Games Like MADNESS: Project Nexus

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Gore 48.8%, Violent 26.5%, Shooter 18%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same physics-driven, cinematic gunplay and ragdoll brutality found in the Project Nexus combat system.

Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.

Why similar: Gore 39%, Beat 'em up 21.2%, Violent 16.4%, Funny 7.4%, Co-op 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the focus on chaotic, physics-based melee combat and over-the-top gore in an arena-style setting.

Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.

Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Beat 'em up 17.9%, Violent 16.5%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Funny 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic 2D brawler that mirrors the frantic, multi-layered combat and environmental interactivity of the Madness series.

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: Gore 47.3%, Arena Shooter 37.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 3%

Why You'll Like It: This game matches the high-speed, style-focused movement and aggressive, blood-fueled combat mechanics.

An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

Why similar: Beat 'em up 33.6%, Gore 26.8%, Violent 15%, Local Co-Op 9%, Co-op 8%

Why You'll Like It: This gritty beat-'em-up delivers the same visceral, pixelated violence and intense, fast-paced combat encounters.

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: Gore 39.7%, Violent 23.1%, Shooter 21.2%, Combat 7%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers high-octane, slow-motion gunplay and extreme gore that feels like a modern, first-person evolution of the Project Nexus combat loop.

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is a robot voxel slice-em-up where any part of your body can be sliced off. With your mind downloaded into a robot gladiator, you must survive the sinister trials of the arena.

Why similar: Co-op 27.2%, Funny 23.6%, Third Person 21.8%, Multiplayer 16%, Action 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features arena-based combat with physics-based limb-severing mechanics that feel very similar to the Madness combat style.

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: Gore 38.4%, Violent 30.7%, Shooter 14.5%, Combat 11.8%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes fast-paced, violent combat and tactical movement in a stylized environment.

MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!

Why similar: Shooter 60.4%, 3D 20.8%, Action 18.8%

Why You'll Like It: This arcade-style shooter mirrors the frantic, high-speed energy and distinct visual flair of the seed game.

Strike Force Heroes is an oldschool arena shooter rebuilt with modern mechanics with full co-operative and PvP online multiplayer. It melds over the top action with epic story-telling in this intense remake of the hit Flash game.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 31.8%, Shooter 18.3%, Character Customization 17.7%, Co-op 10.5%, Combat 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep character customization and arena-shooter mechanics that align closely with the progression systems in Project Nexus.

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: Gore 25.7%, Arena Shooter 21%, Shooter 19.4%, Violent 16%, Combat 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane boomer shooter that prioritizes speed, gore, and creative movement mechanics.

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: Gore 38%, Violent 21.8%, Shooter 21%, Action 9.2%, Funny 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cinematic, physics-based gunplay and acrobatic combat that feels highly reminiscent of the Madness action style.

Redeemer: Enhanced Edition is a brutal close-quarters brawler. Punch, crush, shoot, and use the environment to destroy enemies. Master deep melee combat, execute savage finishers, and fight for redemption as Vasily, a former elite operative hunted by a cybernetic corporation.

Why similar: Beat 'em up 28%, Gore 21.7%, Violent 13.2%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Co-op 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down brawler that focuses on brutal hand-to-hand combat and environmental kills.

Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

Why similar: Gore 60.1%, Violent 25.6%, Funny 10.9%, Action 2.2%, Multiplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more of a sandbox, it provides the same physics-based gore and creative violence that fans of the Madness series enjoy.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Gore 43%, Violent 36.5%, Shooter 8.9%, Action 8%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential top-down, ultra-violent shooter that shares the same 'one-hit-kill' intensity and fast-paced gameplay loop.

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.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.7%, Gore 30.6%, Violent 23.6%, Action 10%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, fast-paced action game that emphasizes precision movement and brutal, one-hit-kill combat encounters.

Gungrave G.O.R.E is a stylish third-person action shooter by South-Korean Studio IGGYMOB in which you take on the role of Grave, a gunslinger of resurrection and badass anti-hero of your dreams, mowing down tons of enemies in a gory ballet of bullets.

Why similar: Gore 29.8%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Violent 14.9%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Action 10%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style action game that emphasizes constant shooting and over-the-top, stylish destruction.

POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

Why similar: Gore 30.8%, Shooter 20.6%, Violent 18.8%, Funny 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, stylized shooter that leans into the same irreverent humor and chaotic action as the Madness series.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.4%, Gore 20.4%, Co-op 20.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Funny 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, side-scrolling run-and-gun game that shares the destructive, high-energy spirit of the seed game.

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 40.8%, Shooter 21.1%, Violent 19.5%, Action 9.4%, Combat 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A boomer shooter that focuses on procedural, high-speed combat and intense, visceral action.

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: Funny 77.9%, Action 22.1%

Why You'll Like It: While a platformer, it captures the same high-energy, chaotic, and stylized 'flash-game' aesthetic that defines the Madness series.

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: Gore 34.6%, Violent 23.5%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down action game with a focus on fast-paced, visceral combat and a dark, stylized aesthetic.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Shooter 82.9%, Action 17.1%

Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, chaotic shooter that shares the subversive, gritty, and experimental nature of the Madness series.

Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!

