Games Like Hen in the Foxhouse

Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Funny 8.5%, Cartoony 7.9%, PvE 5.9%

Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shooter 6.7%, Bullet Hell 5.9%, Top-Down 5.3%

Beautiful oni-girls battle hordes of yokai in this side-view bullethell SHMUP. Every year yokai take to the streets to celebrate at Hyakki Yagyō, the night parade of the hundred yokai. But this year they didn't invite the oni twins, so they're going to ruin the party!

Why similar: Fox 29.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Cartoony 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6%

Popcorn Rocket is a silly food based old-school arcade space shooter. Pilot the Popcorn Rocket as you blast through hordes of food spaceships in order to save the galaxy from the evil Nebula Empire! With a wacky cast of heroes and villains, Popcorn Rocket will leave your stomach wanting more!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Cartoony 12.3%, Shooter 6.6%, Funny 5.7%

The ultimate mash-up of Reversed Bullet Hell and Tower Defense! Rage of Fluffy Looters is a game where you play as a cat and must fight off hordes of monsters with your towers. Protect your fur and unleash your furious rage! 🐱

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Cartoony 8.9%, Funny 7.5%, Bullet Hell 6.5%

Chaotic Pursuit is a hardcore Top-Down Shooter with cute graphics. You miss a shot and you're out!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Cartoony 14.2%, Minimalist 6.3%, Shooter 6%

This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Action 9.6%, Shooter 8.8%

A shoot 'em up that tests your wits and reflexes! Mastering the ability to change color between red, green and blue is the key to beating this game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Cartoony 12.6%, Shooter 6.8%, Top-Down 6.8%

Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, Cartoony 10.9%, Minimalist 9.2%, Shooter 8.1%, Bullet Hell 6.6%

Blast through waves of chaos in this retro inspired space shooter. Simple mechanics, high energy rock/electronic soundtrack, and a gloriously goofy tone make Nova Rebellion a cosmic throwback Back when space shooters were all the rage.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Shooter 7.7%, Top-Down 7.3%, Action 5.3%

A girl named Herb who claims to be a great witch lives in a poisonous swamp on the outskirts of a faraway country. One day, a red jewel is stolen from a shrine under her control. Herb escapes the swamp for the first time in order to recover her jewels.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Top-Down 5.8%, Bullet Hell 5.8%

Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.8%, Side Scroller 30%, Shooter 8.9%, Action 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 6.3%, Action 5.9%

The Gnonmeaggedon is upon us! Hold your ground against relentless gnome waves in a fast, unforgiving bullet hell. Master movement, manage space, and cut through swarms before they overwhelm you. Between attacks, explore biomes, rescue allies, save the village.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Funny 8.1%, Top-Down 7.4%, Shooter 6.1%

A bullet-hell dungeon game where you use colored gems to match the enemy in order to deal damage. Each enemy type has a unique attack style. Shoot and Dodge as you search for the evil toilet snake which lies deep within the dungeon.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 30%, Bullet Hell 7.9%, Top-Down 7.6%, Action 6.1%

A Touhou-inspired bullet hell shooting game where you play as magic-using anthropomorphic characters. Explore Lunamara, a land full of magical creatures and youkai, and discover why the moon's rotation around Earth has been halted.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Cartoony 9.7%, Shooter 7.1%, Top-Down 6.6%

MachineGunner 2 is a 2d top-down shooter game that Player controls four characters to clear stages and complete them as fast as possible. One hit will take you to the start line of the stage. So push it at your own pace.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Action 9.7%, PvE 9.1%, Shooter 6.5%

A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Top-Down Shooter 31%, PvE 7.9%, Shooter 7.4%, Top-Down 5.9%

You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Top-Down Shooter 31.6%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Top-Down 5.9%, Action 4.7%

Defeat all monsters and survive for twenty minutes using your keyboard (or gamepad) to simultaneously move and shoot, running into powerups, like Haste and Nuke, in this newly hand-crafted shooter inspired by 16-bit classics like Smash T.V. and Contra.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Cartoony 15%, Colorful 6%, Action 6%

Uncover The Government's darkest secrets in this action packed top down shooter inspired by 80's action flicks of questionable quality.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, PvE 7.5%, Shooter 7.1%, Top-Down 6.1%

Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Top-Down Shooter 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Shooter 7%, 2D 5.2%

Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Top-Down Shooter 31.8%, PvE 8.1%, Shooter 7.6%, Top-Down 6%

Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Top-Down Shooter 29%, Bullet Hell 7.9%, Top-Down 7.5%, Shooter 7.4%

A simple and fun space shooter.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, PvE 7.2%, Bullet Hell 7.2%, Minimalist 7.1%

"Warrior of Democracy" is an incredible 2D shoot 'em up arcade where you, like a true hero, control a helicopter, battling endless waves of enemy fighters on your path to victory!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, Top-Down Shooter 33.1%, PvE 8.4%, Shooter 7.8%, Top-Down 6%

TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Minimalist 9.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Action 7.8%

Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 8.6%, Bullet Hell 6.4%

Avoid bullets and eliminate enemies to earn points.Take on challenging enemies and bosses across multiple stages, each with its unique design and challenges. Use your skills to stay ahead of the enemy and emerge victorious.Help the CDF stop the separatist uprising and restore peace.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Cartoony 10.1%, Funny 9%, PvE 6.5%

A mysterious scent has caused everyone's hair to grow haywire...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Funny 7.2%, Shooter 6.6%, Top-Down 6.1%

Tempest Inc. is a 2D pixel art shoot-em-up focusing on characters and using their ship's unique abilities to fight through dynamic enemy engagements and boss battles!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Cartoony 13.9%, Funny 8.9%, Colorful 6.8%

2D shoot 'em up in which you play as Jill the birth control pill and go back in time and abort Hitler.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Minimalist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Shooter 5.7%

Try to survive waves of robotic space aliens, and be a true hero to the resistance. Unlock new weapons to help you further in your quest to protect the world from the alien invasion in this classic Arcade style Retro game

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Cartoony 17.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Funny 9%, Action 8.8%

A fantasy game with touches of environmental humor. The story is about a wench who has to solve a great mystery, which greatly intrigues the town where she lives and for which she has to immerse herself in a great adventure.

