- #1 Giga Girl
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Outgunned Games
Windows
Giga Girl is a retro run ‘n gun platformer heavily influenced by, and paying homage to, the original NES Mega Man games.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #2 Ocean's Crabellum
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Crabellum Games
Windows
Shoot 'em up! The former soldier Crab have to holster up his old Parabellum guns. He must wreak massive havoc to clean up the Big Ocean from villains and get revenge for his friends. Destroy the unrestrained mafia gang led by giant octopus in the best tradition of top-down and scroll-action shooters.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #3 Street of Sanctuary VR
96% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: MoyeVR
Windows
Since several months ago, an insurgent group called “Futealer” have made a lot attacks on federal facilities. Your squad is sent to Sanctuary Street to stop them from approaching a crucial science facility called Neb Lab. This won’t be a difficult task for seasoned soldiers like you.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #4 Boratium Wars
95% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Dataweb, Inc.
Windows
Boratium Wars is a fast paced arcade style space shooter. Your skills are put to the test, as you attempt to collect Boratium from deep space, while avoiding enemies, mines, and more. Supports keyboard and mouse, as well as controller play. Tons of fun!
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #5 Ancient Future
94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Binary Fusion
Windows · Mac
Ancient Future is a fast paced multiplayer brawler set in a pixelated cyberpunk dystopia. Choose from a huge set of weapons, items, and characters to make your perfect loadout, and fight your friends or play online!
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #6 Dawn of H'btakh
93% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: megaeggz
Windows
Bizarre roguelike arcade FPS. The fish demon H'btakh is trapped in a maze, luckily he has lots of super powers.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #7 Wild Arena
94% matchNo user reviews2016
Dev: 971 Games
Windows
Wild Arena is a shooter where you have to defend yourselves and survive enemy attacks in small fighting zones with a main game mode and 3 secondary game modes.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #8 Rhythm Overdrive
92% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Fist ProductionPub: Fist production
Windows
Rhythm Overdrive is a shootem up / rhythm game, where ennemies are trying to kill you while dancing on the musics BPM ! Collect power ups to enhance your weapons, use bombs to clean the screen from all the ennemies, and try to get the first places on the leaderboards !
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #9 Platinum Kill
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fun Infused Games
Windows
Platinum Kill is a fast-paced run and gun action game done in a pseudo retro style that blends nostalgia of classic games from this genre with more modern sensibilities of today’s games, all while never taking itself too seriously.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #10 Lock Her Up: The Trump Supremacy
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 35 reviews2018
Dev: Three Guys Game Studio
Windows · Mac
In this super fake and politically inaccurate parody, you and your best friend play as Presidents Trump and Putin in an epic struggle against the New World Order AI Robot takeover!
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #11 Accel
89% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2019
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
To escape the cyber world of ACCEL you’ll have to go beyond your limits with your spaceship. In ACCEL we’re adding a new challenge, 360° maneuverability.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #12 GunHero
90% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: Olli-Samuli Lehmus
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Fight your way through multiple environments filled with traps and obstacles, each more dangerous and deadly than the last. Shoot bullets and throw grenades at your enemies while releasing prisoners from their cages. You are the hero this evil-filled world needs.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #13 Space Turret Gunner 宇宙大炮手
89% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: CatSaw
Windows
《SpaceTurretGuner》is a VR shooting game, as a gunner of the space battleship, players will experience many battles we carefully prepared for you。
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #14 TRE HUN: Unity-Chan x Action
88% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Akky-06's Lab
Windows
2D / 3D action game. There are 5 bosses. By achieving certain conditions (boss destruction etc.), the status will be up. The aim is to operate Unity-Chan and get the treasure in the dungeon's innermost.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #15 You Shall Not Jump: PC Master Race Edition
87% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Time Robbers
Windows · Mac · Linux
You Shall Not Jump is a roguelike put into a good old tower climber. At first sight it’s all plain and simple: you jump and shoot. But in reality…
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #16 Re Painter
86% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: こーひーあーる
Windows · Mac
“Re Painter” is a short, top-down action game where your drawings become your special attacks. Come up with your very own “Ultimate Move” to defeat your enemies.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #17 Cliff Hanger
86% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2016
Dev: syuuyuusya
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The backgrounds up the tempo and players are well equipped with a plethora of attacks! Test your mettle against a horde of enemies! Difficulty settings are available to adjust the game for both players that are new to action games and players that want a challenge.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #18 Tequila Zombies 3
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 reviews2017
Dev: IriySoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Tequila Zombies 3 is a platform shooter. Zombie apocalypse strikes hard. Zombies, vampires and demons spread all over the world. But there is still hope... guns... and alcohol! So there is still a chance to survive. Kill all zombies, drink all tequila!
