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Games Like The Creation of a Self

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Action, 1980s, Singleplayer.

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A love letter to 80s and 90s retro computing. A game that intersects poetry, programming, computers, love, death, freedom and living. Create a new self, program its memories, and destroy memory monsters created from those memories.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Mavenmob
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Dead Goblin Games
    Windows

    Brutally blast through Dracula's minions and rescue your girl in this retro action platformer. Upgrade, discover, and destroy with retro flair and modern attitude.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 18.7%, 1980s 16.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 1990's 12.6%, Platformer 11.2%

  2. #2 Void Observation
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ginger Ninja Gaming
    Windows

    Void Observation is a suspense-thriller set in a remote Soviet facility. Manage unstable systems, solve puzzles, operate machinery, and uncover buried secrets as you face a growing, otherworldly phenomenon. Unravel a reality-altering truth—can you survive the unknown and escape?

    Why similar: Hacking 27.9%, 1980s 16.3%, FPS 13.5%, 1990's 12.5%, Dark 7.5%

  3. #3 Rot Gut
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 301 reviews2016
    Dev: Shotgun Surgeons
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%

    Rot Gut is an action packed platformer set in America’s 1920’s Prohibition era. You take control of an agent who, to uncover their mysteries, goes on a mission to fight the city’s underground armed to the teeth organizations.

    Why similar: Noir 22.8%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 1980s 11.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Shooter 9.8%

  4. #4 Evil is Back
    95% matchVery Positive91% of 170 reviews2023
    Dev: 616 GAMES
    Windows

    "Evil is Back" is a retelling of the movies "Evil Dead 1 and 2"... With everything a low budget short film should have. For fans of 80's trash horror movies.

    Why similar: 1980s 19.7%, FPS 18.2%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Shooter 13.7%, First-Person 8.1%

  5. #5 1964 Operation Velvet Twins
    94% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
    Dev: SEEP
    Windows · Linux

    A retro-style action-platformer that blends the stealth shootouts of Rolling Thunder with the raw brawling of Double Dragon. The result? A thrilling 2D spy adventure set in the 1960s — packed with fists, bullets, and classic arcade energy!!

    Why similar: Noir 21.7%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Platformer 14%, 1980s 13%, 1990's 9.5%

  6. #6 Server is Down
    94% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2020
    Dev: DbVectraPub: DbVectra & AlexTykh
    Windows

    You are a system administrator who spends his nights fixing an old server, but something :) causes critical errors in the server, and along with it breaks your reality. This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    Why similar: Hacking 62.9%, Text-Based 13.6%, Dark 11.4%, Adventure 6.8%, 2D 5.3%

  7. #7 Zero Page
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fixed-point Studios
    Windows

    Your life depends on a machine that struggles to count higher than 256. But with a little bit of BASIC and a lot of cunning, you may just live long enough to escape a dying spaceship with a mind of its own. Let's hope eight bits are enough.

    Why similar: Hacking 40.3%, 1980s 13.3%, FPS 13.2%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Exploration 7.1%

  8. #8 ALLEYVILLE: HARBOR 09
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MAZGROPub: Outer Brain Studios
    Windows

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    Why similar: Noir 26%, 1980s 14.8%, FPS 13.1%, 1990's 11.7%, Shooter 9.7%

  9. #9 Bloodwatch
    91% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: DIG Games
    Windows

    Bloodwatch is a short horror game about surviving at all cost on the island when the maniacs are trying to find and kill you. Explore, finding weapons, items, find the leader and kill him.

    Why similar: FPS 26.7%, Shooter 18.4%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 10.7%, Dark 9.1%

  10. #10 Artificial Fright
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tib Averus
    Windows

    Artificial Fright is a tense horror survival game where you play as an assistant robot in an old, abandoned warehouse. Explore your surroundings, conserve your battery power, and manage your systems using a Unix-like terminal.

    Why similar: Hacking 37.4%, FPS 17.3%, Dark 9.4%, Exploration 9%, First-Person 8.2%

  11. #11 Gunbrella
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 998 reviews2023
    Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.

    Why similar: Noir 29.6%, Side Scroller 24.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

  12. #12 Citadale Resurrection
    89% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In DIgital
    Windows

    A collection of old-school retro Citadale games in the style of various systems released in the mid 1980s to early 1990s. Each game has its own unique look, sound, gameplay style and feel and yet they are all distinctly Citadale.

