- #1 UBERMOSH:OMEGA
97% matchVery Positive90% of 480 reviews2019
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
UBERMOSH:OMEGA, the apex of Walter Machado's Cult Classic series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Psychedelic 16%, Isometric 15.7%, Retro 12%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same brand of rapid-fire, arcade-style combat that feels like a concentrated burst of adrenaline.
- #2 HYPER DEMON
96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,249 reviews2022
Dev: Sorath
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?
Why similar: Psychedelic 29.2%, Lovecraftian 26.3%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Surreal 13.2%, Combat 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced, psychedelic, and high-score-focused shooter that pushes the boundaries of sensory overload.
- #3 Post Void
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: Psychedelic 40.3%, Surreal 18%, Old School 16.2%, Retro 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A hyper-kinetic, psychedelic FPS that demands constant movement and aggression, mirroring the frantic pace of the seed.
- #4 Disfigure
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Lovecraftian 15.1%, Minimalist 12.5%, Roguelite 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, bullet-hell roguelite that emphasizes quick, intense combat encounters in a minimalist environment.
- #5 Devil Daggers
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,293 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.5%, Retro 25.3%, Lovecraftian 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive minimalist survival shooter that matches the intense, retro-styled, and high-difficulty nature of the seed game.
- #6 Super Hexagon
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Psychedelic 48.8%, Minimalist 38.6%, Action 8.8%, Casual 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, rhythmic, and brutally fast-paced game that captures the 'one more try' addictive quality of the seed.
- #7 Downwell
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.7%, Retro 32%, Roguelite 15%, Action 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, fast-paced, and minimalist retro game that rewards aggressive play and quick reflexes.
- #8 One Step From Eden
92% matchVery Positive93% of 7,592 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.3%, Roguelite 37.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-speed, grid-based movement with intense bullet-hell combat and roguelite progression.
- #9 Just Shapes & Beats
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,089 reviews2018
Dev: Berzerk Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 90.5%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, rhythm-infused bullet-hell that focuses on dodging patterns in a minimalist, neon-soaked world.
- #10 SWARMRIDER OMEGA
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
SWARMRIDER OMEGA is an "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. Based on SWARMRIDERS(2016), OMEGA is a darker and faster version, featuring the Saint from UBERMOSH Vol.5.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Bullet Hell 14%, Isometric 13%, Retro 11.3%, Roguelite 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-arcade game that captures the retro, pixel-graphics aesthetic and fast-paced combat.
- #11 Half Hour Hexagon
90% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Roguelite 15%, Minimalist 13.3%, Stylized 9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that focuses on arcade-style shooting and fast-paced, difficult encounters.
- #12 Waves
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,549 reviews2011
Dev: Squid In A Box Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Psychedelic 23.4%, Top-Down 13.9%, Retro 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic twin-stick arcade shooter that focuses on pure, high-intensity combat performance.
- #13 Planes, Bullets and Vodka
88% matchVery Positive86% of 2,589 reviews2016
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.3%, Retro 20%, Top-Down 17.4%, Stylized 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, retro-styled shoot-em-up that fits the minimalist bullet-hell criteria.
- #14 Hotline Miami
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 121,152 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Psychedelic 32.8%, Top-Down 20.4%, Retro 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Surreal 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, brutal, and fast-paced game that shares the stylized, high-lethality combat feel of the seed.
- #15 Katana ZERO
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 50.6%, Retro 30%, Action 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast, stylized, and time-sensitive combat that rewards precision and quick decision-making.
- #16 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
87% matchVery Positive91% of 1,088 reviews2007
Dev: Bizarre CreationsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.2%, Bullet Hell 25%, Retro 17.7%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Casual 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential minimalist arcade shooter that defined the genre with its fast-paced, neon-drenched bullet-hell action.
- #17 Cyberhunt
86% matchVery Positive85% of 2,639 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Old School 15.9%, Retro 14%, Top-Down 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, indie shoot-em-up that focuses on simple, arcade-style mechanics.
- #18 TTV2
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,152 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.
Why similar: Psychedelic 32.1%, Retro 19%, Roguelite 13.5%, Minimalist 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, fast-paced action game that prioritizes quick, twitch-based gameplay.
- #19 Nuclear Throne
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.8%, Roguelite 19.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Top-Down 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down roguelite that emphasizes chaotic, high-intensity combat and quick run times.
