Games Like Maximum Action

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: Bullet Time 21.8% ★, Gore 18.2%, FPS 13.9%, Violent 13.6%, Fast-Paced 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same high-intensity, slow-motion gunplay and brutal combat sandbox experience as Maximum Action.

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Time 40% ★, FPS 22.7%, Shooter 8.2%, First-Person 7.5%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the core time-manipulation mechanic where time only moves when you move, amplifying tactical John Wick-style action.

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: Fast-Paced 29.1%, Gore 25.7%, FPS 18.6%, Retro 7.1%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the hyper-fast, acrobatic movement and extreme blood-soaked violence of Maximum Action's frantic combat.

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: Bullet Time 27.7% ★, Gore 20%, Violent 14.5%, Fast-Paced 13.8%, Shooter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same balletic, slow-motion gun-fu and acrobatic stunt shooting popularized by Hong Kong action films.

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: Fast-Paced 26%, FPS 17.8%, Gore 17.3%, Violent 14.6%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an equally frenetic, hard-hitting first-person action experience focused on aggressive momentum and visceral violence.

Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.

Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Gore 19.2%, Retro 15.3%, Violent 11.4%, Fast-Paced 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides visceral, over-the-top gore and retro-inspired FPS action that satisfies the same nostalgic violence cravings.

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: Fast-Paced 17.4%, FPS 16.2%, Gore 14.3%, Retro 11.1%, Old School 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in fast-paced retro FPS mechanics that mirrors the gritty, unhinged combat energy of Maximum Action.

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: FPS 23.5%, Fast-Paced 19%, Gore 14.5%, Violent 11.6%, Shooter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intense cyberpunk action and slide-heavy movement with explosive, high-speed gunplay reminiscent of modern boomer shooters.

Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!

Why similar: Bullet Time 19.1% ★, Fast-Paced 14.5%, Gore 10.8%, FPS 10.6%, Violent 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Incorporates bullet-time mechanics into a retro boomer-shooter framework for stylish and tactical gunfights.

Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.

Why similar: FPS 20.5%, Gore 17.6%, Violent 14.6%, Retro 13.6%, Old School 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a dark, gory retro FPS experience filled with aggressive enemies and brutal weaponry.

SPRAWL zero is a fast-paced shooter inspired by the Golden Age of 2000s FPS. Survive a brutal cyberpunk city collapsing under military rule and cult fanaticism. Use your Gravity-Gloves, augments, and an arsenal of over 40 weapons to crush those who stand in your way.

Why similar: Bullet Time 25.2% ★, FPS 16.5%, Gore 13.5%, Fast-Paced 11.5%, Violent 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Blends cybernetic wall-running, bullet-time, and cyberpunk aesthetics into a high-speed FPS package.

Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

Why similar: FPS 20.7%, Old School 15.5%, Gore 14.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Retro 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features chunky, physics-aware gunplay and dynamic combat environments that appeal to fans of old-school tactical shooters.

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 17.3%, FPS 16.8%, Violent 12.8%, Fast-Paced 11.3%, Retro 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines classic noir atmosphere with heavy physical interactions and violent first-person melee and gun combat.

3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.3%, FPS 15.7%, Violent 11%, Retro 9.8%, Old School 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers pure, unfiltered classic shooter action with modern fluidity and relentless pacing.

HARD BULLET is a physics-based action game, where enemies flood the neon-lit city bringing destruction to its streets. Use slow-motion, a huge arsenal, and brutal combat to survive and unlock new weapons. Prepare for the next RIDE by mastering your skills in Sandbox and Arena modes.

Why similar: Bullet Time 22.7% ★, Violent 16.8%, Gore 13.4%, Sandbox 9.4%, Physics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic physics and over-the-top sandbox violence in a gritty first-person environment.

A brutal bodycam revenge FPS set in Hong Kong. Slide into bullet time, fight up close, learn each environment's rhythm, and turn every run into a faster, bloodier revenge scene.

Why similar: Bullet Time 20.4% ★, Fast-Paced 15.6%, Gore 12.7%, FPS 12.4%, Violent 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a gritty, physics-infused action shooter experience grounded in chaotic close-quarters combat.

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 24.2%, Violent 16.3%, FPS 11.7%, Level Editor 11.7%, Sandbox 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes chaotic physics and unbridled sandbox destruction similar to Maximum Action's playground style.

