- #1 Bionic Tadpole
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SaGa76
Windows
A run-n-gun, non-stop action platformer-shooter! Pick up a weapon. A jetpack. A force shield. All while evading bullet-hell madness! Oh, and be mindful not to let your gun overheat...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Retro 9%
- #2 ULTRA CORE DIVE
96% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: AslaekrPub: Tuupa Records Ltd.
Windows
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 8%
- #3 Golden Hornet
96% matchVery Positive93% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Shooter 7.8%
- #4 CometStriker DX
95% 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 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Shooter 7.2%
- #5 ZOE Begone!
94% matchVery Positive99% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Retchy GamesPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Score Attack 8.6%, Side Scroller 8.4%
- #6 Origami Flight
94% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Whalesoft Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Stylized 11.6%, Shooter 6.8%
- #7 Habroxia
93% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Lillymo Games
Windows
Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives, and untold surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.3%
- #8 GoobnBalloonsDX
92% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: IconicArtsLLP
Windows
Fight off waves of evil balloons and save the galaxy - solo or co-op! Travel between worlds in an extensive story mode, save your friends, and recruit them to challenge dastardly bosses in this arcade shoot ‘em up adventure!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Score Attack 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, Cartoony 7.8%
- #9 Asteroids... But Roguelite
91% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Goats Games
Windows
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.4%, Vehicular Combat 15% ★, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Score Attack 10.1%
- #10 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,088 reviews2007
Dev: Bizarre CreationsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.7%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Retro 9.8%
- #11 Shapefighter
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: oatware
Windows · Linux
Shapefighter is an arcade-style, twin-stick shooter where you blast through 5 stages of pure shape onslaught. Shoot and dodge shapes that will swarm you in a ever-changing formations. Defeat all 5 bosses and take down the shape invasion!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Score Attack 11.1%, Arcade 8.7%
- #12 Kittens with Cannons: Prelude
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bow Tie Cat StudiosPub: Orbital Contingent
Windows
An action-RPG where you control a squad of gun-wielding cats! Complete quests, aid kitizens, and blast your way through the robot army!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Cartoony 8.5%, Shooter 8%
- #13 Undercroft Warriors
88% 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 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shooter 7.7%, Score Attack 7.4%
- #14 Operation Hardcore
89% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Shooter 7.4%
- #15 Dead Red Bennie
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amazing A Studios
Windows
Dead Red Bennie, where precision is key. Score points by swiftly taking down waves of enemies, aiming for the highest score in the shortest time. Maintain your combo to maximize points!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37%, Score Attack 15.5%, Cartoony 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Bullet Hell 8.2%
- #16 Astro Attack
85% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Blocky Pixel
Windows
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Score Attack 14.3%, Side Scroller 14%, Arcade 8%
- #17 HYPER DETONATOR
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows · Mac
HYPER DETONATOR is a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace. Blast through the virus spreading across the mainframe, and detonate bombs to set off devastating chain reactions. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Score Attack 13.2%, Arcade 8%
- #18 GAT RAT
84% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
A rat with a massive arsenal. Cook up your favorite combination of guns, spells, and perks to casually annihilate your enemies throughout the realms.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Score Attack 9.4%, Shooter 9.1%
- #19 #Snake2 DX: Reawakening
86% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Ultimate Walrus
Windows
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Arcade 10.3%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Score Attack 9.3%
- #20 PewPew Live
84% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Jean-François Geyelin
Windows
A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 7.7%
- #21 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
82% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 6%
- #22 Kaiju Kite Attack
83% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: PWCA
Windows
OH MY KAIJU!!! IT'S...KAIJU!!! KAIJU KITE ATTACK!!! The FIRST EVER SHMUP-platformer! Get your kite in the sky now! The Kaiju are coming to town to burn it down. Save your Meemaw! Save the universe! FLY OR DIE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Retro 9.2%, Shooter 8.8%
- #23 WOLFLAME
82% matchVery Positive85% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.9%, Retro 7.2%
- #24 Super Glitter Rush
81% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: tiny cactus studio
Windows
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Cartoony 8.2%, Score Attack 6.1%
- #25 VECTORLORD
81% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: NerveQuake Software Inc.
