60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter, Action, 2D.
Shoot, dodge and bounce your way through a chaotic cartoon bullet hell! Master your shield, smash enemies into each other and take on ridiculous bosses in a hilarious arcade adventure.
Art Strikers
Draw your path to victory in Art Strikers! A unique art themed bullet hell shoot-em-up that looks and plays like a beautiful work of art.
Celestia
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.
Draw your path to victory in Art Strikers! A unique art themed bullet hell shoot-em-up that looks and plays like a beautiful work of art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Cartoon 9%
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 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 8.4%
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 24.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 11.2%
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 23%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.7%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9.8%
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Side Scroller 24.5%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 7.1%
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: Side Scroller 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 9.5%
After a failed spell during a vegetable contest in the Middle Ages, the vegetables come to life and try to invade the civilization. A little witch with her magic powers will need to fight against this invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Side Scroller 23%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 9.4%, Linear 8.3%
The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Comedy 9.8%, Shooter 7%
A side scrolling shooter with a bullet hell influence. Does it explode? Yes. Everything does. Enemies show their battle damage through having chunks be blown off. There are multiple enemies all with unique behaviours, all which are designed in junction with each other.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.6%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 12.4%
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 44.9%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Arcade 7.8%, Shooter 6.3%
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: Side Scroller 29.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 10%, Linear 7.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 12.3%, 2D 4.6%
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 29.7%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 6.1%
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: Side Scroller 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 8.6%
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Boss Rush 10.6% ★, Arcade 7.5%
A retro mashup of a Galaga-style shoot-em-up and simple platforming action. Made in collaboration with Eisner-award-winning James Kochalka, based on his graphic novel series for kids.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 7.6%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 9.7%, Linear 7.9%
Old school side scrolling shoot'em up. Blast through exciting different locations. Defeating waves of defenders until the final boss battle. Attack of the Mechadonk is a indie game developed for fun and learning for the creator.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 12%, Comedy 6.6%
Free the galaxy by destroying the EVA program and its artificial planet HELOS. In this 2D shoot'em up, take control of one of the three ships of your choice and go to the different planets to eliminate each threat. 1 or 2 Player coop.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Arcade 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Shooter 6.8%
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 34.7%, Side Scroller 27.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 11.5%, Bullet Hell 6.9%
A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Bullet Hell 18%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Arcade 8%
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: Side Scroller 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 10.1%
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 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shooter 12.7%, 2D 3%
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Arcade 11.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 4.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shooter 11.1%, Funny 7.6%
OH MY KAIJU!!! IT'S...KAIJU!!! KAIJU KITE ATTACK!!! The FIRST EVER SHMUP-platformer! Get your kite in the sky now! The Kaiju are coming to town to burn it down. Save your Meemaw! Save the universe! FLY OR DIE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Cartoon 8.5%
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 24.3%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 10.8%
The official Project X sequel ✨ Back after 30 years!🎮 A demanding, skill-based experience that rewards patience and mastery. Not every game is for everyone — this one is for players who love a real, fair challenge. Try the demo and see if you’re up for it. Failure teaches. Mastery rewards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shooter 10%, Linear 8.1%
Twinkle Hunter is a 2D action game focused on boss battles. Become a hunter whose teddy bear was stolen by the great villain 'Twinkle Thieves', and experience journey to retrieve the teddy bear. Can you hunt the thieves who attack you in various ways and rescue the teddy bear 'Mari'?
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Shooter 13.1%, Boss Rush 11.8% ★, Funny 7.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Arcade 11%, Shooter 9.4%
Show Lil' Beezey who the boss of Winkletown is in this addictive and fast paced 2D action roguelite! Created from scratch in only 14 days and nominated for GDWC Game Jam GOTY, Soulvester comes to Steam for the first time, now with controller support and achievements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Side Scroller 22%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 7.9%
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 31.5%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 11.5%, Comedy 6.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Side Scroller 19%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.4%
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Action 6%
Execute intense space battle operations from side, and top view. Face tough enemies along your way, destroy guardians and generators. Dodge traps. Keep focus on targets. Think fast. Overcome the chaos. Join now and become an alpha centauri pilot. Bonus: retro like endless space shooter mini game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Side Scroller 23.6%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 10.6%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.6%
A simplistic, dynamic Touhou fangame bullet hell shmup with a pixel art esthetic. Shoot down your enemies and dodge your way through an incessant barrage of projectiles!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Linear 5.7%
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 23.9%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Linear 7.6%
Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on 15 challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.
Why similar: Boss Rush 21.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shooter 9.1%
Spark is a creative, combo-centric, Shoot 'em up game. It's a 3-in-1 old-school arcade game fueled by the competitive urge to climb the leaderboards. The unique shooting system hooks the player as they discover more and more ways to create beautiful and effective combos.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Side Scroller 23.9%, Arcade 13%, Action 6.4%
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Side Scroller 24%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 7.8%
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Bullet Hell 22%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 10.4%, Cartoon 9.6%
Cube Gothic is a Story-driven Shoot 'em up Adventure. Shooting enemies and dodging projectiles while solving simple puzzles and trying to comprehend the surreal plot - these are the challenges you'll be facing in Cube Gothic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Arcade 10%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.9%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 5.3%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Side Scroller 26%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 12.8%, Bullet Hell 7%
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.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 7.2%
Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".
Why similar: Side Scroller 37%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.7%, Shooter 15.2%, Action 5.5%, 2D 4.8%
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. 7 complete levels with its own epic boss and weapons!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.1%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Side Scroller 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 8.2%
Rescue your possible WAIFU from the evil magic. Elaborated yet EASY TO PLAY shmup action game! Remove the curse from the clothes to save the girls from the ageing spell!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Cartoon 7.8%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.7%, Linear 6.9%
Break through ceilings, rescue princesses and escape boiling lava as you slash your way to the top of the Knightmare Tower!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Arcade 8.1%, Linear 8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 37.1%, Bullet Hell 36.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 5.5%, 2D 5.1%
Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Linear 6.4%
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 27.3%, Side Scroller 21%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 7.2%
