- #1 Brigands
97% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Studio Melusine
Windows
Take command of a powerful steampunk airship in this fast-paced bullet hell shooter! Battle through 3 unique worlds, upgrade your ship with powerful weapons, and face off against epic bosses. Customize your challenge with adjustable difficulty—can you become the true Captain of the Skies?
Why similar: Steampunk 45% ★, Bullet Hell 23.1%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 5.2%, Action 4.9%
- #2 Alien Space Bastards
96% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
Alien Space Bastards is a procedurally generated 3D arcade style shooter. The aliens are attacking in force and you must utilize all the weaponry you have to survive the onslaught and bring piece to the galaxy. Multiple power ups will assist you on your suicide mission, good luck and fight bravely!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.6%, Steampunk 21.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Shooter 9.4%
- #3 Steam and Metal
96% matchMixed70% of 83 reviews2015
Dev: Maltakreuz
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to helm! Steam and Metal — scroll shooter in the steampunk world. Hordes of steam enemies and huge bosses are waiting to be destroyed. Spectacular levels of handcrafted pixels waiting for someone to pass through them. When there are too many enemies — just shoot 'em all up!
Why similar: Steampunk 49.2% ★, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Indie 4.6%
- #4 Glow Storm
95% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Ludus Phaedra
Windows · Linux
Wield a powerful shield in this neon-lit 2D bullet hell where timing is everything. Destroy enemies with strategic shield activations and harvest their sparks as allies. Master the balance between offense and defense in vibrant arenas, then challenge yourself in Hard Mode for the ultimate test.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Shooter 10.6%, PvE 9.3%, Arcade 8.7%
- #5 Crystalis Descendant
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boxsun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a Gladiator defending the Crystal against relentless hordes in – a fast-paced Action Roguelike. Charge the Crystal by defeating enemies and unleashing devastating waves of destruction. Uncover the truth as you Descend deeper into the depths of the Arena.
Why similar: Steampunk 23.1% ★, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Isometric 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%
- #6 Last Meow Standing
94% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Twinfox Interactive
Windows
This lightning fast arena shooter brings you right back to the highscore hunts of the arcade era. Use your arsenal of deadly weapons wisely against the increasingly ferocious monster hordes to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Arena Shooter 21%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Arcade 7.9%
- #7 Princess Khalifa: Legacy of Wrath
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cag
Windows
Move like a predator — dash through chaos, slow time, and take control of overwhelming enemy swarms.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.1%, Arena Shooter 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.8%, Arcade 8%
- #8 Draco Space X
93% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Abraham Eduardo Zarate Mejia
Windows
2D Arcade space action game, in which you will face different challenges. You must manage to kill your enemies or survive from them! Venture to discover a new universe full of lights!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.5%, Arena Shooter 16.2%, Shooter 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, Arcade 9.7%
- #9 G.O.M.P!
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Silent Gnome Studios
Windows · Mac
G.O.M.P! is an action-packed game where you defend your farm from invaders. Compete with friends and survive wave after wave of enemies. Yeehaw!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Arena Shooter 20.2%, Isometric 10.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
- #10 PlatinumS
91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: lucemCD
Windows
PlatinumS is a roguelite top-down arena shooter that brings the ultimate hero's party-building experience to life, empowering heroes to conquer dungeons. Players have the option to select from a range of items and buffs to craft their own distinctive builds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Arena Shooter 17.5%, Hero Shooter 13.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Shooter 9%
- #11 Fallen Force
90% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Carny
Windows
Rogue-lite arena shooter, where you kill monsters by knocking them out of arena. Shoot them, punch them, freeze them, burn them and much more in this unique take on a genre.
