- #1 Skautfold: Usurper
97% matchMixed69% of 343 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.4%, RPG 19.3%, Action 12.8%, Indie 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #2 Chaos Town
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Chaos Town is a top-down shooter focused on fast-paced combat, character progression, and fully destructible environments.
Why similar: Gore 15.4%, RPG 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Action 12.7%, Violent 12.6%
- #3 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
96% matchVery Positive80% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, RPG 10.8%, Violent 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #4 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 964 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.7%, RPG 9.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.2%, Violent 7.6%, Action 6.6%
- #5 Autumn Night 3D Shooter
94% matchMixed52% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Sergey Bobrov
Windows
A 3D shooter made in the spirit of the the 90s' FPSes. Atmospheric pixel graphics, fast-paced action, focus on pure gameplay, made using a software renderer written from scratch.
Why similar: Gore 32.4%, Violent 29.2%, Action 11.3%, Gothic 11.1% ★, Shooter 6.6%
- #6 SturmFront - The Mutant War: Übel Edition
94% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Andrade Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Arcade action game in the vein of Commando, Ikari Warriors and Shock Troopers, mixed with bullet hell elements. You play as an experimental cyborg battle unit fighting against unrelenting mutant hordes to a soundtrack of aggressive heavy metal and psychedelic electronica.
Why similar: Gore 34.7%, Violent 31.3%, Nudity 15.1%, Action 12.2%, Indie 6.7%
- #7 Loplight
93% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Gore 12.9%, Violent 11.6%, Shooter 9.5%
- #8 The Hong Kong Massacre
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,045 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Gore 22.8%, Violent 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.2%, Shooter 7.5%
- #9 Hatred
91% matchVery Positive84% of 30,035 reviews2015
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Why similar: Gore 35.9%, Violent 30.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.2%, Shooter 6.3%, Top-Down Shooter 6.2%
- #10 Putrefaction
91% matchMixed69% of 497 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Gore 44.5%, Violent 18.2%, Action 16.6%, Shooter 12.6%, Indie 7.4%
- #11 Feral Fury
90% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Violent 24%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Action 5.9%
- #12 Disfigure
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,513 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Shooter 6%
- #13 Shrine II
88% matchVery Positive92% of 869 reviews2020
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Shrine II is a retro FPS game with a focus on atmosphere and exploration. Explore a nightmarish world and battle great bosses where the surprises never end...
Why similar: Gore 25%, Violent 22%, Shooter 14.6%, Lovecraftian 13.1%, Action 12.1%
- #14 Kontrakt
89% matchMixed56% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: DIG Games
Windows · Linux
Kontrakt is a hyper-violent action-adventure game about schizophrenia with a dark and twisted story. You will assume the role of a hitman involved in mysterious contract killing, while uncovering the dirty truth and secrets behind the City of Light.
Why similar: Gore 27.9%, Violent 25.9%, Nudity 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.4%, Action 6%
- #15 Down to Hell
89% matchMixed54% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Red Dev Studio S.A.Pub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows · Mac
Down to hell is a dynamic slasher in which lone swordsman must face the hordes of hellish demons. Moreover Down to Hell will give you truly Heavy F’N Metal experience.
Why similar: Violent 32.6%, Gore 29.6%, Nudity 15.5%, Action 8.8%, Indie 5.1%
- #16 Palpus X Annihilation
85% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Sebastian Vargek (Meister Palpus)
Windows
Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!
Why similar: Violent 22.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shooter 14%, Gore 12.4%, Action 8.3%
- #17 Fray Fight
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 883 reviews2022
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Battle the evil hordes on your way to Valhalla. Annihilate thousands of monsters with overpowered attacks and upgrades.
Why similar: RPG 46.2%, Action 25.4%, 2D 19.1%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #18 Redie
86% matchVery Positive80% of 281 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.
Why similar: Gore 59%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Action 12.6%, Indie 6.7%
- #19 INCISION
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,138 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.
