- #1 Colt Canyon
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,057 reviews2020
Dev: RetrificPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits.
Why similar: Western 51.4% ★, Blood 22.1% ★, Fast-Paced 9.2%, Violent 5.3%, Top-Down Shooter 5.2%
- #2 Kill The Crows
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,929 reviews2023
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western world. A gunslinger burning with vengeance steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, ready to face death. Prepare for one-shot, one-kill gunfights using classic revolvers and fanning techniques.
Why similar: Western 51.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Beat 'em up 9.4%, Arcade 6.9%, Action 4.5%
- #3 APE OUT
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,946 reviews2019
Dev: Gabe CuzzilloPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Why similar: Blood 18.7% ★, Fast-Paced 12.6%, Beat 'em up 11.3%, Violent 10.4%, Gore 9.8%
- #4 Laika: Aged Through Blood
94% matchVery Positive92% of 6,165 reviews2023
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Laika: Aged Through Blood is an action-adventure Metroidvania set in a post-apocalyptic western world. Play as Laika, a coyote mother and fierce warrior, and carve your motorbike through a land ravaged by betrayal and loss as you uncover dark secrets in the pursuit of vengeance against oppression.
Why similar: Blood 30.1% ★, Soundtrack 23% ★, Gore 13.3%, Violent 12.6%, Difficult 12.3%
- #5 West of Dead
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,149 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Western 41.1% ★, Fast-Paced 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.8%, Difficult 15.5%, Action 2.9%
- #6 Paint the Town Red
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,698 reviews2021
Dev: South East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Why similar: Blood 37.3% ★, Gore 19.1%, Violent 14.5%, Beat 'em up 14.3%, Difficult 7.4%
- #7 WOLF RIOT
94% 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: Blood 23.4% ★, Beat 'em up 17.9%, Violent 14.5%, Gore 14.2%, Hack and Slash 10.8%
- #8 BUTCHER
92% 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: Gore 37.5%, Violent 23.8%, Difficult 23.1%, Action 7.9%, Arcade 2.4%
- #9 God's Trigger
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 987 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Hack and Slash 22.4%, Difficult 22%, Top-Down 12.7%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #10 Dead Dust
91% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel, Diedemor studioPub: HugePixel
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 27%
The game "Dead Dust" take place in the Wild West saturated with cowboy romance, gunpower smell, endless prairies and crazy gunfights of course. The main character, a tireless bounty hunter with name Shlango receives a letter from an influential person, who have his own many Saloons over all Wild West.
Why similar: Western 45.1% ★, Violent 28%, Difficult 8.8%, Top-Down 7.3%, Action 5.8%
- #11 Train Bandit
90% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
THE LAW!! Looks to be a showdown atop a train. This will be your last fight. Good luck, Train Bandit.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.7%, Western 19.1% ★, Blood 15.6% ★, Difficult 11.6%, Gore 10.8%
- #12 12 is Better Than 6
89% matchVery Positive84% of 9,744 reviews2015
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.
Why similar: Western 34.4% ★, Blood 16.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Violent 8.6%, Difficult 6.5%
- #13 Suit for Hire
87% matchVery Positive93% of 2,926 reviews2025
Dev: Godmode Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.
Why similar: Blood 25.3% ★, Fast-Paced 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Violent 12.4%, Beat 'em up 11.9%
- #14 BLOODKILL
88% 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: Blood 38.3% ★, Fast-Paced 17.1%, Gore 15%, Violent 13.6%, Difficult 6.2%
- #15 One Try, One Kill
89% 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 52.7%, Difficult 47.3%
- #16 Tackle for Loss
84% matchVery Positive100% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Indifferent Penguin
Windows · Mac
Tackle. Die. Repeat. Use American football skills to dash through a bloody 2D underworld. Fast, top-down carnage until the floor is cleared. You’re at the top of your game... but unfortunately, your C.T.E. is catching up.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 22.4%, Fast-Paced 19%, Violent 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Difficult 14%
- #17 Blood West
84% matchVery Positive90% of 5,888 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: Western 91.4% ★, Action 5.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #18 Bloody Streets
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 125 reviews2015
Dev: Headless Wizard
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.6%, Gore 27.8%, Difficult 24.2%, Action 8.4%
- #19 Depths of Limbo
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Evgiz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Depths of Limbo is a difficult action roguelike with a dark theme. The fast-paced combat is spiced up with a variety of unique items and weapons found throughout the procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Blood 36.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Gore 16.9%, Difficult 14.3%, Action 6.5%
- #20 Blood Harvest 3
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.1%, Gore 19.8%, Violent 17.5%, Difficult 17%, Action 10.5%
- #21 RED HOT VENGEANCE
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,543 reviews2019
Dev: Bros Before Giraffes
Windows
He had one rule: No killing women or children. When a hitman is double-crossed by his employer, he brings forth a night of carnage and bloodshed.
