- #1 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
97% matchVery Positive92% of 758 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Shooter 6.8%
- #2 Chaotic Pursuit
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Vutune
Windows
Chaotic Pursuit is a hardcore Top-Down Shooter with cute graphics. You miss a shot and you're out!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Hero Shooter 14.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Bullet Hell 11.6%
- #3 Nightmare Trails
96% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Red Phoenix Studios
Windows
Fight off monsters in a national park and send them back to their own dimension!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 21.2% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%
- #4 GUN KING
95% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: FROGBERT
Windows · Mac · Linux
GUN KING is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter with unique gun mods that lets you play your way. Unlock and equip powerful gun mods to create wild synergies, amp up your firepower, and blast through hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Arena Shooter 13.3%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%
- #5 Exovore
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tapzilla
Windows · Linux
EXOVORE is a fast-paced twin-stick space horror shoot’em-up inspired by the arcade classic Sinistar. Harvest asteroids, build your arsenal and face an evolving alien terror that hungers for your ship’s core. Retro-style visuals meet modern chaos in this relentless fight for survival among the stars.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shooter 7.3%
- #6 Shutdown
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: G4SE
Windows
Engage in heart-pounding top-down shooter action as a skilled operative fighting against powerful mega-corporations in a dystopian future. Unleash a barrage of futuristic weaponry, master tactical combat, and liberate humanity from the clutches of oppression in Shutdown.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 18.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Arena Shooter 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Bullet Hell 12.4%
- #7 Void Prison
93% matchVery Positive80% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: Lazy FlockPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Void Prison is a fast paced, endless arcade twin stick shooter that puts you inside of an ever shrinking ring. Survive by fighting emerging enemies around you and don't get consumed by the void. Complete achievements to unlock new skins and powerups and get on top of the leaderboards!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Hero Shooter 17.5% ★, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Arena Shooter 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%
- #8 Princess Khalifa: Legacy of Wrath
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cag
Windows
Move like a predator — dash through chaos, slow time, and take control of overwhelming enemy swarms.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16%, Time Manipulation 15.9% ★, Arena Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%
- #9 Trash Pit
91% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Francis Vace
Windows
A frantic twin stick shooter where you and your enemies are only ever one hit from death. Mow down relentless waves of robots, collect upgrades and claw your way to the highest score you can.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Arena Shooter 22.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Shooter 6.3%
- #10 Negative Time
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Round Owl
Windows
Negative Time is a bullet hell rogue-lite shooter where each time you get hit, you are sent further and further back in time, until you are sent into the past they tried so hard to erase. Maybe in there lies the key to your escape?
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 4%
- #11 Monday Meltdown
89% matchVery Positive96% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: NF MynsterPub: Footstomp Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast. Bloody. 8-Player Mayhem. Dominate. Taunt. Repeat. Free. No strings attached. Ever.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Arena Shooter 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%
- #12 SNOT
90% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: BRIAN DAMAGE
Windows
SNOT is a top-down shooter minigame that's all about keeping cool and reloading. Stuck on a floor tile, brace your (booger) self and face endless hordes of micro organisms - fighting to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 21.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Arena Shooter 12.9%
- #13 Death Carnival
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Furyion Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready for Death Carnival. Intense Top-Down Shooter with multi-elevation combat. Easy to start, thrilling to watch. Over a dozen characters with unique attacks and story. Adrenaline-fueled combat in singleplayer, online co-op, or competitive PvP.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Bullet Hell 14%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Arena Shooter 11.4%
- #14 The Mad House Season One
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Carrot Studios
Windows
Step into The Mad House, a futuristic cyberpunk game show! Battle waves of enemies, conquer unique room challenges, and climb the Leaderboard. Upgrade your gear, master each fight, and earn your place in the legendary Hall of Legends.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
- #15 Edge Of Dead: Under A Uranium Sky
86% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Inferno Muse Interactive
Windows
A bullet hell that let's you pickup and throw the furniture! Throw grenades and activate shields, stun enemies, shoot and dodge enemy fire and set the floor ablaze. Buy a porcupine shotgun from the shop or try a rancid burrito!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Hero Shooter 15.1% ★, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%
- #16 Horde Of Plenty
87% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: SMONCH, LLC
Windows
In this action-packed twin-stick shooter, construction worker Ron Mayhem's beloved pet, Puffy, a rather round and yellow puffer fish, has been captured by the forces of evil. Slay the hordes, collect mad loot, and bring Puffy back!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Shooter 8.4%
- #17 Last Meow Standing
86% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Twinfox Interactive
Windows
