60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Bullet Hell, Arcade.
The planets have orbited peacefully for countless millennia. But then… BOOM! Now all orbital bodies are free to move independent of gravity (and they can respawn when defeated too.) You're The Earth… good luck!
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.7%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Roguelite 15.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 6.9%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Bullet Hell 29.5%, Action 13.7%, Arcade 9.7%, Space 6.5%
A small shoot 'em up that combines the charm of retro arcades with innovative gameplay mechanics, delivering a fresh yet familiar experience. A single coin gives you as many attempts as you want to get the world's high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.2%, Bullet Hell 34.5%, Arcade 18.5%, Action 1.8%
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 32%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Arcade 15.9%, Action 9.5%, Top-Down 5.3%
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 45.6%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Arcade 13%, Action 8.9%, 2D 2.9%
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 11.1%, Indie 2.9%
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 49.8%, Bullet Hell 28%, Space 6.5%, Action 6.4%, Arcade 5.6%
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.9%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 8%, Top-Down 5.9%
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 34.1%, Bullet Hell 29.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 7.1%, Top-Down 6.4%
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 48.8%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 9.9%
The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 9.2%, Space 6.7%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.2%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Arcade 9.5%, Action 6.4%, Indie 2.1%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Bullet Hell 33.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 7.7%, Space 5.4%
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 43.9%, Bullet Hell 31.1%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 6.1%, 2D 3.3%
Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.7%, Bullet Hell 41%, Arcade 6.7%, Action 5.8%, Indie 1.8%
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 38.6%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 7.4%, Top-Down 4.4%
Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.8%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Action 19.5%, Arcade 10.2%
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Bullet Hell 36.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 8.7%, Indie 2.5%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Bullet Hell 25%, Arcade 15.5%, Action 12.8%, Space 5.6%
Metal Head Warfare is one of the best fast-paced shooting games in 4K and 120 FPS, modern and with wonderful graphics, where players collect super powers and become increasingly powerful to defeat chaos and evil in a world on the brink of the abyss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Roguelite 14.9%, Arcade 12%, Action 5.5%
Sky Mercenaries - Fast paced action overdose with rpg elements
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Bullet Hell 31.4%, Arcade 14.2%, Action 11%, Indie 3.4%
Combining retro puzzles and a arcade space shooter. You and your crew found strange materials in the galaxy core to upgrade your ship to the most powerful. While collecting core materials you came across something unbelievable ... The Core Message. The Core Message changes everything.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Arcade 13.2%, Space 10.1%, Action 6.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 47.9%, Bullet Hell 34.3%, Action 13.6%, Indie 4.2%
Stranded in the abyss is a shoot-em-up in a unique sci-fi sci-environment where you command a massive squad of ships in an endless war Against an evil rebellion. Shoot command and bomb your way through hundreds of enemy fighters, capital ships, and skirmishes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.1%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Arcade 13%, Space 6.8%, Action 5.8%
Defeat thousands of enemies that are invading Andromeda! Andromeda Survivors is a casual game with rogue-lite elements where you collect skills and upgrades for your ship to create amazing builds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Roguelite 13.5%, Arcade 10.7%, Top-Down 6.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 38.5%, Bullet Hell 34.7%, Arcade 14%, Action 8.8%, 2D 2.9%
YOU have to show what you’re made of as the war over Europe is in full swing. Fight waves of Axis planes and panzers until you hit the boss enemies – the ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.8%, Bullet Hell 30.7%, Action 19.6%
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 53.5%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Arcade 8.6%, Action 7.7%, Top-Down 4.5%
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 41.8%, Bullet Hell 31.9%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 8.1%, Space 3.5%
Hear the shrieks of colliding metal! Behold the true form of steel! An explosive onslaught of shooting action!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.8%, Bullet Hell 29.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Action 10.9%, Indie 3.2%
Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43%, Bullet Hell 39.7%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 4.5%, 2D 1%
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 38.7%, Bullet Hell 33.5%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 9.7%, 2D 2.2%
