- #1 Pigsaw: Human Abattoir
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Christopher Yabsley
Windows
Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood soaked first person shooter.
Why similar: Blood 25% ★, Shooter 14.7%, Violent 13.9%, Gore 11.9%, Survival Horror 9.3%
- #2 Dead Purge: Outbreak
96% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Microlith Games
Windows
Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.
Why similar: Blood 26% ★, Violent 21.8%, Gore 16.7%, Shooter 8.4%, Survival Horror 8%
- #3 Try to Survive!
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: INGO
Windows
Try to Survive! - is an endless game where the player have to survive and kill creatures that want to kill him. At the same time, improving skills will affect the style of his game. The goal is to survive as long as possible and reach the best score.
Why similar: Blood 35.9% ★, Violent 22.4%, Gore 17.1%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Action 9.8%
- #4 FAKE SIGNALS
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Vona Soft
Windows
FAKE SIGNALS is an action hybrid rogue-lite that you sneak in the enemies' camps, get various weapons and eliminate them.
Why similar: Blood 31.9% ★, Dark 11.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Gore 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #5 Fortitude invasion
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Phoenixxx Games
Windows
The alien invasion has already begun! They're already here! Who can help the brave warriors to learn the full power of our civilization!?
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.3%, Shooter 18.5%, Arcade 16.5%, Action 11.6%, Survival Horror 10.7%
- #6 Age of Valakas: Vietnam
94% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: LuftWaffelPub: LuftWaffel
Windows
2D platformer with a gray morality, where there is no clear division into good and evil... Destroy hordes of enemies in the name of freedom, participate in a democratic crusade, fighting for the freedom and independence of Vietnam.
Why similar: Blood 26% ★, Side Scroller 23.8%, Shooter 15.5%, Violent 10.4%, Action 9.6%
- #7 CRUSH
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Salt & Pixel LLC
Windows · Mac
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: Blood 45.1% ★, Violent 17.4%, Shooter 14.3%, Gore 13.3%, Action 5.5%
- #8 Dreadfire
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryan Cho
Windows
Dreadfire is a thrilling ultraviolent FPS game. Shred your enemies with a large destructive arsenal. Destroy them until none remain. They won't stop until you're dead.
Why similar: Blood 54.5% ★, Violent 18.7%, Gore 15.5%, Shooter 5.4%, Action 5%
- #9 Bloodshots
91% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Italo YupanquiPub: Rocket Cat Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in a terrifying survival horror experience set in a laboratory where horrific experiments have been conducted. Take on the role of Joseph Alexander Blackwell, who has to rescue his daughter. To succeed, you will be forced to use your own blood in unusual and twisted ways.
Why similar: Blood 19.4% ★, Shooter 18.6%, Violent 11.6%, Survival Horror 11%, Action 10.8%
- #10 Zenith Into Maronarium
91% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: derevotyan
Windows · Linux
Pilot the Kotel One aircraft. Survive the samozbor invasion.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.6%, Arcade 12.2%, Violent 11%, Gore 9.7%, Shooter 9.7%
- #11 Pigsaw
90% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Christopher Yabsley
Windows
Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.
Why similar: Blood 30.1% ★, Violent 17.5%, Shooter 16.5%, Gore 14.4%, Dark 8%
- #12 The Backrooms: You've Been Here Before
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Development Forever
Windows
You find yourself in Backrooms, and it's up to you to find a way out of this place. You are completely lost, in a world of endless corridors and liminal spaces. And no one knows what's waiting for you around the next corner.
Why similar: Blood 31.4% ★, Violent 20.6%, Gore 15.7%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Dark 7.1%
- #13 Burning Wall
89% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Nerd With Dogs
Windows
The burning wall is behind you and you will not let go, try to reach the exit by showing skill and accumulating wealth.
Why similar: Side Scroller 54.9%, Arcade 21.4%, Action 13.1%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #14 Undead Trail: Haunting Shadows
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Tiny Games
Windows · Mac
Play as a lone survivor in a creepy mansion overrun by zombies. Fight, solve puzzles, and hide to stay alive. Created by a single developer, this passion project promises a top-tier horror experience.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25%, Violent 15.5%, Shooter 15.5%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Gore 12.7%
- #15 Mini Island: Winter
87% match3 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: MACKINN7
Windows
Mini Island: Winter is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.3%, Shooter 20.7%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 12.5%, PvE 11%
- #16 Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Saber Interactive
Windows
Experience a new chapter in the legendary horror series like never before. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival takes first-person action horror survival to the next level. Wield the powers of the Genesis Configuration puzzle box to survive your bargain with the infamous Pinhead.