    Why similar: 1980s 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.5%, 1990's 13.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 8.1%

  13. #13 Depth Perception
    89% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: One Man Symphony
    Windows

    It’s the 1980s. A rural cop investigates a fellow officer’s disappearance. With limited ammo and failing gear, you'll explore eerie landscapes, piece together clues, and face your own fears; no jumpscares, just tense psychological unraveling. Will you find the truth… or lose yourself?

    Why similar: Noir 25.6%, 1980s 16.2%, FPS 13.7%, Shooter 10.3%, Dark 7.3%

  14. #14 Nodes Escape
    88% matchVery Positive85% of 542 reviews2023
    Dev: 夜喵
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.

    Why similar: Word Game 47.4%, Text-Based 22.8%, Abstract 17.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 3.6%

  15. #15 Crystal Gaiden Origins
    87% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
    Dev: Onipunks
    Windows · Mac

    Crystal Gaiden Origins is a hardcore 8-bit action platformer inspired by the brutal edge of NES-era classics. Slash through rebels, ex-allies, dark ancient technology, and a crumbling empire in chiptune-fueled missions. Inspired by Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, and Castlevania.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 21.1%, Platformer 17.5%, 1980s 17.3%, 1990's 13.2%, Action 10%

  16. #16 Smilemo
    86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,276 reviews2022
    Dev: REXECHOPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    A new side-scrolling platformer where you go flying out of control at the slightest touch! In this virus-infected world, it is your job to collect the scattered pieces of vaccine code and exterminate the virus!

    Why similar: Hacking 28.5%, Platformer 19%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.7%

  17. #17 Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
    86% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2023
    Dev: JM Neto Game Dev
    Windows

    Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, 1980s 16.1%, Platformer 15.5%, Shooter 13.6%, 1990's 11.3%

  18. #18 Enigmatic Worlds
    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Logic Obscure Productions
    Windows

    Explore strange and abstract worlds filled with equally unusual but deadly beings of many types. Enigmatic Worlds is an FPS inspired by obscure retro-styled FPS games and Amiga games.

    Why similar: FPS 21.3%, Abstract 19.5%, Platformer 16.3%, 1990's 10%, Shooter 9.7%

  19. #19 Metathrone
    84% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: Orion GamesPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    Young hacker Iten Langley is a true legend of information networks. He works for his own profit, spying and hacking into defense systems. But his whole life changed in a matter of seconds, when after another attack on the server for him begins a real hunt!

    Why similar: Hacking 37.1%, FPS 20.2%, Shooter 15.7%, Action 9.7%, First-Person 9.3%

  20. #20 Weird Dreams
    84% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Best Ever Games CompanyPub: Atari
    Windows

    Imagine yourself in a world full of nightmares with Dali-esque creatures and mind-eating eyes. Picture yourself in an upside down landscape. Alone in a weird dream and wondering... what the... ?! There has never been a computer game like Weird Dreams. You have to play it to believe it.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 19.8%, Dark Humor 18.2%, Abstract 17.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Exploration 9.2%

  21. #21 Cybro
    82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Sunwake Games
    Windows

    Government gig becomes personal. Return to a corrupt cyberpunk city on a contract to recover stolen software, only to uncover a conspiracy. Fight back with guns, stealth, hacking, and raw action as betrayal hits close and escape becomes the only way out.

    Why similar: Hacking 40.1%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Dark 7.5%

  22. #22 JohnJohnson: Remnant
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Quadriple I
    Windows

    They were made to entertain. But now they want to smash and kill.

    Why similar: FPS 25.8%, 1980s 21.8%, Shooter 20.7%, Action 12.8%, First-Person 10.9%

  23. #23 Trash Horror Collection 5
    81% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2025
    Dev: 616 GAMES
    Windows

    A collection of 7 trashy horror games!... this will definitely give you an 80s vibe!

    Why similar: 1980s 19.2%, 1990's 14.6%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Exploration 8.5%

  24. #24 SKELER BOY
    82% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: MANIAC BOY STUDIOPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
    Windows · Linux

    Experience a nostalgic aesthetic right out of 1970s and 1980s cultural classics, with adventure gameplay and a dark and disturbing narrative!

    Why similar: Noir 33%, 1980s 21.2%, Exploration 10%, Dark 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

  25. #25 Sabbuth
    81% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: Angad MatharooPub: Ostensible Games
    Windows

    You've waken up in a strange place not knowing who you are or what your purpose is. A being lays before you emerging from the ground. He offers you an escape, something you can't refuse. Traverse 3 different areas collecting Artifacts to return to this being while avoiding evil forces.

