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$1.99Zyrcon
Jul 23 · DIGITALICA
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
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.
Bullet HellIndieShoot 'Em UpBullet HeavenTop-Down ShooterArcadeScore AttackAction2DFast-Paced
$9.99Pathogenic
Jul 16 · Aberrant Labs
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Shooter
You are a disease. Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Collect organelles to evolve your parasite in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune system. Conquer a beautiful, procedurally generated world of tiny proportions.
RoguelikeBullet HellTop-Down ShooterLocal Co-OpBullet HeavenAction RoguelikeDifficultDungeon CrawlerShooterCharacter Customization👍 4,186
$5.99Geometry Arena 2
Jan 16 · 011 Games
Both: Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell · Shooter
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
-20%$10.39ODDCORE
Jan 7 · ODDCORP
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
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
$7.99Crystalyn
Aug 26 · Soulstone Forge
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter
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
$14.99Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Aug 20 · Awesome Games Studio
Both: Top-Down Shooter
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeZombiesTop-Down ShooterRogueliteIndieArcadeSingleplayerAction RPGRoguelike👍 14,162
$12.99The Spell Brigade
Apr 29 · Bolt Blaster Games
Both: Bullet Hell
Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
Bullet HeavenOnline Co-OpRogueliteBullet HellCo-opAction RoguelikeRoguelikeMagicMultiplayerAction👍 14,750
$1.99Vaca Bullet
Dec 31 · Yanfer
Both: Bullet Hell · Shooter
In "Vaca Bullet," you play as a cowboy in the Wild West defending your cows from bandits' bullets. The game is a tribute to classic Western movies, filled with shootouts and chases, brought to life through beautiful pixel art, giving it a raw and unique essence like a true western.
Bullet HellActionShooterAdventure2D FighterAction-Adventure2DPixel GraphicsWesternSurvival
-20%$3.99Died in the Tower Again
3 days ago · BANANAK
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down
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
$7.99Arcadium - Space Odyssey
Jan 26 · Luciano Bercini
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Bullet HeavenRogueliteArcadeAction RoguelikeBullet HellProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterSpaceAliens👍 110
-50%$4.99Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
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?
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteCasualPixel GraphicsIndie2DRoguelikeHack and SlashStrategy👍 1,305
$4.99Survivors 27
Feb 4 · Studio 27
Both: Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Top-Down
Scavenge-Fight-Extract, PvE/PvPvE/PvP, Enter the danger zone, explore the map, scavenge for supplies and gear, battle enemies, and successfully extract. Every mission is fraught with the unknown—will you escape safely with your loot, or lose everything?
ActionLootLooter ShooterHeistShooterTop-Down ShooterTop-DownMilitaryScore AttackCasual
$11.99Sublight
6 days ago · CODEBREW SOFTWARE LTD
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down
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
$19.99XeGrader plus
Jul 6 · Tokihiro NAITO
Both: Shooter · Top-Down Shooter · Fantasy
A fantasy shooter where exploration and gimmicks are keys to victory. In a world of meticulous pixel art, uncover secrets hidden in every stage. Collect powerful upgrades, defeat fantasy monsters with precise shooting, and forge the world's fate!
ShooterTop-Down ShooterPixel GraphicsRetroActionScore AttackCollectathonArcadeExplorationFantasy
FreeFortress Fury
Jan 21 · Kervado
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down
Fortress Fury is a survivor multiplayer tower defense roguelite. Endless hordes of enemies want to crush your tower! Buy weapons and upgrades to craft an array of overpowering builds. Will you be able to survive all waves and be the last tower?
StrategyActionTower DefenseBullet HellRoguelite2DTop-DownCuteColorfulMagic
$10.99Sineus Arena Survivors
Jun 22 · Sineus Games
Both: Bullet Hell
Fight hordes and defend your Stronghold in a bullet heaven survivor-like with co-op and tower defense. Gain power-ups every level, collect random artifacts from chests and grow stronger to survive, defeat the boss and claim a top spot on the Sineus Arena leaderboards!
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeRoguelikeOnline Co-OpCo-opBullet HellLootTower DefenseScore AttackIndie👍 1,163
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$12.99Temtem: Swarm
Apr 2 · Crema, GGTech Studios
Both: Bullet Hell
Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.
Bullet HeavenCreature CollectorAction RoguelikeOnline Co-OpRogueliteTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellRoguelikeArcadeIsometric👍 2,490
$9.99Survivor Mercs
Apr 30 · Wolpertinger Games
Both: Bullet Hell
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Bullet HeavenTwin Stick ShooterAction RoguelikeRogueliteDifficultBullet HellArena ShooterPvEProcedural Generation2.5D👍 147
FreePower Fantasy
Dec 4 · Lava Lamb Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down
Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.
