Games like Broforce
Closest overall match: The Expendabros (★ 3.5). Highest rated: Hollow Knight at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: The Expendabros at about 1 hours.
We compared Broforce against every game in our catalog on shared tags, genre, rating, playtime and release era, and these 25 came closest. The strongest common threads are controller support, 2D and Full controller support. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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79%
1. The Expendabros
Shares America, Side Scroller, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and Comedy and 5 more tags; same developer; rated 0.5 lower; about 5h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 67%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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64%
2. Risk of Rain
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, Split Screen, Pixel Graphics and cooperative and 2 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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64%
3. TowerFall Ascension
Shares Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, Pixel Graphics, cooperative and 2D and 2 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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64%
4. Super Time Force Ultra
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, Comedy, Pixel Graphics and cooperative and 3 more tags; rated 0.9 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 34%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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63%
5. Duck Game
Shares Includes level editor, Local Multiplayer, Comedy, Pixel Graphics and cooperative and 3 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 41%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
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61%
6. Unepic
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, Includes level editor, Comedy and Pixel Graphics and 3 more tags.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 51%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
60%
7. Hollow Knight
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
60%
8. Cuphead
Shares Side Scroller, cooperative, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 52%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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59%
9. Shovel Knight
Shares Side Scroller, Comedy, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 69%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
58%
10. Pikuniku
Shares Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, cooperative, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 78%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
58%
11. Titan Souls
Shares controller support, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 0.7 lower; about 5h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
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58%
12. Mark of the Ninja
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
58%
13. Salt and Sanctuary
Shares Side Scroller, Split Screen, cooperative, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 53%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
58%
14. Terraria
Shares controller support, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; about 9h longer.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 15h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
57%
15. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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57%
16. Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Shares controller support, Includes level editor, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and cooperative and 2 more tags; rated 0.4 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
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57%
17. Rain World
Shares controller support, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; about 5h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
56%
18. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, Comedy, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 40%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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56%
19. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
56%
20. Owlboy
Shares controller support, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
-
56%
21. Downwell
Shares controller support, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 34%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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55%
22. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Shares controller support, Includes level editor, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; same developer; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 80%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie
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55%
23. Rogue Legacy
Shares controller support, Side Scroller, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 47%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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55%
24. Awesomenauts
Shares Side Scroller, Includes level editor, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and cooperative and 3 more tags; rated 1.0 lower.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 20%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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55%
25. ClusterTruck
Shares controller support, Includes level editor, Full controller support and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Broforce?
On our similarity model, The Expendabros is the closest match to Broforce — shares America, Side Scroller, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and Comedy and 5 more tags; same developer; rated 0.5 lower; about 5h shorter; released within 1 year.
Which game like Broforce is rated highest?
Hollow Knight holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 2,778 players.
Are there games like Broforce on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 24 games like Broforce on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
Are there games like Broforce on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 5 games like Broforce on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Broforce on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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