- #1 R-COIL
97% matchMixed67% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: Vector HatPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
R-COIL is a multi-directional shooter with a unique single button control scheme. Use the stick to aim and a single button to fire and thrust. Tap to fire. Hold to thrust. Yeah, it's hard.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #2 Grid Masters
96% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2016
Dev: Angry Hangar Games, LLC
Windows
Fight for victory in a 1v1 or 2v2 grid-based deathmatch in Grid Masters. Represent your favorite faction as one of five characters (with more to come), each with their own unique abilities. Toss massive bombs, rocket punch, or send explosive robot minions to take your enemies down!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #3 Breaking Bones
95% matchMixed43% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: Duplicator Studio
Windows
Breaking Bones is a survival game using the technology of photogrammetry. It's a First Person Melee game with some shooting component. Travel the world through quarries, islands, forests, mountains, deserts and more. Fight skeletons, dragons and dinosaurs. At your disposal a large number of deadly weapons, catapults and bows.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #4 Alien Invasion 3d
94% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Jim Dex
Windows
In this game you have to be fast . Enemy planes are everywhere .
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #5 Singularity 5
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Monochrome Paris
Windows
Play a pure WAVE SHOOTER arcade game in a globalized world led by moore, a global AI program. Your mission is to liberate Paris from the machines’ rebellion. The intense and immediate pleasure of playing with a rigorous and original art direction.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #6 Across
93% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2016
Dev: Jonathan Sprauel Games
Windows
ACROSS is a roomscale VR game, where you are tasked with a simple objective : cross the room.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #7 AEGIS 2186
91% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Jollyfish Games
Windows
Take command of the ultimate weapon and defend mankind in AEGIS 2186. Protect Earth from an overwhelming alien assault in this intense retro arcade survival-shooter.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #8 Snakes on an Extradimensional Plane
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2016
Dev: Team Neon SnakesPub: Fox Buchele
Windows
Abstract HTC Vive game where you help adventurous space mice with tiny little jetpack escape the glowing snakes! Collect powerups for points and compete on the leaderboards!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #9 Quantum Flux
90% matchMostly Negative28% of 18 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac
Quantum Flux is an old school style rogue-like following the Artemis. A prototype vessel aiming to save humanity from destruction, to do so it must find a way through a difficult and hostile universe to create a new home for the human race.
Why similar: Action 56.9%, Indie 43.1%
- #10 Mercfighter
91% matchNo user reviews2017
Dev: One Dave Software
Windows
Make your assault against hundreds of waves of deadly spacecraft. Advance your equipment, skill trees, and ship to overcome the growing enemy threat.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #11 Break The Food Chain
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: TEHO GamesPub: Caffeine Overdose
Windows
Break The Food Chain is an arcade game about cute little animals shooting at each other in the face like there is no tomorrow.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #12 MC Lars 2: Brotherhood
88% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Synersteel Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac
MC Lars, MC Frontalot, Mega Ran, YTCracker and Schaffer the Darklord save music! Join them in over a dozen songs as you fight, jump, and fly your way through the beat.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #13 Ales Dash
87% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Mikage Productions
Windows
Ales Dash is a Side-Scrolling 3D Action Game. You control Ales running forward and Clear the Level while over obstacles.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #14 Run Jump Die Repeat
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: LongArm Interactive
Windows
Run Jump Die Repeat is a single button platformer game. Press SPACE to run, bounce, jump, climb, and kill as you attempt to save the Cracker Princess and escape the evil Cron Rebels home planet.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #15 Space Slam
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: ;)Pub: Quickdraw Studios
Windows
In SPACE SLAM there is only one way to mine: ramming planets at full speed with your spacecraft. View the action in VR with your HTC Vive or in flat mode!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #16 Booty Diver
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Xavier Orion Games
Windows
Take a dive into the perilous depths of the ocean as you seek sunken treasure while battling creatures who guard their treasure as you manage your precious air supply.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #17 Seek & Destroy - Steampunk Arcade
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: GamestormVRPub: Showstorm Ltd
Windows
You are Armed with a Steam Powered Rail Gun + Hammers + TESLA Powered Lightning + Magnets! SEEK & DESTROY to rack up the biggest score!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #18 The Nothing
84% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2017
Dev: DDD Wares
Windows
The Nothing is a surreal and atmospheric action game with a new aesthetic, procedurally generated elements and perma-death - Designed for multiple short "runs", with endings based on the route you've chosen and the actions you've taken.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #19 Aftermath Y2K
83% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Matthew Willis
Windows · Linux
Inspired by such games as Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden; aftermath is a NES styled action platformer. However in Aftermath you play as a dog. You must run, jump, and dodge your way through 8 levels to recover your beloved owner. All the while also trying to fend off thugs, bandits, henchmen, and mutants.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #20 NEON GALAXY
82% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Nicholas Backus
Windows
Neon Galaxy is a arcade style multiplayer twin stick shooter. There are modes for co-op play and pvp.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #21 Supernatural Super Squad Fight!
80% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: Jonah Taylor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come join the chosen and fuel our flame against evil! Play as one of eight mighty fighters and battle across epic landscapes. Challenge the forces of darkness or oppose the forces of good. Which side will you choose?
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #22 Mage Guard: The Last Grimoire
74% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Hashbang Games
Windows
Mage Guard is one of the world's first truly gesture based spell casting games for VR. Take on the role of a Guild Mage, tasked with guarding the Guild’s most powerful relic, "The Grimoire". Being the last of its kind, you will defend it against countless waves of enemies that are trying to obtain the precious relic.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #23 Nebula
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2016
Dev: Szekretar
Windows
Nebula is an action platformer with a high emphasis on using everything at your disposal to succeed, such as the gravity gun. The game takes place on an abandoned space station where you need to survive the deadly traps, defeat your enemies and solve physics based puzzles.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #24 Brutal MooD
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quad Damage Games
Windows
Brutal MooD™ — is a fast-paced top-down bloody shooter that features classic elements of games from nineties.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #25 Waveform Wipeout
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Charcoal City GamesPub: Brinkbit, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Waveform Wipeout combines the fast paced action of pulling off a sick combo of tricks with the novelty of rhythm games. The levels are generated based on the song you pick, so the possibilities are endless.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #26 8bit Arena
78% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: CouchCompetitive
Windows
Invite and battle your friends in this retro style local multiplayer action game. Choose your character, each with a unique skillset of 4 abilities, and compete in different arenas. Enhance your skill with full controller support and a direct competitive gameplay!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #27 MC Lars: The Video Game
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: Synersteel Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac
Jump, fight, and fly your way through a dozen songs from MC Lars’ discography!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #28 Wings of Virtus
76% matchMixed64% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Ragiva Games
Windows
Wings of Virtus is an indie shoot-em-up that is all about minimalistic but challenging retro arcade gameplay.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #29 Random Access Murder
81% matchMostly Negative23% of 161 reviews2016
Dev: Team Murder
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 12%
You're a robot. Shoot other robots with your data-destroying weapons and create a stack of dismantled enemies. Be the last heap standing and DO NOT RUN OUT OF MEMORY!
Why similar: Action 56.9%, Indie 43.1%
- #30 Spin the Beat
81% 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%
- #31 Maddening Euphoria
77% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Chequered Ink Ltd.
