Bullet Hell
Game genre theme
155
games
22platforms
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.
Notable people involved: Boris van Schooten, Nick Howard, Oohara Yuuma and Delly Sartika
Alternate names: Manic shooter, Curtain fire, Danmaku, 弾幕, Maniac Shooters
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Popular tags
actionadventure actionrpg adventurerpg arenashooter fixedshooter roguelite scrollingshooter twinstickshooterParent groups
Scrolling shooter, Shoot 'em up, UVL: Tags that may need renaming
Games by year
The first Bullet Hell video game was released in 1983.
Cave published most of these games.