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Ticktock is a deceptively fast-paced arcade action game. Think fast; every fleeting second may be your last. Survive waves of monsters. Survive all 11 stages. Survive until the end.

Why similar: Mouse Only 42.1% ★, Fast-Paced 25.3%, Difficult 14.7%, Arcade 7.4%, Indie 6.6%

Death Kid is a fast-paced arcade-inspired arena brawler with meta-progression. Wipe out hordes of daunting foes, master powerful abilities and grow stronger with each attempt. Venture deep inside a treacherous well to put the wheel of life and death back in motion and break the curse of immortality.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.7%, Fighting 24.1%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Difficult 12.5%, Arcade 7.8%

Draw Slasher is the unique demanding and dynamic action packed beat'em up you need only a mouse to play. Cut, slice, snip, sever, chop, shear and trim hordes of Pirate Monkey Zombies™.

Why similar: Mouse Only 42.7% ★, Ninja 18.6% ★, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Fighting 9.7%, Arcade 5.2%

A quick-fire identification game. With a sniper rifle. ~ GMTK 2019 Game Jam winner, updated and improved for Steam!

Why similar: Mouse Only 32.9% ★, Fast-Paced 24.3%, Score Attack 13.1%, Arcade 11.7%, Difficult 9.9%

is a fast-paced 2D top-down action game. Players take on the role of an ink bottle warrior on a journey to become the king of tools. Use your fast attacks, moves, and powerful skills to defeat the tools that stand in your way, prove that ink and pen are the best tools, and become the King of Tools.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 30.8%, Hack and Slash 22.4%, Difficult 17.1%, Combat 7.7%, Top-Down 6.2%

In JezzBall, your goal is to contain bouncing Jezz atoms by building walls. Complete levels by converting over 75% of the chamber into walls, adding a new atom each time. Left-click to deploy walls and right-click for direction.

Why similar: Mouse Only 47.9% ★, Fast-Paced 23.6%, Score Attack 9%, Arcade 8.6%, Top-Down 5.8%

Velocibox is a twitch-heavy action game crafted for the hardcore audience.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 50.9%, Difficult 30.7%, Arcade 6.9%, Indie 6.6%, Action 3.4%

In this game, the ball chases the mouse cursor, so you'll have to overcome the inertia of movement and a multitude of obstacles without leaving any circle behind. Innovative gameplay, simple controls but difficult to master! This is Kursor.

Why similar: Mouse Only 42.3% ★, Fast-Paced 29.8%, Difficult 15.4%, Arcade 8.5%, Action 1.7%

You click - You dash - You slash. Bot slash Bot is a fast-paced, top-down Hack n‘ Slash in which you control a rogue robot slashing & dashing through your former co-machines holding you captive! It's all about speed. Time is running out.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.1%, Hack and Slash 22.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Arcade 8.9%, Combat 7.7%

Let it rip! Control your own Contrablade to knock out your opponent and reach the farthest to unlock new parts, abilities, and upgrades in this unique and addictive physics fighting action roguelite arcade game!

Why similar: Fighting 26.1%, Fast-Paced 25.6%, Hack and Slash 16.6%, Difficult 13.2%, Combat 7.6%

LoudShot is a face-pace FPS where every hit counts and every weapon comes from the last enemy you dropped. Fights are aggressive and fast. you hit hard, move fast, switch weapons constantly and use the environment to assist you in the fight. slowing down is the quickest way to get killed.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.6%, Fighting 26.4%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Difficult 13.7%, Score Attack 8%

MopGarden’s Veggie Cart is a fast-paced, simulation game where you feed hungry bunnies lots of healthy vegetables! Can you feed them all in time?

Why similar: Mouse Only 41.8% ★, Fast-Paced 31.7%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Arcade 6.7%, Cute 6.1%

"Behold! My Beef Knife" is a physics-based arena slasher set in the gritty triad underworld of Hong Kong. Carve through waves of mobs with your Beef Knife. Master your positioning and precision to bypass defenses for one-hit kills. Time to paint the streets red!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.5%, Fighting 21%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Difficult 13.9%, Arcade 9.3%

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 33.6%, Difficult 17%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Fighting 14.3%, Ninja 9.5% ★

Help Mari, the ladybug, to get through the polar lands full of spiders and other obstacles. In this arcade game you need to be very precise with a mouse in order to get to the end of level.

