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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Top-Down Shooter, Top-Down, 2D.

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RitualRX is a brutally violent, blisteringly fast, adrenaline-filled shooter set within a pastel paradise ruled by cults. Control excommunicated sinners as you shoot, slash, and slaughter your way through a city where ritual is prescribed and the only treatment administered is an overdose of lead.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026
Developer: Paden Houck
Genres: Action
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: TheGamesfortress
    Windows

    Deathopolis is an arcade style fast paced shooter. Take on a series of rooms collecting prizes and clearing out waves of enemies using guns and power-up abilities.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16%, 1980s 12.8%, Violent 10.5%, Surreal 9.1%, Difficult 9%

  2. #2 METROPOCRE
    96% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: LGV
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    METROPOCRE! A violent, bloody and animalistic adventure. Follow Felix, a mentally unstable rabbit, in his path to acquire his dreamed pair of wings.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Difficult 11.7%, 1980s 10.8%, Surreal 10.2%

  3. #3 Formilion
    96% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: fdm-person
    Windows

    Kill till you get through. Formilion is a top-down arcade blood shooter about a searching a person.

    Why similar: Violent 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Difficult 11.3%, Dystopian 8.8%

  4. #4 Tackle for Loss
    95% matchVery Positive100% of 89 reviews2026
    Dev: Indifferent Penguin
    Windows · Mac

    Tackle. Die. Repeat. Use American football skills to dash through a bloody 2D underworld. Fast, top-down carnage until the floor is cleared. You’re at the top of your game... but unfortunately, your C.T.E. is catching up.

    Why similar: Noir 17.1%, Violent 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Difficult 10.6%, 1980s 10.2%

  5. #5 Man of Honor
    94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2017
    Dev: Simbryo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Man of Honor is a mafia themed top down shooter / character study where you control Emilio Gallo, an ex-mafioso, as he fights to get revenge on his former friends in the waning rust belt city of Ferrousburgh.

    Why similar: Noir 20.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Surreal 10.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Arcade 8%

  6. #6 FADING HAVEN
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GRIM RONIN
    Windows

    Two friends fall into the criminal world of cyberpunk in 1988 megacity. Drowning deeper into violent mafia showdowns, politics and corporate affairs, they are trying not to lose themselves. FADING HAVEN is a dark comedy neo-noir story-driven top-down action shooter with stealth elements.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19%, Noir 17.8%, Violent 14.4%, 1980s 14.4%, Difficult 12.6%

  7. #7 I Can See the Future
    93% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2017
    Dev: Sergey LirPub: Bitlock Studio
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    This is my job. Dying again and again. But I'm used to it. That's how I can see the future. What's waiting for me? Good question.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.9%, Violent 19.5%, Difficult 14.2%, Top-Down 12.2%, Arcade 11.2%

  8. #8 PAIN-TO-WIN
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: pain2.win
    Windows

    PAIN-TO-WIN is a violent, hostile top-down shooter set in a decaying asylum that functions like a meat grinder. You hunt those willing to go further than others and grow stronger only by increasing your capacity for harm. There is no redemption, and the story always ends in death.

    Why similar: Violent 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Difficult 13.4%, Dystopian 9.4%, Dark 8.1%

  9. #9 Murder Inc
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: PigeonDev
    Windows

    Murder Inc is a top-down adrenaline-fueled shooter where time moves only when you do. Use this to dodge bullets, plan your attacks, and craft action scenes worthy of a blockbuster.

    Why similar: Violent 20.7%, 1980s 18.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Top-Down 10.5%

  10. #10 Hotline Miami
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 121,152 reviews2012
    Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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

    Why similar: Violent 20.8%, 1980s 15%, Psychedelic 14.6%, Difficult 8.7%, Top-Down 8.1%

  11. #11 BORDERCIDE
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fice Studios
    Windows

    Play as a detective who suffers from borderline personality disorder. Be prepared to fight the mob, confront your nightmares and hallucinations as you chase after the murder suspect.

