- #1 Broforce
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 61,042 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Local Co-Op 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Gore 10.8%, Local Multiplayer 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same over-the-top, pixel-art action-movie chaos and destructible environments.
- #2 Stick Fight: The Game
96% matchVery Positive93% of 125,462 reviews2017
Dev: Landfall WestPub: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.1%, Local Multiplayer 16.1%, Funny 13.3%, Local Co-Op 9.1%, Online Co-Op 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same hilarious, physics-based multiplayer brawling and chaotic combat.
- #3 Duck Game
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 39,069 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: Multiplayer 22%, Local Multiplayer 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Funny 10.2%, Local Co-Op 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers frantic, weapon-heavy multiplayer action with a heavy emphasis on emergent sandbox funny moments.
- #4 Guns, Gore & Cannoli
95% matchVery Positive91% of 4,353 reviews2015
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
Why similar: Gore 19.6%, Local Multiplayer 12.8%, Violent 9.4%, Co-op 8%, Platformer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling 2D action game packed with intense shooting and chaotic combat.
- #5 Streets of Rogue
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,104 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Multiplayer 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Gore 8.2%, Violent 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar emergent, sandbox-driven approach to chaotic 2D action and mayhem.
- #6 Soldat
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,791 reviews2020
Dev: Transhuman Design
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Soldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes.
Why similar: Action 24.7%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Indie 14.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Gore 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D multiplayer shooter that shares the same acrobatic movement and tactical gunplay.
- #7 MADNESS: Project Nexus
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,598 reviews2021
Dev: GIBBING TREE, LLC
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 50.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.
Why similar: Gore 24.4%, Beat 'em up 18.2%, Violent 16.5%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Funny 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense sandbox combat, brutal melee weapons, and frantic shootouts.
- #8 Mother Russia Bleeds
93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,422 reviews2016
Dev: Le Cartel StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.
Why similar: Gore 19.7%, Beat 'em up 19.4%, Violent 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Channels the same ultra-violent, gritty brawler aesthetic found in Superfighters.
- #9 Paint the Town Red
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,646 reviews2021
Dev: South East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Why similar: Gore 29.7%, Violent 20%, Beat 'em up 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Physics 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same brutally violent, sandbox-driven combat philosophy in a chaotic environment.
- #10 Galactic Thunderdome
91% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Pansimula
Windows · Linux
Galactic Thunderdome is a 2D sci-fi platform brawler with a focus on physics-based mayhem. Best your friends with a vast array of weapons and gadgets in a world rich with emergent gameplay, explosive antics, and bloody remains.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 22.7%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Physics 14.1%, Funny 13.1%, Multiplayer 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based 2D fighter featuring intense destruction and chaotic multiplayer action.
- #11 SpiderHeck
90% matchVery Positive93% of 6,449 reviews2022
Dev: NeverjamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Spiders with laser swords! Duel to the death against your friends or choose to team up and hold back swarms of savage enemies. Swing, stab and shoot with style, effortlessly performing movie-worthy parkour.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 22.9%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Physics 12.5%, Funny 11%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced physics, chaotic weaponry, and 2D arena combat.
- #12 Strike Force Heroes
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,781 reviews2023
Dev: Sky9 GamesPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Strike Force Heroes is an oldschool arena shooter rebuilt with modern mechanics with full co-operative and PvP online multiplayer. It melds over the top action with epic story-telling in this intense remake of the hit Flash game.
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.3%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 14.7%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, 2D 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed shooter featuring dynamic combat and plenty of weapon variety.
- #13 Move or Die
89% matchVery Positive89% of 23,310 reviews2016
Dev: XeluPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.8%, Local Multiplayer 18.1%, Funny 12.3%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Platformer 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, friendship-ruining multiplayer party game with high-speed movement.
- #14 Door Kickers: Action Squad
88% matchVery Positive95% of 10,615 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Level Editor 16.5%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 12.4%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro 2D platformer focusing on intense, action-packed tactical shooting.
- #15 Hyper Jam
86% matchVery Positive94% of 504 reviews2019
Dev: Bit Dragon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Battle it out local and online in this neon-soaked arena brawler full of lethal weapons, stackable perks, furious combat and a killer synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Multiplayer 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Local Multiplayer 18.4%, Violent 17.1%, Gore 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A neon-soaked arena brawler filled with frantic multiplayer action and powerful weaponry.
- #16 Nidhogg 2
87% matchVery Positive81% of 1,335 reviews2017
Dev: Messhof
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.8%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Gore 12.7%, Violent 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, fast-paced local multiplayer fighting game built around frantic melee combat.
- #17 SpeedRunners
86% matchVery Positive94% of 37,209 reviews2016
Dev: DoubleDutch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
Why similar: Multiplayer 27.9%, Local Multiplayer 20.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Level Editor 7.5%, Local Co-Op 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features frantic, competitive platforming mechanics where players utilize power-ups to survive.
- #18 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,664 reviews2023
Dev: Engine SoftwarePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Rediscover the beloved 2D arcade-style beat 'em up inspired by the iconic comic and movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.2%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Local Co-Op 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style 2D beat-em-up with multiplayer co-op and punchy arcade combat.
- #19 Fraymakers
82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,590 reviews2023
Dev: Team Fray
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Fraymakers is the ultimate customizable platform fighting game, featuring a cast of some of indie gaming's biggest icons. Duke it out with up to 4 players and call on assists to help out in the heat of battle. Create and play custom characters, stages, modes, and more for infinite fun!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 18.1%, Beat 'em up 16.7%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Local Co-Op 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced platform fighter featuring indie icons and frantic multiplayer matches.
- #20 Stick It to the Stickman
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,921 reviews2026
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Stick it to the Stickman is a rogue-lite physics brawler where you brutally displace your way up the corporate ladder. Assemble devastating combat portfolios, unlocking new workers and game modes as you increase shareholder value.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 29.8%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Action 11.4%, Funny 10.9%, Co-op 10.6%
- #21 Shank
84% matchVery Positive90% of 4,069 reviews2010
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.3%, Local Co-Op 16%, Gore 12.6%, Action 9.6%, Platformer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, violent side-scrolling beat-em-up packed with relentless action.
- #22 Hot Shot Burn
83% matchVery Positive91% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Hot Shot Burn is the hilariously violent party brawler that lets you compete in the galaxy's ultimate televised blood sport. Experience crazy couch battles full of ridiculous flukes and insane skill shots for up to 4 players.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 20.7%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Funny 10.4%, Co-op 9%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic local multiplayer sports-shooter with intense competitive action.
- #23 Streets of Red : Devil's Dare Deluxe
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 260 reviews2019
Dev: Secret Base
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Welcome to Streets of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe, the permadeath multiplayer horror beat'em up that bestows players with the skills of retro gaming heroes in a fight against a legion of undead monstrosities. The chills, thrills, bills, and opportunity to learn new skills won't stop until every street runs red with blood!
Why similar: Gore 16.7%, Violent 16.7%, Beat 'em up 16.5%, Local Co-Op 8.9%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A violent, retro-styled beat-em-up that embraces chaotic multiplayer action.
- #24 Risk of Rain Returns
79% matchVery Positive90% of 28,738 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.3%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Online Co-Op 20%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, 2D 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic 2D action-platformer loaded with ridiculous item synergies and intense combat.
- #25 Teardown
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,648 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 24.1% ★, Multiplayer 20.2%, Physics 17.8%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Co-op 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox destruction game that shares the same love for physics-driven chaos.
- #26 Rogue Glitch Ultra
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,596 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.6%, Platformer 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Online Co-Op 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic 2D action platformer with heavy emphasis on fast-paced combat.
- #27 Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,155 reviews2012
Dev: Ratloop AsiaPub: Reverb Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 13.7%, Gore 13.6%, Local Multiplayer 11%, Multiplayer 10%, Platformer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky platformer featuring cinematic action, shooting, and co-op gameplay.
- #28 Melon Simulator™
77% matchVery Positive88% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Delirious & Co.
Windows
Melon Simulator™ is a chaotic, co-op (1 - 4 players), first person melee combat game. Almost anything that isn't nailed down can be used to whack, slice, and throw at the oncoming melon horde...
