Games Like Mystic Blaze

A Roguelite action shooter where you dodge bullets, attack enemies, and power up with skills and items. While the map stays the same, different skill combos and item drops change your strategy each time. Keep challenging and master your own style!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Magic 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

2D Shooting Game × A Brick Breaker! Embark on an adventure with the witches Phurl, Eire, and Till!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.9%, Magic 20.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Cute 8.2%

That magical girl has abandoned her costume and become a stick!!! This is an STG where the spinning stick is your ship. It can turn and attack in all directions! The strongest! But because it's a stick, you have to work hard to avoid bullets and walls! Defective!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.2%, Shooter 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Action 8.7%, 2D 7.9%

The playful witch dances to unleash stunning magical moves! Witch Dance is an evolving action puzzle. The controls are simple, but the challenge is infinite. Right click to move, left click to cast. Gather your magic and dance your way to victory!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Magic 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%

A shoot 'em up that tests your wits and reflexes! Mastering the ability to change color between red, green and blue is the key to beating this game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Magic 12.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

The fantasy bullet battle to end monstergirl genocide! Turn hateful humans into lovable demons in this 90s arcade style shooter.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Magic 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

The Prism Warriors return for another helping of retro-styled bullet hell action. Face off against the sinister Twilight Four, and fight to save more than just your friends...

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Magic 13.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

The Gnonmeaggedon is upon us! Hold your ground against relentless gnome waves in a fast, unforgiving bullet hell. Master movement, manage space, and cut through swarms before they overwhelm you. Between attacks, explore biomes, rescue allies, save the village.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Magic 13.2%, Shooter 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

A Touhou-inspired bullet hell shooting game where you play as magic-using anthropomorphic characters. Explore Lunamara, a land full of magical creatures and youkai, and discover why the moon's rotation around Earth has been halted.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Cute 6.2%

A 90s anime inspired, wave based, 2D run and gun side scroller, where you are a magical girl on the side of light. Load out your arsenal of spells to free the legion of spirits corrupted by the legion of shadow.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.3%, Magic 15.6%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 9.5%, 2D 7.4%

Simple vertical scrolling shooter with a bear as the main character, 5 stages in total

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.3%, Shooter 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, 2D 9.6%

Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Magic 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Shooter 9.8%

Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Shooter 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 6.8%

Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Shooter 13.6%, Magic 9.1%, Action 5.9%

Magic Fairy Fun Blast is a challenging and fast paced arcade style bullet hell arena wave based shooter. You are a fairy that just wants to have fun but your version of fun is different than the rest of the world.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Magic 10.2%, Shooter 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Shoot for the stars and help Latte train in her quest to become the top cheerleader in the universe! Use your Pom-Pom Blasts to pummel the competition while dancing through a downpour of endlessly raining enemy bullets! Ready? Aim. Fire!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

This is the biggest news title of 2025. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Take on six stages of vertical shooting mayhem full of looney pixel art characters and locales. Gamers who are tired of bullet hell and Compile-like shooters can finally rejoice.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.5%, Shooter 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 11%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

A sci-fi top-down shooter game. 2D top-downYou shooting game. You get kidnapped by alien from far away and infested by their blood, which makes you able to use their weapon. You have to get out there before they catch you and do some weird thing with your body

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42%, Shooter 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Action 11.8%, 2D 9.1%

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: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 8.8%

Vertical scrolling bullet-hell 2D shooting game! Dodge and defeat the diverse magical attacks unleashed by the charming fox girl! All 4 stages + EX planned.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Magic 9.1%, 2D 7%

A mysterious scent has caused everyone's hair to grow haywire...

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Magic 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Shooter 9.2%

Once Upon a Slime will be the game that starts my career as a solo game developer. This game is an adventure / bossbeater game about a little slime trying to escape a dungeon full of bosses. Beat them all to solve the mysteries of these dark dungeons!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Cute 8.8%, Colorful 8.3%, Top-Down 7.7%

The third installment in the Eden series A 2D bullet-hell vertical-scrolling shump with a feel reminiscent of arcade games from the 1990s to the 2000s.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Hardcore yet cute Danmaku shooting makes a grand comeback!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

You are a single ship outnumbered and outgunned by the enemy fleet. The one advantage you have is a powerful magnet that is capable of capturing the enemy bullets and firing them back at the enemy!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.9%, Shooter 14%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 8.7%, Action 6.9%

Spearhead is the story of agents who join secret organizations in a chaotic world surrounded by infectious diseases. Experience the story of six agents joining.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Shooter 11.9%, 2D 8.9%, Singleplayer 5%

Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Shooter 10.2%, 2D 8%

The Monster Queen has invaded town and captured your friends! Pick your stage, explore, fight monsters, save your friends, and play as them in this top-down shooter inspired by classic handheld gaming!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Magic 8%, Action 5.6%