    Why similar: Noir 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Violent 13.9%, Difficult 10.2%, Top-Down 5.8%

  12. #12 Ritual: Crown of Horns
    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 reviews2019
    Dev: Draw DistancePub: Feardemic
    Windows

    Ritual: Crown of Horns is a violent, horde mode, top-down fast-paced action game set in an alternate Wild West, an absurd, acid-fueled vision of hellish frontier.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Psychedelic 14.6%, Violent 10.9%, Demons 10.7%, Surreal 10.2%

  13. #13 Sefir: Mafia Story
    89% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: Septime Studios
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.6%, Difficult 17.5%, Top-Down 11.3%, Arcade 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

  14. #14 Meteor Havok
    88% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Alchemy Skunkworks
    Windows

    Meteor Havok is a take on the classic Asteroids arcade shooter. Enter the asteroid fields to blast a path to safety with your agile ship and powerful lasers.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.8%, 1980s 25.6%, Arcade 19%, Action 13.4%, 2D 6.1%

  15. #15 Vengeance is His
    87% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: SSamBBas
    Windows

    An unforgiving top-down shooter about the forgiveness of God.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Difficult 16.7%, Supernatural 10.8%, Top-Down 9.8%, Dark 7.5%

  16. #16 Arcadice
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Roope Korpela
    Windows · Mac

    Load dice as bullets. Shoot d-heads. Survive the arcade machine that wants you dead.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Violent 16.3%, Surreal 15.9%, Arcade 9.8%, Dark 9.5%

  17. #17 Frenzy
    86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, search labarinthine levels for the exit, while surviving an ever-increasing onslaught of deadly robots.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.5%, Retro 13.5%, 1980s 12.8%, Arcade 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

  18. #18 Dap
    85% matchVery Positive95% of 155 reviews2021
    Dev: Melting Parrot
    Windows

    Dap is a horror-action-adventure about gathering and protecting a pack of fragile creatures called Daps. Lead your Daps to safety through an eerily beautiful world, fighting off threats, solving puzzles, and avoiding the infection that twists your companions into something alien and terrifying…

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Surreal 16.2%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Dark 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

  19. #19 Codename Incubus
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Mastermind
    Windows

    Slice, dash, and parry your way through your inner demons in this fast-paced psychedelic journey! Dodge an onslaught of deadly projectiles and unleash your blade upon nightmarish foes that lurk within your subconscious. Follow a dissident dealer and a jaded philanderer on their never-ending trip.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 18%, 1980s 15.9%, Violent 15.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Surreal 10.5%

  20. #20 Cult of Icarus
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Riley CodenPub: Deerskirt Studios
    Windows

    Cult of Icarus is a methodical, mythological and brutal bullet hell. Bestowed with the ancient, holy technology of the ANGEL unit, enact zealous revenge against the archenemy of the Lord, who are surely equally as bent on your destruction as you are theirs. Thou shalt kill. Thou shalt kill them all.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Demons 11%, Violent 11%, Top-Down 8.8%, Supernatural 7.8%

  21. #21 The End o,,,o
    84% matchMixed63% of 270 reviews2017
    Dev: xrrawva
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 15%

    Face the grim reaper at 3 frames per second.

    Why similar: Demons 17.8%, 1980s 17.2%, Supernatural 15.9%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 8.3%

  22. #22 MAD
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PlayJoy Studios
    Windows

    MAD is a hardcore top-down action shooter set in a violent, 90s-inspired dystopia, featuring light RPG progression and inventory management. The story unfolds in a corrupt city of the future, where the elite stage and broadcast a deadly show — and you are the next contestant.

    Why similar: Violent 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Difficult 10.9%, Dystopian 10.9%, Action 8%

  23. #23 MENOS: PSI-SHATTER
    82% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2021
    Dev: Jack Goddard
    Windows

    A high-impact, physics based Shooter with a Telekinetic protagonist. Throw enemies and pick up weapons with your mind while battling through the depths of Site Echo, a research facility losing control of a world consuming force.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Difficult 15.4%, Supernatural 14.8%, Violent 14.5%, Surreal 8%

  24. #24 Arcade Classics
    81% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2023
    Dev: Reza MirzaeiPub: Dreamware Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Collection of a few arcade classics, remade with a fresh and friendly looking art style and a beautiful soundtrack.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, 1980s 19%, Arcade 14.9%, Top-Down 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

