- #1 Elite Exorcist Miko
97% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
A bullet hell shoot 'em up featuring hololive’s Sakura Miko! hololive has been possessed by evil spirits! Combine melee and ranged combat with a variety of items to fight your friends and set them free!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 15.3%, Anime 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its anime-styled shrine-maiden action and survivor-like waves make it an especially close fit for HoloCure's cute character-driven chaos.
- #2 Maid Survivors : Little Angels
96% matchVery Positive94% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: MilkEmpirePub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
『Maid Survivors : Little Angels』 is a roguelite arena shooter where you power up a colorful cast of maid warriors and battle enemies with builds made from various weapons and items. Let’s protect peace on Earth, Master!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 32.9% ★, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a colorful, cute bullet-heaven built around character-specific runs, large enemy swarms, and escalating weapon combinations.
- #3 Vampire Survivors
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 266,062 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Score Attack 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: The landmark bullet-heaven delivers the same addictive loop of surviving escalating hordes, evolving weapons, and assembling wildly overpowered builds.
- #4 Gacha Fever
96% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Milkshake Games
Windows
Gacha Fever is a suvivors like in a cute and colorful universe. You will fight waves of monsters with various weapons, from the machine gun to the magical girl wand and the Bubble Tea Canon ! Just be careful of the area !
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.1% ★, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, Action Roguelike 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its anime-gacha aesthetic, compact arenas, collectible-feeling upgrades, and constant projectile clearing closely match HoloCure's playful energy.
- #5 Soulstone Survivors
94% matchVery Positive91% of 26,865 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 53% ★, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 8.5%, Score Attack 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers exceptionally deep skill customization, huge enemy packs, and spectacular screen-filling attacks for players seeking more build complexity.
- #6 Touhou Library Survivors
94% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Alexander Taylor
Windows
Thousands of fairies and familiar faces are swarming the Scarlet Devil Mansion Library! Help Patchouli Knowledge survive by attacking back with bullet hell Spell Cards, gathering experience, and upgrading exponentially!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.8%, Action Roguelike 27%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Anime 11.4%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A Touhou-flavored survivor game with dense danmaku action and roguelite builds, making it ideal for players who enjoy HoloCure's bullet-filled combat.
- #7 20 Minutes Till Dawn
93% matchVery Positive90% of 29,160 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 30.4% ★, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Roguelite 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite mixes survivor-style upgrade drafting with active twin-stick shooting and a stylish supernatural anime-adjacent look.
- #8 Brotato
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 119,300 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.3% ★, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its short, highly replayable arena runs and enormous variety of weapon-stat combinations capture HoloCure's satisfying build experimentation.
- #9 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
91% matchVery Positive88% of 6,343 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.4% ★, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Roguelite 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A polished survivor-like with distinct heroes, persistent unlocks, map objectives, and more deliberate exploration between the hordes.
- #10 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
91% matchVery Positive92% of 772 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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: Bullet Hell 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Anime 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Cute 7%
Why You'll Like It: Hololive fans will appreciate its direct VTuber connection and energetic bullet-heavy arcade action, even though it is more shoot-'em-up focused than HoloCure.
- #11 Death Must Die
90% matchVery Positive90% of 21,775 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.6% ★, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its character builds, loot-driven progression, and action-roguelite structure give the bullet-heaven formula a rich RPG-style layer.
- #12 Rogue: Genesia
89% matchVery Positive91% of 8,587 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 54% ★, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 8.5%, Arcade 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines the familiar survivor combat loop with map-path choices, varied objectives, and extensive meta-progression.
- #13 Halls of Torment
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,896 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 31.5% ★, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: The darker fantasy setting changes the mood, but its auto-attacks, dense mobs, equipment, and powerful level-up synergies remain highly compatible with HoloCure.
- #14 Army of Ruin
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,818 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.1% ★, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This polished auto-attacking horde survival game centers on unlocking heroes and stacking flashy weapons into devastating screen-clearing builds.
