
It's 1972 on Furikyu Island. A jazz-hop record spins up. Your deranged mentor lights his cigarette. Slash every enemy before it burns out. One-hit-kills, no mistakes... well, maybe a few.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Difficult, Violent.

It's 1972 on Furikyu Island. A jazz-hop record spins up. Your deranged mentor lights his cigarette. Slash every enemy before it burns out. One-hit-kills, no mistakes... well, maybe a few.

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

Bloodroots
One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Why similar: Violent 16.3%, Blood 15.1% ★, Soundtrack 14.3% ★, Fast-Paced 14.1%, Difficult 11.7%
One-hit kill die-retry murderballet. Left for dead by a colorful band of bandits: you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on: from carrots to plasma guns.
Why similar: Soundtrack 20% ★, Blood 17.4% ★, Violent 14.3%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Difficult 12.5%
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Why similar: Difficult 17.8%, Fast-Paced 17%, Violent 15.2%, Top-Down 12.6%, Hack and Slash 12.1%
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Why similar: Ninja 32.5% ★, Violent 23%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, 1990's 9.8%, Retro 6.7%
3 high speed ninja action titles are now available in one package!
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Why similar: Soundtrack 19.6% ★, Difficult 14.6%, Violent 12%, Blood 11.9% ★, Hack and Slash 10.4%
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Why similar: Ninja 43.5% ★, Hack and Slash 21.4%, Violent 16.2%, Difficult 10.5%, Action 7.2%
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Why similar: Ninja 58.8% ★, Soundtrack 15.5% ★, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Action 6.4%, Retro 3.9%
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Why similar: Ninja 52.8% ★, Hack and Slash 9%, Retro 8.8%, Fast-Paced 7.8%, Action 6.4%
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Why similar: Violent 21.9%, Fast-Paced 20.1%, Top-Down 17.1%, Difficult 17%, Action 10.6%
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Why similar: Ninja 40.3% ★, Soundtrack 21.1% ★, Difficult 15.5%, Retro 9.3%, Action 4.2%
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Why similar: Soundtrack 30.1% ★, Violent 18.1%, Fast-Paced 16.2%, Difficult 15.4%, Blood 10.1% ★
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Why similar: Ninja 40.9% ★, Violent 19.1%, Blood 17.8% ★, Hack and Slash 7.8%, Difficult 7.2%
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Why similar: Soundtrack 24.2% ★, Blood 18.5% ★, Fast-Paced 16.1%, Violent 14.7%, 1990's 10.5%
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Why similar: Ninja 58.3% ★, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Retro 11.4%, 1990's 7.8%, Action 6.7%
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Why similar: Ninja 42.9% ★, Violent 36.9%, Difficult 8.6%, Action 7.9%, Indie 3.7%
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Why similar: Ninja 63.6% ★, Fast-Paced 26.2%, Action 7.8%, Indie 2.4%
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Why similar: Ninja 40.6% ★, Difficult 21.9%, Violent 13.1%, Hack and Slash 9.2%, Story Rich 5.2%
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Why similar: Soundtrack 20% ★, Violent 17%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Blood 13% ★, Difficult 10.7%
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Why similar: Ninja 35% ★, Soundtrack 30.2% ★, Difficult 19.1%, Retro 6.5%, Action 3.4%
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Why similar: Soundtrack 29.1% ★, Fast-Paced 21.4%, Difficult 17.5%, 1990's 13.4%, Retro 8.5%
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Why similar: Soundtrack 30.8% ★, Difficult 20.9%, 1990's 16.3%, Retro 11.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
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Why similar: Soundtrack 37.7% ★, Hack and Slash 20.5%, Difficult 17.9%, Top-Down 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
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Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.2%, Violent 17.2%, Difficult 16%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Top-Down 11.5%
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