- #1 Tiny Troopers: Global Ops
96% matchMixed56% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Epiphany GamesPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Attention! Tiny Troopers: Global Ops is a fast-paced arcade twin-stick shooter in which you lead an elite squad of Tiny Troopers on action-packed missions to take down hordes of unscrupulous enemies from all corners of the world!
Why similar: Casual 51.6%, Action 48.4%
Why You'll Like It: This modern entry in the series expands on the core gameplay with updated visuals and intense twin-stick action.
- #2 iBomber Attack
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 179 reviews2012
Dev: Cobra Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The legendary iBomber series returns but this time it’s time to ATTACK! Jump into your tank and get ready to blast your way around Europe and defeat the enemy in this visceral tour of destruction! With 24 missions full of explosive action to go at, iBomber Attack is a dose of high-octane entertainment that you won’t be able to put down.
Why similar: Action 58%, Indie 42%
Why You'll Like It: This title features similar top-down military combat and mission-based progression in a stylized, accessible format.
- #3 Door Kickers: Action Squad
94% matchVery Positive95% of 10,561 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Action 42.8%, Casual 32.5%, Indie 24.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar squad-management feel combined with fast-paced, side-scrolling arcade action.
- #4 SHOCK TROOPERS 2nd Squad
95% matchMixed52% of 159 reviews2016
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
“SHOCK TROOPERS 2nd Squad”, the sequel to the NEOGEO fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game, returns to the missions on the Steam battlefield!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade shooter that delivers the same fast-paced, top-down military action and variety of weaponry.
- #5 Broforce
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,774 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Action 58.2%, Indie 26.1%, Casual 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same cartoonish, over-the-top military action and chaotic destruction found in the Tiny Troopers series.
- #6 Heavy Weapon Deluxe
94% matchVery Positive86% of 442 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
It's shoot-'em-up arcade action at its best! Use an incredible assortment of heavy artillery to blast away enemy tanks and planes, and fight your way to victory. What are you waiting for? Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get into the action!
Why similar: Casual 76.4%, Action 23.6%
Why You'll Like It: This arcade shooter captures the same 'one-man-army' feel with explosive, side-scrolling military combat.
- #7 RUNNING WITH RIFLES
92% matchVery Positive88% of 16,667 reviews2015
Dev: Osumia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a larger-scale, top-down tactical war experience that emphasizes squad cooperation and mission-based objectives.
- #8 Metal Slug Tactics
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,504 reviews2024
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
METAL SLUG makes an explosive return! Dive into this dynamic tactical RPG with a roguelite thrill and experience the iconic run'n'gun action of the original series, redefined. Grab your weapons, assemble your squad and conquer the battlefield to defeat the infamous Rebel Army.
Why You'll Like It: It brings the iconic military aesthetic of the Metal Slug series into a tactical, squad-based format.
- #9 Tankex
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Soldier! All to your tanks! We must win this battle at all costs!
Why similar: Action 37.7%, Casual 36.5%, Indie 25.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game that focuses on vehicle-based combat, mirroring the tank-heavy missions of Tiny Troopers 2.
- #10 Fieldrunners 2
91% matchVery Positive86% of 531 reviews2013
Dev: Subatomic Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Get ready to DEFEND THE WORLD! The biggest sequel in tower defense history is finally here: Fieldrunners 2 has arrived! From Subatomic Studios, creators of the award winning classic strategy game comes an all new adventure that was years in the making.
Why similar: Casual 53.1%, Action 46.9%
Why You'll Like It: While it is a tower defense game, it shares the same casual, military-themed aesthetic and strategic squad placement.
- #11 Mushroom Wars 2
89% matchMixed62% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: Action 60.2%, Indie 39.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, casual real-time strategy game that focuses on controlling units to capture objectives in a similar arcade style.
