- #1 Intravenous 2
97% matchVery Positive95% of 4,704 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Stealth 24.9%, Tactical 19.9%, Difficult 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Crime 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on the core stealth and tactical gunplay mechanics of the original with improved AI and more complex mission design.
- #2 Police Stories
96% matchVery Positive85% of 9,688 reviews2019
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Tactical 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Difficult 11.7%, Crime 9.3%, Shooter 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down tactical shooter emphasizes non-lethal takedowns and careful room clearing, mirroring the tactical depth of Intravenous.
- #3 DEADBOLT
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,640 reviews2016
Dev: Hopoo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Stealth 50%, Difficult 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Violent 3.9%, Shooter 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D action game that forces players to use stealth and environmental awareness to survive against overwhelming odds.
- #4 Heat Signature
94% matchVery Positive94% of 7,416 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Stealth 52.8%, Tactical 14.9%, Top-Down 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Strategy 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Intravenous, this game allows for creative, gadget-heavy stealth approaches and tactical infiltration of hostile ships.
- #5 Desperados III
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,578 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Stealth 39.1%, Assassins 24.9% ★, Tactical 20.1%, Difficult 6.5%, Strategy 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical stealth game where every encounter is a puzzle that rewards patience and precise execution.
- #6 Door Kickers
93% matchVery Positive94% of 10,059 reviews2014
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Why similar: Tactical 56.9%, Top-Down 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 6.9%, Difficult 6.8%, Strategy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive tactical strategy game that focuses on squad-based planning and real-time execution of high-risk raids.
- #7 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,405 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Why similar: Stealth 41.6%, Tactical 24%, Assassins 21.8% ★, Difficult 5.7%, Strategy 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a premier tactical stealth game that requires careful planning and coordination to eliminate targets without being detected.
- #8 Hotline Miami
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 127,670 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Difficult 27.7%, Violent 19.2%, Top-Down 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational top-down action game that shares the brutal, fast-paced combat and high-stakes atmosphere of the seed game.
- #9 Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,928 reviews2018
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation.
Why similar: Stealth 58.8%, Assassins 26.8% ★, Violent 6%, 2D 2.7%, Action 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for 2D stealth, offering deep mechanics for remaining unseen while executing precise assassinations.
- #10 The Hong Kong Massacre
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,028 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Difficult 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.8%, Violent 13.2%, Top-Down 10.9%, Shooter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter captures the intense, high-lethality combat feel of Intravenous with a focus on bullet-time and movement.
- #11 Invisible, Inc.
89% matchVery Positive91% of 5,772 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Stealth 40.4%, Difficult 29.3%, Tactical 23.6%, Strategy 3.9%, Simulation 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that prioritizes stealth, hacking, and resource management over brute force.
- #12 HITMAN World of Assassination
88% matchVery Positive87% of 68,326 reviews2022
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 41.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.
Why similar: Assassins 54.6% ★, Stealth 32.5%, Violent 4.3%, Shooter 3.1%, Immersive Sim 3%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate sandbox for stealth and assassination, offering the same freedom of approach found in Intravenous.
- #13 Gunpoint
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,322 reviews2013
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Why similar: Stealth 71.2%, Noir 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Strategy 2.8%, 2D 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A clever stealth-puzzle game that uses tactical hacking and movement to bypass security systems.
- #14 ZERO Sievert
86% matchVery Positive85% of 15,372 reviews2024
Dev: CABO StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...
Why similar: Top-Down 24.5%, Shooter 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An extraction-based tactical shooter that emphasizes survival, stealth, and careful scavenging in a hostile top-down world.
- #15 Katana ZERO
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,003 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Difficult 38.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Violent 13.5%, Noir 11.7%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines high-speed action with stealth elements, requiring precise timing and planning to survive.
- #16 Party Hard
86% matchVery Positive90% of 12,614 reviews2015
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Stealth 44.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Violent 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Crime 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The original game focuses on stealth-based sabotage and strategic planning to clear levels of targets.
