- #1 Touhou Endless Dream
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,880 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.1 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: Action Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Roguelite 15.3%, Anime 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its anime presentation, bullet-heavy combat, and run-based progression make it one of the closest tonal matches for players who enjoy HoloCure’s cute-chaotic style.
- #2 Vampire Survivors
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 262,434 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.8 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: Bullet Heaven 54.7% ★, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Roguelite 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 5%
Why You'll Like It: The clearest match overall, since HoloCure builds on the same auto-attacking horde-survival formula of escalating enemy floods, build synergies, and constant unlocks.
- #3 Death Must Die
95% matchVery Positive90% of 21,526 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.2 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 42.4% ★, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes survivor-style mob clearing with flashier action-RPG combat and stronger boss encounters, making it a great pick if you like HoloCure’s more active, bullet-dodging feel.
- #4 Touhou Library Survivors
96% matchVery Positive89% of 151 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 27.6%, Action Roguelike 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Anime 11.2%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It’s an anime-styled survivors-like with clear bullet-heaven DNA, making it an easy fit if you want more character-driven horde survival in a similar niche.
- #5 20 Minutes Till Dawn
94% matchVery Positive91% of 28,804 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 Hell 21.5%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 13.6%, Score Attack 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is a tighter, more manually aimed take on the same survive-the-swarm formula, with strong build variety and a similarly addictive loop of overpowering your character.
- #6 Touhou: Gensokyo Survivors
94% matchVery Positive83% of 217 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 17.6%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 12.6%, Anime 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9%
Why You'll Like It: This leans even harder into the Touhou-style cute-anime side of the formula while keeping the same run-based mob clearing and progression appeal.
- #7 Soulstone Survivors
93% matchVery Positive91% of 26,366 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 60.2% ★, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 7.3%, Score Attack 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same satisfying screen-filling destruction and upgrade stacking as HoloCure, but with bigger spectacle and more build experimentation.
- #8 Halls of Torment
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,421 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.1 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 Hell 25%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Arcade 7%
Why You'll Like It: Though darker in theme, it nails the same loop of mowing down huge waves, collecting upgrades, and gradually turning a fragile run into total screen control.
- #9 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
90% matchVery Positive86% of 47,393 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 28.9 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 46.3% ★, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same satisfying mix of movement, wave survival, resource pickup, and build shaping, just with a sci-fi mining spin.
- #10 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
91% matchVery Positive91% of 13,222 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 72.6% ★, Action Roguelike 5.5%, Bullet Hell 5.4%, Top-Down Shooter 5.4%, Roguelite 4%
Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of HoloCure is becoming absurdly overpowered against giant crowds, this delivers that same escalation with a streamlined team-building twist.
- #11 Replik Survivors
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 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 16.5%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Roguelite 11.6%, Anime 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is a strong thematic match for players who want anime girls, pixel-style charm, and survivors-like run progression in one package.
- #12 Rogue: Genesia
89% matchVery Positive91% of 8,452 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 61.3% ★, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Roguelite 7.3%, Arcade 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the survivors formula with map-path progression and chunky build variety while keeping the same easy-to-love swarm-clearing core.
- #13 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
89% matchVery Positive88% of 6,216 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 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 46.3% ★, Bullet Hell 14%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is another polished survivors-like with strong character differentiation and progression systems that scratch the same long-term unlock itch as HoloCure.
- #14 Army of Ruin
87% matchVery Positive88% of 2,733 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 47.8% ★, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its bright effects, dense enemy packs, and combo-heavy upgrades make it feel very close to HoloCure’s more explosive late-run power fantasy.
- #15 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,674 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 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 29.5%, Anime 18.3%, Roguelite 17.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Cute 10%
Why You'll Like It: It’s less directly a survivors-like, but its cute anime presentation and bullet-heavy action make it a good adjacent pick for fans of HoloCure’s style.
- #16 Beautiful Mystic Survivors
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,237 reviews2022
Dev: Fantasize Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Roguelite bullet-hell meets sexy anime in Beautiful Mystic Survivors, as you rise to help gorgeous heroines destroy countless invading monsters. Plan your builds, upgrade heroines, and survive against the clock. Experience polished 3D graphics, flashy VFX, and surrounded by thousands of monsters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.4%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 17.3%, Anime 13.5%, Colorful 4%
Why You'll Like It: Its anime aesthetic and survivor-style combat make it one of the better options if you specifically want HoloCure’s cute presentation alongside familiar gameplay.
