- #1 Yoiyami Dancers: Twilight Danmaku Dancers
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 670 reviews2022
Dev: tripper_roomPub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Dodge bullets to the rhythm and take down everything that moves! A rhythmical danmaku action game.
Why similar: Rhythm 42.1%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Faith 14.7% ★, Cute 9.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #2 Neptunia Shooter
96% matchVery Positive88% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Anime 11.4%, Cute 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #3 Xmas Shooting - Scramble!!
96% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Help Aru save Christmas in this humoristic, action-packed shooter set in the universe of QP Shooting - Dangerous!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Anime 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #4 Dimension Tripper Neptune: TOP NEP
95% matchVery Positive95% of 728 reviews2022
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Older Neptune and friends shoot and slash through enemies of Gamindustri in this rail shooter!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Anime 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #5 The Quarter Game
94% matchVery Positive96% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: LAME Dimension
Windows · Linux
Imagine you're just an ordinary rich girl eating donuts on the job and then HUHHHH!?? The overly profitable company you work for... is suddenly under attack by the evil forces of the mafia and their crab dudes! Use your tsundere sword skills to protect your donut stash in this hack and slash game!
Why similar: Memes 19.3%, Faith 12.3% ★, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Crime 9.1%, Funny 7.2%
- #6 Bot Vice
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,478 reviews2016
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Funny 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #7 Rabi-Ribi
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,231 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 63.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.2%, Anime 17.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Cute 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #8 WITCH-BOT MEGLILO
93% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2016
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Anime 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Cute 7.7%
- #9 Touhou Endless Dream
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,881 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
Why similar: Faith 22% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Comedy 9.9%, Anime 9.3%
- #10 Parry Nightmare
90% matchVery Positive85% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: KAKUKAKU GAMESPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Bullet Hell 25.9%, Cute 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Anime 8.8%
- #11 SUGURI
91% matchVery Positive83% of 223 reviews2014
Dev: Orange_JuicePub: Rockin' Android
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience the rush of battle with the fan acclaimed Bullet-Hell shooter "SUGURI". You're equipped with an automatic lock-on targeting system and a unique arsenal of hyper weapons, power shields, and more. Sure, she may look cute, but when it's time to fight, it's all business.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Anime 20.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Shooter 4.8%
- #12 Graze Counter
89% matchVery Positive96% of 318 reviews2017
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 22%, Anime 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Cute 7.8%
- #13 Mirage Feathers
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,542 reviews2024
Dev: oyasumi Workshop
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
「Maybe one day, I won't have to fight when I fly.」
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 16.9%, Cute 13.3%, Anime 12%, Funny 9.7%
- #14 Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,056 reviews2019
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
誰が強いのか、誰が賢いのか、誰が正しいのか 畜生の理に則って、全て弾幕で決めよう! ワイルドでビーストライクなシューティング幻想!
Why similar: Faith 30% ★, Bullet Hell 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #15 Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: CITY CONNECTIONPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Anime 9.9%, Funny 8.7%, Cute 8.5%
- #16 Beat Souls
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Dive into the cyberpop world of Beat Souls! Dodge and dance your way to a high-score in this intense rhythm action game.
Why similar: Rhythm 43%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Anime 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Cute 9.6%
- #17 Mokoko X
86% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: NAISU
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Nostalgic arcade gameplay remastered! Conquer the bigger portion of the screen and save the unlucky girls from the various absurd troublemakers.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Anime 10.7%, Funny 8.7%
- #18 Touhou Kishinjou ~ Double Dealing Character.
85% matchVery Positive99% of 431 reviews2019
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 568.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
飛び出そう、いつも通りの弾幕へ それが結果として世界をひっくり返す事になるだろう プリティでデュアリスチックなシューティング幻想!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.6%, Faith 25.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Anime 4.4%
- #19 Pixel Game Maker Series MagicalShot The AttackBump☆
83% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Azuma ProjectPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
Blow enemies away with magic bullets and smash them into walls to defeat them! A fixed-perspective top-down 2D action game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.5%, Cute 18.2%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Anime 9.7%
- #20 BLUE REVOLVER
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 888 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 42.7%, Bullet Hell 29.6%, Anime 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Female Protagonist 5.4%
- #21 Pudding: Lyre Knight
84% matchVery Positive94% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: Katatema
Windows
"Let's defeat the demon lord together!" A thrilling action-adventure of destruction!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Anime 8.2%, Shooter 8.1%
- #22 Shotgun Witch
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,103 reviews2020
Dev: Asephy
Windows
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Cute 7.9%, Anime 7.1%
- #23 Physical Layer
82% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: RaStar StudioPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Physical Layer is a stylish, top-down shooter with cute, gun-toting characters. Utilize three powerful abilities to overcome a total of 240 stages, filled with a variety of enemies and challenges.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.8%, Shooter 23.6%, Cute 19%, Action 15.5%, Indie 9.6%
- #24 Shikhondo: Blue Pieta
81% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Anime 10%
- #25 Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers.
