60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, 2D, Singleplayer, Indie.
A single classic cartoon inspired boss fight platformer, with shoot em' up game mechanics. Run, jump, and shoot with four unique bullet types and two difficulty modes. Try to get a gold rank in this hand-drawn, traditionally animated boss fight.
Contract Rush DX
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
ZOE Begone!
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Hand-drawn 24%, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Difficult 9.5%, Old School 9.2%
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 18.5%, Cartoon 18%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Old School 11.4%
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Why similar: Cartoon 24.2%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Difficult 12.8%, Bullet Hell 11.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
Nowhere Patrol is a boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements. Inspired by classic action arcade games with it's steep difficulty curve and non-stop action.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Indie 15.4%, Action 13.7%, Difficult 11.5%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.9%, Bullet Hell 30.2%, Action 9.9%, Colorful 8.3%, Indie 7.6%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Cartoon 16.6%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Bullet Hell 14.2%, Indie 12.9%
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Old School 27.3%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 9.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%
Rustled Pete is a very unforgiving boss fighting game. There is only one boss in the game and his name is Pete The Rustled. He has 4 forms, each one is harder than the other. Good luck!
Why similar: Difficult 32%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Action 14.9%, Platformer 13.1%, Indie 7.3%
Moolii’s Dreamland is a Bullet-hell game. Players will play as the little fox Moolii to fight against monsters in her dream. This game features whimsical level designs, monsters, and powerful bosses, along with combos of ammo skills and magical tricks. Help Moolii wake up from her nightmare!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Bullet Hell 18%, Cartoon 17.4%, Hand-drawn 17%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
One Gun Guy is a straight forward no nonsense action platformer, one giant level littered with player upgrades, hazards to tackle, enemies to destroy, a boss to kill, and multiple difficulty settings.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 20.3%, Indie 14.9%, Difficult 14.8%, Action 13.8%
Extreme battles versus crazy bosses in this Intense 2D Platformer
Why similar: Cartoon 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Action 14.3%, Indie 13.9%, Platformer 7.3%
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Cartoon 18.6%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Old School 11.1%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Action 15.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Difficult 13.4%, Indie 12.9%
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Cartoon 21.6%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 15.1%, Action 11.9%, Difficult 11.9%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.1%, Old School 27.6%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Indie 8.3%
Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Indie 9.7%, Action 8.7%
Rubber Hose Rampage is a 2D action game with 34 boss battles, 11 playable characters and 12 weapons. It is inspired by classical music and the rubber hose animation of the 1920s and 1930s.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.2%, Cartoon 26.2%, Hand-drawn 22.3%, Action 14.4%, Indie 5.2%
Bittersweet Birthday is a boss fight-only action adventure where every encounter is a unique and emotional showdown. Explore a colorful world full of endearing characters, uncover your memories, and battle your way through challenges that push skill, timing, and determination to their limits.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.2%, Difficult 24.2%, Indie 15%, Action 11.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.
Why similar: Action 41.1%, Platformer 28.2%, Indie 25.1%, 2D 5.6%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
Deputinization is run and gun action game focused on boss battles. The game features pixel graphics and music that is rooted in Ukrainian culture.
Why similar: Platformer 19.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Action 17%, Indie 15.9%, Bullet Hell 13.7%
Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.
Why similar: Platformer 20.8%, Action 20.7%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Indie 16.3%, Difficult 10%
Jump, shoot, and throw a lot of barrels in this self-contained FPS boss fight against a massive tornado.
Why similar: Platformer 40.6%, Action 26%, Linear 15.9%, Indie 15.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Bullet Hell 25%, Old School 14.6%, Indie 10.8%, Action 10%
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 39.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Indie 10.1%, Action 9.4%, Difficult 7.3%
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Old School 25.3%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Difficult 9.6%
A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!
Why similar: Old School 22.2%, Cartoon 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
Hyper Bounce Blast is a stomach-churning retro shooter blended with classic platforming action. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive the ever-increasing enemy attack. Bring it on!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Indie 24.7%, Action 22.7%, Platformer 16.6%
Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.
