- #1 Bittersweet Birthday
97% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: World Eater GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bittersweet Birthday is a boss fight-only action adventure where every encounter is a unique and emotional showdown. Explore a colorful world full of endearing characters, uncover your memories, and battle your way through challenges that push skill, timing, and determination to their limits.
Why similar: Boss Rush 46.4% ★, Souls-like 19.2%, Emotional 11.2%, Difficult 9.9%, Story Rich 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging boss-rush game that mirrors the intense combat and story-rich atmosphere of the seed game.
- #2 Have a Nice Death
96% matchVery Positive86% of 10,763 reviews2023
Dev: Magic Design StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30%, Cartoon 14.5%, Funny 14.4%, Comedy 12.3%, Cartoony 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, funny, and difficult hack-and-slash roguelike with a distinct dark aesthetic.
- #3 Furi
95% matchVery Positive90% of 14,023 reviews2016
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
Why similar: Boss Rush 45.6% ★, Beat 'em up 19.2%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Difficult 11.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive boss-rush experience that emphasizes high-difficulty, skill-based combat against unique opponents.
- #4 Pato Box
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 144 reviews2018
Dev: Bromio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A surreal boxing quest with a duck! Test your reflexes as you fight your way through an evil corporation in search for retribution.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.2%, Difficult 28.2%, Funny 16.8%, Cartoon 9.7%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a surreal, dark-humored story paired with challenging boss-rush mechanics.
- #5 Titan Souls
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,804 reviews2015
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Why similar: Boss Rush 41.6% ★, Souls-like 35.5%, Difficult 18.4%, Action 2.7%, 2D 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist boss-rush game where every encounter is a high-stakes, difficult puzzle.
- #6 Lucky Tower Ultimate
92% matchVery Positive95% of 2,403 reviews2026
Dev: Studio SeufzPub: AMC Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Escape from an incredibly dangerous, randomly generated tower in a slapstick, roguelite adventure that looks like a cartoon and feels like a joke. Slashy slashy!
Why similar: Difficult 20.2%, Emotional 17.7%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Cartoon 14.5%, Comedy 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, difficult, and procedural adventure that rewards experimentation and failure.
- #7 Cavity Busters
94% matchVery Positive96% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Difficult 73.2%, Action 13.4%, 2D 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, action-heavy game with a quirky, medical-themed premise that matches the absurdity of the seed.
- #8 Toilet Chronicles
93% matchVery Positive90% of 1,673 reviews2022
Dev: Madi AbdykarimovPub: Bomi Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Trapped in a public restroom. You’re not alone. You make bad decisions. Horror-comedy with multiple endings.
Why similar: Comedy 50.2%, Funny 40.5%, Action 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the specific brand of absurd, toilet-themed dark humor found in the seed game.
- #9 Cuphead
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 220,068 reviews2017
Dev: Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Why similar: Difficult 32.5%, Cartoon 16.7%, Souls-like 15.5%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Cartoony 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A notoriously difficult boss-rush game with a highly stylized, absurd, and charming aesthetic.
- #10 Barbearian
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Barbearian is a fast-paced hack'n'slash with massive battles in a colorful, hand-drawn world. Fight for your life, discover the secrets of the Arbitrators and find your way back home!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 44.9%, Hand-drawn 20.5%, Funny 17.8%, Cartoony 11.6%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic hack-and-slash game that delivers satisfying, arcade-style combat against waves of enemies.
- #11 Leftovers KO!
90% matchMixed68% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Mountain Man AnimationPub: Feardemic
Windows · Mac
Leftovers KO! is a Punch-Out-inspired, hand-drawn animated boxing game where you fight a bunch of leftovers. After a long day at work, you come home to find that your uneaten food has come to life—and it's here to beat you up... with its hands! Defeat them all and uncover the truth!
Why similar: Boss Rush 38.2% ★, Difficult 11%, Comedy 10%, Cartoon 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, hand-drawn action game with a comedic tone that fits the quirky nature of the seed.
- #12 Katana ZERO
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,003 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 37.3%, Difficult 25.1%, Story Rich 20.9%, Action 10.9%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-difficulty, fast-paced action with a dark, story-rich narrative and dry humor.