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,809 reviews2021
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
買う、売る、貰う、手放す いつから人間は所有権を自由に扱えると勘違いしたのか レインボーでイマモリアルなシューティング幻想!
Why similar: Faith 28.1% ★, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Cute 6.5%, Shooter 6.4%
- #26 Rhythm Witch: Beat Death
79% matchVery Positive95% of 566 reviews2025
Dev: Dusklight CO., LTD.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rhythm Witch: Beat Death is a game that melds rhythm and survival. Attack to the rhythm of the music while dodging monsters who move and attack to the beat. On your journey to eternal beauty, defeat dancing freaks, ghouls, dragon, and more!
Why similar: Rhythm 37.8%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Cute 8.5%
- #27 WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
79% matchVery Positive92% of 762 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.2%, Anime 6.2%
- #28 Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,766 reviews2015
Dev: Emad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Jigoku Kisetsukan is a bullet hell shootergame with anime-style drawings and chip music.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 49.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Anime 14.6%, Female Protagonist 5.1%, Shooter 3.5%
- #29 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,441 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Bullet Hell 19%, Anime 13.4%, Cute 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #30 Elite Exorcist Miko
77% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: tian nyaPub: holo Indie
Windows
A bullet hell shoot 'em up featuring hololive’s Sakura Miko! hololive has been possessed by evil spirits! Combine melee and ranged combat with a variety of items to fight your friends and set them free!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Shooter 6.8%
- #31 HoloCure - Save the Fans!
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 40,457 reviews2023
Dev: KayAnimate
Windows
Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Bullet Hell 24.3%, Anime 14.3%, Cute 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #32 Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage
78% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 24.5%, Anime 9.6%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
- #33 Tadpole Treble
78% matchVery Positive96% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: BitFinityPub: BitFinity, Sunken Treasure Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!
Why similar: Action 35.1%, Adventure 33.7%, Indie 31.2%
- #34 Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,401 reviews2016
Dev: Suits & Sandals
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Cute 12.6%, Anime 10.3%, Funny 9.4%
- #35 PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈
75% matchVery Positive97% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: ChronoYukiPub: 马家沟红旗农机合作社
Windows
Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Anime 8.7%
- #36 Super Glitter Rush
76% matchVery Positive95% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: tiny cactus studio
Windows
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.8%, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Cute 11.1%, Shooter 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #37 Graze Counter GM
74% matchVery Positive96% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Anime 11%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Cute 9.1%
- #38 UNBEATABLE [white label]
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,564 reviews2021
Dev: D-CELL GAMES
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Why similar: Rhythm 58.7%, Anime 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 8.5%, Adventure 3.1%
- #39 NOISZ
74% matchVery Positive93% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: Anarch Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
NOISZ is an unprecedented mix of rhythm game, bullet hell shoot-em-up, and visual novel. Battle a variety of challenging and unique bosses by performing actions to the beat, in order to progress through a massive anime-inspired narrative full of surprising twists and colorful characters!
Why similar: Rhythm 37.3%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%, Anime 9.5%, Funny 9.4%
- #40 Gal*Gun: Double Peace
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,196 reviews2016
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A rail shooter, with a difference, replacing bullets with pheromone shots, and enemies with giddy love-obsessed school girls. Every love letter and advancing kiss drains your energy! Repel them while upgrading your power ups and take part in outrageously lewd mini-games to find your true love!
