Games Like Bayonetta

The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.5%, Character Action Game 20% ★, Spectacle fighter 17.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Sexual Content 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its exceptionally fluid combo system, weapon switching, aerial juggles, and absurd demon-slaying spectacle make it Bayonetta's closest modern peer.

The smash-hit stylish action game DMC4 is back and better than ever, boasting new playable characters and game modes!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.3%, Character Action Game 22.4% ★, Spectacle fighter 20% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a highly technical character-action game built around stylish combos, precise dodges, multiple distinct fighters, and replayable combat encounters.

Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Spectacle fighter 20.4% ★, Character Action Game 14.9% ★, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: PlatinumGames delivers similarly over-the-top action, parries and evasions, spectacular bosses, and a relentlessly energized soundtrack.

NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.8%, Spectacle fighter 17.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Character Action Game 8.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: PlatinumGames' fluid combat, evasive movement, stylish android heroine, and shifting genre spectacle make it an essential adjacent action game.

Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.3%, Spectacle fighter 18.1% ★, Character Action Game 16.2% ★, Action 10.1%, Gore 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its blisteringly fast, brutally demanding melee combat and huge enemy encounters appeal directly to players who enjoy mastering Bayonetta's combat depth.

In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.7%, Spectacle fighter 20.5% ★, Character Action Game 14% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more approachable than classic Devil May Cry, it offers acrobatic combat, elaborate arenas, striking visual flair, and plenty of combo experimentation.

3 high speed ninja action titles are now available in one package!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.1%, Character Action Game 22.5% ★, Spectacle fighter 19.4% ★, Action 9.8%, Gore 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This fast and punishing action game emphasizes precise defense, lethal weapon movesets, and aggressive crowd combat in a way Bayonetta veterans will appreciate.

Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the thrill of love and kill in KILLER IS DEAD!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 35%, Character Action Game 20.4% ★, Spectacle fighter 16.5% ★, Action 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish, surreal hack-and-slash game pairs flashy swordplay with deliberately excessive presentation and a distinctive Suda51-inspired tone.

Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.6%, Character Action Game 19.7% ★, Spectacle fighter 17.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its rhythm-based combat retains the responsive dodging, combo-building, boss-showdown energy, and exuberant style of a great character-action game.

PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.4%, Character Action Game 19.6% ★, Action 15%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 9%

Why You'll Like It: Also from PlatinumGames, it trades melee combos for boost-sliding gunplay while preserving the same hyperkinetic pacing and extravagant action direction.

The chainsaw-wielding cheerleader Juliet Starling returns in Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.7%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Spectacle fighter 19.3% ★, Sexual Content 8.3%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sassy female lead, B-movie humor, sexualized camp, and hack-and-slash action make this a particularly fitting tonal counterpart to Bayonetta.

Lead an army of 100 Wonderful Ones from around the world in this Unite Action spectacular!

Why similar: Character Action Game 26.4% ★, Spectacle fighter 23.8% ★, Hack and Slash 19.9%, Beat 'em up 8.2%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Another PlatinumGames spectacle fighter, it combines inventive combat mechanics with outrageous set pieces and an enthusiastically cartoonish sense of scale.

Explore a dark world brimming with hidden mysteries, master a diverse combat system, and inhabit the dual forces of two sisters in a coming-of-age dark fantasy story with fast-paced action, vicious enemies, and spectacular boss fights.

Why similar: Spectacle fighter 24.3% ★, Character Action Game 24.2% ★, Hack and Slash 20%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Beat 'em up 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its gothic aesthetic, female protagonist, demon hunting, and dual-character combat system clearly draw inspiration from classic spectacle fighters.

3 high speed ninja action titles are now available in one package!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.2%, Character Action Game 22.1% ★, Spectacle fighter 13.5% ★, Action 8.7%, Gore 8%

Why You'll Like It: The first modern Ninja Gaiden remains a superb technical action game, rewarding disciplined defensive play and mastery of a deep combat toolkit.

The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.2%, Hack and Slash 24.4%, Character Action Game 12.8% ★, Nudity 8.9%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It has PlatinumGames-assisted combat, memorable weapon play, a powerful soundtrack, and a striking action-adventure atmosphere.

Dash, evade, and smash your way to the truth as the corporate spy, Asaru; or the reckless CIA agent, Amelia! Uncover the dark secrets of the Negabot mega corporation as you save the company from a hostile takeover. Assault Spy is a stylish, fast paced, pure-action game with a dash of comedy.

Why similar: Character Action Game 36% ★, Hack and Slash 25.5%, Spectacle fighter 25% ★, Action 9%, Anime 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a focused indie character-action game with satisfying cancels, launchers, dodges, and combat designed around maintaining stylish offensive momentum.

