60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter.
Trust your instincts - evade, aim, and shoot! Omni Axes is a shooting game that takes place in a 3D space where you can take down an endless number of enemies coming from all directions.
Kromaia
The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!
∀kashicverse -Malicious Wake-
It is a 2D Sci-Fi Action Shoot 'em up that can use command deadly techniques like fighting games. In this title, you can destroy enemies by using 10 distinctive special moves, "Methods", in addition to normal shooting attacks.
The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, 6DOF 15.2% ★, Action 8.8%, Shooter 8.2%
It is a 2D Sci-Fi Action Shoot 'em up that can use command deadly techniques like fighting games. In this title, you can destroy enemies by using 10 distinctive special moves, "Methods", in addition to normal shooting attacks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Action 14.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Third-Person Shooter 11.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Retro 8.9%, Action 7.5%
A mouse controlled vertical scroller/shooter (with bonus mazes)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action 16.5%, Shooter 15%, Indie 11.6%
Sweezy Gunner is an eye melting, brain bending, mouse squeezing 2D Shoot em up. destroy everything in your path, Upgrade the Sweezy Gunner ship. A Large open World! Travel through the lush green fields, frozen tundra and arid desert. Explore the depths of the many dungeons, caves and temples and collect that tasty loot!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Action 16.5%, Space 13.3%, Shooter 13%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.1%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shooter 11.5%, Space 7.7%, Action 7.3%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Action 14.7%, Space 8.9%, Indie 8.8%
A mind virus has taken hold of the population! Assume the role of drag-queen--zombie-slayer extraordinaire Zane Dmaaj and battle your way through mobs of NPZees, Fatties, SoiBois and more in the high octane, pearl clutching shooter Drag the Dead!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 10.3%
A high-definition arcade shooter blending old-school action with modern polish. Battle across the Solar System, upgrade your weapons, and unlock tougher challenges in Nemesis Mode - all set to a hypnotic, retro-electro soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Old School 15.9%, Shooter 14.7%, Retro 12.1%
Combining retro puzzles and a arcade space shooter. You and your crew found strange materials in the galaxy core to upgrade your ship to the most powerful. While collecting core materials you came across something unbelievable ... The Core Message. The Core Message changes everything.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Space 13.1%, Retro 12%, Action 6.7%
Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution.Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarioswhere the player's skill will be the key to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shooter 17.8%, Action 14.2%, Indie 8.7%
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 34.1%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 8.3%, Old School 7%
The galaxy is being threatened by an army of robots, but a brave hamster will step up as the hero!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Action 17.2%, Indie 12.1%, Old School 10.8%
Dodge, slash, and shoot your way through waves of enemies while collecting items. Blast off on a quick trip toward the Moon in Radio-allergic Shoot ’Em Up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.8%, Bullet Hell 35.6%, Shooter 16.5%, Action 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
"Dancing Under the Moon" is a single-player only 3d bullet-running action game. Enjoy the sensation of being overwhelmed by a barrage of bullets in 3d space.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 35.8%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 10.4%, 3D 3.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 8.2%, Old School 6.9%
A tutorial for shmup beginners. Presented by Lightsaber Fairy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Action 15.3%, Shooter 13.5%, Indie 10.7%
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Bullet Hell 29.3%, Retro 11.1%, Action 8.3%, Indie 5.8%
Single player, top down, retro space-shooter, destroy enemies and fight bullet-hell bosses, upgrade during runs and after them to progress further and faster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shooter 15%, Space 8.9%, Action 8.4%
Blast your way through enemy waves. Strike at enemy formations prioritizing targets depending on the situation. Rip them to pieces using an arsenal of powerful and versatile weapons. Put your reflexes to the test dodging a fire storm of enemy projectiles. Destroy challenging Bosses to achieve victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Action 17.3%, Shooter 14.5%, Indie 12.2%
Defeat continuously incoming monsters with various abilities!CriticalOrb is a 3D top-down shooting game. Choose various abilities to defeat the continuously incoming monsters until the boss appears! You need to become more critical before the boss arrives!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Third Person 8.3%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Bullet Hell 31.6%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 8.2%, Space 7.3%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action 18%, Shooter 15%, Retro 12.5%
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 27.3%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Retro 12.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Old School 11.3%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Space 10.9%, Action 9.9%
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.2%, Bullet Hell 33.3%, Shooter 25.6%
