Games like Shmup!
If Shmup! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shin Sophstar, Neon Tyrant and Ultra Paddle — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Shmup!: Arcade-style bullet hell action! 3 ships, 5 special weapons, and screen-clearing bombs. Conquer 5 intense stages with dynamic difficulty—then compete for high scores on online leaderboards.
Players who liked Shmup! also play
Steam players who put hours into Shmup! 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.
Shin Sophstar
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Top pick for Shmup! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
Shin Sophstar is an electrifying remix built for speed and scoring. With 30 ship variants, mid-run ship switching, and an aggressive, deeply layered scoring system, it delivers a faster, sharper arcade experience for all skill levels.
Neon Tyrant
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Second-strongest match for Shmup! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
Neon Tyrant is a co-op vertical shmup where togetherness is a mechanic: fly close to bond shields, rescue downed wingmates under fire, draft run-defining perks. Campaign, endless, daily runs, boss rush — 1-4 pilots, local or online. Flying solo? Hire an AI wingman that learns. Everything glows.
Ultra Paddle
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Third-strongest match for Shmup! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
A high-speed arcade roguelite where classic physics meet insane abilities. Deflect the ball, survive intense boss fights, and combine 100+ active and passive skills to break the game. Every run makes you stronger. Your goal? Become unstoppable.
Nova Swarm
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Ranked #4 for Shmup! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
Pick a ship, dive into readable bullet chaos, take down huge angry bosses, grab the bonus core you probably should have left alone, and chase one cleaner run in Nova Swarm.
GAZAR
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Ranked #5 for Shmup! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
GAZAR is an intense vertical arcade space shooter where you fight against an alien fleet destroying the galaxy. Battle through Story Mode or test your skills in Infinity Mode with 5 difficulty levels and leaderboards. GAZAR delivers non-stop action, stunning visual effects, and dynamic combat.
Neon Endstate
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Ranked #6 for Shmup! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
Turn a small ship into a roaming arsenal. Dodge hostile fleets, bolt on weapons between waves, and steal a capital ship's firepower. Build wild combinations across six-wave campaigns, then push your luck in escalating Capital Hunts.
TROPHY FLEET
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Ranked #7 for Shmup! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
Break twelve worlds, steal their cores, and fly them as your fleet. A single-run top-down arcade shooter: thirteen stolen fighters, twelve bosses with real weak points, a run that never pauses, and a leaderboard for every world.
Metal Crisis
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Ranked #8 for Shmup! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
METAL CRISIS is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up inspired by 3D space shooters of the 90s. Pilot the most advanced ship Earth has created capable of acquiring enemy weapons as you battle through hordes of fighters and hulking bosses in it's war against the space colonies rebellion.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Shmup!.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Shmup!
- What games are most similar to Shmup!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shmup! are Shin Sophstar, Neon Tyrant, Ultra Paddle.
- Who developed Shmup!?
- Shmup! was developed by Conti Games.
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 Shmup!.
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