- #1 Akane
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,861 reviews2018
Dev: Ludic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.8%, Hack and Slash 21%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #2 Katana ZERO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35%, Hack and Slash 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Action 8.4%, 2D 6.2%
- #3 Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 901 reviews2025
Dev: Team Chrono GearPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Turn back the clock and fight to repair Time itself in this cinematic action platformer with fast sword combat and time-based powers. You are the Warden of Time, Ouro Kronii - be proud and fight hard!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 28.6%, Action 16.7%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, 2D 11.1%
- #4 Lia: Hacking Destiny
94% matchVery Positive97% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Be the resistance in a world ruled by machines: fight, hack, and reignite hope. Craft powerful builds in this fast-paced roguelite with lethal weapons and power-ups. Free kittens from the algorithm’s chains and smash the robots’ scheme. Resist spam and prove that no one codes your destiny!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.1%, Cyberpunk 23.4%, Futuristic 14.6%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #5 KUNAI
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 589 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
Why similar: Action 41.6%, Hack and Slash 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 17%, 2D 9.5%, Atmospheric 6%
- #6 KAMIKO
94% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2019
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Wield your weapon bestowed by the gods, and open the gates between worlds!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.9%, Top-Down 20%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #7 Kandria
93% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Shirakumo Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #8 Outrider Mako
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Asamado GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Take on the role of Mako on her quest to seek out and subsequently deliver her, uh, deliverables in this top-down view 2D action game. Jump on top of your enemies and slime them with goo to stop them in their tracks! Get those deliverables delivered!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.8%, Top-Down 18.9%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #9 Ingression
91% matchVery Positive85% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, 2D 7.6%
- #10 Hunt the Night
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlight GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt the Night is a dark fantasy action-RPG where you play as Vesper, a Stalker fighting to reclaim a world annihilated by horrors. Slash through dungeons, endure brutal bosses, and wield forbidden powers in a relentless struggle against the Night itself.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Top-Down 19.4%, 2D 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #11 Slave Zero X
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 436 reviews2024
Dev: Poppy WorksPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.7%, Hack and Slash 21.5%, Dystopian 21.4%, Futuristic 13.2%, Alternate History 9.5%
- #12 Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
89% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2020
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.
Why similar: Dystopian 31.6%, Cyberpunk 25.2%, Futuristic 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #13 Virtua Unlimited Project
88% matchVery Positive92% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: Virtua Ride SystemPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.1%, Action-Adventure 24.6%, Futuristic 16.3%, Action 14.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #14 Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Infinity Experience
Windows
Amaterasu and her yokai army rule over feudal Japan. Switch in real time between Kensei and Ayame to defeat the goddess in this intense, 16-bit action platformer with Metroidvania elements and gorgeous pixel art.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.2%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Action-Adventure 20%, 2D 17.2%, Action 12.4%
- #15 ANNO: Mutationem
87% matchVery Positive81% of 6,438 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34%, Futuristic 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #16 UNSIGHTED
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,119 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.2%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Action 13.7%, 2D 10.3%
- #17 Super Crush KO
86% matchVery Positive97% of 221 reviews2020
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows
Super Crush KO is a fast-paced brawler set in a vibrant, near-future city. Zip up your favourite neon jacket and combo your way through swarms of deadly robots to save your kidnapped kitten and, while you’re at it, save humanity from an AI apocalypse.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 57.4%, 2D 22.9%, Action 19.7%
- #18 Berserk Boy
85% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: BerserkBoy Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.7%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #19 Under The Island
82% matchVery Positive93% of 396 reviews2026
Dev: Slime King GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Historical 22.1%, 2D 16%, Action 8.1%
- #20 Robots at Midnight
83% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Finish Line GamesPub: Snail Games USA
Windows
Bash through gangs of hostile robots and corrupt bosses in this stylish & punchy Action-RPG. As Zoe, a scrappy agile hero, you’ll search for your past while fighting for the future.
Why similar: Dystopian 31.2%, Futuristic 23%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #21 Kotama and Academy Citadel
82% matchVery Positive81% of 2,225 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.1%, Action-Adventure 32%, 2D 16.7%, Action 15.2%
- #22 Obsurity
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 39.2%, Top-Down 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #23 Project Mercury
84% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Sci-fi 29.6%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Action 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, 2D 9.6%
- #24 Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 809 reviews2025
Dev: nodayshalleraseyou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.