    Why similar: FPS 22.3%, 1980s 18.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 10.7%

  26. #26 Super Paparazzi
    80% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Samuel Einheri
    Windows

    Walk, Run, Slide & run on Walls to navigate levels, make sure to use your camera to take photos of Secondary Targets & especially the Golden Target and make sure to pick up some batteries and use a camera flash to fight back against the Golden Target's Super Fans!

    Why similar: Abstract 21.9%, FPS 19.3%, Platformer 19.2%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 10.2%

  27. #27 CaseCracker
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,325 reviews2022
    Dev: BlackRobe
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    No flashy visuals, just pure mental gymnastics. Actively search, cross-reference, and unravel the truth from a complex database. In this hardcore text-based deduction game, the devil is always in the details. Detective, are you ready?

    Why similar: Hacking 40.4%, Word Game 28.7%, Text-Based 18.6%, First-Person 6%, 2D 3.7%

  28. #28 The Patient: After Hours
    79% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: Aaron WisePub: Trial By Fire Games
    Windows

    You are a night worker who has to clean up after a long day of trading at the local mall. But as the night quickly progresses you start to realize that something isn't quite right.

    Why similar: Abstract 24.8%, FPS 18.4%, 1990's 13.7%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 8.3%

  29. #29 空间大作战 Space Operation
    79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: 天马工作室
    Windows

    In2XXX,alien civilizations gradually came to the earth's clouds and outer space began to invade the earth. In order to counterattack,mankind will launch two space combat spaceships that have been developed for many years. Can the two pilots driving the combat spacecraft repel the aliens civilization

    Why similar: Noir 19.6%, Abstract 17.3%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 1980s 12.9%, Shooter 11%

  30. #30 Sounds Terrifying
    78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: pyrano studios
    Windows

    Explore the cryptic Strüvat Laboratories in this blind accessible, audio-focused horror experience. Uncover what dark secrets lay in its endless hallways as you search for your missing partner.

    Why similar: Noir 18.1%, Abstract 14.9%, 1990's 14.3%, Text-Based 12.3%, FPS 10.8%

  31. #31 Nightgate
    77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Semidome Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    In the year 2398, a network of intelligent computers known as Nightgate, is the last remaining life form on Earth. Step into the computer and uncover what lies beyond the futuristic landscapes of Nightgate.

    Why similar: Hacking 58.9%, 1980s 12.8%, Abstract 11.8%, Side Scroller 8.6%, 3D 2.9%

  32. #32 暴れん坊天狗 & ZOMBIE NATION
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2021
    Dev: CITY CONNECTION
    Windows

    An EXCITENGU side-scrolling shooter game to bring peace through destruction, with 2 titles x 2 modes, and useful features like Rewind and Quick Save!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 31.7%, 1990's 22.6%, Shooter 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 11.2%

  33. #33 JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY
    75% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Wyatt Everett
    Windows

    JOHN FURY'S FIRST FURY is a 2d adventure game. Your adventure will bring you across the landscapes of Russia to make it to a secret communist lab where they're conducting dangerous experiments. You'll have use what you find to help you along your journey against many different enemies and bosses.

    Why similar: Platformer 19.2%, Shooter 16.4%, 1980s 16.1%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.1%

  34. #34 Kraino Origins
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
    Dev: GameAtomic
    Windows

    Fight monsters, ghosts, and zombies with your mighty sythe! Find all the secrets, and unlock powerful weapons! Avoid saws, fireballs, pools of acid, and spikes! Kraino Origins is retro gaming goodness!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 19.1%, 1980s 18.4%, Platformer 15.7%, 1990's 13.5%, Dark 8.7%

  35. #35 The Crimping
    75% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2023
    Dev: Mama Makes Games
    Windows

    A quirky first-person action-adventure game set in one of America's most haunted locations. Use your wits and reflexes to escape supernatural encounters within Oregon's underground "Shanghai Tunnels."

    Why similar: Hacking 23.3%, 1980s 19.1%, Noir 18.1%, FPS 13.1%, Platformer 11.2%

  36. #36 Liberated: Free Trial
    76% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2020
    Dev: Atomic WolfPub: Walkabout
    Windows

    Try Liberated for free! Get a preview of an action-adventure game inside a playable hand-drawn comic book. Uncover an alarmingly current cyberpunk reality where human rights are dying away. Take up arms and solve puzzles in a noir rain-soaked city that’s desperate for justice.

