Games like Project Vanguard
Games like Project Vanguard include Vampire Survivors, BALL x PIT, Nova Drift, Enter the Gungeon, and Brotato. We matched them by the tags players give Project Vanguard on Steam (Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Top-Down Shooter, and Twin Stick Shooter): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Vampire Survivors
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · 2D

BALL x PIT
Shared: Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Shoot 'Em Up

Nova Drift
Shared: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Action Roguelike

Enter the Gungeon
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Roguelike

Brotato
Shared: Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Roguelike

Time Wasters
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Twin Stick Shooter

Bit Blaster XL
Shared: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter

Voidigo
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Twin Stick Shooter

20 Minutes Till Dawn
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up

Nuclear Throne
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Roguelike

Megabonk
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Roguelike

Dead Estate
Shared: Action Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell

Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up

Star of Providence
Shared: Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Shoot 'Em Up

Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
Shared: Action Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter · Top-Down Shooter

Beat Hazard
Shared: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Twin Stick Shooter

Pathogenic
Shared: Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Action Roguelike

Halls of Torment
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Roguelike

Rogue: Genesia
Shared: Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter

Rocket Rats
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · 2D

Windowkill
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Twin Stick Shooter

Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter

Crab Champions
Shared: Action Roguelike · Arcade · Bullet Hell

SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Shared: Top-Down Shooter · Action Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter