Shoot 'Em Up indie games
indielist tracks 25 indie shoot 'em up games with the Steam user tag "Shoot 'Em Up", together holding 289,398 reviews at an average of 92% positive. The most reviewed is Cuphead with 195,478 reviews.
Tagged titles
25
Total reviews on Steam
289,398
Avg positive %
92%
Related tags
Action (25) Bullet Hell (18) Shooter (18) Arcade (15) Difficult (11) Colorful (10) Pixel Graphics (10) Retro (10) Female Protagonist (9) Sci-fi (9)
- C
Cuphead
2017 · Action
195,478 reviews · 96% positive
DifficultCartoonCo-opPlatformerGreat Soundtrack
- 2
- N
Nova Drift
2024 · Action
12,913 reviews · 96% positive
Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellRogue-liteShoot 'Em Up
- F
- H
- B
Beat Hazard
2010 · Action
5,064 reviews · 95% positive
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em Up
- L
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
2015 · Action
3,357 reviews · 93% positive
Local Co-Op4 Player LocalCo-opLocal MultiplayerMultiplayer
- S
- T
- M
Mirage Feathers
2024 · Action
2,488 reviews · 98% positive
AnimeCuteOn-Rails ShooterBullet HellShooter
- Z
ZeroRanger
2018 · Action
2,208 reviews · 96% positive
Shoot 'Em UpIndieActionGreat SoundtrackBullet Hell
- I
- N
NIMRODS
2024 · Action
1,766 reviews · 85% positive
Early Access2DBullet HellRogue-likePixel Graphics
- T
- T
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
2020 · Action
1,577 reviews · 98% positive
IndieActionBullet HellShoot 'Em UpGreat Soundtrack
- T
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
2019 · Action
1,492 reviews · 98% positive
Bullet HellDifficultGreat SoundtrackFaithIndie
- B
Beat Hazard 2
2019 · Action
1,396 reviews · 86% positive
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterMusic
- B
- T
Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.
2019 · Action
1,056 reviews · 97% positive
IndieBullet HellGreat SoundtrackShoot 'Em UpFaith
- G
- E
Ex-Zodiac
2022 · Action
941 reviews · 94% positive
On-Rails ShooterShoot 'Em UpShooterArcadeFemale Protagonist
- B
- X
- R
- B
Beat Hazard 3
2024 · Action
580 reviews · 83% positive
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationMusicBullet HellRogue-like
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best shoot 'em up indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 25 tracked shoot 'em up indie games led by Cuphead (195,478 reviews).
- How is the shoot 'em up list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.