  25. #25 DeadWire
    79% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: The CoLab
    Windows · Linux

    Use weapons and your hacking ability to trigger chain reactions by linking enemies and the environment in clever ways. Shoot, stab, throw grenades, hack, or whatever it takes to kill everyone and save yourself and your mentor.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Noir 24.3%, Difficult 17%, Top-Down 9.5%, Violent 6.5%

  26. #26 My Nuclear Octopus
    81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: Tea Monster Games
    Windows

    My Nuclear Octopus is a psychedelic retro arcade game for fans of pure out-and-out arcade blasters that takes two minutes to learn and hours to master! It's an overload of sight and sound for you to lose yourself in. Can you make it to the top of the leaderboard?

    Why similar: Psychedelic 39.9%, Retro 12.9%, 1980s 12.7%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 9.3%

  27. #27 Nocturne Maze: Shadows in the Hedge
    80% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Xayba
    Windows

    Trapped in a sprawling hedge maze, Simon Rhodes must survive for as long as possible while being chased by ghoulish monsters. A tribute to top-down maze shooters of the early '80s, defeat as many enemies and go for the high score!

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.7%, Arcade 16.6%, 1980s 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 9%

  28. #28 ABSCONDER
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: obleak games
    Windows

    ABSCONDER is a fast-paced game about quick decisions and limited vision. In this top-down action runner, you are escaping from the compound of a totalitarian regime. Use every shortcut, find every hidden passage to reach the edge of the city before your pursuers catch up to you.

    Why similar: Difficult 22.7%, Violent 22.1%, Noir 16.7%, Arcade 9%, Top-Down 7.9%

  29. #29 NYX: The Awakening
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Black Sail Games
    Windows

    Imprisoned by the ancient goddess Nyx, Vicky has to overcome her fears and fight the creatures that have invaded her town. Go back to the 80's and prepare yourself for a blast of neon nostalgia. Save your world and escape the nightmare!

    Why similar: Psychedelic 23.1%, 1980s 19.9%, Surreal 14.6%, Action 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%

  30. #30 Dap: Prologue
    78% matchVery Positive96% of 120 reviews2021
    Dev: Melting Parrot
    Windows

    Dap: Prologue is a short dive into the eerie world of Dap, the upcoming horror-action-adventure about protecting a pack of fragile creatures against the creeping corruption tainting the woods and its inhabitants. Lead, scavenge, and fight, in a race for survival against otherwordly horrors.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 23.6%, Surreal 20%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

  31. #31 Megalotrain
    77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Novagama Studios
    Windows

    Megalotrain is a top-down adventure game where you explore the cars of a magical train, collecting items, battling enemies, and unraveling secrets to find a way to escape.

    Why similar: Violent 16%, Supernatural 15.5%, Surreal 14%, Demons 13.6%, Arcade 11.2%

  32. #32 Christmas Massacre
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,065 reviews2021
    Dev: Puppet Combo
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Christmas is coming and Larry's got a big problem - his Christmas tree is telling him to KILL! Lead him through his murder rampage.

    Why similar: Violent 17.4%, 1980s 17.4%, Psychedelic 16.1%, Difficult 13.6%, Surreal 10.9%

  33. #33 Happy Game
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 3,400 reviews2021
    Dev: Amanita Design
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

    Why similar: Psychedelic 30.6%, Surreal 13.8%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 12.5%, Violent 11.4%

  34. #34 ARONDIGHT アロンダイト
    74% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: COPIKAL
    Windows

    ZANAC-like Ultra High-Speed Scrolling 2D Shooter Humanity suffered a crushing defeat in the war against the sentient AI, RA6 the Great Sovereign, losing 70% of the global population. Now, you board the anti-AI fighter MSX-3 Arondight, and launch into the final battle against the Sovereign.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.7%, 1980s 26%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Retro 7.9%, 2D 6.4%

  35. #35 Insanity's Blade
    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 297 reviews2014
    Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    Take a father’s journey to hell in order to save the souls of his wife and child. Insanity's Blade: The Chronicles of Thurstan is the first in a series of games based around the journey of a sword possessed by a father's powerful grief and hatred. This is the tale of the sword's creation.

