60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shooter, 2D, Arcade.
Gather 3 friends and join the Star Hauler. Shoot, destroy, explode and have fun in a fun and challenging local co-op mode.
The X-Type
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
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fast paced action game
Master a modular arsenal and survive a biomechanical nightmare in this intense cinematic shmup. Face grotesque aberrations, unlock achievements, and conquer the hardcore mode. The first level of an expanding saga!
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Shooter 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
fast paced action game
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.8% ★, Shooter 11.6%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Arcade 10.5%
Bad Chicken is a retro styled sideway scrolling shoot-em-up inspired by the retro classics. It takes place in 8 locations in the Ferus system, each one with different challenges, and dangers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Aliens 10.6%, Shooter 9.5%
Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot ’em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.5% ★, Side Scroller 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9%
Sci-fi 2D shooter platformer combining the control of a human character and an armored vehicle on the surface of a planet filled with robots and immortal local inhabitants
Why similar: Side Scroller 13%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Aliens 11%, Platformer 11%, Shooter 10.7%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 32.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Aliens 9%, Shooter 6.7%
Captain Galactic is a colorful retro sci-fi platformer where you ride a hoverboard through strange alien worlds, collect crystals, unlock abilities and items, dodge deadly traps, and blast enemies with your phaser.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Arcade 9.6%, Aliens 9.2%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 11%, Space 9%
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
Crush the countless crabs while blasting your way through the cancer zone!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 44.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Space 12.2%, Arcade 8.4%, Shooter 7.5%
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Boomer Shooter 14.2% ★, Side Scroller 11.4%, Arcade 11%, Action 8.7%
Join the Krimson Patrol and blast your way through mutants and demons in this simple Shoot`em up game. No real challenge, just hold the trigger and run ahead! 3 story episodes and new playable characters that unlock while you progress through the campaign.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 7.3%, Shooter 6.8%
Gana Force is a Horizontal shooter where you'll unleash powerful firepower, skillfully dodge bullets, and utilize the terrain to maneuver and defeat enemies. Game environments include alien cell levels, scorching sun, space battleships, and more. Powerful bosses and bullet hell challenges await you!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.4% ★, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Arcade 9%, Aliens 7.1%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Space 10.2%, Shooter 9.5%
What if Vampire Survivors was a platformer? 100 lost baby froglins are trapped in a cave. Every one you save joins your swarm and fights for you. One is cute. Ten is trouble. A hundred is unstoppable. Die, upgrade, go again. A roguelite side-scroller.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 32.4% ★, Side Scroller 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.5%
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 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10.1%
Fight back against a chaotic alien invasion in this fast-paced retro shooter! Blast through 54 levels, master wall-jumps and dash moves, and take down the mischievous beboks before they overrun the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Aliens 9.7%
A space action, looting and ship progression game first made over 25 years ago while I was studying programming, now remade: explore systems, fight, collect loot and upgrade your ship module by module.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 25.3% ★, Boomer Shooter 19.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 7.7%, Shooter 7.6%, Bullet Hell 7.6%
A fast-paced run-and-gun platformer set in a dynamically generating, unforgiving world. Climb endlessly to escape the deadly void below, unleash your abilities, and dodge through intense enemy crossfire to achieve the highest score.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26.9% ★, Shooter 12.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Arcade 11%, Bullet Hell 10.7%
"Galactic Outlaws" is a side-scrolling space shooter where you lead an elite squad on high-risk missions. Customize and upgrade unique ships, master devastating weapons, and battle waves of enemies in a galaxy plunged into chaos. Victory depends on your strategy and skill!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 23.5% ★, Side Scroller 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Shooter 8.7%
Defeat the enraged "Math God" and save humanity! "MAaaaaTH!" is a bullet-hell shooter featuring deep build crafting with "Variables" and "Formulas". Control every spec—speed, size, attack, and time manipulation—to construct the ultimate fighting machine.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Heaven 23.5% ★, Shooter 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Bullet Hell 9.3%
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Platformer 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
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 18%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.4%
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 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15%, Space 12.6%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Shooter 10.4%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Platformer 12.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 10.6%
A fantasy bullet hell on a strange, familiar planet. Fight the living and the dead as you figure out what's causing all this energy in the air! Play as a troupe of living puppets, curious immortal children, or a demon, and be sure to scan enemies to unlock journal pages on the way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Aliens 13.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.3%
Don't tick him off! After losing everything he loved, Kevin returns as a raging cyborg. Unleash chaos with devastatingly diverse combat suits in this explosive, high-speed action platformer!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 18.4% ★, Aliens 10%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.1%
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 20.4%, Shooter 14.9%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Action 10.1%, Arcade 10%
Guide the Gamma Brothers through waves of alien attacks, blasting your way home from work in this frantic twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Aliens 10.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Space 9.4%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 11.5%, Space 9%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Aliens 9.1%, Arcade 8.7%
