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Best Shoot 'Em Up Games

Top 50 of 164 qualifying games — tagged Shoot 'Em Up (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Angel at Dusk (2024) Action · Bullet Hell · Shooter · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 99.1%1,420 reviews 2 Mirage Feathers (2024) Anime · Cute · On-Rails Shooter · 20K–50K owners · $4.99 98.8%1,912 reviews 3 Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. (2017) Bullet Hell · Great Soundtrack · Difficult · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 98.5%4,496 reviews 4 Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith. (2020) Indie · Action · Bullet Hell · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 98.6%1,231 reviews 5 Minishoot' Adventures (2024) Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell · Metroidvania · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 97.9%6,013 reviews 6 Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt (2016) Indie · Female Protagonist · Free to Play · 200K–500K owners · Free 97.8%2,862 reviews 7 Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom. (2019) Bullet Hell · Difficult · Great Soundtrack · 0–20K owners · $14.99 98.1%1,344 reviews 8 Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers. (2021) Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Action · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 97.9%1,774 reviews 9 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue (2021) Bullet Hell · Action · JRPG · 200K–500K owners · Free 97.4%3,307 reviews 10 TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II (2019) Bullet Hell · Indie · Shoot 'Em Up · 50K–100K owners · $12.99 97.1%2,488 reviews 11 Cuphead (2017) Difficult · Cartoon · Co-op · 5M–10M owners · $19.99 96.3%186,835 reviews 12 Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature. (2019) Indie · Bullet Hell · Great Soundtrack · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 97.4%1,023 reviews 13 Downwell (2015) Precision Platformer · Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · 200K–500K owners · $2.99 96.6%8,200 reviews 14 Star of Providence (2017) Rogue-lite · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 96.7%2,877 reviews 15 Commando Collection (2024) Action · Shooter · Bullet Hell · 50K–100K owners · $4.99 97.1%1,149 reviews 16 Voidigo (2023) Action Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter · Rogue-like · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.6%4,289 reviews 17 Bit Blaster XL (2016) Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Difficult · 500K–1M owners · $0.99 96.4%6,148 reviews 18 Mushihimesama (2015) Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · 50K–100K owners · $19.99 96.8%1,417 reviews 19 pureya (2021) Minigames · Arcade · Casual · 100K–200K owners · $5.99 96.5%2,348 reviews 20 Shotgun Witch (2020) Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · 50K–100K owners · Free 96.9%1,049 reviews 21 Nova Drift (2024) Action Roguelike · Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · 200K–500K owners · $17.99 95.8%13,985 reviews 22 POSTAL: Brain Damaged (2022) Shooter · Action · Boomer Shooter · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.7%8,470 reviews 23 東方幕華祭 TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival (2018) Bullet Hell · Indie · Action · 50K–100K owners · $8.99 96.3%1,383 reviews 24 Chicken Invaders 5 (2015) Action · Casual · Indie · 50K–100K owners · $5.99 96.3%1,040 reviews 25 10 Minutes Till Dawn (2022) Shoot 'Em Up · Action Roguelike · Lovecraftian · 200K–500K owners · Free 95.6%4,195 reviews 26 Touhou Fantasia / 东方梦想曲 (2019) Free to Play · Action · Indie · 100K–200K owners · Free 96.0%1,495 reviews 27 ZeroRanger (2018) Shoot 'Em Up · Indie · Action · 100K–200K owners · $11.99 95.9%1,819 reviews 28 Swarmlake (2018) FPS · Arena Shooter · Retro · 100K–200K owners · $2.99 95.9%1,649 reviews 29 Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (2024) Shoot 'Em Up · Top-Down Shooter · Rogue-lite · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 95.8%1,879 reviews 30 Multi Turret Academy (2024) Early Access · Tanks · Top-Down Shooter · 50K–100K owners · $8.99 95.7%1,242 reviews 31 Super Amazing Wagon Adventure (2013) Action Roguelike · Side Scroller · Shoot 'Em Up · 0–20K owners · $2.99 95.3%1,926 reviews 32 OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns (2021) Arena Shooter · FPS · Arcade · 200K–500K owners · Free 95.1%2,340 reviews 33 DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION (2023) Action · Cartoon · Rogue-like · 500K–1M owners · $2.99 94.5%13,336 reviews 34 Beat Hazard (2010) Rhythm · Music-Based Procedural Generation · Twin Stick Shooter · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 94.6%7,379 reviews 35 SNKRX (2021) Action Roguelike · Rogue-lite · Arena Shooter · 50K–100K owners · $2.99 94.7%4,250 reviews 36 HUNTDOWN (2021) Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · Action · 20K–50K owners · $19.99 94.7%3,743 reviews 37 Kill It With Fire (2020) Action · Simulation · Comedy · 100K–200K owners · $12.99 94.5%5,018 reviews 38 Kill The Crows (2023) Action · Western · Arcade · 100K–200K owners · $4.99 94.9%2,125 reviews 39 ROBOBEAT (2024) Action Roguelike · Rhythm · FPS · 20K–50K owners · $19.99 95.0%1,606 reviews 40 CRUEL (2025) Action · First-Person · Boomer Shooter · 20K–50K owners · $9.99 95.3%1,023 reviews 41 Waves (2011) Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter · 50K–100K owners · Free 95.0%1,510 reviews 42 Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 (2018) Action · Side Scroller · Co-op · 100K–200K owners · $12.99 94.5%4,952 reviews 43 KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 (2025) Colorful · PvP · Singleplayer · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 95.2%1,070 reviews 44 Ikaruga (2014) Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 94.6%2,223 reviews 45 HYPER DEMON (2022) FPS · Arena Shooter · Fast-Paced · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 94.3%2,859 reviews 46 Sven Co-op (2016) Co-op · FPS · Online Co-Op · 1M–2M owners · Free 93.6%31,316 reviews 47 Jamestown (2011) Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Local Co-Op · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 94.1%2,341 reviews 48 Touhou Endless Dream (2021) Casual · Anime · Rogue-lite · 0–20K owners · $7.99 94.2%1,854 reviews 49 Assault Android Cactus+ (2015) Bullet Hell · Twin Stick Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 94.1%1,958 reviews 50 Patch Quest (2023) Adventure · Creature Collector · Rogue-lite · 100K–200K owners · $2.99 93.7%2,647 reviews