- #1 Colt Canyon
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,077 reviews2020
Dev: RetrificPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 58.3% ★, Gore 11.9%, Fast-Paced 10.4%, Violent 5.9%, Top-Down Shooter 5.9%
- #2 Kill The Crows
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,004 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 52% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Beat 'em up 9.4%, Arcade 6.9%, Action 4.5%
- #3 APE OUT
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,989 reviews2019
Dev: Gabe CuzzilloPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 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: Fast-Paced 15.3%, Beat 'em up 13.9%, Gore 13.1%, Violent 12.5%, Soundtrack 11.7% ★
- #4 West of Dead
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,190 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 41.2% ★, Fast-Paced 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Difficult 15.5%, Action 3%
- #5 Dead Dust
94% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel, Diedemor studioPub: HugePixel
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
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 45.3% ★, Violent 27.9%, Difficult 8.8%, Top-Down 7.3%, Action 5.8%
- #6 Bloody Streets
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 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 39.5%, Gore 27.9%, Difficult 24.2%, Action 8.4%
- #7 God's Trigger
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 992 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 28.6%, Hack and Slash 21.9%, Difficult 21.5%, Top-Down 12.3%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #8 Blood West
91% matchVery Positive90% of 6,260 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.4 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 91.5% ★, Action 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #9 Blood Harvest 3
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.1%, Gore 19.9%, Violent 17.4%, Difficult 17%, Action 10.5%
- #10 BUTCHER
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,374 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 38.5%, Violent 23.3%, Difficult 22.7%, Action 7.7%, Arcade 2.4%
- #11 Laika: Aged Through Blood
90% matchVery Positive92% of 6,356 reviews2023
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Soundtrack 32.1% ★, Gore 18.3%, Violent 17.5%, Difficult 17.1%, Arcade 8%
- #12 Suit for Hire
89% matchVery Positive93% of 3,117 reviews2025
Dev: Godmode Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 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: Fast-Paced 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Gore 15.8%, Violent 13.7%, Beat 'em up 13.5%
- #13 One Try, One Kill
89% matchVery Positive83% of 84 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 52.8%, Difficult 47.2%
- #14 WOLF RIOT
88% matchVery Positive89% of 65 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: Beat 'em up 24.7%, Violent 19.8%, Gore 14.8%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Top-Down 12.4%
- #15 12 is Better Than 6
87% matchVery Positive84% of 9,980 reviews2015
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 39.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Gore 10.7%, Violent 9.8%, Difficult 7.4%
- #16 BloodRush: Undying Wish
85% matchVery Positive99% of 87 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: Gore 30.9%, Fast-Paced 25.2%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Violent 13.4%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #17 KILL KNIGHT
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,955 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Difficult 21.2%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, Gore 18%, Arcade 7.5%
- #18 Tormentor❌Punisher
86% 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: Gore 23.2%, Violent 22.7%, Difficult 13.2%, Soundtrack 11.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%
- #19 Kick Ass Commandos
86% 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 26.7%, Fast-Paced 24.6%, Gore 15.9%, Violent 13.2%, Difficult 7.1%
- #20 RED HOT VENGEANCE
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,565 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 27.1%, Gore 26.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down 11.6%, Difficult 8.8%
- #21 DEADBOLT
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,586 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: Gore 37.9%, Difficult 34%, Violent 17.3%, Action 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #22 GLADIUM
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Eirik Wiklund
Windows
Unforgiving boss fights. Gory pixels. Glorious fast-paced gladiatorial action-combat. Analyze your opponents weakness, adapt your strategy and colour the sands with the blood of your enemies.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.5%, Difficult 16.6%, Violent 14.4%, Hack and Slash 12.1%, Gore 10.5%
- #23 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
81% matchVery Positive94% of 77,682 reviews2015
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 18.2 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 22.2%, Gore 22%, Violent 17.1%, Difficult 14%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%
- #24 BLOODKILL
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 62 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: Fast-Paced 31.8%, Gore 23.3%, Violent 19.5%, Difficult 11.8%, Combat 9.1%
- #25 Paint the Town Red
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,956 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: Gore 33.7%, Violent 21.5%, Beat 'em up 21.3%, Difficult 10.9%, Action 4.2%
- #26 Jackal
77% matchVery Positive91% of 477 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: Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Violent 17.1%, Fast-Paced 16.2%, Difficult 15.7%, Gore 10.8%
- #27 Feral Fury
81% 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 26.3%, Violent 25%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Difficult 12.2%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #28 Sefir: Mafia Story
79% 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 24.2%, Fast-Paced 18.6%, Difficult 17.5%, Top-Down 12.5%, Arcade 5.3%
- #29 Graveyard Gunslingers
78% matchMixed60% of 214 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 46.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Top-Down 13.5%, Combat 7.1%, Action 5%
- #30 CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 511 reviews2020
Dev: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 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%
- #31 Riptale
78% 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: Gore 51.2%, Action 28.5%, Adventure 20.3%
- #32 Hotline Miami
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 122,189 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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 23.5%, Violent 22.7%, Gore 17.6%, Top-Down 11.3%, Difficult 11.1%