Shoot down masses of asteroids and aliens in this arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements. Level up and upgrade your guns to cope with the endless waves being thrown at you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.7%, Roguelite 19.1%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 8%, Top-Down 7.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 47.8%, Bullet Hell 36.1%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 3%, Space 0.7%
Xenoslaive Overdrive is a fractal bullet shoot-em-up. Specially made for players to feel the thrill from various challenging aspects. Shoot! Survive all enemy bullets! Defeat their bosses, and save the world!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.5%, Bullet Hell 34.8%, Action 20.7%
Outskirts is a colorful 360° bullet-hell with beautiful vector based art, interactive music and a deep combo system. Drive your ship through your foes and make your path to the leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.8%, Bullet Hell 35.1%, Action 15.4%, Indie 4.6%
Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Bullet Hell 31.1%, Arcade 14.7%, Action 7.2%, 2D 2.1%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 51.7%, Bullet Hell 30.4%, Arcade 9.4%, Action 5.3%, Indie 1.8%
Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution.Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarioswhere the player's skill will be the key to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.8%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Action 14.1%, Arcade 12%, Indie 3.7%
Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.3%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Action 15.2%, Arcade 13.2%, Indie 4.2%
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 37.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Arcade 14%, Action 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
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 43.1%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Arcade 13.9%, Action 7.7%, Top-Down 5.9%
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 49.4%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 7.5%, Space 6.3%
In Invaders Loop, which combines classic arcade spirit with roguelite mechanics, survive relentless waves of enemies raining down from the depths of space, dodge bullets, equip yourself with various items from the market, and defeat epic bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Roguelite 17.2%, Action 8.7%, Space 5.2%
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 41.8%, Bullet Hell 36.1%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 7.2%
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 33.1%, Bullet Hell 28.1%, Arcade 15.5%, Action 12.6%, Space 5.7%
A fast-paced, retro-style space shooter with challenging levels. Race against the clock as you blast and dodge through waves of enemies and obstacles, pushing your reflexes to the limit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Bullet Hell 22%, Arcade 12.4%, Space 11.7%, Roguelite 10.7%
Dodge, slash, and shoot your way through waves of enemies while collecting items. Blast off on a quick trip toward the Moon in Radio-allergic Shoot ’Em Up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.8%, Bullet Hell 39.9%, Action 10.1%, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
A roguelike bullet-hell shooter where table tennis meets ancient mythology. Wield your paddle to strike enemies with bouncing balls, retrieve them to attack again, and craft powerful builds through strategic upgrades.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Roguelite 18.2%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 11.2%
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 35.5%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Arcade 16.6%, Action 14.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Blast your way through enemy waves. Strike at enemy formations prioritizing targets depending on the situation. Rip them to pieces using an arsenal of powerful and versatile weapons. Put your reflexes to the test dodging a fire storm of enemy projectiles. Destroy challenging Bosses to achieve victory.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Bullet Hell 29.7%, Action 17.1%, Arcade 12.8%, Indie 5.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 44.7%, Bullet Hell 35.1%, Action 9.4%, Arcade 6.8%, Indie 2.9%
Blastroid is an arcade-style roguelite set in space with Endless waves, broken builds and weapon synergies. Players customize their ships by combining different engine and weapon systems, striving to survive against ever-evolving threats in regions swarming with enemy waves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Roguelite 16.5%, Space 10.1%, Arcade 8.1%
A last ditch effort to destroy what was once to be our savior. A final mission to eliminate a disastrous future. A single ship against Earth’s entire military. The Andraste is the only hope to defeat...the Devil Engine.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.7%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 12.1%, 2D 2.2%
If you love shoot ‘em up and you love ‘em hard, with glorious music, with screen filling bullet patterns and huge token cancels, then Don’yoku is just for you!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.8%, Bullet Hell 29.4%, Action 16.8%, Indie 5%
Devour the swarm. In this vivid arcade torch 'em up, you play as a dragon growing its tail to expand its firepower. Dodge bullet-hell patterns, wield elemental magic, and slay massive mythic bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Action 8.3%, Top-Down 7.7%
A 2D dark fantasy action roguelike where you battle endless hordes while managing your "Corruption Level." Play as Iris, a fallen knight seeking revenge. Master diverse weapons, execute perfect dodges, and sacrifice your sanity for devastating magic. Will you succumb to the pleasure?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.2%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Roguelite 17.1%, Action 6.6%, Top-Down 5.7%
