60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Pixel Graphics, Action, 2D, Singleplayer.
Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on 15 challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.
Full Moon Rush
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Prison City
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Boss Rush 9.8% ★, Difficult 9%
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Why similar: Boss Rush 34.9% ★, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Platformer 7.7%, Old School 7%
Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.
Why similar: Boss Rush 40.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Difficult 8.5%, Fast-Paced 8.3%
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
Why similar: Boss Rush 32.5% ★, Side Scroller 16.5%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 7.3%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Difficult 13.6%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.4%
EXTREME! retro side-scrolling shoot 'em up with a colorful twist! Become one with your controller, learn all rocket colors by heart and master a unique color-based destruction! SHOOT DIE RESPAWN! And most importantly... NEVER GIVE UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Difficult 10.2%, Fast-Paced 9.5%
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.6%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Fast-Paced 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 9.8%
A twitchy shoot 'em up boss rush game inspired by run 'n gun classics. Fight your way through seven challenging bosses and hitch a ride off this awful planet.
Why similar: Boss Rush 37.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Side Scroller 8.3%, Difficult 8.2%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Difficult 14.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Platformer 10.1%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Old School 9.7%
Get ready for a challenge! Discover 12 unique locations full of obstacles, epic boss fights and dynamic action. Test your skills, reflexes and determination to complete the game in record time!
Why similar: Boss Rush 36.1% ★, Side Scroller 9.6%, Difficult 8.8%, Bullet Hell 8.3%, 2D Platformer 7%
Metaloid: Origin is an fast-paced gun’n'run 2D platformer. Take on the role of one out of three android warrior's known as “Predator” and dash through 9 different levels in order to save their planet from an robot army led by Lucian Corp, whom invade their planet and exploit the planetary resources to fuel their galactic war efforts.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Fast-Paced 9.2%
Bourbon Risky is a simple but deep boss rush action game with retro style graphics. Smash all enemies in your way with your eternal companion that blasting bullets and lasers!
Why similar: Boss Rush 54.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Difficult 8.3%, 2D Platformer 5.6%, Platformer 4.2%
The game is all about the challenge. It has no in-between levels, only boss fights. Each boss is unique and will challenge your instincts and reflexes. Every boss you defeat will grant you a valuable upgrade.
Why similar: Boss Rush 41.8% ★, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Difficult 9.2%, Fast-Paced 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
BLOOD=BULLETS is a bullet hell boss rush action platformer where you dash into bullets to refill ammo. In order to kill the blood itself, one must hack into the sequence.
Why similar: Boss Rush 49.7% ★, Bullet Hell 13%, Shooter 6.5%, 2D Platformer 6%, Platformer 5.7%
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 28.1%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Old School 8.2%
The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 18%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Difficult 13%, Shooter 9.1%
Nowhere Patrol is a boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements. Inspired by classic action arcade games with it's steep difficulty curve and non-stop action.
Why similar: Boss Rush 44.9% ★, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 6.4%
A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Old School 9.3%, Platformer 9.1%
Just Squat is a shmup and visual Nobel game that focuses on boss fight by growing up a boy. Grow the boy by encountering various events at the gym and school, and push Babel out with all your might! The difficulty of boss fight and the boy's growth will be determined by the exercise you choose!
Why similar: Boss Rush 38% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Difficult 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Side Scroller 17.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%
Star Fire is a hand-drawn 2D boss rush bullet hell game. You control the cat-eared girl Eira as she ventures into the Astral Disc, dodging, jumping, and weaving through bullets in stylish duels against the Zodiac Guardians trapped by what they cannot let go. Will she find what she’s looking for?
Why similar: Boss Rush 42.7% ★, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Difficult 9.3%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
The Lone Boss is a challenging 2D pixel art boss fight. Confront a single enemy in a tight arena filled with fireballs and minions. As the boss evolves through multiple states and randomized attacks, one mistake will cost you the fight. Master the patterns and survive the ultimate test of focus.
Why similar: Boss Rush 50.6% ★, Difficult 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 8.4%
Throw snowballs and navigate seven challenging levels as Kaito, a young penguin. Master platforming challenges, collect items, and face epic bosses in this 2D adventure.
Why similar: Boss Rush 21.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 9.8%
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Difficult 11.3%, Shooter 7.9%
Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Side Scroller 19.6%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Platformer 9.5%
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: Boss Rush 24.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Arcade 8.1%
Dogfight Darlings is a bite-sized, bullet hell boss rush featuring an aviation themed cast of plane girls! Take to the skies, unlock skills, and battle your way to victory through daring aerial combat in this game made entirely of boss fights.
