Games like Shmups Skill Test
If Shmups Skill Test is your kind of game, the closest matches are TRIZEAL Remix, EXZEAL and Acceleration of SUGURI 2 — 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 Shmups Skill Test: Some say you’re only as old as you feel. Shmups Skill Test says you’re only as old as you shoot! Shmups Skill Test is a clever way to evaluate your shmup skills in the form of a "gamer age". Challenge and unlock shoot-’em-up-based minigames in a gauntlet of shmup nostalgia goodness.
Players who liked Shmups Skill Test also play
Steam players who put hours into Shmups Skill Test 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.
TRIZEAL Remix
WHY THIS
Top pick for Shmups Skill Test fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!
EXZEAL
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Shmups Skill Test fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
A sequel that isn’t afraid to be different. EXZEAL is the followup to TRIZEAL Remix, but it’s much more than a simple rehash. Choose between multiple ships and specialize in each one’s weapon system. Will you focus on shooting, shot charging, or close-range attacks? In EXZEAL, it’s your choice.
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Shmups Skill Test fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Acceleration of SUGURI 2 is a lightning-paced duel-style shoot'em'up from Orange Juice, featuring all favorite characters from the SUGURI universe.
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Shmups Skill Test fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Shmups Skill Test fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
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.
I Hate Running Backwards
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Shmups Skill Test fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Shmups Skill Test fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Shmups Skill Test fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shmups Skill Test at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Shmups Skill Test on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Shmups Skill Test on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Shmups Skill Test on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Shmups Skill Test on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
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!
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Shmups Skill Test on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Shmups Skill Test on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Toree 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Shmups Skill Test on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).
UBERMOSH Vol.5
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Shmups Skill Test on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Waves
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Shooty Skies
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
The creators of Crossy Road present Shooty Skies! Shoot, dodge, duck, goose and weave. Take to the skies!
WOWOWOW KORONE BOX
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
A hololive fangame featuring Inugami Korone of hololive GAMERS! Collect as many Korone Boxes as possible while contending with an endless onslaught of enemies and bosses using whatever weapons you happen to pick up!
SWARMRIDERS
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
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.
東方催狐譚 ～ Servants of Harvest Wish
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Set off on a journey to an autumnal paradise in this bountiful Touhou vertical Bullethell Shmup fan game made by overseas fans!
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More from TRIANGLE SERVICE
Other recommendable Steam games by TRIANGLE SERVICE, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
XIIZEAL
WHY THIS
Another title from TRIANGLE SERVICE, the studio behind Shmups Skill Test. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Enjoy a fast and frantic arcade shmup from Triangle Service! Attack in all directions and rack up the multipliers - do you have XIIZEAL?
DELTAZEAL
WHY THIS
Another title from TRIANGLE SERVICE, the studio behind Shmups Skill Test. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Triangle Service presents the essential arcade experience! Power up your ship, evade enemy fire, and blast your way to the final boss in DeltaZeal!
MINUS ZERO
WHY THIS
Another title from TRIANGLE SERVICE, the studio behind Shmups Skill Test. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Triangle Service’s MINUS ZERO is a shooter that focuses on a tried-and-true shoot-’em-up weapon: the lock-on laser. It’s shoot-’em-up purity: just you, your lock-on laser, and a whole bunch of enemies. As long as you continue to blast away at the waves of enemies, you’ll maintain invincibility, but if you lose track of your position...
EXZEAL
WHY THIS
Another title from TRIANGLE SERVICE, the studio behind Shmups Skill Test. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
A sequel that isn’t afraid to be different. EXZEAL is the followup to TRIZEAL Remix, but it’s much more than a simple rehash. Choose between multiple ships and specialize in each one’s weapon system. Will you focus on shooting, shot charging, or close-range attacks? In EXZEAL, it’s your choice.
TRIZEAL Remix
WHY THIS
Another title from TRIANGLE SERVICE, the studio behind Shmups Skill Test. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!
Arcade Love / ゲーセンラブ。
WHY THIS
Another title from TRIANGLE SERVICE, the studio behind Shmups Skill Test. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Arcade Love. (a.k.a Ge-sen Love) contains unique Beat'-em-up and Shmup games of arcade style, which has been well-played at Arcades all over Japan.
GyroShooter
WHY THIS
Another title from TRIANGLE SERVICE, the studio behind Shmups Skill Test. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Aim the targets approaching from all sides! The game looks like a shoot'em up but no, this new style game involves no shooting!
DELAY SIMULATOR / ゲーミングハード技能検定
WHY THIS
Another title from TRIANGLE SERVICE, the studio behind Shmups Skill Test. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Improve your gaming skills in [Reflexes TEST] and [STICK TEST], and break your own records in the shooting games [B-POINT] and [Bullet Bullet Bullet]
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
TRIZEAL Remix
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Transform or die. TRIZEAL Remix has classic shoot-’em-up style with a refined depth just below the surface. Strategically transform your ship to switch between and upgrade three distinct weapons: a wide shot, a narrow laser, and guided missiles. Shoot with intelligence!
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
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.
I Hate Running Backwards
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
I Hate Running Backwards is a never-ending adrenaline packed shoot'em down roguelite that puts the emphasis on destruction and fighting never ending waves of enemies while time traveling through procedurally generated worlds!
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Shmups Skill Test.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
Frequently asked about Shmups Skill Test
- How much does Shmups Skill Test cost?
- Shmups Skill Test is listed on Steam at 2.24 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Shmups Skill Test have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Shmups Skill Test supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Shmups Skill Test?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shmups Skill Test are TRIZEAL Remix, EXZEAL, Acceleration of SUGURI 2.
- Who developed Shmups Skill Test?
- Shmups Skill Test was developed by TRIANGLE SERVICE and published by KOMODO.
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