Groups comparison
Scrolling shooter - 1975 to 2023
A shooter sub genre characterized by automatically advancing (autoscrolling) environments, both vertically or horizontally.
Bullet Hell(Manic shooter;Curtain fire;Danmaku;弾幕;Maniac Shooters) - 1983 to 2024
A sub-genre of shmup where the whole screen is literally filled with projectiles, usually with the main challenge being avoiding those bullets (often by recognizing/memorizing firing patterns) rather than destroying enemies.
A shooter sub genre characterized by automatically advancing (autoscrolling) environments, both vertically or horizontally.
Bullet Hell(Manic shooter;Curtain fire;Danmaku;弾幕;Maniac Shooters) - 1983 to 2024
A sub-genre of shmup where the whole screen is literally filled with projectiles, usually with the main challenge being avoiding those bullets (often by recognizing/memorizing firing patterns) rather than destroying enemies.
scrollingshooter
manicshooter