- #1 Ghostrunner 2
97% matchVery Positive80% of 11,241 reviews2023
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 18.1%, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Swordplay 16.4%, Hack and Slash 8.8%, Difficult 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest possible match, expanding Ghostrunner’s first-person parkour, katana combat, cyberpunk setting, and punishing one-mistake lethality.
- #2 Neon White
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,166 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 48.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, First-Person 11%, Action 7%, Shooter 6%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same speedrun-driven loop of chaining first-person movement and instant-lethal combat into perfectly optimized runs.
- #3 Severed Steel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,016 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 44.1%, First-Person 17.3%, Violent 11%, Action 10.3%, Shooter 9%
Why You'll Like It: Its acrobatic first-person movement, wall-running, and stylish room-clearing create a very similar kinetic flow even with more gunplay than melee.
- #4 Turbo Overkill
95% matchVery Positive94% of 7,317 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Cyberpunk 28.5%, Fast-Paced 25.4%, Violent 8.4%, Difficult 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its cyberpunk world, absurd movement options, and relentless forward momentum make it feel like a shooter cousin to Ghostrunner.
- #5 Katana ZERO
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 75,198 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Cyberpunk 22.5%, Fast-Paced 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Difficult 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Even in 2D, it nails the same one-hit-kill tension, neon ultraviolence, and restart-until-perfect rhythm that defines Ghostrunner.
- #6 ULTRAKILL
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 233,629 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Fast-Paced 53.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Difficult 14.2%, First-Person 7.7%, Shooter 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Ghostrunner’s brutal speed, high skill ceiling, constant restarts, and emphasis on mastering movement under extreme pressure.
- #7 Bright Memory: Infinite
93% matchVery Positive92% of 39,718 reviews2021
Dev: FYQD-Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Bright Memory: Infinite is an all-new lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by FYQD-Studio. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21%, Action 15%, Violent 13%, First-Person 13%, Sci-fi 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a flashy first-person sci-fi action game that mixes sword slashes, mobility, and high-speed combat in a way Ghostrunner fans usually click with.
- #8 SANABI
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,147 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 51%, Difficult 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Action 9.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its cyberpunk setting, precision movement, and momentum-heavy traversal make it feel like a side-scrolling reinterpretation of Ghostrunner’s flow.
- #9 RUINER
92% matchVery Positive89% of 12,284 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Cyberpunk 44.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Violent 9.6%, Difficult 9.3%, Fast-Paced 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly violent cyberpunk atmosphere with fast, brutal combat and an oppressive futuristic mood.
- #10 Cyber Hook
91% matchVery Positive95% of 4,140 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 63.8%, First-Person 17.7%, Action 9.2%, Shooter 5.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a first-person movement game built around grapple-driven speed, aerial routing, and constant momentum, all core parts of Ghostrunner’s appeal.
- #11 SPRAWL
90% matchVery Positive87% of 2,551 reviews2023
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Fast-Paced 27.5%, Cyberpunk 26.1%, Futuristic 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%, First-Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk FPS is built around wall-running and aggressive movement, making it one of the closest aesthetic and mechanical alternatives.
- #12 Warstride Challenges
89% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Powered GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Blast hordes of demons at lightning speed in bloody gunfights, and race against the clock to overcome everything that comes your way! Die and retry to get the highest score in increasingly intense trials. Create and share your own runs, enjoying hundreds of levels created by the community.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 55.4%, Difficult 29%, Shooter 7.8%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It strips things down to pure high-speed first-person execution and precision routing, scratching the same mastery-focused itch as Ghostrunner’s toughest sections.
- #13 Furi
89% matchVery Positive90% of 13,906 reviews2016
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.9%, Cyberpunk 20.4%, Difficult 13.2%, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its punishing, pattern-heavy combat and razor-sharp focus on execution deliver a similar intensity despite being arena boss fights instead of parkour runs.
- #14 MULLET MADJACK
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,216 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: Fast-Paced 44.4%, Cyberpunk 33.1%, First-Person 9%, Action 5.8%, Shooter 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its hyper-fast room-to-room cyberpunk FPS action captures the same overstimulated, stylish, forward-only energy as Ghostrunner.
