Games like Touhou - Artisans of Bullet Hell

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

96% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Set off on a journey to an autumnal paradise in this bountiful Touhou vertical Bullethell Shmup fan game made by overseas fans! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Servants of Harvest Wish.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

48% User Score Based on 661 reviews

"Notmycar is a white-knuckle, lead-footed massively multiplayer vehicular combat battle royale game. Drop into a massive battleground and use cool weapons and abilities to battle your way through single-elimination combat and become the ultimate survivor. Outlast the competition through cunning, skill, and a little bit of strategy. Customize your ride to make it a beast of a vehicle to take on any… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notmycar.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

33% User Score Based on 211 reviews

ROGUE HEIST is a 6v6 crew-based shooter where you fight against an opponent crew to set up ambush and steal as many packages as possible from a convoy. Choose and Customise your Crew. Choose your Role (Sniper/Spotter/Assault). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Heist.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

50% User Score Based on 295 reviews

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! A vampire invasion force has been detected in the airspace above Tokyo Portal 5. Preliminary re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to eXceed Gun Bullet Children.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

85% User Score Based on 198 reviews

Fragsurf is a dynamic blend of multiplayer first-person shooter PvP, strafing, surfing, and bunnyhop, allowing players to engage in high-speed maneuvers and combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragsurf.

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.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

99% User Score Based on 756 reviews

Mountain of Faith features two playable characters, each with three weapon types, but no personalized spell card bombs. Collecting power items results in an increase in "option" satellites around the character (for a total of four), which behave differently according to the character and weapon type. Each characters' options also fire bullets, and either shift position or freeze in place in focus-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Fuujinroku: Mountain of Faith.

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.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

74% User Score Based on 977 reviews

Way over in the big void of space live some aliens. They coveted your planet and would do anything to live there. So what's your planet to do? Yeah, blast through them all! Face off against waves of enemies, bosses, giant laser planets, blackholes, wormholes, massive lasers, planets and asteroids across 12 game modes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Really Big Sky.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

61% User Score Based on 284 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 2 reviews

Blast your way through Nogari Island as Echo Squad. Utilize a devastating array of weapons and special abilities to crush everything that stands in your way. Features a fully Co-op enabled Campaign for up to 4 Players, as well as a variety of 8 Player Versus multiplayer modes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scourge Outbreak.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

98% User Score Based on 422 reviews

Touhou Kikeijuu: Wily Beast and Weakest Creature is the seventeenth official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on his personal blog on April 17, 2019, at 14:02 JST. A playable demo was released on May 5, 2019, at Reitaisai 16. The full version was released August 12, 2019, at Comiket 96. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kikeijuu: Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

98% User Score Based on 146 reviews

This game is a split-screen vertical danmaku shooting game where two characters engage in the normal Touhou-esque gameplay, while unleashing attacks and character-specific spell cards onto the other player, similar to that of Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream. When a player gets hit enough times to lose all their hit points, they are defeated. The game features a Story Mode, which pits the player again… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Kaeizuka: Phantasmagoria of Flower View.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

94% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

On Christmas, the night of miracles, someone has stolen all the presents that were supposed to go to the children around the world. In order to get them back, Aru, the bunny-eared Santa, has taken off into the sky, following a subtle trace of the presents. Help Aru save Christmas in this humorous, action-packed shooter set in the universe of QP Shooting - Dangerous!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xmas Shooting: Scramble!!.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

87% User Score Based on 248 reviews

Clean a galaxies from thousands of invaders! Nebula is an action, space shooter where your choices are making you progressively stronger against the endless waves of space enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebula.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, emotional

95% User Score Based on 566 reviews

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. Standing in her way are other competitors and their familiars, including her own older sister and heiress to the mighty Dragon Clan, Celestia Lindwurm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to eXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate Black Package.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 70 reviews

东方雪莲华是东方project的二次同人STG游戏。登场人物、弹幕、音乐、剧情皆为原创。在幻想乡存亡之际，为了对抗冻结一切的严寒，少女们团结起来，挽救危在旦夕的幻想乡！ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyss Soul Lotus.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

52% User Score Based on 6 reviews

Think you can end the Kozanese Civil War? Now's your chance to play this entry-level danmaku game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chuhou Joutai.

Original post: https://shc.zone/entries/contest2024/1041 This is a port of Sonic The Hedgehog (1991) to Sonic Clean Engine (S.C.E.), our heavily modified and improved Sonic 3 & Knuckles engine, which we have been using for a long time for our MD projects (such as Hellfire Saga and Sonic 3 & Knuckles: Epilogue). I had an idea for this project back in 2017, when we were working on Sonic Virtual A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sonic 1 in Sonic 3 (SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis).