Why similar: Gore 40.2%, Violent 25.9%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Action 11%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that demands intense focus and rewards players with brutal, fast-paced combat.

Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42.9%, Co-op 20.8%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Third Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An arena-based action game that captures the feeling of fighting through endless waves of enemies with escalating difficulty.

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 52.3%, Funny 25.1%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game that emphasizes fluid movement and diverse combat options in a challenging environment.

PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.5%, Shooter 17.2%, Third Person 12.6%, Hack and Slash 9.4%, Gore 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced shooter that emphasizes sliding, movement, and high-intensity combat encounters.

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: Beat 'em up 35.2%, Hack and Slash 25.1%, Violent 16.6%, Third Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush game that focuses on intense, high-skill combat and precise movement mechanics.

Seven years after the Inventory closed its doors, this underground social club has reopened for business. Play No Limit Texas Hold’em with four video game icons in a high-stakes battle of cards, bets, and trash talk.

Why similar: Funny 69.2%, 3D 30.8%

Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

Why similar: Gore 28%, Third-Person Shooter 22.6%, Beat 'em up 20.6%, Violent 16%, Shooter 8.6%

POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of the classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Take control of The POSTAL Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.

Why similar: Gore 40.7%, Violent 21.1%, Co-op 14.8%, Shooter 11%, Multiplayer 9%

Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!

Why similar: Funny 73.3%, Dark 26.7%

Slaughter endless abominations while moving stylishly through a lovecraftian nightmare. Combine a multitude of unlockable weapons, abilities and upgrades in order to survive as long as possible, and reach the top of the leaderboards.

Why similar: Gore 28.4%, Arena Shooter 20.7%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Violent 16.4%, Shooter 13.8%

A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

Why similar: Funny 86.5%, Action 13.5%

Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.

Why similar: Gore 32.3%, Co-op 16.3%, Beat 'em up 16%, Shooter 11.3%, Violent 9.6%

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre, but this time with a bunch of humor and buckets of blown off body parts. In this sequel to Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Vinnie Cannoli’s story continues and this time it’s personal.

Why similar: Gore 28.5%, Co-op 15.7%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Violent 9.2%

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: Gore 37.3%, Arena Shooter 29.3%, Shooter 22.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Action 4.6%

Necrosis is one Indie Arcade FPS Game That Brings The Player One Fast Paced Experience with huge variety of weapons to unlock!

Why similar: Gun Customization 27.4%, Arena Shooter 26%, Shooter 23.7%, 3D 9.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Online shooter with a variety of game modes and a huge arsenal of weapons. Fight with other players, or team up with them to defeat hordes of zombies and mutants!

Why similar: Shooter 44.8%, Action 33%, Multiplayer 22.2%

Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.

Why similar: Gore 33.2%, Violent 21.9%, Shooter 17.4%, Combat 10.1%, Funny 8.5%

Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

Why similar: Action 100%

The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.

Why similar: Gore 33.7%, Arena Shooter 24.4%, Violent 19.6%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 5.6%

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: Beat 'em up 44.7%, Gore 21.9%, Violent 13.3%, Combat 8.2%, Action 6.3%

Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.

Why similar: Gore 27.2%, Arena Shooter 22.3%, Co-op 13.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.1%

Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.

Why similar: Gore 41.3%, Arena Shooter 24.5%, Violent 13.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Combat 7.5%

Wall of insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26%, Gore 16.4%, Shooter 15.5%, Violent 10.3%, Action 8%

Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.

Why similar: Shooter 24.3%, Co-op 22.9%, Character Customization 20.8%, Funny 17%, Action 7.5%

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

Why similar: Funny 69.7%, 3D 18.2%, Action 12.2%

Move fast and shoot fast in Cyberfrags '69. Double jump, wall-run, and blast your way to victory in intense PvP and Co-Op, or play as Cyber-Frank as he slaughters the Cyber-Nazis invading his home!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 40.8%, Gore 15.3%, Shooter 13.7%, Violent 9.6%, Action 6.5%

As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

Why similar: Action 100%

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Gore 44.6%, Violent 26.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Dark 8.8%, Third-Person Shooter 6.5%

Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

Why similar: Shooter 54.1%, Funny 26.9%, Action 14.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Fast. Bloody. 8-Player Mayhem. Dominate. Taunt. Repeat. Free. No strings attached. Ever.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 51.6%, Shooter 24.4%, Action 8.2%, Combat 7.8%, Gore 6.2%

Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

Why similar: Funny 59.9%, Action 40.1%

Deadswitch 3 is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons and multiple solo and team-based game modes.

Why similar: Gun Customization 40.1%, Shooter 19.2%, Character Customization 18.7%, Co-op 7.5%, Combat 6%

Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!

Why similar: Gore 32.1%, Violent 18.8%, Co-op 14.8%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Shooter 8.2%

Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.

Why similar: Beat 'em up 57.7%, Co-op 22.9%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Action 6.9%

Zedfest is the goriest game show ever created! A hardcore 6 player co-op third-person shooter with the goal to complete objectives while neutralizing Zeds with lots and lots of visceral gore.

Why similar: Gore 39.5%, Violent 22.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Action 9.3%, Co-op 8.1%

White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.

Why similar: Dark 47.5%, Atmospheric 32.9%, Action 19.7%