Experience intense, fast-paced action as you dodge enemy fire, collect Xsteel scrap, and upgrade powerful ship systems. Navigate across beautiful expanses of the galaxy in levels filled with challenging foes and epic boss battles.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shooter 21.3%, Action 14.9%, Indie 3.3%
The retro-style Side Scroller shooting game with vivid storyline depicts fully charactered protagonists love affairs.! Colorfully themed game stages and variety of bosses infests here!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 11.6%, Indie 8.5%
Fiery Rivaz - Reanimate Shmups !!! It's time to revive the shmup genre. You can expect a shooter that focuses on varied and innovative level design. It is accompanied by cool 3d graphics and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Bullet Hell 24.1%, Shooter 19.2%, Action 12.9%, Space 9.5%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Space 8%, Action 7.3%
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.4%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Space 9.1%, Action 7.2%, Shooter 5%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shooter 12.9%, Retro 10.4%, Space 9.8%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Indie 13.4%, Space 13.1%, Shooter 10.6%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Shooter 11.8%, Space 11.7%, Retro 11.4%
It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.5%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action 11.9%, Shooter 9.3%, Indie 8.3%
The 2017 Commodore 64 Game of the Year now available on Steam!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Action 20.9%, Shooter 16.5%, Space 15.7%, Retro 13.9%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Space 11%, Retro 9.3%
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 42%, Bullet Hell 32.8%, Action 14.6%, Indie 10.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 38.1%, Bullet Hell 32.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 9.8%, Indie 7.1%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.9%, Shooter 19.9%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Action 12.7%, Indie 7.2%
Play as an elite pilot driving the Interstellar Recon Mecha geared with an unique set of weapons and special abilities. Create deadly fleet with gathered parts and weapons! Try out Startide's editor to make new spaceships with various technology you find along your journey.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.4%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shooter 17%, Action 14.4%, Indie 9.7%
Though faraway, they shall be vanquished! "Locust Hunter" is a third-person, level-based space shooter game. Pilot WHEEL fights through Locust defenses with lasers, missiles, and more. Her ally, NIGHT, gathers parts for weapon upgrades. Enjoy unlimited ammo and regenerating armor—just push forward!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Third-Person Shooter 24.2%, Space 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 10.5%
Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Bullet Hell 25%, Action 16.3%, Retro 13.7%, Indie 10.5%
A tough soldier has been send to infiltrate an enenmy base and destroy it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Third-Person Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shooter 13.2%, Third Person 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: Shoot 'Em Up 38.9%, Bullet Hell 33.2%, Action 16.4%, Indie 11.5%
A blend between Shoot'em ups and Looter Shooters. Take on the story or randomly generated missions to level up your pilot and collect loot to build your ships up to take on bigger challenges.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.2%, Third-Person Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 18%, Action 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 7.9%, Space 7.3%
Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 17.2%, Retro 11.2%, Action 7.1%
Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Action 17.9%, Retro 15.4%, Indie 12.1%
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Shooter 14.5%, Space 7.8%, Action 7.5%
A 2D vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter game where you shoot down fictional advertisements. Features 7 stages and full Japanese voice acting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Bullet Hell 31.7%, Shooter 18.1%, Indie 7%, Action 6.9%
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 44.5%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 11.1%
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 40.4%, Bullet Hell 31.3%, Shooter 20.5%, Action 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.1%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 8.3%, Retro 6.8%
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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shooter 15.5%, Space 7.6%, Retro 7.3%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 40.9%, Bullet Hell 40.9%, Shooter 6.9%, Action 6.5%, Indie 4.7%
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.3%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Retro 13.5%, Action 12.8%, Indie 8.2%
In the future retro of 3180, The government has created a program of self aware mechanized creatures and they have gone rouge. The story begins as Max Titan gets the call that he has to bail the world out yet again, Max pilots his custom Fighter car the X-50 to destroy the sentient bosses of this growing army of mechanized animals and...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Third-Person Shooter 23.2%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Retro 6.2%
Close Order is an arcade shooter with one simple goal: become a badass armada! In this mashup of genres, defeat enemies for parts to build up an armada of ships around you. Fight from a distance, charge headfirst into battle, or create a mix of anything and everything. You decide how to play!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Bullet Hell 32.1%, Action 17.8%, Indie 12.5%
