60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter, Indie.
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
DRAINUS
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
DECONSTRUCTION
DECONSTRUCTION is a fast-paced, hardcore, shooting game.
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.1%, Shooter 22%, Action 13.5%, Indie 4.5%, 2D 4.5%
DECONSTRUCTION is a fast-paced, hardcore, shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.3%, Shooter 25%, Action 19.4%, Indie 8.1%, 2D 7.1%
Echoes is back with a bang and in 3D! More intense and eye bleeding than before, with the action coming at you from the sides, above and below.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.1%, Shooter 28.8%, Action 15%, Indie 6.1%
High Tension Fever Shooting Game!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.3%, Shooter 26.2%, Action 16.6%, Cute 8.5%, 2D 6.5%
Welcome to Shooter Heaven! The classic Telenet Japan & Wolf Team shooters are back! Note: The “Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher” is a free game launcher that lets you play titles from Telenet Japan and Wolf Team. The games themselves are not included with the launcher.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.3%, Shooter 24.8%, Action 11.3%, 2D 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Pilot the all-powerful cell destroying Desolazor gunship and eradicate the mutagenic genotoxic pathogen before it consumes the entire galaxy. Soar through waves of threatening enemies and bosses beyond 6 stages packed with action, explosions, and lasers!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.8%, Shooter 26.1%, Action 14.6%, 2D 6.8%, Indie 2.5%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Shooter 19.2%, Action 8.9%, Bullet Hell 7%, Cute 6.7%
Vertical Scroll Shooting Game with Lock-on Missile
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Shooter 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Score Attack 7.8%, Action 7.7%
A shoot’em up game with bite-size levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.9%, Shooter 24.1%, Action 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, 2D 6.4%
Project Root the Shoot’em up Evolution.Project Root is a classic shoot’em up with open scenarioswhere the player's skill will be the key to survive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.2%, Shooter 21.6%, Action 16.6%, Indie 6.1%, Bullet Hell 5.2%
Raioh is a retro style shot and bomb style vertical scroll shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.3%, Shooter 26.1%, Action 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, 2D 5.8%
Dininho sees an imminent threat on a planet within his system. Taken by a mixture of euphoria and concern, Dininho jumps into his ship and without thinking twice, takes off towards what may be the most dangerous and heroic adventure of your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Shooter 21.2%, Action 13.4%, Bullet Hell 6.7%, Top-Down Shooter 6.2%
天狗と妖怪の日常を覗き見られる小劇場シューティング 妖怪の不思議で美しい弾幕を撮れ！撃て！
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Shooter 23.2%, Action 15.5%, Score Attack 7%, 2D 6.1%
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 41%, Shooter 19.2%, Action 9.2%, Bullet Hell 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Blast through hordes of adorable yet deadly mutant fruits in this intense space shooter with bullet hell action. Shoot, dodge, and survive unique boss battles that push your skills to the limit. Only the strongest will uncover the truth behind the chaos. Are you ready to save the universe?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.8%, Shooter 26.7%, Action 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, 2D 6.5%
Enceladus is a shoot'em up inspired by the Playstation & Saturn era.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.9%, Shooter 20.8%, Action 15.5%, Indie 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Experience intense, fast-paced action as you dodge enemy fire, collect Xsteel scrap, and upgrade powerful ship systems. Navigate across beautiful expanses of the galaxy in levels filled with challenging foes and epic boss battles.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Shooter 25.4%, Action 17.1%, Bullet Hell 8%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Monstir Iradicator is a game about saving the galaxy of Icoa, Traverse 4 different planets and destroy the Monstirs residing there. This game is based off of games like Asteroids following a similar Shoot 'Em Up style gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.5%, Shooter 24.4%, Action 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, 2D 6.4%
Infinite Shooter is a top down arcade shooting game, also known as a "Shmup", with the emphasis squarely on the action. With no story in the way of your fun, simply choose an opponent and take them down to earn powerful weapons, upgrades, ships, and power-ups!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.3%, Shooter 22%, Action 17.9%, Indie 7.8%, Arcade 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 40.1%, Shooter 20.4%, Action 9.9%, Bullet Hell 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
桜、紫陽花、向日葵、彼岸花、 幻想の花は散ることなく咲き続ける。弾幕の花も然り。 弾幕の対戦型フラワリングシューティング！一人でも大変遊べます。
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.5%, Shooter 21.5%, Action 13.8%, Score Attack 6%, 2D 5.3%
AquaNimble is about crazy intense shooter action with big quirky guns against underwater snake dragons, cybernetic sharks, swirling skeletons, submarines and so much more. It's a dynamic game that makes every play through different and lets you set your own challenge beyond a difficulty setting.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Action 15.9%, Shooter 15.9%, Indie 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Shooter 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Action 9.3%, Bullet Hell 6.8%
Play as an elite pilot driving the Interstellar Recon Mecha geared with an unique set of weapons and special abilities. Create deadly fleet with gathered parts and weapons! Try out Startide's editor to make new spaceships with various technology you find along your journey.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.5%, Shooter 20.2%, Action 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 7.4%, Indie 6.6%
Super Psy Penguin is a Cyber Penguin Hero Simulator in which you play a realistic Cyber Penguin, giving you the power to save the galaxy! The game is inspired by Parodius and Xenon-II and many other Shmups from our childhoods.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.1%, Shooter 26.9%, Action 11.5%, Arcade 4.7%, Indie 3.7%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.5%, Shooter 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Score Attack 7.1%, Action 7%
March 18th, 2061 - "Operation Downfall" Commences With its reliance on BAC, humanity had forgotten how to operate even basic transportation, let alone weapons. After the attacks from BAC and the subsequent social chaos, the human population was reduced by half.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.8%, Shooter 28.4%, Score Attack 7.4%, 2D 6.9%, Action 5.8%
