- #1 Thunder Infinity
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Enrique G. GalvezPub: Magic Games
Windows
Thunder Infinity takes classic shoot 'em up gameplay to the next level by adding survival, roguelite, and bullet hell elements. Choose your pilot, ship, and weapons, and destroy the Varkon Star Empire in the final offensive of the Aegis Star Bastion.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Gun Customization 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Arcade 6.2%
- #2 GANA FORCE
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Liao Kai
Windows
Gana Force is a Horizontal shooter where you'll unleash powerful firepower, skillfully dodge bullets, and utilize the terrain to maneuver and defeat enemies. Game environments include alien cell levels, scorching sun, space battleships, and more. Powerful bosses and bullet hell challenges await you!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.4% ★, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Arcade 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #3 Probo Rush
95% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
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 30.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #4 FAR FROM DEAD
95% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Brian O'Keefe
Windows · Mac
A twitchy shoot 'em up boss rush game inspired by run 'n gun classics. Fight your way through seven challenging bosses and hitch a ride off this awful planet.
Why similar: Boss Rush 35.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.5%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #5 IronCommando/钢铁突击队
94% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: xu jun
Windows
Open the game, incarnate the warrior, pour the bullet on the enemy, smash the ambition of the evil army! STG + "store" system. Targeted purchase of props, strengthen the ability, is the key to customs clearance. You can choose a number of soldiers with different performance.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Arcade 9.9%, Local Co-Op 9.9%
- #6 GAZ
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samurai Outcast
Windows
GAZ is an FPS shooter heavily inspired by the pioneers of the FPS genre. Dive into dirty, post-communist Poland and fight for your survival. If you think you can save the world, you're already dead.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.9% ★, Gun Customization 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, War 8.9%, Military 8.3%
- #7 1982 Tenacious of the Air
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tenacious Studio
Windows
1982: Tenacious of the Air is a vertical scrolling shoot ’em up set during the South Atlantic conflict. Pilot five historic Argentine aircraft, choose your ordnance, take off from aircraft carriers or from land, and relive missions inspired by true events.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Vehicular Combat 11.2%, Arcade 10.2%, Retro 7.6%
- #8 Bombardiro Crocodilo MISSION
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: TEAM Black Hat Robot
Windows
In this fun and frenetic shooter, you'll play as Bombardiro Crocodilo, who's trying to save Ballerina Capuchina from Tralalero Tralala's shoed fins. Embark on an action-packed journey with tons of shooting, different weapons, and skins from the Brainrot universe!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.7% ★, Side Scroller 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Arcade 7.8%
- #9 Future Knight
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Aeternum Game Studios
Windows
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Boomer Shooter 19.4% ★, Side Scroller 13.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Retro 9.5%
- #10 Galactic Vanguard
91% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: TopGame
Windows
Galactic Vanguard is a fast-paced, retro-style action shooter. Grab your weapons and eliminate relentless enemy forces and powerful alien creatures. Engage in intense battles across space bases, desert wastelands, lava valleys, and abandoned alien ruins!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.2% ★, Side Scroller 11.2%, Retro 10.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Bullet Hell 9.8%
- #11 Star Fire
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TerraGleam Studio
Windows
Star Fire is a hand-drawn 2D boss rush bullet hell game. You control the cat-eared girl Eira as she ventures into the Astral Disc, dodging, jumping, and weaving through bullets in stylish duels against the Zodiac Guardians trapped by what they cannot let go. Will she find what she’s looking for?
Why similar: Boss Rush 33.9% ★, Boomer Shooter 18.5% ★, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #12 Particle Storm
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kevin Lopez
Windows
Particle Storm is challenging 2D run n gun blending bullet hell and shmup mechanics with striking pixel art, nonstop action, and an energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Arcade 11.4%
- #13 Space Force Squadron
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: heyjeff
Windows
Space Force Squadron is a horizontal 2d shmup. Choose between 4 pilots with different spaceships and different attributes. Buy upgrades for ships using points earned in battles. This is arcade style game, meaning there is no possibility to save.