Why similar: Funny 32.4%, Anime 31%, Cute 26.1%, Action 7%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #41 Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 809 reviews2020
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
弾幕は 地獄であるほど 美しい 深ければ深いほど地底は地獄の姿を取り戻す ヘリッシュでラブリーな弾幕シューティング地獄
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Faith 24.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Action 5.9%
- #42 DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit
73% matchVery Positive92% of 108 reviews2020
Dev: 森の中の猫の小屋
Windows
PowerUp and BusterAttack! Despite the beauty of the Danmaku aggressive playing leads to victory in this Makaism Danmaku shooter. The Danmaku Garden awaits you. There's even a cat!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 20%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Cute 8.5%
- #43 Bullet Heaven 2
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 567 reviews2015
Dev: Matt Roszak
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Anime 7.2%, Action 5.3%, Indie 3.9%
- #44 The Super Pie Throwing
71% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Lucky Guilty
Windows
A 3D Slapstick Gag Action Minigame!!! Throw pies, avoid weights, and all other sorts of things to earn HUGE POINTS!!!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Comedy 16.8%, Anime 16.1%, Funny 12.7%, Cute 11.1%
- #45 SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,354 reviews2021
Dev: Sewer Cat
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.
Why similar: Funny 24%, Anime 21.3%, Cute 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Action 6.2%
- #46 Muse Dash
69% matchVery Positive91% of 121,360 reviews2019
Dev: peroperoPub: hasuhasu
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Why similar: Rhythm 61.6%, Anime 12.9%, Cute 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8%, Funny 3.9%
- #47 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,930 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.9%, Anime 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Cute 12.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #48 FLARE NUINUI QUEST
69% matchVery Positive94% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: sulpxPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Why similar: Cute 21.1%, Anime 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Action 9.3%
- #49 Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost
69% matchVery Positive82% of 2,445 reviews2024
Dev: Alliance Arts
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
"The collapse of Gensokyo... it was all you - " To rebuild the now barren phantasia, Reimu's journey begins. A Touhou Project officially approved derivative rhythm action game.
Why similar: Rhythm 40.1%, Faith 24.6% ★, Anime 8%, Bullet Hell 7.7%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
- #50 Laser Disco Defenders
73% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Funny 6.4%
- #51 Danmaku Amanojaku ~ Impossible Spell Card.
70% matchVery Positive98% of 184 reviews2019
Dev: 上海アリス幻樂団Pub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
ルール無用の弾幕地獄週間! 華麗に、ずる賢く、卑怯な手でしのぎきれ!
Why similar: Faith 31% ★, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Action 4.3%
- #52 Azure Reflections
70% matchVery Positive87% of 196 reviews2019
Dev: souvenir circ.Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 101.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Azure Reflections is an insane, side-scrolling bullet hell fangame based on one of the hottest shooting game series to come out of Japan, the Touhou Project! Enemies come at you from all directions with a relentless hail of bullets! Fight back with a well-timed Danmaku Rush to tear your way through bullets and enemies alike!
Why similar: Faith 33.7% ★, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Anime 10.9%, Action 7.2%
- #53 Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,920 reviews2016
Dev: Ludosity
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Cute 9.2%
- #54 Rosenkreuzstilette
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 438 reviews2017
Dev: [erka:es]Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.
Why similar: Anime 23.9%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Cute 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #55 ADEN
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 689 reviews2024
Dev: takayakata
Windows
Dance, dance, and dance some more! A kawaii side-scrolling dance battle for the new age! Control the mysterious girl Toaka and save the world from destruction!
Why similar: Rhythm 48%, Cute 17.9%, Anime 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Indie 3.3%
- #56 Pamina VS Slimes
66% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Rune Game Dev
Windows
Pamina VS Slimes is a fast-paced top-down arcade game where you defend your home from endless waves of slimes. Choose from 4 headpattable characters, master elemental strategies, and unleash powerful burst skills across 4 game modes. Get ready for non-stop action!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 15%, Anime 12%, Comedy 11.8%, Funny 10.5%
- #57 RagingBlasters
68% matchVery Positive99% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Shooter 12.2%, Bullet Hell 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #58 Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
66% matchVery Positive94% of 3,167 reviews2021
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Anime 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Cute 10%
- #59 UNBEATABLE
62% matchVery Positive92% of 6,639 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
Why similar: Rhythm 59.2%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Anime 13.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 2.7%
- #60 Like Dreamer
66% matchVery Positive100% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: あうとさいど
Windows
A pop and cute bullet-hell shooting game from Cosmo Dreamer "Outside". Both beginners and experts can enjoy speedy and active playing.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Memes 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Anime 7.9%