Games like The Blue Katana

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 706 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 13 reviews

"Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game about shooting, dodging, reflecting bullets, slowing time, and lots and lots of bosses. The player controls a young girl named Wryn -- the world's greatest (and only remaining) hero. Together, they must battle an invading force of villains and live up to her title as the Greatest Hero of All Time!" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleed 2.

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.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

93% User Score Based on 257 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Ubermosh: Omega, the apex of Walter Machado's Cult Classic series Ubermosh. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UBERMOSH:OMEGA.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

94% User Score Based on 1,082 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

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. Super intense arcade shooting action. One unique challenging boss per stage! Unlockable "Extra Missions" mode. Three difficulty modes: Hard, Normal and Easy. Polished an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bot Vice.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

93% User Score Based on 1,991 reviews

Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suit for Hire.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

98% User Score Based on 4,550 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 11 reviews

Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Am Your Beast.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 1,608 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 21 reviews

Armed with a magical boomerang, slice, fly, and dive through flocks of evil creatures in this acrobatic arena shooter. Obliterate wave after wave and journey ever downwards into the shadows. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boomerang X.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Quickerflak 2 is a retro-hardcore room-beater time-attack super fast-paced minigame. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QUICKERFLAK 2.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

99% User Score Based on 144 reviews

After many long years, Scott Host, the creator of Galactix and Raptor Call of the Shadows, has remastered his shareware legend DemonStar - and now it comes soaring back with new game modes and revised gameplay. Originally published in 1997 and later earning the COMPUTER GAMING WORLD's "Shareware Game of the Year 1999" award, DemonStar was and still is considered by fans as one of the bes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DemonStar.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

92% User Score Based on 1,049 reviews

Slay waves of spooky enemies for 20 nights to survive 'The Demonic Conveyor Belt'. Talented is an arcade roguelite with randomly generated skill trees. Choose your upgrades and abilities wisely and you might just make it out alive. Are you truly Talented? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talented.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

95% User Score Based on 10,161 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving shooter rogue-lite set in a world overrun by machines. Battle from floor to floor, defeating an array of robotic forces using powerful weapons, upgrades, and quick reflexes in this gun-play focused fun-fest! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Synthetik.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 21,497 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship and imagination where players strategically bounce bullets off frying pans and jump through windows in slow motion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Friend Pedro.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

95% User Score Based on 2,498 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 37 reviews

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to APE OUT.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

95% User Score Based on 750 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 2 reviews

Turbo charged pinball returns! Now with bigger sprites, more baddies, more secrets & more bullets! Demon's Tilt pushes the limits of the Video Pinball genre with Shump & Hack N' Slash elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEMON'S TILT.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

96% User Score Based on 1,232 reviews

Descend a seemingly-endless tower, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks, as the fearsome Crimson Ninja. This 2D action-platformer uses ninja magic to generate every tower randomly, so no two adventures are the same! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super House of Dead Ninjas.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

86% User Score Based on 234 reviews

The Colony is expanding, the Saints of New Ultakaar in their path to Ascension (and to bring us Enlightenment) can call a... UUUBERMOSHH!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UBERMOSH Vol.7.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

88% User Score Based on 496 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 1 reviews

Ubermosh: Black is the hardcore version of the arcade game Ubermosh. Cut bullets with your sword, shoot with heavy guns and splatter enemies with a rage fueled psionic wave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UBERMOSH:BLACK.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

91% User Score Based on 3,363 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

The skies will be set aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer's stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Select from over 125 combinations of weapons, bodies, and propulsion systems and take to the skies to battle enemy fighter planes, battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LUFTRAUSERS.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

91% User Score Based on 2,456 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous will keep you at the edge of your seat regardless of how you play! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intravenous.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

50% User Score Based on 36 reviews

In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defendoooooor!!.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

85% User Score Based on 858 reviews

Razortron 2000 is a casual infinite racer game, with a 80s vibe. Turn on your radio, choose your supercar and run trough randomly generated tracks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Razortron 2000.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability

81% User Score Based on 129 reviews

Breakless drifter retro-hardcore arcade game, made by the same creator of the UBERMOSH series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARPZONE DRIFTER.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Welcome to Breakpoint, a twin-stick slasher that provides all the hectic action of a bullet hell with the crunchy satisfaction of melee combat. Unlike other twin stick games, there are zero ranged attacks in Breakpoint. You have to control the battlefield with a variety of physical attacks. Slice, smash, and crush your way through waves of enemies to defeat the swarm. Move and groove your way thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breakpoint.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 1,140 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

Jet Lancer is a frenetic aerial dog-fighting game where you hunt enemy pilots, carve up giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as a daring mercenary in the far future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jet Lancer.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 41,248 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 33 reviews

A sequel, sidequel and prequel to Hotline Miami (2012) with similar unlockables, violent top-down gameplay and '80s Miami/modern electronic aesthetics, Hotline Miami 2 follows multiple factions related to the events of the original game as they commit increasingly bloody and surreal acts. A greater emphasis is put on storytelling, and the boundaries between real and fictional violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Explore an alien world, meet a variety of eccentric characters, unveil an unconventional story, and experience a combat system that blends turn-based strategy with skillful combo execution in this classically-inspired retro RPG adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kor.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

94% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Fast-paced twin joystick shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PewPew Live.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

93% User Score Based on 335 reviews

Welcome to Carmel, an Academy Citadel renowned for its cutting-edge technology, where survival of the fittest is the only law and strength reigns supreme. The "Carmel Star" —symbolizing the ultimate honor— is the goal students dream of. As the Centennial Anniversary approaches, a new "Carmel Star Election" is about to begin. You represent a mysterious "exchange student&q… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kotama and Academy Citadel.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

87% User Score Based on 1,295 reviews

JOIN THE GUN RUNNER'S CLUB ON DISCORD About the GameGUNTOUCHABLES is a 1-4 player co-op roguelite shooter where the enemies evolve just like the players. The world has fallen. After a terrible incident in an experimental research facility, the surface has been overrun by a hostile and constantly-evolving horde of mutants. A ragtag group of armed survivors are taking matters into their own hands… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUNTOUCHABLES.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 333 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shotgun Cop Man.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Brutal. Fast. Free. Alien Grounds is a score-driven arcade FPS where pressure escalates quickly and mastery is the only thing that carries you forward. This is not a campaign shooter. There’s no safety net to lean on. You spawn. You fight. You adapt. Then you try to do it better. Arcade FPS at Its Core Alien Grounds is designed around repeatable runs, not progression trees. Sessio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Grounds.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

94% User Score Based on 163 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Inferno.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 882 reviews

Step into the shoes of Gideon, a ruthless mercenary who cares about nothing but his wealth. Set two months before the events of Intravenous 2, you will take on seemingly simple jobs, the effects of which will ripple out and affect the main game's protagonist. But why should Gideon care? He's just in it for the money. Key Features Stealth or Firepower: the choice is yours. Sneak through shadows,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Intravenous 2: Mercenarism.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

88% User Score Based on 1,776 reviews

A high-intensity arcade sword-fighting game where every strike is lethal. Slash, clash, parry, dodge and watch limbs fly in the atmosphere of historical feudal Japan. Choose your move carefully - the first cut is also the last. A refined and intuitive fighting system - Aim your sword to block attacks and strike around your opponent's guard. Parry their attacks with your own, dodge to close the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Cut: Samurai Duel.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

95% User Score Based on 296 reviews

NIDUS is a CHALLENGING Split-Stick Arcade ExperienceDesigned for those who enjoy mastery of stimulating and highly demanding gameplay. Control a Symbiotic Flower and Wasp in Unison, as you struggle to survive a surreal and threatening ecosystem. Immerse yourself in full throttle simulation with Single Player, or try to survive together with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. KEY FEATURES Single Pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NIDUS.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Rampage through your enemies in this twin-stick kiter fighter. Kill your foes and power up your mech in this combat-heavy game of destruction and mayhem. Maneuver around the battlefield, avoiding enemy fire while dishing it out in kind. This game is all about tanky bullet-hell combat while exploring a power fantasy through various upgrade paths. The Battle for Sansil Prime As you battle thro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sand Knight.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Classic arcade action returns with a brand new look and feel! The troublesome bugs of Insect Tower took Hop's wings! To get them back, you'll have to chase speedy Wasps and face three kinds of fearsome Flies through five floors of exciting shoot 'em up platforming action. It's up to you to help Hop the Dodo Bird as he hops to the top! Watch out for tricks and traps, special score items, and even… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HOP TOP.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 1,744 reviews

"Kill The Crows" is a fast-paced top-down arena shooter set in the twisted western era. 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill The Crows.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

97% User Score Based on 455 reviews

Killbug is a fast-paced, first-person movement shooter set in an endless arena. Slash and shoot your way through hordes of ravenous insects, mastering fluid aerial movement mechanics as you fight for glory on the leaderboards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KILLBUG.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

92% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like! Bleed is an action-platformer focused on stylish, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay. There's no filler, just you and your skills ag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleed.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 600 reviews

Super Trench Attack™ is a goofball comedy twitch-shooter based in a World War setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Trench Attack!.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 5,916 reviews

Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced top-down shooter roguelike with a heavy emphasis on Halloween and horror. Ascend four floors of a monster-filled mansion with two different playable characters, 25 different weapons to choose from, and 50 different items to aid you along the way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Estate.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

88% User Score Based on 609 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

65% User Score Based on 175 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 5 reviews

The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines is a twin-stick fantasy shooter centered around the ability to stop time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines.

Acid Trip is a 2d top-down shooter you can play it with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay, and Back-Breaking, Challenging Gameplay defeat bosses, zombies, and don't die from shredders, traps to make it more hellish and brutal. it's like if doom was 2d. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acid Trip.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

71% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Donuts'n'Justice.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

94% User Score Based on 33 reviews

SCORCHING TECHBEAT ACTION! A frantic combo-based score attack shooter with roguelite elements. Make combos to earn more time. Master all weapons and defeat a raving mad machine. 100% arcade action. Online ranking. Lots of achievements. A Dual Gunstrike spin off. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TechBeat Heart.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 934 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 29 reviews

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minit.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 1,803 reviews

He had one rule: No killing women or children. When a hitman is double-crossed by his employer, he brings forth a night of carnage and bloodshed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RED HOT VENGEANCE.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

73% User Score Based on 164 reviews

Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ether Loop.