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #19 J-Girl
84% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2018
Dev: Chair Game Studio
Windows
The background of this game is set more than 200 years in the future, scientists will discover new energy -- crystal energy (abbreviated as 'J'), and use it to make fighting girl robot. The player as the male driver will drive the girl robot to fight.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #20 Quirky Crook
84% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Ludo Land
Windows
A fun little high score game for when you have a few spare minutes. Quirky Crook is a throwback to old arcade games. Try to beat your high score! Go for the highest multiplier you can! Play as a crook, grabbing as many bags of money as you can, all while avoiding the cops on your trail.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #21 Magic Combat VR
83% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: ProntiatVR
Windows
ファンタジーな世界で自分自身が魔法使いになって、他のプレイヤーと戦う対戦型マルチVRゲームである。 その昔、戦争で人口が激減してしまった世界で生きるために魔法が開拓された。魔法技術が発展していく中、魔法使い達は己が培ってきた能力の優位性を証明する為に競うようになった。
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #22 Envoy of Nezphere
82% matchMixed55% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: Kailang FuPub: Nezphere
Windows
A virtual-reality open-source rhythm game, Envoy of Nezphere welcomes everyone to feel the flow of the music by chopping the boxes alone the right direction.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #23 Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Incuvo S.A.
Windows
An epic, fast-paced action-brawl featuring Super Heroes, which you’ve never seen before in up to 4-player local gameplay.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #24 ANti: Virus Destroyer
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Nicholas LikiardopoulosPub: Borazon Games LLC
Windows
ANti: a relatively fast paced single player 3D platform shooter with the sole goal of bringing ruin to every virus in sight so as to defend your country from digital intrusions. Gameplay: Play with tight controls through 45 levels filled with loads of viruses, tricky puzzles and exciting speed runs!
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #25 Slaveblade
81% matchMixed45% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: NegativeGenius LLC
Windows
DISCLAIMER: Made by one dev. Slaveblade is the story of Idraxymus the Enslaver. Already dead and tormented, Idraxymus makes a deal for resurrection. Everything in his path must be slain and his final destination is a mystery. Slaveblade is an exploration about what it means to live and die.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #26 Delta-G
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: Evols
Windows
Tired of classical FPS? Delta-G is here for you, with its gravity bending, ultra fast-paced mechanics. At its core, freedom of movement, and unforgettable in-air gunfights.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #27 Alien Zombie Megadeath
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2011
Dev: PomPomPub: Pom Pom Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #28 Night Guardian
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Rabbit Games
Windows
You are a Teddy Bear tasked with keeping the creatures of the night away from your owner's bed.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #29 Nasty
78% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Fun Infused Games
Windows
The world is under siege by evil forces. It is up to you alone or teamed with a partner to save humanity in this fast-pasted, action/platform shooting extravaganza. Do you have what it takes to complete 100 levels of non-stop excitement and prove that good can triumph over evil?
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #30 Whip! Whip!
77% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2018
Dev: Alpha unit
Windows · Mac
* Whip! Whip! requires a controller to play * 1980s Arcade video game style Action!
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #31 Carnivore Land
78% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2016
Dev: dwCrew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Like to chew gum and shoot zombies? Yeah? Cause we’re all outta gum… luckily, there is no shortage of zombies, weapons and ammo in this damned city... Carnivore Land, come for the thrill stay for the kills!
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #32 Tank Hurricane
77% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Small GamesPub: Bitlock Studio
Windows
In Tank Hurricane you have to fight in a tank battle with AI, which will not let you get bored.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #33 Resurrector
76% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: GSGamePub: Bitlock Studio
Windows
n ancient evil awoke after a thousand years of sleep. You are this evil.
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #34 Capsular
74% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: Gunschlinger
Windows
Capsular is a unique arena shooter featuring a "One shot, One Kill" mechanic. Jump into a fast paced match where your skill matters most!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #35 RAZ
75% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Team.WM
Windows
RAZ is a multiplayer 3D side scroller shooter with up to 4 players. Clear all waves to collect money, raise your level to get new weapons, and strengthen your weapon with a modding system!
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #36 Woof Blaster
74% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2015
Dev: Fabian Jarrett
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Woof Blaster is an action packed shooter featuring a dog with a gun and jet boots in search of a magical pizza which holds the key to becoming King of the Dog Planet. Destroy waves of enemies with an array of weapons, power-ups and the ability to transform into different monsters such as a T-Rex!
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #37 Jamsouls
76% matchMixed52% of 60 reviews2014
Dev: Chromatic Dream
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #38 Usagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin
75% matchMixed44% of 32 reviews2015
Dev: HappyGiant
Windows · Mac
Usagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin is a new, old school game based on the classic Dark Horse Comic Graphic Novel by Stan Sakai, and seen in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles over the years. This is an old school, simple, fun Retro brawler done in the vein of the classic TMNT Stand Up Arcade game.
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #39 Trajes Fatais: Suits of Fate
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Onanim Studio
Windows
Trajes Fatais: Suits of Fate is a game totally hand-drawn in the classic technique of pixel art. Its creators are passionate about classic arcades of the 1990s like The King of Fighters, Street Fighter and Guity Gear.
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #40 Elemental Combat
71% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2017
Dev: AVRLON VR Studio
Windows
Set in a world of fantasy and martial arts, Elemental Combat is a competitive Virtual Reality game that blends the speed and intensity of a modern FPS with the strategy of classic arcade fighting games. Use your hands to let fire fall from the sky or raise mighty walls of earth in VR.