In this fun and frenetic shooter, you'll play as Bombardiro Crocodilo, who's trying to save Ballerina Capuchina from Tralalero Tralala's shoed fins. Embark on an action-packed journey with tons of shooting, different weapons, and skins from the Brainrot universe!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 28% ★, Side Scroller 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Shooter 10.2%
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Aliens 10%, Bullet Hell 9.6%, Shooter 7.6%
Thunder Infinity takes classic shoot 'em up gameplay to the next level by adding survival, roguelite, and bullet hell elements. Choose your pilot, ship, and weapons, and destroy the Varkon Star Empire in the final offensive of the Aegis Star Bastion.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 36.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 7.6%
About：It is an old school game collection with ten different types of mini-games.The story tells of a series of wars that took place on the island
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Shooter 13.7%, Side Scroller 12.9%
Cute Contra is a hand-drawn platform shooter inspired by Contra. All art is original. Explore 7 levels, collect items to trade with NPCs: gain extra lives, play a mini-game for rewards, or heal when low on HP. A fun, cute adventure for all players.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.4% ★, Shooter 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%
The 7th Sign Project is a classic 2D-platformer action game inspired by Doom, Quake, Abuse, and Painkiller games. Our goal is to entertain the player with massive enemy fights, boss fights, and stirring music.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Side Scroller 12.6%
Vampire Survivors meets bullet hell — in space. Pilot a 2D starship, fuse weapon branches into broken builds, and survive waves of bullets and bosses with real mechanics. Solo dev project.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 33.5% ★, Boomer Shooter 23.9% ★, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Space 9.5%, Shooter 8.4%
You found an old game console along with some games at a garage sale. You remember playing these as a kid, and couldn't resist getting it. Maybe you could give them a whirl, just for old time's sake?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Bullet Hell 13.4%, Aliens 12.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Shooter 10.2%
Defend Terra against the onslaught of hostile invaders in this 2D top-down space shooter. Upgrade and empower your ship's different systems to stand a chance against the growing threat. If you fall, Terra falls, and the rest of the galaxy will soon follow.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Bullet Hell 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Space 10.2%, Aliens 10%
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 16.6%, Bullet Hell 12%, Aliens 11.5%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Arcade 8.2%
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Aliens 13.3%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Shooter 9%
In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Aliens 10%, Arcade 9.2%
Flip gravity on the fly, master a multi-stage jetpack, slingshot across massive gaps, and use weapon recoil to launch yourself through chaotic levels. Evolve your arsenal through use, fight aggressive enemies, and turn the environment itself into a weapon in this high-mobility sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Aliens 14.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.3%, Futuristic 9.1%
Dodge, defend, and destroy! Engage in a frenetic shoot 'em up, facing relentless bullet streams that test your reflexes. Experience dynamic shifts between vertical and horizontal views as you fend off endless enemy waves. Use polarity shields for defense and strike back fiercely. Conquer the chaos!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Space 12.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Futuristic 8.8%
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 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 10%
Battle across the galaxy, defeat powerful bosses, and uncover the mystery of Kuma's missing sister in this fast-paced top-down space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 41.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Platformer 6.9%, Shooter 6.5%
A chill incremental shooter about destroying aliens and getting stronger. Collect souls, unlock upgrades, and enjoy a satisfying loop of constant growth.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Bullet Hell 11%, Arcade 7.9%, Space 7.6%
A wormhole has opened up letting aliens terrorize your city. Pilot your spacecraft and destroy the aliens using flamethrowers, missiles, gatling guns, shockwaves, and more!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.1%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Aliens 15%, Arcade 10.9%, Futuristic 9.2%
The Helper is a fast-moving, energetic, fun and madness-packed 2D video game that allows you to play as “The Helper” (hence the name, duh!), a lad that helps The Professor by gathering Gravity Crystals for his secret experiment.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Platformer 16.1%, Arcade 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Funny 12.8%
Aliens In Paradise is a Shoot'em Up game inspired by shooter games like Contra. Aliens Start invading The Bahamas. They destroy the main characters house so he sets out on a revenge quest to destroy as much Aliens and their Ships as possible. His thirst for revenge may actually save the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Aliens 13.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Shooter 11%
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 18.8%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 9.7%
In a world devastated by machines, humanity places its last hope in a warrior equipped with special armor. Explore intense stages, face challenging bosses, and fight to reclaim what remains of the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Arcade 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Action 9.6%
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 23%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Action 7.9%
Miguel Bolaños, a 24-year-old teenager, embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. To do so, he must rescue an alien trapped in an evil corporation. Face hordes of inept scientists and underpaid office workers in a pixel art odyssey filled with action and absurd humor.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 26.6% ★, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Arcade 8.2%
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 21.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 10.5%, Aliens 8.3%
In this exciting shooting game, highly trained paratroopers are sent off in waves to destroy your base. Evolve your base and weapons with each turn to fight stronger enemies. Control your weapons, adjust your aim, clear the sky of enemies, evolve and have fun.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 31.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
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 17.7%, Side Scroller 17%, Bullet Hell 12.3%, Aliens 10.9%, Shooter 9.5%
This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
Zombie Apocalypse 2021 is a fast old-school shooting game in platformer style. Kill all zombies and protect your city in this super fast game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Shooter 12%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
