- #1 Kero Blaster
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,506 reviews2015
Dev: Studio PixelPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 38.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Difficult 11%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
- #2 Bring Back The Sun by Daniel da Silva
96% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Daniel da SilvaPub: SmokeSomeFrogs
Windows · Linux
Bring Back The Sun is a short and challenging 2D Platformer. The goal is obvious - bring back the sun! No enemies, no spikes, just jumping above the bottomless pit.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 51.2% ★, Side Scroller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Linear 6.5%, Retro 5.1%
- #3 Full Moon Rush
96% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
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 19%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Difficult 14.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #4 Toast Time
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 90 reviews2014
Dev: Force Of Habit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Toast Time is a throwback to the golden age of video games where old-school homebrew titles fused arcade action with a distinctly British sense of humour.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 38.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Side Scroller 13%, Difficult 10.6%, Linear 5.6%
- #5 Creepy Road
94% matchMixed69% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Groovy Milk
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Comedy 12.2%, Difficult 8.6%
- #6 Jump Off The Bridge
94% matchVery Positive87% of 255 reviews2019
Dev: Cody Penn
Windows
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 20.2% ★, Difficult 17.8%, Side Scroller 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #7 Xilosaga
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morphusion Games
Windows
Xilosaga is an action and platform game where you play as Tatuapu, an Indian from a local tribe, who ventures out with the aim of purging a plague within the carrancas, which began to attract evil spirits and dominated the inhabitants of northeastern Brazil.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 55.7% ★, Side Scroller 14.6%, Difficult 11.4%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Funny 4.7%
- #8 Forest Fury
92% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: CouraGGe ent.
Windows
Get ready for adventures, gather allies, and uncover the secrets of Forest Fury! Your forest is waiting for you to cleanse it of dark forces and restore its former beauty.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Shooter 7.6%, Fantasy 5.4%
- #9 Bad Chicken
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Coquibyte Games
Windows
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 20.5%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Bullet Hell 18%, Comedy 8%, Funny 8%
- #10 Chester’s Revenge
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wojo Studios LLCPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Run-and-gun action game with multi-stage boss battles. Play as Chester, world's most badass guinea pig, who is hell-bent on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.7%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Difficult 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%
- #11 Operation Hardcore
90% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Side Scroller 17%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Difficult 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #12 CometStriker DX
89% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Linear 7%
- #13 Celestia
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devon Meyer
Windows
Celestia is a solo-developed indie game. An angelic bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you defeat enemies throughout the skies, and relax on a floating island with your companions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Shooter 7.1%, Linear 6.1%
- #14 Sorcery of Ruin, Sword, and Red Hood
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AOMI Design Studio
Windows
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Action 6.3%
- #15 Crome: Before Purgatory
86% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2019
Dev: Stumphead Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Difficult 15.8%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #16 BULLETnico
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nico Duggert
Windows
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Difficult 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Retro 7.2%
- #17 Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon?
84% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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 22%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Linear 6.4%
- #18 Cataclyzm
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dogroach
Windows
A 2D arcade shoot 'em up forged in the age of fire, feedback and METAL! It's a fast, loud and unforgiving ride on an atomic warhead through a hellish concert of beer, bullets and riffs. Crank it up to eleven, and strap in for the ride!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Difficult 18.5%, Shooter 6.9%, Linear 6.7%
- #19 Syder Reloaded
83% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Evil
Windows
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 22.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Difficult 12.8%, Retro 7.6%
- #20 The X-Type
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BinaryWriter
Windows
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 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Shooter 6.2%
- #21 Andro Dunos II
82% matchVery Positive93% of 215 reviews2022
Dev: Picorinne SoftPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Difficult 16.5%, Shooter 6.7%, Linear 6.3%
- #22 The Rush
81% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Hornbuckle Who
Windows
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 23.8%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Linear 8.4%, Shooter 7.3%
- #23 Golden Hornet
81% matchVery Positive93% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Difficult 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #24 Hime Cut
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Yugo FurihataPub: Pgames
Windows
"Hime Cut" is a one-on-one 2D shooting game. Aim for a high score as you clear the wave!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, 2D Platformer 18%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Shooter 9.5%
- #25 Evade
84% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Argos Games
Windows
Evade is a fast paced bullet hell shooter focused on dodging attack patterns made of hundreds, even thousands of bullets. Shoot your way through over 30 different bosses, and recruit defeated enemies as powerful assists.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Difficult 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 5.9%
- #26 Final Formation
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happymeal Inc.Pub: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 18%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Shooter 8%
- #27 Plushie Bomber
78% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Horizon Edge
Windows
Blow your enemies up with their own bombs in this explosive 2D action platformer! Catch the deadly plushies' bombs in time to throw them right back to the sender! Will you uncover the cute fluffy toys' origins?
