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 33.9%, Violent 24.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.1%, Isometric 8%, Shooter 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest match for its grim top-down shooting, lone-antagonist rampage premise, and deliberately provocative violent tone.

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 33.8% ★, Gore 18.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.6%, Isometric 8.5%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original POSTAL shares Hatred’s isometric perspective, hostile antihero framing, dark atmosphere, and civilian-filled levels.

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 27.9%, Violent 25.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.2%, Isometric 8.9%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast twin-stick firefights, brutal executions, oppressive setting, and angry lone-wolf protagonist make it a strong mechanical successor.

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 31.4%, Violent 26.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.9%, Shooter 7.6%, Top-Down Shooter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers punishing top-down gunfights, heavy gore, bullet-time dives, and a grim revenge-film presentation.

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

Why similar: Violent 43%, Gore 36.5%, Action 6%, Shooter 4.4%, Top-Down Shooter 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers similarly immediate top-down massacres, lethal gunplay, and a deliberately disturbing atmosphere, albeit in a more stylized form.

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 46.4%, Violent 33.2%, Top-Down Shooter 4.8%, Difficult 4.5%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The larger sequel expands the first game’s ruthless top-down violence with more weapons, characters, and chaotic scenarios.

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 45.7%, Violent 32%, Dark 8.2%, Psychological Horror 3.8%, Horror 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its cruel villain-centered tone, graphic executions, and nihilistic urban violence closely match Hatred’s transgressive appeal.

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 37.8%, Violent 20.6%, Villain Protagonist 18.1% ★, Dark 6.7%, Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its relentless gunplay, excessive bloodshed, and protagonist-as-monster setup capture Hatred’s unapologetically hostile energy in 2D.

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 37.7%, Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.7%, Difficult 11.4%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A violent overhead action game built around rapid room-clearing, weapons, and a dark supernatural revenge story.

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 38.7%, Gore 33.6%, Dark Humor 10.1%, Open World 7.2%, Shooter 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: While first-person and more comedic, it similarly casts you as an antisocial protagonist causing escalating violence in an open civilian-filled town.

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 43.9% ★, Gore 32.6%, Violent 16.6%, Action 2.8%, Horror 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: You play the monster rather than the victim, tearing through humans with gore-heavy violence and a malicious power-fantasy perspective.

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 39.1%, Gore 34.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Shooter 7.8%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, violent top-down shooter with frantic room-clearing, slow-motion mechanics, and an oppressive psychological-horror mood.

Redeemer: Enhanced Edition is a brutal close-quarters brawler. Punch, crush, shoot, and use the environment to destroy enemies. Master deep melee combat, execute savage finishers, and fight for redemption as Vasily, a former elite operative hunted by a cybernetic corporation.

Why similar: Gore 42.3%, Violent 35.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.7%, Action 6.9%, Shooter 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines isometric combat, graphic violence, firearms, and savage close-quarters executions in a dark revenge narrative.

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Why similar: Violent 39.1%, Difficult 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down perspective, lethal gunplay, stealth options, and dark criminal atmosphere suit players wanting a more tactical Hatred-like experience.

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 42.5% ★, Gore 26.7%, Violent 8.7%, Dark 6.7%, Horror 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It puts you in control of a supernatural child villain orchestrating gruesome murders, matching Hatred’s antagonist-focused perspective.

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 35.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grim cyberpunk twin-stick shooter focused on mowing down enemies with firearms, upgrades, and destructive environmental interaction.

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 36.7% ★, Violent 26.6%, Gore 24.6%, Dark Humor 4%, Action 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Although more puzzle-oriented, it shares the premise of playing a murderer methodically eliminating civilians while avoiding intervention.

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 26.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Isometric 14.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This challenging overhead shooter emphasizes powerful guns, rapid target acquisition, and merciless combat against overwhelming opposition.

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 38.2%, Violent 14.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark twin-stick survival shooter centered on slaughtering hordes with heavy weapons and escalating character upgrades.

12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.

Why similar: Gore 29.4%, Violent 24.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A harsh top-down Western shooter where every gunfight is deadly, violent, and built around fast, tense clearing of hostile spaces.

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 48.1%, Violent 28%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.3%, Action 6.6%, Top-Down Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct low-budget fit built around top-down shooting, gore, and surviving waves of enemies with a violent arsenal.

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 40.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Shooter 13.2%, Violent 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It strips the formula down to intense arena-based twin-stick shooting with huge enemy swarms, weapon variety, and constant carnage.

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 12.2%, Isometric 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk isometric shooter has excellent twin-stick combat, dense urban violence, and a gritty atmosphere, even if its story is less nihilistic.

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 78.9%, Action 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 7.8%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play top-down shooter emphasizes bloody arena combat, fast respawns, and immediate arcade-style gunplay.

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Gore 46.9%, Violent 20.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 6.7%, Difficult 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A compact but brutal tactical action game about lethal infiltration, gunplay, and clearing rooms with one-hit-kill stakes.

Crowds of blood-thirsty monsters, crawling from every corner of the secret research base. Gloomy basements and modern labs, darkness changing into blazing bulbs. The only usual thing is: you're in a bad place alone, and there's no one to help you!

