- #1 Blast'N Bounty
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: No CheckpointPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast’N Bounty is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up featuring 8 stages players can tackle in the order of their choosing. Cruise through a crazy solar system in a mix of pixel art and low poly 3D with action that’s easy to learn but tough to master!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, 2.5D 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Difficult 14.5%, Shooter 11.8%
- #2 Quin Excluder
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MEGAAK SOFT
Windows
A retro arcade-style, 2D vertical scrolling shooter Pixel art inspired by 16-bit consoles and arcade games from the '80s and '90s Focus on the exhilarating "aim, shoot, kill" feel of the original shooter game. Receive communications from Controller Luna as you progress through each stage's story
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.3%, Shooter 20.1%, 1990's 13.1%, 1980s 9.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.8%
- #3 Rheum
96% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Difficult 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 9.8%
- #4 Killon
95% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Luois Games
Windows
Killon is a retro shooter that features exhilarating combat, manic enemies and a charged cannon waiting to be unleashed. Fly a starship across the universe and restore the future today.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, 1990's 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, 1980s 8.5%
- #5 TCSTRIKERS2
94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Project Anthem
Windows
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Shooter 14.5%, 1990's 11.7%, Bullet Hell 10.4%
- #6 Total Anarchy: Pavilion City
94% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Fionn Hodgson
Windows
Welcome to the late ’90s. Explore the fully open-world of Pavilion City, a former paradise now consumed by corruption and violence. The anarchic hooligans, the devious guerrillas and the far-right legion are all vying for control of the city and everybody seems to want you dead.
Why similar: 2.5D 15.8%, 1990's 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Crime 11.7%, Gore 11.2%
- #7 RedRaptor
93% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Novax GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.8%, 1990's 17.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Retro 5.8%
- #8 GyroBlade
92% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: H.T.Project Games
Windows · Mac
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, 1990's 15.6%, Shooter 14.5%, 1980s 9.8%
- #9 Asteroides
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Verrua GiuseppePub: bit ManiaX
Windows · Mac
it's simple, fast, rocking, without pauses, without life, without time will you save the earth? Asteroides is a 70/80s shooter with realistic physics and a completely three-dimensional environment. Moving, destroying and surviving is complicated in an infinitely finite space.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, 2.5D 22.3%, Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Action 9.2%
- #10 Torrential
91% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Torrential Studio
Windows
Torrential is a fair but difficult bullethell designed to not waste your time, or to waste your time depending on your perception.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, 2.5D 20.4%, Difficult 17.7%, Shooter 14.1%, Bullet Hell 12.1%
- #11 Constellar
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Jacob KuchinskyPub: Banana Peel Studios
Windows · Mac
A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Shooter 15.4%, 1990's 14.6%, Retro 7.3%
- #12 Kaguya
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flypot LLC
Windows
Not a regular shmup player? No worries! This is a super chill, low-difficulty, fully voiced bullet hell shooter just for you! Wipe out the AI machine armada attacking from all directions!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, 1990's 18.1%, Shooter 15%, Bullet Hell 10.1%
- #13 Battle AirForce
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: SUZUKIPLAN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, 1990's 9.3%
- #14 Shmup Arena
87% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Revox Games
Windows
Take on intense challenges and waves of enemies in this frenetic arena shooter that demands quick reflexes and nonstop action. Survive the onslaught and defeat powerful bosses while staying in motion, mastering arenas designed for those who crave adrenaline and intense combat.
Why similar: 2.5D 19.6%, Difficult 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Shooter 11.2%
- #15 John Mambo
86% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Iction Games
Windows
John Mambo is a frenetic Retro Arcade Game with an isometric top down view. Meet John, a one man army, crazy enough to embark on a dangerous mission in the heart of a jungle all by himself...
Why similar: 1990's 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Gore 12.5%, Shooter 12.2%, 1980s 11%
- #16 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
86% matchVery Positive96% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Difficult 15.8%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Shooter 11.3%
- #17 Eden's Eclipse
84% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: xxGameRoom
Windows
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 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shooter 17.8%, 1990's 12.6%, Bullet Hell 10.2%
- #18 Hell Knights
85% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: David Seifers
Windows
Hell Knights is a small but fun Bullet Hell Shoot'em Up with a four player Co op mode. Made by some Indie dude, living in a dungeon.
Why similar: Gore 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 11.3%
- #19 Radiant Silvergun
82% matchVery Positive93% of 219 reviews2023
Dev: Live Wire
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind's extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by making full use of score bonuses and level-up weapons!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, 2.5D 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Difficult 15.3%, Shooter 13.1%
- #20 METROPOCRE
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: LGV
Windows · Mac · Linux
METROPOCRE! A violent, bloody and animalistic adventure. Follow Felix, a mentally unstable rabbit, in his path to acquire his dreamed pair of wings.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Difficult 15%, Shooter 12.7%, Gore 11%, Psychedelic 10.3%
- #21 STROIDZ!
