Games Like NOT A HERO

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Gore 18.1%, Difficult 7.5%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, stealth-action game that shares the gritty pixel-art style and satisfying, one-hit-kill combat mechanics.

In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.3%, Shooter 23.6%, Violent 12.4%, Action 11.8%, Platformer 9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, side-scrolling shooter that perfectly mirrors the fast-paced, arcade-style intensity and pixel-art aesthetic of the seed game.

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: Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Gore 11.3%, Fast-Paced 8.9%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features similarly stylish, high-lethality combat where precision and speed are essential for survival.

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 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Shooter 9.6%, Action 9.3%, Violent 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An ultra-violent, fast-paced shooter that captures the same relentless action and gore-filled gameplay loop.

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: Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Gore 15%, Comedy 11.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same brand of over-the-top, comedic, and destructive action in a 2D pixel-art environment.

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 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Shooter 14%, Action 10.4%, Violent 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stylish, acrobatic gunplay and cinematic action that feels like a spiritual successor to the fast-paced nature of the seed game.

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.3%, Shooter 27.6%, Action 14.6%, 2D 9.5%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, cover-based 2D shooter that emphasizes the same strategic positioning and chaotic room-clearing mechanics.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26%, Gore 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Violent 11%, Fast-Paced 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal title for high-intensity, top-down violent action that shares the same dark, satirical, and stylish atmosphere.

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: Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Comedy 15.5%, Fast-Paced 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Funny 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same high-energy, absurd, and chaotic spirit through its frantic gameplay and unique visual style.

Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26%, Shooter 21%, Difficult 14.1%, Funny 13.4%, Platformer 11%

Why You'll Like It: Combines chaotic 2D shooting with a bizarre, comedic narrative and unique time-manipulation mechanics.

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.

Why similar: Comedy 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Indie 8.6%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features clever, physics-based stealth and action mechanics with a witty, noir-inspired sense of humor.

"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

Why similar: Comedy 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Difficult 10.2%, Platformer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, comedy-focused platformer that shares the same irreverent tone and difficult, action-heavy gameplay.

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Fast-Paced 14.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Action 13%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed action-platformer that emphasizes momentum and fluid movement through challenging levels.

It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.7%, Gore 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Violent 11.4%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic, pixel-art game that focuses on chaotic, violent scenarios with a dark, comedic undertone.

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: Pixel Graphics 37.3%, Action 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, grapple-hook-based action game that delivers intense combat and a surprisingly deep, emotional narrative.

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Difficult 17%, Platformer 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that matches the high difficulty and dark, cynical humor found in the seed game.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Gore 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique blend of atmospheric puzzle-platforming and fast-paced action with a distinct pixel-art look.

Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 15.8%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A robust run-and-gun shooter with deep customization and a classic, vibrant pixel-art style.

Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 9.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style, pixel-art shooter that focuses on simple, satisfying, and chaotic police-themed combat.

The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Gore 18.7%, Action 15.1%, Indie 10.9%, Violent 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, indie action game that features unique combat mechanics and a gritty, urban atmosphere.

Underhero is an RPG-platformer where the chosen hero has failed, and an underling of the evil king takes his place as the new hero. Use timing-based combat to defeat enemies as you venture across the land, face off against quirky bosses, and save the kingdom from your own evil boss, Mr Stitches!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.3%, Platformer 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Funny 11.3%, Comedy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A comedic RPG-platformer hybrid that subverts traditional tropes with a witty and charming narrative.

Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter. In a world where every enemy is edible, what you eat and how much you eat drives everything from your waistline to branching skill trees to weapon crafting. Shoot fast. Eat big. Satisfy your appetite for destruction.

Why similar: Gore 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Comedy 15.1%, Funny 8.7%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-shooter that incorporates unique mechanics like eating enemies to gain abilities, fitting the absurd tone of the seed game.

The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?

Why similar: Comedy 26%, Action 17.3%, Indie 10.8%, Shooter 9.7%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shooter that leans into a bizarre, comedic aesthetic while maintaining a constant barrage of action.

Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28%, Action 20.3%, Indie 13.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Platformer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer-shooter that focuses on exploration and combat with a classic, retro-inspired aesthetic.

The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.5%, Action 18.1%, Difficult 15.4%, Indie 11.2%, Platformer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action game that provides a challenging, nostalgic experience with tight controls.

Gorytale is a fast-paced, adrenaline-rushed FPS shooter set in a candy land, that is so damn sweet it could be called someone’s Hell

Why similar: Gore 27.5%, Violent 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Comedy 10.2%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, action-heavy title that leans into its pixel-art gore and high-energy soundtrack.

A trip to hell. Hordes of demons. Big guns. Insane combat encounters. Pixel art mustaches. It's going to be a long day for Officer John Mustache.

Why similar: Action 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Difficult 14.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell action game that embraces a ridiculous premise and challenging, fast-paced gameplay.

Weird Hero is a humorous and challenging shoot'em up where the hero, SuperMegaDude, battles countless foes with his arsenal of weird weapons: the Flickinator, the Atomic Toaster, a magician's hat and other strange devices.

