- #1 Vulture Strike
97% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Vulture Strike
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Action 13.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Shooter 8.7%
- #2 AquaNimble
96% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: DrinkingNails, LLC
Windows
AquaNimble is about crazy intense shooter action with big quirky guns against underwater snake dragons, cybernetic sharks, swirling skeletons, submarines and so much more. It's a dynamic game that makes every play through different and lets you set your own challenge beyond a difficulty setting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Action 13.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Indie 10.6%, Retro 10.3%
- #3 WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
96% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.1%, Anime 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Shooter 8%
- #4 Neptunia Shooter
95% matchVery Positive88% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 67.2 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 22.5%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Anime 13.2%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #5 DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit
94% matchVery Positive92% of 108 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 23.7%, Female Protagonist 13%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Anime 10.2%
- #6 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
93% matchVery Positive95% of 110 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 27%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Anime 13.7%, Shooter 11.5%, Action 8.4%
- #7 QP Shooting - Dangerous!!
94% matchVery Positive93% of 518 reviews2014
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
QP Shooting - Dangerous!! is a bullet hell type shoot’em’up starring the pudding-loving dog girl QP seen in 100% Orange Juice. Nothing can stand between QP and her pudding - not even difficulty options to reduce the experienced gamer to tears!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Anime 13%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Flight 10.7%
- #8 Twilight Parade: Moonlit Mononoke
91% match8 user reviews100% 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 22.2%, Anime 13.2%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Arcade 8.5%
- #9 Magical Blaster
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reverse snare
Windows
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Anime 10.1%
- #10 Outskirts
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Rezo Zero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outskirts is a colorful 360° bullet-hell with beautiful vector based art, interactive music and a deep combo system. Drive your ship through your foes and make your path to the leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.5%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Action 17%, Indie 13.3%
- #11 Ayako's Mission
90% 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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Anime 11%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Shooter 8.9%
- #12 Gun Wings
89% matchVery Positive88% of 418 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 29.6%, Anime 18%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Action 6.8%
- #13 Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: CITY CONNECTIONPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 22.3%, Anime 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #14 DRAINUS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,135 reviews2022
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 40.2%, Shooter 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Action 9.7%, Bullet Hell 6.8%
- #15 The Hurricane of the Varstray -Collateral hazard-
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 214 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 28.7%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Anime 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Action 6.4%
- #16 Xmas Shooting - Scramble!!
86% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Help Aru save Christmas in this humoristic, action-packed shooter set in the universe of QP Shooting - Dangerous!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Anime 13.1%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Flight 8.6%
- #17 Trouble Witches Origin - Episode1 Daughters of Amalgam -
85% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2016
Dev: Studio SiestAPub: Rocket-Engine Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
That witches come back undergone a power-up further! New character is entered! All 6stages Arcade version of all re-adjust the resolution of the base in 1280x720! "Magic Circle system" is easy-to-use adjustment! Full voice all by the story undergoes new writing.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Anime 15.6%, Action 14.4%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Indie 10.9%
- #18 COTTOn RockWithYou -ORIENTAL NIGHT DREAMS-
87% matchNo user reviews
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 25.3%, Shooter 12.6%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Arcade 10.1%, Action 10%
- #19 GunBird - 2
83% match7 user reviews88% of 8 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 24.2%, Shooter 12%, Anime 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Arcade 9.5%
- #20 Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
84% matchVery Positive83% of 217 reviews2017
Dev: DeerFarm
Windows
Select one of the Grim Reaper or girl. Find escaped yokai from limbo, extricate soul that they absorbed. You must reseal them after
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Anime 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%
- #21 Super Glitter Rush
82% matchVery Positive95% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: tiny cactus studio
Windows
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 12%, Cute 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #22 Pamina VS Slimes
81% 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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Anime 15.4%, Bullet Hell 9.3%, Arcade 8.8%, Shooter 8.7%
- #23 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chain Damage Games
Windows
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #24 Rangok Skies
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 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 23.6%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Anime 10.5%, Arcade 9.7%
- #25 东方希莲船 ~ Ultimate Fatal Octopus
79% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
A Touhou Project fan-made STG, also a collab game with Vtuber Syrena. Some day a random suspicious pink UFO showed up in Gensokyo. This must be an incident! As a result, Reimu and Marisa went on a journey to solve the incident.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Shooter 12.5%, Anime 10.5%
- #26 Hellsinker.