Why similar: Fox 71.2% ★, Action 7.3%, Comedy 7.2%, Shooter 6.3%, Combat 5.5%

Take flight in one of three unique ships to battle a legion of enemies and massive bosses across a city sky, through a dark cave, along the bottom of the sea, and into a secret laboratory! Confront a buff, flamboyant crawfish scientist to retrieve the Power Pearl and save your job!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Cartoony 15.2%, Funny 8.9%, Shooter 7.7%

The world is infested with giant mutated spiders. In Spider Crisis you operate a small remote control tank equipped with deadly weapons. Use your weapons to shoot, bomb, and burn these creatures back to where they came from.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 30.8%, PvE 7.7%, Shooter 6.7%, Top-Down 5.5%

4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Top-Down Shooter 29.6%, Shooter 7.6%, Bullet Hell 7.6%, Top-Down 6%

An arcade top-down shooter where you play as a genocidal paper clip armed with heavy weaponry fighting hordes of office supplies to the death. Save the Clipenberg Empire from the threat of the Rulerian Alliance in Story Mode, or go for a high score in Infinite Mode.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Cartoony 11.9%, Funny 10%, Shooter 6.7%

Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Cartoony 12.8%, Action 9.2%, Shooter 8.6%

Monsters and Zombies from all the world are trying to steal the gift packages, they want it all and they want it now. But Santa has guns, big guns!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Cartoony 14.5%, Action 10.4%, Shooter 10.3%

Journey through Proximus-3 as Jaughn (pronounced “John”), and embark on a lighthearted and action-packed journey of redemption, quickly becoming embroiled in an unexpected Rebellion to save the galaxy.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Funny 9.6%, PvE 6.9%, Top-Down 6.8%

Even if you are not good at avoiding bullets or shmup games there is no problem. A 2d casual rolling shooter best for killing time!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 31.3%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5%

Twinkle Hunter is a 2D action game focused on boss battles. Become a hunter whose teddy bear was stolen by the great villain 'Twinkle Thieves', and experience journey to retrieve the teddy bear. Can you hunt the thieves who attack you in various ways and rescue the teddy bear 'Mari'?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Side Scroller 25.1%, Funny 10.9%, Shooter 8.3%, Action 5.6%

Save the universe with Rangerdog! A cute retro-style side-scrolling shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Cartoony 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

CRAZY APPLIANCES is a fast paced top-down shooter game! The elect robots are insane, heroes! Fight your way by using various weapons and powerful items to defeat them in different dangerous situation!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28%, Action 9%, Top-Down 8.6%, Shooter 7%

2D Side Scrolling Shoot Em Up action. Cinematic cut-scenes carry the story on a quest to locate Mother Gator's secret weapon. Unlockable cheats will mix-up the gameplay or enjoy a randomizer mode. Game includes commentary by the developer and musical composer on the process of making the game!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Cartoony 14.3%, Shooter 7.9%, Comedy 6%

Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Bullet Hell 6.7%, Top-Down 4.7%

Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Shooter 7.7%, Bullet Hell 6.5%, Action 6%

The iconic stuck-it-to-the-man party game receives an EPIC FREE STORY MODE UPDATE! Rise to the challenge of the evil Shogun Han Gorou!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Funny 7.5%, Cartoony 7.1%, PvE 6.6%

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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Top-Down Shooter 33.4%, Minimalist 9.5%, Top-Down 7.7%, Action 6.3%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Cartoony 10%, Shooter 5.9%

A side scrolling shooter with a bullet hell influence. Does it explode? Yes. Everything does. Enemies show their battle damage through having chunks be blown off. There are multiple enemies all with unique behaviours, all which are designed in junction with each other.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Cartoony 14.2%, Shooter 7.9%, Bullet Hell 5.8%

Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.1%, PvE 7.1%, Shooter 7%, Bullet Hell 6.6%

A shoot em' up with a manga inspired look. Destroy enemies, and use their salvage to gain more power.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Action 7.3%, Top-Down 6.7%, 2D 5.9%

About：It is an old school game collection with ten different types of mini-games.The story tells of a series of wars that took place on the island

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Shooter 9%, Action 8.6%

The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Shooter 8.6%, Action 8.1%, Bullet Hell 5.7%

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 42.7%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Action 10.6%, Shooter 8.7%, Bullet Hell 5.5%

The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Bullet Hell 7%, Action 6.1%

Your work van has been stolen! Use your armed & modified Cleaning Unit to fight your way through a fractured and corrupt floating city that hovers over a war zone. Find and recover your van before your business goes under! Armed Decobot is unique mixture of Arcade Beat 'Em Up and Bullet Hell design.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Cartoony 12.5%, PvE 5.9%, Shooter 5.9%

An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.8%, Top-Down Shooter 30.7%, Bullet Hell 7.1%, Top-Down 6.8%, Action 6.6%