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: Blood 35.7% ★, Gore 27.1%, Violent 19.3%, Shooter 13%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same chaotic, physics-driven gunplay and cinematic slow-motion action that defines the Madness experience.

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: Blood 38.1% ★, Gore 22.3%, Beat 'em up 17.1%, Violent 13.3%, Funny 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar focus on visceral, voxel-based melee combat and chaotic arena-style brawling.

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 23%, Beat 'em up 20.1%, Violent 18.6%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Funny 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic 2D brawler that perfectly replicates the frantic, multi-weapon combat and environmental interaction of the seed game.

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: Blood 33.3% ★, Gore 23.8%, Violent 16.5%, Shooter 15%, Combat 5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-octane, gore-filled shooter experience that emphasizes movement and aggressive combat tactics.

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 35.8%, Gore 23.7%, Violent 16.2%, Local Co-Op 9.7%, Co-op 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This gritty, ultra-violent beat-'em-up shares the same raw, uncompromising aesthetic and intense combat focus.

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: Blood 59.1% ★, Arena Shooter 29.6%, Shooter 9%, Action 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, movement-heavy shooter that rewards aggressive play and style, mirroring the high-intensity combat of Project Nexus.

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: Blood 25.4% ★, Gore 22.3%, Violent 19%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features acrobatic gunplay and stylish, slow-motion combat that feels like a natural evolution of the seed game's mechanics.

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 46.1%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 13.9%, Combat 8.7%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, stylish brawler that emphasizes fluid movement and brutal takedowns in a modern urban setting.

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: Arena Shooter 23.2%, Gore 22.6%, Shooter 21.1%, Violent 17.5%, Combat 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed boomer shooter that emphasizes mobility and visceral, gore-filled combat encounters.

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 32.4%, Funny 28.2%, Third Person 25.9%, Action 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: An arena-based combat game that focuses on limb-severing physics and intense, skill-based swordplay.

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: Blood 41.9% ★, Arena Shooter 21.5%, Violent 17.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, comic-book-inspired beat-'em-up and shooter that shares the same gritty, pulp-action energy.

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

Why similar: Violent 39.6%, Gore 38.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Action 8.7%, Atmospheric 4%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter is the gold standard for fast-paced, ultra-violent, and rhythmic combat encounters.

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

Why similar: Funny 86.5%, Action 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: While a different genre, it shares the same Flash-era roots, humor, and creative spirit as the Madness Combat 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 27.6%, Co-op 22.7%, Gore 18.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Funny 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An over-the-top, side-scrolling action game that captures the same chaotic, destructive spirit of the seed game.

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 26.3%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Violent 15.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.2%, Action 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter that prioritizes stylish, non-stop action and large-scale destruction.

REDEEMER is a intense Brawler where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment.

Why similar: Beat 'em up 28.9%, Gore 18.7%, Violent 13.8%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Co-op 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down beat-'em-up that focuses on brutal melee combat and environmental finishers.

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 34.3%, Shooter 19.5%, Character Customization 19.1%, Co-op 11.2%, Combat 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter that features deep character customization and fast-paced, arcade-style gameplay.

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 30.2%, Violent 25.2%, Hack and Slash 12.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down action game that focuses on fast-paced, high-stakes combat in a stylized, cyberpunk world.

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

Why similar: Blood 48.1% ★, Gore 26.7%, Violent 16.6%, Funny 7.2%, Action 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that allows for endless experimentation with gore and destruction, similar to the sandbox nature of Arena Mode.

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

Why similar: Blood 33.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 20.9%, Beat 'em up 18.7%, Violent 14.8%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on bullet-time mechanics and stylish, tactical room-clearing.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: Shooter 45.8%, Violent 26%, Action 14.8%, 3D 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A movement-focused shooter that emphasizes acrobatics and destructible environments, perfect for fans of kinetic action.

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 26.9%, Shooter 21.7%, Violent 19.8%, Funny 15.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, boomer-style shooter that leans into the chaotic, over-the-top violence of its franchise.

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 bizarre, highly stylized, and chaotic shooter that offers a unique, visceral experience for fans of experimental action games.

Get ready to put a sizable dent in the profits of megacorporations in Deadlink, a guns-blazing cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. Your mission is to conduct covert ops while piloting a humanoid combat shell. And no, "covert" doesn’t mean "quiet."

Why similar: Arena Shooter 63.3%, Shooter 28.4%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arena-style roguelite shooter that demands constant movement and aggressive play.

