Games Like The Hong Kong Massacre

Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.

Why similar: Bullet Time 29% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Violent 14.5%, Gore 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on bullet-time mechanics and intense, room-clearing top-down combat in a noir-inspired setting.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Violent 26.8%, Gore 22.2%, Top-Down 12.1%, Difficult 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive top-down shooter that matches the high-lethality, fast-paced, and stylishly violent gameplay loop of the seed game.

Mr. Fast is a top-down shooting game with a bullet time twist! Enemy's time moves more slowly than yours. You're fast enough and you can kill others with one shot.

Why similar: Bullet Time 29% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Violent 12.1%, Gore 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor in terms of aesthetic, focusing heavily on slow-motion gunplay and cinematic revenge themes.

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21%, Gore 14.6%, Violent 14.2%, Difficult 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced top-down shooter that shares the same intense, violent energy and stylish cyberpunk presentation.

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Why similar: Difficult 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Violent 12.9%, Top-Down 11.2%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the tactical, high-lethality top-down shooter experience where precision and planning are essential for survival.

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 25.8%, Violent 18.9%, Difficult 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Top-Down 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel offers more of the same frantic, top-down, high-lethality action that fans of the genre crave.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Violent 24.7%, Gore 22.4%, Difficult 20.3%, Story Rich 14.4%, Action 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: While side-scrolling, it perfectly mirrors the cinematic bullet-time, one-hit-kill mechanics, and high-stakes action of the seed game.

"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western world. A gunslinger burning with vengeance steps into the ruins of a forsaken town, ready to face death. Prepare for one-shot, one-kill gunfights using classic revolvers and fanning techniques.

Why similar: Bullet Time 31.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.5%, Arcade 8.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 8%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished, one-hit-kill arcade shooter that demands the same level of focus and precision as the seed game.

Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

Why similar: Bullet Time 25% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Gore 14.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.8%, Violent 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, bullet-time-focused shooter that emphasizes quick reactions and cinematic gunplay.

A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together.

Why similar: Gore 36.9%, Violent 31.9%, Action 15.4%, Stylized 9%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, fast-paced top-down brawler that captures the same 'John Wick' style of choreographed, high-octane violence.

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: Bullet Time 34.9% ★, Gore 19.1%, Violent 15.7%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stylish, slow-motion gunplay and acrobatic movement that mirrors the cinematic action of the seed game.

Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Difficult 11.6%, 2.5D 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast, violent, top-down combat with a heavy emphasis on tactical movement and quick reflexes.

BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Why similar: Gore 33.9%, Violent 19.3%, Difficult 16%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, ultra-violent 2D shooter that shares the same uncompromising difficulty and gore-filled aesthetic.

Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.1%, Bullet Time 18.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, Violent 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish twin-stick shooter that leans into the same violent, fast-paced, and difficult gameplay loop.

Time Recoil is a top-down shooter with a slow motion twist! Punch through walls guns blazing while time slows down! See your enemies drop down like flies - and save the world from a mad scientist dictator!

Why similar: Bullet Time 26.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Gore 12.2%, Violent 10.8%, Top-Down 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Built around a time-manipulation mechanic that feels very similar to the bullet-time diving found in the seed game.

Redeemer: Enhanced Edition is a brutal close-quarters brawler. Punch, crush, shoot, and use the environment to destroy enemies. Master deep melee combat, execute savage finishers, and fight for redemption as Vasily, a former elite operative hunted by a cybernetic corporation.

Why similar: Gore 27%, Violent 23.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Top-Down 15.3%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down action game that emphasizes visceral combat and cinematic takedowns.

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Bullet Time 33.5% ★, Gore 22.3%, Violent 17.3%, Shooter 8.9%, 1990's 6%

Why You'll Like It: While an FPS, it is the ultimate 'John Woo' simulator, capturing the exact bullet-time, cinematic violence aesthetic of the seed game.

KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.

Why similar: Bullet Time 23.9% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Gore 10.1%, Difficult 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style top-down shooter that focuses on intense, reflex-heavy combat.

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

Why similar: Gore 20.8%, Violent 18.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Difficult 12.4%, Top-Down 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, top-down action game that uses momentum and violence to create a unique, cinematic experience.

Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.4%, Violent 15.4%, Gore 14.9%, Top-Down 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, top-down shooter that shares the same violent, indie-developed, and atmospheric qualities.

Loplight is a twin-stick shooter taking inspirations from Hermetic lore and old alchemical concepts. Explore the ruins of this world, find out who's responsible, and defeat the monstrous creatures blocking your path.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Top-Down Shooter 26.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Gore 9.9%, Violent 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes fast movement and challenging, story-driven action.

2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

Why similar: Gore 31.6%, Violent 26%, Difficult 10%, Arcade 9.6%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, one-hit-kill arena shooter that captures the same 'last stand' adrenaline found in the seed game.

Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!

Why similar: Bullet Time 17.1% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Gore 9.6%, Violent 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that provides a straightforward, action-packed experience similar to classic arcade titles.

You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.

Why similar: Bullet Time 24% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Gore 10.9%, Top-Down 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that delivers intense, arcade-style action with a focus on crowd control.

Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, top-down twin-stick shooter that rewards precision and quick decision-making.

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Gore 31.5%, Difficult 22.6%, Violent 13.5%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, one-hit-kill top-down shooter that requires careful planning and precise execution to clear rooms.

