Games Like Time Recoil

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 33.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Violent 15%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.9%, Top-Down 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, top-down action-roguelike that features intense bullet-time mechanics and high-speed, violent combat.

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Why similar: Bullet Time 27% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Violent 10.9%, Gore 10.9%, Top-Down 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter perfectly captures the cinematic bullet-time aesthetic and fast-paced room clearing found in Time Recoil.

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: Time Manipulation 41.3% ★, Violent 18.4%, Gore 16%, Action 10.9%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines time-manipulation, instant-death gameplay, and a gripping narrative in a fast-paced action setting.

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: Bullet Time 24.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Violent 12.7%, Gore 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, top-down twin-stick shooter that emphasizes fast movement and tactical use of time-bending abilities.

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: Time Manipulation 39.4% ★, Bullet Time 37.1% ★, Shooter 7.2%, Action 6%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive time-manipulation shooter where time only moves when you move, creating a unique puzzle-like combat experience.

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

Why similar: Violent 26.7%, Gore 21.2%, Top-Down 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: While it lacks bullet-time, its top-down perspective, extreme violence, and rhythmic, high-speed gameplay are essential for fans of this genre.

"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 31.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 25.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Arcade 8.4%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A frantic, one-hit-kill top-down arena shooter that demands precision and speed in a western-themed setting.

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: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Violent 14.9%, Gore 14.8%, Dystopian 8.6%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down cyberpunk shooter that focuses on fast-paced combat and utilizing special abilities to survive overwhelming odds.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: Bullet Time 36.4% ★, Destruction 18.7%, Time Attack 11.6% ★, Shooter 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish FPS that features destructible environments, parkour, and a heavy emphasis on slow-motion combat.

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 39.6% ★, Violent 15.8%, Gore 15.3%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game is built entirely around stylized, slow-motion gunplay and acrobatic movement, mirroring the core appeal of Time Recoil.

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 30.4% ★, Gore 17.4%, Violent 14.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Destruction 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A visceral FPS that leans heavily into supernatural abilities and slow-motion gunplay against overwhelming enemy forces.

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 38.2% ★, Gore 16.3%, Violent 14.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated bullet-time action game that focuses on precision and efficient enemy elimination.

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 38.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.6%, Gore 14.4%, Violent 14.3%, Shooter 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that uses a noir aesthetic and bullet-time to create a fast-paced, stylish combat loop.

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 36.4%, Violent 32.5%, Action 21.5%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down brawler offers a cinematic, fast-paced experience that feels like a high-budget action movie.

Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 34.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging top-down arcade shooter that emphasizes quick reflexes and pattern recognition.

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 27%, Violent 22.6%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Action 9.4%, Arcade 9%

Why You'll Like It: A hyper-focused, single-screen arena slasher that rewards speed and precision in a neon-drenched environment.

TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.9% ★, Bullet Time 24.5% ★, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Action 7.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced indie action game that leans into arcade-style shooting and movement mechanics.

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 38.7% ★, Gore 20.6%, Violent 17.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style FPS designed to recreate the feeling of classic Hong Kong action cinema with extensive slow-motion mechanics.

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 37.4%, Top-Down 16.7%, Violent 15.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down shooter that allows for both stealthy approaches and explosive, high-speed combat scenarios.

District Steel is a full locomotion VR action game, inspired by the FPS classics. Blast your way through the underground SenTRI facility, equipped with a mechanical arm that gives time bending powers and a selection of deadly weapons.

Why similar: Bullet Time 36.4% ★, Time Manipulation 27.8% ★, Time Travel 15.8% ★, Sci-fi 8.5%, Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused shooter that utilizes bullet-time to make every combat encounter feel like a cinematic set piece.

A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Dystopian 14.9%, Gore 12.9%, Top-Down 11.9%, Shooter 11%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, roguelite shooter with destructible environments and a focus on upgrading your character for faster, more explosive runs.

An FPS where you can freeze time. Gunfights, 90-car pileups, and giant robots in slow motion. Make your own levels. From the award-winning creators of Aaaaa! and Drunken Robot Pornography.

Why similar: Bullet Time 34.1% ★, Time Manipulation 31.7% ★, Action 11.6%, Indie 8.6%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person shooter that experiments with time-manipulation mechanics in a fast-paced, arcade-inspired format.

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 23.9% ★, Gore 16.1%, Destruction 14.1%, Violent 13.6%, Shooter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A VR sandbox shooter that focuses on realistic physics and extreme gore in slow-motion combat scenarios.

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 61.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Action 9.9%, Top-Down 8.5%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, top-down shooter that rewards precise aim and movement in a high-stakes, sci-fi environment.

A catastrophe is about to happen and you have only a limited time to prevent it. Use your time stopping powers to make the most out of what little time you have!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 55.2% ★, Violent 16%, Shooter 13.7%, Destruction 6.8%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A superhero-themed FPS that allows players to manipulate time to overcome complex combat encounters.

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 20.9%, Violent 20.3%, Gore 20.3%, Top-Down 14.5%, Arcade 7%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, top-down game about momentum and violence, where every movement feels like a percussion-driven action sequence.

Become a death prevention insurance agent at Just In Time Incorporated and grab bullets, grenades, or even a fire extinguisher to save your clients from gruesome death. With the power of hyper-glove technology, time slows down but you won’t have to!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.4% ★, Bullet Time 39.4% ★, Action 11.8%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A VR game where you use time-manipulation to save clients from certain death in a variety of fast-paced scenarios.

