Games Like Steel Rats™

Road Redemption lets you lead a biker gang on an epic journey across the country in this driving combat road rage adventure. Huge campaign, dozens of weapons, full 4-player co-op splitscreen.

Why similar: Racing 66.6%, Action 11.7%, Violent 10.3%, Arcade 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the core of motorbike combat with its intense, weapon-based vehicular brawling and high-speed racing.

Explore over-the-top action and physics-bending motorcycle racing in the latest opus of the Trials franchise. With new tracks in exotic places all over the world and more ways to compete, Trials® Rising is the best one yet.

Why similar: Racing 48.1%, Bikes 38.3% ★, Platformer 7.8%, Physics 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most refined physics-based motorbike platforming experience, mirroring the precision required in Steel Rats.

Nail the perfect line in the future's most challenging stunt sport! Grab your bike and hit the rails in this stylish stunt-racer all about tricks, skill, and speed. Chain together huge combos on tracks made of floating rails, but watch out: touch the rail of the wrong color and you'll explode!

Why similar: Bikes 33.1% ★, Racing 30.4%, Platformer 12%, 2.5D 7.2%, Physics 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This 2.5D arcade game focuses on high-speed, physics-based trickery and movement that feels like a spiritual cousin to the traversal in Steel Rats.

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

Why similar: Platformer 32.1%, Side Scroller 23%, Arcade 21.8%, Action 18.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the retro-future aesthetic and fast-paced, side-scrolling action that defines the visual and mechanical identity of Steel Rats.

The city is your playground! Nothing will stop you on your freestyle trials bike. Use the urban landscape to pull spectacular tricks - backflips, 360s, wallrides, ollies, and more. Customize your bike to boost your performance in Time Attack or Stunt mode. Choose between speed and style, developing your own unique riding style.

Why similar: Racing 58.3%, Bikes 24.7% ★, Action 9%, Arcade 4.6%, Physics 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the stunt and platforming aspects of motorbike gameplay, stripping away the combat for a pure physics challenge.

Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

Why similar: Racing 76.3%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 6.5%, Arcade 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This arcade racer features a dark, futuristic atmosphere and high-speed movement that emphasizes survival and precision.

Trials Fusion is the gold-standard platform racer for the next-generation of gaming. Built upon the Trials franchise’s proven gameplay foundations, Fusion challenges players endlessly in both classic and all-new ways.

Why similar: Racing 82.6%, Platformer 5.5%, Physics 4%, 2.5D 3.1%, Action 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, physics-heavy motorbike platforming experience with a futuristic aesthetic that aligns well with the seed game.

In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, Side Scroller 22.8%, Action 17.2%, Arcade 16.4%, Violent 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the gritty, neon-soaked retro-future vibe while delivering tight, arcade-style side-scrolling combat.

Harness gravity-defying speed in classic combat racing taken to the EXTREME. Master wall-riding, ceiling-surfing tracks, and unleash devastating weapons across 29 blistering circuits. Race solo, split-screen, or online with up to 10 players. GRIP delivers white-knuckle racing like nothing else.

Why similar: Racing 83.8%, Action 10.4%, Arcade 4.2%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers intense, high-speed vehicular combat in a futuristic setting, focusing on destructive arcade mechanics.

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

Why similar: Action 25.5%, Platformer 22.4%, Violent 17.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2.5D 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on stylish, acrobatic movement and destructive combat makes it a great match for players who enjoy the flair of Steel Rats.

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: Platformer 49.5%, Action 27%, Violent 17.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Indie 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast-paced, one-hit-kill combat and stylized presentation provide a similar adrenaline-fueled experience to the combat sections of Steel Rats.

An arcade racer that tears up the rule book with innovative twin-stick controls, completely re-imagined driving mechanics and a huge roster of fiercely individual cars and tracks.

Why similar: Racing 97.1%, Arcade 1.5%, Physics 0.9%, Indie 0.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, arcade-focused driving model that emphasizes precision and style over realistic simulation.

Battle up to five friends online in this over-the-top vehicular mayhem racer!