Not a regular shmup player? No worries! This is a super chill, low-difficulty, fully voiced bullet hell shooter just for you! Wipe out the AI machine armada attacking from all directions!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Shooter 11%

Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

The first game in the TCSTRIKERS series. The simple controls make it fun for everyone.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Action 10.2%, Cute 8.5%

The patrons of Jonny's Room weep for their loss, it is up to you to dab their tears! Click-and-shoot through combat and puzzles to test your heroic spirit.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.4%, Magic 23.6%, 2D 9.2%, Shooter 6.8%, Top-Down 5.6%

Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Shooter 9.9%, 2D 6.9%

Articrow is a 2D top-down action roguelike. Play as a magical crow exploring dungeons, collecting and upgrading artifacts with unique parts. Equip these powerful artifacts and defeat challenging enemies to escape.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.1%, Magic 21%, Shooter 10.4%, 2D 9.8%, Action 6.4%

AstroWars is a top down 2d shooter with monsters and a blue gun. Earn score by killing monsters and try to beat your top score.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.3%, Shooter 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 10.1%, Colorful 9.9%

Blow enemies away with magic bullets and smash them into walls to defeat them! A fixed-perspective top-down 2D action game!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Cute 10.6%, Magic 8.8%

Control Talus in this challenging boss rush where you'll face increasingly stronger enemies

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.2%, Magic 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Colorful 9%, 2D 7.4%

Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Shooter 6.8%, 2D 6.8%

Wrathflame is a 2D top down real-time bullet hell shooter featuring retro Pico8 pixel graphics and chiptunes. You are a sorcerer-monk of the order of Wrathflame battling the machinations of the heretical Wyvern cult. Completing each level gives you the opportunity to level up one of four spells.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Magic 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

"Let's defeat the demon lord together!" A thrilling action-adventure of destruction!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Shooter 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Colorful 6.9%

A 2D top-down arena shooter. A freely scrolling shooter. Pixel graphics reminiscent of the SNES. Easy to control with the directional pad, two shot buttons, and a bomb button. Make full use of your two shots to smash through enemies.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Feel like an actual witch by DRAWING runes in real-time to cast spells. Unfold the story of a world filled with dark humor and absurdity. Join Violet to fix the chaos she’s caused with her owl “friend” that never misses a chance to rub that in her face.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Magic 26.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, 2D 6.2%

Uncover The Government's darkest secrets in this action packed top down shooter inspired by 80's action flicks of questionable quality.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, PvE 7.3%

Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Magic 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

ReCoil is a 2D Top-Down Shooter with a unique twist to it's genre. The recoil of your weapons launches you back.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 48.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 7.6%, Top-Down 5.6%

Survive escalating zombie attacks while scavenging supplies and upgrading your gear. Hold out until rescue arrives... if you can.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.6%, Shooter 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, PvE 9%, 2D 8.1%

The First Seeker is a challenging top down shooter where you will shoot and slash your way through enemies.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Shooter 11.5%, 2D 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, 2D 6.1%, Shooter 5.9%

TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Shooter 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 8.6%

Pirate's Peril is an arcade shooter themed in the world of pirates on the open sea!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Action 13.1%, 2D 8.9%

Escape the Maze of Malice in this frantic 2D top-down shooter!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 41.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, 2D 7.1%, Action 6.3%, Colorful 5.4%

Your work van has been stolen! Use your armed & modified Cleaning Unit to fight your way through a fractured and corrupt floating city that hovers over a war zone. Find and recover your van before your business goes under! Armed Decobot is unique mixture of Arcade Beat 'Em Up and Bullet Hell design.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Shooter 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

It's Christmas! Pelt the humans with gifts! Quickly!!!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 9.5%, 2D 7.5%

Steel Seraph is a shooter-adventure hybrid set on a colony planet in the distant future. Fly, run, strafe, dodge and shoot your way through a variety of stages and take down powerful invasion leaders and their minions.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Shooter 9.4%

Blast through waves of chaos in this retro inspired space shooter. Simple mechanics, high energy rock/electronic soundtrack, and a gloriously goofy tone make Nova Rebellion a cosmic throwback Back when space shooters were all the rage.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Shooter 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, 2D 7.4%

Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Magic 16%, Female Protagonist 14%, Shooter 10.3%, Cute 8.3%

Fight your way through this challenging Bullet Hell Shoot ‘Em Up, consisting of 5 stages full of beautiful, intricate patterns and bosses. Wield the magic sword “Behelade” to find out what is behind the mysterious power that made the forest creatures go on a mad Danmaku rampage!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Magic 9.4%, Shooter 8.9%

I just think that top down shooters are neat. It's a pretty zen time. A podcast game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Action 9.8%