60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Action, Shooter.
Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.
Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo
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.
Feeble Light
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
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%, Bullet Hell 31.8%, Retro 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Action 5.8%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Bullet Hell 28.2%, Shooter 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Action 5.9%
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Retro 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 8.5%
A retro space shoot 'em up with pixel art graphics, unique enemies, tough angry bosses, and a killer soundtrack. You are among the first pilots to arrive in the system to mount the counteroffensive against the aggressors. Get out there and show these aliens the price for messing with The Alliance!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.3%, Shooter 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Action 5.3%
Atomanta is a sci-fi retro-styled vertical shoot 'em-up inspired by various Mega Drive and arcade titles from the '90s, by combining the old-school visuals of pixel art with a more modern approach of a faster bullet hell experience, smaller hitbox, and a bunch of weapons to fight off enemy forces.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Shooter 13%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Action 5.8%
PRISMIDIA: Spirit of the Rift is a sci-fi shoot 'em up game in the style of arcade classics. Dodge barrages of attacks, survive bullet hell bosses, and save Prismidia!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Shooter 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Retro 6.5%
Dodge, slash, and shoot your way through waves of enemies while collecting items. Blast off on a quick trip toward the Moon in Radio-allergic Shoot ’Em Up!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Shooter 13%, Action 7.2%, 2D 4.2%
Experience intense, fast-paced action as you dodge enemy fire, collect Xsteel scrap, and upgrade powerful ship systems. Navigate across beautiful expanses of the galaxy in levels filled with challenging foes and epic boss battles.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Brought to you by the makers of GIGANTIC ARMY, Supercharged Robot VULKAISER, and SATAZIUS, WOLFLAME is a return to the form of glorious 2D vertical vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Shooter 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Retro 6.5%
Jump on your hoverbike and blast off for unlimited ninja-themed bullet hell mayhem!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.6%, Bullet Hell 30%, Shooter 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Retro 6.2%
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shooter 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Action 5.7%
COMMANDER BULLET is out to safe the UNIVERSE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.1%, Bullet Hell 26.3%, Shooter 8.8%, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
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 31.1%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Retro 11.4%, Action 11.1%, Shooter 10%
STURMWIND EX is a shoot-em up in the tradition of old arcade games. If it moves - shoot it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Retro 9.3%, Space 8.3%
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 41.5%, Bullet Hell 22.5%, Shooter 10%, Retro 6.4%, Space 6.3%
AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.9%, Bullet Hell 38.3%, Shooter 20.8%
Reclaim the arcade. This is a high-octane space shooter where vibrant pixel art meets relentless alien armadas. Master your orbital defenses and survive the ultimate galactic onslaught.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Retro 12.3%, Shooter 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Single player, top down, retro space-shooter, destroy enemies and fight bullet-hell bosses, upgrade during runs and after them to progress further and faster.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.8%, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Space 6.9%, Action 6.3%
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 41.4%, Bullet Hell 32.8%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 7.3%, Sci-fi 4.7%
A minimalistic 2D shoot-em-up, based on dodging bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 6.1%, Space 5.6%
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.3%, Bullet Hell 28%, Retro 11.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Space 8.9%
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 38.9%, Bullet Hell 34.8%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 4.9%, 2D 4.4%
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 45.1%, Bullet Hell 31.9%, Space 7%, Action 5.3%, Shooter 4.1%
Vertical scrolling shooter with all 5 pages
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Shooter 13.8%, Retro 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
【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 32.4%, Bullet Hell 30.8%, Shooter 6.7%, Action 6.1%, Retro 6%
Erika America is an bullet hell video game. Fly and shoot your way through 5 levels, each culminating in a boss battle with a supervillain.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Take to the skies as a team of cute pilots and fight for peace in vertical scrolling bullet hell style!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.9%, Bullet Hell 28.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Action 5.5%
Combining retro puzzles and a arcade space shooter. You and your crew found strange materials in the galaxy core to upgrade your ship to the most powerful. While collecting core materials you came across something unbelievable ... The Core Message. The Core Message changes everything.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Retro 12.2%, Space 10.4%, Shooter 5.5%
Nevultra is an exciting shoot'em up that will take you back to the 8bit/16bit era. The protagonist, Nina, needs your help to reach her destination in deep space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.6%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 7.5%, Retro 6.8%
Cube is an intriguing fast paced 2D shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 33.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Action 11.7%, Space 7.3%, Retro 7%
Pilot the tank Golgalian in an endless micro shoot 'em up inspired by arcades old and new. Blast mechs, dodge bullets, and compete on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Bullet Hell 27%, Shooter 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Retro 8.6%
A simplistic, dynamic Touhou fangame bullet hell shmup with a pixel art esthetic. Shoot down your enemies and dodge your way through an incessant barrage of projectiles!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 39.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 31%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Retro 8%, Action 6%
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: Bullet Hell 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Space 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Shooter 12.5%, Space 9.8%, Retro 8.5%
High-speed horizontal shmups in which many fairies fight together!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 4.8%
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 26.2%, Bullet Hell 24.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Retro 9.2%, Space 8.5%
Climb into the cockpit of an overpowered micro unit and fight against an invisible enemy that threatens the Human race. Progress through numerous enemy waves and bosses across more than 7 levels filled with action, secrets, and more !
