Games Like PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift

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 22.9%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 8.3%, Aliens 6%

Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

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 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Shooter 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Retro 6.5%

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 28.5%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

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 22.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Space 8%

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 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

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 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.1%, Aliens 9%

Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%

Weave and cleave your way through walls of bullet and push your score to unknown limits in this aggressive Shoot'em'up to save humanity from its own hubris

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Shooter 7.1%

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 21.8%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 9.7%, Aliens 9.2%

【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Bullet Hell 24%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Arcade 5.9%, Shooter 5.8%

Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Arcade 6.8%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Arcade 12.3%, Sci-fi 9%, Shooter 8.7%

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 30.1%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Retro 7.8%, Arcade 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

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 23.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Arcade 10%, Retro 8.8%, Shooter 8.4%

Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 8.1%, Aliens 7.7%

Brace yourself for an intense bullet hell experience! Fight your way through challenging levels, defeat bosses, upgrade your weapon and get the highest score!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Aliens 10.9%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 9.3%

Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 7.8%

High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Shooter 9.1%

Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

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 20.7%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Aliens 9.2%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 7%

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 36.2%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Space 6%

Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Action 6%

STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.8%, Space 7.9%

Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

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 28.4%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Shooter 6.6%, Arcade 6.4%

Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Arcade 8.5%, Shooter 8.1%

COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 8.2%, Arcade 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Aliens 11.1%, Shooter 9%, Space 8.9%

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 36.6%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Arcade 11%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 5.9%

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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Space 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Classic 80s inspired shooter

Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 9.1%, Aliens 8.2%

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 24.4%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Aliens 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Arcade 7.8%

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.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Aliens 10.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 8.6%

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 34.5%, Bullet Hell 29.2%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 12%, 2D 4.6%

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 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 7.9%, Aliens 7.6%

"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

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 26.6%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Arcade 10.6%, Space 10%, Retro 8.9%

Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 9.3%, Arcade 9.1%

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 22.7%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 9%, Space 8.1%

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 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Aliens 8.6%, Shooter 7.8%, Arcade 7%

In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Shooter 16%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Retro 9.1%

Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Retro 8%, Arcade 7.7%

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 21.7%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Shooter 8.1%, Arcade 7.6%

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 34.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

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 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Arcade 13.6%, Shooter 7.4%, Action 6.5%

Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 8.8%, Score Attack 6.7%

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: Bullet Hell 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

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 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Stranded in the abyss is a shoot-em-up in a unique sci-fi sci-environment where you command a massive squad of ships in an endless war Against an evil rebellion. Shoot command and bomb your way through hundreds of enemy fighters, capital ships, and skirmishes.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Space 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

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 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Aliens 9.8%, Shooter 8.7%, Arcade 8.4%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 28.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

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 25.2%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 7.8%

ITZO is a retro style scrolling shooter and bullet hell game where you play as the best (and most ruthless) agent in space: ITZO! You have the mission to prevent an incoming interplanetary conflict… How are you going to do it? Easy. With bullets, destruction, chaos and no diplomacy!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.3%, Shooter 13.9%, Space 11%, Arcade 9.9%, Retro 7.6%