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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 48 games similar to Huntdown down to the 11 that fit the “Platformer” category. Metal Slug X, Ultimate Chicken Horse and Superfighters Deluxe top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Huntdown.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS
Tags
HardcoreDarkOfflineCo-op
Year 2020Dev Easy Trigger Games

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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Huntdown is Metal Slug X — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Ultimate Chicken Horse and Superfighters Deluxe follow close behind.

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The best platformer games like Huntdown

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Huntdown. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Metal Slug X
Metal Slug X
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeHardcore2DPixel Art
Steam👍 88%· 3.9KIGDB80· 1
Year 1999Dev SNKOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

It predates Huntdown by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode89Tone65
Ultimate Chicken Horse
ShooterFPSArena FPS
MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeHardcore2D
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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Huntdown: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode89Visuals55Tone37
#3Superfighters Deluxe
Superfighters Deluxe
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDark2DPixel Art
Steam👍 89%· 3.5K
Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

✓ Shared with Huntdown: shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, while skipping punishing difficulty

Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Genre75Tone59
Cuphead
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeHardcore2D
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 precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode89Tone77Combat47Visuals44Setting0
Metal Slug
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2DPixel Art
Steam👍 89%· 5.1K
Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Like Huntdown, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping punishing difficulty

It predates Huntdown by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100Visuals100Game mode89Genre75
The Expendabros
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2DPixel Art
Steam👍 97%· 18KRAWG👍 70%· 391IGDB80· 1
Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Huntdown, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, ranged combat and free to play, while skipping punishing difficulty

The Expendabros is a crossover game based on Broforce gameplay and featuring characters from The Expendables 3 movie. In the basis of both games lays the roast of the 90s movie cliches about unstoppable warriors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and the others.

Visuals100Game mode89Genre75Combat71
#7MDK2
MDK2
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeHardcoreCyberpunkSci-Fi
Steam👍 81%· 237IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev BioWare · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and game mode.

It predates Huntdown by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone66Game mode16Visuals0
Cave Story+
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-Fi2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 8.0KRAWG👍 79%· 316MC83IGDB81· 1OC88· 16
Year 2010Dev NicalisPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Cave Story is a game in the Metroidvania platform-adventure genre, first released on PC in 2004. The game is set in deep dark caves on a floating island. The island is inhabited by a race of intelligent rabbit-like creatures called Mimigas.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: game mode and setting.

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

Genre100Visuals100Combat84Tone61Setting44Game mode17
Downwell
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiPixel Art2D
Steam👍 97%· 8.5KRAWG👍 76%· 457MC81IGDB78· 8OC83· 44
Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, roguelike runs and vibe casual, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

This is a procedurally generated rogue-lite, that lets players to explore the depths of a well. Taking a role of Welltaro, local curious man, players will drop down the well to kill monsters and collect the treasure.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: game mode and setting.

Genre100Visuals100Combat77Tone60Setting37Game mode17
Defy Gravity Extended
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 86%· 8.5KRAWG👍 12%· 162
Year 2016Dev Paul Fisch · Fish Factory GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving. Kara, our heroine, has access to a unique gameplay mechanic that she uses to manipulate the world around her.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: game mode and setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals55Tone45Setting38Game mode17
#11DEADBOLT
DEADBOLT
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeDarkHardcorePixel 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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping setting cyberpunk

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 Huntdown: setting and game mode.

Genre100Visuals100Tone86Combat39Game mode17Setting0

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