- #17 Holo X Break
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,649 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 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Cute 11.9%, Colorful 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is more of a beat ’em up than a survivors-like, but it’s an obvious recommendation if the Hololive cast and pixel-art fan-game energy are a big part of why you loved HoloCure.
- #18 Brotato
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 114,107 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.0 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 43.4% ★, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Roguelite 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It’s more compact and arena-focused than HoloCure, but the frantic dodging, stat stacking, and rapid-fire build decisions feel very similar run to run.
- #19 PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈
84% matchVery Positive97% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: ChronoYukiPub: 马家沟红旗农机合作社
Windows
Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Roguelite 12.5%, Anime 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its anime-styled action-roguelike combat and bullet-focused top-down play make it a solid fit for the more bullet-hell side of HoloCure’s appeal.
- #20 Noxious Weeds
85% matchVery Positive80% of 60 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 40.2% ★, Farming 13.5% ★, Bullet Hell 12%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Roguelite 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a tougher, more bullet-dense spin on the bullet-heaven formula that should appeal if you enjoy HoloCure’s busier and more dangerous stages.
- #21 Pesticide Not Required
83% matchVery Positive94% of 910 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 24.9% ★, Bullet Hell 17%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Roguelite 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its cute pixel presentation and lighter tone make it feel closer in spirit to HoloCure than many darker survivors-likes, even while following the same horde-survival structure.
- #22 Boneraiser Minions
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,322 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 40.9% ★, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Why You'll Like It: The gameplay loop of surviving waves through increasingly silly but powerful synergies lines up well with HoloCure’s addictive upgrade-driven runs.
- #23 FUBUKI ~zero in on Holoearth~ HOLOLIVE ALTERNATIVE
81% matchVery Positive87% of 194 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 48.6%, Action 26.8%, Anime 16.2%, Singleplayer 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It’s farther from HoloCure mechanically, yet its official Hololive setting, pixel visuals, and action focus make it a worthwhile thematic follow-up for Hololive fans.
- #24 Spellbook Demonslayers
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,315 reviews2022
Dev: Xendra
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 20.9%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Roguelite 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more occult spin on the same formula of dodging enemy swarms while crafting broken spell interactions over repeated runs.
- #25 Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,586 reviews2023
Dev: Creature Cauldron
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are the Spirit Hunters in this action rogue-lite. Slay huge waves of monsters and harvest their souls for ever increasing power. Unlock many playable characters, abilities, maps and more through a deep progression system.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 62.4% ★, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Roguelite 8.7%, Action 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exactly the kind of chaotic crowd control, XP vacuuming, and escalating run power that makes HoloCure so easy to sink time into.
- #26 Nomad Survival
80% matchVery Positive84% of 2,171 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 43.3% ★, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a straightforward, systems-heavy survivors-like that’s great if what you want most from HoloCure is more build tinkering and wave-clearing progression.
- #27 Scarlet Tower
79% matchVery Positive82% of 2,365 reviews2024
Dev: Pyxeralia LLCPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 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 Hell 33.8%, Action Roguelike 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, 2D 5.2%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same escalating swarm pressure and upgrade snowballing, but with a gothic aesthetic and more overtly supernatural character flavor.
- #28 Disfigure
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,390 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 22.1%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Roguelite 11.2%, Score Attack 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the minimalist look, its tense arena survival and upgrade-driven momentum capture a lot of the same mechanical satisfaction as HoloCure.
- #29 Bounty of One
79% matchVery Positive88% of 2,996 reviews2023
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, Score Attack 14.4%, Colorful 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: The wild upgrade stacking and constant kiting against growing waves make it another excellent pick if you mostly want that survivor-style power curve.
