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If Karate Survivor left you wanting more, this list of 47 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — fighting mechanics, vibe casual and procedural generation — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 15 attributes. Ape Out comes closest (81/100).

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash
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CasualHardcoreSoloCo-op
Year 2024Dev Alawar

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The closest game to Karate Survivor is Ape Out — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Anomaly Agent and Alien Shooter follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Karate Survivor

47 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Karate Survivor. 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.

#1Ape Out
Ape Out
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeHardcoreCasualProceduralTop-DownIsometric2D
Steam👍 95%· 4.0KIGDB82· 12OC83· 77
Year 2019Dev Gabe Cuzzillo · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting, while skipping roguelike runs

Genre100Combat100World100Visuals89Tone73Game mode67
Anomaly Agent
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeHardcoreProcedural2DPixel Art
Steam👍 95%· 9.6KIGDB80· 1OC83· 20
Year 2024Dev Phew Phew GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

INDIES SUPPORT EACH OTHER!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186700/Contain/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085310/Emberbane/ About the Game Become Agent 70 and stop the anomalies threatening to destroy the balance of the world! Use extraordinary anomaly weapons to toss your opponents around!

Genre100Combat100Visuals67Game mode66World64Tone57
Alien Shooter
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeProceduralIsometricTop-Down
Steam👍 95%· 4.7KRAWG👍 84%· 249
Year 2003Dev 8Floor · Sigma TeamPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Android

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing deep RPG systems, shooter and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping vibe casual

The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, as thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. Your mission is simple: clear the base at all costs.

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: tone.

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

Genre100World100Visuals76Game mode67Combat53Tone0
Furi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeHardcoreTop-DownIsometric
Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB79· 19OC78· 86
Year 2016Dev The Game BakersOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing shooter, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: tone.

It predates Karate Survivor by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode67Visuals66Tone47
Kung Fury
ActionHack and Slash
SoloCo-opMeleeCasualHardcore2DPixel Art
Steam👍 90%· 2.5KRAWG👍 61%· 77IGDB39· 1
Year 2015Dev Hello There · Hello There HoldingPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi, while skipping shooter

THE AWARD WINNING KUNG FU SAGA CONTINUES IN ***** KUNG FURY: STREET RAGE – THE ARCADE STRIKES BACK ***** THE UPGRADED HT-3000 CARTRIDGE CONTAINS: *** NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTERS *** ULTIMATE BOSS FIGHTS IN AN EPIC STORY *** VOICES BY THE ORIGINAL MOVIE ACTORS *** AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF YOU LOVED IN…

It predates Karate Survivor by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone88Game mode76Visuals66
Ninjin: Clash of Carrots
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opSoloMeleeHardcorePixel Art2D
Steam👍 91%· 411IGDB80· 2OC70· 26
Year 2018Dev Modus GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and shooter

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, first-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping roguelike runs

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is an anime-inspired beat-‘em-up with a gaggle of varied enemies, deep customization…and ninjas! Play through side-scrolling worlds consisting of multiple stages and collect carrots stolen by the evil Shogun Moe! Carrots act as currency which can be redeemed in the Corgi Store for new equipment, or the Shady Shop for special weapons, masks and other customization items.

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: game mode.

Genre100Visuals66Combat63Tone63Game mode45
Sifu
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralTactical
Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB79· 13OC81· 172
Year 2022Dev SloclapOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: visuals.

Genre100World100Combat88Game mode67Tone61Visuals0
One Finger Death Punch
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeCasualHardcore2D
Steam👍 98%· 16KRAWG👍 79%· 195IGDB90· 2
Year 2013Dev Silver Dollar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and free to play, while skipping shooter

This is a game in which the player has to withstand the waves of enemies on the right and left, using only the right and left mouse buttons. When pressed, the protagonist performs punches in the kung-fu style. The game has three levels of difficulty: Student, Master, and Grandmaster.

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: visuals.

It predates Karate Survivor by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone96Game mode67Visuals37
Shank 2
ActionHack and Slash
SoloCo-opMelee2DMultiplayer
Steam👍 82%· 3.6KIGDB75· 4
Year 2012Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: tone and visuals.

It predates Karate Survivor by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode62Visuals37Tone0
Streets of Rage 2
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opSoloMelee2DMultiplayer
Steam👍 92%· 25RAWG👍 88%· 236IGDB80· 1
Year 1992Dev SEGAPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay and offline, while skipping shooter

After Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding and Adam Hunter destroyed the evil Syndicate leader, Mr. X, the city became a peaceful place to live, and each one of them followed their own paths.

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: visuals.

It predates Karate Survivor by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode66Visuals37
Mother Russia Bleeds
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opSoloMeleeHardcore2DPixel Art
Steam👍 87%· 5.3KIGDB73· 8OC69· 42
Year 2016Dev Le Cartel Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: tone.

It predates Karate Survivor by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals66Game mode61Tone37
Guacamelee! 2
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opSoloMeleeHardcore2D
Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB84· 13OC86· 115
Year 2018Dev Drinkbox StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Tone57Game mode53Visuals41
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
ActionHack and Slash
SoloCo-op2DPixel ArtLoot
IGDB81· 2
Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping shooter

It predates Karate Survivor by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals61
Naval Warfare
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opSoloMeleeHardcoreTop-DownIsometric
Steam👍 55%· 311MC57
Year 2011Dev Game Distillery · Immanitas EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

In a fantasy world of Victorian architecture, war is raging between the industrial superpowers. As Commander of a Naval Super-Destroyer, it is your duty to destroy the enemy's mighty Boss Units in a military campaign of epic proportions in, under and above the surface.

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Karate Survivor.

It predates Karate Survivor by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals77Tone56Game mode53Combat47
Golden Axe
ActionHack and Slash
SoloCo-opMelee2DMultiplayer
Steam👍 84%· 25RAWG👍 76%· 85
Year 1989Dev SEGAPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and offline, while skipping shooter

Just UpdatedAll SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis titles now launch using the new SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis Interactive Hub, with all new features, UI and Steam Workshop Support!

Where it drifts furthest from Karate Survivor: visuals.

It predates Karate Survivor by 35 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode59Visuals37

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Karate Survivor?
The closest game to Karate Survivor is Ape Out, scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Karate Survivor?
The three closest games to Karate Survivor are: 1. Ape Out (81/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Anomaly Agent (72/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Alien Shooter (71/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Karate Survivor's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 47 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is Anomaly Agent similar to Karate Survivor?
Yes, very much so — Anomaly Agent scores 72/100 similarity to Karate Survivor. They share 10 attributes, including action RPG combat and deep RPG systems. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Fighting games are similar to Karate Survivor?
The best Fighting games similar to Karate Survivor are Ape Out, Anomaly Agent, Alien Shooter and Furi. All share the Fighting genre alongside other key Karate Survivor attributes like fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat.
How is similarity to Karate Survivor calculated?
We compare Karate Survivor against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Karate Survivor experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.