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 37.7%, Gore 26.6%, Violent 25.1%, Action 10.6%

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

This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

Why similar: Blood 30.7% ★, Gore 29.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Funny 12.7%, Co-op 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous, gore-filled arena shooter that captures the same 'kill everything in sight' mentality.

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: Action 65.2%, Atmospheric 34.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, movement-heavy action game that features a grappling hook and fluid, high-stakes combat.

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Violent 27.4%, Gore 26.8%, Funny 16.9%, Third Person 15.4%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A classic open-world game that embraces chaotic, sandbox-style violence and dark, satirical humor.

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 78%, Action 22%

A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.7%, Gore 23.5%, Violent 13.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Third Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person action game that features unique melee-based combat and visceral, gore-filled encounters.

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 25%, Arena Shooter 21.8%, Hack and Slash 19.3%, Violent 17.2%, Shooter 14.4%

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 37%, Violent 26.5%, Co-op 18.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 4.2%

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 67.9%, 3D 32.1%

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 28.2%, Co-op 17.4%, Beat 'em up 16.9%, Shooter 12%, Violent 10.2%

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: Blood 51.9% ★, Violent 23.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Combat 9.4%, Action 3.5%

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 26.5%, Co-op 18.1%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Shooter 14.9%, Violent 10.6%

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 60.1%, 3D 21.2%, Action 18.7%

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%

BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Why similar: Gore 44.8%, Violent 22.2%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 8.8%, Dark 8.7%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 35.9%, Shooter 22.8%, Violent 21.2%, Action 10.2%, Combat 5.7%

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 29.7% ★, Arena Shooter 28.3%, Shooter 25.6%, 3D 10.2%, Action 6.2%

Welcome to Masked Forces 3, the ultimate FPS simulation! This is a game where you can test and improve your shooting capabilities against multiple game modes.

Why similar: Gore 27.5%, Blood 23.1% ★, Violent 19.5%, Arena Shooter 11.4%, Co-op 6.6%

Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood is a cartoon-style third-person shooter. You take the role of a last-standing hard-boiled Legionnaire taking on an entire rebel army. A small campaign with various objectives, such as defending civilians, escorting a tourist bus and a mass-chicken-murder map.

Why similar: Blood 23.1% ★, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Arena Shooter 13.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Gore 11.2%

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 35.4%, Violent 28.1%, Local Co-Op 24.5%, Action 12%

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 57.5%, Action 42.5%

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 26.7%, Shooter 15.8%, Gore 14.2%, Violent 10.6%, Action 8.2%

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%

Melon Simulator™ is a chaotic, co-op (1 - 4 players), first person melee combat game. Almost anything that isn't nailed down can be used to whack, slice, and throw at the oncoming melon hoard...

Why similar: Blood 33.1% ★, Beat 'em up 21.3%, Gore 16.1%, Violent 11.2%, Co-op 8.1%

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

Why similar: Arena Shooter 53.3%, Shooter 25%, Action 8.4%, Combat 8.1%, Gore 5.2%

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 34.8%, Violent 24.5%, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Action 10%, Co-op 8.8%

A highly customizable virtual stressball and physics sandbox about mutilating ragdolls in various ways using an overwhelming amount of weapons and tools.

Why similar: Blood 48.5% ★, Gore 27.5%, Violent 14.4%, Shooter 5.6%, Funny 4%

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

Why similar: Funny 60%, Action 40%

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 28.6%, Violent 23.5%, Shooter 18.4%, Combat 10.9%, Funny 9.1%

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: Blood 43.8% ★, Arena Shooter 26.4%, Shooter 19.7%, Atmospheric 6%, Action 4.1%

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 24.1%, Co-op 22.9%, Character Customization 21%, Funny 17%, 3D 7.5%

This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 51.9%, Shooter 27%, Gore 8.7%, Action 6.2%, Violent 6.2%

GoreBox is a chaotic physics-driven sandbox where creativity meets destruction. Use the Reality Crusher to spawn, manipulate, and obliterate anything. Customize, battle with friends, roleplay, or face devious creatures. In this world, your imagination rules—and chaos is your playground!

Why similar: Gore 41.2%, Violent 27.4%, Shooter 16.5%, 3D 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.7%

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%, Funny 27%, Action 14.3%, Atmospheric 4.7%

TENET is a fast-paced shooter where you are trapped underworld in a nightmarish arena, and the only key to survival is to stay within the light. Your skills will be put to the test as you blast, punch, and stomp your way through this gore infused gauntlet as you tear your foes limb to limb.

Why similar: Gore 41.9%, Violent 30.3%, Third-Person Shooter 19.6%, Action 8.2%