
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, 2D, Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade.

Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!

Celestia
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.

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This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 9.5%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 14.4%, Action 14%, Side Scroller 13.7%
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Arcade 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Action 9.1%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Arcade 9.2%, Shooter 8.4%
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
Why similar: Action 14.5%, Arcade 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Shooter 12.5%
Beautiful oni-girls battle hordes of yokai in this side-view bullethell SHMUP. Every year yokai take to the streets to celebrate at Hyakki Yagyō, the night parade of the hundred yokai. But this year they didn't invite the oni twins, so they're going to ruin the party!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Arcade 13.9%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Old school side scrolling shoot'em up. Blast through exciting different locations. Defeating waves of defenders until the final boss battle. Attack of the Mechadonk is a indie game developed for fun and learning for the creator.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Action 14.9%, Arcade 14.5%, Shooter 12.1%
Ride around the many galaxies of Stellarium in a hectic vertical bullet hell, facing off all kinds of creatures and dodging giant storms of bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Arcade 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Action 10.5%
An old-school horizontal shoot 'em up, heavily inspired by the arcade classics of the 90's!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10%
Spark is a creative, combo-centric, Shoot 'em up game. It's a 3-in-1 old-school arcade game fueled by the competitive urge to climb the leaderboards. The unique shooting system hooks the player as they discover more and more ways to create beautiful and effective combos.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 14.4%
Project Bullet is a side-scrolling bullet hell game, which sets in Pistalia, the fantasy world where people get the blessing from their god this power came to be known as ''Bullet'', Escape from the evil empire, find valuable allies, arm yourself with powerful gadgets and destroy all your enemies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Anime 11.8%, Shooter 9.5%
Avoid bullets and eliminate enemies to earn points.Take on challenging enemies and bosses across multiple stages, each with its unique design and challenges. Use your skills to stay ahead of the enemy and emerge victorious.Help the CDF stop the separatist uprising and restore peace.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
Space Wars is an exciting 2D space shooter. It has tons of powerups, tons of action, and tons of hardcore gameplay!
Why similar: Action 16.4%, Casual 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Bullet Hell 13.4%
냥냥펀치(Nyan-Nyan Punch!)는 귀여운 동물귀 소녀들이 공중에서 1대 1 싸움을 벌이는 액션 게임입니다. 언뜻 보면 슈팅 게임처럼 보이지만 펀치를 날려 시원한 근접 공격으로 싸워야 합니다!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
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: Side Scroller 20.7%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Arcade 11.9%, Shooter 10.8%
Mixx Island: Remix Vol. 2 is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty! This beautiful place was built only for simple fun! Choose the character and difficulty level that best suits you and enjoy a short, simple but colorful boss rush minigame!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.8%, Action 15.4%, Arcade 14.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Casual 12.7%
Auto shooter score attack survival game where your character moves forward continuously and you control the direction of travel by rotating left and right
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Action 16.2%, Arcade 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Shooter 12.7%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Arcade 15.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 7.4%
In a horrible tragedy, Casino Karen and her army of giant anime waifus have kidnapped your girlfriend. Pilot Fingun once again and save the day!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Arcade 14.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 10.4%, Anime 9.1%
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.3%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.6%
Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Arcade 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Action 13.7%, Shooter 11.9%
PowerUp and BusterAttack! Despite the beauty of the Danmaku aggressive playing leads to victory in this Makaism Danmaku shooter. The Danmaku Garden awaits you. There's even a cat!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 11%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Water Festa is a top-down shooter inspired by Thailand's Songkran water festival. You play as a mermaid girl, balancing wetness to remain human, dodge water to avoid becoming too wet, but seek it when dry. Expect a casual bullet hell experience as people continuously shower you.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Shooter 11.8%, Anime 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10%
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Arcade 16.2%, Action 14%, Shooter 13.2%
Shoot lasers in space because a fish told you to. Ernesto's Asteroid Arcade is a twin-stick side-scrolling space shoot-em-up which tells the story of a man side-scrolling in space and shooting-em-up with twin-sticks. This game has at least 2 characters in it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Side Scroller 17%, Action 16.4%, Arcade 15.8%, Shooter 12.8%
Select one of the Grim Reaper or girl. Find escaped yokai from limbo, extricate soul that they absorbed. You must reseal them after
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Action 11.4%, Casual 9.2%, Shooter 8.3%
