Games Like Shining Shattering Sky ~ Reverie of Breaking Unreality

A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Arcade 8%, Anime 7.9%

Pamina VS Slimes is a fast-paced top-down arcade game where you defend your home from endless waves of slimes. Choose from 4 headpattable characters, master elemental strategies, and unleash powerful burst skills across 4 game modes. Get ready for non-stop action!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Anime 11.2%, Arcade 10.8%, Comedy 10.7%

Embark on a retro-shoot-'em-up task to fight space pirates, industrial equipment, archeotech and, probably, space gods. Engage enemies in increasingly cruel levels, fight vile bosses, uncover secrets and pursue the call of ancient technologies.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Arcade 10.9%, 1980s 10.5%, Anime 9.8%

CONTENTS: Action Game full-set (7 Stages) and future updates if available. Elf-Shield is one of the best games if you are fan of late 80s' PC games or are looking for bite-size simple game. This game is a modernized BreakOut like action game with 80s taste Pixel Graphics and Anime Style graphics.

Why similar: 1980s 25.3%, Anime 11.9%, Retro 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Arcade 8.1%

Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Minimalist 10.1%, Cute 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.

Why similar: 1980s 22.6%, Retro 16.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%

A relaxing yet strategic puzzle game where flowers spread and mutate in real time. Shape their growth, clear space, and transform one pattern into the next on a colorful 10×9 grid.

Why similar: Minimalist 14.3%, 1980s 14%, Puzzle 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Colorful 9%

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 27.8%, 1980s 15.6%, Arcade 12%, Bullet Hell 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Anime 11.3%, Retro 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

A new twist on territory-capturing gameplay, set in a world inspired by Japanese folklore and filled with traditional yōkai. Experience a unique blend of tension and excitement like never before.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.5%, 1980s 20.5%, Arcade 11.9%, Anime 10.6%, Retro 10%

"Murasaki" is a puzzle explosion game. Use explosions to clear the screen of pesky obstacles filling it up. The only controls you need are the directional buttons and two other buttons (Z and X)!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Anime 10.1%, Action 7.5%, Puzzle 6.3%

Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arcade 12.9%, Anime 9.5%, Comedy 8.8%

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 23.9%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, 1980s 17.5%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 9.1%

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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Arcade 13%, 1980s 11.9%, Retro 9.4%

High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Arcade 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Anime 8.6%

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 25.8%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Arcade 14.5%, Anime 9.4%, Action 9.1%

Viral Reload EX is a shoot-em-up with a dash mechanic where you shrink down to fight infections at a microscopic scale! Can you defeat the evil Kyle Kaboom before he destroys the moon?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, 1980s 16%, Arcade 9.8%, Retro 9.5%

DIVINE PEARL™: Survivors is a bullet heaven survival game set in a shonen anime world, unleash energy wave attacks and increase your power level on each new planet visited!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, 1980s 16.1%, Anime 10.3%, Arcade 8.7%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Arcade 12%, Retro 11.7%, Cute 8.1%

A thunderous concert appears...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Arcade 10.5%, Anime 10.3%, Cute 6.9%

An EXTREMELY HARDCORE vertical bullet hell game that only features boss fights. Preview and select between three randomly generated options to choose the boss and every add-on you're going to face, then start a time-based survival trial. Difficulty can be scaled infinitely here.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 30.3%, Minimalist 20.4%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 5.4%

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: 1980s 23.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Arcade 10%, Retro 8.5%

Cotton, the magical girl shoot-'em-up heroine, is back once again! This time, the adventure leaves the Magical Kingdom behind and heads to Japan!? The original cute-girl side-scrolling shooter is back, bigger and better than ever!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 20%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 9.3%, Comedy 8.3%

Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Arcade 10.7%, Action 8.5%, Anime 7.2%

A minimalist retro space shooter. Challenging, fast, and fun game play

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, 1980s 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Minimalist 15.7%, Arcade 10.5%

Classic 80s inspired shooter

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, 1980s 17.7%, Minimalist 12.4%, Arcade 9.3%

Mix and match colors and blast your way through waves of Chromies in this fast-paced retro arcade shooter. Play as the Chroma Crew to defend the Rainbar and restore color to the fading planet of Chromara!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Arcade 12%, Retro 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Arcade 12.7%, Anime 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

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 25.4%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, 1980s 18.3%, Arcade 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Think you can end the Kozanese Civil War? Now's your chance to play this entry-level danmaku game.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Comedy 12.5%, Action 11.9%, Retro 11.3%

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 29.5%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Arcade 13.1%, 1980s 12%, Action 7.5%

Shoot'em up with an emphasis on progression and growth through upgrades. Fly, shoot, die, upgrade, repeat.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Nature 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Minimalist 6.2%

