Games Like Hatred

POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of the classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Take control of The POSTAL Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.

Why similar: Gore 30.2%, Violent 25.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.8%, Isometric 8.7%, Dark Humor 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match on Steam to Hatred's premise: a top-down mass-shooter built around playing a homicidal antihero and mowing through civilians and police.

Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 40.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 12.2%, Isometric 10.9%, Shooter 7.5%, Top-Down Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original POSTAL shares Hatred's bleak misanthropy, villain-led rampage structure, and top-down slaughter-focused action almost one-to-one.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Violent 43.6%, Gore 35.7%, Action 6.1%, Shooter 4.3%, Top-Down Shooter 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more stylized and score-driven, it delivers similarly fast, ultra-violent top-down killing sprees with a grim, deranged tone.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.

Why similar: Gore 43.8%, Violent 34.8%, Top-Down Shooter 5.1%, Action 4.7%, Difficult 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It doubles down on the first game's chaotic top-down massacres, cruelty, and oppressive atmosphere in a way Hatred fans usually appreciate.

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: Gore 26.6%, Violent 26.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.7%, Isometric 9.3%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This isometric shooter captures Hatred's relentless aggression and dark mood, just filtered through a cyberpunk setting.

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 43.5% ★, Gore 28.7%, Violent 16.8%, Mature 3.7%, Action 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is one of the best Steam games for the 'play the monster' fantasy, trading guns for grotesque predator-style mass killing.

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Why similar: Gore 30%, Violent 29.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Shooter 8.2%, Top-Down Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down gunfights, heavy body count, and ruthless one-man-against-everyone momentum make it a strong mechanical match.

Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.

Why similar: Violent 59.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Action 5.7%, Survival 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It channels the same top-down, ultra-lethal, no-mercy pacing as Hatred, with a similarly savage commitment to nonstop killing.

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 36.6%, Violent 21.4%, Villain Protagonist 17.7% ★, Dark 7.2%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Although 2D instead of isometric, it shares Hatred's unapologetic brutality, grim tone, and love of excessive gore.

You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.

Why similar: Gore 38.9%, Violent 30.2%, Mature 9.6%, Dark 7.9%, Psychological Horror 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a strong thematic match for Hatred because of its ugly violence, depraved mood, and willingness to cast you as the monster.

Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 38.7%, Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Difficult 11%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers violent top-down slaughter with a dark comic-book edge and lots of room for aggressive room-clearing play.

Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 39.8% ★, Gore 24.6%, Violent 8.2%, Mature 7%, Dark 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: If Hatred's appeal for you is specifically the villain-protagonist angle, Lucius is one of Steam's clearest 'evil main character' games.

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 54%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.1%, Difficult 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Though more arcade than nihilistic, its intense isometric destruction and crowd-clearing firepower scratch a similar gameplay itch.

REDEEMER is a intense Brawler where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment.

Why similar: Gore 41.6%, Violent 36.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 9%, Action 7%, Shooter 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its isometric perspective, savage violence, and nonstop close-quarters bloodshed line up well with Hatred's aggressive feel.

A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

Why similar: Gore 35%, Twin Stick Shooter 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its twin-stick isometric combat, heavy weaponry, and grim dystopian feel make it a solid mechanical follow-up to Hatred.

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Violent 31.4%, Gore 26.1%, Mature 19.9%, Dark Humor 8.6%, Open World 6%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more satirical and open-ended, but it still scratches the antisocial rampage fantasy Hatred leans into.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Isometric 14.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It leans roguelite, but its top-down gunplay is brutally intense and rewards the same kind of ruthless, high-pressure aggression.

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: Gore 38.6%, Violent 31.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Horror 4.7%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Despite being an FPS, its extreme gore, ruthless pacing, and dark violence make it a good tonal match.

This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements which combines well-established world of classical games and unmatched dynamics of the first part.