Why similar: Gore 17.4%, Violent 16.2%, Beat 'em up 15.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
- #29 Bite the Bullet
81% matchMixed56% of 90 reviews2020
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter. In a world where every enemy is edible, what you eat and how much you eat drives everything from your waistline to branching skill trees to weapon crafting. Shoot fast. Eat big. Satisfy your appetite for destruction.
Why similar: Gore 17.8%, Violent 15%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Platformer 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A run-and-gun pixel-art action game with heavy emphasis on shooting and destruction.
- #30 Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
80% matchVery Positive90% of 508 reviews2013
Dev: Andrew Morrish
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.
Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, Action 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Indie 15%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arcade indie mashup of platforming and action.
- #31 Assault Android Cactus+
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,019 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 20.6%, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 11%
Why You'll Like It: An intense arcade-style twin-stick shooter with relentless pacing and action.
- #32 Gunnheim
81% matchMostly Negative39% of 341 reviews2015
Dev: SIEIDI Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!
Why similar: Gore 21.7%, Violent 20.3%, Action 9.2%, Local Co-Op 9.2%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game focused on chaotic co-op shooting and extreme gore.
- #33 Astro Duel 2
73% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 27.8%, Platformer 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Funny 14.5%, Shooter 9.4%
- #34 Ben and Ed - Blood Party
76% matchVery Positive88% of 2,768 reviews2018
Dev: Sluggerfly
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Welcome to the Blood Party! Play together with up to 3 people and compete in deadly game shows. Customize your zombie, build your own levels, share them via Steam Workshop and die a lot.
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.6%, Violent 21.5%, Level Editor 15.4%, Gore 14.3%, Co-op 8.1%
- #35 SUPER RECOILFIGHT
76% matchVery Positive78% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: O. KayaPub: OKSoft
Windows
SUPER RECOILFIGHT is a one-button projectile brawler-shooter that recalls the fun of a coin-op arcade for up to 4 players on a single keyboard. Time your shots right to win against your friends, AI or both.
Why similar: Multiplayer 17.3%, Action 15.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.6%, Physics 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%
- #36 Cobalt
75% matchVery Positive93% of 714 reviews2016
Dev: Oxeye Game StudioPub: Mojang
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Multiplayer 19.1%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Action 13.5%, Level Editor 12%
- #37 Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
74% matchVery Positive81% of 551 reviews2017
Dev: CrackshellPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.
Why similar: Gore 22.3%, Violent 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Action 13.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%
- #38 Roof Rage
73% matchVery Positive89% of 698 reviews2019
Dev: Early Melon
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Roof Rage is a Martial Arts Platform Fighter featuring epic rooftop battles. Play with up to 8 players locally or 1vs1 online.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 19.1%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Beat 'em up 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Platformer 8.9%
- #39 The Expendabros
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,263 reviews2014
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Why similar: Multiplayer 16.2%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Local Multiplayer 11.8%, Action 9.1%
- #40 Floppy Heroes
73% matchVery Positive95% of 374 reviews2016
Dev: Matthew Kania
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Floppy Heroes is a ragdoll physics brawler with dismemberment, a wide range of weapons and armor, very simple controls, and custom battles playable with up to 6 local players.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 38.7%, Action 26.5%, Physics 20.1%, Indie 14.7%
- #41 Lethal League Blaze
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,698 reviews2018
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.8%, Local Multiplayer 21.6%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Action 10.9%, Online Co-Op 8%
- #42 Super Slime Arena
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: JellyTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Slime Arena is a 16-bit style, party-fighting game embracing equal parts accessibility and chaos. One attack, one hitpoint, all slime! Use nearly any controller in fast and frantic 2-50+ multiplayer matches across the many lands of Planet Blorb!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 20.8%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Action 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%
- #43 Hyperdrive Massacre
75% matchMixed54% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.
