- #1 Bullet Hell Monday
97% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
Beginner Welcome Bullet Hell Shooter. "Chapter Mode", which is starting from a simple stage and gradually becoming more difficult, is recommended for beginners. Once you get used to bullet hell, let's experience full-scale bullet hell in "Challenge Mode".
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Score Attack 10.1%, Psychedelic 9.9%
- #2 Bullet Hell Monday: Black
96% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
This is a high-difficulty bullet hell shooting game and a sequel to "Bullet Hell Monday." It offers an exciting experience for players who demand advanced skills and precise strategies. As a common system, six types of special weapons are equipped, expanding the player's tactical range.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Score Attack 8.9%, Abstract 7.6%
- #3 Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon
96% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Vector HatPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
It is the year 2084. Earth is ruled by evil robots. All music has been outlawed. Dancing is strictly forbidden. Still, in the underground, the beat goes on. Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon: Half twin stick shooter, half rhythm game, half dungeon crawler. 150% groovy!
Why similar: Rhythm 22.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Psychedelic 12.2%, Arcade 7.4%
- #4 cyber_serpent
95% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2023
Dev: Q-Bit Digital
Windows · Mac
slither and shoot, but don't run out of space! cyber_serpent is an arcade twin-stick shooter combined with snake. compete for a global high score in this modern take on retro classics as you face infinite waves of polygonal enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Score Attack 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%
- #5 Neon Fighter
94% 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: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Score Attack 16.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.8%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%
- #6 Akka Arrh
93% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Llamasoft Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Abstract 9.9%, Score Attack 8.5%
- #7 VCTR
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enter Grip
Windows
Shoot. Dash. Collect. Upgrade. VCTR is a kinetic arcade shooter where two simple actions create countless strategies. Read the field. Choose when to act. And turn the chaotic battlefield into a dance of high-risk, high-reward play.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Abstract 8%, Score Attack 7.9%
- #8 Evil Egg
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 637 reviews2025
Dev: Ivy Sly
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Blast it all to hell.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Score Attack 12%, Bullet Hell 11%, Psychedelic 10.8%
- #9 SoundStorm
92% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Damian Hiltebrand
Windows · Mac
Reflect bullets to the beat in this psychedelic rhythm bullet hell shoot 'em up. Patterns of rhythm and bullets are melted into a unprecedented gameplay experience. Feel this immersive audivisual experience filling your soul with excitement and joy.
Why similar: Rhythm 20.8%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Score Attack 12.6%, Bullet Hell 10.5%
- #10 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
91% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Score Attack 8.3%, Psychedelic 7.6%
- #11 ShapeNeon Chaos
90% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: Beni Games
Windows
ShapeNeon Chaos is an old school style space-shooter. You are a ship facing off waves of deadly enemies. This game was made to give you a shot of adrenaline in a couple of minutes. Lots of bullets and neon in an arcade psychedelic shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Score Attack 15.4%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%
- #12 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
89% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.5 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 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Shooter 7.2%
- #13 Vectorium
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2018
Dev: IndigoBlue Game Studio
Windows
Vectorium is a classical, yet intense arcade shooting game. Can you survive those dreadful enemies and barrage of gunfire?
Why similar: Rhythm 22%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Score Attack 9.3%
- #14 LUMbA: HANGOVER
88% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Team Lumba
Windows
Experience the thrilling aftermath of Lumba's crusade in LUMbA: HANGOVER! The substance has spread to four new victims, led once again by Pal. Together, they will engage in a doomed campaign across their world in this fast-paced, top-down shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Psychedelic 8.3%
- #15 Little Elf Tanks
86% 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: Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Arcade 8.8%
- #16 Space Maxwell: Arcade
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamland Games
Windows
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Bullet Hell 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Psychedelic 11.3%, Arcade 8.9%
- #17 Undercroft Warriors
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 459 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: Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Score Attack 10.9%
- #18 Centipede: Recharged
84% matchVery Positive84% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Score Attack 11.3%, Abstract 10.6%, Arcade 10.1%
- #19 Exovore
83% 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: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Arcade 7.6%
- #20 RHYUP
87% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Xelphyre Games
Windows
RHYUP is a challenging, 5 button rhythm game with shmup elements. Defend your home planet as you take control of a spaceship and move and shoot to the beat of the music while weaving through an onslaught of eye catching, enemy fire all set to an amazing sound track of 20 unique songs.