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Knuckle Dragger Games
Windows
Clear the asteroid field before the Corpos hunt you down with their AI weaponry!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Shooter 17.8%, 1990's 17.4%, 1980s 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%
- #22 Raiders 1941
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ruttsoft
Windows
A hardcore challenging Shoot 'Em Up set during WWII - battle, shoot, bomb and weave your way accross the European Theatre.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, 1990's 13.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Difficult 12.1%
- #23 ESCHATOS
81% matchVery Positive97% of 310 reviews2015
Dev: QutePub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, 1990's 14%, Shooter 13.4%, Bullet Hell 9.4%
- #24 AstroRage2049
78% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: CJPub: Outofthematrix
Windows
A short space shooter game that you can finish in your break time with beginner-friendly gameplay and some special features.
Why similar: Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, 1990's 13.5%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Psychedelic 10.2%
- #25 TCSTRIKERS1
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Project Anthem
Windows
The first game in the TCSTRIKERS series. The simple controls make it fun for everyone.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Shooter 20.4%, 1990's 15.2%, Action 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 5.6%
- #26 CometSoldier
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: SawaiwaGame
Windows
"Comet Soldier" is a 2D top-down view action shooting game. Advance through the battlefield and defeat the bosses that await.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, 1990's 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Shooter 14.4%, 1980s 11.1%
- #27 The Hong Kong Massacre
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,962 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Gore 16.7%, 2.5D 13.3%, Difficult 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%
- #28 Nebula Warrior
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Saiko14
Windows
Nebula Warrior is a fast-paced arcade space shooter, a 15–20 minute action-driven experience designed like a high-intensity road trip through space. It evolves from a classic top-down shooter into a full 3D jet-style space combat, blending nostalgia with modern intensity.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shooter 16.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, 1990's 14.1%, Bullet Hell 9.9%
- #29 Kick Ass Commandos
78% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Gore 13.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Bullet Hell 8.5%
- #30 Cataclyzm
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dogroach
Windows
A 2D arcade shoot 'em up forged in the age of fire, feedback and METAL! It's a fast, loud and unforgiving ride on an atomic warhead through a hellish concert of beer, bullets and riffs. Crank it up to eleven, and strap in for the ride!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Difficult 19.7%, Shooter 15.8%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, 1990's 12.7%
- #31 TCSTRIKERS5
74% match3 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Project Anthem
Windows
This is the biggest news title of 2025. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Shooter 20.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, 1990's 14.7%, Action 11%
- #32 Nephenthesys
75% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Let's Dev StudiosPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%, 2.5D 23%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 6.4%
- #33 DELTAZEAL
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: TRIANGLE SERVICEPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Bullet Hell 12%, 1990's 11.3%, Difficult 9.7%
- #34 Deck of Bullets
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liberinno Games
Windows
Unleash explosive action in a deck-building top-down shooter. Customize your bullets with a strategic deck of cards for devastating effects.
Why similar: 1990's 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9%, Retro 8.8%, Bullet Hell 8.3%
- #35 Neon Invaders
75% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Absorb matching enemy fire, unleash devastating burst attacks, and survive escalating waves of neon arcade chaos in this fast-paced reactive shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Shooter 15.3%, 1990's 14.6%, 1980s 10.3%
- #36 Endline
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Miniced
Windows · Linux
Endline is a 2.5D psychedelic bullet hell experience, combining rhythm and bright colours.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, 2.5D 18.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Bullet Hell 12.5%
- #37 GunBird
73% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Shooter 17.9%, 1990's 14.7%, Bullet Hell 10%
- #38 SUPER SCORE SHOOTER CLASSIC
72% matchPositive91% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: AM Factory
Windows
A fast-paced vertical shooter built for short sessions! 2-Minute and 5-Minute score attack modes with beautiful X68000-style pixel art.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, 1990's 21.8%, Shooter 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Retro 7%
- #39 TCSTRIKERS4
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Project Anthem
Windows
This is the biggest news title of 2021. A cute bullet-hell shooter is now available. The game features cool and futuristic visuals and active gameplay.
