Games like Magical Blaster

Features Five short but intense stages without filler Practice mode for individual stages or even just the boss fights Special input handling for game pad joysticks to allow for precise movements even with a normal controller You can save and view replays of your attempts The game scales to take advantage of vertical screens ("tate") A reason to let go of the shoot button (scor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Behelade.

Beautiful oni-girls battle hordes of yokai in this side-view bullet hell SHMUP. Every year yokai takes to the streets to celebrate at Hyakki Yagyou, the night parade of the hundred yokai. But this year they didn't invite the oni twins, so they're going to ruin the party! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Parade: Moonlit Mononoke.

Blast off into space! Help Monica and her team explore the galaxy, fight off hordes of enemies, and clean up the mysterious cosmic gel in this retro-arcade inspired action shooter! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmogelica.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval Shoot’em up that mixes elements from classical shoot’em ups, exploration and duel-like boss battles, it tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gryphon Knight Epic.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

99% User Score Based on 91 reviews

A strange curse falls across the land! Breakfast everywhere has disappeared, and it's up to you to save the most important meal of the day! Blast your way through 5 colorful stages jam-packed with dangerous enemies, dense bullet patterns, and ruthless bosses to rescue breakfast once and for all! Soundtrack available at Bandcamp! (Cover art by the inimitable MisMash!)UPDATE 11/30/2023 - version 1.1… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hazelnut Hex.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

96% User Score Based on 523 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which the player takes control of the "Drainus", a ship that can absorb energy bullets, to take down the countless enemy ships zipping through space. Energy absorbed can be used to enhance the ship's functions, such as adding new weapons. StoryThe Planet Halpax is located in the far reaches of space, suffering from the oppressive rule of the Khar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DRAINUS.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

99% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RagingBlasters.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

The Touhou fangame where you return balance to the world by breaking the scale. Dodge storms of bullets as you work to discover the source of the abnormality. Tired of playing by the rules? Then change the game - up the risk and reward. Break the balance and embrace Discord. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ephemeral Unnatural Balance.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

74% User Score Based on 357 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Larva Mortus is a fast-paced action horror game that has you hunting monsters of the supernatural in a dark and ominous atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares. A horrific atmosphere goes hand in hand with furious action packed splatter fest. Everything accompanied by creepy, first class soundtrack! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Larva Mortus.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

82% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Fierce battles between loin cloth clad girls! The one and only maebari themed Yuri side scrolling shooting game is finally here! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maidens of a Hollow Dream.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

69% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Twinkle Star Sprites is a 1996 competitive scrolling shooter arcade game originally created by ADK. It was ADK's last production for the Neo-Geo platform. The gameplay, which can be characterized as a combination of a fixed shooter and a versus puzzle game, uses combinations of shots, as well as timed power-ups to attempt to damage the opponent. These attacks also serve as counters to the opponent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TWINKLE STAR SPRITES.

Saikyo Fantasy Action Shooting Game 　 That man, Vog, heard rumors that the demon army was searching for several jewels called Spirit Stones, and knew the time for vengeance had finally come. He knew that one of them, the Spirit Stone of his homeland Milthia, had secretly fallen into the hands of King Silvernah. Once a holy knight of the western capital, Milthia, Vog was stationed in the forest… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol Divide.

Prism Indigo DX, the acclaimed retro bullet hell shooter, is now available on Steam! Blast your way through waves of Shades and face off against your former allies as you seek to unravel a sinister plot!Fight your friends to save your friends The Prism Warriors: seven magical heroines sworn to protect Earth from the evil Shadow Empire and its armies of Shades. But something has gone terribly wro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prism Indigo DX.

Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. If you like games like Defender, Data Storm or Drop Zone, you will LOVE Fairy Fire! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fairy Fire: Defender of the Fairies.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shikhondo: Blue Pieta.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

A PC-98 Styled Touhou Project fangame about a gay librarian who is bad at acknowledging her feelings. One extra stage and boss, 10 spells, replay support, spell (and nonspell) practice, and (mostly) entirely original danmaku in a faithful retro style. If you like Touhou, bullet hells, and/or lesbians, you'll probably enjoy this. Credits:Mugenri - Programming, Art, Music, Scenario Canilus - Char… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 東方恋物語 ~ Locked Together.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

