Games Like HotHead

Spread across a campaign mode and 8 mini games, take on a variety of missions from bug hunts, protection detail, desperate last stands and rescue missions!

Why similar: Action 31.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Indie 23.4%, Shooter 14.4%

Unravel the mysteries of old-school gameplay in this classic side-scrolling platformer, venture through four different environments and procedurally generated levels for ever-changing play sessions, and hope to lift... The Curse of the Lost Cause.

Why similar: Action 33.3%, Indie 24.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind - down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!

Why similar: Action 32.2%, Indie 24.2%, Platformer 16.9%, Retro 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Monsters! is a dual stick shooter with a retro feel complete with pixel art and leaderboards to achieve that good ol’ arcade feel.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.2%, Action 32.6%, Indie 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, 2D 5%

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Action 30.6%, Indie 21.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Retro 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

Welcome to Cataegis - The White Wind: Ziggurat Chapter, a frantic 2D arcade action retro-style game that pays homage to the glory days of 8-bit side scrolling gaming.

Why similar: Action 38.3%, Indie 25.3%, Platformer 14.9%, Retro 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Bloo Kid 2 is a classic 2D retro-style platformer experience with lovely designed pixel-graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. Run, jump and swim your way through five huge worlds with twelve levels each. Master brutal bossfights and discover lots of secrets in the world of Bloo Kid 2.

Why similar: Indie 26.1%, Action 26.1%, Platformer 23.7%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

Part man, part blade, all badass – help Fist Slash defeat the evil Dr. X and recover the mystical mirror shards before they're used to wreak ultimate destruction on the world!

Why similar: Action 32.4%, Indie 28.2%, Retro 14.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

Simple and gripping gameplay most commonly as a classical arcade shooter. The game consists of short levels which is perfect for short breaks to relax.

Why similar: Action 30.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Indie 21.9%, Shooter 13.7%, 2D 4.9%

NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.

Why similar: Action 30.7%, Indie 22.2%, Platformer 18.4%, Retro 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Christmas Rampage is a 2D twin-stick shooter game. A fun adventure of Rudolph v2.0 in a shooting rampage eliminating evil Santa and his minions from ruining the spirit of Christmas. May the spirit of good buffs and useful weapons be with you in defeating Santa's diabolical creations and minions!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.5%, Action 33.1%, Indie 25.5%, 2D 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Nil-Ninjahtic: Ronin is a pseudo 8-bit action platformer. While it integrates gameplay mechanics of the previous titles in the series, they are combined in a manner which differentiates itself from its predecessors.

Why similar: Action 28.5%, Platformer 24.5%, Indie 21%, Retro 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

Just a lil game about some lil pixely gun bois doing lil gun boi things. Pew pew!

Why similar: Indie 40.4%, Action 23.1%, Shooter 15.9%, Platformer 15.6%, 2D 4.9%

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.

Why similar: Action 37.7%, Platformer 20%, Indie 15.3%, Retro 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.

Why similar: Action 26.6%, Indie 21%, Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Retro 10.6%

Inspired by the classic Amiga 500, you take on the role of a sniper, eliminating all the enemies without showing you.

Why similar: Action 41.7%, Indie 32.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%

Venture into the haunted wilds with Gable, a little owl, as she sets out to rekindle the dormant relics of a land long abandoned to ruin.

Why similar: Action 40.8%, Indie 33.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

The Square Game is an insanely hard 2D action platformer with 24 short action packed levels.

Why similar: Action 42.6%, Indie 32.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Retro 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%

League of Evil is an action game where you, as a bionic super agent take on the mission to defeat the League of Evil. Use your acrobatic skills to punch your way through levels filled with deadly traps and defeat your enemies. The world is counting on you!

Why similar: Action 38.5%, Indie 30.5%, Platformer 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

Shadowcrypt is an arcade-style dungeon crawler with tactical sword & shield combat. Find the Necromancer and defeat his horde of undead warriors through a series of labyrinthine rooms.

Why similar: Action 36.9%, Indie 27.6%, Platformer 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%

'Reviser' is a top-down twin stick shooter with RPG / Treasure Hunter-like elements. Your mission is to explore with the team members, get various weapons with random parameters and conquer all areas.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.3%, Action 31%, Indie 23.9%, Shooter 12.8%

Realm Hacker is a game based on cyber worlds and hackers, allowing you to manipulate characters while building blocks, while using dexterous movement to pass the game level.

