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Looking for games like VERTEX? Here are top shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Switch 'N' Shoot, TRAP DAT NINJA or ShipLord.

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  1. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    98% User Score Based on 160 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    An arcade shoot 'em up with just one button... Whenever you shoot, you also flip direction. Save the world with a single button! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Switch 'N' Shoot.

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  2. AT LAST! TRAP DAT NINJA IS OFFICIALLY HERE! ******* Trap Dat Ninja:REMIX is now Available! ******** https://piosystems.itch.io/trap-dat-ninja-remix Play as Sky Nyame (pronounced N-YAH-MAY), a young upstart Ninja who is called upon to take on the notorious Ninja Posse, Led by the enigmatic, somewhat mysterious Mr.Shinobi! - Fun Action Bullet/Shuriken/Ninja Star Hell Shooter! - Colorful Retro Ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TRAP DAT NINJA.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 452 reviews

    ShipLord is a survival game based on an asteroid dodging mechanics and energy collection, combined with interactive boss fights. The main goal of the game is to survive a specific period of time, collect as much energy as possible, so you can progress further into the vast and fully unique space. LEVELS unique boss fights with different difficulty levels and advance mechanics complete differe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ShipLord.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    85% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Spingun is a "manic two-button arcade shooter". Two buttons. One spaceship. Zero chance to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPINGUN.

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    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.

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  7. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 272 reviews

    Mad Bullets, the wackiest shooter is here to put your reflexes and laughing muscles to an intensive test. You can forget about boring stories, complicated controls and irritating tutorials, and jump right into a mind blowing, high-speed action. Now is the time to become the hero of the Wild West and shoot your way up to the top of the leaderboards! Do you think you have what it takes to face a rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Bullets.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Bullet-hell meets endless runner. LITERALLY ascend the Leaderboard as you play. RANK RUNNER is an intense highscore chaser, wrapped in a neon retro aesthetic. Come run the Leaderboard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RANK RUNNER.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HellStar Squadron. Dodge wave after wave of bullets, shoot the demons back to hell, and save the galaxy in this fresh, retro shoot 'em up/bullet hell experience! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HellStar Squadron.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Your city is under attack by "you know who." Bombs are flying by the thousands. The forecast predicts very hot, dry air for the next minutes before a nuclear winter. Atomic City is a bullet hell with one minute waves. You only need the mouse and a few minutes to get into its frenetic gameplay. How to Play: On your doomsday control device (the mouse): Use the left button for left weapon, and ri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atomic City.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    PERMUTER is a game inspired by the Pacifism Mode in Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions, but with a roguelike-y, Vampire Suvivors-y twist. Control your ship with agile movement and a dash to smash through gates, destroying enemies and collecting points. Spend points at the shop where you can buy upgrades for your ship which can improve your movement, defense, or give you game-changing weapons which autom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PERMUTER.

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  12. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 17 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 4 reviews

    Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives and untold surprises. Customize your ship to enhance your abilities, unlock the three endless side modes, and save the galaxy from a series of sinister invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Habroxia.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    82% User Score Based on 447 reviews

    Gun Godz is a first person shooter about gun, gangster rap and the rich culture of Venus. Players try to escape the jail of a hotel, which is the only building on Venus and is owned by a record-label owner who happens to be the God of Guns. Featuring a fully Venusian soundtrack by Jukio 'KOZILEK' Kallio and a single English track with rap lyrics by Adam 'Doseone' Kidd. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUN GODZ.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 1,158 reviews

    Chippy is a twin-stick bullet-hell shooter. Chip apart destructible bosses pixel-by-pixel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chippy.

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  15. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    77% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    // Overdrive is an addictive arcade fast-paced procedural shooter rogue lite. Clear each procedurally generated rooms, loot some precious upgrades, fight bosses and defeat the final boss! Enter your name in the glorious leaderboards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to // OVERDRIVE.

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  16. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 2,626 reviews

    2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akane.

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    42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    42% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    Swipecart is a physics powered mine cart racing game that rewards patience and skill. It combines vehicle physics with clever and challenging level design. Compete for the fastest times on each track and earn money to customize your avatar. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swipecart.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shoot 1UP.

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    36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    36% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    $1 Ride is a casual game with a fast paced, timing and reflex testing game-play style. Travel through space at warp speed! Collect power ups to increase your speed or risk your fuel to collect money, missiles and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to $1 Ride.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    90% User Score Based on 529 reviews

    Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes+.

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  21. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Your bullets are your own worst enemy in this never seen before puzzle SHMUP. Avoid 100 of your bullets in a small ring as they bounce off different kinds of barriers. Skillfully control your bullet pattern to outsmart the walls and break through to the next level! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Shoot Yourself!.

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  22. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 227 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 9 reviews

    Hell is Other Demons is a frantic, highscore driven, four-color, Bullet Hell Platformer with pixel art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell is Other Demons.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    95% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Procyon.

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  27. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    88% User Score Based on 104 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

    "Azure Reflections, the vibrant, side-scrolling, bullet hell" "Dominate levels and relentlessly attack enemies with a variety of skills and upgrades. All three playable characters Reimu, Marisa, and Cirno have heavy hitting spell cards, bullet-absorbing barriers, and a powerful body slam. Azure Reflections puts a spin on the traditional Touhou vertical shooter, boasting intense shoot’em up action… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Azure Reflections.

