# Games like Maniac

> The closest matches to Maniac: Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot, Mega City Force, Champion Shift, Neon Chrome, and FatalZone. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot](https://imho.run/games/2348610/slime-3k-rise-against-despot) — Shares meta progression with Maniac. 715 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2348610/)
2. [Mega City Force](https://imho.run/games/2259210/mega-city-force) — Shares twin stick shooting with Maniac. 204 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2259210/)
3. [Champion Shift](https://imho.run/games/2391900/champion-shift) — Shares twin stick shooting and loadout customization with Maniac. 141 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2391900/)
4. [Neon Chrome](https://imho.run/games/428750/neon-chrome) — Also Twin Stick Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, like Maniac. 408 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/428750/)
5. [FatalZone](https://imho.run/games/2488510/fatalzone) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Rogue-like, like Maniac. 767 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488510/)
6. [Nuclear Throne](https://imho.run/games/242680/nuclear-throne) — A frequent pick in Maniac players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,705 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/)
7. [Achilles: Survivor](https://imho.run/games/2922410/achilles-survivor) — Shares loadout customization and meta progression with Maniac. 590 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2922410/)
8. [Hatred](https://imho.run/games/341940/hatred) — A frequent pick in Maniac players' libraries, and another Action. 9,619 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341940/)
9. [Sektori](https://imho.run/games/2105620/sektori) — Shares twin stick shooting with Maniac. 658 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/)
10. [Driveloop: Survivors](https://imho.run/games/3183730/driveloop-survivors) — Shares twin stick shooting and meta progression with Maniac. 50 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3183730/)
11. [KILL KNIGHT](https://imho.run/games/2694420/kill-knight) — Shares twin stick shooting with Maniac. 1,166 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2694420/)
12. [Yet Another Zombie Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2163330/yet-another-zombie-survivors) — Also Top-Down Shooter and Rogue-like, like Maniac. 4,571 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2163330/)
13. [God's Trigger](https://imho.run/games/488730/god-s-trigger) — Shares twin stick shooting with Maniac. 170 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/488730/)
14. [Apocalypse Party](https://imho.run/games/2351560/apocalypse-party) — Shares meta progression with Maniac. 700 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2351560/)
15. [Serious Sam: Tormental](https://imho.run/games/640340/serious-sam-tormental) — Also Twin Stick Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, like Maniac. 94 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/640340/)
16. [Hive Jump 2: Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2545740/hive-jump-2-survivors) — Also Gun Customization and Twin Stick Shooter, like Maniac. 80 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545740/)
17. [Halls of Torment](https://imho.run/games/2218750/halls-of-torment) — Also Rogue-like and Bullet Hell, like Maniac. 20,900 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/)
18. [Genome Guardian 2](https://imho.run/games/4130120/genome-guardian-2) — Shares loadout customization and meta progression with Maniac. 524 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4130120/)
19. [Good Robot](https://imho.run/games/358830/good-robot) — Also Twin Stick Shooter and Dark Humor, like Maniac. 140 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/358830/)
20. [Vampire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/1794680/vampire-survivors) — Also Rogue-like and Bullet Hell, like Maniac. 126,214 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/)
21. [POSTAL](https://imho.run/games/232770/postal) — Also Twin Stick Shooter and Dark Humor, like Maniac. 6,604 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232770/)
22. [Survivors of the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/2285630/survivors-of-the-dawn) — Shares twin stick shooting and meta progression with Maniac. 349 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285630/)
23. [Atomicrops](https://imho.run/games/757320/atomicrops) — Also Gun Customization and Twin Stick Shooter, like Maniac. 2,545 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/757320/)
24. [REPLIKATOR](https://imho.run/games/1576370/replikator) — Shares twin stick shooting with Maniac. 75 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1576370/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1482380&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1482380&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1482380&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1482380
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1482380
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Maniac

Maniac is a 2024 top-down action game from Transhuman Design and Skystone Games. Set as a rogue-lite crime experience, it combines twin-stick shooting with environmental destruction, loadout customization, meta-progression, and vehicle hijacking. Reviewers describe the tone as dark yet lighthearted, unsettling yet whimsical, with dark humor and over-the-top violence presented through exaggerated physics. Players highlight that vehicles radically alter how chaos unfolds during runs, and find the action mindless but addictive despite the game being unapologetically simple about its scope. The experience offers short, focused sessions at a price of $4.99 and carries a Steam Deck Verified designation. It currently holds a 92% positive rating from 1124 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1482380
- **Developer:** Transhuman Design
- **Publisher:** Skystone Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Racing
- **Categories:** Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 28, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1482380/maniac)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1482380&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1482380/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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