- #1 Red Galaxy
96% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: CSZgames
Windows
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Aliens 12.7%, Arcade 8.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.6%
- #2 Exorush
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thrashmodule
Windows
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Aliens 10.4%, Arcade 8.6%
- #3 Sophstar
96% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Aliens 9.5%, Old School 7%
- #4 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
95% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Old School 7.3%, Arcade 5.6%
- #5 Warcat Parade
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Hefka Games
Windows · Linux
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Score Attack 7.6%
- #6 Project AionIX
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AionBlaze Studio
Windows
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Aliens 9.6%, Old School 8.9%
- #7 Starfighter Neon
93% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Aliens 10.6%, Arcade 6%
- #8 Cosmonator
91% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: Bourbontank
Windows
Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Action 7.9%, Aliens 7.3%
- #9 Super Forklift 3000
91% matchPositive100% of 35 reviews2020
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Aliens 8.2%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #10 Orchid Glitter
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tamazusa
Windows
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Score Attack 5.8%
- #11 Saturn Quest: Blast Effect
90% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Arkhouse TelegraphPub: Arkhouse Telegnosis
Windows
Saturn Quest: Blast Effect is a story-driven action adventure game set in the human-less galaxy far far away. Fly, climb, shoot, explore the world and fight the giant bosses in this 8 Bit style Space Opera, full of drama and epic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Aliens 10.9%, Top-Down 8%
- #12 Crazy Appliances 疯狂电器
89% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: PopTea Games
Windows
CRAZY APPLIANCES is a fast paced top-down shooter game! The elect robots are insane, heroes! Fight your way by using various weapons and powerful items to defeat them in different dangerous situation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down 9.1%, Action 8%
- #13 Laser Droplets
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Kikashi Online
Windows · Mac
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 7.2%
- #14 Netherspace
87% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantinos Katsoris
Windows
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Aliens 12.9%, Old School 9.2%
- #15 Strelitzia
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sorgintza
Windows · Linux
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Top-Down 7%
- #16 Zannon
86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: JimJams Games
Windows
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Arcade 8.3%, Top-Down 7%
- #17 Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX
86% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Aliens 12.4%, Arcade 7.5%
- #18 Truxton 2
84% matchPositive93% of 46 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Old School 12.5%, Aliens 10.5%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #19 Blast Rush LS
82% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Bipedal DogPub: indie.io
Windows
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Aliens 10.1%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #20 4D:XD
84% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Brammen
Windows
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Arcade 7.5%, Top-Down 6.6%
- #21 Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
83% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: JMC
Windows · Linux
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 24.2%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Top-Down 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #22 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chain Damage Games
Windows
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 24.4%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Aliens 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Arcade 7.8%
- #23 Exo-Calibre
81% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Top-Down 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
- #24 Slordax: The Unknown Enemy
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: SoftdiskPub: Ziggurat
Windows
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Aliens 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #25 Astro Fighters
78% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Old School 9.9%, Arcade 7.9%
- #26 Neon Invaders
79% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Aliens 11.5%, Old School 8.2%
- #27 Battle AirForce
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: SUZUKIPLAN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Arcade 6.4%, Old School 6.3%
- #28 Exovore
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Top-Down 6.9%, Aliens 6.7%
- #29 Dungeon Man
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neverknow247
Windows
A bullet-hell dungeon game where you use colored gems to match the enemy in order to deal damage. Each enemy type has a unique attack style. Shoot and Dodge as you search for the evil toilet snake which lies deep within the dungeon.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Top-Down 8.8%, Action 6%
- #30 The Battle of Aurinoxia
76% matchPositive75% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: N11 Games Division
Windows
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 26.9%, Bullet Hell 26%, Arcade 8.9%, Aliens 8.7%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #31 Blue Jay Joyride
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Simmuk
Windows
Blue Jay Joyride is a fast-paced 2D space shooter. Go through waves of enemies and fight progressively harder bosses. Collect one of the many unique powerups to give your ship a fighting chance in this intense game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Aliens 15.5%, Old School 11.4%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 9%
- #32 Beyond the Field
80% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Blixel
Windows
Beyond the Field is a 2D pixel art top down shooter set in space, inspired on another classic game with asteroids, where the achievements you unlock along your gameplay contain lore about the current state of the world, with some even being required to unlock the final boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Aliens 11.5%, Arcade 8.3%
- #33 Bullet Hell Monday: Black
74% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
This is a high-difficulty bullet hell shooting game and a sequel to "Bullet Hell Monday." It offers an exciting experience for players who demand advanced skills and precise strategies. As a common system, six types of special weapons are equipped, expanding the player's tactical range.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Top-Down 6.7%, Arcade 6.7%
- #34 Nova Strike
75% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Sanuk GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 8.2%, Top-Down 8%
- #35 Spaced Liberation
79% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: hoiJesse
Windows
Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Aliens 12.9%, Arcade 7.6%
- #36 Rysen
75% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: nkmr appworks
Windows
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Old School 10.7%, Arcade 9%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #37 STARR RINGER
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Sterling McKay
Windows
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 20.3%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Arcade 8.8%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #38 1x! Space Adventure
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Lunar Madcap
Windows
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 9.8%
- #39 Lobstar: Arcade Version
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Lobstar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #40 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
70% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2021
Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 7.3%
- #41 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 弾幕検定死験-大往生編-
72% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Arcade 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #42 Stop the Saturnians!
