
A mouse-only, endless sci-fi arcade shooter with dead-simple controls — just aim and auto-fire kicks in. Shatter asteroids into plasma cores, wield three upgradeable weapons, freeze time, and survive endless difficulty scaling.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Bullet Hell, 2D.

A mouse-only, endless sci-fi arcade shooter with dead-simple controls — just aim and auto-fire kicks in. Shatter asteroids into plasma cores, wield three upgradeable weapons, freeze time, and survive endless difficulty scaling.

Shmup!
Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.

Dino Fever
Apocalypse is cancelled. Play as a dinosaur duo in this action-packed 2D vertical Shoot 'Em Up. Build the ultimate arsenal with powerful weapons, talents and abilities to blast through relentless meteor swarms and alter the course of history!
Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Score Attack 8.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%
Apocalypse is cancelled. Play as a dinosaur duo in this action-packed 2D vertical Shoot 'Em Up. Build the ultimate arsenal with powerful weapons, talents and abilities to blast through relentless meteor swarms and alter the course of history!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Bullet Hell 12.2%, Arcade 6.5%
The arena is shrinking. Annihilate endless swarms of angry geometry to climb the global leaderboards in this relentless bullet heaven. Collect Poly shards, upgrade your weapons, and unlock permanent meta-progression to survive the crush in Shape Survivors.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 31.4% ★, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, Score Attack 10.4%
Glitch Forest is a bullet heaven roguelite. Every 5 minutes, rain, fog, gales, and nightfall reshape the battlefield. Upgrade skills, wield active items, and build screen-clearing firepower! Activate Anomaly Beacons to claim relics—but each one makes the environment even deadlier.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.5%, Bullet Hell 14.3%, Fast-Paced 7.8%
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: Bullet Heaven 33.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Arcade 6.4%
DOME 3.0 is a bullet hell roguelite survival shooter. You are a ship trapped inside a dome with endless waves of enemies and 20 bosses closing in from every direction. Upgrade your ship and gear and dominate the Dome
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.5% ★, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 9.4%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Score Attack 6.9%, Arcade 6.5%
Shape Swarm is a fast-paced bullet heaven survivors-like where evolving geometric enemies adapt to your tactics. Build powerful upgrade synergies, survive escalating waves, and hold the line long enough for the colony fleet to escape.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 30.9% ★, Bullet Hell 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Score Attack 7.2%
move fast → build weapon evolutions | crack elites + bosses | chase a high score | pixel-art bullet heaven | free updates forever
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.6% ★, Bullet Hell 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Arcade 6.9%, Score Attack 5.3%
Defeat enemies, collect Modules, and create powerful builds in this cyberpunk bullet hell shooter. Combine weapons and Modules to forge your own playstyle and push through endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.4% ★, Bullet Hell 24.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Score Attack 8.3%, Action 2.3%
Hardcore arcade survival shooter where you pilot a mech completely blind to the battlefield. Your only sight? The minimap. With relentless waves of enemies closing in, precise movement, and total awareness are your only chances at survival. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 29% ★, Bullet Hell 17.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Score Attack 7.6%
This arcade shoot 'em up has no shooting and you can only turn right. Avoid waves of enemies and get points as they crash into each other. Pick up power-ups, such as a large laser or a force field to destroy the enemies. Die, get a score and repeat to get a higher score the next run.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 28.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Bullet Hell 16%, Score Attack 13.8%, Arcade 6.5%
Battle relentless drone swarms, mine valuable resources, and upgrade your ship into a devastating weapon platform.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Arcade 10%, Action 5.4%
Strategize your base to build and defend off waves of enemies in an on going battle. Plan, Attack, Defend and Grow! In the stratigic tower defense shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40% ★, Bullet Hell 19%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action 2.4%
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Bullet Hell 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Score Attack 7.6%, Arcade 6.4%
SinsKiller is an isometric action arcade shooter set in a Dante-inspired Hell. Play as a fallen battle-mage wielding arcane power to obliterate demonic hordes and face brutal bosses. Face your sins. Kill them. Earn your redemption.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 24.5% ★, Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Score Attack 8.6%
Everything is ASCII. A survivor-like roguelite where every monster, bullet, and explosion is made of text on a CRT screen. 8 characters, 16 weapons, 6 enchantments, 4 game modes. See how long your terminal holds.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.8% ★, Bullet Hell 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Score Attack 11.9%, Arcade 6.3%
EpicSelectly is a bullet hell shooter where you choose between the dense Red World and the fast Blue World. Repeated choices raise each world's rank and intensify its patterns. Dodge aimed and random bullets, customize Extra Mode's difficulty, and compete on Steam leaderboards.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 29.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Bullet Hell 19%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Score Attack 7.3%
