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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 41 games similar to Heck Deck down to the 12 that fit the “Xbox” category. Cuphead, Hotline Miami and DOOM top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Heck Deck.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

The best games like Heck Deck on Xbox

12 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.

#1CupheadClosest overall match

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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.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#2Hotline MiamiClosest on visuals

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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.

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Steam GOG PS

#3DOOM

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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.

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Steam PS

#4Enter the GungeonClosest on tone

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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.

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Steam GOG Epic

#5Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

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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.

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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.

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Condemned: Criminal Origins

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloRangedHardcoreMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 87%· 4.3KRAWG👍 78%· 423MC80IGDB74· 5

Year 2005Dev Monolith Productions · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping card game strategy

Condemned: Criminal Origins is a grim crime thriller that lets you play the role of a detective and investigate the murder of a young woman. The game features a dark and paranoid atmosphere with some disturbing imagery.

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

It predates Heck Deck by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#8Ultimate Chicken Horse

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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.

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Steam Xbox PS

#9Ruiner

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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.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10SuperHot: Mind Control Delete

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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.

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Steam GOG Epic

#11Takedown: Red Sabre

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloCo-opRangedMultiplayerOnline

Steam👍 42%· 5.7KRAWG👍 10%· 30MC34IGDB36· 3

Year 2013Dev Serellan · 505 GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, melee combat and combat tactical, while skipping card game strategy

A tactical shooter aiming for pre-Vegas Rainbow Six: lethal, slow, no regenerating health. That intent is clear and the appeal is real for the audience it targets. The execution is not — it released visibly unfinished, with broken AI, minimal mission variety and no save system, and it was widely criticised on those grounds.

Where it drifts furthest from Heck Deck: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Heck Deck.

It predates Heck Deck by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Xbox

#12Borderlands 4Closest on game mode

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