- #1 Tequila Zombies 3
97% 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 65.1%, Indie 34.9%
- #2 Castle Kong
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Drowning Monkeys Games
Windows
Relive classic arcade action in an all new title! 4 stages, 22 levels, and a kill screen. 1 coin* , 3 lives - set the high score. Stop the evil BaronMan and save PrincessGirl! *(Meaning no restarts or additional lives. there are no actual coins on the PC version of the game)
Why similar: Action 72.4%, Indie 27.6%
- #3 Inside Me
96% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2015
Dev: SnowBiteGames
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Inside Me" is a top-down shooter in which you play as one of nanorobots embedded in the human body to fight infection.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #4 Red Number: Prologue
96% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: AntonyStiv
Windows
You have to survive on Mars as a simple technique of John, he will have to fight with dangerous enemies, find other survivors and learn that the accident occurred in the colony "a New Dawn".
Why similar: Action 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #5 Robot Heroes
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Heroes Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Control the mysterious robot army to resist falling giant aliens.
Why similar: Action 72.8%, Indie 27.2%
- #6 Smithy
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: David MulderPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Smithy is an underground rodent that happens to be an excellent weapons smith. Purchase and upgrade weapons while destroying everything standing in your way to collect more gold!
Why similar: Action 69.3%, Indie 30.7%
- #7 Lamm
93% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: Léo-Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lamm is a platformer in which you have to pick up orbs to jump. Some orbs allow you to jump once, others twice, and they can go up to five jumps in a row !
Why similar: Action 67.4%, Indie 32.6%
- #8 Super Destronaut DX
91% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Petite GamesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Inspired by an arcade classic, Super Destronaut DX is retro space shooter that pits you against an enemy more dreaded than a UFO, a scoreboard.
Why similar: Action 68.3%, Indie 31.7%
- #9 Elite vs. Freedom
92% matchMixed43% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: AVE
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Elite vs. Freedom is an action-packed Indie third-person shooter game. In the near future, the Earth is controlled by a global government. Few dare to resist this neo-feudalistic, corporatist, police state. Leading the insurgence, a group known as Freedom takes up the fight.
Why similar: Action 68.8%, Indie 31.2%
- #10 Gazzel Quest, The Five Magic Stones
91% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2016
Dev: DemonVideogames
Windows
Gazzel is the bravest warrior of the armies of Pharaoh. So tired of war, he decides to finish a life full of struggle and death. But Pharaoh, furious with the decision of leaving by his best warrior, kidnaps his beloved Salama and orders to be imprisoned behind the Asorom door. Asorom's door is sealed with the five sacred locks.
Why similar: Action 68.4%, Indie 31.6%
- #11 Hidden Dragon: Legend
89% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2018
Dev: MegaFun Games Ltd.Pub: GAMEPOCH
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hidden Dragon is 2.5D action platformer taking place in Imperial China, combining classic platform action with fast-paced combo fighting, harkening back to classics like Ninja Gaiden, The Devil May Cry and Shinobi.
Why similar: Action 67.7%, Indie 32.3%
- #12 Hollow Throne
89% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: onyonvoid
Windows
The Galaxy is at it's peak, The Hollow Throne looks horrid, It's going to need heroic deeds, To change the fate that's coming...
Why similar: Action 67.5%, Indie 32.5%
- #13 Apez
87% matchMixed48% of 27 reviews2017
Dev: A and F studios
Windows
This is an exploration into what is a fps.It is a game with an expensive campaign with hundreds of hours of single player gameplay and an expansive multiplayer gameplay with up to twenty people at the same time there are lots of fully fledged multiplayer maps.
Why similar: Action 67.4%, Indie 32.6%
- #14 Gun Blaze
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: Cybertime System
Windows
Gun Blaze is dynamic online arena fights in the far future setting. Be a sniper, an engineer or a stormtrooper. Fight against other players, capture the enemy base, control heavy vehicles and score points to take place in the global table of records.
