60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Space.
Paper Nebula is a fast-paced arcade-style scroller, reinvented as a Roguelike! This space shooter will have you blasting through endless waves of alien ships while trying to scout a way out of the nebula. With adorable paper-style graphics and intense gameplay, who wouldn't want to be trapped here?
Starlight: Eye of the Storm
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
Nova Strike
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Space 11.3%, Gun Customization 10.6%
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Space 10.6%, Arcade 8.4%
A distant human colony faces an enigmatic alien threat. As commander of a spherical battle droid, infiltrate alien spacecraft to neutralize the menace from within. Face AI-enhanced droids, upgrade your arsenal, and engage in high-speed action, mini-games and test your strategic skills and reflexes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Bullet Hell 14%, Gun Customization 13.5%, Space 11.6%
A fast-paced, retro-style space shooter with challenging levels. Race against the clock as you blast and dodge through waves of enemies and obstacles, pushing your reflexes to the limit.
Why similar: Space 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 9.5%
A fast‑paced symphony of destruction where you are always outnumbered. Survival demands constant motion, sharp evasion, and smart arsenal management.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Gun Customization 14%, Space 12.7%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Space 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Arcade 8.1%
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: Space 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Arcade 10%
Starship Architect is a high-octane roguelike where every decision counts. Battle relentless enemies, choose from a dynamic arsenal of weapons and upgrades, and strategically assemble your ship. Unlock powerful new parts after each run and craft the perfect starship.
Why similar: Gun Customization 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Space 10%, Action Roguelike 9.8%
SOLSTORM is a classic hand-crafted arcade bullet hell, skillfully weave, and dodge through 9 stages with waves of projectiles as you persevere and see a space odyssey to the end!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Space 10.3%, Arcade 8.4%
Arcade Forever is a 3D vertical space shooter. This is an action game in which many enemies, obstacles and different weapons guarantee great fun. If you like fast space action, this is the game for you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Space 12.9%, Top-Down 7.9%
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 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Arcade 13.8%, Space 8.5%
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 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Space 7.3%, Top-Down 6.5%
Frenetic 2D action in the style of Space Invaders! Customize your spaceship, face hordes of enemies, and challenge yourself in multiple modes, including Campaign, Arcade, Invasion, and Survival. Upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, and face unique challenges in every battle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Space 14.9%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Arcade 11.2%, Top-Down 8.9%
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 8.9%
Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Space 10.1%, Roguelike 9.4%
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: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Space 15.1%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Roguelike 9.7%
Shin Sophstar is a high-voltage remix built for speed and scoring. With 25+ ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Space 12.3%, Arcade 10.6%
A neon-drenched arcade shooter. Pilot your ship, obliterate endless waves, collect upgrades, and survive bosses that will test everything you've got.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Space 9.7%
Stellar Space is a new take on a classic arcade game with a modern, rogue-like, form for new players to enjoy!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Space 10.1%, Bullet Hell 9.3%, Roguelike 8.5%
Dodge, collect, and survive. Every piece of salvage you grab makes your ship deadlier and tougher.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Space 12.5%, Bullet Hell 10%, Top-Down 9.7%
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Space 9%, Arcade 8.9%
Defend massive interdimensional portals against relentless alien swarms in this fast-paced sci-fi top-down survival shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Gun Customization 14%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Action Roguelike 9.1%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 13.4%, Space 9.6%
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 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Arcade 7%, Space 6.7%
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%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Arcade 9%, Top-Down 6.7%
Defeat the enemies. Upgrade the spacecraft. Defend the mothership. Regular Spacecraft - Defending the Mothership is a shoot em'up game with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Space 9.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 7.3%
You play as a gun in order to shoot down lots of enemies in order to increase your high score. Enemies of different difficulties and colors...and even a boss fight. Pick up power-ups and don't die to beat your high score and unlock new colors to customize your gun.