- #17 Shadows of Doubt
84% matchVery Positive82% of 17,722 reviews2024
Dev: ColePowered GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!
Why similar: Stealth 48%, Noir 21.9%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Atmospheric 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that allows for deep investigative stealth and tactical navigation through a procedurally generated city.
- #18 Suit for Hire
83% matchVery Positive93% of 3,292 reviews2025
Dev: Godmode Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.
Why similar: Assassins 42.8% ★, Tactical 17.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12.2%, Difficult 11.2%, Violent 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A violent, tactical action game that focuses on high-lethality combat and precise movement.
- #19 Hitman: Blood Money
85% matchVery Positive94% of 16,053 reviews2007
Dev: Io-Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
Why similar: Stealth 46.4%, Assassins 41.4% ★, Difficult 3.6%, Crime 3%, Action 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the stealth genre that rewards creative planning and methodical target elimination.
- #20 OTXO
82% matchVery Positive93% of 3,953 reviews2023
Dev: Lateralis Heavy IndustriesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Top-Down Shooter 32.7%, Noir 20.3%, Violent 16.5%, Top-Down 9.2%, Shooter 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced top-down shooter that emphasizes aggressive combat and tactical use of bullet-time.
- #21 Party Hard 2
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,326 reviews2018
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Stealth 38.9%, Difficult 14.1%, Tactical 12.5%, Violent 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth game where you must eliminate targets without being caught, requiring careful observation of patterns.
- #22 Trepang2
81% matchVery Positive93% of 19,322 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Stealth 31.9%, Difficult 21.2%, Violent 16%, Shooter 13.8%, Combat 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: While an FPS, it captures the hardcore tactical combat and high-lethality feel of Intravenous perfectly.
- #23 Severed Steel
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,200 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: Shooter 42%, Violent 25.1%, Action 19%, Singleplayer 7%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane shooter that rewards tactical movement and precision, similar to the intense combat encounters in Intravenous.
- #24 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
82% matchVery Positive94% of 79,921 reviews2015
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Difficult 35%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Violent 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Top-Down 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel that maintains the brutal, fast-paced top-down combat of the original.
- #25 Door Kickers: Action Squad
80% matchVery Positive95% of 10,599 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Tactical 50.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Simulation 7.6%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling tactical shooter that captures the intensity of SWAT operations with a focus on quick decision-making.
- #26 Serial Cleaner
79% matchVery Positive84% of 4,290 reviews2017
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!
Why similar: Stealth 74.8%, Top-Down 6.1%, Crime 5.9%, Action 5.4%, 2D 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down stealth game where you must avoid detection while cleaning up crime scenes, requiring careful movement.
- #27 Satellite Reign
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 5,366 reviews2015
Dev: 5 Lives Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Why similar: Stealth 38.3%, Tactical 37.5%, Strategy 7.8%, Top-Down 7.4%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad-based game that emphasizes stealth and infiltration in a cyberpunk setting.
- #28 Ultimate Zombie Defense
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,774 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.9%, Difficult 18.2%, Violent 11.4%, Action 11%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #29 Commandos 2 - HD Remaster
78% matchMixed57% of 2,459 reviews2020
Dev: Yippee! EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Relive the real-time tactics masterpiece that defined the genre like no other: Commandos 2 - HD Remaster is a true homage to one of gaming’s most celebrated masterpieces.
Why similar: Stealth 64.2%, Strategy 17.7%, Tactical 16.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical stealth game that requires managing multiple specialists to complete dangerous missions behind enemy lines.
- #30 12 is Better Than 6
77% matchVery Positive84% of 10,266 reviews2015
Dev: Ink Stains GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Difficult 22%, Shooter 13.1%, Violent 9.9%, Action 9%
- #31 Brush Burial: Gutter World
73% matchVery Positive94% of 866 reviews2025
Dev: Knife Demon Software
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A murky first-person immersive sim with tightly-wound melee combat and tangled, vertical levels to explore. Use your forked tail to tie your enemies in knots and climb impossible heights. Kill your mark with quickness and cunning, using whatever tools you see fit.
