- #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 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #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 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #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 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #4 The Maid_san's Caving Adventure - メイドさん洞窟探検 -
95% 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 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #5 Thunder Gun: Revenge of the Mutants
94% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2016
Dev: Potato Interactive
Windows · Mac
You have a gun that shoots lightning, goddamnit; with it, you will defend Earth against formidable mutant enemies until rainstorms render it inoperable, forcing you to use conventional weapons until the skies clear.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #6 Valkyrius Prime
94% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Iridescent Games
Windows
Fight through countless enemies and hulking bosses in this indie shoot-'em-up! Teleport to dodge enemy fire, then counter with an assortment of powerful weapons. Valkyrius Prime features all new character art and story, plus many more improvements over the original.
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #7 You Shall Not Jump: PC Master Race Edition
93% 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%, Indie 42%
- #8 Tequila Zombies 3
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: IriySoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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%, Indie 42%
- #9 Re Painter
91% 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%, Indie 42%
- #10 Accel
91% 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%, Indie 42%
- #11 Alien Zombie Megadeath
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2011
Dev: PomPomPub: Pom Pom Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Action 58%, Indie 42%
- #12 Space Turret Gunner 宇宙大炮手
88% 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%, Indie 42%
- #13 Dawn of H'btakh
89% 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%, Indie 42%
- #14 GunHero
89% 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%, Indie 42%
- #15 Whip! Whip!
87% 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%, Indie 42%
- #16 Slaveblade
86% 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%, Indie 42%
- #17 Magic Combat VR
86% matchPositive100% of 11 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%, Indie 42%
- #18 Cliff Hanger
85% 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%, Indie 42%
- #19 Carnivore Land
84% 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%, Indie 42%
- #20 Rhythm Overdrive
84% 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%, Indie 42%
- #21 J-Girl
82% 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%, Indie 42%
- #22 Envoy of Nezphere
83% 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%, Indie 42%
- #23 Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 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%, Indie 42%
- #24 Platinum Kill
79% 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%, Indie 42%
- #25 TRE HUN: Unity-Chan x Action
81% 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%, Indie 42%
- #26 Nasty
81% 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%, Indie 42%
- #27 Lock Her Up: The Trump Supremacy
79% 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%, Indie 42%
- #28 Quirky Crook
80% 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%, Indie 42%
- #29 Delta-G
78% 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%, Indie 42%
- #30 Night Guardian
78% 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%, Indie 42%
- #31 Tank Hurricane
77% match4 user reviews0% of 4 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%, Indie 42%
- #32 ANti: Virus Destroyer
77% 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%, Indie 42%
- #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 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #34 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 57.9%, Indie 42.1%
- #35 Capsular
73% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #36 Ancient Future
75% 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 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #37 Jamsouls
76% matchMixed53% of 59 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%, Indie 42%
- #38 Woof Blaster
74% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2015
Dev: Fabian Jarrett
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
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 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #40 Usagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin
74% matchMixed45% of 31 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 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #41 Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition
72% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #42 Jet-Story 2018
70% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #43 De Mambo
62% 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 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #44 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #45 in Space
71% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #46 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #47 Red Wake Carnage
71% matchMixed58% of 473 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #48 Bombing Bastards
72% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #49 Machine Gun Train Run
70% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #50 Get Over Here
71% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #51 HAUNTED: Halloween '85 (Original NES Game)
69% 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 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #52 Platypus Reclayed
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 633 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%, Indie 43%
- #53 Kill The Moon
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pirate Software
Windows
Kill The Moon is an action packed, rogue-lite, run and gun with randomized levels and tons of wacky powers.
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #54 Gobernators (Parodia política peruana)
68% matchVery Positive80% of 105 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 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #55 Angeline Era
54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 623 reviews2025
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
Why similar: Action 57%, Indie 43%
- #56 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
56% matchVery Positive99% of 223 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%
- #57 Pizzarian
68% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2015
Dev: Alex Jedraszczak
Windows
The year is 2010 A.D.—The Future—and your mission is to be the coolest pizza delivery business in the Jovian system. Cut through traffic, avoid the police, and deliver pizzas to the moons of Jupiter! Save up your money to buy better ships and upgrade your pizzeria. Just look out for the competition...!
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #58 Zeta Complex
66% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: spidamoo games
Windows
Hardcore tactical action-platformer with rogulike elements
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #59 Fowl Space
69% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%