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Why similar: Bullet Time 33.1% ★, Gore 22.6%, Violent 17.5%, Shooter 9.1%, 1990's 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Directly channels the John Woo-style slow-motion bullet ballets and destruction that inspire Maximum Action.

Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.

Why similar: Gore 18.8%, FPS 18.6%, Old School 15.6%, 1990's 12.9%, Retro 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a visceral, industrial-horror retro FPS experience with relentlessly fast-paced combat.

Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!

Why similar: Gore 18.1%, Violent 14.5%, FPS 12.7%, Fast-Paced 11.9%, Old School 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure homage to 90s action shooters driven by heavy metal, big guns, and absolute carnage.

STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.

Why similar: Gore 18.1%, FPS 13.6%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Violent 12.9%, Retro 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers chaotic, blood-soaked procedural shooter action reminiscent of classic retro gore-fests.

You wake up with an explosive headache in a pool of your own blood. You're Exit, a terrible woman whose awful past has finally caught up to her. Fulfill contracts for the people who drilled into your skull — guns-blazing, slow and tactical — it doesn’t matter. They know you’ll do whatever it takes.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.2%, Gore 16.6%, FPS 15.2%, Violent 10.1%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced immersive shooter featuring gritty combat and visceral encounters.

The golden age of violent flash games now in your VR headset. Fully physics based combat with melee and firearms featuring copious amounts of blood, gore and destruction.

Why similar: Bullet Time 23.5% ★, Gore 17.1%, Physics 12.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, Shooter 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Translates raw physics-based sandbox violence and gunplay into an immersive virtual reality format.

Meatgrinder is a chaotic and fast-paced FPS. Use agility and guns to jump your way through insane levels on top of speeding trucks, trains and planes. No cutscenes or storylines, just pure action.

Why similar: Gore 15.4%, FPS 14.4%, Fast-Paced 11.8%, 1980s 9.8%, Old School 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-speed parkour and intense shooter action into a relentless post-apocalyptic gauntlet.

Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat!

Why similar: Gore 23.1%, Violent 18.5%, FPS 12.5%, Fast-Paced 11.1%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: Channels classic 90s sci-fi shooter energy with modern fast-paced gore and action mechanics.

Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.1%, Gore 17.2%, FPS 13.5%, Violent 12.9%, Old School 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled indie shooter packed with low-fi violence and fast-paced action.

Wrack is all about action - spectacular action! The addictive kill chain system encourages you to mow down as many enemies in a short period of time as possible. No hiding - keep your chain going by getting out there and kicking some alien ass!

Why similar: FPS 25.3%, Fast-Paced 17%, Gore 11.9%, Level Editor 9.9%, Old School 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features arcade-style, fast-paced FPS action with a heavy focus on combo-driven destruction.

STANDBOX is a single-player physics sandbox about bullying a ragdoll. Shoot him, push him, watch him get back up until he doesn't.

Why similar: Gore 26.1%, Violent 24.2%, Bullet Time 15.8% ★, Sandbox 13.6%, Physics 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an experimental physics sandbox designed for uninhibited violent experimentation.

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.9%, FPS 17.8%, Violent 13.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Old School 8.6%

A fast-paced PvP FPS built around skill-based movement and deep build crafting, with cinematic, high-intensity combat set in a brutal cyberpunk world inspired by 90s anime.

Why similar: Bullet Time 35.5% ★, FPS 21.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Gore 12.1%, First-Person 8.2%

Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

Why similar: Gore 23.4%, FPS 23.3%, Fast-Paced 13.1%, Violent 8.5%, Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror-FPS that leans heavily into grotesque enemies and chaotic gunplay.

Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.

Why similar: Gore 23.6%, Violent 18.9%, Fast-Paced 15.9%, FPS 13.4%, Old School 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward indie FPS focused on fast movement and visceral demon slaughter.

A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 20.7%, Gore 16.8%, FPS 15.7%, Old School 12.6%, Shooter 8.1%

The Cleaner is a hardcore die 'n' retry inspired by John Wick, Hotline Miami and SuperHot. You control a highly-trained " cleaner " with a unique power. No cliché storyline, no cutscenes, start the game and play.

Why similar: Gore 22.8%, Bullet Time 18.5% ★, Violent 17.3%, FPS 14.9%, Shooter 8.9%

Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.

Why similar: FPS 27.7%, Gore 14.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Violent 11.9%, Old School 9.3%

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

Why similar: Bullet Time 28.5% ★, Gore 20.7%, Fast-Paced 19.4%, Violent 15.1%, Shooter 6.2%

BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.