Windows
A unique, challenging, unnecessarily colourful arcade game with randomly generated circular level design and a wall of death.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #32 The Song of Terminus 終焉的迴響:護界者之歌
77% matchMixed56% of 71 reviews2017
Dev: 拉貢拉斯找金粒
Windows
A terrible war began from human's desires, causing extreme changes to the world, eventually causing the world tree's energy to become tainted. Two heroes embark on a journey to rejuvenate the world. The player can use different skills by switching between the two heroes facing different enemies.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #33 Dear Leader
75% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Pleizter Games
Windows
Prevent the liberation of your kingdom in "Dear Leader", an action side scroller shooter, where you guide Kim Jong Un in his quest to defeat the foreign invaders.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #34 Aequitas Orbis
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Ludi Dorici
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save the planet or challenge your friends steering your ship through the force of gravity in this fast-paced 2D space game.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #35 The Technician
73% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Dumb Game Company
Windows
The Technician is a VR action puzzle game about hacking your way through security systems. Usually while being shot at.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #36 Heavy Recoil
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Andy SharpePub: Epsotic LLC
Windows
Shoot through 3 levels of enemies with 4 different projectile weapons. Move quickly and use cover as enemies will react to your position and actions. Kill enemies to get health before they take you out!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #37 S#arp Shooter
65% 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%
- #38 The Cows Are Watching
75% matchMixed69% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: SilentFuture
Windows
Did you ever wondered about the rumors of cow tipping? Now it´s your turn! Use the darkness and silence of the night to enter the meadows and tipp as much cows as needed to enter the next level.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #39 Go Go Electric Samurai
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: Hexagon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Go Go Electric Samurai is a competitive multiplayer arena shooter. It's hockey, in spaceships, on an obstacle course, with psychedelic visuals and a pulse-pounding soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #40 Bell Ringer
78% matchMostly Negative25% of 427 reviews2016
Dev: Night Node Software
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Bell Ringer is a fast paced arena PvP brawler with local and online multiplayer. Gather your friends and brace yourselves for some intense brawling! Choose between five unique characters with different weapons, special moves and styles.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #41 Jumponaut
72% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Juri Schupilo
Windows
Jumponaut is a minimalist game about mastering strategic platforming.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #42 SPACE HUNT
71% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: EncoderX
Windows
Fight off waves of zombies in the new co-op shooter!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #43 Submarine Attack!
69% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey Kropotin
Windows
The legendary game is now in 3D graphics! Navigate your submarine around the globe through dangerous levels. Encounter, engage and attack enemy strategic submarines, corvettes and heavy missile cruisers using a variety of weaponry.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #44 Shooting Chicken Insanity Chickens
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: KoheiGallery
Windows
The problem game of Kohei Gallery has been powered up and came back! Appears much easier to play than previous work! You can play intuitively with the mouse! Let's challenge with the skill of mouse operation!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #45 Tactical Operations
71% matchMixed44% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: LillyWelland inc.Pub: Bitlock Studio
Windows
Tactical Operations is a subsystem of investigative, organizational-preparatory, other actions and operational-search activities conducted under a single plan and aimed at solving individual intermediate tasks subordinated to the general objectives of investigating a criminal case.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #46 Revenge on the Streets
67% 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%
- #47 Cars Arena
68% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: PixelPlex
Windows
Cars Arena is an online 2-8 player deathmatch action game.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #48 Celestial Breach
70% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Dark Nebulae
Windows
Celestial Breach is a Coop arcade flight game in a Sci-Fi setting, Focused on team play VS NPC. It contains a lots of the old school arcade flight sim components, while being refreshing by focusing on cooperation and adding more exotic weapons, abilities, and GamePlay mechanics.
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #49 Crate Punks
70% 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%
- #50 Hatland Adventures
73% matchMostly Negative32% of 22 reviews2015
Dev: Fractal Alligator
Windows
Hatland Adventures is a fast paced 2D Sidescrolling platformer-runner - built around speed, rewarding precision, skill and quick thinking. A unique hat-based health system keeps you alive and moving, while powerup hats can change the way you play. Compete on the online leaderboards for top place!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #51 The Executioner: Prologue
58% 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%
- #52 Project MALLOW
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2017
Dev: Aggressive Combustion
Windows
As MALLOW, launch yourself through over 100 levels of brutal and punishing puzzle platforming. Reach the end of each level to help MALLOW escape. But not everything is as it seems: earning stars will allow you and MALLOW to venture further into Paragon Confections’ factory, and uncover dangerous secrets…
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #53 Delay
67% 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%
- #54 Destroyer: Invasion
68% matchMixed55% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: MFAFB Games LLC
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
In Soviet Russia, Space Hears You Scream! Earth is a memory, its children have escaped to their new colonies spread among the stars. But now, the young colonies face a new and unexpected threat. Join the New Russian Republic as they fight for the future!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #55 Itsy Blitzy
66% 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%
- #56 STARCATCHER
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: John PlewePub: Nevercenter
Windows · Mac
STARCATCHER is an experimental wave-based arcade game, currently in development. It's simple, unique, and intensely hard. Protect the heart!
Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%