- #1 Skautfold: Usurper
97% matchMixed69% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 49.1%, RPG 19.4%, Action 12.7%, Indie 7.7%, 2D 5.8%
- #2 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
96% matchVery Positive81% of 524 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%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, RPG 10.8%, Violent 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #3 Loplight
96% matchVery Positive88% of 58 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%, Twin Stick Shooter 24.5%, Gore 13.1%, Violent 11.5%, Shooter 9.4%
- #4 Autumn Night 3D Shooter
95% 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 32.8%, Violent 28.9%, Gothic 11.3% ★, Action 10.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #5 Chaos Town
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!
Why similar: Gore 15.6%, RPG 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Violent 12.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.4%
- #6 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 948 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 55.4%, RPG 9.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.3%, Violent 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #7 SturmFront - The Mutant War: Übel Edition
93% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Andrade Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 35.2%, Violent 31%, Nudity 15%, Action 11.9%, Indie 6.9%
- #8 Feral Fury
92% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Gore 26.9%, Violent 23.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Action 5.7%
- #9 Shrine II
91% matchVery Positive92% of 858 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 14.4%, Lovecraftian 13.1%, Action 11.8%
- #10 Putrefaction
91% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 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 45.1%, Violent 18.1%, Action 16.1%, Shooter 12.3%, Indie 7.7%
- #11 Palpus X Annihilation
89% matchVery Positive96% of 53 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: Gore 25%, Violent 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 7%
- #12 Redie
90% matchVery Positive80% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 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 57.6%, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Action 12.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #13 UBERMOSH Vol.7
89% matchVery Positive83% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 25%, Violent 16.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.3%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #14 Disfigure
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,133 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark 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 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Shooter 5.9%
- #15 Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 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 44.2%, Shooter 24.1%, Action 21.2%, Indie 8.6%, Atmospheric 2%
- #16 INCISION
84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,005 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.
Why similar: Gore 51.7%, Shooter 23.6%, Retro 10.9%, Action 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #17 Down to Hell
87% matchMixed54% of 67 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 32.3%, Gore 29.6%, Nudity 15.4%, Action 8.6%, Indie 5.3%
- #18 Fray Fight
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 872 reviews2022
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Battle the evil hordes on your way to Valhalla. Annihilate thousands of monsters with overpowered attacks and upgrades.
Why similar: RPG 45.4%, Action 24.9%, 2D 20.1%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #19 Into the Pit
86% matchMixed66% of 265 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 37.2%, Action 26.1%, Gore 13.7%, Violent 12%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #20 Viscerafest
83% matchVery Positive85% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 46.6%, Shooter 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Action 9.1%, Retro 7%
- #21 CRUEL
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Gore 34.3%, Violent 23.9%, Shooter 14%, Action 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #22 Sefir: Mafia Story
84% 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 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Shooter 11.6%, Top-Down 8.7%, Action 8.4%
- #23 Hatred
82% matchVery Positive84% of 27,558 reviews2015
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.8 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 30.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 8.6%, Top-Down Shooter 6.4%, Shooter 6.2%
- #24 Madshot
80% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 49.5%, Gore 27.9%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 6.2%, 2D 5%
- #25 Skautfold: Moonless Knight
81% 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 21%, Violent 19.4%, Action 17.6%, Indie 11.7%
- #26 Season's Beatings
81% matchVery Positive91% of 68 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 45.7%, Violent 38.5%, Action 9.7%, Indie 6.1%
- #27 CARNAL
79% matchVery Positive88% of 330 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 24.6%, Violent 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 12.5%
- #28 KILL KNIGHT
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,908 reviews2024
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 30%, Twin Stick Shooter 28.5%, Gothic 17.2% ★, Shooter 12.2%, Action 6.8%
- #29 The Hong Kong Massacre
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,908 reviews2019
Dev: VRESKIPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 20.7%, Violent 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Shooter 7.5%
- #30 Bloodshed
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 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 53.4%, Action 32.4%, Atmospheric 11%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #31 BLOODKILL
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 60 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 41.1%, Violent 34.1%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 7.2%, Indie 2.5%
- #32 BUTCHER
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 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 37.3%, Violent 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 9%, Shooter 8.3%
