Games Like For the Greater Good

Berserker's Descent is a visceral, hardcore Roguelite. Descend into The Source and engage in brutal melee combat.

Why similar: Character Action Game 26.7% ★, Fast-Paced 18%, Difficult 13.8%, Hack and Slash 12.8%, Violent 10.3%

MEATSHOT is a gory, action-packed shooter where you embody an unstoppable beast in a digital realm. Run along walls, dodge bullets, and pull off acrobatic gunfights in slow motion with pinpoint accuracy as you unleash carnage, taking down elite soldiers.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.5%, Character Action Game 20.8% ★, Difficult 14.6%, Violent 14.3%, Blood 9.3% ★

Murder Inc is a top-down adrenaline-fueled shooter where time moves only when you do. Use this to dodge bullets, plan your attacks, and craft action scenes worthy of a blockbuster.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.6%, Violent 16.2%, Difficult 15.8%, Top-Down 13.9%, Gore 11.8%

ANIMUS is an Action RPG that calls upon you to bring an end to a dying world. Button mashing will get you killed. Keep a keen eye on your stamina as you block, dodge, and strike down your enemies.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.6%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Linear 13.8%, Difficult 10.6%, Dark 9%

Yumori Forest is a violently stylish action game focused on fast-paced combat, chaotic boss fights and unforgiving difficulty.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.4%, Violent 23.3%, Gore 18.3%, Difficult 17.4%, Action 12%

3 high speed ninja action titles are now available in one package!

Why similar: Character Action Game 19.9% ★, Difficult 18.6%, Violent 17.8%, Hack and Slash 17%, Gore 13.1%

Medieval Fury is a fast-paced action game, overflowing with raw medieval brutality, deadly sword duels, and relentless combat set in the Dark Times — an age consumed by blood and vengeance.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.1%, Difficult 14.5%, Top-Down 13.7%, Violent 13.4%, Gore 11.9%

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 27.2%, Difficult 19.3%, Hack and Slash 17.3%, Top-Down 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

PAIN-TO-WIN is a violent, hostile top-down shooter set in a decaying asylum that functions like a meat grinder. You hunt those willing to go further than others and grow stronger only by increasing your capacity for harm. There is no redemption, and the story always ends in death.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.6%, Difficult 17.4%, Violent 15.5%, Gore 10.9%, Top-Down 10.2%

This is my job. Dying again and again. But I'm used to it. That's how I can see the future. What's waiting for me? Good question.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 25%, Difficult 18.5%, Top-Down 17.5%, Violent 16.4%, Action 12.2%

As the goddess of death, Hella, reconquer your reign by defeating an entire army. Brand your sword to kill enemies with their own projectiles and unleash ancient powers to annihilate them.

Why similar: Character Action Game 25.4% ★, Fast-Paced 20.3%, Difficult 14.8%, Hack and Slash 13.2%, Top-Down 10.3%

It's 1972 on Furikyu Island. A jazz-hop record spins up. Your deranged mentor lights his cigarette. Slash every enemy before it burns out. One-hit-kills, no mistakes... well, maybe a few.

Why similar: Difficult 17.8%, Fast-Paced 17%, Violent 15.2%, Top-Down 12.6%, Hack and Slash 12.1%

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: Fast-Paced 22.9%, Difficult 16.4%, Violent 14.9%, Gore 13%, Top-Down 9%

Juicy top down intense old school shooter!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.8%, Violent 21.3%, Gore 17.3%, Top-Down 11.8%, Blood 11% ★

The popular stylish action games Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition return in one collection!

Why similar: Character Action Game 26.7% ★, Hack and Slash 21.2%, Difficult 15.2%, Fast-Paced 10%, Violent 7.9%

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 30.3%, Difficult 18.5%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Top-Down 11.6%, Time Attack 10.8% ★

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

Why similar: Fast-Paced 46.2%, Difficult 35.5%, Action 10.8%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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 26%, Difficult 17.9%, Hack and Slash 16.5%, Gore 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

IT IS TIME! For the greatest show on earth and you are the lucky audience member chosen to compete for fame, money, prizes, and your life. Live! Die! CRUSH!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.4%, Difficult 18.1%, Violent 18.1%, Gore 14.2%, Blood 13.5% ★

You play as a Saint fighting in a gun-filled pit, defeating as many opponents as you can in a 90 seconds match, the UBERMOSH, an enlightenment ritual of combat.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.4%, Difficult 14.1%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Gore 10.5%, Violent 9.8%

METROPOCRE! A violent, bloody and animalistic adventure. Follow Felix, a mentally unstable rabbit, in his path to acquire his dreamed pair of wings.

Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, Fast-Paced 17.9%, Top-Down 12.9%, Violent 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

Slice, dash, and parry your way through your inner demons in this fast-paced psychedelic journey! Dodge an onslaught of deadly projectiles and unleash your blade upon nightmarish foes that lurk within your subconscious. Follow a dissident dealer and a jaded philanderer on their never-ending trip.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.6%, Difficult 16.6%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Violent 12.2%, Top-Down 11.1%

HTD is a mix of classic party-based RPG and fast-paced real-time action. Control a party consisting of healer, tank and damage dealer, each immensely powerful in their specific role, and use their strengths to take down horrific enemies while journeying through a dark story of mystery and madness.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.9%, Difficult 22.1%, Violent 16.3%, Dark 9.4%, Story Rich 7.3%

Sefir: Mafia Story is a reflex and fast thinking based 2D top down shooter game.

Why similar: Difficult 22.9%, Fast-Paced 21.4%, Top-Down 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 7%

3 high speed ninja action titles are now available in one package!

Why similar: Character Action Game 21.5% ★, Hack and Slash 20.9%, Violent 20%, Gore 15%, Difficult 12.5%

Instinct is a die & retry oriented platformer with intense combat. Glory to the Resistance. Glory to Imak.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.7%, Difficult 19.8%, Hack and Slash 10.8%, Gore 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

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: Fast-Paced 20.2%, Difficult 16.4%, Violent 12.9%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Top-Down 11.1%

Become a warrior in this sci-fi/fantasy adventure! Iron Reckoning showcases a unique movement mechanic that will test your skill in preserving airborne momentum. Wield a variety of powers and master the combat to defeat your enemies, as you uncover the mystery behind a deadly machine threat!

Why similar: Character Action Game 38.3% ★, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Linear 13.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Action 7.1%

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: Fast-Paced 19.9%, Difficult 13.4%, Hack and Slash 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Story Rich 11.3%

"Death the Guitar" is a pop and violent 2D Platformer action game. The player is a killer electric guitar whose owner was murdered, and the goal is to take revenge on the humans by manipulating "sound" and "electricity".

Why similar: Difficult 34.2%, Dark 15.7%, Violent 14.2%, Gore 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%

Choose a character, select a world, and GO! The goal is simple: complete the levels as fast as you can. While mistakes are unlimited, they only slow down your race to the end. Precise platformer gameplay combined with the different abilities of each player makes each playthrough different.

Why similar: Character Action Game 36.1% ★, Fast-Paced 23.6%, Difficult 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 2D 4.7%

Bad Business is an extremely challenging top-down tactical shooter game where Mr. Bunny Rabbit, a hitman for the Mob, has been tasked to neutralize the rival Gang. A hard task for any organization, an impossible task for a hitman.

Why similar: Violent 26.6%, Fast-Paced 17.5%, Difficult 13%, Top-Down 8.9%, Blood 8.8% ★

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: Difficult 22.3%, Gore 20.2%, Violent 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 9.6%

Geko: entering the pipe is a challenging and fast-paced game where you play Geko, an unlucky lizard who ends up in two plumbing pipes while trying to catch a fly. Help Geko dodge all the enemies and obstacles and escape the pipes, so he can finally get back to his hunt.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.1%, Difficult 19.6%, Linear 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, 2D 5.6%

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

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.3%, Difficult 16.2%, Violent 15.6%, Top-Down 12.8%, Gore 11.1%

In 1915, before the Dardanelles War, The heroic story of two soldiers who served in the Ottoman Empire.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.4%, Violent 23.3%, Gore 18.3%, Difficult 17.4%, Action 12%

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

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.1%, Difficult 17.1%, Action 13.3%, Violent 13.1%, Gore 11.2%

Flow state combat in a drug-addled lore-rich dystopian megastructure. Can be enjoyed as a mindless brawler or a primer on the philosophy of industrialisation.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.2%, Difficult 22%, Top-Down 15.8%, Violent 14.6%, Gore 9.7%

Kickshot is a first-person speedrunning game in which you utilize your tools, environment and movement abilities to complete the course as quickly as possible.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.5%, Gore 25.2%, Difficult 20.9%, Action 11%, Indie 5.4%

3 high speed ninja action titles are now available in one package!

Why similar: Violent 27.3%, Gore 20.9%, Character Action Game 17.1% ★, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Difficult 11.6%

A stylish & exciting action game! Journey through medieval Japan, rendered in beautiful pixel art, to reach the moon and defeat Mother Kaguya!

Why similar: Character Action Game 42.9% ★, Hack and Slash 19.5%, Top-Down 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 7.7%

Shoot, slash and dash your way against virtual enemies and try to max your score in this 2D, top-down action game.

