Best Shoot 'Em Up games on PC
Action games centered on shooting enemies, often in arcade-style stages or arenas where movement and projectile dodging are important.
- Projectile-heavy combat
- Fast-paced action
- Frequent enemy encounters
Related: Bullet Hell, Shooter, Arcade, Twin Stick Shooter
202 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.
Bullet-hell shooter with animal spirits and temporary power boosts
97% positive
1,070 reviews
KUNKUN Defender
First-person zombie shooter with tower defense and helicopter extraction
97% positive
1,039 reviews
DEMON'S TILT
Gothic arcade pinball mixes a cathedral table with bullet-hell combat
95% positive
1,021 reviews
Guns of Fury
Run-and-gun platforming meets ability-gated exploration and mech combat
88% positive
986 reviews
Spell Disk
Top-down action roguelite focused on building spell and disk combos
89% positive
976 reviews
Contra: Operation Galuga
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action with weapon upgrades and co-op
87% positive
976 reviews
Steredenn: Binary Stars
Fast-paced space shooter with randomized runs and demanding boss fights
88% positive
969 reviews
The Knight Witch
Flying Metroidvania with bullet-hell combat and customizable spell cards
72% positive
969 reviews
Phoenix Force
Top-down bullet hell shooter built entirely around boss battles
84% positive
962 reviews
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
Arcade space shooter with alien waves and a dual fighter
91% positive
956 reviews
Pesticide Not Required
Top-down action roguelite mixing automatic attacks, insect swarms, and farming
94% positive
951 reviews
Legend of Mysteria RPG
Pixel-art mystery RPG about a mage framed for murder
72% positive
930 reviews
BLUE REVOLVER
2D bullet-hell shooter built around special weapons and scoring chains
98% positive
913 reviews
Project Gunship
Single-player AC-130 gunship simulation with thermal targeting and combat scenarios
76% positive
867 reviews
Echoes+
Arcade space shooter with escalating waves and high-score challenges
92% positive
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The Crackpet Show
Roguelite shooter about armed animals competing on a violent TV show
86% positive
850 reviews
Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
2D bullet-hell shooter with stage-based fights against underground spirits
97% positive
848 reviews
Super Cyborg
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter with alien hordes and tough bosses
86% positive
840 reviews
R-Type Final 2
Side-scrolling space shooter with customizable ships and shifting stages
75% positive
826 reviews
XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
Arcade pinball on an infested ship with turrets and bosses
97% positive
799 reviews
Castle Of Alchemists
Top-down action RPG and tower defense with alchemical trap combos
81% positive
774 reviews
Crafty Survivors
Bullet-heaven action roguelite with craft-themed fighters and village upgrades
83% positive
762 reviews
Reality Break
Space action RPG where you rewrite loot and reset timelines
81% positive
756 reviews
Beat Hazard 3
Twin-stick space shooter shaped by your own music
83% positive
680 reviews