Games Like Bleed

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Platformer 19.5%, Action 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Indie 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel refines the original's fast-paced, bullet-time action with even more polished boss encounters.

A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!

Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Action 20.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A frantic, arcade-style action game that matches the speed and intensity of Bleed perfectly.

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Why similar: Platformer 13.4%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Action 8.7%, Fast-Paced 8.1%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern love letter to classic run-and-gun games that demands precision and fast reflexes.

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: Fast-Paced 28.3%, Platformer 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 11.4%, Difficult 11%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on high-lethality, fast-paced combat and time-manipulation mechanics.

They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

Why similar: Platformer 27.3%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Difficult 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines challenging platforming with visceral, fast-paced combat and a similar pixel-art aesthetic.

Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.

Why similar: Platformer 30.5%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, Action 12.5%, Difficult 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced, and arcade-focused action game that emphasizes speed and high-score chasing.

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection brings together six classic titles in one game: Mega Man Zero 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent. The collection also features Z-Chaser, an exclusive new mode created just for this set of games.

Why similar: Action 36.2%, Platformer 28.3%, Difficult 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, 2D 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive series for challenging, fast-paced 2D action platforming with deep combat mechanics.

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

Why similar: Platformer 38.4%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Local Co-Op 12%, Action 10.9%, Difficult 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelite platformer that captures the movement and combat feel of the Mega Man X series.

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Platformer 38.5%, Action 24.9%, Indie 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, 2D 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers high-speed, stylish combat that rewards players for aggressive play and precision.

This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Action 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Indie 10.5%, Female Protagonist 8%

Why You'll Like It: An intense arcade shooter that shares the same high-energy, retro-inspired charm and difficulty.

In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

Why similar: Platformer 18.2%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style run-and-gun game with high production value and relentless, fast-paced action.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Difficult 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Action 9.9%, 2D 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides tight, challenging platforming and intense combat that feels like a modern evolution of retro action games.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.

Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Difficult 16%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Side Scroller 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features challenging platforming and fast-paced mechanics that require quick switching between two worlds.

Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter

Why similar: Platformer 26.7%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Action 18.4%, Indie 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic run-and-gun platformers with a focus on fast, challenging action.

"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid

Why similar: Platformer 35.4%, Action 19.8%, Indie 11.8%, Shooter 10.6%, 2D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based combat and chaotic, high-intensity action that mirrors the energy of Bleed.

Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.

Why similar: Platformer 40.2%, Action 22.4%, Indie 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Side Scroller 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy, and retro-inspired action game that captures the spirit of classic 2D shooters.

A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.8%, Local Co-Op 16.2%, Action 13.8%, Indie 10%, Difficult 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter that focuses on clearing screens of enemies with fast, twitch-based reflexes.

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Action 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Difficult 9.8%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A heavy-metal-infused run-and-gun that delivers challenging, screen-filling action and boss fights.

Cally’s Caves 4 is a run-and-gun action game, with tons of powerups, weapons, and levels. When your friend needs your help, there’s only one thing to do: LEVEL UP EVERYTHING!

Why similar: Platformer 39.3%, Action 28%, Female Protagonist 18%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action platformer with a massive arsenal of weapons and a focus on fluid combat.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Fast-Paced 24%, Difficult 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast, arcade-style game that rewards aggressive play and constant movement in a vertical environment.

Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!

Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Action 13.3%, Fast-Paced 11.1%, Difficult 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action platformer featuring a strong female lead and challenging, classic gameplay.

Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!

Why similar: Platformer 34.4%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Action 16.2%, Indie 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action platformer that emphasizes speed and precision in its level design.

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: Fast-Paced 22.7%, Bullet Time 17.9% ★, Platformer 14.7%, Action 14.3%, Shooter 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on acrobatic gunplay and bullet-time mechanics, making it a great thematic match for Bleed.

Seraph is a skill-based, acrobatic shooter... without aiming! Take the role of an angel who's mastered the art of 'Gun Fu' as she blasts and cartwheels her way through hordes of twisted demons.

Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Action 19.2%, Side Scroller 7.8%, Shooter 7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, acrobatic shooter that focuses on movement-based combat and high-intensity encounters.

Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.

Why similar: Difficult 19.1%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Shooter 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, arcade-style shooter that demands high precision and quick reaction times.

Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!

Why similar: Platformer 32.1%, Action 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Difficult 12.9%, Indie 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced movement and precision action, requiring quick thinking and reflexes.