80% matchVery Positive89% of 274 reviews2019
Dev: Ruminant’s WhimperPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Anime 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Arcade 6.9%
- #27 Atomanta
78% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Remorasoft
Windows
Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Shooter 12.7%, Action 6.9%
- #28 Mirage Feathers
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,542 reviews2024
Dev: oyasumi Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
「Maybe one day, I won't have to fight when I fly.」
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Anime 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Cute 9.7%
- #29 Eden's Eclipse
76% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: xxGameRoom
Windows
The third installment in the Eden series A 2D bullet-hell vertical-scrolling shump with a feel reminiscent of arcade games from the 1990s to the 2000s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Arcade 10%, Action 9.7%
- #30 Space way: Echo of the Galaxy
77% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: My general
Windows
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Flight 16.9%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 7.1%
- #31 Touhou Meijinka ~ Song of Divine Tempest
79% matchMixed60% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Drillimation Systems
Windows · Mac
A thunderous concert appears...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Anime 12.5%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 7.6%
- #32 東方天流宮 ~ Heavenly Gathering of Clouds
81% 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 24.5%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Shooter 13.6%, Anime 10.7%, Arcade 10.7%
- #33 Idol Hell
76% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Ultimate Developers
Windows · Mac · Linux
🎀Idol Hell is the beginner friendly bullet hell game!🎀Play as Medli and fight through hoards of enemies and meet vibrant cute bosses! Play at your pace and choose from 4 difficulties!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Anime 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Shooter 9.3%
- #34 Crome: Before Purgatory
74% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Stumphead Games LLC
Windows · Mac
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 29.5%, Action 12.7%, Retro 11.8%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Shooter 9.3%
- #35 Flying Red Barrel - The Diary of a Little Aviator
73% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Flying Red Barrel ~The Diary of a Little Aviator~ is an old-school bullet hell/STG game with multiple endings based on actions you take.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Action 20%, Anime 19.6%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 14.5%
- #36 Graze Counter
72% matchVery Positive96% of 318 reviews2017
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Anime 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #37 Kamikaze Empire
70% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Kamikaze KoboPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Carve the path to victory with kamikaze attacks! Blow away enemies with outlandish weapons, then become your own projectile and take the rest out in a blaze of explosive glory! A self destructive shmup where you devastate everything in your wake. "Squadron, charge~!"
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Anime 13.7%, Bullet Hell 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Shooter 8.3%
- #38 SUGURI
73% matchVery Positive83% of 223 reviews2014
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Rockin' Android
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience the rush of battle with the fan acclaimed Bullet-Hell shooter "SUGURI". You're equipped with an automatic lock-on targeting system and a unique arsenal of hyper weapons, power shields, and more. Sure, she may look cute, but when it's time to fight, it's all business.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Anime 24.5%, Bullet Hell 18%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action 6.3%
- #39 BLUE REVOLVER
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 888 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.5%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Anime 9.8%, Arcade 6.7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #40 GunBird
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Anime 11.3%, Arcade 9.7%
- #41 WOLFLAME
72% matchVery Positive86% of 119 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Arcade 9.8%, Retro 7.2%
- #42 CHEER SQUAD
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Chamber Software L.L.C.
Windows
Shoot for the stars and help Latte train in her quest to become the top cheerleader in the universe! Use your Pom-Pom Blasts to pummel the competition while dancing through a downpour of endlessly raining enemy bullets! Ready? Aim. Fire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 11.3%, Shooter 10.2%
- #43 Blaze of Storm
68% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Blaze of Storm is a arcade-style vertical scrolling shmup. You will fight against enemies in cyberspace as a cyber diver.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Anime 11.6%, Retro 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #44 Chrono Wing: Cats in Space!
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PSYGNORIUM
Windows · Mac
Chrono Wing: Cats in Space!" is a 90s-inspired SHMUP. Master five action-packed stages and use your time-rewinding abilities to dodge the game-over screen and build huge combos.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Anime 7.9%
- #45 Hypnorain
73% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2016
Dev: Keyreal
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hypnorain is a vertical bullet hell shooter. The player guides a character through handcrafted levels, shooting and dodging their way through an army of enemies and their mesmerizing bullet patterns.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Anime 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Retro 9.8%, Shooter 8.3%
- #46 TCSTRIKERS4
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Project Anthem
Windows
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Shooter 18.5%, Action 10.6%, Cute 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #47 Water Festa
69% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: sTeloXzPub: XNKLV
Windows
Water Festa is a top-down shooter inspired by Thailand's Songkran water festival. You play as a mermaid girl, balancing wetness to remain human, dodge water to avoid becoming too wet, but seek it when dry. Expect a casual bullet hell experience as people continuously shower you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Anime 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Shooter 12.5%
- #48 Nevultra
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Zoblin Multimedia
Windows
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #49 Barrage Musical ~ Basic Danmaku Tutorial ~ / 弹幕音乐绘 ~ 基础教学篇 ~
67% matchVery Positive98% of 199 reviews2019
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
A tutorial for shmup beginners. Presented by Lightsaber Fairy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Bullet Hell 17%, Anime 16.4%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 10.7%
- #50 Warding Witches
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SonorodePub: Headup
Windows · Linux
Warding Witches offers a classic, unapologetic bullet hell shoot ‘em up challenge while also putting defense into players’ hands. Experience an adrenaline-filled flow alternating between attacking, defending and dodging, amplified by an intuitive scoring system that weaves into gameplay seamlessly.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Anime 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #51 Sakura Stars
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Super16bits
Windows · Linux
When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS. This is a horizontal shmup made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Retro 11.3%, Arcade 9.1%
- #52 RagingBlasters
66% matchVery Positive99% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Retro 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #53 Witches and Butchers
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lobosandia
Windows · Linux
Witches and Butchers is a retro horizontal shoot-'em-up with RPG Elements. Control two characters at the same time, each one with their unique skills and roles, from a party that keeps getting bigger as you progress! Use the cooking system to enhance your character's skills and stats!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Anime 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Bullet Hell 8.3%
- #54 Dininho Space Adventure
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Dininho
Windows
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11%, Action 10.1%
- #55 Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,920 reviews2016
Dev: Ludosity
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Retro 13.6%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
- #56 Feeble Light
66% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 8.9%, Action 7.4%