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Jeff Sinasac
Windows
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Aliens 13.2%, Old School 11.9%, Arcade 8.2%
- #43 Galactic Slice
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: BulbIdeas
Windows
Galactic Slice sci-fi shooter game all about pizza, you use the WASD keys to move & the spacebar to shoot. Galactic Slice is all about an alien race wanting to destroy & ruin pizza forever, which simply cannot happen! Your job is to eliminate the aliens & save all pizzakind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Aliens 13.2%, Arcade 8.9%
- #44 Crucible
70% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: TriScalePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down 8.9%, Action 5.6%
- #45 2nd Shot
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Chad BarrettPub: Chaotic Entertainment, LLC
Windows · Mac
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Old School 13%, Arcade 8.5%
- #46 Psyvariar 3
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Banana BytesPub: Red Art Games
Windows
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Arcade 7.3%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #47 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
67% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Arcade 6.2%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #48 Vektor Z
69% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 24%, Arcade 11.5%, Old School 11.3%, Action 9.4%
- #49 BLASTER MAYHEM
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormduck
Windows
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 30.4%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Arcade 9.4%, Score Attack 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #50 DuckStruck
66% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Solemn Snail Studios
Windows · Mac
DuckStruck is a fast paced, top down bullet hell pixel art shooter, where you play as... a duck! Battle enemy zombie ducks, and build defences to aid your survival with endless waves of enemies attacking you at every moment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Action 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #51 Touhou Renkyouto ~ Subterranean Festival of Love and Jealousy
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: ArzvetPub: Team Minty Cabbages
Windows
Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Old School 10.4%, Arcade 8.5%
- #52 Armored Firestorm
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: The Nextdoor Developer
Windows
Armored Firestorm is an intense top-down shoot'em up action game in a futurist environments. At the controls of your Hovertank, survive against the attack of the machines in the orbital city of the federation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Top-Down 10.5%, Arcade 8.1%
- #53 Neon Fighter
67% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 8.8%, Score Attack 8.5%
- #54 Space Waves
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Old School 10.8%, Arcade 9.3%
- #55 Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage
65% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Arcade 11%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #56 The Ghost and The Phoenix
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Turtle Bear Productions
Windows
Peer beyond the veil and experience the ethereal in The Ghost and The Phoenix, a captivating neo-classical top-down shooter. Navigate the realms between life and death in this supernatural action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Old School 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #57 Retaliate
65% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Romans I XVI Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Space 7.9%, Old School 7.2%
- #58 ∀stralbringer -Shaded Arkarium-
64% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Endless Shirafu
Windows
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Action 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #59 Venkazoid Blast
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Phillip Herrera
Windows
You are Vakimoh. They are the Venkazoids. Fight for your life in this quick and brutal arcade-style shooter. Can you escape your cage?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Aliens 15.7%, Old School 11.4%, Arcade 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #60 SOLSTORM
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jerry Zhu
Windows · Linux
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Old School 8.6%, Arcade 7.7%