- #33 Soulslinger: Envoy of Death
75% matchMixed65% of 664 reviews2025
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 79.6% ★, Combat 12%, Action 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #34 Dead
76% matchVery Positive91% of 277 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 35.1%, Difficult 30.1%, Fast-Paced 23%, Action 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #35 Slash or Die
77% matchVery Positive86% of 256 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 33.1%, Difficult 30.3%, Top-Down 18.6%, Arcade 10.3%, Action 5.1%
- #36 Raining Blood: Hellfire
73% matchVery Positive91% of 233 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: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Difficult 27.6%, Gore 21.8%, Top-Down 12.4%, Action 3.2%
- #37 Haunted Lands
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 215 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: Difficult 36.6%, Gore 35.2%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Action 6.5%, Adventure 4.7%
- #38 Tackle for Loss
71% matchVery Positive100% of 90 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 26.3%, Fast-Paced 22%, Violent 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Top-Down 12.5%
- #39 Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,166 reviews2017
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition is a brutal close-quarters brawler. Punch, crush, shoot, and use the environment to destroy enemies. Master deep melee combat, execute savage finishers, and fight for redemption as Vasily, a former elite operative hunted by a cybernetic corporation.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.6%, Gore 17.7%, Violent 16.3%, Top-Down 11.9%, Hack and Slash 10.6%
- #40 In Celebration of Violence
74% matchVery Positive87% of 506 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 45.6%, Hack and Slash 34.3%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 6.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #41 A Fistful of Gun
76% 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 15.3%, Action 7.9%, Co-op 2.1%
- #42 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
73% matchVery Positive85% of 3,703 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Gore 46.3%, Action 24.6%, Violent 16.8%, Singleplayer 7.4%, Adventure 4.8%
- #43 My Friend Pedro
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,226 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 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: Gore 30.8%, Fast-Paced 27.6%, Violent 26.9%, Action 9.4%, Difficult 2.8%
- #44 Blood Running
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 195 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 13%, Singleplayer 10%
- #45 Bounty of One
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,996 reviews2023
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.8 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 41.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 30%, Top-Down 13.8%, Arcade 5.6%, Co-op 3.4%
- #46 Bite the Bullet
73% matchMixed56% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter. In a world where every enemy is edible, what you eat and how much you eat drives everything from your waistline to branching skill trees to weapon crafting. Shoot fast. Eat big. Satisfy your appetite for destruction.
Why similar: Gore 27.2%, Difficult 22.4%, Violent 21.9%, Arcade 8.7%, Action 7.4%
- #47 Depths of Limbo
72% 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: Top-Down Shooter 33%, Gore 26.6%, Difficult 22.5%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 7.6%
- #48 Wulverblade
71% matchVery Positive80% of 225 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 33.3%, Violent 25.3%, Gore 19.8%, Difficult 7.8%, Action 6.8%
- #49 Caveblazers
70% matchVery Positive85% of 4,500 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 64.7%, Action 11.6%, Co-op 9.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 6.3%
- #50 Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 129 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 40.6%, Gore 14.6%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Violent 12.5%, Combat 8.2%
- #51 MYRIAD DEATH
67% matchVery Positive86% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: IGNITION MPub: holo Indie
Windows
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.1%, Hack and Slash 29.5%, Top-Down 15%, Gore 5.5%, Violent 5%
- #52 Cavity Busters
68% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Difficult 35.5%, Top-Down Shooter 27.4%, Top-Down 19.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Action 5%
- #53 Blood Rush
66% matchVery Positive98% of 160 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 3.5%
- #54 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down 37.5%, Combat 21%, Gore 15.5%, Action 14.8%, Violent 8.7%
- #55 Echoes of Red
65% matchVery Positive86% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: TERMAX Studios
Windows
Echoes of Red is a fast-paced roguelite shooter where you can carry unlimited weapons at once, face endless enemies ever stronger and build your perfect custom loadout. Obliterate tens of thousands of enemies who dared to challenge you and make them regret standing against you.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 44.9%, Hack and Slash 28.9%, Arcade 11.3%, Action 7.5%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #56 GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,130 reviews2022
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 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 35.4% ★, Hack and Slash 22%, Difficult 21.5%, Violent 10.9%, Combat 5.9%
- #57 I Am Your Beast
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,277 reviews2024
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.
Why similar: Gore 34.5%, Fast-Paced 29.5%, Violent 16.9%, Combat 7.6%, Arcade 5.9%
- #58 A Bloody Night
69% matchVery Positive81% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: Elder Leaf Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Bloody Night is a fast action game where the goal is to tear apart all the enemies you encounter in your way. Let yourself be guided by your killing spree and your thirst for revenge. Become the nightmare of your enemies. No one can stop you... Make your way with ferocity through your opponents!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #59 Bloodshed
63% matchVery Positive85% of 1,782 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 46.4%, Adventure 30.2%, Singleplayer 23.4%
- #60 STRAFE: Gold Edition
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,442 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 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: Soundtrack 22.4% ★, Gore 21.1%, Fast-Paced 20%, Violent 17.9%, Difficult 12.3%