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 32%, Difficult 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Platformer 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same gothic, high-difficulty, and gore-filled 2D platforming DNA as the seed game.

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 28.6%, Action 10.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Violent 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the heavy metal aesthetic and intense 2D run-and-gun combat found in BUTCHER.

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: Gore 31.7%, Villain Protagonist 31.5% ★, Violent 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the focus on being an unstoppable, violent force of nature within a dark, pixelated environment.

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 24.9%, Action 11.5%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic run-and-gun shooters that matches the high difficulty and retro 2D feel.

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 32.1%, Violent 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Difficult 12.6%, Platformer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, punishing atmosphere with visceral gore and challenging combat that resonates with the tone 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 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Violent 11.9%, Difficult 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features the same one-hit-death intensity and fast-paced, violent combat that requires perfect execution.

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 21.7%, Action 16.7%, Difficult 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the same minimalist, high-stakes, and difficult platforming environment where every mistake is fatal.

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 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Difficult 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Violent 7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, tactical 2D shooter that demands precision and rewards the player with satisfying, over-the-top violence.

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 31.1%, Violent 15%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Difficult 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it shares the same relentless pace, high difficulty, and extreme gore that makes BUTCHER so compelling.

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 29.8%, Violent 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Difficult 13.7%, Action 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a gritty, cyberpunk-infused combat experience that is just as fast and brutal as the seed game.

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

Why similar: Gore 35.7%, Violent 21.2%, Difficult 16.8%, Action 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, hyper-violent experience that matches the raw, aggressive momentum and dark themes of the seed game.

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 31%, Violent 16.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on acrobatic, stylish, and extremely violent gunplay that mirrors the kinetic energy of BUTCHER.

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 24%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 12.5%, Shooter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the same chaotic, fast-paced 2D destruction and high-octane action in a side-scrolling format.

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 27.3%, Violent 18.6%, Difficult 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, top-down shooter that captures the gritty, dark aesthetic and chaotic combat of the seed game.

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 31.2%, Violent 18.9%, Action 13.1%, Difficult 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, high-speed shooter that shares the same 'one-hit-kill' philosophy and intense, violent gameplay.

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

Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Action 12.8%, Violent 10.8%, Difficult 10.7%, Platformer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-platformer that focuses on simple, violent, and fast-paced gameplay similar to the seed game.

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 17.9%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Retro 12.6%, 2D 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D action-platformer that captures the retro-inspired difficulty and tight controls of the genre.

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 20.9%, Shooter 20.7%, Action 9.8%, 2D 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features fast-paced, tactical, and gory combat that rewards players for aggressive, high-speed play.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Platformer 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Retro 12.1%, Difficult 12%

Why You'll Like It: It combines precise 2D platforming with intense combat sequences that feel like a spiritual cousin to classic shooters.

Hardcore, bloody platformer with a simple dude.

Why similar: Gore 38.3%, Violent 22.6%, Action 12%, Platformer 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, gore-filled platformer that focuses on fast-paced movement and survival.

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 23.2%, Difficult 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Indie 15.8%, Platformer 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, arcade-style shooting experience that focuses on clearing screens of enemies with precision.

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 27.6% ★, Gore 16.3%, Difficult 14.8%, Violent 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, sci-fi themed 2D game that shares the violent and retro-pixelated aesthetic of the seed game.

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 36.5%, Violent 28.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Action 8.5%, Difficult 8%

Why You'll Like It: As the name suggests, it leans heavily into the violent, retro-styled action that defines the BUTCHER experience.

A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.

Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Action 26.2%, Indie 17.3%, 2D 12.5%, Difficult 8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi 2D shooter that balances fast-paced combat with challenging platforming and a dark, atmospheric world.

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 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Action 9.4%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on vertical, high-speed, and difficult 2D action that requires constant movement and aggression.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Difficult 21.7%, Platformer 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Action 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly intense, difficult 2D experience where managing chaos and firepower is essential for survival.

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 37.8%, Violent 17%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

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 24.9%, Violent 14.5%, Shooter 13.6%, Difficult 10.1%, Action 9.4%

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 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 9.2%, Violent 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 2D cover-shooter that matches the intensity and violent humor found in similar action titles.

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Why similar: Difficult 31.8%, Gore 20.5%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D 10.3%, Action 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, punishing 2D experience that rewards players who master its difficult combat and platforming mechanics.

Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.

Why similar: Gore 51.5%, Shooter 22.2%, Retro 16.7%, Action 9.7%

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 33.2%, Violent 20.2%, Difficult 8.8%, Action 8.5%, Platformer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, violent 2D action game that emphasizes quick reflexes and precise movement.

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

Why similar: Gore 37.7%, Violent 20.8%, Villain Protagonist 17.7% ★, Dark 7%, Shooter 6%

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 39%, Violent 23%, Action 8.6%, Difficult 7%, Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a violent, action-oriented experience that fits the dark and gritty tone of the seed game.

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 37.7%, Violent 20.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Difficult 9.5%, Action 7.3%

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 32.8%, Shooter 13%, Gore 12.4%, Action 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

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

Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Violent 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Difficult 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

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 42.5%, Violent 25%, Action 10%, Shooter 9.3%, Retro 7.2%

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 24.1%, Shooter 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, 2D 11.3%, Action 11%

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 23.1%, Action 12.9%, Violent 12.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 9.8%

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: Gore 47.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Retro 12.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 8.6%

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

Why similar: Gore 42.7%, Violent 22.1%, Shooter 14.1%, Difficult 13.6%, Action 6.3%

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: Gore 41.9%, Shooter 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Retro 15.2%, Action 8%

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: Gore 39.5%, Violent 29.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Action 7.2%

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 29.4%, Shooter 17.7%, Violent 14.3%, Action 10.6%, Retro 9.2%

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

Why similar: Action 22.6%, Gore 22.1%, Indie 13.4%, Violent 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

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 35.2%, Violent 20.8%, Action 13.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Indie 7.4%

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: Gore 33.8%, Difficult 27.9%, Shooter 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action 9.7%

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 61.6%, Difficult 21.5%, Action 9.5%, Action-Adventure 3.1%, Adventure 2.8%

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 33.9%, Violent 19.3%, Difficult 16%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.8%

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 32.2%, Violent 16.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 9.4%

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 63.7%, Dark 18.6%, Action 15.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

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 43.1%, Violent 22%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 9%, Retro 8.6%

Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.

Why similar: Gore 33.4%, Violent 14.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Action 10%, Dark 8.4%

Disfigure is a grim-dark action 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 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Shooter 14.6%, 2D 13.5%, Retro 7.5%

Kontrakt is a hyper-violent action-adventure game about schizophrenia with a dark and twisted story. You will assume the role of a hitman involved in mysterious contract killing, while uncovering the dirty truth and secrets behind the City of Light.

Why similar: Gore 38.3%, Violent 23.3%, Action 8.4%, Indie 5.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%

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: Gore 47.5%, Shooter 21.4%, Action 12.8%, Retro 12.2%, Action-Adventure 3.5%

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 35%, Dark 30.3%, Action 23.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Gore 38%, Violent 22.4%, Difficult 11.1%, Action 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

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 39.8%, Violent 21.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Retro 10.1%, Action 8.6%