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$4.99Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork
Mar 24 · Pixeljam
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Retro
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
$4.99Super Star Path
Jun 22 · DYA Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
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
$1.99Rasant
May 21 · Cledson Lopes Marta de Oliveira
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
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
FreeCosmo Chaser
Jun 29 · Choi Jaewook
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Retro
Cosmo Chaser is space fighter action game which presents restless shooting battle. It demonstrates new style of vertical scroll shooter by presenting classic arcade action in 3D space.
IndieShoot 'Em UpBullet HellRetroSci-fiSpaceArcadeShooterCyberpunkSingleplayer
$0.99Distant Space 2
Nov 2 · PixelMouse
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell
Distant Space 2 - is an indirect continuation of the first part, in which you will find more dynamic gameplay. Your task is to destroy enemy ships on each level to go to the next of 26 available. In addition to conventional ships, you will have to wait for the boss ships, the battle with which will not be easy.
ActionIndieAdventureCasualArcadeShoot 'Em UpBullet HellRetroShooterSports👍 315
$0.99Space Codex
May 17 · takk
Both: Retro · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell
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
$4.99Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Dec 13 · NukGames
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Bullet Hell
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
CasualActionShoot 'Em UpRetroBullet HellArcadeShooter2DSingleplayerPixel Graphics👍 2,842
-60%$3.99Enemy Mind
Jun 6 · Schell Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · Space
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
ActionShoot 'Em UpShooterSpacePixel GraphicsBullet HellArcadeSide ScrollerRetroIndie👍 104
$4.99Revolution Ace
Mar 19 · Laser Guided Games, LLC
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
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
$0.99Karakia Shooter
Jun 30 · John Caruso, Diante Clark
Both: Bullet Hell · Arcade · 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
$0.99Bit Blaster XL
Jan 22 · Adamvision Studios
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
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 · Space
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
-50%$2.99Shoot 1UP DX
Sep 23 · Mommy's Best Games
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
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
$4.99Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
Sep 4 · Entity Medialab
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
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
$1.99Star Saviors
May 6 · Sharpened Edge Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Space
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellActionIndieSpaceGreat SoundtrackArcade2DStrategySingleplayer👍 1,535
$9.99Space Dragons
Aug 2 · TEAM Black Hat Robot
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
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
$7.99RefleX
Mar 27 · SITER SKAIN
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
The second chapter in one of the most loved and respected Japanese shooting game series ever:The Tale of ALLTYNEX by Japanese indie developer SITER SKAIN. Carefully crafted play experiences, destructive fun, and absorbing gameplay have made the ALLTYNEX trilogy renowned in shooting game communities.
Shoot 'Em UpIndieActionBullet HellArcadeShooterGreat SoundtrackEpicSingleplayerRetro👍 121
$3.99Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Jun 18 · Bizarre Creations
Both: Arcade · Retro · Bullet Hell
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
ArcadeTwin Stick ShooterCasualRetroBullet HellSingleplayer2DShoot 'Em UpShooterIndie👍 1,017
$4.99Neptunia Shooter
May 21 · Idea Factory International
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets. Shoot, dodge, and defeat the boss in six unique bullet-hell worlds.
Bullet HellActionShoot 'Em UpAnimePixel GraphicsCuteRetroFemale Protagonist2DArcade👍 580
$7.99KAMUI
Dec 11 · SITER SKAIN
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
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
$0.99GalaxIverse
Aug 16 · Sub Orbital Software
Both: Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.
ShooterIndieActionShoot 'Em UpCasualArcadeSpace SimBullet HellLooter Shooter2D
-85%$2.99Ginga Force
Sep 24 · Qute
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Bullet Hell
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
$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 · Shooter
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
$0.99SPACE BLASTER 8 BIT
May 16 · Dead Crow
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
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
-60%$1.99Furious Angels
Feb 27 · MorfeoDev
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
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
$2.99Project Starship
Apr 5 · Panda Indie Studio
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade
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
$0.99wonShot
Dec 2 · Didactricks
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
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
-50%$14.99DoDonPachi Resurrection
Oct 13 · CAVE Interactive CO.,LTD.
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!
Top-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpBullet HellShooterArcade2DActionAnimePixel GraphicsSci-fi👍 982
FreeWaves
Nov 16 · Squid In A Box Ltd
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · 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
$3.99Time Gap Puppies
Sep 2 · Sinned Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
A bullet hell shooting game that you can go back in time and use time lapse to always be successful, go back in time whenever you want and show all your skills.
Time ManagementBullet HellShoot 'Em UpShooterPlatformerArcade2DCuteProcedural GenerationTime Manipulation
$4.99Gunlocked
Dec 6 · FromLefcourt
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HeavenAction RoguelikeBullet HellPixel GraphicsActionArcadeRPGRogueliteShooter👍 463
$3.99Nebula Invasion
Dec 12 · Nicholas Novella, Joshua Novella
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Retro
Nebula Invasion was designed for those who enjoy the classic type arcade games, a spaceship shooter with great game play. Aliens attack many different ways from marching to dive bombing. You have the tools to fight back with a ship that can power-up with double, triple, rapid fire, or plasma cannon.
ActionShoot 'Em UpArcadeRetro2DShooterSpaceBullet HellIndieColorful
Gundemonium Recollection
Sep 27 · Platine Dispositif
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
First of the three titles in the Gundemonium Collection, this pixel-style side-scroller brings the intensity of the 'bullet hell' shooter genre to Steam. Choose one of two playable characters, including an unlockable third character! Modify character weaponry to your liking!
