60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Retro.
Relive the thrill of classic vertical shoot ’em ups in River Rush. Dodge or destroy enemies, manage your fuel, and master lasers and rockets in a fast-paced, pixel-art challenge inspired by '80s arcade games
Return Ace
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.
AWA 2024
AWA 2024 is a fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the ten fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own special end-level boss.
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.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, 1980s 15.4%, Old School 8.1%, Arcade 7.8%
AWA 2024 is a fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the ten fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own special end-level boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, 1980s 13.9%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Arcade 9.3%, Flight 7.2%
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 22.9%, 1980s 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 9.1%
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 20.4%, 1980s 13%, Flight 12.5%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Retro 8%
"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 23.5%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, 1980s 10.7%, Arcade 8.7%, Shooter 8.2%
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Flight 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Arcade 7.7%, Shooter 7.5%
This is a shoot em up game , In this game the player combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them, the game is set in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression,off the air of the North Eastern Province.
Why similar: 1980s 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Flight 15%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Old School 10.7%
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: 1980s 20.4%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Old School 11%, Arcade 8.6%
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 22.5%, 1980s 19.1%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Retro 9.6%, Flight 6.9%
This is a shoot em up game , In this game the player combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them in the space . player will destroy the core of the battleship of enemy to win the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, 1980s 19%, Flight 15.5%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Old School 11.1%
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 22.8%, 1980s 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 9.6%
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 20.4%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, 1980s 15.6%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 8%
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 27.1%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Arcade 10.5%, Old School 9.8%, Shooter 7.9%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 23.6%, Retro 13.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
This is a shoot em up game , In this game the player combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them, the game is set in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression,off the air of the North Eastern Province.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, 1980s 19.8%, Flight 16.2%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Old School 11.6%
Clear the asteroid field before the Corpos hunt you down with their AI weaponry!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, 1980s 18.8%, Old School 9.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Flight 9.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Flight 16.2%, 1980s 14.3%, Arcade 8.1%
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, 1980s 15.4%, Old School 10.2%, Arcade 7.7%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Flight 13.3%, Arcade 8.3%, Shooter 8.2%
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 32.8%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Top-Down 6.3%
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 31.8%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Shooter 9.6%, Old School 8.2%
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, 1980s 14%, Old School 9%, Arcade 7.4%
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 27.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 9.5%, Retro 7.6%
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 30.3%, Bullet Hell 18%, 1980s 12%, Arcade 10.9%, Shooter 8%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, shoot the deadly Caterpilla as it weaves its way down the screen, while also contending with mushrooms that block the way, and a fearsome spider!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, 1980s 15.8%, Retro 13.4%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 10.1%
I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, 1980s 22.3%, Shooter 9.9%, Old School 7.9%, Retro 7.8%
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%, 1980s 16.5%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Old School 9%, Arcade 8.3%
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 25.7%, 1980s 17.5%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 10.3%, Top-Down 6.8%
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, 1980s 22.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Old School 10.1%, Retro 8.7%
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 22.1%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, 1980s 15.2%, Arcade 8.8%, Retro 8.5%
The game's system is somewhere between air combat and army warfare. It's a lot like the old game I played as a kid, and we control fighters to destroy the enemy's army. We crossed the line of fire and shot down one enemy after another.
Why similar: 1980s 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Flight 15.1%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Old School 10.8%
The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, 1980s 15.8%, Retro 11.7%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9.9%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 24%, Arcade 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Old School 7.2%
Zombies are attacking your record store! Throw classic albums and compact discs at the approaching horde. But hey, you're still on the clock, so get those records put away!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, 1980s 19.3%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 10.1%
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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Old School 13.4%, Retro 11.3%, Arcade 10.9%
A throwback to retro shoot'em up games typical of the 80s, where you play as a tooth fairy fighting against rotten teeth and bacteria using different abilities and special shots.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Flight 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Old School 7.5%, Arcade 7.3%
A quick and action paced retro styled arcade shooter, or shoot 'em up (shmup) if you like. Perfect to play in short chunks, like when you are waiting for big games to download.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, 1980s 20.5%, Old School 10.6%, Arcade 9.8%, Shooter 7.4%
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 31.6%, 1980s 17.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Absorb matching enemy fire, unleash devastating burst attacks, and survive escalating waves of neon arcade chaos in this fast-paced reactive shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, 1980s 16.6%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 8.3%
No health bars to hide behind. No progression curve to cushion you. Just you and your inertia. In a cold pixel void, pure dogfighting — drift to find that one lethal shot. Luck won't help. Only skill.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 19%, Flight 16%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%
An acid trip back to classic vector arcade action games with the unique bullet magnet mechanic. Dodge ruthless attacks, bend your projectile trajectory, destroy waves of enemies with the massive explosion chains. Die a lot! Then try again and get yourself to top of the leaderboards
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Flight 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, 1980s 14.2%, Arcade 8.1%
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, 1980s 18.9%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Old School 8.6%, Shooter 7.3%
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 34.3%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Retro 10.3%, Arcade 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
A vertical-scrolling space shooter, and a love letter to classic arcade space shooters, Tryü Sora blends retro charm with modern gameplay. Master a handcrafted campaign, explore secrets, and dominate fast-paced modes in this addictive space adventure!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, 1980s 18.7%, Flight 16%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 8.1%
War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Flight 12.1%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 10.2%
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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, 1980s 12.3%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 7.5%
Proxy Air Force is a 2D Arcade Shoot Them Up game based on the story of the world war which broke out between the US and CES countries in 2020.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Arcade 9.8%, Retro 9.3%, Shooter 8.8%
Blast enemies, get ship upgrades and defeat bosses in this arcade inspired space bullet hell
Why similar: 1980s 25.4%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Shooter 10.3%
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 21.9%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 10.2%, 1980s 9.2%, Shooter 9%
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 29.4%, Bullet Hell 25.6%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Top-Down 7.5%
Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, 1980s 18%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Arcade 8.8%, Old School 8.5%
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 23.7%, 1980s 21.2%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Old School 10.4%, Arcade 8.8%
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 25.3%, 1980s 18%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Retro 10.5%, Arcade 8.9%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, 1980s 12.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Retro 9.2%
Classic 80s inspired shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 21%, 1980s 18.9%, Arcade 8.3%, Shooter 8.2%
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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, 1980s 12.7%, Arcade 8.9%, Old School 7.1%
1982: Tenacious of the Air is a vertical scrolling shoot ’em up set during the South Atlantic conflict. Pilot five historic Argentine aircraft, choose your ordnance, take off from aircraft carriers or from land, and relive missions inspired by true events.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, 1980s 14%, Arcade 11.1%, Retro 8.5%
Take off on a classic arcade journey with Tiger-Heli, Toaplan's pioneering vertical shooter that set the stage for an entire genre. Now available on PC with a host of modern upgrades!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.7%, 1980s 15.3%, Arcade 14.6%, Old School 10.7%, Retro 6.8%
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 26.2%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, 1980s 12.2%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 9.4%
