- #1 Gunkid 99
97% matchVery Positive92% of 66 reviews2019
Dev: Yongjustyong
Windows
GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Platformer 8.3%, Arcade 7.8%
- #2 Astral Gunners
96% 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 22.3%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Score Attack 7.6%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Retro 6.3%
- #3 Voidigo
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Cartoony 8.1%, Comedy 6.3%
- #4 Jetboard Joust
96% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Vehicular Combat 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Retro 9.6%
- #5 GUNFIELD
94% matchVery Positive96% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Shiv
Windows
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Retro 8.9%, Comedy 5.2%
- #6 Gunbot Diplomacy
94% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.6%, Cartoony 21.6%, Arcade 15.1%, 2D 6.9%, Action 6.5%
- #7 Roto Force
93% matchVery Positive93% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Accidently AwesomePub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Shooter 8.1%, Arcade 8%
- #8 Mighty Goose
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,045 reviews2021
Dev: BlastmodePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 28.5%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Colorful 7.7%
- #9 Power-Up
92% matchMixed58% of 266 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 26%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Retro 10.9%, Shooter 9%
- #10 Space Elite Force II
91% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Score Attack 11.4%, Arcade 7.9%
- #11 Super Glitter Rush
90% matchVery Positive95% 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 28.4%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Cartoony 8.2%, Score Attack 6.1%
- #12 ZOE Begone!
89% 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 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Score Attack 8.6%, Side Scroller 8.5%
- #13 Megabonk
85% matchVery Positive95% of 101,885 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39%, Arcade 13.6%, Retro 12.3%, Score Attack 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #14 Incandescent
89% matchMixed68% of 173 reviews2015
Dev: Stephen Crabb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 10%, Indie 7.9%
- #15 Schildmaid MX
88% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: HitP Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outnumbered and outgunned in deep space? No problem! Turn your enemies' attacks into pure bullet heaven with your shield tech and absorb projectiles to power up your ship and score big! But when your shield expires and it's danger time, you better switch up your strategy fast...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Retro 10.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 8.3%
- #16 CometStriker DX
87% matchVery Positive98% of 64 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 17.9%, Bullet Hell 15%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Shooter 7.2%
- #17 Golden Hornet
86% matchVery Positive93% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Shooter 7.8%
- #18 Undercroft Warriors
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 502 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 17.5%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Shooter 7.7%, Score Attack 7.4%
- #19 Hyper Sentinel
86% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Retro 15.7%, Arcade 15.2%, Action 8.1%
- #20 Go Mecha Ball
84% matchVery Positive86% of 455 reviews2024
Dev: Whale Peak GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 9.2%
- #21 Contract Rush DX
82% matchVery Positive100% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Platformer 10.5%, Cartoony 9.7%, Shooter 9.4%
- #22 Bang Bang Barrage
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 941 reviews2025
Dev: Monkey BreadPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Survive the treacherous sea in this quirky multiplayer shooter game! Play solo or team up and fight off Cthulhu's minions. Master a unique recoil-based mechanic to blast enemies and chart your course. Mix and match upgrades to craft the perfect sea-surviving strategy!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.9%, Shooter 18.1%, Funny 12.3%, Cartoony 12%, Colorful 9.8%
- #23 Gunvein
82% matchVery Positive97% of 215 reviews2022
Dev: NGDEV
Windows
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Bullet Hell 26%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 5.8%
- #24 Void Source
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Xitilon
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Classic multi-directional (360°) shoot 'em up. Navigate your UFO through hazardous environments with dangerous enemies and beat huge bosses!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Vehicular Combat 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Side Scroller 10.3%
- #25 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
80% matchVery Positive87% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.5%, Cartoony 22.6%, Comedy 15.2%, Arcade 8.4%, Action 7.6%
- #26 Gunforged
79% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Firebelley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gunforged is a goofy fantasy roguelite shooter where you create broken builds every run. Forge your guns with randomized gun parts, collect passive abilities, and embed gun-changing runes into your guns to create the ultimate build.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #27 Space War: Infinity
81% matchVery Positive90% of 126 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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Score Attack 13.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Retro 9.3%
- #28 Centipede Gun
78% matchVery Positive91% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusk2m
Windows
Centipede Gun is a roguelite autobattler where you create bizzare creatures to face hordes of enemies! Combine different guns, modules and skills to make unique synergies and upgrade your cute little destruction machine!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 47.2%, Arcade 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, 2D 8.3%, Action 7.5%
- #29 Jets'n'Guns Gold
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,526 reviews2014
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Arcade 5.6%, Shooter 4.8%
- #30 Galaxy Highways
77% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.5%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 10.6%, Retro 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #31 Gunlocked 2
76% matchVery Positive86% of 77 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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.5%, Retro 8.9%
- #32 Nautical Survival
74% matchVery Positive99% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Arcade 19.6%, Action 7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #33 Road Doom
78% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
ROAD DOOM is an arcade bullet-hell with a cheesy story. On a quest to defeat the four horsemen, blast your way through evil beings with skills of immense power. Unleash your wrath!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Retro 11%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 8.5%
- #34 Holy Shot
75% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: LoneWolf Digital Arts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Holy Shot is a fast-paced, physics-based top-down shooter. Face nasty hordes of monsters in a chaotic environmental destruction, combining powerful weapons and strategic abilities to survive intense battles against challenging bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 49%, Shooter 31%, Action 11.8%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #35 Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess
74% matchVery Positive91% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Pizza Bear Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Pilot the Megacopter, a sentient weapon that gains power by feeding on the blood of its enemies. Play through the campaign featuring seek and destroy, boss, rescue, and defense missions against the evil reptoid army. Upgrade Megacopter with the fabled AZ-TECH: ancient weaponry and armor.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Vehicular Combat 22.2%, Arcade 9.2%, Retro 7.7%
- #36 Laser Disco Defenders
77% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Cartoony 10.5%, Shooter 6.8%
- #37 God Of Weapons
72% matchVery Positive84% of 5,130 reviews2023
Dev: Archmage LabsPub: Archmage Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.5%, Cartoony 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Stylized 10.3%, Action 5.8%
- #38 Guns of Fury
72% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 23%, Retro 13.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 11.5%
- #39 Chroma Blast
75% matchVery Positive82% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: William Cheek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Chroma Blast is a fast paced twin stick shooter with many different styles of play where you fight through waves of enemies while constantly leveling up your ships colorful arsenal. Beat your friends and challenge yourself in the leaderboards, or seek out a true test of skill for those good enough to find it.
