Games Like Ballistick

Battle other 2D stickfigures online while jumping around like a lunatic and getting blown up into smithereens. With over 70 weapons, Boring Man is the most chaotic and hilarious 2D online shooter on the internet.

Why similar: Side Scroller 64.4%, Action 21.4%, Indie 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest match to the seed, featuring stick-figure combat, side-scrolling movement, and deep tactical gunplay.

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Stealth 57.4%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Action 12.7%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D stealth-action game that combines tactical gunplay with a dark, violent atmosphere.

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Why similar: Stealth 54.4%, Tactical 34.6%, Action 7.1%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical game that prioritizes stealth and realistic gun mechanics, mirroring the tactical depth of the seed.

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

Why similar: Side Scroller 41.6%, Action 40%, Indie 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game that emphasizes tactical gunplay, physics, and over-the-top cinematic violence.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Action 68.3%, Indie 31.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical side-scrolling game that rewards stealth and precision with one-hit-kill mechanics and intense gore.

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Tactical 56.6%, Action 28.6%, Indie 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling tactical shooter that requires careful planning and quick reflexes to clear rooms effectively.

Reloader: test_subject is an experimental "Bullet Counting Reload Action" game. Experience being a Reloader: having legendary shooting skills and engaging in Close-Quarters Combat(CQC). You just have to remember how to use the gun you’re holding.

Why similar: Side Scroller 45.5%, Tactical 29.7%, Action 15.4%, Indie 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic gun mechanics and difficult, deliberate gameplay.

Stick Em Up, is a game in which you will use your skills, your wits, and your arsenal of guns and explosives to pull off cunning, exciting, and sometimes messy heists. Watch as your skills take you from robbing lonely gas stations to the most massive banks.

Why similar: Action 66.2%, Indie 33.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features stick-figure combat with a focus on violent action and tactical strategy.

Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.

Why similar: Stealth 49.9%, Tactical 37%, Action 13%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the tactical stealth and realistic gunplay of its predecessor with improved mechanics and level design.

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Action 64.1%, Indie 35.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the over-the-top gore and realistic gun mechanics of the seed in a high-octane environment.

Strike Force Heroes is an oldschool arena shooter rebuilt with modern mechanics with full co-operative and PvP online multiplayer. It melds over the top action with epic story-telling in this intense remake of the hit Flash game.

Why similar: Tactical 45.7%, Action 39%, Indie 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D arena shooter that offers tactical elements and extensive character customization.

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

Why similar: Action 63%, Indie 37%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling cover-based shooter that balances tactical positioning with fast-paced, violent action.

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.

Why similar: Stealth 77.5%, Indie 11.7%, Action 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused 2D game that uses tactical puzzle elements to allow players to manipulate their environment.

Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

Why similar: Action 78%, Indie 22%

Why You'll Like It: High-intensity gunplay that focuses on tactical movement and a gritty, retro-inspired aesthetic.

Soldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes.

Why similar: Action 60.7%, Indie 39.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D tactical shooter that focuses on fast-paced movement and realistic weapon handling.

Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!

Why similar: Action 62.2%, Indie 37.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed top-down shooter that incorporates tactical elements and explosive combat.

METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.

Why similar: Tactical 100%

Why You'll Like It: Brings tactical 2D action to a strategic level with a focus on positioning and team coordination.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Action 64.5%, Indie 35.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the brutal, fast-paced, and tactical gunplay nature of the seed despite the top-down perspective.

Ballistic Tanks is the best tank game you've played since the 80's. Battle in exhilarating local multiplayer, or challenge yourself in an intense solo/co-op arcade mode. Play 5 game modes in over 50 maps; and destroy your enemies in a frenzy of bullets, lasers, and explosions!

Why similar: Action 61.8%, Indie 38.2%

Why You'll Like It: Casual tactical tank combat that shares the simple, action-oriented roots of the seed game.

In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

Why similar: Stealth 70.5%, Side Scroller 13%, Action 9.3%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive 2D stealth game that focuses on tactical movement and silent takedowns.

GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos​ with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!

Why similar: Action 42.2%, Side Scroller 29.3%, Indie 28.5%

Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced 2D action that focuses on arcade-style gunplay and movement mastery.

The ultimate stealth battle adventure where everyone’s invisible! Risk versus reward guides your journey through the full-length single player campaign and local/online multiplayer. Vigilance is key as environmental tells such as footprints and other disturbances will point out careless cadets.

Why similar: Stealth 51.9%, Action 25.7%, Indie 22.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, stealth-based multiplayer game that requires players to track opponents through environmental cues.

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Why similar: Action 63.2%, Indie 36.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical, gore-filled gunplay with a heavy emphasis on precision and time-manipulation.

AngerForce: Reloaded is an action-packed vertically scrolling shoot'em up game that pays homage to the classics of 90’s arcades. This high octane experience is set against the backdrop of a 19th century human world that has seen the outbreak of a robot rebellion.

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced shooter that incorporates tactical bullet-hell elements and intense combat scenarios.

The golden age of violent flash games now in your VR headset. Fully physics based combat with melee and firearms featuring copious amounts of blood, gore and destruction.

Why similar: Tactical 55%, Action 41.1%, Indie 3.9%

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Why similar: Action 67.7%, Indie 32.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter where time only moves when you move, forcing players to think carefully about every shot.

Ronin is stylish a turn-based action platformer following the exploits of a vengeful heroine determined to strike down five prominent figures of a powerful corporation.

Why similar: Stealth 60%, Action 23%, Indie 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical stealth game that utilizes a side-scrolling perspective to challenge player planning.

Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Action 61.1%, Indie 38.9%

Why You'll Like It: Arcade-style 2D action that features intense combat and platforming challenges.

In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

Why similar: Action 54.8%, Indie 45.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down shooter with punishing difficulty and realistic gun mechanics that demand precision.

Dagger Directive is a tactical FPS that allows you to approach each mission in your own way. Select equipment, decide the time of day, then move methodically to complete your mission. Enjoy the modern mechanics and old school graphics as you fight across a variety of missions and environments.

Why similar: Tactical 56.9%, Action 43.1%

Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!

Why similar: Action 76.3%, Indie 23.7%

Nuclear Contingency is a top down action stealth game set during the height of the cold war.

Why similar: Action 60.3%, Stealth 29.4%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D stealth and action game that emphasizes tactical movement and careful navigation.

Paying homage to an era of stickmen and flash games, whilst diving into modern day, rpg inspired combat and progression. Hone a unique play style to combat hordes of unmotivated stickmen, as they attempt to storm your castle.

Why similar: Action 60.4%, Indie 39.6%

Get your weapons ready for the ultimate action game! Metal Commando combines the adrenaline of platform-style games with the action of 2d shooters. What are you waiting for? Start Metal Commando now and let the shooting begin

Why similar: Action 66.3%, Indie 33.7%

Tactical Operations is a round based fast-action first-person shooter with classic controls. Built using the Unreal Engine 4 – Welcome to TO4!

Why similar: Tactical 54.9%, Action 27.6%, Indie 17.5%

Shot Shot Tactic is a Realistic FPS Game. There are too many weapons ...

Why similar: Action 55.7%, Indie 44.3%

LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN!! XENOTILT, the sequel to the cult hit, DEMON'S TILT. Get ready for another PINBALL FANTASY. XENOTILT shreds the envelope with face-melting gameplay & graphics.

Why similar: Action 100%

A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!

Why similar: Action 100%

Graphics! Guns! Glory! Get ready to drop into a devastatingly real depiction of the battlefield as you and your team take on a relentless foe. It Takes a War presents a new vision for the team-based tactical shooter genre.

Why similar: Action 70.6%, Indie 29.4%

Hyper Bounce Blast is a stomach-churning retro shooter blended with classic platforming action. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive the ever-increasing enemy attack. Bring it on!

Why similar: Action 61.8%, Indie 38.2%

The legendary iBomber series returns but this time it’s time to ATTACK! Jump into your tank and get ready to blast your way around Europe and defeat the enemy in this visceral tour of destruction! With 24 missions full of explosive action to go at, iBomber Attack is a dose of high-octane entertainment that you won’t be able to put down.

Why similar: Action 60.4%, Indie 39.6%

Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.

Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%

Tachyon Project is a dual stick shooter heavily inspired by classic shoot'em ups. We’ve combined many unique enemy types, a large variety of weapons and power-ups with innovative gameplay to ensure a long lasting challenge and discovery at every new level.

Why similar: Action 59.7%, Indie 40.3%

TURBO CHARGED PINBALL RETURNS! Now with bigger sprites, more baddies, more secrets & MORE BULLETS! Demon's Tilt pushes the limits of the Video Pinball genre with SHMUP & Hack N' Slash elements.

Why similar: Action 60.4%, Indie 39.6%

A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.

Why similar: Action 100%

Gunjitsu is a fast-paced platform shooter with grappling hooks, rocket launchers, guns and grenades! Kill your opponents or race them for the fastest time. Inspirations from old platform shooters gives Gunjitsu a classic feel while modern tech takes it to a new level of frantic action!

Why similar: Action 61.5%, Indie 38.5%

Get ready for Rocket Riot, an action-packed, side-scrolling, 8-bit shooter where the rockets and the fun never stops! With over 200 levels and over 300 characters, blowing things up has just reached a new level of awesome!

Why similar: Action 60.4%, Indie 39.6%

ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)

Why similar: Tactical 64.5%, Action 23.6%, Indie 11.9%

Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

Why similar: Tactical 64.5%, Action 35.5%

Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!

Why similar: Action 66%, Indie 34%

Still Not Dead is a challenging roguelite FPS that merges the fast satisfying gunplay of Doom with open stages, insane weaponry, tactical choice and being pursued by death itself. The unique blessing and curse system, plus unlockable skill skulls set the game apart from everything else.

Why similar: Action 61.8%, Indie 38.2%

A brand new entry to the series, NIGHT STRIKER GEAR revitalizes the sprite scaling pseudo-3D style with polished graphics. The new GEAR System gives an added depth to the gameplay without sacrificing the intuitiveness. Feeling the rush of fast-paced music, strike through the night once more!

Why similar: Action 100%

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.

Why similar: Action 74.3%, Indie 25.7%

Zero Killed is a tactical multiplayer VR shooter that mixes tactical gameplay, engaging PvP multiplayer, a rich choice of equipment, and gadgets with a dash of sci-fi. All put into VR with unrestricted movement and an advanced collision system for full immersion.

Why similar: Action 71.2%, Indie 28.8%

DEADSWITCH COMBAT is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons, vehicle combat, and plenty of team-based game modes.

Why similar: Side Scroller 51.1%, Action 23.9%, Tactical 18.2%, Indie 6.7%

Welcome to Masked Forces 3, the ultimate FPS simulation! This is a game where you can test and improve your shooting capabilities against multiple game modes.

Why similar: Action 60.9%, Indie 39.1%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Action 40.7%, Side Scroller 34.7%, Indie 24.5%

Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!

Why similar: Action 66.9%, Indie 33.1%