Why similar: Rhythm 24%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11%, Psychedelic 9.6%
- #21 Storm Mined
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hémisphère gauche
Windows · Linux
Minestorm reimagined with modern gameplay! Blast through waves of deadly mines, gear up with powerful upgrades between levels, and dive into intense rhythm-based stages set to an original soundtrack !
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Score Attack 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.8%
- #22 Heartbeats
81% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: First Impact Studio
Windows
Would you survive a panic attack? Test your limits in this anxiety-inducing twin-stick shooter, blasting away intrusive thoughts using your Inner weapon.
Why similar: Rhythm 17.7%, Psychedelic 16.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.8%
- #23 Steel Alcimus
82% matchPositive86% of 42 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: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Score Attack 12%
- #24 Crucible
81% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: TriScalePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.5%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Score Attack 10.7%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #25 Magic Fairy Fun Blast
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wow Cool Games
Windows
Magic Fairy Fun Blast is a challenging and fast paced arcade style bullet hell arena wave based shooter. You are a fairy that just wants to have fun but your version of fun is different than the rest of the world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Score Attack 9%, Psychedelic 8.2%
- #26 XenoFeud
80% 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: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Score Attack 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Arcade 8.3%
- #27 Hoodie Survivor and Super Hoodie Bros
78% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: The Voices Games
Windows
Auto shooter score attack survival game where your character moves forward continuously and you control the direction of travel by rotating left and right
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Arcade 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.7%, Score Attack 11.1%
- #28 Acid Web
77% 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: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Psychedelic 9.2%, Shooter 8.9%
- #29 Rangerdog
79% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: OOEGAMESPub: Hanaji Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save the universe with Rangerdog! A cute retro-style side-scrolling shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Score Attack 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Arcade 9.3%
- #30 Orchid Glitter
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tamazusa
Windows
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Score Attack 14.5%, Arcade 7%
- #31 Warcat Parade
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Hefka Games
Windows · Linux
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.5%, Score Attack 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 9.3%
- #32 ZOE Begone!
73% matchVery Positive99% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Retchy GamesPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.3%, Score Attack 13.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Arcade 8%
- #33 Waves 2: Notorious
77% matchVery Positive93% of 322 reviews2015
Dev: Squid In A Box Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, Score Attack 9.2%
- #34 Yars: Recharged
76% matchVery Positive86% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Abstract 9.8%
- #35 Chippy
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,169 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Score Attack 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%
- #36 Blast Rush LS
73% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Bipedal DogPub: indie.io
Windows
Ever played a difficult shmup wishing for just one more bomb? Blast to your heart’s content in Blast Rush LS, a fresh explosive experience with infinite bombs, other powerful abilities, and extra challenges that demand more than just big booms. Escaping an exploding mothership isn't easy, after all!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Score Attack 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Top-Down 8%
- #37 Aqua Populo
78% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-C
Windows · Linux
Pilot your sub through waves of angry sea-life and punishing bosses in this aquatic twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Score Attack 8.5%
- #38 Starfighter Neon
75% 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: Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Arcade 7.9%
- #39 Endline
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Miniced
Windows · Linux
Endline is a 2.5D psychedelic bullet hell experience, combining rhythm and bright colours.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Arcade 8.6%, Shooter 8.5%
- #40 Horde Of Plenty
74% 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: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Shooter 8.4%
- #41 .Decluster & .Decluster Zero
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Score Attack 8.6%
- #42 GyroGunner
72% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: H.T.Project Games
Windows
An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Score Attack 13%, Arcade 9.3%
- #43 NIDUS
70% matchVery Positive94% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Wood
Windows
A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Score Attack 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%
- #44 打怪! Beat the Mons!