Why similar: Action 55.1%, Indie 44.9%
- #40 Godsvivors
73% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Titan
Windows
Prepare for epic battles between gods and Hades in this top-down action roguelite! Choose your deity, unleash powerful combos, and fight against underworld enemies. Feel the adrenaline for 15 minutes and restore order in the underworld.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shooter 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
- #41 Reign of Bullets
76% matchVery Positive81% of 100 reviews2015
Dev: Critical Bit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Reign of Bullets is a shoot ‘em up with epic loot and lots of guns. Upgrade your ship and customize your weapons to build the ultimate fighter plane.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.9%, Side Scroller 26%, Action 10.9%, Indie 9.1%
- #42 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
73% 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 34%, Bullet Hell 28%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 8.6%, Score Attack 8.1%
- #43 Heavy Weapon Deluxe
73% matchVery Positive87% of 435 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
It's shoot-'em-up arcade action at its best! Use an incredible assortment of heavy artillery to blast away enemy tanks and planes, and fight your way to victory. What are you waiting for? Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get into the action!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54.7%, Arcade 35.5%, Action 9.8%
- #44 Minishoot' Adventures
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,565 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 38%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Shooter 8%, Retro 7.1%
- #45 Switch 'N' Shoot
71% matchVery Positive96% of 155 reviews2016
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Score Attack 14.9%, Arcade 10.1%, Retro 9.8%
- #46 Waves
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,557 reviews2011
Dev: Squid In A Box Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Score Attack 8.9%, Shooter 8.7%
- #47 Half Hour Hexagon
69% matchVery Positive84% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.6%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.4%, Stylized 7.8%
- #48 God's Trigger
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 992 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 12%, Platformer 10.5%, Stylized 8.7%
- #49 Pressure Overdrive
71% matchMixed68% of 152 reviews2017
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Pressure Overdrive is arcade twin-stick madness on hot wheels in a colorful bathtub-punk setting!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Comedy 7.3%, Stylized 6.5%
- #50 Rocking Pilot
70% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2017
Dev: GungroundsPub: Mad Head Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Retro 11.1%, Arcade 10.6%
- #51 Neptunia Shooter
69% matchVery Positive88% of 740 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 66.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 5.1%
- #52 Shoot 1UP DX
71% matchVery Positive80% of 153 reviews2015
Dev: Mommy's Best Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Score Attack 11.4%, Shooter 9.6%
- #53 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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Retro 11.1%, Arcade 9%, Shooter 8.8%
- #54 Rival Megagun
69% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: RJ ArcadePub: KOMODO
Windows
Rival Megagun is a competitive split-screen shoot 'em up where you transform into a giant boss ship and battle your rival head-to-head in local or online PVP.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.1%, Funny 6.8%
- #55 Outnumbered
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 244 reviews2022
Dev: Amped Horizon
Windows
Outnumbered is a mass-enemy top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements. You may be greatly outnumbered, but not outpowered. Evolve into the ultimate weapon of destruction!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.1%, Score Attack 7.7%
- #56 Gunborg: Dark Matters
67% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Ricpau Studios
Windows
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.1%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Platformer 8.8%
- #57 GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION
67% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: ES4 / Eternal Sphere 4Pub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history! Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Colorful 6.8%
- #58 Space Elite Force
68% matchVery Positive89% of 186 reviews2018
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Score Attack 10%, Arcade 9.6%
- #59 Extremely Powerful Capybaras
67% matchMixed64% of 1,106 reviews2023
Dev: Studio BravardaPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Become the bullet hell as a Capybara in this roguelite adventure! Brave the chaos solo or with up to 4 friends, forge your path through hordes of enemies, gather capy-powering weapons & skills and embrace your inner capybara in this action-packed bullet heaven frenzy!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Score Attack 21.3%, Cartoony 19.6%, Arcade 15.1%, 2D 6.6%
- #60 Uragun
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.5%