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Games like Wizball

1987

You pilot a flying wizard through horizontally scrolling levels full of enemies, collecting drops of paint to bring a grey landscape back to color. Blending a shoot 'em up with a painting mechanic makes Wizball feel unlike anything else from its era.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Pixel art
  • Fantasy setting
  • Fast pace
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In short: Games like Wizball

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Wizball special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Horror Turn-based combat High difficulty Roguelike runs Shooter Pixel art Grind Survival PvP Open world Card game

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Touhou Fuujinroku: Mountain of Faith

86 %Match

2007PC, Steam Deck playable98 % positive12.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Wizball: good gunplay, pixel art and a fantasy setting.

A classic Touhou bullet-hell shooter where you weave through dense danmaku patterns as a shrine maiden. The Faith-meter scoring system and memorable soundtrack make it a fan favorite.

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Mushihimesama

Challenging difficulty

A frantic Cave arcade bullet-hell shooter where you fly through insect-filled forests, weaving through dense bullet patterns. Precise dodging and quick reflexes are the core of the experience.

Savant: Ascent

Pixel art

A fast arcade shooter where you climb a tower as a mechanical alchemist, dodging bullets and blasting waves of enemies. Unlockable CDs provide new music tracks and new abilities at the same time.

Touhou Shinreibyou: Ten Desires

Challenging difficulty

You pilot one of the Touhou heroines through dense bullet-hell stages full of spirits and projectile patterns, weaving between shots with precise movement. The music and Japanese fantasy style give it charm, but the difficulty demands serious practice.

Touhou Youyoumu: Perfect Cherry Blossom

Challenging difficulty

A classic bullet-hell shooter from the Touhou series where you pick a character with distinct shot types and weave through dense, elaborate bullet patterns. The Cherry Point scoring system rewards risky play, backed by a famously beloved soundtrack.

Hitogata Happa

Challenging difficulty

You pilot a magic-wielding fighter through a vertically scrolling screen full of dense bullet patterns and flashy weapon effects. It is widely regarded as one of the hardest doujin shooters, rewarding precise dodging and pattern memorization above all.

Shikhondo: Soul Eater

Fast pace

You pick either the Grim Reaper or a girl and hunt escaped yokai from limbo to free the souls they have absorbed, then reseal them. It is an intense bullet-hell shooter steeped in Japanese myth and demanding reflexes.

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