Herodes is an exhilarating shoot 'em up game set in a future where cutting-edge technology meets the depths of the human body. Step into the role of a courageous agent tasked with the ultimate mission: saving humanity from a mysterious and deadly virus that defies all known cures.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Arcade 15%, Action 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%
Draw your path to victory in Art Strikers! A unique art themed bullet hell shoot-em-up that looks and plays like a beautiful work of art.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.5%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Shooter 10.9%, Cartoon 7.4%
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: Side Scroller 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 11.3%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 12.7%, Shooter 12%
The Adventure of Ninomae Ina'nis is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you control Ninomae Ina'nis from Hololive Myth and her companion AO-chan.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Arcade 17.2%, Action 16.4%, Casual 15.9%, Shooter 13.9%
Control Valkyria through a magical world where seven sisters battle for power. A twin-stick shooter with upgrade systems, resonance mechanics, and a story about competitive siblings, and the question of what you'd do with the power to grow.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.5%, Action 17.8%, Arcade 16.9%, Casual 14.4%, Anime 7.9%
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Arcade 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Action 12.9%
In this arcade-style space shooter, grab star fragments, powerups, and fuel drums as you fly through space dodging asteroids and trying to get a high score.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Action 15.5%, Arcade 15.3%, Casual 12.5%
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 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Arcade 18.2%, Action 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%
中国风东方Project二次同人STG游戏,剧情承接虹龙洞之后,古代帝王穿越到幻想乡发动异变!开始紧张刺激的弹幕游戏吧!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 12.4%, Anime 9.6%
Zombie Apocalypse 2021 is a fast old-school shooting game in platformer style. Kill all zombies and protect your city in this super fast game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Arcade 11.5%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%
Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Arcade 12.5%, Shooter 10.5%
First instalment in the series of 2D action side-scrollers, taking place in very distant galaxy and not so distant future. Gameplay main hallmarks are fast-paced laser guns shootouts, punch 'n' kick combats, managing obby-like obstacles, using wits in overcoming deadly traps and witty dialogues.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Action 16.2%, Arcade 16.1%, Adventure 11%
The game takes place in 2215. Suddenly terrible news has come from the outskirts of the solar system: our civilization was attacked by the alien armies. A terrible war begins, humanity is surrounded, enemy space ships press the earth's army.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Action 19.2%, Casual 17%, Adventure 13.6%, Arcade 11.3%
Rescue your possible WAIFU from the evil magic. Elaborated yet EASY TO PLAY shmup action game! Remove the curse from the clothes to save the girls from the ageing spell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 8.3%
The Saikyo-style system, trusted by players from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts, now features a new three-stage charge shot enhancement system, significantly boosting strategic depth. If you haven't played it yet, we urge you to give it a try.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Arcade 14.7%, Action 13.9%, Shooter 11.9%
The Until Last Breath is a survival action game with multiple guns and character skins. In your dream suddenly you find yourself in a forest, with zombie hordes and they are coming in waves.
Why similar: Action 17%, Arcade 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Casual 13.1%, Shooter 12.2%
"Let's defeat the demon lord together!" A thrilling action-adventure of destruction!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Shooter 12%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Action 9.5%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 12.1%
When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS. This is a horizontal shmup made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Arcade 13.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%
Saikyo Fantasy Action Shooting Game
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Action 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Arcade 13%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Arcade 17.4%, Action 16.7%, Shooter 13.8%
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Arcade 11.4%, Anime 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.8%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Arcade 13.9%, Shooter 11.6%
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%
Shoot for the stars and help Latte train in her quest to become the top cheerleader in the universe! Use your Pom-Pom Blasts to pummel the competition while dancing through a downpour of endlessly raining enemy bullets! Ready? Aim. Fire!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Arcade 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Shooter 10.3%
Mini Island: Winter is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.5%, Action 17.1%, Arcade 15.5%, Shooter 15%, Casual 14.1%
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Shooter 8.2%
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Anime 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Action 10.7%
A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Arcade 10.7%, PvE 6.3%
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Shooter 10.1%
Everyone, gather at the YO-KAI Disco! The cursed shooting party begins! All past game modes, additional characters, and BGM are included at once!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Arcade 16.2%, Action 14%, Shooter 12.8%
The Prism Warriors return for another helping of retro-styled bullet hell action. Face off against the sinister Twilight Four, and fight to save more than just your friends...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%