Why similar: Gore 54.7%, Shooter 13.8%, Isometric 12%, Action 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This old-school isometric shooter provides enormous enemy counts, explosive weaponry, and a bleak gore-soaked sci-fi setting.

The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.8%, Shooter 21.4%, Dark Humor 20.1%, Difficult 16.9%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A violent top-down roguelite shooter with fast runs, plentiful weapons, and gleefully excessive cartoon gore.

The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!

Why similar: Gore 48.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.1%, Isometric 7.2%, Top-Down Shooter 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its straightforward top-down action, huge crowds of targets, and upgrade-driven arsenal offer a similarly uncomplicated destructive loop.

Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Isometric 16%, Dark 15.6%, Shooter 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its dark presentation, twin-stick shooting, and methodical combat offer a grim supernatural alternative with a more tactical pace.

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 39.7%, Gore 32.7%, Isometric 7.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.6%, Action 5.9%

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

Why similar: Gore 32.3%, Villain Protagonist 30% ★, Violent 25%, Action 3.9%, Horror 2.9%

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 34.2%, Violent 31.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.3%, Shooter 6.6%, Isometric 6.3%

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 31.2% ★, Gore 22.8%, Violent 20.5%, Dark 8.6%, Shooter 6%

Shred zombies and bandits, collect and upgrade weapons, and explore the beauty hidden within industrial decay in a new story-driven, top-down horror shooter. Survive one more day in the post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Gore 27.4%, Violent 22.6%, Dark 9.6%, Isometric 8.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 7%

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 48.1%, Violent 33.3%, Nudity 3.8%, Action 3.7%, Horror 3%

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

Why similar: Gore 49.7%, Violent 41.7%, Action 6.2%, Indie 2.4%

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 55.6%, Violent 31.7%, Shooter 3.8%, Action 2.9%, Dark 2.3%

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 59.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Dark Humor 10.4%, Open World 8%, Action 4.9%

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 38.6%, Violent 26%, Dark Humor 8.6%, Third-Person Shooter 6.2%, Shooter 5.8%

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 38.7%, Violent 31.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Horror 4.6%, Action 4.3%

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 48.1%, Violent 33%, Difficult 4.6%, Dark Fantasy 4.3%, Action 4%

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 44.7%, Violent 39%, Shooter 7.8%, Action 6.1%, Indie 2.4%

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Gore 50.9%, Violent 20.5%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 5.6%, Psychological Horror 4.8%

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: Gore 49.3%, Dark 16.2%, Shooter 14.8%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Horror 6%

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 28.5%, Violent 24.9%, Shooter 15.2%, Horror 8.5%, Action 7.2%

Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.

Why similar: Gore 43%, Violent 37.5%, Action 8.9%, Indie 3.4%, Difficult 3.3%

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: Gore 31.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Isometric 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%

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

Why similar: Gore 57.3%, Violent 34.1%, Psychological Horror 3%, Action 1.9%, Horror 1.7%

BDSM is the first satirical action RPG where you get to play Lou, Satan’s son! Get some booze, kill the traitors, save Hell and rescue the hottest demoness from the clutches of those nasty people and mega-corporations!

Why similar: Violent 26.2%, Villain Protagonist 24.2% ★, Gore 17.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.2%, Dark 8.1%

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 34.6% ★, Gore 26.3%, Violent 23.2%, Dark Humor 6.7%, Open World 5.4%

Arcade action game in the vein of Commando, Ikari Warriors and Shock Troopers, mixed with bullet hell elements. You play as an experimental cyborg battle unit fighting against unrelenting mutant hordes to a soundtrack of aggressive heavy metal and psychedelic electronica.

Why similar: Gore 45.8%, Violent 40%, Action 9.5%, Indie 3.3%, Nudity 1.4%

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 45.2%, Violent 29.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Horror 5.7%, Action 5.5%

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

Why similar: Gore 44.2%, Violent 37.5%, Action 5.9%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Difficult 2.5%

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

Why similar: Gore 44.8%, Violent 17.8%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 9.3%, Dark 8.1%

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 33.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Dark Humor 18.2%, Open World 13.9%, Action 10.2%

GoreBox is a chaotic physics-driven sandbox where creativity meets destruction. Use the Reality Crusher to spawn, manipulate, and obliterate anything. Customize, roleplay, or face devious creatures. In this world, your imagination rules, and chaos is your playground!

Why similar: Gore 50.7%, Violent 37.1%, Shooter 9.1%, Action 3.1%

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: Violent 30.7%, Isometric 18.8%, Gore 17.5%, Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 7.4%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 43%, Violent 28.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 9%, Horror 3.6%

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Gore 38.1%, Violent 33.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 5.6%, Action 5%

Into the Fray is a fast action-shooter in the vein of Doom and Dark Messiah; using fast combat, reactive environments, and traps. Blast, kick, and dash your way through Rebels and Eldritch creatures to liberate the Isle of Portland; as it becomes consumed by Fog and the horrors therein.

Why similar: Gore 35.9%, Violent 30.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.2%, Shooter 6.3%, Top-Down Shooter 6.2%