Samurai GUNN 2 similar games & best alternatives

Samurai GUNN 2

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Lock in! Samurai GUNN 2 is a bloody and brutally fast platform fighter for players who like short rounds and intense action. Free Edition out now!

What works

  • Fast-paced and skillful combat
  • Unique character abilities
  • Great local and online multiplayer
  • Stylish pixel art and sound design
  • Active and supportive community

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access content is limited
  • Some bugs and occasional lag
  • Small player base for matchmaking
  • Adventure mode is short
  • Spawn kill issues in online play

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Arcade Mayhem Juanito

  • Broforce

  • Full Mojo Rampage

  • Alien Hominid Invasion

  • Ember Knights

  • Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Samurai GUNN 2 but with less narrative immersion

  • Samurai GUNN

  • King Arthur's Gold

  • Soldat

  • Zombie Party

  • Knight Club +

  • SpiderHeck

Less competitive

Games that feels like Samurai GUNN 2 but with less competition against others

  • Primal Planet

  • Voidigo

  • UNSIGHTED

  • Astral Ascent

  • Death Trash

  • Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Disc Room

  • High Hell

  • SLUDGE LIFE

  • SLUDGE LIFE 2

  • SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions

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).

Samurai GUNN 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026