Bullet Hell gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Bullet Hell, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 7,591 games in the catalog, 4,547 with a sales estimate.
Games
7,591
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$1.3B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$1.1K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
10.1%
458 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Risk of Rain 2 16.1%
- NieR:Automataโข 10.2%
- DELTARUNE 9.3%
- Undertale 6.3%
- Cuphead 6.1%
- Other (4542 games) 52.1%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Bullet Hell games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Risk of Rain 2 Hopoo Games | 2020-08-11 | 356,656 | 74,945 | 8,559,744 | $213,908,003 |
| 2 |  NieR:Automataโข Square Enix, PlatinumGames Inc. | 2017-03-17 | 154,584 | 23,813 | 3,400,848 | $135,999,912 |
| 3 |  DELTARUNE tobyfox | 2025-06-04 | 141,020 | 291,259 | 4,935,700 | $123,343,143 |
| 4 |  Undertale tobyfox | 2015-09-15 | 347,305 | 11,071 | 8,335,320 | $83,019,787 |
| 5 |  Cuphead Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc. | 2017-09-29 | 223,748 | 19,076 | 4,027,464 | $80,509,005 |
| 6 |  Megabonk vedinad | 2025-09-18 | 107,472 | 116,969 | 5,263,605 | $52,583,414 |
| 7 |  NieR Replicantโข ver.1.22474487139... Square Enix, Toylogic Inc. | 2021-04-23 | 28,712 | 28,509 | 631,664 | $37,893,523 |
| 8 |  Enter the Gungeon Dodge Roll | 2016-04-05 | 90,176 | 15,767 | 2,164,224 | $32,441,718 |
| 9 |  Vampire Survivors poncle | 2022-10-20 | 266,994 | 77,061 | 6,407,856 | $31,953,842 |
| 10 |  Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Funday Games | 2025-09-17 | 48,719 | 56,876 | 1,706,280 | $22,164,577 |
| 11 |  Soulstone Survivors Game Smithing Limited | 2025-06-17 | 26,982 | 18,822 | 1,079,280 | $16,173,782 |
| 12 |  BALL x PIT Kenny Sun and Friends | 2025-10-15 | 27,852 | 35,288 | 1,058,640 | $15,869,014 |
| 13 |  Deadzone: Rogue Prophecy Games | 2025-08-11 | 17,003 | 8,655 | 612,108 | $15,296,579 |
| 14 |  Returnalโข Housemarque, Climax Studios | 2023-02-15 | 11,228 | 6,643 | 247,016 | $14,818,490 |
| 15 |  Roboquest RyseUp Studios | 2023-11-07 | 24,589 | 5,616 | 590,136 | $14,747,499 |
| 16 |  Brotato Blobfish | 2023-06-23 | 120,610 | 38,761 | 2,894,640 | $14,424,956 |
| 17 |  Just Shapes & Beats Berzerk Studio | 2018-05-31 | 26,334 | 918 | 632,016 | $12,629,786 |
| 18 |  Neon Abyss Veewo Games | 2020-07-14 | 23,646 | 6,259 | 520,212 | $10,399,038 |
| 19 |  Hero Siege Panic Art Studios Ltd | 2014-01-29 | 47,959 | 19,473 | 1,265,745 | $10,113,303 |
| 20 |  Nova Drift Chimeric | 2024-08-12 | 14,694 | 1,696 | 526,352 | $9,469,072 |
| 21 |  Halls of Torment Chasing Carrots | 2024-09-24 | 32,127 | 26,005 | 1,285,080 | $8,550,066 |
| 22 |  SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising Flow Fire Games | 2018-03-15 | 13,132 | 3,407 | 420,224 | $8,400,278 |
| 23 |  The Binding of Isaac Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 2011-09-28 | 63,051 | 12,295 | 1,566,948 | $7,819,071 |
| 24 |  UBERMOSH:OMEGA Walter Machado | 2019-11-08 | 599 | 160,617 | 7,227,765 | $7,227,765 |
| 25 |  Crab Champions Noisestorm | 2023-04-01 | 31,500 | 3,357 | 671,400 | $6,707,286 |
Releases per year
Is Bullet Hell trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (โฅ$100K est. lifetime).
4
2010
7
2011
6
2012
7
2013
52
2014
82
2015
114
2016
117
2017
154
2018
168
2019
265
2020
315
2021
415
2022
601
2023
823
2024
986
2025
1,162
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Bullet Hell games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Warhammer Survivors Auroch Digital | 79 |
| 2 |  Enter the Gungeon 2 Dodge Roll | 151 |
| 3 |  KAGE Polnoch | 320 |
| 4 |  Hellforged Moonpyre | 376 |
| 5 |  OMEGA PHENEX COMMENCED PROJECT SIX ใใใๅทฅๆฟ | 392 |
| 6 |  20MTD: Emberpath flanne | 412 |
| 7 |  Gang of Frogs Aska Studios | 459 |
| 8 |  SACRATA SuperLimber Studio | 605 |
| 9 | 619 | |
| 10 |  Bel's Fanfare Chibig | 637 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Bullet Hell games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $6,693,370 |
| 2 |  | $5,775,947 |
| 3 |  | $3,954,174 |
| 4 |  | $2,770,460 |
| 5 |  | $2,704,309 |
| 6 |  | $2,357,155 |
| 7 |  | $2,181,627 |
| 8 |  | $1,828,911 |
| 9 |  | $1,680,319 |
| 10 |  | $1,596,761 |