- #15 Cursorblade
87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,045 reviews2023
Dev: RealPeach
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Cursorblade is a bullet hell game where you play as the cursor, fighting your way through waves of enemies. Combine weapons and items to become more powerful with your own unique builds. Slash, dodge, upgrade, and repeat!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.1% ★, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 9.8%, Cute 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its unusual mouse-controlled combat still revolves around surviving enemy floods and constructing strong roguelite attack combinations.
- #16 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
84% matchVery Positive92% of 15,563 reviews2026
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 66.4% ★, Bullet Hell 6.8%, Top-Down Shooter 6.7%, Action Roguelike 6.7%, Roguelite 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based survivor game where multiple characters, weapons, and perks create the same escalating power fantasy in a 3D setting.
- #17 Scarlet Tower
86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,395 reviews2024
Dev: Pyxeralia LLCPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 46.3% ★, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Action 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It brings a gothic day-and-night twist to survivor combat while retaining hero variety, evolving powers, and rewarding long-term unlocks.
- #18 Boneraiser Minions
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,369 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.3% ★, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its eccentric pixel-art presentation and summon-focused build crafting offer a wonderfully strange alternative for fans of HoloCure's chaotic runs.
- #19 Spellbook Demonslayers
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,328 reviews2022
Dev: Xendra
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.3%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Roguelite 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced spell-survival game emphasizes choosing and combining upgrades to create explosive magic builds against relentless hordes.
- #20 Touhou: Gensokyo Survivors
84% matchVery Positive83% of 223 reviews2023
Dev: Xeloph
Windows
Youkai have overrun Gensokyo! There's no resolving this incident, just try to survive! Touhou: Gensokyo Survivors is the latest take on the survivor genre, this time with the unique twist of a grid-based inventory system. Hoard as many items as possible if you want to survive!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.8%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Roguelite 12.2%, Anime 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It applies survivor-style progression to Touhou's spellcard-heavy world, providing another anime bullet-hell-adjacent option.
- #21 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
81% matchVery Positive86% of 48,355 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.5% ★, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Roguelite 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It translates the survivor formula into objective-based cave runs with mining, class identities, upgrades, and enormous alien swarms.
- #22 The Spell Brigade
79% matchVery Positive81% of 16,915 reviews2026
Dev: Bolt Blaster Games
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 41.6% ★, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its whimsical spellcasting and highly combinable upgrades provide HoloCure-like build chaos, with the added option of co-op play.
- #23 Temtem: Swarm
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,761 reviews2026
Dev: Crema
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 41.3% ★, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 10.5%, Score Attack 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Cute creature designs, colorful arenas, cooperative options, and evolving attack builds make this a friendly, lighthearted horde-survival alternative.
- #24 HSS:Reload
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 212 reviews2024
Dev: SmokingBear Studio
Windows
This is a very fast God's perspective roguelike shooter, the player will pilot the mech, explore the alien frontier, enjoy the "Crimsonland + Vampire Survivors (Vampire Survivors)" endless killing!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Roguelite 17%, Anime 14.9%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This anime-styled roguelite offers cute characters, single-player action, and build-focused combat that should appeal to HoloCure players.
- #25 Time Wasters
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,621 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.6% ★, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Roguelite 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Space-themed runs, a large upgrade pool, and persistent ship progression make for an accessible and very replayable bullet-heaven experience.
- #26 Magical Girl Survivors: Prologue
82% matchMixed62% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: DogeLike
Windows
FREE DEMO features ,Play as the Magical Girl, constantly upgrade your magic, build skill sets, and fight the tide of orcs! 15 minutes of fast rougelike game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.4%, Action Roguelike 29.1%, Anime 17.7%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This free magical-girl horde game captures the same appeal of picking upgrades and wiping out dense crowds with increasingly absurd attacks.
- #27 Disfigure
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,513 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Action Roguelike 20%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Roguelite 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but compelling survivor-like focused on quick runs, randomized upgrades, and the satisfying challenge of being surrounded.
- #28 Internet Survivor Survivors
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 266 reviews2026
Dev: ビートまりお / COOL&CREATE
Windows
A top-down action roguelite Touhou fangame featuring Flan, who's... started streaming and has taken the internet by storm!? Collect likes and coins to power up your weapons! Your very viewer count becomes your life! Annihilate the constant hordes of enemies and survive, survive, SURVIVE!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 32.2% ★, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 8.2%, Anime 7.4%
- #29 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,218 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.9%, Anime 18.6%, Roguelite 16.9%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Cute 10.1%
- #30 Survivors of the Dawn
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 773 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.7% ★, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This action roguelite combines direct shooting, hordes, upgrade choices, and a colorful fantasy presentation reminiscent of early survivor games.
