60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Shooter, 2D.
Fast Paced, Bullet Hell Retro Shooter! Shoot down enemies and dodge everything. Fight through 17 intense levels with 6 insane boss fights. Do you have what it takes to beat the game?
AREA WARS™
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Warp Commander
A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.9%, Space 6.1%
A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.6%, Arcade 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Retro 9.5%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 7.9%, 1990's 7.6%
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shooter 10%, Space 9.1%, Arcade 8.6%
This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
The ultra-hardcore, authentic vertical scrolling shooter game comes back to life in the modern age. Dodge, shoot, and destroy. Conquer all six stages and experience the real thrill of vertical scrolling shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.3%, 1990's 10.1%
Repel extraterrestrial entities!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Space 13.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 11.5%
Voidronaut is a fast-paced 2D arcade shooter set in the endless darkness of deep space. As the last surviving pilot, you must outmaneuver relentless enemy waves, collect new weapons, and sharpen your aim, speed, and reflexes to survive.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 10.7%, Space 7.8%
Shin Sophstar is a high-voltage remix built for speed and scoring. With 25+ ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Arcade 11.9%, Space 10.1%, 1990's 6.4%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Space 14.1%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.7%
You’re a mediator trying to prevent an interplanetary conflict. How will you do it? By destroying infrastructure, overthrowing a monarchy, wiping out a hive, and eradicating half of a nebula… All this and more in ITZO, an 8-bit bullet hell game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Space 15.2%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 11.4%, Retro 9.5%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.7%, Space 8.8%
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: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 9.5%
Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Arcade 8.3%, Retro 6.4%, 1990's 6.4%
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.5%, Space 10%
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.3%, Retro 10.2%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 9.2%, Space 7.7%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 11.5%, Sci-fi 9%
This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, 1990's 12.2%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 8.5%
Not a regular shmup player? No worries! This is a super chill, low-difficulty, fully voiced bullet hell shooter just for you! Wipe out the AI machine armada attacking from all directions!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shooter 12.3%, 1990's 11%, Retro 7.6%
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 11.8%, Space 7.6%, 1990's 6.9%
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Shooter 11.2%, Space 11.2%, Arcade 9.9%
A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 9.2%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 11.3%
Dodge meteors, blast space junk, and grab numbers your ship swears are important. Quick, chaotic arcade runs in a storm that’s trying to bonk you. Don’t let it.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10.7%, Space 6.9%
Galactic Explorers is a top-down 2D retro space shooter inspired by early games such as Galaxian, and Asteroids.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Space 11%, Shooter 9.5%, Retro 8.3%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 8.9%
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Arcade 16.6%, Action 8.9%, Shooter 8.3%
“You will die.” Confirm it with your own eyes. See with your own eyes the most deadly barrage ever spread across your palms.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Shooter 17.7%, Action 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
In Parsec you pilot a spaceship through a field of asteroids trying to destroy as many as possible before they destroy you. You have three different weapons that can be picked up around the world. Health can also be picked up from random spawns and sometimes dropped by asteroids.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 13.6%, Space 11.2%, Action 9%
Can "Super Meteor" save the universe from the space debris created by the development of space by the people of Earth?
Why similar: Space 17.9%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%
The colorful top-down shooter/bullet-hell
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Arcade 11.6%, Shooter 11.4%, 1990's 8.6%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 6%
Shoot different types of spaceships while avoiding getting shot yourself. Kill 10 minutes at a time with this affordable colourful timewaster.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Space 12.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 10.4%
A desolate and derelict station has been uncovered. You've been tasked with investigating, only to find the station's automated defenses are still active! How is it still... "alive"? Pilot your ship and find out! Can you make it out... "alive"? This helps me get through school! Hope you enjoy!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.5%, Space 20.1%, Arcade 14%, Retro 8.4%, Shooter 6.8%
Retromodern hi-speed shmup
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30%, Shooter 19.2%, Arcade 18.8%, Action 14.7%, Retro 10.1%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Retro 11.6%, Arcade 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Shoot meteors with a variable fire main, and various different power-ups. Survive and set a new hi-score today!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shooter 17.1%, Arcade 16.5%, 1990's 11%, Space 9.3%
The Final Frontier is a retro multi-directional shooter inspired by the likes of Asteroids and Galaga. You destroy waves of endless enemies while trying to survive as long as possible by upgrading your ship's abilities along the way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Shooter 18.2%, Retro 17.1%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 10.3%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Retro 14.3%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.8%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 12.9%, 1990's 11.9%, Space 9.3%
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.9%, Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 6.1%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Shooter 12.1%, 1990's 11.8%, Arcade 8.4%, Retro 8.1%
Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players local or online.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 10.3%, Space 9.3%, Arcade 9%
Kill the undead, get new weapons, combine weapons, kill even more undead! Over 20 weapons, INFINITE combinations. Featuring different locations to play and survive. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
Absorb matching enemy fire, unleash devastating burst attacks, and survive escalating waves of neon arcade chaos in this fast-paced reactive shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11.3%, 1990's 8.7%
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 9.1%, Space 8.3%
Top-down arcade game requiring awareness of the rotation of all controllable guns. The guns may help or hinder the progression of the puck to the target zone. Although one gun may be the player's primary focus consideration should be given to upcoming behaviour caused by items in their periphery.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 8%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 6.8%
Survive overwhelming enemy fire, slow time to weave through impossible bullet patterns, and upgrade your fighter in this explosive WWII-inspired bullet hell shooter. Play solo or with a friend and fight for the top of the global leaderboards.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 13.2%, Retro 7%
Alpha Force Zero is an intense top-down bullet-hell adventure that requires skill and planning. Utilize multiple weapon systems including an Auto-Turret with adjustable firing modes and unlock upgrades that you can equip in your ship to give you the upper hand. Dodge, fight, survive!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.4%, Space 8.9%
Wrathflame is a 2D top down real-time bullet hell shooter featuring retro Pico8 pixel graphics and chiptunes. You are a sorcerer-monk of the order of Wrathflame battling the machinations of the heretical Wyvern cult. Completing each level gives you the opportunity to level up one of four spells.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 14%, Action 10%
Pilot through 10 progressive levels in this SNES/SEGA style 90's retro side scroller/bullet hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.3%, Shooter 17.5%, Arcade 14.6%, Space 10.4%, Action 9.2%
Gunbird characters go wild! A new sensation, ‘Block-Breaking Shooter’—combining the fun of block-breaking and shooting games—is here!! Simple controls make it enjoyable for everyone from kids to adults.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 11.3%
A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Space 13.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Sci-fi 8%
Survive endless waves of escalating enemies in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Dodge overwhelming attacks, master precision movement, and fight to stay alive inside hypnotic neon chaos.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 6.8%
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, 1990's 8.8%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 8.3%
Nebula Warrior is a fast-paced arcade space shooter, a 15–20 minute action-driven experience designed like a high-intensity road trip through space. It evolves from a classic top-down shooter into a full 3D jet-style space combat, blending nostalgia with modern intensity.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 8.8%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 10.9%, Retro 9.7%
主人公は好きな女の子がいる。ある日、彼は彼女に、告ってしまった。「ごめんなさい。あたしには好きな人がいるの」と断られた彼は、どうしても彼女を「まもり」たくなった。
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.7%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 7.4%, 2D 5.5%
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: Bullet Hell 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shooter 9.3%, Space 9.1%, Arcade 9.1%
