard is a fast-paced, retro-style action shooter. Grab your weapons and eliminate relentless enemy forces and powerful alien creatures. Engage in intense battles across space bases, desert wastelands, lava valleys, and abandoned alien ruins!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 28.9% ★, 1990's 13.4%, Arcade 9%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.2%
- #4 Demonbyte 2
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Could Care Less
Windows
The over-the-top boomer shooter is back! Bigger, louder, and more unhinged than ever. Tear through foes with outrageous weapons, including the Husky Puppy Rifle! new brutal death animations. Enhanced gore, increased parody and chase revenge in a story that even the Slayer of Worlds couldn’t predict.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 20.6% ★, Arena Shooter 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Bullet Hell 9.1%
- #5 Stick Figure Combat
94% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Tegridy Made Games
Windows
Stick Figure Combat is a game where you fight other stick figures to secure the highest score possible. Try to survive as long as possible against endless hordes of grey enemies! Or create your own map and have your own fun!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 19.6% ★, Arena Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Shooter 6.7%
- #6 Star Crush
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StickyBeastGames
Windows
Survive the chaos of deep space in this intense top-down arcade shooter! Crush asteroids, defeat enemy ships, and fight deadly bosses with lightning-fast reflexes.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 23.9% ★, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Shooter 8.2%
- #7 Battle for Asciion
93% matchPositive83% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Relevo
Windows
Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot ’em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.3% ★, Side Scroller 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 10.2%
- #8 Cosmic Destroyer
92% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Coffee Maker Games
Windows · Linux
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: Side Scroller 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 8.9%
- #9 GPU Inferno
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Moriba
Windows
If your FPS drop to 30… you lose! GPU Inferno is a survivor bullet hell where you play as a graphics card fighting off viruses, crypto miners, and malware. Your real FPS are your health. When the GPU is damaged, actual background processes on your PC will slow down your FPS.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Shooter 7.9%
- #10 GANA FORCE
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Liao Kai
Windows
Gana Force is a Horizontal shooter where you'll unleash powerful firepower, skillfully dodge bullets, and utilize the terrain to maneuver and defeat enemies. Game environments include alien cell levels, scorching sun, space battleships, and more. Powerful bosses and bullet hell challenges await you!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.3% ★, Bullet Hell 16%, 1990's 10.9%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Arcade 9.7%
- #11 The Core
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: LUNIX
Windows
“A hyper roguelike action shooter where you dodge endless waves of enemies, evolve, and fight your way toward the Core.”
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.6% ★, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Arena Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.1%
- #12 It Consumes
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sublexical
Windows
It Consumes is a roguelite arena-FPS in the dark. Use strange objects to reveal your surroundings and kill demons hiding in the shadows. Upgrade your abilities, unlock new weapons, and conquer what lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.7% ★, Arena Shooter 18.2%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%
- #13 First Person Stapler
89% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew Connelly
Windows
Clear targets in your office call center and race to the exit in this ridiculous, stapler-centric target shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.2% ★, 1990's 13.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.4%, Arcade 7.1%
- #14 Oh, Bugger!
87% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Hostile EntertainmentPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
‘Oh, Bugger!’ is a first-person shooter set in a luxury space hotel overrun by alien hordes. As a professional alien exterminator, pilot your mech to blast aliens and destroy their eggs, ending the infestation for good!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 28.7% ★, Arena Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Destruction 11.1%, Action Roguelike 10.5%
- #15 Novi Blaster
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Rand.Exe Studios
Windows
Bullet Hell or Heaven? A rogue-like where you upgrade yourself and your enemies. Strategize around your build choices and dominate the battlefields of Novi Blaster.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 17.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Arena Shooter 12.3%
- #16 Bodacious Blasteroids
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mister Mippy
Windows
Bodacious Blasteroids is a fast paced arcade shooter where firepower is everything. Build a rotating arsenal of devastating weapons and obliterate waves of evolving enemies. Upgrade your weapons into screen-clearing powerhouses and form unique combinations of weapons to score the most points.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.7%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Arcade 9.4%
- #17 GORECORE
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunar Locust Interactive
Windows
GORECORE is a fast paced atmospheric movement shooter with a high skill ceiling, an arsenal of different weapon combinations, synergies, and an emphasis on parrying.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.4% ★, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Destruction 10.4%
- #18 GoBlaster
85% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Jarware
Windows
GoBlaster is a retro bullet-hell game where you can always beat your personal best. Blast through enemies while dodging their overwhelming attacks in a fast-paced and addictive setting. Make your way to the final boss, and just try to survive!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Destruction 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Shooter 10.1%
- #19 TENGAI
83% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
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%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 11.6%
