60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade, Action, Shooter.
Take flight in this fast-paced danmaku shoot 'em up! Dodge dense bullet patterns, graze enemy fire, and unleash spell cards across dynamic vertical and horizontal scrolling stages. Choose from 4 playable characters to defeat over 10 bosses and cure the glohm.
Warding Witches
Warding Witches offers a classic, unapologetic bullet hell shoot ‘em up challenge while also putting defense into players’ hands. Experience an adrenaline-filled flow alternating between attacking, defending and dodging, amplified by an intuitive scoring system that weaves into gameplay seamlessly.
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Cotton, the magical girl shoot-'em-up heroine, is back once again! This time, the adventure leaves the Magical Kingdom behind and heads to Japan!? The original cute-girl side-scrolling shooter is back, bigger and better than ever!
Warding Witches offers a classic, unapologetic bullet hell shoot ‘em up challenge while also putting defense into players’ hands. Experience an adrenaline-filled flow alternating between attacking, defending and dodging, amplified by an intuitive scoring system that weaves into gameplay seamlessly.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Local Co-Op 7.6%, Action 6.9%
Cotton, the magical girl shoot-'em-up heroine, is back once again! This time, the adventure leaves the Magical Kingdom behind and heads to Japan!? The original cute-girl side-scrolling shooter is back, bigger and better than ever!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 11.6%
The second installment of the dramatic shooter that gained popularity in the arcades is now coming to Steam with +α elements!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shooter 14.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Action 9.6%, Anime 8.4%
War has started! Rangok Skies is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the genre classics. Highly replayable with 4 different characters, each with their own unique ship, weapons, and bombs. Includes 2-player local co-op.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 12.7%, Action 10.7%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 14.3%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 13.4%
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 12%, Side Scroller 11.4%
Rock 'N Roll G.E.O.S. Wars is a completely new dimension of the original Rock 'N Roll game. In this game, players can work together to vanquish the space rocks that threaten Earth... or they can choose to face each other in a wide variety of duel modes!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 7.5%
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: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Arcade 10.2%
A mysterious midsummer downpour has caused Gensokyo's lakes and rivers to spill over. Not only that, but youkai and phantoms inhabiting those bodies of water have become unnaturally ferocious. Venture off on an adventure into the deep skies to find the cause of this classic rain-themed incident.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 9.6%
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 18.9%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Local Co-Op 10.2%, Arcade 10.1%
Lead the vegetable revolution alone or with a friend in the side-scrolling shoot ‘em up Rutabaga Desert Storm! Take down wave after wave of enemies, dodge their projectiles, and grab power-ups to boost your destruction! Can you defeat the oppressive humans and free the proletariat vegetable masses?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Side Scroller 15%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Arcade 9.5%
Apidya is making a comeback in this authentic 24-bit pixel remake, built from the ground up, but utterly faithful to the original.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 7.9%
Hardcore yet cute Danmaku shooting makes a grand comeback!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13%, Action 10.4%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Shooter 9.6%, Action 8.1%
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 21.1%, Bullet Hell 16%, Shooter 12.4%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Arcade 9.4%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 13%, Action 10.9%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Battle through 16 action-packed levels, defeat massive alien bosses, unlock powerful ship upgrades, and fight to save humanity in this retro-inspired side-scrolling arcade shooter. Play solo or team up with a friend in local co-op.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 14.3%, Action 13.3%
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 21.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 14.6%, Action 12.1%
Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 11.1%
Overwhelming bullet patterns. An exhilarating Break System. Timeless gameplay. The definitive bullet hell shooter that continues to captivate shoot-'em-up fans around the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 9.9%, Local Co-Op 7.6%
Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 12%
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 30.8%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shooter 16.6%, Arcade 14.5%, Action 6.9%
A dark gothic world ruled by beauty and darkness... Over a decade after its debut, the infamous Shame Break system returns. Discover striking characters brought to life by acclaimed illustrators, and master enhanced Element Shot and Shame Break systems in this exhilarating 2D bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11.9%, Action 11.5%
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 24.9%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 10.3%, Shooter 9.6%
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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 6.4%
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 7.9%
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 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Anime 8.6%, Shooter 7.7%
Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 12.1%