Fight your way to the top in this HD remaster of everyone's favorite assassin action game! As all-American otaku Travis Touchdown, use your trusty beam katana to hack-and-slash though the competition and claim the title of world's #1 assassin!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.6%, Beat 'em up 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Action 9.6%, Character Action Game 9.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: Travis Touchdown's irreverent personality, stylized violence, beam-katana fights, and deliberately outrageous presentation should suit Bayonetta's fans.

Slash your way through a futuristic Earth overrun with ruthless mutants and powerful robots. Now including ‘Rebirth Project,’ the all-new rogue-lite side mission that can be accessed from the main menu! (DLC installation is required.)

Why similar: Character Action Game 28.6% ★, Spectacle fighter 27.9% ★, Hack and Slash 25.4%, Action 6.1%, Third Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its quick weapon-swapping combat, evasive maneuvers, and boss-oriented sci-fi action provide a compact but enjoyable spectacle-fighter experience.

Ayumi, the gorgeous gun and sword-wielding treasure hunter, sets out on a journey to an ancient island in search of new adventures. While rich in bounty, the island is also filled with the magic of Chaos, being at the same time home to blood thirsty monsters.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.6%, Female Protagonist 24.5%, Spectacle fighter 13.3% ★, Character Action Game 9.7% ★, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A female-led action adventure with acrobatic swordplay, guns, magic, and a time-rewind mechanic, it is a rougher but thematically close fit.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is the latest entry in the Onechanbara series. Two sets of buxom vampire sisters battle through over a dozen stages of high-octane real-time swordplay. Fight off the invasion in gruesome detail, occasionally transforming into a demon for short bursts of added power and speed.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.6%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Nudity 15%, Sexual Content 11.9%, Spectacle fighter 7.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its fan-service-heavy female cast and simple but energetic zombie-slaying combat capture part of Bayonetta's campy, excessive appeal.

Take on the role of a warrior maiden forced to hunt down her best friend, who has stolen a sacred demon blade. Immerse yourself in the tale of a deadly feud between two old friends and the demonic sword tearing them apart―told through high-speed action!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Spectacle fighter 13.3% ★, Character Action Game 12.5% ★, Nudity 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This compact arena-based action game focuses almost entirely on chaining sword combos, counters, and crowd-clearing special attacks.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Fast-Paced 15.5%, Beat 'em up 14.6%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its boss-rush structure emphasizes reading attacks, perfect evasions, parries, and intense one-on-one duels with exceptional audiovisual style.

Bright Memory: Infinite is an all-new lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by FYQD-Studio. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.1%, Sexual Content 27.3%, Hack and Slash 21.4%, Action 11.8%, Gore 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its short but flashy campaign mixes melee strings, mobility powers, and first-person gunplay into a highly spectacle-driven combat system.

Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.

Why similar: Character Action Game 46.8% ★, Hack and Slash 18.6%, Action 14.9%, Anime 9.8%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its rapid anime combat, psychic object attacks, evasive movement, and stylish party abilities offer a more RPG-oriented take on flashy action.

The ultimate DARKSIDERS II experience! 1080p native resolution. Reworked and tuned game balancing and loot distribution. Improved Graphic Render Engine for even higher visual quality, lighting and shadows. Improved and reworked level, character and environment graphics.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 45.1%, Spectacle fighter 13.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Action 11.4%, Third Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: Death's acrobatic scythe combat, dungeon exploration, loot, and large-scale fantasy bosses provide a more adventure-focused action alternative.

In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness. The long-haired beautiful anime, with her pistol blades and mind-blowing leaps, whirls and swirls from one fantastic level to the next.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.7%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Action 13.6%, Nudity 11.6%, Character Action Game 10.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: This older action game features a gun-and-sword-wielding heroine, flashy magical combat, and an unabashedly pulpy visual style.

El Shaddai, originally released in 2011, is a unique third-person action adventure filled with a deeply artistic world-building, outstanding aesthetics and thrilling battles. Experience an incredible mix of 2D-like platformer action and a colorful 3D world in an exceptional setting.

Why similar: Spectacle fighter 69.4% ★, Action 14.2%, Fantasy 8%, Singleplayer 4.7%, Atmospheric 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its otherworldly art direction, mythological spectacle, and stylish action-platforming give it a surreal flair that complements Bayonetta's excess.

From the ex-Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive team comes a janky love letter to PS2-era action. Play a week in the life of the Zombie Unit: an elite Hong Kong police squad carving through a corporate conspiracy in a storm of swordplay and gunfire. Stylish, brutal, and absolutely not for everyone.

Why similar: Character Action Game 34.1% ★, Hack and Slash 27.7%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Action 6%, Third Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This difficult action game combines sword combos, parries, brutal finishers, and third-person shooting in a deliberately over-the-top package.