Why similar: Boss Rush 46.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Difficult 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Hyper Shapes is a frenetic minimalist Boss Rush where understanding the enemies attack patterns and weaknesses is key.
Why similar: Boss Rush 67% ★, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Arcade 8.6%, Action 2.5%, 2D 2.2%
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 20%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Difficult 9.4%, Shooter 8.4%
Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15%, Difficult 11.2%, Shooter 7.7%
Twinkle Hunter is a 2D action game focused on boss battles. Become a hunter whose teddy bear was stolen by the great villain 'Twinkle Thieves', and experience journey to retrieve the teddy bear. Can you hunt the thieves who attack you in various ways and rescue the teddy bear 'Mari'?
Why similar: Boss Rush 23.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 21.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Platformer 9.8%
Gain glory by defeating several leaders of a kingdom in ruins using only your shield as a weapon. Talk to the few remaining inhabitants and discover what secrets this kingdom holds.
Why similar: Boss Rush 55.2% ★, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Difficult 12.2%, Platformer 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.7%, Platformer 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Old School 11.4%
A comic-styled mashup of Galaga-style shoot-em-up, simple platforming action, and Saturday morning cartoon. In collaboration with Eisner-award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Difficult 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
A retro penguin platformer designed for Gameboy. Perfect for fans of penguins and anyone looking for a moderate challenge in a cold setting!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, Boss Rush 18.4% ★, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.6%
Four friends battle their way across space to claim a once-in-a-lifetime wish. Their lives are in your hands.
Why similar: Boss Rush 50.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Arcade 6.9%, Sci-fi 4.5%
No talk, compadre. It's Animal Kostume time! Follow kroc-boy in his path to overcome a series of difficult levels in this hardcore 2D platformer with a lot of enemies, bullets and surprises.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.8%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Difficult 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 8.8%
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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 8.5%
Forge your own path in a Boss rush hunting run and boom adventure as the last Goldchest hunter! Explore , build, battle in shineless lands and skies to reclaim what was lost till the last Goldchest beast falls!
Why similar: Boss Rush 41% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Bullet Hell 11%, Difficult 8.8%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Difficult 11.1%, Fast-Paced 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.6%
Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!
Why similar: Boss Rush 41.7% ★, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Difficult 6.2%, Side Scroller 4.2%
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Arcade 9%
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 46.3%, Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Action 6.2%
An intense, retro run-and-gun platformer western game!
Why similar: Boss Rush 38.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, 2D Platformer 4.5%
The 7th Sign Project is a classic 2D-platformer action game inspired by Doom, Quake, Abuse, and Painkiller games. Our goal is to entertain the player with massive enemy fights, boss fights, and stirring music.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 17%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.5%
A bullet hell, boss rush game, where you control the newest Fire Elemental on his journey fighting against the elements of the underground.
Why similar: Boss Rush 55.2% ★, Bullet Hell 19%, Difficult 10.7%, Fast-Paced 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Shooter 8.6%
Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. If you like games like Defender, Data Storm or Drop Zone, you will LOVE Fairy Fire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Side Scroller 16%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Fast-Paced 10.3%, Shooter 9.3%
It's a nice sunny day in Neo-Tartaria and ruthless killer Harry Pippels and his pretend friend Humpty-Ho are guzzling down some sprutzels and racking up a debt at the bar. Their life of luxury is soon interrupted however when the Elder Demon's diabolical crypto schemes threaten the lands.
Why similar: Boss Rush 55.9% ★, Arcade 8.3%, Platformer 8%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Old School 4.3%
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 34.8%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Arcade 8.8%, Shooter 8.1%
Chaotic boss-rush, bullet-hell-y, twin-stick arena shooter mayhem! Dynamically changing arena forces you to be vigilant: Watch the bullets, watch the walls!
Why similar: Boss Rush 45.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 14%, Arcade 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
Step into the shoes of Unknown Entity, a strange being with no form or memories, who will fight trapped bosses in the hope of discovering where it is, who it is, and why it seems to be watched at all times, in this Free To Play game.
Why similar: Boss Rush 58.5% ★, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, Arcade 5.8%, Platformer 5.6%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.2%, Shooter 10%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Difficult 13%, Arcade 7.3%, Shooter 7.3%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Shooter 8.3%
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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 11.6%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Retro 8.2%, Difficult 8.1%
