- #1 Battlerite
97% matchVery Positive85% of 59,299 reviews2017
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
BATTLERITE is an action-packed team arena brawler. Experience the unique combination of top-down shooter meets fast-paced fighting game and challenge friends and foes in a battle of reaction. The Arena awaits!
Why similar: MOBA 53.9% ★, Multiplayer 22%, Fighting 17.1% ★, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most similar top-down, skill-shot-based arena combat experience focused on competitive hero-based PvP.
- #2 Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,208 reviews2010
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is a third-person shooter that delivers an intense team-based multiplayer experience. Relive the violent era of the Wild West with adrenaline-fueled action and fast-paced gunfights. Engage in gritty battles in beautifully rendered classic Western settings.
Why similar: Western 77.9% ★, Multiplayer 9.3%, Shooter 5.5%, Action 5.2%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic team-based shooter that leans heavily into the Western theme and cooperative class-based combat.
- #3 Bleeding Edge
96% matchMixed65% of 1,584 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Grab your team and tear it up in Bleeding Edge, an electrifying online brawler where every fighter comes mechanically enhanced for mayhem!
Why similar: Action 31.2%, MOBA 26.8% ★, Fighting 25% ★, Multiplayer 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: This team-based brawler features the same focus on fast-paced, character-specific melee and ranged combat in a stylized arena setting.
- #4 Sky Noon
95% matchVery Positive86% of 672 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar RoosterPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Sky Noon is a First-Person Shooter with Brawler mechanics. Players are equipped with a grappling hook, a lasso and an arsenal of weapons and abilities. There is no health in Sky Noon - players eliminate their enemies by pushing and pulling them off the Floating Frontier.
Why similar: Western 74.7% ★, Action 10%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It brings a unique Western flavor to the arena shooter genre with fast-paced movement and competitive multiplayer mechanics.
- #5 Fistful of Frags
94% matchVery Positive91% of 36,878 reviews2014
Dev: Fistful of Frags Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Multiplayer based, first person enabled, action packed and skill demanding shooter set in the Wild West times. A unique combination of non stop action and slow but powerful weaponry.
Why similar: Western 73.7% ★, Multiplayer 11.8%, Shooter 8.6%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded Western-themed arena shooter that emphasizes competitive gunplay and unique period-accurate weaponry.
- #6 West of Dead
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,221 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Western 60.3% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Isometric 11.1%, Shooter 6.3%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the gritty Western aesthetic while utilizing twin-stick shooter mechanics and tactical cover-based gameplay.
- #7 A Fistful of Gun
94% matchMixed62% of 492 reviews2015
Dev: FarmerGnomePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Select one of eleven unique playable gunslingers and seek revenge solo or with your friends in Online or Local Co-Op! Master the specialized controls of each character, collect gold from fallen foes to purchase upgrades, get totally drunk and unleash a tornado of lead across the dusty plains.
Why similar: Western 77.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 8.8%, Action 8.6%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down action game shares the Western theme and chaotic, skill-intensive combat style of the seed game.
- #8 The Showdown Effect: Reloaded
92% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: GIII Holdings LLC
Windows
Experience fast-paced over-the-top multiplayer action in The Showdown Effect: Reloaded. Join players from around the world to engage in high-octane battles filled with bullets, explosions, and one-liners!
Why similar: Western 71% ★, Multiplayer 19%, Action 6.9%, Indie 3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, stylish 2D action game that captures the cinematic, high-octane feel of Western-inspired shootouts.
- #9 Super Squad
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 110 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Fox Studios
Windows
Super Squad is a team-based Multiplayer Online Shoot-‘Em-Up (MOSH) where squads duke it out in a manic-strategic battle for domination. Tactics, teamwork and twitch reflexes are vital to claim victory, with top-down shooter controls and a myriad of epic abilities to fire off.
Why similar: MOBA 44.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Multiplayer 12%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter blends MOBA elements with arena combat, mirroring the isometric perspective and competitive focus of the seed game.
- #10 Red Dead Online
88% matchVery Positive83% of 69,357 reviews2020
Dev: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 75.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.
Why similar: Western 74.4% ★, Multiplayer 13.9%, Shooter 6.2%, Action 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more open-world, it remains the definitive multiplayer Western experience for those seeking authentic frontier gunfights.
