- #1 Super Meat Shooter
97% matchMostly Negative39% of 110 reviews2017
Dev: Drop_Dead_Fred (Фред)Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Retro first person shooter about love story with ocean of gore effects in an unusual world of strange dream with incredible creatures. 23 different levels, 12 types of enemies, 6 weapons and that's not all!
Why similar: Action 23.1%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 14.8%, Old School 12.2%, Retro 11.3%
- #2 Vera Swings
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2018
Dev: Brett Yeager
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vera has always dreamed of going to the moon. Now her dreams can finally take her there.
Why similar: Action 29.1%, Adventure 28.1%, Indie 20.4%, Difficult 13.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #3 Kick Ass Commandos
96% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2016
Dev: Anarchy Enterprises
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 9.5%
- #4 Keepers Dungeon
94% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Run and jump games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Keepers Dungeon is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler where you must fight your way through several levels of the dungeon, facing up to 11 unique bosses and various monsters in order to best the dungeon. Spells are your weapons, you can combine different spell-tokens in order to create your own unique spells.
Why similar: Action 32%, Adventure 29%, Indie 22.4%, Difficult 16.6%
- #5 Thunderflash
94% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: SEEP
Windows
Thunderflash is a "love letter" to the arcade games of the 80s. It is a Run 'n Gun game inspired by gems like Ikari Warriors, Commando and Heavy Barrel.
Why similar: Action 29.7%, Adventure 27.7%, Indie 20.4%, Top-Down Shooter 7.8%, Retro 5.5%
- #6 Tyrfing Cycle |Vanilla|
95% matchMostly Negative26% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: Demon Sword Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Tyrfing cycle is a fast paced, twitch based Action-Rogue-like Hack and Slash your way through various Dungeons and realms in this Norse themed RogueLike.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.5%, Action 24.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%
- #7 Boom Stick
93% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Fortyate
Windows
Boom Stick is a Fast-Paced Shooter with projectile based combat. Inspired by many of the Old School Shooters but with some new Ideas.
Why similar: Action 37.8%, Indie 26.5%, Fast-Paced 17.5%, Difficult 10.4%, Shooter 7.8%
- #8 Really Trash Game
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 34 reviews2020
Dev: VGStudioPub: KuKo
Windows
The Mafia wages war on you! Cut your way through cohorts of gangs and dirty cops in this bloody battle. Grab the guns, use the med kits to heal your wounds, and try to survive.
Why similar: Action 35.8%, Indie 24.7%, Fast-Paced 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Gore 10%
- #9 Theyest Thou
90% matchVery Positive93% of 96 reviews2020
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a telekinetic gunslinger infiltrating a rebel base to find the deep space coordinates of kidnapped royalty and uncover a secret conspiracy.
Why similar: Action 27.6%, Adventure 25.3%, Indie 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Gore 13.3%
- #10 Rambunny
91% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Rambunny
Windows
Join in an adventure with hidden traps, escape from a fireball rains, drive a scooter, face a giant fox robot, explore caves, fly in a rocket and defeat the evil boss to bring the bunnies home!
Why similar: Action 33.9%, Adventure 32.3%, Indie 23.8%, Fast-Paced 10.1%
- #11 Galactic Battles
91% matchMostly Negative37% of 125 reviews2018
Dev: IndieLipPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Galactic Battles is a complex 2D top-down space shooter in which you have to fight with alien invaders.
Why similar: Action 35.1%, Adventure 30.1%, Indie 22.5%, Retro 12.2%
- #12 CONTINUE
89% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel PineconePub: Kajak Games
Windows
Cut and delete your way through a chaotic computer world filled with programs. Every program has a purpose, but what is yours?
Why similar: Action 26.4%, Adventure 23.9%, Fast-Paced 19.9%, Indie 18%, Difficult 11.8%
- #13 Mr. Barrel
88% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Eckalon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Water to fire, acid to robots and pesticide to plant monsters, can you switch and shoot the liquids quickly to survive?
