Best Bullet Hell Steam Deck Games

Steam currently has 4,254 Bullet Hell games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Bullet Hell game rankings were last updated on 1/8/2025.

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1. Vampire Survivors

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.

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Vampire Survivors holds the #1 spot for "best Bullet Hell Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 245,434 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 241,732 positive reviews and 3,702 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 10/20/2022
Developer poncle
Publisher poncle
Steam App Id 1794680

2. Brotato

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

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Brotato has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 91,483 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 88,525 positive reviews and 2,958 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 6/23/2023
Franchise Blobfish Games
Developer Blobfish
Publisher Blobfish
Steam App Id 1942280

3. Just Shapes & Beats

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

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Just Shapes & Beats has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,818 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,310 positive reviews and 508 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 5/31/2018
Developer Berzerk Studio
Publisher Berzerk Studio
Steam App Id 531510

4. Cuphead

Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

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Cuphead has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 176,402 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 169,887 positive reviews and 6,515 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 9/29/2017
Developer Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Publisher Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Steam App Id 268910

5. Arrow a Row

Arrow a row is a game in which you shoot arrows (of course) in a row! or maybe two rows! (maybe three?) Choose your power-ups and defeat the Boss.

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Arrow a Row has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 15,657 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,183 positive reviews and 474 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 8/20/2023
Developer Lonerangerix
Publisher Lonerangerix
Steam App Id 2495980

6. Minishoot' Adventures

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

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Minishoot' Adventures has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,756 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,658 positive reviews and 98 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 4/2/2024
Franchise IndieArk
Developer SoulGame Studio
Publishers
Steam App Id 1634860

7. 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.

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Enter the Gungeon has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 82,361 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 78,786 positive reviews and 3,575 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 4/5/2016
Developer Dodge Roll
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 311690

8. Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy

Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.

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Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,118 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,967 positive reviews and 151 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $6.99
Release Date 4/3/2024
Developer GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Publisher GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Steam App Id 1955830

9. The Void Rains Upon Her Heart

Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!

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The Void Rains Upon Her Heart has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,535 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,526 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $12.99
Release Date 2/14/2018
Developer Veyeral Games
Publisher The Hidden Levels
Steam App Id 790060

10. Dungeon Munchies

Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out

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Dungeon Munchies has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Bullet Hell Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,811 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,626 positive reviews and 185 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 7/27/2022
Developer maJAJa
Publisher maJAJa
Steam App Id 799640

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Vampire Survivors steam charts
3,721
10/20/2022
97
$4.99
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Brotato steam charts
5,117
6/23/2023
95
$4.99
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Just Shapes & Beats steam charts
80
5/31/2018
95
$19.99
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Cuphead steam charts
1,925
9/29/2017
95
$19.99
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Arrow a Row steam charts
27
8/20/2023
94
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Minishoot' Adventures steam charts
75
4/2/2024
94
$14.99
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Enter the Gungeon steam charts
898
4/5/2016
94
$14.99
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Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy steam charts
9
4/3/2024
94
$6.99
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The Void Rains Upon Her Heart steam charts
35
2/14/2018
94
$12.99
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Dungeon Munchies steam charts
2
7/27/2022
94
$19.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 8). Vampire Survivors on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 14). Brotato on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 15). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Cuphead on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 27). Arrow a Row on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 5). Minishoot' Adventures on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 3). Enter the Gungeon on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 12). Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 15). The Void Rains Upon Her Heart on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 15). Dungeon Munchies on Steam. Steam Store.

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