- #1 Receiver 2
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,974 reviews2020
Dev: Wolfire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features.
Why similar: FPS 32.5%, Simulation 14.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Difficult 8.5%, Shooter 8%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on the original's core philosophy of realistic, manual firearm operation and procedural survival.
- #2 Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,113 reviews2016
Dev: RUST LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Do you like hot dogs? How about horseshoes? Hand grenades? (everyone likes hand grenades) Anyway, we've got all that, and guns. SO MANY GUNS. So if you like ordnance, meat, and far too many groan-worthy puns, this is the VR sandbox game for you.
Why similar: FPS 42.2%, Simulation 18.5%, Shooter 11.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Realistic 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive VR experience for players who want to explore the intricate, physics-based mechanics of operating various historical and modern firearms.
- #3 Heavy Bullets
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,562 reviews2014
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
Why similar: FPS 43%, Roguelike 16.5%, Difficult 8.4%, Indie 7.7%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural, roguelike shooter that forces players to manage their ammunition carefully, echoing the resource-scarcity tension of Receiver.
- #4 Devil Daggers
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,293 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: FPS 45.9%, Difficult 22.8%, First-Person 8.2%, Shooter 6.6%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the minimalist, high-difficulty, and skill-based nature of Receiver's combat loop in a fast-paced arena setting.
- #5 Cruelty Squad
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,134 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: FPS 49.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Shooter 10%, Simulation 8%, Cyberpunk 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, minimalist, and punishingly difficult design philosophy that makes Receiver feel so distinct and unsettling.
- #6 Ready or Not
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 320,774 reviews2023
Dev: VOID Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.
Why similar: FPS 43.8%, Realistic 14.5%, Tactical 10.7%, First-Person 10.1%, Shooter 10%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical shooter demands the same level of focus on weapon handling, situational awareness, and methodical movement as the more intense moments in Receiver.
- #7 COMPOUND
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,116 reviews2022
Dev: Bevan McKechniePub: notdead
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
COMPOUND is a randomized rogue-lite, free-roaming shooter for VR veterans. Duck and dodge around enemy fire in a tough-as-nails retro FPS with multiple locomotion options. Download the demo below!
Why similar: FPS 27.2%, Roguelike 14.5%, Procedural Generation 14.4%, Difficult 10.3%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-style roguelite shooter that utilizes tactile VR mechanics to make every shot and reload feel deliberate and impactful.
- #8 GROUND BRANCH
91% matchVery Positive89% of 23,166 reviews2018
Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
Why similar: FPS 39.7%, Realistic 15.7%, Tactical 11.2%, Simulation 11%, Shooter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep weapon customization and realistic handling mechanics that appeal to players who enjoy the technical side of firearm simulation.
- #9 Tower of Guns
92% matchVery Positive80% of 1,239 reviews2014
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).
Why similar: FPS 29.7%, Roguelike 14.5%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Difficult 11.2%, First-Person 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural roguelike FPS that emphasizes movement and shooting mechanics within a challenging, randomized environment.
- #10 Zero Hour
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 32,962 reviews2024
Dev: AttritoM7 Productions
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.
Why similar: FPS 38.9%, Shooter 12%, Realistic 11.7%, Tactical 10.1%, First-Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic gunplay and careful planning, mirroring the high-stakes tension of navigating a hostile environment.
- #11 Killing Room
91% matchMixed70% of 1,445 reviews2016
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rogue-like FPS with strong RPG elements set in a 22nd century reality-show parody. Win a fortune or die, but never disappoint your audience. And audience is virtual or real with revolutionary but optional features for streamers and their fans.
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Difficult 8.7%, Perma Death 6%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike FPS blends intense combat with a dark, satirical atmosphere that complements the strange, mysterious world of Receiver.
- #12 Duskers
89% matchVery Positive90% of 2,739 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Roguelike 24.4%, Difficult 23.8%, Procedural Generation 21.9%, Simulation 14.5%, Horror 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, tense, and procedural exploration game that relies on technical management and environmental awareness rather than raw firepower.
- #13 DeadCore
88% matchVery Positive85% of 2,040 reviews2014
Dev: 5 Bits Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
Why similar: FPS 39.9%, Difficult 23.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Action 8.8%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on precision-based movement and shooting in a minimalist, abstract environment that feels structurally similar to Receiver's levels.
- #14 Post Void
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: FPS 38.5%, Difficult 19.2%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Shooter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal, high-intensity roguelite shooter focuses on constant movement and precision, matching the frantic pace of later-stage procedural levels.