Why similar: Adventure 25.4%, Fast-Paced 23.2%, Indie 19.7%, Action 19.3%, Difficult 12.5%
- #14 Skull Rogue
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 42 reviews2020
Dev: Gnelf
Windows
Skull Rogue is an RPG in the classic rogue-like style. You have to pump your ordinary skeleton to an incredible level from scratch.
Why similar: Action 31.9%, Adventure 30.3%, Indie 22.8%, Fast-Paced 15.1%
- #15 Johann Weiss
86% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: JMAA Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Caught off guard, Johann Weiss had his sister kidnapped by the LaVey Order, a satanic cult led by Behemoth LaVey who's going to sacrifice her to Satan to summon Hell on Earth. In this take on Metroidvania and early Duke Nukem games, you must help Johann save his sister Joanna from LaVey.
Why similar: Action 34%, Adventure 32.5%, Indie 23.7%, Difficult 3.4%, Old School 3.3%
- #16 Chowdertwo
89% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Ryan Jensen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Chowderchu is a space-dwelling, beard-wielding, Wizard who harnesses the power of Chowd and might to reach his goals. This is a challenging game with a unique play-style involving the mouse and keyboard. Creative problem-solving is essential and there are different ways of approaching each level.
Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Action 26.2%, Indie 19.2%, Difficult 18.8%
- #17 Beyond Extinct
86% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2020
Dev: Crania Games
Windows
Beyond Extinct is a First Person Shooter where you take on the role of a survivor in an underground facility. You have to fight your way through waves of monsters to reach the surface. Unlimited fighting combinations in randomly generated levels with 20+ weapons, 50+ items and more!
Why similar: Action 31.2%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 22%, Gore 10.9%, Fast-Paced 6.2%
- #18 3 Days in the Abyss
84% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Hasiel_SarsbyPub: Gamaliel Studios
Windows
3 Days in the Abyss is a Biblical based 2D Top Down Action game, where the Spirit of the Savior must traverse through Hell for three days to find the Righteous Captives.
Why similar: Action 33.5%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 23.5%, Shooter 11.6%
- #19 Inglorious Pirate
82% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Balyk gamePub: Astero
Windows
Inglorious pirate is a 2D platformer with side-view shooter elements. The player will play the role of an old pirate, from whom a treasure treasure was stolen.
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 22.3%, Difficult 16.2%
- #20 Vintage Year
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 105 reviews2015
Dev: Nooner Bear Studio LLCPub: Clique Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Explore the dark underbelly of a massive wine cellar contested with cult bandits, traps, and paranormal bosses. Select from an array of different characters with unique abilities, and opportunities for customization.
Why similar: Action 31%, Fast-Paced 26.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Indie 20.6%
- #21 摩尼遊戯TOKOYO
84% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: STUDIO TOKOYO
Windows · Mac
Maniyugi TOKOYO is a Pixel-art shooting game inspired by Japanese Buddhist worldview. The player becomes a priest, goes on a journey round the Rokudo, aims at constant life while accumulating merit.
Why similar: Action 30.8%, Adventure 28.8%, Indie 21.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%
- #22 Bird Assassin
83% matchVery Positive89% of 344 reviews2014
Dev: Social Loner Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Birds murdered your Pa! His final wishes are for vengeance. Take your Pa's rifle and kill as many birds as you can to avenge his death. Battle a variety of enemies and bosses on your quest to kill the bird that murdered your Pa.
Why similar: Action 38.3%, Adventure 29.8%, Indie 19.9%, Shooter 12%
- #23 Choice
82% matchMixed70% of 23 reviews2017
Dev: OlympicPub: Concepts
Windows
Hardcore first-person game. You're going to die at every step. There are no checkpoints and mercy. Only suffering and pain.
Why similar: Action 29.2%, Adventure 28.2%, Gore 22.1%, Indie 20.5%
- #24 Blood Harvest 3
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Action 21.5%, Adventure 18%, Fast-Paced 16.8%, Indie 13.9%, Gore 10.9%
- #25 Supreme AI: Arena
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nasty Slippers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalistic, fast-paced top-down arena shooter against a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence. Fight AI agents whose speed, tactics, gunplay control and obsession to win have been trained for years of virtual playtime and now delivered to you in 60-seconds-long battles.
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Adventure 30.7%, Indie 22.3%, Difficult 15.2%
- #26 Alien Splatter Redux
80% matchVery Positive92% of 156 reviews2017
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
"BLAH BLAH BLAH 8-bit, BLAH BLAH BLAH, blow stuff up. BLAH BLAH BLAH, retro." BLOWING INTO THE CARTRIDGE NOT REQUIRED!
Why similar: Action 32.6%, Adventure 27%, Retro 20.7%, Indie 19.6%
- #27 In The Valley of Gods
71% matchNo user reviews2029
Dev: Campo Santo
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of Firewatch, In the Valley of Gods is a single-player first-person adventure. Explore a remote and ancient valley in the Egyptian desert, uncovering treasure and treachery in pursuit of a discovery that could bring you fame and fortune—or leave you for dead, buried beneath the sands.
Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, Action 31.4%, Indie 23.5%, Story Rich 6.7%, Female Protagonist 5.1%
- #28 Spartrack VR - Firos
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TKorp
Windows
Mission Firos est un jeu multijoueur en réalité virtuelle, en déplacement libre, mélangeant énigmes et jeu de tir dans un environnement futuriste.
Why similar: Action 36.1%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 25.3%, Shooter 3.7%
- #29 Dark Zone
78% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Astero
Windows
DarkZone is a game where you have to go through severe tests and win the final battle with the enemy.
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 22.3%, Difficult 16.2%
- #30 Nana in the Dark
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Starmyth
Windows
Nana who came to a strange place, To escape from there, you must survive from unidentified things! * Simple graphics * Cute characters * A little fear * Story * Multi-ending
Why similar: Action 34.4%, Adventure 33.2%, Indie 24.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #31 PLOID SAGA
76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: NAPE GAMES
Windows
Ploid is a new platform adventure game for old or modern hardware, play and explore the lost temples, gain sacred disc files and become the ultimate Ploid X of the galaxy! + V.O.I.D. Definitive Edition
Why similar: Action 34.8%, Adventure 33.1%, Indie 24%, Retro 8.1%
- #32 Space Jammers
79% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Spread Shot Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space Jammers is a 1-4 player Sci-Fi rogue-ish top-down shooter. Guide an alien rock band of space kitten pirates through a fractured multi-verse. Fly starfighters, board space ships and loot local populations to fund your musical tour.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Action 27.5%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 19.3%
- #33 Immortal Legacy: The Jade Cipher
75% matchMixed60% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Viva Games
Windows
Delve deep into the origins of a sinister Chinese legend, and unearth the secrets of an island’s forgotten past in this pulse-pounding adventure.
Why similar: Action 35.1%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 24.5%, Gore 7%
- #34 VELVETIST: The City of Machine Guns
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SiCzech Arts
Windows
VELVETIST: The City of Machine Guns is a 3rd person open world action-adventure game. The story of the main character Luka Vollek takes place in an old, socialist occupied city. The game is divided into consecutive linear missions that tell the story of the main protagonist.
Why similar: Action 36.3%, Adventure 35%, Indie 25.4%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #35 Guardian
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: Exodus Software
Windows · Linux
Run, jump, fight, and dash your way through a fast paced action platformer as you take the role of the last known guardian of the gods. As Skye your adventure to stop a coming cataclysm will take you throughout the world from flying citadels to caverns deep inside the earth.
