Games Like GROOD

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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Action 20.3%, Indie 14.7%, Arcade 11.5%

Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46%, Action 25.5%, Indie 17.6%, Bullet Hell 10.8%

Play as an elite pilot driving the Interstellar Recon Mecha geared with an unique set of weapons and special abilities. Create deadly fleet with gathered parts and weapons! Try out Startide's editor to make new spaceships with various technology you find along your journey.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.8%, Action 24%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Indie 16.6%

Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Action 18.5%, Indie 13%, Arcade 8.1%

Redux: Dark Matters is a fast-paced space shooting game with fresh scoring elements - a bastard-hard shooter and definitely a must have for every shmup fan!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.1%, Action 32.4%, Indie 21.5%

Crush is an old-school-styled shoot´em up. The game leads you through 7 challenging levels filled with action and great soundtracks. A must for all old-school shoot´em up fans!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.6%, Action 35.8%, Indie 24.7%

Xenoslaive Overdrive is a fractal bullet shoot-em-up. Specially made for players to feel the thrill from various challenging aspects. Shoot! Survive all enemy bullets! Defeat their bosses, and save the world!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Action 34.2%, Bullet Hell 27.7%

Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Difficult 21.5%, Action 9.5%, Arcade 9.3%

The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Difficult 17%, Action 10.7%, Arcade 8.7%

Text Wormhole is a dodge game of bullet hell generated by the roguelike way dynamically based on the theme of letters, which adopts the minimalist design style. The unprecedented visual spectacle will give you an extraordinary game experience.

Why similar: Action 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Indie 21.2%, Bullet Hell 19.3%

Defeat 7 bosses in this radial Shoot 'em up game to obtain full power of color spectre and defeat hidden evil.

Why similar: Action 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Indie 21.2%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Arcade 8.1%

Rym 9000 is a hyperkinetic shooter inspired by Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Guxt. A treasure-hunting journey to the Moon developed by Sonoshee and composed by Roex. A unique high-octane experience conceived to stimulate your senses and make your eyes and ears bleed!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.7%, Action 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Indie 16.3%

Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Bullet Hell 25%, Action 21.6%, Indie 14.3%

Zenodyne R is a new 90s-style shoot-'em-up game filled with YM2612 music and real Blast Processing action, where your reflexes and patience will be tested in their entirety! Packed with 6 crazy stages filled wtih bosses, 5 unique ships, unlockables, branching paths and more!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.3%, Action 34.7%, Indie 23%

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 41.3%, Action 23.1%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Indie 15.2%, Arcade 4.9%

Collect loot. Kill Monsters. Do it Quickly. Oh...and DON'T DIE! Quickly navigate your character through a series of levels filled with monsters trying to take you down. Unlock class-specific power-ups, minions, and other bonuses to help you on your quest.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 57.1%, Action 42.9%

Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and Margaret, two exceptional pilots, for the first time on Steam.

Why similar: Action 43.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Arcade 9.1%

Fire Arrow and Fire Arrow X are time attack style shooters with a heavy emphasis on scoring. Otherwisely, you can call them coffee break shmups.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.7%, Action 34.9%, Indie 22.4%

Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Action 32.1%, Indie 23.2%, Arcade 10.4%

Blast your way through enemy waves. Strike at enemy formations prioritizing targets depending on the situation. Rip them to pieces using an arsenal of powerful and versatile weapons. Put your reflexes to the test dodging a fire storm of enemy projectiles. Destroy challenging Bosses to achieve victory.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Action 25.3%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Indie 18.3%, Arcade 8.2%

Spark is a creative, combo-centric, Shoot 'em up game. It's a 3-in-1 old-school arcade game fueled by the competitive urge to climb the leaderboards. The unique shooting system hooks the player as they discover more and more ways to create beautiful and effective combos.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Action 20.5%, Indie 13.5%, Arcade 11.1%

That witches come back undergone a power-up further! New character is entered! All 6stages Arcade version of all re-adjust the resolution of the base in 1280x720! "Magic Circle system" is easy-to-use adjustment! Full voice all by the story undergoes new writing.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Action 27.3%, Indie 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Arcade 4%

Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling shooter with an original "Monster-Hunting" gameplay. Search and hunt down dreadful sea monsters and explore the post-apocalyptic underwater world.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action 16.5%, Indie 13.9%, Difficult 13.6%

A challenge from ancient times delivered to gamers. That excitement from the past has returned. The complete version of VRITRA, the 2D fantasy shooting game, is out now!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Action 22.1%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Indie 15%, Arcade 8.1%

Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42%, Action 34.2%, Indie 23.8%

In a few words Invasion is fast and furious game. Inspired by Galaxian, this game builds upon the great mechanic with new features and sleek modern performance. Just fight without hesitation. Who hesitates will die!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Action 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Difficult 15.5%, Indie 14.6%

Buzz Kill™ Zero takes gameplay influenced from retro 80's arcades & blends it with elements of modern bullet-hells. Use your ship's weapons & abilities to conquer the 5 Missions... & everyone else's scores on the leaderboards!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Action 23%, Indie 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Difficult 14.2%

Zenohell is a 90s inspired shoot-em'up (shmup) that is all about simple gameplay, just dodge, shoot, score, with vibrant pixel visuals and a kicking 28 track soundtrack, with lots of content to boot.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55%, Action 45%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Action 13.2%, Difficult 9.6%, Indie 9.5%

New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki. Discover the story of her past as a rookie pilot up to present day with events that are parallel to those in Ginga Force.