- #31 Holo X Break
77% matchVery Positive86% of 2,653 reviews2024
Dev: KayAnimatePub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Fight your way through endless waves of holoX's minions! Gear up with all sorts of equipment and items in this action packed beat-em-up to reach the 5 bosses of hololive's "holoX", and put a stop to their plans!
Why similar: Anime 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Cute 11.8%, Colorful 7.4%
- #32 Idol Showdown
76% matchVery Positive94% of 5,856 reviews2023
Dev: Besto Game TeamPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Made by hololive fans, for hololive fans. Idol Showdown is the definitive fan-made hololive fighting game experience, powered by rollback netcode. Engage in exciting duels as your favorite hololive talent and prove once and for all who the strongest idol is using the game’s easy-to-learn controls.
Why similar: Anime 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Arcade 16%, 2D 8.4%, Action 8.2%
- #33 Touhou Endless Dream
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,886 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 14.8%, Anime 14.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #34 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,407 reviews2021
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy Prologue is a fanmade indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.To save the Princess of Misty Lake "Daiyousei", from the evil who took her captive. You must play as the brave Hero of Ice Fairy "Cirno" and face "Remilia Scarlet" of the Kouma Castle
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.4%, Anime 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Cute 12.3%, Action 6.9%
- #35 Stardust Trial
74% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: 铭轩魔王
Windows
A cute, anime-style casual roguelite survival game. Actively attack monsters to rack up kills and unlock powerful skills! Summon magical artifacts to fight alongside you. Clear dynamic stages with unique victory conditions and enjoy the ultimate bullet-heaven experience!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Action Roguelike 28.5%, Roguelite 17.4%, Anime 14.5%, Casual 5.7%
- #36 GuraQuest
75% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Lee-PicPub: holo Indie
Windows
Play as Gawr Gura in this 2D-platformer Hololive Fan game! Jump and dash your way through 3 hand crafted levels and collect hidden shrimp in this vibrant, pixel-art environment.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Cute 18.9%, Score Attack 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13%, Action 11.4%
- #37 HANEHOLO!
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: DiceyCraftPub: holo Indie
Windows
A jump-action game where you control Hololive members and aim for the goal!! With simple controls, just keep climbing higher and higher! Play the entire story for free in the free version!
Why similar: Score Attack 33.5%, Action 33.4%, Casual 27.5%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #38 東方催狐譚 ~ Servants of Harvest Wish
74% matchVery Positive96% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Dream Compass
Windows
Set off on a journey to an autumnal paradise in this bountiful Touhou vertical Bullethell Shmup fan game made by overseas fans!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.7%, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Anime 13.3%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 5.3%
- #39 Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,218 reviews2021
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Anime 15.4%, Roguelite 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #40 Flock of the Seraphim
71% matchNo user reviews85% of 173 reviews2026
Dev: GuuchanDev
Windows
Exorcise hordes of demons using gun-wielding nuns and angels in this survivors-like bullet heaven! Collect and keep angels with unique weapons, stats, and abilities to create god-like builds as you fend off waves of enemies! Do you have enough faith to survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Action Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Score Attack 10.6%, Anime 10.1%
- #41 The Adventure of Ninomae Ina'nis
73% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Minimum Wage MediaPub: holo Indie
Windows
The Adventure of Ninomae Ina'nis is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you control Ninomae Ina'nis from Hololive Myth and her companion AO-chan.
