Games Like Gun Devil

A short but sweet game about an Angel on a Bloody Bullet-hell mission to kill Satan! Dash, Double Dash, Grapple & Blast your way through Hell to fulfill your Holy Mission. Will you be able to kill Satan? Or will you fail to master your abilities and DIE in this BLOODY HELL?

Why similar: Bullet Hell 53.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, 2D 6.1%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down bullet-hell that shares the aggressive, high-lethality combat style of the seed game.

Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.3%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the frantic bullet-hell platforming and high-difficulty action found in Gun Devil.

Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.

Why similar: Side Scroller 44.8%, Platformer 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, 2D 8.1%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar side-scrolling experience that emphasizes unique movement mechanics and intense combat.

A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.

Why similar: Platformer 58.1%, 2D 13.2%, Action 12.5%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Adventure 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the dark, comedic, and chaotic tone of the seed game while focusing on 2D platforming action.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.3%, Platformer 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Action 8.4%, 2D 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its one-hit-kill lethality and fast-paced movement, it provides a similar adrenaline-fueled platforming experience.

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.5%, Shooter 29.4%, Platformer 18.7%, Action 12.6%, 2D 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes stylish, high-speed shooting and acrobatic movement in a side-scrolling environment.

One Gun Guy is a straight forward no nonsense action platformer, one giant level littered with player upgrades, hazards to tackle, enemies to destroy, a boss to kill, and multiple difficulty settings.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.3%, Side Scroller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A simple yet effective platformer that focuses on shooting and movement in a retro style.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.6%, Platformer 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Shooter 14.3%, 2D 9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers explosive, high-octane side-scrolling action that mirrors the intensity of Gun Devil's combat.

Help Beretta become the best witch ever in this 2D action platformer shoot 'em up! She's going on an adventure to beat up monsters, talk to cute NPCs, and discover the dark history of Luninsula all while making lifelong friends.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Cute 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the shooter-platformer hybrid DNA and focuses on action-oriented gameplay.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in precision platforming and shooting that requires constant movement and quick decision-making.

GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.6%, Side Scroller 18.7%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Platformer 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a similar arcade-style approach to precision platforming and shooting.

Devil's Drizzle is a 2D platformer that narrates the story of a kid in pursuit of his friend, an umbrella. Brave the storm and outrun the clutches of the demonic Pazuzu in this audacious effort to save your buddy.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.7%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the dark comedy and precision platforming elements present in the seed game.

A trip to hell. Hordes of demons. Big guns. Insane combat encounters. Pixel art mustaches. It's going to be a long day for Officer John Mustache.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.8%, Action 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Retro 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, action-packed title that leans into the bullet-hell and platforming subgenres.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, Side Scroller 21.3%, 2D Platformer 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Retro 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers tight, precision-based platforming and challenging combat encounters similar to the seed game.

Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Platformer 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: While boss-focused, its bullet-hell mechanics and precision platforming are essential for fans of the seed game's challenge.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Retro 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fluid platforming with intense action sequences, capturing the same sense of momentum and difficulty.

Alien Scumbags is a sci-fi action platformer with a big slice of horror and a stack of pop culture references. You'll run, hide and kill across several levels, collect items from capsule machines and unlock characters.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Dark Humor 16.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gore-filled, 2D side-scrolling platformer that shares the aggressive combat style of Gun Devil.

Ghoulscrapers is a precision platformer where you play as Eggroll, the new employee at Ghoulscrapers. You owe the government one gazillion dollars and it's your job to pay the debt before it's too late!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.1%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Cute 8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused platformer that emphasizes movement and 2D action.

Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.

Why similar: Action 52.6%, Adventure 47.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-adventure that mirrors the platforming and combat focus of the seed game.

"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid

Why similar: Platformer 30.5%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Shooter 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Action 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that features heavy shooting and chaotic combat scenarios.

Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.

Why similar: Side Scroller 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Dark Humor 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It blends side-scrolling platforming with bullet-hell elements, making it a strong thematic match.

GunGirl2 is an action platformer in the style of games like Metroid, Castlevania or Cave Story. But with blood… LOTS of blood! Go on an epic adventure and explore a huge world with the heroic blonde chick GunGirl or her best friend GunDude.

Why similar: Action 54.8%, Adventure 45.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a mix of exploration and shooting that fits the action-adventure tag of the seed game.

“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!

Why similar: Side Scroller 38.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Retro 9.5%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential side-scrolling shooter that provides the same run-and-gun intensity found in Gun Devil.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Platformer 36.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, 2D 14.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast-paced, high-lethality combat and platforming mechanics are highly relevant to the seed game's feel.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 30%, Platformer 14.8%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game is built entirely around fast-paced, stylish action and bullet-dodging mechanics.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 47.9%, Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: While it lacks shooting, it is the gold standard for the precision platforming difficulty found in the seed game.

A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.

Why similar: Platformer 32.9%, Side Scroller 27.8%, Action 14.5%, 2D 11.4%, Adventure 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A blend of metroidvania exploration and intense shooting that feels right at home with the seed game's mechanics.

Grab your weapons and delve into this action side-scroller intense adventure. Jump around and explore the insane levels. Shoot and dodge your way through enemies. Fight to find your friend and solve the disappearance!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Side Scroller 20.7%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.6%, 2D Platformer 25.4%, Platformer 14.7%, Colorful 8%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An essential recommendation for anyone who enjoys the precision-platforming aspect of the seed game.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Platformer 48.8%, Pixel Graphics 27.2%, Action 12.1%, 2D 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original 2D version provides a chaotic, action-heavy experience that rewards movement and shooting skill.

Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shooter 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Cute 7.8%

Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.5%

The FPS Adventure where you're challenged to explore God Damn's World, and ultimately become the successor of Badass Heaven.

Why similar: Dark Humor 26.8%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shooter 14.9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Retro 8.4%

Hitler is my Crush is an absurd adventure in which you will plunge into the world of black humor and satire. You have to take on the role of a girl who is in love with Hitler and does not want to share him, and go on an absurd journey with Hitler, who is captured by saboteurs.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 32.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Shooter 8.5%

You are the Demon Lord Kuro on a mission to protect demonkind. Use your abilities and charms to capture and ensnare others. Tumble with different personalities and fetishes in this 2D rogue-lite shooter!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 60.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, 2D 10.1%, Action 8.3%

DED - a game in the shoot'em up genre. Your granddaughter has been kidnapped, and your daughter and son-in-law murdered. Having just bits and pieces of information about the abductors, you will have to save your granddaughter and find the masterminds behind these crimes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.1%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Action 12.6%, 2D 10.4%, Retro 8.8%

The world is doomed and monsters are taken over. The heroine has to save the world and save loved ones even in bankruptcy. Countless difficulties await, but the true heroine will not give up.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 30.2% ★, Side Scroller 14.5%, Dark Humor 13.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 8.4%

GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.1%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Get off the tree and face the world full of saws, pits and spikes in this hardcore 2D platformer about the nimble white Cat. Make your way through wild plains, thorny deserts and crystal caverns on a challenging yet exciting journey to rescue the lost kitten eggs!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.3%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Cute 8.7%

Your mission is to search for those 7 sins demons disguised as Waifu's in human world. Fighting and confronting beautiful demon bosses. Punish them with holy water. Force them to return to their own form by using pleasuring tools. And collect new photos of their shameful defeat to your album.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 73.4%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Hell Pie is an obscene 3D platformer that takes bad taste to the next level! Hell Pie sees you grab the horns of Nate, the ‘Demon of Bad Taste’. He is given the honorable task of gathering the disgusting ingredients for Satan’s infamous birthday pie!

Why similar: Dark Humor 34.1%, Platformer 28.3%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Cute 14.4%, Adventure 5.8%

Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Shooter 11.3%

You will play as Nico, a kind-hearted boy, using an assault rifle transformed by a succubus called Millfeuijonk, You can enjoy high-speed "Bullet Hell" when you dodging the enemy's bullets coming from all directions.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.5%, Shooter 19.3%, Linear 15.2%, Cute 11.9%, 2D 7.5%

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Shooter 12.5%

ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.9%, Platformer 19%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, 2D 9.7%, Retro 9.2%

Bankrupt Heroines 2 is a side-scrolling platformer action game.destroy monsters, get money, upgrade your weapons.crush the evil cat in the end.This game contains sexual contents. and not recommended for people who are allergic to boobs

Why similar: Hero Shooter 34% ★, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 12%, Shooter 10.6%

In this 2D platformer game, get your gun and shoot all monsters in your way or just run away to the exit.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.6%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 14.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Cute 8%

Expect blasts of green zombie goo painting the screen in this top-down shooter packed with crazy guns that blow the heads off some… freaky zombies. Your mission is simple: graffiti the whole city before these mutants dog-pile you

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

Blaster Shooter GunGuy is a 2D action rage platformer. Similar in nature to games such as IWBTG. But also inspired by Mega Man and Mega Man X.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.8%, Side Scroller 24.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Shooter 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Manage your strange romance with a demonic girlfriend and experience total chaos! Laugh, be surprised, and unravel absurd situations in this crazy comedic adventure game.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.1%, Dark Humor 21.7%, Linear 13.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Colorful 8.1%

Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Shooter 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

A retro platform, side-scrolling game with gorgeous pixel art. Help Mia rescue Fernando, her husband, who has been kidnapped by a Dark Elf named Morganna and her pack of Monster Girls.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Cute 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

HYPERHELL is a breakneck top-down movement shooter featuring the talents of several prolific hyperpop musicians. Obliterate your way through a colorful city of demons to reclaim what was stolen from you: a fully stocked fridge.

Why similar: Shooter 30.1%, Linear 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Colorful 11.6%, 2D 11.2%

In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.7%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Cute 8.4%

“Troll” is such a strong word for this 2D platformer with nearly 240 uniquely inventive levels. Don’t let screaming YouTubers convince you that this game is unfair. It’s fair. Sure, there are buzzsaws but they’re NICE buzzsaws. You will curse the guy who made Level Devil (Me😈) then ask for more.

Why similar: Dark Humor 27.7%, 2D Platformer 21%, Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Retro 7.6%

Help Reisen Udongein Inaba navigate through 14 action packed stages in this exhilarating 2D Bullet Hell Platformer based on Touhou Project!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Side Scroller 18.8%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Platformer 13.2%

Descend into hell and destroy the cursed tapes with occult music known as †HEAVY METAL† to save our children's souls. On your way you will face Satan himself.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 47.8%, Platformer 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Action 6.8%, Cute 5.5%

Lovish is an outrageous 8-bit action-adventure game! Quest with Sir Solomon through a series of bite-sized rooms, as he attempts to free Princess Tsuna, the woman he loves, from the Devil Lord's clutches!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.4%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%