Why similar: Assassins 49.1% ★, Stealth 22.6%, Crime 10.1%, Immersive Sim 7%, Shooter 4.2%
- #32 Hitman: Absolution™
76% matchVery Positive93% of 63,450 reviews2012
Dev: Io-Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
Why similar: Stealth 41.3%, Assassins 36.2% ★, Tactical 9%, Difficult 4.4%, Crime 3.4%
- #33 Space Crew: Legendary Edition
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,182 reviews2020
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Time for your toughest mission yet! Recruit and train your crew to tackle the growing threat from alien and android armies as you defend Earth to become a Galactic Legend in Space Crew: Legendary Edition. All new content free to existing owners of Space Crew!
Why similar: Difficult 55.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Action 10.5%, Indie 5.4%
- #34 Tokyo 42
78% matchMixed69% of 675 reviews2017
Dev: SMAC GamesPub: Mode 7
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Tokyo 42 is a hyper-stylish isometric open-world shooter. Framed for a murder you didn't commit, you'll delve into a world of assassins, deadly corporate intrigue and cats. Explore this beautifully hand-crafted micro Tokyo and discover its secrets.
Why similar: Stealth 73.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 9.6%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish top-down shooter that blends stealth and action in a vibrant, open-world environment.
- #35 Golden Light
75% matchVery Positive85% of 4,002 reviews2022
Dev: Mr. Pink
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Eat weapons, be scared and question your own mind in this Survival-Horror FPS Prop Hunt Roguelike about meat. Walls are watching you!
Why similar: Stealth 77.9%, Shooter 10%, Action 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Indie 2.4%
- #36 SLUDGE LIFE
74% matchVery Positive91% of 5,529 reviews2021
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.
Why similar: Atmospheric 47.9%, Action 28.7%, Indie 23.4%
- #37 Hellslave
73% matchVery Positive85% of 3,375 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: 2D 32.5%, Action 26%, Indie 23.1%, Singleplayer 18.3%
- #38 Astronarch
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,143 reviews2021
Dev: Dale Turner
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fusion of roguelikes and auto-battlers like never before seen. Recruit a party of mysterious heroes, navigate deadly lands, collect an arsenal of magical items, and vanquish a new evil threatening the realm!
Why similar: Strategy 67.4%, Indie 32.6%
- #39 Hitman: Codename 47
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 5,084 reviews2007
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 38%
As the enigmatic Hitman, you must use stealth and tactical problem solving to enter, execute and exit your assignment with minimum attention and maximum effectiveness. For a price, you have access to the most devious devices, but how you use them will determine if you retire as a millionaire or get permanently retired.
Why similar: Stealth 42.4%, Assassins 41.7% ★, Difficult 6.1%, Tactical 2.4%, Action 2.1%
- #40 UNLOVED
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,151 reviews2016
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Based on the community award-winning Doom2 mod with the same name by the same creator, UNLOVED is reimagined in the Unreal Engine 4 to bring forth the unspeakable terror in new ways. Play coop with your friends, increase your skills, mod your weapons and face the horror that this unearthly place holds...
Why similar: Action 44.3%, Shooter 35.1%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #41 Wanba Warriors
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,747 reviews2020
Dev: Wanba Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Have you got what it takes to be a Wanba Warrior? Step into the absurd world of calligraphy combat and prepare to lay the smackdown upon all who dare to oppose you, dishing out damage with your chosen ink brush of brutality! highly recommend playing with controllers.
Why similar: Combat 45.6%, 2D 28.2%, Action 26.2%
- #42 HUNTDOWN
70% matchVery Positive95% of 4,407 reviews2021
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Shooter 27.1%, Violent 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 25.2%, Action 11.3%, 2D 10%
- #43 GUNTOUCHABLES
68% matchVery Positive85% of 4,140 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.
