12 is Better Than 6 similar games & best alternatives

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12 is Better Than 6

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.

What works

  • Unique hand-drawn art style
  • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • Atmospheric wild west setting
  • Varied weapon mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign length
  • Some bugs and save issues
  • Steep learning curve for mechanics
  • Limited story depth
  • Enemy visibility issues due to art style

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • NETHER DUNGEONS

  • Murim Survival

  • OTXO

  • Teleglitch: Die More Edition

  • ATOMINE

  • Intravenous 2

More relaxing

Games that feels like 12 is Better Than 6 but with a more relaxing feel

  • Ballpoint Universe - Infinite

  • Haiku, the Robot

  • Black Skylands

  • Copy Kitty

  • ITTA

  • Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

Less expressive

Games that feels like 12 is Better Than 6 but with less self-expression and customization

  • The Hong Kong Massacre

  • Titan Souls

  • Bot Vice

  • Gunman Clive

  • Evil Tonight

  • Blaster Master Zero 2

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

12 is Better Than 6: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026