Your skill shapes the soundtrack. Your combo controls the music. Every run is a unique concert of chaos! Project Music is a top-down, bullet-hell roguelike where music isn't just background noise—it's a living reward system that evolves with your performance. Start with a simple beat. Build combos to unlock new instrument layers. By the end of a perfect run, you're conducting a full band whil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Encore.

PURGATION SWORDSTORM is a single-stage bullet hell game about playing dangerously. You are BONE ACE, pilot of the B1000 BONE, an experimental fighter that SHOOTS SWORDS. Your mission is to ERADICATE GHOULS and RESCUE LOST SOULS. This project was developed in 6 days for the TWG Discord's 3rd game jam. The prompt was “hold your ghouls close”, which inspired a slightly spooky shmup with an emphasis … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purgation Swordstorm.

"The first DOSmaku" (that's not actually on DOS) You are a pilot for the resistance against the evil corporate hegemony, the Rubicon corporation. Free the people of Vyrisia from the tyranny and oppression of the wealthy elites and corporate greed. Featuring music by Jean Baudin: Jean Baudin (bandcamp.com) 8 action packed Levels Over 300 Enemies.  3 playable ships.  Extensive OST by Lege… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Fury.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

96% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Endless bullets!In this game, you move using just the mouse to avoid any and all projectiles that come your way. After a few seconds of surviving the bullet pattern, a target will appear. Either wait out the attack timer or click the target to advance to a new, randomly selected bullet pattern! Survive as long as you can, beat bosses, secure helpful meta-progression upgrades, and ascend bac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Bullet Heaven.

Version 1.1Fixed a bug in hard mode where you spawn inside the walls. Living inside the walls is not recommended, so I made it impossible :pVERSION 1.0 is finally here!!!!!!!!! Fight as Amatsuka Uto together with Bao the whale agains an evil gloop monster that took the shape of Bao! Do this with your trusty shotgun and dashing around the obstacles by using it's recoil in this action platformer! A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tenshi With A Shotgun.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Stay on beat to attack! Beats of Betrayal combines rhythm games with action roguelike dungeon exploration. You can only attack when the soundtrack's kick and snare drums are playing. You can choose from several characters for your adventure, each with a unique skill set. Collect more skills as you progress to stay powerful enough to successfully complete boss encounters and stages. Try different b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beats of Betrayal.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

46% User Score Based on 1,402 reviews

Days of War is a fast paced WW2 shooter with 32 player infantry combat in a high fidelity environment. Days of War makes a return to the classic WW2 shooter with the latest industry technology. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Days of War.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

92% User Score Based on 101 reviews

FEATURES Fast paced combat! - Use a wide array of weapons to destroy your enemies! You can even kick enemies and parry their projectiles! Advanced Gore System - Headshot enemies or tear their body to pieces and paint the mansion red! Just better hope it's not your blood being spilled Stop time! - With Twilight Mode, you can use your built up adrenaline to stop time and gain a huge advantage o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Manor: Roguelite FPS.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics

74% User Score Based on 233 reviews

A rich paragraph of information which will try to charm and pique interest, trying to catch your eye in a sea of competition using a slew of buzzwords such as ‘bullet heaven’ and ‘in-depth meta-progression’, in a vain attempt to make you believe this game is any different from others in it’s genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RICE - Repetitive Indie Combat Experience.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

71% User Score Based on 586 reviews

Grimoire is a multiplayer mage FPS where unique spells put a twist on classic shooter action. Scorch your enemies, vanish into thin air, or turn to stone with dozens of powerful spells at your fingertips! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimoire: Manastorm.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

48% User Score Based on 160 reviews

The project to create the perfect soldier ran out of control, and turned itself into an incurable virus. The whole city is now under quarantine as the inhabitants transformed into blood-thirsty assassins. A group of Spec Ops soldiers are now trying to uncover the secrets of those aborted experiments undertaken 4 years ago... Play alone or in squad mode as you control the mutated man or the soldie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dusk 12.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

95% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graze Counter GM.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

79% User Score Based on 611 reviews

MicroWorks is an online party game where you must successfully complete various types of fast-paced microgames one after another without pause, faster and better than your opponents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MicroWorks.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 168 reviews

Soundodger 2 is an experimental dodge-em-up music game that turns every song into a choreographed dance of bullets, lasers, and challenges to weave through in order to survive. The sequel to 2013's award-winning Soundodger+, Soundodger 2 is bigger, better, and dodgier than ever before. With an all-new selection of songs from international musicians and a fully-featured level editor to use your own… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to soundodger 2.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 413 reviews

Fantastic Danmaku Festival is a Touhou Project fanfiction STG with colourful danmaku, beautiful remix music and original music. Besides the characters we know in Touhou Project, there is also a brand new original character named Nix in this game! With the Scarlet Devil mansion as their stage, the girls are soaring in the sky of Gensokyo! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Makuka Sai: Fantastic Danmaku Festival.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