Why similar: Violent 27%, Gore 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down 11.8%, Difficult 8.9%
- #22 BloodRush: Undying Wish
82% 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: Blood 34.6% ★, Fast-Paced 23.7%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Violent 12.7%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #23 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
82% matchVery Positive94% of 76,956 reviews2015
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 18.7%, Blood 17.4% ★, Gore 16.7%, Violent 14.4%, Difficult 11.8%
- #24 DEADBOLT
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,556 reviews2016
Dev: Hopoo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Blood 35.9% ★, Difficult 23.6%, Gore 20.9%, Violent 12%, Action 5.3%
- #25 My Friend Pedro
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,167 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Blood 26.1% ★, Fast-Paced 22.3%, Violent 21.9%, Gore 20.1%, Action 7.6%
- #26 The Hong Kong Massacre
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,908 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: Blood 29.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Violent 13.9%, Gore 13.1%, Difficult 11.3%
- #27 Tormentor❌Punisher
79% matchVery Positive88% of 595 reviews2017
Dev: E-StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!
Why similar: Violent 26.1%, Gore 25.8%, Difficult 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Action 9.3%
- #28 Riptale
79% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Super God
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Adventure 41.7%
- #29 Sefir: Mafia Story
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Septime Studios
Windows
Sefir: Mafia Story is a reflex and fast thinking based 2D top down shooter game.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Fast-Paced 16.1%, Difficult 15.1%, Blood 13.4% ★, Top-Down 10.9%
- #30 Kick Ass Commandos
78% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Fast-Paced 24.7%, Gore 15.3%, Violent 13.3%, Difficult 7.1%
- #31 Bounty of One
74% matchVery Positive88% of 2,979 reviews2023
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fallen hero of the Wild West, you’re wanted and in disgrace! Grab your guns, survive endless hordes of bounty hunters and fight to clear your name! Bounty of One is a fast-paced casual roguelite bullet hell for 1 to 4 players. Dash, Dodge, Shoot, Repeat!
Why similar: Western 45.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Top-Down 12.3%, Arcade 6%, Action 3.4%
- #32 Graveyard Gunslingers
76% matchMixed60% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: PyroPhysics
Windows
Shoot hordes of zombies in a bullet hell roguelite arena. By day, harvest resources, unlock map areas, and prepare for the upcoming night. Craft unique strategies by combining characters, weapons, and exploring a vast ability tree.
Why similar: Western 46.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Top-Down 13.6%, Combat 7.1%, Action 4.9%
- #33 Feral Fury
77% 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: Gore 26.2%, Violent 25%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Difficult 12.2%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #34 UBERMOSH Vol.7
76% matchVery Positive83% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
You play as a Saint fighting in a gun-filled pit, defeating as many opponents as you can in a 90 seconds match, the UBERMOSH, an enlightenment ritual of combat.
Why similar: Blood 22.8% ★, Fast-Paced 19.3%, Gore 12.5%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%
- #35 Jackal
71% matchVery Positive92% of 406 reviews2026
Dev: Transhuman Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat
Why similar: Blood 22.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Violent 15.2%, Fast-Paced 14.3%, Gore 12.7%
- #36 Infected Shelter
75% matchVery Positive85% of 519 reviews2019
Dev: Dark Blue Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Infected Shelter is an ultra-violent rogue-lite post-apocalyptic beat'em up. Singleplayer and co-op for up to four players.
Why similar: Blood 33% ★, Beat 'em up 21.4%, Hack and Slash 13.6%, Gore 12.5%, Difficult 9.7%
- #37 Hotline Miami
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 121,152 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.6%, Violent 22.8%, Gore 17.2%, Top-Down 11.5%, Difficult 11.1%
- #38 A Fistful of Gun
77% matchMixed63% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: FarmerGnomePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Select one of eleven unique playable gunslingers and seek revenge solo or with your friends in Online or Local Co-Op! Master the specialized controls of each character, collect gold from fallen foes to purchase upgrades, get totally drunk and unleash a tornado of lead across the dusty plains.
Why similar: Western 74.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Action 7.9%, Co-op 2.1%
- #39 STRAFE: Gold Edition
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,439 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.
Why similar: Blood 21.5% ★, Soundtrack 17.9% ★, Fast-Paced 16.1%, Gore 15%, Violent 14.4%
- #40 Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Embody a hard-boiled detective seeking bloody justice. in an old-school, Korean-style beat-’em-up. Plow through the criminal underworld to find and punish those responsible for his sister's death...before his mind unravels and his vengeance completely destroys him.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 32.6%, Blood 23.8% ★, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Violent 10.1%, Gore 7.2%
- #41 In Celebration of Violence
74% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Difficult 45.4%, Hack and Slash 34.3%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #42 Raining Blood: Hellfire
70% matchVery Positive92% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: TechBoohPub: SehLoiro
Windows
Inspired by the iconic Call of Duty Zombies experience, Raining Blood Hellfire 1.0 is an intense survival bullet hell where chaos reigns and every round is a brutal battle for life — and absolute power. Kill, upgrade, explore, die, repeat.
