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We filtered the 41 games similar to Heck Deck down to the 17 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Neon White, Cuphead and Hotline Miami top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Heck Deck.

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Heck Deck is Neon White — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. Cuphead and Hotline Miami follow close behind.

#1Neon White65 #2Cuphead65 #3Hotline Miami65 #4DOOM61 #5Enter the Gungeon60

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The best games like Heck Deck on PlayStation

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Heck Deck. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Neon WhiteClosest overall match

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Neon White

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloRangedHardcoreMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 98%· 20KRAWG👍 91%· 245MC88IGDB89· 6OC89· 81

Year 2022Dev Ben Esposito · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and card game strategy

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

A first-person speedrunning game disguised as a shooter: every level is a short, restart-instantly puzzle where guns double as movement abilities and the real opponent is the leaderboard. The card-as-movement idea is genuinely original. The anime visual-novel dialogue between levels is the sticking point — a large share of otherwise positive players describe skipping it outright.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals.

Genre100Combat78Game mode62Tone60Visuals0

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Cuphead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcore2DIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 209KRAWG👍 91%· 2.0KMC87IGDB87· 17OC88· 214

Year 2017Dev Studio MDHR · StudioMDHR EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and action RPG combat, while skipping card game strategy

Hand-drawn 2D platformer in the style of 30s cartoons. 2D Dark Souls as the fans refer to the difficulty of this one. It took developers 6 years to create and polish their magnum opus. Cuphead is a classic run and gun adventure that heavily emphasizes on boss battles.

Genre100Tone73Visuals71Combat69Game mode60

#3Hotline MiamiClosest on visuals

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Hotline Miami

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloRangedHardcoreIsometricPixel ArtTop-Down2D

Steam👍 97%· 122KRAWG👍 90%· 2.6KMC85IGDB86· 10

Year 2012Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping card game strategy

Several chapters of top-down shooter action, Hotline Miami is a violent game, where the player takes control of the unnamed man, that receives orders to clear out stages from bandits and mobsters, using every weapon he can get.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: tone.

It predates Heck Deck by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Combat73Game mode62Tone49

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DOOM

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcoreMultiplayer

Steam👍 97%· 28KRAWG👍 91%· 837MC83IGDB90· 1

Year 1993Dev SEGAOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping card game strategy

The template for the genre: no reloading, no aiming up, movement so fast that circling is the main defensive skill. Level design is maze-like and built around secrets rather than corridors. Vertical aim does not exist, enemies cannot fight above or below you meaningfully, and the flatness takes adjustment for anyone raised on modern shooters.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals and tone.

It predates Heck Deck by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat83Game mode75Tone49Visuals0

#5Enter the GungeonClosest on tone

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Enter the Gungeon

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcoreCozyIsometricPixel Art2DTop-Down

Steam👍 95%· 89KRAWG👍 82%· 1.1KMC84IGDB83· 13OC84· 79

Year 2016Dev Dodge Roll · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, roguelike runs and deep RPG systems, while skipping card game strategy

Enter the Gungeon is a twin-stick roguelike shooter. The game takes place in a planet inhabited by living bullets. You play as one of six adventurers trying entering a considerable fortress to find a gun that can destroy one’s past. The gameplay represents a mix of bullet-hell and dungeon crawler.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: world.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat93Game mode67World0

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DEADBOLT

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloRangedHardcorePixel Art2D

Steam👍 96%· 5.6KRAWG👍 84%· 90MC76IGDB75· 2

Year 2016Dev Hopoo GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping card game strategy

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising. Play and complete missions given to you by the mysterious fireplace as you become the avatar of death.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat and tone.

Genre100Visuals63Game mode62Tone49Combat46

#7Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloHardcorePixel ArtIsometricTop-Down2D

Steam👍 94%· 78KIGDB71· 13OC74· 70

Year 2015Dev Dennaton Games · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode62Tone50Combat0

#8Nuclear Throne

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Nuclear Throne

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloCo-opRangedHardcorePixel ArtIsometricTop-Down2D

Steam👍 96%· 20KRAWG👍 83%· 301IGDB84· 4OC86· 24

Year 2015Dev VlambeerPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping card game strategy

Nuclear Throne is a top-down roguelike shooter, set in a post-apocalyptic universe. ###Plot and features The game has a sole objective: to reach the famed Nuclear Throne. The player controls one of the many mutated characters.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: world.

Genre100Visuals100Combat81Tone70Game mode66World0

#9Ultimate Chicken Horse

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Ultimate Chicken Horse

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

Co-opSoloHardcoreCozy2D

Steam👍 96%· 52KRAWG👍 89%· 228IGDB79· 5OC79· 23

Year 2016Dev NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios · Clever Endeavour GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, racing gameplay and adventure storytelling, while skipping card game strategy

Ever wish you were a wall-jumping, arrow-dodging, trap-setting horse, besting your animal pals in a race through a peril-laden obstacle course that you all built together? Wish Granted! Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer where you and your friends build the level as you play, placing deadly traps before trying to reach the end of the level.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat and game mode.

Genre100Tone66Visuals43Game mode38Combat0

53

Helldivers

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

Co-opSoloHardcoreIsometricTop-Down

Steam👍 90%· 33KIGDB84· 6OC83· 45

Year 2015Dev Arrowhead Game Studios · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat and game mode.

Genre100Visuals81Tone62Game mode40Combat0

#11Quake III Arena

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Quake III Arena

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloRangedHardcoreMultiplayerPvP

Steam👍 96%· 4.0KRAWG👍 90%· 530IGDB87· 3

Year 1999Dev id Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: competitive edge, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

The third game in the genre of first-person shooter in a series of Quake. Unlike previous games in the series, the game is focused on a multiplayer mode, and does not have a full-fledged single-player campaign.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals and game mode.

It predates Heck Deck by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat80Tone43Game mode31Visuals0

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Ruiner

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloHardcoreIsometricTop-DownMelee

Steam👍 89%· 12KIGDB76· 12OC77· 88

Year 2017Dev Reikon Games · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat.

Genre100Visuals77Game mode62Tone50Combat0

#13SuperHot: Mind Control Delete

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SuperHot: Mind Control Delete

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloHardcoreMeleeNarrativeCyberpunk

Steam👍 84%· 13KIGDB84· 10OC81· 70

Year 2020Dev SUPERHOT TeamOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: combat and visuals.

Genre100Game mode62Tone61Combat0Visuals0

#14STAR WARS Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)

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STAR WARS Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedPixel ArtMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 3.1KRAWG👍 68%· 261IGDB66· 3

Year 1995Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Heck Deck: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping card game strategy

STAR WARS - Dark Forces uses the Jedi game engine which was developed for this game exclusively. At the time the game presented new features of first person shooter genre, one of which is the ability to look up and down and also it presented the new approach to level design with multiple floors.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals.

It predates Heck Deck by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat79Genre75Game mode62Visuals13

#15Resident Evil: The Darkside ChroniclesClosest on game mode

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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB67· 4

Year 2009Dev Cavia · CapcomOn PlayStation 3

✓ Shared with Heck Deck: shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: tone and visuals.

It predates Heck Deck by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Genre75Tone0Visuals0

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