Games Like RUINER

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.4%, Violent 16.7%, Gore 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%, Difficult 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same top-down, hyper-violent, one-hit-kill action and incredible electronic soundtrack as RUINER.

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: Great Soundtrack 31.6%, Gore 16.7%, Violent 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Difficult 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the relentless, brutal top-down shooting action and dark pulp tone found in the original and RUINER.

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 35%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.4%, Isometric 7.6%, Violent 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar isometric cyberpunk action experience with intense gunplay and a heavily detailed dystopian metropolis.

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: Cyberpunk 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Violent 8.5%, Gore 7%, Difficult 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same neon-drenched, fast-paced action and stylistic storytelling driven by a pumping soundtrack.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 32%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Violent 10.4%, Difficult 8.6%, Sci-fi 5%

Why You'll Like It: Matches RUINER's intense difficulty, reflex-based combat, and electrifying electronic music score.

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Violent 9.5%, Difficult 9.4%, Fast-Paced 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Translates RUINER's brutal cyberpunk aesthetic and death-heavy pacing into a high-octane first-person platformer.

Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Top-Down Shooter 15.3%, Isometric 8.8%, Difficult 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a gritty, isometric, heavy-action destructive playground reminiscent of RUINER's tougher combat encounters.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.8%, Difficult 17.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Action 7.6%, Hack and Slash 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar isometric action-RPG mechanics and a striking, atmospheric cyberpunk-adjacent world.

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.1%, Cyberpunk 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%, Difficult 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides pure, unadulterated twin-stick shooter action with modern effects and a driving electronic soundtrack.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.6%, Cyberpunk 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Difficult 8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging top-down shooter focusing on tactical gunplay and futuristic dystopian combat themes.

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: Top-Down Shooter 28.6%, Violent 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Gore 14.5%, Fast-Paced 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced, brutal top-down shooting with bullet-time mechanics and a heavy, atmospheric electronic soundtrack.

A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Gore 6%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk twin-stick roguelike shooter that matches RUINER's dystopian aesthetic and explosive combat.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 14.2%, Difficult 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, top-down shoot-'em-up focused on brutal close-quarters gunfights and slow-motion dodging.

2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 46.4%, Gore 12.9%, Violent 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A single-screen arcade slasher with a heavy cyberpunk aesthetic and intense, blood-soaked combat.

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: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, Gore 20.6%, Violent 18.3%, Action 11.9%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an over-the-top, acrobatic action shooter experience steeped in stylized violence and style.

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: Cyberpunk 42.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Gore 9.8%, Violent 9.7%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-octane cyberpunk FPS action with incredible speed and devastating weaponry.

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: Gore 22.9%, Violent 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Shooter 9.2%, Difficult 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hyper-violent, fast-paced first-person shooter that matches RUINER's aggressive and bloody combat style.

Redeemer: Enhanced Edition is a brutal close-quarters brawler. Punch, crush, shoot, and use the environment to destroy enemies. Master deep melee combat, execute savage finishers, and fight for redemption as Vasily, a former elite operative hunted by a cybernetic corporation.

Why similar: Gore 23.4%, Violent 22.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.4%, Action 10.6%, Top-Down 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a brutal, visceral combat experience where you battle through enemies using firearms and brutal melee moves.

NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Action 7.3%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelite set in a cyberpunk cyber-world featuring frantic shooting and robot destruction.

Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 44%, Gore 14.6%, Violent 11.9%, Action 6.5%, Dystopian 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a gritty, cybernetic law enforcement setting filled with heavy-hitting gunfights.

Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 71.8%, Action 14.3%, Shooter 7.8%, Sci-fi 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic cyber-dystopian shooter packed with heavy mechs, neon lights, and intense action.

An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.1%, Gore 26.5%, Violent 23.3%, Action 8%, Difficult 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brutally violent action game that mirrors RUINER's raw grit, gore, and pulsing underground vibe.

Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Violent 10.2%, Gore 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish twin-stick shooter with bullet-hell elements and a heavy focus on violent cyberpunk action.

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.3%, Great Soundtrack 35.8%, Isometric 8.6%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Atmospheric 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a striking cyberpunk-inspired world with a phenomenal atmospheric soundtrack and strategic action.

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

Why similar: Gore 27.9%, Violent 25.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.2%, Isometric 8.9%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An uncompromisingly violent isometric rampage that shares RUINER's bleak, villainous tone.

Isometric insurgent simulator. Fight on foot and in vehicles, build and steal a private arsenal and bring the war home to the businessmen who started it all in this continuation of the Brigador saga.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.1%, Isometric 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 70.5%, Violent 7%, Dystopian 6%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Gore 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Dives deep into a gritty cyberpunk detective thriller focusing on the dark, psychological side of Rengkok-like cities.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 58%, Violent 11%, Action 9.8%, Shooter 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%

UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.5%, Isometric 5.4%, Top-Down Shooter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast arcade twin-stick shooter set in a cyberpunk grid with intense music and endless violence.