- #12 Commando Collection
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,617 reviews2024
Dev: MacrojoyPub: Miniclip
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A reboot of classic 2D side-scrolling shooters, featuring a new Survival Mode and Workshop system. Fight as a WWII Allied soldier across diverse battlefields with imaginative weapons. Survival Mode brings fresh enemies, epic bosses, and new challenges—relive childhood memories with a twist!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This collection offers classic arcade-style military action that feels right at home for fans of top-down shooters.
- #13 TINY METAL
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 290 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Indie 43.7%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based strategy game shares the same military theme and cute, stylized approach to tactical warfare.
- #14 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
86% matchVery Positive90% of 33,227 reviews2015
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more intense, squad-based top-down experience that emphasizes tactical coordination and chaotic combat.
- #15 Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,437 reviews2014
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!
Why similar: Action 60.8%, Indie 39.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar cartoonish art style and mission-based military action with a focus on weapon customization.
- #16 Strike Force Heroes
84% matchVery Positive80% of 4,649 reviews2023
Dev: Sky9 GamesPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Strike Force Heroes is an oldschool arena shooter rebuilt with modern mechanics with full co-operative and PvP online multiplayer. It melds over the top action with epic story-telling in this intense remake of the hit Flash game.
Why similar: Action 69.7%, Indie 30.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features mission-based arcade action with a focus on character classes and squad-like combat.
- #17 Sudden Strike 4
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,293 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a more complex tactical military experience for those who enjoy the strategic side of squad management.
- #18 Missile Command: Recharged
82% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend your cities from an assault of missiles, planes, tanks, and more! Play solo or with a friend in co-op in this modern reimagining of the arcade classic.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a pure, high-intensity arcade experience that focuses on defending against waves of enemies.
- #19 Hit Tank PRO
84% matchMixed60% of 124 reviews2015
Dev: Bacq StellanPub: OtakuMaker.com
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hit Tank PRO is an addictive game of fast action that combines Strategy, Action and Challenge.Ready to take on the fight? Complete your mission while fighting cunning enemies in unique environments!.
Why similar: Casual 39.3%, Action 35.2%, Indie 25.5%
Why You'll Like It: This casual tank-based shooter provides simple, mission-based combat that mirrors the vehicle sections of the seed game.
- #20 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
81% matchMixed70% of 3,312 reviews2021
Dev: IronwardPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to the best-seller The Red Solstice. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deeper, squad-based tactical experience with a focus on top-down combat and mission objectives.
- #21 Color Chaos
83% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Riley
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Color Chaos is a twin stick shooter that delivers fun and chaotic color swapping arcade action that will keep you coming back time and time again to beat the highscores on the leaderboards.
Why similar: Casual 38%, Action 35.9%, Indie 26%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, top-down twin-stick shooter that focuses on arcade-style action and simple, satisfying gameplay.
- #22 Nuclear Throne
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,651 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Action 52.7%, Indie 47.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane top-down shooter that rewards fast reflexes and aggressive playstyles.
- #23 Enter the Gungeon
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 89,278 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Action 52.5%, Indie 47.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a polished, fast-paced top-down shooter experience with a focus on weapon variety and arcade-style difficulty.
- #24 Alien Breed: Impact
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,892 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes squad-based survival and tactical movement through hostile environments.
- #25 Nation Red
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,783 reviews2009
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Action 65.4%, Indie 34.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arcade shooter that focuses on surviving waves of enemies, similar to the frantic combat sections of Tiny Troopers.
- #26 The Expendabros
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,255 reviews2014
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Why similar: Action 78%, Indie 22%
Why You'll Like It: A free, bite-sized military action game that perfectly captures the humorous, explosive spirit of cartoonish war games.
- #27 Diner Bros 2
76% matchVery Positive87% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: JAYFLGAMES
Windows
The Diner Bros are back! With the same hectic cooking and serving, and now customization of your bustling restaurant! Serve quirky customers, earn cash to buy equipment, and discover new recipes in Diner Bros 2. Team up for 4 player local co-operative fun. No friends? Hire servers!
