- #1 Super Alloy Ranger
97% matchVery Positive91% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: Alloy MushroomPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 39%, Action-Adventure 19%, Action 17.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #2 Virtua Unlimited Project
96% matchVery Positive92% of 434 reviews2024
Dev: Virtua Ride SystemPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.5%, Anime 21.1%, Action-Adventure 13%, RPG 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #3 Replik Survivors
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Sea Cat
Windows
This game is a time survival game with role-playing and roguelite elements. Through the choice of upgrades in battle to make the character stronger and stronger, defeat the oncoming enemies.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.9%, Anime 30%, Cartoon 16.1%, Action 7.6%, Hand-drawn 6.9%
- #4 Glimmer in Mirror
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 920 reviews2023
Dev: MapleDorm GamesPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Anime 17.3%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #5 FLARE NUINUI QUEST
94% matchVery Positive94% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: sulpxPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 18.9%, Anime 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action 8.8%
- #6 Project Mercury
94% matchMixed58% of 592 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.5%, Platformer 34.4%, Action 17.5%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #7 Moolii's Dreamland
93% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: WOWOH CATPub: OKJOY
Windows
Moolii’s Dreamland is a Bullet-hell game. Players will play as the little fox Moolii to fight against monsters in her dream. This game features whimsical level designs, monsters, and powerful bosses, along with combos of ammo skills and magical tricks. Help Moolii wake up from her nightmare!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Shooter 12.3%, Anime 10.3%
- #8 Taboo Trial
92% matchVery Positive84% of 1,701 reviews2023
Dev: Cat ShinePub: NPC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
In the rogue action game "Taboo Trial", you will play as a young female warrior from the Norse mythology, who can transform into multiple cute and sexy female warriors. In the visually stunning 3D world, you will use your combat skills to uncover the truth behind the Twilight of the Gods.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.3%, RPG 19%, Anime 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Action 8.9%
- #9 An Automaton's Journey
91% matchVery Positive89% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Xyros GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.6%, Action-Adventure 27.3%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 11.5%, RPG 10.9%
- #10 Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,963 reviews2019
Dev: IceSitruuna
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.4%, Anime 24.4%, RPG 15.1%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #11 Cally's Trials
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 176 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.5%, Platformer 30.2%, Action 21.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #12 Shattered Divinities
86% matchVery Positive94% of 733 reviews2026
Dev: 星魂游戏Pub: TrueColor Games
Windows
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, RPG 13.7%, Adventure 12.6%
- #13 Dusk Diver 酉閃町
89% matchVery Positive84% of 752 reviews2019
Dev: WANIN International
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dusk Diver is an anime style beat-em-up action game. You will be playing as Yumo, an ordinary high school girl, to fight with the Guardians against those Phantoms who dare to enter the realm of men.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, RPG 24.2%, Anime 23%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 12.1%
- #14 HunterX
88% matchVery Positive84% of 733 reviews2022
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.8%, Platformer 19.5%, RPG 16%, Action 12%, Adventure 9.7%
- #15 Trials of Valor
86% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Armored Goblin
Windows
Fight, block, and evade through the deadly Trials of Valor. Your timing and reflexes decide survival in this real-time roguelike fighter. Master diverse classes, and experience the character progression of an entire RPG in each run as you perfect your build or die trying.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 51.9%, Female Protagonist 28.8%, RPG 14.8%, 2D 4.6%
- #16 Double Cross
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: 13AM Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Action 24.5%, Platformer 23.9%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Adventure 22.7%, 2D 4.8%
- #17 Outrider Mako
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Asamado GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Take on the role of Mako on her quest to seek out and subsequently deliver her, uh, deliverables in this top-down view 2D action game. Jump on top of your enemies and slime them with goo to stop them in their tracks! Get those deliverables delivered!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.6%, Anime 25.8%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Action 9.8%, 2D 6.2%
- #18 Metal Unit
84% matchVery Positive83% of 2,886 reviews2021
Dev: JellySnow StudioPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Metal Unit is a sprawling side-scrolling platformer with roguelite features. Play as Joanna, a soldier on a mission to capture her treasonous sister. Wear the M-Unit 11 suit and battle against monsters and aliens while uncovering the truth about humanity.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.9%, RPG 22.1%, Action 15.3%, Anime 14.6%, Adventure 11.8%
- #19 Shikhondo: Blue Pieta
83% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: DeerFarmPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Once more, the hunt for Youkai begins! Across the ocean in a city far, far away, the side-scrolling shoot 'em up action of our two protagonists unfolds! Complete the Pietà of struggle that burns blue with its raging barrage!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.3%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Shooter 17.4%, Anime 14.8%, Action 12.4%
- #20 Guardians of the Ashes
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 460 reviews2020
Dev: Mature Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
From a rookie female soldier being lost memory, you incidentally become "The Chosen One" and have to protect the world.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Female Protagonist 27.1%, Anime 21.2%, RPG 13.4%, Action 7.6%
- #21 Kotama and Academy Citadel
80% matchVery Positive80% of 2,726 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.3%, Anime 19.5%, Platformer 17.2%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, RPG 11.5%
- #22 ITORAH
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 921 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.1%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Platformer 14.9%, Anime 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #23 Protodroid DeLTA
82% matchVery Positive81% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Adam KareemPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.9%, Anime 19.9%, Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Action 9.1%
- #24 Scar-Lead Salvation
81% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Play as Willow, who awakens in a deserted military facility with no memory of how she got there, accompanied only by an AI in her ear and a swarm of deadly robots. Can you uncover the mystery of what happened in the facility, learn about Willow's past, and make your way out alive?