Why similar: Difficult 24%, Top-Down 19.4%, Hack and Slash 15%, Action 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%

It’s your first day in office and half of the staff is already on burnout... Here is your gun, your contract. Now go fire some people.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.1%, Difficult 17.4%, Violent 15.7%, Story Rich 9%, Dark 9%

Intrusion Protocol is a classic challenging retro 2-D platformer. Play as a computer virus tasked with infiltrating an enemy network to retrieve mission-critical data. As you find the data you will uncover a story that reveals the secrets of your mysterious purpose.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.5%, Difficult 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Action 16.6%, Indie 8.1%

My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, it’s about my sister. Do you still wish to hear it?

Why similar: Difficult 16.9%, Violent 15.8%, Gore 13.1%, Dark 12.4%, Story Rich 12.4%

Fast, cinematic combat and challenging puzzles await in the Vengeance Demo of CYBER-ASSASSIN™. Fight, survive, and unleash your instincts. This game is in early development.

Why similar: Character Action Game 35.5% ★, Hack and Slash 18.4%, Violent 10.5%, Dark 9.2%, Blood 7.9% ★

Heart Abyss is a brutal action-platformer inspired by Japan during the 17th and 18th centuries. Wake up your inner beast and take vengeance on those who put a collar around your neck. Find your sister and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of all jinkos.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.5%, Difficult 17.4%, Hack and Slash 14.3%, Violent 13.8%, Gore 10.7%

"BLOODSAINT is not a remaster of a 94's retro-hardcore minigame about a cleric performing a ritual for a ruthless synthetic deity, but pretty close."

Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.4%, Top-Down 22.5%, Difficult 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Action 6%

A frantic, 3D top-down shooter where the gameplay loop constantly evolves as you rip cybernetic implants from your defeated bosses.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 20.2%, Violent 15.9%, Difficult 15.6%, Gore 11.6%, Linear 10.1%

An unforgiving top-down shooter about the forgiveness of God.

Why similar: Difficult 23.1%, Linear 14.9%, Top-Down 14.9%, Fast-Paced 12.4%, Dark 9.4%

Tear through the Trash Dunes on a stolen rocket, evading misshapen mutants, giant sentient maggots, and pistol poppin' pigeons. Build up your ship piece by piece with whatever you find in the dungeons below. Mutate your DNA to gain abilities and try to survive the frenzied onslaught. You won't.

Why similar: Violent 27.1%, Gore 21.2%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Dark 6.6%

Try again and again in these 100 Trials. A top-down action puzzle game that requires precision and strategy to complete.

Why similar: Difficult 32.9%, Top-Down 20.9%, Linear 20%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, 2D 6.9%

Thus Spoke the Donke is an immersive stealth-action sandbox where you play as a mercenary assassin. Customize weapons and abilities to create your own combat style. Complete missions through precision stealth or unleash brutal, environment-driven action, the choice is yours.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.5%, Violent 17.2%, Difficult 16%, Top-Down 14.5%, Gore 9.9%

In a world full of darkness you have to find your way home. Solve puzzles and find keys and clues to reach the next level. Defend yourself against evil creatures with your trusty lantern. But keep in mind to fuel it up once in a while!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.5%, Top-Down 20.1%, Dark 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Difficult 10%

You will have to take up arms and win back your place among the living. Or rather, bullets and accuracy. In fact, everything is not so simple and you need to keep your eyes open, because you need to fight with the monsters of the afterlife from all points of the earth that want to take your place.

Why similar: Violent 24.1%, Gore 18.9%, Difficult 16.5%, Action 11.7%, Top-Down 11.3%

Dare to take on this frantic action game where you’ll test your strategy and survival skills? Here’s a tip: you can cheat death... as long as someone is nearby! Can you make it to the Zero Zone?

Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.1%, Violent 15.1%, Top-Down 12.4%, Linear 11.2%, Blood 10.9% ★

The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.

Why similar: Character Action Game 35.2% ★, Hack and Slash 23.8%, Violent 9.2%, Action 8.9%, Difficult 8.5%

The Ancient Gods – Part One is the first campaign expansion for the critically acclaimed DOOM Eternal.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.1%, Action 19.8%, Violent 19.7%, Difficult 19.4%, Gore 18.1%

Augmented Brutality is a lightning fast, hyperviolent top-down shooter in a nightmarish techno-industrial setting. Shoot, dismember, head-stomp and door-kick your way through dozens of handcrafted levels using any edge you can find to tilt the impossible odds to your favor. It's time to get bloody.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.7%, Difficult 19%, Violent 15.3%, Gore 12.8%, Dark 7.7%

The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.7%, Character Action Game 24.3% ★, Gore 17.4%, Action 12.6%, Difficult 10.6%