Why similar: Steampunk 24.6% ★, Bullet Hell 21.3%, Arena Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%
- #12 Shutdown
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: G4SE
Windows
Engage in heart-pounding top-down shooter action as a skilled operative fighting against powerful mega-corporations in a dystopian future. Unleash a barrage of futuristic weaponry, master tactical combat, and liberate humanity from the clutches of oppression in Shutdown.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.3%, Arena Shooter 16.7%, Hero Shooter 16.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.4%
- #13 4D:XD
89% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Brammen
Windows
4D:XD is a top-down 2D bullet hell space shooter. Conquer the game with as few deaths as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Shooter 10.3%, Arcade 8.5%
- #14 MechsNBugs
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Purple Tortoise
Windows
Two Mechs. One player. And an arena filled with alien bugs. Survive five rounds in the arena to become the new champion.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.7%, Arena Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Shooter 5.7%
- #15 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 弾幕検定死験-大往生編-
88% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35%, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Arcade 10.3%
- #16 From The Dust
86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Up Down Play Studio
Windows
From The Dust is a fun and dynamic shoot'em up action game! Requiring reflexes and motor coordination. Fight steampunk machines to save your village. Can you complete this challenge?
Why similar: Steampunk 27.8% ★, Bullet Hell 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #17 Compadrone: Land Wars
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Seam Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this fast-paced roguelite arena shooter with tower-defense twists, control a drone capable of wielding multiple weapons and fight hordes of alien warbots. Collect resources and XP to unlock new weapons, towers, abilities, and drones.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Hero Shooter 15% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Shooter 7.8%
- #18 Chaotic Pursuit
85% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Vutune
Windows
Chaotic Pursuit is a hardcore Top-Down Shooter with cute graphics. You miss a shot and you're out!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Hero Shooter 13.5% ★, Arena Shooter 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%
- #19 Exphelius: Arena
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Pharazen Studios
Windows · Mac
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Arena Shooter 23%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.3%, Arcade 8.5%
- #20 Psyvariar 3
83% matchPositive82% of 11 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: Bullet Hell 27%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, Shooter 9.9%, 2.5D 8.9%
- #21 Bartlow's Dread Machine
84% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: Beep Games, Inc.
Windows
An artifact from the past returns in Bartlow's Dread Machine, a game from the dawn of the Electric Age. Dread Machine is a dual stick arcade shooter with single player and couch co-op modes, six scintillating game worlds and a cast of improbable monsters and characters.
Why similar: Steampunk 36.5% ★, Bullet Hell 19.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%, Shooter 8.5%, Arcade 7.9%
- #22 Orcalypse
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Essa GamesPub: FIRSTSCORE OÜ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot, dodge, survive, and upgrade as endless waves of zombies and orcs burst from the ground and rush you. Hold the line, collect power-ups, and fight to stay alive as long as you can!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 24.5%, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Shooter 9.6%, PvE 8.1%
- #23 Warp Commander
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: AngrySodaCan
Windows
A top-down 2D arena shooter in the style of a retro arcade game. The player fights against waves of enemy spaceships to defend space as we know it.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 21.7%, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 12.9%, Shooter 12%
- #24 Bio-Breaker
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Claire the Game Dev
Windows
Fight against over 25+ different types of enemies in my super epic top-down retro wave shooter; Bio-Breaker! Buy weapons to upgrade, active abilities and passive perks to survive against the hordes!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.5%, Arena Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 8%, PvE 7.5%
- #25 BattleCubes: Arena
82% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Karlo Pavlovic
Windows
BattleCubes: Arena is an action shooter where the player assumes a role of a single cube, set inside an arena. Shoot them, ram them, kill them all!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.6%, Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%, Arcade 8.4%
- #26 Gunning for Jean: The Final Update
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Aiden Blishen Cuneo
Windows
A difficult top-down shooter with 4 bosses (featuring Big Jean). Each boss will try to stop you with their unique abilities. Despite this, you are still gunning for Jean.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.7%, Arena Shooter 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 9%
- #27 Resurrection Core
80% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ramen_keitto
Windows
Resurrection Core is vertically scrolling Bullet Hell Shoot ´Em Up game. It honors the arcade classics but also adds modern touch and unique game-play mechanics to the genre. Master the unique weapon systems and resurrect enemy cores to become the ultimate fighting machine!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Arcade 9.7%
- #28 Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage
78% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Female Protagonist 6.9%
- #29 Cloud Piercer
79% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Astrokordia
Windows
It's time to go on an adventure! Board an airship, load your cannons, set off to discover the secrets of the clouds and... Who knows? How far can you go?
