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  1. Hotline DSYR / Midnight Demon beta 3.4 parody of hotline miami made in gamemaker studio 2 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotline DSYR.

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  2. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    The Zebra-Man! is a hyper-charged pixel art top down action game with brutal fist fights and blood spilling in your wake. You'll have to get out of impossible situations while unraveling time paradoxes and blasting the enemies you encounter along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Zebra-Man!.

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  3. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    An explosive, story-driven top-down shooter with vibrant pixel graphics and a pumping soundtrack. Fight your way through hallways of castle-like spaceships, neon lit alleys and futuristic medieval fortifications using an array of powerful weapons and special devices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redgar: The Space Viking.

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    44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    57% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Superstatic is a top-down shooter where you're given the ability to possess and control your enemies. Using "copies", you're able to perform a variety of skills including killing enemies within a certain radius, chaining kills together based on your current combo, teleporting to your copy's position and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Superstatic.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    98% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    HYPERHELL is a maximalist bullet hell roguelike featuring Fraxiom, Gupi and various hyperpop musicians. Free, with no DLC or microtransactions.  ...But donations here are appreciated! If you're interested in recurring donations, please also consider supporting my patreon :) Ronald Reagan has stolen Food House's fully stocked refrigerator, and it's up to them get it back. Travel through colorful… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperhell.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    82% User Score Based on 612 reviews

    Blackout Z: Slaghterhouse edition is a fast paced top down shooter where you kill the maximum of zombies that you can, while the battery of your flashlight is slowly drowning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackout Z.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Baby Redemption is a high paced rogue-like shooter where you have to save babies in glorious intense slow-motion action. Weapons, bullets, babies, fun and bullet-time. What more do you need? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baby Redemption.

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  8. MIDNIGHT GETAWAY is a top-down getaway driving game set in the decrepit hellhole called Midnight City. You play as the getaway driver of a small crew of misfit criminals with huge ambitions, dead set on making it out of the city after amassing a personal fortune robbing banks. Are you skilled enough to outrun the cops? Or will you crash and burn as many other like-minded criminals have before you?… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIDNIGHT GETAWAY.

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  9. Discord About the GameWe are currently finalising our pre-production: follow us and add the game to your wishlist to stay tuned on our progress and upcoming testing phases! The Necromancer Emperor has the galaxy in a blockade. If only someone could break it! Someone crazy enough to defy his hordes. Someone just like you.   You are Cassidy, the best damn pilot in the galaxy. And you might… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Survivor.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    LETHAL DOSE is a top-down action game inspired by HOTLINE MIAMI, DISHONORED and WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Fast paced one hit kill combat Supernatural abilities: dash, telefrag, chain lightning and more Clever enemies that can coordinate searches, patrol, flank and check corners Built in level editor: make your own levels! This game is still IN DEVELOPMENT, read the section above to le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lethal Dose.

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  11. 42 and more ways of using your own dead body in time travel. GOST of Time is an absurdist top-down action and puzzle game with time-traveling mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GOST of Time.

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  12. Is Mr. Venturi just a subject of study, or is he something else? Violent Selection is a bloody top-down shooter where you may find this out by surviving a series of challenging levels from the T.R.A.U.M.A. Unnatural Selection Case Study #9. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Violent Selection.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Huygens Principle is a 2D top-down shooter where you become the enemy that you killed. All you want is revenge. And you are going through space, time and hell for this.Features Fast-paced and hardcore gameplay where you must not only shoot but make decisions in every moment. Who will be next? Who am I going to become? Neat synthwave soundtrack with 16 tracks from ALEX, CYBERCORPSE, Dupre, EMMETT… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Huygens Principle.

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  14. Take on the role of a powerful Wizard on his quest for revenge. After witnessing the death of his family our hero Sam must face man and creature to find those responsible for such a terrible crime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stick Adventures: Wizard Madness: Chapter 1.

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  15. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Kusan: City of Wolves now features two aiming modes, Stylish and Free Aim, adjustable in the settings at any time. These options adjust the level of ‘Aim Assist’ that you’ll have during combat. Stylish, the default setting, offers the highest level of aim assist for a streamlined experience that will keep your gameplay fast and fluid. If you’re up for a more hardcore experience, Free Aim gives you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kusan: City of Wolves.

