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Games Like Katana ZERO

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Indie, Difficult.

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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.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 98% — of 76,196 reviews
Released: 2019-04-18
Developer: Askiisoft
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 4.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 9.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 86%

Overview

Katana ZERO stands out through its instant-death precision combat, time-bending tactical resets, neon-noir storytelling, and propulsive synth atmosphere. These picks prioritize similarly fast, lethal action alongside cyberpunk mood, stylish pixel art, reactive movement, and memorable narrative presentation. The highest-ranked games most closely recreate its blend of momentum, violence, and carefully paced story beats.

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  1. #1 SANABI
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 45,293 reviews2023
    Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 24.3 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 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art dystopia, grappling-hook traversal, explosive boss encounters, and emotional cyberpunk story make it the closest modern counterpart to Katana ZERO.

  2. #2 Hotline Miami
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 128,462 reviews2012
    Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 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 37.2%, Fast-Paced 15.2%, Violent 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Gore 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the essential top-down companion for one-hit-kill combat, rapid retries, surreal violence, and an iconic electronic soundtrack.

  3. #3 Ghostrunner
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 66,937 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 22.2%, Fast-Paced 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Difficult 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It translates Katana ZERO's lethal swordplay, cyberpunk setting, dash-heavy movement, and constant restart-driven mastery into first person.

  4. #4 My Friend Pedro
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 28,510 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 29.9%, Fast-Paced 16.1%, Violent 13.2%, Gore 12.7%, Platformer 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Its acrobatic slow-motion shootouts and score-chasing combat capture the same exhilarating rhythm of turning impossible rooms into choreographed carnage.

  5. #5 Furi
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 14,080 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 20.3%, Cyberpunk 17.6%, Fast-Paced 15.9%, Hack and Slash 12.6%, Difficult 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Its demanding parry-and-dodge duels, synth-driven intensity, and cryptic futuristic narrative deliver a similarly focused action rush.

  6. #6 Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,950 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 41.5% ★, Platformer 17.9%, Violent 12.4%, Gore 9.2%, Action 7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its superb 2D ninja movement and stealth-action encounters reward precise planning and improvisation in a stylish, tightly designed campaign.

  7. #7 DEADBOLT
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,647 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 40.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Gore 9.6%, Violent 5.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This compact pixel-art assassin game offers deliberate one-hit-kill infiltration, excellent level design, and a dark electronic-noir tone.

  8. #8 RONIN
    93% matchMixed69% of 2,460 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 9.7%, Difficult 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It shares Katana ZERO's pixelated assassin fantasy and lethal room-clearing structure, but adds a tactical turn-based pause system.

  9. #9 The Hong Kong Massacre
    91% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,045 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 22.4%, Difficult 20.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Action 10.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This neon-soaked action game combines bullet time, instant lethality, room-by-room retries, and brutal neo-noir gunfights.

  10. #10 SUPERHOT
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 40,792 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 42.3% ★, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Action 11.9%, Difficult 9.9%, Fast-Paced 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its time-moving-only-when-you-move mechanic creates the same satisfying feeling of pausing chaos to execute a perfect lethal plan.

  11. #11 OTXO
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 3,985 reviews2023
    Dev: Lateralis Heavy IndustriesPub: Super Rare Originals
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.8 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 25.3%, Violent 17.6%, Noir 12.8%, Gore 11.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Its grim neon presentation, punchy gunplay, relentless room-clearing, and haunting atmosphere make it an excellent Hotline Miami-style alternative.

  12. #12 The Messenger
    90% matchVery Positive93% of 13,285 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 24.9%, Ninja 21.8% ★, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, 2D Platformer 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This witty pixel-art ninja platformer delivers crisp movement, satisfying combat, and a superb soundtrack, even if its tone is much lighter.

  13. #13 Ghostrunner 2
    89% matchMostly Positive80% of 11,626 reviews2023
    Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 23.7%, Fast-Paced 20.3%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Ninja 11.8% ★, Difficult 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It expands the first game's cyberpunk parkour, one-hit sword combat, and speed-focused mastery with more movement options and set pieces.

