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  1. #1 Exorush
    97% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Thrashmodule
    Windows

    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: Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Shooter 11.2%, Aliens 7%

  2. #2 4D:XD
    96% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Ryan Brammen
    Windows

    4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Shooter 10.3%, Top-Down 5.4%

  3. #3 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
    96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Masayuki Ito
    Windows

    The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 5.2%

  4. #4 Space Waves
    95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Paul Connor
    Windows

    Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 6.8%

  5. #5 Psyvariar 3
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Banana BytesPub: Red Art Games
    Windows

    Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 5.5%

  6. #6 Netherspace
    94% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: Konstantinos Katsoris
    Windows

    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 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Aliens 8.4%

  7. #7 Red Galaxy
    93% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
    Dev: CSZgames
    Windows

    This is a retro space shooting game, where you only fight against the strongest enemy. There are 15 unique bosses in the game, and players need to use different weapons and strategies to defeat them. Dedicated to you who are both challengers and retro game lovers.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 12.1%, Aliens 8.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.7%

  8. #8 Sophstar
    92% matchVery Positive100% of 102 reviews2022
    Dev: Banana Bytes
    Windows

    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: Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 7.5%, Aliens 6.6%

  9. #9 Gamma Zero
    91% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Sinclair Gurny
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Aliens 9.6%, Old School 8.9%

  10. #10 Starfighter Neon
    91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
    Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
    Windows · Mac

    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: Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shooter 8.2%, Aliens 7.4%

  11. #11 Gunslinger Nova
    90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: instasiv
    Windows

    A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Shooter 10.9%, Aliens 6.2%, Sci-fi 5.8%

  12. #12 Asteroids
    89% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
    Dev: Play Asteroids
    Windows

    Another version of the classic Asteroids game

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 7.3%, Old School 7.3%

  13. #13 Neon Invaders
    89% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
    Dev: Paul Connor
    Windows

    Neon Invaders will take you back to your gaming roots with its constant action and relentlessly brutal enemies. Absorb enemy shots of the same colour to trigger a flurry of fire to decimate the alien invaders. Dodge and Match your way to victory through 40 levels and 5 difficulty settings.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Aliens 7.4%

  14. #14 RPM - Road Punk Mayhem
    88% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
    Windows

    Hit the road for explosive bullet hell action through a post-apocalyptic wasteland!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Sci-fi 8%

  15. #15 Star Jet Alpha
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Valles Games
    Windows · Mac

    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: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 6.1%

  16. #16 Arcade Forever
    86% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: KOD7
    Windows

    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 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.1%

  17. #17 Exo-Calibre
    84% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
    Windows

    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 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 11%, Top-Down 5.8%

  18. #18 Royal Odyssey
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lion Crest Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Royal Odyssey is a retro-style arcade space shooter where you pilot Prince Zayven’s ship through a deadly asteroid storm, blasting your way to survival.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shooter 7.5%, Top-Down 7%

  19. #19 Space Maxwell: Arcade
    86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: Dreamland Games
    Windows

    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 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 10.8%, Top-Down 6.8%

  20. #20 Astro Fighters
    84% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Paul Connor
    Windows

    Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Old School 6.8%

  21. #21 Planets Ambrosia
    82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Maltsoft
    Windows

    All-out 360-degree assault! A roguelite shooter where you pilot an sci-fi fighter to eliminate grotesque enemies fused with fruit and machinery, constantly upgrading your weaponry.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Top-Down 5.8%

  22. #22 Gratuitous Space Shooty Game
    82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Positech Games
    Windows

    Gratuitous Shooty Game is a hobby space shooter made by the developer of Gratuitous Space Battles, reusing the art from that game :D.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Shooter 10.4%, Aliens 7.5%

  23. #23 Laser Droplets
    83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Kikashi Online
    Windows · Mac

    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 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Arcade 8.4%, Shooter 7.3%

  24. #24 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
    81% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2021
    Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 7.5%

  25. #25 Asteroidia
    79% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: Duk Studios
    Windows

    A simple and fun space shooter.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.2%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Top-Down 5.5%

  26. #26 1x! Space Adventure
    81% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
    Dev: Lunar Madcap
    Windows

    1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 8%

  27. #27 Stellar Space
    80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: Next Step Studios
    Windows · Mac

    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 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Bullet Hell 9.7%, Shooter 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.7%

  28. #28 STARR RINGER
    79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Sterling McKay
    Windows

    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: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%

  29. #29 Red Blaster
    77% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Red Blaster Games
    Windows

    Blast your way through increasing waves of enemies in this fast-paced top-down action-arcade shoot 'em-up while unlocking new levels, weapon upgrades and harder enemy types as you make progress in RED BLASTER!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Top-Down 6.1%

  30. #30 Starlight: Eye of the Storm
    78% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2021
    Dev: Strides Interactive Game Studio
    Windows

    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 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.5%

  31. #31 Zannon
    78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: JimJams Games
    Windows

    Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Top-Down 6.4%, Sci-fi 6.4%

  32. #32 The Battle of Aurinoxia
    75% matchPositive75% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: N11 Games Division
    Windows

    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 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 7%, Arcade 6.3%

