60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell.
Pyro Fighters is a scrolling space shooter with platforming physics. Use your flame gun to propel yourself in the air and fight through an alien army with up to four players.
Buzz Kill Zero (OLD VERSION)
Buzz Kill™ Zero takes gameplay influenced from retro 80's arcades & blends it with elements of modern bullet-hells. Use your ship's weapons & abilities to conquer the 5 Missions... & everyone else's scores on the leaderboards!
Vulture Strike
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Buzz Kill™ Zero takes gameplay influenced from retro 80's arcades & blends it with elements of modern bullet-hells. Use your ship's weapons & abilities to conquer the 5 Missions... & everyone else's scores on the leaderboards!
Why similar: Action 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Indie 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Difficult 12.2%
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 25.6%, Action 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Difficult 13.3%, Fast-Paced 12.2%
A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Fast-Paced 20.9%, Action 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Indie 12%
In a few words Invasion is fast and furious game. Inspired by Galaxian, this game builds upon the great mechanic with new features and sleek modern performance. Just fight without hesitation. Who hesitates will die!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Action 16.8%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Indie 12.3%
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 23.9%, Action 21.1%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Retro 11.3%
DED - a game in the shoot'em up genre. Your granddaughter has been kidnapped, and your daughter and son-in-law murdered. Having just bits and pieces of information about the abductors, you will have to save your granddaughter and find the masterminds behind these crimes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Action 19.4%, Indie 15.4%, Fast-Paced 14.4%, Difficult 12.9%
A no nonsense, no autofire hiscore attack. A fast-paced, reflex-based topdown shoot 'em up. Like 1980s arcade-flavoured ice cream with laser blast sprinkles :)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Fast-Paced 19.1%, Action 15.1%, Bullet Hell 15%, Difficult 11.4%
GROOD is an indie 2.5D Shoot 'em up made with spare robot parts and Heavy Metal🤘🏻. The gameplay blends classic Shoot 'em up mechanics with modern low poly graphics, particles, shaders, and a hardcore soundtrack. Annihilate an army of machines, and afterward, annihilate their bosses—go all the way to confirm that your battle paid off.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Action 24.9%, Indie 17%, Bullet Hell 17%, Difficult 15.3%
One Fool’s Move is a relentless challenge of reflex and wit, help your kitty escape- or don't. See how fast you can last.
Why similar: Action 29%, Fast-Paced 24.6%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Difficult 14.6%, Indie 14.1%
Isbarah is a cross-genre of bullet hell and platformer style, it's a hardcore 2d game and each level is a duel boss fight. Players will need to fully understand the boss patterns. It’s built on smartly managing your powers and to use them wisely to survive - everything in our game involves dodging and making smart movements.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.2%, Action 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Indie 15.3%, Platformer 15.2%
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: Action 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Indie 17.7%, Retro 15.1%
Old school shooter fun. Can you save Pure Metal from the clutches of evil? Kill the hoards of enemies and rain righteous fury on the bosses and save the planet!
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Indie 20.9%, Difficult 15.4%, Shooter 10.5%
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: Action 17.5%, Fast-Paced 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Indie 13.2%, Bullet Hell 11.3%
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: Fast-Paced 20.1%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Difficult 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Platformer 7.8%
Use your powers and find your playstyle to survive in Boiling Bolt, an immersive and explosive shoot-em-up! Slow down the time to make combos and enjoy the stunning 3D graphics. Help June to save the world alone or with a friend.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Action 26.5%, Indie 18.2%, Difficult 13%, Shooter 11.3%
Lucid Aether is a new kind of bullet hell shoot 'em up game.
Why similar: Action 30.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Indie 22.1%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, 2D 4.4%
Welcome to the premiere school of magic and technology throughout the multiverse, Aeternum Academy! You'll learn to dodge bullets, solve mysteries and make friends in this side-scrolling bullet hell shoot-em-up full of magic teacup cats and corgis piloting spaceships.
Why similar: Action 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Indie 17.8%, Difficult 11.5%
Vertical scroll shooting game. Please avoid the bullets and defeat the enemies and clear the stage. You can set different types of bullets for "Main" and "Sub". You can also use skills. Skills include skills that make powerful attacks and skills that can eliminate bullets fired by enemies.
Why similar: Action 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Indie 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, 2D 4.2%
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: Action 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12%
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Action 20%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Indie 14.1%, Difficult 11%
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 28.4%, Action 23.3%, Bullet Hell 19%, Indie 15.7%, Retro 13.6%
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: Action 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Indie 19%, Shooter 9.6%
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.8%, Action 16.7%, Platformer 16.1%, Indie 10.3%, Difficult 10.1%
GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!
Why similar: Action 16.5%, Fast-Paced 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Indie 12.4%, Bullet Hell 10.3%
Dynamic game in the genre of Bullet hell. Destroy your enemies dodging the hail of bullets!
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Indie 22.2%, Bullet Hell 21.4%
Diadra Empty is a free-roaming shoot-'em-up on a grand scale. Take the role of Nyalra and her faithful dragon Minimi in a fantastical quest to save her missing sister, and battle legions of monsters and menacing bosses.
