- #1 Rise High
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: eiloware
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Rise High is an arcade action game in which you have to defend your workers from an alien invasion while they try to build skyscrapers!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #2 Zombie Parking
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 118 reviews2016
Dev: XPAGAME
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Computer indie-game in the genre of third-person shooter and survival horror.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #3 Castle Invasion: Throne Out
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2016
Dev: Cat Trap Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Castle Invasion is the fun, frantic challenge of defending your castle against an army of misfits. Who better to lead the army than the king, a spoiled man child who wants everything he can’t have. Well...he's not taking this castle.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #4 Dawn of the Plow
95% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2015
Dev: Dan FitzGerald
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
You are the new plow on the block, and today is your day. How many cars can you shepherd home before achieving grounds for termination?
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #5 GunHero
94% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2017
Dev: Olli-Samuli Lehmus
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight your way through multiple environments filled with traps and obstacles, each more dangerous and deadly than the last. Shoot bullets and throw grenades at your enemies while releasing prisoners from their cages. You are the hero this evil-filled world needs.
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #6 99 Waves to Die
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 138 reviews2015
Dev: SpookyFish GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
99 Waves to Die is a twin stick arcade shooter, inspired by the arcade games, and 8-bit home consoles & computers of the 1980's.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #7 Cliff Hanger
92% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2016
Dev: syuuyuusya
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The backgrounds up the tempo and players are well equipped with a plethora of attacks! Test your mettle against a horde of enemies! Difficulty settings are available to adjust the game for both players that are new to action games and players that want a challenge.
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #8 Oblivion's Edge
91% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2016
Dev: Odd EmuPub: MMOVentures
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Oblivion’s Edge is an arcade and bullet hell inspired twin stick shooter with multiple game modes and difficulty levels. You are the last pilot on Earth, tasked with slowing down the invasion and giving survivors enough time to escape.
Why similar: Action 56.6%, Indie 43.4%
- #9 Fist's Elimination Tower
91% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2017
Dev: Impostor Cat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 2D platformer in which you play as randomly generated contestants that have to bounce their way to the top of an obstacle course full of robots, electric currents, explosives, and fists.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #10 S#arp Shooter
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Complex Infinity
Windows
Guns fire and enemies attack based on music you choose from your library in S#arp Shooter - a VR game where you are dropped into an action movie scene and must stylishly shoot your way out!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #11 Quip Anomaly
90% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: mentics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Quip Anomaly is a deep space dodge 'em up game. Guide Virnu to dodge hazards, acquire research, and obtain power ups. As you unlock each level, you will learn more about Virnu and her story.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #12 Tequila Zombies 3
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 245 reviews2017
Dev: IriySoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Tequila Zombies 3 is a platform shooter. Zombie apocalypse strikes hard. Zombies, vampires and demons spread all over the world. But there is still hope... guns... and alcohol! So there is still a chance to survive. Kill all zombies, drink all tequila!
Why similar: Action 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #13 Tekling 2
87% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: nP StudiosPub: nonPareil Institute
Windows
Become the Bot! Battle through 40 levels of classic platforming action. Gather the energy orbs to transform into the amazing mighty Tekling and escape the robots that have come to take you down.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #14 Cosmic Leap
89% matchMixed68% of 146 reviews2016
Dev: Michael Hall
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time your jumps from planet to planet, avoid the obstacles thrown in your path and blast off to safety with your rocketship!
Why similar: Action 56.8%, Indie 43.2%
- #15 Space electrician
86% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: High and WidePub: Bitclock Studio
Windows
Space electrician is a classic falcon in a space setting
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #16 Crate Punks
88% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2016
Dev: Laborious RexPub: Skypeak LLC
Windows
the greatest crate-throwing experience since the boston tea party
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #17 Beyond the Wizard
84% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: EJB StudioPub: Team ShockdriveR
Windows
This is a 2D action hardcore flatformer game. Get into the simple but difficult world of Beyond the Wizard! If you have enough patience, this game will not be difficult!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #18 Brimstone
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Asunder Studios
Windows
Take control of a sinner to enter a trial to prove you are worthy to fight the mythic Brimstone. Travel through 3 different zones and kill each zones boss to gain the power of the demons. Fight and fight again until you have the power to kill the Brimstone.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #19 Jolly Riot
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Victorian Clambake
Windows · Mac · Linux
A rip-roaring fighting game featuring a hardy crew of swashbucklers!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #20 Pencil vs. Eraser
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Quinn PurdyPub: Bellringer Studios
Windows · Mac
In Pencil vs. Eraser you play as an eraser that fights off evil pencil doodles. Erase the doodles using a variety of weapons to earn money used to upgrade your eraser. Pencil vs. Eraser has an infinite number of levels filled with behaviourally-unique enemies that are hand-drawn to life during gameplay.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #21 Battlemage Training
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Mikael Mattsson
Windows
In Battlemage Training you are an aspiring Battlemage. Practice swinging your war wand with speed and precision.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #22 Sphera Turris
82% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Mark WiedmannPub: Bugslayer Games
Windows
Sphera Turris is a timed rotating platformer where you guide a ball past an array of increasingly difficult obstacles to the top of a tower.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #23 Spellcastia
84% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Node Viar
Windows
Spellcastia is a magical shooter designed specifically for VR. Its main feature is the use of active gesticulation to invoke a spell, so you get a deeper dive into the virtual reality and the world where magic rules.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #24 UTLL
83% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Hzq Games
Windows
Tactical - Hardcore and Realistic Shooter. UTLL. Conflict broke out in the military unit. UTLL was split into two after the conflict. UTLL, UT and LL are now. Was that a betrayal ? Whose side are you on ? Host game or join game and capture the bombs !