- #20 Vampire Survivors
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.5%, Roguelite 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Retro 8.3%, Casual 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, highly addictive bullet-hell-adjacent roguelite that focuses on rapid progression and screen-clearing action.
- #21 20 Minutes Till Dawn
81% matchVery Positive91% of 28,655 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Roguelite 16.8%, Combat 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite bullet-hell that offers fast, satisfying combat sessions with a minimalist aesthetic.
- #22 HOUSE OF GOD
84% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Revolver
Windows
As The House of God races towards heaven, Jack blasts their way to the conductor in this chaotic and fast-paced Rogue-Lite.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.1%, Psychedelic 15.5%, Roguelite 12.6%, Old School 11.8%, Top-Down 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike shooter that emphasizes bullet-hell mechanics and fast-paced, top-down combat.
- #23 UBERMOSH Vol.7
81% matchVery Positive83% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
You play as a Saint fighting in a gun-filled pit, defeating as many opponents as you can in a 90 seconds match, the UBERMOSH, an enlightenment ritual of combat.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31%, Retro 24.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the UBERMOSH series that maintains the fast-paced, retro arcade combat style.
- #24 Witchinour
82% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Roguelite 16%, Top-Down 10.1%, Retro 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter with roguelite elements that provides a similar top-down combat experience.
- #25 Temp Zero
79% matchVery Positive95% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: Alexandre Kadri
Windows
Temp Zero is a minimalist roguelike which mixes intense action and musical bullet hell. Fight enemies which attack to the beat, choose perks, defeat the final boss, unlock new weapons, spells & soundtracks!
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 34.7% ★, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Minimalist 11.7%, Top-Down 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based roguelike that integrates bullet-hell mechanics into a fast-paced, music-driven experience.
- #26 Thumper
79% matchVery Positive92% of 4,345 reviews2016
Dev: Drool
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
Why similar: Psychedelic 66.1%, Lovecraftian 14.5%, Dark 10.7%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythmic, psychedelic, and intense experience that shares the sensory-heavy atmosphere of the seed.
- #27 APE OUT
78% matchVery Positive95% of 3,946 reviews2019
Dev: Gabe CuzzilloPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 42.8% ★, Top-Down 19.9%, Stylized 15.3%, Surreal 13.6%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, top-down, high-energy game that focuses on momentum and brutal, fast-paced combat.
- #28 QUICKERFLAK 2
77% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
QUICKERFLAK 2 is a retro-hardcore room-beater time-attack super fast-paced minigame.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Old School 17.8%, Minimalist 12.4%, Isometric 10.4%, Combat 9.1%
- #29 QUICKERFLAK_RUTHLESSMOD
77% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
QUICKERFLAK_RUTHLESSMOD is the standalone "pretty hard" expansion of the retro-hardcore minigame QUICKERFLAK.
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 28.3% ★, Isometric 17.5%, Gothic 12.5% ★, Retro 11.4%, Minimalist 8.2%
- #30 BULLETHELL
76% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
BULLETHELL is an experimental, retro-hardcore, barely playable, ultra-fast-paced arena top-down shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.8%, Minimalist 21%, Combat 18.9%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Isometric 4.9%
- #31 UBERMOSH:BLACK
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,225 reviews2016
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
UBERMOSH:BLACK is the second volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH. Cut bullets with your sword, shoot with heavy guns and splatter enemies with a rage fueled psionic wave.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Isometric 18.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down 10%, Retro 8.2%
- #32 Grav Blazer Squared
78% matchMixed40% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 59.2%, Retro 24.6%, Action 8.5%, Casual 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2d arcade shooter that focuses on bullet-hell patterns and fast-paced action.