Why similar: Gun Customization 27%, Side Scroller 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 16%, Arcade 8.1%
- #14 Full Moon Rush
88% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
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: Side Scroller 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Boss Rush 10.3% ★
- #15 Jetboard Joust
87% matchVery Positive82% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Gun Customization 15.5%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Vehicular Combat 12%
- #16 Flying Fury
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panzero
Windows
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 18.7%, Bullet Hell 17%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Arcade 9.3%, Military 9.1%
- #17 Space Dragons
85% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: TEAM Black Hat Robot
Windows
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Vehicular Combat 9.7%, War 9.7%
- #18 Impact Trial: Hyperchaos
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manuel Bacallado
Windows
Survive endless waves and let yourself be swept away by the chaos. Impact Trial: Hyperchaos is a fast-paced arcade bullet hell game with adaptive difficulty, where every second counts and only your reflexes decide how long you last. The longer you hold out, the harder it gets.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.6% ★, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Arcade 8.8%, Retro 6.8%
- #19 Terminator 2D: NO FATE
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,408 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap BureauPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
Why similar: Boss Rush 27.8% ★, Side Scroller 20.5%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Arcade 8.9%, Combat 8.7%
- #20 Stranded in the Abyss
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: studio cyber turtle
Windows
Stranded in the abyss is a shoot-em-up in a unique sci-fi sci-environment where you command a massive squad of ships in an endless war Against an evil rebellion. Shoot command and bomb your way through hundreds of enemy fighters, capital ships, and skirmishes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, War 10.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Military 10%
- #21 Galactic Outlaws
82% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
"Galactic Outlaws" is a side-scrolling space shooter where you lead an elite squad on high-risk missions. Customize and upgrade unique ships, master devastating weapons, and battle waves of enemies in a galaxy plunged into chaos. Victory depends on your strategy and skill!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33% ★, Side Scroller 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, War 10.1%
- #22 Final Formation
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happymeal Inc.Pub: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D Platformer 14%, Military 9%
- #23 Space Elite Force II
82% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!
Why similar: Gun Customization 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Local Co-Op 8.7%
- #24 Rutabaga Desert Storm
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Indomitable Interactive
Windows
Lead the vegetable revolution alone or with a friend in the side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Rutabaga Desert Storm! Take down wave after wave of enemies, dodge their projectiles, and grab power-ups to boost your destruction! Can you defeat the oppressive humans and free the proletariat vegetable masses?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #25 Chertovica
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David FilusPub: Jester's Tales
Windows
All the cherts are getting married tonight, on a night called Chertovica. Grab your axe, chug down your last tankard, and kick them back to hell where they belong in this retro, melee-centric boomer shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Combat 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #26 Space Elite Force
81% matchVery Positive89% of 186 reviews2018
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Gun Customization 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Local Co-Op 9.2%
- #27 THE LAST HUMAN IS A BIKER
79% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: FLOWERFIELD Games
Windows · Mac
THE LAST HUMAN IS A BIKER (TLH) is a few hours of pure entertainment. In this 2D shooter you play as John, the last human, and unleash his fury in his quest of vengeance! With unlimited item synergies, make the choices that will allow you to survive against countless swarms of aliens!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Gun Customization 21.1%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Arcade 6.9%
- #28 Commando Collection
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,582 reviews2024
Dev: Macrojoy
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, War 11.8%, Military 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%
- #29 J. El Tanquista
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Jorge Damian RodriguezPub: IJKStudios
Windows
First- and third-person shooter set in World War III. Fight on foot, control drones, and dominate the battlefield with your tank in open environments full of destruction and chaos.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.4% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, War 12.1%, Military 10%
- #30 Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CC164
Windows
Blast away wasp scum in Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order! Shoot your way through 12 scenic stages of trees, metal, and more, to eliminate the Wasp Army once and for all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Side Scroller 20.1%, 2D Platformer 16%, War 11.3%, Action 9.1%
- #31 DEFENSORES DEL BARRIO
76% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: PERNICH MEDIA
Windows
Defenders of the Neighborhood is an arcade game with three mini-games, each following a hero committed to a just cause. From defending a children's shelter to protecting the environment and fighting for public spaces, each hero faces powerful enemies in unique settings.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.1% ★, Beat 'em up 16.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Arcade 9.4%, Bullet Hell 8.7%
- #32 Automatic Eltron
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elysion CD
Windows
A side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 8-bit games and 80s Sci-Fi movies. Play as Automatic Eltron, a cybernetic law enforcer, and save the city from the machine domination.
