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Receiver was created for the 7-day FPS challenge to explore gun handling mechanics, randomized levels, and unordered storytelling. Armed only with a handgun and an audio cassette player, you must uncover the secrets of the Mindkill in a building complex infested with automated turrets and hovering…

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Receiver was created for the 7-day FPS challenge to explore gun handling mechanics, randomized levels, and unordered storytelling. Armed only with a handgun and an audio cassette player, you must uncover the secrets of the Mindkill in a building complex infested with automated turrets and hovering shock drones.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 80% — of 4,164 reviews
Released: 2013-04-29
Developer: Wolfire Games
Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 18 min
Mean playtime: 1.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 27%

Overview

Receiver is a unique experiment in firearm simulation and procedural roguelike design, emphasizing the mechanical complexity of gun handling over traditional arcade shooting. These recommendations focus on titles that prioritize tactile weapon interaction, high-stakes tactical tension, and minimalist or surreal atmospheric exploration.

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  1. #1 Receiver 2
    97% matchVery Positive91% of 3,015 reviews2020
    Dev: Wolfire Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.3 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 32.7%, Simulation 14.3%, First-Person 10%, Difficult 8.6%, Shooter 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on the original's core philosophy of realistic, manual firearm operation and procedural survival.

  2. #2 Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,380 reviews2016
    Dev: RUST LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 54.6 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 42.3%, Simulation 18.3%, Shooter 11.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Realistic 7.9%

    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. #3 Heavy Bullets
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,564 reviews2014
    Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 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 43.3%, Roguelike 16.3%, Difficult 8.4%, Indie 7.6%, 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. #4 Devil Daggers
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,351 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 46%, Difficult 22.8%, First-Person 8.2%, Shooter 6.7%, Indie 5.4%

    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. #5 Cruelty Squad
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,524 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 49.7%, First-Person 12%, Shooter 10.1%, Simulation 8%, Cyberpunk 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, minimalist, and punishingly difficult design philosophy that makes Receiver feel so distinct and unsettling.

  6. #6 Ready or Not
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 329,531 reviews2023
    Dev: VOID Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 34.2 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 43.9%, Realistic 14.6%, Tactical 10.7%, Shooter 10.1%, First-Person 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. #7 GROUND BRANCH
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 23,351 reviews2018
    Dev: BlackFoot StudiosPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 19.3 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 39.9%, Realistic 15.8%, Tactical 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%, 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.

  8. #8 Zero Hour
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 33,114 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 39.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Realistic 11.7%, Tactical 10%, 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.

  9. #9 Killing Room
    92% matchMixed69% of 1,446 reviews2016
    Dev: Alda Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 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 34.1%, Roguelike 18.3%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, 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.

  10. #10 COMPOUND
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,125 reviews2022
    Dev: Bevan McKechniePub: notdead
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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 30.6%, Procedural Generation 16%, Roguelike 15.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Shooter 8.7%

    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.

  11. #11 DeadCore
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,043 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 40.1%, Difficult 23.1%, First-Person 12.3%, Action 8.8%, Indie 7.8%

    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.

  12. #12 Post Void
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,169 reviews2020
    Dev: YCJY Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 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 38.8%, Difficult 19.1%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, First-Person 11.1%, 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.

  13. #13 Skin Deep
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,672 reviews2025
    Dev: Blendo GamesPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 48.1%, First-Person 12.9%, 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.

  14. #14 Duskers
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 2,761 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 24.1%, Difficult 24%, Procedural Generation 22%, 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.

  15. #15 Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
    89% 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 42.4%, Roguelike 25.9%, Difficult 7.8%, Indie 7.1%, Action 5.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike FPS that focuses on arena-based combat and movement-heavy gameplay.

  16. #16 Project Silverfish
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 2,953 reviews2025
    Dev: Siris Pendrake
    Windows
    Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.0 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 48.7%, Shooter 12.2%, First-Person 11.4%, 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.

  17. #17 Tower of Guns
    86% matchVery Positive80% of 1,241 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 24.1%, Difficult 14.9%, Procedural Generation 14.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, First-Person 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A procedural roguelike FPS that emphasizes movement and shooting mechanics within a challenging, randomized environment.