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.6%, Bullet Hell 32.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Action 5.4%
Cybxus Hearts inspired by classic Japanese shooting games. This is a game where you control three different characters at the same time.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 7.7%, Sci-fi 4.7%
Escape Space is a classic arcade space shooter with RPG mechanics. Fight for various factions against swarms of enemies or bosses and improve your standings, level up your rank, unlock new gear and weapons, and upgrade your spaceship.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Space 10.2%, Retro 6.4%
A mouse controlled vertical scroller/shooter (with bonus mazes)
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Bullet Hell 23.5%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 13.6%, Space 9.4%
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: Bullet Hell 47.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Shooter 5.6%, Action 4.8%, Indie 1.9%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Retro 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Weave and cleave your way through walls of bullet and push your score to unknown limits in this aggressive Shoot'em'up to save humanity from its own hubris
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Bullet Hell 30.2%, Shooter 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 6%
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 31.8%, Bullet Hell 29%, Shooter 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Retro 7.6%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Retro 6.8%, Action 5%
It is a 2D Sci-Fi Action Shoot 'em up that can use command deadly techniques like fighting games. In this title, you can destroy enemies by using 10 distinctive special moves, "Methods", in addition to normal shooting attacks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 30.9%, Action 12.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Sci-fi 6.1%
Vektor Z brings fast and furious retro space blasting action to Steam! Blast your way through endless waves of asteroids and enemies to write your name among the stars! Vektor Z offers a rogue-like arcade action game where you'll improve your progress every time you play!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Action 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Retro 7.4%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Bullet Hell 21.7%, Shooter 15.8%, Action 10.2%, Retro 7.1%
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46.9%, Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 15%, Action 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
Fiery Rivaz - Reanimate Shmups !!! It's time to revive the shmup genre. You can expect a shooter that focuses on varied and innovative level design. It is accompanied by cool 3d graphics and a great soundtrack.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Bullet Hell 28.8%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 9.9%, Space 7.6%
Retro arcade classic, Defeat a million invaders from another dimension in this side scrolling shoot'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Space 6.3%, Action 5.6%
Engage in an action packed shoot em' up adventure! Choose from 4 powerful fighters and fight through 5 intense stages! Multiple tough and challenging bosses stand in your way, so use the insanity system BLANK STAND to erase them all!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
In this retro space shooter you will have the opportunity to take control of a space fighter and crush waves of enemies. Show all your agility and reaction!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Bullet Hell 28.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Space 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Stranded in the abyss is a shoot-em-up in a unique sci-fi sci-environment where you command a massive squad of ships in an endless war Against an evil rebellion. Shoot command and bomb your way through hundreds of enemy fighters, capital ships, and skirmishes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.7%, Bullet Hell 31.7%, Space 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Retro 5.6%
A 2D vertical scrolling bullet-hell shooter game where you shoot down fictional advertisements. Features 7 stages and full Japanese voice acting.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.2%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 5.2%, Indie 2.8%
Be shot and shoot back! Rule reversal type Shmup "Return Ace"What you have been given is the power to take advantage of the oncoming malice and return it.Please enjoy the unique sense of incompatibility, tension, and striking that the experience of bullet energy weaves.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Bullet Hell 28.6%, Shooter 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Action 5.7%
A short, free danmaku bullet hell following two gun-wielding angels as war unfolds in Heaven. Dodge dense Touhou-style patterns, face demanding boss fights, and uncover skill-based secrets in this tight retro experience. Survive the bullet hell and restore the bullet heaven!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35%, Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%
