60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Arcade, Singleplayer.
A classic shoot 'em up with a modern edge. Galactic Plague throws you into a cosmic nightmare where survival means upgrading your ship, mastering legendary weapons, and battling the relentless Martian invasion. Are you ready to face the chaos?
WOLFLAME
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.
Demon Protocol
Lock On. Light Up. Lay Waste. Demon Protocol is a retro arcade space shooter with 25 waves of relentless enemies, 4 brutal bosses, and power-ups to keep you fighting. Choose your difficulty and see how far you can push before the demons win.
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 35%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 12.4%, Bullet Hell 7%, Action 6.1%
Lock On. Light Up. Lay Waste. Demon Protocol is a retro arcade space shooter with 25 waves of relentless enemies, 4 brutal bosses, and power-ups to keep you fighting. Choose your difficulty and see how far you can push before the demons win.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 11.1%, Space 8.3%
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 32.3%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Score Attack 8.3%, Action 7.7%
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 12.5%, Space 8%, Score Attack 7.8%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Shooter 15.8%, Score Attack 12.6%, Arcade 6.6%, Retro 6.4%
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 27.7%, Shooter 14.3%, Score Attack 10.4%, Arcade 10%, Space 9.9%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Shooter 18.8%, Arcade 11.8%, Retro 8%, Score Attack 7.7%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Shooter 16.7%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 10.6%, Score Attack 6.6%
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 30.7%, Shooter 15%, Score Attack 11.8%, Arcade 6.2%, Retro 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 32.1%, Score Attack 13.1%, Arcade 11%, Space 9.8%, Bullet Hell 8.8%
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 34.1%, Score Attack 12.6%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 9%, Bullet Hell 8.9%
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 31%, Score Attack 13.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Bullet Hell 5.7%
March 18th, 2061 - "Operation Downfall" Commences With its reliance on BAC, humanity had forgotten how to operate even basic transportation, let alone weapons. After the attacks from BAC and the subsequent social chaos, the human population was reduced by half.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.1%, Shooter 21.2%, Score Attack 13.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%, 2D 6.2%
Space & Pixels is a top-down space shooter with classic gameplay. Battle through each level, blast lots of enemies, upgrade your ship's firepower, and uncover the truth behind your dangerous mission.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Shooter 18.1%, Arcade 16%, Action 12.1%, Space 8.5%
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 28.9%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 10.3%, Bullet Hell 7.3%
Dodge enemy beams with your space fighter, kill huge bosses, and sing along to seven distinct songs in this unique rock opera videogame.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 9.4%, Space 6.6%
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 42.7%, Arcade 11.5%, Shooter 11.3%, Space 7.2%, Bullet Hell 7%
Join the High Commander as the eternally loyal Green in an epic journey to save the Blues from the menace of the Greys and their evil Red Gems!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Shooter 17.9%, Arcade 15.7%, Action 11.7%, Space 9.5%
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 31.4%, Arcade 12.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 9.5%, Bullet Hell 7.6%
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 29.2%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 10.7%, Bullet Hell 9%, Space 6.5%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10.9%, Space 9.6%, Action 8.2%
Returning to the classic style of spaceship games in pixel art. Survive in space as many enemy ships and anything else that can destroy your ship, get all the advantages and improvements available to get your best score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Shooter 18%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 10.6%, Space 7.8%
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Arcade 12.7%, Space 12.4%, Shooter 8.1%, 1980s 5.4%
The year is 2248. You play as Anthea, a pilot for the Spacing Guild. She's battling a pirate fleet. During the game, you'll need to destroy four leader ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.2%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 8.7%, Arcade 8.5%, Sci-fi 8%
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 34.4%, Arcade 13.2%, Shooter 13.1%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Action 8.4%
Plasma Sky is a neon arcade shmup with over 100 handcrafted levels. Ease in and power up early, you'll need a strong ship as the intensity ramps up. Flow through alien formations, arm your wingmen, and race the world in a fresh challenge every week - the same seeded run for every pilot on Earth.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Score Attack 13.3%, Arcade 12.6%, Space 8.7%, Shooter 7.9%
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 36.6%, Shooter 15.9%, Arcade 12%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Action 7.1%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.9%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 11.2%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, Action 6.7%
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 27.5%, Shooter 16.6%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 9.5%, Bullet Hell 7.2%
No health bars to hide behind. No progression curve to cushion you. Just you and your inertia. In a cold pixel void, pure dogfighting — drift to find that one lethal shot. Luck won't help. Only skill.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 9.5%, Space 8.5%