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.9%, Difficult 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Retro 10.3%
- #28 Steph's Revenge
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Denjor Games
Windows
A Bullet hell game about a man trying to escape from a strange world. Fight through increasingly difficult stages and try to find your way home.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Difficult 14%, Linear 5.8%, Action 5.6%
- #29 Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CC164
Windows
Blast away wasp scum in Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order! Shoot your way through 12 scenic stages of trees, metal, and more, to eliminate the Wasp Army once and for all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Side Scroller 20.4%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Action 6.9%
- #30 Ondine: Prototype
75% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Pier38
Windows · Mac
Collect souls, level your weapons, and unleash devastation in one of the most mechanically complex 2D shooters ever made.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Shooter 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #31 Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story
77% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Start a Rebellion! Lead your ships to take down the evil O'Xelg base in this squad-based shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 18%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Difficult 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #32 Art Strikers
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
Draw your path to victory in Art Strikers! A unique art themed bullet hell shoot-em-up that looks and plays like a beautiful work of art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Shooter 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #33 Offendron Warrior
77% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
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: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Bullet Hell 18%, Difficult 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #34 Suicide Runners
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: JTW
Windows
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 27.3%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Retro 9.5%, Difficult 7.4%
- #35 Vulture Strike
76% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Vulture Strike
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Difficult 18.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Action 6.9%
- #36 Bloom Thrice
72% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: NEO*PUN
Windows
Embark on a journey through the gamified "Beautiful World", play (fight) with residents until you are satisfied, and explore to the end of the world. "Bloom Thrice" is a 2D action adventure game where you join the world full of brightness and kindness.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 43.9% ★, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Difficult 15.6%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #37 Origami Flight
75% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Whalesoft Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Retro 5.7%, Shooter 5.3%
- #38 Starry Moon Island 2
74% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: TigerQiuQiu
Windows
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 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Shooter 8.4%
- #39 Kaiju Kite Attack
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: PWCA
Windows
OH MY KAIJU!!! IT'S...KAIJU!!! KAIJU KITE ATTACK!!! The FIRST EVER SHMUP-platformer! Get your kite in the sky now! The Kaiju are coming to town to burn it down. Save your Meemaw! Save the universe! FLY OR DIE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Side Scroller 16.3%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Funny 7.8%
- #40 Probo Rush
72% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on 15 challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Difficult 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
- #41 Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
73% matchVery Positive84% of 602 reviews2015
Dev: SynsetPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 32.6%, Bullet Hell 28.4%, Difficult 9.9%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #42 The 7th Sign Project
71% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Try-Estate
Windows
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 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Shooter 8.2%
- #43 Astral Gunners
70% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Sati Bros
Windows
Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners. Choose from five different gunners to master in this horizontal shooter. With the ability to dodge, reflect, delete, and convert bullets you are more powerful than you might believe.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Difficult 15%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Comedy 5.8%
- #44 Animal Kostume
71% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: LGV
Windows · Mac · Linux
No talk, compadre. It's Animal Kostume time! Follow kroc-boy in his path to overcome a series of difficult levels in this hardcore 2D platformer with a lot of enemies, bullets and surprises.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Difficult 18.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Shooter 6.5%
- #45 Space Mash
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Paul Thomas
Windows · Linux
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: Side Scroller 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 6.7%, Linear 6%
- #46 Wonky Works!
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
Unite the FELLAS and fight for FREEDOM!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Comedy 7.9%
- #47 Cloaks and Capes
69% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: LunarLight Studio
Windows · Linux
C&C is a Roguelite Shooter with a Dark theme. Inhabit Cloaker, a caster who grieves for vengeance and whose sole purpose is to resurrect his son as you engulf celestial beings in flames of anguish. Embrace powerups and spells as you pave your path through traps filled caverns and abysses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #48 #Snake2 DX: Reawakening
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Ultimate Walrus
Windows
Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Comedy 7.8%, Shooter 6.5%
- #49 Power-Up
71% matchMixed58% of 263 reviews2014
Dev: Psychotic Psoftware
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 29.4%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Retro 9%, Shooter 6.4%
- #50 Earth Atlantis
70% matchMixed55% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel PerfexPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling shooter with an original "Monster-Hunting" gameplay. Search and hunt down dreadful sea monsters and explore the post-apocalyptic underwater world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Difficult 11.3%, Retro 6.7%
- #51 Z-Warp
67% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
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 31.2%, Bullet Hell 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 8.8%, Shooter 8.6%
- #52 Steel Sword Story S
69% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: 8bits fanaticsPub: PLAYISM
Windows
The classic 2D side-scrolling action game has evovled! With twice the content, better controls, and higher accessibility, Steel Sword Story S is bigger and better than ever!
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 46.1% ★, Side Scroller 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Retro 8.9%, Action 7.3%
- #53 Clash Force
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 155 reviews2017
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Difficult 18%, Retro 11%, Shooter 7.4%
- #54 Deathsmiles I・II
66% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Side Scroller 17.9%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Shooter 7.1%
- #55 HellStar Squadron
68% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: CosmicCrystal Games
Windows
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 32.8%, Bullet Hell 26%, Retro 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action 7%
- #56 Enemy Mind
68% matchVery Positive85% of 797 reviews2014
Dev: Schell Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 25.3%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Retro 7.5%
- #57 Splinter Zone
68% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2017
Dev: MOKKOGRAD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Run, jump and shoot everything that stands in your way. Then you die and try again. Maybe a bit more wiser about what challenges lie ahead, maybe with an idea on how to escape this situation, or maybe not.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 44.5% ★, Side Scroller 18.4%, Difficult 12.9%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
- #58 Brave Glin in Fairyaria
65% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Prismacore Dream
Windows
Brave Glin in Fairyaria is an action-adventure platformer game in the world of Fairyaria, a wonderful fairytale. Play as Brave Glin, a little magical creature that getting lost in a forest, nedding face dangers on the way to return home!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.9%, Difficult 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Linear 9.4%
- #59 Kanamono
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Karai
Windows
Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Side Scroller 33.7%, Shooter 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Action 6%
- #60 Shooting Saucer
64% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: SinksAdventure
Windows
A flying saucer chases you all over the galaxy. Run away, defeat enemies, and evolve to avoid getting abducted
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Side Scroller 24.3%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Linear 9.1%, Shooter 7.5%