    Why similar: Hacking 34.9%, Noir 23.3%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Shooter 9.4%

  37. #37 Mainframent
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SaintHeiserPub: Half-Face Games
    Windows

    This game is about cleaner Klof. He was trapped inside a huge supercomputer dungeon, which is filled with bugs and dust. Use your mop and upgrade it to find way out!

    Why similar: Hacking 38.5%, Platformer 16.7%, Dark 10%, Exploration 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  38. #38 BUDUKUTUA
    74% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Gabriel David CarnezPub: GabyMakeGames
    Windows

    A colorful world full of secrets and challenges. Explore, help others, unlock new masks, and reactivate the three Light Crystals before darkness takes over.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 20.3%, Platformer 17.1%, 1980s 13.4%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.2%

  39. #39 Rey: Shattered Darkness
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Jack MurrellPub: Blaze Games UK
    Windows

    A dark 2D action platformer where you fight through fractured timelines, meet mysterious allies, and shift your playstyle to survive. Master fast combat, unlock new abilities, and adapt to ever-changing challenges.

    Why similar: 1980s 23.8%, Side Scroller 21.9%, 1990's 18.2%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

  40. #40 kipi oppi
    72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Interactive Detours
    Windows

    kipi oppi is a tiny first-person shooter about juggling a ball with a rocket launcher.

    Why similar: Abstract 29%, FPS 26.9%, Shooter 21.6%, 3D 8.4%, First-Person 7.8%

  41. #41 Bonkers Bum
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RemoveChild
    Windows · Linux

    You're not a hero, but maybe this time, world needs someone like you. Explore a semi-open world, leap between two realities, gather loot, upgrade your shotgun at the base and destroy the enemies. This is a dangerous way, but if you survive, you will have a chance to save more than one reality.

    Why similar: Noir 24.7%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Dark Humor 14.8%, 1980s 14.3%, 1990's 12%

  42. #42 Project Liminal 2
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2026
    Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
    Windows

    Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

    Why similar: Platformer 18.2%, FPS 17.6%, Shooter 15.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 9.4%

  43. #43 Xanguito Aventura
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Adrian Riera
    Windows

    2D platform adventure game

    Why similar: Side Scroller 21.1%, 1990's 18%, Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Action 10.4%

  44. #44 ANARKO ZMEU
    71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: TotallyNotReptillian
    Windows

    A fast paced arcade maze chasing game inspired by the 90s media portrayal of hackers and their culture. Download files, evade enemies, collect power-ups, launch rootkits, worms, and forkbombs and unleash total chaos.

    Why similar: Hacking 38.1%, 1980s 21.2%, 1990's 15.3%, Action 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

  45. #45 Escape 2049
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: OrionSoft
    Windows · Linux

    Escape 2049 is an action shooting / puzzle / platformer game, originally developed for the Sega Genesis / Megadrive. Play Elena in this action shooting game set in 4 different worlds, featuring 12 levels and 12 bosses, challenging puzzles, a stunning intro and full motion videos!

    Why similar: Hacking 43.4%, Platformer 11.5%, 1990's 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Shooter 8.8%

  46. #46 project HECK
    71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: CyberMonk Studio
    Windows

    This is a casual and entertaining typing game that lets you experience the thrill of hacking systems by rapidly typing on your keyboard. Whether stress-testing your keyboard or unwinding after a tough day, this game has got you covered!

    Why similar: Hacking 61.4%, Word Game 19.7%, Noir 18.9%

  47. #47 YRek Lost In Portals
    73% match9 user reviews80% of 9 reviews2020
    Dev: Gabriel Lopez
    Windows

    An Action-Adventure First Person Shooter, with big boss fights encounter and dungeon exploration. Fps inspired by the old Fps of the 1990s, Getting ammo, weapons, and health to survive the Adventure against enemy foes is the game about.

    Why similar: FPS 18.2%, Platformer 15.6%, 1990's 15.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Exploration 10.3%

  48. #48 Ex-Master, Zombie
    69% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2026
    Dev: HugePixel
    Windows

    Rise from the grave and reclaim what was lost. Explore a Metroidvania world, piece yourself back together, and unleash the true power of the Ex-Master. Death is not the end.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 30.8%, Platformer 16.9%, 1980s 12.9%, Exploration 12.3%, 1990's 9.2%

  49. #49 GAME.exe 2 - Phantom Strike
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Punx Studios
    Windows

    You find an old computer with a forgotten program installed: Phantom Strike. A single server is still online, frozen in time and waiting for someone to finish the match. What begins as nostalgic curiosity becomes a descent into something far stranger.

