Games Like Hyper Sentinel

Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Action 15.2%, Arcade 13.9%, Indie 11.1%

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 31.5%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Fast-Paced 13.2%, Retro 12.8%, Action 10.2%

Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Arcade 16.9%, Retro 12%, Action 8.8%

Hyper Simon X is an Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Puzzle game that ingeniously blends SHMUP mechanics with the classic nostalgia of 'Simon Says' memory games. Prepare for a challenge like no other as you destroy the enemies in the exact order displayed!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Fast-Paced 16.5%, Action 14.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Arcade 11.1%

Zenodyne R is a new 90s-style shoot-'em-up game filled with YM2612 music and real Blast Processing action, where your reflexes and patience will be tested in their entirety! Packed with 6 crazy stages filled wtih bosses, 5 unique ships, unlockables, branching paths and more!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.5%, Action 29.9%, Indie 20.6%

Hyper Bounce Blast is a stomach-churning retro shooter blended with classic platforming action. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive the ever-increasing enemy attack. Bring it on!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Action 24.7%, Arcade 18.9%, Indie 17.4%

Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Retro 17.3%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 9.6%

Certified 100% pure arcade action, rendered in eye-melting neon vectors, Vektor Wars is classic first-person blasting for the shooter connoisseur.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.2%, Retro 25.9%, Arcade 22.5%, Action 14.7%, Indie 10.7%

Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 13.7%, Indie 9.1%

The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.8%, Bullet Hell 22%, Arcade 17.8%, Action 12.2%, Indie 9.2%

Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Fast-Paced 19.4%, Bullet Hell 15%, Arcade 12.5%, Retro 11.2%

Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Action 16.4%, Arcade 10.7%, Indie 10.5%

Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Fast-Paced 18.9%, Arcade 13.9%, Retro 11.6%

Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Action 13.9%, Arcade 13.1%, Indie 10.1%

Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Action 17.8%, Retro 16.6%, Indie 12.8%

ADHD core loop weapon system will keep you on your toes in this thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle legions of demonic entities, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Experience FLOW STATE gaming!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.8%, Bullet Hell 30.2%, Action 13.9%, Arcade 10.1%

Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Arcade 16.4%, Retro 15.8%, Action 11.5%, Indie 8.9%

Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.9%, Action 23.5%, Indie 17.1%, Arcade 15.5%

Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Action 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Retro 14.8%, Arcade 12.7%

Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.3%, Action 21%, Indie 15.1%, Bullet Hell 12.6%

Horizon Shift is an explosive wave based single screen shooter with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Action 27.9%, Arcade 19%, Indie 18.2%

Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Retro 13.5%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 9.4%

Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.4%, Bullet Hell 36.9%, Arcade 8.1%, Action 7.6%, Indie 6%

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Bullet Hell 24%, Arcade 14.6%, Fast-Paced 14.2%, Retro 10.7%

Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Bullet Hell 23%, Arcade 12.4%, Retro 10.2%, Action 8.9%

Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action 13.4%, Arcade 13.4%, Indie 10.1%

Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Arcade 17%, Retro 12.8%, Action 9%

CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Arcade 14.8%, Retro 9.1%, Action 7.5%

Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.2%, Action 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Indie 12%

SCORCHING TECHBEAT ACTION! A frantic combo-based score attack shooter. Make combos to earn more time. Master all weapons and defeat a raving mad machine. 100% arcade action. Online ranking. Lots of achievements. A Dual Gunstrike spin off.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Fast-Paced 20.5%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 8.4%

Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 6.8%

Sky Mercenaries - Fast paced action overdose with rpg elements

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Arcade 15.9%, Action 13.4%, Indie 10.4%

Bullet Candy is a fast paced, action packed arena shooter. There are a variety of combo systems and many secret techniques that you can employ to get the best score and weapon upgrades possible. Viewed from a top-down perspective, Bullet Candy allows for a true 360° shoot-em-up experience.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.8%, Indie 26%, Arcade 25.2%

A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Arcade 14.8%, Retro 14.5%, Action 10.5%

Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Retro 7.7%

Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Bullet Hell 23%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Arcade 14.1%, Retro 9.6%

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

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.6%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Action 11.6%, Retro 8.3%, Indie 5.8%

Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Arcade 17.1%, Retro 7.8%, Action 7.5%

An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 57.2%, Retro 25.2%, Action 17.7%

A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Arcade 17.3%, Retro 11.7%, Action 8.8%

Scoregasm is an incredible, variety rich shooter with a non-linear, branching paths style galaxy to explore. It's pretty, accessible, fun and really rather good! Blast your way through the galaxy's many varied levels and use your skills to change your route, find new levels, new enemies, unlock bonus challenge stages and fight the bosses...

Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.4%, Action 34.6%, Indie 25.9%

Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.5%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Action 16.7%, Indie 12.9%

Particle wars is a super cool and colorful survival shooter with crazy particle effects, tons of weapons and power-ups! Beat the levels with different approaches and get some great highscores at the infinite mode!

Why similar: Action 37.9%, Arcade 33.7%, Indie 28.4%

Roche Fusion is a retro, over the top space shooter. An all you can shoot buffet; fast paced and procedurally generated; with crazy waves of enemies, awesome upgrades and wicked boss-fights! Also: Explosions. Lots of explosions.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53%, Action 26.9%, Indie 20.1%

Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.8%, Retro 16.8%, Arcade 10.8%, Action 10.7%, Bullet Hell 10.6%

RefRain - prism memories - is an empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell shoot-’em-up that focuses on fast-paced, offensive gameplay. “Dive” into a hazardous digital world, cycle through 3 different attack modes, and delete the opposition with superior firepower.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Action 20.8%, Indie 16.1%

Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.

Why similar: Action 37.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.3%, Indie 24.9%

HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?

Why similar: Fast-Paced 39.2%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 7.8%

Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Arcade 11%, Action 9.2%

Warp into action with Solar Shifter EX. Man your ship and dive into fierce combat situations in space and over beautiful and distant planet surfaces. Solar Shifter EX is a sci-fi shoot 'em up with the unique ability to 'shift'.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 59.1%, Action 23.8%, Indie 17.1%

Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Arcade 21.5%, Action 7.1%

Space Elite Force II is a fast-paced side-scrolling shmup with local co-op, weapon upgrades, handcrafted pixel art, and intense boss battles. Fight through explosive stages, chase high scores, and defend humanity.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Fast-Paced 23.5%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Arcade 13%, Retro 12%

Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Arcade 14.7%, Retro 9%, Fast-Paced 8.5%

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Action 16.5%, Arcade 13.9%, Indie 11.1%

Explosive twin stick shooter. Lots of upgrades. Full controller support. Awesome soundtrack.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Arcade 23.2%, Indie 21.8%, Action 18.6%

Featuring six levels of intense shooting action, Tiamat X is a rip-snortin tribute to the side-scrolling space shooters of yesteryear, and would be right at home blazing away on the screen of a booming, beer-stained arcade cabinet.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.6%, Arcade 23.4%, Action 20.8%, Indie 13.3%

GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos​ with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Fast-Paced 17.8%, Action 15.4%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Arcade 12.5%

A fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the eight fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own end-level special boss.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 62.1%, Arcade 16%, Action 12.5%, Indie 9.4%

Become the all-powerful Gunboat God in this fluid shoot 'em up. Carve the waves as you stylishly fight hordes of monsters in hundreds of quick-fire missions. Transform your Gunboat and upgrade your weapons, skills and abilities to take on giant, challenging, multi-stage bosses!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Retro 15.7%, Arcade 15.2%, Action 8.1%