Why similar: Action 66.5%, Indie 33.5%
- #15 Satellite Rush
84% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Kimeric LabsPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Satellite Rush is a sci-fi top-down shooter with pixel art graphics and Roguelike elements. Take control of an abducted office worker and blast through Satellite Moebius, a space gladitorial arena where you'll have to please the audience to get new itens and survive!
Why similar: Action 67%, Indie 33%
- #16 Data Jammers: FastForward
88% matchMixed67% of 106 reviews2011
Dev: Digital Eel
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
You are a Data Jammer, an elite virtual commando tasked with one purpose: Infiltrate the virtual Vaults of Ouroboros, the Military Industrial Complex, and take down The System!
Why similar: Action 67.4%, Indie 32.6%
- #17 ZombieRun
86% matchMixed40% of 62 reviews2015
Dev: Guerrilla Bandit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 19%
ZombieRun is a retro platformer with the aim to bring sexy back to local multiplayer gaming. It's you, your friends and guns against all the living dead roaming around. If that's not enough there are also apples, carrots and superpowers in play.
Why similar: Action 67.4%, Indie 32.6%
- #18 Aztec Tower
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Paul Schwörer
Windows
Aztec Tower is a free VR bow & arrow game about defending the temple of your people against the spanish conquistadors.
Why similar: Action 66.5%, Indie 33.5%
- #19 Chowdertwo
84% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Ryan Jensen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Chowderchu is a space-dwelling, beard-wielding, Wizard who harnesses the power of Chowd and might to reach his goals. This is a challenging game with a unique play-style involving the mouse and keyboard. Creative problem-solving is essential and there are different ways of approaching each level.
Why similar: Action 63.4%, Indie 36.6%
- #20 Avalo Legends
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Spooky WafflePub: ESAT
Windows
Avalo Legends is a first person melee (FPM) multiplayer game. Located in the distant galaxy of Iska, it’s a frantic melee match which takes place in the stadium of the capital of the galaxy, Khot. Choose one of the different champions available and fight in wild battles for an absolute victory.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #21 Recruits
86% matchMostly Negative29% of 94 reviews2014
Dev: Commotion Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 36 min≥1hr: 12%
Recruits is a brutal fast paced top down shooter that puts the lives of countless amounts of soldiers in your command. Lead your men to victory and see them progress through the ranks, show them defeat and they will be lost forever.
Why similar: Action 67.4%, Indie 32.6%
- #22 Wizardas
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: EllGames
Windows
1 play 3 minutes, flashy 3D action game !! Using stylish magic, let's annihilate the monsters infest in the graveyard !!
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #23 No Stick Shooter
81% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Happy Robot Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Happy Robot presents a fresh take on the classic retro-arcade shooters we all know and love. Featuring 30 levels of non-stop mayhem, a huge variety of enemies, strategic weaponry, and a unique control scheme, No Stick Shooter is packed full of explosive fun!
Why similar: Action 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #24 Event Horizon - Frontier
77% matchMixed57% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: Pavel Zinchenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build an invincible starbase and protect it from enemies. Choose your fleet from an expanse of ships to suit your playstyle, and use the best weapons and modules you have to hand to destroy invaders.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #25 PROJECT XINATRA
82% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2016
Dev: DemonVideogames
Windows
PROJECT XINATRA is an action game inspired in the old classic arcade games. You will remember those classics games while you are killing hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Action 66.5%, Indie 33.5%
- #26 SoulFrost
79% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2017
Dev: Xitilon
Windows
This is a short but hard minimalistic scroll shooter where you race against doing too many actions to keep more energy, without which you won't make it to the end. Lightweight narrative art-game.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #27 Alphaman
75% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Heartfelt Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Alphaman is an action platformer made with nostalgic love from similar platformers of the past and present. Jump, shoot, and dash your way through various stages, gaining new powers and abilities along the way to stop the Red Bombers!
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #28 Save Dash
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: 10ravens s.r.o.
Windows
Save Dash is a simple yet challenging hardcore running arcade game.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #29 Column on the Sea
73% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Griffin Snow
Windows
Join freelance treasure hunters Laika and Erhardt on their quest for a legendary treasure on a mysterious island! Explore a huge world, battle dangerous monsters, and discover valuable upgrades in this hilarious action-adventure with a unique art style!
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #30 Blood Alloy: Reborn
77% matchMixed64% of 47 reviews2016
Dev: Suppressive Fire GamesPub: Nkidu Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Become a hyper-agile, cybernetic machine of robot death in an ultra-fast 2D acrobatic shooter/slasher. Boost, slice and shoot your way to the top of the score rankings in Blood Alloy: Reborn, rendered in glorious cyberpunk pixels upon a pulsing synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #31 Super Ninja Meow Cat
72% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Angel DPub: GameAtomic
Windows · Mac
Challenging Awesome Action Platformer
Why similar: Action 66.3%, Indie 33.7%
- #32 Core Awaken ~The Yuka~
73% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: CelusisPub: CelLab
Windows
A 2D scrolling action game with 3DCG. The protagonist YUKA is a robot fighting for the human side against a robotic rebellion.
Why similar: Action 66.3%, Indie 33.7%
- #33 Jay Fighter: Remastered
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 283 reviews2017
Dev: Taliyah Pottruff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
In a world where the only thing you know is combat, can you survive endless waves of enemies?
Why similar: Action 66.3%, Indie 33.7%
- #34 Doomed'n Damned
78% matchMostly Negative33% of 18 reviews2015
Dev: Arc-gen
Windows
Doomed'n Damned is an action game based on retro/classic platform games from Arcades and 16 bit consoles, but revised to the HD era. The level design, characters, plot and difficulty have a lot of influence from the late 80s and early 90s games. The development and production is by arc-gen, an one man indie game studio.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #35 Sense of The Devil
74% matchMostly Negative40% of 163 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Sense of The Devil is first person horror shooter that will take you on an epic journey of hunting the most horrifying creature!
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #36 Dead TrailZ
76% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Galactic Bits, Inc
Windows · Mac
Dead TrailZ is a fast paced tower defense/roguelike first person shooter. Escape the Apocalypse, battling waves of zombie hordes. Adjust your strategy based on the weapons you unlock, the ammo you find and the boosts you receive for your shooting skills.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #37 Socketeer
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2018
Dev: Ice BEAM Ltd.Pub: Alliance Digital Media
Windows · Mac
Strategically hack robots to control their combat abilities and use them to advance deeper into each space station stronghold in this charming sci-fi roguelike.
Why similar: Action 66.2%, Indie 33.8%
- #38 Bleeding Blocks
75% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2015
Dev: Killer Teapot Games
Windows
Bleeding Blocks is a 2D arena shooter. Two players face off in a single-screen deathmatch. Winning requires more than quick reflexes. Players must use cover and tactics to outsmart the enemy.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #39 Marty Thinks 4D
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2017
Dev: Jonathan StofferPub: KittySoft Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Marty Thinks 4D is an isometric 3D puzzle platformer where you play as a small robot on a journey to find his creator. With the aid of time travel, Marty is able to step into the past and work together with past versions of himself to overcome any challenge.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #40 The Asskickers-Steam Edition
76% matchMostly Negative28% of 90 reviews2015
Dev: AGO Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Asskickers is a satirical re-imagination of the 2D arcade beat’em up. Join Alex, Diane and Marcus in their action-packed journey through the heart of the modern urban jungles. Wrongly accused, our three heroes will stand up to a corrupt political and financial elite and make white-collar criminals discover the lost art of asskicking.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #41 Adventuring Gentleman
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2017
Dev: Ernests Klavins
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Adventuring Gentleman is a steampunk roguelite platform shooter where you can go on a number ofadventures offered by your clubhouse members. Each adventure consists of procedurally generated floor with enemy wave sequences unique tothe chosen adventure. Each adventure has three difficulty levels and lengths.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #42 Ghost Pursuit VR
70% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Raf1Dev
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Your goal: Escape to the ghosts and collect bonuses to destroy them! Be strategic and use the destructible environment to your advantage.