Why similar: Gun Customization 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Side Scroller 14.9%, War 11.1%, Bullet Hell 8.8%
- #33 Sorcery of Ruin, Sword, and Red Hood
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AOMI Design Studio
Windows
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 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 8.6%
- #34 Roads of Rage
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Harness Games
Windows · Mac
Burn rubber in this action packed beat 'em up featuring car centric combat! Rage through the streets of Road City smashing any vehicle in your way with one of 4 unique characters. Fight your way through 8 levels and bosses using never before seen car martial arts!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 22.5%, Beat 'em up 21.4%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Local Co-Op 7.8%, Arcade 7.6%
- #35 Rise of the Penguins 2: Penguin's Dark Ascent
74% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Bill WooPub: Pwoo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Throw snowballs and navigate seven challenging levels as Kaito, a young penguin. Master platforming challenges, collect items, and face epic bosses in this 2D adventure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Boss Rush 18.6% ★, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Combat 8.6%
- #36 The X-Type
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BinaryWriter
Windows
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Arcade 7.6%
- #37 AlphaBlue
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cross the universe, shoot aliens, upgrade your weapons and face powerful bosses with AB in this retro inspired lateral shoot 'em up to save the world. Adventure into Campaign Mode or face the never-ending waves of Endless Mode with suitable challenges for all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Gun Customization 16.5%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Retro 8.7%
- #38 Lethal Operation Episode 3 Lethal Arms of Justice
74% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Daisessen
Windows
キャラをじっくり育てながら広い世界を冒険する――。 そんなSTGの最終編。ショットを合成して、いいとこどりのショットも作れる! シリーズ最強の敵たちに最強の武器やスキルの組み合わせで対抗し、 この物語の真実に辿り着いてください―
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #39 Battle for Asciion
72% matchPositive83% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Relevo
Windows
Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot ’em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.2% ★, Side Scroller 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Arcade 10%, Action 7.5%
- #40 Scorpion Hero Arcade Edition
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Hopes
Windows
Scorpion Hero is a frenetic side-scrolling shooter with pixel-glow graphics, full of action and explosions in the style of the first games released in the arcades.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 63.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 13.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 6.8%, Retro 5.3%
- #41 METAL SUITS: Counter-attack
71% matchVery Positive86% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Gonggamore ContentsPub: Link Compass
Windows
Don't tick him off! After losing everything he loved, Kevin returns as a raging cyborg. Unleash chaos with devastatingly diverse combat suits in this explosive, high-speed action platformer!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27% ★, Beat 'em up 13%, Side Scroller 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%
- #42 DAVE a nice guy
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: noisy kazoo
Windows
fast paced action game
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48.2% ★, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Arcade 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Action 9%
- #43 Guns of Fury
70% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Retro 9.9%
- #44 Escape Space
72% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: ShidyGames
Windows
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 22.6%, Gun Customization 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Arcade 9.1%
- #45 ChainStaff
70% matchVery Positive94% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Mommy's Best Games
Windows
ChainStaff is a brutal action-platformer with a transforming spear and grappling hook, blazing weapon upgrades, and a rocking soundtrack. Aliens have attached to your head! Swing, shoot, and spear your way through mutating hordes and bone-shaking boss fights, and get this thing off your head!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Combat 11.1%
- #46 Enemy Mind
73% matchVery Positive85% of 798 reviews2014
Dev: Schell Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 22.5%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #47 Invaders X
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ideias 5D
Windows
Crack Spaceships, Improve your Machine, Get New Lead Pilots to the Resistence and Free our species through different "Worlds" across the Solar System. In a 2.5D Shoot 'em up. ... from a time where much less, seemed much more.
