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1DC Universe Online is a free-to-play superhero / supervillian MMORPG that lets players create their own unique tights-wearing hero or villain and roam the streets of places like Gotham City and Metropolis fighting or creating crime. Players fight alongside such iconic DC Comics characters as…
Daybreak Game Company · 2011 · Xbox Series, PS3, PS4 · 74/100
2Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.
Grey Havens · 2011 · Linux, PC, Mac · 51/100
3Hammerfight is a 2D physics-based action game where you control an aircraft with your mouse. Your aircraft can be equipped with various slashing and crushing weapons, which are all effective at crushing through armor and slamming them into a wall. There are a large variety of weapons to unlock…
Konstantin Koshutin · 2009 · Linux, PC, Mac · 60/100
4Play as a Mage, Warrior or Bounty Hunter, wielding a sword, axe, staff or gun. Level up to learn new abilities and increase your attributes. Battle skeletons, zombies, automatons, aliens, demons, dragons and many other creatures, across three beautifully hand-crafted worlds, or in endless…
Making Fun · 2015 · Android, PC, iOS
5There was a time long ago when Elves wandered the world in great numbers, when their achievements outshone even the brightness of the sun, when human and dwarven civilizations were still in their infancies. There was a time of legends and heroes, of incredible accomplishments and great deeds, a…
Vircom Interactive · 1998 · PC
6Crush hundreds of minions as the powerful giant troll! Tiny Goblins call on you to protect their fort, in exchange for armor, money and new moves to smash and loot minions! Goblins build towers, barracks and catapults over each wave to help you fight back bigger minions and bosses!
Fly Anvil · 2016 · PC
7Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up that challenges you with a new world each time you play. It utilizes a number of modern roguelike elements such as permadeath and procedurally generated environments. You are a demigod who invades a plane controlled by your rivals. They will stop at nothing…
Hapa Games · 2014 · PS4, Linux, PC · 45/100
8"Dead Cells + Castle Crashers + executions = Infected Shelter Infected Shelter is a randomly generated rogue-lite post-apocalyptic action RPG shooter / dungeon brawler. Singleplayer and co-op for up to four players. Every run is different because of the randomly generated content. By beating…
Dark Blue Games · 2019 · PS4, Linux, PC
9Totemori is play-for-free arena game enjoyable both in multiplayer and single player modes. Your task is to build the tallest possible towers from the building blocks airdropping onto the playing field, and concurrently break your foes' attempts of doing the same. Toss them off the map, or if…
Mito Studio · 2017 · Linux, PC, Mac
10Fight your way through endless waves of holoX's minions! Gear up with all sorts of equipment and items in this action packed beat-em-up to reach the 5 bosses of hololive's "holoX", and put a stop to their plans!
Kay Yu · 2024 · PC
11Loot-Driven Action RPG in a Steampunk World Take on the role of a convict who has been thrown into the dungeons by a powerful ruling organization. Embark on a journey through a world devastated by a mysterious asteroid, scattering…
CRG Studio · 2026 · PC
12Knightczech is an hardcore adventurous 2D platformer in which the player explores various corners of kingdoms in the dangerous world of Euritia - from sun-drenched forests through the war-ravaged region to the dark underworld.
FridolinSlehacka · 2020 · Linux, PC, Mac
13Sparkball is a 4v4 adrenaline-packed ‘sports brawler’ where players select from a cast of lovably unique heroes and carefully balance both ballin' and brawlin' to score in the enemy team's goal! Affectionately described as League of…
Opti Games · 2026 · PC
14Fight solo or team up with friends in this action-packed magic fighting game! To earn diamonds and shards, use your magic and level up! You can also find them around the map in Drop Zones and buy them in the in-game shop. Spend them on…
Linux, PC, Mac
15Blightened is a 2.5D action platformer where corruption fuels your strength. Unleash powerful abilities, survive collapsing realms, and fight your way through a broken world shaped by blight.
xombis · Xbox Series, PC
16Cut your way through dark dungeons and solve riddles and puzzles, all from a first-person perspective. Choose your hero, master the tactical combat system, and face merciless bosses in solo mode or co-op.
2027 · PC
17Fatal Theory is nostalgic beat-em-up action with a fresh twist of ENDLESS AERIAL RAVE COMBOS and a killer illustrated story. Exercise your carnage muscle by smashing through huge hordes of unlovable fiends and take your crummy city back…
2016 · Linux, PC, Mac
18Rebel Wings is a multiplayer arcade airplane shooter. Conquer the skies with an unusual arsenal of weapons and a gravity-defying airplane!
Butlerstyle Entertainment · 2016 · Linux, PC, Mac
19Dance the tango of death in Grabity, a fast-paced, physics-based arena brawler. Combat robots duke it out using Grab guns to turn nearby objects into lethal projectiles or makeshift shields in intense tactical throw-downs.
Team Ninja Thumbs · 2018 · PC
20Mobile Wars X is a shoot them up in which you must fight against an alien invasion. You can choose between 3 Mobile X: A very fast ship capable of firing tracking missiles, A robot with advanced ninja weapons and a special ship with…
NAPE GAMES · 2018 · PC
21A Round-Based Action-RPG. Fight through gradually harder horde while doing a mission with randomized elements. Fight with the various playstyle in original free-movement combat along with an AI controlled or online co-op up to 7 players.
2019 · PC
22Monolisk is a fantasy ARPG where players clear dungeons with one of five customizable heroes, collect cards with loot, creatures and environments, then build their own dungeons for other players to explore. Monolisk is a world that was…
Trickster Arts · 2021 · Android, PC, iOS
23Play as Reno, a mischievous inter-dimensional smuggler trying to clear their name! Travel between realities in this third-person action game as you fight with an array of weapons from across the multiverse. Every playthrough is different…
Timespace Studios · 2019 · PC
24Explore beautiful otherworlds like tranquil bamboo grooves, zen patios, grand underworld tombs or dreamy mirage palace. Master heroes with fiery temper and overwhelming power. Collect bizarre and funny items and experiment with their…
ChillyRoom · 2020 · Android, PC, iOS
25Fantasy beat'em'up with a bit of RPG flavor and couch co-op. Explore open map, fight brutal enemies, find and equip weapons, armor and artifacts, make your hero stronger by gaining experience and learning unique perks and combat moves!
2020 · PC
26Lucidscape is a 2D puzzle platformer with elements of exploration and combat. Jump in and conquer the nightmares as you explore fear-centric environments!
Stellar Seas Studio · 2021 · PC
27The Legend of Karl is a 2.5D hack and slash platformer. You'll master various weapons while exploring the deep diabolical world. A quest struggling between Good and Evil, fight for Justice and what you Believe!
Actplus Studio · 2021 · PC
28Frauki's Adventure is a melee-combat platformer where you fight your way deep into a strange and mysterious world. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
CLYDE Games · 2021 · Linux, PC
29Gladio and Glory is a free arena based, beat'em up where you upgrade and customise your gladiator. The gameplay is based on physics simulations where every battle feels fun, fresh and will truly challenge your skills and tactics.
Adi Zhavo · 2021 · PC
30Pilot a hulking mech and protect Triton from robot hordes. With the help of your team, vanquish the robot overlord! Experience super-fast FPS mecha action in this short but challenging single-player game!
2021 · PC
