Games Like Neon Ships: The Type'em Up Shooter

Neon Ships: The Type'em Up Shooter

Shoot enemies while typing pop culture phrases to destroy enemies with your special laser attack! This is a classic Shoot'em up game with a typing twist! We challenge you to dodge all the shots and destroy all the enemies!

★ MUSHIHIMESAMA ★ SPACE INVADERS EXTREME ★ SWITCH 'N' SHOOT ★ SPACE CODEX ★ ANDRO DUNOS II ★ BIT BLASTER XL ★ SUPER GALAXY SQUADRON EX TURBO ★ SINE MORA ★ REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR ★ TOUHOU MAKUKA SAI ~ FANTASTIC DANMAKU FESTIVAL PART II ★ IKARUGA ★ HELLSINKER. ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Mushihimesama

97% 👍 OF 1.6K
About This Game

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.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Ride a Golden Beetle
  • …Dodge Koju Bullet Storms
  • …Switch Shot Types
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Space Invaders Extreme

87% 👍 OF 275
About This Game

The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise has arrived to invade Steam with greatly improved graphics and audio! Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound. The invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up?

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Space Codex

81% 👍 OF 413
About This Game

Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?

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Andro Dunos II

92% 👍 OF 235
About This Game

The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!

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Bit Blaster XL

96% 👍 OF 6.2K
About This Game

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!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …run out of ammo mid-fight, then have to hunt green drops from destroyed enemies just to shoot again.
  • …grab weapons like heat-seekers, lasers, spread shots, shields, flamethrowers, and a lightsaber-like beam that extends from your ship.
  • …unlock new ships with banked coins, and have each ship change your stats, loadout, and even its own soundtrack.
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Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo

85% 👍 OF 620
About This Game

Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Choose 17 Starfighters
  • …Dodge Bullet Waves
  • …Slow Time Midfight
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Sine Mora

82% 👍 OF 942
About This Game

Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Kills Refill Your Clock
  • …Slow Time Mid-Fight
  • …Mix Weapon Combinations
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TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II

97% 👍 OF 2.6K
About This Game

Touhou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival part II is a danmaku shooting game, which is the second part of Touhou Makuka Sai. The repeat of incident is coming again. Can the girls going to the netherworld solve the mystery?

Player reviews say you can…

  • …fight a boss battle staged as a literal three-act play, with bullet patterns acting out scenes and characters on screen.
  • …fill a meter by collecting pink items, trigger a temporary shield that auto-collects items, then extend it by grazing for more rewards.
  • …charge up Youmu's slash to hit across an absurd range, dumping enough damage to melt bosses compared to other shot types.
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Ikaruga

95% 👍 OF 2.4K
About This Game

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!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Absorb Matching Bullets
  • …Switch Ship Polarity
  • …Charge Homing Lasers
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Hellsinker.

93% 👍 OF 152
About This Game

A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!