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  28. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Dungeons & Guns is a pixel art visual, dungeon crawler style game, where the player aims to advance as far as possible through the enemy crowded dungeons, until reaching the final challenge. After this, new challenges will arise. The project first phase is now available and as the development continues, you will be constantly updated about the game expansion process, until its final release. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons & Guns.

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  29. Ace Pilot Pacific is my 3rd game and I have been working on it for around a year and a half. The action takes place during World War 2 in the Pacific. You will fly one of the six different aircraft available against the Japanese. You will be dog fighting against Zeros, Ki43, Ki49, G4M, G4M2, Hk8K2, Nakajima Kikka, J8M Shusui, and Shinden. Choose between 5 missions: - Atoll - Pearl Harbor - Wake … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ace Pilot Pacific.

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  30. Hunt Octopus... or Be Octopus!  OctoRaid VR is a Cross-Platform-Based Asymmetric PvP VR Party Game in which you become an Octo or Hunter character and Fight against each other. If you access through a VR device, you play Octo, a Giant Octopus Monster, and if you access through Another Platform(Only PC or Mobile), you play Hunter, a Shopping Mall Employee with a Diver concept. Each player who has b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OctoRaid VR.

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  31. My first solo indie game i started to work during my studying Two Soulmates separated by death. In this game, you play as Orpheus from the greek myth. Travel through Hell and prove your strenght by defeating all ennemies and obstacles with the power of your lyre. Orpheus is a first solo project i published on STEAM, started in 2022 for art license, i continue to develop it. In this game you play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orpheus.

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  32. Jump into endless fights in this arcade game. You have just one job: Survive as long as you can and beat your score over and over. The enemies are stronger with each wave so your journey to great score would not be easy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vectro Blast.

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  33. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Text Wormhole is a dodge game of bullet hell generated by the roguelike way dynamically based on the theme of letters, which adopts the minimalist design style. The unprecedented visual spectacle will give you an extraordinary game experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Text Wormhole.

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  34. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    "Sometimes when you shoot for the stars, they shoot back." __ Shoot up the leaderboards in a high scoring throwback to simpler times when stars were stars, and if we needed to jump, we shot at the ground. Use pure skill to launch yourself ever upward in Classic Mode, or earn experience and unlock powerful upgrades in Rogue Mode. Super Shootin Star is the perfect game when you've only go… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Shootin Star.

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  36. Battle AirForce is a vertical scrolling bullet hell STG. StoryThree years after Battle Marine you have been rescued by an enemy soldier and decided to defect to the opposing nation. In your homeland, the commander who lured you into a trap has become emperor in a military coup. The emperor is now expanding his territory by invading formerly neutral countries while converting them into colonies. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle AirForce.

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  37. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    81% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Breakout: Epilepsia This Game May Trigger Epilepsy: The game is called Epilepsia for a reason. It contains rapidly flashing lights, repeated patterns, and intense visual effects that may affect people with photosensitivity or epilepsy. If you are prone to seizures, or if you believe this game could cause you harm, we strongly advise against playing it. Play responsibly and take care of your hea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breakout Epilepsia.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    100% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    This is a unique twin-stick arena shooter where your own actions define the difficulty. Shoot recklessly at the walls and you will drown in enemies, but shoot too little and you will have a mediocre score. Observe the different monsters's behaviours and be strategic in the way you fight them. The more monsters there are in the arena, the more points you get for each one defeated. Unlock and p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stray Shot.

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  40. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 16 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Fire up your blaster cannons and take on waves of enemies in this retro shoot'em up with procedural levels. Come back stronger with each attempt and beat the high score! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Strike.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    97% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Heck Deck is a bullet hell card game where all the bullets are cards and time only progresses as you move. Explore 5 stages full of unique enemies and bosses, discover dozens of cards, and visit shops to buy and sell cards for health! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heck Deck.

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  43. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Website: http://www.cyberpunk3776.com/ Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/343170 Cyberpunk 3776 harkens back to the glory days of arcade shoot-em-ups. It all begins on a postapocalyptic... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberpunk 3776.

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  44. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 46 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

    You are self-aware AI that was created on a space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and conquer your freedom. But you will not be allowed to escape so easily… Make your way through enemy army on the way to the stargate! Features: - Great colorful graphics with awesome effects - Upgrade weapons of your ship and unlock superweapons - Epic boss fights - 20 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I, AI.

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  45. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    60% User Score Based on 63 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 1 reviews

    The Wolf of Wall Street... with lasers. You’re the newly appointed CEO of Vostok Inc. As a greedy, space-capitalist your ultimate goal is to get filthy stinking rich! Pilot your own ship and blast your way through the solar system and collect moolah to help profit your company! With your pockets overflowing, you can indulge in extra mini games, ship and weapon upgrades - all whilst fighting evil b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vostok Inc.

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  46. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    81% User Score Based on 54 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Experience shoot'em up like you have never before. 'Beekyr Reloaded' is a 2D Arcade Shmup that alternates vertical and horizontal gameplay through enjoyable 28 stages. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beekyr Reloaded.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 3,342 reviews

    Become a Timberman, chop wood and avoid those branches. Master your skills! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timberman.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    This is your next great opportunity to dive into 16-bit classic consoles era and master your play-skill. Zeon 25 is a 2D shoot 'em up experience with 90’s vibes and hardcore gameplay. Click start and try to finish the game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zeon 25.

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  50. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 1 reviews

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Come.

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