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Top Fast-Paced Games

60+ fast-paced games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Action, Singleplayer, Great Soundtrack, Difficult.

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  1. #1 Pizza Tower
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 70,783 reviews2023
    Developer: Tour De Pizza
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.9hMean: 18.3h≥1hr: 77%

    Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

  2. #2 ULTRAKILL
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 219,292 reviews2020
    Developer: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPublisher: New Blood Interactive
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 6.9hMean: 31.8h≥1hr: 84%

    ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

  3. #3 DOOM
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 216,610 reviews2016
    Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda Softworks
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 9.2hMean: 25.3h≥1hr: 90%

    Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

  4. #4 DOOM Eternal
    98% matchVery Positive91% of 213,495 reviews2020
    Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda Softworks
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 11.1hMean: 30.3h≥1hr: 90%

    Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.

  5. #5 Hotline Miami
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 121,152 reviews2012
    Developer: Dennaton GamesPublisher: Devolver Digital
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.4hMean: 10.4h≥1hr: 86%

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

  6. #6 Ghostrunner
    98% matchVery Positive91% of 65,586 reviews2020
    Developer: One More LevelPublisher: 505 Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.5hMean: 17.8h≥1hr: 86%

    Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

  7. #7 Splitgate
    98% matchVery Positive91% of 111,493 reviews2019
    Developer: 1047 Games
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 3.4hMean: 15.8h≥1hr: 76%

    Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.

  8. #8 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
    97% matchVery Positive94% of 76,956 reviews2015
    Developer: Dennaton GamesPublisher: Devolver Digital
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 6.2hMean: 18.1h≥1hr: 78%

    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.

  9. #9 ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 82,830 reviews2023
    Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 15.9hMean: 32.5h≥1hr: 92%

    A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development.

  10. #10 One Finger Death Punch
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 16,332 reviews2014
    Developer: Silver Dollar Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 8.2h≥1hr: 66%

    Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons.

  11. #11 Super Hexagon
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
    Developer: Terry Cavanagh
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.5hMean: 18.6h≥1hr: 68%

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

  12. #12 Sonic Adventure 2
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 27,524 reviews2012
    Developer: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 16.4h≥1hr: 63%

    Experience two unique adventures featuring both long-time heroes and new and returning villains as they battle for the fate of the world!

  13. #13 Battlerite
    93% matchVery Positive85% of 59,299 reviews2017
    Developer: Stunlock Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.5hMean: 20.9h≥1hr: 77%

    BATTLERITE​ ​is​ ​an​ ​action-packed​ ​team​ ​arena​ ​brawler.​ ​Experience​ ​the​ ​unique​ ​combination​ ​of​ top-down​ ​shooter​ meets​ ​fast-paced​ ​fighting​ ​game and challenge ​friends​ ​and​ foes​ ​in​ ​a​ ​battle​ ​of reaction. The Arena awaits!

  14. #14 SpeedRunners
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 37,047 reviews2016
    Developer: DoubleDutch GamesPublisher: tinyBuild
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.9hMean: 13.5h≥1hr: 85%

    Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.

  15. #15 Sonic Generations Collection
    93% matchVery Positive94% of 25,445 reviews2011
    Developer: Devil's DetailsPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.8hMean: 9.5h≥1hr: 61%

    Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!

  16. #16 Beat Saber
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 75,839 reviews2019
    Developer: Beat Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 11.5hMean: 37.9h≥1hr: 90%

    Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.

  17. #17 Quake Live
    92% matchVery Positive87% of 15,719 reviews2014
    Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda Softworks
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.6hMean: 19.5h≥1hr: 60%

    Experience the most exciting and fast-paced FPS gameplay while competing with players from around the world in over 100 arenas, a dozen game modes, and with persistent career stats tracking, in this online features-focused successor to Quake III Arena.

  18. #18 Sonic Mania
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 27,546 reviews2017
    Developer: Christian WhiteheadPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.3hMean: 9.5h≥1hr: 77%

    Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

  19. #19 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 87,529 reviews2014
    Developer: PlatinumGamesPublisher: KONAMI
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 8.7hMean: 18.3h≥1hr: 84%

    Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...

  20. #20 Sonic Frontiers
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 27,300 reviews2022
    Developer: Sonic TeamPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.1hMean: 21.0h≥1hr: 83%

    Experience Sonic like never before!

  21. #21 Move or Die
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 23,288 reviews2016
    Developer: XeluPublisher: Those Awesome Guys
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 2.8hMean: 9.1h≥1hr: 77%

    Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.

  22. #22 OLDTV
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 5,449 reviews2017
    Developer: Creability
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 30mMean: 7.1h≥1hr: 34%

    Can you think twice in under a second?

  23. #23 Haste
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 12,106 reviews2025
    Developer: Landfall
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.0hMean: 7.4h≥1hr: 80%

    Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you speed through procedural worlds to outrun the end of the universe, by yourself and with friends!

  24. #24 Roboquest
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
    Developer: RyseUp Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 7.2hMean: 17.9h≥1hr: 91%

    Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

  25. #25 DUSK
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 reviews2018
    Developer: David SzymanskiPublisher: New Blood Interactive
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.7hMean: 8.0h≥1hr: 82%

    Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

  26. #26 Neon White
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,708 reviews2022
    Developer: Angel MatrixPublisher: Annapurna Interactive
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 7.9hMean: 22.9h≥1hr: 88%

    Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

  27. #27 Sonic Adventure DX
    83% matchVery Positive92% of 18,063 reviews2011
    Developer: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.7hMean: 9.7h≥1hr: 58%

    An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Only Sonic and his friends are heroic enough to put a stop to Dr. Eggman and his evil minions.

