Games Like BUTCHER

Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

Why similar: Gore 31.4%, Difficult 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Platformer 11%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same developer's heavy metal aesthetic and brutal, unforgiving 2D combat.

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: Gore 27.7%, Action 10.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Violent 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same team as Slain, it offers a similar blend of heavy metal, pixel art, and intense 2D action.

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: Gore 28.7%, Violent 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Difficult 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' signature style of rapid, reflex-heavy combat and visceral gore.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Gore 23.8%, Violent 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Difficult 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the high-lethality, fast-paced, and ultra-violent gameplay loop that makes BUTCHER so addictive.

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 20.6%, Difficult 15%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Violent 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a tactical, high-lethality 2D experience where every shot counts and the atmosphere is dark and gritty.

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 32.6% ★, Gore 28.5%, Violent 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique, gore-filled experience where you play as the monster, mirroring the destructive power fantasy of BUTCHER.

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: Gore 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Violent 12%, Difficult 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features one-hit-kill mechanics and fast-paced, stylish combat that rewards precision and speed.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Gore 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 12.6%, Shooter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, explosive 2D platformer that captures the same over-the-top, destructive energy as BUTCHER.

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: Violent 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Shooter 16.9%, Platformer 13%, Action 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A perfect homage to 80s arcade shooters, featuring tight controls and relentless 2D action.

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 30.2%, Violent 19.3%, Action 13.5%, Difficult 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 9%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal twin-stick shooter that demands constant movement and rewards aggressive, high-risk play.

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: Difficult 34.9%, Platformer 20.7%, Shooter 20.6%, Action 9.8%, 2D 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast, violent, and highly satisfying top-down combat that emphasizes speed and precision.

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: Action 27%, Platformer 19.5%, Indie 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-speed, boss-heavy action that demands the same level of reflexes and precision as BUTCHER.

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 26.9%, Violent 18.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 11%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fluid, stylish movement with intense, bullet-riddled combat that feels like a cinematic action movie.

Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!

Why similar: Gore 24.6%, Action 11.6%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic run-and-gun shooters, focusing on difficult, pattern-based combat.

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: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Shooter 22.2%, Retro 16.2%, Action 14.9%, 2D 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, side-scrolling tactical shooter that emphasizes quick reactions and aggressive play.

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: Gore 31.9%, Violent 17.5%, Difficult 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, gore-soaked top-down shooter that shares the same dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Gore 30.7%, Violent 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric game with brutal executions and a focus on challenging, deliberate combat.

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: Gore 23.8%, Violent 14.8%, Shooter 13.8%, Difficult 10.3%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern boomer shooter that captures the same high-speed, gore-filled intensity as BUTCHER.

All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.

Why similar: Gore 51%, Shooter 22.4%, Retro 16.8%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired FPS that prioritizes fast movement and visceral, old-school combat.

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

Why similar: Gore 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 9.3%, Violent 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, cover-based 2D shooting with a darkly comedic and violent tone.

You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.

Why similar: Platformer 21.5%, Action 16.7%, Difficult 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Indie 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist 2D action game where the enemies are as dangerous as the environment.

Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Difficult 32.7%, Shooter 12.9%, Gore 12.3%, Action 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, arcade-style FPS that tests your reflexes and endurance against endless waves of enemies.

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: Difficult 18%, Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Retro 12.5%, 2D 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, retro-styled action platformer that captures the same difficulty and tight movement found in BUTCHER.

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: Gore 29%, Violent 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Action 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced top-down shooter set in a dark, cyberpunk world with a focus on aggressive combat.

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

Why similar: Gore 35.3%, Violent 23.5%, Difficult 18.6%, Action 8.1%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, violent game where you play as a rampaging ape, focusing on momentum and chaos.

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 29.2%, Violent 17.7%, Difficult 12.4%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-styled FPS that embraces gore and high-speed movement.

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: Difficult 24.1%, Platformer 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action 9.4%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult, and addictive game that focuses on vertical movement and precise shooting.

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: Gore 39.6%, Violent 22.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Difficult 10.2%, Action 7.7%

Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!

