Games Like Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

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: Fast-Paced 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Gore 17.9%, Violent 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its neon noir atmosphere, door-kicking top-down gunfights, slow motion, and aggressive roguelite runs make it one of the closest modern alternatives.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Violent 12.2%, Fast-Paced 12.1%, Gore 11.9%, 1980s 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original delivers the same breakneck, one-hit-kill top-down combat, surreal crime story, and iconic electronic soundtrack that define its sequel.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.7%, Fast-Paced 15.5%, Gore 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Violent 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Although side-scrolling, its instant-death combat, time manipulation, neon violence, and synth-driven atmosphere strongly match the Hotline Miami feel.

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 26%, Violent 19.2%, Difficult 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Top-Down 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter turns every encounter into a lethal bullet-time puzzle with stylish criminal-action presentation.

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: Great Soundtrack 31.6%, Gore 16.7%, Violent 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Difficult 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its cyberpunk setting, pounding electronic energy, and vicious top-down combat offer a slicker but similarly relentless action experience.

Embody a hard-boiled detective seeking bloody justice. in an old-school, Korean-style beat-’em-up. Plow through the criminal underworld to find and punish those responsible for his sister's death...before his mind unravels and his vengeance completely destroys him.

Why similar: Gore 33.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.7%, Violent 23.2%, Action 10.9%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a direct-feeling Hotline Miami-style top-down shooter built around violent room clearing, masks, and rapid deaths and retries.

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: Great Soundtrack 41.6%, Gore 18.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Violent 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Methodical stealth-shooter levels with one-hit deaths, doors, guns, and a superb soundtrack make this a particularly strong pixel-art counterpart.

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

Why similar: Gore 20%, Fast-Paced 17.9%, Violent 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Difficult 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its explosive improvisational escapes, jazz-synced violence, and emphasis on surviving chaotic enclosed spaces recreate the seed game's feverish momentum.

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: Difficult 34%, Top-Down Shooter 30%, Top-Down 15%, Shooter 11%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Fast co-op-capable room-clearing action, instant lethality, and supernatural ultraviolence closely capture Hotline Miami's tactical chaos.

Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.

Why similar: Gore 22.4%, Violent 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Difficult 13.6%, Top-Down 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down stealth-action sequel offers lethal gunfights, optional aggressive play, darkness-based tactics, and tense mission-by-mission assaults.

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.4%, Gore 22.9%, Violent 15.7%, Fast-Paced 15.4%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Acrobatic slow-motion gunplay and absurdly stylish massacres provide the same gleeful, score-chasing action intensity from a side-view perspective.

One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.1%, Gore 22.1%, Violent 17.2%, Difficult 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Every room is a fast improvisational murder puzzle where a single mistake kills you, echoing Hotline Miami's trial-and-error brutality.

An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.5%, Gore 27.4%, Violent 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Difficult 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its grim pixel-art violence, drug-fueled intensity, and brutal criminal underworld make it a fitting beat-'em-up alternative.

2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

Why similar: Gore 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Violent 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Difficult 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This compact neon arena game is all about surviving at high speed with precise sword-and-gun kills against overwhelming enemies.

Teleport, shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game from tinyBuild and Team Shifty!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Fast-Paced 23.9%, Action 12.5%, Top-Down 12.2%, Difficult 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down infiltration levels emphasize rapid repositioning, overwhelming odds, and stylishly clearing rooms through split-second decisions.

A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together.

Why similar: Gore 31.8%, Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Violent 23.3%, Action 9.8%, Indie 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: This compact brawler channels the same grimy criminal-action energy through brutally choreographed close-quarters fights and environmental takedowns.

Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 31.2%, Gore 21.3%, Violent 17%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Shooter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This loud, fast FPS pairs pounding music and colorful ultraviolence with rapid room breaches and immediate aggressive problem-solving.

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 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Violent 13.4%, Difficult 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dusty top-down shooter with lethal encounters, limited ammunition, and quick-draw tension that rewards careful but aggressive clearing.

ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.9%, Gore 26.1%, Great Soundtrack 25.9%, Difficult 8.7%, Retro 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: While first-person, its extreme speed, score-driven violence, and thunderous audiovisual feedback appeal to the same appetite for stylish aggression.

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: Great Soundtrack 35.9%, Gore 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Level Editor 8.8%, Top-Down 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its procedurally generated cyberpunk facilities and twin-stick firefights provide a more roguelite-focused version of neon top-down carnage.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Fast-Paced 22.8%, Violent 15%, Difficult 14.2%, Top-Down 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its neon presentation, synth soundtrack, severe difficulty, and precision-focused combat deliver a similarly intense audiovisual rush.