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  16. Mei Paranormies is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Mei, the paranormal investigator, who got a call from the owner of a haunted restaurant to check it out for proof of the paranormal. Nokiloc restaurant was built during the 1980s in San Francisco by Rob, the former owner of the restaurant. The business was booming during the late 1980s. But in the year 1990, there was a devas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mei Paranormies.

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  17. Davis Haunted House is a 2D Top-Down Survival Horror game based on the story of a haunted house that was built during the 1970s, haunted by demons and other evil spirits. Davis House was first built during the 1970s by a rich entrepreneur, Davis, who lived in the house with his family. A tragic incident occurred during the 1980s, which was actually the beginning of the paranormal activities in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Davis Haunted House.

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  18. Void Phantom is now on Kickstarter! Prepare yourself for an intergalactic experience like no other with Void Phantom! Step into the pilot’s seat of a cosmic starship and enter a universe teeming with danger, mystery, and glory. Every decision you make could be the difference between annihilation and victory. Do you have what it takes to conquer the cosmos? Void Phantom is m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Phantom.

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  19. Ayako's Mission is a 2D Top-Down Shoot'em Up game which is based on the story of the war breaking out between the two territories called, AY Corp and ATO Corp. where you must defend your territory against the invaders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ayako's Mission.

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  20. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    48% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    The Rare Nine - ultrafast and explosive action platformer, in which you will break through the darkness and hordes of undead in a endless skyscraper. Also we have a lot of great chiptune music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Rare Nine.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    It's time for a Monday Meltdown. A solo-developed, super-fast 8-player top-down shooter built for one thing: dominating your friends. Inspired by classics like Hotline Miami and Soldat, and spiced up with plenty of gore. Dominate your friends or foes in a variety of fast-paced gamemodes. Host or join a match and you're straight into the action—no waiting around. Got no friends? Bots are sup… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monday Meltdown.

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    29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    46% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Splat Arena is a over the top violent top down shooter inspired by the madness combat series. Play through a story mode with over 10 levels as you fight your way through small hallways and open neon cities. The game will include a full leveling system to rank up and earn new weapons! Many enemy types with boss fights are waiting to be taken down. Go splatter the arena! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Splat Arena.

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  23. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 2,626 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akane.

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  24. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 70,504 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 8 reviews

    A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotline Miami.

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  25. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    80% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    A game about learning to use an ancient sling against oppression. Top-down arena action with procedural elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temple of Rust.

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  26. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 29 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

    The Lost and The Wicked is a Brutal Twin-Stick Psycho-Thriller. You wake up surrounded by strange creatures, confused with no memory. Explore the world, defeating monsters and bosses along the way to uncover more about this place, who you are, and how you got here. Are you lost or are you wicked? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost and The Wicked.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    TwinCop is an action-packed cooperative twin-stick shooter with a retro vibe. You and a friend are TwinCop: one player controls the right arm, the other controls the left arm, and both of you control the feet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TwinCop.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:character development, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Future, one of Earth's colonies. There was a war your home country lost. Occupation forces don't care about people - crime and decadence are everywhere. Protagonist lost her parents during the war and works on a shitty job. She took a baseball bat to fight off thugs who try to attack her on her way home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cold Shell.

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  29. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Welcome to the late ’90s. Pavilion City is consumed by corruption and violence. There are three warring factions trying to take control. The anarchic hooligans, the devious guerrillas and the far-right legion. Everybody seems to want you dead. With your friends lost in the chaos, it’s now up to you to stay safe, make quick money and claim the city for yourself – using whatever methods you feel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Anarchy.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    As The House of God races towards heaven, Jack blasts their way to the conductor in this chaotic and fast-paced Rogue-Lite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOUSE OF GOD.

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  31. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    It's a nice dark day in Escondido, California and special agent Jack Banger and his superior Gilbert Simpson are planning their next operation. Their life of luxury is soon interrupted however when strange biomonster creatures start appearing all over the city and the ominous Devil Corp is suspected of being the source of the chaos. The Night Striker Squad are sent in to investigate and stop the a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Protocol: Codename Omega Starring Agent Jack Banger.

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  32. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 136 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    It's the 1980's and an evil alien race has invaded Earth, turning all vegetables into crawling, bawling, mauling abominations. You are about to join Department Radical, the grooviest police force on Earth. Are you a rad enough dude or dame to smite these ravenous creatures? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Vegetables.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rheum.

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  34. Based on the japanese folklore of the "wish trees", become a member of the Wishmakers' Clan. Defeat your enemies brutally with your katana or your shurikens to fulfill people's dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Samurai Wish.

