- #1 TriggerHeart EXELICA
97% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmo MachiaPub: Cosmo Machia inc.
Windows
"Where courage and conviction dictate, pull the trigger of your heart!"
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Shooter 12%, Anime 11.7%, Arcade 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #2 DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit
96% matchVery Positive92% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: 森の中の猫の小屋
Windows
PowerUp and BusterAttack! Despite the beauty of the Danmaku aggressive playing leads to victory in this Makaism Danmaku shooter. The Danmaku Garden awaits you. There's even a cat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 9.8%, Anime 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #3 東方逆妙乱 ~ Ephemeral Unnatural Balance
96% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: Ephemeral Entertainment
Windows
The Touhou fangame where you return balance to the world by breaking the scale. Dodge storms of bullets as you work to discover the source of the abnormality. Tired of playing by the rules? Then change the game - up the risk and reward. Break the balance and embrace Discord.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Bullet Hell 20%, Arcade 9.6%, Anime 8%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #4 Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: CITY CONNECTIONPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 16%, Anime 10.6%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 8.2%
- #5 Graze Counter GM
94% matchVery Positive97% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Anime 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #6 Shikhondo: Blue Pieta
94% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Arcade 9.2%, Anime 8.5%
- #7 R-Type Final 2
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 826 reviews2021
Dev: Granzella Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Side Scroller 24.7%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10%, Action 7%
- #8 Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES
92% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Raze the road less traveled with your Vulvehicle, the ultimate all-purpose armored combat machine! Whether flying through the sky, or burrowing deep underground, these gals stop at nothing to blast through terrain and enemies alike in this comical action STG!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Anime 9.1%, Shooter 8.7%
- #9 DRAINUS
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,170 reviews2022
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 9.4%, Bullet Hell 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #10 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
91% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: 雾雨威Channel
Windows
中国风东方Project二次同人STG游戏,剧情承接虹龙洞之后,古代帝王穿越到幻想乡发动异变!开始紧张刺激的弹幕游戏吧!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Anime 12.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 9%
- #11 Rangok Skies
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 41 reviews2021
Dev: Samurai Games
Windows · Mac
War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11.3%, Anime 9.9%
- #12 Akai Katana Shin
89% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 9.8%
- #13 COTTOn RockWithYou -ORIENTAL NIGHT DREAMS-
89% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Studio SaizensenPub: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Cotton, the magical girl shoot-'em-up heroine, is back once again! This time, the adventure leaves the Magical Kingdom behind and heads to Japan!? The original cute-girl side-scrolling shooter is back, bigger and better than ever!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 9.1%
- #14 Revolgear Zero
86% matchVery Positive99% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Shizuku and Akane...two pilots bound by rivalry and friendship battle to save their world from malevolent cosmic forces! A classic arcade style shmup with deeply satisfying fast paced combat, wide variety of load-out combos, and even local co-op!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Anime 12.6%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #15 Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage
87% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Arcade 12.7%, Anime 12.1%, Action 8.5%
- #16 BULLET SOUL
88% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Anime 15.2%, Action 10%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #17 Neptunia Shooter
85% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Anime 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Cute 5.8%
- #18 Celestia
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devon Meyer
Windows
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 6.9%
- #19 ∀kashicverse -Malicious Wake-
84% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2020
Dev: Endless Shirafu
Windows
It is a 2D Sci-Fi Action Shoot 'em up that can use command deadly techniques like fighting games. In this title, you can destroy enemies by using 10 distinctive special moves, "Methods", in addition to normal shooting attacks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Action 15.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #20 Metaloid : Origin
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2019
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Metaloid: Origin is an fast-paced gun’n'run 2D platformer. Take on the role of one out of three android warrior's known as “Predator” and dash through 9 different levels in order to save their planet from an robot army led by Lucian Corp, whom invade their planet and exploit the planetary resources to fuel their galactic war efforts.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Action 12.2%, Anime 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #21 Deathsmiles I・II