Why similar: Racing 83.8%, Action 12%, Arcade 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses entirely on the vehicular combat aspect, pitting players against each other in a wasteland setting.

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Why similar: Platformer 29.5%, Side Scroller 25.5%, Action 22.3%, Arcade 18.2%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling action game delivers the same retro-inspired, high-octane intensity found in the combat encounters of Steel Rats.

Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Will you lead your team to glory and become the next legendary Descender?

Why similar: Racing 48.6%, Bikes 41.6% ★, Action 7.3%, Physics 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more simulation-leaning but still highly kinetic mountain biking experience with a focus on physics and stunts.

Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.

Why similar: Racing 72.2%, Arcade 19.6%, Violent 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends vehicular combat with arcade-style missions, providing a similar 'wreck and ride' experience.

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

Why similar: Platformer 38.6%, Action 29.2%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Violent 13%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: With its heavy metal aesthetic and intense side-scrolling action, it matches the gritty, aggressive tone of Steel Rats.

Take control of the hoverboarding robots, explore the desolate world, defy gravity, dive into the oceans and ride with the sandworms on the dunes! Stylish graphics and groovy soundtrack will take you to an epic adventure in this action/racing game.

Why similar: Racing 84.1%, Action 14.2%, Indie 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a stylish, arcade-focused traversal experience that emphasizes movement and rhythm.

Rude Racers offers exciting bike racing with crazy fighting action, mad weapons and fast gameplay! Play through a tremendous variety of innovative challenges and establish yourself as the meanest racer on the street in this smashing new pick-up-and-play racer!

Why similar: Violent 31.8%, Arcade 30%, Action 29.4%, Singleplayer 5.4%, Indie 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It brings the combat-racing genre to a 2D plane, focusing on beat-em-up mechanics while driving.

Do you have what it takes to Survive? Death Track: Resurrection is a racing/action title that takes players into a post-apocalyptic, not-too-distant future where traditional sports have been replaced by far more violent entertainment.

Why similar: Racing 94.4%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a classic-style vehicular combat racer that emphasizes weaponized cars and aggressive driving.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Platformer 43.3%, Action 27.8%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Arcade 10.5%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on environmental destruction and chaotic, side-scrolling action makes it a fun alternative for fans of the destructive nature of Steel Rats.

Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled ride in Stunt Paradise! Take on epic challenges, perform insane stunts, and experience extreme driving. Buckle up and play now!

Why similar: Racing 44.7%, Platformer 18.6%, 2.5D 9.4%, Physics 8%, Arcade 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes physics-based stunts and platforming, making it a lighter, more casual take on the motorbike genre.

Ride day and night, taking on risky jobs for the Road Baron, avoiding traffic and other bikers on endless dangerous roads, all of that while you blast some original punk rock music!

Why similar: Racing 55.3%, Bikes 25.5% ★, Action 11.4%, Arcade 5.4%, Indie 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: This indie racing game focuses on the narrative and action elements of a biker-themed adventure.

Turbo Sloths is an adrenaline-fueled shooter-racing game set on another planet, where you drive not a sports car, but a massive turbocharged truck turned into a war machine. Join the insane Wasteland League — here, it's not the fastest who wins, but the strongest.

Why similar: Racing 68.6%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 11.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This combat-racing game focuses on heavy, destructive vehicles and high-speed action in a post-apocalyptic world.

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Why similar: Action 53.1%, Violent 37.8%, Singleplayer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: While 3D, its focus on high-speed, one-hit-kill combat and stylized movement captures the same 'flow state' as Steel Rats.

Road Rage is an over-the-top, knock-down-drag-out motorcycle combat game that tests your skill on a range of badass bikes. Race, fight, and hustle your way through the ranks of an insane outlaw motorcycle gang.

Why similar: Bikes 37.1% ★, Racing 36.7%, Violent 9.1%, Arcade 8.3%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world motorbike combat game is built around the concept of weaponized bike gangs, mirroring the theme of Steel Rats.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Violent 51.3%, Action 40.2%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a top-down, hyper-violent, and stylish arcade experience that resonates with the aggressive combat feel of Steel Rats.