Why similar: Gun Customization 21.2%, Vehicular Combat 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Bullet Hell 12.2%
- #48 OUTGUNNED!
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PINECREW
Windows
OUTGUNNED! is a fast-pased action-platformer set in a cyberpunk dystopia where cats are the dominant species. Topple the corporation as one of the playable characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 10.8%
- #49 Skyborn:IronWings
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skyborn Dev
Windows
A reimagined 3D arcade shooter that transforms the classic vertical scrolling formula with full spatial depth, immersive air-to-ground combat, and intense bullet hell action.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Beat 'em up 13.6%, War 11.6%, Military 10.6%
- #50 Mr Bear Goes to Washington
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Silent Planet Games
Windows · Mac
A satirical hand-drawn 2D action platformer where a grizzly bear runs, jumps, and mauls his way through enemies in solo or local co-op. Blending fast-paced combat and platforming with a nostalgic, poster-inspired art style, every level feels handcrafted and full of character.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Beat 'em up 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Metroidvania 9.9%
- #51 Triple Treble Triumph
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KreamLand
Windows
How many genres have you mastered? Is it enough to play 3 of them simultaneously? Triple Treble Triumph puts 27 games into 1. Accept its trial to prove how much of a Gamer you are.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Beat 'em up 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Metroidvania 11.4%, Arcade 10.1%
- #52 Celtreos
71% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Kevin M. Grant
Mac
1-2 players, game controller support. NO in-app purchases. Over 45 minutes of music! 13 detailed stages, partly-random, with bosses. Tons of weapons, guards and special moves. Play in a window or in Full Screen.
Why similar: Gun Customization 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Local Co-Op 7.3%
- #53 Hard as Hell
67% matchPositive83% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: L4S Games
Windows
It's 1999, and C.R.T. City has plunged into chaos. The crime ridden city has been devastated by vandalism, theft, and destruction... But the tired populous band together. Protect your store, property, and pride from the angry masses, in this blend of a Tower Defence and FPS.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Beat 'em up 15%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #54 Gunslugs
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Retro 10.7%, War 10.2%
- #55 Pixel Waifu: Escape from the dark corporation. The telepathic power of a lovestruck otaku
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alquimicorp
Windows
Miguel Bolaños, a 24-year-old teenager, embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. To do so, he must rescue an alien trapped in an evil corporation. Face hordes of inept scientists and underpaid office workers in a pixel art odyssey filled with action and absurd humor.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.2% ★, Side Scroller 20.3%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Arcade 8.2%
- #56 הרפתקאות בנצי בבנצי לנד
66% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: KAFKAF Studio
Windows · Linux
הצטרפו אל בנצי במסע האגדי להציל את החנות האהובה שלו, בנצי לנד, מהאחים סחתיקה הערמומיים וצבא המושפעים שלהם! סגנון ביט-אמ-אפ ארקייד (רמות קושי) פסקול 8-ביט, והומור גיקי – הכל כלול! הרפתקאות בנצי יצא במקור בגרסה פיזית שמתאימה לקונסולות הגיימבוי המקוריות. מתכבדים להציג בפניכם את גירסת הסטים של המשחק!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 31.3%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 10.2%, Combat 8%
- #57 Rocket delivery: Space Wok
65% matchVery Positive97% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: KALA GAMES
Windows
A backpack building run-and-gun game! Fill your backpack with guns, blast away space bugs, and deliver noodles to hungry customers!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 20.5%, Gun Customization 19.7%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 9.5%
- #58 Rebound Hell
65% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: mrtsGAMES
Windows
A minimalist top-down action game where every shot bounces, changes color, and can turn against you. Managing ricochets is your only chance to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Arcade 11.1%, Combat 9.7%
- #59 Zako Slayer
67% match9 user reviews50% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: WarriorWasp
Windows
You are a female super soldier trying to escape from the invaded base by unknown intruders. (A 2D Sci-fi Platformer, Megaman-like style, but with hack and slash.)
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Beat 'em up 17.8%, 2D Platformer 14.4%