60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Indie, Bullet Hell.
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.
ChargeShot
Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.
BlastZone 2
BlastZone 2 is a fast paced side scrolling shooter that combines 2D and 3D gameplay elements with a shifting camera. Play solo or join up with a friend locally or online to battle the alien forces! There are many game modes, ship types, and difficulty levels, find your favorite combination!
Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.
BlastZone 2 is a fast paced side scrolling shooter that combines 2D and 3D gameplay elements with a shifting camera. Play solo or join up with a friend locally or online to battle the alien forces! There are many game modes, ship types, and difficulty levels, find your favorite combination!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 34.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Local Co-Op 18%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 4.5%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Co-op 12.2%, Local Co-Op 12.1%
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%, Difficult 6.5%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Difficult 13.2%, Bullet Hell 10%, Action 8.9%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.9%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 7.6%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Indie 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Difficult 11.2%, Action 10%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.9%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Action 6.2%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, 4 Player Local 16%, Local Co-Op 10.7%
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Difficult 8.8%, Action 6.1%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%, Co-op 9.2%
Join the Galactic Tournament in this fast-paced comical action shooter. Level-up your Hero and unlock an arsenal of weapons. Lay waste to your friends and foes in local, LAN and online multiplayer matches, or hone your skills in single player and custom games.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 67.8%, Action 17.5%, Indie 14.7%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.3%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Difficult 14%, Action 8.2%
Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.5%, Action 11.4%, Indie 9.8%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Action 11.9%, Indie 8.3%
The party co-op shoot ’em up! Become the king of the night club! Go alone or group your friends! Shoot the party crashers down!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, 4 Player Local 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Local Co-Op 7.6%
A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Shooter 8.7%
Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game, with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and techniques.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.1%, Action 13.3%, Indie 11.5%
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.2%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Difficult 13.6%, Shooter 8.7%
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.2%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Co-op 12%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Action 6.8%
Trigonarium is a hardcore twin-stick shooter for fans of challenging arcade gaming. Fight your way through multitudes of enemy formations in constantly shifting battle arenas to face the colossal level bosses.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Shooter 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.5%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Shooter 7.9%
A non-shooting shoot 'em up where you must grow, make friends, and survive together.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.9%, Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Co-op 15.9%, Action 4%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Action 9.1%, Indie 8%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Action 11.9%, Local Co-Op 9.4%
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Difficult 11.6%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Action 10.8%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.9%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Difficult 10.7%, 4 Player Local 9.8%
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Local Co-Op 11%, 4 Player Local 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%
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 35.6%, Bullet Hell 30.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Action 6%, Difficult 5.2%
"Massive" is a stylized feast of frantic and action shooter for 1-4 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Co-op 11.6%, Difficult 9.4%
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax is a fast-paced couch co-op action shooter with SHMUP/Brawler gameplay and RPG elements. Choose your mechs, weapons & upgrades then soar through space, defeat evil & save the future... from itself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, 4 Player Local 13.8%, Local Co-Op 10.8%
Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners. Choose from five different gunners to master in this horizontal shooter. With the ability to dodge, reflect, delete, and convert bullets you are more powerful than you might believe.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Difficult 12.8%, Co-op 10.8%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, 4 Player Local 9.5%, Local Co-Op 5.4%
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Difficult 4.2%, Shooter 4.1%
THOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 52.3%, Difficult 20.1%, Action 14.8%, Indie 12.7%
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Difficult 16.7%, Shooter 10%, Co-op 9.1%
The ultimate couch fragger gibfest! Armed with a powerful shotgun, bullet deflecting shield and power-up tarot cards, 2 to 4 local players will battle it out to collect each others souls in 9 different competitive game modes across 4 realms & 40 arenas. This is frantic local multiplayer action at its bloodiest!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 36.7%, Local Co-Op 26.4%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 11.4%, Indie 9.3%
A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.1%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Shooter 10%, Co-op 5.3%
Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.7%, Co-op 23.3%, Local Co-Op 21.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 6.5%
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Difficult 16.8%, Co-op 8.7%, 4 Player Local 7.8%
Galaxy Champions TV is a super intense top-down closed arena shooter game inspired by the classic arcade game Smash TV. Get powerful weapons and power-ups, kill huge amounts of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.8%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Difficult 10.1%, Action 9.8%
Explosive twin stick shooter. Lots of upgrades. Full controller support. Awesome soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 55.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Indie 13.2%, Action 10.1%
Join legendary RPG heroes in 'Legacy of Evil,' a classic arcade Shoot 'em Up. Battle the sinister Dravlo Stradinic and his dark forces. Upgrade your heroes and face terrifying bosses. Can you defeat the vampire and save Stygia?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Co-op 11.8%, Local Co-Op 10.1%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.2%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Difficult 11.1%
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Action 25%, Indie 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Local Co-Op 11.4%
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 36.9%, Bullet Hell 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Co-op 4.3%, Shooter 4.2%
Fast Pace Shooter
Why similar: 4 Player Local 29.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 10.6%
Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Action 15.4%, Indie 12.5%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, 4 Player Local 9.1%
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, 4 Player Local 13.6%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Shooter 10.5%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Difficult 13.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%
Face waves of enemies as you travel from room to room in your auto-shooting horde survival conquest. You and your companion (AI or 2 Player) must work together and create builds that compliment each other while exploring branching paths through various zones and worlds in a Roguelite setting.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 47.9%, Local Co-Op 23.9%, Co-op 16.7%, Action 7.3%, Indie 4.3%
Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Local Co-Op 11.1%
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Local Co-Op 16%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 7.8%
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%
Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 33.9%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Shooter 9.1%, Co-op 7.2%
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: Bullet Hell 37.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Co-op 12.8%, Local Co-Op 11.6%, Action 7.1%