The popular stylish action games Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition return in one collection!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.3%, Character Action Game 18.9% ★, Spectacle fighter 17.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Classic 7.7% ★

The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.8%, Spectacle fighter 19.2% ★, Character Action Game 18.6% ★, Action 9.5%, Gore 5.6%

The non-PC buxom shinobi of SENRAN KAGURA, the brawler series that’s as over-the-top with its fighting mechanics as it is with its gratuitous depictions of female ninja in various forms of undress, invade the PC realm for the first time in HD and 60fps glory.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, Nudity 20.2%, Sexual Content 16.7%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Anime 6.2%

Experience the original SENRAN KAGURA Burst, the beginning of the world's best-loved buxom battle series, like never before! Tackle the classic ninja brawler from a whole new perspective in gorgeous, fluid HD, with new features and mechanics throughout!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.1%, Sexual Content 21.5%, Female Protagonist 16%, Nudity 15.5%, Action 6.2%

A sensual dark fantasy ARPG. Customize a stunning succubus with great body details, together with your companions fight intense combats with challenging bosses to get sexy outfits and powerful equipment, and between battles, chill and interact with your fellow maidens at the palace designed by you.

Why similar: Sexual Content 32.4%, Nudity 25.6%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Gore 2.9%

An intense, gorgeous hack-and-slash action RPG from the Taimanin fame!

Why similar: Sexual Content 44.7%, Nudity 28.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Hack and Slash 8.7%, Anime 2.3%

Bright Memory is a lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by one-man development studio FYQD using Unreal Engine. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 34%, Female Protagonist 26.1%, Sexual Content 14.4%, Action 7.6%, Nudity 6.1%

Experience the critically acclaimed masterpiece with its renowned Sumi-e ink art style in breathtaking high resolution.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.6%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Classic 16.8% ★, Action 6.7%, Adventure 5.2%

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a dark and vivid new re-imagining of the Castlevania mythology. It is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 41.4%, Action 12.6%, Character Action Game 10.5% ★, Spectacle fighter 10.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.6%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Character Action Game 12.2% ★, Spectacle fighter 12.1% ★, Action 10.2%

Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.3%, Hack and Slash 27.2%, Action 8.9%, Fantasy 7.3%, Third Person 6.7%

Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 52.5%, Action 19.5%, Fantasy 8.8%, Singleplayer 6.9%, Adventure 6.5%

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Action 13.5%, Anime 6%, Nudity 4.2%

Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.8%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, Nudity 8.8%, Action 8.6%, Beat 'em up 7.2%

Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!

Why similar: Action 23.4%, Nudity 20.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Sexual Content 10%

Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.

Why similar: Sexual Content 45.6%, Nudity 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Anime 7.6%, Gore 3.1%

"Haydee" is a hardcore old-style metroidvania mixed with modern-day third person shooter and platformer mechanics. As well as a sexy character.

Why similar: Sexual Content 42%, Nudity 28.4%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Action 2.4%, Singleplayer 1%

Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 45.8%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Action 9.4%, Third Person 4.5%, Gore 3.1%

Behold the fierce blend of "Warriors" and "Berserk"!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.6%, Sexual Content 18.8%, Nudity 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Action 8.4%

Players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales of Berseria.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.6%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Anime 11.8%, Action 9.2%

The original video game femme fatale, Rayne, has returned to battle and feed in a brand new hack ‘n slash adventure. Slay ghastly enemies as Rayne, the sexy dhampir with superhuman strength, speed, and agility, recruited by the vampire hunting Brimstone Society for one last mission.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 42.6%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Action 14.2%, Gore 5.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%

Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 50.6%, Action 17.3%, Nudity 10.3%, Third Person 7.9%, Difficult 4.2%

Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.9%, Action 25.6%, Third Person 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Adventure 6.4%

"Bikini Warriors, Slay the Orcs!" Brutal orcs have taken over the resort city. Now, the enraged bikini warriors strike back. A hot and exhilarating hack-and-slash action experience! The secret story of the six bikini warriors begins.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.3%, Sexual Content 19.7%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Spectacle fighter 12.3% ★, Beat 'em up 10.6%

Enhanced and updated for modern systems, this is the definitive edition of Rayne’s second adventure: a blood-soaked rampage of vengeance against the Cult of Kagan, a group led by Rayne's half-siblings that seek to carry out their father Kagan's legacy by creating a new era of vampire supremacy.

Why similar: Character Action Game 25.1% ★, Spectacle fighter 18% ★, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Sexual Content 9%

This is a martial arts action role-playing game. The core of the game is battle-oriented, and it combines many fighting elements. If you are a player who pursues blood and is brave enough to challenge the limits, it will definitely inspire your adrenaline and bring you the best combat experience.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.8%, Sexual Content 20.4%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Nudity 18.7%, Action 5.9%

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: Sexual Content 40.9%, Nudity 29.4%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Gore 6.3%, Action 3.5%

A Clothing collection ARPG. Create set properties according to your clothing. Hundreds of clothes for the protagonist to enjoy, experience different battle strategies based on different outfits. Dress sexy or suit up like a heavily armoured angel of death.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.9%, Sexual Content 24.2%, Nudity 19.9%, Hack and Slash 17.3%, Gore 3.9%