- #13 Pull Stay
88% matchVery Positive99% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Nito Souji
Windows
Pull Stay is a wacky Beat 'em up game with Tower Defense mechanics. Use your fists or set crazy traps to repel enemies from rushing into your house! As a guardian robot, defend your buddy Susumu who has been a shut-in for years!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 29.1%, Dark Comedy 23.2%, Hack and Slash 19.3%, Funny 10.7%, Comedy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A funny beat-em-up that incorporates tower-defense elements for a unique, chaotic gameplay loop.
- #14 The WereCleaner
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,131 reviews2024
Dev: Howlin' HugsPub: USC Games
Windows
Kyle is a Janitor. He's also a Werewolf. And now he's got the night shift. Try not to kill anyone while working to get your paycheck - in a stealth-comedy game with surprises around every corner.
Why similar: Cartoony 56.4%, Comedy 36.2%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features dark humor and a unique, quirky premise that emphasizes stealth and situational comedy.
- #15 Boss Rush: Mythology
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: Alexey Suslin
Windows
Boss Rush: Mythology - This is an action game in which you have to fight various creatures and gods from Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic and Egyptian mythologies.
Why similar: Boss Rush 50.4% ★, Souls-like 21.4%, Difficult 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Combat 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pure boss-rush experience focused on challenging combat encounters against mythological entities.
- #16 Super Psycho Baseball
86% matchVery Positive92% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: internetcharlesPub: Giant Scam Industries
Windows
Welcome to Super Psycho Baseball, a sadistic home-run hitting roguelike in which you try to conquer a gang of pitch-slinging bosses, each more psychotic than the last. Come face five fully-realized pitchers, rack up powerups, and reach the top!
Why similar: Funny 31.2%, Cartoon 28.7%, Cartoony 19.1%, Comedy 13.1%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, roguelike sports game that brings arcade-style chaos to a familiar genre.
- #17 My Friend Pedro
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,456 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Action 30.9%, Funny 27%, Comedy 26.7%, Difficult 8.2%, 2D 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An absurd, funny, and high-octane action game that leans into stylized, over-the-top combat.
- #18 Clown2Beat
87% matchMixed66% of 55 reviews2016
Dev: Rodrigo Banzato
Windows
You are selected to be part of a circus, open the doors and beat the Clowns, solving the challenges before the clock ends.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 42%, Hack and Slash 28.4%, Cartoon 14.1%, Funny 8.9%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A beat-em-up with a quirky indie vibe that focuses on fast-paced, rhythmic combat.
- #19 Hobo Cat Adventures
85% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Hobo Cat Games
Windows · Linux
Join a homeless cat in this 3d platformer with souls-lite combat and dark humor. Explore the Squirrel Kingdom - a place full of secrets, collectibles and new weapons to find. Complete jobs for weird characters. Fight, dodge or parry challenging enemies and bosses with a lock-on combat system.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.9%, Hack and Slash 20.4%, Dark Comedy 19.3%, Funny 9.3%, Comedy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging platformer that uses dark humor and a stylized world to keep the player engaged.
- #20 Chicken Assassin: Reloaded
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,070 reviews2016
Dev: OneSharkPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight your way as Mean Mcallister, the baddest chicken in town, through multiple hordes of enemies to save your girlfriend in this hilarious, strategic button-mashing, action-RPG.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 36.2%, Dark Comedy 25.4%, Funny 15.2%, Story Rich 7.6%, Cartoony 6%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, action-oriented game that doesn't take itself seriously while providing satisfying combat.
- #21 Unemployment Simulator 2018
82% matchVery Positive84% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
Windows · Linux
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 64.2%, Story Rich 19.5%, Comedy 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich simulation that leans heavily into dark comedy and absurd life scenarios.
- #22 Contract Rush DX
81% matchVery Positive100% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Every character plays like an entirely different action game in Contract Rush DX. Explore a world inspired by 2000's flash animation, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Difficult 31.9%, Hand-drawn 27.5%, Funny 12.8%, Cartoony 10.2%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, hand-drawn action-platformer that emphasizes tight controls and challenging boss encounters.
- #23 Knightmare Tower
83% matchVery Positive95% of 745 reviews2014
Dev: Juicy Beast
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Break through ceilings, rescue princesses and escape boiling lava as you slash your way to the top of the Knightmare Tower!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.4%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Score Attack 15.7%, Funny 15.1%, Cartoony 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult arcade game that focuses on vertical combat and constant progression.