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpAnimeIndieAction2DFemale ProtagonistShooterArcadeGreat Soundtrack👍 107
$3.99Procyon
Feb 26 · Deadly Red Cube
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter
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
$0.99Orbital Invaders
Oct 21 · Shaggy Dwarf
Both: Space · Space Sim · Shoot 'Em Up
3D Sci-Fi arcade Shoot'em up game. Destroy asteroids and aliens. Shoot them all!3D arena shooter with multiple worlds. Spaceship simulator and shmup arcade style game.
SpaceFlightSpace SimSci-fiSimulationAliensTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpArcadeBullet Hell
$5.99Chromacell
Sep 24 · 171Dev
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
Side ScrollerBullet HellShoot 'Em UpShooterArcade2DActionControllerLinearColorful
$3.99ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
Apr 19 · BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Retro
First appearing in arcades in 1981, the masterpiece GALAGA finally comes to Steam! Move the fighter left and right and destroy the waves of incoming aliens!
ArcadeActionShoot 'Em UpRetroClassic2DSingleplayerPixel GraphicsShooterSpace👍 843
$9.99Starr Mazer: DSP
Aug 26 · Imagos Softworks, Subpixel Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
The UNFP's been kicked in the teeth by a G'ell invasion force and their last and only hope is a planetary outpost and its fleet of experimental DSP MkI Forward Assault Fighters and anyone marshal enough to strap into one and forcefully accept some apologies.
IndieActionEarly AccessShoot 'Em UpBullet HellPixel GraphicsArcadeShooterSide ScrollerGreat Soundtrack👍 228
$4.99Heavy Weapon Deluxe
Aug 30 · PopCap Games, Inc.
Both: Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell
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
$0.99Invaders from the Third Dimension
Jun 19 · Nile River Software LLC
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Retro · Arcade
A retro space shooter with a twist - now you can rotate your ship and aim diagonally at enemies, adding a whole new dimension to the shoot 'em up genre.
Shoot 'Em UpRetroArcadeActionSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerShooterAliens3D
$9.99Titan Attacks!
Feb 3 · Puppygames
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
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
$5.99SATAZIUS
Dec 16 · ASTRO PORT
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellIndieSide ScrollerActionArcade2DSingleplayerPixel GraphicsShooter👍 183
$0.99Starfighter Neon
Dec 18 · MadeOfDinosaurs
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Retro
You've been dropped into enemy space. Weave your Starfighter between alien spaceships, lasers, asteroids and bombs destroying as many as you can and collecting valuable coins and powerups as you go.
ActionIndieShoot 'Em Up2DBullet HellTop-Down ShooterRetroArcadeShooterTwin Stick Shooter
-80%$1.99VASARA Collection
Aug 13 · QUByte Interactive
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellTop-Down ShooterAnimePixel GraphicsActionArcadeRetroHistoricalCo-op👍 123
$7.99A Million Conquests
Jan 19 · Rainbirth SL
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
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
$4.99Dark Matter
Feb 27
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
Dark Matter is a classic arcade space shooter inspired by Asteroids, featuring fast-paced ship combat, physics-based movement, and score-driven gameplay.
Bullet HellShoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterFlightShooterArcade2DTop-DownChoices MatterCasual
$4.99Meteorites 3D
Dec 16 · Digi Mask Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Space Sim · Arcade
Experience the retro arcade shooter inspired game Meteorite 3D built for modern 3D rendering, being a spiritual successor to the space games of old
Arena ShooterBullet HellSpace SimArcade3DControllerActionLinearCasualProcedural Generation
$2.99Super Killer Hornet: Resurrection
Feb 5 · Flump Studios
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade
'Things will explode, things will die, you will dodge, you will do maths...Yes maths!' Super Killer Hornet Resurrection is an intense vertical shooter with a brain train twist. Through the chaos and explosion try to answer the falling math problems to increase your multiplier and power up your ship.
IndieShoot 'Em UpBullet HellArcadeSingleplayerTop-Down👍 193
$0.99Super Captain 3D
Nov 12 · Team Gizmoid
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Retro
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
$0.99Distant Space
Dec 20 · PixelMouse
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Space
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Shoot 'Em UpIndieArcadeSpacePixel GraphicsCasualAction2DAdventure1980s👍 492
$4.99Hey ma i'm a Dragon Now
Sep 14 · NON EXISTENT STUDIOS 2
Both: Bullet Hell · Space · 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
$1.99Sun Blast: Star Fighter
Apr 2 · OBLONE Software
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Space
Sun Blast is the best 3d space shooter on Steam. Earn upgrades as you fight your way through a huge seleciton of levels. Full gamepad support!
ActionShoot 'Em UpIndieAdventureAnimeArcadeSpaceShooterSci-fiThird Person👍 578
$4.99X Invader
Aug 12 · ALLAF GAMES
Both: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · 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
$1.99Last Space Mission
Jul 23 · Highground Games
Both: Space · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up
Last Space Mission is a 3D Wave Shooter in the space where you are the pilot of a spaceship whose planet has been conquered. Fight back and show them that you are the best star pilot in the galaxy and a cunning warrior.
Early AccessSpaceHero Shooter3DArena Shooter3D FighterCasualBullet HellShoot 'Em UpSurvival Horror
$1.99Shmadow
Nov 3 · Extrokold Games
Both: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter
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.
IndieActionBullet HellTwin Stick ShooterShoot 'Em UpDifficultShooterCo-opGreat Soundtrack4 Player Local👍 151
