Why similar: Gore 43.7%, Isometric 21.7%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 6.4%, Horror 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is another isometric carnage game built around mowing down huge numbers of enemies with overwhelming firepower and gore.

Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

Why similar: Gore 39.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Violent 9.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: For pure twin-stick slaughter and constant blood-soaked survival pressure, it delivers a stripped-down version of Hatred's combat appeal.

POSTAL 4: No Regerts is a satirical and outrageous comedic open world first person shooter and the long-awaited true sequel to what’s been fondly dubbed as "The Worst Game Ever™", POSTAL 2!

Why similar: Gore 58.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Dark Humor 10.9%, Open World 8.1%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: Like POSTAL 2, it is less bleak than Hatred yet still built around crude, violent sandbox chaos and civilian hostility.

Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

Why similar: Gore 35.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Violent 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down perspective, relentless carnage, and emphasis on big kill counts make it a natural fit for Hatred's action side.

MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.

Why similar: Gore 39.5%, Violent 28.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Dark 9.7%, Third-Person Shooter 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers chaotic ultraviolence, exaggerated gore, and relentless antihero combat that should appeal to Hatred players.

It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 36.4% ★, Violent 27.2%, Gore 23.6%, Dark Humor 4.3%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is far more stealthy and puzzle-like, yet the central fantasy of methodically murdering innocents as the bad guy gives it some Hatred overlap.

You are Wendigo. A hard-hearted contract killer tasked with annihilating a fanatical cult. With your trusted arsenal at the ready, experience what has been called "The most violent game in VR". EARLY ACCESS includes RAID, ARENA and SANDBOX modes with a story campaign and much more on the way.

Why similar: Gore 53.4%, Violent 33.2%, Shooter 3.8%, Action 3.2%, Dark 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: For players mainly chasing Hatred's shock value and graphic cruelty, this is one of Steam's most viscerally violent options.

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Gore 20.6%, Violent 19.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.3%, Isometric 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its isometric shooting, dystopian atmosphere, and heavy firefights make it a worthwhile pick if you want more dark twin-stick action.

An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

Why similar: Gore 43.9%, Violent 35.3%, Mature 10.7%, Action 5%, Difficult 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This one swaps guns for brutal brawling, but its grimy ultraviolence and nihilistic nastiness feel very adjacent to Hatred.

Take on the role of a merciless torturer. Earn money from video transmissions of your manhunts.

Why similar: Gore 26.8%, Villain Protagonist 26.1% ★, Violent 21.2%, Mature 15.8%, Action 3.5%

Kill your friends and steal their hats in this free cover-based twin-stick shooter! Wage multiplayer versus battles online or on the couch. Face off in colorful arenas with destructible environments and bangin' music.

Why similar: Violent 39.5%, Gore 32.2%, Isometric 8.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.8%, Action 5.9%

Eliminate your victims as a serial killer dubbed ‘The Sniper Killer’. Terrorize the city with your keen eye and thirst for blood while staying one step ahead of a detective hell bent on bringing you to justice.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 30.9% ★, Gore 22.6%, Violent 20.5%, Dark 8.9%, Shooter 5.9%

He had one rule: No killing women or children. When a hitman is double-crossed by his employer, he brings forth a night of carnage and bloodshed.

Why similar: Gore 34%, Violent 31.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.6%, Isometric 6.6%, Shooter 6.5%

SharpShooter3D is a first-person subculture shooter in the best old school traditions. Burn! Destroy! Kill! Kill! Kill!

Why similar: Gore 32.6%, Violent 30.1%, Dark 17%, Shooter 13%, Action 6.1%

Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.

Why similar: Gore 34%, Violent 23.9%, Mature 9.5%, Dark Humor 8.3%, Third-Person Shooter 5.8%

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Gore 47%, Violent 33.9%, Dark Fantasy 4.8%, Difficult 4.6%, Action 4.1%

WTF is a chaotic first person shooter that confronts heavily armed players with "The Devil" himself.

