- #1 SANABI
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,926 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art cyberpunk side-scrolling action, mobility-heavy traversal, and surprisingly strong story make it the closest overall match to Katana ZERO's feel.
- #2 Ghostrunner
96% matchVery Positive91% of 66,694 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.3%, Fast-Paced 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, Difficult 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same one-hit-kill swordplay, split-second dashing, and neon dystopian intensity, just from a first-person perspective.
- #3 Hotline Miami
96% 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: Great Soundtrack 37%, Fast-Paced 15.2%, Violent 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Gore 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like Katana ZERO, it builds around instant-death room-clearing combat, stylish ultraviolence, and a feverish soundtrack-driven mood.
- #4 Ghostrunner 2
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 11,491 reviews2023
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.8%, Fast-Paced 20.3%, Hack and Slash 14.9%, Ninja 11.7% ★, Difficult 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the same lethal cyberpunk parkour formula with even more high-speed blade combat and momentum-based encounters.
- #5 Neon White
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,663 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.3%, Fast-Paced 30.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its speedrun-focused combat-platforming turns every stage into a precision puzzle where movement, timing, and route optimization are everything.
- #6 Furi
94% matchVery Positive90% of 14,023 reviews2016
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 20.1%, Cyberpunk 17.6%, Fast-Paced 16%, Hack and Slash 12.6%, Difficult 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Katana ZERO is high-pressure reaction-based combat with striking audiovisual style, Furi delivers that in concentrated form.
- #7 DEADBOLT
93% 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: Great Soundtrack 39.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Difficult 10.6%, Gore 9.7%, Violent 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This moody 2D action game nails Katana ZERO's rapid-retry structure, deadly enemies, and 'plan the room, execute perfectly' flow.
- #8 My Friend Pedro
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,456 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 29.7%, Fast-Paced 16.2%, Violent 13.2%, Gore 12.7%, Platformer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same acrobatic, stylish, slow-motion-inflected violence and gleeful emphasis on chaining kills with flair.
- #9 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
91% 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: Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Fast-Paced 15.6%, Gore 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Violent 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It doubles down on the original's breakneck pacing, brutal trial-and-error combat, and surreal violence-heavy storytelling.
- #10 The Messenger
91% matchVery Positive93% of 13,167 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.7%, Ninja 21.8% ★, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its slick ninja platforming, tight controls, and stylish retro presentation make it a strong pick for Katana ZERO fans who love movement-first action.
- #11 RUINER
90% matchVery Positive89% of 12,470 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Cyberpunk 36%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Violent 8.5%, Gore 7%, Difficult 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down cyberpunk action game matches the seed's neon brutality, synthy atmosphere, and relentless pace even if the viewpoint changes.
- #12 Akane
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,904 reviews2018
Dev: Ludic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Cyberpunk 27.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Hack and Slash 11.6%, Violent 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its compact cyberpunk arena fights deliver the same hyper-fast, one-mistake-and-you're-dead intensity in a stripped-down arcade form.
- #13 Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
89% 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: Ninja 41.4% ★, Platformer 17.8%, Violent 12.5%, Gore 9.2%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: It swaps Katana ZERO's frontal aggression for stealth, but the razor-precise 2D ninja movement and lethal encounters feel closely related.
- #14 SUPERHOT
88% matchVery Positive92% of 40,677 reviews2016
Dev: SUPERHOT Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Time Manipulation 42.4% ★, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Action 11.9%, Difficult 9.9%, Fast-Paced 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its combat is built around manipulating time and solving each deadly encounter like a minimalist action puzzle, much like Katana ZERO's best rooms.
- #15 OTXO
86% 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: Fast-Paced 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Violent 17.6%, Noir 12.9%, Gore 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It channels Hotline Miami-style lethality and flow while adding slow-motion gunplay that scratches a very similar stylish-instant-death itch.
- #16 Blade Assault
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,299 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Hack and Slash 12%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling cyberpunk roguelite shares the seed game's pixel aesthetic, high-speed slashing, and dystopian vibe.
- #17 RONIN
87% matchMixed69% of 2,457 reviews2015
Dev: Tomasz WacławekPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Ronin is stylish a turn-based action platformer following the exploits of a vengeful heroine determined to strike down five prominent figures of a powerful corporation.
