High Hell similar games & best alternatives

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High Hell

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

High Hell is a neon-soaked, arcade-action first-person shooter from Terri Vellmann (Heavy Bullets) and Doseone (Enter the Gungeon, Gang Beasts).

What works

  • Fast-paced, skill-based gameplay
  • Unique stylized art and humor
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • Multiple routes and collectibles
  • Engaging loading screens

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short main campaign
  • Limited weapon variety
  • Some technical issues (hit detection, mouse acceleration)
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Boss fights sometimes frustrating or unbalanced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • I Am Your Beast

  • Ex-Zodiac

  • Force Reboot

  • Severed Steel

  • GROSS

  • Rollerdrome

Less competitive

Games that feels like High Hell but with less competition against others

  • Deadline Escape

  • Walking Zombie 2

  • killer7

  • ADACA

  • Beyond Citadel

  • Shooting Hurts

More expressive

Games that feels like High Hell but with more self-expression and customization

  • DESYNC

  • Suit for Hire

  • Midnight Fight Express

  • Drunken Robot Pornography

  • RED HOT VENGEANCE

  • ODDCORE

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Heavy Bullets

  • Disc Room

  • Samurai GUNN 2

  • SLUDGE LIFE

  • SLUDGE LIFE 2

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with High Hell. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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).
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  • 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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with High Hell. These titles are not in What to play next.

High Hell: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026