Bullet HeavenFree to PlayActionRPGAction RoguelikeBullet HellTwin Stick Shooter2DPixel GraphicsTop-Down
$4.99WZRDS
Nov 26 · Elmok
Both: Bullet Hell · Top-Down
WZRDS is an Auto Battler Bullet Heaven centered around synergizing powerful weapons to destroy waves of spirits. Choose up to 5 weapons, each with passives and effects that alter how other weapons work. Buy items to increase your stats and make unique builds and survive.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteActionBullet HellRoguelikeTop-DownPixel GraphicsMinimalist2DMagic
-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
$7.99INJECTION
Mar 6 · ButterCorp
Both: Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
A dynamic platformer with lots of blood and chaotic shooting. Unleash your desire for violence by killing crowds of enemies, hastily injecting yourself with another dose of experimental drug.
PlatformerGoreShooterAction2D PlatformerShoot 'Em Up2DAdventurePixel GraphicsAtmospheric
-20%$15.99Rubinite
Jul 22 · Cup Dog Games, GameWorks Ventures
Both: Top-Down
Rubinite is an extremely challenging boss rush action game. in a dark fairy tale world, use Ruby's crimson eyes to expose the weak points of the Bloodstained monsters, then strike and shatter them. Carve a road home through the ruined Scarlet Kingdom and face the Witch who took it all.
DifficultPixel GraphicsBoss RushSouls-likeFemale ProtagonistIndie2DAction RPGTop-DownAction👍 3,626
-40%$14.99Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
Oct 9 · Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Both: Top-Down
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Turn-Based TacticsRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPGJRPGRoguelikeStrategyTurn-Based CombatTop-DownGrid-Based Movement👍 1,299
$2.99DEMON SIEGE
Jul 6 · The Jank Factory
Both: Bullet Hell
Stack ridiculous power-ups infinitely in this retro-inspired FPS Bullet Heaven. Build completely broken combinations as you go from a lowly demon hunter to an unstoppable demon-slaying GOD. Includes Story Mode with multiple endings and Endless Mode.
Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBoomer ShooterFPSBullet HellBullet HeavenRogueliteRoguelike3DDark Comedy
$17.99Sephiria
Jul 31 · TEAM HORAY
Save Bunnyville from a doomed fate: a top-down action/RPG roguelite from the makers of Dungreed. Explore the depths of the tower, collect and upgrade artifacts, and defeat hordes of demons to keep your village safe.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeCo-opPixel GraphicsInventory ManagementActionRPGCombatCute👍 11,674
-40%$2.99FTS: Frontline Tank Survivor
Apr 20 · Rookie 7 Studio
Both: Shooter · Top-Down · Bullet Hell
A Survivors-like roguelite — with a tank. Fight through a top-down battlefield swarming with hundreds of enemies. Upgrade your tank, call in air support, rain down rockets, and combine powerful skills into overwhelming firepower.
Action RoguelikeTanksShooterTop-DownBullet HellRogueliteWorld War IIMilitaryPixel GraphicsAction
-40%$5.99Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell
Apr 3 · RM120
Both: Shooter
Demons are not the danger, YOU ARE THE DANGER!!! play as Angelica Amadeus, a nun with the power of faith and guns. Slay demons at your heart's content on bizarre stages with strange gravity fields. Get highscores to unlock more stages and weapons and teach those filthy demons their place.
Fast-PacedFPSBoomer ShooterFemale ProtagonistGoreActionArena ShooterShooterArcade3D👍 860
$19.99Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Jul 4 · RUST LTD.
Both: Shooter
Do you like hot dogs? How about horseshoes? Hand grenades? (everyone likes hand grenades) Anyway, we've got all that, and guns. SO MANY GUNS. So if you like ordnance, meat, and far too many groan-worthy puns, this is the VR sandbox game for you.
SandboxVRShooterPhysicsFPSSimulationGun CustomizationFirst-PersonFunnyModdable👍 22,782
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Controller
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
New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Yesterday · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: 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
$12.99MeowGun: Hell Denizen
Jan 24 · SusaDeBastet
Both: Bullet Hell
A fast paced silly cutegore FPS! Earth has been taken over by demons. A catgirl codenamed MeowMeow fights back! MEOW, GUN, CLAW and BLOW UP hordes of evil demons, zombies, and other monsters in colorful environments with tons of weapons! The game runs on the FTEQW engine.
ActionFPSBoomer ShooterFemale ProtagonistBullet HellDemonsZombiesAliensHorrorSci-fi👍 114
$6.99Whack-A-Monster
Jul 28 · Brainfog Games
Both: Top-Down
Whack-A-Monster. An incremental game about Whacking, Smashing, Splashing & BONKING monsters. Upgrade through the skill tree and unlock new weapons to vanquish all evil from this world.
RPGIncrementalRogueliteIdlerSimulationMemesArcadeTop-Down2DPixel Graphics👍 124
$4.99Operation: Outbreak Idle
Sep 4 · DeadLogics
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
Command automated military defenses, upgrade your fortress, and survive massive zombie waves in this action-packed idle defense game. Build powerful defenses, unlock upgrades, and hold the line against endless undead hordes.
Tower DefenseZombiesStrategySingleplayerCasualSurvivalShoot 'Em UpIncrementalShooter3D

