
Lead your starfighter as a bounty hunter, complete contracts and fight your way to free your home system from a criminal empire full of conspiracies and underworld secrets, in this hard boiled action old school arcade shooter.
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Lead your starfighter as a bounty hunter, complete contracts and fight your way to free your home system from a criminal empire full of conspiracies and underworld secrets, in this hard boiled action old school arcade shooter.

Shin Sophstar
Shin Sophstar is a high-voltage remix built for speed and scoring. With 25+ ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.

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Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Shin Sophstar is a high-voltage remix built for speed and scoring. With 25+ ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Arcade 8.2%, Space 7.5%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Score Attack 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Score Attack 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Super Forklift 3000 is an arcade space shooter with a twist: you drive a forklift that carries and shoots up to three boxes. Defeat enemies and bosses while managing your different box types. Be careful not to run out of ammo!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 13%, Score Attack 9.5%, Space 9.4%
Infinity Lancer is a high octane vertical shoot em' up. Race across the galaxy fighting to prevent humanity's annihilation and discover the dark truth behind the endless war.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Score Attack 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 7.3%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
Grab the fate of all life in your hands. Blast your way through the cosmos, destroying monstrous cosmic beasts and the space cultists summoning them, on your path to stopping your mother from unleashing the chaos realm upon the universe, in this sci-fi cosmic horror bullet-hell, STARR RINGER.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Arcade 8.2%
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 24.4%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Arcade 9.3%, Score Attack 8.1%, Dystopian 7.6%
Zone of Lacryma is a story driven vertical shmup with 11 levels, highscores, speedrunning, upgrades and more.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Dystopian 16%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Score Attack 10.1%, Space 9.8%, Bullet Hell 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.6%
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Dystopian 8.8%, Shooter 6.6%
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 21.2%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Shooter 7.8%, Arcade 7.8%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Shooter 8.1%, Arcade 6%
CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Score Attack 8.9%, Arcade 7.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Space 6.7%, Score Attack 6.6%
Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Score Attack 7.5%, Arcade 6.6%
A score-driven vertical STG built around aggressive grazing, medal chaining, and risk-reward survival mechanics. Dodge impossible bullet patterns, manipulate time itself, and push for the ultimate 1CC.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 17%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Arcade 7.7%, Shooter 7.5%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Old School 7.3%
【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8%, Space 6%
High-School Heroines Take to the Skies!A fully-voiced bullet hell shoot-'em-up that's friendly to newcomers!Wipe out the AI robot army and save the day!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, Shooter 7.6%
Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Arcade 6.3%, Sci-fi 5.5%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.8%, Score Attack 8.7%
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Space 7.8%, Score Attack 7.4%
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Dystopian 8.8%, Score Attack 7.3%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Score Attack 8%
Heliocide is a relentless top-down scrolling action! Arm your shields, lasers, guns, bombs and missiles to defend the solar system from a massive invasion!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Arcade 7.3%, Score Attack 7.1%
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 25.6%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Score Attack 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
Blast your way through enemy territory and level up your versatile arsenal of high-tech weapons in this handheld game style retro shmup!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 13.5%, Sci-fi 9%, Retro 8%
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 7.1%, Score Attack 6.8%
SHOOT 'EM UP!Starlight: Eye of The Storm is a 2D Vertical SHMUP set in a 3D background. Unleash your special powers, upgrade your weapons! Take on 10 Arcade stages or 15 Campaign missions! Drift (auto-pivot mode) behind your enemies and take them on with style!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Space 9.2%, Arcade 7.5%
Shoot different types of spaceships while avoiding getting shot yourself. Kill 10 minutes at a time with this affordable colourful timewaster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Space 10.1%, Arcade 8%
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 12.3%, Space 6.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Arcade 9.8%, Shooter 8.6%
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 8%, Space 5.3%
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Score Attack 8.1%, Arcade 7.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Arcade 6.7%, Shooter 6%
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Score Attack 12.1%, Arcade 6.7%
Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Arcade 7.2%, Shooter 6.9%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 9.6%
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 26.8%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Score Attack 12.8%, Arcade 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 7.9%
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Dystopian 10.4%, Arcade 8.8%, Shooter 8.6%
Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Arcade 8.6%, Space 6.4%
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Score Attack 8.1%, Space 7.9%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Score Attack 8.4%, Arcade 8.3%, Space 8.3%
You’re stuck out in the middle of space alone in ship, see how long you can survive with endless enemy ships and do all it again.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Score Attack 9.6%, Space 8.5%
Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Space 8.5%, Arcade 8.4%
Grab your biggest gun and jump into this story-driven top-down run-and-gun sci-fi arcade shooter starring the ultimate bio-engineered hero-manchild TASKILLER!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 13.7%, Dystopian 9%, Arcade 7%
The playful witch dances to unleash stunning magical moves! Witch Dance is an evolving action puzzle. The controls are simple, but the challenge is infinite. Right click to move, left click to cast. Gather your magic and dance your way to victory!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Arcade 8%
Marimoth is a short shoot 'em up that puts in control of a moth whose shots bounce off the walls. Calculate your aim, evade enemy attacks by learning their patterns and collect coins to power up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Arcade 10.6%, Score Attack 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shooter 7.7%, Arcade 7.6%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Arcade 7.9%, Shooter 7.4%
Destroy the deadly bouncing orbs for the highest score in this Pang meets Asteroids arcade blaster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Score Attack 8%, Space 7.5%
Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Arcade 8.5%, Shooter 7.8%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shooter 8.1%, Score Attack 7.9%
CORA (Counter Offensive Rapidfire Automata) is a singleplayer/multiplayer top-down shooter created by Empty House Games borrowing inspiration from other arcade top-down shooters.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Space 7.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Arcade 9.4%, Shooter 8.5%
A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shooter 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 10.2%
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 25.8%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, Shooter 9.5%, Sci-fi 6.5%