Why similar: Action 32.8%, Adventure 30.7%, Indie 22.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%
- #36 Space Cat
77% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: ondydev
Windows
Space Cat is a 2D arcade-style platformer where the player(s) must collect as much loot as possible while surviving the asteroid terrain, which is constantly being destroyed and regenerated by hazards. There is also a side-scrolling Adventure Mode, and a VS Battle Mode.
Why similar: Action 22.1%, Adventure 20.7%, Fast-Paced 19.9%, Indie 15.5%, Difficult 11.9%
- #37 Blue Sheep
78% matchMixed49% of 43 reviews2016
Dev: Noetic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Blue sheep is a Platformer Adventure set in a strange world, plagued by the physical manifestation of misery, known as the Beast. Play as the Outsider, experiencing the memories of a warrior who once opposed the Beast.
Why similar: Adventure 32.4%, Action 32.3%, Indie 21.7%, Female Protagonist 13.6%
- #38 Hollowed
75% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Project Polish Productions
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Hollowed tells the story of a woman who will do anything to bring her perished loved one back to the world of the living. Control Halia and her spirit Oco simultaneously on a single controller in this side-scrolling puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 26.4%, Female Protagonist 13.8%
- #39 Dig and Shoot
76% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: COKE
Windows
It looks like a simple play, but there's a deeper story behind it.
Why similar: Indie 21.7%, Action 20.3%, Adventure 19.6%, Difficult 15.2%, Retro 12.8%
- #40 Guns of Midnight
74% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: Terminist Arcade
Windows
This brutally difficult arcade shooter pits you against the clock, armed with only your wits and a big f---ing gun. Race to escape the city before the stroke of midnight, compete with your steam friends and with players around the globe to secure your place on the leaderboards!
Why similar: Action 29.2%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 20.5%, Difficult 13.9%, Retro 10.8%
- #41 Sunrise 7
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Ryan Wheeler
Windows · Mac
You are a shadow. Run to escape the Sunrise!
Why similar: Action 32.6%, Adventure 31.1%, Indie 23.2%, Fast-Paced 13.1%
- #42 RUNNER HEROES: The curse of night and day
73% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: IKIGAI PlayPub: Zerouno Games
Windows
RUNNER HEROES is a unique adventure in which you control two characters at the same time. Play in single mode or with a friend in two cooperative modes. Addiction and challenge at full speed through 47 levels. Do you accept the challenge?
Why similar: Action 34.4%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 24.1%, Fast-Paced 8%
- #43 Pukan Bye Bye
74% matchMixed68% of 165 reviews2018
Dev: Artalasky
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Created to enrage.
Why similar: Action 25.7%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 19.1%, Difficult 17.2%, Retro 12.4%
- #44 Mortido
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BigGame StudioPub: BigGame Publishing
Windows
This is an action-adventure game, the story about sinful soul in search of redemption. Your whole purpose is to redeem yourself by saving souls of people whose lives you ones ruined.
Why similar: Action 39.6%, Adventure 35%, Indie 25.4%
- #45 Steven the Sperm
72% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: PJSim
Windows
Take control of Steven, a sperm who must survive deadly spermicide on his way to the egg! Swim, dash, and squirm through perilous stages of action and thrills! Will you give birth to a new life?
Why similar: Action 27.9%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 19.6%, Fast-Paced 16.4%, Difficult 9.8%
- #46 Super Navecitas 2
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZYX Studio
Windows
This video game is a space shooter in which all the elements are made in cardboard. The game tells the story of Cafard a Martian cockroach on his journey to Silcon Valley where the fate of his race and humanity will be decided.
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 25.4%
- #47 Get Good
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Vypur
Windows
A tough, skill based precision 2.5D platformer that will push you to your limits. Can you get good?
Why similar: Action 35.1%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 24.6%, Difficult 6.8%
- #48 Don't Move
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STVR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Don't Move is an experimental puzzle platformer with a focus on ludonarrative dissonance and player investment manipulation.