  18. #18 OTXO
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 3,882 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 39.6%, Simulation 22.5%, Shooter 20.7%, Action 12.4%, 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.

  19. #19 Hard Reset Extended Edition
    85% matchVery Positive82% of 4,913 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 54.4%, 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.

  20. #20 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 2,895 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 36.1%, Difficult 21.8%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Perma Death 8.8%, Indie 7.1%

    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. #21 CRUEL
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,740 reviews2025
    Dev: James Dornan
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

    Why similar: FPS 23.6%, Roguelike 20.2%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Perma Death 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A procedural, fast-paced boomer shooter that emphasizes movement and mechanical skill in a retro-inspired world.

  22. #22 High Entropy: Challenges
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,268 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 44.7%, First-Person 20.8%, Action 12.5%, Stealth 8.9%, Indie 5.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, difficult, and experimental FPS that focuses on specific mechanical challenges in a sparse environment.

  23. #23 DECIDIT
    80% matchVery Positive90% of 113 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 38.4%, Roguelike 21.9%, First-Person 12.1%, Shooter 10.4%, 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. #24 Scavenger SV-4
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 595 reviews2018
    Dev: Deric RuhlPub: HoroArch
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    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 11.2%, First-Person 11%, Indie 8%

    Why You'll Like It: A procedural space simulation that focuses on technical management and survival in a hostile, isolated environment.

  25. #25 Alpha Prime
    82% matchMixed56% of 1,509 reviews2007
    Dev: Black ElementPub: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 25.2 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 58.8%, Action 10.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Difficult 8.7%, First-Person 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that incorporates physics-based environmental interactions, requiring players to think about their surroundings during combat.

  26. #26 Golden Light
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 3,949 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 25.6%, Procedural Generation 20.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, 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.

  27. #27 Blood Vial
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 243 reviews2026
    Dev: Dillon Steyl
    Windows

    BLOOD VIAL is a retro-inspired micro-FPS with a leaking health bar. Swim through the spilled blood of your fallen enemies to keep your vial full. Grow increasingly powerful with new upgrades and weapons. Navigate an ever-shifting labyrinth of crypts, catacombs and cathedrals.

    Why similar: FPS 30%, Difficult 17.1%, Roguelike 15.3%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, First-Person 8.4%

  28. #28 They Killed Your Cat
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 790 reviews2026
    Dev: Vekaria
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    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%, Difficult 18.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Shooter 8.8%, Realistic 8.7%

  29. #29 44 Minutes in Nightmare
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 51 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 26%, Procedural Generation 18.7%, Roguelike 18.5%, 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.

  30. #30 Peripeteia
    76% matchVery Positive86% of 2,921 reviews2025
    Dev: Ninth Exodus
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    You are Marie, a cyborg mercenary dropped into the rot of a post-Soviet city of corruption and opportunity. Shoot, sneak, hack, climb or talk your way through alt-history cyberpunk Poland in an immersive sim where every problem has multiple solutions and every rooftop is reachable.

    Why similar: FPS 48.8%, First-Person 13.1%, Cyberpunk 9.8%, Stealth 8.5%, Action 5.8%

  31. #31 HOLE
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 3,551 reviews2024
    Dev: NEGAFISH
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.

    Why similar: FPS 57.5%, First-Person 10.2%, Indie 7.6%, Shooter 7.5%, Horror 6.5%

  32. #32 Takedown: Red Sabre
    79% matchMixed42% of 5,715 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 50.9%, Simulation 15%, Tactical 7.9%, Action 6.8%, Shooter 5.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that emphasizes realistic weapon handling and deliberate planning over run-and-gun mechanics.

