- #1 Nation Red
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,776 reviews2009
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.
Why similar: Zombies 50.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Gore 10.9%, Action 8.2%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar focus on mowing down massive waves of zombies with high-energy action and arcade-style progression.
- #2 Crimsonland
96% matchVery Positive93% of 3,083 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.6%, Gore 26.4%, Zombies 15.6%, Action 13.3%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive top-down arena shooter that perfectly mirrors the relentless zombie-horde survival gameplay of the seed game.
- #3 Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,415 reviews2014
Dev: DreamworldsPub: Untold Tales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.4%, Zombies 34.7%, Gore 15.6%, Action 8.2%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a distinct stylized aesthetic and intense top-down shooting mechanics that feel very close to the seed game.
- #4 Hotline Miami
95% 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: Gore 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Difficult 19.8%, Action 14.6%, Indie 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more tactical, it shares the brutal, high-energy, and stylized top-down violence that makes the seed game so engaging.
- #5 Dead Estate
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,426 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Zombies 38.1%, Difficult 31.8%, Gore 19.7%, Action 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gore-filled top-down shooter that captures the same sense of urgency and difficulty found in Bloody Streets.
- #6 The Hong Kong Massacre
94% 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: Top-Down Shooter 39.2%, Gore 24.8%, Difficult 19.3%, Action 9.6%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers high-octane, violent top-down combat with a focus on precision and stylized action sequences.
- #7 DEADBOLT
93% 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: Difficult 27.3%, Gore 26.6%, Zombies 21.5%, Indie 12.4%, Action 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a unique, stylized 2D perspective with brutal, fast-paced combat that rewards precise execution.
- #8 Bloodroots
92% matchVery Positive90% of 276 reviews2021
Dev: Paper Cult
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.6%, Gore 27.8%, Difficult 24.2%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly violent and fast-paced game that emphasizes environmental combat and gore, matching the intensity of the seed game.
- #9 Redie
91% matchVery Positive80% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.
Why similar: Gore 44.5%, Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Action 15.2%, Indie 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but brutal top-down shooter that focuses on quick reflexes and lethal combat encounters.
- #10 Zombie Shooter 2
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 881 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
Why similar: Zombies 46.7%, Gore 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Action 10.7%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down zombie shooter that provides the same satisfying feeling of clearing out swarms of undead.
- #11 RUINER
88% matchVery Positive89% of 12,065 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.7%, Gore 22.3%, Difficult 15.1%, Action 13%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This brutal top-down shooter features high-energy combat and a gritty atmosphere that aligns well with the seed game's tone.
- #12 GARAGE: Bad Trip
89% 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: Zombies 27.5%, Top-Down Shooter 26.3%, Gore 23.2%, Difficult 10.1%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, violent top-down shooter that shares the dark, atmospheric, and gore-heavy nature of the seed game.
- #13 Dead Sky
89% matchMostly Negative36% of 222 reviews2013
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Dead Sky takes place admist the chaos of a mysterious outbreak where you will fight tooth-and-nail through hordes of undead creatures in order to escape the epidemic and survive. At its core, Dead Sky is an action-packed survival shooter that ties in several strategic tower defense elements.
Why similar: Zombies 58.8%, Action 21.7%, Indie 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie top-down shooter that focuses specifically on zombie survival and intense combat scenarios.
- #14 Battle Bruise
87% matchVery Positive91% of 497 reviews2017
Dev: Zanardi and Liza
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Stay atop a mountain of corpses! Fight numerous swarms of enemies, while dealing with the changing terrain.This game isn't messy. It's MESS ITSELF!
Why similar: Indie 35.8%, Gore 28.2%, Zombies 21.9%, Action 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the violent, zombie-slaying action that fans of Bloody Streets will appreciate.
- #15 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
86% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 61.1%, Difficult 18.4%, Action 10.7%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, tactical top-down shooter that rewards skilled play and offers a deep, satisfying combat loop.
- #16 Tesla vs Lovecraft
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 73%, Action 15.1%, Indie 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, fast-paced top-down shooter that excels at throwing massive hordes of enemies at the player.
- #17 Nuclear Throne
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.5%, Difficult 34.9%, Indie 11.4%, Action 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides the same high-difficulty, fast-paced top-down action that keeps players on their toes.
- #18 Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,123 reviews2015
Dev: Still RunningPub: Merge Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Zombie Kill of the Week - Reborn is a challenging, fast paced, 2D survival shooter! Featuring a compelling single player survival mode and cooperative multiplayer for up-to four players, this is one zombie firefight you're not going to want to miss!