Why similar: Difficult 83%, Action 8%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #44 CRYPTARK
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,952 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Difficult 37.9%, Action 18.7%, Strategy 16%, Shooter 9.7%, Indie 8.9%
- #45 Spirit of the North
71% matchVery Positive84% of 6,584 reviews2020
Dev: Infuse StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.
Why similar: Atmospheric 62.2%, Indie 19%, Singleplayer 18.8%
- #46 Sefir: Mafia Story
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Septime Studios
Windows
Sefir: Mafia Story is a reflex and fast thinking based 2D top down shooter game.
Why similar: Difficult 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Crime 11.2%, Top-Down 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #47 Crumble
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,105 reviews2020
Dev: BRUTE FORCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crumble is a dynamic physics platformer. Move like a Slime, jump like a ball, swing like Spiderman!
Why similar: Action 51.5%, Indie 34%, Singleplayer 14.6%
- #48 ScourgeBringer
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,268 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Difficult 40.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Action 18.2%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 5.5%
- #49 Cakey's Twisted Bakery
69% matchMixed69% of 1,331 reviews2024
Dev: TinyMindz
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%
It's bake or die at Cakey's Bakery, where human children are the secret ingredient to strange monsters' delicious pastries. Find the recipe for survival to escape the bakery and it's sweet and scary staff!
Why similar: Action 51.3%, Atmospheric 48.7%
- #50 112 Operator
69% matchVery Positive89% of 7,334 reviews2020
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 40%, Simulation 28.2%, Strategy 14.8%, 2D 10.5%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #51 Dead Estate
67% matchVery Positive95% of 6,642 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Difficult 65.4%, Shooter 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #52 Mini Thief
71% matchMixed61% of 1,283 reviews2018
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Can you escape with the loot? Play as the Master Thief and steal as much as you can. Burgle houses in order to obtain some sweet, sweet loot but, be careful, do not get caught!.
Why similar: Stealth 44.6%, Difficult 23.5%, Crime 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Simulation 3.5%
- #53 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
68% matchVery Positive82% of 18,612 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: Tactical 69.1%, Strategy 27.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #54 Police Stories: The Academy
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,520 reviews2022
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Welcome, trainee! Use tactics and special equipment to become a true cop in the free version of Police Stories: The Academy. Neutralize criminals, search for clues and find a "rat" in the police station alone or in co-op with a partner.
Why similar: Tactical 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20%, Crime 13.5%, Top-Down 8.9%, Shooter 7.5%
- #55 Hitman: Contracts
68% matchVery Positive87% of 3,650 reviews2014
Dev: Io-Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Enter the world of a HITMAN - a world of crime, sin and greed. Delve into the mind of Agent 47 and encounter his greatest adversaries, completing the work that made him so brutally efficient and shaped him as an assassin. Eliminate your targets by any means necessary. There are no rules... only the contract, signed in blood.
Why similar: Stealth 44.9%, Assassins 41.5% ★, Difficult 4.8%, Action 2.6%, Crime 2.1%
- #56 Machinika: Museum
66% matchVery Positive93% of 6,294 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Atmospheric 59.9%, Indie 25.9%, Singleplayer 14.2%
- #57 Weapon of Choice DX
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 502 reviews2015
Dev: Mommy's Best Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!
Why similar: Shooter 34.6%, Action 27.4%, 2D 19.4%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #58 Alchemy Garden
67% matchMixed69% of 1,075 reviews2022
Dev: MadSushi Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Craft magic potions and sell them in your own alchemy shop! Explore the world and harvest plants to discover new recipes! Take care of your own garden of alchemy and decorate the shop as you like!
- #59 West of Dead
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,221 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Difficult 47%, Top-Down Shooter 29.7%, Shooter 11%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Action 4.8%