
A love letter to 8-bit era in a punishing, rewarding, tight retro top-down shooter.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Twin Stick Shooter, Action, Top-Down.

A love letter to 8-bit era in a punishing, rewarding, tight retro top-down shooter.

Demons are coming!
Demons are coming! is a bullet hell rougelite shooter where you fight a high variety of demons that occupied your holy land. Use the upgrades you find to your advantage and create your ideal guns to help you kill the most terrifying monsters.

Bullet Bunny
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Demons are coming! is a bullet hell rougelite shooter where you fight a high variety of demons that occupied your holy land. Use the upgrades you find to your advantage and create your ideal guns to help you kill the most terrifying monsters.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Gun Customization 10.8% ★, Roguelike 8.5%
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Roguelike 12.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%, Top-Down 8.2%
meldpit is an arcade roguelike twinstick shooter. conquer the chambers of meldpit with various perks that make you stronger along the way. defeat unique types of enemies and see how far you can go !
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Top-Down 8.9%
Someone thought it was a good idea to create the world's first sentient plant. It wasn't. Now there's a mildly dangerous and very angry plant making a mad dash for the exit, the only thing that stands in its way is the near-infinite number of mass-produced robot sentries programmed to destroy it.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelike 11.2%, Shooter 10.4%
Astral Blitz is a roguelite, twin stick shooter. Control your fighter ship and wreak devastation through the hordes of empire defenses. Create your own play style as you customize your ship to your needs, setting it up for brutal destruction, refined precision, or to become chaos incarnate!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelike 8.9%
A fast, twin-stick shooter micro-roguelike with bullet hell elements, chunky weapons and satisfying destruction. Your AI friend AL4-N will help you along the way with new weapons, upgrades and vague moral support, as you attempt to beat the Scunners Run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27%, Gun Customization 14.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Roguelike 12.9%
Demon Countdown is a Bullet Hell roguelike where hordes of Demons lurk in waves from hell, Kill all’em while sun is brightness… Every map is unique, and you can Play coop with your friends. Buy Skill boost Temporal! Will you be able to survive Before nightfall?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Roguelike 11.5%, Action Roguelike 9.8%
Iron Skys is a top down bullet hell shooter with rouge like elements. As a lone pilot in an untested prototype vessel, you must defend the empire against a seemingly endless fleet of rebel ships.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
LootMage is a bullet-hell action roguelite game set in a medieval fantasy world. As an adventurer in this realm, you must brave ever-changing dungeons, battle fierce enemies, collect treasures, and fight to survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Roguelike 10.1%, Top-Down 8.6%
Prepare for epic battles between gods and Hades in this top-down action roguelite! Choose your deity, unleash powerful combos, and fight against underworld enemies. Feel the adrenaline for 15 minutes and restore order in the underworld.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Demons 12.8%, Roguelike 9.8%
Explore dungeons, battle hordes of monsters, and defy fate in “Enter The Lost Chamber,” an action-packed pixel art roguelike. Discover new challenges, collect powerful weapons, and prepare to face the final boss at any time. Dive into the darkness!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelike 12.1%, Shooter 8.4%
Nebula Cleanup Crew is a short top down action roguelite shooter with a focus on hot and cold weaponry. Rescue your crew members as you blast enemies and bosses away with super heated and chilled weapons — freeze foes, overheat them and unleash powerful supertemp special attacks!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Action Roguelike 9.7%, Gun Customization 9% ★
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Roguelike 10%, Action Roguelike 9.6%
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Roguelike 13%, Action Roguelike 10.9%
Slayers, Inc. is a roguelite twin-stick shooter about killing hordes of demons. Acquire items to brutalize them in new and unique ways, empower yourself with Artifacts to kill 'em with style, don't forget to keep your combo going, and give those infernal fools the boot!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Roguelike 14.6%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Top-Down 10.1%
Stranded in a distant galaxy, portal jump your way home and defeat the DraadMek in this roguelite space shooter adventure. Unlock epic upgrades, explore alien galaxies, make friends, find love and do battle against a relentless alien AI threat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Gun Customization 11.8% ★, Top-Down 9.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.4%
Survive endless waves of cosmic chaos in Astrochibbi! Fight through escalating battles where every wave brings new monsters, new patterns, and new challenges. Dodge, shoot, and adapt as the battlefield evolves and only the strongest survive.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Action Roguelike 11%, Roguelike 10.3%
