Best Bullet Hell Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated bullet hell games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Bullet Hell games on Steam.

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Headlander Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.

Price -97% 0.65€
Rating 8.5
Release 25 Jul 2016
Bot Vice Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.

Price -92% 0.82€
Rating 8.8
Release 11 Jul 2016
Furi The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Price -96% 0.85€
Rating 8.9
Release 05 Jul 2016
SWARMRIDERS SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 15 Jun 2016
Zombie Party Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!

Price -83% 1.42€
Rating 8.0
Release 10 Jun 2016
Survive in Space The game is spread over 50 different levels, and Sasaki must fight through them all to redeem his people. The game features five powerful bosses that you will encounter at the end of each sector – every nine levels. Each boss is a skill puzzle of his own, with shifting mechanics and environments that will keep you on your toes.

Price -99% 0.54€
Rating 6.5
Release 20 May 2016
Space Codex Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?

Price 0.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 17 May 2016
StarBreak StarBreak is a unique skill-based action platformer MMO where you explore strange sci-fi worlds alongside dozens of other players, kill legions of dangerous aliens and fight epic boss battles.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 10 May 2016
Star Saviors Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

Price 0.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 06 May 2016
Project Starship Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen? Will you save the world from the mighty cthulhu?

Price 2.39€
Rating 7.7
Release 05 Apr 2016
Enter the Gungeon Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Price -83% 2.54€
Rating 9.4
Release 05 Apr 2016
FORCED SHOWDOWN Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.

Price -98% 0.55€
Rating 7.8
Release 29 Mar 2016
1993 Space Machine Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that. 1993 is a classic shoot em up celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force.

Price -98% 0.25€
Rating 6.7
Release 28 Mar 2016
Beat Da Beat Hurrican-like Bullet Hell. Avoid the rain of bullets to the rhythms of "dubstep". Help the hero to defeat the aliens and to take revenge on the interstellar aggressor!

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 10 Mar 2016
Deathsmiles 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!

Price -8% 17.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 10 Mar 2016
Asteroid Bounty Hunter Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.

Price -96% 0.24€
Rating 6.3
Release 24 Feb 2016
Devil Daggers Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

Price -69% 2.49€
Rating 9.2
Release 18 Feb 2016
UBERMOSH:BLACK UBERMOSH:BLACK is the second volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH. Cut bullets with your sword, shoot with heavy guns and splatter enemies with a rage fueled psionic wave.

Price -90% 0.49€
Rating 7.8
Release 17 Feb 2016
Rabi-Ribi Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Price -81% 3.44€
Rating 9.3
Release 28 Jan 2016
Bit Blaster XL Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

Price -47% 0.53€
Rating 9.3
Release 22 Jan 2016
Starward Rogue Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.

Price -93% 0.89€
Rating 8.4
Release 20 Jan 2016
The Bug Butcher A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

Price -59% 3.33€
Rating 8.6
Release 19 Jan 2016
Shooting Stars! This game is the answer to one of the most important questions in life: “I can haz lazer kitty?“ Yes you can!

Price -94% 0.32€
Rating 7.8
Release 19 Jan 2016
Sora From Orange Juice comes a shoot'em'up starring the lone enhanced human, Sora. The sequel of the high-speed shoot'em'up "Suguri", with improved game system and graphics.

Price -69% 2.76€
Rating 8.6
Release 05 Jan 2016