Games Like RED HOT VENGEANCE

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: Gore 26.3%, Violent 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Top-Down 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the brutal, neon-soaked carnage and challenging tactical gameplay of its predecessor.

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

Why similar: Violent 29.3%, Gore 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Top-Down 9.8%, Top-Down Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive top-down shooter that defined the high-lethality, fast-paced genre.

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Why similar: Violent 20.3%, Gore 19.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down 8%

Why You'll Like It: It features intense top-down gunplay with a focus on bullet-time mechanics and cinematic revenge.

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

Why similar: Violent 17.6%, Gore 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.1%, Isometric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, brutal top-down shooter set in a cyberpunk world that demands fast reflexes and strategic weapon use.

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: Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Violent 20.8%, Difficult 20.5%, Top-Down 13.2%, Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly tactical top-down experience that rewards stealth and precision in a gritty setting.

Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.

Why similar: Gore 60.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Action 12.5%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure, challenging top-down shooter that focuses on quick decision-making and precise aim.

BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Why similar: Gore 38.8%, Violent 24.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 8.8%, Difficult 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D shooter that captures the same gritty, gore-filled aesthetic and punishing difficulty.

One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.

Why similar: Violent 27%, Gore 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down 11.8%, Difficult 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes kinetic, improvised combat where every object in the environment can be used as a lethal weapon.

Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.

Why similar: Violent 23.7%, Gore 21.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It refines the tactical top-down action of the original with improved mechanics and deeper combat scenarios.

Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Top-Down 12.5%, Difficult 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers visceral, high-speed top-down combat where every mistake leads to an immediate restart.

Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

Why similar: Violent 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern top-down shooter that mirrors the 'John Wick' style of tactical, high-speed gunplay.

Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!

Why similar: Violent 24.2%, Gore 24%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Action 9.3%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, twin-stick shooter where the environment and enemies are constantly shifting to keep you on edge.

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

Why similar: Gore 34%, Violent 31.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 7.6%, Isometric 6.6%, Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the dark, violent, and nihilistic themes found in the seed game.

Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.

Why similar: Gore 24.2%, Violent 21%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, top-down shooter with a B-movie horror vibe and satisfyingly violent combat mechanics.

Matthew Taurus, after losing everything in a horrifying event, turned from honorable policeman into vengeful outlaw. Get ready to rage through dangerous spaceships in this frantic twin-stick shooter roguelite, where you must find your enemies and destroy them.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 37.6%, Top-Down Shooter 30.6%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 9.2%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, monochromatic top-down shooter that thrives on fast-paced, destructive combat.

A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together.

Why similar: Gore 29.5%, Violent 27.6%, Isometric 19.4%, Action 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane top-down brawler that emphasizes fluid movement and brutal environmental takedowns.

A short but sweet game about an Angel on a Bloody Bullet-hell mission to kill Satan! Dash, Double Dash, Grapple & Blast your way through Hell to fulfill your Holy Mission. Will you be able to kill Satan? Or will you fail to master your abilities and DIE in this BLOODY HELL?

Why similar: Gore 38.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 33.7%, Top-Down 13%, Indie 6.6%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down action game that blends tight controls with a chaotic, violent atmosphere.

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

Why similar: Violent 28.2%, Gore 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Top-Down 11.7%, Difficult 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on kinetic, rhythmic violence and a unique top-down perspective that feels incredibly punchy.

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Gore 25.1%, Violent 23.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features top-down shooting mechanics and a focus on high-difficulty combat.

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: Gore 28.6%, Violent 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Difficult 11.1%, Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down action game where you play as a reaper completing missions with a focus on stealth and lethality.

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: Violent 29.4%, Gore 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Action 11.2%, Difficult 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: While side-scrolling, it perfectly captures the 'one-hit-kill' tension and narrative-driven revenge theme.

Teleport, shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game from tinyBuild and Team Shifty!

Why similar: Action 26.3%, Top-Down 25.6%, Indie 16.3%, Difficult 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines top-down action with teleportation mechanics, creating a frantic and rewarding combat loop.

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 46.1%, Violent 35%, Action 7.4%, Difficult 6.1%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, melee-focused game that shares the same love for unbridled, visceral violence.

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Gore 31.5%, Violent 28.6%, Level Editor 16.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An FPS that captures the same cinematic, slow-motion, and highly violent 'action movie' feel.

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

Why similar: Violent 36.8%, Gore 29.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Action 6.4%, Top-Down 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down game about tactical elimination that shares the crime-thriller aesthetic.

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: Violent 45.4%, Shooter 22.5%, Difficult 17.5%, Action 9.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A hyper-fast, psychedelic shooter that matches the intense, adrenaline-fueled pace of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Level Editor 47.6%, Shooter 26%, Action 13.2%, Indie 8.2%, Singleplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical 2D shooter that requires careful planning and quick execution to clear rooms of enemies.

Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!

Why similar: Gore 17.1%, Violent 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.8%, Action 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that leans into the classic arcade-style action and gritty urban setting.

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: Gore 48.8%, Action 18.5%, Top-Down 14.7%, Indie 14%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a different perspective on the crime scene, focusing on the aftermath of the violence seen in the seed game.

Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!

Why similar: Gore 23.2%, Violent 20.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 17%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Action 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes wave-based survival and intense, gore-filled combat.

Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!

Why similar: Gore 23%, Violent 18.8%, Isometric 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Shooter 12%

Kill your friends and steal their hats in this free cover-based twin-stick shooter! Wage multiplayer versus battles online or on the couch. Face off in colorful arenas with destructible environments and bangin' music.

