Bullshot similar games & best alternatives

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Bullshot

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

Help Frank F. Franky fight the evil cardesians, zombies & robots while setting your arrested friends free. Bullshot is a run 'n gun game that tries to recover the essence of the 90s classics, such as Abuse, Contra or the Metal Slug sagas.

What works

  • Strong nostalgic retro style and music
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Low price with good content value
  • Multiple language localizations including galician
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • High difficulty and limited checkpoints frustrate some players
  • Some control and ui issues reported
  • Enemy ai and variety considered basic
  • Multiplayer mode underdeveloped

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hexen: Beyond Heretic

  • Valfaris

  • Dark Light

  • Age of Barbarian Extended Cut

  • Soda Crisis

  • Valfaris: Mecha Therion

Less social

Games that feels like Bullshot but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Narita Boy

  • BLADECHIMERA

  • MindSeize

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer

  • MDK

  • Cookie Cutter: Overkill Edition

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Bullshot: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026