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$4.99Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork
Mar 24 · Pixeljam
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
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
$9.99Titan Attacks!
Feb 3 · Puppygames
Both: Side Scroller · 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
$4.99Heavy Weapon Deluxe
Aug 30 · PopCap Games, Inc.
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
It's shoot-'em-up arcade action at its best! Use an incredible assortment of heavy artillery to blast away enemy tanks and planes, and fight your way to victory. What are you waiting for? Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get into the action!
CasualArcadeActionShoot 'Em UpBullet HellSingleplayer2DSide Scroller👍 425
$3.99Procyon
Feb 26 · Deadly Red Cube
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
It's the future! And humanity is, predictably, under attack by extraterrestrial forces. Lucky for us we have an experimental ship that's never before been flown that will surely...uh, possibly...well, implausibly be able to win the war! All we need now is a pilot or two.
Shoot 'Em UpActionIndieBullet HellShooterLocal Co-OpSide ScrollerSci-fi
$9.99Space Dragons
Aug 2 · TEAM Black Hat Robot
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
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
$1.99Humanity Asset
Feb 20 · Browny Application
Both: Side Scroller · Shoot 'Em Up
Humanity Asset is a Metroid-style 3D platformer that pays homage to the traditional retro classic shoot ‘em up genre. Aliens have invaded Earth to strip the planet of its resources, to save their own dying planet. As in all classic shoot 'em ups, only you can save the day - now there’s a surprise!
ActionIndiePlatformerSide ScrollerShoot 'Em Up2DMetroidvania
-50%$2.99Weapon of Choice DX
Sep 23 · Mommy's Best Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!
ActionShoot 'Em UpSide ScrollerRetroPlatformerHand-drawnAliensMultiple Endings2DArcade
$9.99Adventure Rush
Dec 21 · MrBoscheinen
Both: Side Scroller · Shoot 'Em Up
Get ready for another incredible adventure, face spiders, monsters and goblins in a side scrolling system with Shoot 'Em Up elements and try out numerous equipment with your hero. But beware of the fearsome Dragon!!
Side ScrollerBullet HellMystery DungeonShoot 'Em UpCollectathonRogueliteArcadeWalking SimulatorAction-AdventureRoguelike
$8.88Octogeddon
Feb 8 · All Yes Good
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!
ActionAction RoguelikeShoot 'Em UpIndieCasualStrategyRoguelikeRogueliteFunnyDestruction👍 1,298
$4.99Hey ma i'm a Dragon Now
Sep 14 · NON EXISTENT STUDIOS 2
Both: Side Scroller · Shoot 'Em Up
a Single Player 2D Side-Scrolling pixel art Skill-Based Bullet-Hell Game where you kill various enemies and bosses to get coins to upgrade your character so you can beat more enemies and progressed further in the
Bullet HellPixel GraphicsExperimentalStory RichComedySide ScrollerSpaceShoot 'Em UpCasualDragons
-89%$0.54Robotex
Nov 19 · YFYX GAMES
Both: Side Scroller
Life on Earth is unsustainable. Humanity must seek a new home but the only planet found is very hostile. You were sent on a expedition to slay the monsters inhabiting the surface of this planet. In this adventure you end up being the villain. Game contains two basic controls, many puzzles and lots of guns and enemies.
IndieCasualActionAdventure2DPlatformerSide Scroller👍 745
-85%$2.99Ginga Force
Sep 24 · Qute
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and Margaret, two exceptional pilots, for the first time on Steam.
ActionShoot 'Em UpArcadeAnimeGreat SoundtrackBullet Hell👍 227
$2.99Twilight Survivors
Apr 1 · DORIDORI STUDIO
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
$12.99The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
Feb 14 · Veyeral Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!
Bullet HellAction RoguelikeIndieShoot 'Em UpActionBoss RushRogueliteGreat SoundtrackEarly AccessFemale Protagonist👍 1,657
$7.99KAMUI
Dec 11 · SITER SKAIN
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
$5.99Chicken Invaders 4
Jun 6 · InterAction studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
They came without warning, squawking menacingly, their ruffled feathers darkening the sun. Invading intergalactic chickens, out to punish humanity for our oppression of their earthly brethren. Now they're back, and they're having Earth for dinner!
IndieCasualActionShoot 'Em UpCo-opArcadeShooterBullet Hell👍 550
$7.99Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche
Apr 1 · WayForward
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller
Interstellar mayhem! A bounty-hunting cat girl! Funktasmical genre-spanning action! This one has it all — no foolin'!
1980sArcadeBeat 'em upFemale ProtagonistOn-Rails ShooterShoot 'Em UpSide ScrollerCartoonyColorfulCute
$29.99Raiden V: Director's Cut | 雷電 V Director's Cut | 雷電V:導演剪輯版
Oct 10 · MOSS Co., Ltd.
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Shoot 'Em UpActionArcadeShooterBullet HellGreat SoundtrackSci-fiLocal Co-OpSingleplayer👍 266
eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package
Aug 2 · Tennen-sozai
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
eXceed 3rd reboots the eXceed storyline, taking it in a new direction. In this installment, Rayne Lindwurm, a descendent of the Dragon Clan, fights her way through a tournament to become one of the 7 Cardinal Lords who rule her world, Pandemonium.