- #15 Project Silverfish
85% matchVery Positive94% of 2,854 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: FPS 48.6%, Shooter 12.1%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 5.8%, Stealth 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that encourages sandbox exploration and experimentation with game systems in a procedural setting.
- #16 Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
87% matchMixed68% of 1,408 reviews2014
Dev: Digerati DistributionPub: Digerati
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky.
Why similar: FPS 42%, Roguelike 26.2%, Difficult 7.7%, Indie 7.1%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike FPS that focuses on arena-based combat and movement-heavy gameplay.
- #17 Skin Deep
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,600 reviews2025
Dev: Blendo GamesPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!
Why similar: FPS 47.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Stealth 8.4%, Tactical 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that prioritizes tactile interaction and stealth, allowing for creative solutions to combat encounters.
- #18 Hard Reset Extended Edition
86% matchVery Positive82% of 4,907 reviews2012
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
Why similar: FPS 54.2%, Cyberpunk 9.7%, Difficult 7.5%, First-Person 7.3%, Shooter 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, sci-fi shooter that emphasizes mechanical destruction and environmental interaction in a highly detailed setting.
- #19 OTXO
83% matchVery Positive93% of 3,797 reviews2023
Dev: Lateralis Heavy IndustriesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.
Why similar: Roguelike 40%, Simulation 22.5%, Shooter 20.4%, Action 12.2%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced roguelike shooter that rewards tactical positioning and precise gunplay in a stylized, violent world.
- #20 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
84% matchVery Positive85% of 2,891 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.4%, Difficult 21.6%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Perma Death 8.7%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, high-difficulty, procedural survival game that captures the same sense of dread and resource management as Receiver.
- #21 CRUEL
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Roguelike 20.6%, Procedural Generation 17.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural, fast-paced boomer shooter that emphasizes movement and mechanical skill in a retro-inspired world.
- #22 High Entropy: Challenges
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,264 reviews2020
Dev: Álvaro García (binarynonsense)
Windows
Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them...
Why similar: FPS 44.5%, First-Person 20.9%, Action 12.5%, Stealth 8.9%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, difficult, and experimental FPS that focuses on specific mechanical challenges in a sparse environment.
- #23 DECIDIT
80% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: DECIDIT Team
Windows
Decidit is a fast FPS roguelike in which you must use all the arsenal and movement abilities at your disposal in order to progress in an unstable demonic maze. Be fast, precise but also strategic using all the demonic weapons and abilities collected on the way to create powerful synergies.
Why similar: FPS 38.2%, Roguelike 22.2%, First-Person 12.2%, Shooter 10.3%, Realistic 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike shooter that leans into horror and atmosphere, requiring careful navigation of dangerous, randomized spaces.
- #24 44 Minutes in Nightmare
81% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: loloop
Windows
All randomly generated roguelike stealth horror FPS! Different dungeons every time you play, items that constantly change their placement, several Enemies with different characteristics and rare appearance special Enemies. Your boldness, discretion and luck will determine your escape.
Why similar: FPS 25.8%, Roguelike 18.7%, Procedural Generation 18.7%, First-Person 10.1%, Perma Death 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused roguelike that relies on stealth and tension to build an atmosphere of constant threat.
- #25 Golden Light
78% matchVery Positive86% of 3,902 reviews2022
Dev: Mr. Pink
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Eat weapons, be scared and question your own mind in this Survival-Horror FPS Prop Hunt Roguelike about meat. Walls are watching you!
Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Procedural Generation 20.9%, Roguelike 15.1%, First-Person 9.2%, Shooter 7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, horror-themed roguelike that utilizes unconventional mechanics to create a deeply unsettling and unpredictable experience.
- #26 They Killed Your Cat
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 602 reviews2026
Dev: Vekaria
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
A short but relentless first-person shooter featuring manual reloading, walking, and blinking, with settings that let you customize your experience.
Why similar: FPS 34.6%, Difficult 19%, First-Person 11%, Shooter 9%, Realistic 8.6%
- #27 Alpha Prime
81% matchMixed56% of 1,505 reviews2007
Dev: Black ElementPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Somewhere in deep space, at an apparently abandoned mining base on the asteriod Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong. Miners were warned that the hubbardium they were mining was too dangerous, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong.
Why similar: FPS 58.7%, Action 10.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Difficult 8.7%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that incorporates physics-based environmental interactions, requiring players to think about their surroundings during combat.
- #28 HOLE
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,400 reviews2024
Dev: NEGAFISH
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.
