60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Action, Side Scroller.
Space Force Squadron is a horizontal 2d shmup. Choose between 4 pilots with different spaceships and different attributes. Buy upgrades for ships using points earned in battles. This is arcade style game, meaning there is no possibility to save.
Space Elite Force
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Space Elite Force II
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Jet 17.4% ★, Gun Customization 14.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Bullet Hell 12.5%
Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!
Why similar: Jet 18.5% ★, Gun Customization 16.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Side Scroller 13%, Bullet Hell 11.7%
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 22.9%, Gun Customization 21% ★, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Arcade 6.9%
1-2 players, game controller support. NO in-app purchases. Over 45 minutes of music! 13 detailed stages, partly-random, with bosses. Tons of weapons, guards and special moves. Play in a window or in Full Screen.
Why similar: Gun Customization 22.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Jet 14.6% ★, Bullet Hell 14.5%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Gun Customization 19.7% ★, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Arcade 9.1%
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 24.8%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Score Attack 10.5%, Arcade 8.7%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Linear 9.4%
A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Score Attack 14.2%, Arcade 8.8%
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 28.6%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Score Attack 9.2%, Arcade 7.9%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Arcade 10%, Linear 9.4%
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 27.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Arcade 9.7%, Linear 7.1%
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).
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Action 5.7%
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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 6%
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 27.6%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Arcade 11.9%, Score Attack 7%
Execute intense space battle operations from side, and top view. Face tough enemies along your way, destroy guardians and generators. Dodge traps. Keep focus on targets. Think fast. Overcome the chaos. Join now and become an alpha centauri pilot. Bonus: retro like endless space shooter mini game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Score Attack 13.5%, Arcade 11.3%
Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that. 1993 is a classic shoot em up celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force.
Why similar: Gun Customization 29.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Side Scroller 15%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Score Attack 8.9%
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Arcade 12.2%, Score Attack 9.9%
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 31.4%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Score Attack 14.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
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 29.8%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Arcade 7%, Score Attack 5.9%
Particle Storm is challenging 2D run n gun blending bullet hell and shmup mechanics with striking pixel art, nonstop action, and an energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.6%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Arcade 13.8%, Score Attack 10.9%
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 31.3%, Side Scroller 25.3%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Arcade 8.6%, Linear 6.1%
Deep Space Scoundrel is a rogue-like space adventure where you use a variety of classic arcade mechanics to explore the universe, customize your ship, land at spaceports, and fraternize with other aliens and low-lives.
Why similar: Gun Customization 29.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Arcade 9.2%
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 46.7%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Arcade 9.3%, Action 3.5%
BANAN'EM UP! is a tiny challenging arcade shoot’em up where you shoot down quirky aliens to save your planet. Evade bullets, shoot enemies, get upgrades, survive for challenging waves to defeat the final boss, "The MONKE". Die, learn, repeat: get stronger, be powerful!
Why similar: Gun Customization 27.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Arcade 9%, Linear 8.8%
Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.
Why similar: Gun Customization 23.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Arcade 8.9%, Linear 8.3%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 6.9%
Cross the universe, shoot aliens, upgrade your weapons and face powerful bosses with AB in this retro inspired lateral shoot 'em up to save the world. Adventure into Campaign Mode or face the never-ending waves of Endless Mode with suitable challenges for all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Gun Customization 18.8% ★, Bullet Hell 16%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Arcade 9.2%
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 24.2%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Arcade 12.2%, Futuristic 6.3%
STARS FORCE is a fast-paced arcade side scrolling shooter. Nice graphics and atmospheric music will immerse you in a space battle.
Why similar: Gun Customization 25.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Linear 7.2%
Beginner friendly 2D vertical and horizontal retro-style little shoot 'em up. Colourful stages with sound and vision inspired by the golden age of video gaming. Totally free introduction to the world of Shmups and Bullet Hell Games!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Gun Customization 23.1% ★, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Arcade 9.9%, Score Attack 7.6%
A side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 8-bit games and 80s Sci-Fi movies. Play as Automatic Eltron, a cybernetic law enforcer, and save the city from the machine domination.