82% matchVery Positive95% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Anime 8.3%
- #22 StanÇact -Sexy Tenacious Girls-
83% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: marumellon
Windows
『StanÇact』is a cute and sexy girl-on-girl SHOOT'EM UP. Mai, a military officer, is on her way to quell a riot, but the rioters and the military have teamed up and are on the rampage and the head of the military was the ringleader.Witness one woman's struggle to complete her mission amidst the chaos!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8%, Shooter 7.4%
- #23 COTTOn Rock'n'Roll -SUPERLATIVE NIGHT DREAMS-
81% matchVery Positive90% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Studio SaizensenPub: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
The original beautiful girl side-scrolling shooter is back! This work commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Cotton series.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.5%, Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 15.7%, Action 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13.3%
- #24 Castle of Shikigami
82% matchMixed60% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmo MachiaPub: Cosmo Machia inc.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Action 18.7%, Anime 11.3%, Arcade 8.6%
- #25 SATAZIUS
81% matchVery Positive84% of 326 reviews2011
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Side Scroller 18%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 7.2%, Anime 7%
- #26 ASSAULT SHELL
80% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Team Overloaded
Windows
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #27 Kamio Recoil
79% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2016
Dev: ShindenkenPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Kamio Recoil is an exploration shooter, where every shot propels you through zero-gravity! Play as an assembled squad of five girls equipped with Spirit Arms as they maneuver through intricate areas and blast away the yokai invasion in order to defend the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Anime 13.8%, Bullet Hell 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Shooter 8.3%
- #28 Touhou Meishuugeki (東方明秋劇) ~ Cursed Sweeper and Bewildering Parallel
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Drillimation Systems
Windows · Mac
Take flight in this fast-paced danmaku shoot 'em up! Dodge dense bullet patterns, graze enemy fire, and unleash spell cards across dynamic vertical and horizontal scrolling stages. Choose from 4 playable characters to defeat over 10 bosses and cure the glohm.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.7%
- #29 Star Hunter DX
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action 7.3%
- #30 Danmaku Unlimited 3
78% matchVery Positive87% of 247 reviews2017
Dev: Doragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.6%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Arcade 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Action 8.5%
- #31 Twilight Parade: Moonlit Mononoke
75% match9 user reviews90% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Super16bits
Windows · Linux
Beautiful oni-girls battle hordes of yokai in this side-view bullethell SHMUP. Every year yokai take to the streets to celebrate at Hyakki Yagyō, the night parade of the hundred yokai. But this year they didn't invite the oni twins, so they're going to ruin the party!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 17%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Anime 11.5%, Arcade 9.3%
- #32 Librarian of Aquademia : The Forbidden Grimoire
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shrimp0ster
Windows
An auto-2D side-scroller shoot'em up game that aims to be beginner-friendly for someone who has never experienced a shoot'em up bullet hell game before.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #33 Magical Blaster
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reverse snare
Windows
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Anime 8.7%
- #34 Deathsmiles
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 629 reviews2016
Dev: CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Anime 9.1%, Arcade 7.3%, Side Scroller 6.9%
- #35 The Rush
75% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Hornbuckle WhoPub: Team Hornbuckle
Windows
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Side Scroller 21.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 8.2%
- #36 Cybxus Heart
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: TheDreikPub: Phoenix Reborn Games
Windows
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Comedy 9.6%, Arcade 9.6%, Shooter 8.9%
- #37 tz mini stg collection
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Tamazusa
Windows
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Bullet Hell 16%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 11%
- #38 東方天流宮 ~ Heavenly Gathering of Clouds
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Compass
Windows
A mysterious midsummer downpour has caused Gensokyo's lakes and rivers to spill over. Not only that, but youkai and phantoms inhabiting those bodies of water have become unnaturally ferocious. Venture off on an adventure into the deep skies to find the cause of this classic rain-themed incident.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 11.1%, Anime 8.8%
- #39 Battle Against the Acolytes of Science
72% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: GuriiEcoGames
Windows
A story-driven 2D bullet hell shooter set in the afterlife. An emotional journey of young heroines as they confront the science worshippers known as "Chemistians" Vibrant pixel art vividly portrays the world and narrative. "Welcome to 'The Crystal Palace'..."