Why similar: Mouse Only 46.6% ★, Fast-Paced 20.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Fantasy 5.9%, Cute 5.2%

Take on the role of a warrior maiden forced to hunt down her best friend, who has stolen a sacred demon blade. Immerse yourself in the tale of a deadly feud between two old friends and the demonic sword tearing them apart―told through high-speed action!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 23%, Fighting 21%, Fast-Paced 20.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Arcade 9.2%

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 27.8%, Fighting 26.6%, Difficult 15.5%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Combat 7.6%

Your movement is controlled like a mouse cursor. You will earn money for killing enemies which will let you pay for weapons and spells. Mix and match magics to convert this bullet hell into a bullet heaven.

Why similar: Mouse Only 49.9% ★, Difficult 17.8%, Perma Death 11.6%, Arcade 7.4%, Top-Down 4.4%

Pivot XL is a fast-paced, minimalist arcade score chaser with simple one-button controls. Pivot, dodge obstacles, and survive as long as possible in this addictive ‘just-one-more-round’ challenge. Perfect for quick sessions or while waiting in queue for another game!

Why similar: Difficult 25.6%, Fast-Paced 22.7%, Mouse Only 22.5% ★, Arcade 12.2%, Score Attack 11.4%

Super Grower is a fun game of agility and reflexes. In this game, you must control a white square and grow the square to an immense size to eliminate all other objects on the level. By moving the square around the playing area and eat the smaller yellow tokens your square will grow big.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 33.4%, Mouse Only 33.4% ★, Perma Death 14.7%, Top-Down 7.4%, Indie 6.3%

Unlock your hidden potential! Level yourself up and tickle your brain with Super Duper Multitasking! Using an intuitive control scheme and your amazing gaming skills, this expansion of 2018's Super Multitasking will train you to play up to 3, 4, or even 5 minigames at a time!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 39.4%, Difficult 23.4%, Score Attack 16.8%, Arcade 14.4%, Indie 3.5%

Void’s Rage is a fast-paced, ultra-responsive hack n' slash game inspired by arcade games. With each match, improve your combat reflexes, achieve the highest scores on the leaderboard, and defeat the evil creatures of the void once and for all.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 42.2%, Hack and Slash 31.3%, Arcade 14%, Top-Down 4.5%, Combat 3.8%

Shadowlings - is a slaughter to heavy metal in decorations of Medieval Japan.Hardcore battles, in which everything depends on your skill, ancient ninja's martial arts, sharp swords, strong spears and mysterious Shadow Magic.

Why similar: Fighting 20.5%, Fast-Paced 18.3%, Ninja 16.3% ★, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Difficult 11%

Hammerfight is about 2D battles of flying machines equipped with various slashing, piercing and blunt weaponry.A unique combat system is based on realistic physics simulation, and it ties the movements of the rider to the movements of your mouse. As you wave the mouse, your rider swings his warhammer, smashing the foe into the wall!

Why similar: Mouse Only 63.4% ★, Fighting 13%, Difficult 9.6%, Indie 7.7%, Action 5%

《Sweets' Devil》is a Top-View action adventure game that emphasizes one shot kill and roaming. Engage in level battles and boss challenges in a humorous and entertaining fairy tale style , ‌fight against various sweets legions that treat human as the devil in their legend .

Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.7%, Fast-Paced 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Combat 8.4%, Top-Down 8%

Righty Tighty XL is a fast-paced, minimalist arcade score chaser with simple one-button controls. Turn right, collect points, and return them to the goal zone while dodging obstacles. An addictive ‘just-one-more-round’ challenge, perfect for quick sessions or while waiting in queue!

Why similar: Difficult 25.4%, Mouse Only 25.2% ★, Fast-Paced 20.3%, Arcade 12.2%, Score Attack 11.6%

Dodge deadly traps on a dynamic grid. Use power-ups to restore tiles, clone yourself, and survive the escalating chaos. Easy to learn, hard to master. Each run lasts under 5 minutes for quick, pure, high-intensity action

Why similar: Fast-Paced 38.7%, Difficult 15.6%, Score Attack 13.4%, Arcade 10.9%, Perma Death 10.9%

A relaxing one-stroke drawing game

Why similar: Mouse Only 74.3% ★, Difficult 21.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Indie 2%

Fly. Crash. Repeat. Because this time surely you won't make the same mistakes.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 43%, Difficult 23.8%, Arcade 11.4%, Score Attack 9.9%, Top-Down 5.5%