Bullet HellAnimeShoot 'Em UpActionGreat SoundtrackArcadeIndieFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer2D👍 449
$4.9920 Minutes Till Dawn
Jun 8 · flanne
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
Raiden IV: OverKill
Sep 2 · Moss Co., Ltd.
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
The series that changed the history of arcade shoot’em ups is back with the crazed action of Overkill mode! Instill fear in your enemies with devastating attacks and earn the acclaimed title of Master Ace!
ActionShoot 'Em UpArcadeBullet Hell2DGreat SoundtrackShooterSingleplayerSci-fi👍 441
$9.99Danmaku Unlimited 3
Mar 9 · Doragon Entertainment
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.
Bullet HellActionIndieShoot 'Em UpArcadeSci-fiGreat Soundtrack👍 230
$4.99X Invader
Aug 12 · ALLAF GAMES
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
$2.99Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)
May 5 · Cygnus Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
eXceed - Gun Bullet Children
Aug 2 · Flat Software
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Humanity is at war against vampires and deviants. Mankind's last line of defense is a group of children trained to wield powerful magic that can rival the demonic hordes, but at the cost of most of their lifespan. Likened to bullets of a gun, they are known as the ‘Gun Bullet Children’.The time is NOW!
Bullet HellAnimeShoot 'Em UpActionIndie2DShooterArcadeFemale Protagonist👍 330
$0.99Super Captain 3D
Nov 12 · Team Gizmoid
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Super Captain 3D is a shoot-em-up game where you become a Super Hero ready to fight the Pixel Invaders. It features an art style that combines 3D pre-renders with 2D pixel art. Use your Superpowers to protect the Universe!
IndieShoot 'Em UpBullet HellRetroActionArcade2DColorfulPixel GraphicsSci-fi
$1.99Bad Caterpillar
Oct 19 · Fun Infused Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Bad Caterpillars and their swarms of insect hordes are invading. Get to your ship, man the lasers, and save the galaxy from caterpillars, scorpions, spiders, and a slew of other ill-tempered giant killer insects.
CasualIndieActionShoot 'Em UpArcadeRetro
$0.99Space Codex
May 17 · takk
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?
CasualRetroShoot 'Em UpBullet HellArcade👍 232
$0.99IACTURA
Aug 25 · Merlin Beer
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
It is your job to save the planet from its decay. Only you can prevent an extraterrestrial species from taking over all of humankind. How? By shooting them back to where they belong - into the depths of hell of course!
ActionIndieMultiplayer2DShooterSingleplayerShoot 'Em Up
$7.99ALLTYNEX Second
Dec 11 · SITER SKAIN
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
The year is 2192AD. 40 years ago, the Stellar-class All-purpose Administrative Computer ALLTYNEX suddenly attempted to enact genocide upon mankind. Commandeering armies of unmanned weapons, ALLTYNEX enacted a massacre so terrible that within only 72 hours of the start of the incident, approximately 85% of the world's population had...
ActionIndieShoot 'Em Up2.5DGreat SoundtrackShooterBullet HellSingleplayer
$4.99Westale: Peelgrimage
Dec 17 · 两把刷子工作室
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
$1.99Alien Attack
Jun 21 · Alien Jellyfish
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens. Persist them as long as you can.
ActionIndieCasualAdventureSimulationPixel GraphicsDifficultArcadeShoot 'Em Up2D👍 181
$11.99Super Turbo Demon Busters!
Dec 8 · HeroLabs
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence.
Shoot 'Em UpReplay Value2DRoguelikeTop-DownRetroFuturisticCasualRoguelitePixel Graphics
-50%$1.49STELLATUM
Sep 15 · Satur Entertainment
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
$3.99Outpost
May 11 · BananaDogGames
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
this is a tower defence game,we need upgrade our weapons to fight waves of enemies,robots can mining diamonds,and we need spent those in many aspect,features of this game: 1 return back before dager comes,2tempory upgrade are important but permanent upgrade are better
CasualTower DefenseShoot 'Em Up2.5DCartoonyHand-drawnSpaceBuildingBase BuildingMining👍 184
$4.99Super Star Path
Jun 22 · DYA Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
-60%$1.99Furious Angels
Feb 27 · MorfeoDev
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
$9.99Savant - Ascent REMIX
Sep 29 · D-Pad Studio
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
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
$4.99Alien Hallway 2
Oct 5 · Sigma Team Inc.
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
We're happy to present a new game in the Alien Shooter universe! Get prepared to unique tactical gameplay, lots of monster types and 8 fighter types allowing you create your own style of completing missions and defeating bosses.
StrategyActionRTSShooterShoot 'Em UpAliensAdventureIndieSniperArcade👍 137
$1.99Tiamat X
May 29 · BBQ Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Featuring six levels of intense shooting action, Tiamat X is a rip-snortin tribute to the side-scrolling space shooters of yesteryear, and would be right at home blazing away on the screen of a booming, beer-stained arcade cabinet.
ActionIndieArcadeShoot 'Em Up
$7.99Monsteria
Aug 8 · Sharkbird
Both: Shoot 'Em Up
Introducing a hysterical top-down shooter. Challenge your way through 7+ randomized levels, brimming with hordes of bizarre monsters. Upgrade your character through a selection of 30 unique powerups and minions, unlock special classes and much much more. Monsteria is chaotic fun for everyone.
Top-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpBullet HellArcadeIndieShooterSingleplayer2DPixel GraphicsAction












