- #1 Akane
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,904 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 37.7%, Hack and Slash 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #2 Katana ZERO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,003 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.4 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 34.6%, Hack and Slash 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Action 8.6%, 2D 6%
- #3 Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,000 reviews2025
Dev: Team Chrono GearPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 28.1%, Action 17.1%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, 2D 10.7%
- #4 Hunt the Night
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 515 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlight GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Top-Down 18.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, 2D 8.8%
- #5 Lia: Hacking Destiny
94% matchVery Positive97% of 150 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 24.4%, Cyberpunk 23.2%, Futuristic 14.7%, Sci-fi 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #6 KUNAI
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 601 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 42.4%, Hack and Slash 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, 2D 9.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #7 Neon Inferno
93% matchVery Positive93% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 26.1%, Dystopian 24.3%, Futuristic 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #8 Kandria
92% matchVery Positive94% of 109 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 36%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #9 KAMIKO
91% matchVery Positive84% of 229 reviews2019
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Wield your weapon bestowed by the gods, and open the gates between worlds!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.2%, Top-Down 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #10 Ingression
91% matchVery Positive85% of 104 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 35.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Sci-fi 14.2%, 2D 7.4%
- #11 Outrider Mako
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 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 32.1%, Top-Down 18.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #12 Ascend to ZERO
89% matchVery Positive84% of 930 reviews2026
Dev: Flyway Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to stop time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending action-roguelike where you can use your unique ability to freeze time and fight your way to the top.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.6%, Hack and Slash 22.4%, Dystopian 21.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #13 Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath
89% matchMostly Positive78% 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 29.9%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, 2D 16.7%, Action 12.7%
- #14 UNSIGHTED
88% matchVery Positive93% of 2,219 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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 25.1%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Action 14.1%, 2D 10.1%
- #15 Keylocker | Turn Based Cyberpunk Action
87% matchVery Positive84% of 281 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 27.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Sci-fi 10%
- #16 Virtua Unlimited Project
86% matchVery Positive92% of 439 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 26.6%, Action-Adventure 24.8%, Futuristic 16.3%, Action 15.1%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #17 Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
86% matchVery Positive91% of 254 reviews2020
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 31.2%, Cyberpunk 25.2%, Futuristic 15%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #18 Slave Zero X
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 479 reviews2024
Dev: Poppy WorksPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 23.6%, Hack and Slash 21.8%, Dystopian 21.2%, Futuristic 13.3%, Alternate History 9.5%
- #19 Kotama and Academy Citadel
83% matchVery Positive81% of 2,914 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 28.6%, Action-Adventure 25.2%, Sci-fi 21.5%, 2D 12.6%, Action 12.1%
- #20 Super Crush KO
84% matchVery Positive97% of 225 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 22.3%, Action 20.2%
- #21 Akatori
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
Windows
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.7%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Action 14.1%, 2D 12.6%
- #22 Resist
84% matchVery Positive83% of 139 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%, Dystopian 20.2%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Action 9%
- #23 ANNO: Mutationem
82% matchVery Positive81% of 6,610 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 33.8%, Futuristic 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #24 Berserk Boy
81% matchVery Positive85% of 427 reviews2024
Dev: BerserkBoy Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 28.8%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #25 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,243 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38.1%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, 2D 10.1%
- #26 Under The Island
78% matchVery Positive92% of 512 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 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Historical 22.2%, 2D 15.7%, Action 8.4%
- #27 Robots at Midnight
79% matchVery Positive92% of 143 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 30.8%, Futuristic 23.1%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #28 BLADECHIMERA
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,451 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.2 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 23.1%, Futuristic 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #29 Obsurity
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 284 reviews2020
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 39.8%, Top-Down 20%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, 2D 9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #30 Project Mercury
80% matchMixed58% of 594 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
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 27.4%, Action 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, 2D 9.3%
- #31 The Vagrant
77% matchVery Positive90% of 8,673 reviews2018
Dev: O.T.K GamesPub: Thermite Games
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 35.4%, Female Protagonist 34.9%, 2D 15.5%, Action 14.2%
- #32 Stellar Blade™
72% matchVery Positive94% of 93,526 reviews2025
Dev: SHIFT UP CorporationPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC (excluding China)
