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Games Like Space way: Echo of the Galaxy

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  1. #1 Invaliens
    97% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: Galactic Droids Ltd
    Windows

    Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Flight 17.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 6.9%

  2. #2 Space Ship Infinity
    96% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
    Dev: Lucas LimaPub: Made In House
    Windows

    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 26.3%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Flight 13%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 8%

  3. #3 Syder Reloaded
    95% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Evil
    Windows

    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 23.3%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Flight 11.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 7.7%

  4. #4 INSPACE 2980
    96% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2018
    Dev: R_Games
    Windows · Mac

    INSPACE 2980 is a stylish and dynamic SHMUP from the 16-bit era of games consoles and arcade machines. Take part in an exciting adventure and save the galaxy! Once again!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Flight 21.1%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Space 7.9%, Shooter 7.2%

  5. #5 RADARjAM
    94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: Hamra Digital
    Windows

    RADARjAM consists of the constant unpredictability of your enemy’s location. Dodge what you can't see in your radar equipped fighter!

    Why similar: Flight 33.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Arcade 8.7%, Action 3.7%

  6. #6 Lilac 0
    93% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Bullet Prince
    Windows

    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 29.1%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 9.6%, Futuristic 7%

  7. #7 Space Escaper
    94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixel Space Studio HK
    Windows

    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 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 7%

  8. #8 Feeble Light
    92% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
    Windows

    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 33.8%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 8.9%, Action 5.7%

  9. #9 Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
    91% matchVery Positive97% of 357 reviews2021
    Dev: YOTSUBANEPub: KOMODO
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. Earn all the power-ups for an overpowered experience in the all new ARRANGE version.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Flight 14.2%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 10%

  10. #10 Rangok Skies
    91% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2021
    Dev: Samurai Games
    Windows · Mac

    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: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Flight 16.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.3%

  11. #11 Karous
    89% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2026
    Dev: RS34
    Windows

    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 38.2%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 4.5%

  12. #12 Atomic Guardians
    90% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: Mosh Jason Games
    Windows

    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 23.8%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 10.7%, Arcade 8.9%, Futuristic 7.4%

  13. #13 Z-Warp
    89% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2022
    Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
    Windows

    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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Space 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

  14. #14 VERZEUS
    88% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: RETSUZANPub: Henteko Doujin
    Windows

    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 24.6%, Flight 20.4%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 7.5%

  15. #15 River Rush
    87% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
    Dev: 2nd Best Games
    Windows

    Take your chance and feel like 10 again.😊To start let's meet this retro cutie.🚀 River Rush is reminiscent of an old vertically scrolling shoot’em up games.🚀 If you remember them, it's time to catch up with nostalgia. Or your father's nostalgia.😉 Board in and have some fun.👨‍🚀

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Flight 18.8%, Arcade 7.8%, Shooter 7.4%

  16. #16 Andro Dunos II
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 215 reviews2022
    Dev: Picorinne SoftPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    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 39.6%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 9%, Action 4.6%

  17. #17 Dental Strike
    86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Joycat Games
    Windows

    A throwback to retro shoot'em up games typical of the 80s, where you play as a tooth fairy fighting against rotten teeth and bacteria using different abilities and special shots.

    Why similar: Flight 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 8.1%, Arcade 6.5%

  18. #18 Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
    85% matchVery Positive84% of 602 reviews2015
    Dev: SynsetPub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 35.7%, Bullet Hell 27.9%, Arcade 7.6%, Action 5.9%, Retro 5.5%

  19. #19 Syder Arcade
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 692 reviews2013
    Dev: Studio Evil
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 41.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Arcade 9.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Space 6.4%

  20. #20 Gunvein
    82% matchVery Positive97% of 212 reviews2022
    Dev: NGDEV
    Windows

    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 41.7%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 8.2%, Action 6.9%

  21. #21 Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
    84% matchMixed56% of 527 reviews2017
    Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    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 43.7%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 11.6%, Action 7.6%

  22. #22 The Battle of Aurinoxia
    81% matchPositive75% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: N11 Games Division
    Windows

    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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 27.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.3%, Space 5.6%

  23. #23 Gravity Waves
    82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: James Wilder
    Windows

    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 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 8.6%, Space 7.5%

  24. #24 Nevultra
    81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Zoblin Multimedia
    Windows

    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 33.5%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 7%

  25. #25 Astar Solis
    83% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Rooklift Labs
    Windows

    A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 30.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 8.9%, Action 5.8%

  26. #26 Atomanta
    78% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: Remorasoft
    Windows

    Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 5.9%, Futuristic 5.6%

  27. #27 Starr Mazer: DSP
    79% matchMostly Positive71% of 271 reviews2016
    Dev: Imagos SoftworksPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    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 28.3%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Flight 12%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 7%

  28. #28 Orbital Siege
    77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Orbitforge Interactive
    Windows

    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 27.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Arcade 10%, Shooter 8.5%, Old School 7.9%

  29. #29 Magnus
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Katuunu XVIPub: Cicada Studios
    Windows · Linux

    A challenging 2D boss rush shooter. Use your reflexes and mobilities to face off against a legion of foes.