Why similar: Steampunk 44% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Action 8.6%, Arcade 8.4%
- #30 Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire
77% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: AlfaSystem Co.,Ltd.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Sparks flare around the man all five sisters wish to claim. Introducing the new vertical scrolling shooter game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 41.4%, Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 6.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.3%
- #31 Asteroidia
75% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Duk Studios
Windows
A simple and fun space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.9%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Shooter 9.7%, PvE 8.6%
- #32 Endline
78% 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: Bullet Hell 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Shooter 9.8%, 2.5D 9.1%
- #33 2 Many Pixels
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Alex Le Mesurier
Windows
2 Many Pixels is an endless & fast-paced 2D minimal shooter. Blast enemies & unlock upgrades to help you survive for as long as possible!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.8%, Arena Shooter 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, Shooter 7.5%
- #34 Steampunk Abyss
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Videogamesters
Windows
Blast your way through this Bullet Hell Rougelite. Fight the automatons that guard The Abyss. Smash the wreckage for scrap to barter with the citizens of Duc Pointe. Use the experience you have gained to climb closer to the surface with each run. Your experience and a few weapons of your design....
Why similar: Steampunk 32.2% ★, Bullet Hell 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Roguelike 10.6%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #35 KarmaCrown
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Furyface
Windows
Karma crown is a post-apocalyptic Logue-like 2d top-down shooter game focused on players' strategic choice and movement control.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.7%, Arena Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Shooter 12.4%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #36 The World of The Candy Girl
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: HV
Windows
The World of The Candy Girl is an action game in which you are a young female shooter with super powers, and must destroy hordes of enemies to save all the candy in the world.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.5%, Arena Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #37 Cult Of Babel : Prologue
74% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Menacing Aura Games
Windows
Roguelite Overpowered Wizard Simulator. Slay hundreds of cultists using the power of ancient cards and your magical steampunk arsenal. Choose from a diverse set of cards to create unique, game-breaking builds and shoot down the horde trying to stop you.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.8%, Arena Shooter 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Steampunk 14.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 9.1%
- #38 Orbit Breaker
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shape Loop Studio
Windows
Choose a geometric core, survive escalating waves with automatic weapons, and evolve matching weapons and passives into stronger builds. Explore sectors, find unlocks, and defeat the boss.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 22%, Bullet Hell 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 10%
- #39 Hell Survivors
72% matchMixed62% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Aerilon
Windows
Hell Survivors is a survival roguelite where countless hordes of demons rise from the abyss. Compose a multitude of mighty builds and eradicate waves of nightmare creatures. Will you be able to survive Hell?
Why similar: Steampunk 25.9% ★, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Isometric 12.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%
- #40 07GORILLAS
71% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: Highway404
Windows
07 GORILLAS is an arena kung fu shooter Game where players control a squad that automatically eliminates nearby enemies. Choose different gorilla units and unlock gorillas resonance bonuses and create unique builds, Lead your gorillas and wreak havoc in the enemy tide.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.7%, Arena Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Shooter 10.6%, Arcade 8.8%
- #41 NewMe NuMe LuMe: Alien Wars
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Ho RaBii
Windows
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%
- #42 Eye For Eye
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Cameron Otten
Windows
Fast Paced Visceral Action. First-Person arena combat.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.6%, Arena Shooter 24.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Action 9.7%
- #43 1x! Space Adventure
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Lunar Madcap
Windows
1x! Space Adventure is an arcade top-down shump with gradually increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 13.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.4%
- #44 Void Drift
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Kneedlik
Windows
Void Drift is a survival roguelike space shooter where you explore unque battlefields, evolve powerful weapons face relentless enemy swarms and take on bosses, adapt your strategy, and survive the chaos of the void!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.5%, Arena Shooter 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Arcade 7.9%