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 33%, Score Attack 14.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Bullet Hell 7.2%
Moon Dancer is a vertically scrolling shmup featuring an exhilarating lock-on laser.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Shooter 17.1%, Score Attack 13.9%, Retro 7.3%, Arcade 6.9%
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.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Score Attack 12.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11.9%, Bullet Hell 8%
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 33.9%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 8.8%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Bite-sized arcade shmup. Slam enemies, beat Bosses, get power-ups and repeat! Pilot your ship through deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Score Attack 13.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Space 11.1%, Arcade 9.7%
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 32.1%, Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 12.1%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Action 6.5%
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 30.4%, Arcade 13.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Score Attack 9.7%, Retro 7.3%
A Blast from the Past is a stunning, classic arcade shooter. Includes gameplay modes for the casual gamer through to "Tournament Mode" for Hi-Score hunters! With 4K/360Hz+ support, experience smooth as silk gameplay in this dazzling arcade blaster with something for every arcade-going fan!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Shooter 16.3%, Arcade 12.7%, Score Attack 7%, Space 6.9%
Ballakala — retro arcade paint shoot 'em up. Blast blobs, survive the bosses, chase the high score. Every hit leaves a colorful mess. 50 levels, 10 bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Shooter 16.2%, Score Attack 14.1%, Arcade 13.6%, Retro 6.7%
Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 9.8%, Retro 7.8%, Bullet Hell 6.6%
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Space 7.3%, Action 7%
Super Psy Penguin is a Cyber Penguin Hero Simulator in which you play a realistic Cyber Penguin, giving you the power to save the galaxy! The game is inspired by Parodius and Xenon-II and many other Shmups from our childhoods.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46%, Shooter 21.1%, Arcade 16.1%, Action 8.3%, Indie 3.4%
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.7%, Shooter 18.3%, Score Attack 15.6%, Retro 7.3%, Action 5.8%
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.5%, Arcade 13.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Action 8.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Soundtrack 16.1% ★, Shooter 11.4%, Space 10.6%, Arcade 9.8%
Slash, shoot, guard, grow! Karous, a Dreamcast shoot 'em up originally released back in 2007, is now soaring onto PC. Play as Karous, a girl who lost her parents in a great war with humans. Driven by her father's dying words, she descends to Earth in search of the Sanguis Dei.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42%, Shooter 19.1%, Arcade 15.1%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, 2D 6%
Pilot the all-powerful cell destroying Desolazor gunship and eradicate the mutagenic genotoxic pathogen before it consumes the entire galaxy. Soar through waves of threatening enemies and bosses beyond 6 stages packed with action, explosions, and lasers!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48%, Shooter 21.3%, Action 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, 2D 7%
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.7%, Shooter 23.4%, Action 10.8%, 2D 5.7%, Score Attack 4.5%
Single Player Shooting Game with 2D Collision Detection and 3D Rendering
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Shooter 22.6%, Action 10.5%, Space 9.4%, Sci-fi 7%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Arcade 19.6%, Shooter 18.6%, Action 8.3%, Space 7.4%
Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution.Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarioswhere the player's skill will be the key to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.2%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 12.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Bullet Hell 7%
A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Action 19.5%, Soundtrack 13.1% ★, Shooter 12.2%, Space 8.7%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Sci-fi 9%, Bullet Hell 7.8%
Experience Toaplan's arcade shooter Flying Shark (AKA Sky Shark) on PC with the latest quality-of-life features. Ride through the skies as they burn in a rain of armor-piercing bullets! You have been chosen for the mission. Because you are the best pilot there is!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Arcade 19.1%, Action 13.4%, Score Attack 10.8%, Retro 8.8%
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 30.5%, Score Attack 16%, Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Arcade 11%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Action 15.5%, Arcade 14.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Retro 8.8%
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 37.8%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Space 8.3%
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 35.5%, Bullet Hell 9.7%, Score Attack 9.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Action 8.3%
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 29.1%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 11.6%, Bullet Hell 8.7%, Space 7.6%
Artificial intelligence threatens the galaxy. Buckle up and fight computing power with the only power that counts: FIREPOWER! Experience Toaplan's brain-melting Slap Fight (AKA Alcon) with its gauge-based power-ups and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with the latest features!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Arcade 18.9%, Action 13.6%, Score Attack 11.5%, Retro 8.6%
