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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 36.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

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 32.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 13.9%, 2D 3.8%

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: Bullet Hell 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Arcade 13.8%, Shooter 6%, Anime 4.8%

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: Bullet Hell 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

A short, free danmaku bullet hell following two gun-wielding angels as war unfolds in Heaven. Dodge dense Touhou-style patterns, face demanding boss fights, and uncover skill-based secrets in this tight retro experience. Survive the bullet hell and restore the bullet heaven!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 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 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

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 37.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Anime 8.5%, Action 4.4%

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: Bullet Hell 31.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Anime 7.6%, Action 6%

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 35.8%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Arcade 14.9%, Shooter 14.5%, Action 5.9%

Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 32.4%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 5.5%

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: Bullet Hell 36.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 6.6%, Anime 5.5%

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 37.4%, Bullet Hell 31.4%, Arcade 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Anime 5.1%

Danmaku style STG. What is The cause of the Emergency?Why the artifact finally appeared? Travel through time and space,dodge the bullet-hell, defeat the sorceress, and save your own world line!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10%

It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 42%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Arcade 11.1%, Anime 5.2%, Shooter 5.1%

A retro styled Len'en fangame inspired by the Japanese PC-98 Touhou Project games. Enjoy a nostalgic shoot-'em-up experience with faithful graphics and music without the hang-ups of outdated hardware.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Arcade 9.3%, Anime 7.9%

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: Bullet Hell 27.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Arcade 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Anime 7.9%

Ride around the many galaxies of Stellarium in a hectic vertical bullet hell, facing off all kinds of creatures and dodging giant storms of bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Arcade 14%, Female Protagonist 7%, Action 5.2%

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: Bullet Hell 34.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 14.2%, Female Protagonist 6.6%, Anime 5.6%

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: Bullet Hell 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%

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 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

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 31%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Arcade 13.7%, Shooter 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Experience intense, fast-paced action as you dodge enemy fire, collect Xsteel scrap, and upgrade powerful ship systems. Navigate across beautiful expanses of the galaxy in levels filled with challenging foes and epic boss battles.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Shooter 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 8.4%

The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%

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 42.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 5.9%, 2D 4.2%

Team Shanghai Alice presents a bullet hell shooter! The 20th installment of the Touhou Project. Utilize the powers you've acquired to overcome new challenges!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 11%, Female Protagonist 5.6%

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: Bullet Hell 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Arcade 15.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%

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 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Arcade 11.6%, Anime 4.5%, Female Protagonist 2.9%

Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 12%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

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 34.3%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 4.7%

This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Arcade 15.8%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 7.8%

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: Bullet Hell 35.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

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 28.7%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Arcade 13.8%, Shooter 12%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

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 36.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Arcade 13.8%, Shooter 12%, Action 5.8%

The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Arcade 13.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

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 36.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 4.8%

Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

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: Bullet Hell 35.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Anime 10.2%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Action 5%

Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Anime 5.9%, Shooter 3.9%

A small shoot 'em up that combines the charm of retro arcades with innovative gameplay mechanics, delivering a fresh yet familiar experience. A single coin gives you as many attempts as you want to get the world's high score.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.6%, Arcade 20.6%, Action 1.2%

A fan-made celebration of Touhou's creative spirit! When a suspicious festival erupts, Aya must photograph spellcards, unlock skills, and uncover hidden truths. Packed with loving references to fanworks both old and new, from all around the world!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 11.1%, Female Protagonist 5.1%

A 2D vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter game where you shoot down fictional advertisements. Features 7 stages and full Japanese voice acting.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 6.1%, Action 3.9%

A high-risk, high reward shoot em up as you power yourself and your enemies up to bring utter chaos to the battlefield!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

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: Bullet Hell 30.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.3%, Female Protagonist 5%

Blaze through 7 action packed levels in this sci-fi shoot 'em up made to test even the toughest of shmup veterans. No tricks and no gimmicks; all you have is your raw skill. Board the Phoenix G7, and blast those alien lifeforms to interstellar space!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Arcade 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 7.3%

Climb into the cockpit of an overpowered micro unit and fight against an invisible enemy that threatens the Human race. Progress through numerous enemy waves and bosses across more than 7 levels filled with action, secrets, and more !

Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%

Weave and cleave your way through walls of bullet and push your score to unknown limits in this aggressive Shoot'em'up to save humanity from its own hubris

Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Shooter 8.7%

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: Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%