This lightning fast arena shooter brings you right back to the highscore hunts of the arcade era. Use your arsenal of deadly weapons wisely against the increasingly ferocious monster hordes to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.7%
- #18 ULTRABUGS
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vlambeer's ULTRABUGS is a fast-paced high-score game in which you fight endless space bugs that split up into MORE space bugs as you fight and defeat them.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.4%, Arena Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%
- #19 MewMew PewPew
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gäng Gäng Studios
Windows
The dinosaurs have brought the fight to the wrong cat’s territory. Mess with MewMew, get the PewPew: It’s time to send the dinos right back to extinction.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Arena Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%
- #20 Juuden Youshuugi ~ Crimson Paraselene
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Supermoon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Touhou-inspired bullet hell shooting game where you play as magic-using anthropomorphic characters. Explore Lunamara, a land full of magical creatures and youkai, and discover why the moon's rotation around Earth has been halted.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Shooter 9.2%
- #21 Operation Zero
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Grab your biggest gun and jump into this story-driven top-down run-and-gun sci-fi arcade shooter starring the ultimate bio-engineered hero-manchild TASKILLER!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shooter 7.1%
- #22 Solaroids
83% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Chad YatesPub: DynF/X Digital LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%
- #23 Passing Into Fantasy
82% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Project StunseedPub: N/A
Windows
Otaku culture inspired top-down danmaku shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Shooter 9.1%
- #24 Exo-Calibre
80% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Vampixel GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 9.6%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #25 State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem
81% matchVery Positive84% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Lapovich Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare for bullet hell action and crazy driving! Your town is on fire, anarchy reigns the streets, aliens rampage in the sky! Grab your gun and join the fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Arena Shooter 11.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%
- #26 Shotgun Witch
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,098 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Shooter 8.1%
- #27 In The Valley of Death -Prologue-
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: stdio.gypsy
Windows
In the Valley of Death is a color-based hack and slash twin-stick shooter, where the player controls Red and Blue as they dash, slash, and shoot their way through challenging levels as they attempt to make it to the Valley of Death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Shooter 9.9%
- #28 Space Ace
78% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Closed Bracket Studios
Windows
Space Ace is a 2D top-down shooter that focuses on upgrading your ship to fight through levels of Bosses and smaller enemies. Play with keyboard + mouse or Xbox controller.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Arena Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shooter 7.2%
- #29 The World of The Candy Girl
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: HV
Windows
The World of The Candy Girl is an action game in which you are a young female shooter with super powers, and must destroy hordes of enemies to save all the candy in the world.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #30 Ayako's Mission
78% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
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 17.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Shooter 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #31 Endocrisis Hyperactive
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arturo Buschmann
Windows
Endocrisis Hyperactive the next top-down shoot em up with intense action. Absorb bullets to increment your power and pass through levels with tons of enemies and bullets and, of course, intense boss battles.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.3%, Hero Shooter 19.9% ★, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Shooter 8%
- #32 Sektori
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 768 reviews2025
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Arena Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.5%
- #33 Arc’s Glitch Defender
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Nordlys Coders
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save the galaxy? Boring. Dylo wants the fame. Master breakneck speeds in this ego-fueled arena shooter. Blast through the Shadows, feed your pride, and uncover the dark secret behind a 'perfect' Utopia. Speed is your weapon; hesitation is a glitch.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Arena Shooter 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10.1%
- #34 Whisker Cowboy
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Agility Horse
Windows
Whisker Cowboy is a survival with roguelite elements. Play as a cowboy cat with revolver loaded with special bullets. Begin the hunt for invisible ghosts. Star with observing enemies, predicting their movements and destroying everyone wave after wave.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Arena Shooter 21%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Shooter 6.8%
- #35 Escape the Kreegan
76% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Entropy Is Software Development
Windows · Linux
Escape corruption and deliver truth to the people in the only way you know how. as a space fighter pilot! You steal a ship and flee, it falls to you to duke it out in space and deliver truth to the people. Restore peace. Restore justice. Save humanity and Escape The Kreegan!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #36 Inverse Ninjas VS. The Public Domain
75% matchPositive98% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Herosoft
Windows
The iconic stuck-it-to-the-man party game receives an EPIC FREE STORY MODE UPDATE! Rise to the challenge of the evil Shogun Han Gorou!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Arena Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Shooter 7.7%
- #37 Z-GYUBAAN!
