Games like Esse Proxy
Below are 21 hand-picked alternatives to Esse Proxy for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Esse Proxy also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Esse Proxy: Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
Players who liked Esse Proxy also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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The Hong Kong Massacre
Top pick for Esse Proxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.
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Destropolis
Second-strongest match for Esse Proxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
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Chaos Town
Third-strongest match for Esse Proxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!
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RUINER
Ranked #4 for Esse Proxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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Waves 2: Notorious
Ranked #5 for Esse Proxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Esse Proxy.
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
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Mr. Fast
Ranked #6 for Esse Proxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Mr. Fast is a top-down shooting game with a bullet time twist! Enemy's time moves more slowly than yours. You're fast enough and you can kill others with one shot.
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Waves
Ranked #7 for Esse Proxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Bullet Runner: The First Slaughter
Ranked #8 for Esse Proxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Esse Proxy.
A clone army is taking over the world. Kill them all in an epic single-player campaign to save humanity, and yourself!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Esse Proxy
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
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Hotline Miami
Reviewers of Esse Proxy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Neon Chrome
Reviewers of Esse Proxy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
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RUINER
Reviewers of Esse Proxy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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The Ascent
Reviewers of Esse Proxy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Esse Proxy at current Steam store prices.
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Destropolis
Priced ~70% under Esse Proxy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
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Chaos Town
Priced ~75% under Esse Proxy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!
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Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Waves 2: Notorious
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Esse Proxy.
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
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Waves
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Bullet Runner: The First Slaughter
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Esse Proxy.
A clone army is taking over the world. Kill them all in an epic single-player campaign to save humanity, and yourself!
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Destropolis
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
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RUINER
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Esse Proxy.
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
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Frequently asked about Esse Proxy
- How much does Esse Proxy cost?
- Esse Proxy is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Esse Proxy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Esse Proxy are The Hong Kong Massacre, Destropolis, Chaos Town.
- Who developed Esse Proxy?
- Esse Proxy was developed by FromSouthGames.
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