danmaku/bullet hell

danmaku aka bullet hells are a type of shooting game that feature massive amounts of bullets on the screen (danmaku being a romanization of 弾幕, literally “barrage”) that the player must dodge to survive.
they are notoriously difficult, but fun, especially if one can get into a flow state, which will allow you to maneuver skillfully.
here are some of my favorites, divided by developer:

team shanghai alice

• touhou koumakyou ~ the embodiment of scarlet devil

• touhou chireiden ~ subterranean animism

• touhou shinreibyou ~ ten desires

• touhou eiyashou ~ imperishable night

• touhou kaeizuka ~ phantasmagoria of flower view

• touhou seirensen ~ undefined fantastic object

• touhou kaikidan ~ mystic square

• touhou gensoukyou ~ lotus land story

• touhou youyoumu ~ perfect cherry blossom

• touhou kishinjou ~ double dealing character

• yousei daisensou ~ touhou sangetsusei

• touhou yumejikuu ~ the phantasmagoria of dim. dream

• touhou reiiden ~ the highly responsive to prayers

CAVE interactive

• mushihimesama

idea factory

• neptunia shooter

doujin soft & indie developers

• jigoku kisetsukan: sense of the seasons

• neko navy

• qp shooting - dangerous!

• sora

• suguri

• graze counter

• riddled corpses

• izanami’s dream battle

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