- #1 Shattered Realm Rebirth
97% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: kingnagame
Windows
Multi-world rogue-lite endless challenge. The surface world hides dangers, the inner world overflows with treasure. Transcend worlds and master time through soul transference. Fight your way out and escape this reality. Strategic builds reduce reliance on pure stats.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #2 Recompile
96% matchMixed69% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: PhigamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.
Why similar: Action 55.7%, Indie 44.3%
- #3 Back To Ashes
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: InDID
Windows
Explore alternative realities while trying to save Your own from approaching annihilation. Dark fantasy rpg action game which will take You on a journey deep into the realms of Errent.
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #4 Regain Earth: First Strike
95% matchVery Positive85% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: GameFlow Studios
Windows
Take the challenge of surviving waves of increasingly difficult evil MuTecs! Grab a friend to hunt and slay them. Crush each wave with randomly dropped weapons & gadgets. Earn Achievements, new maps and top ranks in this Community-driven, solo-dev project. Help shape the future of this game!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #5 Orange Moon
94% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: Betelgeuse Zero
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Search for new life forms as you try to survive on a mysterious hostile world in the surreal 2D action-platformer Orange Moon.
Why similar: Action 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #6 REVN
93% matchMixed70% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Ambitious Games
Windows
REVN is a free-to-play, third-person MOBA shooter set in a dark futuristic world. Fully customize your character appearance and loadout to cater to your unique playstyle. Defend your core at all costs and ruthlessly destroy your enemies in fast-paced 5v5 MOBA action.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #7 Relic Odyssey : Ruins Of Xantao
91% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Honour Bound Game Studios Inc.
Windows
Fight off disgusting beasts and enemies, drill for resources, search for ancient relics, craft technology and upgrades, and use a glove with special abilities in an adventure packed with action!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #8 Rivais Em Batalha
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 84 reviews2017
Dev: Art GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Play as an animal warrior and experience the feeling of playing in a sci-fi environment with weapons and different characters and fun audio in a nice third-person gameplay.
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #9 Sancticide
91% matchMixed65% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: Red Square GamesPub: Sylen Studio
Windows
Sancticide is an Indie melee-focused TPP action RPG game set in the world of the biblical Apocalypse. Become Ezechiel, sin collector in the service of Them at The Top, as he ventures through what is left of our world during the End Times.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #10 Ultra Age
89% matchVery Positive81% of 312 reviews2022
Dev: Next Stage Inc.Pub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Slash your way through a futuristic Earth overrun with ruthless mutants and powerful robots. Now including ‘Rebirth Project,’ the all-new rogue-lite side mission that can be accessed from the main menu! (DLC installation is required.)
Why similar: Action 60.2%, Indie 39.8%
- #11 ReSetna
89% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Action 58%, Indie 42%
- #12 Reboant Demo
90% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: DarkLordPub: Dome VR
Windows
Please note that this release is a "Early Access Version" of the full game. Reboant is a sci-fi FPS game set in the future. The story centers around the origin of Earth’s civilization. As the main character Wu, the player will join a special task force the ends up being caught in the crossfire or warring alien races.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #13 Retrace the Light
86% matchVery Positive89% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #14 Holomento
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Sean WeechPub: Deck13
Windows
Holomento is an Indie Permadeath Action-RPG focusing on the dangerous quest of passing through the mysterious Eventide Hollow – and rebuilding it step by step.
Why similar: Action 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #15 Mist Slayer
87% matchMixed66% of 378 reviews2023
Dev: Moju Games
Windows
Mist Slayer is an action Roguelite game. You are a time traveling hero, called to aid in a mystical war, and armed with unique weapons and skills. Face down amazing enemies in parallel universes, collecting various power-ups, and exploring as you go. Play alone or team up with friends.
Why similar: Action 64.7%, Indie 35.3%
- #16 REAVER
86% matchVery Positive88% of 626 reviews2023
Dev: MAD TRIO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
REAVER is an ultra-fast-paced FPS that endows you with the mobility and weapon mechanics to reave through arenas of killer machines with grace and efficiency. Push the boundaries of speed and style in this next-gen movement-shooter.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #17 High Entropy: Challenges
85% 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: Action 78.3%, Indie 21.7%
- #18 SOUL COVENANT
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Thirdverse, Co., Ltd.Pub: Thirdverse, Co., Ltd.