- #24 One Step From Eden
81% matchVery Positive93% of 7,656 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Difficult 43%, Hack and Slash 40.6%, Action 9.8%, 2D 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult game that blends real-time action with strategic, deck-building combat.
- #25 Psycutlery
80% matchVery Positive100% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Skye JunePub: FreakZone Games
Windows
Grab, throw, eat, and UTTERLY WRECK everything using a mind-controlled spork in this quirky, story-driven, console-styled platforming dramedy. With an emphasis on variety and a grand sense of adventure, Psycutlery offers a surprising full-course meal, despite all unassuming appearances...
Why similar: Funny 26.2%, Emotional 24%, Story Rich 17.5%, Cartoony 15.2%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action-adventure game with a quirky, kitchen-themed premise similar to the seed.
- #26 Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
82% matchVery Positive81% of 289 reviews2020
Dev: Unspeakable PixelsPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Why similar: Funny 42.2%, Story Rich 31.5%, Action 13.7%, 2D 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that balances challenging platforming with humor and a rich, mysterious world.
- #27 Akane
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,904 reviews2018
Dev: Ludic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 55.5%, Difficult 23.6%, Action 15.3%, 2D 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty, fast-paced arcade action game that demands precision and quick reflexes.
- #28 Death by Scrolling
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Toybox NZPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 56%, Comedy 12.7%, Funny 9.7%, Action 8.7%, 2D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy action game with a distinct visual style and fast-paced gameplay.
- #29 Workaholic
79% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Workaholic STEAM TEAMPub: Danvik FHS
Windows
Workaholic is a frantic rouge-lite FPS where you go on a rampage through a hellish office space as your grasp on reality crumbles.
Why similar: Score Attack 53.6%, Dark Comedy 22.7%, Action 14.8%, Combat 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy, psychedelic experience that captures the frantic energy of a difficult, score-attack game.
- #30 Wiseman: No More Breakups
76% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Gilang Gumelar Studios
Windows · Mac
Fight through a moving train in a stylish rhythm-combat boss rush where timed four-button inputs become your attacks. Defeat absurd bosses, survive relationship chaos, and help August Wiseman get his phone back.
Why similar: Boss Rush 67% ★, Funny 8.6%, Comedy 8%, Hand-drawn 7.1%, Combat 5%
- #31 Itty Bitty Toilet Kitty
77% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Shent GamesPub: Shent Games
Windows
BE A CAT! SAVE YOUR HUMAN! You're a fluffy feline who must save their owner from the hordes of flesh eating greebles which dwell within the bathroom. Will she make it through her morning business alive? Only you can save her!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.5%, Funny 15.9%, Beat 'em up 15%, Comedy 14.1%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #32 Mexican Ninja
74% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: MadbricksPub: Amber Studio
Windows
Become the Mexican Ninja and fight to take back Nuevo Tokyo, where Narcos and Yakuzas have fused into the ruthless Narkuzas. Master slick combos, unleash outrageous Mexican Jutsus and craft deadly builds in this fast, chaotic 2.5D roguelike beat ’em up.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 32.6%, Dark Comedy 29.2%, Hack and Slash 24.2%, Combat 9.5%, Action 4.5%
- #33 Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath
76% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Night Steed Games
Windows
Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath is a roguelike action-survival game where forces of nature fight against hordes of evil. Gain new skills, loot powerful items and defeat all who stand in your way… By all means!
Why similar: Cartoony 36.3%, Funny 30.2%, Action 18%, 2D 15.5%
- #34 Dream Flash
78% matchPositive100% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Ramaf Party
Windows
Sharpen your mind and soul with hundreds of items in an infinite fast paced bullet hell rogue-lite dreamscape. Explore endless dream synergies and transform into even stronger altered states in order to combat dozens of increasingly difficult bosses.
Why similar: Boss Rush 70.6% ★, Difficult 15.4%, Cartoony 7.6%, Action 3.8%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush, bullet-hell action game that focuses on intense, pattern-based combat.
