60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up.
RED TITANS is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues. Enjoy the chaotic and addictive Survivor mode that Red Titans has in store for you. (Survivor-Like)
Vektor Z
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!
Metal Crisis
METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.
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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 14.5%, 1990's 10%
METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, 1990's 13.6%, Arcade 9%, Action 8%
Blast through the swarm in a fast vertical shoot ’em up with 30 ships to master. Defeat bosses, choose upgrades that transform your run, and chase higher scores. Learn the patterns, discover powerful builds, and dive straight back in for one more attempt.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Arcade 11.7%, Score Attack 9.5%, Space 9.3%
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 22.5%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Action 13.3%, Arcade 13.1%, 1980s 12.1%
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Action 14.6%, Arcade 13.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Blaze through 7 action packed levels in this sci-fi shoot 'em up made to test even the toughest of shmup veterans. No tricks and no gimmicks; all you have is your raw skill. Board the Phoenix G7, and blast those alien lifeforms to interstellar space!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Arcade 15.9%, Action 14.9%, 1990's 9.8%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action 13.8%, Arcade 13.5%, 1990's 8.7%
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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 12%, 1980s 8.8%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 12.2%, Score Attack 5.7%
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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Arcade 13.6%, Space 7.6%, Action 7.3%
How deep can you dive into an abyss that is Endless?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Action 11%, Score Attack 10.3%, Arcade 9%
Shoot the enemy at close range! Crystal Breaker is a vertically scrolling shmup that focuses on close range attack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Arcade 15.6%, 1990's 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action 10.6%
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 30%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Arcade 13.4%, Score Attack 9.6%, Action 9.6%
Beginner friendly 2D vertical and horizontal retro-style little shoot 'em up. Colourful stages with sound and vision inspired by the golden age of video gaming. Totally free introduction to the world of Shmups and Bullet Hell Games!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 15%, 1980s 14.7%, 1990's 12.6%, Arcade 10.8%
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 26.4%, Arcade 14.4%, Action 11.9%, Sci-fi 5.4%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Action 18.9%, Arcade 11.1%, Space 8.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Bullet Hell 27%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 9.4%, 1990's 7.3%
A short space shooter game that you can finish in your break time with beginner-friendly gameplay and some special features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 13.4%, 1980s 11.2%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Arcade 12.1%, 1980s 8.4%, Space 7.1%
Clusterbug is a space-themed, insect-filled, and futuristic bullet hell shoot 'em up. Travel through the insect-filled world as you cleanse it from a bio-mechanical virus that has turned any living being infected by it into frenzied mech mutations, bringing freedom and peace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 12%, Space 6.6%
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 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Arcade 18%, Action 13.1%, Space 6%
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 31.6%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 10.5%, 1990's 8.2%
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 29.6%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Action 11.8%, Arcade 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%
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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Action 15.9%, Arcade 15.5%, 1980s 14%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Bullet Hell 17%, 1980s 12.9%, Arcade 11.3%, 1990's 10.3%
Cosmic Survivor is a space arcade survival game: pilot unique ships, face waves of meteors, alien swarms, and colossal bosses while unlocking weapons, achievements, and new challenges.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 14.7%, Space 8.6%
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 33.6%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Arcade 15.8%, Action 9.4%, Score Attack 5.3%
MeteoStorm is an action packed retro shoot-em-up. MeteoStorm offers up to 25 challenging waves of exciting shoot-em-up action with 3 different difficulty levels!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Action 17%, Arcade 16.8%, 1980s 15.9%, Space 8.4%
Wield the power of the stars in this intense multi directional shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 23.2%, Arcade 16.1%, Action 15.8%, Space 6.7%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Arcade 10.8%, 1980s 8.3%, Action 7.1%
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Arcade 11.6%, 1980s 10.9%, Space 7.5%
This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, 1990's 13.5%, 1980s 11.2%, Arcade 11.2%
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Arcade 12.5%, Score Attack 10.9%, Action 7.3%
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 11.6%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.8%, Bullet Hell 27%, Action 9%, Space 8.1%, Arcade 6.5%
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 33.6%, Bullet Hell 29.5%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 10.8%, Space 4.2%
The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.1%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Arcade 16.9%, Action 13%, Space 8.9%
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 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 9.6%, War 4.7%
【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 30.4%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Action 10.5%, Arcade 8.8%, Space 6.5%
1CC Games’ first shoot ’em up returns with totally overhauled visuals, all-new enemies and attacks, a deeper scoring system, remixed soundtrack and fresh player powers. Space Moth: Lunar Edition is the ultimate version of the beloved cult classic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 9.4%, 1990's 8.6%
Blast through endless waves of asteroids, unlock powerful ships, collect devastating upgrades, and survive the ultimate retro-inspired arcade space shooter alone or with a friend.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, 1980s 17%, Arcade 13.4%, 1990's 13.1%, Action 9.5%
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Arcade 14.6%, 1980s 13.1%, Space 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.4%
Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Action 26.9%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Arcade 11.7%
To bring you the old school 2D space arcade feeling in a modern look and feel. Whether you like the hard core style of the old days, or you have become the more lay back type, shoot your way home at the fun rate for you. Upgrade your ship on the way home, to get ready for the final battle. Have fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, 1980s 16.6%, Arcade 11.9%, 1990's 10.3%
Blast enemies, get ship upgrades and defeat bosses in this arcade inspired space bullet hell
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.4%, 1980s 19.3%, Arcade 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Action 11.7%
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: Bullet Hell 29.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 10.5%, War 7.1%
Shin Sophstar is an electrifying remix built for speed and scoring. With 30 ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Arcade 14.3%, Space 8.8%, Action 8.7%
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Arcade 13.7%, Score Attack 9.9%, Action 7.3%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Arcade 12%, 1980s 11.7%, 1990's 8.7%
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Arcade 11.7%, Score Attack 11.2%, 1980s 9.5%
Climb into the cockpit of an overpowered micro unit and fight against an invisible enemy that threatens the Human race. Progress through numerous enemy waves and bosses across more than 7 levels filled with action, secrets, and more !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, 1990's 9.3%, Action 9.2%, Arcade 9.1%
Star Razer is a shooter game inspired by the Vectrex game Asteroids, with a hint of Geometry Wars. You must face successive waves of enemies and achieve the highest score (online). The game is exclusively played with mouse and keyboard (for now).
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, 1980s 21.6%, Action 20.2%, Arcade 19.2%, 2D 5.7%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 10.8%, Space 6.8%
Aim for the stars in Splendor The Great, a 2D vertically scrolling shoot'em up that challenges you to plan your shots creatively and execute them with grace. Discover your own path through waves of enemies. Demonstrate your mastery by chaining each wave to reveal more of the night sky.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.3%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 11.9%, 2D 5.3%
The planets have orbited peacefully for countless millennia. But then… BOOM! Now all orbital bodies are free to move independent of gravity (and they can respawn when defeated too.) You're The Earth… good luck!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Arcade 15%, Action 12.8%, Space 6.7%
A small shoot 'em up that combines the charm of retro arcades with innovative gameplay mechanics, delivering a fresh yet familiar experience. A single coin gives you as many attempts as you want to get the world's high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Bullet Hell 35%, Arcade 22.6%, Action 2.7%
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 37.4%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Arcade 17.1%, Action 8.7%, 2D 5.6%
