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 33.8%, Violent 24.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.2%, Isometric 8.1%, Shooter 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest modern match to Hatred, pairing top-down mass-slaughter gameplay with extreme gore, a hateful tone, and relentless civilian-and-police chaos.

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 18.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.7%, Isometric 8.6%, Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The 1997 original shares Hatred's grim isometric perspective, lone-spree-killer premise, and unapologetically nasty atmosphere.

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 36.6%, Action 6%, Shooter 4.4%, Top-Down Shooter 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down perspective, instant lethality, and feverish ultraviolence make it one of the strongest alternatives if you want stylish but savage kill-spree action.

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 27.8%, Violent 25.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.3%, Isometric 9%, Top-Down Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: RUINER matches Hatred's dark tone and overhead shooting with brutal, fast-paced combat and a similarly hostile world.

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: Even though it is third-person stealth rather than twin-stick, few games match Hatred's ugly, exploitative violence and disturbed killer-protagonist energy this closely.

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 12%, Shooter 7.5%, Top-Down Shooter 7%

Why You'll Like It: This isometric shooter delivers the same kind of ruthless room-clearing gun carnage, just with a John Woo crime-thriller angle instead of pure nihilism.

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 46.5%, Violent 33.1%, Top-Down Shooter 4.8%, Action 4.5%, Difficult 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It doubles down on the first game's top-down slaughter and bleak mood, making it a strong fit for Hatred fans who want more scale and cruelty.

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 8.8%, Action 6.9%, Shooter 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This isometric action game channels Hatred's brutality through savage close-quarters killing sprees and a grim, no-mercy tone.

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 78.8%, Action 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 7.9%, Indie 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Redie's one-hit-kill top-down gunplay delivers the same tense, violent overhead combat loop in a stripped-down indie form.

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%, Shooter 22.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Difficult 11.2%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down, hyperviolent run-and-gun design captures the same sensation of tearing through enemies in fast, bloody bursts.

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 20.5%, Villain Protagonist 18.2% ★, Dark 6.8%, Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: BUTCHER trades the isometric camera for 2D, but it shares Hatred's obsession with gore, cruelty, and merciless one-man slaughter.

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 15.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Violent 9.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a pure twin-stick bloodbath built around mowing down huge numbers of targets from an overhead perspective, making it mechanically very close to Hatred.

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 16.5%, Action 2.8%, Horror 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps guns for monster movement, but its gore, villain-protagonist angle, and gleeful reverse-horror slaughter fit Hatred's appeal surprisingly well.

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 26.1%, Villain Protagonist 24.2% ★, Gore 17.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.3%, Dark 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This crude, ultraviolent isometric action game shares Hatred's taste for shock value, gore, and chaotic mass killing.

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%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.8%, Violent 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is another overhead gore-fest focused on arcade survival and nonstop carnage, with a very Hatred-adjacent rhythm of movement and slaughter.

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 47%, Isometric 20%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 6.1%, Horror 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The camera, pacing, and satisfaction of spraying overwhelming numbers of enemies from an isometric view line up well with Hatred's raw combat appeal.

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 38.6%, Gore 33.5%, Dark Humor 10.2%, Open World 7.2%, Shooter 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The perspective changes completely, but it remains one of Steam's defining shock-value violence sandboxes with a similarly transgressive streak.

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 42.6% ★, Gore 26.7%, Violent 8.6%, Dark 6.7%, Horror 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is far less action-focused, but the malicious villain-protagonist role and cruelty-driven design make it a thematic match for Hatred's darkest side.

Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Isometric 22.1%, Shooter 14.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Difficult 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its bleak isometric destruction, urban warfare, and heavy collateral damage scratch a similar itch even though it uses vehicles instead of a lone gunman.

"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western world. A gunslinger burning with vengeance steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, ready to face death. Prepare for one-shot, one-kill gunfights using classic revolvers and fanning techniques.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Action 19.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 7%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter has a colder, more focused duel-heavy design, but its lethal pacing and grim violence feel spiritually adjacent.

