Bullet Hell

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 Bullet Hell video game was released in 1983.

Cave, AMI and Atlus published most of these games.

Parent groups

Scrolling shooter, Shoot 'em up, UVL: Tags that may need renaming

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Platforms

Linux		49
Arcade		37
Windows		13
X360		12
PS2		10
Dreamcast		6
Mac OS X		3
Saturn		3
iOS		2
PS4		2
PS		2
Switch		2
Apple II E		2
Mobile		2
Flash		1
PS Vita		1
BSD		1
GameCube		1
NEC PC9801		1
Commander X16		1
Xbox		1
PS3		1

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