- #1 The Pillage
97% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Bishop Armstrong
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A fast paced hack-n-slash arcade game where kidneys are harvested from everyone in your path.
Why similar: Action 56.9%, Indie 43.1%
- #2 Masked Forces
96% matchMixed67% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Masked Forces is an action-packed game where your main purpose is to eliminate your enemies using any means necessary. You have a great singleplayer campaign and multiple online game modes that you can use to show your might.
Why similar: Action 59.6%, Indie 40.4%
- #3 Red Wake Carnage
96% matchMixed58% of 473 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Red Wake Carnage is an intense action shooter that will take you on an epic journey of fighting the world’s most horrifying animals!
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #4 Bloody Mice
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It is time to annihilate those damn mice! Try to get more points and defeat your friends in the ranking. Do not let those rats proliferate and rule the world!
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #5 BUTCHER
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2016
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Why similar: Action 63%, Indie 37%
- #6 Feral Fury
94% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #7 Bloody Hallowfest
92% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Cubyte Games
Windows
What starts as the preparation for a special Halloween night event at a summer camp turns into a nightmare when someone with a bloodied axe ends the lives of all your friends. Will you manage to escape and save yourself?
Why similar: Action 91.1%, Indie 8.9%
- #8 Bloody Glimpse
93% matchMixed52% of 250 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Bloody Glimpse will take you on a immersive journey through bloody and dark world, the one that you always dreamed of.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #9 WOLF RIOT
91% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Jack Goddard
Windows
Survive the night. Play as Frank the Werewolf for a wave based cage fight for survival. Tear through a convenience store to fend off a mechanized infantry platoon of mercenaries.
Why similar: Action 62.3%, Indie 37.7%
- #10 INCISION
89% matchVery Positive87% of 1,005 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #11 CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 509 reviews2020
Dev: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #12 BLOODKILL
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
Windows
BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 71.8%, Indie 28.2%
- #13 Infernales
90% matchMostly Negative34% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: VGstudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Kill all the creatures of hell ...
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #14 Madshot: Road to Madness
88% matchMixed63% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Slaughter endless abominations while moving stylishly through a lovecraftian nightmare. Combine a multitude of unlockable weapons, abilities and upgrades in order to survive as long as possible, and reach the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #15 Bloodroots
86% matchVery Positive90% of 276 reviews2021
Dev: Paper Cult
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #16 Trepang2
82% matchVery Positive93% of 17,481 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Why similar: Action 66.5%, Indie 33.5%
- #17 Autumn Night 3D Shooter
86% matchMixed52% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Sergey Bobrov
Windows
A 3D shooter made in the spirit of the the 90s' FPSes. Atmospheric pixel graphics, fast-paced action, focus on pure gameplay, made using a software renderer written from scratch.
Why similar: Action 59.1%, Indie 40.9%
- #18 Runic Rampage - Action RPG
84% matchVery Positive87% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: Electrocosmos
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as a raging dwarf and crush your enemies with mighty hammer strikes! Runic Rampage features brutal melee combat, badass bosses and a challenging hunt for the fragments of a legendary rune stone.
Why similar: Action 56%, Indie 44%
- #19 Down to Hell
85% matchMixed54% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: Red Dev Studio S.A.Pub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows · Mac
Down to hell is a dynamic slasher in which lone swordsman must face the hordes of hellish demons. Moreover Down to Hell will give you truly Heavy F’N Metal experience.
Why similar: Action 59.2%, Indie 40.8%
- #20 One Try, One Kill
84% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: Repa GamesPub: KuKo
Windows
One try, one kill - a gory TDS game, in which you must clean the areas of ruthless mercenary. The game is a top-down so you could view the battle situation as it's best.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #21 KILL KNIGHT
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,908 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Action 57.2%, Indie 42.8%
- #22 Within the blade
81% matchVery Positive86% of 353 reviews2019
Dev: Ametist studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Bloody stealth platformer, about the ninja in which you cut the enemies into pieces.
