Bullet Hell tag
Tag created in June 2017
Bullet Hell's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Bullet Hell tag and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The releases count conveys the quantity of games published on Steam each year. It usually follows the increasing amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better view of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Bullet Hell tag is getting more or less popular. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Bullet Hell tag has peaked in 2022, with 467 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.09% in 2013 and 0.38% in 2023.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
Bullet Hell's popularity amongst players
On this chart, you can see the reviews for games associated with the Bullet Hell tag, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. Note that if the chart is cluttered, you can always deactivate some lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Bullet Hell tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 89 (2010) and 448 (2014) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Bullet Hell tag received between 35% (2020) and 245% (2010) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Bullet Hell
This chart displays the evolution of the Bullet Hell tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Don't forget that a price should slowly increase year-on-year just to keep up with inflation.
The median game price peaked in 2014 at 7.99$, and bottomed in 2017 at 4.99$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2020 at 12%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Bullet Hell, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the Bullet Hell tag games, classed by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular tag, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for Bullet Hell games is 96% for the Vietnamese audience, and the worst is 85% for the Japanese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Waves | Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes! | Free | 95.2% | Nov 16, 2011 |
  | Assault Android Cactus+ | Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes. | 19.99 | 94.9% | Sep 23, 2015 |
  | Danmaku Unlimited 2 | Classic Japanese style vertical manic shooting action! Shoot, dodge and explode your way through the second entry in the critically acclaimed Danmaku Unlimited series. Battle through nail-biting bullet patterns and compete for dominance on the global leaderboard! | 4.99 | 93.8% | Mar 18, 2014 |
  | Enter the Gungeon | Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past. | 14.99 | 96.4% | Apr 5, 2016 |
  | QP Shooting - Dangerous!! | QP Shooting - Dangerous!! is a bullet hell type shoot’em’up starring the pudding-loving dog girl QP seen in 100% Orange Juice. Nothing can stand between QP and her pudding - not even difficulty options to reduce the experienced gamer to tears! | 7.99 | 95.2% | Nov 14, 2014 |
  | Phoenix Force | Phoenix Force is a shoot 'em up about a group of phoenixes that fight big and strong mythological creatures in over 100 levels. It takes the boss battle as the foundation for every level, creating engaging and challenging fast battles that will require your best strategies and reflexes. | 0.99 | 84.1% | Nov 13, 2014 |
  | Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition | The great action-crazed, guns blazing, shoot ‘em up game comes back straight out of the ‘90s. Raptor: Call of the Shadows and its futuristic world are ready to challenge your flying skills. | 4.99 | 76.9% | Feb 13, 2015 |
  | Dark Matter | Dark Matter is a retro 2D shoot ‘em up inspired by the 1980’s arcade classic, Asteroids. The action will get frantic as you battle waves of enemy alien ships and deadly asteroids. When ready, take the space carnage to Challenge Mode and rack up your score! | 2.99 | 82.6% | Feb 27, 2015 |
  | Gun Wings | A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind... | 3.99 | 86.5% | Dec 8, 2015 |
  | ARMED SEVEN | The year is 1989. 12 years have passed since the Gogoh Army’s invasion of Earth. Exposure to alien technology during the war enabled Earth’s own technologies to take massive leaps forward. International conflict that was previously rife in the history of mankind fell to an all-time low, and the Earth Federation was established as a... | 4.99 | 95.9% | Mar 6, 2015 |
  | Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons | Jigoku Kisetsukan is a bullet hell shootergame with anime-style drawings and chip music. | Free | 96.9% | May 12, 2015 |
  | Pixel Galaxy | A non-shooting shoot 'em up where you must grow, make friends, and survive together. | 2.99 | 87.4% | Oct 2, 2015 |
  | Mushihimesama | Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets. | 19.99 | 96.4% | Nov 12, 2015 |
  | Circuit Breakers | Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots. | 6.99 | 75% | Nov 17, 2015 |
  | Bullet Heaven 2 | Bullet Heaven 2 is a bullet-hell shoot-em-up inspired by games like Touhou and Jamestown. It's all about shooting every cute thing that moves, while dodging hundreds of shiny bullets per second! | 14.99 | 98.7% | Dec 7, 2015 |
  | 5 Minutes Rage - Hatred Edition | Junkbots, lasers, balls and rage! A 2.5D multiplayer game where two teams of junkbots clash in a battle of cannon shots to bring the ball to the goal. Frantic gameplay with 5 minutes matches, 2vs2 or 1vs1, online and local. Moreover: train with bots and play stupid minigames! | 7.99 | 65.5% | Mar 2, 2018 |
  | INVERSUS Deluxe | INVERSUS is is a competitive and cooperative arcade shooter for 1 to 4 players online or on the couch. Fight for territory in a dynamic negative-space map where open paths for your team are the walls of your opponent's team. Strategize and trap the enemy to win! | 14.99 | 89% | Aug 16, 2016 |
  | Danmaku Unlimited 3 | Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package. | 9.99 | 88.8% | Mar 9, 2017 |