Why similar: Action 40%, Adventure 35.4%, Indie 24.6%
- #49 The Fallen
69% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: 6 Pillars Studio
Windows
A third person fantasy melee combat game. Play as a knight who awakens in The Land of the Fallen
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 20.2%, Gore 15.1%, Difficult 8.5%
- #50 They Are Beasts
68% matchMixed61% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: Tarakan Game Studio
Windows
They Are Beasts is a third-person shooter in which you will fight an army of undead, led by the most vile creatures of darkness, and wrest your soul from the demon's tenacious claws. Do not forget to recharge!
Why similar: Action 27.5%, Gore 26.9%, Adventure 25.7%, Indie 19.9%
- #51 Silver Child
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Nemanja Milosevic
Windows
Silver Child is challenging platformer designed to test your skills.It is a pure fast paced platformer with thight controls.The goal of the game is to run jump and slide trough tough,but beautiful levels accompanied with catchy music.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.8%, Action 21.3%, Adventure 19.6%, Difficult 17.4%, Indie 14.9%
- #52 Roko-Loko into Ratozinger's Castle
68% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Play Systems
Windows
Roko-Loko into Ratozinger’s Castle is a platform-styled action game. You will explore a huge castle with several dangers, enemies and dungeons. If you succeed at rescuing the rockstars and unlocking the castle doors, you will finally face the evil boss, Ratozinger.
Why similar: Action 36.2%, Adventure 34.7%, Indie 25.4%, Retro 3.7%
- #53 Bigwig Flint
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Kanselsprot Entertainment
Windows
Bigwig Flint is a challenging, thrilling, and hilarious top down shooter. A soulfully crafted game with emphasis on perfect classic retro gameplay. Waldemar, the circumcised square, must fight against Bigwig Flint and his many allies. At stake is not only the Universe, but also your sanity.
Why similar: Action 43.6%, Indie 30.6%, Fast-Paced 7.4%, Top-Down Shooter 5.7%, Difficult 4.8%
- #54 Silver Bullet: Prometheus
72% matchMixed64% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: ByulbramPub: Byulbram Studio
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Infiltrate the military research lab consipiring with the devil and hunt down the demons! Kali, the legendary "Goddess of Death" in the South America Rovolution. She joined Neverlight, the counter-demon organization, after some kind of incident.
Why similar: Action 37.5%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 19%, Female Protagonist 16%
- #55 New Planets
66% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Playable Pictures
Windows
Save your teacher, who was teleported to another world, by an unknown creature, on that journey based on a new solar system!
Why similar: Action 28.9%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 20.3%, Difficult 13.4%, Retro 10.3%
- #56 Devil Threats
67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: AFROX GAME
Windows
Christopher hit the road to save his daughter Try to find his daughter before you go crazy.
Why similar: Action 36.8%, Adventure 35.6%, Indie 25.7%, Story Rich 1.9%
- #57 Archers
69% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Stabbarey
Windows
Hop into the world of archery and acrobatics. Play in modes of 1v1, 2v2 or 3v3. Create servers with your friends or play versus random players. Pick up different arrow types and use your abilities to eliminate your foes. Make precision longshots or get up close and personal with your enemies.
Why similar: Action 28.1%, Gore 26.6%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 19.1%
- #58 Strings
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: HNZK
Windows
Experience fast-paced VR combat without sacrificing comfort. Battle enemies using unique items scattered throughout each level. Move quickly by throwing teleport orbs. Store items in your inventory and equip them instantly. Confront fearsome bosses with challenging fight mechanics.
Why similar: Action 35.2%, Adventure 33.4%, Indie 24.7%, Shooter 6.7%
- #59 The Legend of Excalipurr
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wisp Entertainment
Windows
With magical cats as your weapons, you will never fight alone!
Why similar: Action 40.5%, Adventure 34.5%, Indie 25%