Thunder Chase pits you against never ending missiles. Protected by a time slowing Armor and with various Boosts, survive as long as you can!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.8%, Difficult 22%, Score Attack 15.3%, Arcade 13.3%, Indie 7.3%

Yes, YOU can play up to 4 continuously-shuffling minigames at the same time, using just a split screen and a single controller or keyboard! Super Multitasking GO! offers the tools...but YOU unlock your hidden potential!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 33.9%, Difficult 21.1%, Score Attack 18.5%, Arcade 17.8%, Indie 5.1%

Excalibots is a 3D isometric hack-n-slash game, in which you play as Percy, the sword obsessed knight. Fight off hordes of enemies in order to collect quirky, powerful swords and defend the kingdom!

Why similar: Fighting 44%, Hack and Slash 37.4%, Combat 5.7%, Fantasy 5.2%, Third Person 3.3%

999 is a puzzle platformer style game in which you must fling your character to the exit through 999 difficult levels. Throw your character around gruelingly addictive, funky, psychedelic, colourful and thrillingly rage-enduing levels and get as far as you can.

Why similar: Mouse Only 70.2% ★, Difficult 22.3%, Indie 7.5%

Slash, dash, and smash through the human settlements, and unleash the rage of SMASH BEAR in this action roguelike.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.1%, Hack and Slash 17.1%, Difficult 14.9%, Perma Death 10.8%, Arcade 7.3%

Bing Bong XL is a fast-paced, minimalist arcade score chaser with simple one-button controls. Dodge obstacles, collect points, and survive as long as possible in this addictive ‘just-one-more-round’ challenge. Perfect for quick sessions or while waiting in queue for another game!

Why similar: Difficult 27%, Fast-Paced 21.7%, Mouse Only 20.8% ★, Arcade 12.9%, Score Attack 11.8%

Go around dangerous traps, solve riddles. There is only one way. Can you find it?

Why similar: Mouse Only 61.2% ★, Difficult 21.4%, Indie 7.7%, Top-Down 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Put your platforming skills to the test with your mouse in Cyjin: The Cyborg Ninja – a unique precision platformer featuring fast-paced gameplay and accelerated dashing action.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.8%, Mouse Only 26.1% ★, Ninja 17.5% ★, Difficult 17.3%, Arcade 7.8%

Escape endless waves of danger, match colors, avoid obstacles, and earn power-ups in this fast-paced, arcade spectacle!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 47.5%, Difficult 21.1%, Score Attack 15.4%, Arcade 12.8%, Action 2.2%

Go on a path crucial for your honor. Pass through dangerous areas to complete your destiny. Duel against enemy warriors and kill dangerous Yokai creatures. Practice in sword combat to become a better swordsman.

Why similar: Ninja 22.4% ★, Difficult 21.4%, Hack and Slash 19.4%, Combat 9.9%, Arcade 8.1%

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

Why similar: Mouse Only 48.5% ★, Fast-Paced 35.9%, Fighting 5.9%, Cute 4.6%, Indie 3.4%

Blade-Shift Rage is a lightning-paced, combo-chasing 2D action platformer, with brutal one hit kills and deaths. Teleport to dodge attacks, slash and shoot anyone who stands in your way and dash to complete tough platforming challenges, chasing S-Rank scores.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 33.3%, Hack and Slash 24.2%, Difficult 18%, Score Attack 10.9%, Ninja 8.4% ★

Snakes, fruits and deadly walls – what a combination.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 47.2%, Difficult 29.9%, Arcade 12%, Indie 5.1%, Top-Down 4.6%

Help Dr. Fetus create the perfect Meat Boy clone in a unique new twist on the tile-matching puzzle genre. In classic Meat Boy fashion, an endless cavalcade of devious and deadly traps stand between you and victory in this hardcore puzzle game that will push your skills to the limit.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.7%, Difficult 29%, Arcade 15.3%, Score Attack 12%, Action 4.4%

a challenging action game with arena fighting, involving sword, missile and cute characters

Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.4%, Ninja 31.1% ★, Fantasy 11.4%, Combat 7.9%, Cute 7.2%

Synzas is a fast-paced action platformer built around one-hit kills. Switch between different Synzas abilities under a strict time limit, using execution, stealth, control, and precise platforming to clear deadly stages and uncover the truth behind Synzas in a dark, retro-futurist pixel-art world.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 47.1%, Difficult 24.7%, Combat 12%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Action 3%

Himari was ambushed! Help her hold out as long as possible, attack enemies, use magic to slay them, maintain Himari’s health level, so she could fight on, and also do not miss!

