- #1 Sharpshooter Plus
97% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: yyrGames
Windows
Put down those 40-hour narratives and walking simulators! Your coordination, reaction time, and other skills you developed playing fast-paced shooting games years ago are about to be tested! Sharpshooter Plus is here...can you keep up?
Why similar: Action 46.6%, Indie 33.9%, Fast-Paced 7.1%, Score Attack 5.3%, Difficult 4.3%
- #2 Boom Stick
96% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Fortyate
Windows
Boom Stick is a Fast-Paced Shooter with projectile based combat. Inspired by many of the Old School Shooters but with some new Ideas.
Why similar: Action 46%, Indie 33.5%, Fast-Paced 10%, Difficult 6%, Shooter 4.5%
- #3 Valiant Gears
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gaze Interactive
Windows
Valiant Gears is a 3D old school shoot 'em up game. Hop on your Valiant Gear, a ferocious battle machine and defend the planet by fighting the alien robots!
Why similar: Action 51.8%, Indie 37.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 6%, Arcade 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #4 Underdog Arena
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Björn Fredberger
Windows
A pretty simple action game with a twist; the worse you do, the stronger your character becomes. Grab a friend!
Why similar: Action 46.5%, Indie 33.8%, GameMaker 19.7% ★
- #5 Bigwig Flint
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Kanselsprot Entertainment
Windows
Bigwig Flint is a challenging, thrilling, and hilarious top down shooter. A soulfully crafted game with emphasis on perfect classic retro gameplay. Waldemar, the circumcised square, must fight against Bigwig Flint and his many allies. At stake is not only the Universe, but also your sanity.
Why similar: Action 51.7%, Indie 37.6%, Fast-Paced 4.1%, Difficult 2.7%, Retro 2%
- #6 Handsome Mr. Frog
94% matchVery Positive91% of 242 reviews2016
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Jump, lick, and spit your way through four worlds in a new-school arcade adventure starring the nominal Handsome Mr. Frog, a good looking fellow whose hat was jacked by a bunch of unattractive normies.
Why similar: Action 54.8%, Indie 35.3%, Retro 5.3%, Arcade 4.6%
- #7 The Real Laser Ball
93% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Holmsario Games
Windows
A physics based, arcade, high score chaser with a progression system and a fetish for the 80’s. In The Real Laser Ball you’re a ball… with a laser.
Why similar: Action 51.1%, Indie 37.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 7%, Arcade 4.8%
- #8 FatCat with Hat - Reload the Powergun
92% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Mathias Neubert
Windows
FatCat's life is relaxed. But one day his great love Mrs.Cat is kidnapped by the nasty FatDog. FatCat immediately sets out to save his beloved, but the cunning FatDog is prepared. He sends his henchmen to take out the unloved adversary.
Why similar: Action 54.9%, Indie 39.4%, Difficult 5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #9 Sector Assault
91% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Brian Crandell
Windows
In this arcade space shooter, combine weapons and equipment to create the perfect loadouts. Battle an enemy fleet as diverse as your own arsenal, dodging cruise missiles, phasing through lasers, and ramming targets as you fight to reclaim the sector!
Why similar: Action 51.4%, Indie 37.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 4.9%, Shooter 3.2%, Arcade 3.1%
- #10 The Fox's Way Home
84% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: BeXide Inc.
Windows · Mac
Before you know it, you find yourself in the realm between the hidden world and the real world. Rely on the guidance of the Fox Shrine Maiden who lives there, and escape from the otherworld!
Why similar: Indie 61.3%, 3D 25.7%, Singleplayer 12.9%
- #11 Dantes Bullet Inferno
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Red Pentagram Studios
Windows
Dantes Bullet Inferno is a shoot-em-up where the player fights against hell as Dante. This top down shooter includes a speedrun mode called time-dilation.
Why similar: Action 52.5%, Indie 38.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 6%, Shooter 3.3%
- #12 Smells Like a Mushroom
82% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Red Limb StudioPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Boomer jokes ✅ Vegetable puns ✅ Strange characters ✅ Join the Aveggers to fight through the solar system in a dynamic third-person platformer shooter and defeat the alien mushroom invasion. 99% silly, 100% vegan!
