- #1 Cube Destroyer
97% matchVery Positive85% of 1,159 reviews2016
Dev: Freedomize Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Cube Destroyer is a top-down shooter with a dynamic gameplay.
Why similar: Indie 41.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Action 28.9%
- #2 Hooligan Vasja: Halloween
96% matchMostly Negative37% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Trident Game Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
During the day he is a regular hooligan, but this night he has to save his house. He is strong and agile and his slingshot is his weapon of choice. He is Batma.., ehem, Vasja!
Why similar: Action 35.8%, Casual 33.3%, Indie 30.8%
- #3 Starship Annihilator
96% matchMixed64% of 354 reviews2016
Dev: IR Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A classic style vertical scrolling-shooter. Includes 10 levels and 10 boss enemies. You will have several power-ups for weapon modification. Within each level, you will face different enemies, among which will vary from low to extreme levels of threat!
Why similar: Indie 46.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Action 23.2%
- #4 Hooligan Vasja: Christmas
95% matchMixed42% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: Trident Game Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Our hero wears a Christmas hat and is armed with snowballs because only he can defeat the villains. Fight against evil and bring back the holiday to children, after all, hooligan Vasja has a good heart.
Why similar: Action 36.6%, Casual 32.9%, Indie 30.4%
- #5 Mr. Dubstep
94% matchMixed64% of 236 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Mr. Dubstep is a fun platformer with many colorful levels. The goal of the game is avoiding obstacles with various mechanics.
Why similar: Casual 34.7%, Action 34.2%, Indie 31.1%
- #6 SAMOLIOTIK
93% matchVery Positive85% of 2,932 reviews2016
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
SAMOLIOTIK is a stylish shoot-em-up with different enemies, bosses, colour palettes, power-ups, set in different eras. In this game you will fight Adolf Gutler,The Illuminati, and other creatures.
Why similar: Casual 80.4%, Indie 6.9%, Action 6.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.3%
- #7 Mover
94% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Hont
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Mover is simplified Top-Down ACT game, You need to escape from different enemies to reach the end.Every floor is procedural, but this is only the first time you open the program.Game Features Minimum design,intuitive gameplay Retro cyberpunk art style
Why similar: Action 34.5%, Casual 34%, Indie 31.5%
- #8 The Final Boss
92% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: CarloC
Windows
Play as big boss of a final level. Heroes will come to kill you and you have to resist.
Why similar: Action 40.7%, Casual 35%, Indie 24.3%
- #9 VLADiK BRUTAL
89% matchVery Positive90% of 9,983 reviews2024
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.
Why similar: Action 40%, Casual 34.2%, Horror 25.8%
- #10 Weable
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 454 reviews2017
Dev: SPECTRUM GAMESPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Weable is a neon world where you have to undergo complex and dynamic levels.Weable - in the game you have to reach the goal - the end of the level.Passing the levels, the difficulty will increase, creating a variety of interesting challenges
Why similar: Action 40.9%, Casual 30.7%, Indie 28.4%
- #11 Space Codex
90% matchVery Positive81% of 412 reviews2016
Dev: takk
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Space Codex is a casual retro arcade minimal awesome top-down shooter featuring waves of enemy spaceships with different attacks in what is, literally, a bullet hell. To beat them, you will have power-up options available through the map. The game only gets harder. How long can you stay alive?
Why similar: Casual 56.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 43.5%
- #12 Distant Space 2
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,501 reviews2017
Dev: PixelMouse
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Distant Space 2 - is an indirect continuation of the first part, in which you will find more dynamic gameplay. Your task is to destroy enemy ships on each level to go to the next of 26 available. In addition to conventional ships, you will have to wait for the boss ships, the battle with which will not be easy.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Action 22.5%, Casual 20.6%, Indie 19.5%
- #13 Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun
88% matchMixed52% of 508 reviews2016
Dev: 16bit NightsPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kivi, Toilet and Shotgun is a single player top down action game where your goal is to reach the end of the desert by avoiding all kinds of obstacles and fighting the desert raiders. Go up against foes in your vehicle and on foot. Take on powerful bosses, but make sure you're quipped for the fight!
