- #1 ニンジャスレイヤー : AREA 4643
96% matchVery Positive99% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: DeathMofuMofuPub: Diehardtales Games
Windows · Mac
**NOW ON SALE!!** AREA 4643 is the cyberpunk action shooting game. It's based on the cyberpunk city Neo-Saitama and Ninja Slayer universe.
Why similar: Action 42.6%, Top-Down Shooter 28.9%, Indie 28.4%
- #2 Vintage Year
97% 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 39%, Top-Down Shooter 35.6%, Indie 25.4%
- #3 Joe Blunt - Up In Smoke
95% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Sykonest
Windows
Joe Blunt - Up In Smoke is a single player top down shooter game in which you "Joe Blunt" are trying to fight your way through an onslaught of cigarettes, with the sole purpose to track down your beloved Mary Jane from the clutches of evil Dr Hydro.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.9%, Action 33.8%, Indie 23.2%
- #4 Kill The Humans
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Cold Beverage StudiosPub: Walsh Technologies Corp
Windows
Heavily armed homicidal robots have taken over Weapons Laboratory Delta Five. Something sinister is afoot in the dimly lit corridors of the science complex. Your mission: commandeer the last functional X-4 battle mech, breach the magnetically shielded entrance and wipe them out!
Why similar: Action 39%, Top-Down Shooter 33.5%, Indie 27.6%
- #5 Get Over Here
96% matchMixed49% of 41 reviews2015
Dev: Reload Games StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
GET OVER HERE is a fast paced battle arena game! Choose one of the 12 over the top characters and get ready to PULL and FINISH all your enemies!! No one to play locally? Go online and try to beat the best players worldwide!
Why similar: Action 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
- #6 Bit Bullet
94% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Growfall Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Bit Bullet – Is a single player top-down shooter with an escalating difficulty level and complicated enemies, in which you will have to blow up and crush hordes of enemies using various weapons and skills.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.2%, Action 37%, Indie 24.8%
- #7 Retro Space Shooter
91% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Gable Games
Windows
Retro Space Shooter is a refreshingly modern 3D physics-based implementation of a top-down retro arcade space shooter. Expertly pilot your drone ship through an onslaught of enemy fire and fight seemingly endless waves of enemy ships and bosses.
Why similar: Action 47.1%, Indie 32.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%
- #8 RePete
92% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Luke Godfrey
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
RePete is a pixel art puzzle platformer about time travel and self-cooperation. You play as Pete, a special guy that can loop back in time to help his past self solve problems, collect gems, and reach new heights.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #9 Hostile Dimension
93% matchMixed42% of 26 reviews2015
Dev: Alrauna StudiosPub: Play sp. z o. o.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Defend your space flagship from hordes of alien fighters.
Why similar: Action 60.4%, Indie 39.6%
- #10 Savage Vessels
88% matchPositive83% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: KPas
Windows
Rogue-like top-down-shooter with pixel-art, physics and hard survival.
Why similar: Action 37.6%, Top-Down Shooter 36.6%, Indie 25.8%
- #11 Hypership Out of Control
91% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2015
Dev: Fun Infused Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Space is a dangerous placed for even the most seasoned starship pilot, full of asteroids, multicolored floating blocks, and space mines. It's even more dangerous when you your accelerator is stuck to the floor and your brakes are out.
Why similar: Action 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #12 Space Jammers
90% 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 43.8%, Action 33.4%, Indie 22.9%
- #13 Haywire on Fuel Station Zeta
89% matchMixed93% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: Mad Goblin Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Something has gone horribly wrong on fuel station Zeta. All of the robots have gone haywire. It is up to you, a lone maintenance bot, to help a friendly space traveler fuel up his ship and get home. Explore your way through a dangerous labyrinth of traps and hostile robots.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #14 Metronium
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Blake PiercePub: Pierced Games
Windows
You are in the Metronium, a realm of cyber space ruled by the Creator. You are known as the user, the chosen one and savior of the Drivers who have been inflicted by the Trojans. Fight through the horde of Trojans to complete your objectives and take down the father of the Trojans, the Creator.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.9%, Action 33.8%, Indie 23.2%
- #15 VolChaos
87% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Fun Infused Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.