Why similar: Transhumanism 31.1% ★, Cyberpunk 25.4%, Dystopian 18.4%, Futuristic 16.2%, Action 4.6%
- #25 Neonscape
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Kaitec GamesPub: Orbis Productions
Windows
Embrace Onyx, the master of the Black Lotus, in intense first-person hack n' slash combat. Maneuver compact battlegrounds, unleash spatial manipulation, and showcase unmatched agility. How long can you survive the relentless waves? Brace for an adrenaline-pumping test of mettle!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.1%, Cyberpunk 27.3%, Futuristic 18.2%, Action 12.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #26 Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action
79% matchVery Positive86% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: MoonanaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
In a silent world where music is outlawed, play as a singer to shatter the strings of fate and sing the melody of freedom in this unforgiving Turn Based Rhythm JRPG.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.3%, Dystopian 27.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Sci-fi 10%
- #27 Resist
79% matchVery Positive84% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: The Binary Mill
Windows
A dystopian future. An authoritarian regime. A tale of violence, intrigue, and hope. Swing from towering skyscrapers and battle deadly enemies as you fight to free your city from the evil that consumes it. With a kinetic swinging system, intense gunplay, and an immersive story campaign.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.2%, Dystopian 20.4%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Action 8.8%
- #28 Neon Blight
81% matchMixed41% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Bleeding TapesPub: indie.io
Windows
Welcome to Eden, the old town district beneath the megacity. Fight through dystopian cyberspace, collect hundreds of firearms, establish an exotic black market gun store, cater to other cyberpunk runners, and work towards the ultimate payday in this neon-rogue-lite, store management, shoot ‘em up.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.7%, Top-Down 16.4%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #29 COGEN: Sword of Rewind / COGEN: 大鳥こはくと刻の剣
80% matchMixed67% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: Gemdrops, Inc.
Windows
Rewind, rethink, redo. COGEN is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death.
Why similar: Futuristic 22.5%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Female Protagonist 14.3%
- #30 Death of a Wish
77% matchVery Positive98% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: melessthanthreePub: Syndicate Atomic LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
THE NEO-SANCTUM SHALL FALL. Claim retribution against the theocratic Faiths as you master vicious hack-and-slash combat in this action-RPG where style is salvation.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 40.7%, Top-Down 20.9%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, 2D 8.5%
- #31 SANABI
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,256 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Action 8.6%, 2D 6.9%
- #32 BLADECHIMERA
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,329 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.9%, Dystopian 23.3%, Futuristic 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #33 PROJECT TACHYON
76% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO N9Pub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.1%, Cyberpunk 23.9%, Futuristic 20.5%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #34 The Vagrant
77% matchVery Positive90% of 8,552 reviews2018
Dev: O.T.K GamesPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35%, Female Protagonist 34.7%, 2D 16.2%, Action 14.1%
- #35 Beat Souls
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Dive into the cyberpop world of Beat Souls! Dodge and dance your way to a high-score in this intense rhythm action game.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 54.9%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Action 12.7%, 2D 10.6%
- #36 Timespinner
76% matchVery Positive86% of 3,099 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 24.5%, Sci-fi 24%, 2D 14.3%, Action 10.9%
- #37 Somber Echoes
74% matchVery Positive83% of 286 reviews2025
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Armed with God-given powers, the revived tribune Adrestia is given a second chance to save the universe from her maniacal twin sister. Find secrets, acquire upgrades, and dominate mighty foes through sheer combat prowess as you explore and conquer the horrors of the forsaken vessel Atromitos.