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #25 Boogie Bot
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: From the end Games
Windows · Mac
Boogie Bot is a fast and challenging survival platformer about getting in the zone and finding your groove. Your battery is always draining. Stop thinking and let instinct take over. Only then can you safely evacuate the boogie bots before the No Good Music Haters blow planet Boogula-5 to bits.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #26 Cubiques 2
80% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Dilmer ValecillosPub: Dilmer Games
Windows · Mac
Cubiques 2 is the sequel of our acclaimed indie game "Cubiques". In this new sequel multiple cubes invade this simplistic but very challenging world. Every movement must be well thought out since each movement can affect multiple cubes in the environment.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #27 The Executioner: Prologue
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LS
Windows
The Executioner: Prologue is a hardcore two-dimensional action platformer. The game serves as an introductory part of an epic story which narrates about an executioner’s adventures in hell. After the sudden and mysterious death you find yourself in hell. Try to escape from the world of the dead back into the normal world.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #28 Lots of Balls
79% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2018
Dev: Paddle Team
Windows
Lots of Balls is a not-so-new game from our brand-not-so-new team based on a... not so brand new concept, BUT with a lot of brand new twists!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #29 Polygone
79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Green Pepperoni Software LLC
Windows · Linux
local-coop / local-multiplayer twin-stick shooter
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #30 Rest in Jelly
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Miracles Games
Windows
Welcome to “Rest in Jelly”, a videogame that will test your platforming ability and precision in ways that will drive you crazy. Control Jack the Devil in his adventure to terminate the fearful jelly rebellion. All you will need is just a button… plus an almost non-human accuracy and nerves of steel.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #31 Chuckie Egg 2017
77% matchMixed67% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: Downsideup Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Run, jump, dodge, collect eggs! There's a new Harry in town as the popular platform game debuts on PC.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #32 Hooklings
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Pasculator
Windows
Hook, pull, jump and do combos to clear 100 screens of enemies, alone or with your friends in this platformer inspired by arcade classics from the 80s.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #33 No Stick Shooter
77% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2017
Dev: Happy Robot Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Happy Robot presents a fresh take on the classic retro-arcade shooters we all know and love. Featuring 30 levels of non-stop mayhem, a huge variety of enemies, strategic weaponry, and a unique control scheme, No Stick Shooter is packed full of explosive fun!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #34 Itsy Blitzy
76% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Minty Soul Games
Windows
Itsy Blitzy is an arcade style bullet hell brawler. The game focuses on simple-yet-deep combat with fluid controls, and a "so hard it's meditative" difficulty level.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #35 Bugspeed Collider
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: Skelefactor
Windows · Mac
Destroy your friends. Destroy the world. In Bugspeed Collider, you are a super-powered beetle, and there is only war.Unlimited flight, high-impact melee, long-ranged fireball throwing, and fully destructible worlds. That's right, burn it all.Full support for 1-4 players. we're sure there's a deadly scenario to match any taste.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #36 The Pit
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero KnowledgePub: Zero Knwoledge
Windows
The Pit is a platform game with touches of action and puzzles, which will force you to understand and know how to use all the skills you have.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #37 IS -Infinite Stratos- Versus Colors
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: PROJECT YNP
Windows
High-speed 3D action battler! Control the world's strongest powered exoskeleton in Infinite Stratos and aim for the top! Manipulate the varios IS! Master an array of equipment!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #38 BeeBeeQ
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Popup Asylum
Windows
BeeBeeQ is an asymmetric local multiplayer game where one VR player controls a Chef while up to four xbox controller players control Bees. Armed with a spatula and a fly swat the VR chef player has to try cook while the bees steal food, sting and generally harass him.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #39 XENOCAVE
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLUE LED
Windows
XENOCAVE is a retro-styled, scrolling platformer that elevates the genre with a unique fusion of ability and fine-tuned mechanics inspired by the classics. Specifically, imagine an amalgam of Mario's fluid controls, the double-jump and rapid-fire of Ghosts 'n Goblins, and the themes of Crystal Caves.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #40 Impossibox
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Deadly Serious Media
Windows
In Impossibox work your way through 50, sometimes seemingly impossible, levels and show the world what you are made of! Collect the coins to clear the levels. Impossibox has everything a tough platformer needs to challenge your skill.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #41 Revenge on the Streets
70% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2019
Dev: Del_PlayerPub: DEL PLAYER
Windows
