60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Bullet Hell, Arcade.
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.
Orbital Siege
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.
Vektor Z
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!
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 25.2%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Old School 7.5%, Space 6.7%
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 26.7%, Bullet Hell 23.9%, Arcade 13%, Action 6.7%, Old School 6.1%
1982: Tenacious of the Air is a vertical scrolling shoot ’em up set during the South Atlantic conflict. Pilot five historic Argentine aircraft, choose your ordnance, take off from aircraft carriers or from land, and relive missions inspired by true events.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Military 6.8%, War 5.1%
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 35.4%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Arcade 11%, Old School 5.2%, Sci-fi 4.8%
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 36.4%, Bullet Hell 29.3%, Arcade 9.2%, Retro 6.1%, Action 4.6%
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 42.9%, Bullet Hell 28.4%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 5.5%, 2D 5%
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 31.6%, Bullet Hell 28.8%, Arcade 11.3%, Space 6.3%, 2D 4.5%
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 43.7%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Arcade 11.2%, Space 7.3%, Sci-fi 5.1%
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 31.4%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Arcade 12.3%, Space 11.9%, Retro 6.8%
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 35%, Bullet Hell 31.4%, Space 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Retro 5.6%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Bullet Hell 30.6%, Arcade 9.9%, Action 8.9%, Space 8.4%
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.1%, Bullet Hell 29.8%, Arcade 12.3%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Action 7%
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 25.8%, Bullet Hell 22%, Arcade 11.4%, Space 7.6%, Old School 7.3%
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 47.7%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Space 8.2%, Arcade 5.5%, Action 4.1%
You play as a young boy who dreams of being a famous astronaut who discovers alien worlds and life. One hot summer day, you fall asleep and into a terrifying dream made up of your worst childhood fears. Can you survive this nightmare of asteroids, space spiders, deadly skulls & more?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Arcade 13.9%, Space 9.6%, Old School 9.6%, Bullet Hell 8%
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 32.6%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Arcade 12.7%, Old School 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
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 34.8%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Arcade 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Action 5.5%
Experience the epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series with Batsugun including the lauded Special version! Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling genre-defining bullet-hell action. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.4%, Bullet Hell 26.8%, Arcade 13.2%, Old School 5.8%, 2D 5.4%
A small shoot 'em up that combines the charm of retro arcades with innovative gameplay mechanics, delivering a fresh yet familiar experience. A single coin gives you as many attempts as you want to get the world's high score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44%, Bullet Hell 35.4%, Arcade 18.8%, Action 1.2%, Retro 0.6%
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 36.2%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Arcade 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Space 5.4%
RED TITANS is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Arcade 13.7%, Space 7.6%, Action 7.1%
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 30.2%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Arcade 10.5%, Space 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Arcade 10.2%, Space 7.3%, Old School 4.5%
A revamped version of "Tales Gear," originally released in 2007, featuring high-resolution support, new systems, and rearranged background music. A full-fledged 2.5D vertical-scrolling shooter characterized by the Tail Pod, an optional weapon that combines offense and defense.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Military 13.3%, Arcade 11.5%, Space 5.7%
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 39.7%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Arcade 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Action 4.7%
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 42.8%, Bullet Hell 32%, Arcade 14.7%, 2D 5.9%, Action 3.9%
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.9%, Bullet Hell 36.6%, Arcade 10.9%, Sci-fi 5.7%, Action 5.5%
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 31.8%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Arcade 16.4%, Space 6.4%, Action 6.2%
Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.1%, Bullet Hell 30.3%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 4.4%, 2D 3.7%
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 28.2%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Arcade 11%, Space 10.2%, Retro 5.4%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Arcade 11.1%, Space 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Bullet Hell 31.8%, Arcade 11.8%, War 7.9%, Sci-fi 4.9%
Frenetic 2D action in the style of Space Invaders! Customize your spaceship, face hordes of enemies, and challenge yourself in multiple modes, including Campaign, Arcade, Invasion, and Survival. Upgrade your ship, collect power-ups, and face unique challenges in every battle.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.5%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Space 11.2%, Retro 7.1%
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 30.6%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Arcade 10.8%, Space 7.7%, War 7.1%
The planets have orbited peacefully for countless millennia. But then… BOOM! Now all orbital bodies are free to move independent of gravity (and they can respawn when defeated too.) You're The Earth… good luck!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.1%, Bullet Hell 28.3%, Arcade 13%, Space 6.8%, Action 5.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Arcade 11.7%, War 5.3%, 2D 4.8%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Bullet Hell 33.5%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.1%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Bullet Hell 34.3%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 6.9%, Action 5%
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Retro 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Action 7.4%
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 37.3%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Arcade 13.6%, Space 6.8%, Action 6%
"Don't go to GALXAGAR"; a phrase uttered by many who have traversed its rim. Untold treasures, and terrors, await within its blackened depths. Ready your craft, spacefarer, because you're about to enter the most dangerous sector in all the stars. Get ready.. for GALXAGAR!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Arcade 11.6%, Space 7%, Sci-fi 5%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Bullet Hell 29.3%, Arcade 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Action 4.9%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 49.2%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, Action 3.3%
【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 36.3%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Arcade 7.9%, Space 6.8%, Action 5%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.8%, Bullet Hell 25.2%, Arcade 10%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
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 37.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 33%, Arcade 13.9%, Action 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Arcade 11.5%, Old School 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.8%, Bullet Hell 36.5%, Arcade 11.6%, Sci-fi 1.9%, Action 1.9%
Blaze through 7 action packed levels in this sci-fi shoot 'em up made to test even the toughest of shmup veterans. No tricks and no gimmicks; all you have is your raw skill. Board the Phoenix G7, and blast those alien lifeforms to interstellar space!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Bullet Hell 27.8%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 7.6%, 2D 5.6%
Single player, top down, retro space-shooter, destroy enemies and fight bullet-hell bosses, upgrade during runs and after them to progress further and faster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.4%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Space 8.6%, Action 5.2%
The original 8-bit twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love, available to play for free.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Arcade 11%, Space 9.1%, Old School 6.6%
A last ditch effort to destroy what was once to be our savior. A final mission to eliminate a disastrous future. A single ship against Earth’s entire military. The Andraste is the only hope to defeat...the Devil Engine.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.2%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 26.5%, Space 11.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%
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 28.6%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Arcade 12.9%, Space 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Space 7.3%, Old School 4.9%
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.7%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Space 13.4%, Arcade 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.9%, Bullet Hell 43.3%, Arcade 6.9%, Action 3.8%, Indie 1.1%
Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Bullet Hell 27.5%, Arcade 12.3%, Action 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