- #33 Vomitoreum
77% matchVery Positive91% of 987 reviews2021
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 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 23.9%, Shooter 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Action 11%
- #34 Tesla vs Lovecraft
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,231 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 37.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Shooter 6.8%, Action 5.2%
- #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: Shooter 37.4%, Gore 24.9%, Action 24.1%, Retro 10.9%, Indie 1.5%
- #36 DUSK
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 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 58.8%, Shooter 19.7%, Retro 10.2%, Action 7.8%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #37 Katanaut
73% matchVery Positive90% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
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: Pixel Graphics 38.8%, Action 22.5%, 2D 16.4%, Indie 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #38 Devil Daggers
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,293 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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%, Shooter 16.2%, Gore 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 11.8%
- #39 Trepang2
71% matchVery Positive93% of 17,481 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 35%, Violent 28.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Action 6.3%
- #40 Elderand
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 777 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.4 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: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Gore 19%, Violent 16.3%, Gothic 14.3% ★, RPG 9.2%
- #41 Gorytale
74% 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 41.7%, Gore 34.2%, Action 7.7%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Indie 6%
- #42 Halls of Torment
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 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 27% ★, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, RPG 18.3%, Action 11%, Top-Down 11%
- #43 Keeper's Toll
70% matchVery Positive90% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 31.6%, RPG 24%, Top-Down 16%, 2D 13.5%, Action 8.8%
- #44 Kontrakt
75% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Shotx
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 26.9%, Violent 26.1%, Nudity 15.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.6%, Action 5.9%
- #45 Anomalous
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 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 28.1%, Violent 24.7%, Shooter 21.6%, Action 16%, Retro 4.8%
- #46 Lichenvale
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 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 59.2%, Action 23.7%, Indie 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #47 Blasphemous
70% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 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 31.7%, Violent 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Gothic 10% ★, Nudity 6.5%
- #48 Dead Estate
69% matchVery Positive95% of 6,426 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.6%, Gore 22.1%, Shooter 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Action 7.5%
- #49 Scathe
72% matchMixed56% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Damage State
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Scathe is an intense, blood-soaked FPS where quick reflexes are the key to surviving bullet Hell. Rip through the labyrinth that stands between you and your ascension. Blast your way through the underworld’s deadliest demons solo or with up to three comrades in drop-in/drop-out online co-op.
Why similar: Gore 57.8%, Shooter 21%, Action 10.3%, Retro 7.6%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #50 Wrought Flesh
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 809 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 30.6%, Violent 24%, RPG 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Shooter 7.8%
- #51 FREAKHUNTER
67% matchVery Positive96% of 134 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 61.9%, Action 26.2%, Retro 6%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #52 WAIFU HELL
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 912 reviews2020
Dev: Konnichiwa Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Old school classics with the new twist.
Why similar: Gore 26.8%, Violent 23.6%, Nudity 18.1%, Action 15.9%, Indie 10.3%
- #53 Berserk Mode
67% matchVery Positive94% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
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 27.6%, Shooter 17.3%, RPG 13.6%, Action 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
- #54 Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,150 reviews2017
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
REDEEMER is a intense Brawler where you will punch, hack and blast your way through enemies using fists, hammers, fire arms and even the environment.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 25.8%, Gore 24.1%, Violent 20.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.9%, Action 6.6%
- #55 Hell Shooter
69% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: 天河(TH Game)
Windows
Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.
Why similar: Gore 39.3%, Violent 34.6%, Action 13.4%, Indie 8.5%, Retro 3.7%
- #56 Hotline Miami
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 121,152 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Violent 29.8%, Gore 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Action 6.8%
- #57 Corrupted
70% 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 35%, RPG 31%, Action 18.1%, Indie 9.1%, Shooter 6.8%
- #58 God's Trigger
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 987 reviews2019
Dev: One More LevelPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 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 34.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 33.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Top-Down 7.7%, 2D 5.8%
- #59 Ritual: Crown of Horns
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 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: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Violent 20.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down 7.3%