- #11 Spellsworn
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,515 reviews2018
Dev: Frogsong Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Enter a world of magic and battle, where your wits and reflexes will be pushed to their limits! Choose your spells, enter the ever-changing arena and prepare to obliterate all who stand in your way!
Why similar: MOBA 58.3% ★, Multiplayer 23.4%, Action 11.3%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-based combat game that focuses on skill-shot accuracy and character abilities, similar to the core loop of Secret Ponchos.
- #12 Bierzerkers
89% matchMixed47% of 519 reviews2016
Dev: Shield Break Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Fight and drink for the glory of Odin in Bierzerkers, a multiplayer melee arena combat game. While quick to pick up and get in some killing, the game has a great deal of depth, both individually and as a team.
Why similar: MOBA 55.9% ★, Multiplayer 24.5%, Action 12.9%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer arena brawler that shares the same focus on class-based combat and competitive team objectives.
- #13 Gigantic: Rampage Edition
86% matchMixed66% of 4,447 reviews2024
Dev: Abstraction GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
GO GIGANTIC! THE UNIQUE MOBA HERO SHOOTER RETURNS!
Why similar: MOBA 57.8% ★, Multiplayer 18.4%, Action 12.7%, Fighting 7.2% ★, Shooter 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hero-based competitive game that emphasizes fast, skill-based combat and team coordination in a stylized environment.
- #14 DEADLOCK
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: Skunkape Interactive
Windows
Physically dodge attacks while grooving to the thumping soundtrack in this neon arcade shooter. Can you free your system from the attacks of a crazed hacker and his digital army, or will it all end in DEADLOCK...
Why similar: Action 71.9%, Indie 28.1%
Why You'll Like It: This competitive hero-shooter/MOBA hybrid provides the deep character-based combat and strategic team play found in Secret Ponchos.
- #15 Far Far West
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,993 reviews2026
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.
Why similar: Western 74.3% ★, Multiplayer 12.3%, Shooter 8.2%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: An online cooperative shooter that brings a Western aesthetic to a PvE-focused combat experience.
- #16 Sharpshooter
81% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Stolpskott Studios
Windows
Gunfight your way through procedurally generated Wild West towns. Customize the gameplay mechanics to suit your playstyle. Straightforward, non-stop action.
Why similar: Western 84.6% ★, Action 7.4%, Shooter 5.9%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A Western-themed shooter that focuses on precision and quick reflexes in a competitive environment.
- #17 Multiplayer Cowboys
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
Multiplayer Cowboys - The Town is being taken over by Ghosts. Can You and Your Posse Survive ?
Why similar: Western 77.4% ★, Action 11.4%, Multiplayer 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward action-adventure shooter that keeps the Western theme at the forefront of its multiplayer experience.
- #18 Cowbots and Aliens
81% matchVery Positive83% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Wizard Games IncPub: Chicken Waffle
Windows · Linux
Cowbots and Aliens is a furious PvP Multiplayer VR brawl set in the Saloon-iverse! Free movement, laser precise gunplay, multiple competitive modes and a custom networked physics system that lets you use EVERYTHING as a weapon makes for an immensely satisfying VR ruckus!
Why similar: Western 65.7% ★, Multiplayer 19.4%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive multiplayer shooter that utilizes a Western theme with unique physics-based combat.
- #19 Utopos
83% matchMixed41% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Jani PenttinenPub: Utopos Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Utopos is a MOSA - Multiplayer Online Space Arena! Gameplay is from a top-down angle, dual-stick shooter and you can play against your friends online, or against AI-controlled opponents.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 43.6%, Action 22.7%, Shooter 20.8%, Multiplayer 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arena shooter that emphasizes movement and precision aiming in a top-down perspective.
- #20 Relic Raiders
82% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Crystallized Games
Windows
Relic Raiders is a fast paced, character-based arena Fighter. It is a online multiplayer game that combines the strategy of a MOBA with the speed and combat of a action/fighting game.
Why similar: Fighting 55.3% ★, Action 30.3%, Indie 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy title that incorporates fighting mechanics and competitive multiplayer elements.
- #21 Gunman And The Witch
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Phun Peeticharoenthum
Windows
Wild West City-Builder meets Top-Down Shooter! Challenge your shooting and management skills in this 2D indie game.
Why similar: Western 65.9% ★, Action 20.9%, Indie 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A Western-themed action game that blends strategic elements with fast-paced combat.
- #22 Wild West : The Last Cowboy
77% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: DMONG Co., Ltd.