Sefir: Mafia Story is a reflex and fast thinking based 2D top down shooter game.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Difficult 16.9%, Top-Down 12.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with a pixel-art aesthetic that focuses on crime-themed, fast-paced action.

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: Bullet Time 32.7% ★, Gore 21.2%, Violent 17.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Difficult 6.8%

Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat

Why similar: Bullet Time 28.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Violent 13.8%, Difficult 10.8%, Gore 9.3%

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.6%, Gore 12.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Violent 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning top-down shooter that offers high-octane, cinematic combat in a dense, atmospheric world.

Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.8%, Gore 14.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Top-Down 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, zombie-themed shooter that focuses on quick, reflex-based survival.

A brutal bodycam revenge FPS set in Hong Kong. Slide into bullet time, fight up close, take down your kidnappers, and record every second of your revenge.

Why similar: Bullet Time 31.4% ★, Gore 19.3%, Shooter 13.3%, Violent 13.2%, Realistic 8.3%

Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Violent 15.2%, Difficult 14.7%, Arcade 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter that shares the same fast-paced, action-oriented DNA as the seed game.

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: Gore 26.2%, Violent 23.2%, Shooter 21.3%, Difficult 13.4%, Action 9.4%

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Gore 31.4%, Violent 26.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.2%, Shooter 7.5%, Top-Down Shooter 6.9%

Gungrave G.O.R.E is a stylish third-person action shooter by South-Korean Studio IGGYMOB in which you take on the role of Grave, a gunslinger of resurrection and badass anti-hero of your dreams, mowing down tons of enemies in a gory ballet of bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Time 30.7% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Gore 19.5%, Violent 14%, Action 9.6%

In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.7%, Violent 25.1%, Shooter 20.6%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 8.2%

Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.8%, Difficult 16.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Dark 5.7%

Fast. Bloody. 8-Player Mayhem. Dominate. Taunt. Repeat. Free. No strings attached. Ever.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Bullet Time 18% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.3%, Shooter 10.2%

Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.9%, Bullet Time 21.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Difficult 10.3%

He had one rule: No killing women or children. When a hitman is double-crossed by his employer, he brings forth a night of carnage and bloodshed.

Why similar: Gore 20.9%, Violent 19.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 15%, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down 7.7%

Lock and Load! It's time to Kick-Ass. Grab your machine gun, flamethrower, rocket launcher, and grenades. Assault the enemy base and free commandos to join your team while you destroy everything in sight. Make your way through enemy bunkers to rescue your comrades, and kill everyone you encounter!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 12.2%, Shooter 9.4%

Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.4%, Gore 20.8%, Violent 18.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Difficult 7.7%

Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Gore 17%, Shooter 10.2%, Top-Down 9.8%

A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 8.1%

Hit Zero: Chronos is a 2D shooter game. You’re given the power to control time, time moves only when you move! Use your time stopping powers to erase every enemies in the area.

Why similar: Bullet Time 37.6% ★, Gore 19%, Violent 16%, Shooter 8%, Arcade 6.1%

Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!

Why similar: Bullet Time 36.6% ★, Gore 16%, Violent 15.5%, Shooter 9.6%, 1990's 9.2%

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: Bullet Time 30% ★, Violent 19%, Gore 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Shooter 10.2%

Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.

Why similar: Difficult 40.3%, Gore 25.8%, Action 13.1%, Arcade 8%, Dark 5.3%

Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Gore 19.1%, Violent 17.6%, Difficult 8.7%, Action 7.6%

Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

Why similar: Gore 27.3%, Shooter 24.5%, Violent 20.2%, Action 9.3%, Dark 7.4%

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 36.3%, 1990's 26.3%, Shooter 23.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Action 6.5%

Bloody Streets is a brutal top-down shooter which will challenge you with areas swarmed by undead in a beautifully stylized and hand painted 2D world complemented by high energy rock music. How long can you survive the sea of monsters while pumping round after round of bullets?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38%, Gore 27%, Difficult 18.8%, Action 9.4%, Indie 6.8%

Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky is a fast-paced action game featuring tight controls and slow-motion combat. Unlock items, customize your gear, and take out your enemies one by one! Co-op included.

Why similar: Bullet Time 25.7% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Difficult 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 9%

SharpShooter3D is a first-person subculture shooter in the best old school traditions. Burn! Destroy! Kill! Kill! Kill!

Why similar: Violent 26.4%, Shooter 21.2%, 1990's 20.9%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 9.5%

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 40.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Difficult 9.2%, Arcade 9%

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Why similar: Bullet Time 58.8% ★, Shooter 10.5%, Difficult 9.4%, Action 7.7%, Violent 4%

Cloud Cutter brings you classic arcade shoot ‘em up gameplay in top notch graphics. Enjoy intense fast-paced explosive action full of epic destruction, arcade style power-ups, lasers and of course huge multi-stage boss fights.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Arcade 9%

Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.8%, Shooter 19.3%, 1990's 19.2%, Dark 10.7%, Action 8.3%

Into the Fray is a fast action-shooter in the vein of Doom and Dark Messiah; using fast combat, reactive environments, and traps. Blast, kick, and dash your way through Rebels and Eldritch creatures to liberate the Isle of Portland; as it becomes consumed by Fog and the horrors therein.

Why similar: Gore 22.6%, Violent 19.6%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.3%, Shooter 7.4%