  14. #14 Neon White
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,902 reviews2022
    Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.6%, Fast-Paced 30.2%, Platformer 17.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Action 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its lightning-fast stage replaying, aggressive movement tech, and score-chasing design appeal to players who enjoy mastering Katana ZERO's encounters.

  15. #15 Severed Steel
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,298 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 50.8%, Action 14.2%, Violent 14%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Indie 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Its slow motion, wall-running, diving, and destructible environments provide a first-person version of Katana ZERO's stylish reactive violence.

  16. #16 Akane
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,909 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 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Violent 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Its compact arena fights center on surviving overwhelming one-hit-kill cyberpunk combat with increasingly refined movement and swordplay.

  17. #17 RUINER
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 12,535 reviews2017
    Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 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 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Violent 8.5%, Gore 7%, Difficult 6.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This brutal cyberpunk shooter shares Katana ZERO's neon violence, driving soundtrack, and story of a damaged protagonist fighting through a hostile future.

  18. #18 Hyper Light Drifter
    85% matchVery Positive93% of 19,210 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 38.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Hack and Slash 13%, Action 5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its cryptic worldbuilding, evocative pixel art, synth score, and dash-centered combat match Katana ZERO's atmosphere and visual confidence.

  19. #19 Bloodroots
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 311 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 enemy and protagonist dies instantly, making its improvised weapon chains and rapid restarts especially satisfying for Katana ZERO fans.

  20. #20 HUNTDOWN
    83% matchVery Positive95% of 4,436 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 17.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Violent 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Its gritty cyberpunk pixel art, hard-edged humor, and explosive run-and-gun encounters offer a more arcade-like take on the same aesthetic.

  21. #21 Cyber Shadow
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,558 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 22.7% ★, Cyberpunk 16%, Platformer 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Its demanding retro ninja platforming, precise attacks, and dystopian technological setting suit players who want more traditional 2D action.

  22. #22 Intravenous
    82% matchVery Positive90% of 5,615 reviews2021
    Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    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 38.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Violent 13.5%, Noir 11.7%, Action 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its tense stealth-or-guns gameplay, dark urban atmosphere, and punishing combat make it a grounded tactical cousin to Katana ZERO.

  23. #23 Nine Sols
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 45,860 reviews2024
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

    Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Difficult 22.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Gore 13.6%, Action 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Its exacting parries, fluid 2D combat, dark sci-fi story, and striking hand-drawn world reward players seeking a more expansive action challenge.

  24. #24 Anomaly Agent
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 10,038 reviews2024
    Dev: Phew Phew Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.1 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 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%

    Why You'll Like It: Its fast side-scrolling brawls, time-traveling conspiracy, and colorful cyberpunk presentation make it a direct tonal and mechanical fit.

  25. #25 Narita Boy
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,852 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 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15%, Story Rich 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its surreal digital world, neon pixel visuals, synth-heavy style, and melee platforming make it a strong fit for Katana ZERO's audiovisual appeal.

  26. #26 Transistor
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 31,271 reviews2014
    Dev: Supergiant Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.3%, Cyberpunk 27.7%, Story Rich 9%, Sci-fi 3.8%, Indie 3%

    Why You'll Like It: Its elegant cyberpunk world, acclaimed soundtrack, and intimate story offer a more tactical but equally stylish alternative for the narrative side of Katana ZERO.

  27. #27 APE OUT
    81% matchVery Positive95% of 4,126 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 17.1%, Violent 16.6%, Gore 14.4%, Difficult 13%

    Why You'll Like It: Its improvised, high-pressure escapes and jazz-synced bursts of violence recreate the momentum of surviving a deadly encounter by instinct.

  28. #28 ScourgeBringer
    80% matchVery Positive86% of 3,284 reviews2020
    Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 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 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Action 16.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Difficult 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Its hypermobile pixel-art combat and relentless airborne aggression provide a mechanically demanding action-platformer alternative.

  29. #29 ICEY
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 27,935 reviews2016
    Dev: FantaBlade NetworkPub: XD
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Cyberpunk 19.7%, Action 14.6%, Platformer 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It pairs slick 2D hack-and-slash action with meta storytelling and branching narration that will appeal to fans of Katana ZERO's unusual presentation.