Why similar: Action 37.6%, Indie 23%, Arcade 15.3%, Shooter 15.1%, 3D 6%
- #13 God's Challenge
89% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Holomia
Windows
In the role of an ancient God who has been stripped of his power, along with the two swords of darkness and light, the player must be very agile and skillful to be able to overcome all challenges, to once again regain the power of a God
Why similar: Action 54.6%, Indie 39.3%, Fast-Paced 6.1%
- #14 Survivor Mercs
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Action 33.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Difficult 23.4%, Arcade 13.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #15 Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double
81% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Toii GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double is an immersive adventure game where you investigate urban legends in a modern city.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #16 The Dark Cave
80% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Leaves GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Every move you make counts in this gritty turn-based game! Fight against foes in opposite 3x3 grid boards. Plan ahead of your enemies’ attacks and carefully choose your moves: running out of moves will cost you health, but enemies will always keep coming. How deep can you get into The Dark Cave?
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #17 Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 517 reviews2025
Dev: Zabbo GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Discover the ultimate farming roguelike experience! Build, craft, and grow your farm to pay off the increasing rent. No slow-paced walking or social distractions—just click! Reclaim the joy of strategic farming in diverse maps and let your cursor guide you to success. Play your way, rent won’t wait!
Why similar: Indie 89.4%, Singleplayer 10.6%
- #18 Veterum
78% matchVery Positive92% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Difficult 89.3%, Singleplayer 10.7%
- #19 Voidsayer
79% matchMixed69% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Pavel AuseitasauPub: indie.io
Windows
The world has fallen into darkness, cursed by the Abyss. You are one of the many hapless survivors at risk of being consumed. Unlike others, you have a chance to fight back. Voidsayer is a dark monster tamer jRPG. Assemble your monster team, take on eldritch horrors, and return hope to the world.
Why similar: Indie 49.2%, Difficult 44.6%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #20 More Sushi!
77% matchVery Positive90% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: pixelqube
Windows
More Sushi! is a short incremental game about running a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Serve customers, buy upgrades, hire helpers, and unlock new sushi! Pay off the owner's debt, then turn used plates into stars to buy permanent upgrades.
Why similar: Indie 85.8%, Singleplayer 14.2%
- #21 End of Lines
77% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Indie 81.3%, Singleplayer 18.7%
- #22 Avoid - Sensory Overload
88% matchVery Positive86% of 224 reviews2014
Dev: 48h StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Avoid is a fast-paced arcade game that will test your reflexes!
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 34.7%, Arcade 6.4%
- #23 Songs of Yummy
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: DreamStepPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Songs of Yummy is a cozy and idle game. Food is scarce in the army, and you play Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, ordered to prepare for our army supplies. You will use every means to make everything in the world into military food.
Why similar: Indie 94.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #24 Cosmotic Blast
89% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: ThetaREZ
Windows
Cosmotic Blast is an asteroid game in an immersive experience. Stand amongst a swirling cluster of asteroids in space as you pilot a ship. Blast and destroy wave after wave of asteroids and collect the Cosmotic energy to enhance your ship, making it faster, stronger and more resilient.
Why similar: Action 51.3%, Indie 37.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 7%, Arcade 4.4%
- #25 Giga Girl
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Outgunned Games
Windows
Giga Girl is a retro run ‘n gun platformer heavily influenced by, and paying homage to, the original NES Mega Man games.
Why similar: Action 59%, Indie 41%
- #26 Ocean's Crabellum
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Crabellum Games
Windows
Shoot 'em up! The former soldier Crab have to holster up his old Parabellum guns. He must wreak massive havoc to clean up the Big Ocean from villains and get revenge for his friends. Destroy the unrestrained mafia gang led by giant octopus in the best tradition of top-down and scroll-action shooters.
Why similar: Action 59%, Indie 41%
- #27 Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper Collector's Edition
74% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: CerasusPub: HH-Games
Windows
Unravel the secret of Pawtuxet Island and face an evil necromancer in the hidden object adventure „Dark Mysteries: The Soul Keeper“!
