Games like Exphelius: Arena
by Pharazen Studios
Prove yourself and earn your wings in the Exphelius Championships - a reckless bloodsport of vehicular mayhem across the galaxy Exphelius. Win matches across multiple game modes to earn cash and new parts, upgrade your ships or buy new ones, and claim your way to the top.
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$9.99Titan Attacks!
Feb 3 · Puppygames
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up, but is packed full of extras - new features, new...
Arena ShooterSide ScrollerBullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterDrivingDifficultShooterArcade👍 654
FreeQorena
Jul 5 · Néotl Empire
Both: Arena Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
Qorena is a top-down, bullet hell, action-arena shooter of pure, survival, action! Bundled with a wide variety of multiplayer levels of bullet-raining hell, numerous monsters to fight, and the ability to customize the world!
Arena ShooterShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterBullet HellShooterArcade2DTop-DownTeam-BasedAction
$4.9920 Minutes Till Dawn
Jun 8 · flanne
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Action RoguelikeBullet HellSurvivalRogueliteShoot 'Em UpHorrorTop-Down ShooterCombatPixel GraphicsLovecraftian👍 27,879
$4.99X Invader
Aug 12 · ALLAF GAMES
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Shoot 'Em UpArena ShooterAction RoguelikeBullet HellTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterRogueliteHack and SlashPvEShooter👍 531
-66%$6.11Nova Drift
Aug 12 · Chimeric
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
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.
Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpRogueliteArcadeShooterRoguelike2DAction RPG👍 12,987
-60%$1.99Furious Angels
Feb 27 · MorfeoDev
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
Furious Angels is a brutal score attack shooter with different waves each day. Compete on the leaderboards, transform into a flying tank and shred the skies to pieces!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpDestructionTop-Down ShooterScore AttackRetroFlightArcadeTanksMechs👍 345
$4.99Spelp
Jan 31 · Yawee
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
The SPELP program needs YOU to annihilate thousands of aliens with a variety of weapons, members and unique capacities. Unlock characters and make up your own team to fit your playstyle.
Arena ShooterBullet HellTop-Down ShooterPvEArcadeActionRoguelikeTop-DownPixel GraphicsSpace
$4.99Super Star Path
Jun 22 · DYA Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterBullet HellMatch 3DifficultArcadeShooterExperimental2DTop-Down👍 340
$5.99High Speed Cataclysm
Dec 3 · Poly Render Studio
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
High Speed Cataclysm is the most advanced and frenetic 2D action shooter where you will have to destroy thousands of enemies in order to save the galaxy.
Arena ShooterOn-Rails ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpShooterArcade2DActionFunnyVehicular Combat
FreeShotgun Witch
Oct 24 · Asephy, Dementori, Jchoco
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
Only armed with a double barrel shotgun, go through waves of hell spawns to get your book back! A bullet hell arena shooter!
Arena ShooterBullet HellTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpDifficultShooter2DAction-AdventureCuteAction
$1.99Swarm Arena
Aug 19 · Dedication Games
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
Take control of a virtual organism in this unique indie arcade title, while unlocking Steam Achievements and climbing the leaderboards!
Arena ShooterTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterPvPPvECompetitiveShooterArcade
$5.99Super Chaos
Jun 13 · Anodaxia
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
EMBRACE/CONTROL CHAOS! Mutate your build in extreme uniquely weird ways to nuke this petri dish clean from eldritch germs in a frantic top‑down physics arcade where every mechanic is bizarre and emergent! Use strangest powers like warping walls, hexes and annihilation and be an arcane germaphobe!
Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpBullet HeavenTop-Down ShooterRoguelitePerma DeathArcadeRoguelike
$9.99Another Generic Space Shooter
Jul 20 · Embrion
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
Choose your ship and command it against an army pitted against you in this wave-based arcade-style bullet hell space shooter. Fight for as long as you can with powerups acquired through the catalog, and blast through everything in your path.
Arena ShooterBullet HellTop-Down ShooterPvEShooterSpace2DTop-DownAction4 Player Local
$0.99SPACE BLASTER 8 BIT
May 16 · Dead Crow
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
They have briefly left by your ship in an asteroid Hagel theirs. Now you have landed to hostile area. Now you must only survive.
Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpShooterActionArcade2DTop-DownCyberpunk
$5.99Geometry Arena
Jun 1 · 011 Games
Both: Arena Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Bullet HeavenArena ShooterHack and SlashMinimalistReplay ValueTop-Down ShooterBullet HellArcadeRogueliteRoguelike👍 2,114
$4.99Mech Arena
Dec 11 · Scarlet Whale
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Arena Shooter
Mech Arena is an arcade shooter game taking place in an arena and dispatched on several rounds. Kill waves of enemies, upgrade your mech and exploit the ever changing ground of the arena to try to become one of its champions.
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterArena ShooterArcadeActionMechsScore AttackSingleplayerShooter3D
$3.99Metal Golem: First Contact
Aug 23 · Divine Vision LLC
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
A 3rd person, Mech battle Arena, Choose between 6 soul crushing arenas and 10 stages to host your last stand against the Kaydiest. You Vs. the Swarm, To the death! And compete real time with other players scores from around the world Via the online leaderboard.
