- #1 Thunder Kid
97% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: Renegade Sector Games
Windows · Mac
Take on the forces of the Robot Empire in this Low-Poly 3D Run 'n' Gun Action Game!
Why similar: Mechs 18.1% ★, Action 14.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Bullet Hell 8.8%, 3D Platformer 7.8%
- #2 STEEL STRIDER
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2015
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 27.4% ★, Action 20.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Indie 12.3%, Platformer 9.1%
- #3 Crome: Before Purgatory
96% 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: Action 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Retro 12.2%, Difficult 11.9%
- #4 Huge Enemy - Worldbreakers
95% matchPositive81% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: Huge Enemy Production
Windows · Mac · Linux
Huge Enemy is a horizontal Shoot ‘em up that takes place in a dark sci-fi universe with Japanese influences.
Why similar: Action 23%, Indie 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Mechs 13.7% ★
- #5 Pyro Fighters
94% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
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 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Indie 14.8%, Bullet Hell 13%, Difficult 10.7%
- #6 BULLETnico
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nico Duggert
Windows
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 16.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Action 10%, Retro 9.4%
- #7 Rym 9000
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Sonoshee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
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 24.6%, Mechs 23.1% ★, Action 16.7%, Bullet Hell 13.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #8 Buzz Kill Zero (OLD VERSION)
93% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Kaleb ParhamPub: KaPa ENT
Windows
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 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Indie 17.6%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Difficult 12.8%
- #9 ∀kashicverse -Malicious Wake-
91% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2020
Dev: Endless Shirafu
Windows
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: Action 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Indie 18.3%, Shooter 10%
- #10 Z-Warp
88% 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 22.9%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 12%, Action 11.9%, Retro 11.2%
- #11 Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
90% 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 24.5%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Retro 12.6%, Action 12%, Indie 9.3%
- #12 B.A.D Battle Armor Division
91% matchMixed50% of 62 reviews2015
Dev: Crian Soft
Windows
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 32.5% ★, Action 15.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Indie 10.1%, Platformer 9.5%
- #13 ZANGEKI WARP
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2017
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Mechs 23.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Action 11.6%, Shooter 8.7%
- #14 Planet Automata
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Mushpototo
Windows · Mac
The galaxy is being threatened by an army of robots, but a brave hamster will step up as the hero!
Why similar: Action 25.4%, Indie 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Retro 11.9%
- #15 Supercharged Robot VULKAISER
87% matchVery Positive94% of 326 reviews2015
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
70s giant robot anime-inspired side-scrolling shooting from the creators of SATAZIUS and GIGANTIC ARMY!
Why similar: Mechs 35.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Action 15.2%, Indie 11.3%, Shooter 6.7%
- #16 Ellipsis
85% matchVery Positive94% of 246 reviews2017
Dev: Salmi Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Indie 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Retro 17.2%
- #17 Clash Force
86% 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 16.3%, Action 15.9%, Retro 14.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Shooter 10.6%
- #18 Strato'S Sylph Asterism
84% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Acheron-Soft
Windows
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 33.6% ★, Action 26.9%, Indie 20.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%
- #19 Pure Metal: Feature 1
86% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Limpid LiaisonPub: Limpid
Windows
Old school shooter fun. Can you save Pure Metal from the clutches of evil? Kill the hoards of enemies and rain righteous fury on the bosses and save the planet!
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Indie 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Difficult 16%, Shooter 11.9%
- #20 GROOD
84% matchPositive87% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: CC ARTS
Windows · Mac
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: Action 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Indie 18.4%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Difficult 16.3%
- #21 HellStar Squadron
82% 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 24.7%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Action 18.1%, Retro 14.9%, Indie 12.8%
- #22 The Tawashi
81% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: MUTOYS
Windows
A vertical scrolling shooter with a nostalgic twist! Evade and shoot on end!