  33. #33 I, AI
    77% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
    Dev: Satur EntertainmentPub: Satur Entertainment
    Windows

    Classic scrolling shooter with modern graphics. You are self-aware AI. You were created on space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and win your freedom.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 9%, Sci-fi 6.8%

  34. #34 SOLSTORM
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jerry Zhu
    Windows · Linux

    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 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 6.4%

  35. #35 METEOR COMMANDER
    76% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Propulsion Studios
    Windows

    Retro-inspired arcade-style shooter. Save humanity from incoming waves of flaming hot meteors, alien ships hell-bent on destroying humanity, and the strangeness of space by shooting, blasting and nuking incoming waves of meteors and enemies.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Shooter 11.4%, Aliens 9.6%, Old School 6.8%

  36. #36 Crush The Rebellion!
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GameBeast Productions
    Windows · Linux

    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 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 6.6%

  37. #37 Resurrection Core
    73% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: ramen_keitto
    Windows

    Resurrection Core is vertically scrolling Bullet Hell Shoot ´Em Up game. It honors the arcade classics but also adds modern touch and unique game-play mechanics to the genre. Master the unique weapon systems and resurrect enemy cores to become the ultimate fighting machine!

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%

  38. #38 Crucible
    73% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2021
    Dev: TriScalePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

    Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Shooter 11.4%, Top-Down 7.7%

  39. #39 Insectipede
    74% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: LoadUpGames.com
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 6.1%

  40. #40 Nova Strike
    72% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2023
    Dev: Sanuk GamesPub: Nacon
    Windows

    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 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Shooter 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%

  41. #41 2nd Shot
    72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Chad BarrettPub: Chaotic Entertainment, LLC
    Windows · Mac

    In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Shooter 11.2%, Old School 9.1%

  42. #42 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 弾幕検定死験-大往生編-
    73% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: G-MODE
    Windows

    It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 6.6%

  43. #43 Rysen
    74% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
    Dev: nkmr appworks
    Windows

    An old arcade style 2d shmup.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down 7.8%, Old School 7.6%

  44. #44 Akka Arrh
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2023
    Dev: Llamasoft Ltd.Pub: Atari
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Top-Down 7.3%

  45. #45 Touhou Renkyouto ~ Subterranean Festival of Love and Jealousy
    71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: ArzvetPub: Team Minty Cabbages
    Windows

    Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Old School 7.2%

  46. #46 AREA WARS™
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: RexoPub: STUDIO.D0DO
    Windows

    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 27.1%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 6.9%, Arcade 6.2%

  47. #47 Bullet Hell Monday: Black
    70% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2023
    Dev: Masayuki Ito
    Windows

    This is a high-difficulty bullet hell shooting game and a sequel to "Bullet Hell Monday." It offers an exciting experience for players who demand advanced skills and precise strategies. As a common system, six types of special weapons are equipped, expanding the player's tactical range.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Top-Down 6%

  48. #48 Exovore
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Tapzilla
    Windows · Linux

    EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 9.7%, Top-Down 6.2%

  49. #49 Strelitzia
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sorgintza
    Windows · Linux

    An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Arcade 7.9%, Top-Down 6.7%

  50. #50 ∀stralbringer -Shaded Arkarium-
    68% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2024
    Dev: Endless Shirafu
    Windows

    Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 7%

  51. #51 Cosmonator
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2019
    Dev: Bourbontank
    Windows

    Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Action 5.9%, Aliens 5.4%

  52. #52 Blast Rush LS
    67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Bipedal DogPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shooter 7.7%, Combat 7.4%

  53. #53 Beyond the Field
    69% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Blixel
    Windows

    Beyond the Field is a 2D pixel art top down shooter set in space, inspired on another classic game with asteroids, where the achievements you unlock along your gameplay contain lore about the current state of the world, with some even being required to unlock the final boss.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Shooter 11.5%, Aliens 8%

  54. #54 Spaced Liberation
    69% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: hoiJesse
    Windows

    Spaced Liberation is a very small indie game about the liberation of a planet.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Aliens 8.9%

  55. #55 Alien Space Bastards
    68% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2022
    Dev: Paul Connor
    Windows

    Alien Space Bastards is a procedurally generated 3D arcade style shooter. The aliens are attacking in force and you must utilize all the weaponry you have to survive the onslaught and bring piece to the galaxy. Multiple power ups will assist you on your suicide mission, good luck and fight bravely!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Sci-fi 6.5%

  56. #56 Stop the Saturnians!
    68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Jeff Sinasac
    Windows

    Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Aliens 9%, Old School 8.5%

  57. #57 Orchid Glitter
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tamazusa
    Windows

    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 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 7.1%, Top-Down 4.8%

  58. #58 Umbra Galaxy
    67% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2022
    Dev: Lazy Wizards Games
    Windows

    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 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 10%, Top-Down 6%

  59. #59 Battle AirForce
    66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: SUZUKIPLAN
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 4.7%

  60. #60 Last Meow Standing
    66% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Twinfox Interactive
    Windows

    This lightning fast arena shooter brings you right back to the highscore hunts of the arcade era. Use your arsenal of deadly weapons wisely against the increasingly ferocious monster hordes to survive as long as you can.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%

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