An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

Why similar: Gore 40.7%, Violent 33.7%, Action 10.5%, Indie 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An ultra-violent top-down brawler that captures the same gritty, high-intensity atmosphere as Time Recoil.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Violent 23.1%, Top-Down 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A boss-rush game that blends bullet-hell mechanics with fast-paced melee combat, requiring intense focus and timing.

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 31.6%, Violent 17.3%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 12.9%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging top-down action game where you play as a reaper, requiring careful planning and quick execution to clear levels.

Run, jump, rewind, and avoid a time paradox? A time-traveling gal changes the past where she drank tapioca to prevent the extinction of humanity in this time-loop action puzzle game!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 47.4% ★, Time Travel 37.5% ★, Action 8.4%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Cyclic Warriors is a movement shooter focused on time travel and speed. Wall-run, slide, kick and bunny-hop to build up massive momentum. Time travel to dodge bullets and flank your enemies. Slow down time for easy kills!

Why similar: Time Travel 39.8% ★, Bullet Time 38.6% ★, Sci-fi 7.3%, Action 6.2%, Shooter 5.2%

An exhilarating run-and-gun action shooting game based on a Roguelite! Travel through time with Sigma to thwart the uprising of artificial intelligence and fight for the future!

Why similar: Time Travel 40.2% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Action 9.1%

Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.

Why similar: Bullet Time 32.1% ★, Time Manipulation 25.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Dystopian 12.3%, Action 4%

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

Why similar: Bullet Time 20.9% ★, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action 11.4%, Gore 10.3%, Violent 8.5%

TYPECAST is a bullet hell where you type to shoot. Get swarmed by enemies, manage the chaos, and climb the leaderboards in this unique arcade experience.

Why similar: Bullet Time 26.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Shooter 9.8%, Top-Down 8.7%

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 23% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Destruction 16.6%, Gore 9.1%, Top-Down 9%

Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.4% ★, Bullet Time 25.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Shooter 8.4%, Arcade 7.7%

Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 56.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Arcade 8.2%, Shooter 4.9%

A modern revisitation of the 80s arcades. Use your Razerwire to cut through waves of nanobugs with a rogue-like inspired progression.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.8% ★, Bullet Time 27.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 9.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Top-Down 9%

Bombshell is an Action Shooter game in which bomb disposal technician turned mercenary for hire, Shelly "Bombshell" Harrison must strong-arm her way across 4 planets in a galactic adventure to rescue the president (and humanity) from an apocalyptic alien threat.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Shooter 10.6%

Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.6%, Arcade 15.7%, Action 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Indie 9.3%

Stop time and project yourself through space with “Time-stop warp” magic, pass through physical obstacles, dodge incoming bullets and shoot down your enemies! A satisfying shooter, filled with dark humor!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.6%, Shooter 17.5%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 11.7%

A silky smooth Arena First Person Shooter with a prime focus on game-feel. Massacre waves of sentient metallic geometry and their monster compatriots as you fight for your Hi-Score! Designed to be the ultimate 'warm-up' or 'waiting-for-download' game!

Why similar: Bullet Time 43.6% ★, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Shooter 16.8%, Arcade 13.4%, Action 8.7%

Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this story-driven arcade shooter. The RADON Daughters have launched their ultimate weapon. Take control of the experimental gunship HALCYON and break out of the CAGE.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 33.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 10%, Sci-fi 10%

You are a sniper who controls time and space. Eliminate all enemies with a single bullet.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 55.4%, Top-Down 23.4%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Indie 2.2%

This is an exhilarating action and shooting game where you fight using weapons with different abilities.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 38.4%, Shooter 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Top-Down 12.4%, Destruction 7.1%

Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.

Why similar: Time Attack 45.2% ★, Top-Down 15.3%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 8.5%

Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!

Why similar: Time Travel 34.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 25.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Sci-fi 8.3%

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: Gore 23.1%, Violent 22.3%, Action 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Destruction 22.5%, Top-Down 10.2%, Shooter 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Velocity®Ultra is an award-winning top down shooter that puts you in control of the galaxy’s only Quarp Jet, an advanced spacecraft with the ability to teleport at will. Tasked with rescuing survivors from a collapsed black hole, you’ll need to use both firepower and quick-wits to catapult the Quarp Jet through 50 levels of sci-fi action.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 41.4%, Action 35.1%, Indie 23.4%

DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris is an intense mix of brick breaker, air hockey and bullet hell set in a post apocalyptic world. Destroy structures, dodge bullets, fire guns and buy perks to lay even more waste!

Why similar: Bullet Time 25.8% ★, Top-Down Shooter 21.9%, Destruction 16.4%, Shooter 13.7%, Arcade 9.5%

Time Carnage is a frantic VR survival wave shooter with a frenzy inducing time-reload system. Travel through time and wreak havoc through worlds swarming with dinosaurs, monsters, robots and zombies. Shoot, drop, switch, repeat!

Why similar: Time Travel 36.8% ★, Violent 31%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 10.3%, Indie 7.4%

Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.

Why similar: Gore 32%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Shooter 22.7%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Action 7.7%

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: Bullet Time 31.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Top-Down 10.3%, Arcade 8%

Explode into action!

Why similar: Violent 67.4%, Action 32.6%

Set in an alternate reality, play as a cop using a powerful time slowing watch to stop crime and save the city.

Why similar: Action 57.8%, Indie 42.2%

Master time to become the ultimate weapon! Dr. Aiden Krone has made a Time Jump across the space-time continuum - a reckless act with frightening consequences. Now, a disturbing alternate reality has evolved within the bleak and rain-soaked Alpha District.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 46.8% ★, Bullet Time 17% ★, Time Travel 9% ★, Sci-fi 8.9%, Shooter 7.4%

Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Top-Down 13.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 7.4%