- #1 Blazing Chrome
97% matchVery Positive87% of 1,984 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Retro 15.1%, Arcade 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #2 Guns of Fury
96% matchVery Positive89% of 995 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Retro 13.8%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Platformer 8.4%
- #3 Gravity Circuit
95% matchVery Positive91% of 6,339 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17%, Retro 15.7%, Action 15.5%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 14.5%
- #4 Bucket Knight
96% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Bucket Knight: A pixelated platformer adventure! Help the valiant knight find the Holy Grail, make money to pay his loan, and survive deadly dungeons. Shoot enemies, avoid traps, and collect treasures. Classic run-and-gun action awaits!
Why similar: Arcade 16.4%, Retro 12.8%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #5 Advent NEON®
94% matchVery Positive99% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: CryoGX
Windows
Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.1%, Action 19.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Arcade 9.7%
- #6 HUNTDOWN
94% matchVery Positive95% of 4,436 reviews2021
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Retro 10.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #7 Narita Boy
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,852 reviews2021
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Why similar: Retro 22.8%, Action 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%
- #8 Jett Rider
91% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Last Chicken GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.8%, Retro 12.3%, Platformer 11.3%, Arcade 11.2%, Shooter 9.6%
- #9 Jetboard Joust
92% matchVery Positive83% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Retro 13.6%, Arcade 9.7%, Platformer 8.3%
- #10 Black Future '88
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 750 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action 45.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Platformer 7.6%
- #11 Gun Crazy
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Retro 12.7%, Arcade 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.1%
- #12 Turbo Kid
88% matchVery Positive94% of 579 reviews2024
Dev: Outerminds Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland.
Why similar: Retro 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Action 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 10.1%
- #13 KUNAI
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 602 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
Why similar: Action 36.2%, Adventure 21.8%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #14 Prison City
89% matchVery Positive84% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: Retroware
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.3%, Retro 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10%, Action 10%
- #15 LUNARK
87% matchVery Positive87% of 354 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Retro 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Action 12.4%, Platformer 12.2%
- #16 Gundroid
85% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Kitogoru Games
Windows
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Retro 13.9%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 9.3%
- #17 Minishoot' Adventures
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,314 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Retro 17.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 11.2%
- #18 Neon Inferno
83% matchVery Positive94% of 436 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Arcade 13.7%, Retro 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #19 Fallen Knight
86% matchMixed60% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: FairPlay Studios Co. LtdPub: PQube
Windows
Take the role of an elite knight and battle your way through action-packed levels with intense sword fighting gameplay in this neo-classic side scrolling action platformer. Save the city from a deadly terrorist organisation hell-bent on exposing the truth you were sworn to protect.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.6%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 17.7%, Action 15.3%, 2D 8.9%
- #20 Karma Knight
86% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: UltramarineSoft
Windows
Karma Knight is a fast paced 2D side-scrolling platform action game with stylish combat. Find hidden items in the stages, collect different spells, defeat the enemies as you gain more experience and enjoy the overall platform action game style.
Why similar: Action 49.4%, Side Scroller 17.1%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Indie 9.7%, Platformer 8.1%
- #21 Arcade Mayhem Juanito
84% matchVery Positive94% of 365 reviews2017
Dev: Game Ever Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Action 15.3%, Arcade 14.6%, Retro 12.6%, Adventure 10.1%
- #22 FIGHT KNIGHT
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,720 reviews2021
Dev: Team Sorcerobe
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
FIGHT KNIGHT is a first-person dungeon-brawler! Grid-based dungeon crawling meets action-packed real time enemy encounters. Fight your way through puzzles and enemies to save those trapped in the Tower's eternal night!
Why similar: Retro 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Action 20.3%, Cartoony 14.3%, Adventure 11.7%
- #23 Mighty Goose
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2021
Dev: BlastmodePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Arcade 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #24 Anomaly Agent
79% matchVery Positive95% of 10,038 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.8%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, 2D 7.7%
- #25 Gunboat God
79% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Janson RADPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Become the all-powerful Gunboat God in this fluid shoot 'em up. Carve the waves as you stylishly fight hordes of monsters in hundreds of quick-fire missions. Transform your Gunboat and upgrade your weapons, skills and abilities to take on giant, challenging, multi-stage bosses!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.3%, Retro 11.4%, Arcade 11.2%, Side Scroller 11%, Cartoony 9.9%
- #26 Super Crush KO
81% matchVery Positive97% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows
Super Crush KO is a fast-paced brawler set in a vibrant, near-future city. Zip up your favourite neon jacket and combo your way through swarms of deadly robots to save your kidnapped kitten and, while you’re at it, save humanity from an AI apocalypse.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.1%, Arcade 20.7%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Hand-drawn 7.9%, Action 7.5%
- #27 Roboquest
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,458 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Shooter 54%, Action 36.6%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #28 Iron Meat
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,115 reviews2024
Dev: Ivan Valeryevich SuvorovPub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Arcade 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Shooter 8.4%
- #29 bobo robot
81% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .
Why similar: Action 53.9%, Adventure 35.3%, Indie 10.9%
- #30 Buff Knight Advanced
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: Buff Studio Co.,Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Buff Knight Advanced is a 2D Pixel RPG where you’re constantly on the move. Kill the invading monsters with your sword or by timing your use of spells carefully! As you progress the game becomes more intense with stronger and uglier monsters!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Retro 15.6%, Action 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%
- #31 Good Robot
78% matchVery Positive84% of 265 reviews2016
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Good Robot is a fast-paced roguelike shoot-em-up that pits you against thousands of robots out to violate your warranty. Explore a procedurally generated sci-fi metropolis and the depths of corporate depravity, but never stop shooting...unless, of course, you're a Bad Robot. You're not, are you?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 52.2%, Action 33.2%, Funny 7.5%, Indie 7%
- #32 PROJECT TACHYON
74% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO N9Pub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 45.3%, Side Scroller 19%, Action 14.8%, Platformer 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #33 Space Elite Force II
76% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Space Elite Force II is a fast-paced side-scrolling shmup with local co-op, weapon upgrades, handcrafted pixel art, and intense boss battles. Fight through explosive stages, chase high scores, and defend humanity.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Arcade 14%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #34 Terminator 2D: NO FATE
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,529 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap BureauPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, Arcade 16.7%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #35 Steel Assault
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 446 reviews2021
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.5%, Arcade 17.6%, Retro 16%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11%
- #36 Powernaut VANGARDT
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Retro 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 11%, Platformer 9.6%
- #37 Super Mombo Quest
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 899 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Arcade 20.8%, Action 14.3%, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
- #38 Venture Kid
75% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Action 29.6%, Retro 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Platformer 15%, 2D 6.4%
- #39 Roboquest VR
70% matchVery Positive91% of 555 reviews2025
Dev: Flat2VR Studios
Windows
The future is in flames, overrun by ruthless machines—but you’re built to fight back. Roboquest VR is a lightning-fast roguelite FPS where speed, firepower, and reflexes are your best weapons. Adapt, survive, and reboot the future!
Why similar: Action 37.5%, Shooter 29%, Adventure 20.6%, Casual 11.6%, Indie 0.8%
- #40 The Knight Witch
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 970 reviews2022
Dev: Super Mega TeamPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 59.4%, Action 13.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Funny 9.2%, Hand-drawn 8.8%
- #41 Roto Force
71% matchVery Positive91% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Accidently AwesomePub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Arcade 17.8%, Action 10.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #42 CometStriker DX
73% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.4%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Arcade 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Shooter 7.7%
- #43 Droid Assault
74% matchVery Positive83% of 374 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.
Why similar: Action 27.2%, Arcade 26.1%, Retro 19.3%, Shooter 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #44 Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
71% matchVery Positive89% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: MY.GAMESPub: Knights Peak
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Cartoony 18.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Action 12.4%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #45 ButtKnight
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,375 reviews2025
Dev: Goblin StewPub: Critical Bliss
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Save Maidens and slay monsters in this boobastic retro shoot-em-up! No man can stop you. No demon can sway you. And no woman is outside your reach! Be... The ButtKnight!
Why similar: Action 24%, Arcade 20.8%, Retro 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, 2D 9.8%
- #46 Destructivator 2
72% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Retro 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%, Action 11.8%
- #47 Flight of the Paladin
75% matchMixed52% of 402 reviews2015
Dev: Grizzly Wolf Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Flight of the Paladin is a fast-paced top-down shooter where you play as a knight of valor and light vanquishing the nightmarish creatures of darkness. Featuring multiple game modes, Steam Achievements and Leaderboards!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 50.9%, Action 25%, Adventure 13.5%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 4.2%
- #48 KILL KNIGHT
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Arcade 40.8%, Shooter 22.3%, Action 21.7%, Casual 8.5%, Indie 4.6%
- #49 Berserk Boy
69% matchVery Positive85% of 433 reviews2024
Dev: BerserkBoy Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.6%, Retro 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Platformer 11.3%, Action 11.2%
- #50 MULLET MADJACK
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,600 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.7% ★, Arcade 23.9%, Retro 14.8%, Action 12.6%, Shooter 12.3%
- #51 Last Soul - Prologue
70% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wulum Creative Technology Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Soul is a 2d pixel art action platformer with a compelling story about a future where mankind has lost its will. Explore and fight your way through a variety of levels, and take on awesome boss enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Retro 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Action 8.7%
- #52 PIXELMAN
71% matchVery Positive81% of 279 reviews2018
Dev: Kindermann Corp.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
PIXELMAN is a retro styled, action-filled, high-score chaser arcade game, where you control the title character in his mission to rescue the citizens of Pixville from the evil Baron Von Pixel and his contraptions.
Why similar: Retro 22.6%, Action 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Arcade 12.9%, Casual 8.2%
- #53 Super Alloy Ranger
68% matchVery Positive90% of 415 reviews2022
Dev: Alloy MushroomPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!
Why similar: Action 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 28.4%, 2D Platformer 22.7%, Adventure 10%, Indie 3.1%
- #54 BZZZT
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,183 reviews2023
Dev: KO.DLLPub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Arcade 16.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Action 12.9%, Funny 12.8%
- #55 Vacant Kingdom
68% matchVery Positive98% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: shru
Windows · Mac
Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and rally its adrift people by solving their problems.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.5%, Arcade 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Funny 9.7%, Action 7.7%
- #56 Knightmare Tower
69% matchVery Positive95% of 748 reviews2014
Dev: Juicy Beast
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Break through ceilings, rescue princesses and escape boiling lava as you slash your way to the top of the Knightmare Tower!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Cartoony 10.1%, Action 7.3%
- #57 Bot Vice
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,490 reviews2016
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36%, Arcade 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Shooter 10%, Funny 8.7%
- #58 BLADECHIMERA
63% matchVery Positive89% of 1,481 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Action 13.1%
- #59 Garbanzo Quest
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 697 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Retro 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Cartoony 15.9%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 13.1%
- #60 Oblivion Override
63% matchVery Positive91% of 2,055 reviews2024
Dev: Humble MillPub: XD
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...
Why similar: Side Scroller 54.1%, Action 23.7%, 2D 11.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%