- #1 Galactic Glitch
97% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Shooter 6.6%
- #2 Super Star Path
96% matchVery Positive81% of 414 reviews2015
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Difficult 15.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #3 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
95% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 7.6%, Top-Down 6%
- #4 Inferno 2
96% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Radiangames
Windows
Inferno 2 is an intense, atmospheric twin-stick adventure-shooter. Blast through 80+ levels full of enemies and secrets while upgrading your ship the way you want.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 49.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, RPG 7.4%, Retro 6%, Adventure 5.7%
- #5 Planetary Dustoff
94% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Shooter 6.6%
- #6 Nebula
93% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: JuTek Pixel
Windows
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Bullet Hell 20%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Space 9%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #7 Star Singularity
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Space 9.4%, Bullet Hell 8.9%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #8 Polygon Attack
92% matchVery Positive88% of 268 reviews2016
Dev: Magnolia Art
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Difficult 11.2%, Space 11.2%, Shooter 10%
- #9 Neon Striker
91% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Shooter 10.8%, Minimalist 8.6%, Space 7.1%
- #10 Minishoot' Adventures
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,362 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 6.4%, Shooter 5.1%
- #11 Void Resurgence
89% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Difficult 16.4%, Space 8%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #12 Grav Blazer Squared
91% matchMixed40% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.2%, Shooter 14.2%, Space 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Colorful 8%
- #13 Rush Rover
90% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: radio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #14 Power of Ten
88% matchVery Positive80% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Space 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Top-Down 10%
- #15 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
86% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Space 7.2%, Shooter 5.8%
- #16 Dark Old Sun
87% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: SN!Somos Nerds
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Bullet Hell 25.8%, Action 18.1%, Difficult 17.3%, Shooter 13%, Space 10.3%
- #17 Sophstar
86% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Banana Bytes
Windows
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 7.9%, Retro 7.4%
- #18 Nebulock
84% matchVery Positive87% of 542 reviews2025
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%, Space 8.1%
- #19 Super Space Club
84% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: GrahamOfLegend
Windows
Super Space Club is a lo-fi arcade space shooter to chill to. Defend a vibrant galaxy as a club of misfit heroes and battle endless waves of spacecrafts to the tune of atmospheric beats. Outlast your enemies and vibe to the rhythm of the stars.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Difficult 14.7%, Space 9.5%, Shooter 8.5%
- #20 GalaxIverse
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: Sub Orbital Software
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.9%, Shooter 21.9%, Top-Down 10.9%, Colorful 9.9%, Action 6.6%
- #21 Galaxy Champions TV
83% matchVery Positive92% of 121 reviews2018
Dev: aQuadiun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Difficult 10.9%, Shooter 7.9%
- #22 Space War: Infinity
82% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
A semi-procedural shoot-'em-up that will test your skills. Level up your ship, unlock amazing weapons, and defeat 5 formidable bosses. Challenge the infinite by facing real-time waves of enemies after completing all missions. Become the intergalactic hero now!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Top-Down 9.9%, Space 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #23 Chippy
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,169 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Difficult 11.5%, Shooter 6.4%
- #24 REPLIKATOR
81% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Space 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #25 Undercroft Warriors
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Difficult 12.8%, Shooter 7.1%
- #26 Grav Blazer
82% matchMixed48% of 157 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 12%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Space 9.4%
- #27 Captain Starshot
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Double Door Games
Windows
Fight fierce hostile alien space ships to neutralize their defenses before you board their ships and battle intense on-foot encounters. Eliminate their forces and steal their technology to upgrade your squad with different abilities and save the galaxy!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Difficult 21.2%, Space 13.7%, Sci-fi 11.1%, RPG 8.4%
- #28 Gunlocked
77% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Bullet Hell 29.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Top-Down 9.6%, RPG 8.3%
- #29 Ether Loop
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.7%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Adventure 9%
- #30 satryn deluxe
77% matchVery Positive97% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: maybell🌻
Windows · Linux
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.7%, Retro 9.9%, Colorful 9.1%, Shooter 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #31 CometStriker DX
78% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.7%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Difficult 14.4%, Shooter 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #32 Galactic Battles
80% matchMostly Negative37% of 125 reviews2018
Dev: IndieLipPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Galactic Battles is a complex 2D top-down space shooter in which you have to fight with alien invaders.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Action 35.7%, Retro 27.5%
