60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Bullet Hell, Action, Shoot 'Em Up, Shooter.
A challenging shoot-em-up bullet dodging game with a dash of side-scrolling platformer featuring unique hand drawn art and handcrafted music.
Full Moon Rush
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Space Mash
Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Bullet Hell 18%, Difficult 14.3%, Platformer 9.1%
Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.
Why similar: Bullet Time 22.5% ★, Side Scroller 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shooter 9.3%
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 28.2%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Difficult 16.8%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Arcade 9.7%
Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.
Why similar: Bullet Time 18.6% ★, Side Scroller 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Difficult 11.5%
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 26%, Difficult 17.5%, Bullet Hell 17%, Platformer 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
Shoot your way through a corrupted notebook as the hand-drawn stickman named... Stickman! Explore a frame-by-frame animated world, and save it from evil by the power of shooting things in the face in this 2D action platformer.
Why similar: Bullet Time 20.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Shooter 8.9%
This book contains several of tamazusa's small-scale STG works, mainly game jam works.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 12.7%
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: Side Scroller 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Bullet Hell 24%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 8.9%
The giant hornets have destroyed your hive and taken the pollen. Fight the swarms alone or with a friend and destroy the dangerous hornet queen! The insect world is very dangerous but... what are you waiting for to get your revenge?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Difficult 14.6%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 9.9%
The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 22.4%, Difficult 16.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 9.9%
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 20.3%, Side Scroller 20%, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Difficult 15.4%, Shooter 9.2%
Combat against big bosses and increase the power of your ship through levels and secrets. Absorb or use your armor against enemy bullets is the key defense strategy
Why similar: Bullet Time 22.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Difficult 13.8%, Side Scroller 11.1%
Slash, shoot, guard, grow! Karous, a Dreamcast shoot 'em up originally released back in 2007, is now soaring onto PC. Play as Karous, a girl who lost her parents in a great war with humans. Driven by her father's dying words, she descends to Earth in search of the Sanguis Dei.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 29.1%, Shooter 14.9%, Arcade 12.6%, 2D 5.3%
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 44.3%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Arcade 8.2%, Shooter 6%
Earth Atlantis 2 is a boss-focused shoot 'em up set in a post-apocalyptic sunken world ruled by machine sea monsters. Pilot a heavily armed sub through relentless battles against 20+ colossal bosses, explore a Metroidvania-style underwater world, and uncover lost secrets to save humanity.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.3% ★, Underwater 21.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Bullet Hell 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.7%
No talk, compadre. It's Animal Kostume time! Follow kroc-boy in his path to overcome a series of difficult levels in this hardcore 2D platformer with a lot of enemies, bullets and surprises.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.4%, Bullet Hell 21.8%, Difficult 18%, Platformer 12.1%, Shooter 10%
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%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Bullet Time 12.9% ★, Shooter 10.8%
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 25.1%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Side Scroller 14%, Difficult 9.2%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
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 21.8%, Side Scroller 20%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 10.9%
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Shooter 9.5%
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%, Side Scroller 24%, Bullet Hell 22.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 9.9%
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 27.8%, Bullet Hell 25.7%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 6.4%
Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Bullet Hell 20%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Shooter 10.3%
Retro 2D side-scrolling shooter with pixel art. Control a penguin (Laser), a fish (Firebreath), and a human (Railgun) to achieve a high score!
Why similar: Underwater 32.1% ★, Side Scroller 26%, Bullet Hell 22.7%, Shooter 11.3%, 2D 4.1%
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 38.2%, Bullet Hell 19.3%, Side Scroller 12%, Arcade 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%
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 27.7%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 8.7%
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shooter 11.7%, Ninja 11.3% ★
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%, Side Scroller 24%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Shooter 11.6%, Arcade 9.9%
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: Bullet Hell 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Difficult 19.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 9.1%
Super Intergalactic Gang is a classic arcade shoot-em-up with a new twist. Slow time to dodge waves of bullets, charge up shots into super attacks, and even punch your enemies to death! The game is a fresh new take on a genre that is an oldie but a goodie.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Time 19.8% ★, Side Scroller 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Shooter 9.2%
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%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Bullet Hell 19%, Difficult 15.8%, Shooter 9.7%
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 35.9%, Arcade 9.7%, Difficult 9.3%, Shooter 4.7%
The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Difficult 9.6%, Platformer 8.9%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Side Scroller 21%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9.8%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.2%, Side Scroller 27.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Bullet Hell 7.1%
Facing annihilation, a plucky crew of space salvagers fight dirty using the best tool in their belt - the salvage claw. Grab and toss enemies, deflect attacks, and reshape the battlefield with explosive chain reactions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shooter 11.4%, Arcade 9.1%
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Difficult 14.6%, Shooter 8.9%
Bubblesinker is an underwater roguelite shooter where you must survive fish schools' attacks and battle against gigantic sea creatures. Unlock new characters with unique weapons and hook up helpful companions to help you in your watery crusade.