A foursome of entitled, spoiled women have been taken over by an other-worldly pathogen, transforming them into powerful cyborgs with massive robot armies!  Jump into your high-tech Manager X-15 fighter vessel to destroy them once and for all! Roguelite shooer action, where each run is a fresh experience with randomized challenges, enemies and levels! Over 24 total meta-upgrades between run… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Attack of the Karens.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Engage in an epic battle to save the realm from the clutches of darkness in Legacy of Evil, a classic arcade Shoot 'em Up that puts you in command of a formidable band of legendary RPG heroes. Assemble a diverse party of warriors, mages, rogues, and more, each with unique abilities and skills. Embark on a heroic quest to vanquish the sinister Count Dravlo Stradic, a once-noble man cursed by dark f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy Of Evil.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Hopeless Sea begins in the late stages of a climatic apocalypse—triggered by the domino effect of global warming, which caused a sudden and drastic rise in global temperatures, leading to the massive melting of polar ice caps. By the mid-21st century, nearly all polar ice had vanished, resulting in a global sea level rise of over 50 meters. This rendered 90% of the world’s coastal megacities uninh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hopeless Sea.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Space Dragons is a classic "shoot em up" horizontal shooting game, in which you can choose different ships with unique characteristics and abilities to destroy tons of invading aliens. During the adventure you will run into powerful bosses and explosive enemies. Get upgrades for your ship, weapons and much more to make your way through the meaty and bloody path that awaits you in Space Dragons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Dragons.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

97% User Score Based on 321 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 7 reviews

Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earthion.

Dual elevation horizontal 2D arcade shoot 'em up co-op helicopter action! With the world facing a desperate energy and economic crisis, rogue forces have launched a coordinated assault on a weakened allied order. Unable to respond directly under the fragile political climate, the Joint Security Alliance has turned to a special helicopter squadron known as the Heli-Cats. Their mission is to repel … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heli-Cats.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

87% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art living warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability set against the infinity of outer space. What's New in the Sequel?Unlock 36 pilots and face off against 9 unique bosses tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunlocked 2.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Spellbearers is a top-down, 2D, twin stick shooter inspired by "Super Smash TV". Battle against hordes of magical enemies to liberate the rulers of three kingdoms that have been overtaken by dark forces. With staff in hand, do you have what it takes to uphold the title of The Spellbearer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spellbearers.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

92% User Score Based on 362 reviews

Help Reisen Udongein Inaba navigate through 14 action packed stages in this exhilarating 2D Bullet Hell Platformer based on Touhou Project! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Udongein X.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 80 reviews

Calturin is a Bullet Hell Boss Rush game where you are resurrected by a necromancer who now holds you in his power. Promised your freedom if you do his bidding, you must traverse the Gauntlet of Portals to unknown lands and conquer deadly beings. - 10 unique boss fights and 2 paths of pain. - A compelling story told through fully voiced NPCs. - Choose how to improve your skills as you become stro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Calturin.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

92% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!! An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graze Counter.

34%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

48% User Score Based on 23 reviews

It is raining and pouring. It's not your average thunderstorm, but a primordial one. This storm doesn't seem to stop. At the same time, the storm is also producing gospel chanting, leading to people being attracted to the concert. The Land of Illusions ends up becoming empty, giving the local bands no opportunity to perform for their people. Based on an original screenplay by Emiko Hosokawa, you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Meijinka ~ Song of Divine Tempest.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

97% User Score Based on 580 reviews

Maiden & Spell is a one-on-one magical girl aerial projectile battler, featuring a colorful cast of ladies fighting with fantastic spells. [Media 2151127] [Media 2151128] Battling with magic is... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAIDEN & SPELL.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

68% User Score Based on 1,645 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 14 reviews

In this frantic 2D action game, you are part of the Mercenary Kings, the most skilled team of warriors-for-hire on Earth, but when your comrades have fallen and the fearsome forces of CLAW have seized an island-wide top secret Laboratory Base, you must do what it takes to stop them. But you're not going in unprepared! Your back-up is made of a crew of rogue geniuses and experts of their field! Ab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercenary Kings.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Rick Henderson is an endless horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up with infinite replayability, a true hommage to 16-bit shooters wrapped in graphics we all loved. Twitch your fingers through five enemy factions and their bosses, upgrade your ship and try to survive through unpredictable space events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rick Henderson.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 727 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Hypnorain is a vertical bullet hell shooter. The player guides a character through handcrafted levels, shooting and dodging their way through an army of enemies and their mesmerizing bullet patterns. Each stage is divided into two parts - it starts with you being thrown into an area full of varied enemies and ends with an intense boss fight. Hypnorain is different from most other Shoot 'Em Up (… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypnorain.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