Why similar: Comedy 26%, Action 24%, Shooter 17.4%, Indie 11.4%, Platformer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action-platformer that prioritizes comedy and shooter mechanics in a quirky, 2D world.

"I Am You From The Future! No Time To Explain, Follow m-OH CHRIST!" Chase your future self through time and alternate realities while fighting giant monsters, collecting hats, and eating cake! No Time To Explain Remastered is the remake of tinyBuild's debut game. Now with multiplayer!

Why similar: Comedy 23%, Action 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Funny 10.1%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A comedic, fast-paced platformer that shares the same sense of absurdity and chaotic energy as the seed game.

A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.

Why similar: Comedy 22.2%, Platformer 17.5%, Gore 14.6%, Action 13.6%, Funny 9%

When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!

Why similar: Gore 18.4%, Action 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 9.4%

In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Action 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Shooter 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style action game that focuses on defending positions against waves of enemies.

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Action 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Comedy 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Adventure 11.4%

Exciting Adventure About the Joys of Working at an Amazin' Fulfillment Center! Short, social commentary game that is 100% free, no micro-transactions.

Why similar: Political 36.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Action 13.5%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.7%

Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26%, Action 19.3%, Shooter 13%, Adventure 8.9%, Funny 8.4%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Gore 14.6%, Action 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Adventure 8.4%

Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22%, Shooter 21.6%, Action 12%, Platformer 11.5%, Funny 10.9%

C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Shooter 18.3%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%

Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Action 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Adventure 11.8%

Hard hat tester, Ray, has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain! With his awesome new powers he can read minds and change the world with stickers but he’s on the run for a crime he didn’t commit. Can you help Ray out of this sticky situation?

Why similar: Comedy 38.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 10.8%, Indie 9.5%

Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!

Why similar: Gore 19.1%, Comedy 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Funny 8.2%

It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways, incidentally destroy a drug syndicate, and save the Earth from an alien invasion. May the chickens be with you!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Violent 14.9%, Gore 12.1%, Action 9.2%

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 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Violent 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Action 9.2%

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 23.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Action 7.4%, Comedy 6.9%

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: Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Gore 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Fast-Paced 9.4%, Violent 8.8%

HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES is a colorful and absurd action-platformer about Buckethead, a hero past his prime, in a world that, let's be honest, has seen better days...

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.4%, Comedy 19.7%, Platformer 14.8%, Funny 12.1%, Action 12%

Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.

Why similar: Gore 19.1%, Comedy 18.4%, Shooter 14.7%, Funny 9.9%, Platformer 9.5%

VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.

Why similar: Action 19.1%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 12.2%, Gore 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10%

From the dark streets of San Diego to the deepest depths of the criminal underworld, control the Street Cleaner as he takes down outlaw scum in search of justice.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.4%, Action 26%, Indie 15.6%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D 9.5%

I Am The Hero is a pixel art, beat 'em up, fighting game that tells the story of a "Hero" with a glorious but mysterious past. Is he the hero he thinks he is or is there a another side to this legendary figure?

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40%, Action 24.1%, Indie 14%, Adventure 13%, 2D 9%

Devolver Bootleg contains eight original rip-offs of Devolver Digital games. Pay money for it now.

Why similar: Gore 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Violent 12.5%, Action 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%

GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro.

Why similar: Shooter 38.5%, Action 21%, Platformer 16.7%, 2D 8.9%, Comedy 8.4%

OPEN-WORLD carjacking goes back to the '80s in this 8-BIT nostalgic throwback. Run missions! Outrun the law! Rampage the city with weapons, power-ups and vehicles!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Comedy 17.5%, Action 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Funny 7.9%

Piss bottles. Bats. Bike locks. Face the media-manufactured outrage of braindead mobs in a fully destructible, randomly generated riot zone as you try to get home from court alive after each self-defense trial. Shoot, hack, blast & build walls & turrets vs tricky AI in this brutally intense shooter!

Why similar: Shooter 27.3%, Gore 19.9%, Action 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, Violent 9.4%

Welcome to Gamearth, a once peaceful planet now threatened by the warmongering Space grunts of Nexgen. In the aftermath of their devastating first strike a child named Rise is forced to take on the sacred gun Shine - and with it the fate of his world.

Why similar: Shooter 29.8%, Difficult 20.8%, Platformer 15.9%, Action 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11%

Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.

Why similar: Comedy 36.6%, Action 21.7%, Platformer 17%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Funny 8.9%

BOMJMAN is a hardcore indie shooter, based on the author’s cartoon of the same name, about a hobo-superhero, who punishes evil in the futuristic city, ridden with crime. Evil must be defeated but our hero must answer one question – what for?

Why similar: Gore 29.9%, Violent 23.1%, Action 21.2%, Indie 14.2%, Shooter 11.7%

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Difficult 12.4%, Fast-Paced 12.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Action 9.6%

UnMetal is a 2D stealth action-adventure that pays homage to the classics with a healthy dose of humor and satire. You play as Jesse Fox, who is definitely NOT an elite commando, under arrest for a crime he didn't commit, and must escape a covert military base using his wits and fists.

Why similar: Comedy 29.2%, Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Funny 11.4%, Action 10.4%, 2D 8.6%