Why similar: Shooter 29.7%, Anime 21.5%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Action 16.4%, RPG 13%
- #25 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,441 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.2%, Anime 22.1%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 3.4%
- #26 Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX
81% matchMixed69% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: DejimaPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts like a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.8%, Platformer 27.6%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.9%
- #27 Ariana and the Elder Codex
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Platformer 19.5%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Anime 16.2%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Action 10.3%
- #28 ITTA
79% matchVery Positive90% of 423 reviews2020
Dev: Glass RevolverPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Test your limits in ITTA, a bullet-hell, boss-rush style adventure. Armed with her father’s revolver and guided by a strange ghostly cat, a displaced girl must battle her way through impossible trials in search of answers… and peace.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.2%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 9.9%
- #29 Jack Axe: The Trial
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Keybol GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Be Jack! Throw your axe! Test yourself against The Trial to prove yourself worthy in this speedrunning competition!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.1%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Platformer 18.3%, Anime 17%, Action 6.8%
- #30 Project Beril / 贝丽尔养成计划
77% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
This is an AI game.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Anime 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Shooter 11%
- #31 OverRider
75% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Tension Meow
Windows
What the enemy can do, you can do as well! Activate the "Override" system and and hijack enemy Cyborgs on the fly during high-intensity battles. Mix and match the Cyborgs you seized with fully customizable "Extensions" and "Cores", and craft hundreds of game-breaking combat builds!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.3%, Anime 25.9%, 2D Fighter 24.3%, Hand-drawn 7.2%, Action 5.9%
- #32 Path to purge
75% matchVery Positive85% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
When the demon is a lovely little girl, will you still give her a wide berth? In the face of increasingly hard fighting, Play the Demon to purge the Human beings that corrupted by the Holy Spirit. Dealing with the angel's difficulties, let's see how far you can go
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.8%, Shooter 25.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Action 9.9%, Cartoon 8.2%
- #33 Blade Kitten
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,087 reviews2014
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32%, Anime 26.6%, Platformer 23.5%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #34 PulseCharge
78% matchMixed51% of 192 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Project Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
2D platforming with an emphasis on speed and exploration! Absorb enemy attacks to charge up your own attacks! You must absorb, dodge and weave your way through intense gauntlets and defeat your evil self.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 29.5%, Platformer 19%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Cartoon 11.4%, Action 7.8%
- #35 Rosenkreuzstilette
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 438 reviews2017
Dev: [erka:es]Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.4%, Anime 24%, Platformer 19.7%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Action 9%
- #36 Transiruby
73% matchVery Positive92% of 303 reviews2021
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.5%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Platformer 16.9%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Action 11.8%
- #37 Immortal Joan: Cyber Revolution
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: 康师傅红烧甜不辣
Windows
Play as Maggie, an immortal agent fighting a cyberpunk megacorporation. Infiltrate enemy territory through stealth,—or arm yourself with whatever weapons you can find and engage in direct combat. Maggie cannot die—but heavy damage can lead to capture, imprisonment, and new paths forward.
Why similar: 2D Fighter 42.2%, Anime 14.5%, Action 14%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #38 Project I
73% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Junha Choi
Windows
Project I is an action-adventure game that follows the protagonist's journey to escape from an unknown laboratory and regain who he is. Defeat the enemies and escape from the lab.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 53%, Action 21.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Combat 2.3%
- #39 Brave survivors
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: blink
Windows
Break the besiege of various monsters! Upgrade the weapons, choose your favorite skills. Unique combination with skill and role. A 14 minutes roguelike experience, shoot with fantastic and exciting experience!! Believe yourself and beat the boss!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.8%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, RPG 13.5%, Anime 12.8%, Action 6.2%
- #40 TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity
72% matchVery Positive89% of 504 reviews2022
Dev: //commentoutPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious tower – one that transforms its very structure every 24 hours, where you must surpass countless poor fallen souls and make your way to the heretofore unseen top!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.9%, Female Protagonist 24%, Platformer 18.2%, Anime 12.6%, Comic Book 7.8%
- #41 Touhou Endless Dream
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,881 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Anime 21.8%, Platformer 15.2%, Cartoon 13.3%
- #42 Psionic Sentry : Infinite
71% matchVery Positive84% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: RoyPub: 響雨互動娛樂
Windows
Psionic Sentry : Infinite is a third-person beautiful girl action shooting rougelike. The refreshing counterattack system that any player can use is the core of the game's operation. Observing the enemy's weaknesses and destroying them during battle is the focus of the game strategy.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.2%, Anime 24.2%, Shooter 20%, RPG 11.8%, Action 7.3%
- #43 Mighty Gunvolt
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 429 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Platformer 62.4%, Action 37.6%
- #44 Core Awaken Rurumu's will
69% matchVery Positive98% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: CelLabPub: 072 Project
Windows
To execute her command “Bring Mankind happiness,” Robot Rurumu hopes she can understand the "Happiness of Mankind" by becoming more human-like.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.8%, Anime 24.5%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, RPG 16.4%, Action 9.1%
- #45 Dark Water : Slime Invader
71% matchVery Positive95% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: DEVBOX
Windows
Dark Water is an Action Platformer game where you use a bow.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.7%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Anime 12.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Cartoon 10%
- #46 Gunner-chan!
