60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade.
Dodge through colorful bullet patterns as you shoot down hordes of enemies in this arcade-style scrolling shooter bullet hell about magic dragon girls! Uncover a tragic story about acceptance as you overcome intense challenges that test both your skills and memory.
Fire & Reign
Upgrade your warriors and shoot through waves of enemies in this challenging bullet hell gauntlet. Features a fast-paced campaign, boss rush mode, and a level creator for you to build, upload, and play custom stages. Master the skill trees to gain power and dominate the kingdom!
Stellarium
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.
Upgrade your warriors and shoot through waves of enemies in this challenging bullet hell gauntlet. Features a fast-paced campaign, boss rush mode, and a level creator for you to build, upload, and play custom stages. Master the skill trees to gain power and dominate the kingdom!
Why similar: Dragons 29.5% ★, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Arcade 6.3%
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 36.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Arcade 8.8%, Action 6.4%
Devour the swarm. In this vivid arcade torch 'em up, you play as a dragon growing its tail to expand its firepower. Dodge bullet-hell patterns, wield elemental magic, and slay massive mythic bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Dragons 24.6% ★, Arcade 7.4%, Action 5.9%
Pretty Kitty Fuzzy is a 2D "bullet-hell" shmup! Help Fuzzy save the universe with the power of love and positivity through nine whimsical stages. There are tons of lore and features in this puuurrr-fect shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action 6.9%, Arcade 6%
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 39.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Cute 8.4%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Action 5.8%
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 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Arcade 9.1%, Action 5.8%
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 38.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Action 7.1%, Arcade 4.5%
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 36%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Action 6.4%, Arcade 2.8%
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 39.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.9%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Arcade 6.7%, Action 4.4%
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 44.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.6%, Arcade 7.8%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, Action 3.6%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Bullet Hell 30.9%, Cute 7.8%, Cartoony 6%, Action 5.9%
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 45.3%, Bullet Hell 33.4%, Arcade 6.3%, Female Protagonist 5.3%, Action 4.2%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Arcade 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 48.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Action 4.7%, Arcade 4.7%, Indie 1.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 42.5%, Bullet Hell 42.4%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 1.5%
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 35.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Arcade 7.5%, Action 4.5%
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 42.8%, Bullet Hell 35%, Arcade 9.5%, Action 7.5%, Colorful 4.6%
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Bullet Hell 36.6%, Action 9.5%, Arcade 9.1%, Indie 3.1%
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 43.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Arcade 9.7%, Action 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 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 38.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Arcade 10.2%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Action 5.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Female Protagonist 13%, Arcade 8.1%, Cute 7.5%
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Arcade 8.3%, Cute 8.3%
Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.7%, Bullet Hell 40.8%, Action 11.2%, Indie 4.3%
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Arcade 7.9%, Action 7.3%, Indie 2.6%
Bullet shooter with no visible bullets
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 30%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Arcade 6.4%, Cute 6.4%
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 46.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 41.4%, Arcade 8%, Action 4%
That witches come back undergone a power-up further! New character is entered! All 6stages Arcade version of all re-adjust the resolution of the base in 1280x720! "Magic Circle system" is easy-to-use adjustment! Full voice all by the story undergoes new writing.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Action 14.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Indie 5.1%
hello! I'm South Korean, One Man Game Creator Nuriverse! This game series is made up of many traditional stories from East Asia.(Mainly the Korean Peninsula.) Thank you for stopping by!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.9%, Bullet Hell 33.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Action 6.2%, Fantasy 3.1%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.4%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Arcade 7.1%, Action 5.5%, Indie 2.2%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Action 9.8%, Arcade 7.8%
When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS. This is a horizontal shmup made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Arcade 9%, Cute 8.2%
Outskirts is a colorful 360° bullet-hell with beautiful vector based art, interactive music and a deep combo system. Drive your ship through your foes and make your path to the leaderboard!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 40.8%, Action 12.7%, Indie 4.7%
In this Touhou doujin STG, you don't attack enemies by shooting bullets. Instead, use punches, fairy maids, and Spell Cards to fulfill gatekeeper's duty. On top of that, learn how to build combos, win a lot of blue points, and experience the exhilarating feeling when they fill the entire screen!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 7.1%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.4%, Action 12.5%, Arcade 7.6%, Indie 3.9%
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 39.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.5%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Action 6.9%, Fantasy 3.2%
Xenoslaive Overdrive is a fractal bullet shoot-em-up. Specially made for players to feel the thrill from various challenging aspects. Shoot! Survive all enemy bullets! Defeat their bosses, and save the world!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 40.9%, Action 17.2%
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 39%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Action 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%
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 47%, Bullet Hell 33.3%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 8.7%
"Murasaki" is a puzzle explosion game. Use explosions to clear the screen of pesky obstacles filling it up. The only controls you need are the directional buttons and two other buttons (Z and X)!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Action 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Arcade 4.9%
YOU have to show what you’re made of as the war over Europe is in full swing. Fight waves of Axis planes and panzers until you hit the boss enemies – the ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.3%, Bullet Hell 37.2%, Action 16.5%
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 31.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Arcade 11%, Action 9.5%, Cute 6.6%
Capture Draggins by draggin' the mouse in this casual arcade roguelite! Click-and-drag to cast spells on enemies and get your fill of wave battlin', achievement huntin', upgrade unlockin', rinse-and-repeatin'!
Why similar: Dragons 34.8% ★, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Arcade 7%, Cartoony 6.7%
Cinders of Hades is a relaxing, wave shooter arcade-style game. It’s a Virtual Reality game that all ages will enjoy. It has some classic, arcade influences translated to VR that veteran arcade players will appreciate.
Why similar: Dragons 33.2% ★, Bullet Hell 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Arcade 7.2%, Action 3.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 27.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Arcade 7.5%, Cute 6.5%
Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.1%, Bullet Hell 35.7%, Action 9.3%, Arcade 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
A vertical scrolling shooter with a nostalgic twist! Evade and shoot on end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Bullet Hell 34.9%, Action 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Indie 5.3%
The planets have orbited peacefully for countless millennia. But then… BOOM! Now all orbital bodies are free to move independent of gravity (and they can respawn when defeated too.) You're The Earth… good luck!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.8%, Bullet Hell 34.7%, Arcade 9.7%, Action 7.9%, Cartoony 7.1%
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Action 7.2%
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.7%, Bullet Hell 44%, Arcade 8.4%, Action 2.5%, Indie 0.3%
Sky Mercenaries - Fast paced action overdose with rpg elements
Why similar: Bullet Hell 38.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 9.4%, Indie 3.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 43.1%, Bullet Hell 39.8%, Arcade 11%, Action 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.3%, Bullet Hell 32.9%, Action 17.4%, Arcade 7.4%