Why similar: Action 58%, Indie 42%
- #23 TENET
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: ALTER-BOY
Windows
TENET is a fast-paced shooter where you are trapped underworld in a nightmarish arena, and the only key to survival is to stay within the light. Your skills will be put to the test as you blast, punch, and stomp your way through this gore infused gauntlet as you tear your foes limb to limb.
Why similar: Action 59%, Indie 41%
- #24 Russian Gangsta In HELL
83% matchMixed51% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 11%
You play as a gangster who got into Hell for your business, and you need to kill all demon devils demons, because there's nothing else to do in Hell
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #25 Blood, Fuel, Ammo & Speed
80% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: EXITUSPub: PLEASURE GARDEN
Windows
Blood, Fuel, Ammo & Speed is a fast-paced roguelite FPS action game. BFAS is focused on highly brutal, stylish, and smooth gameplay. Rip the Demons apart with your various satisfying weapons and sleek movement patterns. Power up your Operator with numerous stat upgrades and items.
Why similar: Action 93.3%, Indie 6.7%
- #26 Berserk or Die
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 355 reviews2025
Dev: Nao GamesPub: poncle presents
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
This is an action game in which players attempt to survive by defeating a number of enemies which appear from the left and right sides of the screen. Use a unique keyboard-banging control scheme for maximum dopamine! Go Berserk, or Die!
Why similar: Action 73.7%, Indie 26.3%
- #27 Battle Bruise
81% matchVery Positive91% of 497 reviews2017
Dev: Zanardi and Liza
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Stay atop a mountain of corpses! Fight numerous swarms of enemies, while dealing with the changing terrain.This game isn't messy. It's MESS ITSELF!
Why similar: Indie 69.2%, Action 30.8%
- #28 BRUTAL KATANA
77% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Jonathan Fasth
Windows
Slice meat statues in half as quickly as possible. An easy to learn but hard to master game with satisfying parkour movement and combat.
Why similar: Action 53%, Indie 47%
- #29 Season's Beatings
79% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Code Avarice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Season's Beatings is a fast and frantic one hit kill FPS best described as first person Hotline Miami. You'll need to memorize enemy patterns and placements, and execute a meticulously thought out plan to succeed! Or...y'know. Just dive in and shoot some fools with a tommy gun.
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #30 Hack and Slash Fury
75% matchVery Positive81% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: juan_poder_azure
Windows
Heavy Metal! Deep Combo System! Lot of Cinematics! Discover Legendary Warriors Forged in War! Destroy the dark empire! and save the world of his tiranity!!! Dark or Light?! Only one will Survive!!! Prepare your sword! And Anihilate all your enemies!
Why similar: Action 60.2%, Indie 39.8%
- #31 TORMENTOR
75% matchMixed51% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: Madmind Studio
Windows
Take on the role of a merciless torturer. Earn money from video transmissions of your manhunts.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #32 Bloodthief
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 887 reviews2025
Dev: Blargis
Windows · Linux
Bloodthief is an ultra-fast melee dungeon-runner where you use momentum to parkour through hazardous dungeons and brutally slash through enemies. Speed-run through haunted crypts and castles and learn what dark secrets lie beneath.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #33 Hot Mars 69
78% matchMixed42% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
You play for the commander of the special forces group - Elon, and you need to kill all the devil-mutants in the colony on Mars to avenge for the dead comrades, and to escape.
Why similar: Action 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #34 Blood Spear
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,333 reviews2021
Dev: Blood Spear Dev
Windows
Blood Spear is a unique ranged action-adventure student game in which you play as a demonic spear. Emerging from a deep slumber, you are thirsty for blood. Throw with precision to impale and defeat powerful foes inside grandiose environments where a long-coveted power lies.
Why similar: Indie 51.4%, Action 48.6%
- #35 Redie
76% matchVery Positive80% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.
Why similar: Action 61.1%, Indie 38.9%
- #36 BloodRush: Undying Wish
71% matchVery Positive100% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Lightmancer StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows · Linux
BloodRush: Undying Wish is an extremely fast-paced hack n' slash roguelike set in a gothic, undying world. Dash, shoot and strike with ability combos, weaving between enemies like an improvised dance. Death is gone; bring her back.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #37 Berserk Mode
72% matchVery Positive94% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Berserk Mode is a visceral time-attack fantasy rogue-lite. Become the Berserker and wade into a dungeon battlefield swarming with monsters. Unleash the absurd power of your Beast in a storm of blood and gibs. Prepare to enter Berserk Mode.
