Bot Vice similar games & best alternatives

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Bot Vice

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

Show off your skills & reflexes in this frantic gallery shooter action arcade, filled with bullets, bots and explosions! You play as Erin Saver, carrying out her personal vendetta against the criminal Wildbots.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Excellent retro pixel art and music
  • Tight and responsive controls
  • Short, intense levels with unique bosses
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and high difficulty
  • Short main campaign length
  • Awkward lock-on aiming mechanic
  • Voice acting considered cheesy or weak
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Diary of Lucie

  • Cyber Shadow

  • ScourgeBringer

  • Jet Gunner

  • Terrian Saga: KR-17

  • Rex Rocket

More exploratory

Games that feels like Bot Vice but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Cathedral

  • Retro City Rampage™ DX

  • Lovecraft's Untold Stories

  • Blaster Master Zero 2

  • Evil Tonight

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

More expressive

Games that feels like Bot Vice but with more self-expression and customization

  • Copy Kitty

  • Spell Disk

  • Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot

  • Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

  • RAM: Random Access Mayhem

  • Magic Rune Stone

More relaxing

Games that feels like Bot Vice but with a more relaxing feel

  • HoloCure - Save the Fans!

  • The Slormancer

  • Karate Survivor

  • The Braves

  • Kero Blaster

  • Exit the Gungeon

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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).

Bot Vice: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026