Why similar: Action 65.4%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%, Local Co-Op 5.4%, Arcade 4.2%, Shooter 3%
- #44 Indie Pogo
71% matchVery Positive84% of 350 reviews2018
Dev: Lowe Bros. Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Indie Pogo is a platform brawler game for 2-4 players about bouncing, ricocheting, and pogoing your friends into oblivion! Gather your friends for 2-4 player local romps, or climb the online ladder in the bounciest of battles. Prepare yourself for a rompin' stompin' jumpin' good time!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Action 17.2%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Platformer 12.5%
- #45 Streets of Fury EX
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 868 reviews2015
Dev: Guard Crush
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Fight the gangs of Paris in this action packed Beat'Em up. Up to 4 players can join in, to cooperate, or fight against each other! Many unlockables, game modes, crazy combos and devastating furies await you in this deep fighting game.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 20.8%, Co-op Campaign 18.4% ★, Local Multiplayer 16.7%, Local Co-Op 16%, Funny 8%
- #46 TowerFall Ascension
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,627 reviews2014
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.8%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Platformer 8.9%
- #47 Fighties
71% matchVery Positive84% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Pillow Pig Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fighties is a fast paced 2D platform fighter. Choose from a wide selection of Fighties each with their own unique play style. Beat down your opponents to become the strongest Fightie of them all.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 15.6%, Multiplayer 14%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #48 Serious Sam Double D XXL
72% matchVery Positive82% of 886 reviews2011
Dev: Mommy's Best GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!
Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Action 20.1%, Gore 18.9%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Indie 9.3%
- #49 My Friend Pedro
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 28,510 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Gore 22.5%, Violent 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Action 10.1%, Shooter 7.9%
- #50 Gang Beasts
69% matchVery Positive86% of 67,630 reviews2017
Dev: Boneloaf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.
Why similar: Multiplayer 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 17.4%, Local Co-Op 16.2%, Funny 12.9%, Physics 12.2%
- #51 BRAIN / OUT
70% matchVery Positive82% of 15,327 reviews2017
Dev: Desertkun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Brain / Out is a multiplayer shooter with a nostalgic post-Soviet feel. Experience dynamic battles and exterminate your enemies with a large arsenal of modern weaponry. Lock'n'load!
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Shooter 12.5%, 2D 11.1%, Violent 10%
- #52 STAB STAB STAB!
69% matchVery Positive87% of 117 reviews2019
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
STAB STAB STAB is a physics-based couch-multiplayer arena stabbing game for up to 8 players. Stab your friends until they pop in versus mode, or team up to defend yourselves against an unending horde of cronenbirds!
Why similar: Gore 20%, Local Multiplayer 16.2%, Violent 16.1%, Funny 9.4%, Physics 8.3%
- #53 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
68% matchVery Positive94% of 80,428 reviews2015
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
Why similar: Gore 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Violent 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Level Editor 7.1%
- #54 Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)
69% matchVery Positive93% of 5,614 reviews
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Serious Sam Fusion is a central hub for several existing Serious Sam games developed by Croteam. Cool new features, engine upgrades, patches and updates will be released to existing owners for FREE!
Why similar: Gore 25.3%, Violent 20.9%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Action 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%
- #55 Serious Sam 4
66% matchVery Positive83% of 17,822 reviews2020
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Why similar: Gore 31.6%, Violent 19%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Co-op 9.1%
- #56 Lethal League
67% matchVery Positive94% of 6,070 reviews2014
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win. The ball speeds up with every strike, up to explosively extreme velocities. Play intense local matches with friends and foes, challenge yourself in the singleplayer mode or battle it out online.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Local Co-Op 6.5%, Action 6.4%
- #57 Drunken Wrestlers 2
65% matchVery Positive87% of 18,781 reviews2019
Dev: Oleg SkuttePub: WAYONE GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Drunken Wrestlers 2 is a funny physics-based multiplayer fighting game. Features include character customization and a powerful mod editor integrated with Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Level Editor 24%, Gore 23.4%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Physics 13.9%, Funny 11.2%
- #58 Ultimate Chicken Horse
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,615 reviews2016
Dev: Clever Endeavour Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.
Why similar: Multiplayer 19.9%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Level Editor 15.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.5%, Platformer 10.6%
- #59 Gunslugs
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Platformer 15.5%, Action 9.5%, Shooter 9%