Why similar: Gore 49.4%, Violent 41.8%, Action 6.2%, Indie 2.5%

SUFFER is a brutally difficult retro-styled first person shooter! Become the Spirit of Anarchy and take on the police state in this horror-punk twist on classic PC gaming.

Why similar: Gore 44.5%, Violent 39.2%, Shooter 7.6%, Action 6.1%, Indie 2.6%

Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.

Why similar: Gore 42.6%, Violent 37.6%, Action 9%, Indie 3.6%, Difficult 3.2%

Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

Why similar: Gore 51.8%, Violent 38.1%, Psychological Horror 3.5%, Action 2.1%, Horror 1.9%

Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.

Why similar: Gore 33.9%, Mature 31.3%, Violent 23.8%, Action 2.6%, Psychological Horror 2.3%

Devilated is an ultraviolent RPG old-school shooter where you brutalize and cannibalize your demonic foes in equal measure. Eat their face before they eat yours.

Why similar: Dark 32.4%, Shooter 28%, Dark Humor 24.8%, Horror 12%, Singleplayer 2.9%

You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost...

Why similar: Gore 40.2%, Violent 34.4%, Mature 8.4%, Action 5.4%, Psychological Horror 3.3%

Have you ever faced your worst nightmare? What if you have no choice but to move on and see what’s behind it? Then you’d better arm yourself with a couple of big guns, stock up on ammo and show them all what a real nightmare is!

Why similar: Gore 47.9%, Violent 28.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 8%, Top-Down Shooter 6.7%, Action 6.6%

Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.

Why similar: Gore 77.3%, Action 10.5%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%, Indie 3.8%

Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Open World 13.6%, Action 9.9%

COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.

Why similar: Gore 44.8%, Violent 29.7%, Shooter 11.5%, Horror 5.8%, Action 5.6%

Take an exciting journey with Twisty, the floating brain monster, as he battles his way out of an insane asylum in this hilariously bizarre, action/adventure game.

Why similar: Gore 33.7%, Violent 29.7%, Villain Protagonist 20.4% ★, Action 4.7%, Dark 4.4%

KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.5%, Isometric 18%, Shooter 16%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Difficult 8.1%

Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!

Why similar: Gore 32.8%, Violent 24.8%, Isometric 16.1%, Shooter 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 6.1%

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Gore 37.7%, Violent 33.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 5.7%, Action 4.9%

Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.

Why similar: Gore 37%, Violent 30.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Dark 9.5%, Action 6.5%

This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

Why similar: Gore 66.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 6%, Horror 5.2%, Psychological Horror 3.4%

Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

Why similar: Gore 44.4%, Violent 17.8%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 9.1%, Dark 8.4%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 42.2%, Violent 29.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 9%, Horror 3.7%

Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.

Why similar: Gore 46%, Violent 32.3%, Mature 12.2%, Action 4.8%, Difficult 2.7%

BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.

Why similar: Gore 38%, Violent 31.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Dark 9.6%, Action 4.1%

First person shooter Psychological horror, which is about sick thought experiments that will be seen thanks to some videotapes and demonstrate what dark is the world now.

Why similar: Gore 28.6%, Violent 25.2%, Shooter 15%, Horror 8.9%, Action 7.3%

Wall of insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets.

Why similar: Gore 24.9%, Violent 21.9%, Dark 13.6%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 10.8%

You are prisoner Artyomich, and you need to kill all the devils of the SS from Hell in order to save Russia from the apocalypse.

Why similar: Gore 48.4%, Violent 42.6%, Action 6.4%, Indie 2.7%

Matthew Taurus, after losing everything in a horrifying event, turned from honorable policeman into vengeful outlaw. Get ready to rage through dangerous spaceships in this frantic twin-stick shooter roguelite, where you must find your enemies and destroy them.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Dark 24.8%, Shooter 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action 8.7%