Why similar: Blood 34.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Difficult 18.6%, Gore 12.4%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #43 GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,126 reviews2022
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Death is not the end: defeat infernal foes until you die and carry on the fight with your eternal soul and memories in a new body!
Why similar: Soundtrack 35.3% ★, Hack and Slash 22.1%, Difficult 21.5%, Violent 10.9%, Combat 6%
- #44 KILL KNIGHT
69% 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: Blood 34.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Difficult 17%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Arcade 6%
- #45 Soulslinger: Envoy of Death
71% matchMixed65% of 651 reviews2025
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
You are a gunslinger in limbo, involved in a gritty war against "The Cartel", a ruthless organization harvesting souls to break free of the shackles of the afterlife. Grow stronger with each new run, gather the essence of lost souls to take on the biggest threats in this rogue-lite FPS!
Why similar: Western 79.4% ★, Combat 12.1%, Action 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #46 CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
72% 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: Difficult 26.5%, Gore 22.2%, Violent 20.6%, Fast-Paced 14.9%, Arcade 8.6%
- #47 Haunted Lands
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 165 reviews2026
Dev: alevgorPub: Alawar
Windows
Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
Why similar: Blood 55.9% ★, Difficult 24.8%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Action 4.4%, Adventure 3.2%
- #48 Dead
72% matchVery Positive91% of 276 reviews2018
Dev: Alec SmithPub: Milo Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The universe wants you dead. Take on the ten great spirits of the universe in this intense boss fighting challenge!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.3%, Difficult 30.2%, Fast-Paced 22%, Action 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #49 Gori: Cuddly Carnage
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,566 reviews2024
Dev: Angry Demon StudioPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Humanity has been destroyed - and it's up to Gori, along with his deadly but wise-cracking sentient hoverboard, F.R.A.N.K, and morose AI companion, CH1-P, to shred and slay the evil Adorable Army!
Why similar: Blood 40.8% ★, Gore 14.7%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Difficult 11.6%, Combat 9.1%
- #50 Slash or Die
71% matchVery Positive86% of 255 reviews2016
Dev: ClickGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity. You will have to become one of three heroes to slash enemies or to die from their hands. What will your hero do? It depends only on your skills…
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33%, Difficult 30.3%, Top-Down 18.7%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 5.1%
- #51 Caveblazers
70% matchVery Positive85% of 4,486 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Difficult 64.6%, Action 11.6%, Co-op 9.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #52 OTXO
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,797 reviews2023
Dev: Lateralis Heavy IndustriesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.
Why similar: Blood 30.7% ★, Fast-Paced 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Violent 15.8%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #53 Blood Running
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Dead Unicorn
Windows
Blood Running is a stylish extraction shooter where you'll enter the cyber-wasteland, fight off creatures and bandits, loot valuable gear, and venture into the remnants of a world in ruins. Are you willing to bleed to survive, Blood Runner?
Why similar: Top-Down 77%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 10.1%
- #54 Blood Rush
65% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: MaxEstLa
Windows
BLOOD RUSH is a fast paced, skill based FPS, mixed with roguelites elements. Upgrade yourself, buy unique guns, drain miracles from relics and destroy anyone or anything standing on your way!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 63.7%, Difficult 23.9%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #55 PERISH
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 552 reviews2023
Dev: ITEM42Pub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
PERISH is a stylish 1-4 player FPS with a cross to bear. Slay hordes of creatures on the black sands of Purgatory and sell their gold-stained corpses to craven priests. Kill magnificent bosses and use the proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations.
Why similar: Gore 29.4%, Violent 27.5%, Blood 20.2% ★, Difficult 7.3%, Hack and Slash 7%
- #56 GARAGE: Bad Trip
69% matchMixed67% of 809 reviews2018
Dev: Zombie DynamicsPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.
Why similar: Blood 25.5% ★, Gore 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Violent 16.1%, Top-Down 10.3%
- #57 Bloodshed
64% 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 46.1%, Adventure 30.1%, Singleplayer 23.8%
- #58 Wulverblade
68% matchVery Positive81% of 223 reviews2018
Dev: Fully IllustratedPub: Darkwind Media
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Defeat the Ninth Legion of the Roman army in this side-scrolling, arcade-inspired beat 'em up set in Roman-era Britain.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 33%, Violent 25.5%, Gore 19.8%, Difficult 7.8%, Action 6.8%
- #59 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
67% matchVery Positive85% of 3,701 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Gore 45.1%, Action 25%, Violent 17.2%, Singleplayer 7.7%, Adventure 4.9%
- #60 Stones of Sorrow
70% matchMixed55% of 116 reviews2015
Dev: Cult Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Real cave paintings. Brutal executions. Procedural Death Labyrinth. Single player & couch co-op. Your closest blood brother has betrayed you and tricked you into a cave labyrinth. Restore your honour by brutally crushing his skull with one of the STONES OF SORROW.
Why similar: Blood 51.5% ★, Gore 17.8%, Difficult 15.5%, Violent 12.3%, Action 2.9%