Why similar: Fighting 23.8%, Hack and Slash 21.7%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Score Attack 9.3%

Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.7%, Hack and Slash 21.1%, Difficult 16.2%, Fighting 14%, Ninja 11% ★

Count Dookie is spreading his farts everywhere. As time goes on so does his army of dookie! Stop him before all hope is lost.

Why similar: Mouse Only 83.7% ★, Indie 13.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Battlecaster is a challenging fast paced arena roguelike. Defend yourself against unrelenting enemies and overcome difficult encounters. Use abilities strategically to control the ring of combat.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 35.7%, Hack and Slash 24.8%, Difficult 18.8%, Perma Death 13.1%, Top-Down 4.9%

In a cabin in the woods, his girlfriend is possessed by The Book of the Dead (or "Necronomicon") that summons monsters in the mist that come in increasingly creepy waves. Will you be able to survive this retro battle against evil that mixes top-down action-rpg with arcade?

Why similar: Mouse Only 34.2% ★, Difficult 22.7%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Arcade 9.7%, Top-Down 7.8%

Survive the onslaught of endless waves of humanoid monsters in melee combat with manual mechanics. Defend, dodge, and counterattack as a warrior named Sentinel Ignis, who can manipulate fire to face his adversaries.

Why similar: Fighting 41.3%, Difficult 13.7%, Combat 11%, Score Attack 8.8%, Arcade 8.3%

Fight your way free in this 8-bit-inspired version of Furi's first boss fight against The Chain. Frantic action, nervous controls, a blend of shoot and sword fight reimagined in 90s style. Only 1 boss fight! A gift to Furi’s fans.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 30.6%, Hack and Slash 26%, Difficult 22.3%, Arcade 8.5%, Combat 7.2%

Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 40.8%, Fighting 28.3%, Mouse Only 14.2% ★, Difficult 6.6%, Arcade 3.3%

A difficult, fast-paced action-rogue-lite where you hack n'slash your way through a dungeon full of loot and monsters. Your goal is to get strong enough to be able to defeat the Guardian. Death means starting over again.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 30%, Hack and Slash 27.9%, Difficult 19.5%, Perma Death 16.3%, Indie 2.6%

Cosmic Cursor fuses simple mouse-based controls with a challenging, reactive bullet hell for the ultimate pick-up-and-play roguelike experience.

Why similar: Mouse Only 54% ★, Difficult 20.9%, Top-Down 7.7%, Arcade 7.5%, Combat 5.7%

Can you handle this un-bear-able fast-paced FPS? Bear It is a highly replayable roguelite parkour movement shooter for agile players. Use parkour on the environment and even on your enemies to traverse the Ark’s platforms quickly and efficiently. Be prepared for the unexpected!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 30.9%, Fighting 30.4%, Difficult 23.3%, Combat 9.1%, Indie 3%

Rary - is a casual game in which you play as a bird and the main task is to eat fruits that fall on the playing field and earn points with this. Do not eat mushrooms, monitor the amount of fruit. And how many points can you earn?

Why similar: Mouse Only 29.7% ★, Fast-Paced 19.6%, Difficult 11.4%, Indie 9.2%, Perma Death 7.8%

Embrace the Way of the Warrior! Enter an Action-Adventure RPG game, as you step into the shoes of Kuranosuke Oishi, an honorable Samurai. Engage in thrilling dynamic combat, embark on a gripping Saga, vanquish the forces of darkness, and uncover a sinister plot against Lord Asano.

Why similar: Fighting 26%, Hack and Slash 22.2%, Ninja 19.3% ★, Difficult 13.9%, Combat 7.5%

Hardcore reflex arcade. Two buttons, three modes, one brutal neon tunnel. Dodge endless gates, blast electric time-attack, or thread capsule mines — chase global Steam leaderboards on a track engineered for skill, not luck.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.5%, Difficult 25.4%, Arcade 16.3%, Score Attack 11.9%, Indie 6.5%

A precision physics arcade game about momentum and panic. The floor vanishes, your heart spikes, and you hit restart for ‘one more run.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.6%, Difficult 19.4%, Score Attack 14.9%, Arcade 12.7%, Top-Down 6.4%