60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Indie, Bullet Hell.
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!
Xenoslaive Overdrive
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!
Steel Vampire
Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!
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 41.7%, Bullet Hell 33.5%, Action 24.8%
Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Action 12.8%, Indie 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
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 42.4%, Bullet Hell 31.1%, Action 15.3%, Indie 11.2%
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 40.7%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Action 18%, Indie 11.9%
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 34.2%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Action 21.2%, Indie 15%
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 50%, Action 29.9%, Indie 20.2%
The feeling of 90's arcade shooter will come again !! Arcade-like side scroll shooter of 7 stages in all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.7%, Action 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Indie 11.7%, 2D 6.1%
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Bullet Hell 26%, Retro 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 9.4%
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 35%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Retro 16.6%, Action 14.3%, Indie 10.1%
A last ditch effort to destroy what was once to be our savior. A final mission to eliminate a disastrous future. A single ship against Earth’s entire military. The Andraste is the only hope to defeat...the Devil Engine.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.8%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Action 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, 2D 4.5%
War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Bullet Hell 30%, Action 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, 2D 5.8%
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 49.1%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Action 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, 2D 4.2%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.5%, Action 21.6%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Retro 17.4%
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 35.3%, Action 19.1%, Retro 16.6%, Indie 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
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 39.2%, Bullet Hell 31.4%, Action 17.2%, Indie 12.2%
Centuries have passed since the events of RefleX and mankind has once again attained civilization. Now, ancient technology born of a twisted mind sets in motion a chain of events designed to bring divine retribution down upon mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.3%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Action 15.8%, Indie 11.1%
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 52.8%, Action 28.6%, Indie 18.6%
GROOD is an indie 2.5D Shoot 'em up made with spare robot parts and Heavy Metal🤘🏻. The gameplay blends classic Shoot 'em up mechanics with modern low poly graphics, particles, shaders, and a hardcore soundtrack. Annihilate an army of machines, and afterward, annihilate their bosses—go all the way to confirm that your battle paid off.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Bullet Hell 25%, Action 21.6%, Indie 14.3%
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 53.2%, Action 28.7%, Indie 18%
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 66.8%, Action 33.2%
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 56.6%, Action 26.3%, Indie 17.1%
Catch hearts, Crush bunnies, Shoot the bad guys
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Retro 20.4%, Action 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Indie 11.2%
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.9%, Retro 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Action 9.5%, Indie 5.8%
"Battle Crust" is a 80's-90's arcade-style shooter. You make full use of "Charge shot" that is available by obtaining the item, And let's Complete all of the 6 stage!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.4%, Action 26.2%, Indie 17.4%
Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.9%, Bullet Hell 33.4%, Action 15.7%
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 34.9%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Retro 13.3%, Action 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
A vertical scrolling shooter with a nostalgic twist! Evade and shoot on end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Action 17.5%, Indie 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Action 16.6%, Indie 10%, Retro 8.7%
Enceladus is a shoot'em up inspired by the Playstation & Saturn era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.3%, Action 18.4%, Indie 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Retro 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 8.5%
Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Retro 18.1%, Action 18.1%, Indie 12.3%
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 33.5%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Action 16.6%, Retro 16.3%, Indie 10.8%
The galaxy is being threatened by an army of robots, but a brave hamster will step up as the hero!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Action 18.1%, Indie 12.8%, Retro 12.6%
Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Action 16.1%, Retro 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Vertical scroll shooting game. Please avoid the bullets and defeat the enemies and clear the stage. You can set different types of bullets for "Main" and "Sub". You can also use skills. Skills include skills that make powerful attacks and skills that can eliminate bullets fired by enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Action 20.3%, Indie 14.3%, 2D 5.5%
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 45.2%, Action 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Indie 11.2%
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 33.4%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Action 12.8%, Indie 9.1%, Retro 8.9%
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 46.4%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Action 18.1%, Indie 12.2%
AquaNimble is about crazy intense shooter action with big quirky guns against underwater snake dragons, cybernetic sharks, swirling skeletons, submarines and so much more. It's a dynamic game that makes every play through different and lets you set your own challenge beyond a difficulty setting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.8%, Action 18.3%, Retro 13.5%, Indie 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%
Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo is a vertical scrolling arcade shoot 'em up following the journey of a lone Mecha through the desolate retro stylized world and the onslaught of enemy waves to reach Veloce, the young genius responsible for the extinction of humankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.7%, Action 27.4%, Indie 19.9%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Retro 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 7.3%
The year is 2192AD. 40 years ago, the Stellar-class All-purpose Administrative Computer ALLTYNEX suddenly attempted to enact genocide upon mankind. Commandeering armies of unmanned weapons, ALLTYNEX enacted a massacre so terrible that within only 72 hours of the start of the incident, approximately 85% of the world's population had...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.5%, Action 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Indie 12.2%
Defeat 7 bosses in this radial Shoot 'em up game to obtain full power of color spectre and defeat hidden evil.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Action 21%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Indie 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Lucid Aether is a new kind of bullet hell shoot 'em up game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Bullet Hell 24%, Action 21.9%, Indie 15.4%, 2D 5.9%
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 39.1%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Retro 9.1%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
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 40.1%, Bullet Hell 25%, Action 20.3%, Indie 14.7%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Action 9%, Retro 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
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 42.2%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Action 18.6%, Indie 13.1%
Dodge, slash, and shoot your way through waves of enemies while collecting items. Blast off on a quick trip toward the Moon in Radio-allergic Shoot ’Em Up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.2%, Bullet Hell 37.5%, Action 11.9%, 2D 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.8%
You are the PsycoCat, an ultimate cat hooked to a balloon with an alien weapon After an apprenticeship against floating rocks you will be ready to fight the most terrible creatures of the world. Bull, rabbit, flying chicken and more await you for a terrible confrontation in the heavens. Good luck
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.1%, Bullet Hell 32.2%, Action 14.5%, Indie 13.1%
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 33.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Retro 10.4%, Action 9%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.8%, Bullet Hell 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Action 6.6%, Indie 5.3%
Close Order is an arcade shooter with one simple goal: become a badass armada! In this mashup of genres, defeat enemies for parts to build up an armada of ships around you. Fight from a distance, charge headfirst into battle, or create a mix of anything and everything. You decide how to play!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Bullet Hell 30.3%, Action 18.7%, Indie 13.2%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.1%, Bullet Hell 26%, Action 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Retro 6.9%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.8%, Action 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Indie 8.3%, 2D 5.3%
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 34.4%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Action 22.3%, Indie 15.8%
Bullet Soul Infinite Burst is a vertically scrolling shooting game crossing old-school gameplay with a bullet hell twist. It adds numerous gameplay enhancements over its predecessor, Bullet Soul, not least of which is Burst Mode. The same aggressive, bullet-cancelling gameplay, now with more destruction, more coins and more tunes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.7%, Bullet Hell 31.2%, Action 19.1%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, Bullet Hell 27%, Action 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Retro 7.4%
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 32.6%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Action 19.4%, Retro 14.3%, Indie 13.2%