Why similar: Action 37.8%, Indie 29.1%, Platformer 8.4%, Shooter 7.9%, Retro 7.5%

P-3 Biotic is an intense twin-stick shooter featuring advanced real-time lighting and gorgeous particle effects. Pilot the MK4s nano-ship inside a petri dish against 14 waves of infectious bacteria as they attempt to destroy the Nucleus, a bio-engineered organism growing at the center of the dish.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.8%, Action 31.2%, Indie 22.9%

THE JOYLANCER: LEGENDARY MOTOR KNIGHT is a new breed of action game, combining ultra-technical action with a simple control scheme and an artstyle inspired by portable games of old! Wield the divine power of the Motor Knights and save the world!

Why similar: Action 36.8%, Indie 26.7%, Platformer 14.3%, Retro 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Clive McMulligan is a 2D retro-inspired action/puzzle/platformer with challenging old school style gameplay. Over 70 levels with fast-paced gravity switching mechanics.

Why similar: Action 42.6%, Indie 32.8%, Platformer 18.7%, 2D 5.9%

Let's play a new twin stick shooter arcade game called BLASTER

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34%, Action 23.8%, Shooter 16%, Retro 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

The faith of the forest is threatened by evil forces. A mysterious curse has turned your human body into a small mushroom and your world is invaded by molds, but not all is lost. Your new form comes with new abilities!

Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Action 22.8%, Retro 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Indie 13.5%

Leilani has got to roll, jump, and smash things to take back her island from mechanical invasion! A tropical 2D platformer in the making for PC.

Why similar: Action 46.6%, Indie 34.8%, Platformer 18.7%

We control the ERI, this is self-learning artificial intelligence, which has to overcome 45 levels. The purpose of the test is to overcome obstacles and get to the portals, which will take us to more difficult levels.

Why similar: Action 38.1%, Indie 29.3%, Platformer 24.7%, 2D 7.8%

Action-platformer set on a dying planet. Main protagonist - Weldon - must climb a vast expanse of ruins and tackle deadly sentient machines if he hopes to survive.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 42.7%, Action 26%, Indie 18.9%, Platformer 12.5%

An atmospheric platformer where players fight weird monsters that keep on claiming they're part of an operating system.

Why similar: Action 30.1%, Platformer 23%, Indie 15.7%, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

The recent events in a state prison, involving Jake from Team Hot Guns was a perfect moment for some prisoners to escape - you are one of them.

Why similar: Action 34.6%, Indie 23.8%, Platformer 16.9%, Retro 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Colette's Sugar Madness is a retro platformer designed to be completed in a single sitting. Use the powers from multiple costumes to save Halloween candy from falling into the wrong hands. Hone your skills with each play through to make each play better than the last. How much candy can you get?

Why similar: Indie 37.8%, Action 31.7%, Platformer 23.6%, 2D 6.8%

Try, die, cry, repeat. Flem is an old school hard-as-nails platformer about a sentient snot ball, with a nose-stalgia inducing soundtrack.

Why similar: Action 39.9%, Indie 30.3%, Platformer 19.8%, Retro 6.9%, 2D 3.1%

Exoder is a frantic, fast paced, 2D, action platformer that will test your skills of reflex, resilience, patience and determination.

Why similar: Action 36.8%, Indie 28.3%, Platformer 27%, 2D 7.9%

Jump and cling through a post post post-apocalyptic world populated by strange creatures and claim the Moon for your power-hungry Emperor!

Why similar: Action 32.3%, Indie 24.9%, Platformer 15.5%, Retro 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

The ultra-refined 2D side-scrolling action you remember from "Azure Striker Gunvolt" is recharged and better than ever! In Gunvolt 2, series anti-hero Copen joins the fray as a playable character! Copy abilities from defeated boss characters and use them as your own!

Why similar: Action 27.9%, Platformer 22.4%, Indie 20.9%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!” - That´s the glorious sound of bullets in this 2D shooter platformer! Step in a world of state-of-the-art Cupcakes weaponry! After a picnic went horribly wrong, Pancake the Cupcake desperately tries to fend off hungry flies away from his girlfriend Cherry!