Orchid Glitter is late 2000s style 2d shmups. This isn't just a bullet-hell shooter where you dodge bullets. The game design also includes features like eliminating bullets with charge attacks, and earning points and resources by taking dangerous actions.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Score Attack 12.6%, Arcade 6.5%
Catboy in a bullet hell! Nyan, nyan, pew pew pew!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Score Attack 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 8.5%
Wirehawk is a neon vector shmup in the spirit of 80s arcade classics. Play it your way: razor-sharp mouse control, or a dedicated controller mode rebalanced for the stick. Blast asteroids and alien waves, dodge bullet storms, slow time with stasis. Autofire always on.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.8%, Bullet Hell 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Score Attack 13.2%, Fast-Paced 9.1%
Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Bullet Hell 20.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Score Attack 16.1%, Bullet Time 9.7% ★
Battle across the galaxy, defeat powerful bosses, and uncover the mystery of Kuma's missing sister in this fast-paced top-down space shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.2% ★, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Arcade 4.9%
This is a high-difficulty bullet hell shooting game and a sequel to "Bullet Hell Monday." It offers an exciting experience for players who demand advanced skills and precise strategies. As a common system, six types of special weapons are equipped, expanding the player's tactical range.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Score Attack 9.1%, Arcade 7.3%
Touhou-like 2D shooting!!! Chubby protagonist!! Orthodox and easy to understand operation!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Bullet Hell 23.3%, Score Attack 10.4%, Action 3.9%
An arcade style bullet-hell shoot 'em up where you'll have to dodge thousands of bullets.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.2%, Bullet Hell 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Arcade 11.9%, Action 4.3%
Shin Sophstar is an electrifying remix built for speed and scoring. With 30 ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Score Attack 9.2%
Survive the countdown in a fast-paced vertical bullet-hell roguelite. Collect coins to extend your run, graze bullets for aircraft-specific boosts, build wild upgrade combos, turn defeated bosses into companion drones, tweak map spawns, and team up in 2-player co-op to push toward the final boss!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 28% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Bullet Hell 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Fast-Paced 9.3%
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.7%, Bullet Heaven 26.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Difficult 4.1%, Action 3.6%
Blast through overwhelming bullet storms, graze enemy fire for massive score boosts, and bend time to survive impossible odds in this intense arcade-inspired vertical shmup. Master unique ships, conquer brutal bosses, and chase the perfect run.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Bullet Hell 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Score Attack 13.7%, Bullet Time 11.5% ★
This week, every pilot on Earth flies the same new seeded run: identical enemies, identical drops, pure skill. Flow through alien formations, arm your wingmen, and power up when you can. Out-score your friends in Plasma Sky, an arcade shmup with over 100 handcrafted levels. Blast into the neon sky!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Score Attack 17.7%, Bullet Hell 15.3%, Arcade 10.4%
Sparks flare around the man all five sisters wish to claim. Introducing the new vertical scrolling shooter game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 35.3%, Top-Down Shooter 31.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Arcade 11%, Action 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: Bullet Heaven 33% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Bullet Hell 13.2%, Score Attack 9.8%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.6%, Bullet Hell 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Score Attack 9.4%, Arcade 7.1%
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Arcade 9.7%, Action 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: Bullet Heaven 34.8% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Arcade 8%, Difficult 4.5%
Your trail is your weapon... and your biggest danger. Trap endless enemies, escape an ever-changing maze and trigger bullet time to survive. Unlock 13 powerups and discover 30 deadly combos as you grow stronger and chase higher scores in a retro-futuristic neon arcade roguelite.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 33.4% ★, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Score Attack 14.8%, Fast-Paced 10.6%, Bullet Time 9.5% ★
SMASH your way into roguelite breakout styled chaos. Launch projectiles, swing your trusty hammer, crush enemy hordes, and collect tools to change the gameplay. Swing fast. Smash waves. Survive the chaos. You got this.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Arcade 10%, Action 3.6%
CAVE's arcade bullet hell shooter returns as DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite. New stages, a new character, new music, and other new elements set the stage for a new challenge.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Bullet Hell 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Score Attack 12.8%, Arcade 9.3%
A gross-out horde-survivor where you play the pest. Buzz over picnic tables and sewer guts, stack six revolting weapons, evolve them into screen-clearing monstrosities, and outlive the entire insect kingdom. Die, mutate at The Heap, and go again.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 39.2% ★, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Fast-Paced 7.4%, Arcade 6.6%
