60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Shooter, 2D.
No health bars to hide behind. No progression curve to cushion you. Just you and your inertia. In a cold pixel void, pure dogfighting — drift to find that one lethal shot. Luck won't help. Only skill.
Space way: Echo of the Galaxy
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
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Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Flight 20.3%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 8.3%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Flight 13.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 8.7%
It's a pixel art space shooter that has some other ways to help defeat enemies besides just shooting/bombing them directly. Different abilities to help you avoid damage or defeat enemies. You also can upgrade your aircraft to defeat powerful enemy.
Why similar: Flight 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 8.3%
Returning to the classic style of spaceship games in pixel art. Survive in space as many enemy ships and anything else that can destroy your ship, get all the advantages and improvements available to get your best score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Action 12.8%, Flight 10.4%
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: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 7.8%
Frenetic 2D action in the style of Space Invaders! Customize your spaceship, face hordes of enemies, and challenge yourself in multiple modes, including Campaign, Arcade, Invasion, and Survival. Upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, and face unique challenges in every battle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Space 10.8%, Action 8.8%
War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Shooter 14.1%, Flight 12.1%, Arcade 12%
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 25.9%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 8.2%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Space 10.8%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Arcade 9.5%
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 24.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 8.3%
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 8.8%, Space 7.4%
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 9.7%, Action 6.9%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Space 10.1%, Arcade 9.9%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15%, Action 14.3%, Arcade 14%
Cosmic Survivor is a space arcade survival game: pilot unique ships, face waves of meteors, alien swarms, and colossal bosses while unlocking weapons, achievements, and new challenges.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 12.6%
Lock On. Light Up. Lay Waste. Demon Protocol is a retro arcade space shooter with 25 waves of relentless enemies, 4 brutal bosses, and power-ups to keep you fighting. Choose your difficulty and see how far you can push before the demons win.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 18.5%, Action 15.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Space 9.5%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 14.8%, Arcade 14.3%
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 24.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 10.8%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 10.8%, Space 10.3%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 9.3%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 11%
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: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 11.6%, Shooter 8.6%
Nova Swarm is a fast vertical shoot 'em up. Start with one ship, unlock the rest one by one, defeat bosses, and choose run-long upgrades that shape a different build each time. Chase ranked scores across a 30-ship roster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Space 11%, Arcade 10.8%, Score Attack 8%
Classic 2D shoot em up with updated graphics. Dodge a storm of bullets as you blast through space shooting hordes of enemies. Collect powerups to survive against fearsome bosses. Pilot a suicide runner as you fight to unravel the mystery of what is destroying the universe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Action 12.7%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 10.2%
Space & Pixels is a top-down space shooter with classic gameplay. Battle through each level, blast lots of enemies, upgrade your ship's firepower, and uncover the truth behind your dangerous mission.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Shooter 17.8%, Action 16.5%, Arcade 15.4%, Space 9.5%
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 11%, Action 8.3%
Fiery Rivaz - Reanimate Shmups !!! It's time to revive the shmup genre. You can expect a shooter that focuses on varied and innovative level design. It is accompanied by cool 3d graphics and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shooter 17.2%, Action 14.2%, Space 9.2%
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 23.2%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Space 13.1%, Arcade 12.3%, Retro 8.6%
Single player, top down, retro space-shooter, destroy enemies and fight bullet-hell bosses, upgrade during runs and after them to progress further and faster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 10.1%, Action 9.5%
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 32.1%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 8.6%
A challenging 2D boss rush shooter. Use your reflexes and mobilities to face off against a legion of foes.
Why similar: Flight 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 12.5%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Action 20.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Arcade 13.7%, Shooter 13.6%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Arcade 12.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Retro 8.9%
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 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 12%, Space 9.3%
Arise Wyver and fly against overwhelming odds in this modern labor of love tribute to classic shoot'em ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 10.1%, Space 9.5%
Gravity Waves is a twin stick shoot 'em up in space with waves of enemies and realistic gravity to provide constantly changing gameplay.
Why similar: Flight 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 10.8%, Space 9.5%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Space 11.4%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9.1%
METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 8.4%, Action 7.8%
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 32.3%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Arcade 13%, Action 11.1%, Shooter 10.3%
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 30.4%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shooter 18.1%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 7.5%
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 11%, Space 7.2%
Clear hordes of cosmic critters in this simple 2D shooter but be carefully, bullets that exit the arena will warp behind you and become dangerous to you ship. Whatever goes around comes around.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Space 10.3%
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Action 11.2%, Flight 9.3%, Shooter 9%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 9.8%
Dive into the exciting aquatic-themed space world of Marianara Deep! A vigorous shoot 'em up bullet hell, filled with area-denying bullet patterns to challenge players! Join one of our crew members to shoot 'em all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 20.2%, Action 17.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 9.6%
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 17%, Arcade 13.3%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 8.9%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 11%, Action 9.4%
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 28.1%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Arcade 9.6%, Action 9.6%, Retro 8.1%
Repel extraterrestrial entities!
Why similar: Flight 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 13.3%, Space 13.3%, Arcade 11.7%
A classic shoot 'em up with a modern edge. Galactic Plague throws you into a cosmic nightmare where survival means upgrading your ship, mastering legendary weapons, and battling the relentless Martian invasion. Are you ready to face the chaos?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 9.5%, Space 8.5%
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 11.5%, Score Attack 7.6%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 8.5%
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Flight 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 9.7%
Star Jet Alpha is a top-down space shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Progress through each stage by blowing up enemy space stations while avoiding or destroying enemy missiles, space mines and asteroids. Unlock Star Jet capabilities by completing stages.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Shooter 13.8%, Space 13.4%, Arcade 11.7%
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 22.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 14.5%, Arcade 13.7%
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10.8%, Action 9.5%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Action 18%, Arcade 10.1%, Space 9.5%
Control your ship and destroy all the enemies and bases that have appeared through teleportation! is a score-attack vertical shooter for 1 or 2 players. Enjoy simple shoot-and-dodge gameplay, rich destruction effects, and tons of hidden features.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Score Attack 8.6%