Why similar: Anime 24.3%, Arcade 20.3%, Casual 15.3%, Action 15.2%, Cute 14.2%
- #42 FUBUKI ~zero in on Holoearth~ HOLOLIVE ALTERNATIVE
72% matchVery Positive87% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: PEPOSOFTPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
『FUBUKI ~zero in on Holoearth~』is a high-speed pixel action game where you control the protagonist, Shirakami Fubuki, and battle using swords and skills.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 48.4%, Action 27.3%, Anime 16.2%, Singleplayer 8.1%
- #43 HOLOSAGA: Invasion of the HoloX
71% matchVery Positive88% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: Team SEONGWONPub: holo Indie
Windows
Liberated from the shackles of power, La+ led the HoloX members and the army to invade Earth! You must gather the members of the HoloLive and stop them.
Why similar: Anime 42.5%, Female Protagonist 29.7%, Casual 22.5%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #44 Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon?
72% matchVery Positive92% of 254 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Anime 12.6%, Arcade 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #45 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,505 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.9%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Anime 15.2%, Roguelite 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #46 Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,507 reviews2019
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
This is a fan-made Touhou shmup with one single stage, similar to the extra stage of official Touhou games. This game has an auto dodging system, which gives you a choice to ignore all the danmaku and only focus on the story.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 53.6%, Anime 26.2%, Action 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #47 Cat Girl Survivor
70% matchMixed70% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Minimum Studio Corp.Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defeat the evil threatening the world with cute kitty wizards! Cat Girl Survivor is a casual shooting action game that invites you to conquer various challenges by equipping our lively cat wizards with over 40 vibrant skills. Overpower the legions of demons by strategically crafting your own build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.7%, Action Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Anime 10.3%
- #48 Pamina VS Slimes
69% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Rune Game Dev
Windows
Pamina VS Slimes is a fast-paced top-down arcade game where you defend your home from endless waves of slimes. Choose from 4 headpattable characters, master elemental strategies, and unleash powerful burst skills across 4 game modes. Get ready for non-stop action!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Anime 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Cute 8.5%
- #49 Hell Maiden
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,999 reviews2026
Dev: AstralShift
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Traverse the depths of Hell and beat its toughest demons on your way to Heaven in this horde survival deck-building game inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40% ★, Action Roguelike 15%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Roguelite 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #50 Neptunia Shooter
70% matchVery Positive88% of 746 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 69.1 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 33.5%, Anime 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Cute 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #51 Brave survivors
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: blink
Windows
Break the besiege of various monsters! Upgrade the weapons, choose your favorite skills. Unique combination with skill and role. A 14 minutes roguelike experience, shoot with fantastic and exciting experience!! Believe yourself and beat the boss!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Action Roguelike 27%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Anime 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #52 Shard Squad
67% matchVery Positive85% of 648 reviews2025
Dev: The Root StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.6% ★, Bullet Hell 15%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #53 Chumini: Tiny Army
66% matchVery Positive94% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: GuilloteamPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this cute and colorful survivors-like, summon an army of tiny Chuminis to battle waves of forest demons. Each Chumini has its own movement patterns: it's up to you to manage this merry mess to create an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 43.4% ★, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 8.2%, Cute 6.3%
- #54 Pixel Game Maker Series MagicalShot The AttackBump☆
66% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Azuma ProjectPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
Blow enemies away with magic bullets and smash them into walls to defeat them! A fixed-perspective top-down 2D action game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Cute 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Anime 10.7%
- #55 Shotgun Witch
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,116 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Anime 11.6%, Cute 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #56 Noxious Weeds
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Solar Eclipse Games
Windows · Linux
Face the corruption that poisons your harvest! Noxious Weeds is an action rogue-lite where you slay hordes of creatures with the help of cute veggies and a combination of your favorite tools. The harvest is power. Choose wisely!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 33.3% ★, Farming 15.1% ★, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #57 Touhou Dystopian
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,271 reviews2025
Dev: Kay Lnk
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Touhou Project's Brand New Action Roguelite Fan Game! Strange incidents erupt in the Animal Realm and Primate Spirit Garden. Embark on an unknown journey, uncover the truth behind the anomalies, and break through this 'Touhou Dystopian'!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Roguelite 19.3%, Female Protagonist 16%, Anime 11%, Cute 9.2%
- #58 Replik Survivors
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Sea Cat
Windows
This game is a time survival game with role-playing and roguelite elements. Through the choice of upgrades in battle to make the character stronger and stronger, defeat the oncoming enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.6%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Anime 11.8%, Roguelite 11.2%