- #1 Gunborg: Dark Matters
97% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Ricpau Studios
Windows
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Mechs 26.2% ★, Cyberpunk 15.6%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Shooter 10.7%, Platformer 8.5%
- #2 Physical Layer
96% matchVery Positive92% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: RaStar StudioPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Physical Layer is a stylish, top-down shooter with cute, gun-toting characters. Utilize three powerful abilities to overcome a total of 240 stages, filled with a variety of enemies and challenges.
Why similar: Shooter 18.5%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Physics 14.1%, Score Attack 11.2%
- #3 Katana ZERO
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Ninja 23.3% ★, Cyberpunk 22.2%, Hack and Slash 15.9%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 10.5%
- #4 RONIN
95% matchMixed70% of 2,437 reviews2015
Dev: Tomasz WacławekPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Ronin is stylish a turn-based action platformer following the exploits of a vengeful heroine determined to strike down five prominent figures of a powerful corporation.
Why similar: Ninja 44.3% ★, Stealth 19.5%, Cyberpunk 10%, Platformer 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #5 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
94% matchVery Positive92% of 79 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: Ninja 45.5% ★, Cyberpunk 20.3%, Hack and Slash 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8%, Platformer 6%
- #6 Berserk Boy
93% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: BerserkBoy Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Soundtrack 28.2% ★, Hack and Slash 17.9%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Platformer 10%
- #7 NINJA GIRL
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Cream Meron
Windows
A full-scale action game in which one Kunoichi fights against ninjas and necromancers during the Warring States period.
Why similar: Ninja 50.6% ★, Score Attack 12%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Arcade 10.4%, Action 9.1%
- #8 BIRDCAGE
90% matchVery Positive97% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: POLYGON BIRD
Windows
Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this story-driven arcade shooter. The RADON Daughters have launched their ultimate weapon. Take control of the experimental gunship HALCYON and break out of the CAGE.
Why similar: Soundtrack 20.4% ★, Cyberpunk 18.2%, Shooter 14.8%, Score Attack 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #9 Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
91% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2015
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.6%, Platformer 27.8%, Action 17.5%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #10 Project Mercury
91% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.7%, Sci-fi 25.4%, Platformer 25.2%, Action 13.8%, Indie 7.8%
- #11 Akane
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,861 reviews2018
Dev: Ludic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.9%, Hack and Slash 23.1%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Arcade 8.8%, Action 7.7%
- #12 Hunter Girls
89% matchMostly Positive69% of 77 reviews2021
Pub: Meridian4
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunter Girls is a side-scrolling action shooter featuring anime-inspired characters, fast-paced combat, and arcade-style gameplay focused on reflexes and replayability.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.3%, Shooter 22.5%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Platformer 17.1%, Arcade 14.2%
- #13 Super Alloy Ranger
88% matchVery Positive92% of 366 reviews2022
Dev: Alloy MushroomPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: 2D Platformer 35.5%, Sci-fi 24.3%, Combat 16.8%, Action 15.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #14 HARDCORE MECHA
87% matchVery Positive83% of 2,669 reviews2019
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer action focusing on a better handling. The Campaign mode offers rich gameplay and seamless in-game cut-scenes for an immersive experience. Choose your favorite mecha, experience the fast-paced hardcore competitive battle of steel in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Mechs 50.2% ★, Shooter 13.1%, Sci-fi 13%, Platformer 9.3%, Action 7.9%
- #15 Foregone
85% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, Hack and Slash 25%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Action 14.6%, Indie 8.3%
- #16 METAGAL
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.1%, Platformer 25.2%, Action 19.7%, Indie 10.9%, Arcade 10.7%
- #17 Vernal Edge
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 629 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.5%, Combat 27.3%, Platformer 26.8%, Action 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #18 iaidoka_interlude
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 93 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
A pseudo 8-bit action platformer taking a bit of inspiration from film-noir and samurai dramas, iaidoka_interlude applies a few parkour and fighting game influences to mix up familiarity with a little uniquity.
Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Action 27.8%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Indie 16.7%
- #19 Nitro Express
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,065 reviews2025
Dev: Grayfax SoftwarePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Nitro Express is a 2D side-view gun action game where cute pixel-art girls shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming in the streets of Japan!
Why similar: Mechs 33.8% ★, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Shooter 14.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Platformer 9.6%
- #20 Panzer Paladin
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 656 reviews2020
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!