Arena ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpThird-Person ShooterPvEShooterArcadeRPGStrategy3D
$2.99Space Smash
Mar 7 · Rising Moon Games
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
Fast-paced retro shmup where space keeps shrinking. Collect energy orbs, avoid danger, unlock ships, and chase the highest score in this addictive arcade shooter.
Arena ShooterTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellReplay ValueShoot 'Em UpDifficultArcade2DControllerAction
$5.99Geometry Arena 2
Jan 16 · 011 Games
Both: Arena Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell
Geometry Arena 2 distills RPG depth and Roguelite elements into a unique loop of [ Meta-Progression + Endless Challenges ]. Mix and match Weapons, Bodies, Modules, and Pets to craft your game-breaking builds! Minimalist lines, vibrant colors!
Bullet HeavenArena ShooterHack and SlashTop-Down ShooterBullet HellRoguelitePvEShooterArcadeRoguelike👍 381
-50%$2.99Shoot 1UP DX
Sep 23 · Mommy's Best Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
Side ScrollerShoot 'Em UpBullet HellShooterArcadeScore Attack2DSingleplayerPixel GraphicsSci-fi👍 124
$12.99Stellar Interface
Nov 21 · ImaginationOverflow
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
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.
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterAction RoguelikeRogueliteSide ScrollerExplorationPerma DeathCasualShooter👍 188
$0.99Red Falcon
Jan 6 · IJunior
Both: Arcade · Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell
A hardcore arcade in retro soviet style. Red Falcon based on a cross between two classic retro games: Invaders and Tetris. Feel the power of soviet technology and destroy non-soviet sectarians heresy, that comes from another universe.
ExperimentalArcadeSurvivalArena ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpTop-Down Shooter2DHand-drawnTop-Down
-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Bullet Hell
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Shoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterArcadeRoguelikeBullet HellArena ShooterActionRogueliteAction RoguelikeShooter👍 371
$0.99wonShot
Dec 2 · Didactricks
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell
Your job is to destroy as many enemy ships as possible with your giant laser, but it only fires once per day! Travel through the galaxy destroying the rebel army one shot at a time in wonShot!
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterBullet HellTower DefensePuzzleShooterArcadeFemale ProtagonistTop-DownVoxel
$2.99Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)
May 5 · Cygnus Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics
Become a mercenary of the future and pilot the super-tech Raptor. Embark on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp, battle against hordes of relentless enemies and spend the bounty to expand your devastating arsenal, which can be upgraded with 14 hardcore weapons!
ActionShoot 'Em UpClassic2DOld School1990'sBullet HellPixel GraphicsTop-Down Shooter👍 190
FreeRetrograde Arena
May 28 · Freemergency
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.
Bullet HellTwin Stick ShooterShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterPvPArcadeShooterCharacter Customization2.5DCyberpunk
$0.99Bit Blaster XL
Jan 22 · Adamvision Studios
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpDifficultShooterArcade2DControllerActionCasualMinimalist👍 5,495
-50%$1.49STELLATUM
Sep 15 · Satur Entertainment
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor. Throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path!
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellCasualSpaceRobotsPvPReal-TimeCharacter CustomizationShooterArcade👍 142
-20%$10.39ODDCORE
Jan 7 · ODDCORP
Both: Arena Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
Early AccessRoguelikeArena ShooterBoomer ShooterRetroFPSShoot 'Em UpBullet HellShooterArcade👍 1,083
$12.99Hexapoda
May 18 · TOMAGameStudio
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
After the last human war, gases were spread through the atmosphere making it unbreathable. The richest to fled to orbital colonies and the others took refuge underground. Get ready to fight giant Insects for the future of humanity !
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellArcade2DActionTop-Down ShooterShooter4 Player LocalPixel GraphicsStylized
$1.99Rasant
May 21 · Cledson Lopes Marta de Oliveira
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
With your ship, face several exciting space battles, full of shots and powerful enemies. Customize your spaceship by making it more and more powerful and get ready for a space trip that will make your adrenaline skyrocket!
Top-Down ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpAdventureActionCasual1980sArcadeSpace SimShooter
$4.99Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork
Mar 24 · Pixeljam
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
A retro mashup of a Galaga-style shoot-em-up and simple platforming action. Made in collaboration with Eisner-award-winning James Kochalka, based on his graphic novel series for kids.
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellActionSide ScrollerRetroPlatformerArcadeShooter2D PlatformerIndie👍 128
$0.99Karakia Shooter
Jun 30 · John Caruso, Diante Clark
Both: Bullet Hell · Arcade · Top-Down Shooter
Fast Paced, Bullet Hell Retro Shooter! Shoot down enemies and dodge everything. Fight through 17 intense levels with 6 insane boss fights. Do you have what it takes to beat the game?
ActionBullet HellArcadeShooter2DTop-Down ShooterPixel GraphicsRetroSpaceSci-fi
$1.99Hexagonal Explods
Mar 13 · lemoniedev
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Pixel Graphics
Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!
Shoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterPixel GraphicsPvE2DShooterAction-AdventureArcadeFunnyTop-Down
$4.99Cyclo Chambers
Feb 21 · Hobofeller
Both: Bullet Hell · Arcade · Top-Down Shooter
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
Action RoguelikeTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellRogueliteArcadeTop-Down ShooterArena ShooterRoguelikeShooterCartoon👍 126
$4.99Revolution Ace
Mar 19 · Laser Guided Games, LLC
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
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.
Shoot 'Em UpActionIndieBullet HellShooterLocal Co-OpArcadeMultiplayerTop-DownSingleplayer👍 1,476
$3.99Void Scrappers
Oct 21 · 8BitSkull
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell
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.
Action RoguelikeBullet HeavenTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpActionRogueliteLootRoguelikeBullet HellScore Attack👍 571
$7.99KAMUI
Dec 11 · SITER SKAIN
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
Centuries have passed since the events of RefleX and mankind has once again attained civilization. Now, ancient technology born of a twisted mind sets in motion a chain of events designed to bring divine retribution down upon mankind.
ActionIndieShoot 'Em UpGreat SoundtrackBullet HellShooterArcadeSci-fiPixel GraphicsSingleplayer👍 155
$5.99Stray Shot
Mar 19 · PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Arcade
Monsters come from missed shots! Learn the monster's behaviours, shoot wisely and balance the difficulty to maximize scoring!
Score AttackArena ShooterBullet HellArcadeRobotsTwin Stick ShooterLocal Co-OpIndieShooterPixel Graphics
$4.99Westale: Peelgrimage
Dec 17 · 两把刷子工作室
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
Westale: Peelgrimage is an ink-style survivor-like game. Player can evolve their characters in the game, use marvelous magical treasures, experience the mysterious 72 transformations, and synthesize artifacts. Let's get into this Journey-to-the-West world and experience addictive combat.
Action RoguelikeBullet HeavenBullet HellShoot 'Em UpRogueliteActionTop-Down ShooterShooterHack and SlashAction-Adventure👍 411
$2.99Twilight Survivors
Apr 1 · DORIDORI STUDIO
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Combat
A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect more coins to arm yourself!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellShoot 'Em UpIndieAction RPGRogueliteCombatSingleplayerActionRoguelike👍 1,071
$2.99HyperFeat
Jul 2 · LobianGames
Both: Bullet Hell · Arena Shooter · Top-Down Shooter
A top down 2D space shooter bullethell with roguelike elements awaits you. Dodge, weave and shoot your way through waves of enemies while gaining upgrades trying to survive as long as possible.
Bullet HellActionArena ShooterTop-Down ShooterSpace2DShooterRogueliteTop-DownAliens
$9.99Atria Valkyrie
Oct 1 · Kinko Game Studio
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell
Operate disc hovercrafts that absorb enemy bullets to charge up your weapon. This is a vertical STG game. Correct timing of your attack and choice of bullet determines your survival or defeat.
Top-Down ShooterFemale ProtagonistShoot 'Em UpHero ShooterBullet HellAnimeArcadeCasualScore AttackBullet Time
$2.99Project Starship
Apr 5 · Panda Indie Studio
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics
Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen? Will you save the world from the mighty cthulhu?
IndieActionCasualBullet HellShoot 'Em Up2DPixel GraphicsArcade👍 304
$7.99A Million Conquests
Jan 19 · Rainbirth SL
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics
Experience the thrill of a shmup game like the arcade classics. With just the right amount of story, lots of action, and many, many bullets.
Early AccessBullet HellActionShoot 'Em UpPixel Graphics2DShooterSci-fiAdventureAliens
$2.99Run Build Pew!
Jun 6 · Knight Owl Games
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Bullet HeavenRogueliteAction RoguelikeTop-Down ShooterSpaceShoot 'Em UpShooterArcadeRoguelike2D👍 552
$9.99Space Dragons
Aug 2 · TEAM Black Hat Robot
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon. Blast your way crushing, ripping apart and exploding hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful weapons and military technology from Earth. Find the entity that controls the threat and make it explode into blood.
ActionShoot 'Em UpBullet HellPixel GraphicsArcadeShooterSide ScrollerAliens2DAnime
$4.99Void Slayer
Jan 24 · Madmind Studio: After hours
Both: Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Arcade
Void Slayer is a fast-paced shooter with a unique twist, where the arena is also your health. Armed only with your magic gloves, fight through countless hordes of enemies, advance your power and fight to avoid falling into the Void.
Arena ShooterFPSBullet HellDifficultShooterArcade3DFirst-PersonHorrorAction
$9.99Savant - Ascent REMIX
Sep 29 · D-Pad Studio
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
Savant - Ascent REMIX is an explosive shoot-em-up / scrolling shooter, starring an acrobatic wizard on an elevator-ride. Unlock destructive spells & acrobatic moves as you survive through a tower brimming with robotic fiends!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterScore AttackTime AttackArcadeMusicDark FantasyGothicShooter👍 330