Windows
The moving experience of a story of life told through death.A VR Tactical Action game experience with a high level of immersion, where the player will be one with the protagonist and take on a battle for the fate of the world.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #19 EARTH'S DAWN
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 268 reviews2016
Dev: One or Eight
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Earth’s Dawn is looming and the fate of the planet hangs in the balance! Dive into frantic side-scrolling combat and take the fight to the alien horde before destroying hulking bosses!
Why similar: Action 60.1%, Indie 39.9%
- #20 Escape Machines
84% matchMixed41% of 687 reviews2015
Dev: Mint Age StudiosPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Escape Machines is an addictive Science Fiction single/multi-player/co-op adventure shooter in the near future! Artificial intellect and robots fight against their creators. You must take control of the robots and save people.
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #21 Path of Redemption
82% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Headbang Studio
Windows
A challenging Souls-Like ARPG that you need to fight your way to survive the deadly enemies and enviroments.
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #22 Reptilian Rebellion
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Herrero Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Stop the New World Order in this challenging game!
Why similar: Action 59.2%, Indie 40.8%
- #23 Spirit X Strike
78% matchVery Positive84% of 454 reviews2025
Dev: MAICHA STUDIOPub: XD
Windows
An Action Adventure Game that lets you craft unique COMBOs and explore endless ways to style on your enemies with a high-speed combat system. Test your skills in fun chaotic one-vs-group battles, intense, strategic duels, and exhilarating post-apocalyptic adventure that will set your blood boiling.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #24 GOKEN
81% matchMixed69% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: GIANTY Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
GOKEN is an action filled RPG where you're in the search for the lost five swords and maybe saving the world too.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #25 Reignbreaker
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the Elite and lay siege to the Queen’s grand Bastion. Grab your javelin and become The Reignbreaker!
Why similar: Action 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #26 Relicta
80% matchMixed67% of 452 reviews2020
Dev: Mighty PolygonPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #27 Proxy Blade Zero
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 165 reviews2014
Dev: D6
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Proxy Blade Zero is a hardcore 3D action game with technical combat. Play as Fenrir, an advanced battle android, against the armies of King Anima.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #28 Immortal Planet
79% matchMixed62% of 390 reviews2017
Dev: teedoubleuGAMES
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
Why similar: Action 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #29 Unsouled
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 357 reviews2022
Dev: Megusta GamePub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unsouled is a 2D action RPG game requiring immense elaborate control. Take a break from repetitive attack and dodge action by challenging yourself with the world of Unsouled.
Why similar: Action 54.6%, Indie 45.4%
- #30 MegaSphere
79% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Action 57.4%, Indie 42.6%
- #31 Biomass
76% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Final Scene dev
Windows
Uncover the secrets of the sinking metropolis in this action RPG. Clash beam sabers, or be a gunslinger. Make alliances or go it alone. Your actions have consequences - those whom learn the nature of this world will be able to shape it as they see fit.
Why similar: Action 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #32 Fallen Tear: The Ascension
73% matchVery Positive86% of 172 reviews2026
Dev: Winter Crew StudiosPub: CMD Studios
Windows
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #33 The Unfallens: Awakening
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Floatonic Studio
Windows
Returning from exile underground, a shattered world awaits you. The civilization of Unfallens lies in ruins. The ruthless guardian waits to attack. Journey through remains. Awaken your true power. Reclaim what was lost. Experience challenging action boss battles in this compact, high-quality game.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #34 Hard Light Vector
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Actually A Game Company, L.L.C
Windows
Hard Light Vector is a first-person action platformer where you traverse an alien environment and fight to protect the memories of the dead from corruption.
Why similar: Action 58%, Indie 42%
- #35 TEXNOPLAZM
73% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
Punch enemies, take their weapons, and switch combat styles on the fly. Blend combat skills and movement into hectic first-person gun-fu based on three movesets for punches, melee weapons and firearms.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #36 Fallback
75% matchVery Positive86% of 396 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #37 Invasion 2037
76% matchMixed60% of 157 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive
Why similar: Action 58%, Indie 42%
- #38 The Nightmare Catcher
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: XAEON GAMES
Windows
The Nightmare Catcher is a sci-fi FPS where magic clashes with science. Wield ranged or melee weapons, toss grenades, and harness mystical forces granted by the Aztec gods. Utilize technology to craft items, develop powerful abilities, and shape your destiny on an unforgettable quest.
