Games Like Thunder Kid

Thunder Kid, come in. The Robot Empire is back, and they're kidnapping all the humans! Run 'n' gun through colorful environments, dodge bullets, blast enemies, and face off with challenging bosses in this engaging, 3D action platformer. Do you have what it takes to save humanity?

Why similar: Mechs 18.1% ★, Action 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, 3D Platformer 7.8%

STEEL STRIDER is the follow up to the acclaimed GIGANTIC ARMY and pays homage to the great run and gun games such as Turrican and Super Contra, but adds mouse / dual analogue stick-operated weapons!

Why similar: Mechs 29.1% ★, Action 22.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Platformer 9.7%, Bullet Hell 8.3%

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 24.6%, Action 21.4%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Retro 11.7%, Difficult 11.4%

Rym 9000 is a hyperkinetic shooter inspired by Akira, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Guxt. A treasure-hunting journey to the Moon developed by Sonoshee and composed by Roex. A unique high-octane experience conceived to stimulate your senses and make your eyes and ears bleed!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Mechs 24.3% ★, Action 17.6%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Shooter 8.3%

COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Difficult 12.3%, Action 10.5%, Retro 9%

Huge Enemy is a horizontal Shoot ‘em up that takes place in a dark sci-fi universe with Japanese influences.

Why similar: Action 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Mechs 14.9% ★, Sci-fi 10%

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 27.2%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Retro 10.4%

B.A.D is an intense and enjoyable Shoote'em up game that captures the feeling of controlling a mass-produced humanoid robot (Battle Armor) piloted by a single soldier while keeping the realistic fast-paced action in a dramatic large scale conflict, from various Factions of Earth and Mars.

Why similar: Mechs 33.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Action 16.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Take control of the hyperdimensional fighter craft ‘ZanFighter’ and use its advanced warp functions to defeat an army of space beasts controlled by an evil scientist!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Mechs 24% ★, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Action 12%, Shooter 8.2%

Japanese boutique game studio G.rev makes its long-awaited debut on Steam with Strania!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Mechs 32.2% ★, Action 20.6%, Bullet Hell 12%

Pyro Fighters is a scrolling space shooter with platforming physics. Use your flame gun to propel yourself in the air and fight through an alien army with up to four players.

Why similar: Action 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Difficult 10.7%, Retro 9.8%

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 29.8%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Action 12.6%, Retro 12%, Difficult 7.3%

70s giant robot anime-inspired side-scrolling shooting from the creators of SATAZIUS and GIGANTIC ARMY!

Why similar: Mechs 37% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Action 15.8%, Shooter 6.4%, Retro 5.7%

An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!

Why similar: Mechs 26.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 12.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Retro 8.6%

Buzz Kill™ Zero takes gameplay influenced from retro 80's arcades & blends it with elements of modern bullet-hells. Use your ship's weapons & abilities to conquer the 5 Missions... & everyone else's scores on the leaderboards!

Why similar: Action 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Difficult 12.9%, Retro 11.8%

This is a 2.5D vertical scrolling shooting game. Use your ingenuity to fight your way to a high score.

Why similar: Mechs 33.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Action 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Shooter 11.8%

It is a 2D Sci-Fi Action Shoot 'em up that can use command deadly techniques like fighting games. In this title, you can destroy enemies by using 10 distinctive special moves, "Methods", in addition to normal shooting attacks.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Action 25.5%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%

The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a...

Why similar: Mechs 25.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action 8.3%, Shooter 7.7%

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 22.4%, Mechs 21.9% ★, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Action 10.2%, Difficult 8.4%

Become a nimble mech and defeat bosses while dodging a barrage of missiles in this top-down 3D dodge'm-up inspired by mecha anime and Itano Circus!

Why similar: Mechs 22.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Action 17.5%, Shooter 12%

Remember the golden age of arcades playing a game with all the classic 80's/90's space-shooting features. See how far you can go by destroying all enemy robots that are ready to planet earth attack.

Why similar: Mechs 29.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 7.8%

Victory Saber 2D is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade video game with Locking-on shooting mechanic.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Mechs 27.3% ★, Action 17.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Sci-fi 7.7%

A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.