Why similar: Platformer 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Action 16.2%, Shooter 13.3%, 2D 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D run-and-gun game with deep weapon customization and classic arcade action.

“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!

Why similar: Action 22.1%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Retro 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive 2D run-and-gun experience, featuring iconic pixel art and relentless 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 24.6%, Action 21.7%, Shooter 13%, Indie 12.4%, 2D 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based 2D shooter that offers high-octane combat and impressive boss battles.

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Gore 36.6%, Violent 21.4%, Villain Protagonist 17.7% ★, Dark 7.2%, Shooter 6.1%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 36.5%, Violent 17.4%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%

ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 26.1% ★, Gore 19.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Violent 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Gore 19.6%, Action 12.9%, Violent 10.9%, Difficult 10.8%, Platformer 9.7%

Hardcore, bloody platformer with a simple dude.

Why similar: Gore 37.8%, Violent 22.7%, Action 12.1%, Platformer 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

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: Action 23.3%, Difficult 22%, Indie 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Platformer 8.3%

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: Shooter 34.9%, Dark 30.5%, Action 23.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Play as the samurai Kan and fight in a dark, demon-infested Japan. Face this 100% arcade experience without any credits or saves: you can only rely on your skills with the katana.

Why similar: Gore 32.8%, Violent 20.4%, Difficult 8.8%, Action 8.5%, Platformer 6.8%

Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.

Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, Shooter 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, 2D 11.5%, Action 11.1%

SUFFER is a brutally difficult retro-styled first person shooter! Become the Spirit of Anarchy and take on the police state in this horror-punk twist on classic PC gaming.

Why similar: Gore 42%, Violent 25.3%, Action 10.1%, Shooter 9.3%, Retro 7.2%

Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.3%, Retro 23.6%, Shooter 22.8%, Action 16.5%, Indie 7.3%

When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!

Why similar: Gore 22%, Action 13.2%, Violent 12.7%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 9.8%

Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

Why similar: Gore 28.7%, Shooter 17.7%, Violent 14.4%, Action 10.6%, Retro 9.2%

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 38.6%, Violent 23.2%, Action 8.7%, Difficult 7%, Shooter 6.6%

Gorytale is a fast-paced, adrenaline-rushed FPS shooter set in a candy land, that is so damn sweet it could be called someone’s Hell

Why similar: Gore 35.5%, Violent 29.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Action 8.7%, Difficult 8.1%

BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.

Why similar: Gore 37.6%, Violent 21.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Difficult 10%, Dark 7.6%

Gutwhale is a roguelite about managing the space between you and your ammo, while fighting your way through a digestive system!

Why similar: Action 23.1%, Gore 20.3%, Indie 13.9%, Violent 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!

Why similar: Gore 35.7%, Violent 20.6%, Action 13%, Shooter 10%, Indie 7.4%

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: Violent 49.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 12%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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: Gore 52.5%, Difficult 26.6%, Action 11.8%, Action-Adventure 3.8%, Adventure 3.5%

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Gore 40.4%, Violent 23.1%, Shooter 12%, Action 9.5%, Retro 8.9%

A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.

Why similar: Gore 61.8%, Dark 17.5%, Action 14.9%, Action-Adventure 3.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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: Gore 32.2%, Violent 21.4%, Difficult 17.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 8.7%

Meatgrinder is a chaotic and fast-paced FPS. Use agility and guns to jump your way through insane levels on top of speeding trucks, trains and planes. No cutscenes or storylines, just pure action.

Why similar: Shooter 40.7%, Action 24.5%, Retro 23.1%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Adventure 4.9%

Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

Why similar: Gore 40.4%, Violent 22.5%, Shooter 13.7%, Retro 10.3%, Action 8.9%

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: Shooter 31.2%, Great Soundtrack 26.4%, Retro 26.2%, Action 13.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.

Why similar: Violent 31.3%, Shooter 17.5%, Retro 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Dark 11.2%

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: Difficult 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Shooter 14.6%, 2D 13.8%, Retro 7.4%