99% User Score Based on 978 reviews

Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons is the 16th game in the Touhou Project series. It was announced on the developer ZUN's blog on April 20, 2017. A playable demo was released on May 7, 2017, at Reitaisai 14, and the full version was released at Comiket 92 on August 11, 2017. The game was released on Steam worldwide on November 17, 2017, becoming the first game in the series to be avai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Tenkuushou: Hidden Star in Four Seasons.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

95% User Score Based on 750 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

Turbo charged pinball returns! Now with bigger sprites, more baddies, more secrets & more bullets! Demon's Tilt pushes the limits of the Video Pinball genre with Shump & Hack N' Slash elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEMON'S TILT.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 706 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 13 reviews

"Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game about shooting, dodging, reflecting bullets, slowing time, and lots and lots of bosses. The player controls a young girl named Wryn -- the world's greatest (and only remaining) hero. Together, they must battle an invading force of villains and live up to her title as the Greatest Hero of All Time!" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleed 2.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

88% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

Here comes a shoot-em-up game with a unique theme, tentacles! Defeat gigantic monster girls using a powerful bullet counter system! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tenta Shooter.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

87% User Score Based on 76 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

You can Wishlist Sky Racket on Steam right now! Be the first to know when it's out! [Media 2355197] [Media 2355157] You can also join our Discord server to chat about Sky Racket and give us some... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sky Racket.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 130 reviews

Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Q-YO Blaster.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

The fantasy bullet battle to end monstergirl genocide! Turn hateful humans into lovable demons in this 90s arcade style shooter, inspired by Raiden Fighters, Strikers 1945, and Battle Garegga. The exiled princess Amelia has turned into a succubus and joined the peaceful monstergirl tribe. Then invaders arrive led by her sister Angelina. Fighting back with her newfound powers of hypnosis and demon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonizer.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

84% User Score Based on 195 reviews

SATAZIUS is an awesome old school side-scrolling arcade shooter by accomplished indie developer ASTRO PORT (Gigantic Army, Armed Seven, Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser), featuring an arsenal of 13 types of upgradeable weapons, power-ups, obstacles and boss encounters that arcade veterans will enjoying getting to grips with. Customize your ship by selecting two side weapons which can be selected at an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SATAZIUS.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

This is the tale of a young girl who dies one day on a street corner and is reborn as the ominous Black Bird. Become the calamity, ‘Black Bird’, and destroy the kingdom.Experience the phantom opera in wonderland! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACK BIRD.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

90% User Score Based on 219 reviews

A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HellSinker.

When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS. This is a horizontal shmup made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Stars.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 172 reviews

This time, Marisa Kirisame goes out alone to investigate (and collect). It is a game in which Marisa is the main character. Collect new cards and repeatedly challenge stages while conquering stages that develop at high speed and at random. Each play is short, and you play repeatedly to solve the anomalies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Market of Bulletphilia: 100th Black Market.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

The Adventures of Ten and Till is a bullet hell shoot-em-up developed by Japanese doujin designer Toro Nishino that features gorgeous lo-fi pixel art, challenging gameplay, on-the-fly character swapping, a unique shield mechanic, a risk-reward scoring system, and a moving soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Adventures of Ten and Till.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Fire the Cannon Shot! It's the evolution of eccentric Japanese-style shooter! With online rankings! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Samurai Aces III: Sengoku Cannon.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 1,140 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

Jet Lancer is a frenetic aerial dog-fighting game where you hunt enemy pilots, carve up giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as a daring mercenary in the far future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jet Lancer.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

96% User Score Based on 332 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deathsmiles.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

93% User Score Based on 134 reviews

That witches come back undergone a power-up further! New character is entered! All 6stages Arcade version of all re-adjust the resolution of the base in 1280x720! "Magic Circle system" is easy-to-use adjustment! Full voice all by the story undergoes new writing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trouble Witches Origin: Episode1 Daughters of Amalgam.