Why similar: Action 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Indie 20%, Bullet Hell 20%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #23 DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 802 reviews2024
Dev: SHIGATAKE GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 25.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 12.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Retro 9.2%
- #24 Boiling Bolt
82% matchMixed63% of 35 reviews2017
Dev: Persistant StudiosPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 27.3%, Action 26.8%, Indie 19.4%, Difficult 13.6%, Shooter 12.9%
- #25 Evade
83% 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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Difficult 17.2%, Action 16.2%, Indie 9.9%
- #26 Tex-Mechs
78% matchVery Positive90% of 215 reviews2020
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Pilot a mech through the barrens of Texas and fight off the threat of an insect horde. Tex-Mechs was made by students at SMU Guildhall.
Why similar: Action 36.8%, Indie 27.6%, Mechs 26.9% ★, Shooter 8.7%
- #27 ARMED SEVEN
80% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: ASTRO PORTPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shooter 8.1%, Retro 8.1%
- #28 Realm Hacker
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: KaiChih TsengPub: KAICHIH Games
Windows
Realm Hacker is a game based on cyber worlds and hackers, allowing you to manipulate characters while building blocks, while using dexterous movement to pass the game level.
Why similar: Action 32.3%, Indie 24.8%, Difficult 9.1%, Retro 8.4%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #29 Promethium
79% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2017
Dev: Xiotex Studios LtdPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 22.2%, Indie 17.7%, Action 16.9%, Difficult 11.7%, Retro 11.6%
- #30 Railgunners
73% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Expresso Studios
Windows
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 18.4%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Action 12.6%, Difficult 11%, Retro 10.5%
- #31 Megatronic Void
81% matchNegative19% of 47 reviews2017
Dev: Firestorm EntertainmentPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
The legendary 80s. in Megatronic Void you are dressed in a scientist, the earth has been devastated by a nuclear explosion, your job is to conquer and explore Megatron, recover alien artifacts to free Megatron zones.
Why similar: Action 27.9%, Indie 20.5%, Platformer 16.6%, Difficult 10.4%, Retro 9.6%
- #32 Syder Reloaded
69% 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 18.7%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Difficult 11%, Retro 10.9%, Shooter 10.1%
- #33 Isbarah
78% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: Leikir Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 26.2%, Action 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Indie 16.8%, Platformer 14.8%
- #34 Super XYX
75% matchVery Positive89% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: Team Grybanser Fox
Windows
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 24.3%, Action 24%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Indie 17%, Retro 15.8%
- #35 Deathroids
75% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Silver Cat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.5%
- #36 Space Moth DX
77% matchVery Positive81% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23.4%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Action 18%, Indie 13.8%, Difficult 10.8%
- #37 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
76% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
Why similar: Action 27.2%, Indie 20.9%, Difficult 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%
- #38 Aeternum
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Creaky Lantern Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to the premiere school of magic and technology throughout the multiverse, Aeternum Academy! You'll learn to dodge bullets, solve mysteries and make friends in this side-scrolling bullet hell shoot-em-up full of magic teacup cats and corgis piloting spaceships.
Why similar: Action 25.7%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Indie 19.2%, Difficult 12.2%
- #39 NightmareZ
77% matchMixed44% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.
Why similar: Action 27.6%, Indie 20%, Retro 15.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 13.2%
- #40 Gamma Blast
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Ilias GiouroukisPub:
Windows · Linux
Blast your way through enemy waves. Strike at enemy formations prioritizing targets depending on the situation. Rip them to pieces using an arsenal of powerful and versatile weapons. Put your reflexes to the test dodging a fire storm of enemy projectiles. Destroy challenging Bosses to achieve victory.
Why similar: Action 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Indie 20.3%, Shooter 10.9%
- #41 Shotgun Science
65% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Alex Taco
Windows
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 19.2% ★, Action 17.7%, 3D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Shooter 12.7%
- #42 Z-Exemplar
73% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2016
Dev: Suminell Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Z-Exemplar is a side-scrolling shooter in the tradition of R-Type, Gradius, Nemesis and other classic arcade games from the past. Borrowing its aesthetic from the computers of yesteryear (specifically the Sinclair ZX Spectrum) Z-Exemplar combines bright, bold, 8-bit pixel art with frantic action and an epic mission to conquer a galaxy of...
