- #1 Low Light Combat
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Wolfire Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Low Light Combat is a free competitive multiplayer shooter where light is your only weapon. Matches take place during a rapidly changing day and night cycle, meaning your fast paced fights quickly become tense and thrilling battles of wit.
Why similar: Action 82.8%, Indie 17.2%
- #2 ROSE
96% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
ROSE is a violent rogue-lite arena shooter where you sacrifice your body parts to progress and gain new weapons and abilities. Slaughter waves of monstrous enemies and defeat titanic bosses in randomized arenas or die trying!
Why similar: Gore 51.3%, Violent 44.2%, Action 4.4%
- #3 Versus World
96% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Two Zoos
Windows
Welcome to Versus World! Shoot, stab, snipe, and 'splode your opponents to victory in this fast-paced multiplayer FPS. Here, the afterlife of a respawning immortal is seasoned by an up-down crouch.
Why similar: Gore 44%, Violent 37.7%, Action 10.9%, Indie 7.4%
- #4 J.A.W.S
95% matchMixed49% of 169 reviews2018
Dev: Corn Fed Games, LLC.
Windows
An RNG, dynamic and strategic FPS. Test your mettle against endless waves of super soldiers. How long can you last?
Why similar: Gore 43%, Violent 36.1%, Action 12.8%, Indie 8.2%
- #5 Demon Pit
94% matchMixed59% of 98 reviews2019
Pub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Demon Pit is an intense arcade-style arena shooter with a classic 90s FPS aesthetic. Test your reflexes against the endless waves of the demon horde in a constantly changing arena. Your goal is a high score on the leaderboard, the price is your soul. Far from God’s light, there is only Hell.
Why similar: Gore 40.4%, Violent 34.6%, Action 15.2%, Indie 9.9%
- #6 Blightspire
93% matchVery Positive85% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Bubonic BrotherhoodPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows · Linux
Blightspire is a fast-paced, wave-based survival shooter. Battle through a cursed graveyard as undead abominations rise in endless waves. With only your reflexes and firepower, survive the darkness in a world where death is never the end.
Why similar: Action 63.5%, Violent 36.5%
- #7 Shot In The Dark
94% matchMixed47% of 176 reviews2015
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Shot in the Dark is a multiplayer arena FPS that takes place in a dystopian future where multiple factions have sent their agents to kill for sensitive government information. You take control of one of these agents in an attempt to survive this low-light arena skirmish... in the dark.
Why similar: Action 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #8 Quake Champions
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 38,814 reviews2022
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the Arena. Compete against players from around the world in this fast-paced shooter that combines the dark mythos of the original Quake with the skill-based competition of Quake III Arena. Become a Champion.
Why similar: Gore 59.4%, Violent 30.2%, Action 10.4%
- #9 Kickshot
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: R.A.M. Studios LLC
Windows
Kickshot is a first-person speedrunning game in which you utilize your tools, environment and movement abilities to complete the course as quickly as possible.
Why similar: Gore 70%, Action 17.2%, Indie 12.7%
- #10 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: Gore 67.9%, Action 15%, Indie 9.5%, Arcade 7.7%
- #11 Cold Space
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: IdeaX
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Fast team-based one-shot-one-kill shooter. Cold War gave a start for a huge conflict in space. Grab your knife and pistol, turn on your force-field and fight in the name of your motherland. But is it possible to survive for more than ten seconds in this slaughter?
Why similar: Gore 63.4%, Action 19.4%, Indie 13.2%, Arcade 4%
- #12 Devil Daggers
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,351 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Gore 35.4%, Action 31.3%, Indie 23.4%, Arcade 9.9%
- #13 ETERNAL BLOOD
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 110 reviews2021
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
ETERNAL BLOOD is a high-adrenaline arcade-action FPS. Face legions of demons, harvest their souls and become a God of Destruction.
Why similar: Gore 55.2%, Action 21.6%, Arcade 15.7%, Indie 7.6%
- #14 >SYS//PURGE_
87% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: tomo2515x
Windows
>SYS//PURGE_ is a free, fast-paced FPS inspired by 90's classics, with roguelike elements. Collect items, stay alive and descend deeper into the facility. You take control of an LN-X unit, a glitch breaks you out of the Overseer's control. Make it burn.
