Games Like The Pulse of Evil

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: Top-Down Shooter 46.8%, Shooter 22.6%, Action 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, pixel-art shooter that mirrors the intense, combat-focused exploration of the seed game.

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.2%, Top-Down 25.2%, Horror 17.3%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar top-down perspective and atmospheric, action-heavy gameplay in a dark, industrial setting.

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 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Action 11.2%, Top-Down 10.7%, Zombies 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, zombie-themed shooter that captures the frantic, action-oriented feel of the seed game.

Night Raider is a thrilling adventure exploration shooter game. Players need to carry weapons into the city occupied by zombies, as far as possible in various buildings to collect necessary supplies, evacuate alive to bring supplies back to the camp. But you have to face are not just zombies...

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29%, Shooter 13%, Dark 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Zombies 9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down shooting with pixel graphics and inventory management, echoing the exploration mechanics of the seed.

Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.

Why similar: Shooter 17.3%, Top-Down 14.9%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Horror 11.1%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D, atmospheric horror-action game that shares the gritty, survival-focused combat of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Top-Down 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Action 14.4%, Shooter 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same fast-paced, visceral, top-down combat experience with a distinct pixel-art style.

In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 51%, Top-Down 13%, Action 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Shooter 7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric top-down shooter that emphasizes survival and exploration in a hostile, claustrophobic environment.

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: Top-Down Shooter 36.1%, Top-Down 15.1%, Shooter 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down action game that focuses on stealth and combat in dark, atmospheric environments.

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 63.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 12.1%, Top-Down 8.1%, Indie 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, top-down shooter mechanics with a heavy emphasis on weapon progression and tactical combat.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 10.9%, Top-Down 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, top-down, pixel-art shooter that prioritizes fast-paced combat and exploration.

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Why similar: Shooter 33.2%, Top-Down 22.9%, Action 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Horror 5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric top-down shooter that captures the feeling of navigating a dangerous, infested facility.

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Shooter 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Zombies 17.9%, Action 14%, 2D 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style, top-down action game that emphasizes tactical movement and clearing rooms efficiently.

Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Shooter 13.6%, Top-Down 9.7%, Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, top-down combat against waves of enemies in dark, industrial settings.

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.9%, Shooter 24.2%, Top-Down 19.1%, Action 11.3%, 2D 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging top-down, pixel-art shooter that shares the gear-finding and progression loop of the seed game.

In this apocalyptic world a cosmic being has taken over Earth and spread its corruption all over. Join the bounty hunter Cassius on his mission to destroy the corruption from the mansion in this FPS game. Be warned, grotesque monsters are hell-bent on stopping Cassius from reaching his goal.

Why similar: Shooter 34.3%, Action 25.5%, Dark 18.6%, Horror 9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, top-down shooter that shares the intense, combat-focused exploration of the seed game.

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: Top-Down Shooter 35%, Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down 17.5%, Action 13.7%, Gore 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, top-down shooter that captures the gritty, violent essence of the seed game's combat.

Security guy vs AI is a short top-down shooter game with a mysterious story. Reveal the truth about what happened at your workplace and stop the Evil Artificial Intelligence from spreading out.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Action-Adventure 17%, Action 14.2%, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with a sci-fi theme that aligns with the action-adventure focus of the seed.

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Mystery 37.7%, Atmospheric 31.9%, Adventure 27.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, pixel-art shooter that blends exploration with intense, pattern-based combat encounters.

NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.

Why similar: Action 31.6%, Pixel Graphics 31.3%, Top-Down 25%, 2D 8.9%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi, top-down, pixel-art shooter with deep customization and action-heavy gameplay.

It's another nice dark day in Escondido, California and special agent Jack Banger goes from out of the frying pan and into the fire. The disgusting biomonster creatures are continuing to terrorize the city and there's only so much time before the plague spreads across the nation.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Shooter 16.8%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Action 12.4%, Top-Down 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that leans into the action-adventure elements found in the seed game.

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: Top-Down Shooter 27.7%, Shooter 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Top-Down 14.1%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter focused on surviving against relentless hordes of enemies in confined spaces.

A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Dark 12.3%, Action 11%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art, mystery-focused action game that shares the atmospheric exploration of the seed game.

Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.5%, Shooter 19.5%, Zombies 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Action 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed, pixel-art game that features physics-based combat and exploration in a hostile world.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.4%, Shooter 20.9%, Top-Down 18.2%, Action 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-ended, top-down shooter that emphasizes exploration and combat in a war-torn environment.

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

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.8%, Top-Down 23.8%, Action 12.6%, Gore 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, top-down action game that captures the raw, visceral combat intensity of the seed game.

A top-down arena shooter with a wide variety of weapons and enemies. Confront hordes of zombies and monsters in totally random generated arenas.

Why similar: Top-Down 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 26%, Zombies 18.6%, Action 14.3%, 2D 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art, action-roguelite that provides a similarly challenging combat experience.