Why similar: Ninja 33% ★, Platformer 16.5%, Cyberpunk 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Difficult 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It takes the same ninja-assassination fantasy and room-by-room planning but turns it into a clever turn-based interpretation.
- #18 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
82% matchVery Positive94% of 36,243 reviews2024
Dev: 91Act
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game emphasizes fluid 2D combat, rapid movement, and stylish animation in a way that scratches the same action-first itch.
- #19 Hyper Light Drifter
85% matchVery Positive93% of 19,122 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Hack and Slash 13%, Action 5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similarly mysterious, stylish, synth-laced action feel, with fast dashes and dangerous combat despite being more exploratory.
- #20 ScourgeBringer
84% 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: Pixel Graphics 24%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Action 16.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers frantic room-to-room action-platforming with constant air-dashing and an aggressive flow state that echoes Katana ZERO's momentum.
- #21 Anomaly Agent
82% matchVery Positive95% of 9,977 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.2%, Hack and Slash 19.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its 2D cyberpunk action and flashy combo-heavy pacing hit a lot of the same aesthetic and mechanical notes as Katana ZERO.
- #22 Dead Cells
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 182,870 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Platformer 21.7%, Difficult 10.6%, Action 8%
Why You'll Like It: While more roguelite-driven, its fast reactive combat, dodge-heavy rhythm, and brutally clean animation will appeal to Katana ZERO players.
- #23 Cyber Shadow
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,551 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Ninja 22.6% ★, Cyberpunk 16.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its demanding 2D ninja action, sharp pixel-art presentation, and emphasis on precision movement make it an excellent mechanical match.
- #24 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,677 reviews2025
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Why similar: Ninja 22.2% ★, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Difficult 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: For players who mainly want more brutally precise 2D ninja action-platforming, it delivers the same demanding reflex-first appeal.
- #25 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 88,780 reviews2014
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: KONAMI
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.5%, Hack and Slash 16.5%, Ninja 8.6% ★, Fast-Paced 8.1%, Cyberpunk 7%
Why You'll Like It: If you want more stylish blade-focused combat backed by an unforgettable soundtrack and over-the-top intensity, this is an easy next step.
- #26 Bloodroots
81% matchVery Positive90% of 307 reviews2021
Dev: Paper Cult
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 27.1%, Hack and Slash 17.9%, Violent 16.8%, Difficult 16.2%, Gore 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: Every encounter is about improvising a perfect, violent chain through fragile enemies before they can touch you, which feels very Katana ZERO-adjacent.
- #27 APE OUT
80% matchVery Positive95% of 4,112 reviews2019
Dev: Gabe CuzzilloPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Violent 16.6%, Gore 14.4%, Difficult 13%
Why You'll Like It: Its music-synced violence, instant-death chaos, and emphasis on momentum over attrition create a similarly exhilarating action loop.
- #28 HUNTDOWN
78% 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: Cyberpunk 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Platformer 12.9%, Violent 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its neon-drenched side-scrolling violence and hard-edged retro-futurist attitude make it a strong vibe match even though it leans more shooter than slasher.
- #29 Narita Boy
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,844 reviews2021
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.7%, Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 16%, 2D Platformer 15%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Katana ZERO's pixel-art neon aesthetic and synth-driven mood, with a dreamlike cyber-world that fans of the seed's style may love.
- #30 Blasphemous
77% matchVery Positive90% of 66,776 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Gore 14.2%, Violent 12.8%, Platformer 11%
- #31 MO:Astray
77% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Gore 9.3%, Action 7.5%
- #32 Severed Steel
76% 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: Cyberpunk 50.9%, Action 14.1%, Violent 14%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Indie 4.3%
- #33 The Hong Kong Massacre
78% 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: Violent 25%, Gore 22.5%, Difficult 20.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Action 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its top-down gun-fu action revolves around quick deaths, instant restarts, and stylishly clearing rooms under intense pressure.