Why similar: Gore 33.9%, Violent 28.9%, Action 28.2%, Indie 8.9%
- #15 Toaster Arena
85% matchVery Positive92% of 707 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow_hawk
Windows
Toaster Arena is a first person multiplayer arena shooter where players battle it out on different maps and game modes. Use Advanced movement to traverse obstacles and gain the advantage on the battlefield.
Why similar: Gore 39.4%, Violent 33.7%, Action 13.7%, Indie 7.9%, Arcade 5.4%
- #16 Walkover
88% matchMixed64% of 137 reviews2015
Dev: Millenium Project Enterprises
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
It is WAR!Team up with your comrades to stand against the pesky aliens.
Why similar: Gore 62.6%, Action 21.9%, Indie 15.5%
- #17 Season's Beatings
86% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Code Avarice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Season's Beatings is a fast and frantic one hit kill FPS best described as first person Hotline Miami. You'll need to memorize enemy patterns and placements, and execute a meticulously thought out plan to succeed! Or...y'know. Just dive in and shoot some fools with a tommy gun.
Why similar: Gore 44.4%, Violent 38%, Action 10.5%, Indie 7.1%
- #18 Glitch Arena
86% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2019
Dev: Shock & Rockets Games
Windows
Glitch, a fast and minimal arena first person shooter.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #19 TO4: Tactical Operations
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 277 reviews2020
Dev: TacByte
Windows
Tactical Operations is a round based fast-action first-person shooter with classic controls. Built using the Unreal Engine 4 – Welcome to TO4!
Why similar: Gore 42.4%, Violent 39.2%, Action 11%, Indie 7.5%
- #20 ODDCORE
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 reviews2026
Dev: ODDCORPPub: Scarecrow Arts
Windows
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Arcade 43.7%
- #21 BrainBread 2
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,202 reviews2022
Dev: Reperio Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.
Why similar: Gore 65.3%, Action 16.9%, Arcade 9%, Indie 8.9%
- #22 2084
84% matchMixed60% of 137 reviews2018
Dev: Feardemic
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
2084 is a fast-paced First-Person Shooter with hacking mechanics. Battle your way through hordes of enemies, hack their minds to gain advantage on the battlefield, and immerse yourself in a riveting short story set in a grim cyberpunk landscape.
Why similar: Violent 54%, Action 26.6%, Indie 19.4%
- #23 Shot Shot Tactic
83% matchMixed44% of 459 reviews2016
Dev: Indie Game Group
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shot Shot Tactic is a Realistic FPS Game. There are too many weapons ...
Why similar: Violent 40.4%, Gore 38.2%, Action 11.5%, Indie 9.9%
- #24 DECIDIT
79% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: DECIDIT Team
Windows
Decidit is a fast FPS roguelike in which you must use all the arsenal and movement abilities at your disposal in order to progress in an unstable demonic maze. Be fast, precise but also strategic using all the demonic weapons and abilities collected on the way to create powerful synergies.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #25 100 KILLS CHALLENGE: ORIGINS
81% matchMostly Negative37% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Kane Entertainment
Windows
Enter the fray in an intense, fast paced first person shooter experience. Kill using firearms, explosives, drones, and air support. Dominate maps in deathmatch, team, and PVE. Win with tactics - or sheer brutality. Remember: Hundred kills. One arena. Zero rules. May the best player win!
Why similar: Action 42.9%, Violent 31.4%, Gore 19.5%, Indie 6.3%
- #26 Telefrag VR
82% matchMixed60% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Telefrag VR is a hellishly fast-paced shooter with visceral movement and combat mechanics. Dash, shoot, and teleport around unique arenas that feature impossible geometry where there is no right side up and death can come from any direction.
Why similar: Violent 55.7%, Action 26.4%, Indie 17.8%
- #27 A Night In Berlin
80% matchVery Positive84% of 526 reviews2020
Dev: Unlimina SoftwarePub: Bad Smile Media
Windows
A Night in Berlin is a narrative-driven third-person shooter featuring brutal fast-paced gameplay in a dark and atmospheric world.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.3%, Gore 27%, Violent 23.4%, Action 13.2%
- #28 TEXNOPLAZM
77% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
Punch enemies, take their weapons, and switch combat styles on the fly. Blend combat skills and movement into hectic first-person gun-fu based on three movesets for punches, melee weapons and firearms.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #29 FLIGHTMARE
79% matchMostly Negative27% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Gore 38.7%, Violent 34.7%, Action 20.1%, Indie 6.5%
- #30 Trepang2
74% matchVery Positive93% of 18,088 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Why similar: Gore 46.9%, Violent 39.1%, Action 9.5%, Indie 4.6%
- #31 Redie
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 274 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.