Why similar: Indie 71.5%, Action 14.4%, Casual 14.1%
- #14 Rescue your chickens
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This game is a story of a father who is left alone to take care of his chickens. You must use your skill to avoid all sort of forest creatures and to save all 10 chickens. Fight bosses, and be prepared for an epic finale. The game difficulty start from easy to hard making this game last for hours of fun gameplay.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #15 Obludia
87% matchMixed49% of 74 reviews2014
Dev: FobTi interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight your way through 50 levels full of thrilling action with hordes of challenging enemies and tough bosses! Obludia is an old-school arcade arena action inspired by classics such as Robotron or Smash-TV with RPG elements.
Why similar: Action 33.8%, Indie 28.9%, Horror 21.6%, Casual 15.7%
- #16 Russian SuperHero Dead Ivan
86% matchMixed49% of 275 reviews2016
Dev: Anatoliy LoginovskikhPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Somewhere, in the farthest corner of Russia, you can find him: the great Russian superhero Dead Ivan! Surrounded by the most common stereotypes, he's armed with a chainsaw full of magic and is always ready for a fight!
Why similar: Indie 65.3%, Casual 34.7%
- #17 UltraGoodness
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 228 reviews2017
Dev: Rasul Mono
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tear your enemies to pieces in this top-down action-roguelike shooter. Leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #18 Skeleton War
82% matchVery Positive99% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: rabbitHead
Windows
Welcome to Skull Wars. This is a top-down rogue's anti-skull time survival game with rich and interlinked map enemy character weapon skill props. Each game contains a number of well-designed levels, exploring each unique gameplay experience in repeated rounds of exhilaration and excitement.
Why similar: Casual 57.9%, Action 22%, Indie 20.1%
- #19 Cybercube
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cybercube is a fun platformer with many colorful levels. The goal of the game is avoiding obstacles with various mechanics.
Why similar: Action 35.2%, Casual 33.7%, Indie 31.1%
- #20 Office Battle
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 957 reviews2015
Dev: Black Lime Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Office Battle! Many workers will lose their job because a layoff is happening very soon in your office. That is why "Big B" decided to organize a competition and the winners gets to keep his job. But don’t think that it will be easy.
Why similar: Indie 51.4%, Action 48.6%
- #21 GEESE vs CTHULHU
82% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Anatoliy Loginovskikh
Windows
GEESE vs CTHULHU - a colorful and dynamic story about the magical Geese and the evil Cthulhu. Incredible heroes and unpredictable adventures await you! Play for the three-headed Super Drake! Fight against huge bosses while listening to drive music! Remember that the Geese are watching you...
Why similar: Casual 39.3%, Action 31.1%, Indie 29.7%
- #22 Bullet Hell Monday: Finale
80% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Masayuki Ito
Windows
"Bullet Hell Monday: Finale" is a beginner-friendly bullet hell shooter. Upgrade your craft, clear the Chapter Mode, defeat bosses, and enhance your abilities to conquer stages.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 59.6%, Action 23.8%, Indie 16.6%
- #23 Nazi 2
83% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: wraithgames
Windows
Gameplay: In Nazi2 your goal is to get kills for score. Find weapons, use them to get more score and raise your kill counter. As you get more kills, the town level will go up.. As the town level get's higher, more enemies will spawn and be harder to kill.
Why similar: Action 35.6%, Casual 33.5%, Indie 31%
- #24 One Try, One Kill
81% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: Repa GamesPub: KuKo
Windows
One try, one kill - a gory TDS game, in which you must clean the areas of ruthless mercenary. The game is a top-down so you could view the battle situation as it's best.
Why similar: Action 52.3%, Indie 47.7%
- #25 Action Alien
81% matchMixed56% of 496 reviews2015
Dev: Devdan GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump into the action and battle your way through hordes of aliens from deserts to tropical islands with fully destructible environments !