- #33 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive97% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Galactic Glitch: Prologue is a stand-alone Action-Roguelike game with physics-based combat mechanics. Fight through bubbles of glitched Spacetime, dodge projectiles, bounce foes off walls and hurl giant rocks in challenging twin-stick combat. Play it for free today!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Difficult 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Shooter 8.7%
- #34 Space Scavenger
76% matchVery Positive88% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Space 9%, Shooter 8.4%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #35 Beat Invaders
74% matchVery Positive96% of 201 reviews2022
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
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 31.5%, Space 14.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Colorful 7.6%
- #36 Voidigo
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Difficult 11.6%, Shooter 5.7%
- #37 Nova Drift
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33%, Shooter 15.6%, Space 13.4%, Retro 10.9%, Colorful 10.4%
- #38 Asteroid Bounty Hunter
76% matchMixed65% of 803 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.5%, RPG 19.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Action 14.5%, Space 14.5%
- #39 Jets'n'Guns 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,284 reviews2020
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 53.2%, Action 26.1%, Colorful 14%, 2D 6.7%
- #40 Hyper Sentinel
75% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Four5Six PixelPub: Huey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 57.7%, Retro 25%, Action 17.3%
- #41 Star Vortex
71% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Zorg GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Star Vortex is a fast paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, 2D 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Bullet Hell 7.2%
- #42 Echoes+
73% matchVery Positive92% of 857 reviews2015
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 56.7%, Action 16.5%, Space 13.7%, Retro 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #43 Cycle 28
74% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cycle 28 is a classic arcade space combat game where you have six minutes to beat your high-score. Simple controls, powerful upgrades, and intense dogfights. Perfect for when you just need to switch off and shoot something. See you on the scoreboard!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.7%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Difficult 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9%, Shooter 7.4%
- #44 Hyperspace Dogfights
73% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
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 27.4%, Difficult 20.6%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Shooter 9.8%, Colorful 9.6%
- #45 Esse Proxy
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 140 reviews2022
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Difficult 12.5%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #46 Void Scrappers
69% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.8%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shooter 10%, Space 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #47 Railgunners
69% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Expresso Studios
Windows
Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.9%, Difficult 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Shooter 10.8%, Retro 10.1%
- #48 Bladestar
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 107 reviews2016
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens.
Why similar: Difficult 25.2%, Shooter 17.8%, Space 16.3%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Action 10.3%
- #49 Distant Space
69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,983 reviews2016
Dev: PixelMouse
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Difficult 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Space 14%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Shooter 8.6%
- #50 Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
70% matchVery Positive84% of 602 reviews2015
Dev: SynsetPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41%, Difficult 13.7%, Retro 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 6.5%
- #51 Black Paradox
71% matchMixed68% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Highwalls
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Retro 8.8%
- #52 Gunlocked 2
67% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #53 GUNFIELD
66% matchVery Positive96% of 250 reviews2024
Dev: Shiv
Windows
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.8%, Space 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Retro 11.8%
- #54 BroodStar
68% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Space 8.2%, Shooter 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #55 BossConstructor
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2016
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.
Why similar: Space 19.7%, RPG 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Action 9.2%, Top-Down 9%
- #56 Cyberhunt
67% matchVery Positive85% of 2,639 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 13%, Space 6.9%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #57 Ogre Chambers DX
66% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Difficult 15.9%, Shooter 8.1%, Space 7.4%
- #58 Hyper Echelon
67% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: GangoGames LLC
Windows · Mac
The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 10.1%, Top-Down 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #59 Cosmic Coliseum
65% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Exane GamesPub: Bad Blood Studios
Windows
Fight for your freedom as you battle through wave after wave of alien adversaries. Destroy enemy fighters and collect XP to raise your level and become more powerful. Combine your skills and abilities with a huge range of power-ups to become the ultimate champion.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 44.4%, Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Top-Down 8.6%, Sci-fi 3.9%
- #60 Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
68% matchVery Positive81% of 402 reviews2015
Dev: Entity MedialabPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 16%
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 52.4%, Shooter 18.8%, Action 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 5.7%