Why similar: Zombies 69.7%, Action 18.6%, Indie 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D zombie shooter that emphasizes survival and action, perfect for fans of the genre.
- #19 Cruel Arena
84% matchMixed64% of 311 reviews2015
Dev: Panda Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cruel Arena is a classic arena survival zombie game. Face endless hordes and survive as much as you can, Through The Doodles and The Frames!! Will you do the best record among your friends?
Why similar: Gore 47.7%, Zombies 30.3%, Action 22%
Why You'll Like It: A violent, zombie-focused shooter that provides a similar challenge to the seed game's combat arenas.
- #20 Assault Android Cactus+
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Difficult 75.3%, Action 24.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, twin-stick shooter that matches the frantic intensity and arcade-style gameplay of the seed game.
- #21 Mini-Dead
81% matchVery Positive94% of 910 reviews2018
Dev: Alec SmithPub: Milo Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
144 FPS boss battle action with a devilishly creative game mechanic.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.9%, Difficult 30%, Action 18.1%, Indie 17%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, top-down zombie shooter that captures the same indie spirit and challenge as Bloody Streets.
- #22 The Ascent
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 24,155 reviews2021
Dev: Neon GiantPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 62.7%, Gore 18%, Action 12.2%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning top-down action game that features heavy combat and a high level of environmental destruction.
- #23 Dead Purge: Outbreak
83% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Microlith Games
Windows
Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.
Why similar: Gore 36.2%, Zombies 33.1%, Action 11.7%, Indie 9.7%, Difficult 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the gore and action elements of zombie survival in a top-down perspective.
- #24 Post Soviet Zombies
81% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: Ascension Studio
Windows
Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.
Why similar: Zombies 43.9%, Gore 22.2%, Action 13.9%, Indie 12%, Difficult 8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie 2D action game that focuses on the visceral experience of fighting off undead hordes.
- #25 A Mass of Dead
82% matchMixed51% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Dev Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Massacre of zombies! Survive the zombies. Buy and upgrade weapons and equipment to massacre zombies. Kill special zombies like zombie dogs, get unique weapons and equipment that you can’t buy from the shop. Be unbeatable using power boost and massacre zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 41.3%, Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Action 16.8%, Indie 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward indie zombie shooter that mirrors the core mechanics of the seed game.
- #26 Door Kickers: Action Squad
78% matchVery Positive95% of 10,451 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Zombies 71.1%, Action 17.4%, Indie 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D action game that requires quick thinking and aggressive play to survive enemy encounters.
- #27 Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad
75% matchVery Positive98% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Fogo GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Expect blasts of green zombie goo painting the screen in this top-down shooter packed with crazy guns that blow the heads off some… freaky zombies. Your mission is simple: graffiti the whole city before these mutants dog-pile you
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.9%, Zombies 41.4%, Action 7.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #28 Shadowgrounds
79% matchVery Positive81% of 1,601 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 56.5%, Gore 26.1%, Action 11.6%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter that emphasizes horde survival and intense combat against waves of monsters.
- #29 Feral Fury
79% 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 33.9%, Top-Down Shooter 31.3%, Difficult 14.3%, Action 11.2%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features intense top-down combat and a high level of difficulty.
- #30 Raining Blood: Hellfire
74% 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: Top-Down Shooter 45.9%, Difficult 25.2%, Gore 18.6%, Action 5.7%, Indie 4.6%
- #31 Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2017
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Zombies 26.8%, Gore 14.1%, Action 12.2%, Difficult 10.3%
- #32 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive90% of 350 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: Zombies 61.8%, Action 21.6%, Gore 12.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #33 Alien Breed: Impact
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,869 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Action 51.2%, Top-Down Shooter 48.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that excels at creating tense, claustrophobic combat scenarios against overwhelming odds.
- #34 Dead
76% 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 42.7%, Difficult 25.7%, Action 17.7%, Indie 13.9%
- #35 Disfigure
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 65.2%, Difficult 28.5%, Action 6.3%
- #36 The Undying Plague
77% matchMixed44% of 175 reviews2015
Dev: Pixel Theory GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Undying Plague is a top down shooter where your task is to fend off waves of attacking enemies and survive as long as possible. At your disposal will get a few weapons that we can improve for the money earned on the battlefield. Enter a world of pain, suffering and bloodthirsty zombies. Can you stop the plague?