Push performance bikes to the absolute limit, and weave through traffic where one wrong move can spell disaster.

Why similar: Bikes 43.9% ★, Racing 40.3%, Arcade 8.7%, Physics 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Motördoom is a freestyle-sports roguelite horde shooter that combines high octane, visceral combat with fluid movement and trick mechanics. Perform gnarly tricks while defeating grotesque monsters and upgrade your character with demonic offerings to become ever more powerful.

Why similar: Bikes 78.6% ★, Arcade 12.9%, Action 8.5%

Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!

Why similar: Platformer 60.4%, Action 33.4%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that captures the same arcade-action spirit and focus on character-based movement.

V-RACER HOVERBIKE is a fast-paced futuristic racing game in VR (any headset supporting OpenXR).

Why similar: Racing 50.3%, Bikes 40.1% ★, Action 4.6%, Arcade 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Action-packed death racing, this is what Speed Kills is about! Traditional, isometric, powered by Unreal Engine. Players compete in various championships, ranging from bootleg rallies on the outskirts of the galaxy to big-league circuits set against the goliath skylines of metropolis cityscapes.

Why similar: Racing 86.5%, Action 12%, Indie 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a combat-racing game that prioritizes aggressive driving and weapon usage over pure speed.

Battle your way to first place in this engaging combat racing game. It offers adrenaline pumping, high-octane action and a lot of fun!

Why similar: Racing 75.6%, Action 14.2%, Arcade 7.7%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines racing with vehicular combat, offering a straightforward arcade experience for fans of the genre.

Master your speeder and defeat your pursuers in high-speed action across a world ravaged by an alien occupation.

Why similar: Racing 83.6%, Action 16.4%

A high-octane, stunt, arcade game with an addictive combo and trick-based gameplay set in a retro arena. Get behind the wheel - jump, drift, stunt, and compete with others on the way on top the global leaderboard. It’s time to GET REKT!

Why similar: Racing 77%, Action 16.6%, Arcade 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 0.6%

Hotshot Racing is a blisteringly fast arcade-style racing game fusing drift handling, razor-sharp retro visuals and an incredible sense of speed to create an exhilarating driving experience.

Why similar: Racing 73.9%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Indie 1.7%

Intense action motorcycling cyberpunk inspired multiplayer racing game for VR. Take control of a powerful Quantum Motorcycle — each with different powers — and jump into virtual death race with other players in various unique locations.

Why similar: Racing 87.1%, Action 12%, Indie 0.9%

A tribute to arcade crash racing games of the 90s and 2000s. Turn off your brain, put the pedal to the metal and smash up some cars!

Why similar: Racing 75.6%, Action 15.2%, Arcade 7.2%, Indie 1.9%

Express yourself as a king of the road. Leave the pursuers behind and avenge your syndicate in Bike Rush! You have an extra option to race in VR!

Why similar: Bikes 43.6% ★, Racing 40.4%, Action 8.2%, Arcade 6.9%, Indie 0.9%

Arcade racing with the physics of damage

Why similar: Racing 88.2%, Arcade 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 1.4%

Grab your seat and pull off the most savage tricks and combos on your motorbike. Ride freely, spin around in the air, go back and forth and let yourself be carried away by the fun, fast-paced gameplay, colorful visuals, and smooth controls.

Why similar: Bikes 34.5% ★, Racing 34.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Arcade 8.3%, 2.5D 6.4%

Discover the dangerous post-apocalyptic world with cool upgradable cars!

Why similar: Racing 68.4%, Action 13.8%, Arcade 6%, Side Scroller 5.2%, Violent 4.9%

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: Action 57.4%, Violent 28.1%, Singleplayer 10.2%, Indie 4.3%

Turn your motorcycle into a beast made for mass slaughter and equip yourself with an arsenal of varied weapons to make your way through the hordes of enemies that will cross your path! Throughout your experience, you will face increasingly intense challenges with Irene as your sole objective.

Why similar: Bikes 68.9% ★, Arcade 16.2%, Action 12.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Cute rats in deadly mazes... Cyber Rats is a dark and brutal action game. Escape sadistic horrifying death mazes, Improve your rats with upgrades, and find your way out of this sinister facility.