Why similar: Shooter 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Action 10.7%, 1990's 8.3%, Top-Down Shooter 8%
- #40 DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 829 reviews2024
Dev: SHIGATAKE GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, 1990's 16.3%, Shooter 14.9%, 2.5D 13.8%, 1980s 9.7%
- #41 Strikers 1945 2
71% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: ZerodivPub: KMBOX
Windows
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: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Shooter 17.4%, 1990's 15%, Action 9.7%
- #42 Slordax: The Unknown Enemy
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: SoftdiskPub: Ziggurat
Windows
In this classic top-down shoot 'em up, fly the deadliest ship in the galaxy on a dangerous first-strike mission to annihilate an alien threat before they become too powerful to stop. Pick up upgrades from fallen enemies along the way and become an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, 1990's 11.2%, Retro 9.3%, Shooter 8.7%
- #43 Psyvariar 3
70% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Banana BytesPub: Red Art Games
Windows
Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, 2.5D 18.8%, Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 11.7%
- #44 SUPER FLAIL
72% matchVery Positive93% of 159 reviews2018
Dev: CryptMadePub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Difficult 16.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Bullet Hell 9.9%
- #45 Gunslugs 2
73% matchMixed57% of 42 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The Black Duck Army is back—bigger, badder, and armed with alien tech! In Gunslugs 2, chaos reigns as you blast through tanks, choppers, giant robots, and hordes of relentless minions. This action-packed, over-the-top run-and-gun adventure is a wild tribute to classic 80s and 90s action movies.
Why similar: 1990's 18.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Shooter 14.7%, Difficult 12%, 1980s 11.5%
- #46 Gun Spartan
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Long Way Interactive
Windows
The Gun Spartan is a spectacular and dynamic action game about an agent who finds himself face to face with an international crime syndicate.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Crime 18.9%, Shooter 18.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.7%, Action 9.9%
- #47 Wrathflame
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sloan Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wrathflame is a 2D top down real-time bullet hell shooter featuring retro Pico8 pixel graphics and chiptunes. You are a sorcerer-monk of the order of Wrathflame battling the machinations of the heretical Wyvern cult. Completing each level gives you the opportunity to level up one of four spells.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Bullet Hell 11%, Gore 10.6%
- #48 Neuroma
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NextLayer
Windows
A fast-paced vertical shmup where a living brain controls a combat ship to battle grotesque alien creatures across biomechanical worlds filled with massive bosses and intense arcade action.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, 2.5D 18.5%, Shooter 15.6%, Bullet Hell 13.3%
- #49 Red Blue Cell
67% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Liao Kai
Windows
This is a retro barrage flying shooting game. Drive a space fighter plane, shuttle between planets and space stations, and use powerful firepower to destroy enemy space battleships! !
Why similar: 1990's 22%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
- #50 Sefir: Mafia Story
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Septime Studios
Windows
Sefir: Mafia Story is a reflex and fast thinking based 2D top down shooter game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Difficult 18.3%, Shooter 14.9%, Crime 12.1%, Action 6.2%
- #51 Chaos Moon : 1CC Edition
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: SNOWBALL EFFECT GAMES
Windows
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: Shooter 19.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19%, 1990's 16.1%, 1980s 11.2%, Bullet Hell 9.8%
- #52 Startide
69% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Swimming ScorpionsPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac
Play as an elite pilot driving the Interstellar Recon Mecha geared with an unique set of weapons and special abilities. Create deadly fleet with gathered parts and weapons! Try out Startide's editor to make new spaceships with various technology you find along your journey.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shooter 18.6%, Action 12.2%, Bullet Hell 10%
- #53 Lobstar: Arcade Version
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Lobstar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Punch through the cosmos! An arcade-inspired shoot-em-up where you play as an immortal lobster speeding through space.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, 1990's 14.8%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Action 9.1%
- #54 Space Maxwell: Arcade
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamland Games
Windows
Shoot your enemies and try not to let them multiply themselves and turn the game into a chaotic space battle! Space Maxwell is an arcade shooter where your spaceship has the ability to destroy or to multiply your enemies. Climb the leaderboard and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Shooter 16%, Bullet Hell 11.2%, Psychedelic 9.7%
- #55 Raioh
65% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Ontake Workshop
Windows
Raioh is a retro style shot and bomb style vertical scroll shmup.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 24.8%, 1990's 21.4%, Action 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #56 BEAR SHOOTER くまっとシューティング
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO COTORI
Windows
Simple vertical scrolling shooter with a bear as the main character, 5 stages in total
Why similar: Shooter 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Bullet Hell 9.1%, Retro 7.8%
- #57 Confiscator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The immaterials
Windows
Combining intense action and dark storytelling, Confiscator offers a unique experience where gritty shootouts and grime intertwine with the tragic tale of the protagonist on a path of self-destruction. Are you ready to become a confiscator?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Shooter 18.2%, Crime 11%, Gore 10.6%
- #58 Crome: Before Purgatory
66% matchVery Positive88% of 50 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: Shoot 'Em Up 23%, Difficult 17.4%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 13.3%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
- #59 Call The Exterminator
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KUNU
Windows
When the world’s most dangerous terrorists crawl out of the shadows, there’s only one number the government dials: yours. CTE is classic 90's 2.5D action. Suit up, Light up, its time to Call The Exterminator.
Why similar: 2.5D 26.3%, 1990's 21.7%, Shooter 19.3%, Gore 13.3%, Action 10.9%