BSG: Big Space Guns is a coop bullet hell roguelike where you step on giant buttons to activate cannons while you dodge bullets.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Roguelike 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Action Roguelike 9.8%
Vectrix is a rhythmic, techno, top-down shoot 'em up with a synthwave soundtrack and a grid of enemies based on John Conway's "Game of Life" cellular automaton!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Roguelike 13.3%, Retro 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.2%
Play as a Gladiator defending the Crystal against relentless hordes in – a fast-paced Action Roguelike. Charge the Crystal by defeating enemies and unleashing devastating waves of destruction. Uncover the truth as you Descend deeper into the depths of the Arena.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Gun Customization 11.6% ★, Roguelike 9.4%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16%, Roguelike 10.5%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
Starship Architect is a high-octane roguelike where every decision counts. Battle relentless enemies, choose from a dynamic arsenal of weapons and upgrades, and strategically assemble your ship. Unlock powerful new parts after each run and craft the perfect starship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Gun Customization 14.5% ★, Roguelike 12.2%, Action Roguelike 11.4%
"Slay To The End" is an intense and thrilling survival roguelite game that plunges you into the edge of the apocalypse. Faced with hordes of terrifying creatures, your only option is to wield your weapon and embark on a brutal journey of slaughter, battling until the very last moment.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelike 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.8%
Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Gun Customization 11.8% ★, Action Roguelike 7%
Fast Food War is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a burger seeking to shoot, dash, cook, destroy enemy fast foods that stops him from reclaiming burger restaurants that has been overtaken by other fast foods.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Roguelike 17.2%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 12%, Action Roguelike 11.1%
A Mystic Gate created by the gods suddenly appears in the human world. Adventurers challenge themselves with the tests that await them beyond the gate. In order to earn your wish you must defeat hordes & bosses in this roguelike dungeon exploration bullet hell!!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Top-Down 8.7%
Withstand an onslaught of enemies and survive against all odds in this rogue-lite twin-stick shooter. Stranded on an uncharted planet, you will need to scavange for rare loot, upgrade your ship, and unlock ancient mechanisms to escape this strange and hostile place – solo or with friends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.6%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Roguelike 11%, Action Roguelike 9.5%
A casual rogue-lite shooter where you can buy upgrades to improve your run and defeat waves of enemies. Shoot tons of bullets and create different builds while trying to be as accurate as you can to get the best rewards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Roguelike 13.1%, Gun Customization 12.5% ★, Shooter 8.5%
Loot post-apocalyptic metro tunnels in side-scrolling mode and survive waves of monsters at stations in top-down twin-stick shooter mode. Upgrade your skills and weapons endlessly. How far will you get?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Roguelike 15.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 8.9%
Angelstruck is a 2D roguelite shooter where you demolish the forces of Heaven as you attempt to reach the pearly gates. Overcharge your holy rifle, and min-max your way into insane game-breaking builds. Unlock permanent capabilities and powerful screen-destroying weapons that feed on kills.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Roguelike 11.2%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Bullet Hell 15%, Roguelike 10.6%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Retro 8.9%
Roguevive is an roguelite survive bullet heaven. Survive against hordes of enemies getting ever stronger. Level up, unlock upgrades and new guns in this multiplayer action roguelite.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Roguelike 10.3%, Action Roguelike 9.9%
Hyperwired is a classic top-down action shooter, where your spaceship has a plug hanging from it. Wire yourself into sockets, gather upgrades, and unlock ships as you explore a procedurally generated galaxy with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Roguelike 10.1%, Action Roguelike 10%
Lost Colony is a sci-fi twin-stick shooter roguelike. Battle aliens and rogue drones with your evolving combat drone companion. Explore a shifting colony, collect alien tech to upgrade weapons, boost your drone's powers, and uncover the dark forces behind the colony's fall.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelike 10.3%
SHOOT AND DODGE your way through the underground arenas in this Dark Chaotic Arcade Twinstick Shooter! Don't get consumed by the noise!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
Take control of a heavily armed squid and blast through destructible worlds in Freedom Squid Fighter. Soar through the air, tunnel through dirt and rock with powerful weaponry, and outmaneuver enemies across towering, fully destructible landscapes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelike 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%