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, War 9.1%, Shooter 7.7%
- #40 STURMWIND EX
73% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2019
Dev: b-alive
Windows
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Shooter 8.3%
- #41 TENGAI
70% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 9.4%
- #42 GunBird - 2
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 10.1%, Anime 9.9%
- #43 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2015
Dev: Studio SiestAPub: Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Anime 9.9%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Action 6.6%
- #44 Gun Wings
72% matchVery Positive88% of 419 reviews2015
Dev: Mercury StonePub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Anime 16.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Action 7.1%
- #45 Xenmega
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: iMWCode Gaming
Windows
A retro arcade space shooter where you blast alien fleets, dodge bomb swarms, collect power-ups, and fight solo or in local co-op to liberate occupied planets from the mind-controlling energy force code-named Xenmega.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Side Scroller 26.9%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 8.9%, Action 5.9%
- #46 Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,776 reviews2015
Dev: Emad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In a world much like our own, Tenshi sets out to uncover the evil threatening the balance of nature, joined by an eccentric cast of characters along the way.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Anime 12.6%, Shooter 6.7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #47 Space Dragons
70% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: TEAM Black Hat Robot
Windows
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, War 10.4%, Anime 8.4%
- #48 Project Bullet
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sakasoft
Windows
Project Bullet is a side-scrolling bullet hell game, which sets in Pistalia, the fantasy world where people get the blessing from their god this power came to be known as ''Bullet'', Escape from the evil empire, find valuable allies, arm yourself with powerful gadgets and destroy all your enemies!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Anime 15.9%, Shooter 8.8%
- #49 Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade
70% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: xen-42
Windows · Linux
Shoot lasers in space because a fish told you to. Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade is a twin-stick side-scrolling space shoot-em-up which tells the story of a man side-scrolling in space and shooting-em-up with twin-sticks. This game has at least 2 characters in it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 10.9%, Arcade 10.7%
- #50 Pamina VS Slimes
68% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Anime 13.1%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Comedy 12.2%, Arcade 9.4%
- #51 Herodes
69% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: TecnoloGilsPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Pilot a miniaturized ship and save humanity from the inside out! Herodes is a fast-paced action SHMUP where you enter the human body to hunt a deadly virus. Destroy organic defenses and survive visceral bosses in this tribute to genre classics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 8.9%
- #52 Nyan-Nyan Punch!
68% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: NomaryPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
냥냥펀치(Nyan-Nyan Punch!)는 귀여운 동물귀 소녀들이 공중에서 1대 1 싸움을 벌이는 액션 게임입니다. 언뜻 보면 슈팅 게임처럼 보이지만 펀치를 날려 시원한 근접 공격으로 싸워야 합니다!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Anime 9%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #53 Dessert Storm Girls
69% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Joe James
Windows
Avoid bullets and eliminate enemies to earn points.Take on challenging enemies and bosses across multiple stages, each with its unique design and challenges. Use your skills to stay ahead of the enemy and emerge victorious.Help the CDF stop the separatist uprising and restore peace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shooter 8.4%, Anime 7.7%
- #54 Escape 2 Space
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShidyGames
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 9.4%
- #55 WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
68% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Anime 12.3%, Shooter 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #56 COTTOn Boomerang - Saturn Tribute
67% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
COTTOn Boomerang, the explosive and timeless witch girl shooting game, is finally back! There are team battles this time! Take full advantage of all the amplified action and push forward!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Comedy 11.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.4%
- #57 Ayako's Mission
67% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Anime 9.8%, Shooter 8.3%, Arcade 7.8%
- #58 Sine Mora
67% matchVery Positive82% of 942 reviews2012
Dev: Digital RealityPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.5%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Side Scroller 14%, Arcade 7.2%, Action 5.5%
- #59 COTTOn 2 - Saturn Tribute
66% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Set in the Pumpkin Kingdom which has lost its national treasure—the "Bluewater Willow," this brain-stimulating action-shooter follows Cotton, a witch with the biggest appetite in the universe, and Appli, the most tomboyish girl in the royal family.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Comedy 11.1%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9.3%
- #60 Muchi Muchi Pork! & PinkSweets Boosted
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Hardcore yet cute Danmaku shooting makes a grand comeback!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 8.4%