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 52.8%, Shooter 24.7%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Gore 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, top-down shooter with a strong focus on exploration and combat in a dense, detailed world.

Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.3%, Top-Down 26.6%, Action 14.4%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art, top-down action game with dungeon-crawling elements and gear progression.

Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.

Why similar: Dark 28.5%, Horror 23.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Action 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.6%, Zombies 24.9%, Action 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%, Top-Down 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, top-down shooter focused on surviving waves of infected enemies in a confined arena.

Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?

Why similar: Shooter 29.5%, Action-Adventure 26.9%, Horror 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Action 8%

A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 38.4%, Horror 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Action 16.6%

In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.

Why similar: Action 31.7%, Adventure 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 23.9%, 2D 11.2%, Indie 2.9%

Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 28%, Mystery 16.8%, Adventure 16%, Action 14.2%, 2D 13%

Shrine II is a retro FPS game with a focus on atmosphere and exploration. Explore a nightmarish world and battle great bosses where the surprises never end...

Why similar: Shooter 44.6%, Action 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Gore 7.3%, Horror 4.8%

First person shooter horror adventure game. As detective C, you arrived at an old friend's home and try to find out what's going on.

Why similar: Shooter 28%, Horror 22%, Zombies 19.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Action 7.3%

Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.7%, Top-Down 14.6%, Horror 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Dark 11.7%

Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 25%, Horror 22.7%, Mystery 21%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10%

Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.2%, Action-Adventure 15%, Action 13.9%, Zombies 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

An ancient evil has awoken in the depths of a remote mining asteroid, stirred from its slumber by man's lust for power. Unaware, you answer a distress call and become stranded, surrounded by monstrous foes. Unravel the mystery of this madness and stop its spread in this horror retro shooter!

Why similar: Shooter 27.2%, Dark 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%

It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Action 16.4%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Dark 11.5%

You are a lone hunter who awakens in darkness. Within a cursed fortress where reality and hell intertwine, your goal is clear: Reach the top. Fight horrific enemies, grow stronger, and face what awaits at the summit.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 30.5%, Action 18.9%, Adventure 14%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 9.3%

Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Action 20.3%, Adventure 20.1%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 14.3%

Face the grim reaper at 3 frames per second.

Why similar: Dark 17.8%, Supernatural 17.2%, Horror 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Dark 26.4%, Adventure 17.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Action 12.4%

EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Dark 17.6%, Action 16.3%, 2D 15.3%, Adventure 13.2%

The last subway departs in a world overrun by zombies. At each station, gather materials, find better weapons, and fight off the undead. As you get closer to your family, the danger grows. Survive, upgrade, and make it to the final stop.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Shooter 19.8%, Zombies 13.8%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 11.5%

EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Why similar: Shooter 21.2%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Top-Down 15.9%, Horror 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

This is a 3D first-person adventure and horror game that lets you plunge deep into your fears. A unique cave system, enemies and screamers. While picking mushrooms in a clearing, you stumble upon an abandoned hut. Exploring it, you find yourself in a cave full of unexpected inhabitants and surprises

Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Action-Adventure 25.6%, Dark 23.8%, Action 11.7%, Atmospheric 8%

Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.

Why similar: Top-Down 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Horror 13.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Escape an ever-shrinking cave tunnel in this tense spelunking horror. As the stone walls transform into flesh, you'll face perilous claustrophobic spaces, flooded passages, and twisted inhuman creatures.

Why similar: Dark 21.8%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.6%

Project Pulsation - a sci-fi first person shooter with elements of horror and stealth. The distant space station 'Complex' located nearby Thanatos Asteroid keeps a valuable Artifact. Fight your way through turrets, unknown creatures and mysterious ghosts, survive and try to get back.

Why similar: Action 63.5%, Adventure 23%, Horror 13.5%

You find yourself lost in a mine, the only objective is to find a way out. But something lurks in the shadows, following. Hunting you. Good luck. It's simply a game of cat and mouse. You can run and hide, but your ultimate goal is to find the key and escape the mine. While avoiding the monsters.

Why similar: Horror 89.6%, Indie 10.4%

Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.2%, Dark 17.9%, Horror 15%, Mystery 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%

Everything fell apart. People started getting sick… not in a normal way. Now the city is desolate, and the only thing that matters is finding out if your best friend is still alive. You'll have to explore, run, hide, and face the contamination.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 23%, Action 19.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Horror 9.1%

Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers and exorcise them.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.3%, Action 22.3%, Adventure 20.2%, Supernatural 14.9%, Horror 14.1%

Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.3%, Supernatural 15.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Dark 14.1%, Mystery 12.7%

Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

Why similar: Dark 22%, Horror 21.6%, Action-Adventure 21.4%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 12.2%

A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.3%, Horror 23.2%, Zombies 18.4%, Action 17%, Adventure 7.6%

EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.1%, Horror 17.4%, Zombies 17.2%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 9.2%