Why similar: Action 65.7%, Indie 34.3%
- #38 Fresh Body
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,298 reviews2021
Dev: LOVIGAME
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Defeat your enemies , take their body parts to replace yours and become another strong boss yourself.
Why similar: Action 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #39 Alpha Zylon
76% matchMixed62% of 177 reviews2014
Dev: Team 6 StudiosPub: Strategy First
Windows
Kill 'em all in 2D and 3D!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #40 FLIGHTMARE
74% matchMostly Negative28% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Action 74.9%, Indie 25.1%
- #41 Putrefaction
73% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Action 65.1%, Indie 34.9%
- #42 SUCCUBUS: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive82% of 5,435 reviews2020
Dev: Madmind Studio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.
Why similar: Action 81.6%, Indie 18.4%
- #43 ETERNAL BLOOD
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
ETERNAL BLOOD is a high-adrenaline arcade-action FPS. Face legions of demons, harvest their souls and become a God of Destruction.
Why similar: Action 73.4%, Indie 26.6%
- #44 Devil Daggers
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,293 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Indie 43.7%
- #45 Phobia
74% matchMostly Negative29% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Horror. Nightmare. Fear. Monsters. Madness. And again ... And again ....
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #46 Bloodshed
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #47 Blasphemous
67% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Action 55%, Indie 45%
- #48 SuperTotalCarnage!
70% matchMixed58% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
Slay never-ending legions of monsters while running in circles! SuperTotalCarnage! is a gory and dark horror casual game with rogue-lite elements. Choose from a variety of weapons and perks and make every playthrough a different experience. Unlock many characters each one with different abilities.
Why similar: Action 65.6%, Indie 34.4%
- #49 Christmas Massacre
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,065 reviews2021
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Christmas is coming and Larry's got a big problem - his Christmas tree is telling him to KILL! Lead him through his murder rampage.
Why similar: Action 63.9%, Indie 36.1%
- #50 Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 236 reviews2015
Dev: Exordium Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Circles, bullets, shurikens, rockets, saws and time ... they're all after you! Zero Reflex will tests both your dexterity and your nerves in a fast-paced punishing environment that keeps pushing your limits. You have no save points and no excuses! Be faster than a blink of the Eye!
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #51 Zombie Killing Simulator
69% matchMixed66% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: Meka Games
Windows
Kill all the damn zombies in different game modes!
Why similar: Action 59.1%, Indie 40.9%
- #52 Bloodhound
68% matchMixed68% of 376 reviews2023
Dev: Kruger & Flint Productions
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Crush the cult of Astaroth and vanquish her hellspawn, make them squeal and hide where they came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legends of the 90s.
Why similar: Action 68.5%, Indie 31.5%
- #53 Slasher's Keep
67% matchVery Positive83% of 2,271 reviews2020
Dev: Damian Schloter
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hack, slash, shoot and loot your way through procedurally generated dungeons! Smack your enemies into spikes with your inventory sack!
Why similar: Action 60.7%, Indie 39.3%
- #54 Run Dude
70% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Skull Box Games
Windows
Hardcore, bloody platformer with a simple dude.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #55 Bloodhound: First day in hell
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 418 reviews2023
Dev: Kruger & Flint Productions
Windows
Crush the cult of Astaroth and vanquish her hellspawn, make them squeal and hide where they came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legends of the 90s.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #56 Die by the Blade
67% matchMixed60% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Grindstone
Windows
Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset. Outwit your opponent in intense, tactical battles and master the art of the one-hit kill!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #57 Vampire Survivors
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Indie 53.3%, Action 46.7%
- #58 Monday Meltdown
63% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: NF MynsterPub: Footstomp Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast. Bloody. 8-Player Mayhem. Dominate. Taunt. Repeat. Free. No strings attached. Ever.
Why similar: Action 100%