Games like Receiver

The closest matches to Receiver: Receiver 2, Heavy Bullets, Teleglitch: Die More Edition, Tower of Guns, and FTL: Faster Than Light. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Receiver is your kind of game, the closest matches are Receiver 2, Heavy Bullets and Teleglitch: Die More Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as stressful and tense, and single out its minimalist hud and realistic firearm mechanics. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Receiver is a 2013 first-person shooter developed by Wolfire Games that emphasizes methodical gunplay over traditional action. Players navigate procedurally generated building complexes while managing a realistic handgun using sequential controls for checking ammo, chambers, magazines, and safety. The game strips away conventional interface elements, forcing reliance on physical feedback and audio cues to understand weapon state. Reviewers highlight the tense atmosphere created by the combination of permadeath mechanics and randomized level generation. Available for approximately $5, Receiver runs on Steam Deck and has earned an 87% positive rating from over 2,100 reviews.

About Receiver: Receiver was created for the 7-day FPS challenge to explore gun handling mechanics, randomized levels, and unordered storytelling. Armed only with a handgun and an audio cassette player, you must uncover the secrets of the Mindkill in a building complex infested with automated turrets and hovering shock drones.