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  36. #36 Stellar Fight
    74% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: Sunny Blaze
    Windows

    is a 2D arcade game. The main goal of which is to kill all the enemies on the field and get points...

    Why similar: Psychedelic 23.8%, 1980s 18.7%, Arcade 13%, Top-Down 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%

  37. #37 The Void
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alexander RushPub: Pint Point Game Studio
    Windows

    The Void - a psychological horror game A surreal dimension called the Void is filled with eerie dreams that have become reality.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 25.3%, Noir 24.7%, Surreal 14.3%, Dark 10.1%, Arcade 8.8%

  38. #38 Molar Maul
    75% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this bizarre game from 1983, fight the unrelenting attacks of the Dentorium Kamikazium (deadly bacteria that assault the teeth) with your toothbrush and Imagico toothpaste, which contains a supply of the only substance known to combat the DKs: the newly developed chemical DKX 11.

    Why similar: Surreal 24.9%, 1980s 17.4%, Arcade 16.9%, Retro 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%

  39. #39 Hurley The Hyrax
    73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Justin Ayres
    Windows

    Hurley The Hyrax is an arcade-style game inspired by early 1980s arcade classics. The devious Serval Squad has taken all your flowers! You must bring them all back to your cave to move on to the next level. Fight the servals with various power-ups and your...tongue...? How far can you make it?

    Why similar: 1980s 22.8%, Arcade 22.8%, Retro 15.5%, Top-Down 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%

  40. #40 Void Escape
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ASBUX
    Windows · Linux

    In Void Escape you do your best to survive through waves of enemies and shoot them, Gain a handful of useful items, And fight the boss to beat the levels. Play your best to get as far as possible, and unlock new powerful items, characters, and weapons to escape the void.

    Why similar: Demons 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Dark 11.6%, Arcade 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

  41. #41 The Void Project
    71% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Silver Demon Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Fight through relentless demon hordes in a fast-paced and retro-inspired arena shooter, where mastering speed, strategy, and precision will push you to the top of the leaderboard.

    Why similar: Demons 15.6%, Violent 14.3%, Noir 13.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Retro 9.6%

  42. #42 OctoQuest
    72% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2021
    Dev: Your Infamous HarpPub: Your Infamous
    Windows · Mac

    Your Infamous Harp presents OctoQuest, a mash-up of your favorite retro NES games. Play as a highly evolved octopus on an eight-fold quest to retrieve extraterrestrial mushrooms from subterranean caves. Experience a cerebral journey through the ruins of mankind set to a bass-heavy soundtrack.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 28.2%, Surreal 15.6%, Dystopian 14.3%, Arcade 10.2%, 1980s 9.2%

  43. #43 GOST of Time
    71% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2024
    Dev: IzHard
    Windows

    42 and more ways of using your own dead body in time travel. GOST of Time is an absurdist top-down action and puzzle game with time-traveling mechanics.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Psychedelic 17.8%, 1980s 16.6%, Difficult 12.8%, Surreal 10.2%

  44. #44 BACKFIRE
    69% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: SQYD.studio
    Windows · Linux

    BACKFIRE is a tense horror-themed arcade shooter about a haunted 80's arcade cabinet with a sinister twist- Your weapons fire backwards. Engage in intense combat, bend time to your advantage, and die to demented bosses. Upgrade your power after each attempt until you are strong enough to prevail.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, 1980s 14.8%, Demons 13.4%, Arcade 10.2%, Top-Down 8.8%

  45. #45 Bullet Noir
    68% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: WOLCEN Studio
    Windows

    In the vengeance business, you leave no loose ends. Four characters scour the city, searching for their mentor's murderer in a brutal ballet of bullets. Stylish neo-noir top-down shooter with one-hit-one-kill mechanics.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Noir 17.3%, Violent 15.9%, 1980s 14%, Difficult 12.4%

  46. #46 The Great Below
    69% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2023
    Dev: Dobra StudiosPub: ByteSize
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in a haunting map-based horror experience, reminiscent of the iconic PS1 era. Navigate between 2D and 3D perspectives to break free from the loop in a mysterious mansion. Solve challenging puzzles to unveil the secrets hidden beneath it all.

