- #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 22.3%, Fighting 16.8%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most similar top-down, skill-based arena combat that emphasizes character-specific abilities and precise movement.
- #2 Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,198 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 9.4%, Shooter 5.5%, Action 5.1%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic team-based shooter that perfectly captures the gritty, competitive Western atmosphere.
- #3 Fistful of Frags
96% matchVery Positive91% of 36,793 reviews2014
Dev: Fistful of Frags Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.1 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 73.8% ★, Multiplayer 12%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated Western arena shooter that emphasizes fast-paced, competitive PvP combat.
- #4 V Rising
94% matchVery Positive89% of 134,242 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 57.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Why similar: Multiplayer 82.4%, Action 17.6%
Why You'll Like It: This isometric action game features intense, skill-based PvP combat that rewards mechanical mastery similar to Secret Ponchos.
- #5 A Fistful of Gun
95% matchMixed63% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: FarmerGnomePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 78% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 8.8%, Action 8.4%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the Western theme and high-intensity, top-down action that defines the core gameplay loop.
- #6 Red Dead Online
93% matchVery Positive83% of 68,943 reviews2020
Dev: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 73.0 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 74.5% ★, Multiplayer 14%, Shooter 6.1%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive Western multiplayer experience, offering a deep, immersive world for competitive gunplay.
- #7 Sky Noon
94% matchVery Positive86% of 665 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar RoosterPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A Western-themed arena shooter that emphasizes movement and environmental interaction to outplay opponents.
- #8 RUINER
92% matchVery Positive89% of 12,219 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 41.2%, Isometric 24.2%, Action 18.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the stylish, isometric, and fast-paced combat feel with a focus on precision and quick reflexes.
- #9 DEADBOLT
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,586 reviews2016
Dev: Hopoo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Action 37.8%, Shooter 31.5%, Indie 30.7%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, tactical game that requires the same level of precision and careful positioning found in Secret Ponchos.
- #10 Gigantic: Rampage Edition
91% 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 57.4% ★, Multiplayer 18.8%, Action 12.6%, Fighting 7.2%, Shooter 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hero-based competitive game that focuses on team synergy and skill-based combat in a dynamic arena.
- #11 The Showdown Effect: Reloaded
90% matchVery Positive84% of 57 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 19.1%, Action 6.8%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D arena combat game that captures the stylish, fast-paced action and competitive nature of Western shootouts.
- #12 Omega Strikers
88% matchVery Positive84% of 23,599 reviews2023
Dev: Odyssey Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
It's either not for you or the best thing you ever played
Why similar: Multiplayer 40.2%, MOBA 40.2% ★, Action 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, competitive action game that emphasizes movement, positioning, and high-skill mechanical execution.
- #13 Bleeding Edge
89% matchMixed66% of 1,583 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 14.8 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 30.9%, MOBA 26.9% ★, Fighting 24.7%, Multiplayer 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based, third-person brawler that focuses on unique character abilities and close-quarters PvP combat.
- #14 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 55.8% ★, Multiplayer 24.8%, Action 12.7%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer arena combat game that focuses on character-based brawling and team-based objectives.
- #15 Brawlhalla
86% matchVery Positive80% of 406,173 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Mammoth GamesPub: Ubisoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An epic platform fighter for up to 8 players online or local. Try casual free-for-alls, ranked matches, or invite friends to a private room. And it's free! Play cross-platform with millions of players on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android & Steam! Frequent updates. Over sixty Legends.
Why similar: Fighting 54.6%, Multiplayer 30.6%, Action 9.1%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, character-driven PvP fighting experience that mirrors the competitive spirit of Secret Ponchos.
- #16 Super Squad
84% 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 12.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, team-based shooter that blends MOBA-like character roles with fast-paced arena combat.
- #17 Cowbots and Aliens
82% 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 65.8% ★, Multiplayer 19.5%, Shooter 9%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A Western-themed arena shooter that focuses on competitive PvP combat and fast-paced gunplay.
- #18 West of Dead
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,190 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 60.5% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Isometric 11.2%, Shooter 6.2%, Action 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, Western-themed shooter that focuses on cover-based combat and precise aiming.
- #19 Far Far West
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2026
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 11.5 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 74.7% ★, Multiplayer 12.3%, Shooter 7.9%, Action 5.1%
- #20 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 66.1% ★, Action 20.6%, Indie 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A Western-themed action game that focuses on tactical combat and character-driven gameplay.