- #35 Monday Syndrome
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: hyesmoPub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
Windows · Linux
You are an intern trapped in an endless office hell. Fight your way through demonic coworkers, get promoted, and find a way to escape this cursed skyscraper.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.7%, Dark Comedy 32.6%, Comedy 16.2%, Combat 11%, Action 5.6%
- #36 Rubinite
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,387 reviews2026
Dev: Cup Dog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rubinite is an extremely challenging boss rush action game. in a dark fairy tale world, use Ruby's crimson eyes to expose the weak points of the Bloodstained monsters, then strike and shatter them. Carve a road home through the ruined Scarlet Kingdom and face the Witch who took it all.
Why similar: Boss Rush 54.9% ★, Souls-like 21.1%, Difficult 14%, Combat 4.8%, Action 2.4%
- #37 ABYSSAL BLADE
74% matchVery Positive97% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Vifer Games
Windows · Mac
ABYSSAL BLADE is a pixel-art boss rush inspired by MMO raid mechanics. With only 1 HP, take up your blade and challenge the five stages of grief.
Why similar: Boss Rush 42.9% ★, Souls-like 17.3%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Difficult 10.8%, Emotional 6.9%
- #38 Gregory Horror Show: Soul of Roses
73% matchVery Positive98% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Unframe
Windows · Mac
Soul of Roses is a 2D rogue light action game. Absorb the abilities of your enemies, fight, die, revive, and repeat to advance the story.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 25.3%, Hack and Slash 24.7%, Difficult 12%, Funny 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #39 Bully Beatdown
77% matchVery Positive82% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Almighty Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You play a fat kid in school who everyone picks on. Get even with the bullies by beating them up! But be careful not to become one yourself! This story-based comic book style Beat-Em-Up Brawler features Progressive Skill Mastering, 4 Difficulty Settings and tons of stuff to smash!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.6%, Beat 'em up 23.7%, Difficult 9.8%, Comedy 7.5%, Cartoon 7.1%
- #40 Slash Quest
73% matchVery Positive87% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: Big Green PillowPub: Noodlecake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Slash Quest is a quirky action adventure with unconventional controls and unlikely heroes. Spin a magic talking sword through exotic lands, fight nasty creatures, overcome puzzles and make friends on your way to reunite it with its rightful wielder, the Queen.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 42.9%, Funny 25.2%, Comedy 13.4%, Action 6.9%, 2D 6.6%
- #41 Rage Quit
70% matchVery Positive96% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Vancouver Film School
Windows
Rage Quit is a first-person melee game where the player uses only the sledgehammer for combat, traversal, and defense against hordes of office-bots. Use a fluid variety of light, heavy, dash-based, and reflective attacks to smash your way through your foes and enact revenge!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 40.5%, Hack and Slash 32.9%, Funny 9.9%, Comedy 8%, Action 5.9%
- #42 Skibidi Toilet Hero
71% matchVery Positive86% of 983 reviews2023
Dev: Skibidi Toilet GamesPub: U.S.A. Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Fast-Paced ULTRAKILL and DOOM like game where you are playing as the last Cameraman, who has to fight off the army of Skibidi Toilets using various weapons and cheerful music 🚽 (And little bit of pure brainrot)
Why similar: Combat 44.4%, Action 23.5%, Souls-like 13.2%, Difficult 12.3%, Comedy 6.6%
- #43 Goofy Goober Simulator
71% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Firebox
Windows
Blast and crash through hordes of dangerous "zombies" as the titular "Goofy Goober" in this "video game". Collect Powerful items, obtain Powerful weapons, and defeat Powerful monsters in quickly paced action combat encounters. But Watch Out
Why similar: Funny 55%, Action 18%, Combat 15.8%, 2D 11.2%
- #44 PooShooter: Toilet Invaders
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 100 reviews2016
Dev: FergaTroid Studios
Windows
Pooshooter: Toilet Invaders is a 2D action comedy game packed with explosions and fun gameplay. Reminiscent of arcade classics like Space Invaders, PooShooter lets you take control of a Bum fighting against vengeful Toilets.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #45 Clunky Hero
73% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.4%, Hack and Slash 27.3%, Comedy 15.4%, Funny 14.5%, Cartoon 13.4%
- #46 Teeth Brushing Simulator
72% matchVery Positive86% of 394 reviews2019
Dev: Evil DentistsPub: Kavkaz Sila Games
Windows
Teeth Brushing Simulator
Why similar: Action 100%
- #47 Cedric & Odious
70% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Tameem HamouiPub: Cold And Old
Windows · Mac
Battle through a dark fantasy world as a resurrected warrior king. Once loyal friends, you now serve at the mercy of Odious, a brilliant but corrupt sorcerer. Master tactical combat and magical artifacts in this challenging action RPG.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 37.5%, Beat 'em up 32%, Funny 18.2%, Action 7.6%, 2D 4.6%
- #48 #BLUD
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: Exit 73 GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.3%, Hand-drawn 20.2%, Cartoony 14.1%, Combat 8.4%, Dark Comedy 7.6%
- #49 A Whole Wolfrush
68% matchVery Positive96% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: uglycoal
Windows
Four friends battle their way across space to claim a once-in-a-lifetime wish. Their lives are in your hands.
