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Games like BULLET SOUL

If BULLET SOUL is your kind of game, the closest matches are BULLET SOUL INFINITE BURST, Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition and VASARA Collection — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, epic and funny. 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 SOUL: Blending classic shooting game design with a substantial dose of modern day bullet hell and flashy pyrotechnics, Bullet Soul has it all! Play through multiple modes, all designed to welcome newcomers to the genre, but also challenge experts aiming for ever higher scores.

2017Action2.99 USDMetacritic 76Windowsby MAGES. Inc., 5pb
BULLET SOUL — Steam game cover
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Players who liked BULLET SOUL also play

Steam players who put hours into BULLET SOUL 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. BULLET SOUL INFINITE BURST

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Top pick for BULLET SOUL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    Bullet Soul Infinite Burst is a vertically scrolling shooting game crossing old-school gameplay with a bullet hell twist. It adds numerous gameplay enhancements over its predecessor, Bullet Soul, not least of which is Burst Mode. The same aggressive, bullet-cancelling gameplay, now with more destruction, more coins and more tunes.

    2017Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for BULLET SOUL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    Rescue your possible WAIFU from the evil magic. Elaborated yet EASY TO PLAY shmup action game! Remove the curse from the clothes to save the girls from the ageing spell!

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. VASARA Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Third-strongest match for BULLET SOUL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!

    2019ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Super Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Ranked #4 for BULLET SOUL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Castle of Shikigami

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for BULLET SOUL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.

    2017Action11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Ranked #6 for BULLET SOUL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!

    2017Action7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Assault Android Cactus+

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Ranked #7 for BULLET SOUL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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 ↗
  8. STELLATUM

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Ranked #8 for BULLET SOUL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    Equip your battleship's guns, install faster engines, and increase the power of your reactor. Throw a barrage of rockets on hordes of enemy ships, burning everything in your path!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BULLET SOUL at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BULLET SOUL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BULLET SOUL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BULLET SOUL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BULLET SOUL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BULLET SOUL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BULLET SOUL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Toree 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BULLET SOUL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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).

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UBERMOSH Vol.5

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BULLET SOUL on Steam right now. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

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.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from MAGES. Inc.

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

  1. STEINS;GATE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind BULLET SOUL.

    Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

    2016Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STEINS;GATE 0

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind BULLET SOUL.

    If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

    2018Adventure8.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. CHAOS;CHILD

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind BULLET SOUL.

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    2019Adventure12.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind BULLET SOUL. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!

    2015Action14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind BULLET SOUL.

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    2022Adventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind BULLET SOUL.

    Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!

    2019Adventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STEINS;GATE ELITE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind BULLET SOUL.

    STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.

    2019AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MAGES. Inc., the studio behind BULLET SOUL.

    A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.

    2019AdventureDeck 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. VASARA Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!

    2019ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Super Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

    2020ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Assault Android Cactus+

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with BULLET SOUL.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with BULLET SOUL.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about BULLET SOUL

How much does BULLET SOUL cost?
BULLET SOUL is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does BULLET SOUL have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — BULLET SOUL supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to BULLET SOUL?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BULLET SOUL are BULLET SOUL INFINITE BURST, Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition, VASARA Collection.
Who developed BULLET SOUL?
BULLET SOUL was developed by MAGES. Inc., 5pb and published by MAGES. Inc., 5pb.

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 SOUL.

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