Games Like Party Hard

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: Villain Protagonist 19.7% ★, Stealth 19.5%, Violent 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on the original's stealth-strategy mechanics with improved visuals and more complex environmental traps.

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: Stealth 28.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This challenging 2D stealth-action game shares the same pixel-art aesthetic and focus on methodical, violent room-clearing.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Violent 22.6%, Gore 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Difficult 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same high-octane, top-down violent action and retro aesthetic that fans of Party Hard's intensity will appreciate.

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: Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Violent 15.2%, Gore 10.7%, Difficult 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish, fast-paced action game features one-hit-kill mechanics and a dark, narrative-driven experience similar to the tension found in Party Hard.

Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!

Why similar: Stealth 50.9%, Gore 23.5%, Action 6.7%, Crime 6.1%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-action game where you must dispose of bodies and evidence without being caught, mirroring the cleanup-focused gameplay of Party Hard.

CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 50.2% ★, Gore 16%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Violent 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: You play as the villain in this reverse-horror game, utilizing stealth and brutal tactics to terrorize your victims in a confined space.

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: Stealth 50.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Strategy 6.4%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant stealth-puzzle game that focuses on manipulating environments and security systems to infiltrate buildings undetected.

Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Stealth 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Violent 11.4%, Gore 10%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, top-down sandbox game that encourages creative problem-solving and systemic destruction in a way that feels very similar to Party Hard's freedom.

It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 59.7% ★, Stealth 25.7%, Funny 4.7%, Comedy 3.8%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: While less violent, it perfectly captures the spirit of being an agent of chaos who ruins the day of everyone around them through stealthy disruption.

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 46.8% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Crime 8.8%, Violent 8.4%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes non-lethal takedowns and situational awareness in a way that feels like a more serious take on stealth-action.

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Why similar: Stealth 44.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Violent 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Crime 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth game that emphasizes careful planning and lighting mechanics, perfect for players who enjoyed the strategic side of Party Hard.

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Gore 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Violent 11.4%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, pixel-art action game that features a dark sense of humor and cover-based combat mechanics.

Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.

Why similar: Strategy 45.6%, Top-Down 17.9%, Action 11.3%, Indie 8.1%, Difficult 7%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down tactical strategy game requires the same level of planning and execution as the more difficult levels in Party Hard.

You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.4%, Dark Humor 22.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Stealth 9.8%, Violent 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, dystopian strategy game where you must spy on your neighbors and make difficult moral choices to survive.

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: Villain Protagonist 23.6% ★, Gore 21.1%, Violent 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hyper-violent, 2D action game that focuses on pure carnage and retro aesthetics, appealing to the more aggressive side of Party Hard players.

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: Violent 24.8%, Gore 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, gore-filled beat-'em-up that shares the gritty, pixelated, and violent tone of the Party Hard series.

Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 32.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 18%, Strategy 13%, Gore 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy game where you control a zombie horde to cause mass destruction, capturing the 'ruin everything' vibe of Party Hard.

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: Violent 26.1%, Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Gore 25%, Action 8.8%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish action game that focuses on creative, acrobatic kills and slow-motion combat, appealing to those who enjoy the 'showmanship' of Party Hard.

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 36.4% ★, Violent 26.7%, Gore 24.7%, Dark Humor 4.1%, Action 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A controversial, top-down shooter that focuses entirely on a villain-protagonist wreaking havoc, mirroring the darker themes 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 44.2%, Violent 34.3%, Difficult 7%, Action 6.4%, Funny 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, voxel-based brawler that allows for massive, sandbox-style fights in crowded social settings.

The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40.8%, Strategy 21.3%, Difficult 10.3%, 2D 5.2%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-stealth game where you must plan your escape from prison, requiring the same patience and environmental manipulation as Party Hard.

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 27.7%, Gore 19.9%, Violent 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Difficult 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An expansion on the original's formula that offers even more complex levels and a deeper, more surreal narrative.

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 49%, Retro 20%, Action 11.8%, 2D 8%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling, action-heavy take on the tactical genre that maintains the pixel-art style and fast-paced combat of the original Door Kickers.

A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.5%, Villain Protagonist 18.9% ★, Crime 16.6%, Retro 8.9%, Violent 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled simulation game that captures the gritty, pixelated atmosphere of 80s crime dramas with a focus on investigative strategy.

Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Why similar: Stealth 66.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Violent 6.8%, Difficult 3.9%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in tactical stealth that rewards players for observing enemy patterns and executing perfectly timed, synchronized strikes.

Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.

Why similar: Action 29%, Comedy 28.7%, Funny 21.9%, Horror 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, first-person game about hunting spiders with excessive force, capturing the same 'over-the-top' destruction found in Party Hard.

In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

Why similar: Stealth 83.8%, Action 4.9%, Indie 4.7%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D stealth game that offers deep mechanics for staying hidden and manipulating enemies, perfect for fans of the stealth-first approach.

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

Why similar: Stealth 46.7%, Crime 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Strategy 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down heist game that emphasizes stealth and teamwork, requiring careful navigation of complex, crowded environments.

Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.

Why similar: Gore 25.6%, Violent 22.2%, Dark Humor 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Funny 5.3%

Peace, Death! is an arcade simulator with difficulties. In this game you play as the Reaper working for your boss, Death, and send clients to Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.9%, Dark Humor 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Indie 8.7%, Funny 8.5%

The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.

Why similar: Stealth 48%, Crime 35.8%, Action 6.8%, Indie 6.1%, 2D 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed heist game that focuses on stealth and rapid decision-making as you break into high-security buildings.