Why similar: Blood 45.4% ★, Gore 14%, Violent 10.8%, Dark 10.1%, Action 7.2%
- #17 Possessed
86% matchMixed66% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Possessed is a fast-paced story driven survival first person shooter spread across 3 action-packed regions. It features witty characters, terrifying creatures and a strong focus on physics and world interaction.
Why similar: Blood 24.1% ★, Violent 20.7%, Gore 17.2%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 8.7%
- #18 Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru
85% matchMixed63% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru - The game requires you not to allow evil spirits to get to you. Kill him quickly and ruthlessly. In the game you need to press certain keys of the keyboard to cause damage to the enemy.
Why similar: Blood 36.5% ★, Side Scroller 20.7%, Gore 15.2%, Violent 12.9%, Atmospheric 5%
- #19 NAOKI
84% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: 3T Games
Windows
Naoki is an arcade platform game.help our hero to save his friends captured by a demon
Why similar: Side Scroller 41.7%, Arcade 20.7%, Action 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D 7.3%
- #20 ∀stround
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryunoa
Windows
Rotate, aim and shoot in zero gravity space. "∀stround" is a zero-gravity shooting action game in which the screen rotates according to the character's direction. Survive against attacking creatures on a space station where gravity suddenly disappears.
Why similar: Shooter 26.1%, Side Scroller 25.2%, PvE 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action 11.6%
- #21 Hell Weaver
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghostware Interactive
Windows
Misery manifests itself from the darkest and deepest shadows in our minds. Hell Weaver is a 2D dark psychological experience of facing the shadow within us.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.1%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 12.3%, Violent 12.3%, Survival Horror 12.2%
- #22 Temptation
83% matchMixed45% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: DIEDEMOR STUDIO GAMESPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Temptation - a game about a medieval priest who is suddenly possessed by a demon. Your goal is to perform an unusual ritual of exorcism to banish the demon from himself!
Why similar: Blood 32.1% ★, Violent 26.2%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Gore 12%, Action 8%
- #23 Guaishou 怪兽
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apophenia 23
Windows
Guàishòu 怪兽 is a cinematic sidescroller that takes you through the ruins of an abandoned city, home to grotesque mutants and long-buried mysteries. Use you lumen rifle as a tool and a weapon, a torch to unravel what lurks in the dark.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.5%, Dark 13.2%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Gore 9.6%
- #24 MEATSHOT
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tolga Ay
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Blood 38.1% ★, Violent 16.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Gore 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #25 Crossbow Crusade
81% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
You will have to survive among hundreds of monsters thanks to your weapons and accuracy. The monsters have completely lost their fear! They have made a real mayhem, hunting down living people and destroying them. It's time to stop this and put everything back in its place!
Why similar: Violent 22.7%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Gore 17.3%, Action 9.9%, Arcade 8%
- #26 Freedom Isn't Free 资本之乱
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Pardinus
Windows · Linux
This game is only for those who willing to take challenge or hurt themselves.
Why similar: Blood 28.3% ★, Violent 26.1%, Gore 19.3%, Action 7.7%, Shooter 7.6%
- #27 Torico's mine quest!
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Soomka Games
Windows
Clean up the mine and uncover its secrets in this game inspired by classic 90s platformers!
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.8%, Arcade 21.4%, Action 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 2D 7.6%
- #28 Dumb Witchfinder
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: RedBrickStone Games
Windows
Dumb Witchfinder is a 2D pixel roguelike platformer where you play as a dark elf battling demons in a forest. Dodge enemy attacks and kill them to upgrade your abilities.
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.8%, PvE 22.8%, Arcade 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, 2D 4.7%
- #29 Roots Need Control 3.0
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: !CyberApex (SkagoGames)Pub: SkagoGames
Windows
A coalition of large corporations trying to destroy the root flowers is invading Daejeon. Protect the root flowers. It's not going to be easy. Because... Roots Need Control.
