Games like Ikaruga
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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!
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$11.99Sublight
6 days ago · CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD
Both: Bullet Hell · Arcade · Sci-fi
Sublight is a space bullet heaven roguelike, where you captain a powerful warship and carve through escalating waves of enemies. Upgrade your arsenal, unlock new ships, and experiment with countless builds to dominate the battlefield.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteArcade3DTop-DownActionCasualLootSci-fi
$7.99Crystalyn
Aug 26 · Soulstone Forge
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
Start with one bullet. End with hundreds. Crystalyn is a fast-paced top-down bullet-hell looter shooter about pushing your build to its absolute limits. Fight monsters, defeat bosses, and turn their loot into unstoppable firepower.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeRogueliteBullet HellLooter ShooterSingleplayerPixel GraphicsHack and SlashShoot 'Em UpTop-Down Shooter
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Difficult
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
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12 days ago · Soulpotion
Both: Bullet Hell
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
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Yesterday · StylerFunk Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Arcade
Enter the rooms, grab the keys, proceed and... try to stay alive! Choose your style: melee or fireguns? Fight your way through, get the keys and unlock new rooms!
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Yesterday · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade · Shooter
A sci-fi 80s retro shooter and bullet hell. Use your plasma cannon and bombs to repell an alien invasion. Either defeat the alien robots building and upgrading the blocks and turrets - or blow all of their blocks up! 20 straightforward levels.
ActionCasualArcade2DPixel GraphicsOld School1980sShooterReal Time Tactics1990's
-10%$8.99Driving Rogue
4 days ago · Gravity Works
Both: Arcade · Difficult
Drift, slipstream, and chain risky near-misses at insane speeds to build huge combos. Adapt to procedurally generated streets and challenges, upgrade your ride, unlock abilities, and stack powerful cards to break records. Climb the Redline rankings and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
Fast-PacedArcadeIndieRacingDifficultControllerOnline Co-OpDriving3DCasual
-20%$3.99Died in the Tower Again
3 days ago · BANANAK
Both: Bullet Hell
Climb a tower that never lets you leave. Move — your spells fire themselves. Combine 8 elements into automatic synergies, awaken them twice, and gamble on relics that break the rules. Die, bank your gold, climb again. 100 floors, 35 relics, 14 artifacts, and a leaderboard that remembers.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeRoguelikeRogueliteBullet HellPixel GraphicsSingleplayer2DTop-DownAction
$29.99Tooned Out Duo Dippin
3 days ago · Game Master Silent Shadow
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
Welcome To Tooned Out Duo Dippin!!! This game is a body of work that has been painfully derived from years of suffering/studying Become A Monster Player! In this All Out Fantasy Arcade Racing heart pumping new franchise. Let your jaw drop as you duo dip through Pure Imagination and Hard work.
ActionRacingSimulationSportsStrategyFantasyArcadeShoot 'Em UpShooterAction-Adventure
-20%$10.39Two Sides of Hell
4 days ago · Red Sky Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Shooter
Think fast, kill faster. Blast through shifting alien hellscapes in this roguelite platform-twin stick shooter, switching between Soldier precision and demonic destruction. Survive relentless hordes, brutal bosses, and endless roguelite chaos.
ActionRoguelikeRogueliteBullet HellTwin Stick ShooterShooterLocal Co-OpPlatformerPvEFuturistic
-10%$7.19Bot slash Bot
3 days ago · Traveller's Box
Both: Arcade · Difficult
You click - You dash - You slash. Bot slash Bot is a fast-paced, top-down Hack n‘ Slash in which you control a rogue robot slashing & dashing through your former co-machines holding you captive! It's all about speed. Time is running out.
Fast-PacedHack and SlashArcadeIndieDifficultTop-DownPost-apocalypticCombatTime AttackSwordplay
-10%$22.49BLACKWOOD
5 days ago · AttritoM7 Productions
Both: Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
By day, you run a DVD store in 2012 New York. By night, you’re a ruthless assassin. BLACKWOOD is a cinematic third-person shooter with grounded melee combat, brutal takedowns, responsive gunplay, and a double life to manage.
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FreeAnimal Striker 2
11 days ago · Fabiano Sousa
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
Animal Striker 2 is a fast-paced multiplayer FPS where animals fight in intense arenas. Pick up magical weapons with unique projectiles, customize your loadout, and compete in team-based or free-for-all modes. Unleash your power and dominate the battlefield!
FantasyMassively MultiplayerShoot 'Em UpActionPvPFirst-PersonShooterMultiplayerFree to PlayIndie
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