Windows
Median: 27.1 hrsMean: 41.6 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 31.7%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Dystopian 16.4%, Futuristic 15.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #33 SoulQuest
74% matchVery Positive81% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: SoulBlade Studio LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Carve your path through hordes of enemies, defying the gods to seize the power of Morrigan, Goddess of Death, and retrieve the soul of your beloved! SoulQuest combines amazing gameplay with the unique Celtic mythology into one, action-packed mixture!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, 2D 8.6%
- #34 PROJECT TACHYON
75% 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 23.6%, Futuristic 20.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #35 COGEN: Sword of Rewind / COGEN: 大鳥こはくと刻の剣
77% 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 22.6%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Female Protagonist 14.4%
- #36 Neonscape
76% 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 33.2%, Cyberpunk 26.9%, Futuristic 18.2%, Action 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #37 Death of a Wish
73% matchVery Positive97% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: melessthanthreePub: Syndicate Atomic LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 41.1%, Top-Down 20.4%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, 2D 8.3%
- #38 RKGK / Rakugaki
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Wabisabi Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 29%, Dystopian 24.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Atmospheric 14%, Action 13.9%
- #39 Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 866 reviews2025
Dev: nodayshalleraseyou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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% ★, Cyberpunk 25.4%, Dystopian 18.2%, Futuristic 16.5%, Action 4.8%
- #40 Beat Souls
75% 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 54.6%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Action 13.1%, 2D 10.3%
- #41 Neon Blight
76% matchMixed41% of 94 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 16.1%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #42 NanoApostle
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,271 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 28.3%, Futuristic 23.6%, Top-Down 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 8.1%
- #43 Hailing from the Abyss
73% 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 24.3%, Futuristic 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Action 8.6%
- #44 Timespinner
73% matchVery Positive86% of 3,180 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, Sci-fi 24.1%, 2D 14%, Action 11.2%
- #45 INAYAH - Life after Gods
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 307 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 31.1%, Futuristic 22.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 9.9%, 2D 8.7%
- #46 SANABI
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,926 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 24.4 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 40.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Action 8.8%, 2D 6.8%
- #47 ReSetna
70% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #48 Somber Echoes
70% matchVery Positive83% of 341 reviews2025
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 32.6%, Action-Adventure 21.2%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Action 11.4%
- #49 Anomaly Agent
68% matchVery Positive95% of 9,977 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D 7.5%
- #50 AeternoBlade II: Infinity
72% matchVery Positive79% of 66 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 42.4%, Action 20%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, 2D 4.4%
- #51 Immortal Joan: Cyber Revolution
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 康师傅红烧甜不辣
Windows
Play as Maggie, an immortal agent fighting a cyberpunk megacorporation. Infiltrate enemy territory through stealth,—or arm yourself with whatever weapons you can find and engage in direct combat. Maggie cannot die—but heavy damage can lead to capture, imprisonment, and new paths forward.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.2%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Futuristic 16.3%, Action 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #52 Haneda Girl
68% matchVery Positive95% of 94 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: Hack and Slash 31.7%, Cyberpunk 31.4%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Action 8.1%
- #53 Mai: Child of Ages
67% matchVery Positive92% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Hack and Slash 33.3%, Dystopian 33%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Action 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #54 Alabaster Dawn
65% matchVery Positive95% of 2,200 reviews2026
Dev: Radical Fish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Break Nyx’s curse and guide humanity's rebirth in this top-down 2.5D Action RPG from the creators of CrossCode. Battle enemies with stylish combos, wield multiple divine weapons, solve intriguing puzzles and explore a changing world.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 39%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Action 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #55 Rebel Transmute
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Action-Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #56 Vision Soft Reset
70% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2019
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows
Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Action-Adventure 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, 2D 11.8%
- #57 MARS 2120
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 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 37.3%, Futuristic 28.1%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Action 9.1%, Atmospheric 9%
- #58 Re.Surs
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Re.Surs is a futuristic story-driven 2D side-scrolling shooter featuring unique heroes with various abilities. Shoot, dash, kick and hack monsters as you try to uncover the secrets of the Re.Surs dark energy and demons' interdimensional invasion.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25%, Dystopian 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #59 Kusan: City of Wolves
64% matchVery Positive91% of 302 reviews2026
Dev: CIRCLEfromDOTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36%, Top-Down 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Action 8.2%
- #60 CrossCode
66% matchVery Positive92% of 18,401 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 21.3%, Sci-fi 13%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, 2D 9.7%