Games like Nightmare Returns
Looking for games like Nightmare Returns? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Zexion, Horizon Shift or Star Survivor - Prologue.
1 91%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, character development91% User Score 323 reviewsSeek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure!
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2 82%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicoptimization, replayability82% User Score 160 reviewsHorizon Shift is an explosive wave based, single screen shooter, with a ton of new ideas and platformer elements. Do what it takes to protect your horizon from the ever encroaching enemy attack! Use the unique risk reward multiplier system to maximise power-ups, build your bomb and destroy EVERYTHING!
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3 75%Game Brain Scoregameplay, replayabilitystory, graphics75% User Score 52 reviewsWishlist the Full Version!Unlock more ships, upgrades and weapons in the full version! Coming soon in this spring! About the GameJoin our DISCORDOne vs Thousands This is the free prologue version of Star Survivor with new weapons, ships and campaign mode! You are the last ship, survive the endless swarm with every overpowered weapon and upgrade the fleet has to offer. New Campaign mode - bui…
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4 97%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, optimization97% User Score 582 reviewsSektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. Choose your upgrades carefully and create powerful builds to take on the relentless enemies and epic bosses on a constantly evolving battlefield. Sektori is a game that requires your complete focus, a game where the high-adrenaline visuals, music, and gameplay come together to transport you into another st…
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5 87%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystory, replayability92% User Score 763 reviewsCritic Score 72%2 reviewsAs the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addictive gameplay of the classic arcade shoot 'em up
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6 91%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, replayability94% User Score 51 reviewsCritic Score 80%2 reviewsGRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style cyberpunk hacking shoot 'em up with an incredible soundtrack, procedurally generated elements, and electric visuals.
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7 97%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicoptimization, story97% User Score 562 reviewsOpen Hexagon is a free open-source clone of the game "Super Hexagon by Terry Cavanagh". Gameplay is easy to learn but hard to master. You control a triangle that rotates around the center of the screen. Your goal is to stay alive as long as possible by avoiding the walls that go towards the center. Features JSON and LUA scripting for complete customization and level sharing. Compete online for th…
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8 View Game78%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, monetization78% User Score 691 reviewsDodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of Barrier X!
View Game9 89%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, replayability89% User Score 352 reviewsGet ready for an adrenaline-filled elevator ride through a robot-infested tower. Wield powerful magic, and acrobatic moves as you reclaim the Alchemist’s domain from a horde of mechanical fiends. A follow-up to the award-winning Savant - Ascent, this fast paced adventure sets you off on a new path to greater heights! As a collab with musical artist Savant - a new album will hit Steam together wit…
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10 A soul’s journey through a digital hell What you once were… is gone. Your body – dismantled. Your past – erased. All that remains is a fragment of consciousness, sealed in metal. You are Project O---O – a mechanical entity born from a sliver of soul. A voice guides you. It claims to know you. To have created you. To share your mission: destroy the system and cut the tyrants off from their p…
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