Inspired by classic top-down action games, Glitchpunk lets you brawl, shoot and drive your way through a dystopian future. As an android bounty hunter in a brutal world of gangs, cults and corporations there’s plenty of work for you. Lock and load, let her rip!

Why similar: Dark 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 18.2%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Open World 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its grim top-down criminal chaos and indiscriminate urban violence make it a good thematic and structural follow-up to Hatred.

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 35.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Neon Chrome offers dark cyberpunk twin-stick gunplay with brutal overhead firefights and a similarly hostile atmosphere.

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 53.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Difficult 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: While less nihilistic, it is one of the best pure twin-stick shooters on Steam if what you mainly want from Hatred is intense top-down destruction.

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 8.7%, Third-Person Shooter 6.3%, Shooter 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same mean-spirited POSTAL flavor, though it is a weaker game overall and less mechanically close than the top entries here.

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 44.5%, Violent 26.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Dark 8.6%, Third-Person Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its hyperviolent combat, bleak insanity-soaked world, and constant body-count make it a good fit for players who liked Hatred's vicious energy.

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 26.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Isometric 14.3%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: If you want punishing overhead gunplay with weighty weapons and nonstop firefights, this is one of the strongest mechanical alternatives.

The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.

Why similar: Gore 51.8%, Isometric 12.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 7.1%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original still holds up as a simple, blood-soaked isometric shooter built around overwhelming firepower and nonstop killing.

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 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This dark, violent isometric shooter-RPG offers heavy firefights and oppressive atmosphere, even if it is more progression-driven than Hatred.

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 39.6%, Gore 32.6%, Isometric 7.9%, 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 30.1% ★, Violent 24.9%, Action 3.9%, Horror 2.9%

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 27.3%, Violent 22.5%, Dark 9.7%, Isometric 8.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 7%

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 14.6%, Action 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down western shooter offers grim, lethal gunfights and a stripped-down overhead action style that still resonates with Hatred's basics.

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 34.1%, Violent 31.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.4%, Shooter 6.6%, Isometric 6.4%

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 31.3% ★, Gore 22.8%, Violent 20.5%, Dark 8.7%, Shooter 6%

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 55.5%, Violent 31.7%, Shooter 3.8%, Action 3%, Dark 2.2%

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

Why similar: Gore 49.8%, Violent 41.6%, Action 6.2%, Indie 2.4%

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 26.7%, Gore 24.7%, Dark Humor 4.1%, Action 3.3%

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%

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 48.3%, Violent 33.2%, Nudity 3.7%, Action 3.7%, Horror 3.1%

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 49.2%, Dark 16.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Horror 6%

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 11.6%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Open World 8%, Action 4.9%

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 15.1%, Horror 8.5%, Action 7.2%

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

Why similar: Gore 57.3%, Violent 34%, Psychological Horror 3%, Action 1.9%, Horror 1.7%

Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.

Why similar: Gore 43%, Violent 37.5%, Action 8.9%, Indie 3.5%, Difficult 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 48%, Violent 27.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.4%, Top-Down Shooter 6.7%, Action 6.6%

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 31.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Isometric 12%, Shooter 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.1%

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 11.6%, Horror 5.7%, Action 5.5%

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

Why similar: Gore 50.8%, Violent 20.6%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 5.6%, Psychological Horror 4.8%

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 33.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Dark Humor 18.2%, Open World 13.7%, Action 10.1%

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Gore 38.1%, Violent 33.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 5.7%, Action 4.9%

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 3.4%, Nudity 1.4%

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 30.5%, Isometric 19.1%, Gore 17.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 7.5%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 43.2%, Violent 28.7%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 9%, Horror 3.6%

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 8.2%

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 2.4%

POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

Why similar: Gore 37.9%, Violent 32.1%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 6.6%, Survival 4.5%

Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

Why similar: Gore 37.4%, Violent 32.6%, Villain Protagonist 18.5% ★, Action 3.3%, Psychological Horror 3%

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

Why similar: Violent 44.9%, Dark 24.6%, Shooter 19.6%, Action 9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

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 8.3%, Top-Down Shooter 6.3%, Shooter 6.3%

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 38.9%, Violent 31.4%, Shooter 12%, Horror 4.6%, Action 4.3%