A girl named Herb who claims to be a great witch lives in a poisonous swamp on the outskirts of a faraway country. One day, a red jewel is stolen from a shrine under her control. Herb escapes the swamp for the first time in order to recover her jewels.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Arcade 11.3%, Retro 11.3%, Cute 8.1%

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 23.2%, 1980s 20.4%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Retro 12.8%, Arcade 8.3%

Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Anime 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Arcade 9.3%

Pretty Kitty Fuzzy is a 2D "bullet-hell" shmup! Help Fuzzy save the universe with the power of love and positivity through nine whimsical stages. There are tons of lore and features in this puuurrr-fect shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Arcade 10.2%, Anime 8.5%, Comedy 8.5%

The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Arcade 13.2%, Anime 9.1%, Action 8.1%

A retro styled Len'en fangame inspired by the Japanese PC-98 Touhou Project games. Enjoy a nostalgic shoot-'em-up experience with faithful graphics and music without the hang-ups of outdated hardware.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Anime 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Arcade 9.1%

An arcade style game where you play as an animal hopping around a road trying to crash cars. Work your way through different levels or play in survival mode - how many can you crash before you're run over?

Why similar: 1980s 29%, Arcade 14.6%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Puzzle 8.8%

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 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, 1980s 15.2%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 8.3%

TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, 1980s 14.1%, Arcade 13.1%, Minimalist 11.2%, Anime 9.6%

Pandemonium will break loose if you don't unleash your rage.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, 1980s 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Arcade 9%, Anime 8.9%

"Let's defeat the demon lord together!" A thrilling action-adventure of destruction!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Anime 9.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Cute 7.2%

TRI-GER is a top-down rouge-like SHMUP with technicolor vector based graphics. Fight endless waves of enemies, and be sure to match your color to get a high score!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Arcade 15.8%, Action 11.2%, Minimalist 11.2%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Arcade 14.3%, Anime 10.2%, Action 6.8%

A relaxing puzzle game where you reveal beautiful anime artwork by clearing away colored tiles. No timers, no pressure, just aim, click, and enjoy the view.

Why similar: Anime 18.6%, Arcade 17.3%, Casual 12%, Bullet Hell 12%, Colorful 11%

Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arcade 10.5%, Anime 10.2%, Retro 9.7%

Collect toys, avoid mischievous enemies, and escape colorful mazes in this fast-paced retro-style arcade game inspired by classic maze games!

Why similar: 1980s 19.9%, Arcade 16.6%, Action 11.2%, Colorful 10.1%, Cute 10%

A mysterious scent has caused everyone's hair to grow haywire...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Arcade 10%, Anime 9.8%, Comedy 9.6%

Raze the road less traveled with your Vulvehicle, the ultimate all-purpose armored combat machine! Whether flying through the sky, or burrowing deep underground, these gals stop at nothing to blast through terrain and enemies alike in this comical action STG!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, 1980s 16.2%, Anime 9.7%, Comedy 8%

A little frog in a little pond eatin' bugs, takin' naps, and just froggin' around.

Why similar: Nature 24%, Arcade 16.9%, Retro 16.2%, Casual 10.7%, Cute 8.5%

SHATTERSHAPE is an arcade-style shooter in which you are a lone circle fighting hordes of enemies with evil vertices. SHATTER your enemies with numerous power-ups. ONLY THE ROUND SURVIVE.

Why similar: Arcade 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Retro 15.3%, 1980s 13.5%

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 24.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Arcade 14.5%, Anime 9.4%, Action 8.6%

Kamio Recoil is an exploration shooter, where every shot propels you through zero-gravity! Play as an assembled squad of five girls equipped with Spirit Arms as they maneuver through intricate areas and blast away the yokai invasion in order to defend the world.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Anime 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13%, Retro 9.8%, Arcade 8.6%

Do you like Tetris? Doesn't matter. Space Garbage is here to rotate Tetris 90 degrees on its head and add a little car to it. Blast and stack your way to the top of the leaderboard with this farm-to-table, indie, retro, solo, arcade... experience!

Why similar: 1980s 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Arcade 11.9%, Minimalist 8.9%

Play three* tiny BolHut games developed for April Fools! *There might be a fourth game inside.

Why similar: Arcade 19.3%, Minimalist 18.5%, Retro 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%

Side-scrolling, retro 2D shoot'em'up with rogue-lite elements. Survivors-style game.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, 1980s 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Retro 9.7%, Arcade 9.3%

They’re back! And this time, they brought backup. Blast your way through waves of vengeful aliens, dodge their bullets and cosmic insults, and defend our solar system in this retro-inspired arcade shooter.

Why similar: 1980s 31.6%, Retro 11.8%, Bullet Hell 10.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

A retro arcade shooter with one-bit graphics

Why similar: 1980s 31.2%, Arcade 19.4%, Retro 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Casual 8.4%

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 21.8%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, 1980s 14.5%, Arcade 10.6%, Retro 7.2%