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.

Alternate names: Manic shooter, Curtain fire, Danmaku, 弾幕, Maniac Shooters

The first video game about Bullet Hell was released in 1993.

Cave, Atlus and AMI has published most of these games

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Linux		37
Arcade		35
X360		12
PS2		10
Windows		8
Dreamcast		5
Mac OS X		3
Saturn		3
iOS		2
PS4		2
PS		2
Mobile		2
Xbox		1
PS3		1
Flash		1
PS Vita		1
BSD		1
GameCube		1
Switch		1

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