A sequel that isn’t afraid to be different. EXZEAL is the followup to TRIZEAL Remix, but it’s much more than a simple rehash. Choose between multiple ships and specialize in each one’s weapon system. Will you focus on shooting, shot charging, or close-range attacks? In EXZEAL, it’s your choice.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Bullet Hell 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Score Attack 11.8%, Arcade 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: Bullet Heaven 35.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Bullet Hell 18.4%, Arcade 6.8%, Difficult 3.6%
SUPER FLAIL is a fast-paced arcade score attack game of flail-swinging rampage. Swing your flail to destroy everything until you die. Compare your score with other players and get on the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Bullet Hell 20.6%, Score Attack 11.7%, Arcade 8%
A roguelike deckbuilder shooter where you wield an ever changing weapon : The Slot Machine Gun! Every reload spins up a fresh combo of guns and chaotic effects to create game breaking synergies.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36% ★, Bullet Hell 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Score Attack 6.3%
Become the galaxy’s deadliest hunter! Wield 7 weapons at once, unleash ricochet chaos, and conquer alien worlds in this fast-paced roguelite. Survive 10 minutes of madness, trigger your Rage, and slay the boss. Master unique Signature Weapons and craft your ultimate build!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 35.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Bullet Hell 13.3%, Arcade 7%
Dodge your way through the crucible of fire! Crucible is a 2D, high-action, top-down shooter game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Score Attack 9.8%, Action 3.9%
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: Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Bullet Hell 25.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Score Attack 7.3%, Arcade 7.3%
Apple man Sam versus moustached vegetables. A top-down survivors-like roguelite where you pick a loadout, level up, upgrade your weapons, and loot items to blast through escalating hordes and bosses. Multiple loadouts, endless mode, and leaderboards. Complete quests to unlock items and cosmetics!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 40.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Bullet Hell 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Arcade 6.5%
Papership is a modular, comic-book vertical-scroll shmup about building your ship block by block and learning how every block changes how you fly. Clear a procedural Voyage, then crack open the endless Atlas endgame and forge gear no campaign could give you. Your ship is whatever you make of it.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 41% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Arcade 10.7%, Action 2.7%
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them! Battle through multiple stages of heart pounding bullet hell action. Evade the onslaught of bullets, rack up massive multipliers, and get revenge for your planet!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.7%, Bullet Hell 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 21.5%, Arcade 8.2%, Score Attack 7.2%
Captain, open fire! Blast swarms of monster fish! Combine special ammo, secondary weapons and crew support. Boost your firepower with salvage upgrades and return with a hold full of loot. Unlock 50+ armaments, recruit and train 100+ crew, earn deep-sea blessings and brave deadlier waters!
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 37.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Bullet Hell 15.4%, Arcade 7.6%
Laser Droplets is a mixture of shoot ‘em up, bullet-hell, arcade styled, 2D game. It consists of 16 mini stages, each with a unique stage boss.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Arcade 14%, Action 5.4%
Beyond the First Star is a fast-paced 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up. Choose from distinct pilots, collect and switch between varied weapons, battle through handcrafted stages, and face bosses with unique attack patterns.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 32.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 24.1%, Bullet Hell 19.5%, Score Attack 11.9%, Arcade 6.2%
【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 30.1%, Bullet Hell 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Score Attack 8.3%, Arcade 6.6%
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 26.6%, Bullet Hell 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Score Attack 11.2%, Arcade 8.4%
A fast-paced vertical shmup where a living brain controls a combat ship to battle grotesque alien creatures across biomechanical worlds filled with massive bosses and intense arcade action.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Score Attack 10.9%, Arcade 8.5%
Turn a small ship into a roaming arsenal. Dodge hostile fleets, bolt on weapons between waves, and steal a capital ship's firepower. Build wild combinations across six-wave campaigns, then push your luck in escalating Capital Hunts.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 31.1% ★, Bullet Hell 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 15%, Score Attack 8.8%
Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.2%, Score Attack 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Arcade 12.7%, Bullet Hell 11.3%
Dive into the symphonic chaos of geometric warfare! Unleash futuristic weaponry, customize your hovering platform, conquer relentless foes and dance to victory in this mesmerizing reverse bullet hell shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Bullet Hell 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Score Attack 11.4%
It's time for the death test, bullet believers. Prove your strength in the face of an ever-growing opponent.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 32.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 4.1%