Why similar: Gun Customization 27.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Futuristic 6.1%
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 25.3%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Arcade 9.5%, Score Attack 6.9%
A high-risk, high reward shoot em up as you power yourself and your enemies up to bring utter chaos to the battlefield!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Bullet Hell 28.4%, Score Attack 14.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Futuristic 5.3%
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 32.2%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Arcade 13.2%, Score Attack 10.1%, Action 5.1%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Bullet Hell 20%, Arcade 9.1%, Linear 8.2%
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Side Scroller 25.5%, Arcade 12.2%, Score Attack 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Arcade 13.3%, Futuristic 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
A thrilling sci-fi cyberpunk shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle through the Ecumenopolis, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Flow state gaming to unleash your inner hero! Feel your skills grow on your way to 1CC S+ tier rank!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Futuristic 6.4%
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Score Attack 12.1%, Arcade 9.6%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Side Scroller 25.1%, Arcade 14.4%, Bullet Hell 7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
Cube Gothic is a Story-driven Shoot 'em up Adventure. Shooting enemies and dodging projectiles while solving simple puzzles and trying to comprehend the surreal plot - these are the challenges you'll be facing in Cube Gothic.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Arcade 11.3%, Linear 8.6%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Arcade 11.9%, Linear 8.1%, Futuristic 4.5%
How deep can you dive into an abyss that is Endless?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Score Attack 16.1%, Arcade 8.4%, 2D 5.2%
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 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 23%, Linear 7.5%, Score Attack 5.4%
Blaze through 7 action packed levels in this sci-fi shoot 'em up made to test even the toughest of shmup veterans. No tricks and no gimmicks; all you have is your raw skill. Board the Phoenix G7, and blast those alien lifeforms to interstellar space!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 6.5%, Linear 6.2%
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 35.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Arcade 13.7%, Linear 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
Broken Sky is a fast paced dogfighting shooter featuring unlockable planes, explosive weapons, special abilities and Shoot 'em up madness. Responsive controls combined with super fast air combat will have you coming back for more in your bullet hell quest to defeat the alien takeover.
Why similar: Jet 27.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Arcade 5.9%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Score Attack 14.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
Jetpack Kiwi is a classic 2D side scrolling shoot em up game featuring 20 levels, 5 bosses, hordes of enemies spaceships, with multiple characters to choose from; each one with an unique special attack. Complete the game in single player or with a friend in local co-op!
Why similar: Jet 22.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Arcade 9.8%
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Arcade 10.4%, Futuristic 3.5%
A girl named Herb who claims to be a great witch lives in a poisonous swamp on the outskirts of a faraway country. One day, a red jewel is stolen from a shrine under her control. Herb escapes the swamp for the first time in order to recover her jewels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Arcade 11.5%, Score Attack 7.3%
Void Gore casts you as an ace pilot descending through the levels of hell and getting rich in the process.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Score Attack 17.9%, Arcade 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Side Scroller 22%, Arcade 11.2%, Action 5.2%
Tame kittens, develop your workshop, and experiment in the lab! Build a laser on your battle cat and destroy your enemies!
Why similar: Gun Customization 36.6% ★, Side Scroller 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Arcade 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
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 36.3%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Arcade 13.7%, Score Attack 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
The official Project X sequel ✨ Back after 30 years!🎮 A demanding, skill-based experience that rewards patience and mastery. Not every game is for everyone — this one is for players who love a real, fair challenge. Try the demo and see if you’re up for it. Failure teaches. Mastery rewards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Linear 10.3%, Arcade 9.4%
Experience the epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series with Batsugun including the lauded Special version! Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling genre-defining bullet-hell action. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Arcade 14.2%, Score Attack 9.6%, 2D 5.1%
Blast your way through waves of viroid enemies in Antibody, a Defender-style shoot ‘em up set on a living planet. Move through Sanguon’s insides as you fight to contain a viral outbreak. You are the cure.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Gun Customization 24.2% ★, Side Scroller 20.7%, Arcade 12%, Score Attack 7.9%
In the year 2,000,000,009, a team of bounty hunters infiltrates a massive facility swarming with hostile AI. Can they find Zurd?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Arcade 12.4%, Linear 11%, Action 6.4%
