Games Like TRIM

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 29.3%, Bullet Hell 24%, Shooter 11.7%, Old School 8%, Arcade 7.3%

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 24.8%, Side Scroller 19%, Shooter 12.5%, 1990's 8.9%, Arcade 8.6%

It's a bullet-hell spaceship shooter. Can you survive the battlefield? Let's prove your shooting skills!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 18%, War 13%, Shooter 9.8%

Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Old School 8%, 1990's 7.6%

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 26%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Retro 9.2%, Action 9.1%

Absorb enemy fire, deflect incoming attacks, and survive intense side-scrolling battles in this reactive arcade shooter built around polarity-based combat and tactical counterattacks.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, 2.5D 14.3%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Shooter 9.8%

Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Old School 13%, War 11.1%, Retro 10.5%

A vertical scroll shooter where deflecting enemy projectiles is key to success.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, 2.5D 14.3%, Old School 13.6%, Shooter 9.9%

Most unique top down shooter. Bring hell to insectoid robot invasion.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Side Scroller 14.1%, 2.5D 13%, Shooter 9.2%

A high-definition arcade shooter blending old-school action with modern polish. Battle across the Solar System, upgrade your weapons, and unlock tougher challenges in Nemesis Mode - all set to a hypnotic, retro-electro soundtrack.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Old School 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.2%, Side Scroller 13%, Shooter 10.9%

Origami Flight is a sidescrolling 2D shoot' em up where you control a paper airplane with a simple but challenging mission: to save the Origami World. Now you must beat 6 different stages with tons of enemies in order to save the Tsuru from the evil Origami Fox.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Side Scroller 21%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Stylized 8.2%, Shooter 7.8%

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 43.1%, Bullet Hell 23%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Arcade 6%, Shooter 5.8%

Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 7.5%

STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Shooter 9.4%, Retro 8.1%

A fast-paced, side-scrolling retro shooter where you play as “Blit" on a mission to rescue orb pods. Blast enemy swarms and face off against bosses in this bullet-hell shoot 'em up. Earn power-ups and get ready for fluid arcade action in a stylish world with an 80s synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Old School 10.2%, Retro 8.4%

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 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Arcade 6.8%

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 25.5%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 10%

A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Retro 8.8%

Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling shooter with an original "Monster-Hunting" gameplay. Search and hunt down dreadful sea monsters and explore the post-apocalyptic underwater world.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, 2.5D 10.5%, Shooter 7.9%

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 23.8%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 6.6%

This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 11.1%

A retro-style classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up. Fly Super Arcade Boy through 8 levels, blast enemy waves, grab power-ups, and take down bosses.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.7%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Shooter 10.6%, Retro 10%

Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Action 10.7%, Old School 10.7%, Arcade 9.8%

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 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.9%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Shooter 11.3%, War 8.2%

Pilot a powerful starfighter through an endless alien invasion. Rescue the Cubes, survive relentless alien waves, and chase the ultimate high score in this fast-paced arcade space shooter.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Arcade 10.5%, Old School 10.2%, 2.5D 8%

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 23%, Bullet Hell 22%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 8.3%

RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, 2.5D 16.3%, Bullet Hell 14%, Old School 12.7%, Retro 8.9%

METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, 1990's 12.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 5.8%

Spark is a creative, combo-centric, Shoot 'em up game. It's a 3-in-1 old-school arcade game fueled by the competitive urge to climb the leaderboards. The unique shooting system hooks the player as they discover more and more ways to create beautiful and effective combos.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Bullet Hell 26%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Action 10.4%, Arcade 9.8%

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 24.4%, Bullet Hell 23%, Side Scroller 21%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 7.5%

The 7th Sign Project is a classic 2D-platformer action game inspired by Doom, Quake, Abuse, and Painkiller games. Our goal is to entertain the player with massive enemy fights, boss fights, and stirring music.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 9.9%

Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.2%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Old School 10.5%, Shooter 9.3%