Why similar: Action 36.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 34.7%, Indie 28.9%

Incandescent 2 is a retro inspired fast paced twin stick shooter that will challenge you the longer you play. Pilot your ship and defeat the many waves of enemies in your way. Challenge your friends to beat your score in the Steam Leaderboards!

Why similar: Action 32.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Indie 23.3%, Retro 10.2%, 2D 4.4%

Pixel Fodder is a old school platformer with a fully destructible world, a large choise of characters, incredible dynamics and gigaliters of 8-bit meat.

Why similar: Action 34.8%, Indie 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D 9.1%

TAYAL IS A RETRO & MEGA STYLE FAN GAME. WE WILL FOLLOW A BOY TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF HIS FATHER.

Why similar: Action 37.6%, Indie 30.7%, Retro 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%

Ember's a fox who loves adventure. Run, jump, and ride through 30+ colorful, fast-paced obstacle courses in a quest to get your missing soul back!

Why similar: Action 44.2%, Indie 32.7%, Platformer 23.2%

Spartan is an epic 2d platformer powered by UE4. Featuring silky smooth animations, pixel perfect controls, challenging gameplay, huge non linear levels and an awesome original soundtrack , Spartan is taking classic platforming to the next level, UE4 Turbocharged style!

Why similar: Action 36.1%, Platformer 28.4%, Indie 27.8%, 2D 7.7%

Demon Hearts is a 2D platformer game that will leave you feeling blood thirsty for victory every time you play! Take the winged and dangerously swift Vampiress Snow through many challenging silhouette environments while withstanding the many divergent demons, evil forces, and bosses!

Why similar: Action 43.7%, Indie 33.7%, Platformer 22.6%

Explore a world filled with unique challenges and obstacles! 💚 In Goo Hunter 💚, you control a brave Slime treasure hunter who uses her sticky hands to overcome dangerous obstacles and solve intriguing puzzles.

Why similar: Action 31.9%, Platformer 24.2%, Retro 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Indie 7.7%

You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.

Why similar: Action 25.7%, Platformer 25.1%, Indie 20.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Mos is back, in her biggest and most exciting adventure ever! Wall-jump to victory through 30 mysterious, action packed levels!

Why similar: Action 43.4%, Indie 31.8%, Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Your job is to locate and transport the containers to your base avoiding enemies on your way. Your ship is equipped with a hook to carry the containers. This is a physics based arcade game, inspired on the very early classics and with a strong Commodore 64 feel on it.

Why similar: Action 44.6%, Indie 31%, Retro 7.2%, Shooter 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

Simple 2D scrolling shooter. Button controls are shot and speed switching. English and Japanese subtitles are available, and the UI is English only. Defeating enemies and gaining experience levels up your shot. The more mistakes you make, the better your defense.

Why similar: Action 44.6%, Indie 34.3%, Shooter 21.1%

The Flesh God is a tough action platformer where you shoot a massive gun to fly through deadly levels infested with mutant flesh.

Why similar: Action 42.4%, Indie 32.6%, Platformer 25%

Concursion is a multi-genre game played on the boundaries between worlds. Steer your hero through a dangerous interdimensional universe, switching between different genres on the fly, pulling off feats of tight aerial acrobatics otherwise unattainable in one genre alone.

Why similar: Action 43%, Indie 34.2%, Platformer 22.8%

Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!

Why similar: Action 39.6%, Indie 29.6%, Platformer 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, 2D 4.1%

Wallachia Reign of Dracula is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game.

Why similar: Action 42.6%, Indie 31.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D 5%

Demon's Crystals is a frenetic twin stick shooter where you guide the Urican demons through countless hazards in order to restore peace to the world. A variety of weapons and power-ups will help you defeat the massive enemy hordes.

Why similar: Action 37.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 36%, Indie 26.9%

Stonerid is a challenging 2D platformer, which the most important feature are two parallel, different worlds. Over 30 different levels to complete, unconventional game style and lots of dangerous traps and monsters make it extremely difficult to rise to the challenge.

Why similar: Action 43.6%, Indie 32.3%, Platformer 24%

Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!

Why similar: Action 30.4%, Indie 22.7%, Platformer 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Retro 7.1%