Bullet Hell
Game genre theme
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.
147
games
22platforms
Alternate names: Manic shooter, Curtain fire, Danmaku, 弾幕, Maniac Shooters

ARCD 2001-05-21

PS2 2003-10-23

X16 2021

ARCD 2007-12-11

ARCD 2008-05-22

ARCD 1999

LIN 2007

PS4 2017-02-28

FLA 2008-10-30

ARCD 1999

ARCD 2009-06-14

DC 2001-01-18
The first video game about Bullet Hell was released in 1993.