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #28 Kanna Maze
72% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #29 Disciples: Domination
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac
Rule through the chaos! Fifteen years after Avyanna freed Nevendaar, Disciples: Domination returns you to a realm hanging in the balance. In this dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat, take your place on Queen Avyanna’s throne – holding together a crumbling kingdom.
- #30 Hyper Empire
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Play a 4x game in 40 minutes... or less! We streamlined 4x strategy down to a game that captures the fun in a manageable play time. Lead your faction against escalating enemies and expand the reach of your empire. Multiple paths to victory allows for a variety of strategies. Build your empire.
Why similar: 3D 58.2%, Singleplayer 41.8%
- #31 Quirky Crook
85% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Ludo Land
Windows
A fun little high score game for when you have a few spare minutes. Quirky Crook is a throwback to old arcade games. Try to beat your high score! Go for the highest multiplier you can! Play as a crook, grabbing as many bags of money as you can, all while avoiding the cops on your trail.
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #32 Street of Sanctuary VR
86% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: MoyeVR
Windows
Since several months ago, an insurgent group called “Futealer” have made a lot attacks on federal facilities. Your squad is sent to Sanctuary Street to stop them from approaching a crucial science facility called Neb Lab. This won’t be a difficult task for seasoned soldiers like you.
Why similar: Action 59%, Indie 41%
- #33 Divine Adventure RPG
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Masquerade Games
Windows
Become the next god in this massive RPG.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #34 Boratium Wars
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Dataweb, Inc.
Windows
Boratium Wars is a fast paced arcade style space shooter. Your skills are put to the test, as you attempt to collect Boratium from deep space, while avoiding enemies, mines, and more. Supports keyboard and mouse, as well as controller play. Tons of fun!
Why similar: Action 59%, Indie 41%
- #35 Platypus Reclayed
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 650 reviews2025
Dev: Claymatic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Action 25.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Indie 18.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Retro 12.7%
- #36 GESTALT: The Fifth Day
64% matchVery Positive94% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: KINJAKOPub: 072 Project
Windows
Wickeina 'Wicke' Gestalt lives in a haunted house. Trying to balance the stresses of life with the horrors of her home, play through a point-and-click psychological horror and multiple scenarios, where success and failure both progress the narrative of her story.
Why similar: Indie 88.2%, Singleplayer 11.8%
- #37 Ocelot Sunrise
67% matchMixed67% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Costa Blanca StudiosPub: Tribal-Storm
Windows
Die...and then die again in Ocelot Sunrise, the action roguelite with a dark and atmospheric comic art style and extra-galactic weapon combinations! Help is on the way, but can you survive?
Why similar: Action 62.9%, Shooter 37.1%
- #38 Roto Force
66% matchVery Positive93% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Accidently AwesomePub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 23%, Action 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%, Difficult 12.9%, Indie 12.8%
- #39 Black Dragon Mage
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: datablob
Windows
The Hall of Relics calls out to you, traveler! Unleash elemental magic, slay demon hordes, and absorb their souls to grow in power. Hatch your very own companion dragon from an egg. Fly your dragon into battle. Avenge your death. An action-roguelite survivors shooter.
Why similar: Score Attack 100%
- #40 Jaques Roque
81% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas SchreiterPub: Augusta Software GmbH
Windows
Solve difficult mysteries and collect tons of treasures in more than 100 challenging levels. You assist Jaques Roque in becoming a rich archeology superstar by solving simple to tricky mysteries.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #41 Jigsaw Puzzle Womens Day
66% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: CreobitPub: 8floor
Windows
Jigsaw Puzzle. Women's Day: 500 colorful photos to make this a spring a season to remember!
Why similar: Indie 88.9%, Singleplayer 11.1%
- #42 Pirate Jigsaw 2
65% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: CreobitPub: 8floor
Windows
Pirate Jigsaw 2: 500 unique photos to transport you to a world of incredible adventure! Are you ready to conquer the ocean?