Why similar: Action 45.5%, Indie 27.7%, Casual 26.8%
- #26 Half Hour Hexagon
77% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Action 51%, Casual 49%
- #27 Green Elephant 2D
79% matchVery Positive90% of 350 reviews2017
Dev: 4Fufelz
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
-This game is based on russian movie "Green elephant" or "Zeleniy slonik". This is a platformer/shooter game with quest elements and a lot of humor and fun moments. -The goal of the game is to find a key on diffent levels and run away from dangerous enemies and defeat powerfull bosses at the end of each level!
Why similar: Action 55.2%, Indie 44.8%
- #28 Zolg
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 223 reviews2016
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Action 42.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 41.4%, Indie 16%
- #29 HOLE
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,400 reviews2024
Dev: NEGAFISH
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Indie 33.6%, Action 28.8%
- #30 Asteroid Bounty Hunter
78% matchMixed65% of 803 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.
Why similar: Indie 29%, Action 25%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Casual 22.8%
- #31 Incandescent
78% matchMixed68% of 172 reviews2015
Dev: Stephen Crabb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.5%, Action 31.2%, Indie 27.6%, Casual 9.7%
- #32 CPU Invaders
76% matchVery Positive83% of 766 reviews2017
Dev: Microblast GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Invaders are living inside your computer. You shouldn't let that happen! Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more! CPU Invaders overlaps the game itself with your computer screen.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34.5%, Casual 30.4%, Indie 18%, Action 17%
- #33 Clean'Em Up
75% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2016
Dev: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Clean’Em Up is a fast paced, arcade-style Top Down Shooter with neon graphics. You play as an Upgradable Antivirus. You seek and destroy tremendous viruses and threats, collect and protect files and survive huge Bosses. The story is simple: Your Computer has been hacked... Dozens of viruses and other threats have penetrated your System...
Why similar: Action 51.6%, Indie 48.4%
- #34 Golden Dungeons
76% matchMixed46% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: GD StudioPub: AFBIK Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Golden Dungeons - is a simple hardcore platformer game, the goal to get out of the cave. Try to pass all levels and not die!
Why similar: Action 37.2%, Casual 31.9%, Indie 30.9%
- #35 ANARCHY
74% matchMixed53% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: NewProjekt
Windows
ANARCHY is an escape / survivor games. Horde of robots, climbing, traps and many other things will try to kill you. It is one of the toughest games on steam right now.
Why similar: Action 36.2%, Indie 35.2%, Casual 28.7%
- #36 Jelly Killer
74% matchVery Positive80% of 381 reviews2016
Dev: Immortal Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Jelly Killer - Retro Platformer The Adventures Of A Young Bioweapon. In this game you will act like the young bioweapon. You will encounter lots of traps and puzzles. You will have to possess human bodies to pass the game to the end. Good luck!
Why similar: Action 34.2%, Casual 33.7%, Indie 32.1%
- #37 The Swarm
71% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Solsgames
Windows
The Swarm is an abyssal boss rush. Defeat your enemy, upgrade your skills, start over.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.6%, Action 43.9%, Indie 11.5%
- #38 Polygon Attack
73% matchVery Positive88% of 268 reviews2016
Dev: Magnolia Art
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!
Why similar: Indie 28.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Action 22.2%, Casual 21.9%
- #39 Hero of Not Our Time
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Hide Head
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hero of Not Our Time is a 2D top-down action game with elements of 90s classics. The player will have to move through neo-noir dungeons looking for a way out, simultaneously destroying various monsters using magic and weapon, cleaning up location after location.
