Games like Shmadow
by Extrokold Games
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.
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FreeWaves
Nov 16 · Squid In A Box Ltd
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterShooterArcadeTop-DownBullet TimeCyberpunkTime ManipulationAction👍 980
$11.99Starward Rogue
Jan 20 · Arcen Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellShoot 'Em UpRPGTwin Stick ShooterDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeRogueliteArcadeTop-Down👍 286
-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · 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
$0.99Bit Blaster XL
Jan 22 · Adamvision Studios
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Difficult
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
$9.99Savant - Ascent REMIX
Sep 29 · D-Pad Studio
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter
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
$9.99Everyday Shooter
May 8 · Queasy Games
Both: Twin Stick Shooter · Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up
Everyday Shooter is an album of games exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowing beauty of geometry.
IndieCasualTwin Stick ShooterMusicShooterShoot 'Em UpGreat SoundtrackBullet Hell👍 120
$4.99X Invader
Aug 12 · ALLAF GAMES
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Twin Stick Shooter
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
$2.99Space Smash
Mar 7 · Rising Moon Games
Both: Twin Stick 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
$9.99弹幕音乐绘 ~风雷幻奏曲~ / Barrage Musical ~A Fantasy of Tempest~
Oct 7 · SlimeSmile
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
This is a music rhythm STG where stages with highly BGM synchronization will show you a barrage musical; A shop system with dozens of items available offers you infinite possibility; An AI based auto dodging system benefits beginners.
IndieActionBullet HellGreat SoundtrackShoot 'Em UpAnimeShooterFemale ProtagonistRhythm👍 328
$4.99Null Vector
May 3 · Optical Override
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter
Trade. Gamble. Fight! Test your arcade chops in Null Vector, a twin-stick shooter rogue-lite. Discover and experiment with thousands of weapon combinations, take strategic advantage of machines to trade and gamble for new ship parts, and unleash your own bullet hell upon the Final Boss!
Action RoguelikeBullet HellShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterRoguelitePerma DeathDifficultArcadeRoguelike2.5D
$14.99GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION
Jan 20 · ES4 / Eternal Sphere 4
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
Slash through enemies with the Sun Blade, the most powerful weapon in Shmup's history! Overwhelm hordes of enemies with flashy on-screen effects in this super-aggressive vertical scrolling shump!
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellActionColorfulShooterPlatformerSpace2DControllerMechs👍 138
$4.99Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
Sep 4 · Entity Medialab
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
ActionIndieBullet HellShoot 'Em UpGreat SoundtrackArcadeShooterRhythm2DMusic-Based Procedural Generation👍 326
$14.99God's Trigger
Apr 18 · One More Level
Both: Twin Stick Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Difficult
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Top-Down ShooterAction RoguelikeHack and SlashTwin Stick ShooterShoot 'Em UpDifficultFightingShooterPlatformerRoguelike👍 441
$6.50Pesticide Not Required
Mar 18 · Jampacked Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteShoot 'Em UpAction RPGTop-Down ShooterFarming SimActionTwin Stick ShooterSingleplayer👍 817