Why similar: Casual 53.1%, Action 42%, Indie 5%
- #28 Commandos 2 - HD Remaster
78% matchMixed57% of 2,444 reviews2020
Dev: Yippee! EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Relive the real-time tactics masterpiece that defined the genre like no other: Commandos 2 - HD Remaster is a true homage to one of gaming’s most celebrated masterpieces.
Why You'll Like It: This classic tactical game emphasizes stealth and squad coordination in a military setting.
- #29 Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,762 reviews2012
Dev: Coreplay GmbHPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tactical, squad-based military experience that focuses on planning and executing missions.
- #30 Action Ball 2
77% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Rionix
Windows
Take to the skies with the thrilling, brick-busting excitement of Action Ball 2, the electrifying sequel to the hit arcade game! Soar above the clouds in your paddle-equipped ship and fight back the relentless robots in level after level of eye-popping fun.
Why similar: Casual 38%, Action 35.9%, Indie 26%
- #31 Iron Marines Invasion
75% matchMixed68% of 361 reviews2023
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Prepare to take off, soldier! The galaxy needs your strategy! Prove your RTS expertise, explore an entire galaxy and defend it from a threatening invasion.
Why similar: Action 51.3%, Casual 48.7%
- #32 Moving Out 2
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 595 reviews2023
Dev: SMG StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Moving Out is back and wackier than ever, and now with ONLINE PLAY! Return to Packmore and use your moving skills across brand new dimensions and some old favourites. Help rebuild Smooth Moves and become an all-star F.A.R.T. (Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician)!
Why similar: Casual 58.3%, Action 41.7%
- #33 Chicken Invaders 2
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 603 reviews2016
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Just when you thought it was safe to eat chicken again, the chickens have returned with an organized invasion to take over the entire solar system! Journey to each planet and fight your way through to save the world (again)!
Why similar: Action 37.7%, Casual 35.6%, Indie 26.6%
- #34 PixelJunk™ Monsters 2
77% matchMixed66% of 285 reviews2018
Dev: Q-Games Ltd.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
PixelJunk™ Monsters is back with the simple, yet highly strategic real-time tower defense gameplay gameplay of the original title, now with updated graphics and brand new multiplayer modes!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #35 Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 513 reviews2016
Dev: Artem Kotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The sequel to the hit strategy game, with new weapons, landscapes, and options.
Why similar: Action 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
- #36 The Impossible Game 2
72% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Fluke Games
Windows
The original rhythm platform game is back! Test your skills with all-new levels, online battle royale and more.
Why similar: Casual 76%, Indie 24%
- #37 Super Mega Neo Pug
74% matchVery Positive84% of 784 reviews2016
Dev: SnowFlamePub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Turbo Pug is back! and this time, he's airborne! Fly through deserts, green fields and more stunning environments. Dodge an onslaught of enemies and go head to head with giant bosses! Unlock new costumes for Turbo Pug and new creatures to play as. Please try not to squish your pug!
Why similar: Casual 89.3%, Action 6.1%, Indie 4.6%
- #38 TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE
73% matchVery Positive81% of 186 reviews2019
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: AREA 34, Inc.
Windows
The world of TINY METAL expands! Command Wolfram & the White Fangs against the mysterious Dinoldan forces. 77 skirmish maps, 21+ diverse units, 39 challenging campaigns. Stop the ancient tech excavation. Turn-based Japanese storytelling meets intense tactical warfare. All skill levels welcome.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #39 Overcooked! 2
71% matchVery Positive90% of 82,670 reviews2018
Dev: Ghost Town Games Ltd.Pub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
Why similar: Casual 51.7%, Action 25.4%, Indie 22.9%
- #40 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,303 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Action 60.1%, Indie 39.9%
- #41 Rocketbirds 2 Evolution
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 411 reviews2017
Dev: Ratloop AsiaPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The original Coq of War returns in a glorious explosion of finger-licking fun; with enhanced controls, new upgrade systems, a full single player campaign in “Part 1: The Cockup” with full VO and OST - and a 1- 4 player campaign in “Part 2: The Rescue” with procedurally generated maps.
