60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Shooter.
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Exorush
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.
Project AionIX
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
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 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.3%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Aliens 8.4%
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Aliens 11%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 8.3%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Aliens 8.8%, Shooter 7.2%
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 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Aliens 12.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.1%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Aliens 12.9%, Old School 9.2%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9.5%, Futuristic 9.5%
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 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Aliens 10.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 8.6%
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 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Old School 9%
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 22.2%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Futuristic 9.3%
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 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Aliens 10.2%, Shooter 8.2%
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Aliens 10.6%, Shooter 8.6%
A shoot'em'up game for up to 4 players that combines advanced RPG advancement elements with pure space shooter action, 20 unlockable weapons & 4 heroes with varied strengths in their 10 primary stats, along with each ship's 10 aspects, add a huge variety of choices for all gamers.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Aliens 12%, Character Customization 11.4%, Shooter 11.1%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 8.5%
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 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 9.9%, Aliens 7.8%
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 26%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Old School 6.5%
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 19.5%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Aliens 11%, Arcade 10.5%
Gratuitous Shooty Game is a hobby space shooter made by the developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, reusing the art from that game :D.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Aliens 10.4%
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.7%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 10.3%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 21%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 7%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 20%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 7.2%
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shooter 9.9%, Robots 6.3%
Stellar Space is a new take on a classic arcade game with a modern, rogue-like, form for new players to enjoy!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Aliens 10.5%, Bullet Hell 10.1%, Shooter 8.8%
Warships On The Halloween Night is an extreme Top Down Arcade Shooter game based on the naval war which broke out between the Human beings and the Living Pumpkins.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 7.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Shooter 10.7%, Aliens 10.7%
A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Futuristic 9.8%, Arcade 8.9%
AREA WARS™ is a fast-paced 2D omnidirectional shooter where you battle enemies from every direction in a constantly changing enclosed area. Defeated enemies trigger chain explosions that engulf nearby foes and boost your score multiplier. Built for short, repeatable runs with score-focused gameplay.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.7%, Aliens 6.4%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Aliens 13%, Shooter 11.3%, Futuristic 7.6%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Old School 10.6%, Shooter 9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 12.6%
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 8.3%
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 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Futuristic 7.4%, Old School 6.6%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 13.3%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10%
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 20.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Aliens 9.3%, Arcade 8.8%
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Arcade 14.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 7.5%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 8.5%
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 10.4%
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Aliens 15.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 11.1%, Futuristic 9.7%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13%
Armageddon Sky's Invasion is a vertical scrolling bullet hell shoot'em up. You will destroy countless waves of the invader's fleet to protect the planet that you love. Face challenging boss and be surprised by the beautiful backgrounds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 12.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 18%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 10%
A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Aliens 9.3%, Arcade 9%
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.2%
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 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Shooter 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Retro 6.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Shooter 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
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 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Shooter 11.3%, Aliens 11%
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 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Aliens 11.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.9%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10.5%
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 7.8%
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Aliens 9.4%, Shooter 9.1%
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Aliens 12.4%, Retro 7.9%
Royal Odyssey is a retro-style arcade space shooter where you pilot Prince Zayven’s ship through a deadly asteroid storm, blasting your way to survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Futuristic 10%, Shooter 7.9%
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 4.8%
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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 12.8%, Action 8.4%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Shooter 12.9%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down Shooter 7.8%
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 19.9%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 11%, Futuristic 8.4%
Classic 80s inspired shooter
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 9.8%, Aliens 9.7%
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Aliens 9%, Arcade 8.6%