- #15 DOOM Eternal
87% matchVery Positive91% of 215,211 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.7%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Violent 12%, First-Person 7.9%, Difficult 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Ghostrunner’s demand for aggressive movement, split-second decisions, and staying in flow to survive at high speed.
- #16 Mirror's Edge™
88% matchVery Positive88% of 39,117 reviews2009
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.3%, First-Person 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Futuristic 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It lacks the same combat intensity, but its first-person parkour and smooth traversal are a clear foundation for what makes Ghostrunner feel so good.
- #17 Boomerang X
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,359 reviews2021
Dev: DANG!Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 40.7%, Ninja 18.3% ★, Difficult 15.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its airborne first-person movement and blink-fast kills create a similarly twitchy, momentum-heavy combat style.
- #18 Deadlink
85% matchVery Positive89% of 3,626 reviews2023
Dev: Gruby EntertainmentPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.8%, Cyberpunk 26.1%, Difficult 15%, Futuristic 10.8%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk roguelite FPS emphasizes mobility, chaining abilities, and nonstop offensive pressure in a very Ghostrunner-friendly way.
- #19 Titanfall® 2
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 281,392 reviews2020
Dev: Respawn EntertainmentPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.9%, Futuristic 17.1%, First-Person 12.5%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Shooter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its campaign remains one of the best showcases of fluid first-person wall-running and momentum-based action on Steam.
- #20 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 88,274 reviews2014
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: KONAMI
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Swordplay 20.7%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Fast-Paced 12.1%, Cyberpunk 8%
Why You'll Like It: Its cybernetic setting and high-speed swordplay deliver a comparable stylish-action fantasy, even from a third-person perspective.
- #21 Trepang2
82% matchVery Positive93% of 18,447 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Fast-Paced 27.5%, Violent 17.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Difficult 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers another demanding single-player FPS built around explosive speed, lethal encounters, and constant offensive pressure.
- #22 Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
83% matchMixed69% of 5,564 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.
Why similar: Ninja 34.2% ★, First-Person 27.7%, Action 17%, Shooter 14.6%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends swordplay, shooting, and fast arena traversal into a breezy first-person action loop that feels adjacent to Ghostrunner’s style.
- #23 Metal: Hellsinger
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,854 reviews2022
Dev: The OutsidersPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.
Why similar: First-Person 32%, Combat 19.3%, Action 17.7%, Shooter 16.8%, Singleplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its aggressive push-forward shooting and audiovisual intensity make it a strong fit for players who love Ghostrunner’s momentum and violence.
- #24 SUPERHOT
82% matchVery Positive92% of 40,384 reviews2016
Dev: SUPERHOT Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
Why similar: First-Person 19.3%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Difficult 16.6%, Action 13.6%, Fast-Paced 13%
Why You'll Like It: Although much slower, it captures the same feeling of solving lethal encounters through flawless execution and clean movement paths.
- #25 Echo Point Nova
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,740 reviews2024
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Echo Point Nova is an open-world FPS that offers unparalleled freedom and thrilling speed. Designed for both singleplayer and coop. From the creators of Severed Steel.
Why similar: First-Person 44.1%, Shooter 24.7%, Action 23.1%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is another movement-first FPS where traversal mastery and speed are just as important as dealing damage.
- #26 GTTOD
81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,305 reviews2017
Dev: Andrew SmithPub: Hitcents
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
RISE. FALL. REPEAT. Ascend to the level of the Gods as you battle your way out of a shattered and chaotic dimension in this fast paced parkour FPS rogue-like.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 48%, First-Person 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on wall-running, slides, and arena movement in a way that strongly overlaps with Ghostrunner’s traversal-driven challenge.
- #27 NINJA GAIDEN 4
77% matchVery Positive88% of 9,226 reviews2025
Dev: PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.
Why similar: Ninja 24.4% ★, Hack and Slash 22.2%, Violent 11.2%, Difficult 10.8%, Action 8.8%
- #28 My Friend Pedro
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,281 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Fast-Paced 33.4%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Violent 18.9%, Action 13%, Shooter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its acrobatic gun-fu and emphasis on stylish, fluid kills echo Ghostrunner’s love of momentum and choreographed violence.
