- #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 25.6% ★, Shooter 14.7%, Violent 13.9%, Gore 11.8%, Survival Horror 9.2%
- #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 26.5% ★, Violent 21.8%, Gore 16.6%, Shooter 8.4%, Survival Horror 7.9%
- #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 36.5% ★, Violent 22.3%, Gore 17%, Survival Horror 9.9%, 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 32.6% ★, Dark 11.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Gore 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #5 Age of Valakas: Vietnam
94% matchVery Positive84% of 67 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 26.5% ★, Side Scroller 23.8%, Shooter 15.4%, Violent 10.3%, Action 9.6%
- #6 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 30.5%, Shooter 18.7%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 11.7%, Survival Horror 10.6%
- #7 CRUSH
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 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 45.7% ★, Violent 17.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Gore 13.2%, 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 55.1% ★, Violent 18.4%, Gore 15.3%, Shooter 5.3%, Action 5%
- #9 Bloodshots
91% matchPositive82% of 32 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 19.9% ★, Shooter 18.6%, Violent 11.6%, Survival Horror 10.9%, 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 29.8%, Arcade 12%, Violent 11%, Shooter 9.7%, Gore 9.7%
- #11 Pigsaw
90% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Christopher Yabsley
Windows
Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.
Why similar: Blood 30.7% ★, Violent 17.4%, Shooter 16.4%, Gore 14.3%, Dark 7.9%
- #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 32.1% ★, Violent 20.5%, Gore 15.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Dark 6.9%
- #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 55.2%, Arcade 21.2%, Action 13.2%, 2D 8%, 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 25.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Violent 15.5%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Gore 12.7%
- #15 Possessed
87% matchMixed66% of 237 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 24.6% ★, Violent 20.6%, Gore 17.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 8.5%
- #16 Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru
86% 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 37.2% ★, Side Scroller 20.6%, Gore 15.1%, Violent 12.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #17 Mini Island: Winter
86% 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 32.5%, Shooter 20.9%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 12.7%, PvE 10.7%
- #18 Temptation
85% matchMixed45% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: DIEDEMOR STUDIO GAMESPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.2 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 32.6% ★, Violent 26%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Gore 11.9%, Action 8%
- #19 Hell Weaver
84% 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 30.2%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 12.4%, Violent 12.3%, Survival Horror 12.1%
- #20 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 42.1%, Arcade 20.5%, Action 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, 2D 7.1%
- #21 ∀stround
83% 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 26.4%, Side Scroller 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, PvE 12.8%, Action 11.7%
- #22 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 24.7%, Dark 13.1%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Shooter 11.6%, Gore 9.6%
- #23 MEATSHOT
82% 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 38.8% ★, Violent 16.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Gore 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #24 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 22.8%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Gore 17.4%, Action 10%, Arcade 8%
- #25 Freedom Isn't Free 资本之乱
81% 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 28.9% ★, Violent 26%, Gore 19.2%, Action 7.7%, Shooter 7.6%
- #26 Carbon Rain
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: tepsia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a beautiful yet hostile post-apocalyptic world in this pixel-art action-adventure. Leave your bunker, battle mutated creatures, gather resources, upgrade your gear, and push deeper into dangerous new biomes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.8%, Shooter 20.3%, PvE 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Violent 9%
- #27 Angstrom Station VR
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cold Snap Games
Windows
Survive the terrifying events on Angstrom Station.
Why similar: Blood 32.2% ★, Gore 22.1%, Violent 19.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Action 8.6%
- #28 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 40.5%, Shooter 19.8%, Arcade 15%, Action 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #29 SHIKIYOKU -Teru Yumemi in the Nightmare-
76% matchVery Positive96% of 55 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 44%, Violent 18.8%, Dark 18.2%, Action 16.3%, Indie 2.6%
- #30 Mixx Island: Remix
78% 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 38.8%, Shooter 23.1%, Action 14.3%, PvE 13.8%, 2D 6.4%
- #31 Torico's mine quest!
