Games Like MADNESS: Project Nexus

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 37.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same high-speed, arcade-style gore and movement-heavy combat found in the best arena modes.

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 48.7%, Violent 26.5%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based shooter that leans heavily into the cinematic, slow-motion, and gore-filled action style 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: Gore 39.7%, Violent 23.2%, Shooter 21.3%, Combat 6.9%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers visceral, physics-driven gunplay and brutal melee combat that mirrors the intensity of the seed game.

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 39.3%, Beat 'em up 21.1%, Violent 16.7%, Funny 7.2%, Co-op 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features chaotic, voxel-based melee combat that rewards creativity and extreme violence in confined arenas.

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 24.4%, Beat 'em up 18%, Violent 16.7%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Funny 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic 2D brawler that captures the same unpredictable, physics-heavy skirmishes and arcade feel.

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 34%, Gore 26.7%, Violent 15%, Local Co-Op 8.9%, Co-op 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This gritty, pixel-art beat-em-up shares the same brutal, uncompromising approach to melee violence.

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 45%, Gore 21.8%, Violent 13.3%, Combat 8.1%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down beat-em-up that emphasizes fluid, combo-heavy combat and stylish, fast-paced action.

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 38.1%, Violent 31%, Shooter 14.7%, Combat 11.6%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that blends bullet-time mechanics with intense, fast-paced room-clearing action.

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 19.9%, Shooter 12%, Funny 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game matches the chaotic, over-the-top destruction and high-speed action of the seed game's campaign.

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 19.5%, Violent 16%, Combat 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane boomer shooter that emphasizes speed, verticality, and extreme, stylized violence.

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

Why similar: Gore 60.2%, Violent 25.8%, Funny 10.7%, Action 2.3%, Multiplayer 1.1%

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

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 22%, Shooter 17.4%, Combat 10%, Funny 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, high-energy shooter that prioritizes aggressive movement and arcade-style progression.

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 20.7%, Violent 18.9%, Funny 14.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, irreverent shooter that shares the same dark humor and chaotic combat loop.

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 28.2%, Gore 21.6%, Violent 13.2%, Hack and Slash 12.1%, Co-op 6%

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

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 18.5%, Character Customization 17.6%, Co-op 10.4%, Combat 9.1%

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

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 20.6%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, Violent 16.4%, Shooter 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike shooter that focuses on acrobatic movement and intense, gore-filled combat against hordes of enemies.

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 38.4%, Violent 21.8%, Shooter 20.8%, Action 9.2%, Funny 8.4%

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

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

Why similar: Funny 86.2%, Action 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same irreverent, meme-heavy humor and choose-your-own-adventure style found in the seed game's narrative.

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 32.2%, Beat 'em up 16.4%, Co-op 16.1%, Shooter 11.4%, Violent 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the second game, offering similar side-scrolling action and arcade-style combat.

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 9%, Action 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive top-down shooter that matches the seed game's fast-paced, lethal, and rhythmic combat style.

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 37.4%, Arena Shooter 29.1%, Shooter 22.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that captures the raw, fast-paced, and gore-filled spirit of classic arcade action.

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 35.8%, Gore 30.4%, Violent 23.7%, Action 10.1%

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

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

Why similar: Shooter 46.2%, Violent 25.8%, Action 15%, 3D 13%

Why You'll Like It: A movement-focused shooter where fluid stunts and environmental destruction are key to survival.

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 62.8%, Shooter 28.7%, Action 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed, fast-paced shooter that rewards aggressive play and constant movement.

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

Why similar: Shooter 82.8%, Action 17.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, violent shooter that shares the seed game's commitment to unconventional, high-intensity action.

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 66.3%, Atmospheric 33.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed action platformer that combines fluid movement with satisfying, visceral combat.

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 35%, Violent 23.3%, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down action game with a gritty aesthetic and intense, fast-paced combat encounters.

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

Why similar: Shooter 44%, Combat 26.4%, 3D 15.4%, Action 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A speedrunning-focused shooter that emphasizes perfect movement and efficient, arcade-style combat.

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 77.6%, Action 22.4%

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

Why similar: Gore 27.8%, Third-Person Shooter 22.6%, Beat 'em up 20.7%, Violent 16%, Shooter 8.7%

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 21.3%, Co-op 14.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%

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 69.6%, 3D 30.4%

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 28.4%, Co-op 15.4%, Local Co-Op 15%, Shooter 13.2%, Violent 9.2%

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 44.9%, Action 33.4%, Multiplayer 21.7%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 40.6%, Shooter 21.1%, Violent 19.5%, Action 9.7%, Combat 5.1%

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 27.2%, Arena Shooter 26%, Shooter 23.9%, 3D 9.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%

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 27.6%, Funny 23.4%, Third Person 21.6%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Action 11.5%

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 27.3%, Arena Shooter 22.3%, Co-op 13.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%

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 41.2%, Arena Shooter 24.5%, Violent 13.3%, Shooter 10.2%, Combat 7.4%

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 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!

Why similar: Funny 73.2%, Dark 26.8%

Brain / Out is a multiplayer shooter with a nostalgic post-Soviet feel. Experience dynamic battles and exterminate your enemies with a large arsenal of modern weaponry. Lock'n'load!

Why similar: Shooter 30.5%, Gun Customization 22.8%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Gore 10.9%, Violent 9.9%

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 58.1%, Co-op 22.6%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Action 7%

Stick it to the Stickman is a physics-based brawler where you fight heaps of red stickmen to become the boss. Choose from hundreds of unique moves to construct the perfect combat machine and fight your way to the top of the corporate ladder.

Why similar: Beat 'em up 41.1%, Co-op 14.2%, Funny 11.4%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, Combat 8.4%

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 29.7%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Violent 15.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13%, Action 10%

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%

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 26.1%, Gore 16.5%, Shooter 15.6%, Violent 10.4%, Action 8.1%

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

Why similar: Arena Shooter 51.4%, Shooter 24.5%, Action 8.3%, Combat 7.7%, Gore 6.2%

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 33.5%, Arena Shooter 24.3%, Violent 19.6%, Shooter 16.9%, Action 5.7%

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 39.4%, Violent 22.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Action 9.4%, Co-op 8%

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 26%, Local Co-Op 22.7%, Action 11.1%

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 46.9%, Atmospheric 33%, Action 20.1%

Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.

Why similar: Gore 56.5%, Shooter 32.9%, Action 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 60.5%, 3D 20.4%, Action 19.1%

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 40.7%, Gore 15.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Violent 9.6%, Action 6.6%

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

Why similar: Gore 47.2%, Violent 25%, Shooter 14.9%, 3D 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%

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 18.9%, Co-op 14.7%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Shooter 8.3%

Rip through hostile alien worlds, harvest mutant body parts mid-combat, and adapt faster than your enemies. Every alien you harvest gives you new body parts with unique powers, like triple-jump legs, turret-dropping torsos, grenade-launching turkey heads. Steal, swap, survive.

Why similar: Gun Customization 30.7%, Third-Person Shooter 19.2%, Character Customization 11.9%, Co-op 10.7%, Shooter 10.5%

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 46%, Violent 28.1%, Third-Person Shooter 18.2%, Action 7.7%

Frenetic arcade style twin-stick shooter. Fight your way through hordes of enemies alone or with a friend!

Why similar: Action 100%