Why similar: Gore 51.5%, Shooter 23.9%, Retro 10.7%, Action 9.4%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #20 Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 384 reviews2017
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
Why similar: Gore 43.6%, Shooter 24.5%, Action 21.7%, Indie 8.3%, Atmospheric 1.9%
- #21 CRUEL
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,885 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Gore 34.4%, Violent 23.7%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #22 Into the Pit
83% matchMixed65% of 270 reviews2021
Dev: Nullpointer GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A fast-paced retro-FPS roguelite! As a member of a family of lore-hunting mystics you are summoned to a cursed village, drawn by rumors of a demonic portal. Dark magics have overwhelmed the village, It's up to you to rescue the survivors, grow your powers, and journey forth INTO THE PIT.
Why similar: Shooter 37.5%, Action 26.5%, Gore 13.3%, Violent 12%, Atmospheric 5%
- #23 Skautfold: Moonless Knight
82% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Skautfold: Moonless Knight is a very open-ended Metroidvania, featuring a totally unique battle system. Set in an alternate history Japan in 1900, Lovecraftian horrors have plagued the world, as our very Moon opens up and becomes our end.
Why similar: RPG 30.4%, Gore 20.7%, Violent 19.5%, Action 18.1%, Indie 11.3%
- #24 CARNAL
81% matchVery Positive89% of 344 reviews2021
Dev: JG RoosPub: Tendokore
Windows
CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!
Why similar: Gore 23.5%, Violent 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 12.4%
- #25 Sefir: Mafia Story
82% 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 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 8.7%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #26 Viscerafest
79% matchVery Positive84% of 722 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.7%, Shooter 20%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Action 9.3%, Retro 6.9%
- #27 BUTCHER
81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,419 reviews2016
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 38.3%, Violent 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Action 9%, Shooter 8.3%
- #28 KILL KNIGHT
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Gore 19.8%, Gothic 13.1% ★, Shooter 9.7%
- #29 DUSK
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,544 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.1%, Gore 29.9%, Shooter 14%, Retro 7%, Action 5.6%
- #30 Gorytale
79% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: NYAARGH!
Windows · Mac
Gorytale is a fast-paced, adrenaline-rushed FPS shooter set in a candy land, that is so damn sweet it could be called someone’s Hell
Why similar: Violent 41.8%, Gore 34.5%, Action 7.9%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Indie 5.8%
- #31 Elderand
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 823 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Why similar: Gore 28.1%, Lovecraftian 26.7%, Violent 14.6%, Gothic 12.4% ★, RPG 8.2%
- #32 Madshot
77% matchVery Positive84% of 286 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.6%, Gore 27.6%, Shooter 11%, Action 6.3%, 2D 4.8%
- #33 Vomitoreum
76% matchVery Positive91% of 996 reviews2021
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Vomitoreum is an FPS Metroidvania with a focus on atmosphere and horror, inspired by the paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Violent 24.3%, Gore 24.3%, Shooter 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Action 11.1%
- #34 Bloodshed
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,973 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Shooter 53.6%, Action 32.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Singleplayer 3%
- #35 Blood, Fuel, Ammo & Speed
75% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: EXITUSPub: PLEASURE GARDEN
Windows
Blood, Fuel, Ammo & Speed is a fast-paced roguelite FPS action game. BFAS is focused on highly brutal, stylish, and smooth gameplay. Rip the Demons apart with your various satisfying weapons and sleek movement patterns. Power up your Operator with numerous stat upgrades and items.
Why similar: Gore 36.9%, Shooter 28%, Action 18.2%, Retro 8%, Violent 6.9%
- #36 Katanaut
73% matchVery Positive90% of 561 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, RPG 12%, Action 10.7%, 2D 6.2%
- #37 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
73% matchVery Positive89% of 18,314 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Why similar: Gore 28.6%, Violent 19.4%, Shooter 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Action 8.8%
- #38 UBERMOSH Vol.7
76% matchVery Positive81% of 536 reviews2019
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
You play as a Saint fighting in a gun-filled pit, defeating as many opponents as you can in a 90 seconds match, the UBERMOSH, an enlightenment ritual of combat.