Why similar: Action 75.6%, Indie 24.4%
- #16 Project Graviton
86% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Enter Main Loop
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
About Project Graviton"Project Graviton" is a platformer game in which users will control the character Bob, whom after stumbling into a secret section of his workplace, gains possession of a Gravity Suit and learns of its capabilities.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #17 Vector Strain
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
Why similar: Action 62.2%, Indie 37.8%
- #18 Recursion Deluxe
84% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: 2D Heroes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A crash landing on a world inhabited by bee-like lifeforms. Stranded, our hero must unravel the rules of this uncharted planet to find their way home. Navigate a world where left is right, up is down, and you don't know where the simulation ends and you begin.
Why similar: Indie 50.3%, Action 49.7%
- #19 Caravanserail
83% matchMixed53% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Jerome Bodin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Caravanserail is an arcade-ish trading game. Buy, set a price, and sell. It sounds simple but it'll take you some skill to set the right price according to the market tendencies...
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #20 Cashtronauts
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Simon Prefontaine
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Take to the stars and smuggle, shoot, scavenge and steal your way to wealth and glory! Cashtronauts is fast-paced space capitalism at its finest. How are you going to make your millions?
Why similar: Action 60.1%, Indie 39.9%
- #21 stratO
82% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2015
Dev: Mark Chong
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Glide, swoop, tuck, dive, magnetize, grind, walldrive, and burn your way through rings to advance the difficulty of the vast, procedurally-generated environment while avoiding the fog and getting stranded! This game demands a great deal of skill and is not suited for casual players or people susceptible to motion sickness.
Why similar: Action 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #22 Dantes Bullet Inferno
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Red Pentagram Studios
Windows
Dantes Bullet Inferno is a shoot-em-up where the player fights against hell as Dante. This top down shooter includes a speedrun mode called time-dilation.
Why similar: Action 51%, Indie 35%, Top-Down Shooter 14%
- #23 Car Washer: Summer of the Ninja
82% matchMostly Negative34% of 47 reviews2015
Dev: Pen and Sword Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Summer break, a time to relax and have fun. But what's the difference between a good summer and a great summer? Spending money, of course! And what better way to earn some extra cash than a car wash? Unfortunately, the local branch of Ninja Car Washing Corp. is right across the street and they don’t appreciate the competition...
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #24 Over My Dead Pixel
76% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Minosh Digital
Windows
Over My Dead Pixel is a top down shooter where you command antivirus software to defend your computer from malware. Beware, firing your weapons will shrink your playspace. Maneuver deftly to avoid the enemies and the walls, as one single hit means restarting.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.3%, Action 34.9%, Indie 22.8%
- #25 Nightside
81% matchMixed62% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A four races sci-fi base building real time strategy game set on the dark side of an unknown planet where the valuable "green ice" resource can be found.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #26 Triton Wing
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: Alien MindPub: SA Industry
Windows
Triton Wing is a top-down, open-world space shooter full of fast action.
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Top-Down Shooter 41.7%
- #27 Foam Dart Frenzy
73% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: MNI Labs, LLC
Windows
Foam Dart Frenzy is a 2D, top-down, online multiplayer shooter. Grab a dart gun and take aim at your friends!
Why similar: Action 45.2%, Indie 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%
- #28 Mysterious Space
79% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2015
Dev: Ben Hendel-DoyingPub: benmakesgames.com
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Mysterious Space is a rogue-like side-scrolling action space shooter. Explore alien worlds for the fuel and equipment you'll need to survive the mysterious Sector ZZ-Omega-9...
Why similar: Action 57.1%, Indie 42.9%
- #29 Jamsouls
80% matchMixed52% of 60 reviews2014
Dev: Chromatic Dream
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.