    Why similar: Hacking 42.4%, FPS 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Dark 7.2%, Exploration 7%

  50. #50 Hue Quest
    70% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: z4ckstudiosPub: Zackiel Opheim
    Windows

    Hue Quest is a 3D/2D point and click adventure game where you uncover a lost story by hacking into a heavily guarded underground agency. You continue to do so all while doing everything in your power to keep your operation hidden to avoid being shut down, using the tools provided at your disposal.

    Why similar: Hacking 38.6%, 1980s 20%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 9.6%, First-Person 8.3%

  51. #51 Text Escape: Doomsday City
    67% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2026
    Dev: 齿轮游戏
    Windows · Mac

    Text Escape: Doomsday City​ is a mouse-click room escape game. It uses a combination of blocks and text to depict a post-apocalyptic world. Players must search for clues, collect items, and interact with mechanisms by clicking, holding, and dragging to solve each puzzle with their wits.

    Why similar: Word Game 42.3%, Noir 16%, Abstract 15.1%, Text-Based 13.8%, Exploration 8.9%

  52. #52 Liquidator
    68% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: Partizan SoftwarePub: Strategy First
    Windows

    "LIQUIDATOR" will shed light on the true state of events.

    Why similar: Abstract 19.3%, FPS 18.6%, 1990's 17.6%, Shooter 14.1%, Exploration 7.2%

  53. #53 Star Keeper
    69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: 87arts
    Windows

    Curious why gamers in the 80s were so addicted to NES games? Star Keeper will take you on a journey to experience the joy of staying up all night to beat this NES game!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 20.7%, 1980s 19.4%, 1990's 15%, Shooter 13.2%, Platformer 12.7%

  54. #54 Covid Carl
    69% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: Dumpster Fire Studio LLC
    Windows

    Covid Carl is a Metroidvania/Contra-style 2d side-scrolling shooter. It will feature a brief story, 10 levels, and boss fights

    Why similar: Dark Humor 18.4%, Platformer 17.5%, 1990's 16.5%, Shooter 15.5%, Side Scroller 12.6%

  55. #55 REDACTED
    68% matchMixed59% of 45 reviews2024
    Dev: Sixth Sense Studios
    Windows

    A first-person zombie survival game

    Why similar: FPS 26.1%, 1980s 22.2%, Shooter 20.8%, Action 12.1%, Dark 10.7%

  56. #56 Lest - Deluxe 24
    66% matchMixed59% of 32 reviews2025
    Dev: Radkoil Interactive
    Windows

    Play a Surreal and Abstract game of Hide and Seek across abstract realities watching as your beloved home falls into decay as you try desperately over and over again to hunt down your target through the stages of Denial, Guilt, Depression, Resentment, and Acceptance.

    Why similar: Abstract 19.8%, FPS 15.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Shooter 13%, Exploration 8.2%

  57. #57 Infinite Onslaught
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bonkers Builders Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Infinite Onslaught is a fast-paced, on-rails arcade shooter that immerses players in a relentless battle against overwhelming odds, delivering non-stop action from start to finish. Pixel art, retro, cartoonish military style. It uses Keyboard Basher technology to provide light-gun-style gameplay.

    Why similar: FPS 17.9%, Side Scroller 17.7%, 1980s 15.2%, Shooter 13.7%, 1990's 11.8%

  58. #58 WEAPONEER
    67% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
    Dev: PLUG_WORLD
    Windows

    A Ball... A Sword & A Dream.

    Why similar: Abstract 21.4%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 1980s 14.6%, Platformer 13%, 1990's 11%

  59. #59 Gravity Escape From The Maze
    68% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2020
    Dev: SBM GamesPub: SBM Games
    Windows

    Gravity Escape From The Maze is a fast-paced action platformer where you control a small square with a curious ability. Escape mazes filled with dangerous traps as you collect keys to continue your journey.

    Why similar: Noir 24.6%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 1980s 14.6%, Platformer 12.9%, 1990's 12.5%

  60. #60 HACK.BAK
    65% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: David Huish
    Windows

    Hackers have encrypted your data and it's your job to hack them back. Explore a procedurally generated network using an arsenal of terminal commands to find the encryption key.

    Why similar: Hacking 65.5%, Text-Based 21.2%, Exploration 9.5%, 2D 3.7%

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