Why similar: Boss Rush 74.2% ★, Combat 7.1%, Cartoony 6.7%, Action 4.3%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #50 Bacon May Die
69% matchVery Positive94% of 917 reviews2021
Dev: SnoutUp
Windows
Chaotic bacon-flavored beat'em up with plenty of enemies to smash around
Why similar: Beat 'em up 52%, Funny 16.4%, Cartoon 14.1%, Action 10.9%, 2D 6.6%
- #51 Noobs Are Coming
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,590 reviews2025
Dev: Overboy
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 46.1%, Funny 23.2%, Cartoony 15.2%, Action 8.8%, 2D 6.7%
- #52 Eraser
69% matchVery Positive83% of 3,537 reviews2021
Dev: Ringating
Windows
Punch, platform, and parry your way up a perilous tower that's doing everything it can to erase your progress.
Why similar: Souls-like 50.8%, Hand-drawn 28.4%, Combat 14.4%, Action 6.5%
- #53 巫兎 - KANNAGI USAGI -
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,314 reviews2023
Dev: Tonoji
Windows
Sword fight action dedicated to boss battles. Win the battle by dominating sword to sword clashes.
Why similar: Souls-like 48.5%, Boss Rush 24.5% ★, Combat 8.6%, Action 8.1%, Difficult 6.6%
- #54 MADNESS: Project Nexus
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,527 reviews2021
Dev: GIBBING TREE, LLC
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 50.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 39.8%, Hack and Slash 29.8%, Funny 14.6%, Combat 10.8%, Action 5%
- #55 Pipejob
72% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: Cybreath
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Become a plumber locked in the bathroom! Fix and upgrade the pipes, unclog the toilet and try not to drown in poo! Paint your own poo pictures!
Why similar: Difficult 23.5%, Score Attack 18.8%, Cartoon 15.8%, Comedy 14.2%, Funny 14.1%
- #56 ONE BTN BOSSES
67% matchVery Positive81% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: Midnight Munchies
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
It's One Button Bosses, it's all in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash in the handcrafted campaign or in the roguelike rifts.
Why similar: Boss Rush 41.5% ★, Souls-like 21.5%, Difficult 17.9%, Funny 10.2%, Combat 4.1%
- #57 Metamorphos
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 471 reviews2021
Dev: Spicy Dice StudiosPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Take on the role of the temple’s guardian, awakened to cleanse the temple from an evil force corrupting it. Fight and dodge your way through a series of corrupted denizens, wildlife, and guardians to confront Nafaset, the Defiler, and restore the blessed oases.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 33.6%, Souls-like 32.3%, Hack and Slash 27.7%, Action 4%, Combat 2.4%
- #58 Gurei
64% matchVery Positive85% of 281 reviews2026
Dev: Lobo Sagaz studioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
An unforgiving game with precise combat. Fight challenging bosses in any order, acquire their unique powers, and succeed on your own terms.
Why similar: Boss Rush 49.9% ★, Souls-like 16.3%, Difficult 12.8%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Combat 5.1%
- #59 Breadborn
66% matchVery Positive91% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Progressive GamesPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
Breadborn is a crazy action game where you command an army of crumb minions that came from very own body. Branches, axes, or a killer mini-gun? It's up to you to decide how to equip your army in order to sow chaos among the peasants and get to the PRINCE himself!
Why similar: Souls-like 43.3%, Beat 'em up 35.4%, Combat 10.4%, Action 7%, 2D 3.9%
- #60 Cryptical Path
65% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 42.4%, Difficult 20.5%, Combat 16.4%, Story Rich 15.6%, Action 5.1%