Why similar: Action 55.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Arcade 7.5%

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: Action 38.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Difficult 12.7%, Indie 6%

An action-packed retro arcade shoot 'em up featuring organic and bio-mechanical alien life, including ammonites, centipedes and spiders!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Action 30.9%, Indie 21.6%, Arcade 9.3%

Echoes is back with a bang and in 3D! More intense and eye bleeding than before, with the action coming at you from the sides, above and below.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.8%, Action 26%, Indie 18.2%

Grab up to 3 friends and defend the sun from swarms of enemies in this local coop twin stick shooter. Siphon energy from the sun and shoot as many attackers as you can to claim the high score before it explodes! Fight over experience and upgrade your ship to keep up with the ever-mounting pressure.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Action 15%, Difficult 11.6%, Indie 10.4%

Konrad the Rocket: A hardcore platformer inspired by Orwell's 1984 and jetpacks.

Why similar: Action 43.1%, Indie 31.1%, Difficult 25.8%

Nandeyanen!? – The 1st Sûtra is a horizontal 2D shoot’em up that introduces gameplay mechanics such as bullet counter and blast pods. The player takes the role of Tenguman, a long-nosed goblin who wakes up after a thousand year sleep to see the world overrun by an army of mythical pranksters.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Action 29.7%, Indie 20.2%, Arcade 10.2%

CRAZY MAZE is an arcade game that is all about getting out of the maze filled with many traps that continuously disturb your gameplay.

Why similar: Difficult 39.2%, Action 33.2%, Indie 17.2%, Arcade 10.4%

Welcome to the premiere school of magic and technology throughout the multiverse, Aeternum Academy! You'll learn to dodge bullets, solve mysteries and make friends in this side-scrolling bullet hell shoot-em-up full of magic teacup cats and corgis piloting spaceships.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Action 23.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Indie 16.6%, Difficult 12.9%

Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Action 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Difficult 16.4%, Indie 9.6%

Zenodeath is the final entry in the Zeno series, the final evolution, featuring a modern OST by HeavyViper and two gameplay types.

Why similar: Action 32.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Indie 23.7%, Bullet Hell 16.4%

Lucid Aether is a new kind of bullet hell shoot 'em up game.

Why similar: Action 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Indie 22%, Bullet Hell 20%

Hangeki is an arcade style shooter that emphasizes the use of over 50 spectacular weapons. Formulate new strategies and take on the alien invasion in this reimagining of the classic shoot em up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Action 26.4%, Indie 19.6%, Bullet Hell 19.5%

Chronoblast Maximum Force is a fast paced bullet shooter inspired by arcade classics. Keep your finger on the trigger at all times in this challenging arcade game.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Action 28.8%, Indie 20.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Bullet Hell 7.1%

Dynamic game in the genre of Bullet hell. Destroy your enemies dodging the hail of bullets!

Why similar: Action 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Indie 21.1%, Bullet Hell 20.9%

Diadra Empty is a free-roaming shoot-'em-up on a grand scale. Take the role of Nyalra and her faithful dragon Minimi in a fantastical quest to save her missing sister, and battle legions of monsters and menacing bosses.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Action 28.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Indie 20.7%

Move, shoot, and dodge in this hyper-fast top-down shooter. Descend into the depths of uncharted dimensions and destroy everything in your path!

Why similar: Action 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Indie 20.8%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Arcade 7.3%

Outskirts is a colorful 360° bullet-hell with beautiful vector based art, interactive music and a deep combo system. Drive your ship through your foes and make your path to the leaderboard!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Action 23.2%, Indie 16.7%

Evade is a fast paced bullet hell shooter focused on dodging attack patterns made of hundreds, even thousands of bullets. Shoot your way through over 30 different bosses, and recruit defeated enemies as powerful assists.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Difficult 18.8%, Action 15.6%, Indie 8.9%

Fatal wings is a classic top down space shoot ‘em. Playing as the last resistance fighters from the similian colony in planet Lithios against a brutal attack led by vernor’s forces

Why similar: Action 35.3%, Indie 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Arcade 6.2%

The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.9%, Bullet Hell 32.7%, Difficult 9.5%, Action 8.5%, Arcade 8.4%

If you love shoot ‘em up and you love ‘em hard, with glorious music, with screen filling bullet patterns and huge token cancels, then Don’yoku is just for you!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Action 24.6%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Indie 17.7%

Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.2%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Action 11.3%, Indie 8.8%, Arcade 7.2%

Flatshot is a free as in freedom shooting game with flat and minimalist aesthetics. Shoot, dodge, parry and charge to defeat +50 enemy bosses. Sharpen your skills in this easy to learn hard to master Bullet Hell.

Why similar: Action 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Indie 25.7%, Bullet Hell 20.9%

Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Action 23.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Indie 15.8%, Arcade 8.9%

Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Action 20.9%, Indie 15.5%

Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Action 17.4%, Indie 12.6%, Difficult 12%