  30. #30 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,715 reviews2025
    Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 22.3% ★, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Difficult 8.7%

  31. #31 Blasphemous
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 67,491 reviews2019
    Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 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 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Gore 14.1%, Violent 12.7%, Platformer 11.1%

  32. #32 Gunpoint
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,333 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: Great Soundtrack 29.2%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Noir 14.1%, Platformer 13.7%, Action 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its noir conspiracies, sharp writing, and inventive 2D infiltration puzzles offer a more thoughtful, less violent route into a similar urban thriller mood.

  33. #33 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 80,428 reviews2015
    Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.7 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 33.7%, Fast-Paced 15.5%, Gore 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Violent 9.9%

  34. #34 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 36,625 reviews2024
    Dev: 91Act
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 20.5 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 24.5%, Platformer 15.2%, Hack and Slash 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, 2D Platformer 9.5%

  35. #35 Dead Cells
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 183,835 reviews2018
    Dev: Motion Twin
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 40.8 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 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Platformer 20.4%, Difficult 9.9%, Action 7.6%

  36. #36 MO:Astray
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 5,064 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 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Platformer 13.2%, Gore 9.2%, Action 7.6%

  37. #37 Blade Assault
    76% 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 24.4%, Platformer 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Hack and Slash 12%

  38. #38 NINJA GAIDEN 4
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 9,750 reviews2025
    Dev: PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 20.6%, Violent 9.6%, Gore 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

  39. #39 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 89,132 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 43.7%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Ninja 8.6% ★, Fast-Paced 8.1%, Cyberpunk 6.9%

  40. #40 Star Fetchers
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,394 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 14.3%, Violent 11.1%, Action 10.5%, Gore 8.9%

  41. #41 Valfaris
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 2,849 reviews2019
    Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    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 22.7%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Gore 12%, Action 9.2%

  42. #42 Pizza Tower
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 72,792 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 32.4%, Fast-Paced 20.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

  43. #43 Neon Abyss
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 23,629 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 32.2%, Platformer 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Action 5.7%

  44. #44 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
    72% 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 9.3%, Platformer 7.3%, Hack and Slash 6.6%

  45. #45 Celeste
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,901 reviews2018
    Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 27.0 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 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 11.4%

  46. #46 The Red Strings Club
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 14,320 reviews2018
    Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Violent 2.4%

  47. #47 Kats Trigger
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 518 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 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Story Rich 10.2%, Noir 9.8%

  48. #48 ULTRAKILL
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 245,162 reviews2020
    Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 33.5 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 34.3%, Great Soundtrack 29.8%, Gore 16.4%, Difficult 9.6%, Retro 5.1%

  49. #49 CrossCode
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 18,486 reviews2018
    Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 43.0 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 32.9%, Pixel Graphics 24.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Cyberpunk 7.4%, Difficult 7.2%

  50. #50 Turbo Overkill
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 7,559 reviews2023
    Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Violent 8.2%

  51. #51 Agent in Depth
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 186 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 21.4% ★, Cyberpunk 18.9%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Difficult 10.6%

  52. #52 Black Future '88
    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 750 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 14.8%, Platformer 8.3%, Indie 1.2%

  53. #53 Boomerang X
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,383 reviews2021
    Dev: DANG!Pub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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 38.3%, Ninja 28.9% ★, Difficult 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Action 3.9%

  54. #54 Slave Zero X
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 492 reviews2024
    Dev: Poppy WorksPub: Ziggurat
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    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 17.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

  55. #55 Midnight Fight Express
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,817 reviews2022
    Dev: Jacob DzwinelPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.5 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 35.4%, Violent 21.5%, Gore 19.3%, Action 17.9%, Indie 3.5%

  56. #56 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 5,603 reviews2018
    Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 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 28.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Platformer 15.7%, Difficult 13.6%, Action 9.8%

  57. #57 ANNO: Mutationem
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 6,636 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 39.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Action 5.9%

  58. #58 Within the blade
    69% 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 23.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Hack and Slash 9.2%, Difficult 8%

  59. #59 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 11.3%

  60. #60 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,721 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Reptile
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is 1 second per second of advanced funkstyle. Battle rival crews and dispatch militarized police to conquer the five boroughs of New Amsterdam. Become All City.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48%, Cyberpunk 39%, Action 10.1%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1%

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