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: Fast-Paced 18%, Platformer 17.3%, Action 13.9%, Indie 9.1%, Difficult 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style platformer designed specifically for high-score chasing and quick combat.

Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!

Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Action 26.7%, Female Protagonist 19%, Indie 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that uses a unique grappling mechanic to create fast, momentum-based gameplay.

Help a pink-clad office lady find a missing document so the boss doesn't get angry in this free spin-off minigame to Kero Blaster.

Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, challenging, and fast-paced arcade action game that serves as a perfect bite-sized experience.

Challenge yourself and master 4 Distinct worlds with 66 finely tuned level screens and climb to the top of the Steam Leaderboards in this retro pixel art speedrunning platformer!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 35.4%, Platformer 22.7%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 7%

Overclocked is a free-flowing action game that blends combat and platforming to create a fluid and rhythmic experience. Take on the role of Amber, a glass-cannon vigilante, as you fight to uncover a plot that threatens to tear your home apart.

Why similar: Platformer 26.4%, Action 24.8%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Difficult 16.6%, Indie 14.2%

Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.5%, Platformer 15.7%, Difficult 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Difficult 14.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Local Co-Op 10.6%

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced platformer that will plunge you into the heart of two opposing worlds.

Why similar: Platformer 46.5%, Action 19%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Indie 12.6%, Difficult 5.2%

Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!

Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!

Why similar: Platformer 16.7%, Bullet Time 16% ★, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Local Co-Op 11.9%, Shooter 8.9%

ENYO is trying to let go of an old Dystopia. It's also a 2d action platformer that does not require destroying things.

Why similar: Platformer 18%, Fast-Paced 17.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action 12%, Indie 7.9%

Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Action 13%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Indie 9.7%, Bullet Hell 9.6%

Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.

Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Action 22.5%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Indie 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Indie 12.9%, Action 10.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.1%

In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.

Why similar: Platformer 43.8%, Female Protagonist 32.8%, Action 16.8%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Demon Hearts is a 2D platformer game that will leave you feeling blood thirsty for victory every time you play! Take the winged and dangerously swift Vampiress Snow through many challenging silhouette environments while withstanding the many divergent demons, evil forces, and bosses!

Why similar: Platformer 39.6%, Action 36.9%, Indie 23.5%

Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.2%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Shooter 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%, Action 10.1%

Take control of Freesia as she protects Lita Forest by beating the living daylights out of enemies invading the forest!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.3%, Action 26.6%, Platformer 17%, Indie 12.8%, Cute 4.4%

Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.

Why similar: Platformer 21.9%, Difficult 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 9.3%

Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.1%, Shooter 16%, Action 15.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Local Co-Op 7.5%

Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.7%, Platformer 27.4%, Action 14.9%, Indie 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Action 22.7%, Platformer 17.8%, Indie 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Fast-Paced 9.4%

TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!

Why similar: Action 20.2%, Bullet Time 19% ★, Indie 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Difficult 10.8%

Boki can copy the special abilities of any foe and then combine up to 3 of them into a unique super-weapon! Blast through hordes of evil robots in cyberspace, while training to become a superhero!

Why similar: Platformer 26.9%, Action 22.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Indie 12.7%, Side Scroller 6.2%

Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

Why similar: Platformer 23.8%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Difficult 14.3%, Action 10%, Side Scroller 7.4%

Wallachia Reign of Dracula is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game.

Why similar: Action 33.3%, Indie 20.2%, Platformer 19.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Why similar: Bullet Time 22.7% ★, Fast-Paced 22.1%, Shooter 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.2%, Action 9.7%

You got a problem? Yo, she’ll splode it. At the Big Science after-party celebrating the capture of Splosion Man, a spill of champagne shorts out the safety protocols on the splosionatrix and from it emerges Ms. Splosion Man. The latest creation from Twisted Pixel Games, the creators of Splosion Man, The Maw, and Comic Jumper, Ms.

Why similar: Platformer 38.6%, Action 22.9%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Indie 13.5%, Co-op 2.5%

Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Difficult 24%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Action 7.8%, Indie 5.1%

Ultionus is a love-letter to the home computer arcade games of the late 80s and early 90s, with colorful 2D visuals, catchy chiptune music by the legendary Jake 'Virt' Kaufman, and 7 stages of hard-as-nails gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 27.5%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Action 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Retro 5.2%