Why similar: Gore 73%, Action 16.7%, Indie 10.3%
- #32 WTF
78% matchMixed52% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
WTF is a chaotic first person shooter that confronts heavily armed players with "The Devil" himself.
Why similar: Gore 44.6%, Violent 38.4%, Action 10.1%, Indie 6.9%
- #33 CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 511 reviews2020
Dev: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again.
Why similar: Gore 41.3%, Violent 36.1%, Action 13.9%, Arcade 8.7%
- #34 INCISION
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,052 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.
Why similar: Gore 83.6%, Action 16.4%
- #35 Relow
76% matchVery Positive87% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: Relow Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relow is a very fast-paced first-person shooter where you compete using weird weapons and lethal side-arms in a procedural environment
Why similar: Action 59.9%, Indie 40.1%
- #36 Protonwar
76% matchVery Positive82% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Outer Planet Studios
Windows
VR, Multiplayer focused, Fast paced FPS with an emphasis on quick and flowing movement. Featuring DM, TDM , CTF, Domination, Bots to practice against, and a Horde mode for single player or co-op. Room Scale VR with HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Also included, Non-VR and Seated VR!
Why similar: Violent 41.6%, Action 23.1%, Gore 19.4%, Indie 15.9%
- #37 HELLBREAK
72% matchVery Positive83% of 248 reviews2026
Dev: Double Barrel GamesPub: Biotech Gameworks
Windows
HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #38 Diatomic
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Diatomic Studios
Windows
Diatomic has fast paced action, gun juggling, epic boss fights, Agility Challenges and much more! Level up, unlock new abilities and customize your power ups to try and conquer this brutally difficult arena shooter where the only way to survive is to keep moving!
Why similar: Gore 69.7%, Action 18.4%, Indie 11.9%
- #39 Unchained
71% matchVery Positive90% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Double Time Studios
Windows · Mac
Unchained is a fast paced retro multiplayer first person shooter in which you can compete in different game modes and maps, using a large arsenal of unique and deadly weapons (And some cool powerups too) to defeat your enemies.
Why similar: Gore 34.8%, Violent 29.4%, Action 19.3%, Indie 11.4%, Arcade 5.1%
- #40 A Bloody Night
75% matchVery Positive81% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: Elder Leaf Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Bloody Night is a fast action game where the goal is to tear apart all the enemies you encounter in your way. Let yourself be guided by your killing spree and your thirst for revenge. Become the nightmare of your enemies. No one can stop you... Make your way with ferocity through your opponents!
Why similar: Action 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
- #41 BLACK STIGMA
71% matchMixed70% of 1,298 reviews2025
Dev: BoldPlay Games
Windows
“BLACK STIGMA” is a unique action shooter where ruthless Masters from rival organizations fight to dominate the city’s underworld. Experience stylish action and the thrill of precision gunfights!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 64.5%, Action 26.7%, Indie 8.8%
- #42 Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter
73% matchVery Positive88% of 745 reviews2017
Dev: Croteam VRPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.
Why similar: Gore 42%, Violent 36.3%, Action 13.7%, Indie 8%
- #43 Depths of Limbo
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Evgiz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Depths of Limbo is a difficult action roguelike with a dark theme. The fast-paced combat is spiced up with a variety of unique items and weapons found throughout the procedurally generated world.
Why similar: Gore 53.7%, Action 26.6%, Indie 19.7%
- #44 Bloody Glimpse
74% matchMixed52% of 257 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Bloody Glimpse will take you on a immersive journey through bloody and dark world, the one that you always dreamed of.
Why similar: Gore 42.5%, Violent 37.3%, Action 12%, Indie 8.2%
- #45 Bone Dust
71% matchVery Positive82% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Platonic PartnershipPub: Toko Midori Games
Windows
Enter Bone Dust, an adrenaline-fueled arena shooter with bullet hell dynamics. Engage in swift, arcade-inspired gameplay, and face off against terrifying adversaries using your magical deck of cards. Prove your mettle and climb to the top of the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Action 69%, Arcade 31%
- #46 S.E.C.U.
70% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Blackridge Entertainment
Windows
S.E.C.U. is a Roguelite FPS Game. descend to the hellish and demon infested lands in Rougelite Mode or Survive against waves of demons in Arenas
Why similar: Gore 60.7%, Violent 18.8%, Action 11%, Arcade 9.6%
- #47 Putrefaction
72% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Gore 49.7%, Violent 20.3%, Action 19.8%, Indie 10.2%
- #48 LUCKROT
66% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: OptiCube
Windows
Roguelike shooter set in a dystopian, livestreamed gameshow. Obliterate waves of deformed freaks, earn donations from your sadistic audience and gamble your earnings for upgrades. Your life is a Performance. Your Death is Content.
Why similar: Action 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
- #49 BLOODKILL
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
Windows
BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Gore 51.5%, Violent 40.6%, Action 8%
- #50 HARD BULLET
68% matchVery Positive84% of 6,381 reviews2020
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
HARD BULLET is a physics-based action game, where enemies flood the neon-lit city bringing destruction to its streets. Use slow-motion, a huge arsenal, and brutal combat to survive and unlock new weapons. Prepare for the next RIDE by mastering your skills in Sandbox and Arena modes.
Why similar: Violent 44.3%, Gore 31.5%, Action 12%, Indie 7.4%, Arcade 4.8%
- #51 PAPERHEAD EP.0
65% matchVery Positive94% of 3,405 reviews2024
Dev: Paperhead te4mPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED?
Why similar: Gore 55.5%, Violent 29.4%, Action 11.9%, Indie 3.2%
- #52 Monday Meltdown
66% matchVery Positive96% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: NF MynsterPub: Footstomp Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast. Bloody. 8-Player Mayhem. Dominate. Taunt. Repeat. Free. No strings attached. Ever.
Why similar: Action 67.9%, Gore 32.1%
- #53 Necro Mutex
70% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Denormalizer
Windows
10,000 levels of chaotic sci-fi horror. Choose which maps you play, from super easy to practically impossible. Find the escape pods or just see how far you can get. Playable as a desktop first person shooter, or in VR on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and WMR.
Why similar: Gore 40.4%, Violent 36.2%, Action 13.9%, Indie 9.6%
- #54 Mind The Abyss
66% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Mind The Abyss Studios
Windows
Mind the Abyss is a fast-paced movement shooter that combines fourth-dimensional abilities and ever-evolving weaponry within an alien planet.
Why similar: Action 66.1%, Indie 33.9%
- #55 Dead Ground Arcade
68% matchPositive88% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: VRillAR
Windows
Dead Ground Arcade is an action packed FPS VR shooter, ready to get your heart skip a beat during exciting standoffs with infected creatures. Players take on the role of a secret agent for Blackrain, for whom they are sent on a range of challenging missions.
Why similar: Gore 47.1%, Violent 42.2%, Action 10.8%
- #56 Enlightenment
69% matchMixed63% of 459 reviews2018
Dev: LizardKing
Windows
In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths.
Why similar: Violent 43.5%, Action 33.3%, Indie 23.2%
- #57 Possessed
69% matchMixed66% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Possessed is a fast-paced story driven survival first person shooter spread across 3 action-packed regions. It features witty characters, terrifying creatures and a strong focus on physics and world interaction.
Why similar: Gore 44.6%, Violent 36.8%, Action 9.3%, Indie 4.8%, Arcade 4.5%
- #58 SCP: Abhorrent
68% matchMixed59% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: Black Ivy Games
Windows
Play as Agent Sigma, an operative assigned to a GOC assessment team. In a mission to exterminate an uncontained SCP-363 instance located in an abandoned mining tunnel - the situation suddenly goes critical. With communication broken and fellow agents now assumed KIA/MIA..
Why similar: Gore 25.5%, Violent 22.8%, Action 18.9%, Third-Person Shooter 18.4%, Indie 14.4%
- #59 Madshot: Road to Madness
67% matchMixed63% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Slaughter endless abominations while moving stylishly through a lovecraftian nightmare. Combine a multitude of unlockable weapons, abilities and upgrades in order to survive as long as possible, and reach the top of the leaderboards.
Why similar: Gore 51.2%, Violent 42.2%, Action 6.5%