- #30 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
78% matchVery Positive92% of 758 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Anime 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Cute 7%
- #31 Elite Exorcist Miko
77% matchVery Positive96% of 101 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 24.9%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Anime 9.2%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #32 Idol Showdown
76% matchVery Positive94% of 5,800 reviews2023
Dev: Besto Game TeamPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 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 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Arcade 16.2%, 2D 8.6%, Action 8%
- #33 Stardust Trial
76% 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: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Roguelite 18%, Anime 14.1%, Casual 5.7%
- #34 Gacha Fever
77% matchVery Positive95% of 132 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 43.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Bullet Hell 11%, Roguelite 8.6%, Action Roguelike 7.7%
- #35 Maid Survivors : Little Angels
75% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: MilkEmpirePub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
[Maid Survivors : Little Angels] is a roguelite arena shooter game where various lovely maid-warriors battle waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Upgrade the maid-warriors, choose from a variety of weapons and items to create your own build and protect Earth's peace from enemies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Anime 12.4%
- #36 GuraQuest
75% matchVery Positive97% of 59 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 22.2%, Cute 18.8%, Score Attack 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Action 11.1%
- #37 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,376 reviews2021
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.1 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 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Cute 12.4%, Action 6.7%
- #38 HANEHOLO!
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 92 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 34.2%, Action 32.4%, Casual 27.7%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #39 東方催狐譚 ~ Servants of Harvest Wish
74% matchVery Positive96% of 418 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 37.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Anime 13.1%, Arcade 9.3%, Action 5.2%
- #40 Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,150 reviews2021
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 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 17.4%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Anime 15%, Roguelite 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #41 The Adventure of Ninomae Ina'nis
73% matchPositive92% 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 23.9%, Arcade 20.5%, Casual 15.6%, Action 14.9%, Cute 14.3%
- #42 Shard Squad
71% matchVery Positive87% of 558 reviews2025
Dev: The Root StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 45.8% ★, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #43 HOLOSAGA: Invasion of the HoloX
71% matchVery Positive91% of 125 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%, Female Protagonist 29.6%, Casual 23%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #44 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,390 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.3 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 18.7%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Anime 14.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #45 Chumini: Tiny Army
69% matchVery Positive97% of 96 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 50.2% ★, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 7.4%, Cute 5.5%
- #46 Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon?
72% matchVery Positive92% of 248 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.1 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 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Anime 12.3%, Arcade 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #47 Magical Girl Survivors: Prologue
72% matchMixed63% 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 31.3%, Action Roguelike 29.6%, Anime 17.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Action 5.5%
- #48 Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,492 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 54%, Anime 26%, Action 10%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #49 Touhou Dystopian
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,094 reviews2025
Dev: Kay Lnk
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 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 32%, Roguelite 20.1%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Anime 10.6%, Cute 8.9%
- #50 Pixel Game Maker Series MagicalShot The AttackBump☆
67% matchVery Positive100% of 58 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 15.9%, Cute 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Anime 10.5%
- #51 HSS:Reload
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 209 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 17.6%, Anime 14.5%, Action Roguelike 13%, Bullet Hell 12.6%
- #52 Shotgun Witch
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,098 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 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Anime 11.4%, Cute 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #53 Brave survivors
70% 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 28.4%, Action Roguelike 27.5%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Anime 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #54 Pamina VS Slimes
68% matchVery Positive97% of 72 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 22.1%, Anime 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Cute 8.5%
- #55 Harem of Gods
68% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Sweet Cakes Games
Windows
Gain the support of cute & lewd gods in your fight against an ancient evil. Form a harem, progress your relationships, and massacre the enemies that stand against you in this action roguelite.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelite 18.2%, Anime 13.4%, Fantasy 3.9%
- #56 Noobs Want to Live
66% matchVery Positive89% of 4,958 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.6%, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Cute 8.7%
- #57 Spartan Survivors
65% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2025
Dev: Bathrobe
Windows · Linux
Fight hordes of Covenant & Flood in this new game mixing Roguelite & Bullet Heaven for hours of mindless fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Bullet Heaven 17.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Roguelite 13.4%, Action Roguelike 10.4%
- #58 Parry Nightmare
67% matchVery Positive85% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: KAKUKAKU GAMESPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Cute 11.6%, Anime 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #59 Kitty's Last Adventure
65% matchVery Positive98% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: Woum
Windows · Mac
Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 44.8% ★, Bullet Hell 13%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Roguelite 7.7%