60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter, Action, Retro.
A high-definition arcade shooter blending old-school action with modern polish. Battle across the Solar System, upgrade your weapons, and unlock tougher challenges in Nemesis Mode - all set to a hypnotic, retro-electro soundtrack.
Bad Chicken
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.
ZPF
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
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: Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Old School 13%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Shooter 10.2%
ZPF is a retro-inspired horizontal shooter for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Blast your way through a cosmic gauntlet of epic boss battles, addictive scoring, and hidden secrets in a thrilling arcade-style adventure through fantasy, sci-fi, and alien-themed worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Old School 13.9%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Shooter 11.1%
Icarus, a classic side-scrolling space shoot-em-up tribute! - Thumping soundtrack, Bosses, Multiples, Power-ups, Secrets, BIG levels... ...Give the (free) work in progress / teaser demo a try!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Retro 13.8%, Old School 11.8%, Aliens 9.1%
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: Retro 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Old School 10.1%
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: Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Old School 12.6%, Retro 11.9%, Shooter 10.4%
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: Old School 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Retro 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Shooter 9%
It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Old School 14%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Shooter 10.9%
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 15.9%, Retro 13.6%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Old School 12.3%
A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.1%, Old School 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Retro 13%, Side Scroller 12.5%
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 17.7%, Retro 12.7%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Shooter 10.2%
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 21.3%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Old School 10.3%, Action 9.5%, Side Scroller 9%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Old School 14%, Action 11.5%
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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shooter 10%, Retro 8.9%, Old School 8.4%
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 23.3%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Old School 14.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 8.7%
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: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Old School 14.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 8.6%
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 20.2%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Retro 15.3%, Action 11.8%, Side Scroller 9.7%
A classic shoot-em up where you avoid waves and waves of enemies coming and shooting at you. This is NOT a Bullet hell shooter.
Why similar: Old School 29.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Retro 16.3%, Action 11.8%, Shooter 6.3%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Shooter 12%, Old School 11.5%, Action 7.4%
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 20.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Old School 11.1%, Shooter 9%
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 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Shooter 14%, Retro 13.8%, Action 8.5%
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: Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Shooter 12.4%, Retro 9.8%, Aliens 8.9%
Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic earth and proceeds into space. Your journey will be a metaphor about life and death, a road that every person has to walk down alone. The only choices you get while on your path to the inevitable end: keep your head up high or forfeit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Old School 11.6%, Retro 11.3%
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: Old School 19.4%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Shooter 12.6%, Retro 10.8%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Retro 12%, Side Scroller 11.3%
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 19.3%, Bullet Hell 18.9%, Old School 17.2%, Shooter 15%, Action 13.3%
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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Retro 14.4%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Shooter 10.6%
The galaxy is being threatened by an army of robots, but a brave hamster will step up as the hero!
Why similar: Old School 22.8%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Action 18.5%, Retro 14.9%
A shoot'em up inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre.
Why similar: Old School 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Retro 12.5%, Shooter 9.5%
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Why similar: Old School 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Shooter 10.6%
A shmup without shooting. Reflect the bullets with one of your two shields. Bite-sized arcade action. Cover humankind's retreat and make it count.
Why similar: Old School 19.2%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Retro 11.2%, Bullet Hell 11%, Shooter 8.1%
Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Retro 15.9%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Old School 12.1%
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: Bullet Hell 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Old School 18.4%, Action 13.8%, Retro 10.5%
A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Retro 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Shooter 12.2%
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%
In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.
Why similar: Shooter 18.1%, Retro 18%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Old School 11.9%, Action 9%
Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).
Why similar: Old School 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Shooter 10.6%
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Old School 15.2%, Shooter 10.6%, Retro 8.3%
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.4%, Old School 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Retro 9%
A sci-fi shoot'em'up game with heavy focus on upgrades experimentation, featuring two unlikely heroes that must work perfectly together, despite their share of secrets, to surpass their limits and succeed in eliminating a threat that might destroy both Earth and Andraxia if left unchecked.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.4%, Old School 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Shooter 12.5%, Aliens 9.9%
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 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Shooter 14.4%, Old School 13.5%, Action 12.9%
Classic 80s inspired shooter
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Shooter 13.5%, Old School 11.1%, Action 8.4%
Defend the Little Spaceman Dudes from aliens! Blast waves of Alien Abductors and UFOs across 50 challenging levels in this fast-paced ’80s-style arcade space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.7%, Retro 14.3%, Old School 14.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.3%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Old School 13.2%, Retro 11.3%, Shooter 8.9%
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: Bullet Hell 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Shooter 11.8%, Retro 10.1%
classical horizontal scroll 2D Shmup
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Old School 14.5%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Retro 12.3%, Shooter 10%
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: Bullet Hell 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Old School 19%, Shooter 12.5%, Retro 11.1%
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: Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Shooter 14%, Old School 12.3%, Action 12%
Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 10.5%, Aliens 10.3%, Retro 10%
RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.
Why similar: Retro 16.5%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.6%, Action 12.1%, Shooter 10.6%
Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. If you like games like Defender, Data Storm or Drop Zone, you will LOVE Fairy Fire!
Why similar: Old School 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Retro 13.5%, Side Scroller 13.2%
Trust your instincts - evade, aim, and shoot! Omni Axes is a shooting game that takes place in a 3D space where you can take down an endless number of enemies coming from all directions.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Old School 15.9%, Shooter 14.7%, Retro 12.1%
Astro Fighters is a tough old school vertical scrolling bullet hell shooter designed to test your skills with non-stop arcade style action. Fight against large bosses at the end of every level and compete for the high score across 4 difficulty modes to be the best fighter pilot in the game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Old School 17.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Retro 9.1%
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: Bullet Hell 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 6.2%
Blast away in this pure retro-styled shooter and battle through tons of dangerous levels and manic boss fights.
Why similar: Retro 23.9%, Old School 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Action 13.6%, Shooter 13.6%
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 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 8.6%, Retro 6.8%
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: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Retro 12.5%, Old School 10.2%, Shooter 9.7%
In the vast depths of space, lies a man with a dark past. Setting himself apart from that old life, and seeking justice against wrongdoing instead of being the cause of it, Captain Righteous uses the Freedom Fighter, his trusty space fighter to search for and combat the evil Captain Buster!
Why similar: Old School 22.1%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Retro 12.7%, Shooter 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%
Blast through waves of alien enemies in Project AionIX! Master your piloting skills, dodge, and survive in this fast-paced space shooter!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Old School 16.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Aliens 7.8%
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Old School 18%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 8.2%
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Old School 15.4%, Retro 14.6%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Shooter 9.2%
