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Games like Bullet Heaven 2

If Bullet Heaven 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deathsmiles, Mushihimesama and Assault Android Cactus+ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its epic, intense and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Bullet Heaven 2: Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second!

2015ActionIndie14.99 USDWindowsby Matt Roszak
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Steam players who put hours into Bullet Heaven 2 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Deathsmiles

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Bullet Heaven 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    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!

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mushihimesama

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Bullet Heaven 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.

    2015Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Assault Android Cactus+

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Third-strongest match for Bullet Heaven 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Ranked #4 for Bullet Heaven 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Bullet Heaven 2.

    DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.

    2015Action12.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Ranked #5 for Bullet Heaven 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Sora

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Ranked #6 for Bullet Heaven 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    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.

    2016ActionIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gun Wings

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Ranked #7 for Bullet Heaven 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...

    2015ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Ranked #8 for Bullet Heaven 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Prepare yourself for an insatiable rain of bullets, bombs, and beams in Crimzon Clover. From Japanese indie developer Yotsubane, this retro top-down shooter is a wild ride you won't want to miss out on.

    2014ActionIndieDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Bullet Heaven 2

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. SONIC WINGS REUNION

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Bullet Heaven 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bullet Heaven 2.

    SONIC WINGS REUNION is a sequel to the arcade-style shooting game SONIC WINGS, in which you choose from eight characters to destroy the mysterious organization FATAMORNAGANA, which has advanced into the modern world. The scenario changes depending on the combination of characters.

    2025Action17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Jamestown

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Reviewers of Bullet Heaven 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.

    2011ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Bullet Heaven 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG4.19 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bullet Heaven 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Bullet Heaven 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Bullet Heaven 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Bullet Heaven 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bullet Heaven 2.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Bullet Heaven 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Bullet Heaven 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Bullet Heaven 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Bullet Heaven 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Bullet Heaven 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Bullet Heaven 2.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Matt Roszak

Other recommendable Steam games by Matt Roszak, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Epic Battle Fantasy 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Bullet Heaven 2.

    A turn-based RPG adventure, full of video game references, juvenile dialogue, and anime fanservice... and also strategic combat, monster catching, and tons of treasure hunting! Updated with tons of new content!

    2018StrategyAdventureRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Epic Battle Fantasy 4

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Bullet Heaven 2.

    A light-hearted turn-based RPG, heavily inspired by old 2D classics. You will battle through waves of cute enemies, grow your characters, explore a diverse world, solve puzzles, and of course, save the world. (Just updated to version 3!)

    2014AdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Find Matt's Cats

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Bullet Heaven 2. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Go on a scavenger-hunt adventure that spans 84 hand-crafted levels, while getting to know the four friends who struggle to keep their video game studio together.

    2026IndieCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Epic Battle Fantasy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Bullet Heaven 2. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    A collection of short and silly games from the early days of the internet. There's turn-based RPGs, shoot-em-ups, platformers, and more - updated with new quality-of-life features. Plus there's a whopping 150 achievements to collect, and a free soundtrack DLC!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Another title from Matt Roszak, the studio behind Bullet Heaven 2. Shares Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Deathsmiles

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    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!

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Assault Android Cactus+

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ikaruga

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bullet Heaven 2.

    Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Bullet Heaven 2

How much does Bullet Heaven 2 cost?
Bullet Heaven 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Bullet Heaven 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Bullet Heaven 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Bullet Heaven 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bullet Heaven 2 are Deathsmiles, Mushihimesama, Assault Android Cactus+.
Who developed Bullet Heaven 2?
Bullet Heaven 2 was developed by Matt Roszak.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Bullet Heaven 2.

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