The Violent Zone

Games with frequent combat, bloodshed, killing, injury, or aggressive conflict.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

The Sinking City 2 - Set in the Roaring '20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition - Step into a darker, grittier Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition expands Tolkien’s epic legendarium, delving into the brutal, untold story of Agandaûr, a Black Númenórean and servant of Sauron who has rallied an immense force in the ruins of Fornost.
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Aug 11, 2026
95% 👍
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The Skin Stapler - The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner Robbie Knox as they hunt a mysterious serial killer known only as The Skin Stapler.
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Aug 6, 2026
90% 👍
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Mahou Arms - Mahou Arms is an anime-inspired character-action hack and slash that tells the story of a magical girl paramilitary group fighting back against an unknown force invading Earth.
Fire On Fight : Online Multiplayer Shooter - A fast-paced classic military FPS inspired by old-school online shooters. Battle in online PvP or PvE against intelligent AI bots. Unlock soldiers, weapons, perks, and attachments, earn XP, customize your loadouts, and enjoy full matches with no empty servers.
YOU ARE THE MONSTER - Ever wanted to be a giant monster rampaging through a city? Experience mindless chaos as you destroy all in your path, earning new abilities, new monsters and new ways to wreak havoc.
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Jun 18, 2026
71% 👍
of 403
Interdimensional Vending Machine - Inspired by SCP-261, you play as a homeless girl struggling to survive in a distorted city using a vending machine that should not exist. Every coin dispenses impossible food that defies biology and logic, and every meal reshapes your fate. How long can you survive before you stop being human?
Comatose - Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.

On Sale Now

Discounted 25% or more right now, limited to well-reviewed games, steepest cuts first.

Zombie Army 4: Dead War - Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!
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Feb 18, 2021
86% 👍
of 11k
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy - Foul Tyranids rampaging on barren worlds; the mysterious Aeldari waging war on the Imperium; a prophecy that could change the fate of an entire Sector. Purge the unclean with the new Tech-Adept Inquisitor and carry out the Emperor’s will in the grim Action-RPG “WH40k: Inquisitor - Prophecy”.
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Jul 30, 2019
82% 👍
of 1.6k
嗜血印 Bloody Spell - This is a martial arts action role-playing game. The core of the game is battle-oriented, and it combines many fighting elements. If you are a player who pursues blood and is brave enough to challenge the limits, it will definitely inspire your adrenaline and bring you the best combat experience.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers - Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr - Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man! W40k: Inquisitor – Martyr is a grim Action-RPG featuring multiple classes of the Inquisition who will carry out the Emperor’s will.
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Jun 5, 2018
76% 👍
of 22k
Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition - Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the thrill of love and kill in KILLER IS DEAD!
Metro Exodus - Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Weird West: Definitive Edition - Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.
Metro Exodus - Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Mafia: Definitive Edition - An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH - CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
A Total War Saga: TROY - Inspired by The Iliad and brought to life through the award-winning strategy game series, A Total War Saga: TROY brings a blend of grand, turn-based empire management and spectacular real-time battles to the heart of the Trojan War.

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Contract Rush DX - Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
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Jul 30, 2025
100% 👍
of 270
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi - Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
DeadOS - DeadOS is an early access zombie outbreak simulator by Benn Powell that focuses on city-wide scenarios where you have access to fully customize your apocalypse experience from beginning to end. Simulation. Sandbox. Survival!
This Curse Is Metal as Hell! | Kusodeka Bayashi - This Curse Is Metal as Hell! is a first-person horror comedy game. As the game’s child protagonist, master the special powers hidden within your dad’s MP3 player to rush your way through a world of pure terror. Do you have what it takes to defeat the curse that plagued your family for generations?
Hira Hira Hihiru - "Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
AIR - Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits— AIR, the second game released by visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring the side story novel, "First Sky Chapter" and full voice support!
Nightmare Frames - Nightmare Frames is a supernatural thriller where you'll step into the shoes of Alan Goldberg, in the search for the scariest horror film of all time. An enthralling journey through the streets of the Hollywood of the 80s, a small haunted town, and even Hell itself.
Shigatari - Shigatari is a samurai role-playing game with historical artwork.
Deified - Forge your strategy around powerful relics in this turn-based tactical roguelite. Choose your slots, manage their constraints, and face formidable bosses.
Purgatory -NARAKU- - This is a survival horror action game in which a young girl "Enri" tries to escape from a mysterious facility filled with blood and madness.
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Jun 27, 2024
98% 👍
of 219
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II - Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

People Playground - Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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Jul 23, 2019
98% 👍
of 316k
Katana ZERO - Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Iron Snout - Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Jan 27, 2016
98% 👍
of 17k
Kindergarten 2 - Welcome to Kindergarten 2, which takes place on Tuesday! After the events of Monday, you'll find yourself in a new school with new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
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Jul 29, 2019
98% 👍
of 5.8k
I Am Your Beast - Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.
Hello Charlotte EP3: Childhood's End - "All ended well.There was nothing to grieve about." A farewell, and a greeting.
UNDERDOGS - UNDERGROUND MECH FIGHTS! Wrap yourself in 5 tons of metal & go smashing through a dark scene of full-on metal-on-metal violence!
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Jan 25, 2024
98% 👍
of 2.8k
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi - Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
POSTAL 2 - Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
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Nov 2, 2012
97% 👍
of 136k
Hotline Miami - Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Blade and Sorcery - Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.
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Jun 17, 2024
97% 👍
of 61k
Post Void - Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.