Why similar: Underwater 27.7% ★, Bullet Hell 27.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Arcade 10.3%, 2D 3.9%
Mix and match colors and blast your way through waves of Chromies in this fast-paced retro arcade shooter. Play as the Hue-Men to defend the Rainbar and restore color to the fading planet of Chromara!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Bullet Time 24.5% ★, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Arcade 10.8%, Shooter 9.3%
Get ready to Bark’em Up! Play as Bullet, a C³ class (Cute Cybernetic Corgi) pup on his quest to save his owner, a brilliant scientist kidnapped by an alien race that wants to rule the galaxy. ProtoCorgi is a retro pixel art shoot’em up with a strong arcade feel!
Why similar: Bullet Time 29.3% ★, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Arcade 7.9%
Side-scrolling bullet hell shooter: ‘The Adventure of the Little Girl in the Red Hood and Little Bird Companion in a World of Swords and Magic!’ If you can read the enemy attacks and dodge the ones you should avoid, it might be surprisingly straightforward (All dodging them is perfectly fine too).
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Bullet Hell 27%, Action 6.3%
A fan-made celebration of Touhou's creative spirit! When a suspicious festival erupts, Aya must photograph spellcards, unlock skills, and uncover hidden truths. Packed with loving references to fanworks both old and new, from all around the world!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Difficult 19.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Arcade 9.4%
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 30.3%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Shooter 8.7%
Capsy - a cheeky capsule with a moustache and stylish shower cap - faces ruthless Thornark in a fateful showdown. In this hardcore platformer with scarce lives, master diverse weapons and slick abilities to overcome relentless challenges.
Why similar: Bullet Time 30.9% ★, Side Scroller 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Platformer 12.4%
Shattered Echoes is a singleplayer arcade-platformer where your only enemy is yourself. Jump, dash and think two steps ahead in hectic attempts to dodge enemies that copy everything you do. Unlock versatile movement abilities and take on challenging arenas where you must outrun your past.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.1%, Bullet Time 18.2% ★, Difficult 17.2%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 13%
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Bullet Hell 26.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 5.7%
Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. If you like games like Defender, Data Storm or Drop Zone, you will LOVE Fairy Fire!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Bullet Hell 16.8%, Bullet Time 14.9% ★, Shooter 11.1%
Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on 15 challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Bullet Hell 17.3%, Difficult 13%, Shooter 8.5%
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 22.4%, Bullet Hell 21.6%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 10.5%
About：It is an old school game collection with ten different types of mini-games.The story tells of a series of wars that took place on the island
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 20.3%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Platformer 16.4%, Shooter 14.1%
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.3%, Bullet Hell 29.1%, Arcade 12.3%, Shooter 9%, Action 5.3%
Run through the universe in this rogue-like-ish space-shooter. Discover the numerous perks/consumables and their synergistic effects. Explore the randomly-generated galaxy to find merchants, unlock spacecrafts, collect Cartridges and checkmark your kills of the various galactic overlords.
Why similar: Bullet Time 20% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
A 2D bullet hell platform shooter where you play as a normal shark...with a laser strapped to his head. Battle through worlds to defeat the dastardly denizens of the deep lead by the mean mustachio'd menace himself!
Why similar: Underwater 44.2% ★, Bullet Hell 31.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 5.2%, 2D 4.7%
Pilot your sub through waves of angry sea-life and punishing bosses in this aquatic twin-stick shooter.
Why similar: Underwater 27.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Shooter 9.1%
Warding Witches offers a classic, unapologetic bullet hell shoot ‘em up challenge while also putting defense into players’ hands. Experience an adrenaline-filled flow alternating between attacking, defending and dodging, amplified by an intuitive scoring system that weaves into gameplay seamlessly.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Arcade 13%, Difficult 10.2%, Shooter 6%
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 30.1%, Bullet Hell 20.1%, Difficult 17.1%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 9.9%
Grab your trusty assault rifle, a handful of grenades, and get ready to be dropped off in the hot zone to rescue as many hostages as you can, taking out any enemies you encounter, before beating the boss and getting on the chopper heading off to the next mission.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Bullet Hell 19%, Difficult 14.1%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
Stellar Raid is a side-scrolling run and gun game inspired by the greatest classic games of the genre! With a variety of weapon upgrades at your disposal (including a support drone) you’ll charge through hordes of enemy mercenaries to take down one of the Universe’s most notorious space terrorists!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Shooter 7.3%, Platformer 6.5%
