Games Like Cruelty Squad

In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.7%, FPS 26%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Surreal 9.6%, Stealth 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same cryptic, janky, and deeply complex cyberpunk immersive-sim DNA as the seed.

Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.7%, Cyberpunk 17%, FPS 16.4%, Capitalism 15.8%, Stealth 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, low-poly immersive-sim that perfectly balances tactical stealth with fast-paced combat in a cyberpunk setting.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.4%, Cyberpunk 29.8%, FPS 21.6%, Shooter 7.8%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational immersive-sim that provides the structural blueprint for the freedom found in the seed game.

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.2%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Stealth 16.6%, FPS 16.1%, Dystopian 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for the systemic, choice-driven gameplay that the seed game deconstructs and satirizes.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Surreal 30.3%, Immersive Sim 25.2%, Dystopian 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of oppressive, miserable, and psychological dread in a decaying, systemic world.

Experience death from the comfort of your seat.

Why similar: Surreal 36.9%, Psychedelic 30.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark Humor 11.4%, First-Person 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same deeply unsettling, surreal, and psychedelic visual language and narrative weirdness.

HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?

Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Psychedelic 30.8%, Surreal 22.6%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the high-speed, sensory-overload, and abstract visual style of the seed's most intense combat moments.

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

Why similar: Psychedelic 31.2%, Surreal 22.6%, FPS 22.5%, Shooter 9.8%, First-Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the frantic, psychedelic, and visceral energy of the seed's combat loop.

FPS/mecha hybrid europolice sim with emphasis on interacting with NPCs and different gameplay systems.

Why similar: Capitalism 31.8%, Immersive Sim 18%, FPS 16.5%, Stealth 11.7%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A recent title that leans heavily into the immersive-sim and capitalism-themed aesthetic of the seed.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 31%, Stealth 23.2%, FPS 22.3%, Shooter 8.7%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides tactical, stealth-focused immersive-sim gameplay within a dark, oppressive, and Victorian-inspired setting.

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: FPS 35.8%, Shooter 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Stealth 13.9%, First-Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the high-octane, violent, and tactical combat elements that define the shooter side of the seed.

ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

Why similar: FPS 58.3%, Shooter 16.6%, First-Person 11%, Retro 10.8%, Action 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the fast-paced, movement-heavy, and aggressive combat loop with a focus on high-skill expression.

Peripeteia is a first-and-third-person role-playing stealth game taking place in alt-history cyberpunk Poland. Inspired by immersive sims from Ion Storm and Looking Glass Studios, Peripeteia expands on the formula with new ideas and an original setting.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.4%, Immersive Sim 18.5%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Dystopian 15.5%, Stealth 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, immersive-sim with a strong cyberpunk identity and a focus on player-driven problem solving.

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: FPS 38.7%, Dark Humor 19.8%, Shooter 16.7%, Retro 12.8%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-inspired FPS design with a dark, occult, and oppressive atmosphere.

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 40%, Cyberpunk 24.5%, Stealth 24.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a gritty, systemic, and dystopian simulation experience that rewards player curiosity.

A norwegian happysad game set in a northern land! Adventure through a beautiful and very varied wilderness. Dive, fly, use ziplines and find different weapons to aid your journey to reach the cold mountains and below. Encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemy types!

Why similar: FPS 40%, Dark Humor 19%, Shooter 14.5%, Retro 12%, First-Person 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, weird, and atmospheric first-person experience that defies standard genre conventions.

Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.9%, FPS 24.8%, Stealth 13.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-focused immersive-sim that rewards creative problem-solving and exploration.

Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.

Why similar: Dark Humor 28.2%, FPS 25.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Shooter 11.9%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply unsettling horror experience that shares the seed's dark humor.

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: FPS 38.9%, Cyberpunk 29.9%, Shooter 14.9%, Retro 7.4%, First-Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, cyberpunk-themed shooter that matches the intensity and speed of the seed.

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28%, FPS 24.7%, Stealth 21.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Tactical 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim FPS that emphasizes systemic, sandbox-style gameplay in a sci-fi setting.

Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.

Why similar: First-Person 69.9%, Action 16%, Stylized 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, roguelike-infused FPS with a striking, high-contrast visual style that feels similarly alien.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Surreal 55.3%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Retro 11.4%, Stylized 9.7%, First-Person 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: An unsettling, low-poly horror experience that mirrors the surrealist dread and off-putting aesthetic of the seed.

HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

Why similar: FPS 49.4%, Retro 18.2%, Shooter 17.8%, First-Person 11%, Action 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty, Eastern European, and oppressive atmosphere of a decaying, brutalist world.

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: FPS 28.2%, Surreal 25.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, retro-styled shooter that captures the visceral, gore-heavy aesthetic of the seed.

Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.

Why similar: Surreal 49.8%, Psychological Horror 19%, Retro 17.9%, First-Person 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly exploration game that captures the same 'off-putting' and dreamlike vibe.

POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

Why similar: FPS 31.3%, Shooter 23.2%, Stylized 16.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Retro 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark-humor-filled shooter that leans into the absurdity and grotesque nature of its world.

Workaholic is a frantic rouge-lite FPS where you go on a rampage through a hellish office space as your grasp on reality crumbles.

Why similar: Psychedelic 30.8%, FPS 23.3%, Capitalism 19.4%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Stylized 6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the corporate-dystopian theme and psychedelic, score-driven combat style.

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: FPS 45.1%, Shooter 21.2%, First-Person 11.8%, Retro 10%, Stylized 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the retro-shooter experience with tactical, immersive-sim elements and a dark, cult-focused narrative.

A dystopian simulator where your choices shape a decaying city. Join other players to protect the metropolis from ruin, hasten its downfall, or simply work in the factories. With no set goals or rules, every action has consequences in a world teetering on the brink.