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.2%, Shooter 19.7%, Arcade 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Action 7.5%
- #30 SHIKIYOKU -Teru Yumemi in the Nightmare-
76% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"There are things better left unknown" — The hidden paranormal horror ADV by ImCyan, creator of "Tsugunohi", is now on Steam. Detective Teru and his sister Luna investigate cases in spirits' dream worlds. Enjoy mystery, comedy, and horror across 9 episodes and 10+ hours of content.
Why similar: Side Scroller 43.8%, Violent 18.8%, Dark 18.6%, Action 16.1%, Indie 2.7%
- #31 Angstrom Station VR
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Snap Games
Windows
Survive the terrifying events on Angstrom Station.
Why similar: Blood 31.6% ★, Gore 22.2%, Violent 19.7%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Action 8.6%
- #32 Mixx Island: Remix
77% matchPositive89% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: MACKINN7
Windows
Mixx Island: Remix is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.5%, Shooter 23%, PvE 14.2%, Action 14.1%, 2D 6.6%
- #33 Mixx Island: Remix Vol. 2
76% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: MACKINN7
Windows
Mixx Island: Remix Vol. 2 is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty! This beautiful place was built only for simple fun! Choose the character and difficulty level that best suits you and enjoy a short, simple but colorful boss rush minigame!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.1%, Shooter 21.1%, Arcade 15.9%, Action 12.5%, PvE 9.6%
- #34 Hit Confirmed
75% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: beans rolls
Windows
Hit Confirmed is an arcade survival game and scoring.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.3%, Shooter 21.1%, Arcade 19.3%, Action 13.7%, 2D 6.3%
- #35 XXXX
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mo_do_ki
Windows
This game is a 2D shooting action title focused solely on boss battles. You cannot attack on your own! Enemies fire both “red” and “blue” bullets. You must instantly identify the “blue” bullets, catch them, and fire them back. Can you defeat the monsters?
Why similar: Side Scroller 41.8%, Shooter 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Action 13%, 2D 5.1%
- #36 Mini Island: Summer
75% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: MACKINN7
Windows
Mini Island: Summer is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.5%, Shooter 23%, Action 14.3%, PvE 13.9%, 2D 6.7%
- #37 Mini Island: Spring
74% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: MACKINN7
Windows
Mini Island: Spring is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.4%, Shooter 22.9%, Action 14.2%, PvE 13.8%, 2D 6.9%
- #38 Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cat Hui Trading LLCPub: AMATA Games
Windows
A spectacular, satisfying, and super-watchable defense battle! The ultimate 8-bit shoot 'em ups born in the 21st century, ""Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE"", is now on Steam!
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.9%, Shooter 21.7%, Action 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Arcade 8.6%
- #39 Rain Island: Orange
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: MACKINN7
Windows
Rain Island: Orange is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.5%, Shooter 23%, Action 14.3%, PvE 13.9%, 2D 6.7%
- #40 Devil Laugh
71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Esemte Games
Windows
Devil Laugh - 2d platformer with puzzle elements. The player needs to move and jump on falling cubes to climb to inaccessible heights and enter the door to the next level.
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.6%, PvE 24.8%, Arcade 16.1%, 2D 6.1%, Indie 3.8%
- #41 Mixx Island
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: MACKINN7
Windows
Mixx Island is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.8%, Shooter 22.6%, Action 14.4%, PvE 14%, 2D 6.6%
- #42 SUN SHOT
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: NIK Studios
Windows
SUN SHOT - 2547 People have long since left the earth. In the course of constant military operations and endless skirmishes between states, conditions on earth have slipped into unsustainable conditions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.5%, Shooter 24.3%, Action 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Atmospheric 7%
- #43 Boo Boo Booster
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Coyote Runner
Windows
Fly with a fart! Defeat the enemy with a fart! Save Japan!? Attack and jump are integrated, and you can play with just two buttons! 2D action shooting with easy controls!