Why similar: Action 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Indie 21.9%, Bullet Hell 21.8%
Intrusion Protocol is a classic challenging retro 2-D platformer. Play as a computer virus tasked with infiltrating an enemy network to retrieve mission-critical data. As you find the data you will uncover a story that reveals the secrets of your mysterious purpose.
Why similar: Action 24.8%, Fast-Paced 21%, Indie 18.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 9.9%
Beekyr is a shooter game where you will lead a bee-fighter through 23 amazing levels in fields, dark forests, rivers and dangerous caves to avenge his queen and hive from the evil wasp queens and their soldiers… The vengeance will be served! Beekyr (Vanilla Edition)
Why similar: Action 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Indie 19.5%, Difficult 13%, Shooter 10.7%
Hangeki is an arcade style shooter that emphasizes the use of over 50 spectacular weapons. Formulate new strategies and take on the alien invasion in this reimagining of the classic shoot em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Action 27.7%, Indie 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20.2%
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 26.4%, Action 25%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Indie 18.5%, Shooter 9.5%
A tutorial for shmup beginners. Presented by Lightsaber Fairy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.5%, Action 23.5%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Indie 17.2%, Shooter 9.1%
Zenodeath is the final entry in the Zeno series, the final evolution, featuring a modern OST by HeavyViper and two gameplay types.
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Indie 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 16.8%
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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Action 12.7%, Retro 11.7%, Indie 9.2%
Flatshot is a free as in freedom shooting game with flat and minimalist aesthetics. Shoot, dodge, parry and charge to defeat +50 enemy bosses. Sharpen your skills in this easy to learn hard to master Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Action 27.9%, Indie 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 21.3%
Boom Stick is a Fast-Paced Shooter with projectile based combat. Inspired by many of the Old School Shooters but with some new Ideas.
Why similar: Action 36.6%, Indie 26.7%, Fast-Paced 18%, Difficult 10.7%, Shooter 8%
Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Fast-Paced 14.2%, Action 11.4%, Difficult 9.1%
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 30.1%, Action 26.1%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Indie 19%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Action 11.1%, Retro 9.3%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Action 20.7%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Shooter 12.7%
Thunder Kid, come in. The Robot Empire is back, and they're kidnapping all the humans! Run 'n' gun through colorful environments, dodge bullets, blast enemies, and face off with challenging bosses in this engaging, 3D action platformer. Do you have what it takes to save humanity?
Why similar: Action 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Indie 14.6%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Difficult 10.7%
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 21%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Difficult 13.6%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 9.9%
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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Action 18.7%, Retro 13.6%, Indie 12.5%
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Indie 20.3%, Retro 12.5%, Shooter 9.3%
If you love shoot ‘em up and you love ‘em hard, with glorious music, with screen filling bullet patterns and huge token cancels, then Don’yoku is just for you!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Action 25.9%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Indie 18.9%
Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Action 18%, Indie 13.1%, Difficult 10.4%
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 31.7%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Action 24.3%, Indie 17.8%
DECONSTRUCTION is a fast-paced, hardcore, shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Action 27.5%, Indie 20%, Shooter 14.9%, 2D 5.9%
Space Cat is a 2D arcade-style platformer where the player(s) must collect as much loot as possible while surviving the asteroid terrain, which is constantly being destroyed and regenerated by hazards. There is also a side-scrolling Adventure Mode, and a VS Battle Mode.
Why similar: Action 20.7%, Fast-Paced 19.7%, Indie 15.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 10.9%
The galaxy is being threatened by an army of robots, but a brave hamster will step up as the hero!
Why similar: Action 27%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Indie 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19%, Retro 11.2%
Take on the forces of the Robot Empire in this Low-Poly 3D Run 'n' Gun Action Game!
Why similar: Action 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Difficult 10.7%, Retro 9.8%
A sci-fi action-arcade game inspired by classic gun n' runs of the '90s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Action 26.5%, Indie 18.9%, Retro 8.8%, Platformer 7.6%
Temples vs Buildings is a roguelike with shoot'em up elements. The player will control flying temples of many cultures and fight against a vast array of flying buildings.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Fast-Paced 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17%, Difficult 12.3%, Action 10.5%
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 34.9%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Action 22.1%, Indie 16.6%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Action 24.2%, Indie 15.1%, Retro 7.6%
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Action 29.1%, Indie 21.9%, Retro 15.1%
Scud Frenzy, the Biggest Game Show in the Cosmos, brings you a fast paced eight-directional shooter about destruction, chaos, rewards and high-scores.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.2%, Action 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Indie 14%, Platformer 12.9%
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 26.9%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action 13.6%, Fast-Paced 12.1%, Indie 11.3%
Terra Feminarum is a Finnish mythology themed Japanese style danmaku shoot ’em up.
Why similar: Action 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Indie 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.6%
SodaCity is an action, fast paced game, with hybrid beat/shoot ‘em up gameplay.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Action 13.7%, Indie 13.3%, Difficult 13.2%
