60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Bullet Hell, Side Scroller.
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Sine Mora
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
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.
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 50.7%, Bullet Hell 24%, Side Scroller 18%, Action 7.3%
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 35.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Action 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Side Scroller 27.9%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Action 13.6%
Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".
Why similar: Side Scroller 43.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Action 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Reign of Bullets is a shoot ‘em up with epic loot and lots of guns. Upgrade your ship and customize your weapons to build the ultimate fighter plane.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.5%, Side Scroller 34.8%, Action 15.6%
Huge Enemy is a horizontal Shoot ‘em up that takes place in a dark sci-fi universe with Japanese influences.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Side Scroller 24.6%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Action 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
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 46.7%, Bullet Hell 30.1%, Action 23.3%
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.4%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Action 14.3%
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 41.5%, Bullet Hell 34%, Action 24.5%
An auto-2D side-scroller shoot'em up game that aims to be beginner-friendly for someone who has never experienced a shoot'em up bullet hell game before.
Why similar: Side Scroller 40%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Bullet Hell 28.2%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Side Scroller 23.4%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Action 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Zeit² brings a new twist to the traditional side-scrolling, 2D, shoot-’em-up game sporting a unique time travel feature never seen before in this genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54.1%, Side Scroller 28.7%, Action 17.3%
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 32.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Action 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
Experimental side-scroller with nostalgic memes. Dynamic strong B game, with Brocat as the main character and bugs that were carefully preserved by Developer.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Side Scroller 27.7%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Action 19.9%
Turn the incoming swarm of deadly bullets into your own weapon of chaos in this precision STG bullet hell. Grab and toss enemies, dodge and deflect torrents of bullets, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 25%, Action 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
A vertical scrolling shooter with a nostalgic twist! Evade and shoot on end!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Bullet Hell 28.9%, Action 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, Side Scroller 34.6%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Action 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 47.5%, Bullet Hell 35.5%, Action 17%
Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Action 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
A roguelite shoot 'em up with an oldschool aesthetic and an intense gameplay loop. Fight through 9 levels of a grueling training simulation, growing stronger with every loop, and realize ignorance truly is bliss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Action 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.7%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Action 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 2.6%
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 36.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 9.6%, Side Scroller 8.3%
Lead the vegetable revolution alone or with a friend in the side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Rutabaga Desert Storm! Take down wave after wave of enemies, dodge their projectiles, and grab power-ups to boost your destruction! Can you defeat the oppressive humans and free the proletariat vegetable masses?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Side Scroller 30.7%, Bullet Hell 19%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 8.1%
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.7%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Action 15.2%
THE LAST HUMAN IS A BIKER (TLH) is a few hours of pure entertainment. In this 2D shooter you play as John, the last human, and unleash his fury in his quest of vengeance! With unlimited item synergies, make the choices that will allow you to survive against countless swarms of aliens!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.6%, Side Scroller 29.7%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
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 44.3%, Bullet Hell 36.3%, Action 19.4%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43%, Side Scroller 38.1%, Action 11.1%, Bullet Hell 7.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Side Scroller 30.4%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Action 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Pilot a miniaturized ship and save humanity from the inside out! Herodes is a fast-paced action SHMUP where you enter the human body to hunt a deadly virus. Destroy organic defenses and survive visceral bosses in this tribute to genre classics.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Action 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Side Scroller 28.3%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Action 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Evade is a fast paced bullet hell shooter focused on dodging attack patterns made of hundreds, even thousands of bullets. Shoot your way through over 30 different bosses, and recruit defeated enemies as powerful assists.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46%, Bullet Hell 32%, Action 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
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 45.5%, Bullet Hell 28.8%, Action 25.6%
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.5%, Bullet Hell 37.2%, Side Scroller 10%, Action 7.3%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Side Scroller 31.2%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Action 10.9%
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 53.4%, Side Scroller 23.3%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Action 6.8%
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 48.4%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Action 21.1%
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Action 5.5%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Side Scroller 29.4%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action 12.2%
Close Order is an arcade shooter with one simple goal: become a badass armada! In this mashup of genres, defeat enemies for parts to build up an armada of ships around you. Fight from a distance, charge headfirst into battle, or create a mix of anything and everything. You decide how to play!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Bullet Hell 35.4%, Action 21.3%
Start a Rebellion! Lead your ships to take down the evil O'Xelg base in this squad-based shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Side Scroller 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Action 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
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 47.1%, Bullet Hell 45.1%, Action 7.7%
Step into The Adventures of Emoji 4 Remastered, where you immerse yourself in this mouse cartoon world playing a shoot em up side-scroller. Follow dynamic rules and use special weapons to defeat enemies for each level. Stay focused on the prize or you might find your game completely cut off.
Why similar: Side Scroller 44.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, Action 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
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 34.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.2%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Action 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 44.5%, Bullet Hell 42.4%, Action 13.1%
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 50.5%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Action 9.7%
You are the PsycoCat, an ultimate cat hooked to a balloon with an alien weapon After an apprenticeship against floating rocks you will be ready to fight the most terrible creatures of the world. Bull, rabbit, flying chicken and more await you for a terrible confrontation in the heavens. Good luck
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.9%, Bullet Hell 37.6%, Action 16.5%
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.6%, Bullet Hell 30.8%, Action 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.6%, Side Scroller 29.8%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action 7.3%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Side Scroller 29.5%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Action 7.1%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Side Scroller 43.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 38.6%, Action 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action 6.5%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Action 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
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 53.8%, Bullet Hell 33.1%, Action 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