Why similar: Violent 33.5%, Gore 25.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Isometric 8.6%

Fast. Bloody. 8-Player Mayhem. Dominate. Taunt. Repeat. Free. No strings attached. Ever.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shooter 17.7%, Top-Down 12.6%, Action 9.6%

Season's Beatings is a fast and frantic one hit kill FPS best described as first person Hotline Miami. You'll need to memorize enemy patterns and placements, and execute a meticulously thought out plan to succeed! Or...y'know. Just dive in and shoot some fools with a tommy gun.

Why similar: Gore 44.2%, Violent 40.3%, Action 8.9%, Indie 6.6%

You play for the commander of the special forces group - Elon, ​​and you need to kill all the devil-mutants in the colony on Mars to avenge for the dead comrades, and to escape.

Why similar: Gore 43.5%, Violent 41.4%, Action 8.3%, Indie 6.8%

Hardcore, bloody platformer with a simple dude.

Why similar: Gore 40.8%, Violent 38.9%, Action 11.4%, Indie 8.9%

You play as a gangster who got into Hell for your business, and you need to kill all demon devils demons, because there's nothing else to do in Hell

Why similar: Gore 42.5%, Violent 42.3%, Action 8.5%, Indie 6.7%

Max is in trouble. He pissed off his cat Lula and now she’s out to get him. And Lula is far from sweet. She is vicious, cold and unforgiving. More dangerous than Lula are her traps – deadly and brutal killing contraptions with Max’s name written all over them.

Why similar: Gore 46.8%, Violent 40.5%, Action 12.8%

Avenge millions of innocent victims and inflict brutal violence on the communist dictator Joseph Stalin using a wide range of torture tools thanks to the blessing of the free market.

Why similar: Violent 53.9%, Level Editor 43.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Unchained is a fast paced retro multiplayer first person shooter in which you can compete in different game modes and maps, using a large arsenal of unique and deadly weapons (And some cool powerups too) to defeat your enemies.

Why similar: Gore 34.4%, Violent 30.9%, Action 16.2%, Indie 10.5%, Shooter 8%

An Episodic Retro Indie Three-Act Spaghetti Western Platformer

Why similar: Gore 42.1%, Violent 40.1%, Action 10.1%, Indie 7.6%

HVOR - a dynamic top-down shooter, which takes place in the world,affected by an unknown infection.Kill the infected - and try not to join him.

Why similar: Gore 36.7%, Violent 34.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Action 10%, Indie 5.4%

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: Gore 26.8%, Violent 26.4%, Shooter 17.8%, Action 9.4%, Difficult 6.2%

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

Why similar: Violent 43.3%, Gore 27.8%, Action 12.1%, Indie 9.8%, Shooter 7%

Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat

Why similar: Violent 28.3%, Gore 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Top-Down 11.4%, Shooter 11.2%

DED - a game in the shoot'em up genre. Your granddaughter has been kidnapped, and your daughter and son-in-law murdered. Having just bits and pieces of information about the abductors, you will have to save your granddaughter and find the masterminds behind these crimes.

Why similar: Action 37.7%, Indie 31.9%, Difficult 26.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Have you ever faced your worst nightmare? What if you have no choice but to move on and see what’s behind it? Then you’d better arm yourself with a couple of big guns, stock up on ammo and show them all what a real nightmare is!

Why similar: Gore 37%, Violent 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 11%, Action 7.8%

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 29.3%, Gore 27%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 11%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%

One try, one kill - a gory TDS game, in which you must clean the areas of ruthless mercenary. The game is a top-down so you could view the battle situation as it's best.

Why similar: Action 48.4%, Indie 37.8%, Difficult 13.8%

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

Why similar: Gore 28.3%, Violent 24.9%, Action 16.2%, Indie 11.6%, Difficult 8.4%

Sefir: Mafia Story is a reflex and fast thinking based 2D top down shooter game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Top-Down 15.9%, Shooter 14%, Difficult 11.4%, Violent 8.9%

REDEEMER is a intense Brawler where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment.

Why similar: Gore 30.1%, Violent 28.2%, Top-Down 13.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.6%, Action 7.7%

A murderer's only shot at redemption. Shatter hell portals, stack divine relics into devastating builds, and descend deeper into hell until you're strong enough to face Satan himself. A roguelike FPS about salvation through overwhelming holy firepower.

Why similar: Gore 36.3%, Shooter 31.5%, Action 23.8%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Where Sound Becomes Sight, Style Meets Violence. Step into the world of darkness as a blind protagonist who sees through sound in this stylish 2D top-down shooter where every kill matters and style is everything.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Gore 14.9%, Shooter 14%, Top-Down 11.6%

Retro Miami - it's an adrenaline thriller, full of primitive brutality, deadly gunshots and roofing fights.

Why similar: Gore 43.1%, Violent 41.1%, Action 9%, Indie 6.8%

Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a mercenary group fight against banana republic dictators and other evil scoundrels.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Violent 14%, Gore 13.3%, Top-Down 11.6%, Isometric 11.2%

Drive to Hell is an action-packed shooter where you'll take a ride through an army of monsters to exact revenge on the Demon King for destroying your favorite dive bar. Enemies assault from all sides, each with its own special personality and attack style.

Why similar: Action 56.1%, Indie 43.9%

When outlaws murdered your wife and took your daughter, everything you had was gone. Your gut aches for blood and sweet revenge. Dyin's too good for 'em now!

Why similar: Violent 45.9%, Shooter 31.7%, Action 19.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%