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #41 Jet-Story 2018
71% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2018
Dev: Miroslav FídlerPub: CYBEXLAB
Windows
Master the acceleration and inertia of your spaceship in gravity field, use lethal firepower to eliminate any opposition and destroy all enemy bases to win the game!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #42 Bombing Bastards
73% matchMixed58% of 125 reviews2014
Dev: Sanuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Have a blast! Bomb oodles of nasty critters in a series of 30 wicked mazes! Defeat hellish bosses in heroic fights! Play solo or with friends in merciless battles! Embark on a hilarious journey with the witty Dr. Wallow to conquer the galaxy in this explosively fun arcade game!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #43 Past Cure
73% matchMostly Negative31% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Phantom 8 Studio
Windows
Past Cure is a dark psychological thriller that blurs the lines between dreams and reality. An intense, cinematic, story-driven experience that challenges the player to use mind-bending mental abilities to survive.
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #44 Hexodius
73% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2013
Dev: Brain Slap StudioPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
EXPLORE-EQUIP-ESCAPE!With its potent blend of twin-stick shooting, exploration and customization, HEXODIUS invites players to explore the vast complex, equip their drone with powerful items and upgrades, and ultimately escape the clutches of the deadly enemy droids in a blaze of laser fire!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #45 Red Wake Carnage
71% matchMixed58% of 473 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Red Wake Carnage is an intense action shooter that will take you on an epic journey of fighting the world’s most horrifying animals!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #46 Get Over Here
72% matchMixed49% of 41 reviews2015
Dev: Reload Games StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
GET OVER HERE is a fast paced battle arena game! Choose one of the 12 over the top characters and get ready to PULL and FINISH all your enemies!! No one to play locally? Go online and try to beat the best players worldwide!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #47 in Space
70% matchVery Positive81% of 103 reviews2015
Dev: Ed Curtis-SivessPub: Ysty Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
in Space is a procedural sidescrolling shooter that values precision and strategy over reflex or memorization. Fight through tons of enemies in three different modes, unlock new ships and new weapons. Become the best at shooting two dimensional shapes!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #48 Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 236 reviews2015
Dev: Exordium Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Circles, bullets, shurikens, rockets, saws and time ... they're all after you! Zero Reflex will tests both your dexterity and your nerves in a fast-paced punishing environment that keeps pushing your limits. You have no save points and no excuses! Be faster than a blink of the Eye!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #49 Fowl Space
72% matchMixed58% of 184 reviews2012
Dev: Pixelante Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 10%
A heroic rooster sets forth on a ridiculous space adventure to DESTROY THE SUN!
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #50 De Mambo
61% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: The Dangerous Kitchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spicy action for 1-4 players! De Mambo lets players take control of up to four characters locked in infinite Mambo! Help them escape this horrible—and somewhat provocative—despair!
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #51 Machine Gun Train Run
69% matchMixed68% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: Party Robot Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take control of international commandos in this 2D run n' gun shooter and deliver furious justice to the A.S.S.H.A.T. criminal organization.
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #52 HAUNTED: Halloween '85 (Original NES Game)
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2016
Dev: Retrotainment Games
Windows
A brand new NES homebrew game independently developed by Retrotainment Games and released on an NES cartridge. This game adheres to all NES hardware restrictions... all graphics, color palettes, data processing and audio fully comply regardless of how maddening it was to achieve :) HH85 is a classic, 8-bit beat' em up / platformer that...
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #53 Platypus Reclayed
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 650 reviews2025
Dev: Claymatic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Action 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #54 The Maid_san's Caving Adventure - メイドさん洞窟探検 -
69% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: KoheiGallery
Windows
A maid wandered into a cave where the Benars live. Can she escape the cave safely by using her specialty trembling to get away from them?
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #55 Recession
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: Super Strong Games
Windows · Mac
Recession is a 4v1 cop vs. robbers multiplayer shooter. Four robbers attempt to rob a bank full of money bags while a single cop with heavy armor and weapons tries to take all 4 down before they can escape with the cash.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #56 Hauntsters
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2015
Dev: Shark Tree Studios
Windows
Hauntsters is a 2D battle game in which up to 4 players compete for victory in a spooky arena. Each player chooses their character from a selection of 12 supernatural entities, using their unique abilities and combos to win the fight. Compete in a chaotic free-for-all or team up with a friend for a combo-centric 2 v 2 team battle.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #57 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
56% matchVery Positive99% of 238 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #58 WarFire
68% match7 user reviews0% of 7 reviews2016
Dev: D&K Games Studio
Windows
Your Mission is to kill all enemies
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #59 Gobernators (Parodia política peruana)
66% matchVery Positive80% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Elcaelum
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Un absurdo plataformas de disparos 2.5D inspirado en lo absurdo de las elecciones presidenciales peruanas.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #60 Dystopy
67% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Campus ADN 2015-2016Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
DYSTOPY is a hybrid game mixing elements of a beat em’ up action game and a platformer. The journey focuses around Sasha, a young mechanic and her robot R0-X4-N3.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%