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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 42 games similar to Maniac down to the 28 that fit the “Ranged” category. The Binding of Isaac, Brotato and Paint the Town Red top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Maniac.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS
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Year 2024Dev Transhuman Design

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to Maniac is The Binding of Isaac — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Brotato and Paint the Town Red follow close behind.

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The best ranged games like Maniac

28 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Maniac. Each one has been evaluated across 20 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.

#1The Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreProceduralExplorationIsometricTop-Down
Steam👍 95%· 62KRAWG👍 76%· 1.2KMC84IGDB84· 2
Year 2011Dev Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl · Edmund McMillenPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

The Binding Of Isaac is a roguelike top-down “shooter” with RPG elements. Initially, a Flash game, the game had earned many fans due to its unique art style, spooky and catchy ambient music, and almost infinite replayability.

Where it drifts furthest from Maniac: progression.

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

Genre100Game mode100Combat80Visuals75Tone61World61
#2Brotato
Brotato
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloRangedMeleeHardcoreProceduralIsometricTop-Down
Steam👍 96%· 114KRAWG👍 84%· 142OC75· 6
Year 2022Dev BlobfishPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, action RPG combat and vibe casual, while skipping deep simulation

A spaceship from Potato World crashes onto an alien planet. The sole survivor: Brotato, the only potato capable of handling 6 weapons at the same time. Waiting to be rescued by his mates, Brotato must survive in this hostile environment.

Where it drifts furthest from Maniac: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Visuals73Tone69World61Game mode25
Paint the Town Red
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreProceduralIsometric
Steam👍 96%· 32KRAWG👍 80%· 68IGDB70· 2OC67· 13
Year 2015Dev South East GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.

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

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

Genre100Combat100Tone62World54Game mode36Visuals33
Enter the Gungeon
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloRangedMeleeHardcoreProceduralExplorationIsometricTop-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 roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

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 Maniac: game mode and progression.

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

Genre100Combat100Tone90Visuals62World55Progression40
#5Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreProceduralIsometricTop-Down
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 roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

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 Maniac: game mode.

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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals63World61Game mode30
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloRangedMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 95%· 48KRAWG👍 86%· 1.4KMC82IGDB80· 2
Year 2007Dev GSC Game WorldPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

This post-apocalyptic game that spawned the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise is inspired by (but not really based on) the 'Roadside Picnic' novel by brothers Strugatsky and Tarkovsky's movie 'Stalker', borrowing some of the terms and aesthetics from both. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Where it drifts furthest from Maniac: visuals and tone.

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

Genre100World77Combat76Progression64Game mode57Tone48
#7The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreProceduralExplorationSkill TreeIsometric
Steam👍 97%· 392KRAWG👍 87%· 1.2KMC86IGDB95· 2OC87· 27
Year 2014Dev NicalisPlaytime ~31hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a remake of The Binding of Isaac. The plot is based on a biblical story. Little Isaac and his mother live happily in a small house on the hill. And suddenly the mother heard a voice, which told her that her son is defiled by sins and must be saved.

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

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

Genre100Combat80Progression75Tone69World60Visuals31
The Void Rains Upon Her Heart
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloRangedMeleeHardcoreProcedural
Steam👍 99%· 1.9K
Year 2018Dev Veyeral Games · The Hidden LevelsPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, strong narrative focus and visual 2d, while skipping deep simulation

An alien girl is trapped in a cave and surrounded by bizarre monsters. She can not fight those creatures, but she can befriending them with the power of love! Every monster will react in their own violent ways, but even the most powerful can be swayed by this ultimate power.

Where it drifts furthest from Maniac: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone75World53Visuals0
Downwell
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreProcedural
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 roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping deep simulation

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 Maniac: visuals.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone73World54Visuals0
Hotline Miami
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreIsometricTop-Down
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 deep simulation

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.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals66Tone62
BLUE REVOLVER
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloRangedMeleeHardcoreIsometric
Steam👍 99%· 868
Year 2016Dev Stellar CirclePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, setting anime and visual pixel, while skipping deep simulation

Ever feel like the world doesn't understand your talents? Mae is a rabbit-eared genius programmer, able to manipulate reality with a few keystrokes or - the more fun option - blow up large swathes of reality in one of her custom-built Devices.

Where it drifts furthest from Maniac: visuals.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals33
Neon White
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloRangedMeleeHardcore3D
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 punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

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 Maniac: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone78Visuals40
Cave Story+
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreExploration
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 punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

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 Maniac: visuals.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone82Progression64Visuals0
Receiver
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloRangedMeleeHardcoreProcedural
Steam👍 80%· 4.2KRAWG👍 39%· 137
Year 2012Dev Wolfire GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like Maniac, it's known for shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and combat tactical, while skipping deep RPG systems

Receiver was created for the 7-day FPS challenge to explore gun handling mechanics, randomized levels, and unordered storytelling.

Where it drifts furthest from Maniac: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Maniac.

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

Game mode100Combat94Tone94Genre75World57Visuals0
Cuphead
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloRangedMeleeHardcoreIsometric
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 deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and action RPG combat, while skipping deep simulation

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 Maniac: game mode and visuals.

Genre100Tone100Combat81Visuals33Game mode26

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