Why similar: Action 35.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Difficult 9.3%, Shooter 8.8%

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 33.7%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action 17%, Difficult 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Action 13.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Mechs 11.2% ★

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: Mechs 24.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Difficult 9.3%, Action 8.8%

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 31.9%, Action 28.6%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Retro 14.1%, Shooter 10.7%

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 30.8%, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Action 19.5%, Retro 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

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 31.1%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Action 13.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Sci-fi 8%

Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Action 13.4%, Difficult 10.7%, Retro 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 27.9%, Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action 13.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Sci-fi 8%

GROOD is an indie 2.5D Shoot 'em up made with spare robot parts and Heavy Metal🤘🏻. The gameplay blends classic Shoot 'em up mechanics with modern low poly graphics, particles, shaders, and a hardcore soundtrack. Annihilate an army of machines, and afterward, annihilate their bosses—go all the way to confirm that your battle paid off.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Action 28.1%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Indie 7.8%

A linear danmaku shoot-em-up with some visual novel elements. Clear 6 stages across 4 difficult settings, each with unique enemy spawns, bullet patterns and boss phases. The game is structured to have each difficulty cleared in sequence, with the full plot unfolding across each one.

Why similar: Mechs 22.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Action 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Shooter 11.7%

Side-scrolling mech-shooting bad-assery is BACK!GIGANTIC ARMY is a heartfelt homage to 16-bit era mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard, developed by the studio behind the acclaimed shooter SATAZIUS.

Why similar: Mechs 31.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Platformer 9.4%, Action 8.9%, Retro 7.7%

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 37.6%, Bullet Hell 16%, Action 12.5%, Shooter 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Isbarah is a cross-genre of bullet hell and platformer style, it's a hardcore 2d game and each level is a duel boss fight. Players will need to fully understand the boss patterns. It’s built on smartly managing your powers and to use them wisely to survive - everything in our game involves dodging and making smart movements.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.2%, Action 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Platformer 16%, Indie 6.9%

Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.

Why similar: Action 28.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Retro 17.4%, Indie 8%

The galaxy is being threatened by an army of robots, but a brave hamster will step up as the hero!

Why similar: Action 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Retro 12.2%, Indie 8.4%

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%, Action 18.7%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Retro 12.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%

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 29.4%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Action 19.4%, Difficult 10.6%, Retro 8.2%

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 27.8%, Action 24.2%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Shooter 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

Strato's Sylph is an air battle action STG based on the motif of fighter planes and beautiful girls. Set on the earth-like planet "Strange Sphere", the girls who wear weapons and run in the sky "Sylph" and The game depicts a battle with MARXII, a monster in the shape of a bee.

Why similar: Mechs 37.1% ★, Action 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Indie 8.8%

Call on CELLs, change your weapon, and shoot however you want!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Action 23.6%, Shooter 15.4%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Retro 10.6%

The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Mechs 15.8% ★, Action 10.1%, Difficult 8.9%

Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Action 21.9%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 13.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%

SpaceMerc is a casual narrative bullet hell shooter about one pilot's quest to get paid by blowing stuff up. There's also an intergalactic war or something going on too.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Action 24.3%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Indie 7.1%

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 33%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Action 13.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Retro 8.1%

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 22.8%, Bullet Hell 18%, Difficult 13.8%, Platformer 9.9%, Shooter 9%

A vertical scrolling shooter with a nostalgic twist! Evade and shoot on end!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Action 28.1%, Bullet Hell 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Indie 8.5%

Senko no Ronde 2 is a fast-paced one-on-one action game offering an eclectic mix of the shooting and fighting genres in a mech-filled bullet ballet played out in space! And with Zuntata alumnus Yasuhisa Watanabe on board, you can expect a superb soundtrack too.

Why similar: Mechs 38% ★, Action 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Bullet Hell 14.9%

Super XYX is a new shmup from the creator of Fire Arrow X, Megatank, ZPF and a couple of others. Co-developed and published by Team Grybanser Fox.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Action 26.1%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Retro 15.7%, Indie 7.1%

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 35.2%, Action 29.7%, Difficult 13.8%, Shooter 13%, Indie 8.2%

A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Action 18%, Retro 14.6%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 11.6%

Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history! Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!

Why similar: Mechs 25% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Shooter 8.5%, Platformer 8.5%

Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.5%, Action 18.8%, Difficult 11.8%, Retro 11.7%, Shooter 11.2%

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 26.4%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action 13%, Retro 12.5%, Difficult 9.6%

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 23%, Action 19.4%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Difficult 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.9%

Play as a test subject for a shotgun focused research company, while the tests keep coming the AI that overviews the testing seems to be getting aggressive.

Why similar: Mechs 20.7% ★, Action 19.3%, 3D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Shooter 12.5%

Bydo Missions in Your Pocket — Beyond Dimensions, the Melody of Two “R”s.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Mechs 21.8% ★, Action 18.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Sci-fi 8.5%