- #29 Bloodthief
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 978 reviews2025
Dev: Blargis
Windows · Linux
Bloodthief is an ultra-fast melee dungeon-runner where you use momentum to parkour through hazardous dungeons and brutally slash through enemies. Speed-run through haunted crypts and castles and learn what dark secrets lie beneath.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.3%, Swordplay 22.4%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Difficult 13.9%, First-Person 8.3%
- #30 Post Void
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,221 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Fast-Paced 44.1%, Difficult 19.6%, Violent 12.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Shooter 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its breakneck pace, low survivability, and nonstop first-person aggression mirror Ghostrunner’s overwhelming adrenaline rush.
- #31 DeadCore
80% matchVery Positive85% of 2,045 reviews2014
Dev: 5 Bits Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.2%, Difficult 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 16%, First-Person 11.1%, Action 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It leans harder into first-person precision platforming, but the trial-and-error movement challenge feels very close to Ghostrunner’s traversal segments.
- #32 Ghostwire: Tokyo
77% matchVery Positive83% of 19,868 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Tokyo's population has vanished, and deadly supernatural forces prowl the streets. Use an arsenal of elemental abilities to unravel the truth behind the disappearance and save Tokyo.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.6%, First-Person 26.3%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Action 10.8%, Combat 8.6%
- #33 Hi-Fi RUSH
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,447 reviews2023
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.4%, Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Cyberpunk 18.6%, Action 10.5%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #34 DESYNC
79% matchVery Positive80% of 499 reviews2017
Dev: The Foregone SyndicatePub: Adult Swim Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Difficult 14.6%, Action 13.5%, Fast-Paced 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This neon sci-fi FPS rewards speed, precision, and stylish uninterrupted combat strings much like Ghostrunner rewards clean runs.
- #35 Cyberpunk 2077
74% matchVery Positive87% of 945,598 reviews2020
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 63.3 hrsMean: 116.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.5%, Futuristic 14.1%, First-Person 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #36 Hotline Miami
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 123,420 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.4%, Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Violent 18.2%, Difficult 12.2%, Action 6.5%
- #37 Vanquish
75% matchVery Positive89% of 7,826 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 40.6%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Action 8.9%, Futuristic 8.6%, Hack and Slash 6.2%
- #38 Morbid Metal
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,405 reviews2026
Dev: SCREEN JUICEPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Shapeshift into powerful characters in real time, chain impactful combos, and tear through waves of deadly machines and brutal bosses in this fast-paced hack-and-slash rogue-lite.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.3%, Swordplay 22.1%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Difficult 11.3%, Futuristic 9.2%
- #39 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,269 reviews2023
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 43.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Futuristic 18.7%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 3.5%
- #40 Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 349,513 reviews2019
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.Pub: Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia)
Windows
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 61.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Why similar: Difficult 30.8%, Ninja 28.7% ★, Hack and Slash 9.6%, Violent 9.1%, Action 8.5%
- #41 Devil May Cry 5
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 166,122 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.4%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Action 13.4%, Violent 11.9%, Difficult 11.4%
- #42 Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 16,374 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.2%, First-Person 18%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Action 7.5%
- #43 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
69% matchVery Positive94% of 35,345 reviews2024
Dev: 91Act
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.8%, Hack and Slash 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Action 8.9%
- #44 VOID/BREAKER
69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,575 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Fast-Paced 35.2%, Difficult 18%, Futuristic 11.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #45 Beat Saber
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 76,100 reviews2019
Dev: Beat Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 30%, Swordplay 29.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Futuristic 11.1%, First-Person 8.6%
- #46 SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE
72% matchVery Positive84% of 12,637 reviews2020
Dev: SUPERHOT Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The long-awaited third game in the groundbreaking SUPERHOT franchise - MIND CONTROL DELETE gives you more insight into the world of SUPERHOT, more story, more signature gameplay. Keep dancing the slow-motion ballet of destruction for so much longer than ever before.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.1%, Difficult 28.3%, First-Person 14.9%, Action 8.7%, Shooter 8.3%
- #47 Blade Symphony
74% matchMixed66% of 4,792 reviews2014
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Prove you are the world's greatest swordsman! Engage in tactical 1 vs. 1 sword fighting, 2 vs. 2, or sandbox FFA, or capture Control Points in a tactical slash-em-up.