- #45 Zom Tom
71% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Jake OlsonPub: Impartial Studios
Windows
Zom Tom is a 2.5D shoot' em up dungeon-crawler where you slay zombie bodies, survive the hell-spawn onslaught, and full send copious amounts of lead downrange.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19%, Arena Shooter 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Isometric 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9%
- #46 The Yellow Moon's School: The Ghosts Day
72% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: HV
Windows
The Yellow Moon's School: The Ghosts Day is a top-down shooter game in which you must shoot ghosts and destroy them to save the school.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.8%, Bullet Hell 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Shooter 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #47 Deflect Boy
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Reima Project
Windows
Deflect Boy is a top-down arena shooter, that instead of guns, you only have a shield. Deflect the bullets and combine new skills to create unique deflection powers and survive until the nightmare ends.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Arena Shooter 17%, Action 10.5%, Shooter 9.5%
- #48 Dininho Space Adventure
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2021
Dev: Dininho
Windows
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: Bullet Hell 29.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.5%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 13%
- #49 Body Count
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Full Yard Labs
Windows
Embark upon a cop's gripping journey of vengeance through this bullet hell shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22%, Hero Shooter 16.5% ★, Isometric 16.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 7.8%
- #50 MachineGunner2 : Bullet Transcending
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: wellsleepnahw
Windows
MachineGunner 2 is a 2d top-down shooter game that Player controls four characters to clear stages and complete them as fast as possible. One hit will take you to the start line of the stage. So push it at your own pace.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%, PvE 11.3%, Action 10.8%
- #51 Monsters 'til Midnight
69% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Steampunk 30.9% ★, Bullet Hell 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.1%, Shooter 6.5%
- #52 Model Eight
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: CachePub: Red Glace
Windows
A shoot em' up with a manga inspired look. Destroy enemies, and use their salvage to gain more power.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Shooter 11%, Stylized 7.5%
- #53 Aliencity
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: cnsgames
Windows
AlienCity is a fast-paced, wave-based FPS where you fight through a dark, stylized city overrun by alien creatures. Survive, score high, and push your limits against relentless enemy swarms.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 23.3%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Shooter 12%, Arcade 11.5%, Action 9.5%
- #54 Mandala
69% match5 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: AlexoFalcoPub: Bee Games
Windows
Mandala is a hypnotic and meditative bullet hell shooter. Let the flow inspire you while coloring geometric figures and discover more about yourself through immersive moods.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.5%, Arena Shooter 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Shooter 8.2%
- #55 Airships: Lost Flotilla
66% matchVery Positive93% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: David Stark
Windows · Linux
Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Steampunk 29.5% ★, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Arena Shooter 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Arcade 7.6%
- #56 D.I.M
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: G
Windows
A top down Sci-Fi futuristic bullet-hell survivor-like where your choices spawn parallel mirror worlds with the other outcome.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, PvE 10.8%, Roguelike 10%, Action 7.3%
- #57 Skies of Chaos
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broxcorp
Windows · Linux
Skies of Chaos is an arcade 'shoot em up' with 100+ levels of explosive action. Take on a sprawling campaign as you build your team of pilots to take down an evil empire in a vibrant post apocolyptic world.
Why similar: Steampunk 29.2% ★, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Shooter 8.5%
- #58 Battle AirForce
66% 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: Bullet Hell 29.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Shooter 10.1%, PvE 8.4%
- #59 Spelp
67% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Yawee
Windows · Linux
The SPELP program needs YOU to annihilate thousands of aliens with a variety of weapons, members and unique capacities. Unlock characters and make up your own team to fit your playstyle.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.9%, Arena Shooter 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Arcade 9%, PvE 8.5%
- #60 Tanks, But No Tanks
67% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Set Sail Games
Windows · Mac
Battle your friends in this multiplayer arena shooter, where you'll ricochet bullets off of walls, collect coins, and purchase upgrades in between rounds. Use a diverse array of weapon types, ranging from deployable turrets to teleportation projectiles to cause extra mayhem on the battlefield!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Arena Shooter 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Hero Shooter 12.7% ★, Shooter 6.3%