- #20 The Void
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Captionshiner
Windows
Join the quest to overtake the void and become a hero! In this game, you will slay your enemies in a point and click fashion and overtake the void for good, or so you think... Join the quest in taking over the void to find out!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Arena Shooter 15%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Shooter 12.1%
- #21 ComboChain Pulse
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DaminDesign
Windows
Survive relentless waves in a fast-paced top-down bullet hell shooter. Chain combos, dodge chaos, and master skill-based combat where every second matters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Destruction 8.6%, Shooter 7.8%
- #22 Zombocity
82% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: cnsgames
Windows
ZomboCity is a fast-paced, score-based FPS where you fight endless waves of zombies in a neon-lit city. Test your reflexes, stack up points, and see how long you can survive.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.7% ★, Arena Shooter 17%, Action-Adventure 11%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.5%, Arcade 10.5%
- #23 VALE
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: F-GamesPub: JTS Development
Windows
Fight your way to dominion over the universe in this Shoot Em Up game based on the book! On the planet Vale, known for its extreme cold and endless snowfields, the story follows young Talen Esko and his sister Salla, whose family, the Esko clan, is transferred to govern this icy world.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 21.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Arcade 8.4%
- #24 Future Knight
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Aeternum Game Studios
Windows
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Boomer Shooter 15.4% ★, Arcade 13%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Action 8.9%
- #25 Paratroopers Raid
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: EngSupport
Windows
In this exciting shooting game, highly trained paratroopers are sent off in waves to destroy your base. Evolve your base and weapons with each turn to fight stronger enemies. Control your weapons, adjust your aim, clear the sky of enemies, evolve and have fun.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Bullet Hell 10.9%
- #26 Let it ride!
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Retro DecadancePub: Radio Decadance
Windows
SkiFree meets Survivors! Shred down a procedural mountain, blasting monsters to hard-rock Christmas tunes. Dodge trees, jump enemies, and yes—you can run over squirrels. Fast-paced winter chaos for any season!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Arcade 9.8%, 1990's 7.8%
- #27 Fox Fairy Saga · Nine Nights: Prologue
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cat Play
Windows
In Northeast China, there is a beautiful legend about the little fox fairy: In ancient times, the Five Immortals and Holy Spirit lived in the deep mountains and forests of Northeast China, guarding this land and all things inside. Every Holy Spirit possesses a unique power and mission.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.4% ★, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Shooter 10.1%
- #28 tz mini stg collection
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Tamazusa
Windows
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arcade 14.4%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Shooter 13.9%
- #29 Chromacell
78% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 171Dev
Windows
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 19%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.6%
- #30 GUN DOG ROCK RAPID
79% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: leimonyaPub: leimonya
Windows
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 21.1%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.5%, 1990's 11.4%
- #31 Thunder Infinity
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Enrique G. GalvezPub: Magic Games
Windows
Thunder Infinity takes classic shoot 'em up gameplay to the next level by adding survival, roguelite, and bullet hell elements. Choose your pilot, ship, and weapons, and destroy the Varkon Star Empire in the final offensive of the Aegis Star Bastion.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.4%
- #32 Molodoy Simulator
76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Erich MeurerPub: OwlGames
Windows
In this FPS simulator, you play with a Molodoy-style insane aimbot. React fast, wipe out everything in your path, and dominate the map with extreme precision. Get ready to kill a lot.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 23.6% ★, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Arena Shooter 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Shooter 11.2%
- #33 Hop & Pop!
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows
Relax, Hop & Pop! and battle bugs in this froggy survivor game!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.9%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Arcade 11.3%
- #34 Feeble Light
75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
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 25.3%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.6%, 1990's 8.2%
- #35 #Snake2 DX: Reawakening
76% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Ultimate Walrus
Windows
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Arcade 12.3%, Destruction 11.3%
- #36 Strike Force Commando
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MatnogamesPub: Erbe Software
Windows
Space action adventure set in a desolate world in 2099.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.8% ★, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Arcade 10.4%, Bullet Hell 9.6%
- #37 Alerta Roja
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: MatnogamesPub: Erbe Software
Windows
Space-themed action and skill game.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 26.1% ★, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10%, Shooter 9.8%
- #38 Geometry Waves
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wobi Games
Windows
Shoot your way through waves of enemies and extreme bosses in this Roguelite space shooter. Advance in the ranks, upgrade your ship and unlock new mechanics, ships and mods that will make the game more challanging and interesting.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 9.7%
- #39 Flappy Shooter
73% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Vadd Games, Cow GamePub: Cow Game
Windows
Try the fun combination of Flappy Bird and Rogue Shooter! Random locations, guns and Bosses, simple controls and colorful graphics. What else do you need for fun?