Why similar: Swordplay 36%, Fighting 29.2% ★, Ninja 9.5% ★, Action 9.5%, Hack and Slash 8.8%
- #48 Sifu
68% matchVery Positive92% of 27,348 reviews2023
Dev: Sloclap
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.
Why similar: Difficult 35.4%, Swordplay 24.6%, Fighting 14.1% ★, Action 11.5%, Hack and Slash 8.6%
- #49 Eldest Souls
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,294 reviews2021
Dev: Fallen Flag StudioPub: United Label
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
Why similar: Difficult 40.9%, Hack and Slash 33.4%, Action 8.8%, Violent 5.5%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #50 Cyber Shadow
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,525 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Ninja 30.9% ★, Cyberpunk 28.5%, Difficult 14%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Post-apocalyptic 5.3%
- #51 Trek to Yomi
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,035 reviews2022
Dev: Leonard MenchiariPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.
Why similar: Swordplay 32%, Ninja 19.5% ★, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Violent 10.9%, Action 5.8%
- #52 Devil Daggers
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,374 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: Fast-Paced 47.6%, Difficult 28.7%, First-Person 9.8%, Action 6.8%, Shooter 5%
- #53 Until You Fall
68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,300 reviews2020
Dev: Schell Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fantasy and synthwave collide in this physically active VR sword fighting game. Grow stronger as you battle through an awesome neon environment and strike down magic-infused monstrosities in this hack-and-slash roguelite. Fight. Fall. Rise Again.
Why similar: Swordplay 34.1%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Fighting 15% ★, Fast-Paced 10.5%, First-Person 8.3%
- #54 Shady Knight
65% matchVery Positive93% of 923 reviews2024
Dev: Alexey 'cptnsigh'
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Shady Knight is a first-person skill-driven melee action game centered around swift swordplay, acrobatic archery, and fluid platforming that seamlessly blends combat and parkour skills into a stylish dance of death full of creative chaos.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.7%, Swordplay 28.1%, Difficult 13.9%, Hack and Slash 12.8%, First-Person 8.5%
- #55 KILLBUG
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 524 reviews2023
Dev: Samurai PunkPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
KILLBUG is a fast-paced, first-person movement shooter set in an endless arena. Slash and shoot your way through hordes of ravenous insects, mastering fluid aerial movement mechanics as you fight for glory on the leaderboards.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 31.1%, Difficult 23.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Violent 9.8%, Action 6.8%
- #56 BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
67% matchVery Positive90% of 11,391 reviews2020
Dev: Awe Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22%, Difficult 20.5%, Fast-Paced 20.5%, Action 13.7%, Shooter 8.9%
- #57 Neonscape
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Kaitec GamesPub: Orbis Productions
Windows
Embrace Onyx, the master of the Black Lotus, in intense first-person hack n' slash combat. Maneuver compact battlegrounds, unleash spatial manipulation, and showcase unmatched agility. How long can you survive the relentless waves? Brace for an adrenaline-pumping test of mettle!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.1%, Hack and Slash 22%, First-Person 14.4%, Futuristic 12%, Action 11.4%
- #58 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
67% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: ASTEROID-JPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
With its cyberpunk city brought to life with retro graphics, Ninja Issen invites players into a world filled with "hyper ninja action" as they work alone to annihilate waves of enemy troops using a variety of ninja skills and fight bosses coming at you with relentless, diverse attack patterns.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33%, Ninja 28.1% ★, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Hack and Slash 9.1%, Action 7.6%
- #59 Katanaut
64% matchVery Positive90% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.5%, Cyberpunk 26.7%, Difficult 16.5%, Hack and Slash 16%, Action 5.1%
- #60 Neon Abyss
67% matchVery Positive86% of 23,566 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 61.6%, Shooter 10%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Action 9.3%, Singleplayer 5.3%