77% 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 43.2%, Arcade 21.2%, Action 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%, 2D 7.4%
- #32 Endless Savagery
77% 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 38.9% ★, Action 18.8%, Violent 12.4%, Shooter 10.2%, Gore 9.5%
- #33 Dumb Witchfinder
75% 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 43.5%, PvE 22.3%, Arcade 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #34 Hit Confirmed
76% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: beans rolls
Windows
Hit Confirmed is an arcade survival game and scoring.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.5%, Shooter 21.2%, Arcade 19.1%, Action 13.8%, 2D 6.2%
- #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 42.1%, Shooter 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Action 13.2%, 2D 5%
- #36 Mixx Island: Remix Vol. 2
75% 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 33.3%, Shooter 21.3%, Arcade 15.7%, Action 12.6%, PvE 9.3%
- #37 Mini Island: Summer
74% 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 38.8%, Shooter 23.2%, Action 14.5%, PvE 13.5%, 2D 6.6%
- #38 Mini Island: Spring
73% 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 38.7%, Shooter 23.1%, Action 14.4%, PvE 13.4%, 2D 6.7%
- #39 Boo Boo Booster
71% 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 47.8%, Shooter 27.7%, Action 11%, 2D 8.4%, Indie 3.6%
- #40 Crisis R
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: fzr games
Windows
CRISIS R is a fast pace side-scrolling shooter drawing inspirations from 16-bit era classics but with modern 3d graphics and effects. Game play revolves around straightforward control against fast pace missions with challenging mecha boss fights.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.5%, Shooter 22.4%, Arcade 19.6%, Action 14.2%, 2D 5.2%
- #41 Rain Island: Orange
72% 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 38.8%, Shooter 23.2%, Action 14.4%, PvE 13.5%, 2D 6.6%
- #42 SUN SHOT
71% 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 40.7%, Shooter 24.4%, Action 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #43 All Of ZHEM
73% 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 23.2% ★, Violent 20.9%, Action 16.2%, Gore 15.9%, Indie 7.7%
- #44 Mixx Island
72% 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 39.1%, Shooter 22.8%, Action 14.6%, PvE 13.6%, 2D 6.4%
- #45 Touch of Madness
68% matchVery Positive100% of 56 reviews2026
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 13.4%, Violent 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Dark 9.5%
- #46 Happy Room
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,977 reviews2016
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 20.7 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 43.9% ★, Violent 24.6%, Gore 19.8%, Action 6.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #47 Devil Laugh
69% match4 user reviews25% of 4 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 48.3%, PvE 24.3%, Arcade 16%, 2D 6%, Indie 3.8%
- #48 Across the demon realm 2
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Choloco
Windows
A retro brutal-horror platformer in pixel-art!
Why similar: Blood 26.9% ★, Gore 18%, Violent 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Action 11%
- #49 Habroxia 2
69% matchVery Positive92% of 63 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 31.7%, Shooter 20.5%, Arcade 18%, Action 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #50 Bad Business
70% 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 33.6% ★, Violent 28.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 8.5%, Gore 8.2%
- #51 Mob Marathon
69% 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 39.7%, Arcade 19.4%, Action 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D 6.7%
- #52 BUTCHER
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,408 reviews2016
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Gore 22.1%, Violent 18%, Shooter 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 9.2%
- #53 Spacewing War
68% matchPositive92% of 13 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 42.4%, Shooter 18.8%, Arcade 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 7.8%
- #54 UnderPath
67% 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 30.1%, Gore 23%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Dark 10.2%, Action 9%
- #55 The Red Exile: Survival Horror
67% 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 34.3% ★, Survival Horror 19%, PvE 16.9%, Violent 10.2%, Gore 8.1%
- #56 Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 801 reviews2020
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, Violent 14.3%, Gore 13.9%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 10.8%
- #57 WARAG
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MrArcivorum
Windows · Linux
A modernized old-school boomer shooter with progression, upgrades and a gory combat system. Fight in a dark Byzantine-Gothic setting, gain experience, power up your weapons, build your playstyle and become a true Varangian berserker.
Why similar: Blood 45.8% ★, Shooter 16%, Gore 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 6.5%
- #58 Rope Guy
66% 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 53.4%, Arcade 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, 2D 7.3%, Action 5.8%