- #33 Undercroft Warriors
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Old School 12.5%, Top-Down 11.8%, Stylized 8.6%
- #34 UBERMOSH:WRAITH
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,176 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
UBERMOSH:WRAITH is the fourth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Isometric 22.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Retro 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #35 TTV3
75% matchVery Positive85% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
TTV3 is the third volume of the retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame series Trip to Vinelands
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.5%, Retro 14%, Roguelite 13%, Minimalist 12.9%, Surreal 11.4%
- #36 UBERMOSH Vol.5
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,275 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Isometric 18%, Retro 16.6%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #37 Trip to Vinelands
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,255 reviews2016
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Why similar: Retro 34.8%, Roguelite 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Action 10.5%, Casual 8.6%
- #38 Antipaint
71% matchVery Positive95% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Vilius Prakapas
Windows
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
Why similar: Psychedelic 24.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Roguelite 14.4%, Top-Down 13%
- #39 Against Great Darkness
72% matchVery Positive83% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Hitreg StudiosPub: Hitreg Studios
Windows
Against Great Darkness is a brick-breaking, bullet hell, roguelite where you play as a pagan trying to escape Hell's maw. Trigger relics by keeping your disks bouncing, experience unique events where you can obtain incredible loot, and battle hellish bosses while always keeping an eye on your disks.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.8%, Roguelite 17.2%, Minimalist 14.5%, Retro 11.5%, Top-Down 10.8%
- #40 UBERMOSH
72% matchVery Positive91% of 6,130 reviews2015
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.
Why similar: Isometric 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Retro 14.4%
- #41 Angel at Dusk
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,638 reviews2024
Dev: AkiragoyaPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!
Why similar: Psychedelic 30.8%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Dystopian 12.7%, Top-Down 12.3%, Dark 7.9%
- #42 WARPZONE DRIFTER
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2018
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Breakless drifter retro-hardcore arcade game, made by the same creator of the UBERMOSH series.
Why similar: Retro 37.2%, Minimalist 22.3%, Roguelite 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 10.5%
- #43 PewPew Live
71% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Jean-François Geyelin
Windows
A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Bullet Hell 24%, Top-Down 13.8%, Minimalist 13.4%, Stylized 9.1%
- #44 The Creature of Chaos
71% matchVery Positive93% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: Jakub Miksa and CoC TeamPub: Jakub Miksa
Windows · Linux
Frantic FPS game with very procedural levels
Why similar: Gothic 23.3% ★, Lovecraftian 22.9%, Old School 16%, Retro 13.9%, Surreal 10%
- #45 Rogue Invader
70% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Isometric 25.3%, Roguelite 16.8%, Stylized 13.1%, Minimalist 12.5%, Retro 11.5%
- #46 Anomalous
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Byron Dunwoody
Windows
A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Why similar: Old School 30.7%, Stylized 22.4%, Retro 18.1%, Combat 16.9%, Action 11.9%
- #47 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.1%, Retro 29.2%, Old School 28%, Action 9.7%
- #48 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.9%, Top-Down 23.6%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 12.5%
- #49 Bullet Bunny
68% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Top-Down 12.8%, Retro 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #50 Void Prison
69% matchVery Positive80% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Lazy FlockPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Void Prison is a fast paced, endless arcade twin stick shooter that puts you inside of an ever shrinking ring. Survive by fighting emerging enemies around you and don't get consumed by the void. Complete achievements to unlock new skins and powerups and get on top of the leaderboards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Top-Down 13.8%, Retro 13%, Lovecraftian 11.1%
- #51 Rhythm Storm
66% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Radiangames
Windows
Rhythm Storm is a roguelike bullet heaven with stunning vector graphics, rhythmic action, and overwhelming swarms of enemies. Your vehicle aims and fires freely while everything else dances and moves to the beat in this spectacular audio-visual experience.
Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 27.4% ★, Psychedelic 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Roguelite 10.6%, Stylized 9.4%
- #52 UBERMOSH Vol.3
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,209 reviews2016
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The third volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Isometric 19.6%, Retro 14.1%, Top-Down 11.3%
- #53 Polygoneer
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,730 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Retro 21.6%, Top-Down 17%, Action 13%, Casual 12.9%
- #54 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Roguelite 19.6%, Top-Down 16.2%, Stylized 15.1%, Combat 9.8%
- #55 Deep Snake
64% matchVery Positive97% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: dietzribi
Windows
Non-Euclidean snake where you can go forever deeper and deeper into the void... ...and if you're good enough, into the daily leaderboards
Why similar: Psychedelic 34.2%, Old School 15.6%, Surreal 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Retro 10.1%
- #56 Swarmlake
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,864 reviews2018
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 50.6%, Retro 35%, Casual 7.7%, Action 6.7%
- #57 ATOMINE
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 361 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Arms Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Psychedelic 18.8%, Roguelite 14%, Minimalist 10.7%