60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Indie.
Start a Rebellion! Lead your ships to take down the evil O'Xelg base in this squad-based shoot-em-up!
Wish Project
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery.
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The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Action 17.7%, Indie 12.4%, Difficult 8.4%
The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Difficult 10%, Co-op 6.8%
Skillfully pilot the Graceful Explosion Machine, a fighter ship armed with a ludicrously overpowered quad-weapon array! Lost in deep space, you'll shoot, dash and combo your way through jewel-hued uncharted planets, fighting an alien armada to find a way home.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Action 18.5%, Indie 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%
Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Side Scroller 15%, Action 13.9%, Indie 13.7%, Difficult 8%
The retro-style Side Scroller shooting game with vivid storyline depicts fully charactered protagonists love affairs.! Colorfully themed game stages and variety of bosses infests here!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Action 16.4%, Indie 12.4%, Shooter 9.1%
【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 28.1%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action 10%, Indie 7.1%, Space 6.8%
Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 19%, Space 10.6%, Difficult 10.3%, Action 6.9%
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 35.4%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Action 20.9%, Indie 15.1%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Action 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Indie 8.2%, Retro 7.7%
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Action 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Indie 7.3%
ASTRO: The Beginning is a dynamic side scrolling shoot 'em up about a close-knit space team caught in a clusterf*ck of epic proportions.Unravel the evil plans of your foes and secrets of world order while taking down various types of enemies and engaging in crazy boss battles.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Action 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Indie 8.3%
Close Order is an arcade shooter with one simple goal: become a badass armada! In this mashup of genres, defeat enemies for parts to build up an armada of ships around you. Fight from a distance, charge headfirst into battle, or create a mix of anything and everything. You decide how to play!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Action 22.5%, Indie 16.3%
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 27.9%, Bullet Hell 21%, Action 10.9%, Difficult 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Action 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Indie 9.5%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Action 10.7%, Space 9.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Space 9.4%, Action 7.2%
It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.9%, Action 16.1%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Indie 11.6%, Shooter 4.7%
This is a music rhythm STG where stages with highly BGM synchronization will show you a barrage musical; A shop system with dozens of items available offers you infinite possibility; An AI based auto dodging system benefits beginners.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Action 14.9%, Indie 11.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Action 8.4%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Space 7.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Action 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Shooter 7%
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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Action 15.8%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Difficult 10.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Action 9.3%, Retro 6.8%, Indie 6.7%
Experience chaos in this remastered, hyper-stylized roguelite. As bounty hunter Black Paradox, travel through space to defeat the Hellraisers – now with enhanced pixel art, rebalanced gameplay, and an intense endless mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Roguelite 7.8%, Space 7.4%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Action 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
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 28.9%, Action 16.9%, Indie 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Co-op 9.2%
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Action 6.6%
Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Indie 9.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Space 11.2%, Action 8%
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Action 8.2%, Space 8.2%
"Murasaki" is a puzzle explosion game. Use explosions to clear the screen of pesky obstacles filling it up. The only controls you need are the directional buttons and two other buttons (Z and X)!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action 14%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Indie 9.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Action 9.2%, Space 8.7%
Huge Enemy is a horizontal Shoot ‘em up that takes place in a dark sci-fi universe with Japanese influences.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Action 19.9%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Indie 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.5%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Indie 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14%, Action 11.8%, Space 11.7%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Action 7.9%
Lazy Galaxy is a mix between RTS and idle/clicker game. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Space 23.7%, Indie 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%
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 26.4%, Action 17.9%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Difficult 8.6%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Difficult 9.1%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Roguelite 11%, Action 9.7%, Shooter 7.2%
Buckle up for shoot ‘em up chaos in this fast-paced and hyper-stylized roguelite. As the infamous bounty hunter Black Paradox, it’s up to you to travel through space and defeat the Hellraisers – the most dangerous criminal organization in the galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Co-op 8.3%, Roguelite 8.2%, Side Scroller 7.6%
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Action 14.9%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%
Run and Gun Roguelite where the goal is to upgrade each consecutive alien drone on death so the next can strive to become overpowered enough to escape the all consuming hive mind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Space 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9%, Roguelite 8.8%
A 2D platformer in which you play as randomly generated contestants that have to bounce their way to the top of an obstacle course full of robots, electric currents, explosives, and fists.
A mouse controlled vertical scroller/shooter (with bonus mazes)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Action 21%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Indie 15.2%, Space 11%
Tiamat’s Drink is a shoot ’em up roguelike game inspired by the 16-bit era consoles. Fight against powerful enemies, defeat unique bosses, unlock challenging levels and obtain extra powers! So get ready and don't forget to enjoy our exclusive soundtrack!
Why similar: Action 26.7%, Indie 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.2%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%
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 26.8%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Action 10.4%, Space 9%
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 23.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Shooter 7%, Action 6.9%
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 26.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Action 14%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Retro 7.4%
Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling shooter with an original "Monster-Hunting" gameplay. Search and hunt down dreadful sea monsters and explore the post-apocalyptic underwater world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Side Scroller 25%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Action 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Space 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Shooter 6.3%
As a strange being from beneath the ocean, discover the beauty of the surface world. What relationship will you have with the humans? Can you survive? Will they?
Why similar: Indie 53.9%, Pixel Graphics 46.1%
A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.
Why similar: Action 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Space 8.9%, Difficult 6.6%
A vertical scrolling shooter with a nostalgic twist! Evade and shoot on end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Action 20.8%, Indie 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
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 28.5%, Bullet Hell 21%, Action 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Kuraburo kai has been designed to maximize the brisk and easy feeling of blasting through blocks to your heart's content. In this unique block-breaker, you can charge up your Shuriken to launch piercing throws, or use your Ninjyutu skills to blast through obstacles.
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 22.7%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Action 6.8%
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%, Action 15.5%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Indie 9%
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%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 8%, Space 7.2%
Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Action 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Difficult 7.5%