This is the biggest news title of 2025. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Shooter 22.6%, Action 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 6.5%, Cute 5.8%
The alien invaders have launched their final offensive on an already crippled Terra. Only one brave pilot can turn the tide of war. Cyber Seraph is a boss focused vertical shoot 'em up with unlockable abilities.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 57.1%, Action 13.8%, 2D 10.5%, Shooter 7.2%, Indie 5.8%
"Show Me How to Live" is a minimalist aesthetic shoot 'em up game, in which we control a ship that must navigate and understand the perspective of a person capable of seeing the senselessness of life but unable to do anything about it.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Shooter 25.9%, Action 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, 2D 6.3%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Shooter 22.1%, Action 16.1%, Bullet Hell 6.4%, Top-Down Shooter 5.6%
Take command of an orbiting defense satellite in this action-packed planetary defense shooter. Blast away at waves of incoming asteroids and crafty aliens before they destroy your planet. Scavenge powerful weapons from vanquished alien ships and turn them against your foes. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.4%, Shooter 25.5%, Action 13.3%, 2D 6.2%, Arcade 4.3%
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 40.5%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 8.7%, Top-Down Shooter 7.8%, Bullet Hell 7.1%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40%, Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 8.6%, Action 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
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 37.2%, Action 18.3%, Shooter 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Bullet Hell 5.7%
Moon Dancer is a vertically scrolling shmup featuring an exhilarating lock-on laser.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.9%, Shooter 22.4%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Score Attack 7.5%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Shooter 23.2%, Action 16%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Bullet Hell 5.3%
It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 64.5%, Action 14%, Shooter 11.4%, Indie 5.8%, Bullet Hell 4.3%
"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 38.2%, Shooter 24.7%, Action 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Score Attack 5%
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 46.5%, Shooter 24.9%, Bullet Hell 8.9%, Action 8%, 2D 6.4%
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 34%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Bullet Hell 5.7%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.1%, Shooter 23%, Action 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, 2D 4.9%
The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.5%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Bullet Hell 5.9%
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.7%, Action 22.1%, Shooter 17.5%, Indie 9.2%, 2D 6%
C-RUSH is an old school Shooter, with HD graphics.A new threat is coming from the space; the plasma insects. Exterminate the vermin!!Beat your own score and compare it with the other players !Key Features:- One ship with different positions to use- Different Gameplay according to the positions and shoots- A Schmup where you need...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 60.1%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 13.8%, Indie 6.5%, Arcade 2.7%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Shooter 22.7%, Action 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, 2D 5.3%
Returning to the classic style of spaceship games in pixel art. Survive in space as many enemy ships and anything else that can destroy your ship, get all the advantages and improvements available to get your best score.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Shooter 24.4%, Action 15.5%, Bullet Hell 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
Centuries have passed since the events of RefleX and mankind has once again attained civilization. Now, ancient technology born of a twisted mind sets in motion a chain of events designed to bring divine retribution down upon mankind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.7%, Action 15.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Indie 6.4%
Climb into the cockpit of an overpowered micro unit and fight against an invisible enemy that threatens the Human race. Progress through numerous enemy waves and bosses across more than 7 levels filled with action, secrets, and more !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.5%, Shooter 22.6%, Action 8.6%, Bullet Hell 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
The feeling of 90's arcade shooter will come again !! Arcade-like side scroll shooter of 7 stages in all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.6%, Action 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Indie 7.4%, 2D 6%
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 40%, Shooter 21.5%, Action 10.1%, Bullet Hell 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.4%, Shooter 20.2%, Action 9.8%, Bullet Hell 8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
2D style shoot'em up in which close combat is the primary attack method. With two large swords in her hands, cut her way through enemy bullets and enemy units in a post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.1%, Shooter 29.6%, Action 8.6%, 2D 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.2%, Shooter 20.1%, Action 10%, Top-Down Shooter 7.7%, Bullet Hell 7.5%
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 34%, Shooter 22.7%, Action 15.6%, Bullet Hell 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Join Micheal Chang, the Monkey King, on his journey through famous landmarks of ancient China and fight off mythical creatures and legends in this classic arcade shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 43.9%, Action 22.2%, Shooter 19.2%, Bullet Hell 5.5%, Retro 4.9%
Use your powers and find your playstyle to survive in Boiling Bolt, an immersive and explosive shoot-em-up! Slow down the time to make combos and enjoy the stunning 3D graphics. Help June to save the world alone or with a friend.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.6%, Shooter 22.5%, Action 22.2%, Indie 8.7%
Simple vertical scrolling shooter with a bear as the main character, 5 stages in total
Why similar: Shooter 30.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Cute 9.3%, Top-Down Shooter 8.4%
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.2%, Shooter 22.4%, Action 13.2%, Bullet Hell 7.6%, Arcade 4.6%
dsync is a retro-style wire frame blast fest featuring multiple levels, super smooth 60fps, a pumping soundtrack and non-stop arcade action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.3%, Action 24.4%, Shooter 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Indie 6.9%