Why similar: Mechs 41.8% ★, Hack and Slash 18.3%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Arcade 5.5%
- #21 Grapple Force Rena
83% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Linux
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Female Protagonist 26.6%, Platformer 26.1%, Indie 17.5%
- #22 Agent in Depth
81% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Naturepixel StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Agent in Depth is a daring action-platformer featuring fast-paced action and instant-death combat. You’ll run, jump, aim, and deflect bullets with your katana to blow up your enemies. No checkpoints, no upgrades: just pure skills. Deflect, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
Why similar: Ninja 49.1% ★, Cyberpunk 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Action 4.9%
- #23 Shadow Blade: Reload
82% matchVery Positive87% of 367 reviews2015
Dev: Dead Mage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!
Why similar: Ninja 71.6% ★, Platformer 14.8%, Action 8.8%, Indie 4.8%
- #24 Anomaly Agent
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,464 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Hack and Slash 31.4%, Cyberpunk 28.5%, 2D Platformer 25.4%, Platformer 14.8%
- #25 Jet Lancer
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,187 reviews2020
Dev: Code WakersPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.
Why similar: Shooter 22%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 12.4%
- #26 Bleed 2
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 895 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.6%, Action 22.1%, Platformer 21.6%, Arcade 19.7%, Indie 12%
- #27 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
79% matchVery Positive86% of 780 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Cyberpunk 18%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #28 Severed Steel
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,724 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: Soundtrack 25.2% ★, Cyberpunk 21.9%, Shooter 16.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Stylized 12.4%
- #29 INAYAH - Life after Gods
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24%, 2D Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 15.7%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Combat 9%
- #30 CODE Bunny
77% matchVery Positive91% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Team Seventh StarPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
CODE Bunny is a Fast-paced 2D Action Platformer where combat mechanics and high-speed movement merge together! Master the play styles of two characters - Axel and Hazel - to deliver flashy and exciting attacks that rip through enemies! Can you run fast enough to uncover the secrets of Lumna?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, 2D Platformer 17%, Physics 15%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #31 Cyber Girl - Zombie Hentai
79% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Team Soul
Windows
A breathtaking zombie slaying in a cyberpunk world where the main character is a sexy girl who has to clean up the world. Get new sex scenes, destroy crowds of enemies, unlock and upgrade new weapons and try to survive
Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.6%, Cyberpunk 28.9%, Shooter 20.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 7.5%
- #32 NanoApostle
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,121 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 48.7%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Action 14.1%, Combat 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #33 CONERU -DIMENSION GIRL-
74% matchVery Positive96% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: HIKE Inc.
Windows
Feel-good, high-impact 2D action with two hearts as one. Time for a powerful, vivid “Action Date”!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.5%, 2D Platformer 32%, Platformer 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Action 9.1%
- #34 Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX
75% matchMixed69% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: DejimaPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts like a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze?
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Arcade 21.2%, Action 11.4%, Indie 6.9%
- #35 PROJEKT GODHAND
71% matchVery Positive98% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: Anarch Entertainment
Windows · Mac
ULTIMATE TOOL ASSISTED BULLSHITTING KEYBOARD DESTRUCTION RHYTHM GAME
Why similar: Score Attack 36.9%, Cyberpunk 17.7%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Action 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #36 Isbarah
76% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: Leikir Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Isbarah is a cross-genre of bullet hell and platformer style, it's a hardcore 2d game and each level is a duel boss fight. Players will need to fully understand the boss patterns. It’s built on smartly managing your powers and to use them wisely to survive - everything in our game involves dodging and making smart movements.
Why similar: Platformer 43.6%, Action 36.6%, Indie 19.8%
- #37 Run or Die
75% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: Team Flow
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!
Why similar: Score Attack 45%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Platformer 19.5%, Action 6.8%, Indie 4.7%
- #38 Cyberpunk Girls
74% matchMixed58% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Romantic Room
Windows
Cyberpunk Girl is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2169 in the cyber metropolis Oplot. The city of the future, which has become a save heaven for thugs, hackers, and gold diggers. Win the most breathtaking battles. And remember that everything comes with a price.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38%, Shooter 21.4%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Action 6.7%
- #39 HunterX
72% matchVery Positive84% of 719 reviews2022
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.8%, Hack and Slash 28.9%, Platformer 20.6%, Action 13.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #40 Last Command
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,366 reviews2022
Dev: No Stuck Game StudioPub: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Last Command is a fast-paced Snake x Bullet Hell action game. Maneuver through enemies’ barrage of attacks, collect Data Points to deal damage! Mix and match skill chips as you progress, overcome intense Boss battles, and uncover the secrets of their program world...
Why similar: Soundtrack 36.7% ★, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Combat 14%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Arcade 9.8%
- #41 Yissa Deep Realms
73% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2017
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.
Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Shooter 19.3%, Action 8.4%
- #42 Double Cross
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: 13AM GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Action 29.9%, Platformer 27.1%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Indie 17.2%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #43 Homura Hime
67% matchNo user reviews90% of 1,623 reviews2026
Dev: Crimson DuskPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Homura Hime is an anime-style 3D action game merging exhilarating thrills with the tension-filled gameplay of bullet hell. Players dodge hails of projectiles, unleash combos that blend close-quarters and ranged attacks, and utilize dodges and parries to withstand the fierce onslaught of demons.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 54.3%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Action 9.4%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #44 Beat Souls
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Dive into the cyberpop world of Beat Souls! Dodge and dance your way to a high-score in this intense rhythm action game.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.1%, Score Attack 22.7%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 8.2%
- #45 GIGA WRECKER
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 774 reviews2017
Dev: GAME FREAK inc.Pub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.4%, Platformer 25.4%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, Action 14.3%, Physics 12.6%
- #46 Overclocked
71% matchVery Positive93% of 321 reviews2018
Dev: Magnesium Ninja
Windows · Mac
Overclocked is a free-flowing action game that blends combat and platforming to create a fluid and rhythmic experience. Take on the role of Amber, a glass-cannon vigilante, as you fight to uncover a plot that threatens to tear your home apart.
Why similar: Action 29.6%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Platformer 27.1%, Indie 16%
- #47 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,364 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Shooter 47.8%, Female Protagonist 36.4%, Action 9%, Indie 6.8%
- #48 Copy Kitty
71% matchVery Positive97% of 406 reviews2018
Dev: Nuclear StrawberryPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Boki can copy the special abilities of any foe and then combine up to 3 of them into a unique super-weapon! Blast through hordes of evil robots in cyberspace, while training to become a superhero!
Why similar: Platformer 18.3%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Action 18%, Cyberpunk 15.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%
- #49 MYRIAD DEATH
69% matchVery Positive86% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: IGNITION MPub: holo Indie
Windows
This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 44.3%, Shooter 25.7%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Action 6.7%, Indie 1%
- #50 SONOKUNI
68% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: DON YASA CREWPub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Battle your way through a biopunk and Japanese mythology-inspired landscape filled with over-the-top, hip hop-infused 2D action. A single hit means death, but use your time-bending skills to take down your oppressors and you might yet save your dying nation.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.8%, Hack and Slash 31.5%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Action 7.9%
- #51 Dex
70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 reviews2015
Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.4%, Stealth 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Platformer 7.9%
- #52 NinjaThea
69% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Reza MirzaeiPub: Dreamware Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Casual 2D platformer with a cute ninja girl theme.
Why similar: Ninja 46.3% ★, 2D Platformer 23.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Platformer 7.8%, Action 7.6%
- #53 ICEY
68% matchVery Positive90% of 27,487 reviews2016
Dev: FantaBlade NetworkPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.7%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Cyberpunk 16.6%, Action 12.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%
- #54 Kats Trigger
65% matchVery Positive94% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: GIX
Windows
"Kats Trigger" is story-driven, hyper-speed action. Shoot, slash, and fly through explosive combat. In a beautifully crafted pixel art world, witness the bond between Otter and Stray Cat.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.2%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Combat 11.1%, Platformer 10.6%
- #55 UBERMOSH:BLACK
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,225 reviews2016
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
UBERMOSH:BLACK is the second volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH. Cut bullets with your sword, shoot with heavy guns and splatter enemies with a rage fueled psionic wave.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.1%, Arcade 17.9%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Combat 10.2%, Action 10.2%
- #56 Terminator 2D: NO FATE
64% matchVery Positive84% of 1,337 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap BureauPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.7 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: 2D Platformer 28.4%, Shooter 22.1%, Arcade 14.7%, Combat 14.7%, Action 7.8%
- #57 Ikeda : The Scrap Hunter E.P.
70% matchMixed70% of 144 reviews2019
Dev: Trent KaniugaPub: Aquatic Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Wall jump and slash your way through the remains of Facility 32 as legendary Scrap Hunter Iggy Ikeda in this super-tight action platformer with collectibles.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.7%, Platformer 30.3%, Action 21%, Indie 12.6%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #58 TEXNOPLAZM
65% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
Punch enemies, take their weapons, and switch combat styles on the fly. Blend combat skills and movement into hectic first-person gun-fu based on three movesets for punches, melee weapons and firearms.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 47.3%, Shooter 22.4%, Stylized 11.4%, Action 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #59 LIBLADE
67% matchVery Positive93% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: Eh
Windows
Slash, slash, slash. Sometimes you have to dance, sometimes you have to be precise. "LIBLADE" is a side-scrolling action game where you slash and slash by playing the stick. Use the twin-stick slash action to slash down everything and defeat the strongest enemies that stand in your way.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.4%, 2D Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 13%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Arcade 10.5%