60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Bullet Hell, Shooter, 2D.
Clear hordes of cosmic critters in this simple 2D shooter but be carefully, bullets that exit the arena will warp behind you and become dangerous to you ship. Whatever goes around comes around.
STURMWIND EX
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Syder Reloaded
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Space 10.2%, Action 9.6%, Shooter 9%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Space 10.6%, Shooter 9.8%, Retro 8%
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: Bullet Hell 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Shooter 11.9%, Space 9.5%, Side Scroller 9.3%
2D Arcade space action game, in which you will face different challenges. You must manage to kill your enemies or survive from them! Venture to discover a new universe full of lights!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Space 7.6%
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Retro 9%, Action 8.6%
Cosmic Survivor is a space arcade survival game: pilot unique ships, face waves of meteors, alien swarms, and colossal bosses while unlocking weapons, achievements, and new challenges.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Action 12.3%, Space 9.9%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Space 10.1%, Shooter 9.8%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Space 8.5%
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 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Action 8.3%, Space 7.5%
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 29.5%, Space 19%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Action 8.3%, Arcade 8.2%
Space Wars is an exciting 2D space shooter. It has tons of powerups, tons of action, and tons of hardcore gameplay!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.7%, Action 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Space 10%, Shooter 8.5%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action 12.4%, Retro 10.4%, Shooter 8.8%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 9%, Space 7.8%
Retromodern hi-speed shmup
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.3%, Action 18.3%, Shooter 16.9%, Arcade 11.1%, Retro 9.8%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Space 13.6%, Shooter 10.7%, Side Scroller 6.9%
Combining retro puzzles and a arcade space shooter. You and your crew found strange materials in the galaxy core to upgrade your ship to the most powerful. While collecting core materials you came across something unbelievable ... The Core Message. The Core Message changes everything.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Space 14.3%, Retro 11.7%, Arcade 7.9%
Dive into the exciting aquatic-themed space world of Marianara Deep! A vigorous shoot 'em up bullet hell, filled with area-denying bullet patterns to challenge players! Join one of our crew members to shoot 'em all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.7%, Shooter 17.5%, Action 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, 2D 5.9%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Space 8.5%, Action 8%
Turn the incoming swarm of deadly bullets into your own weapon of chaos in this precision STG bullet hell. Grab and toss enemies, dodge and deflect torrents of bullets, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Space 6.5%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Action 17.2%, Space 10.1%, Retro 6.8%
In this arcade-style space shooter, grab star fragments, powerups, and fuel drums as you fly through space dodging asteroids and trying to get a high score.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.5%, Action 14.3%, Shooter 13.4%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Arcade 8.5%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Space 13.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Side Scroller 8.8%
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: Bullet Hell 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Side Scroller 12%, Space 7.8%
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 36.1%, Space 15.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Retro 9.8%, Action 8.2%
Survive waves of the undead in the Wild West! Blast zombies with revolver, shotgun, or assault rifle. Upgrade your weapons for higher chances of survival. Action-packed fun awaits!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.5%, Shooter 12%, Action 11.1%, Retro 9.1%, Survival 6.1%
Pilot through 10 progressive levels in this SNES/SEGA style 90's retro side scroller/bullet hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.2%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 11.7%, Space 10%, Arcade 8.6%
No health bars to hide behind. No progression curve to cushion you. Just you and your inertia. In a cold pixel void, pure dogfighting — drift to find that one lethal shot. Luck won't help. Only skill.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Space 10.3%
Dodge, slash, and shoot your way through waves of enemies while collecting items. Blast off on a quick trip toward the Moon in Radio-allergic Shoot ’Em Up!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 45%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 11.6%, 2D 6.5%
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Action 11%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.4%
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 34.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action 11.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 7.8%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Space 8.9%, Action 8.6%
In Waifu Space Conquest you can play a nostalgic arcade game. Conquer all the space to pass the level. Confine the aliens in your claimed space to kill them.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.5%, Shooter 16%, Action 10%, Arcade 9%, Space 8%
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: Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 14%, Arcade 9.1%
Mouse-only for super simple gameplay, but the challenge ramps up. Survive waves of enemies bombing your city. Shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Retro 9.1%, Survival 8.1%
Frenetic 2D action in the style of Space Invaders! Customize your spaceship, face hordes of enemies, and challenge yourself in multiple modes, including Campaign, Arcade, Invasion, and Survival. Upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, and face unique challenges in every battle.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Space 13.1%, Retro 11.8%, Action 9.7%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action 15.3%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 9.5%
A fast-paced retro shoot 'em up where you dodge bullets, upgrade your ship, and battle escalating waves of enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 49.2%, Action 14.7%, Space 14.2%, Arcade 11.5%, 2D 8.1%
Cube is an intriguing fast paced 2D shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.8%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Casual 7.3%
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: Bullet Hell 37.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Retro 11%, Action 9.5%, Arcade 6.2%
Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Shooter 14%, Retro 11%, Action 8%
Slash, shoot, guard, grow! Karous, a Dreamcast shoot 'em up originally released back in 2007, is now soaring onto PC. Play as Karous, a girl who lost her parents in a great war with humans. Driven by her father's dying words, she descends to Earth in search of the Sanguis Dei.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 7.5%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.8%, Action 15.5%, Shooter 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Arcade 9.7%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Retro 11.3%, Side Scroller 9.5%
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: Bullet Hell 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Space 8.2%, Action 7.4%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Retro 12.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Space 9.5%
Single player, top down, retro space-shooter, destroy enemies and fight bullet-hell bosses, upgrade during runs and after them to progress further and faster.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Space 10%, Action 9.8%
Nova Swarm is a fast vertical shoot 'em up. Start with one ship, unlock the rest one by one, defeat bosses, and choose run-long upgrades that shape a different build each time. Chase ranked scores across a 30-ship roster.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Space 12.7%, Retro 8.6%, Action 7.9%
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Arcade 7.5%
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: Bullet Hell 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 9.8%, Arcade 7.6%
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 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Space 12.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Retro 9.6%
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: Bullet Hell 35%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Action 7.9%, Retro 7.6%, Shooter 7.4%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Space 12.9%, Retro 11.3%, Shooter 9.6%
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: Bullet Hell 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Action 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Shooter 10.3%
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: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Shooter 11.8%, Space 10%, Arcade 6.7%
Bad Chicken is a retro styled sideway scrolling shoot-em-up inspired by the retro classics. It takes place in 8 locations in the Ferus system, each one with different challenges, and dangers.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Side Scroller 11%, Space 10.7%
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: Bullet Hell 32.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Action 11%, Side Scroller 7.6%, Space 5.9%
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: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Space 8%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Action 11.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 8.5%
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Space 8.3%, Arcade 7.3%
Sweezy Gunner is an eye melting, brain bending, mouse squeezing 2D Shoot em up. destroy everything in your path, Upgrade the Sweezy Gunner ship. A Large open World! Travel through the lush green fields, frozen tundra and arid desert. Explore the depths of the many dungeons, caves and temples and collect that tasty loot!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.3%, Action 21.1%, Space 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Shooter 12%