Why similar: Action 60%, Indie 40%
- #30 Paper Dungeons
78% matchMixed52% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Stephane ValverdePub: Agent Mega
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Paper Dungeons is a fantasy board-game boosted by online content. With the ability to create and share online your own levels, you're up for an infinite replay value! The game is visualized as a classic tabletop board-game with dice and tokens, and has 4 game modes: Boardgame, Campaign, Puzzle and Rogue.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #31 The Defenders: The Second Wave
78% matchMixed57% of 97 reviews2015
Dev: FallenMaster
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Fight the ghosts through 50 waves of growing danger. Play as a powerful wizard, a mighty warrior, or a strategic builder to stop the ghost invasion. Evolve your character in the direction you want. Survive until dawn, or die trying.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #32 City of Fools
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 101 reviews2015
Dev: Absolutist Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Tundel has three evils – fools, roads and the mayor, who hides a UFO from the public. You are a successful journalist of a famous magazine. The Editor in Chief sends you to the town of Tundel to write about the mysterious incident. You'll need all your patience, wits and communication skills.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #33 Super Space Meltdown
77% matchMostly Negative21% of 29 reviews2015
Dev: Polyquest GamesPub: ZXDigital Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Super Space Meltdown - 2D dungeon-crawler. In space! Humanities largest space station is under attack by mysterious alien invaders. You play as Sgt. Alex Cutter sent into deep space on a lone mission to save the day and annihilate the alien threat. But there's a catch.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 43.9%, Action 33.9%, Indie 22.3%
- #34 Daedalus - No Escape
75% matchVery Positive81% of 150 reviews2014
Dev: Patrice Meneguzzi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
If Quake 3 Arena and Alien Breed had a baby ... it would be named Daedalus - No Escape.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.9%, Action 37.8%, Indie 24.3%
- #35 Goodnight Butcher
74% matchMixed57% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Perfect Square Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Goodnight Butcher is an arcade-style horror game with an isolated, heart-pounding atmosphere which shifts seamlessly between running your butchery and running for your life.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #36 But to Paint a Universe
75% matchMixed54% of 39 reviews2015
Dev: Mårten JonssonPub: JMJ Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A puzzle-game telling the story of a little girls struggle to restore a broken sky.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #37 Magical Brickout
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: Cunning Force Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Magical Brickout offers a new twist on the beloved classic Breakout formula. Instead of moving a small paddle back and forth across the screen you rotate the bricks in a circular fashion as you frantically try to keep the ball in the play area. This fast-paced and addictive gameplay is only half of the fun.
Why similar: Action 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #38 Adventure in the Tower of Flight
72% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2015
Dev: Pixel Barrage Entertainment, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Adventure in the Tower of Flight is a retro-styled platformer in which you fly instead of jump! You are Wing, a young adventurer. Wing must climb a seeming endless the tower and collect all five known relics held within to become the ruler of the known world.
Why similar: Action 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #39 Centauri Sector
74% matchMixed61% of 46 reviews2015
Dev: GNeguceanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Centauri Sector is a top down tactical space combat game powered by a dynamic turn based campaign, rpg elements, fleet management and ground base combat.
Why similar: Action 40.1%, Top-Down Shooter 32.4%, Indie 27.5%
- #40 Pillar
73% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: Michael HicksPub: MichaelArts
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Lost in an intimate snowy town, a palette of individuals are in search of a mysterious artifact said to bring great knowledge and understanding. Lead each character through their quest in this collection of minigames, each with unique personalities and challenges...
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #41 ChargeShot
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2015
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.
Why similar: Action 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #42 The Haunting of Billy Classic
71% matchMixed66% of 44 reviews2016
Dev: Targon Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
It’s Halloween night and your girlfriend is missing! Play as Billy, fighting through the randomly generated halls of an old, haunted mansion. Fight zombies, ghosts, goblins, and more with over 120 unique weapons and more than 610,000 costume combinations!
Why similar: Action 54%, Indie 46%
- #43 Fitz the Fox
69% matchVery Positive81% of 125 reviews2015
Dev: Bread Vision Studios LLC.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Designed to resemble a game for a classic portable game system with simple game play, pixelated graphics, and a 4-color color pallet. This callback to our childhood will test your skills, capture your imagination, and leave you satisfied when your quest is complete.