Why similar: Surreal 16.7%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Dystopian 14.6%, Psychedelic 13.7%, FPS 12.3%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: FPS 37.3%, Shooter 22.7%, First-Person 19.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%, Action 7.8%

A murky first-person immersive sim with tightly-wound melee combat and tangled, vertical levels to explore. Use your forked tail to tie your enemies in knots and climb impossible heights. Kill your mark with quickness and cunning, using whatever tools you see fit.

Why similar: Assassin 28.3% ★, Immersive Sim 22.1%, FPS 16.2%, Stealth 15.5%, Shooter 10.1%

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: FPS 40.9%, Shooter 18.9%, Retro 12.7%, First-Person 12.5%, Stylized 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the visceral, cinematic, and chaotic nature of the gunplay with a retro aesthetic.

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: FPS 48.9%, Shooter 21.2%, First-Person 14.9%, Retro 9.7%, Action 5.3%

DOPAMINE - NON STOP KILLING - BLOOD - BUNNY HOPPING - HIGH SKILL CEILING - MORE BLOOD - NO HAND HOLDING - STOCK TRADING - EVEN MORE BLOOD - ODDLY SENSUAL

Why similar: Capitalism 23.4%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychedelic 13.7%, FPS 11.5%, Dark Humor 10.4%

Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.9%, Dystopian 25%, Stealth 22.1%, Retro 7.2%, Simulation 4.8%

Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.

Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Surreal 31.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Shooter 8.6%, First-Person 6.1%

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: Surreal 29.5%, Dark Humor 22.5%, Lore-Rich 18%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, First-Person 10.2%

An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.

Why similar: Surreal 22.9%, FPS 21.1%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Dystopian 13.8%, Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric, and biomechanical FPS that feels similarly alien and oppressive.

Splatter is a first-person fever dream where you blast constantly-adapting enemies into neon sprays of pulp and slime. Enter a digital mindscape constructed by four anonymous administrators. Can you survive? Can you remain sane? Can you remain yourself?

Why similar: Surreal 26.2%, Psychedelic 21.1%, FPS 20.3%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Shooter 9.9%

Animalistic is a fast-paced, ultraviolent, and stylish indie FPS game where you brutally clear room after room of creepy humanoid animals. Featuring a story-mode and endless wave mode!

Why similar: Psychedelic 25.3%, Surreal 22%, FPS 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Shooter 9.2%

You wake up with an explosive headache in a pool of your own blood. You're Exit, a terrible woman whose awful past has finally caught up to her. Fulfill contracts for the people who drilled into your skull — guns-blazing, slow and tactical — it doesn’t matter. They know you’ll do whatever it takes.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 29%, FPS 27.4%, Shooter 15.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Tactical 8.8%

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Surreal 49.6%, Psychedelic 30.2%, Retro 12.3%, Simulation 7.9%

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Why similar: Surreal 39.9%, Psychedelic 25.8%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Stylized 8.3%, First-Person 7.3%

Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints.

Why similar: FPS 37%, Cyberpunk 29%, Retro 11.4%, Shooter 11.1%, First-Person 7%

A BRAZILIAN BOOMER SHOOTER GAME MADE USING THE ID TECH 2 ENGINE! SHOOT, JUMP, EMBARK ON A JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, HELL AND EVEN HEAVEN! SAVE BRAZIL!

Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, FPS 22.1%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%

A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

Why similar: Psychedelic 27%, Surreal 26.6%, FPS 20.5%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 7.3%

Eat weapons, be scared and question your own mind in this Survival-Horror FPS Prop Hunt Roguelike about meat. Walls are watching you!

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.3%, Surreal 17.4%, Stealth 16.3%, FPS 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

Stealth and rebellion in an absurd totalitarian government.

Why similar: Stealth 50%, Action 21.5%, First-Person 20%, Simulation 8.6%

Sneak into a world of underground assassins as Harman Smith, a man who manifests 7 deadly personalities, the killer7. Take control of this distinct murderers' row as they hunt down the sinister Kun Lan to thwart his plan of world dominance.

Why similar: Surreal 58.4%, Stylized 13.5%, FPS 12.2%, Shooter 7.1%, First-Person 5.1%

SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

Why similar: Psychedelic 36.7%, FPS 22.3%, Dark Humor 18.6%, Stylized 9.9%, First-Person 9.3%

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Surreal 55.8%, Psychedelic 42.1%, Stylized 2.2%

A grim exploration-driven pet simulator set in a broken world. Master platforming, optimize pet modifiers, upgrade your body, and advance through a dystopia where survival comes at a cost.

Why similar: Dystopian 79.9%, Retro 20.1%

A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

Why similar: Surreal 54.2%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Stylized 13.1%, Retro 6.3%

SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.

Why similar: Assassin 22.8% ★, Cyberpunk 20.8%, FPS 19.4%, Dystopian 18.3%, Shooter 10.1%

Take on the role of a merciless torturer. Earn money from video transmissions of your manhunts.

Why similar: Stealth 34.4%, Psychedelic 32.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Action 7.1%, Simulation 7%

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is 1 second per second of advanced funkstyle. Battle rival crews and dispatch militarized police to conquer the five boroughs of New Amsterdam. Become All City.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 62.4%, Stylized 28.6%, Action 9%

The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.1%, FPS 27.1%, Stealth 20.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Retro 7.5%

Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features.

Why similar: FPS 31.5%, Shooter 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, First-Person 10%, Surreal 9.8%

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: FPS 33.5%, Surreal 20.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Retro 10.5%

Bloody Glimpse will take you on a immersive journey through bloody and dark world, the one that you always dreamed of.

Why similar: FPS 46.2%, Shooter 24.1%, First-Person 16%, Simulation 7.5%, Action 6.2%