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  35. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    57% User Score Based on 337 reviews

    Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies. You play as an ex drug dealer named Butch, who single-handedly slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garage: Bad Trip.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Blindia is an abstract top-down shooter puzzle game where you have to go through the difficulties using sound. Use the visualized sound waves to take down the enemies and make your way to the exit. At the end, you will face the truth of this blind world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blindia.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    88% User Score Based on 849 reviews

    Devolver Bootleg contains eight original rip-offs of Devolver Digital games including: Enter The Gun DungeonImagine a dungeon crawler but instead of swords it’s guns. But also everything is made out of guns and bullets and stuff. Like, everything. Hotline MilwaukeeBrutal, fast-paced, stealth action and a whole lot of blood. From your garbage person apartment in historically interesting and relevan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devolver Bootleg.

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  38. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    93% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Fray.

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  39. Proxy Air Force is a 2D Arcade Shoot Them Up game based on the story of the world war which broke out between The US and CES countries. CES was accused of violating the Airspace in the US and as a result, there was a rise in tensions between the two countries. The US warned them, not to violate their Airspace again otherwise there would be a retaliation. In 2020, despite repeated warnings by the U… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proxy Air Force.

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    Dark, intense and cinematic top-down shooter "Confiscator" Invites you to work as a mafia fixer and immerse yourself in a world of filth, blood and violence, where every gunfight can be your last. To avoid death, use protagonist's combat skills to turn your enemies into mincemeat. Yet the hero's true enemies lurk in the consequences of his indifference to self-destruction, and in this c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confiscator.

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  41. The year is 1991. The location is a city in the mid-west. You know... that one. Planet Earth is in peril, and there's only one plucky outsider who has the wherewithal and headgear to defeat the incoming alien army... SAUCEPANHEAD! (Mainly called that because he has a saucepan on his head.) Gather a team of not-quite-fearless and generally unqualified acquaintances to fight off formidable extrater… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saucepanhead I - Pangalactic Panic.

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  42. In a grim world of chaos, where reality feels like a thin layer over madness, welcome to Murder Inc — a top-down adrenaline-fueled shooter where time and style are your ultimate weapons. You are a mysterious operative, an antihero walking the fine line between life and death. Your targets are the criminals who rule the city from the labyrinth of filthy streets. But there’s a catch: every shot, st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Inc.

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  43. 2D sword-fighting arcade challenge.  Kill enemies to gain points; take out tougher enemies and execute skillful kills for bonus points. Controls: WASD: moveCursor: control reticle/facing-directionLeft Mouse-Button: slashMiddle Mouse-Button: lunging-stabRight Mouse-Button: deflectSpace: kick R: reset Inspired by Hotline Miami; I wanted to play a game with a similar movement/control system, just wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swashbuckler.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    95% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Deadfall is a dark, bloody, atmospheric, dynamic, brutal shooter in the spirit of action movies of the 80s and 90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadfall.

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  45. You feel an inexplicable power call to you, find the source. Each run is different from the last, featuring random-gen levels, artifacts, and pseudo-random weapons. Play through four biomes, fight relentless enemies and bosses who strategically fight to destroy you. So don't forget to burn, slow, knife, bleed, freeze, laser, and explode enemies, to get the upper hand. -Synergize- Artifacts… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chamberflame.

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  46. Fallen Guns is top down shooter focused on combat strategy. The passage of time will be slow when Alex (the protagonist) is stationary and will return to normal when he moves again. This dynamic will force the player to look for perfect shots and correct timings when eliminating enemies. This makes eliminating a large swarm of enemies very satisfying and rewarding. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallen Guns.

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  47. A mysterious detective tracks down two highly-skilled criminals, threatening to turn the NYPD on them if they don't carry out his plans of purging a local crime family. Join them on a path of misery, regret, and violence. It's only a matter of time before the strings being pulled start to tangle... • 20 levels • 5 playable characters • 33 weapons • Synthwave/Darksynth soundtrack by various artist… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Blues.

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  48. Sefir: Mafia Story is a reflex and fast thinking based 2D top down shooter game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sefir: Mafia Story.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Play as Killer Ricky and avenge his family by killing all members of a bloodthirsty Mafia organization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Killer Ricky.

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  50. A tongue-in-cheek space shooter where your only weapon is a ping pong cannon. Survive 15 levels and you might just earn your pilot's license. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Squadron: Student Driver.

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