Why similar: Gore 18.4%, Fast-Paced 18%, FPS 14.3%, Violent 13%, Old School 11.5%

A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music

Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Gore 13.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Old School 11.1%, Violent 10.6%

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

Why similar: Bullet Time 35.8% ★, FPS 20.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Violent 7.6%, Level Editor 6.7%

So.... got what it takes to be a X Slayer?!?... 7 weapons, blood and gore, twisted music by Seepage & Psyko Syndikate, and maps where you can blow up everything. its awesome. started making it in 1998 in high school with my friend and now im 37, so i have life experience now.

Why similar: FPS 18%, Retro 15.7%, 1990's 13%, Gore 11.5%, Shooter 11.5%

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 29.7%, Fast-Paced 20.2%, FPS 14.1%, Violent 12.2%, Shooter 7%

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.

Why similar: Gore 25.6%, Fast-Paced 20.4%, Violent 16.7%, 1980s 9.6%, Retro 7.4%

Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?

Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.4%, Gore 22.5%, FPS 16.7%, Retro 8.9%, Shooter 8.4%

Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!

Why similar: FPS 27%, Old School 21.6%, 1990's 16.3%, Shooter 15.4%, First-Person 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: Fast-Paced 27.4%, FPS 19.7%, Shooter 9.8%, 1980s 9.4%, Retro 7.7%

Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Gore 20.9%, Fast-Paced 18%, Retro 11.7%, Old School 10.8%

"Gunman Contracts - Stand Alone" is an intense, action-movie inspired single player shooter created for VR and Non-VR. As a professional hitman, take on ruthless forces in the criminal underworld - one contract at a time.

Why similar: Gore 18.3%, FPS 16.5%, Violent 16%, Bullet Time 15.7% ★, Cinematic 9.9%

Apocryph is an old-school fantasy shooter inspired by Hexen, Heretic, Painkiller and Strife.

Why similar: Gore 33%, Violent 23%, FPS 14.5%, Retro 8.2%, Shooter 6.6%

Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.

Why similar: Gore 19.6%, FPS 16.1%, Old School 15.7%, Retro 12.9%, Shooter 12%

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: Bullet Time 31.5% ★, Fast-Paced 21.6%, Violent 18.4%, Gore 17.8%, Shooter 6.6%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 26.6%, FPS 19.7%, Violent 16.2%, Shooter 13.5%, First-Person 12%

Possessed is a fast-paced story driven survival first person shooter spread across 3 action-packed regions. It features witty characters, terrifying creatures and a strong focus on physics and world interaction.

Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Fast-Paced 18.2%, Violent 18.1%, FPS 14.7%, Shooter 8.3%

Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

Why similar: FPS 23.4%, Gore 14%, Retro 12.6%, Old School 11.8%, Shooter 10.1%

COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.

Why similar: Gore 23.8%, FPS 18.9%, Old School 15.1%, Violent 14.3%, Shooter 10.2%

Blood, Fuel, Ammo & Speed is a fast-paced roguelite FPS action game. BFAS is focused on highly brutal, stylish, and smooth gameplay. Rip the Demons apart with your various satisfying weapons and sleek movement patterns. Power up your Operator with numerous stat upgrades and items.

Why similar: Gore 14.6%, Old School 14.1%, Shooter 13.6%, 1990's 12.8%, Retro 10.4%

Welcome to Volume I of a high adrenaline, fast-paced Boomer Shooter where you have only one goal: spread furious mayhem among the scumbags keeping you locked up. Stuck looking for an exit? Just punch through walls and then shoot the suckers behind them.

Why similar: Gore 19.6%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, FPS 15%, Shooter 9%, Old School 8.6%

A 3D shooter made in the spirit of the the 90s' FPSes. Atmospheric pixel graphics, fast-paced action, focus on pure gameplay, made using a software renderer written from scratch.

Why similar: Gore 26.1%, Violent 20.9%, Fast-Paced 13.9%, FPS 12.2%, Action 8%

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 38.9%, Violent 21%, FPS 10.6%, Physics 9.3%, First-Person 6.8%

Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.

Why similar: FPS 23.2%, Violent 19.2%, Retro 15%, Old School 13.2%, Shooter 10.6%

A voxel-based death sandbox. Shoot, dismember, and crush NPCs with realistic body physics.

Why similar: Gore 35.2%, Violent 23%, Sandbox 14.3%, Physics 11.7%, Bullet Time 11% ★