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 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Action 11%
Shoot ’em up, with beautiful 2D pixel art, addictive shooter gameplay, classic levels and weapons that will let you perform a symphony of destruction of the alien base in the black eye galaxy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Action 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Local Multiplayer 9.8%
Danmaku style STG. What is The cause of the Emergency?Why the artifact finally appeared? Travel through time and space,dodge the bullet-hell, defeat the sorceress, and save your own world line!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Anime 9%
The third installment in the Eden series A 2D bullet-hell vertical-scrolling shump with a feel reminiscent of arcade games from the 1990s to the 2000s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 14.4%, Action 12.8%
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: Bullet Hell 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 15.8%, Top-Down 5.6%
A side scrolling shooter with a bullet hell influence. Does it explode? Yes. Everything does. Enemies show their battle damage through having chunks be blown off. There are multiple enemies all with unique behaviours, all which are designed in junction with each other.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Bullet Hell 19%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 11.9%
“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Arcade 18.8%, Action 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Local Co-Op 8.5%
Save the virus-ravaged planet! A frenzy-filled shooting game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 13.9%, Anime 8.8%, Local Multiplayer 6.3%
A retro arcade space shooter where you blast alien fleets, dodge bomb swarms, collect power-ups, and fight solo or in local co-op to liberate occupied planets from the mind-controlling energy force code-named Xenmega.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 8%
Carve the path to victory with kamikaze attacks! Blow away enemies with outlandish weapons, then become your own projectile and take the rest out in a blaze of explosive glory! A self destructive shmup where you devastate everything in your wake. "Squadron, charge~!"
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Arcade 8.7%
The Saikyo-style system, trusted by players from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts, now features a new three-stage charge shot enhancement system, significantly boosting strategic depth. If you haven't played it yet, we urge you to give it a try.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 12.3%
Project Bullet is a side-scrolling bullet hell game, which sets in Pistalia, the fantasy world where people get the blessing from their god this power came to be known as ''Bullet'', Escape from the evil empire, find valuable allies, arm yourself with powerful gadgets and destroy all your enemies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Anime 11.6%
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 8.4%
Everyone, gather at the YO-KAI Disco! The cursed shooting party begins! All past game modes, additional characters, and BGM are included at once!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Arcade 14.7%, Shooter 14.5%, Action 12.1%
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 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 11.7%
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 30.1%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 13.9%, Action 8.7%
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 35.1%, Bullet Hell 23%, Shooter 15.4%, Arcade 15.3%, Action 11.1%
Experience chaos in this remastered, hyper-stylized roguelite. As bounty hunter Black Paradox, travel through space to defeat the Hellraisers – now with enhanced pixel art, rebalanced gameplay, and an intense endless mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Local Co-Op 8.7%
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 16.1%, Action 14.8%
A simplistic, dynamic Touhou fangame bullet hell shmup with a pixel art esthetic. Shoot down your enemies and dodge your way through an incessant barrage of projectiles!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Arcade 14.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 9.2%
A high-risk, high reward shoot em up as you power yourself and your enemies up to bring utter chaos to the battlefield!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 11.1%, Action 8.2%
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Action 14.7%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Shooter 11.1%
Avoid bullets and eliminate enemies to earn points.Take on challenging enemies and bosses across multiple stages, each with its unique design and challenges. Use your skills to stay ahead of the enemy and emerge victorious.Help the CDF stop the separatist uprising and restore peace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Alternate History 12.6%, Shooter 11.3%
Embark on a thrilling journey as a space mercenary! Customize your ships with powerful weapons and modules, choose contracts and destinations, and battle enemy fleets and epic bosses. Your decisions shape the universe around you, so forge your path in this action-packed space shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Arcade 13.1%
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Arcade 12.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 8.1%
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Arcade 11.7%
“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Arcade 15.8%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action 9.5%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%
Turn the incoming swarm of deadly bullets into your own weapon of chaos in this precision STG bullet hell. Grab and toss enemies, dodge and deflect torrents of bullets, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Shooter 12.9%, Arcade 10.7%
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.6%, Bullet Hell 22.3%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Arcade 10%, Action 7.5%