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 30.3%, Violent 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Difficult 13.6%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, unyielding 2D shooter where slaughtering enemies with extreme prejudice is the only goal.

Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Gore 14.4%, Violent 11.6%, Difficult 10.4%

In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 54%, Violent 15.9%, Shooter 8.3%, Action 8%, Dystopian 7.9%

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: Cyberpunk 26.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Isometric 9.1%, Violent 8.4%

Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.6%, Difficult 16.7%, Violent 13.2%, Action 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A demanding sci-fi action RPG that matches RUINER's grim, cybernetic body-horror and brutal difficulty.

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: Cyberpunk 67.9%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Action 6.9%, Dystopian 4.3%, Shooter 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Revisits the neon-lit industrial cyberpunk carnage with relentless robot-blasting action.

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: Cyberpunk 30.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Gore 7.7%, Dystopian 6.1%

The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27%, Cyberpunk 25.8%, Violent 13.8%, Gore 12.9%, Action 11.4%

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

Why similar: Gore 17.6%, Violent 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Difficult 10.2%

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Gore 29.7%, Violent 23%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Difficult 14.7%, Action 6.8%

Survive in a city controlled by a game corporation. Residents have to buy DLC for every unfinished product, developers are forced to make endless sequels, and lootboxes are now sold even at the grocery store. Stop the madness or join it in the cybernetic stealth-shooter Geeksos.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.2%, Violent 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Gore 6.3%

Tokyo 42 is a hyper-stylish isometric open-world shooter. Framed for a murder you didn't commit, you'll delve into a world of assassins, deadly corporate intrigue and cats. Explore this beautifully hand-crafted micro Tokyo and discover its secrets.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 48.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Isometric 15.5%, Action 7.1%, Shooter 3.8%

SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 55%, Dystopian 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Fast-Paced 7.6%, Shooter 6.9%

The game is an isometric shooter. The story revolves around Yanus- a private investigator with a troubled past trying to solve the case of stolen data while fighting his inner demons, urban gangs and an omnipotent corporation responsible for the decay of the city he once used to call his own.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.9%, Action 6.9%, Shooter 5%

Brutal fast-paced isometric Co-op Loot Shooter in Cyberpunk world. Equipment-based combos. Exotic Weapons and Armor. Easy to start, hard to master. Play solo or with friends.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Isometric 12.5%, Violent 8.4%

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.5%, Gore 15.9%, Violent 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 60.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Action 4.8%, Dystopian 4.5%

Inspired by classic top-down action games, Glitchpunk lets you brawl, shoot and drive your way through a dystopian future. As an android bounty hunter in a brutal world of gangs, cults and corporations there’s plenty of work for you. Lock and load, let her rip!

Why similar: Cyberpunk 50.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25%, Dystopian 7.3%, Action 5.9%, Shooter 4.7%

DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Cyberpunk 23.9%, Action 14.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Difficult 9.1%

SPRAWL zero is a fast-paced shooter inspired by the Golden Age of 2000s FPS. Survive a brutal cyberpunk city collapsing under military rule and cult fanaticism. Use your Gravity-Gloves, augments, and an arsenal of over 40 weapons to crush those who stand in your way.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.8%, Gore 12.5%, Violent 10.6%, Action 8.7%, Dystopian 7.8%

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: Isometric 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Gore 19.8%, Violent 18.8%, Action 13.8%

Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 48.6%, Violent 11.5%, Difficult 11%, Gore 8.6%, Fast-Paced 7%

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 32.6%, Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Difficult 13.1%, Hack and Slash 8%, Shooter 6.5%

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: Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Violent 12.8%, Gore 12.7%

Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 82.3%, Action 16.7%, Indie 1%

Lithium City is a stylized isometric action game set in a neon-drenched world of electricity and violence.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Isometric 13%, Dystopian 7.5%, Sci-fi 5%

A relentless top-down single-player arcade stealth-shooter where you play as contract killer T.J. Trench, seeking to buy your way out of Metro City, the cyberpunk dystopia where everyone wants you dead.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 85.2%, Indie 7.9%, Top-Down 6.9%

An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 51%, Gore 12.5%, Violent 10.8%, Action 10.3%, Shooter 7.8%

A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 67.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Action 3%

STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.

Why similar: Gore 27.6%, Violent 24.1%, Action 12.7%, Difficult 12.4%, Shooter 10.2%

Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Difficult 9.8%, Top-Down 3.8%