  28. #28 SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,362 reviews2024
    Developer: Sonic TeamPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.9hMean: 11.4h≥1hr: 85%

    Shadow the Hedgehog is back with Classic and Modern Sonic in SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS, an all-new collection featuring two unique experiences!

  29. #29 Duck Game
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,933 reviews2015
    Developer: Landon PodbielskiPublisher: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.2hMean: 20.3h≥1hr: 86%

    Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

  30. #30 Vanquish
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 7,662 reviews2017
    Developer: PlatinumGamesPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.6hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 84%

    PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

  31. #31 Clustertruck
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 18,074 reviews2016
    Developer: LandfallPublisher: tinyBuild
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.4hMean: 6.8h≥1hr: 68%

    Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.

  32. #32 Quake Champions
    81% matchMostly Positive74% of 38,719 reviews2022
    Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda Softworks
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.6hMean: 30.0h≥1hr: 60%

    Step into the Arena. Compete against players from around the world in this fast-paced shooter that combines the dark mythos of the original Quake with the skill-based competition of Quake III Arena. Become a Champion.

  33. #33 Super Meat Boy
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
    Developer: Team Meat
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.7hMean: 10.3h≥1hr: 77%

    The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

  34. #34 Dirty Bomb®
    81% matchVery Positive81% of 56,993 reviews2015
    Developer: Splash DamagePublisher: Warchest Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.0hMean: 29.6h≥1hr: 63%

    Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.

  35. #35 Devil Daggers
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,293 reviews2016
    Developer: Sorath
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 42mMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 43%

    Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

  36. #36 Post Void
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
    Developer: YCJY Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.3hMean: 3.1h≥1hr: 57%

    Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

  37. #37 Ghostrunner 2
    80% matchVery Positive80% of 10,897 reviews2023
    Developer: One More LevelPublisher: 505 Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.5hMean: 11.2h≥1hr: 79%

    Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.

  38. #38 Sonic Forces
    82% matchMixed59% of 8,446 reviews2017
    Developer: Sonic TeamPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.1hMean: 11.1h≥1hr: 88%

    The fate of Sonic the Hedgehog’s world is in your hands – Join the Uprising.

  39. #39 STRAFTAT
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,652 reviews2024
    Developer: Sirius LemaitrePublisher: Lemaitre Bros
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.5hMean: 4.5h≥1hr: 61%

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

  40. #40 Zup!
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 8,882 reviews2016
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 14.3h≥1hr: 71%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  41. #41 One Finger Death Punch 2
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,478 reviews2019
    Developer: Silver Dollar Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.2hMean: 6.6h≥1hr: 80%

    The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash!

  42. #42 MULLET MADJACK
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 reviews2024
    Developer: HAMMER95Publisher: Epopeia Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.0hMean: 5.7h≥1hr: 82%

    MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!

  43. #43 Lethal League Blaze
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,608 reviews2018
    Developer: Team Reptile
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.7hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 89%

    Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.

  44. #44 Zup! F
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,326 reviews2019
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 19.1h≥1hr: 81%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  45. #45 Zup! S
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,775 reviews2018
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.1hMean: 12.0h≥1hr: 71%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  46. #46 Zup! 8
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,405 reviews2018
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.6hMean: 16.9h≥1hr: 85%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  47. #47 Zup! Z
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,297 reviews2020
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 11.4h≥1hr: 78%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  48. #48 Grapples Galore
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 9,915 reviews2025
    Developer: Zoteling
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 48mMean: 1.6h≥1hr: 42%

    Grapples Galore is a fast-paced online multiplayer arena shooter with physics-based grappling hook movement, active ragdolls, and thrilling gunplay.

  49. #49 UBERMOSH
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 6,130 reviews2015
    Developer: Walter Machado
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 3.0hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 75%

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

  50. #50 Ion Fury
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2019
    Developer: Voidpoint, LLCPublisher: 3D Realms
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 4.7hMean: 9.8h≥1hr: 81%

    3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!

  51. #51 Sonic Lost World
    76% matchMixed62% of 5,388 reviews2015
    Developer: Sonic TeamPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.6hMean: 6.4h≥1hr: 58%

    When the Deadly Six threaten to destroy his world, Sonic’s new moves & power-ups are the only way to defeat them before it’s too late!

  52. #52 Zup! 2
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,858 reviews2016
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 74%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  53. #53 Zup! X
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,751 reviews2018
    Developer: Quiet River
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 17.9h≥1hr: 79%

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

  54. #54 Windblown
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 9,872 reviews2024
    Developer: Motion Twin
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.7hMean: 14.3h≥1hr: 85%

    Dash, dive and defy the Vortex. A lightning-fast, 1-3 player co-op roguelite from the crafters of Dead Cells, where every run is a leap into chaos. Absorb the powers of fallen warriors, rebuild their weapons, and WIPE THE FLOOR with anything that gets in the way of a perfect run.

  55. #55 Spark the Electric Jester 2
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 738 reviews2019
    Developer: Feperd GamesPublisher: Feperd Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.2hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 67%

    Fast paced 3D action platformer.

  56. #56 Velocibox
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 639 reviews2014
    Developer: Shawn Beck
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.1hMean: 4.4h≥1hr: 89%

    Velocibox is a twitch-heavy action game crafted for the hardcore audience.

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