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Yogurt Neko
Windows
Destroy the floor panel with the blast that defeated the enemy and rescue the captive girl! After destroying 75% of the panels, move on to the next stage.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shooter 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #38 Bullet Runner: The First Slaughter
74% matchPositive89% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Kami GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
A clone army is taking over the world. Kill them all in an epic single-player campaign to save humanity, and yourself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Arena Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%
- #39 WE ARE DOOMED
74% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2015
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows · Mac
WE ARE DOOMED is a twin-stick shooter where you zap polygon baddies with an absurdly overpowered laserbeam. Dive head-first into the action with reckless ambition, charge the SUPERBEAM, and zap everything out of existence in an instant.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 48%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%, Arena Shooter 9.7%, Bullet Hell 8.9%
- #40 Vanisha
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DANYL
Windows
Vanisha is a sci-fi arcade shooter where you dodge bullet waves, craft builds from collected cards, and climb through six sectors of increasingly dangerous space. Level up, spend skill points, hit shops along the way, and see how far your build can take you.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Shooter 6.5%
- #41 Deadlocked
72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive Games
Windows
Deadlocked: an adrenaline-packed Cartoon top-down shooter. Customize your loadout with unique weapons, unlock fun little pets, and upgrade your character. Master responsive gameplay and become a cutesy robot killing machine, There's one rule, Defy Deadlock
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Arena Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%
- #42 Steel Alcimus
73% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Steel Alcimus is a top-down helicopter shooter. Complete various tasks with your ally aircraft; such as saving the carrier, taking down the buildings, carrying objects, etc.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shooter 8.2%
- #43 Undercroft Warriors
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 502 reviews2024
Dev: Fuzzy
Windows
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 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Shooter 7.8%
- #44 Starfighter Neon
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: MadeOfDinosaurs
Windows · Mac
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shooter 7.4%
- #45 ISPELL
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RayMim
Windows
ISPELL is a shoot'em up & bullet hell game where you take on the role of a nameless android who wanders through the dying worlds. Use various weapons and dodge enemy bullets, as well as challenge powerful creatures.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 8%
- #46 TimeTekker
71% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: Artii Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Bullet Hell 12%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%
- #47 HoverGrease 2
69% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Altergaze
Windows
TOP-DOWN SHOOTER x HERO SHOOTER. Mixing the traditional elements of a team-based game with the arcade thrill of a twin-stick shooter. A super fast-paced game, where both your reflexes and your team’s positioning play a crucial role. Play the Singleplayer Story or join the 5v5 Online Multiplayer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.7%, Hero Shooter 19.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%
- #48 XenoFeud
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Downforce Games
Windows
XenoFeud is an insane top-down twin-stick arcade alien shooter, where you must survive hordes of alien intruders while defending a mysterious object in space.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Arena Shooter 9.8%, Bullet Hell 8%
- #49 Exphelius: Arena
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Pharazen Studios
Windows · Mac
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.2%
- #50 Dreadnought
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B.V.SPub: Retro Box Game Studio
Windows
Mow down the alien hordes, scout for resources and survive. Dreadnought is a mix of Action Tower Defense Survival and Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell where you control the ships turrets & defend against waves of enemies. Choose your weapons, upgrade your ship & brace yourself, the horde is coming.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #51 Little Elf Tanks
69% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
A bombastic bug busting adventure! Play as one of four playable characters in their quest to to free their fellow elves from the clutches of an evil army of spiders. If they crawl, blast em all! Let nothing stand in your way.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Shooter 9%
- #52 Gods of the Arena Dungeon
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GasGod Games
Windows
Destroy arena vermin, level up, choose your class path, get loot, and slay other players. Destroy the bosses of the arena without being slain, and perhaps your ascent into arena God-hood will be recorded into legend! Now remastered!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Shooter 7.8%
- #53 Acid Web
68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Text Garden
Windows · Linux
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #54 Mega City Force
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Undreamed GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle
Why similar: Hero Shooter 22.1% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%
- #55 ∀stralbringer -Shaded Arkarium-
67% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Endless Shirafu
Windows
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Shooter 8.8%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #56 Monstergasm
67% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Red Sasori
Windows
Blast your way through monstrous hordes, enter houses, and piece together spicy scenes of monster-girl action. Only for adults! A chaotic blend of top-down monster shooting and erotic animations and images puzzle-solving.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 19.3% ★, Arena Shooter 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Bullet Hell 12.8%
- #57 Kaguya
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flypot LLC
Windows
High-School Heroines Take to the Skies!A fully-voiced bullet hell shoot-'em-up that's friendly to newcomers!Wipe out the AI robot army and save the day!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Shooter 10%
- #58 Bug Bane Survivors
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: The Cipher Ink.
Windows
Mother Nature has no mercy! Turn bug swarms into fertilizer as a mutated plant. Take root, evolve, and create your garden of death with unique combos. You are the top of the food chain in this chaotic arena!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Arena Shooter 14.2%, Shooter 8.5%
- #59 Neon Fighter
67% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Neon Fighter is a tiny arcade game packed with lasers and explosions, in which every few seconds you are forced to switch weapons automatically, making you have to adapt quickly to the new situation and re-evaluate your perspective.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Top-Down 4.8%
- #60 X Invader: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive87% of 769 reviews2023
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Free version of X Invader, an Action Rogue-lite game. Become a master hacker 'X' and hack into the digital world. Use a variety of weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build and wipe out disturbing enemies. Please enjoy the hack and slash action!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Arena Shooter 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%