Why similar: Gore 21.7%, Violent 17.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #39 Anomalous
74% matchMixed70% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Byron Dunwoody
Windows
A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Why similar: Gore 28.5%, Violent 24.5%, Shooter 21.6%, Action 16.2%, Retro 4.7%
- #40 BLOODKILL
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
Windows
BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Gore 40.9%, Violent 32.5%, Shooter 15.5%, Retro 5.3%, Action 5%
- #41 Halls of Torment
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,896 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Gothic 26.8% ★, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, RPG 18.6%, Action 11.4%, Top-Down 10.8%
- #42 Season's Beatings
75% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: Code Avarice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Season's Beatings is a fast and frantic one hit kill FPS best described as first person Hotline Miami. You'll need to memorize enemy patterns and placements, and execute a meticulously thought out plan to succeed! Or...y'know. Just dive in and shoot some fools with a tommy gun.
Why similar: Gore 45.2%, Violent 38.9%, Action 10%, Indie 5.9%
- #43 Tesla vs Lovecraft
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,239 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Shooter 6.9%, Action 5.3%
- #44 Wrought Flesh
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 816 reviews2021
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints.
Why similar: Gore 30.3%, Violent 24.3%, RPG 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 8%
- #45 Skelly Selest
71% matchVery Positive93% of 288 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34%, Action 22.1%, Top-Down 16%, Indie 14.6%, 2D 7.2%
- #46 Devil Daggers
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,504 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Shooter 16.5%, Gore 14.7%, Action 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #47 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 127 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: Gore 57.3%, Shooter 17.5%, Action 11.9%, Retro 6.8%, Indie 6.5%
- #48 Blasphemous
68% matchVery Positive90% of 67,491 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 32.4%, Violent 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Gothic 9.9% ★, Nudity 6.3%
- #49 Keeper's Toll
68% matchVery Positive90% of 802 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.3%, RPG 25%, Top-Down 15.9%, 2D 12.6%, Action 9.4%
- #50 Lichenvale
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Filip Zemljak
Windows · Linux
Lichenvale is a first person slasher offering fast-paced melee combat mixed with tactical use of spells and dashing around your enemies. Battle through nightmarish hordes of monsters representing your innermost fears in this 90's hits inspired title.
Why similar: Shooter 59.6%, Action 24%, Indie 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #51 Ritual: Crown of Horns
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 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: Twin Stick Shooter 27.4%, Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Violent 20.4%, Shooter 11.4%, Top-Down 7%
- #52 FREAKHUNTER
67% matchVery Positive95% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: goop lord
Windows
A dungeon-crawler-rail-shooter-action hybrid for sickos. Blast FREAKS into pieces with juicy non-traditional FPS gameplay!
Why similar: Shooter 62%, Action 26.5%, Retro 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #53 Berserk Mode
66% matchVery Positive94% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Berserk Mode is a visceral time-attack fantasy rogue-lite. Become the Berserker and wade into a dungeon battlefield swarming with monsters. Unleash the absurd power of your Beast in a storm of blood and gibs. Prepare to enter Berserk Mode.
Why similar: Violent 27.8%, Shooter 17.5%, RPG 13.5%, Action 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%
- #54 STRAFE: Gold Edition
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,458 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 33.8%, Violent 27.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #55 Hell Shooter
69% matchVery Positive80% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: 天河(TH Game)
Windows
Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.
Why similar: Gore 38.8%, Violent 35%, Action 13.7%, Indie 8.2%, Retro 3.7%
- #56 In Game Adventure: Legend of Monsters
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 136 reviews2017
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A fast-paced top-down arena shooter with a wide variety of weapons and enemies. Battle hordes of zombies and monsters in procedurally generated arenas, chase the high score in Arcade Mode, and wishlist now to get ready for the fight.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.3%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Top-Down 14.9%, Action 12.7%, 2D 11.3%
- #57 Hotline Miami
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 128,462 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Violent 30%, Gore 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Action 6.9%
- #58 God's Trigger
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,007 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Top-Down Shooter 34.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 33.4%, Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down 7.4%, Action 5.8%
- #59 Corrupted
69% matchMixed44% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Corrupted - the mix of arcade, RPG and visual novel. Fight off the hordes of monsters and break through to the truth. Discover new skills and improve your combat arsenal. The ground under your feet will be strewn with skulls of enemies!
Why similar: Gore 34.5%, RPG 31.1%, Action 18.6%, Indie 8.8%, Shooter 7%