60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up.
Pilot a miniaturized ship and save humanity from the inside out! Herodes is a fast-paced action SHMUP where you enter the human body to hunt a deadly virus. Destroy organic defenses and survive visceral bosses in this tribute to genre classics.
Escape 2 Space
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
The Rush
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!
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Side Scroller 17%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10.4%
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: Side Scroller 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 9.6%
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 8.1%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Side Scroller 19%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.9%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 18%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13.7%
Turn the incoming swarm of deadly bullets into your own weapon of chaos in this precision STG bullet hell. Grab and toss enemies, dodge and deflect torrents of bullets, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.3%
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 9.7%
A thrilling sci-fi cyberpunk shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle through the Ecumenopolis, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Flow state gaming to unleash your inner hero! Feel your skills grow on your way to 1CC S+ tier rank!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Bullet Hell 16%, Arcade 11.2%, Dystopian 10.1%
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: Side Scroller 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10.2%
Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Arcade 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%
In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 9.9%, Retro 7.7%
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 25.2%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 9.5%
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 24.8%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 13.2%, Bullet Hell 6%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Side Scroller 26%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 12.7%, Bullet Hell 5.9%
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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 12.1%, Futuristic 7.2%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9.7%
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 29.7%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Sci-fi 4.8%
Shoot lasers in space because a fish told you to. Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade is a twin-stick side-scrolling space shoot-em-up which tells the story of a man side-scrolling in space and shooting-em-up with twin-sticks. This game has at least 2 characters in it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 7.7%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.1%
Slash, shoot, guard, grow! Karous, a Dreamcast shoot 'em up originally released back in 2007, is now soaring onto PC. Play as Karous, a girl who lost her parents in a great war with humans. Driven by her father's dying words, she descends to Earth in search of the Sanguis Dei.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shooter 17%, Arcade 14%, 2D 5.2%
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 11.1%, Dystopian 8.2%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.8%, Bullet Hell 17%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 10.6%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.4%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 9.3%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Side Scroller 20%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.3%
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Side Scroller 24.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 6%
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 27.8%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 7.1%
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 29%, Side Scroller 24.9%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.7%
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 36.1%, Bullet Hell 25%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 5.7%
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Dystopian 6.6%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.2%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 7.1%
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 8.6%
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 4.5%
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Action 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
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 31.8%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 13%, Action 4.6%
Cross the universe, shoot aliens, upgrade your weapons and face powerful bosses with AB in this retro inspired lateral shoot 'em up to save the world. Adventure into Campaign Mode or face the never-ending waves of Endless Mode with suitable challenges for all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 9.1%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Side Scroller 24.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Side Scroller 22%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9.8%
Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 9%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Futuristic 7.8%
1992's home computer legend Apidya is making a comeback in this authentic 24-bit pixel remake, built from the ground up, but utterly faithful to the original. Take flight in Apidya' Special!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 7.8%
Witchcraft: Candy Hunt is an old-school shooter game with charming pixel art graphics that will take you on a Halloween adventure. Fly on a broomstick and battle your way through three exciting levels, each one featuring unique spooky creatures such as pumpkin monsters, evil crows and ghosts.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.3%
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 21.1%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.5%
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: Side Scroller 34.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Shooter 16%, Action 6.3%, 2D 5.3%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 11.2%, Action 4.8%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Side Scroller 22.8%, Shooter 16.5%, Arcade 15%, Action 8%
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 30%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Shooter 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Retro 5.9%
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12%
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.1%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Shooter 16%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 6.4%
An auto-2D side-scroller shoot'em up game that aims to be beginner-friendly for someone who has never experienced a shoot'em up bullet hell game before.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shooter 14.2%, 2D 3.5%
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 16.1%, Arcade 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
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 25.5%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.7%, Retro 5.9%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Arcade 15.5%, Action 8%
Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Shooter 15.5%, Futuristic 5.8%, Action 5.1%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 11.8%
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 12.8%
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 21.7%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 11.8%