69% matchVery Positive92% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: kido
Windows
A 2.5D top-down, roguelike shooter set in a base that has been taken over by a revolt of robots.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 55.9%, Action 29.4%, Anime 14%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #47 Beyond Citadel
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,389 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.4%, Shooter 22.9%, Anime 22.9%, Action-Adventure 11%, Comic Book 7.9%
- #48 Silly Polly Beast
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,287 reviews2025
Dev: AnjiPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An otherworldly, story-driven shooter with aggressive gunfights and terrifying monsters awaits you. This is the story of a girl who, by the will of fate, faced the beast - and in order to become free, she was forced to study its nature. How far can you go in the fight for your freedom?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.6%, Shooter 22.3%, Anime 21.4%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Action 6.7%
- #49 Rebel Transmute
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 279 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.5%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 18.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Action 8.3%
- #50 Haneda Girl
68% matchVery Positive95% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Koba
Windows
Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways to solve each encounter are at your disposal. Dance the waltz of destruction, end the threat.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.9%, Shooter 24.9%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Action 8.7%
- #51 METAGAL
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.7%, Platformer 24.4%, Action 18.1%, Anime 15.5%, 2D 3.7%
- #52 Physical Layer
70% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: RaStar StudioPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Physical Layer is a stylish, top-down shooter with cute, gun-toting characters. Utilize three powerful abilities to overcome a total of 240 stages, filled with a variety of enemies and challenges.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.3%, Shooter 27.2%, 2D Platformer 26.8%, Action 14.7%, 2D 2.8%
- #53 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,930 reviews2024
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy is an indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.Step into the shoes of Cirno, the Hero of Ice, as she embarks on a journey against evil, liberating Gensokyo and saving her dear princess.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.6%, Anime 20.9%, Platformer 14.9%, Shooter 12.3%, RPG 8.5%
- #54 Stardust Trial
66% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: 铭轩魔王
Windows
A cute, anime-style casual roguelite survival game. Actively attack monsters to rack up kills and unlock powerful skills! Summon magical artifacts to fight alongside you. Clear dynamic stages with unique victory conditions and enjoy the ultimate bullet-heaven experience!
Why similar: Anime 90.6%, Combat 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #55 The Top of The Dream
70% matchMixed62% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: 东方有顶天制作组Pub: Crestruction
Windows
An TouHou style barrage shooting game, with a unique firepower and boundary mechanism, use of the mechanism and resources, in the difficult Stage and BossBattle to master the rhythm and explore the SpellCard ,to defeat the FinalBoss, uncover the veil of transformation, and see the "dream of the sky"
Why similar: Shooter 31.5%, Anime 24.2%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Adventure 8.7%, RPG 7.9%
- #56 Gunborg: Dark Matters
68% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Ricpau Studios
Windows
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.7%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Shooter 14.3%, Platformer 12.4%
- #57 Tempest of the Heavens and Earth
68% matchVery Positive91% of 332 reviews2018
Dev: LION HEARTPub: DLsite
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"Rogue Celestial, seek out your own path to the heavens." An Ecstatic-class Stylish 2D Action Game controlling Tenshi Hinanawi, as she runs all around the realms of Gensokyo! You are the path of righteousness itself! (A derivative game inspired by the Touhou Project universe.)
Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.6%, Action 32.7%, Anime 26.7%
- #58 Exorcist Fairy
69% matchMixed65% of 334 reviews2021
Dev: 青岛三脚猫工作室Pub: MedusasGame
Windows
The player will play the role of nine JiuTianXuannu, who will fight with many demons, meet and help the innocent in six different and interconnected worlds, and finally go deep into the hinterland of magic city to uncover the truth of the ancient mystery between magic seal city and Xuannu family.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.9%, Action 18.2%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Cartoon 13.2%, Adventure 10%
- #59 Kubinashi Recollection
67% matchVery Positive95% of 202 reviews2021
Dev: 給食頭蛮Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
In order to retrieve the lost memories, Sekibanki has a big adventure in the world of dreams! Use your "head" to fight your way through a stage full of various mechanisms. It's a 2D visual action puzzle game with a new sensation!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.2%, Anime 22.4%, Action 22.3%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, 2D 3%