Minimalist colorful shoot 'em up with a story! Play as the yellow hero trying to get back the essential item taken away from him in a world divided by forms and colors. Will our hero get it back?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, 2.5D 16.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Minimalist 7.1%

The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Old School 10.9%, Shooter 10.8%, Arcade 8.8%

Fifteen stages of side-scrolling arcade shooting, wrapped around the worst pizza delivery route in the galaxy. Bullet patterns, boss tiers, CRT scanlines, and a rank ladder Ace never asked for. One-time purchase. No ads. No IAP. No data collection.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.9%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Old School 12.3%, Retro 8.9%, Shooter 8.7%

Pig Ship and the Giant Wolf is a classic Shoot'em Up with a 8btis monochrome aesthetic. Cross the 6 worlds full of enemies and defeat the Giant Wolf to save your brothers.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Side Scroller 15%, Shooter 9.4%, Old School 8.5%

A single-stick arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the golden years of retro gaming. Blast to the synthwave beat to combine powerups and destroy waves of invaders. Complete missions, compete on leaderboards, discover secrets, and unlock over 80 unique ships from every era of gaming.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Shooter 8.5%, Old School 7.1%

Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Side Scroller 14.2%, War 11%, Shooter 8.7%

Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Old School 11%, Shooter 9.9%

Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2.5D 15.4%, Shooter 8%

The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, Action 8.4%

A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 9.6%, Old School 8.8%

A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 32%, Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 7.7%, Action 7%

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 24.6%, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Side Scroller 21.1%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 7.5%

Return Home is an abstract horizontal shooter with dynamic levels and metaphorical explosions. The game is randomised and altered according to how well you play.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Shooter 8.6%, Side Scroller 8.4%

Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic earth and proceeds into space. Your journey will be a metaphor about life and death, a road that every person has to walk down alone. The only choices you get while on your path to the inevitable end: keep your head up high or forfeit.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.4%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 9.5%, Shooter 7.7%

Blast away wasp scum in Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order! Shoot your way through 12 scenic stages of trees, metal, and more, to eliminate the Wasp Army once and for all!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Shooter 14.5%, War 12.2%, Old School 11%

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 30%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Side Scroller 12.8%, 2.5D 11.3%, Shooter 8.5%

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 33.7%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Action 15.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Retro 11.3%

A 2D arcade shoot 'em up forged in the age of fire, feedback and METAL! Battle corrupted amps, demonic guitars and epic metalheads as you chug beer in a hellish concert of bullets and riffs. Crank it up to eleven and enter the moshpit!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Shooter 11.3%, Old School 7.3%, Arcade 7%

Adapt or crash! WING-IT is a 2.5D shooter where your arsenal is a slot machine. Shoot down drones to trigger the Toy Box Gacha and swap weapons on the fly. Fight through Medy's house, survive the bullet hell, and defeat the mechanical monstrosities ruling the house.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Side Scroller 18.2%, 2.5D 16%, Shooter 9%

Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 13.4%, Retro 10.2%, Old School 7.4%

Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Bullet Hell 26%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Action 8.2%, Old School 6.7%

An incremental shoot 'em up with an oldschool aesthetic and an intense gameplay loop. Fight through 9 levels of a grueling training simulation, growing stronger with every loop, and realize ignorance truly is bliss.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Bullet Hell 24%, 2.5D 13.5%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Action 8.5%

Golden Hornet is a retro style twin-stick shooter. Become a pilot of the multipurpose helicopter 'Golden Hornet' — rescue hostages and destroy enemy outposts.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Old School 10.5%, Shooter 9.7%

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 39.2%, Bullet Hell 19%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 12.4%, Arcade 7.8%

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: Bullet Hell 27.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Action 15%, Shooter 11.4%, Indie 10.1%

A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 21%, War 12.6%, Shooter 12%, 1990's 9.7%

Vulture Strike is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you have the ability to travel between 2 parallel timelines whenever you want.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Action 10.8%, Arcade 8.3%