Why similar: Action 65.4%, Indie 34.6%
- #39 Raw Metal
71% matchVery Positive90% of 451 reviews2024
Dev: Team Crucible
Windows · Mac
Infiltrate the depths of an exoplanet mining facility to scavenge for gear and challenge a corrupt megacorporation. Utilize gadgets and equipment in high-stakes stealth, and hone your fighting skills in breakneck combat in this stylish stealth-action dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #40 Sentience
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Red Meat Games
Windows
Sentience is a multiplayer team hide and seek game set in a sci-fi dystopian world. Work together to take down the system or put a stop to the newly sentient resistance.
Why similar: Action 59.9%, Indie 40.1%
- #41 Rebel Transmute
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #42 Nimbus INFINITY
72% matchMixed52% of 116 reviews2023
Dev: GameCrafterTeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows
Nimbus INFINITY is a high-speed mech action game, set in the future of a war-torn Earth that has just begun to heal. Equip mechanical Battle Frames with weapons to customize your battle style, and soar through variant battlefields while discovering the story of a new generation.
Why similar: Action 77%, Indie 23%
- #43 Sands of Aura
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 814 reviews2023
Dev: Chashu EntertainmentPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Why similar: Action 52.9%, Indie 47.1%
- #44 DEFECTIVE
74% matchMostly Negative38% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Evil Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
You must save the world, whatever the cost...
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #45 Cybernetic Fault
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 715 reviews2025
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #46 Relentless Frontier
68% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Fission OgrePub: Hellforge Studios
Windows
Relentless Frontier is a fast paced sci-fi FPS running on the GZDoom Engine, with a strong focus on mobility, strategy, and exploration. Use your Omnistruct to replicate new weapons and abilities to help you traverse the terrain and demolish threats, while escaping from Ross 128-b in one piece.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #47 Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted
69% matchMixed66% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: Blackburne Games Yazılım A.Ş.
Windows
Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted is a souls-like game with Enrage mechanic which sets in a Nature themed dark fantasy world. Fight your way from the deepest dungeons to the top of the clouds and save the corrupted nature in this mysterious "pre-human" era-themed epic story.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #48 Ostrofa
71% matchMixed64% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Normunds Petrovs
Windows · Mac
Be prepared to survive in a custom-generated, low poly environment, fighting against other players from all over the world.
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #49 Dolmen
70% matchMixed60% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: Massive Work StudioPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Dolmen is a terrifying new action RPG that combines futuristic Sci-Fi and Cosmic Horror elements. Will your timeline be erased or will you defeat your enemies to survive and fulfil your mission?
Why similar: Action 60.1%, Indie 39.9%
- #50 Empyreal
67% matchMixed70% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: Silent GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Empyreal is a complex, challenging, feature-rich action RPG. In a far-flung corner of the galaxy an Expedition arrives on a hitherto unexplored planet to find a colossal Monolith built by a lost civilisation.
Why similar: Action 63.5%, Indie 36.5%
- #51 Memory Lost
67% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Magic HazardPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Memory Lost is a story-driven fast-paced cyberpunk shooter where you are not just fighting enemies — you become them. Possess enemies, adapt their weapons and skills, and fight ruthless corporations. Uncover secrets, upgrade abilities, and shape your own fate in this world.
Why similar: Action 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #52 Reptiles: In Hunt
69% matchMixed61% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Corpix Games
Windows
Reptiles: In Hunt gives you the opportunity to face dangerous dinosaurs in world that has fallen. It is a mix of survival and action. Hunt, explore, acquire resources, build new weapons and fight with huge reptiles and dangerous Reptilians that destroyed human civilization.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #53 Iridio
65% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: KR Games
Windows
Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help. Join Yatziri and the Wazhari tribe to liberate their hostages, explore hidden secrets, craft essential items and weapons, and strategically use fire and water in challenging puzzles and life-or-death battles for survival.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #54 OVIS LOOP
63% matchVery Positive89% of 1,091 reviews2025
Dev: LIFUEL
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A pixel-art action roguelike with dynamic combat, player-led combo crafting and a post-apocalyptic battle of wolf and lamb. Step into the shoes of the robot-sheep Omega to wield sci-fi weapons and gather evolving skills to protect your flock. Jump into the loop and create a unique combat style.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #55 REVISITOR
67% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Lead Games
Windows
Revisitor is a first person puzzle-platformer game set in a futuristic virtual space. Use two different types of teleportation to both navigate and solve a series of increasingly challenging missions.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #56 QANGA
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 553 reviews2024
Dev: iolaCorp Studio
Windows
QANGA: Dive into a sci-fi adventure of exploration and resilience across the cosmos. Merge your mind with a state-of-the-art cyborg crafted by ICLabs Industries, and journey through this expansive universe!
Why similar: Indie 100%