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 29.1%, Difficult 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shooter 7.8%, Arcade 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its punishing top-down arena combat, dark electronic aesthetic, and demand for constant movement suit players who enjoy uncompromising arcade violence.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.7%, Difficult 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 5%

Why You'll Like It: The frantic top-down shooting, punishing deaths, pixel-art chaos, and constant pressure make each run feel immediately dangerous.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: Violent 26.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Shooter 17.2%, Action 13.8%, Level Editor 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its fluid slow-motion gunplay, destructible environments, and restart-friendly combat arenas translate Hotline Miami's speed into an acrobatic FPS.

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Why similar: Difficult 24%, Action 16.9%, Fast-Paced 16.9%, Shooter 12.5%, Violent 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist combat puzzles make every lethal encounter about reading threats, planning movement, and executing a perfect violent sequence.

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 31.3%, Violent 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Difficult 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This merciless pixel-art action game shares Hotline Miami's gore, oppressive tone, and demand for fast reactions under heavy fire.

Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22%, Gore 19.8%, Difficult 12.7%, Violent 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 8.2%

In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

Why similar: Violent 24.5%, 1980s 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Retro 13.2%, Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art action game combines a grimy retro-future crime world, satisfying gunplay, and a strong soundtrack in a more platform-focused format.

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 26.4%, Violent 18.7%, Fast-Paced 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Difficult 7.2%

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 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Difficult 21.2%, Action 7.7%, Top-Down 6%

Why You'll Like It: Tactical twin-stick shooting, high lethality, and intense weapon handling turn each run into a demanding top-down firefight.

OPEN-WORLD carjacking goes back to the '80s in this 8-BIT nostalgic throwback. Run missions! Outrun the law! Rampage the city with weapons, power-ups and vehicles!

Why similar: 1980s 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Retro 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Violent 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down criminal sandbox, retro visuals, and chaotic arcade violence offer a lighter, more comedic take on the same urban mayhem.

It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways, incidentally destroy a drug syndicate, and save the Earth from an alien invasion. May the chickens be with you!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31%, Violent 24.2%, Gore 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Difficult 9.2%

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: Great Soundtrack 28%, Gore 19.9%, Violent 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Difficult 6.3%

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Gore 25.6%, Fast-Paced 20.4%, Violent 16.7%, 1980s 9.6%, Retro 7.4%

Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.

Why similar: Gore 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Violent 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Level Editor 7.1%

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: Difficult 35.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Violent 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Top-Down 9.2%

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 29.6%, Fast-Paced 21.3%, Violent 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 6.9%

Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.1%, Fast-Paced 27.7%, Difficult 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Retro 3.5%

Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

Why similar: Gore 24.9%, Fast-Paced 22.6%, Violent 17.2%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%, Difficult 8.8%

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.7%, Difficult 23.5%, Gore 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Indie 3.5%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48%, Difficult 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Atmospheric 5%, Top-Down 4.6%

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 27.6%, Violent 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Top-Down Shooter 8.8%, Level Editor 6.5%

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Gore 26.7%, Violent 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Difficult 7.7%

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Gore 46.4%, Violent 33.2%, Top-Down Shooter 4.8%, Difficult 4.5%, Action 4.5%

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 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Violent 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Difficult 13%

Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.6%, Gore 28.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 4.9%

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.1%, Difficult 23.8%, Fast-Paced 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Gore 8.4%

Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat

Why similar: Violent 18.9%, Fast-Paced 17.1%, Gore 15%, Difficult 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%

Sefir: Mafia Story is a reflex and fast thinking based 2D top down shooter game.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 18.7%, Difficult 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Top-Down 8.7%

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Gore 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Fast-Paced 9.4%, Violent 8.8%

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.8%, Fast-Paced 22.5%, Gore 18.9%, Retro 10%, Level Editor 5.6%

"BLOODSAINT is not a remaster of a 94's retro-hardcore minigame about a cleric performing a ritual for a ruthless synthetic deity, but pretty close."

Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.9%, Difficult 14.1%, Top-Down 13.3%, Retro 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21%, Fast-Paced 16.1%, Gore 16%, Violent 11.2%, Difficult 9.4%

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.5%, Difficult 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Retro 7.2%

The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.2%, Fast-Paced 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Retro 5.9%, Difficult 5.5%

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: Gore 28%, Difficult 20%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down 10.2%, 1990's 7.9%

Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Gore 23.5%, Violent 18.4%, Difficult 9.2%, Action 6.9%

Tackle. Die. Repeat. Use American football skills to dash through a bloody 2D underworld. Fast, top-down carnage until the floor is cleared. You’re at the top of your game... but unfortunately, your C.T.E. is catching up.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.8%, Violent 21.7%, 1980s 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Top-Down 9.4%

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Gore 19%, Violent 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Difficult 11%