- #21 Sharpshooter
76% matchVery Positive83% of 111 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 84.8% ★, Action 7.3%, Shooter 5.8%, Indie 2.1%
- #22 Gunjitsu
79% 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 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented shooter that focuses on fast-paced combat and character-based mechanics.
- #23 NS2: Combat
79% matchMixed54% of 299 reviews2014
Dev: Faultline GamesPub: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.4 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 22.9%, Action 18.5%, Shooter 11.8%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, team-based combat that emphasizes skill-based movement and character progression.
- #24 League of Pixels - 2D MOBA
77% matchVery Positive86% 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 62.1% ★, Action 15%, Fighting 13.3%, Indie 9.7%
- #25 Multiplayer Cowboys
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 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 79.2% ★, Action 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #26 Street Warriors Online
78% 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 95.1%, Multiplayer 3.3%, Action 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the fighting game aspect of competitive multiplayer in a gritty, urban setting.
- #27 Relic Raiders
77% 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 55.1%, Action 30.2%, Indie 14.7%
- #28 Veterans Online - Open Beta
75% 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 27.2% ★, Multiplayer 19.7%, Action 17.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Indie 11%
- #29 Spellsworn
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,503 reviews2018
Dev: Frogsong Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 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 58.1% ★, Multiplayer 23.7%, Action 11.1%, Indie 7.1%
- #30 Take That
73% 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 80.6% ★, Action 8%, Shooter 6%, Indie 5.4%
- #31 Moonshine Maniacs - A Wild West Saga
73% matchMixed68% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Crowvisuals
Windows · Linux
With Moonshine Manicas will you enter a time without heroes, without rockets or full-automatic rifles. You will face enemies with a loose finger who are shooting faster then your shadow and all just for a hand of Dollars. Be ready to show who is the best Gunslinger in the Wild, Wild, West.
Why similar: Western 75.6% ★, Shooter 10.2%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Action 5.9%
- #32 Brimstone Brawlers - Early Access
72% matchVery Positive91% of 178 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 40.8% ★, Fighting 21.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.3%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Action 6.6%
- #33 Fire On Fight : Online Multiplayer Shooter
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Amonga99
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Fire On Fight : Online Multiplayer Shooter" is an old-school PvP and Player vs bot online multiplayer first person modern shooter game with stunning 3D graphics and captivating gameplay.
Why similar: Multiplayer 56.7%, Shooter 37.6%, Action 3.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #34 Relow
71% 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 34.3%, Multiplayer 23.8%, Indie 21.3%, Shooter 20.6%
- #35 Utopos
73% 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 43.7%, Action 22.5%, Shooter 20.6%, Multiplayer 13.1%
- #36 Wildcard
68% matchMixed62% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: The Wildcard Alliance
Windows
Wildcard is a 2v2 Collectible Card Action Game (CCAG) fusing strategic deck-building with dynamic arena combat. Summon creatures, coordinate with teammates, and outplay rivals in fast-paced battles!
Why similar: MOBA 45.8% ★, Fighting 26.9%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Action 8.5%, Indie 1.8%
- #37 MagicCraft
70% matchMixed68% of 79 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 15.2%, Isometric 14.8%, Action 14.3%
- #38 BLACK STIGMA
66% matchMixed70% of 1,298 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 46.2%, Shooter 26.5%, Action 20.9%, Indie 6.4%
- #39 BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates
71% matchMixed67% of 296 reviews2017
Dev: DONTNOD ELEVEN
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 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 34.1%, Multiplayer 33.6%, Indie 13.7%, Action 13.7%, Shooter 4.8%
- #40 Polygon Bit Battle Royale
66% matchMixed63% of 57 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 46.5%, Shooter 32.6%, Action 20.9%
- #41 Warfork
68% matchVery Positive89% of 2,303 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 42%, Shooter 25.2%, Action 20.7%, Indie 12%
- #42 Mystic Melee
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Ben HopkinsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 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 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
- #43 Best in the West
67% 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 70.2% ★, Action 17.9%, Indie 11.8%
- #44 Holodrive
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,236 reviews2021
Dev: BitCake StudioPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast-paced multiplayer shooter where you customize your robot, zoom around with a jetpack, and battle with various weapons. Master the arenas, surprise your enemies, and enjoy the nonstop action!
Why similar: Multiplayer 41.7%, Shooter 24.9%, Action 18.8%, Indie 14.6%
- #45 Rise of One
70% 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 46.3% ★, Action 21.4%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Indie 13.3%
- #46 Western Press
69% matchMixed67% of 291 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 84.1% ★, Action 6.3%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Indie 4.4%