- #1 Galactic Glitch
97% matchVery Positive90% of 921 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Difficult 11.5%, Shooter 6.6%
- #2 Super Star Path
96% matchVery Positive81% of 420 reviews2015
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Difficult 15.5%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #3 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
95% matchVery Positive93% of 71 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 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 7.8%, 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 7.3%, 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 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Difficult 11.3%, Shooter 6.7%
- #6 Star Singularity
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 8.8%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #7 Neon Striker
92% matchVery Positive90% of 87 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 28%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shooter 11%, Minimalist 8.6%, Space 7.1%
- #8 Void Resurgence
91% matchVery Positive94% of 72 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 24.8%, Difficult 16.6%, Space 8%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #9 Grav Blazer Squared
93% matchMixed41% of 87 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 29.8%, Shooter 14.5%, Space 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Colorful 8%
- #10 Rush Rover
91% 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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #11 Space Smash
90% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Fast-paced retro shmup where space keeps shrinking. Collect energy orbs, avoid danger, unlock ships, and chase the highest score in this addictive arcade shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Difficult 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Minimalist 7.1%
- #12 Power of Ten
89% matchVery Positive80% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 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 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #13 Dark Old Sun
89% matchVery Positive92% of 53 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 25.3%, Action 18.3%, Difficult 17.4%, Shooter 13.2%, Space 10.3%
- #14 Nebulock
86% matchVery Positive87% of 564 reviews2025
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 30.7%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Space 7.7%
- #15 Super Space Club
88% matchVery Positive82% of 51 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%, Difficult 14.9%, Space 9.5%, Shooter 8.7%
- #16 Minishoot' Adventures
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,805 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.9 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 29.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 6.3%, Shooter 5.2%
- #17 Sophstar
86% matchVery Positive100% of 104 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 22.9%, Shooter 8.9%, Top-Down 7.8%, Retro 7.4%
- #18 GalaxIverse
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 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 32.5%, Shooter 22.3%, Top-Down 10.9%, Colorful 9.9%, Action 6.7%
- #19 Galaxy Champions TV
84% matchVery Positive92% of 122 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 21.4%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Difficult 10.9%, Shooter 8%
- #20 Space War: Infinity
84% matchVery Positive90% of 127 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down 9.8%, Space 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #21 Chippy
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,176 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Difficult 11.6%, Shooter 6.5%
- #22 Polygon Attack
82% matchVery Positive88% of 272 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 18.3%, Difficult 11.3%, Space 11.3%, Shooter 10.1%
- #23 Grav Blazer
83% matchMixed48% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.9 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: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 12%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Space 9.5%
- #24 Gunlocked
79% matchVery Positive87% of 509 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 28.6%, Shooter 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Top-Down 9.6%, Retro 8.3%
- #25 Gunlocked 2
78% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2026
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 24.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #26 REPLIKATOR
80% matchVery Positive87% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 28%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Space 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #27 Captain Starshot
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 277 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 24.5%, Difficult 21.4%, Space 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%, RPG 8.4%
- #28 Cyberhunt
79% matchVery Positive85% of 2,879 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 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 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Space 6.9%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #29 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
76% matchVery Positive94% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Space 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #30 Galactic Battles
81% matchMostly Negative37% of 126 reviews2018
Dev: IndieLipPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 5.4 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 36.7%, Action 36%, Retro 27.3%
- #31 Undercroft Warriors
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 519 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 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Difficult 13%, Shooter 7.1%
- #32 Gamma Bros
77% matchVery Positive92% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Guide the Gamma Brothers through waves of alien attacks, blasting your way home from work in this frantic twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.9%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Space 7.7%
- #33 Ether Loop
78% 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 22.8%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Difficult 10.2%, Adventure 9%
- #34 Space Elite Force II
77% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Space Elite Force II is a fast-paced side-scrolling shmup with local co-op, weapon upgrades, handcrafted pixel art, and intense boss battles. Fight through explosive stages, chase high scores, and defend humanity.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Space 12%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #35 Nebula
75% matchVery Positive87% of 187 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 38.1%, Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 7.4%, Space 4.8%
- #36 satryn deluxe
74% matchVery Positive97% of 134 reviews2021
Dev: maybell🌻
Windows · Linux
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.7%, Retro 9.9%, Colorful 9%, Shooter 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #37 Space Scavenger
74% matchVery Positive88% of 317 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 24.8%, Space 9%, Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #38 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive97% of 182 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 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Shooter 8.8%
- #39 Beat Invaders
73% matchVery Positive96% of 210 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%, Space 15.1%, Shooter 14.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Colorful 7.5%
- #40 Asteroid Bounty Hunter
75% matchMixed65% of 806 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 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 24.1%, RPG 19.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Action 14.8%, Space 14.6%
- #41 Nova Drift
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,493 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.5 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 32.7%, Shooter 15.9%, Space 13.5%, Retro 10.9%, Colorful 10.3%
- #42 Voidigo
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,828 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 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16%, Difficult 11.7%, Shooter 5.7%
- #43 Star Vortex
70% matchVery Positive86% of 142 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 27.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, 2D 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Bullet Hell 7.1%
- #44 Hyper Sentinel
73% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Four5Six PixelPub: Huey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.6 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 57.2%, Retro 25.2%, Action 17.6%
- #45 Echoes+
72% 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 56.1%, Action 16.8%, Space 13.9%, Retro 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #46 Cycle 28
73% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cycle 28 is an intense momentum-based space shooter driven by a cinematic orchestral soundtrack. A game where the physics, the music, and the fight to survive combine to pull you into a place where nothing else exists... just you, your ship, and the need to do better.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.4%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Space 6.4%
- #47 Mega City Force
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Undreamed GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Difficult 10.6%, Shooter 8.7%
- #48 Jets'n'Guns 2
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,296 reviews2020
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.3 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 52.2%, Action 26.8%, Colorful 13.9%, 2D 7.1%
- #49 Hyperspace Dogfights
71% 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%, Difficult 20.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Shooter 10%, Colorful 9.6%
- #50 Black Paradox
71% matchMixed68% of 133 reviews2019
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 20.7%, Difficult 16.3%, Shooter 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%
- #51 Bladestar
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 110 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 17.9%, Space 16.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Action 10.4%
- #52 Railgunners
68% matchVery Positive92% of 61 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 27.5%, Difficult 19.1%, Shooter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Retro 10.1%
- #53 Esse Proxy
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 143 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 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Difficult 12.7%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #54 BossConstructor
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 219 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 19.9%, RPG 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action 9.3%, Top-Down 8.9%
- #55 Distant Space
67% matchVery Positive82% of 3,338 reviews2016
Dev: PixelMouse
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Bullet Hell 15.9%, Difficult 15.7%, Space 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Shooter 8.5%
- #56 Vortica
65% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: Vortical StudiosPub: Caketown Interactive
Windows
Vortica is a 2D action roguelite set in a solar system overrun by hostile aliens. Loot up, suit up, and shoot up as you battle against enemy hordes, explore derelict outposts, and hunt giant bosses. But remember to bring the right tools for the job!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.5%, Bullet Hell 23%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #57 Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
68% matchVery Positive84% of 612 reviews2015
Dev: SynsetPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 40.6%, Difficult 13.9%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 6.6%
- #58 Starforged Legacy
64% matchVery Positive91% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Second Shift Games
Windows
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Top-Down 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Space 10.9%
- #59 BroodStar
67% 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 21.1%, Shooter 8.3%, Space 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #60 Ogre Chambers DX
66% matchVery Positive91% of 143 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 29.3%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Difficult 16%, Shooter 8.2%, Space 7.4%