Windows
Become the last cowboy of the Wild West and engage in thrilling 1v1 shootouts! Wild West: The Last Cowboy is a VR western shooter game featuring charming casual graphics and fast-paced action.
Why similar: Western 63.4% ★, Action 14.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Indie 2.8%
- #23 Take That
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: S.Y. GAMES
Windows · Mac
Fast-paced Western shooting game, can quickly play the core content even if you only got 10 minutes break. Multiple modes are added to the game to help you kill time when you don't know what to play.
Why similar: Western 80.5% ★, Action 8.1%, Shooter 6.1%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual action-adventure game that utilizes a Western setting to provide lighthearted combat encounters.
- #24 League of Pixels - 2D MOBA
77% matchVery Positive85% of 138 reviews2019
Dev: Danius
Windows
League of Pixels is a fast paced pixel art approach on the MOBA genre, with an average game length of 5-10 minutes.
Why similar: MOBA 62% ★, Action 15.1%, Fighting 13.4% ★, Indie 9.6%
- #25 Veterans Online - Open Beta
76% matchMixed64% of 323 reviews2020
Dev: Nuked Cockroach
Windows
Veterans Online is a thrilling top-down twin-stick shooter suited for both casual and hardcore players, featuring fun warfare with easy to learn but hard to master mechanics.
Why similar: MOBA 27.3% ★, Multiplayer 19.4%, Action 17.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Indie 10.9%
- #26 Gunjitsu
76% matchVery Positive81% of 840 reviews2015
Dev: Decent MachinePub: Beatnik Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Gunjitsu is a fast-paced platform shooter with grappling hooks, rocket launchers, guns and grenades! Kill your opponents or race them for the fastest time. Inspirations from old platform shooters gives Gunjitsu a classic feel while modern tech takes it to a new level of frantic action!
Why similar: Action 61.9%, Indie 38.1%
- #27 Brimstone Brawlers - Early Access
74% matchVery Positive91% of 181 reviews2020
Dev: Ategig
Windows
A gothic arena brawler combining hazard-filled stages with MOBA-style abilities. Battle as unique misfits in a cursed city teetering on the edge of ruin.
Why similar: MOBA 40.9% ★, Fighting 21.4% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Action 6.6%
- #28 Cloud Crashers
71% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Change Studios
Windows
Cloud Crashers is an action-packed, character-based arena platform fighting game. Choose from a diverse roster of challengers with unique weapons and abilities, and battle it out across airborne stages in fast-paced PvP matches.
Why similar: Action 44.1%, Indie 28.1%, Fighting 18.3% ★, Multiplayer 9.5%
- #29 Street Warriors Online
75% matchMixed58% of 1,630 reviews2016
Dev: Crazy Rocks Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
First, realistic PvP brawling game for up to 8 vs 8 players with original, dynamic combat system and fast, round based battles. Create and develop Your character. Earn new skills and items that helps You beat Your opponents. Gather Your friends and fight together in a clan.
Why similar: Fighting 95.2% ★, Multiplayer 3.2%, Action 1.6%
- #30 Relow
74% matchVery Positive87% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: Relow Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relow is a very fast-paced first-person shooter where you compete using weird weapons and lethal side-arms in a procedural environment
Why similar: Action 34.7%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Indie 21%, Shooter 20.8%
- #31 SuperSmash: Physics Battle
72% matchVery Positive93% of 963 reviews2019
Dev: XINGXIAN NET
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SuperSmash is a physics base multiplayer fighting game.Character is fully driven by physics engine,and there are lots of different weapons and maps.It will provide you totally different battle experience.
Why similar: Fighting 47.1% ★, Multiplayer 23.5%, Action 18.4%, Indie 11%
- #32 NS2: Combat
75% matchMixed54% of 301 reviews2014
Dev: Faultline GamesPub: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
NS2: Combat is a powerful twitch-shooter where space marines battle aliens through a competitive mixture of MOBA & FPS playstyles. Are you ready?