Why similar: Action 37.7%, Violent 32.9%, Arcade 18.1%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Indie 3.8%

Kick your friends' asses in this explosive, fast-paced action/shooting/driving multi-player game!

Why similar: Racing 81.1%, Action 16.8%, Indie 2%

bearcycle® combines fast-paced motorcycle racing with wacky platforming madness. Grind, grapple, and rocket your way through the story mode—or create your own custom levels & share them online!

Why similar: Bikes 42.4% ★, Racing 33.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 5.2%, Physics 4.3%

Cyber-noir platformer in which you steer high-performance papamobile through a future city in order to deliver a cure that could save humanity.

Why similar: Racing 49.7%, Platformer 21.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 10.9%, 3D Platformer 7.2%

A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland.

Why similar: Bikes 65.3% ★, Platformer 19.7%, Action 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Joe Danger, the world’s most determined stuntman, returns to embark on a death-defying thrill-ride across the set of the greatest blockbuster movie ever made. Across 100 crazy levels he’ll chase crooks by police bike, destroy laser-firing robots with a stolen jetpack, escape giant boulders in a minecart, time-travel to punch dinosaurs...

Why similar: Racing 84%, Action 14.2%, Indie 1.9%

The first motorbike simulation that combines a realistic racing challenge with engineering and mechanics! Ride the world's most powerful motorbikes and optimise their performance by swapping out parts and analysing data in real time.

Why similar: Racing 47.5%, Bikes 31.3% ★, Action 9.7%, Physics 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

A high-octane, stunt, arcade game with an addictive combo and trick-based gameplay set in a retro arena. Get behind the wheel - jump, drift, stunt, and compete with others on the way on top the global leaderboard. It’s time to GET REKT!

Why similar: Racing 64.5%, Physics 11.6%, Action 10.6%, Arcade 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Get ready for massive tricks, high scores, and gnarly slams in Streetdog BMX. Carve your way through six huge maps featuring hidden spots, handcrafted challenges, and flowing lines!

Why similar: Arcade 61.2%, Physics 29.2%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 3.8%

Choose from a variety of daring riders and get a taste of adrenaline riding freestyle or on the race course. Show your opponents what you can do with your best drifts and tricks! Show of your skills to win the championship and send your enemies of the road or into traffic for spectacular crashes.

Why similar: Racing 87.7%, Arcade 6.2%, Action 6.1%

Faster than anyone. Stronger than anyone. And more stunning. Customize your robot for “cyber battle racing” in a game that offers all the thrills of racing, battle, and customization. Online, Offline, Time-Attack... which mode will you dominate?!

Why similar: Racing 79.5%, Action 15.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Indie 1.9%

Soar through concrete and cosmos in Star Racer, a retro-infused combat racer. Defy gravity, conquer wild Event Races, master the course editor, and crush the competition by any means necessary!

Why similar: Racing 69.4%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 13%, Indie 1.2%

Prepare yourself for fast tracks, furious physics and a rush of adrenaline as you tackle daring obstacles and puzzles. O3DX will be the ride of your life!

Why similar: Racing 73.4%, Action 11.7%, Side Scroller 6.8%, Physics 6%, Indie 2.2%

Classic EXTREME sports at their best: on ONE WHEEL! Perform unicycle stunts and combos with style, smash goals, unlock new levels, characters, cheats, and more! REAL uni pros, REAL uni tricks, REAL underground jams, and REAL retro play that begs for one more run!

Why similar: Platformer 48.1%, Arcade 27.3%, Action 17.3%, Physics 6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

An arcade-action vehicle combat game with rogue-lite progression. Drift, blast, and outdrive your enemies across a war-torn Europe. Upgrade your car with powerful weapons and mods, survive deadly delivery missions, and challenge insane mega-machine bosses.

Why similar: Racing 54.7%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Fast-paced racing game based on Rocket League mechanics, race against players from all over the world, defeat them to rank up in the leaderboards and get special items to show off your skills

Why similar: Racing 59.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 12.2%, 3D Platformer 9%, Physics 2.8%