Why similar: Action 50.2%, Casual 49.8%
- #40 Voidigo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 73.7%, Action 26.3%
- #41 Furry Killer
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 300 reviews2022
Dev: Sujikon
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
"Furry Killer" is a fast-paced arena shooter where you fight against waves of evil furry creatures. Defeat them, collect coins, and upgrade your weapons to survive in an endless mode.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 68.4%, Indie 31.6%
- #42 Danger Scavenger
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 100%
- #43 Death by Scrolling
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Toybox NZPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
Why similar: Action 62.4%, Horror 37.6%
- #44 TeraBlaster
71% matchMixed70% of 1,034 reviews2015
Dev: Black Shell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
TeraBlaster is a top-down arcade shooter micro-game which draws heavy inspiration from Geometry Wars. Duke it out with hordes of enemies on randomly generated levels, trigger massive explosions, and die a truly glorious death.
Why similar: Indie 28.7%, Action 28.6%, Casual 28.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.6%
- #45 Antipaint
65% matchVery Positive95% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Vilius Prakapas
Windows
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
Why similar: Casual 37%, Action 32.7%, Indie 30.3%
- #46 Vasilisa and Baba Yaga: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive82% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Baba Yaga Games
Windows · Mac
Level up the magical assistant doll Vasilisa the Beautiful from the famous fairy tale, who fights evil spirits at night, so that later the path to Baba Yaga will be easier!
Why similar: Casual 48.3%, Action 46.5%, Indie 5.2%
- #47 Rhythm Destruction
73% matchMixed45% of 135 reviews2014
Dev: Curious Panda Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Rhythm Destruction is a rhythm & shoot'em up that aims to combine the best of both genres. Blast and maneuver your way through perilous stages filled with numerous enemies, obstacles and unique boss encounters.
Why similar: Indie 28.7%, Casual 24.4%, Action 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23%
- #48 Valakas Story
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,745 reviews2019
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore locations, fight with different enemies and bosses, communicate with residents, complete their tasks. Play as a village streamer from Russia named Valakas. All this adventure takes place in the beautiful far reaches of Russia.
Why similar: Action 43.1%, Casual 35.8%, Horror 21.1%
- #49 3D Hardcore Cube
70% matchMixed54% of 203 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
3D Hardcore Cube - this is not an easy platformer in which you want to get to the portal and not to fall into the trap. The game has boosters traffic boosters bounce, anti bounce, falling cubes, turrets and more!
Why similar: Action 37.9%, Indie 33.5%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Casual 12.1%
- #50 Primitive Shooter
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 104 reviews2018
Dev: Primitive StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Primitive Shooter - an interesting and exciting game, made in a minimalist style! Take on the role of the main character, shoot out from enemies, set new records and all this under pleasant music!
Why similar: Action 44.8%, Indie 39.5%, Casual 15.7%
- #51 Kill the Twister
63% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Jakob Vidal
Windows
Jump, shoot, and throw a lot of barrels in this self-contained FPS boss fight against a massive tornado.
Why similar: Casual 52%, Action 32.8%, Indie 15.3%
- #52 Trash Squad
69% matchVery Positive83% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: Enitvare
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Trash Squad is a dynamic shooter with RPG elements. Stand up for the fight against hordes of monsters in over a dozen randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Action 54.4%, Indie 45.6%
- #53 Post Soviet Zombies
67% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2019
Dev: Ascension Studio
Windows
Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.
Why similar: Action 31.5%, Indie 29.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Horror 7%, Casual 6.4%
- #54 Missing Banban
60% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Simon CarnyPub: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Grab your weapons and delve into this action side-scroller intense adventure. Jump around and explore the insane levels. Shoot and dodge your way through enemies. Fight to find your friend and solve the disappearance!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38%, Side Scroller 29.5%, Horror 14.4%, Action 12.3%, Indie 2.9%
- #55 Space Beret
68% matchMixed52% of 690 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Space Beret is a top down sci-fi shooter set in a "Starship Troopers" and "Crimsonland" inspired setting. In it, mankind is forced to fight hordes of horrible monstrosities in a desperate struggle for survival.
Why similar: Casual 53.4%, Action 24%, Indie 22.5%