Why similar: Action 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #42 Battle Nations
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,864 reviews2014
Dev: Madrona Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! Choose from traditional troops and vehicles or unleash exotic forces like mammoths, velociraptors, sandworms, and futuristic plasma units!
Why similar: Action 58.1%, Casual 41.9%
- #43 EverStopped
70% matchVery Positive97% of 424 reviews2019
Dev: MaxEstLa
Windows
STAND UP SOLDIER! Resume training! Become the best on this FPS Runner game demanding reflexes and precision!
Why similar: Casual 36.7%, Action 35.7%, Indie 27.5%
- #44 Call Of Unity
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 334 reviews2021
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Soldier Unity prepare for battle! Grab a weapon from the arsenal and go conquer Unity's battlefields!
Why similar: Action 38.5%, Casual 36.1%, Indie 25.4%
- #45 Gunman Clive 2
72% matchVery Positive85% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: Hörberg Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Gunman Clive returns in an all new adventure. Now in Color!
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #46 CPU Invaders - Aim Hero
65% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Microblast Games
Windows
A sequel to the Steam Awards finalist, this time, the invasion isn’t here to destroy your PC, it’s here to train you! Your desktop becomes a live reflex arena with targets, traps and challenges. Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more!
Why similar: Action 57.1%, Casual 42.9%
- #47 Toy Soldiers: Complete
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,257 reviews2016
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Bring your toys to life in this action-packed, Toy Soldiers game bundle which includes the original Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, and all four DLC’s – Kaiser’s Battle, Invasion, Napalm and Evil Empire.
Why similar: Action 50.6%, Casual 30.9%, Indie 18.6%
- #48 Bloons TD 6
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 390,155 reviews2018
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 76.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Why similar: Casual 69.7%, Action 30.3%
- #49 Mob Control
67% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: VOODOOPub: QubicGames
Windows
Are you ready to become the ultimate champion in the world of tower defense battles? Create, grow and lead!
Why similar: Casual 59%, Action 41%
- #50 Toy Soldiers
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,491 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: Action 52.4%, Casual 47.6%
- #51 Risk of Rain Returns
62% matchVery Positive90% of 28,634 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #52 Habroxia 2
67% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Lillymo Games
Windows
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Action 80.8%, Indie 19.2%
- #53 Alien Hallway 2
69% matchMixed67% of 169 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
We're happy to present a new game in the Alien Shooter universe! Get prepared to unique tactical gameplay, lots of monster types and 8 fighter types allowing you create your own style of completing missions and defeating bosses.
Why similar: Action 63.5%, Indie 36.5%
- #54 Fatal Fight
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Fighting Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The legendary “two click” fighting technique returns! Get ready for even more explosive martial action with lavish, detailed graphics, stunning special effects, diverse enemies and environments.
Why similar: Action 61.1%, Indie 38.9%
- #55 Alien Hominid HD
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 602 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Why similar: Action 81.8%, Indie 18.2%
- #56 Battle Group 2
68% matchVery Positive83% of 527 reviews2014
Dev: Bane GamesPub: MG Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Your battleships are fully loaded with the return of Battle Group. Command the war against advanced pirates with brand new Satellite Strikes and upgrades for your state-of-the-art battleships. As the commanding gunner of this advanced armada, it's imperative you stop a terrifying new foe our world has yet to fathom.
Why similar: Action 51.4%, Indie 33.3%, Casual 15.3%
- #57 Trolls vs Vikings: Reborn
63% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Megapop
Windows
Reborn is a glorious, hardcore revival of the beloved lane-defense classic. As greedy Vikings march north in search of gold, the Troll Liberation Front rise to defend their lands. Far from a “place-and-wait” TD game, every second counts in this fierce, tactical fight.
Why similar: Casual 71.8%, Indie 28.2%
