Bullet Hell gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Bullet Hell, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 6,709 games in the catalog, 3,786 with a sales estimate.
Games
6,709
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$1.3B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$1.2K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
11.3%
428 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Risk of Rain 2 16.4%
- NieR:Automataโข 10.4%
- DELTARUNE 9.2%
- Undertale 6.3%
- Cuphead 6.2%
- Other (3781 games) 51.5%
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 | 352,880 | 74,945 | 8,469,120 | $211,643,309 |
| 2 |  NieR:Automataโข Square Enix, PlatinumGames Inc. | 2017-03-17 | 153,409 | 23,813 | 3,374,998 | $134,966,170 |
| 3 |  DELTARUNE tobyfox | 2025-06-04 | 136,229 | 291,259 | 4,768,015 | $119,152,695 |
| 4 |  Undertale tobyfox | 2015-09-15 | 341,684 | 11,071 | 8,200,416 | $81,676,143 |
| 5 |  Cuphead Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc. | 2017-09-29 | 221,401 | 19,076 | 3,985,218 | $79,664,508 |
| 6 |  Megabonk vedinad | 2025-09-18 | 106,053 | 116,969 | 5,263,605 | $52,583,414 |
| 7 |  NieR Replicantโข ver.1.22474487139... Square Enix, Toylogic Inc. | 2021-04-23 | 28,405 | 28,509 | 624,910 | $37,488,351 |
| 8 |  Enter the Gungeon Dodge Roll | 2016-04-05 | 89,863 | 15,767 | 2,156,712 | $32,329,113 |
| 9 |  Vampire Survivors poncle | 2022-10-20 | 265,821 | 77,061 | 6,379,704 | $31,813,457 |
| 10 |  Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Funday Games | 2025-09-17 | 48,290 | 56,876 | 1,706,280 | $22,164,577 |
| 11 |  Soulstone Survivors Game Smithing Limited | 2025-06-17 | 26,829 | 18,822 | 1,073,160 | $16,082,069 |
| 12 |  BALL x PIT Kenny Sun and Friends | 2025-10-15 | 27,103 | 35,288 | 1,058,640 | $15,869,014 |
| 13 |  Deadzone: Rogue Prophecy Games | 2025-08-11 | 16,668 | 8,655 | 600,048 | $14,995,200 |
| 14 |  Returnalโข Housemarque, Climax Studios | 2023-02-15 | 11,100 | 6,643 | 244,200 | $14,649,558 |
| 15 |  Roboquest RyseUp Studios | 2023-11-07 | 24,417 | 5,616 | 586,008 | $14,644,340 |
| 16 |  Brotato Blobfish | 2023-06-23 | 118,925 | 38,761 | 2,854,200 | $14,223,430 |
| 17 |  Just Shapes & Beats Berzerk Studio | 2018-05-31 | 26,121 | 918 | 626,904 | $12,527,632 |
| 18 |  Neon Abyss Veewo Games | 2020-07-14 | 23,622 | 6,259 | 529,133 | $10,577,369 |
| 19 |  Hero Siege Panic Art Studios Ltd | 2014-01-29 | 47,820 | 19,473 | 1,265,745 | $10,113,303 |
| 20 |  Nova Drift Chimeric | 2024-08-12 | 14,614 | 1,696 | 521,264 | $9,377,539 |
| 21 |  SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising Flow Fire Games | 2018-03-15 | 13,096 | 3,407 | 419,072 | $8,377,249 |
| 22 |  The Binding of Isaac Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 2011-09-28 | 62,890 | 12,295 | 1,560,638 | $7,787,584 |
| 23 |  Rogue: Genesia Ouadi Huard | 2025-03-07 | 8,578 | 8,490 | 480,368 | $7,197,238 |
| 24 |  The Spell Brigade Bolt Blaster Games | 2026-04-29 | 16,828 | 14,162 | 538,776 | $6,998,700 |
| 25 |  Magicraft Wave Games | 2024-11-01 | 16,846 | 18,834 | 431,258 | $6,895,815 |
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
110
2016
116
2017
150
2018
172
2019
237
2020
250
2021
346
2022
462
2023
599
2024
833
2025
888
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Bullet Hell games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Warhammer Survivors Auroch Digital | 141 |
| 2 |  Enter the Gungeon 2 Dodge Roll | 165 |
| 3 |  The Magus Circle By Witchlight | 254 |
| 4 |  KAGE Polnoch | 359 |
| 5 |  OMEGA PHENEX COMMENCED PROJECT SIX ใใใๅทฅๆฟ | 403 |
| 6 |  20MTD: Emberpath flanne | 426 |
| 7 |  Gang of Frogs Aska Studios | 479 |
| 8 |  Hellforged Moonpyre | 485 |
| 9 | 633 | |
| 10 |  Wizard Cats BigFrogg Studios | 648 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Bullet Hell games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $15,869,014 |
| 2 | | $6,998,700 |
| 3 |  | $5,543,182 |
| 4 |  | $5,010,322 |
| 5 |  | $3,357,153 |
| 6 |  | $2,659,840 |
| 7 |  | $2,121,145 |
| 8 |  | $2,075,170 |
| 9 |  | $1,715,283 |
| 10 |  | $1,498,574 |