- #34 Kats Trigger
73% matchVery Positive89% of 464 reviews2025
Dev: GIX
Windows
"Kats Trigger" is story-driven, hyper-speed action. Shoot, slash, and fly through explosive combat. In a beautifully crafted pixel art world, witness the bond between Otter and Stray Cat.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Noir 9.9%
- #35 Neon Abyss
75% matchVery Positive86% of 23,608 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.1%, Platformer 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Action 5.7%
- #36 Valfaris
76% matchVery Positive82% of 2,810 reviews2019
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 22.5%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Gore 12.1%, Action 9.1%
- #37 Star Fetchers
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,379 reviews2020
Dev: Svavelstickan
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.5%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Violent 11.1%, Action 10.5%, Gore 8.9%
- #38 ULTRAKILL
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 241,591 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 29.4%, Gore 16.6%, Difficult 9.6%, Retro 5.1%
- #39 Pizza Tower
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 72,520 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 32.1%, Fast-Paced 20.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #40 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
73% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: ASTEROID-JPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
With its cyberpunk city brought to life with retro graphics, Ninja Issen invites players into a world filled with "hyper ninja action" as they work alone to annihilate waves of enemy troops using a variety of ninja skills and fight bosses coming at you with relentless, diverse attack patterns.
Why similar: Ninja 22.6% ★, Cyberpunk 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Platformer 7.3%, Hack and Slash 6.6%
- #41 The Red Strings Club
74% matchVery Positive93% of 14,255 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36%, Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Violent 2.4%
- #42 Transistor
74% matchVery Positive94% of 31,249 reviews2014
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50%, Cyberpunk 27.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Sci-fi 3.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #43 NINJA GAIDEN 4
69% matchVery Positive88% of 9,593 reviews2025
Dev: PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.
Why similar: Ninja 24.7% ★, Hack and Slash 20.7%, Violent 9.6%, Gore 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
- #44 Celeste
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 146,121 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Difficult 13.4%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 11.4%
- #45 CrossCode
71% matchVery Positive92% of 18,401 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Cyberpunk 7.4%, Difficult 7.1%
- #46 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
72% matchVery Positive81% of 5,578 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Platformer 15.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Action 9.7%
- #47 Agent in Depth
70% matchVery Positive83% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Naturepixel StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Agent in Depth is a daring action-platformer featuring fast-paced action and instant-death combat. You’ll run, jump, aim, and deflect bullets with your katana to blow up your enemies. No checkpoints, no upgrades: just pure skills. Deflect, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
Why similar: Ninja 21.3% ★, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Difficult 10.5%
- #48 Midnight Fight Express
69% matchVery Positive89% of 2,782 reviews2022
Dev: Jacob DzwinelPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Great Soundtrack 34.6%, Violent 21.7%, Gore 19.6%, Action 18.1%, Indie 3.5%
- #49 Turbo Overkill
68% matchVery Positive94% of 7,490 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.8%, Fast-Paced 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Violent 8.1%
- #50 Slave Zero X
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 479 reviews2024
Dev: Poppy WorksPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.1%, Ninja 23.2% ★, Hack and Slash 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #51 Cyber Hook
68% matchVery Positive95% of 4,183 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 46.5%, Platformer 23.8%, Retro 10.8%, Action 10.2%, Indie 5.8%
- #52 Within the blade
70% matchVery Positive86% of 357 reviews2019
Dev: Ametist studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bloody stealth platformer, about the ninja in which you cut the enemies into pieces.
Why similar: Ninja 23.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Hack and Slash 9.2%, Difficult 8%
- #53 Black Future '88
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 749 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 56.6%, Action 19%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Platformer 8.3%, Indie 1.3%
- #54 Foregone
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,402 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Platformer 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Difficult 16%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Action 10.1%
- #55 Mute Crimson+
70% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
Why similar: Ninja 18.2% ★, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #56 ANNO: Mutationem
67% matchVery Positive81% of 6,610 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Action 5.8%
- #57 ION Shift
65% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Electro Soul Games
Windows
ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Cyberpunk 11.4%, Difficult 11.1%, Violent 10.9%
- #58 Boomerang X
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,377 reviews2021
Dev: DANG!Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 38.4%, Ninja 28.8% ★, Difficult 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Action 3.9%
- #59 Gravity Circuit
65% matchVery Positive91% of 6,090 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #60 Katanaut
63% matchVery Positive90% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.5%, Fast-Paced 20.6%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Difficult 10.8%