Windows
A retro-styled shooter that doesn't take itself too seriously. Warp between platforms and Dash through bullets. Beat up your enemies, or blast them away. Juggle your combo, and buy upgrades in the shop. Track down your corpse after you die.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Score Attack 8.9%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 7.5%
- #26 Marimoth
80% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Nether Lamp
Windows
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Arcade 11.2%, Retro 11.1%, Score Attack 9.8%
- #27 Cycle 28
79% 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 23.8%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Retro 8.7%, Arcade 8%
- #28 Rodent and Plank: Secret Origin
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Lodder Digital Media
Windows · Linux
A cosmic plank turns a rat into a gun-blasting 90s mascot in a world packed with fairy tale monsters and reality-shifting mayhem. Fuse weapons, wreck everything, and try to figure out what on earth is going on. It’s weird, it’s loud, and it does not slow down.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Cartoony 8.5%
- #29 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,577 reviews2014
Dev: Lucid GamesPub: Sierra
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 4.6%
- #30 Void Gore
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Score Attack 15.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 8.7%
- #31 Steel Alcimus
78% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Score Attack 8.4%, Shooter 8.2%
- #32 Nectar Wars
77% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Sinomod Studios
Windows
An explosive Shoot ‘Em Up like no other, Nectar focuses on five hummingbird sisters, each with their own playstyle. Defeat powerful bosses, unlock new cosmetics, compete in online leaderboards, and save your world from the invading bee army!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Retro 7.9%
- #33 Super Highway Rampage
76% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Lasso Games
Windows
Highway Rampage is a high speed, action packed SHMUP with tons of variety and replayability. Choose your vehicle, equip and upgrade new weapons and choose your path in this arcade style roguelite shoot em up.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 20.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18%, Score Attack 11%, Arcade 9.5%
- #34 Alien Death Mob
75% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.1%, Score Attack 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 8.6%
- #35 Future Knight
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Aeternum Game Studios
Windows
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Retro 11.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Cartoony 10.1%
- #36 Devastator
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: RadiangamesPub: 2Awesome Studio
Windows
Devastator is a retro-modern arcade twin-stick shooter. Featuring spectacular, fluid visuals (with 4k and 120hz+ support), heart-pounding music and sound, and intuitive, intense, and varied gameplay, Devastator is the ultimate twin-stick shooter for people who love twin-stick shooters!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Score Attack 11.5%, Retro 10.5%, Stylized 9.5%
- #37 Neon Fighter
74% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Score Attack 13%, Arcade 9.3%
- #38 satryn deluxe
73% matchVery Positive97% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: maybell🌻
Windows · Linux
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty✨
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.9%, Score Attack 12.6%, Retro 11.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 6.6%
- #39 GUN DOG ROCK RAPID
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: leimonyaPub: leimonya
Windows
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11.8%, Retro 8.6%
- #40 Vectrix
74% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Poco a PocoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Vectrix is a rhythmic, techno, top-down shoot 'em up with a synthwave soundtrack and a grid of enemies based on John Conway's "Game of Life" cellular automaton!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Retro 13.3%, Arcade 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11.5%
- #41 Cybxus Heart
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: TheDreikPub: Phoenix Reborn Games
Windows
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Arcade 11%, Shooter 9.8%, Score Attack 8.2%
- #42 Really Big Sky
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,890 reviews2012
Dev: Boss BaddiePub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Indie 8.4%, Side Scroller 7.6%
- #43 Starfighter Neon
72% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Retro 9%, Shooter 7.8%
- #44 Power-Up
72% matchMixed58% of 263 reviews2014
Dev: Psychotic Psoftware
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Retro 11%, Shooter 9%
- #45 The Rush
69% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Hornbuckle Who
Windows
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Side Scroller 16%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.4%
- #46 Never Not Shooting
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Hand Cannon Games
Windows
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 21%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Arcade 9.2%, Shooter 8.3%
- #47 Proxy Air Force
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Proxy Air Force is a 2D Arcade Shoot Them Up game based on the story of the world war which broke out between the US and CES countries in 2020.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Retro 10.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.5%
- #48 Run x Gun
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolutionary Interactive
Windows · Linux
Run and gun while you shoot down hoards of alien space ships in a bullet hell shooter/endless runner. Upgrade your gun with various power ups and weapon types like rockets, grenades and lasers. And finally defeat menacing boss ships to save the world from the scourge of alien invaders.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Arcade 7.6%
- #49 Blitloop
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bitbebop
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Score Attack 10.9%, Retro 10.5%
- #50 Neon Shooter
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Busy B Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Neon Shooter is a fast-paced dual stick style shooter that is full of neon colors, bright particle effects, and enemies to destroy. Be ready to jump in and destroy enemies, collect coins and power ups, and upgrade your traits to reach the highest score possible!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 7%
- #51 Little Elf Tanks
67% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
A bombastic bug busting adventure! Play as one of four playable characters in their quest to to free their fellow elves from the clutches of an evil army of spiders. If they crawl, blast em all! Let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.7%
- #52 Suicide Runners
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: JTW
Windows
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Retro 11.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.2%
- #53 Chester’s Revenge
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wojo Studios LLCPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Run-and-gun action game with multi-stage boss battles. Play as Chester, world's most badass guinea pig, who is hell-bent on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Cartoony 9.8%, Retro 9.2%
- #54 Black Widow: Recharged
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend your spider web from an onslaught of bugs in this frenetic revival of the cult classic twin-stick shooter, all while jamming to an infectious original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 8.9%, Stylized 7.1%
- #55 Particle Storm
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kevin Lopez
Windows
Particle Storm is challenging 2D run n gun blending bullet hell and shmup mechanics with striking pixel art, nonstop action, and an energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Arcade 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Score Attack 10.6%
- #56 Doctor Nanobot
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Maika Games
Windows
Small robot, big battles! Doctor Nanobot is a retro style arcade shooter where you take on bacteria, viruses and more using a variety of high tech medical weaponry!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Retro 7.9%
- #57 ZAKESTA-Z
65% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: zakichi
Windows
Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shooter 12%, Retro 11.8%, Arcade 7.9%
- #58 Astral Gunners
65% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Sati Bros
Windows
Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners. Choose from five different gunners to master in this horizontal shooter. With the ability to dodge, reflect, delete, and convert bullets you are more powerful than you might believe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Score Attack 7.6%, Side Scroller 7.4%, Retro 6.3%
- #59 Chromacell
65% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 171Dev
Windows
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 16%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.4%