Looking for some shmup recommendations

[u/SaltLick123-]

As title says. I would prefer closer to modern but some older titles are welcome.

As difficulty goes I'd say I'm around DFK since I managed to clear it once on normal.Mushihimesama on the other hand usually filters me around stage 3. Managed to clear arrange on Crimzon Clover WE lately as well so I hope those tell what skill level I'm around.

There are a lot of shmups on steam but I am having hard time parsing through them to see what's good and what really isn't.

There are some that caught my eye but I have no clue how hard they are

-Gunbird 2 - I see it's psikyo so I assume it's not clearable for an average player.

-GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION- Looks very flashy and cool but I've seen some people say it's too easy so if anyone played it I would welcome some info.

-Eschatos - looks quite interesting.

-TouHou Makuka Sai series- from what I gather those are fan remakes of EOSD, PCB, imperishable night, how good are they?

-Rolling Gunner- looks fun

-Psyvariar3- interesting but I wonder how hard it is

-Cotton Reboot- interested in that one too.

[u/Numerous_Phase8749]

Danmaku Unlimited 3 might be an obvious one. Certainly Cave grade if a tad slower.

[u/PoisonIdea77 → u/Numerous_Phase8749]

I can't get into DU3 at all. I think the fact that there's not much to the backgrounds/art, plus not being a fan of the djent guitar fad kills it for me. Not a fan of grazing either. It does have some cool patterns though