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.7%, Action-Adventure 21%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Action 11.2%
- #38 Hailing from the Abyss
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Jiwoo LeePub: Next in Game
Windows
Hailing From the Abyss is a rhythm game with a unique duel setup. Beat powerful enemies in rhythmic battles by using consumables, acquiring power-ups, and skill. Guide Suri while she faces her past memories in style and rhythm!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.4%, Futuristic 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, 2D 8.8%
- #39 NanoApostle
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,121 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.1%, Futuristic 23.4%, Top-Down 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Action 8%
- #40 Prison City
73% matchVery Positive85% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: Retroware
Windows
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Why similar: Sci-fi 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 30.5%, 2D 19.7%, Action 15.4%
- #41 Anomaly Agent
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,464 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.4%, Cyberpunk 33.5%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D 7.6%
- #42 CrossCode
72% matchVery Positive93% of 17,652 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.7%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Cyberpunk 12%, 2D 9.8%
- #43 Replik Survivors
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Sea Cat
Windows
This game is a time survival game with role-playing and roguelite elements. Through the choice of upgrades in battle to make the character stronger and stronger, defeat the oncoming enemies.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.6%, Futuristic 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Top-Down 11.6%
- #44 Haneda Girl
71% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Koba
Windows
Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways to solve each encounter are at your disposal. Dance the waltz of destruction, end the threat.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.8%, Hack and Slash 31.5%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Action 7.9%
- #45 AeternoBlade II: Infinity
73% matchVery Positive80% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Corecell Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
AeternoBlade II: Infinity, new patch in 4K is a hardcore action-puzzle game of Time-Manipulation Combat. Control the flow of time, amend the past, foresee the future, convolute with alternate timelines to fight otherwise undefeatable foes and circumvent the impossible.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 42.5%, Action 19.7%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Action-Adventure 15%, 2D 4.5%
- #46 Mai: Child of Ages
69% matchVery Positive91% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel through time and help Mai and her Grandfather uncover the mysteries of the world after the Last Great War. Explore the connections between ancient eras and dystopian futures in an adventure that blends thrilling combat with precision platforming.
Why similar: Dystopian 33.4%, Hack and Slash 33.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #47 Wirewalk()↳
71% matchVery Positive97% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: debugChicken
Windows · Mac
Wirewalk()↳ is a whimsical adventure where you raid virus-riddled systems with a very big baseball bat.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.8%, Top-Down 19%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #48 Neon Inferno
68% matchVery Positive94% of 334 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.9%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Futuristic 17%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, 2D 8%
- #49 Stellar Blade™
65% matchVery Positive94% of 84,403 reviews2025
Dev: SHIFT UP CorporationPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC (excluding China)
Windows
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.5%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Dystopian 17.4%, Futuristic 15.5%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #50 Vision Soft Reset
71% matchVery Positive89% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.5%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, 2D 12.1%
- #51 Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Door StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Your Kingdom’s fate relies on you… you… and you. Rewind time to create clones of your past-selves, and fight with an army of your own. Become legion and triumph over hordes of monsters to rescue Antala in this tactical action game.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 44.4%, Top-Down 16.8%, Action 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Tactical 11.6%
- #52 Possessor(s)
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Dystopian 33.9%, Action 20.5%, Action-Adventure 20.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #53 Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade
70% matchMixed58% of 593 reviews2025
Dev: 7QUARK
Windows
Defeat malevolent forces in this stunning Japanese-inspired roguelite world! Become a master of the Demon Blades and combat swarms of demons in a fantasy realm set in the Edo period. Through every journey, you will unveil the hidden truths concealed within troubled times.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 58.4%, Female Protagonist 41.6%
- #54 MARS 2120
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Metroidvania with a mix of melee and ranged combats inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Guacamelee! Help Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte battle her way through the secrets of Mars.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 37.2%, Futuristic 28.1%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Action 8.9%
- #55 Beyond Citadel
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,971 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%
- #56 RKGK / Rakugaki
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Wabisabi Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Turn heads. Drop jaws. Be bright. In this single-player 3D platformer, you’re the only one who can take down Mr. Buff and his lackies to restore color and life to the citizens of Cap City. Accompany Valah and the RKGK crew on their journey to take down the oppressive B Corp.
Why similar: Futuristic 28.8%, Dystopian 24.5%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Action 13.7%
- #57 Debugging Hero
67% matchVery Positive90% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: Team ETTU
Windows
As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38.9%, Top-Down 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Action 7.7%, 2D 7%
- #58 INAYAH - Life after Gods
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.4%, Futuristic 22%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 9.7%, 2D 8.9%
- #59 KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX
67% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Battle relentless cyborg police in a grim 23rd century dystopia. Experience fast-paced, bloody combat in this retro-inspired beat-em up, action platformer. Recruit comrades and collect upgrades as you traverse hazardous environs to reach KAPITAL and take down the oligarchs in charge!
Why similar: Transhumanism 27.9% ★, Dystopian 25.7%, Cyberpunk 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Sci-fi 8%
- #60 Blind Fate: Edo no Yami
68% matchMixed63% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Test your limits in this hardcore, cyber-samurai game set in post-apocalyptic Japan. Parry your foes’ blows with your weapon of choice and use implants to attack the weaknesses of unstoppable bosses from Japanese folklore!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.6%, Hack and Slash 25.5%, Futuristic 15.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.1%