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 50.3%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Indie 7.9%, Action 7.3%, 2D 6.6%

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 36.7%, Gore 22.9%, Action 11.5%, Retro 7.9%, 2D 6.7%

Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 49%, Retro 16.9%, Action 9.6%, Funny 9.6%, 2D 7.9%

Manage your dream nightclub in Party Hard Tycoon, a business simulation game where you're tasked with throwing the most profitable party ever. It takes place in the same universe as tinyBuild's 2015 hit Party Hard.

Why similar: Strategy 74.3%, Indie 25.7%

Lucius game has been demade, and is now ready for mayhem. Enjoy all the gore now in fewer pixels and fewer colors. The original game has been fully demade to achieve the atmosphere of an 80's style gory adventure. Lucius is now killing all the pixels and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 35.9% ★, Gore 14.1%, Stealth 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Violent 8.6%

Roombo: First Blood is a comedic, top-down, stealth-action game about being a robot vacuum cleaner and fending off burglars from your home. A short, experimental game and the first in the JUSTICE SUCKS series.

Why similar: Stealth 24.8%, Violent 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Gore 11.8%

There goes the neighborhood! Play the star of a cheeky TV Show who taking revenge on his horrible neighbor by constantly pranking him at home and around the world in the most creative and ludicrous ways.

Why similar: Stealth 52.6%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Retro 8.2%, Comedy 7.3%

Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

Why similar: Stealth 38%, Dark Humor 19.4%, Strategy 11.2%, Difficult 11.1%, Horror 7.6%

Sneak Thief is a first person, shooter, strategy, stealth and puzzle game that lets you choose how you want to play. Use your wits and expertise to setup and perform heists whether that be by using brute force to smash your way through or by getting away without making a sound.

Why similar: Stealth 43.9%, Violent 14.6%, Gore 13.7%, Strategy 10%, Crime 6.2%

Welcome to Happyhills, the town where you can indulge your deepest desires, make your wildest dreams come true, and slaughter anyone in your path. In this case, all three of these are the same. Welcome the citizens of Happyhills in your way!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 20.3% ★, Violent 16%, Gore 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Stealth 11.1%

Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.3%, Difficult 20%, Action 16.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Indie 8.4%

This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

Why similar: Crime 28.6%, Villain Protagonist 26.3% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Story Rich 4.2%

Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 22% ★, Dark Humor 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Violent 11.1%

Survive. Sabotage. Style on your friends. Twisted Party is a retro horror party game for 2-8 players with open and private lobbies, stuffed with deadly mini-games and buckets of blood. Betray your way to victory and unlock crazy skins by conquering brutal challenges. Last one standing wins.

Why similar: Violent 36.5%, Gore 29.6%, Retro 7.8%, Action 7.5%, Funny 7.4%

Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22.7%, Strategy 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Indie 13.7%, Comedy 6.5%

Track the Bad Guys, be brutal and smart in your planning, and eliminate them one by one. But bear this in mind: each criminal’s death has to look like an accident. In each level, you’ll have the chance to splatter and destroy the Bad Guy using various weapons and traps.

Why similar: Gore 41.6%, Strategy 29.8%, Indie 10.6%, Action 8.8%, Funny 6.5%

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

Why similar: Strategy 71.2%, Indie 12.4%, Difficult 8.4%, Singleplayer 5.1%, 2D 2.9%

Control the Powers of Evil to crush the Good Guys! Take control of the revived God of War Raelius, recruit evil minions, build bastions of doom and command your groveling servants.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 35.1% ★, Gore 25.8%, Violent 15.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Dark Humor 6.8%

A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 42.3%, Great Soundtrack 29.5%, Indie 9.8%, Difficult 8%, Singleplayer 3.4%

JUSTICE SUCKS is a stealth/action game about a killer robot vacuum cleaner on a quest for vengeance through a 90s TV universe. Stalk your prey, hack smart devices, turn them into deadly traps and consume the blood of your enemies to unleash devastating powers.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 47.5% ★, Stealth 22.8%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Funny 4.2%, Comedy 3.8%

Serial Cleaners is a top-down stealth-action game, where you get to experience being a murder scene cleaner for the mob in 1990s New York. Alternate between four cleaners, each with their own unique style, and live their stories.

Why similar: Stealth 29.4%, Crime 18.1%, Gore 16.6%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Strategy 8.7%

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: Action 27.1%, Difficult 20.6%, Violent 18.1%, Indie 15.8%, Gore 10%

The ultimate stealth battle adventure where everyone’s invisible! Risk versus reward guides your journey through the full-length single player campaign and local/online multiplayer. Vigilance is key as environmental tells such as footprints and other disturbances will point out careless cadets.

Why similar: Stealth 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Indie 7%

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 32.4%, Indie 8.7%, Gore 6.8%, Horror 6.1%

Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.

Why similar: Stealth 72.6%, Great Soundtrack 7%, Indie 5.7%, Action 4.9%, Difficult 3.6%

FAKE SIGNALS is an action hybrid rogue-lite that you sneak in the enemies' camps, get various weapons and eliminate them.

Why similar: Stealth 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Gore 17.1%, Violent 12.3%, Action 6.3%

Stick Em Up, is a game in which you will use your skills, your wits, and your arsenal of guns and explosives to pull off cunning, exciting, and sometimes messy heists. Watch as your skills take you from robbing lonely gas stations to the most massive banks.

Why similar: Violent 39%, Gore 36.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Action 7.3%, Indie 4.5%

Basement is a strategy game, where you start doing illegal business to fund the development of your dream video game. It won't be easy, so get ready to deal with other gangs, cops, crazy junkies, mysterious investor and even ghosts from the past.

Why similar: Crime 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Difficult 9.7%