Why similar: Gun Customization 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Arcade 12.6%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%
Survive the neon space chaos in this fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with a twist of Asteroids and roguelike. Blast through swarms of enemies, complete quirky quests, and upgrade your ship with absurd weapons in a Jetsons-style galaxy brimming with danger, glow, and humor.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Roguelike 11.5%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Arcade 7.4%
The galactic empire is under siege from the rebel scum in all directions! Fight through endless waves of rebel ships using all of the weapons and resources at your disposal as you execute your sole orders: to Crush The Rebellion!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Space 10.3%, Arcade 10%
CORA (Counter Offensive Rapidfire Automata) is a singleplayer/multiplayer top-down shooter created by Empty House Games borrowing inspiration from other arcade top-down shooters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Space 10.1%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Gun Customization 16%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Action Roguelike 9.4%
Space Slinger is an arcade roguelike about a traveler and his recoil-packed gun where you shoot to move. Unlock unique weapons and broken builds as you conquer space one enemy at a time.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelike 6.9%
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 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Arcade 12.5%, Top-Down 6.7%
Survive relentless waves in a fast-paced top-down bullet hell shooter. Chain combos, dodge chaos, and master skill-based combat where every second matters.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Arcade 7.5%
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: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Space 10.3%, Arcade 9.3%
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 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Arcade 9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
Cleanup Crew is a fast-paced survival action roguelite. Complete emergent objectives, customize your build and put your skills to the test to survive nerve-wracking hordes of creatures across bizarre worlds. Will you be able to survive until extraction?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Gun Customization 15.4%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action Roguelike 10.4%
Shred endless waves of hostile spaceships in a 1-bit arcade survival roguelite. Build absurd weapon combos, unlock pilots, upgrade your fighter, and survive escalating dogfights against swarms, elite enemies, and colossal bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Space 10%, Arcade 8.6%
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Space 11.6%, Roguelike 9.6%
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 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Top-Down 8.2%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Space 17%, Bullet Hell 17%, Gun Customization 15.7%, Arcade 9.5%
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: Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Bullet Hell 23%, Arcade 10.4%, Space 8.7%, Top-Down 7.8%
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Space 11.8%, Arcade 8.2%
Neon Blitz is a survivors-like where you aim your own way out. Read the swarm, blitz the openings, and stack explosive synergies into a devastating loadout. The horde never stops pouring out of the dark. How long can you hold the line?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Action Roguelike 12%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Roguelike 11%
A mysterious midsummer downpour has caused Gensokyo's lakes and rivers to spill over. Not only that, but youkai and phantoms inhabiting those bodies of water have become unnaturally ferocious. Venture off on an adventure into the deep skies to find the cause of this classic rain-themed incident.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Arcade 13.8%, Shooter 8.2%
Survive endless waves of escalating enemies in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Dodge overwhelming attacks, master precision movement, and fight to stay alive inside hypnotic neon chaos.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 6.8%
'USG' Is a captivating vertical shoot 'em up featuring hand-drawn animations and a unique art style. Customize your run with multiple weapon upgrades
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Gun Customization 13.6%, Roguelike 10.5%
Epic farewell to the shmup genre that brought so much joy to gamers in the 80
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Roguelike 12.3%, Arcade 11%
Umbra Galaxy is a sci-fi shoot'em'up where you pilot a spaceship adrift in the restricted space filled with enemies. Destroy enemy generators, fight your way to the bosses and secure the obscure goal in the end!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Arcade 8.2%, Top-Down 6.8%
You just have to kill the bugs and critters before they kill you, so you can kill the bugs EVEN BETTER. Defeat the 3 floors and their bosses to win the game! Fight through procedurally maps made of handcrafted rooms, in this action RPG shooter with heavy roguelike and bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelike 9.9%
A shoot em' up with a manga inspired look. Destroy enemies, and use their salvage to gain more power.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Top-Down 8%, Shooter 6.5%
Battle through waves of enemies, taking their power for your own in this retro-styled arcade shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Action Roguelike 11.2%, Arcade 10.1%
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 20.7%, Space 15.7%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Top-Down 10.1%, Arcade 9.6%
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Action Roguelike 9.2%, Arcade 8.6%
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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Space 18%, Arcade 11.8%, Retro 9.7%
Galactic Explorers is a top-down 2D retro space shooter inspired by early games such as Galaxian, and Asteroids.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Space 13.6%, Top-Down 7.6%
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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Space 15.5%, Retro 8.9%, Arcade 8.7%
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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 20%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Space 12.1%, Arcade 9.7%
A score-driven vertical STG built around aggressive grazing, medal chaining, and risk-reward survival mechanics. Dodge impossible bullet patterns, manipulate time itself, and push for the ultimate 1CC.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Space 10.9%, Arcade 9.8%