Why similar: MOBA 38.9% ★, Multiplayer 22.6%, Action 18.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Indie 7.9%
- #33 BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates
73% matchMixed67% of 297 reviews2017
Dev: DONTNOD ELEVEN
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates is a fast-paced competitive multiplayer shooter. Choose your hero, call a few friends and join in on the fun! Meet in battle in this 2vs2 to 4vs4 action platformer.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 34.3%, Multiplayer 33.3%, Action 13.9%, Indie 13.6%, Shooter 4.9%
- #34 Mystic Melee
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Ben HopkinsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A great evil is threatening the galaxy, and only a team of arcane wizards can stop it. Master imaginative spells in this fast-paced physics platformer. Take your skills to the arena for fierce multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Action 60.1%, Indie 39.9%
- #35 MagicCraft
70% matchMixed67% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: MagicCraft
Windows
MagicCraft is a massive multiplayer PvP online MOBA game. Prepare to embark on a thrilling adventure in a world of magic and wonder. Cast spells, brew potions, and team up with other players to take on epic quests and battles. With regular updates and events, the excitement never ends.
Why similar: MOBA 55.7% ★, Multiplayer 15%, Isometric 14.8%, Action 14.5%
- #36 Warfork
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,320 reviews2019
Dev: Team Forbidden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Warfork is a demanding fast paced first person shooter with a focus on speed, aim, movement, and above all competitive play.
Why similar: Multiplayer 41.3%, Shooter 25.7%, Action 21.1%, Indie 11.9%
- #37 BLACK STIGMA
67% matchMixed69% of 1,307 reviews2025
Dev: BoldPlay Games
Windows
“BLACK STIGMA” is a unique action shooter where ruthless Masters from rival organizations fight to dominate the city’s underworld. Experience stylish action and the thrill of precision gunfights!
Why similar: Multiplayer 45.7%, Shooter 26.8%, Action 21.2%, Indie 6.3%
- #38 Polygon Bit Battle Royale
67% matchMixed58% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Army Troop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Offline Battle Royale with smart AI bots — no waiting, no matchmaking. Play instantly, or jump online to fight real players and squad up with friends.
Why similar: Multiplayer 45.9%, Shooter 32.9%, Action 21.2%
- #39 Best in the West
69% matchMixed64% of 148 reviews2023
Dev: Curtis Ashford
Windows
Compete for #1. Best in the West is a Wild West shoot out experience! Grab a gun and blast your opponents with revolvers, double barreled shotguns, and other western weapons. Explore the woods and find loot to survive to be the last one standing.
Why similar: Western 70% ★, Action 18.2%, Indie 11.7%
- #40 Rise of One
71% matchMixed60% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: Patriot Game Studio
Windows
Rise of One is a free-to-play third person online action game. Fight everyone you confront with or team up with others and fight with the other teams! Customize your favorite character with your victories. Join the endless loop in the Uounus Castle !
Why similar: MOBA 46.4% ★, Action 21.7%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Indie 13.2%
- #41 Western Press
70% matchMixed67% of 293 reviews2016
Dev: Bandit-1Pub: Surprise Attack
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Based on a true story, Western Press is the most historically accurate frontier dueling game available for PC and Mac. Probably. Up to 16 players (or bots) compete in a tournament of 1v1 sprints to press a random string of ten buttons the fastest.
Why similar: Western 84% ★, Action 6.4%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Indie 4.4%
- #42 Fire On Fight : Online Multiplayer Shooter
64% matchMostly Positive71% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: Army Troop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast-paced classic military FPS inspired by old-school online shooters. Battle in online PvP or PvE against intelligent AI bots. Unlock soldiers, weapons, perks, and attachments, earn XP, customize your loadouts, and enjoy full matches with no empty servers.
Why similar: Multiplayer 56.1%, Shooter 38.1%, Action 3.6%, Indie 2.2%
- #43 Storm Striker
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,104 reviews2023
Dev: SuperStormStudio
Windows
Stormstriker is a hyperactive 5v5 PvP third-person shooter with colorful hero characters, action-packed gameplay, and an emphasis on teamplay! Join the battlefield by choosing a hero that’s right for your playstyle!
Why similar: Multiplayer 37.6%, Shooter 36.2%, Action 26.3%
- #44 POLYWAR
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 523 reviews2016
Dev: exagongamesPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer FPS game that focuses on creative weapons and game mechanics that reward skillful killing!
Why similar: Indie 75.8%, Action 24.2%
- #45 Fighties
68% matchVery Positive84% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Pillow Pig Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fighties is a fast paced 2D platform fighter. Choose from a wide selection of Fighties each with their own unique play style. Beat down your opponents to become the strongest Fightie of them all.
Why similar: Fighting 50.5% ★, Multiplayer 27.2%, Action 13.7%, Indie 8.5%