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Shooter 11%
- #40 UfoPilot : The Phadt Menace - Steam Edition
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: nornware AB
Windows
A sci-fi retro side-scrolling shoot-em-up / rescue game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #41 Atomic City
71% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: anthund
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mouse-only for super simple gameplay, but the challenge ramps up. Survive waves of enemies bombing your city. Shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Destruction 12.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.3%
- #42 Jetpack Kiwi
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Pitigamedev
Windows
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 14.9%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.9%
- #43 Touch Force
72% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: www.superstargames.co.ukPub: Golocobiz Limited
Windows · Mac
Most unique top down shooter. Bring hell to insectoid robot invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Destruction 12%, Shooter 10.1%
- #44 Habroxia 2
72% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Lillymo Games
Windows
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Arcade 14.5%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 10.7%
- #45 BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted
71% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11.6%, 1990's 11.3%
- #46 Shikhondo: Blue Pieta
68% matchPositive100% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 9.7%
- #47 Chud vs Soyjak
68% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Anonymous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Chud in this thrilling boomer shooter where you must defend against endless hordes of soyjaks. Experience an enthralling, fully voice-acted story. Enjoy the amazing custom soundtrack by the generational artist Baby Sneed™.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.4% ★, Arena Shooter 23.7%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 8.7%
- #48 Suicide Runners
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: JTW
Windows
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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 16%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 9.2%
- #49 MewMew - PewPew
70% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2022
Dev: Gäng Gäng StudiosPub: Ahlman Games
Windows
Dinosaurs have invaded MewMew’s home and now it's time for him to pick up his trusty old meteor gun and send them right back to extinction. Keep your combo as high as possible and get stronger with items and powerups as you try to gain highscores in this chaotic 2D horde shooter.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22.3%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 12.6%
- #50 XENOFLEKT
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catoio Software
Windows
XENOFLEKT is a roguelite space shooter where you will turn enemy bullets into armory: dash into enemy fire to parry and deflect shots, heal your ship, and trigger devastating counter-attacks. Unlock parts, plug-in unique perks with satellites, and get ready to master hundreds of deadly synergies.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 9.4%
- #51 EXUVIA
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garden of Steel
Windows · Linux
EXUVIA is a surreal, fast-paced, FPS action rougelite set in the center of a dimension left forgotten. Clear rooms of enemies, obtain unique items, and break out of the exuvium.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.4% ★, Arena Shooter 21.4%, Action Roguelike 17%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shooter 7.1%
- #52 Bloodshed
66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,782 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.7% ★, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Bullet Hell 11.4%
- #53 Galatico
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Galatico Studios
Windows
Blast your way to the top of GALATICO, a high-tempo movement shooter inspired by the best shooters of the 90s. Dismantle the gatekeepers of the universe's most powerful technology: Portals. Clock-in… it's time to trim the fat from GALATICO.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.3% ★, Arena Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13%, Shooter 8.6%
- #54 Origami Flight
71% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Whalesoft Entertainment
Windows · Linux
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 24.5%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Arcade 8.7%, Shooter 8.6%
- #55 Apocalypse Rush
68% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Lost Guys
Windows
Face endless hordes of enemies in Apocalypse Rush! Survive as long as you can using crazy weapons, special abilities, and defensive items. Unlock skins, upgrade your gear, and push your limits in this fast-paced action game!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 15.9%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Shooter 9.6%
- #56 ZSG
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Viggo Stromvall
Windows
Would you like to do some... EXTREMELY SATISFYING ZOMBIE-ALIEN PIMPLE POPPING WITH AWESOME RETRO GUNS WHILE TRYING TO NOT FALL OFF A METEOR FLYING THRU SPACE? Good, then ZSG is you're one and only choice.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.4% ★, Arena Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Shooter 9.4%
- #57 The Rush
67% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Hornbuckle Who
Windows
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: Side Scroller 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.1%
- #58 Super Arcade Boy in Defender of Planet Earth
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: LoadUpGames.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 19.3%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 11.4%, 1990's 10.4%
- #59 Vivid Intrusion
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: fdots games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive as long as you can in this retro-styled movement shooter roguelike. Imbue your weapon with unique effects as you fight against a never-ending onslaught of enemies
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.4% ★, Arena Shooter 22.2%, Action Roguelike 17%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 9.2%
- #60 Herodes
67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: TecnoloGilsPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
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 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 11.7%