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.6%, Shooter 27.6%, Action 10.9%, 2D 8.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #44 Endless Savagery
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Insane Systems
Windows
Crowds of enemies, explosions and blood - this is what awaits you in Endless Savagery! Survive, collect new weapons and shoot waves of enemies growing with every minute, try to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Blood 38.3% ★, Action 18.9%, Violent 12.5%, Shooter 10.3%, Gore 9.6%
- #45 Habroxia 2
70% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Lillymo Games
Windows
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.4%, Shooter 20.4%, Arcade 18.2%, Action 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #46 Mob Marathon
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: datsusara_aki
Windows
A side-scrolling runner where Twitch viewers help or sabotage you with 25+ commands. Run, survive, and watch your character transform. Features 9 characters, Endurance Mode, and Nightmare Mode. Fun for streamers, viewers, and solo players alike.
Why similar: Side Scroller 39.3%, Arcade 19.6%, Action 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, 2D 6.8%
- #47 All Of ZHEM
71% match5 user reviews0% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: KOEX studio
Windows
Face against waves of 200 zombies with nowhere to run or hide.
Why similar: Blood 22.7% ★, Violent 21%, Action 16.2%, Gore 16%, Indie 7.8%
- #48 Touch of Madness
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NLT Productions
Windows
In this 2D Survival-Horror, you switch between two protagonists as you advance through the story: Neo, a man lost in his own mind, trying to survive an endless nightmare, and Lavina, a loyal friend who will do anything to try to save him.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Violent 10.4%, Dark 9.6%
- #49 UnderPath
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SoloqueStudios
Windows
UnderPath is a single-player horror FPS that takes you into a dark, dangerous world. Explore abandoned locations, fight zombies and demons, solve puzzles, and shape your fate in an atmospheric open world filled with challenges.
Why similar: Violent 30%, Gore 22.9%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Dark 10.3%, Action 8.9%
- #50 Spacewing War
68% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Pneuma GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.1%, Shooter 18.7%, Arcade 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 7.7%
- #51 Across the demon realm 2
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Choloco
Windows
A retro brutal-horror platformer in pixel-art!
Why similar: Blood 26.2% ★, Gore 18%, Violent 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Action 10.9%
- #52 The Red Exile: Survival Horror
68% matchMixed60% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
Perform the exorcism before you are discovered. Stay alert — death may be waiting at every step. The one hunting you knows neither mercy nor compassion. There is only one clear desire: to inflict pain. Dive headfirst into this survival horror experience and test your limits.
Why similar: Blood 33.4% ★, Survival Horror 19.1%, PvE 17.5%, Violent 10.2%, Gore 8.1%
- #53 SKINWALKER: First Blood
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SISMO GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Skinwalker is a hack n’ slash action platformer where you swear allegiance to a formidable beast to save your daughter from a terminal illness. Shapeshift into the creature’s monstrous form and wield untamed wrath in exchange for its freedom and the promise of a cure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.1%, Violent 15%, Action 14%, Dark 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #54 Rope Guy
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: GrubItGames
Windows
Rope Guy - A platformer game where you tie two different objects with a rope and teleport them between each other. Pass levels by collecting keys to doors using unique mechanics and solving difficult puzzles.
Why similar: Side Scroller 53%, Arcade 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D 7.5%, Action 5.7%
- #55 Happy Room
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,977 reviews2016
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the laboratory! Here tests are taken upon highly durable human clones using newest weapon technologies. Your goal is to head these tests.
Why similar: Blood 43.2% ★, Violent 24.8%, Gore 20%, Action 6.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #56 RAGDORE
65% matchVery Positive80% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: GreenGO
Windows
RAGDORE is a physics-driven sandbox where limbs fly, bones snap, and movement changes with every injury. Experiment with traps, crushers, trampolines, and more in colorful maps designed for creative destruction and dynamic ragdoll mayhem.
Why similar: Blood 49% ★, Gore 20.5%, Violent 19.1%, Action 4.7%, Dark 3%
- #57 PRICHAL
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PrichalGames
Windows
Prichal is a psychological horror game with co-op support for up to 4 players. As a Synchronizer Agent, you will venture into distorted locations trapped within a time loop. Your mission is to uncover the cause of these temporal rifts and eliminate them—all while evading the Spawns of Dissonance.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, PvE 18.3%, Violent 16.8%, Dark 12.4%, Gore 10.4%
- #58 Bad Business
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2019
Dev: Hut 90
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Blood 33% ★, Violent 28.8%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 8.5%, Gore 8.3%