Why similar: FPS 57%, First-Person 10.3%, Indie 7.8%, Shooter 7.5%, Horror 6.6%
- #29 Scavenger SV-4
79% matchVery Positive91% of 590 reviews2018
Dev: Deric RuhlPub: HoroArch
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
Why similar: Simulation 23.1%, Procedural Generation 19.2%, Roguelike 11.3%, First-Person 11%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural space simulation that focuses on technical management and survival in a hostile, isolated environment.
- #30 VOID/BREAKER
75% matchVery Positive92% of 2,318 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: FPS 33.5%, Difficult 17.2%, Roguelike 16.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Shooter 8.3%
- #31 DEMON DUST
75% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: PlusW Games
Windows
DEMON DUST is a Survival Horror Dungeon Crawler with a unique, mouse driven interface. Gain knowledge to survive and reach deeper and deeper floors.
Why similar: First-Person 30%, Shooter 23.1%, Horror 10.7%, Action 10.5%, Indie 8.3%
- #32 Death Horizon: Cyberfusion
77% matchMixed64% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon Lab
Windows
Cyberfusion is a VR roguelike, physics-based, full-body FPS that immerses you in a futuristic battlefield. Featuring cybernetic implants and procedurally generated levels, this game challenges you to adapt and survive in a world where your body is your ultimate weapon.
Why similar: FPS 27.4%, Roguelike 19.5%, Procedural Generation 19.4%, First-Person 8.8%, Shooter 8.4%
- #33 Takedown: Red Sabre
79% matchMixed42% of 5,713 reviews2014
Dev: Serellan LLCPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
TAKEDOWN is a thinking-person’s shooter; brutal, hardcore and deadly - like the real thing. Not for the faint hearted, Takedown requires you to bring your 'A' game - FPS fans looking for an ultra hardcore experience only need apply!
Why similar: FPS 50.7%, Simulation 15.1%, Tactical 7.9%, Action 6.7%, Shooter 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic weapon handling and deliberate planning over run-and-gun mechanics.
- #34 Reloader: test_subject
74% matchVery Positive92% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Nevertheless StudioPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Reloader: test_subject is an experimental "Bullet Counting Reload Action" game. Experience being a Reloader: having legendary shooting skills and engaging in Close-Quarters Combat(CQC). You just have to remember how to use the gun you’re holding.
Why similar: Difficult 31.8%, Simulation 20.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Tactical 8.1%
- #35 >SYS//PURGE_
73% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: tomo2515x
Windows
>SYS//PURGE_ is a free, fast-paced FPS inspired by 90's classics, with roguelike elements. Collect items, stay alive and descend deeper into the facility. You take control of an LN-X unit, a glitch breaks you out of the Overseer's control. Make it burn.
Why similar: FPS 42.5%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 11.6%, First-Person 11.4%
- #36 White Room Protocol
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: FPS 44.6%, First-Person 15.1%, Realistic 14.7%, Horror 8.2%, Simulation 5.5%
- #37 S.C.A.R
76% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Savage StudiosPub: Audio Visual Enterprises S.A.
Windows
Created by Savage Studios, S.C.A.R is a retro-like monster killing game, where the enemies have one goal, to see your demise. Difficulty is not forgiving, your survival is almost impossible...
Why similar: Simulation 40.1%, FPS 22.1%, Indie 15.3%, Action 14.4%, Shooter 4.9%
- #38 Retchid
73% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: From Beneath SoftwarePub: Perp Games
Windows
You are a TEC Engineer from Earth ordered to retrieve and return sensitive data from the TEC Mining Facility on Titan. On arrival, you discover that the facility has been invaded by beings from another realm. Contend with these abominations as you complete your mission and escape Titan.
Why similar: FPS 47.5%, First-Person 15.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 6.2%, Horror 5.6%
- #39 Peripeteia
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,638 reviews2025
Dev: Ninth Exodus
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Peripeteia is a first-and-third-person role-playing stealth game taking place in alt-history cyberpunk Poland. Inspired by immersive sims from Ion Storm and Looking Glass Studios, Peripeteia expands on the formula with new ideas and an original setting.
Why similar: First-Person 20.4%, Shooter 19.8%, Cyberpunk 16.3%, Stealth 12.4%, Horror 10.5%
- #40 Signal Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,022 reviews2018
Dev: Blagovest Penev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.
Why similar: Simulation 62.6%, Indie 18.8%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 1.8%
- #41 Boiling Steel
71% matchVery Positive82% of 380 reviews2020
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
"Boiling Steel" - is a sci-fi story-based FPS VR shooter. You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm.
