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A compact bullet-hell shoot 'em up with an upgrade-driven die-and-retry loop across ecologically themed levels, praised for its replayability.

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A compact sci-fi roguelike that replaces twin-stick aiming with strategic positioning and upgrade-driven combat against alien fleets.
2022-12-06
- Shooter
- Action
- Indie

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Games like Kestrel

A compact bullet-hell shoot 'em up with an upgrade-driven die-and-retry loop across ecologically themed levels, praised for its replayability.

Gunlocked
A compact sci-fi roguelike that replaces twin-stick aiming with strategic positioning and upgrade-driven combat against alien fleets.
2022-12-06
- Shooter
- Action
- Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

ASTROLANCER

A polished top-down shooter with varied weapons, engaging boss fights, and secret-hunting, delivering a welcoming ~3-4 hour action campaign.

2024-04-18

Shooter
Action
Bird view / Isometric

BroodStar

A replayable roguelite shmup with item combos, dodge-roll tactics, and bosses leading to a living planet, offering short runs and hours of varied attempts.

2022-06-15

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade

Void Resurgence

A single-player retro-futuristic space roguelite with bullet-hell combat, ship-building upgrades, and permanent progression, praised for build variety though pacing can be slow.

2025-08-17

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Survival
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

Stellar Interface

A fast-paced roguelite space shoot 'em up about collecting synergistic perks, unlocking ships, and hunting galactic overlords across a randomly generated galaxy.

2016-11-21

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Arcade

KAIKAN

A compact, challenging vertical-scrolling shooter with six aircraft types and five stages, focused on fast-paced score attack.

2023-09-14

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Indie
Arcade

Operation STEEL

A challenging 2D hand-drawn roguelike shoot-em-up with procedurally generated levels and upgradeable loadouts, typically played in short bursts around an hour.

2022-01-26

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Indie
Arcade

Gunlocked 2

A fast-paced sci-fi roguelike shmup centered on warship upgrades, dodging alien waves, and branching short runs.

2026-03-29

Action
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

ZeroRanger

ZeroRanger is a deliberately retro scrolling shooter with local co-op, an adaptive difficulty that grants extra lives as you die, and a challenging arcade-style campaign that typically runs 11–15 hours.

2018-09-28

Shooter
Action
Science fiction
Indie
Side view
Arcade

Karous

A Dreamcast-era shoot 'em up with slash-and-shoot combat and weapon leveling, starring a girl hunting the Sanguis Dei across a roughly 8.5-hour single-player campaign.

2026-01-21

Action
Science fiction
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Arcade

Well Keeper

A compact bullet hell roguelite with flapping movement, wave-based fights, and quirky ability upgrades, clocking in around five hours.

2026-04-23

Action
Indie
Side view

IRONBORNE

A compact mining roguelike bullet hell shooter focused on digging, upgrading, and tactical resource management.

2025-12-04

Action
Adventure
Role-playing (RPG)