Why similar: Indie 88.9%, Singleplayer 11.1%
- #43 1001 Jigsaw World Tour Japan
64% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: 8floor
Windows
The mysterious and unique country of the "rising sun"! Collect fascinating puzzles, admire the beauty of Mount Fuji, look at sophisticated kimonos and explore the ancient shrines of Japan.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #44 烈山海一(BMS1)
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 149 reviews2020
Dev: 图纳密游戏
Windows
《烈山海》是一款以中国神话为背景的RPG游戏,内容精彩让人欲罢不能!
Why similar: Action 57.4%, Indie 23.9%, Difficult 13%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #45 Wild Arena
83% matchNo user reviews2016
Dev: 971 Games
Windows
Wild Arena is a shooter where you have to defend yourselves and survive enemy attacks in small fighting zones with a main game mode and 3 secondary game modes.
Why similar: Action 59%, Indie 41%
- #46 Travel Cuisine Collector's Edition
64% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: GameOn ProductionPub: 8Floor
Windows
Tammy and Matthew dream of owning their own restaurant! But how can you achieve your dreams without the much-needed experience and capital? The culinary tournament is the solution to all problems.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #47 Panda Choice Mahjong
63% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: 8floor
Windows
The panda has made her choice! Follow her into the wonderful world of the most ancient game.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #48 Rising Sun Mahjong
63% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Melon GamesPub: 8floor
Windows
Mahjong on the background of the rising sun! Soft and delicate morning colors, the city and the countryside in a bluish haze, glistening dew drops on the leaves of trees..... All this and fascinating levels-puzzles in the mahjong genre are waiting for you in this game!
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #49 The Elmian Warrior
75% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Sammio the Hammio
Windows
Get yourself ready to come across ancient ruins, an abandoned city, and more to gear up and slaughter TONS of demons with nothing but your own wits, and whatever treasures you can find!
Why similar: Action 61.2%, Retro 38.8%
- #50 Oncoming Death Steam Edition
73% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: David VogtPub: Shit-Happens-Software
Windows · Mac
Oncoming Death is a round based game like Call of Duty. Parts will help you to escape from the dark land "Circle of Death" Believe me find the way out.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #51 Space Slam
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: ;)Pub: Quickdraw Studios
Windows
In SPACE SLAM there is only one way to mine: ramming planets at full speed with your spacecraft. View the action in VR with your HTC Vive or in flat mode!
Why similar: Action 57.9%, Indie 42.1%
- #52 Jigsaw Boom 2
62% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: 8floor
Windows
Jigsaw Boom2 is a jigsaw puzzle game. In this game a player assembles a picture of certain number of puzzle elements.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #53 Defend the Cake
71% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2017
Dev: Defend the Cake, LLC
Windows
Defend the Cake is a deliciously strategic tower defense game. Take your time planning a maze of toast walls and delicious defenses. Then get ready to tactically power-up your defenses in real-time and fend off the invading armies of bugs.
Why similar: Indie 45%, Score Attack 32.4%, Retro 13.9%, Singleplayer 8.7%
- #54 The Take
72% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Stuido Studios
Windows
The Take is a local hotseat VR game where two players assume the role of competing spies in a Golden Age comic book, racing against the clock to hide and seek classified intel while setting (or avoiding) traps!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #55 Leap of Love - Safe Edition
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Andrealphus GamesPub: Andreaphus Games
Windows
Leap of Love is a fantasy game where you play as Kaheroux a frog turned prince by a shady wizard. The catch of that spell is that he needs to find and marry a princess within a month or go back to being a frog.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #56 Time Knight Adventures
66% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
A single screen retro platformer with a ticking clock, large maps to explore, upgrades to find and lots of secrets.
Why similar: Action 61.2%, Arcade 20.8%, Retro 12.3%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #57 Harlow
63% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Arman NobariPub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Two clumsy robots plan a surprise party for the frozen colonists they stranded in this atmospheric platformer.
Why similar: Action 91.2%, Singleplayer 8.8%
- #58 Ancient Future
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Binary Fusion
Windows · Mac
Ancient Future is a fast paced multiplayer brawler set in a pixelated cyberpunk dystopia. Choose from a huge set of weapons, items, and characters to make your perfect loadout, and fight your friends or play online!
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%