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Indie 20.6%, Retro 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #43 Graze Counter GM
66% matchVery Positive97% of 183 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: Mechs 23.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Difficult 9.9%, Action 8.5%
- #44 Power Stealers
72% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Intertum
Windows
A sci-fi action-arcade game inspired by classic gun n' runs of the '90s.
Why similar: Action 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Indie 19.7%, Retro 9.9%, Platformer 7.1%
- #45 Marimoth
70% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Nether Lamp
Windows
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 21.1%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Retro 12.7%, Action 12%, Indie 10.4%
- #46 Predicate
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Radio 13 Games
Windows
Predicate is a fast paced bullet-hell with a colorful palette and challenging bosses. Move fast and crush enemies as one character, carefully maneuver and shoot enemies as another.
Why similar: Action 27.1%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Indie 20.9%, Difficult 20.3%, Colorful 9.2%
- #47 Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story
71% 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 18.3%, Action 17.9%, Bullet Hell 14.7%, Indie 13%, Difficult 8.3%
- #48 Eternal Circus: Dancing with Missiles
63% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Team Eternal Circus
Windows
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 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Action 17.5%, Shooter 13.1%
- #49 Graze Counter
70% matchVery Positive96% of 313 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: Mechs 21.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Action 10%, Difficult 9%
- #50 DED
71% matchVery Positive82% of 747 reviews2017
Dev: L. Stotch
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DED - a game in the shoot'em up genre. Your granddaughter has been kidnapped, and your daughter and son-in-law murdered. Having just bits and pieces of information about the abductors, you will have to save your granddaughter and find the masterminds behind these crimes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Action 21.1%, Indie 17.6%, Difficult 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%
- #51 Radar Warfare
71% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: DreamRoad Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Radar Warfare is a bullet hell/fast paced arcade shoot 'em up with radar theme and retro style. 27 stages will challenge you with different waves and enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Action 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Indie 18.4%, Bullet Hell 16.2%, Difficult 12.1%
- #52 Barrage Musical ~ Basic Danmaku Tutorial ~ / 弹幕音乐绘 ~ 基础教学篇 ~
67% matchVery Positive98% of 198 reviews2019
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
A tutorial for shmup beginners. Presented by Lightsaber Fairy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Action 24%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Indie 18.5%, Shooter 10.5%
- #53 Zenodeath
68% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Team Grybanser Fox
Windows
Zenodeath is the final entry in the Zeno series, the final evolution, featuring a modern OST by HeavyViper and two gameplay types.
Why similar: Action 34.9%, Indie 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, Bullet Hell 16.5%
- #54 Gun-REViper
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: naga84games
Windows
This is a 2.5D vertical scrolling shooting game. Use your ingenuity to fight your way to a high score.
Why similar: Mechs 34.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Shooter 13%, Action 12%, Sci-fi 11%
- #55 Dark Old Sun
69% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: SN!Somos Nerds
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 34.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Difficult 10.1%, Shooter 9.5%
- #56 SpaceMerc
70% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Colin EUMP
Windows · Linux
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 25.1%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Action 22.8%, Indie 17.6%, Sci-fi 11.7%
- #57 AstroGenesis
69% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: GraphprojectPub: StavroGames
Windows
Dynamic game in the genre of Bullet hell. Destroy your enemies dodging the hail of bullets!
Why similar: Action 31.3%, Indie 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Bullet Hell 21.2%
- #58 The Square Game
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Aiden J Rodgers
Windows
The Square Game is an insanely hard 2D action platformer with 24 short action packed levels.
Why similar: Action 38.1%, Indie 29.3%, Difficult 10.9%, Retro 8.4%, Platformer 7.9%
- #59 Atomanta
58% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Remorasoft
Windows
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: Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 13.4%, Sci-fi 7.3%