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A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shooter 11.6%, 1980s 11.5%, Aliens 10.4%

Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Aliens 9%, Arcade 7.5%

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 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, 1980s 11.7%, Aliens 11.1%, Shooter 10%

Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, 1980s 13.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.3%

SHATTERSHAPE is an arcade-style shooter in which you are a lone circle fighting hordes of enemies with evil vertices. SHATTER your enemies with numerous power-ups. ONLY THE ROUND SURVIVE.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 11%, 1980s 9.8%

Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, 1980s 11.8%, Aliens 10.8%, Shooter 10%

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 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.1%, Aliens 8.2%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, 1980s 13.6%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.6%

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 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Aliens 12%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 8.3%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%

Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, 1980s 11.2%, Aliens 11.1%, Shooter 8.8%

To bring you the old school 2D space arcade feeling in a modern look and feel. Whether you like the hard core style of the old days, or you have become the more lay back type, shoot your way home at the fun rate for you. Upgrade your ship on the way home, to get ready for the final battle. Have fun!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, 1980s 16.1%, Aliens 11.7%, Shooter 9.9%

ZAXTRON EXPLUS is a fast-paced 1980s-style SHMUP/STG with bright graphics, challenging bosses and loads of secrets to find!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.6%, 1980s 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Shooter 15.9%, Action 10%

Shmup. Unlock. Customise. Experiment. Upgrade. Basilisk. Petrify. Easy.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, 1980s 12%, Shooter 9.5%, Minimalist 9.4%

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 34.5%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 6.5%

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

Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Minimalist 8.1%

In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.3%, 1980s 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 8.8%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 11.7%, 2D 4.8%

You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Aliens 11.5%, Minimalist 8.6%, Shooter 8.4%

RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Aliens 11.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 8.5%

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 30.8%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Sci-fi 5.5%

A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Aliens 11.9%, Arcade 10.7%

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 32%, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.8%, Action 6.9%

I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, 1980s 17.1%, Aliens 13.1%, Shooter 13%, Casual 7.1%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, 1980s 13.6%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 8.3%

Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Aliens 12.1%, Minimalist 9.8%, Shooter 9.3%

Generations of Destruction is a simple rougelite horizontal shoot’em up with short play sessions. Get more powerful as you play through each randomly generated level. A prefect game for when you only have a few minutes to play.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Aliens 20.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Action 5.1%

Triangle Service’s MINUS ZERO is a shooter that focuses on a tried-and-true shoot-’em-up weapon: the lock-on laser. It’s shoot-’em-up purity: just you, your lock-on laser, and a whole bunch of enemies. As long as you continue to blast away at the waves of enemies, you’ll maintain invincibility, but if you lose track of your position...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 9.3%, Action 8.8%

A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, 1980s 17.4%, Arcade 7.8%, Shooter 6.8%

A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Shooter 12.2%, Aliens 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.8%

The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Shooter 13.1%, 1980s 12.3%, Aliens 11.4%, Arcade 9.8%

Take your chance and feel like 10 again.😊To start let's meet this retro cutie.🚀 River Rush is reminiscent of an old vertically scrolling shoot’em up games.🚀 If you remember them, it's time to catch up with nostalgia. Or your father's nostalgia.😉 Board in and have some fun.👨‍🚀

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21%, 1980s 18.9%, Arcade 8.4%, Shooter 8.1%

Mouse-only for super simple gameplay, but the challenge ramps up. Survive waves of enemies bombing your city. Shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Shooter 11.4%, Destruction 9.4%, Arcade 8.7%

"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 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9.4%, 1980s 9.3%

Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, 1980s 13.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 9.5%

Embark on a retro-shoot-'em-up task to fight space pirates, industrial equipment, archeotech and, probably, space gods. Engage enemies in increasingly cruel levels, fight vile bosses, uncover secrets and pursue the call of ancient technologies.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Arcade 10%, 1980s 9.3%, Minimalist 8.4%

Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, 1980s 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 6.8%

Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, 1980s 13.7%, Shooter 9.7%, Aliens 8.4%

SkiFree meets Survivors! Shred down a procedural mountain, blasting monsters to hard-rock Christmas tunes. Dodge trees, jump enemies, and yes—you can run over squirrels. Fast-paced winter chaos for any season!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, 1980s 12.7%, On-Rails Shooter 9.6% ★, Arcade 8.6%

A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Aliens 12.2%, 1980s 10.8%, Shooter 9%

An EXTREMELY HARDCORE vertical bullet hell game that only features boss fights. Preview and select between three randomly generated options to choose the boss and every add-on you're going to face, then start a time-based survival trial. Difficulty can be scaled infinitely here.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Minimalist 17.8%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 5.1%

Distant Space 2 - is an indirect continuation of the first part, in which you will find more dynamic gameplay. Your task is to destroy enemy ships on each level to go to the next of 26 available. In addition to conventional ships, you will have to wait for the boss ships, the battle with which will not be easy.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Aliens 11.7%, Shooter 9.6%, Minimalist 9.2%

A simple and fun space shooter.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Shooter 10.5%, 1980s 7.4%, Arcade 7.1%

Spacejack a UFO and turn alien tech against its owners across 49 action-packed stages. Use black holes, nukes, slow-mo, and more to survive escalating waves and save the planet.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Aliens 15.5%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Shooter 10.8%, 1980s 10.7%

Viral Reload EX is a sci-fi shoot-em-up with a unique dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, 1980s 13.4%, Aliens 12.9%, Shooter 9.1%

Beyond the Field is a 2D pixel art top down shooter set in space, inspired on another classic game with asteroids, where the achievements you unlock along your gameplay contain lore about the current state of the world, with some even being required to unlock the final boss.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Aliens 12%, Shooter 11.4%, Minimalist 10.2%

When a black hole generates enough strength to destroy the entire universe, it's called Collapsion. It's up to you to defend the universe for as long as possible to stop Collapsion from happening in this Arcade Shooter!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Aliens 16.7%, Shooter 12.6%, Destruction 12.4%, Arcade 10.4%

The original 8-bit twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love, available to play for free.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Aliens 12.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 8.9%

1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.

Why similar: 1980s 19.8%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.1%

Blast enemies, get ship upgrades and defeat bosses in this arcade inspired space bullet hell

Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, 1980s 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12.4%

This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.8%, Aliens 14.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%

Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 20%, 1980s 12.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 8.7%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Old School 6.3%

Riders 2491 is an action shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades with modern visuals.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Aliens 13.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.9%

CRUST PUNK SHOOT 'EM UP. BLAST BEAT BULLET HELL. HARDCORE ANARCHO ARCADE ACTION. BRUTAL, BLEAK, SHORT AND INTENSE. NO SCORE, NO LEADERBOARDS, NO GODS, NO MASTERS. CAVE MEETS NAPALM DEATH.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Minimalist 12.1%, Shooter 12%, 1980s 11.4%

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 31.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Action 6%

Blaster Panic is a 2D space shooter where you defend your home base against an onslaught of enemies. Fight through ongoing boss battles. Last as long as you can to dominate the leaderboard.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Shooter 10%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Arcade 7.8%

Brace yourself for an intense bullet hell experience! Fight your way through challenging levels, defeat bosses, upgrade your weapon and get the highest score!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Aliens 14.6%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9.9%

Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 11.3%, 1980s 10.9%, Aliens 8.8%

AlienCity is a fast-paced, wave-based FPS where you fight through a dark, stylized city overrun by alien creatures. Survive, score high, and push your limits against relentless enemy swarms.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Arena Shooter 9.6%