    Why similar: Noir 28.7%, Psychedelic 17.7%, Surreal 13.1%, Top-Down 9.9%, Retro 7.5%

  47. #47 Utopium
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aspyrian Labs
    Windows · Linux

    Flow state combat in a drug-addled lore-rich dystopian megastructure. Can be enjoyed as a mindless brawler or a primer on the philosophy of industrialisation.

    Why similar: Violent 18.5%, Difficult 18%, Top-Down 11.8%, Arcade 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%

  48. #48 Centipede: Recharged
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 161 reviews2021
    Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Blast bugs and chase high scores in this glorious revival of an old-school classic, all while jamming to a heart-pounding original score by Megan McDuffee. Play solo or tag in a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Arcade 14.4%, 1980s 11.3%, Retro 10.9%

  49. #49 Jerry Frog's Retro Arcade
    72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
    Dev: Purple Galaxy Games
    Windows

    In Jerry Frog's Retro Arcade asteroids from space have hit the city. Jerry Frog must help rescue the citizens, so they can relocate to a safer area. Reach the highest score in "High Score Mode".

    Why similar: 1980s 22.4%, Difficult 20.3%, Action 15.6%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 11.8%

  50. #50 QUACK ATTACK 1985: TURBO DX EDITION
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 33 reviews2016
    Dev: ATTACK MOUNTAIN
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Duckster doesn't give a crap about any one or any thing.

    Why similar: 1980s 23.6%, Psychedelic 23.5%, Arcade 14.5%, Retro 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%

  51. #51 Angel at Dusk
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,638 reviews2024
    Dev: AkiragoyaPub: Henteko Doujin
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!

    Why similar: Psychedelic 26.3%, Noir 18.8%, Dystopian 13.3%, Top-Down 9.4%, Dark 8.5%

  52. #52 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 76,956 reviews2015
    Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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: Violent 21.1%, Difficult 14.9%, 1980s 13.8%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

  53. #53 Myristica
    68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: XUM Studios
    Windows

    XUM studios' singleplayer horror game Myristica takes place in Karnataka, India. You have ran out of fuel on your way home from a long day of river fishing, only to stumble upon a mystifying, yet deadly swamp. Can you get out alive before you fall prey to the elements?

    Why similar: Supernatural 24.2%, Surreal 19.1%, Demons 18.1%, Violent 12.8%, Horror 11.4%

  54. #54 Hyper Bullet
    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Tony Wang
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30%, 1980s 24.7%, Retro 10.6%, Arcade 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

  55. #55 Space Force Bargain Bin
    66% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
    Dev: Sled Dog Games
    Windows · Linux

    Repel the humans! Safeguard the future of all alienkind! Fueled by a large selection of quirky upgrades and power-ups, strengthen the alien alliance to destroy Humanity's Last Hope in this fast-paced retro action-arcade shooter with roguelite and tower defense elements.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Arcade 17%, 1980s 15.1%, Action 10.6%, Retro 9.2%

  56. #56 Road Frog
    68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for home microcomputers by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, guide a small frog across a busy road, then across logs floating in a river, to reach safety on the other side.

    Why similar: Arcade 20.5%, 1980s 19.1%, Retro 17.9%, Top-Down 15.6%, Action 10.7%

  57. #57 GARAGE: Bad Trip
    67% matchMixed67% of 809 reviews2018
    Dev: Zombie DynamicsPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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

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  58. #58 Arcadia
    67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: ImaginePub: Pixel Games UK
    Windows

    In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 46.8%, Arcade 12.2%, Retro 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Action 8.7%

  59. #59 Maelstrom
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sam Lantinga
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Maelstrom is an open source port of the original shareware game for the Macintosh. It is a fast-action, asteroids-like game, with classic pixel graphics and original sounds.

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 35.5%, Arcade 18.6%, Top-Down 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 9.1%

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