Why similar: FPS 33.2%, Simulation 17.4%, Shooter 11%, First-Person 9.6%, Action 8.1%
- #42 Dishwashing Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 512 reviews2024
Dev: Frinky
Windows
A short, unique survival-farming-base-building-tycoon-horror game where you must survive through washing dishes. Explore mysterious depths, manage resources, and unravel a cryptic narrative. In DWS, a chore becomes a journey to freedom.
Why similar: Simulation 34.8%, Procedural Generation 25.2%, First-Person 15.6%, Realistic 10.5%, Survival Horror 6.3%
- #43 Intrude
72% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2016
Dev: Michal Kruba
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Intrude is a first-person shooter. Your mission is to get into a long time abandoned base, suddenly taken over by some kind of private military, find your way up and destroy the source of a signal comming from the base. Collect as much data as you can to find out what they are up to.
Why similar: FPS 58.9%, Action 14.5%, Indie 14.5%, Shooter 12.1%
- #44 Psycho Patrol R
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,069 reviews2025
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
FPS/mecha hybrid europolice sim with emphasis on interacting with NPCs and different gameplay systems.
Why similar: FPS 53.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Shooter 10.3%, Tactical 8%, Stealth 7.7%
- #45 Fancy Skulls
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 347 reviews2014
Dev: tequibo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fancy Skulls is a challenging first person shooter with procedural generation, permadeath and distinct art style. Intense and tactical combat, unique weapon mods and items that change the way you play.
Why similar: FPS 57.6%, Indie 23.5%, Action 18.9%
- #46 EMPTY SHELL
69% matchVery Positive88% of 789 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Roguelike 46.5%, Shooter 22.1%, Horror 10.6%, Action 10.3%, Sci-fi 3.8%
- #47 Void Bastards
70% matchVery Positive86% of 5,386 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Manchu
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?
Why similar: FPS 32.5%, Roguelike 17.7%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Shooter 7.7%
- #48 SCP – Containment Breach
65% matchVery Positive99% of 497 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Procedural Generation 45.7%, First-Person 17.7%, Horror 11.3%, Action 9.9%, Survival Horror 5.3%
- #49 Envelope
67% matchVery Positive88% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Skaar Game Productions
Windows
A first-person exploration sim with unrestricted freedom of choice. Envelope is all about gathering supplies, completing quests for strange characters, and preparing yourself for the Final Mission.
Why similar: First-Person 41.8%, Stealth 19.1%, Horror 17.2%, Indie 16.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #50 Mover
70% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Hont
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Mover is simplified Top-Down ACT game, You need to escape from different enemies to reach the end.Every floor is procedural, but this is only the first time you open the program.Game Features Minimum design,intuitive gameplay Retro cyberpunk art style
Why similar: Difficult 42.2%, Indie 30.1%, Action 27.7%
- #51 Photonic Distress
69% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: GRIP420
Windows
Photonic Distress (or PD for short) is a blend of First/Third Person puzzler/platformer with a unique twist. Navigate your way through randomly generated levels, lighting your way up, fighting enemies, sliding and collecting Memory Fragments to wake up!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 45.8%, Indie 19.2%, Action 17.7%, First-Person 17.3%
- #52 Putrefaction
70% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 54.5%, Action 10.8%, Indie 8.6%, Shooter 8.2%, First-Person 8.2%
- #53 Metal Garden
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,094 reviews2025
Dev: Tinerasoft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
Why similar: FPS 54.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 6.6%, Indie 5.8%
- #54 Gloomgrave
66% matchVery Positive88% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Netmancer
Windows
Gloomgrave is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a retro pixel aesthetic. Upgrade your Gloomcrawler with unique perks and experiment with different builds as you try to survive each depth in search of the ultimate ancient relic.
Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Roguelike 18.6%, Procedural Generation 17%, First-Person 13.7%, Perma Death 7.7%
- #55 Uragun
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 35.4%, Difficult 34.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Action 7.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #56 Project Remedium
71% matchMostly Negative32% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Remedium is a story-driven action shooter set inside a human body devastated by illness and bad circumstances. It's a post-apocalypse of sorts, a really tiny one, but for a nanobot named Nano+, the body is a whole world. So he is hell-bent on fixing it with his guns and a unique grapnel.
Why similar: FPS 34.4%, Indie 15.9%, Action 15.8%, Difficult 11.1%, First-Person 9.9%