The Best Violent Games

Update : Gulag added at rank #37.
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Bloodroots (2020)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

In Bloodroots, you're Mr. Wolf, a man betrayed and left for dead, seeking vengeance. Use everything around you to choreograph ultra-violent combos in a twisted Western revenge tale. Experiment with different objects as weapons, enjoy the smooth gameplay and amazing music, and compete for fame on worldwide leaderboards.

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What we like:
  • Satisfying and fluid gameplay
  • Unique use of objects as weapons
  • Compelling story with deranged characters
  • Great music and visuals
  • Encourages creative problem-solving
What could be improved:
  • Limited player freedom
  • Can become repetitive towards the end

  • violent
  • western
  • top-down
  • fast-paced
  • action
  • platform
  • combo
  • isometric
  • blood
  • beat-em-up
  • gore
  • cartoony
  • hack-and-slash
  • animal
  • difficult

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Happy Game (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?


  • horror
  • violent
  • psychedelic
  • puzzle
  • surreal
  • point-and-click
  • resource
  • cute
  • gore
  • adventure
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • colourful

3

Priest Simulator (2022)

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early access Android PC Windows

A mockumental action game. Go forth and rock in the absolute weirdest and most messed up simulator in the history of sandbox shooters. Fully unprofessional English language version. This dub will have you in stitches.


  • violent
  • mature
  • first-person
  • action-adventure
  • free-flowing
  • demons
  • action

4

Kindergarten 2 (2019)

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Linux Mac OS Android PC Windows

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.


  • gore
  • violent
  • dark
  • humor
  • pixel
  • comedy
  • funny
  • blood
  • cute
  • adventure
  • single-player
  • narration
  • 2d
  • education
  • horror

5

Kick the Buddy (2017)

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Android IOS iPhone

Explode, destroy, fire, shoot, smash, kill, freeze, send the power of the Gods and don't even think about stopping! Man, you now have a virtually limitless arsenal to beat: rockets, grenades, automatic rifles, torture instruments and even a NUCLEAR BOMB!.


  • funny
  • violent
  • subscription
  • runner
  • beat-em-up
  • racing
  • survival
  • sandbox
  • realistic
  • cute
  • adventure
  • god
  • zoo
  • boss

6

Mutant Football League (2017)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in this crazy gore fest of arcade-style football. Packed full of humor, intense online multiplayer action, and strategy.


  • football
  • american
  • sport
  • violent
  • gore
  • local
  • blood
  • tongue-through-cheek
  • 4-player
  • arcade
  • god-game
  • cooperative
  • funny
  • multiplayer
  • over-the-top

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Killer 7 (2018)

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PC Windows ps2 gamecube

Sneak into a world of underground assassins as Harman Smith, a man who manifests 7 deadly personalities, the killer7. Take control of this distinct murderers' row as they hunt down the sinister Kun Lan to thwart his plan of world dominance.

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  • shooter
  • first-person
  • assassin
  • violent
  • puzzle
  • cult
  • surreal
  • on-rails
  • stylized
  • button-tapping
  • thought-provoking
  • anime-influenced
  • character-building
  • anime
  • action-adventure

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Trap (2018)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS dos 3do 32x sega cd Playstation 4

After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.

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  • gore
  • horror
  • violent
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • movie
  • point-and-click
  • dark
  • pixel
  • platform
  • episodic
  • exploration
  • retro
  • 2d

9

Rage in Peace (2018)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

Rage in Peace started out as a prototype developed during the "Indies vs PewDiePie" Game Jam in 2014.[2] Although the game did not make top 10 out of the 800 submissions to be played in PewDiePie's channel (it ranked 17th), it was played on his stream regardless, causing other YouTube channels to play the game as well and drawing interest into it.[3]


  • gore
  • dark
  • violent
  • comedy
  • humor
  • side-scrolling
  • emotional
  • philosophical
  • adventure
  • drama
  • memes
  • experimental
  • supernatural

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Don't Be Afraid (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4

Don't Be Afraid” is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…


  • horror
  • violent
  • survival-horror
  • walking-simulator
  • psychological
  • gore
  • thriller
  • survival
  • inventory
  • management
  • first-person
  • atmospheric

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