60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell.
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
EGGCONSOLE ZANAC EX MSX2
The Zanac battle, which was supposed to have ended, was not over. To suppress the reactivated organic intelligence, Zanac takes flight once again!
GALXAGAR
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shooter 12.4%, 1980s 11.3%, Arcade 10.9%
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 8.6%, Top-Down 7.5%
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 28.5%, Bullet Hell 22%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 9.2%, Old School 6.1%
Take your chance and feel like 10 again.😊To start let's meet this retro cutie.🚀 River Rush is reminiscent of an old vertically scrolling shoot’em up games.🚀 If you remember them, it's time to catch up with nostalgia. Or your father's nostalgia.😉 Board in and have some fun.👨🚀
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, 1980s 15.4%, Old School 8.1%, Arcade 7.9%
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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shooter 12.8%, 1980s 11.2%, Arcade 9.8%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Top-Down 6.4%
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 25.7%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 9.6%, Top-Down 7.3%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, 1980s 11%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9.2%
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 17.7%, 1980s 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 9.1%
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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Old School 7.9%
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Classic 80s inspired shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shooter 12%, 1980s 9.6%, Arcade 9.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 7.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 7.2%
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 29.6%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 11%, 1980s 8.6%
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 37.1%, Bullet Hell 26%, Arcade 11.4%, Shooter 8.9%, Action 6.7%
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 34.8%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Shooter 15.6%, Arcade 12.4%, 2D 4.9%
Experience intense, fast-paced action as you dodge enemy fire, collect Xsteel scrap, and upgrade powerful ship systems. Navigate across beautiful expanses of the galaxy in levels filled with challenging foes and epic boss battles.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 10.2%, Top-Down 7.7%
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, 1980s 14.5%, Shooter 7.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Arcade 10.8%, Old School 10.6%, Shooter 9.2%
Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Shooter 13.7%, Old School 6.7%, Action 5.8%
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shooter 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Action 5.7%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 7.2%, Old School 6.2%
Shoot, dodge, and survive your way through unique bosses and swarms of enemies in this Galaga inspired arcade shooter where the fate of a galaxy rests in your hands.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 12.8%, 1980s 12.6%, Action 9.8%
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 9.8%, 1980s 8.4%
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 31.1%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
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 25.7%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Arcade 13%, Action 9.1%, Old School 8.5%
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 24.2%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, 1980s 12.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 10.4%, Old School 9.2%
A simplistic, dynamic Touhou fangame bullet hell shmup with a pixel art esthetic. Shoot down your enemies and dodge your way through an incessant barrage of projectiles!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.1%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Action 6%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.1%, Top-Down 6.8%
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 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, 1980s 10.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.1%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 9.5%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 17.9%, Arcade 13.5%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shooter 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.3%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 7.6%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
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 31%, Bullet Hell 26.7%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 7.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, 1980s 11.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 9.6%
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 30.7%, Bullet Hell 29.7%, Arcade 11.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 7.2%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, 1980s 10%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 9.1%
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 29.9%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 11%, 1980s 8.8%, Arcade 7.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Old School 8.2%
A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 7.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Arcade 14.6%, Shooter 8%, Action 7.6%
ZAXTRON EXPLUS is a fast-paced 1980s-style SHMUP/STG with bright graphics, challenging bosses and loads of secrets to find!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, 1980s 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Shooter 17.7%, Action 10.9%
Super Arcade Boy returns in a retro shoot ’em up with 8 levels, waves of Greenies, power-ups, and 8 big boss battles. Talk with the alien leader—then save the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Bullet Hell 15%, 1980s 12.2%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 8.8%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, 1980s 11.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Arcade 8.9%
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
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 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 11.7%, 1980s 11.4%
Slash. Dodge. Shoot. Survive. A fast-paced arcade shooter packed with relentless enemy waves.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Old School 8.7%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
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 39.8%, Bullet Hell 19%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Sci-fi 5.8%
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 34%, Bullet Hell 29%, Arcade 9%, Retro 6.5%, Action 6.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 12.6%, 1980s 11.7%, Arcade 10.9%
Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 8.5%, Retro 6.3%
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 30.1%, Bullet Hell 19%, Action 11.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 10%