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: T工作室 T Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
BEAT THE MONS is simple pixel auto shooter. Dodge, shoot, beat all these monsters and earn score! Life is not much else...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Arcade 10.6%, Shooter 10.1%
- #45 Always Surrender
70% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: The Covert Sheep Example
Windows
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Score Attack 19.3%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Arcade 8%
- #46 Polygun
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Electric Turtle Games LLC
Windows
Welcome to the world of Polygun, an endlessly customizable hero shooter where you battle against an ever increasing hoard of bloodthirsty shapes! With an array of upgrades to choose from, you'll quickly build from humble beginnings into a hexa-bustin killing machine!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 10%
- #47 Vectro Blast
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Sagittaras Games
Windows
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Score Attack 21.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Arcade 13.4%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
- #48 Soundsaber
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Sonorous Games
Windows
A twin-stick shooter where your music is your weapon. Whichever track you choose will power your engines and your lasers, but beware: your enemies are also driven by the music.
Why similar: Rhythm 21%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.7%
- #49 GunDeck[100]
69% matchPositive92% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Dos Jamones
Windows · Mac · Linux
GunDeck[100] is a lightning-fast twin-stick shooter where you’ll build your arsenal from randomly-dealt cards. Weapons fire in a rainbow of elements with unique effects. Dart and dodge to survive the fireworks unleashed against you, and retaliate with your own display! Can YOU survive to wave 100?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Bullet Hell 20%, Abstract 9.6%, Arcade 9.1%
- #50 Sektori
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 704 reviews2025
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Arcade 9.3%
- #51 Enfora Star
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Haapa Games
Windows · Linux
Enfora Star station is being overrun! Pilot your spacecraft and deploy defenses to survive droid swarms - but every purchase costs precious score points. Will you risk everything for maximum points or play it safe? Master the ultimate arcade challenge!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Score Attack 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%
- #52 PewPew Live
68% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Jean-François Geyelin
Windows
A fast twin-stick shooter where you compete for the top spot in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Abstract 11.3%, Score Attack 10.3%
- #53 Space Waves
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Space Waves is a procedurally generated 2D arcade style shooter with multiple collectable power ups and varying enemy types. This game will casually draw you in and then increase the pace and difficulty as you progress through the never ending levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10%
- #54 GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire
70% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: LaPointe Joints
Windows
Sci-fi top-down twin-stick shooter with 9 weapons, 3 alts and secret hidden collectibles!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Score Attack 11.6%, Arcade 8.3%
- #55 CHEER SQUAD
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Chamber Software L.L.C.
Windows
Shoot for the stars and help Latte train in her quest to become the top cheerleader in the universe! Use your Pom-Pom Blasts to pummel the competition while dancing through a downpour of endlessly raining enemy bullets! Ready? Aim. Fire!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Score Attack 13.3%, Arcade 9.2%
- #56 Demeter
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Myth Machine
Windows
An arcade twin stick shooter that tests reaction times and decision making. Designed for short sessions on the train with your Deck, or waiting for the next queue to pop, Demeter is all about action, skill and high scores.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Abstract 9.5%
- #57 Blade Rush
66% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Noba
Windows
Master your Blade in frantic, fast paced combat!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Score Attack 16.2%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Arcade 11.8%
- #58 Waves
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,549 reviews2011
Dev: Squid In A Box Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Score Attack 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Psychedelic 11%
- #59 Earth: 9000
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Secret Forest Games
Windows
Defend the Earth in this hyper intense, visually overwhelming, bullet hell, arcade shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Arcade 10%
- #60 Otter Space Rescue
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Noah LewinPub: Day Dreamer Games
Windows
Your Otter Space crew has been captured by evil robots. Save your team and fight together through endless rooms of evil robots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.7%, Arcade 7.7%