Overkill Squad is a ultra high-speed top-down shooter roguelike built around intense 1-minute combat arenas. Choose your fighter, unleash overwhelming firepower, defeat brutal bosses, and collect relics to dominate every run.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Roguelike 13.1%, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.1%
Simplistic roguelike shooter, Blast your way through countless enemies while earning powerful upgrades which turn you into a shape obliterating machine! 50+ upgrades with countless synergies and stacking effects!, Unique enemies which have unique abilities
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelike 14.4%, Shooter 11.7%
Cycle 28 is a classic arcade space combat game where you have six minutes to beat your high-score. Simple controls, powerful upgrades, and intense dogfights. Perfect for when you just need to switch off and shoot something. See you on the scoreboard!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Roguelike 9.1%, Shooter 8.8%
Hellcraze is a bullethell dungeon crawler game, your mission is simple... KILL THEM ALL!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Roguelike 18.6%, Shooter 15.5%, Gun Customization 15.2% ★, Demons 13.3%
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.4%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelike 10%
Arcane Passage is a rogue light action game that takes you into dungeons to explore magic. Choose a class, combine spells and runes, and master the art of magic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.2%, Bullet Hell 20%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Top-Down 9.3%
Defend a moving train against relentless bandit attacks. Shoot enemies, repair wagons and upgrade your character as you explore diverse regions each with unique guns, enemies and upgrades.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.2%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Action Roguelike 10.3%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Top-Down 5.6%
Mr. Sparkle’s tale has gone wrong. To escape the nightmare, you must combine runes to craft your own spells and survive relentless bullet-hell chaos.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 15%, Roguelike 14.1%, Gun Customization 12.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.4%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Shooter 12%, Top-Down 8%
Bosorka is an exciting action roguelike where a young witch saves the world from insidious and cruel demons. Combine runes, master a variety of brooms, and try all possible and impossible spells until you gain enough power to fight evil.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Bullet Hell 11%, Demons 10.3%
Build the MOST SATISFYING GUNS to ANNIHILATE ENEMIES by COMBINING EVERY ATTACK you find in this fast-paced BULLET-HELL ROGUELIKE set in TRANSFORMING ARENAS! 💥
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Roguelike 14.7%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%
Defend your planet in this twin-stick mayhem shooter. Rip through alien hordes across a seamless spherical battlefield while upgrading your ship and fortifying your city.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shooter 10.9%, Top-Down 9.6%
A vampire survival game with 10 bosses with their own unique moves, a dozen heroes, runes, unlimited gems, and Sun Wukong!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Roguelike 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down 8.1%
Battle through waves of enemies, taking their power for your own in this retro-styled arcade shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Shooter 12%, Nostalgia 11.8% ★
PhaigeX is a fast-paced "Bullet Heaven" space shooter, tasking the player to explore space sectors and contain a rising incursion of rogue AI-controlled units. Pilot a variety of ships, call in the support craft, and use a myriad of upgrades to lay down heavy firepower towards the enemy forces.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Roguelike 11.3%, Action Roguelike 10.1%
Hope's Final Defense is an action roguelite where you create a skill deck to fight hordes of enemies. Choose from many game-breaking items and upgrades. Craft overpowered builds and create deadly synergies to fight endless monsters from Negativia. Can you protect humanity's last hope?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelike 9.5%
Clean, Quota, Upgrade, Repeat. Super Polished is a Top-down cleaning roguelite where you clean up while the mess is still being made.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Roguelike 16.1%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Shooter 9.3%
Prepare to embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey through the chaotic realms of the apocalypse in this intense bullet hell. In a world teetering on the edge of oblivion, you must harness your reflexes, strategic prowess, and sheer determination to survive the onslaught of otherworldly adversaries.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Roguelike 12.5%, Gun Customization 10.7% ★
Face 28 unique bosses in thrilling roguelike action! Some bosses use 3 random attack patterns, making each encounter feel fresh and challenging. Combine skill trees and specials to craft your strategy and claim victory!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Roguelike 10.4%, Action Roguelike 9.9%
Craft your gun. Shoot down enemies hordes. Upgrade weapon, remake weapon, combine weapon. Unlock new characters and new modules. Make great gunsmiths regret their inventions!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Roguelike 16.9%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11%
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Demons 10.4%