Why similar: Cartoon 29.2%, Platformer 23.8%, Indie 20.7%, Action 17.2%, Difficult 4.9%
GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Indie 19.2%, Bullet Hell 18%, Action 16.1%, Platformer 12.5%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Indie 17.3%, Action 13.3%, Difficult 7.7%
Agent Murphy: Hardcore pixel platformer shooter with unlimited pistol, MP5, shotgun, and grenades. Navigate 20 levels, battle random enemies, and face epic bosses with a clockwork soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Hand-drawn 23.8%, Old School 23.5%, Platformer 11%, Indie 7.3%
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: Indie 25.9%, Action 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Difficult 13.4%
Endless arcade action with just ONE button - Switch directions whenever you shoot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Bullet Hell 26.2%, Old School 18.2%, Difficult 11.7%, Indie 5.3%
"Run and Gun" oldschool single-player platformer with NES aesthetics, including an authentic 8-bit chiptune.
Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Action 17.8%, Colorful 13.4%, Old School 12.6%
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 46.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Colorful 15.1%, Action 7.9%, 2D 5.8%
Mars is under attack! An unknown enemy is dropping bombs on the peaceful red planet. It is up to you to fight off the onslaught so the innocent can escape. Run (umm...slide), jump and blast your way to freedom in the arcade-inspired goodness that is Martian Law. Save Mars!
Why similar: Indie 31.8%, Action 23.3%, Old School 20%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, 2D 4.5%
Show Lil' Beezey who the boss of Winkletown is in this addictive and fast paced 2D action roguelite! Created from scratch in only 14 days and nominated for GDWC Game Jam GOTY, Soulvester comes to Steam for the first time, now with controller support and achievements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Colorful 8.3%, Action 6.3%
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.5%, Bullet Hell 26.4%, Old School 17.4%, Difficult 12.4%, Action 6.2%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Platformer 18.8%, Indie 15.5%, Difficult 14.1%, Action 12.9%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Indie 34.3%, Action 33.1%, Platformer 25.6%, 2D 7%
A First Person Shooter Gun Ballet set in a cutesy abstract world. Jump and shoot your way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic!
Why similar: Indie 30.1%, Difficult 21.4%, Action 20.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Colorful 11.8%
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 32.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Indie 16.6%, Action 16%, Platformer 13.8%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Difficult 8.8%
Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Action 9.8%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 30.9%, Difficult 12.6%, Colorful 11.9%, Action 6.3%
A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score system and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Bullet Hell 31.3%, Old School 19.3%, Action 10.1%, 2D 4.9%
CALAMITY CREATURES is a 2D action game in boss rush format. Mechanical creatures of overwhelming stature stand before you. Gadgets in the prosthetic hands, the terrain, and the enemies' habits...use all the elements to dismantle the living calamity.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.9%, 2D Platformer 29.4%, Action 14.8%, Indie 12.2%, 2D 6.5%
Plant seeds to grow guns in a challenging retro platformer.
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 45.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 37.8%, Action 11.5%, 2D 2.9%, Difficult 2.5%
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 22.7%, Action 16.9%, Indie 12.4%, Difficult 8.2%
Big Action Mega Fight! is a classic single player beat 'em up/brawler with a modern twist! Hilarious 2D cartoon combat inspired by Streets of Rage, Final Fight, Turtles in Time and Battletoads. Blast your way through levels filled with luscious art and unforgettable enemies. How fast can you SMASH?
Why similar: Cartoon 45.4%, Indie 25.8%, Action 22.3%, 2D 6.5%
Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
Why similar: Indie 36.9%, Action 31.2%, Platformer 22.3%, 2D 9.6%
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.1%, Difficult 17.9%, Colorful 17.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Indie 10.7%
ppL: The Animated Adventures is 2d platformer that will test your god gamer skills.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.2%, Old School 20.9%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Indie 7.4%
Fight your way up a Tower of bosses and unveil the mystery that lies up in its peak. Play four intertwined storylines and unlock multiple endings. Now with co-op up to 4 players!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.2%, Colorful 21.4%, Platformer 17.3%, Action 16.9%, 2D 11.7%
Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.
Why similar: Platformer 38.6%, Action 24.6%, Indie 14.8%, 2D 9.8%, Colorful 8.5%
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.8%, Difficult 18%, Colorful 14.8%, Action 6%
Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
Why similar: Old School 26.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 11.9%
An intense and challenging boss battle in an abstract horror world.
