Weapon of Choice DX similar games & best alternatives

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Weapon of Choice DX

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, side-scroller in which each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths!

What works

  • Unique hand-drawn art style
  • Diverse characters and weapons
  • Engaging metal soundtrack
  • Branching story paths
  • Fun, fast-paced gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some bugs and glitches
  • Janky controls and hitboxes
  • Limited enemy variety
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Berserk Boy

  • Zombotron

  • Gryphon Knight Epic

  • UDONGEIN X

  • Mohrta

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

More intense

Games that feels like Weapon of Choice DX but with a more intense feel

  • Valfaris

  • Jets'n'Guns Gold

  • GRIME

  • Aeterna Noctis

  • Age of Barbarian Extended Cut

  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Less expressive

Games that feels like Weapon of Choice DX but with less self-expression and customization

  • Intrusion 2

  • The Mummy Demastered

  • GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon

  • Viktor

  • Blaster Master Zero 2

  • MindSeize

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Weapon of Choice DX. 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).
  • 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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Weapon of Choice DX. These titles are not in What to play next.

Weapon of Choice DX: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Growth.

Last update: 21/08/2026