89% User Score Based on 76 reviews

A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gun Wings.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

100% User Score Based on 64 reviews

From the popular free game "Outside" comes a dreamy and cute barrage shmups. The visuals are colorful, cute and fantastic, and the game features active gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CosmoDreamer.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization

69% User Score Based on 86 reviews

Protoball is a futuristic First Person Sports Shooter, a blend of basketball and soccer crossed with high tech futuristic style. Players athletically jump, slide, run, and dash around the arena trying to pass the Protoball through the opponents goal. This is the game you've been waiting for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protoball.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

90% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Gorescript is a classic first person shooter game, inspired by the great old classic FPS games that defined the genre. Fight your way through 18 handcrafted levels of frantic action paced gameplay, from easy to hardcore levels of difficulty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gorescript.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

86% User Score Based on 594 reviews

Red Eclipse is a fun-filled new take on the first person arena shooter, featuring parkour, impulse boosts, and more. The development is geared toward balanced gameplay, with a general theme of agility in a variety of environments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Eclipse.

25%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

30% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Take control of a powerful spaceship and wage war against alien invaders in Pilot Crusader! This game features classic space shoot-em-up mechanics, smooth, addictive gameplay, and polished visuals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pilot Crusader.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

98% User Score Based on 321 reviews

Touhou Chireiden: Subterranean Animism is the eleventh main game of the Touhou Project scrolling shooter series. Subterranean Animism features two playable characters, each with three weapon types representing a youkai assisting them from above ground. Like Mountain of Faith, collecting power items adds up to four "option" satellites around the character, which behave differently according to the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Touhou Chireiden: Subterranean Animism.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

72% User Score Based on 270 reviews

Her Name Was Fire is a Tarotpunk twin stick roguelike with deck building elements where you progressively unlock spells and upgrades to defeat hordes of void creatures. Survive the 5 stages of grief and vanquish the Major Allegories. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Name Was Fire.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Stop time and project yourself through space with "Time-stop warp" magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WITCH-BOT MEGLILO.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

44% User Score Based on 64 reviews

A blast from Flump Studios past! Pester was released on Xbox live indies back in early 2013 and was Flump Studios first game developed for public release. A remake of one of my early C64 games, Pester is a very fast paced and busy retro vertical shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pester.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Wish Project is a vertical shoot 'em up that features unique and challenging bullet patterns, 4 difficulties ranging from casual to hardcore, 8 unique playable characters, 6 stages, local co-op, unlockable characters and game modes, and an intuitive scoring system that encourages replay and mastery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wish Project.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

71% User Score Based on 10,413 reviews

Operation: Harsh Doorstop is a free, community developed, tactical shooter. Developed by the studio Drakeling Labs in partnership with MicroProse Software, Inc. Built using the OHDCore framework for Unreal Engine 4. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation: Harsh Doorstop.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

76% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Control characters from the Touhou Project series in this shooting action game featuring high-speed aerial versus combat! Danmaku battles faster than you've ever seen will unfold in the skies of Gensokyo as you use your mobility to dodge countless bullets flying at you with a variety of spells. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valkyrie of Phantasm.

13%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

13% User Score Based on 56 reviews

CortexGear:AngryDroids is a clasic 3d Sci-Fi shooting sidescroller where quick tactics and skills need to be in harmony the beat the game. A run-and-gun shooter with both mouse and keyboard controls at the same time. An adventure game with a emotional story and epic game-play. Potentially therapeutic and emotionally educational, it's a game for PC, Mac and Linux. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CortexGear:AngryDroids.

A brutal rogue-lite where every bullet counts. Thousands of enemies, unforgiving fights, and nonstop chaos—only the skilled will survive. Think you can handle the challenge? About the Game: Developed by an 18-year-old student, Bullet Heart is a rogue-lite shooter blending fast-paced combat with strategic passive builds. Inspired by Hollow Knight, Enter the Gungeon, and Vampire Survivors, it fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bullet Heart – When Bullets Are More Than Just Ammo.

Atomic Picnic is a Co-Op Shooter Roguelite based on the new Swarm Survivors genre! Get together with up to 4 friends to fight frenzied monsters and gain experience to upgrade your weapons in an anime-style post-apocalyptic world. Fight your way together through The Zone, an everchanging labyrinth created after the "Harvest Festival" happened. Unlock an incredible variety of upgrades that can radi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomic Picnic.

Mimigaluda (ミミガルダ) A vtuber bullet hell fangame featuring Henemimi and KKCYBER, built using PICO-8.  Weave through bullet curtain and take advantage of Hype energy to become the Top Oomfie! Follow-up to MimiRADE. Everything belongs to their respective owners. Controls: Button O (Z): Shot - Shoot an endless barrage of missiles.  Hold for slower movement. Button X (X): Barrier - Charges a powerful a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mimigaluda.