The Best Bullet-hell Games for Linux

Update : Battle AirForce added at rank #44.
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Disc Room (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS

Disc Room is an exciting game that takes place in 2089 when a gigantic disc appears around Jupiter. You play as a scientist on board to explore the strange and dangerous environment and dodge discs while surviving for as long as possible. Underneath the surface, there are various tasks and objectives to complete in each room which require you to think creatively.


What we like:
  • Unique concept
  • Inventive challenges
  • Ability upgrades
  • Comic-style cutscenes
  • Visually appealing art style with themed visuals per region
  • Exciting soundtrack by doseone
What could be improved:
  • Challenging difficulty requiring quick inputs and reflexes
  • Obtuse 8-bit era inspired mechanics

  • arcade
  • puzzle
  • bullet-hell
  • survival
  • cartoony
  • gore
  • platform
  • 2d
  • twitch-action
  • difficult
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • precision
  • retro
  • room-by-room

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Shogun (2024)

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Android Linux PC Windows Xbox 360

SHOGUN is an arcade style shooter that emphasizes running and gunning to stay alive. Rip through waves of increasingly difficult enemies hell-bent on your doom by shooting, looting, and eluding a bullet hell of cartoonish horror. Refuse death, explode with burning rage and tear asunder!!!


  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • boomer
  • arcade
  • cartoony
  • shoot-em-up
  • first-person
  • 1990s
  • end-boss-fight
  • humor

3

Heck Deck (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Heck Deck is a bullet hell card game where all the bullets are cards and time only progresses as you move. Explore 5 stages full of unique enemies and bosses, discover dozens of cards, and visit shops to buy and sell cards for health!

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  • bullet-hell
  • card
  • minimalist
  • battler
  • cute
  • deckbuilder
  • abstract

4

Enter the Gungeon (2016)

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Mac OS Android stadia Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Linux

Enter the Gungeon is a thrilling bullet hell dungeon crawler packed with action! You'll dodge, loot, flip tables and battle adorable yet deadly enemies. With challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and an array of unique guns, you'll be hooked on changing your past in this evolving fortress.


What we like:
  • Challenging, skill-based gameplay
  • Balanced mechanics
  • Exciting gunplay and boss fights
  • Abundance of unlockables and secrets
  • High replayability
What could be improved:
  • Button spamming for maximum speed shooting
  • Limited information on items
  • Strict no-hit reward system

  • rogue-like
  • bullet-hell
  • twin-stick
  • dungeon-crawler
  • shooter
  • boss
  • cover
  • table
  • cooperative
  • hand-designed
  • dungeon
  • pixel
  • top-down

5

Mokoko X (2022)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Nostalgic arcade gameplay remastered! Conquer the bigger portion of the screen and save the unlucky girls from the various absurd troublemakers.


  • top-down
  • dating-sim
  • arcade
  • bullet-hell
  • anime
  • shoot-em-up
  • boss
  • cute
  • funny
  • story
  • villain
  • 2d
  • mature
  • pirates

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Rogue Star Rescue (2019)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux PC Windows Mac OS

Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!


  • bullet-hell
  • rogue-like
  • tower-defense
  • shooter
  • cooperative
  • explorer
  • top-down
  • multiple-endings
  • twin-stick
  • nonlinear
  • non-linear
  • dragon

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Airships: Lost Flotilla (2025)

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PC Windows Linux

Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.

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  • rogue-like
  • naval
  • attack
  • score
  • top-down
  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • steampunk
  • pve
  • hack-and-slash
  • arena
  • action
  • flight
  • historical
  • combat

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Yars: Recharged (2022)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox Series X stadia PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Shoot from affar or get nibble away up-close and personal in a boss-rush, bullet-dodging revival of the 1982 Atari classic title, Yars' Revenge. Take on 60 unique enemy encounters alone or with a friend in local co-op.

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  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • twin-stick
  • arcade
  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • linear
  • multidirectional
  • boss
  • retro
  • classic
  • abstract
  • aliens
  • 1980s

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Prank! (2025)

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Linux PC Windows IOS iPhone

A girl wakes up in the grass, only to find she has lost her memory and grown wings. Playtime: ~30 minutes + endless mode

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  • rpg
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • bullet-hell
  • walking-simulator
  • horror
  • fiction
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • choices
  • interactive
  • action-adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • platform

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Astroloot (2025)

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early access Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven infused with deep ARPG mechanics. Loot, level up, and customize your ship through a massive skill tree and deterministic crafting. Create a build that’s truly your own, as you uncover the secrets hidden within the Astroloot Sector.

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  • walking-simulator
  • bullet-hell
  • hack-and-slash
  • cooperative
  • rpg
  • arena
  • crafting
  • space
  • campaign
  • pve
  • top-down
  • sci-fi
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • action

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