Why similar: Action 55.7%, Indie 44.3%
- #44 The Temporal Invasion
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 110 reviews2016
Dev: Hybriona Technologies LLPPub: Hybriona Technologies LLP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
EXPERIENCE this Story-Driven Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that blends Your Real Life with Science Fiction as it explores the Dark Limits of Conspiracy, Alternate History, The Supernatural and Fringe Science.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #45 Really Trash Game
61% matchMostly Positive71% of 35 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 46.7%, Indie 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 21.8%
- #46 Big Journey to Home
71% matchMostly Negative40% of 45 reviews2015
Dev: The Light Sword Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
You play as Jake, a simple guy who accidently got into trouble. What will happen to him, how he will behave, will he get home or not, all that depends on you. You will encounter a variety of creatures along your way, from roaches to huge scorpions, lizards and even small hamsters!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #47 To Ash
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: 16 Bit PsychPub: Self-Publish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
A unique RPG where instead of becoming stronger, you get weaker as you go along. Demitri is a hero who already completed his journey. He is already powerful, so combat is complex and strategic from the start! The theme revolves around death and acceptance.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #48 Militia
68% matchVery Positive94% of 142 reviews2015
Dev: BrainGoodGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Militia is a tight turn-based strategy game that brings the thrill of victory to single-player. It's simple to pick up, and from the moment you start, you'll be learning and improving -- building your skills, learning new strategies, and ranking up on the single player ladder.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #49 Prophour23
71% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2014
Dev: The Secret Pie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Prophour23 is a fast-paced, replayable real-time strategy. It's designed for short, quick plays. A single playthrough will take you about 15 minutes, if you're good. But the next one will be different. And another one as well.
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Indie 43.7%
- #50 Spirit of War
70% matchMixed59% of 81 reviews2015
Dev: G-OLDPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spirit of War: The Great War is a turn-based strategy game set during World War I. Drawing inspiration from board games classics, Spirit Of War is a unique arcade/strategy experience.
- #51 Days Under Custody
70% matchMostly Negative39% of 155 reviews2015
Dev: Abraham CarreolaPub: Groupees Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Days Under Custody is a title made as a classic horror adventure game where a dramatic story, unique puzzles and an enemy stalking you all the time, will test and keep you tense to discover the history behind a lot of inexplicable events.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #52 Astrog
64% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: DigitalArtefact
Windows · Linux
ASTROG is a roguelike top-down action game with exploration and a simple progression system. Explore dynamically generated space, collect relics and artefacts, mine resources, upgrade your ship, experiment with skill combinations and fight hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Top-Down Shooter 34.7%, Indie 25.6%
- #53 Pills4Skills
67% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Petro Shoferystov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
FLIP THE WORLD! WALK ON WALLS! HALLUCINATE! EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF YOUR MIND! Take a challenge in a weird and unique trippy gravitational puzzle platformer!
Why similar: Action 62.5%, Indie 37.5%
- #54 Super Mega Bob
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2015
Dev: Jenito
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bob's world has been invaded by mechanical demons from the nether! SEND THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM! . . . by shooting at them like a madman, of course!
Why similar: Action 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #55 Trace Vector
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2014
Dev: Vexel Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Trace Vector is a modern take on tough as nails, high speed, vector, action arcade games from the 1980's. Turn up the music, navigate your ship through high speed warp networks, maintain your fuel reserves, avoid deadly hazards, and try to safely return home! Quarters not required.
Why similar: Action 53.6%, Indie 46.4%
- #56 Mayhem Triple
67% matchPositive88% of 43 reviews2015
Dev: Dustin Gunn
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A violent action-platforming tale of stylish gunplay and evolution gone wrong. Navigate countless epic setpieces to save the world!
Why similar: Action 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #57 Steel Rain
66% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2015
Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through overwhelming enemy fleets! Liberate planets, build colonies, research tech and skills, craft items, or even play 2p co-op in this unique new indie game.
Why similar: Action 59.9%, Indie 40.1%