
Vostok 2061 is a modern-graphics vertical scroll shooter. Gorgeous alien worlds, spaceships, and bosses. Explore mysteries as you listen to a great soundtrack!
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Vostok 2061 is a modern-graphics vertical scroll shooter. Gorgeous alien worlds, spaceships, and bosses. Explore mysteries as you listen to a great soundtrack!

Sophstar
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.

Beat Invaders
Beat Invaders is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Roguelite - Fight your way through enemy fleets, unlock skills, items, ships, and upgrade them in the next run. Enjoy the smooth neon visuals matching the pushing EDM soundtrack - The perfect game to unwind.
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 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Space 8.4%, Shooter 6.8%
Beat Invaders is a Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Roguelite - Fight your way through enemy fleets, unlock skills, items, ships, and upgrade them in the next run. Enjoy the smooth neon visuals matching the pushing EDM soundtrack - The perfect game to unwind.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.9%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Space 14.2%, Shooter 9.1%, Futuristic 8.8%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Space 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%
Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, 2.5D 13.3%, Arcade 9.6%, Shooter 9%
Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Space 16.6%, Music 11%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Arcade 9.2%
The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Space 10.2%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7.9%
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Bullet Hell 27.6%, Arcade 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Action 8.5%
Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Space 11.3%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Shooter 9.9%, War 9.2%
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Space 9.1%, Sci-fi 8%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Space 10.8%, Arcade 8.9%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Bullet Hell 27.1%, Space 11.9%, Action 10.2%, Arcade 9%
Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Bullet Hell 19%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 7.7%, Retro 6.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, 2.5D 9.3%, Shooter 9.2%
Sky Force Reloaded is a classic shoot ‘em up experience packed in gorgeous visuals and excellent gameplay. Enjoy flashy explosions, beautiful scenery and massive bosses in single player or local cooperative modes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Arcade 7.9%, War 7.3%
Sidescrolling Shoot’em’up that will transport you back into the 90s (and space).
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Bullet Hell 17%, Space 11.3%, Shooter 10.2%, Arcade 8.4%
A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Action 17.4%, Space 13.8%, Shooter 11.6%
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Space 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Shooter 9.1%
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Space 30.6%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 11.9%, Arcade 9.3%
Classic scrolling shooter with modern graphics. You are self-aware AI. You were created on space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and win your freedom.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Space 9.7%, Shooter 7.7%
A fast-paced shoot 'em up where skill matters. Master over 100 ships, unleash powerful special abilities, and blast through waves of Invaders. Play a new mission every day and climb the world-wide leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Space 9.9%, Arcade 8%
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Space 10.7%, Shooter 7.1%
Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot'em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages to fight the evil empire!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 53.8%, Retro 17.9%, Action 16.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Shooter 14.7%, Arcade 10.1%, Futuristic 7.8%
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 31.3%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 9.1%, 2.5D 8.6%, Arcade 7.5%
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Hell 16.7%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 8.3%
Amaranthine - is a dynamic horizontal scrolling shooter with elements of procedural generation. Travel through warp to the distant frozen planet that sent a distress signal.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.5%, Space 27.8%, Action 13.1%, Indie 3.6%
【About "The Hurricane of the Varstray"】"The Hurricane of the Varstray" is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with a SF story: in the distant future, to defend the Earth against the invasion of mystery mechanical structures, 4 girls head to "the Varstray sector," far away from the Earth and considered as the v
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%, Space 8.5%, Arcade 6.4%
Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Bullet Hell 15.6%, Shooter 8.7%, Space 7.4%
Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 26.6%, Retro 10.6%, Arcade 8.6%, Space 5.7%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Shooter 9.6%, Arcade 9.5%, Futuristic 7.3%
Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 48.9%, Arcade 19.3%, Retro 18.1%, Action 10.2%, Indie 3.5%
Super Space Club is a lo-fi arcade space shooter to chill to. Defend a vibrant galaxy as a club of misfit heroes and battle endless waves of spacecrafts to the tune of atmospheric beats. Outlast your enemies and vibe to the rhythm of the stars.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Space 12.6%, Arcade 8.4%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.6%, Bullet Hell 19.9%, Space 14.5%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 9.5%
Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Space 18%, Shooter 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Arcade 11.4%
Taking to the stars in this six-axis arcade shooter, your ship flips at every angle, tackling enemies and mazes in a race to be the best that humanity has to offer. Collect the orbs and blast your way through 360° of pure synthwave action. Upgrade your craft and make your mark as the top starfighter of all time.
Why similar: Shooter 23.1%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Retro 17.4%, Futuristic 13.1%, Action 11.1%
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shooter 9%, Arcade 7.9%
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 28.3%, Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Retro 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%
GUNFIELD – A game that combines the genres: shoot 'em up, roguelite. Choose the perfect weapon combinations and upgrade your ship to destroy hordes of enemies and giant bosses, using strategy and a powerful arsenal.
Why similar: Spaceships 27.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 8.4%
Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse!
Why similar: Music 36%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Action 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Retro 8.8%
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Shooter 9%, Space 8.7%
Cyberhunt is a retro procedurally generated twin stick shooter, that takes you back to the sweet to the sweet arcade machines era!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Space 10.9%, War 10.5%
A twist at every turn! Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 18%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Shooter 9.5%, 2.5D 9.5%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.3%, Space 18.4%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 7.6%
Rhythm Storm is a roguelike bullet heaven with stunning vector graphics, rhythmic action, and overwhelming swarms of enemies. Your vehicle aims and fires freely while everything else dances and moves to the beat in this spectacular audio-visual experience.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Futuristic 8.8%, Arcade 7.9%
Classic multi-directional (360°) shoot 'em up. Navigate your UFO through hazardous environments with dangerous enemies and beat huge bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 15.2%, Space 10.6%, Shooter 8.9%, Futuristic 8.2%
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 10.7%, Retro 7.8%
Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
Why similar: Space 24.3%, Shooter 18.6%, Arcade 14.8%, Action 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Sci-fi 34.3%, Retro 27.7%, Action 15%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Indie 6.4%
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Arcade 15.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Retro 7.4%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.7%, Bullet Hell 19.7%, Space 11.8%, Shooter 8.5%
A semi-procedural shoot-'em-up that will test your skills. Level up your ship, unlock amazing weapons, and defeat 5 formidable bosses. Challenge the infinite by facing real-time waves of enemies after completing all missions. Become the intergalactic hero now!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Bullet Hell 16%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Space 11.4%, Arcade 8%
Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 43.6%, Shooter 25.8%, Top-Down 11.7%, Action 9.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9%
The frantic old-school action of classic coin-op shoot-‘em-ups comes crashing headlong into the 21st century. Explosive high-octane blasting combines with hordes of enemies in a 360˚ environment – fly, spin and shoot anywhere and everywhere!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Space 12%, Shooter 7.6%
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 42.5%, Bullet Hell 25.4%, Space 11.7%, Arcade 5.1%, Action 4.8%
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, 2.5D 10.3%, Space 10.2%, Shooter 9.8%
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Space 9.3%, Arcade 9.3%, Shooter 8.7%
Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.1%, Bullet Hell 40.1%, Arcade 6.6%, Shooter 5.9%, Action 4.6%
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Retro 11.8%, Futuristic 10.3%, Shooter 6.3%
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 26.8%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Futuristic 10.3%
Beginner Welcome Bullet Hell Shooter. "Chapter Mode", which is starting from a simple stage and gradually becoming more difficult, is recommended for beginners. Once you get used to bullet hell, let's experience full-scale bullet hell in "Challenge Mode".
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Bullet Hell 21%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 8.4%