In the year 201X, a policeman was beaten by bandits and becomes unconscious, his fighter sister Karina Kickboxing decides to do justice with his own hands, and part in seeking of REVENGE IN THE STREETS
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #42 Oval
69% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2019
Dev: Reactor HeartPub: Reactor Heart
Windows
Oval takes your skills to a whole new level with thrilling and competitive multiplayer battles. Break your speed limit and go faster than ever without motion-sickness thanks to Oval's unique technology. Create, share or play awesome community maps using the multiplayer level editor.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #43 JumpStream
71% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2018
Dev: Digital Continue
Windows
JumpStream is a competitive platformer built in real-time by an audience, using Mixer Interactive! The goal is to work with your audience to construct an emergent path to complete challenges in the fastest possible time.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #44 Onslaught VR
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MindWalker Games
Windows
Jump into the fray with Onslaught VR! Armed with multiple gun types, devastating AOE attacks, and aerial capabilities, you'll face off against multiple enemies and powerful commanders. Good luck, soldier... you'll need it.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #45 Tech Clash
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Interstellar PunksPub: ESAT
Windows
In the far future huge companies compete for the control of the technological market, in this mayhem the CEOs of the biggest companies reunite and decide to fight it off in a tournament! Each company will provide a champion in what would be the fight of the century!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #46 Delay
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Matt FrankPub: baconlovarstudios
Windows
Inspired by Superhot, Delay is a fast-paced action platformer in which the player must manipulate time to cheat death and defeat their enemies.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #47 No Mans Land
72% matchMostly Negative31% of 13 reviews2017
Dev: Selective Intuition
Windows
No Mans Land is a poly art Zombie Survival game. You can craft, loot and shoot your way around the map. Play alone, or with a group of people. Choose how you lived your life previously, and make your way into a new life, living along side the zombies. Just remember to sleep with one eye open!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #48 Ducks in Space
67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Happy Cow Games LLC
Windows
Ducks in Space is a 2D platformer where you play as Captain Quackers, a duck attempting to thwart the plans of the most evil creatures in the universe: geese!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #49 MineFight
73% matchMostly Negative35% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: Talpel Games
Windows
MineFight is a party / fight game, 2 players on the same computer. Needing reflexes and speed and a few thoughts to kill before being killed ! The universe is inspired by the famous game "Minecraft" and its characters are inspired by French youtubeurs.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #50 Contact : Last Defence
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: ODIAK Games
Windows
Contact : Last Defence is a VR space action shooter. Complete missions, protect your planet and upgrade your ship. When you are done defending, take the fight to the invaders in Arcade mode and compete for a top spot on the online leaderboard!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #51 Kyber Knights
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Portaalin Pojat Oy
Windows
A multiplayer VR game by an Arcade for Arcades. Kyber Knights is a fun and easy multiplayer game developed exclusively for VR Arcades. Simple controls and an easy to control Operator View make this fast paced shooter a great choice for Arcades. CURRENTLY ONLY IN LAN.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #52 Spin the Beat
75% matchNo user reviews2017
Dev: Clockwork Anomaly, LLC
Windows · Mac
Jump-n-dodge couch-multiplayer arcade action to the beat of the music! A party game for 1 to 4 players.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #53 Mischief On Main Street
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Games
Windows
Lie and bluff your way to victory in this online multiplayer VR game inspired by the likes of Mafia and Trouble in Terrorist Town!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #54 The Necromancer's Castle
73% matchNo user reviews2018
Dev: Stone Axe Games
Windows
The Necromancer's Castle is a sidescroller where you play as a wizard trying to get back a stolen magic diamond from an evil necromancer. You will be stuck in rooms with enemies chasing you, and you have to defeat them all to get to the next one.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #55 GunFu Heroes
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: TheFifthWaffle
Windows
GunFu Heroes is a quick-paced, 2-4 local multiplayer party game where your goal is to be the last one standing. A variety of weapons introduce different styles of play while various fighters and maps keep the game feeling fresh.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #56 Miner Wars Arena
74% matchMostly Negative33% of 35 reviews2012
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Fast-paced arcade game inspired by the classic PC game, Tunneler, with state-of-the-art top-down view, 2.5D gameplay in a fully destructible environment. Enjoy unlimited gameplay variation by adjusting arena settings, such as terrain, map size, number of AI-controlled bots, technology level and many more.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #57 Chambered
68% matchPositive81% of 48 reviews2017
Dev: SegFault Games
Windows
Chambered is a single-player, story-based VR shooting game with an emphasis on weapon progression. Featuring trackpad locomotion, 13 guns, and 140+ weapon mods, Chambered is sure to keep you playing for hours.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%