  33. #33 VOID/BREAKER
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 2,431 reviews2025
    Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 33.9%, Difficult 17.1%, Roguelike 16.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Shooter 8.4%

  34. #34 Death Horizon: Cyberfusion
    76% 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 27.6%, Procedural Generation 19.4%, Roguelike 19.2%, First-Person 8.8%, Shooter 8.5%

  35. #35 DEMON DUST
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 67 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 29.9%, Shooter 23.3%, Horror 10.7%, Action 10.6%, Indie 8.2%

  36. #36 Blood Facsimile
    73% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2026
    Dev: Rene McCarthy
    Windows

    An immersive FPS adventure set in a dark and surreal sci-fi world

    Why similar: FPS 47.2%, Simulation 15.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Stealth 6.3%

  37. #37 White Room Protocol
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 44.8%, First-Person 15.1%, Realistic 14.7%, Horror 8.2%, Simulation 5.5%

  38. #38 Reloader: test_subject
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 298 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 31.9%, Simulation 20%, Shooter 14.3%, Cyberpunk 9.1%, Tactical 8.1%

  39. #39 >SYS//PURGE_
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 99 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 43.1%, Shooter 13.2%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, First-Person 11.6%, Action 11.5%

  40. #40 S.C.A.R
    75% 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 39.9%, FPS 22.2%, Indie 15.2%, Action 14.5%, Shooter 5%

  41. #41 Retchid
    72% 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 47.7%, First-Person 15.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 6.2%, Horror 5.6%

  42. #42 Gloomwood
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,093 reviews2022
    Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

    Why similar: FPS 49%, First-Person 16.1%, Stealth 10.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Survival Horror 5.1%

  43. #43 House of Empty Names
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 83 reviews2026
    Dev: Sordar Studios
    Windows

    You wake up on a cold floor in an unknown house, missing a kidney, and realize you’ve been kidnapped. Your one goal is to escape at any cost. Choose where to go, where to hide, and how to build your path to freedom. Every decision brings you one step closer to escape.

    Why similar: FPS 42%, First-Person 14.6%, Realistic 11.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Stealth 6.5%

  44. #44 Psycho Patrol R
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,119 reviews2025
    Dev: Consumer Softproducts
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    FPS/mecha hybrid europolice sim with emphasis on interacting with NPCs and different gameplay systems.

    Why similar: FPS 53.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Tactical 7.9%, Stealth 7.7%

  45. #45 Fancy Skulls
    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 353 reviews2014
    Dev: tequibo
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 57.9%, Indie 23.2%, Action 19%

  46. #46 Dishwashing Simulator
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 523 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 34.9%, Procedural Generation 25.1%, First-Person 15.6%, Realistic 10.6%, Survival Horror 6.4%

  47. #47 Intrude
    71% 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 59%, Action 14.6%, Indie 14.2%, Shooter 12.2%

  48. #48 Signal Simulator
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,027 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 62.7%, Indie 18.5%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 1.9%

  49. #49 EMPTY SHELL
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 804 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 46.1%, Shooter 22.4%, Horror 10.6%, Action 10.4%, Sci-fi 3.8%

  50. #50 Boiling Steel
    69% 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 33.4%, Simulation 17.3%, Shooter 11.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Action 8.2%

  51. #51 Envelope
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 89 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 19.2%, Horror 17.2%, Indie 16.7%, Singleplayer 5.1%

  52. #52 Photonic Distress
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 57 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 45.7%, Indie 19.1%, Action 17.9%, First-Person 17.3%

  53. #53 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 42.4%, Indie 29.7%, Action 28%

  54. #54 DREADTOME
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 299 reviews2025
    Dev: Tinfoil RatsPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Windows

    Enter a corrupt and hostile library with the task of extracting forbidden knowledge from its tomes. Triumph over the entities that linger within, in this short Action-Adventure FPS made by a team of third-year university students.

    Why similar: FPS 52.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Realistic 8.8%, Action 6.8%

  55. #55 Project Remedium
    71% matchMostly Negative32% of 161 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 34.6%, Action 15.9%, Indie 15.6%, Difficult 11.1%, First-Person 9.9%

  56. #56 SCP – Containment Breach
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 942 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 45.3%, First-Person 18.1%, Horror 11.4%, Action 9.9%, Survival Horror 5.4%

  57. #57 Putrefaction
    69% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
    Dev: Kazakov Oleg
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 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 54.6%, Action 10.9%, Indie 8.4%, Shooter 8.3%, First-Person 8.2%

  58. #58 Liminal Exit
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: LittleRedDread
    Windows

    Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

    Why similar: FPS 46.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Perma Death 12.1%, Realistic 8.5%

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