BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE similar games & best alternatives

BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.

What works

  • Unique rhythm-based fps gameplay
  • Addictive soundtrack and music integration
  • Challenging and rewarding skill progression
  • Variety of characters and item synergies
  • High replayability with roguelike elements

Things to keep in mind

  • Visuals cause eye strain for some players
  • Repetitive music and level design
  • High difficulty and rng can frustrate
  • Limited narrative and world variety
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Impaler Gold

  • HunterX

  • Akimbot

  • ELDERBORN

  • Hard Reset Extended Edition

  • Bloodshed

More exploratory

Games that feels like BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

  • AMID EVIL

  • Dread Templar

  • Luna Abyss

  • AI LIMIT

  • POSTAL: Brain Damaged

More expressive

Games that feels like BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE but with more self-expression and customization

  • ROBOBEAT

  • Bayonetta

  • Rustil: Eternal Labyrinth Castle

  • Forgive Me Father

  • Witchfire

  • Ziggurat 2

More story-driven

Games that feels like BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Advent Rising

  • Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition

  • Darksiders™

  • Metro Awakening

  • Boiling Steel

  • Arms of God

More competitive

Games that feels like BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE but with more competition against others

  • Warstride Challenges

  • CROSSBOW: Bloodnight

  • Metal: Hellsinger

  • City of Brass

  • Vanquish

  • Devil May Cry 4

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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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).

BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Expression, Exploration.

Last update: 04/08/2026