Why similar: Action 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #43 Atomic 79
68% matchVery Positive93% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: Get(Color) Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Atomic 79 is an intense, yet lighthearted, physics based first person shooter set in a cursed impact crater.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #44 Magnetized
69% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: Rocky Hong
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Magnetized is a minimal action game, let's active the power of magnets and escape from the the pixel maze!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #45 LEVEL UP!
74% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2014
Dev: Ranmantaru Games
Windows
Rogue-like platformer/shooter with destructible levels and bosses, and procedurally generated levels and enemies.
Why similar: Action 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #46 De Mambo
53% 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 65.4%, Indie 34.6%
- #47 Domain Defense
70% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2016
Dev: Inclusion Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Domain Defense focuses on what makes Tower Defense Great! Unique towers, distinct enemies, and up to four players in versus or cooperative modes.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #48 Glorch's Great Escape: Walking is for Chumps
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: Warrior General Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Why walk when you can teleport? Control Glorch in a challenging puzzle platformer where your only weapon is the almighty "Telenade." Navigate difficult platforming puzzles, find some secrets, smash a few robots, and try your best not to die.
Why similar: Action 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #49 Metal Planet
73% matchMostly Negative31% of 72 reviews2014
Dev: Tiny Game Fort
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The game is set on a distant planet called Metal Planet. Two corporations are fighting for control of a valuable resource capable of transforming matter. You take on the role of a soldier with equipped power armor and powerful weapon.
Why similar: Action 66.3%, Indie 33.7%
- #50 Machine Hunt
67% matchMixed51% of 619 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Machine Hunt is a first person, fast paced, chaotic shooting game that pits heavily armed players against machines that have only one goal, destroy humanity.
Why similar: Action 66%, Indie 34%
- #51 Galaxy of Trian Board Game
69% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Wizard Innovative
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Galaxy of Trian is a dynamic, turn-based strategy board game. Its fast paced, tile-based mechanics gives players unique experience. It is simple yet allows for multiple strategies and tactics.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #52 Friday Night Bullet Arena
68% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Friday Night Bullet Arena is a top-down multiplayer shoot-a-thon with a twist: each player only gets one bullet! You can catch your own bullet to fire again, but catching other bullets is... not recommended.
Why similar: Action 79.8%, Indie 20.2%
- #53 Drunk Wizards
71% matchVery Negative7% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: StrongbowPub: Sandstorm
Windows
Drunk Wizards combines the fluidity and skill of an arena shooter with the lighthearted fun of a party game. It's intense FFA arena with different spells.
Why similar: Action 66.2%, Indie 33.8%
- #54 Runaway Train
66% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: Hammer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train is leaving the station, but soon you notice, that something is missing... Rails! You have to lay tracks right in the path of the moving train to keep it from crashing. The goal is connect all stations, if you can... The problem is that the train is getting faster and faster with each laid piece of track.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #55 DUSTNET
60% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2019
Dev: Neilson Koerner-SafrataPub: SCRNPRNT
Windows · Mac
DUSTNET is the last remaining de_dust2 server. Connect to it through PC, VR, or AR and sift through the corrupted cyberspace.
Why similar: Action 65.8%, Indie 34.2%
- #56 Henry The Hamster Handler VR
66% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2017
Dev: Deathtrap
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
You are Henry, the legendary one-handed hamster handler, and it's your job to save the mass-produced balls of fluff! It’s time to punch in at Hamsters Inc., where your usual menial task of hamster production and distribution has gone kaput!
Why similar: Indie 53.7%, Action 46.3%
- #57 Mercury Fallen
47% matchMostly Positive79% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Nitrous ButterflyPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.