    Why similar: Flight 24.1%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 9.7%

  30. #30 DRUM'N'BASS MASSACRE
    79% matchMixed38% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: illuminatiPub: SA Industry
    Windows

    DRUM'N'BASS MASSACRE is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you destoy your enemies while performing unimaginable maneuvers using your interstellar interceptor, accompanied by original drum and bass soundtrack

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Flight 26.6%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Arcade 7.4%, Action 4.5%

  31. #31 Tiny Pixels Vol. 1 - Ninpo Blast
    77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Eastasiasoft Limited
    Windows

    Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 8.7%, Action 5.7%

  32. #32 Crome: Before Purgatory
    76% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2019
    Dev: Stumphead Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Action 10.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.7%

  33. #33 EGGCONSOLE ZANAC EX MSX2
    74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: D4Enterprise Co.,Ltd.
    Windows

    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 28.8%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 9.1%

  34. #34 LUFTRAUSERS
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,487 reviews2014
    Dev: VlambeerPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Flight 12.1%, Arcade 10.7%, Shooter 6.2%

  35. #35 Red Blue Cell
    72% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Liao Kai
    Windows

    This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !

    Why similar: Flight 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 19%, Arcade 7.9%, Shooter 7.5%

  36. #36 WOLFLAME
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 116 reviews2016
    Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 37.5%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 5.7%

  37. #37 Vektor Z
    74% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: ZaxtorGameS
    Windows

    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 28.7%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 9.3%, Old School 6.3%

  38. #38 東方眠世界 ~ Wonderful Waking World
    71% matchVery Positive98% of 291 reviews2022
    Dev: Oligarchomp
    Windows

    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 33.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 6.1%

  39. #39 AWA 2024
    73% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
    Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
    Windows

    AWA 2024 is a fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the ten fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own special end-level boss.

    Why similar: Flight 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Arcade 8.9%, Shooter 8.3%

  40. #40 The Core Message
    78% matchNo user reviews2020
    Dev: Freedom Software
    Windows

    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 30.9%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Space 10.7%, Arcade 10.2%, Retro 6.1%

  41. #41 Escape 2 Space
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ShidyGames
    Windows

    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 26.2%, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.9%, Space 7.6%

  42. #42 Radirgy Swag
    70% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2026
    Dev: RS34
    Windows

    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 38.4%, Bullet Hell 35.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 7.6%, 2D 4.2%

  43. #43 Aircraft Sketch Shooter
    71% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: Stusse Games
    Windows · Linux

    Choose One of 4 Aircrafts and start to fight against Unique Boss Enemies.

    Why similar: Flight 33.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 5.8%

  44. #44 PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Chain Damage Games
    Windows

    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 29.3%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8.6%, Space 5.9%

  45. #45 Star Saviors
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,683 reviews2016
    Dev: Sharpened Edge Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 47%, Bullet Hell 27%, Space 7.3%, Action 5.2%, Arcade 4.6%

  46. #46 Exorush
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Thrashmodule
    Windows

    A 2D vertical shoot 'em up that lets you upgrade your ship with an insane amount of options. From missiles and pods to specials and shields, you can upgrade every bit of your ship from guns to thrusters.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.6%, Action 8.1%

  47. #47 Echoes+
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 857 reviews2015
    Dev: Binary Zoo
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.4%, Bullet Hell 29.7%, Action 11.4%, Arcade 8.3%, Space 7.7%

  48. #48 Raiden IV x MIKADO remix
    68% matchMixed70% of 23 reviews2023
    Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
    Windows

    Buckle up and blast off with Raiden IV x MIKADO remix! This classic arcade shoot ‘em up comes fully equipped with new music, battle modes, vertical screen play, and more!

    Why similar: Flight 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 8.9%

  49. #49 ZAKESTA-Z
    66% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2024
    Dev: zakichi
    Windows

    Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 7.7%, Retro 5.6%

  50. #50 東方资志疏 ~ Immortal Immanuel. (东方资志疏)
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2025
    Dev: 雾雨威Channel
    Windows

    中国风东方Project二次同人STG游戏,剧情承接虹龙洞之后,古代帝王穿越到幻想乡发动异变!开始紧张刺激的弹幕游戏吧!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Flight 8.6%, Action 8.1%

  51. #51 Star Hunter DX
    68% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
    Windows

    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 34.5%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Arcade 7.1%, Action 7%, Futuristic 6%

  52. #52 Magical Blaster
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: reverse snare
    Windows

    High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!

    Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  53. #53 Cataclyzm
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dogroach
    Windows

    A 2D arcade shoot 'em up forged in the age of fire, feedback and METAL! It's a fast, loud and unforgiving ride on an atomic warhead through a hellish concert of beer, bullets and riffs. Crank it up to eleven, and strap in for the ride!

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Bullet Hell 27%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 8.4%, Action 5.1%

  54. #54 Project Root
    70% matchMixed50% of 115 reviews2014
    Dev: OPQAMPub: Reverb Triple XP
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    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 44.3%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 10.7%, Arcade 9.3%

  55. #55 Thundering Skies
    68% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2017
    Dev: Flat Voxel
    Windows

    A shoot'em up inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Flight 23.4%, Arcade 9.9%, Shooter 8.5%, Old School 8.4%

  56. #56 Stranded in the Abyss
    69% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: studio cyber turtle
    Windows

    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 35.3%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Arcade 10.3%, Space 7.3%, Old School 4.9%

  57. #57 Golgalian
    65% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Atael
    Windows

    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 31.7%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Action 6.4%

  58. #58 Monkey King: Master of the Clouds | 中華大仙
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2018
    Dev: Starfish-SD Inc.Pub: Retroism
    Windows

    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 38.6%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action 13.4%, Arcade 11.8%, Shooter 11.6%

  59. #59 1x! Space Adventure
    66% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
    Dev: Lunar Madcap
    Windows

    1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.

    Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 10.1%

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