Star Saviors
A retro bullet-hell shooter with 18 huge stages to fight through after aliens conquer Earth.
81% of 1,536 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Games like Hell Blasters
Want something that feels fast-paced and retro the way Hell Blasters does? Give these games a try when the craving hits.
Bullet Hell Monday
Beginner Welcome Bullet Hell Shooter. "Chapter Mode", which is starting from a simple stage and gradually becoming more difficult, is recommended for beginners. Once you get used to bullet hell, let's experience full-scale bullet hell in "Challenge Mode".
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
97% of 62 Steam reviews are positive$11.99RagingBlasters
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
99% of 112 Steam reviews are positive$7.49BULLET SOUL
Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
81% of 72 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Bullet Heaven 2
Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
97% of 529 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99Hell is Other Demons
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
92% of 312 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
Tenshi sets out to save the balance of nature in this vertical bullet hell with anime looks and chiptune music. You pick from six playable characters, each with her own playstyle, story and final boss, and thread through five stages of dense patterns on four difficulty levels.
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
93% of 1,775 Steam reviews are positiveFreeBLUE REVOLVER
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
98% of 841 Steam reviews are positive$14.99QP Shooting - Dangerous!!
QP Shooting - Dangerous!! is a bullet hell type shoot’em’up starring the pudding-loving dog girl QP seen in 100% Orange Juice. Nothing can stand between QP and her pudding - not even difficulty options to reduce the experienced gamer to tears!
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
95% of 380 Steam reviews are positive$3.99Vampire Bloody Star X
This is bullet hell , bullet curtain and manic shooter 2D Game! Destroy enemies coming from all directions. It is a personal production game of high-vision visuals and music.
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
100% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Gunvein
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you.
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
96% of 225 Steam reviews are positive$17.99Danmaku Unlimited 2
Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard!
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
92% of 365 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Zenohell
Zenohell is a 90s inspired shoot-em'up (shmup) that is all about simple gameplay, just dodge, shoot, score, with vibrant pixel visuals and a kicking 28 track soundtrack, with lots of content to boot.
Fast-paced, Retro, Tense
86% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Cheaper than Hell Blasters
HellStar Squadron
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON.
87% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Q-YO Blaster
Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat
93% of 157 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Natsuki Chronicles
New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki.
83% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
The Bullet Hell
A true bullet-hell game. Dodge an onslaught of bullets as a variety of ships while surviving until the boss is whittled down enough.
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$2.20
Ginga Force
Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium.
80% of 230 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Ball-it Hell
Dodge! Strike back! This is a fast-paced barrage arcade game. Move the character to dodge bullets.
95% of 372 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
XIIZEAL
Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?
89% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$2.39
Wish Project
Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8…
94% of 54 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
A2 Zygon
A bullet hell with its own set of mechanics and unique bosses. Gameplay oriented and retro themed. Complete with spine-tingling music.
100% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Project Starship
Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen?
80% of 305 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
FullBlast
Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals.
70% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$2.49
Hidden gems like Hell Blasters
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art.
98% of 836 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Hazelnut Hex
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
97% of 124 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
GanaBlade
This is a hot barrage shooting game. Destroy enemy planes with powerful firepower, shuttle and evade in the barrage.
95% of 148 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Like Dreamer
A pop and cute bullet-hell shooting game from Cosmo Dreamer "Outside". Both beginners and experts can enjoy speedy and active playing.
100% of 169 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Gunvein
Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the…
96% of 225 Steam reviews are positive$17.99
Crimzon Clover World EXplosion
Overwhelming bullet patterns. An exhilarating Break System. Timeless gameplay.
97% of 372 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$9.99
RagingBlasters
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
99% of 112 Steam reviews are positive$7.49
CosmoDreamer
From the popular free game "Outside" comes a dreamy and cute barrage shmups.
100% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Natsuki Chronicles
New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki.
83% of 233 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Hell is Other Demons
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements.
92% of 312 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Neptunia Shooter
Armed to the teeth, players begin as Neptune in an unworldly 8-bit space dimension ravaged by creatures who burst endless waves of bullets.
89% of 581 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Hellsinker.
A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form!
89% of 265 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Newest games like Hell Blasters
Eden's Eclipse
The third installment in the Eden series A 2D bullet-hell vertical-scrolling shump with a feel reminiscent of arcade games from the 1990s to the…
98% of 43 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Gamma Zero
The earth is being attacked by creatures from deep space! Time to bring the fight back to them!
100% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Lilac 0
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface!
94% of 68 Steam reviews are positive$11.49
Astral Gunners
Get ready to push your skills to the limit against an endless sea of bullets and evil robots in Astral Gunners.
100% of 36 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art.
98% of 836 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Totally Shmup
Beginner friendly 2D vertical and horizontal retro-style little shoot 'em up.
97% of 33 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Hazelnut Hex
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
97% of 124 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter.
95% of 92 Steam reviews are positiveFree
GanaBlade
This is a hot barrage shooting game. Destroy enemy planes with powerful firepower, shuttle and evade in the barrage.
95% of 148 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Bullet Hell Monday: Black
This is a high-difficulty bullet hell shooting game and a sequel to "Bullet Hell Monday."
95% of 37 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Bullet Casters
Embark on an epic Bullet Hell adventure in a fantasy world filled with bizarre monsters and eccentric magicians!
88% of 25 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Boulette Hell
Defeat bosses in this bullet hell with unique characters and silly stories.
100% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$6.99