Why similar: Indie 61.4%, Action 38.6%
- #37 Undeads
69% matchMostly Positive86% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: Sezual Pte LtdPub: Undeads Interactive Limited
Windows · Mac
Embark on a risky but exciting journey through the world of Undeads. Search for weapons, armor, supplies and medicine. Survive or hunt survivors. Enjoy unique matches, sell your loot, and fight bloody and challenging battles against the background of the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.6%, Zombies 42%, Action 12.4%
- #38 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
73% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Zombies 36.8%, Top-Down Shooter 33.3%, Gore 21%, Action 5.3%, Indie 3.7%
- #39 BLOODKILL
71% 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: Gore 56.5%, Difficult 21.3%, Action 15.3%, Indie 6.8%
- #40 Riddled Corpses
75% matchMixed65% of 248 reviews2015
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Zombies 42.6%, Action 34%, Indie 23.4%
- #41 Depths of Limbo
74% 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 34.5%, Gore 21.4%, Difficult 16.4%, Action 14.8%, Indie 12.8%
- #42 Still Not Dead
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 217 reviews2018
Dev: Glove Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Still Not Dead is a challenging roguelite FPS that merges the fast satisfying gunplay of Doom with open stages, insane weaponry, tactical choice and being pursued by death itself. The unique blessing and curse system, plus unlockable skill skulls set the game apart from everything else.
Why similar: Zombies 35%, Gore 19%, Action 17.4%, Difficult 14.8%, Indie 13.7%
- #43 Rocking Pilot
72% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: GungroundsPub: Mad Head Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.
Why similar: Difficult 44%, Action 29.5%, Indie 26.5%
- #44 HVOR
72% matchMixed60% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: OFFMONREALPub: OFFMONREAL GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
HVOR - a dynamic top-down shooter, which takes place in the world,affected by an unknown infection.Kill the infected - and try not to join him.
Why similar: Zombies 33.9%, Gore 27.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Action 12.5%, Indie 7.2%
- #45 Zombie Apocalypse: Escape The Undead City
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 97 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Battle through Zombie Apocalypse horror! Which is better - shotgun, pistol or AK-47? Blast their rotten, infected brains out and choose your favorite! Scavenge weapons and armor to pimp out your souped up zombie slaying car - then plow down the man-eating hordes to Escape the Undead City, and try not to get your guts torn out!!!
Why similar: Zombies 66.8%, Action 18.5%, Indie 14.7%
- #46 Sefir: Mafia Story
70% 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 50.3%, Difficult 25.5%, Action 12%, Indie 8.4%, Gore 3.7%
- #47 Chaos Town
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.8%, Action 22.8%, Gore 18.5%, Indie 14.7%, Difficult 14.2%
- #48 Mars Survivors
69% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 62.3%, Zombies 21%, Action 11.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #49 Grind Survivors
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 864 reviews2026
Dev: Pushka StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Grind Survivors is a fast-paced action roguelike where demon hunters face endless hellspawn. Dodge, loot, and blast through brutal bullet-hell combat with dynamic builds and ever-changing weapons in a scorched, demon-ridden world.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40%, Gore 36.1%, Action 18.6%, Indie 5.3%
- #50 Kick Ass Commandos
69% 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 44.4%, Gore 19.5%, Action 15.8%, Indie 12.1%, Difficult 8.2%
- #51 Angel at Dusk
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,638 reviews2024
Dev: AkiragoyaPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #52 BUTCHER
68% 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 45.8%, Difficult 25.6%, Action 17.2%, Indie 11.4%
- #53 Gun Brothers
71% matchMostly Negative36% of 92 reviews2020
Dev: Rootify
Windows · Linux
"Gun Brothers" is a frantic top down shooter for 1-4 players.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.5%, Zombies 33.5%, Difficult 14.5%, Action 9.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #54 Anomalous
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Byron Dunwoody
Windows
A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Why similar: Gore 46%, Action 40.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #55 Esse Proxy
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 140 reviews2022
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.5%, Difficult 23.3%, Gore 21.6%, Action 6.8%, Indie 2.7%
- #56 Over 9000 Zombies!
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,530 reviews2015
Dev: Loren Lemcke
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Over 9000 Zombies! is top-down arcade action blown out of all reasonable proportions. An endless horde of zombies is coming your way, how long can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 86.5%, Action 13.5%
- #57 Deadly 30
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,859 reviews2014
Dev: Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.
Why similar: Zombies 60%, Action 17.7%, Indie 14%, Gore 8.3%
- #58 STRAFE: Gold Edition
67% 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: Gore 42.9%, Difficult 25.8%, Action 20.8%, Indie 10.5%
- #59 APE OUT
65% 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: Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Gore 29.3%, Difficult 21.7%, Action 9.7%, Indie 8.7%