60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Arcade, Bullet Hell.
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!
Sky Force Anniversary
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.
Sky Force Reloaded
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.
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 28%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Classic 7.9% ★, Score Attack 7.9%
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 21.4%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Score Attack 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.3%, Arcade 8.7%
Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Score Attack 10.7%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Arcade 7.4%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.9%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Shooter 9.5%, Arcade 7.8%
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 18.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Space 10.6%, Shooter 10%, Arcade 9%
A super fast, twin analogue shooter for the modern age!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.8%, Space 15%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Indie 10%, Shooter 8.7%
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Arcade 11.9%, Bullet Hell 8.6%, Local Co-Op 8.1%
Crisis Wing is 90's style vertically scrolling arcade shooter. Master 7 intense vertical stages, and take down massive bosses. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op. Get ready for pure, high-octane action.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Bullet Hell 11%, Score Attack 9.9%, Local Co-Op 9%, Shooter 8.6%
Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ultimate battle for humanity’s survival!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Score Attack 12.8%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Space 9.3%, Bullet Hell 8.9%
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.2%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Classic 13.4% ★, Arcade 10%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
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 39.5%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Space 10%, Action 5.2%
How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Score Attack 12.3%, Shooter 11%, Space 9.9%, Arcade 9.4%
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 21.2%, Bullet Hell 11.9%, Score Attack 11.3%, Space 9.3%, Shooter 8.6%
Vortex Attack is a frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide tournaments and an intense local multiplayer mode.A worthy successor to Galaga for the XXI century.WARNING: Highly addictive.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Score Attack 12.5%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Space 10.1%, Shooter 9.6%
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Score Attack 16.2%, Local Co-Op 15%, Shooter 12.1%, Space 6.7%
Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Score Attack 14.4%, Local Co-Op 14%, Bullet Hell 9.8%, Shooter 8.9%
It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through overwhelming enemy fleets! Liberate planets, build colonies, research tech and skills, craft items, or even play 2p co-op in this unique new indie game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Survival 10.8%, Space 9.7%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 7.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.7%
Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Classic 14.1% ★, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Space 9.7%, Bullet Hell 9%
classical horizontal scroll 2D Shmup
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Score Attack 16.9%, Space 15.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.2%
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Score Attack 12.1%, Bullet Hell 12%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Arcade 9.3%
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Arcade 6.4%
Alien Crusader is an action packed, vertical scrolling, space shooter game, similar to classic coin-up arcade and shoot'em up games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Space 16.6%, Action 13.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Arcade 16.1%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Local Co-Op 8.9%
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: Local Co-Op 18.1%, Space 14.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Arcade 10.3%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Action 5.5%
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 15.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%
Overwhelming bullet patterns. An exhilarating Break System. Timeless gameplay. The definitive bullet hell shooter that continues to captivate shoot-'em-up fans around the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Bullet Hell 10.4%, Score Attack 10.2%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Shooter 9.4%
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Space 14.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Action 8.3%
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Arcade 11%
Space Elite Force II is a fast-paced side-scrolling shmup with local co-op, weapon upgrades, handcrafted pixel art, and intense boss battles. Fight through explosive stages, chase high scores, and defend humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Score Attack 15.5%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Space 10.9%, Bullet Hell 10.1%
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 39.6%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Arcade 13%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 10.1%
The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Space 14.2%, Arcade 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%
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 19.8%, Score Attack 15.7%, Arcade 10.8%, Bullet Hell 10.6%, Shooter 9.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Score Attack 10.4%, Local Co-Op 9.3%, Bullet Hell 8.5%, Space 7.8%
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Bullet Hell 11.1%, Shooter 9.2%, Survival 8.7%
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Score Attack 14%, Bullet Hell 13.1%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Space 11.1%
CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online cross-platform coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Score Attack 10.1%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, Survival 9%
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 33.2%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Action 6.5%
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 26.2%, Space 15.2%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 11.5%
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 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Space 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Arcade 8.8%
With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Local Co-Op 19.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10%
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 24%, Score Attack 13.2%, Bullet Hell 12.9%, Arcade 11.5%, Space 8.3%
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Action 27.9%, Local Co-Op 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Indie 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Action 8.8%, Shooter 8.7%
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 20.5%, Score Attack 14.7%, Bullet Hell 10.8%, Local Co-Op 9.7%, Shooter 9%
Xion revives the arcade and shoot ’em ups of the 1990’s in a refreshing and unique way with a fully destructible voxel landscape setting and your very own spaceship that you design and upgrade in an infinite number of ways.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Action 14.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.4%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Bullet Hell 14.9%, Arcade 7.5%, Action 4.8%
Vostok 2061 is a modern-graphics vertical scroll shooter. Gorgeous alien worlds, spaceships, and bosses. Explore mysteries as you listen to a great soundtrack!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Space 11.2%, Bullet Hell 10.7%, Shooter 10%, War 9.2%
The Citizen Kane of Super Crate Box clones - dance with death through randomised rooms to clear your space freighter of irradiated aliens in a brutal arcade platformer shooter stuffed to the brim with unlockable weapons, explosives, special abilities and defense moves.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.8%, Space 16.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 13%, Arcade 11.1%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Score Attack 7.9%
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 39.6%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
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 40.9%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Space 18.8%, Action 11.3%, Indie 6.4%
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 40.3%, Bullet Hell 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Arcade 7.1%, Shooter 6.3%
Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 11.4%, Space 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.1%
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 26.5%, Score Attack 20.1%, Shooter 13%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.5%
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Score Attack 18.7%, Bullet Hell 12.6%, Space 12.4%, Arcade 10.3%
Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.
Why similar: Action 52.4%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%, Arcade 7.1%, Local Co-Op 6.8%, Space 6.7%
