Best bullet hell games for Android

An unofficial mobile adaptation of the super popular Touhou Project. Even though Touhou Thousand Night Anamnesis is a fan-made project, it stays true to the original game, and it features a wide variety of characters to choose from. Smooth controls, challenging stages, great music and nice visuals.

A series of retro style graphics art shoot 'em up games that includes the original Bullet Hell Monday, followed by Bullet Hell Monday Black and Bullet Hell Monday Finale. The games feature many stages, various power ups and a simple yet smooth control system. Definitely one of the best franchises the genre has to offer.

.Decluster Zero: Bullet Nocturne, by the developers of Bullet Hell Monday series, is an Android bullet hell game for the hardcore fans of the genre. The game will challenge even the most experienced players, but at the same time, it won't push new players away. It boasts smooth controls and interesting game mechanics combined with wonderful clean pixelized art style. Fun fact, the projectile attacks are actually traditional Japanese patterns.

AKA TO BLUE maybe it's not a game that we would recommend to someone who's new to this type of game, but it's certainly one of the best. If you are a veteran player looking for a real challenge, AKA TO BLUE will give you an overall great experience and some Cave-like vibes. Even though this is an older game, it received an update in July 2021.

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Danmaku Unlimited 2 is a pure vertical shmup, where players pilot the powerful Senko fighter and climb up through the ranks as they take down hordes of enemies. There are 4 levels of difficulty to choose from, 2 different game modes, and international leaderboards to compete on. The third instalment of the series, Danmaku Unlimited 3, is also a game worth mentioning. Even though many players have reported issues with the control system, we didn't run into any problems during our tests.

Sector Strike offers an old school arcade-style experience with modern aesthetics. Earn currency to upgrade your ship by taking down hordes of enemies. There are over 20 weapons and abilities that you can acquire, 4 different ship classes, and the game is also playable offline.

The general headquarters have been destroyed and since then the enemy raids keep increasing. Four warplanes that form the most elite squad are tasked with one mission - take down the enemy strike force.

Squadron 1945 features 30 different war zones to go through, beginner and expert difficulty modes to select from, in-game power-ups, leaderboards to compete with other players from around the world and an achievement system. The game starts somewhat slow, but it gets progressively harder as you go through the levels.

ShooMachi is a retro JRPG style shoot 'em up bullet hell game, and more importantly free-to-play (though there are ads). The pixel art gives a nice aesthetic to it and the controls are simple and easy to get used to. There are many characters that you can obtain with coins, each with its own pros and cons. It was last updated in July 2020, but it ran great on our test device.

Take control of Marisa as she's trying to run away after stealing from the Three Fairies of Light. Spin and dash and dodge all the danmaku on your way for as long as you can, before she gets kicked off her broom. Even though this is a fan work of the Touhou series, the game is free, and it offers a casual danmaku experience that everyone can enjoy.

Choose your spaceship and customize it with unique weapons, power-ups and abilities to fight the hordes of aliens that attack your galaxy. Neonverse Invaders features over 30 levels with 3 different difficulty modes, high-quality 3D graphics and intense boss battles. Upgrading your weapons can be somewhat 'grindy', but the game is free of charge.

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