Bullet Heaven 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Bullet Heaven 2

Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Accessible difficulty with cheats and handicaps
  • Extensive content with many levels and characters
  • Excellent soundtrack and art style
  • Customization options for playstyle
  • Local co-op multiplayer

Things to keep in mind

  • Some performance issues on lower-end pcs
  • Minor visual clarity issues with bullets
  • Story is minimal and sometimes cringey
  • Some waves and bosses can feel unbalanced
  • Price may be high for casual players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • GRADIUS ORIGINS

  • AngerForce: Reloaded

  • Nuclear Throne

  • Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

  • Star Saviors

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

Less social

Games that feels like Bullet Heaven 2 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • DRACOMATON

  • BLUE REVOLVER

  • DEVIL BLADE REBOOT

  • Gun Wings

  • Danmaku Unlimited 2

  • 東方催狐譚 ～ Servants of Harvest Wish

Less competitive

Games that feels like Bullet Heaven 2 but with less competition against others

  • Hero of Fate

  • Dungreed

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Devil Slayer - Raksasi

  • Super Hydorah

  • The Great Rebellion

More intimate

Games that feels like Bullet Heaven 2 but with more focus on close relationships

  • GUNTOUCHABLES

  • CounterAttack: Uprising

  • Full Mojo Rampage

  • SHOCK TROOPERS

  • Jets'n'Guns 2

  • Bounty of One

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Epic Battle Fantasy Collection

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 5

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 4

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 3

  • Find Matt's Cats

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Bullet Heaven 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Bullet Heaven 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Bullet Heaven 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Intimacy, Domination.

Last update: 21/08/2026