Best Blood Games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated blood games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free blood games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Metal Dead
A hilariously terrifying adventure filled with laughs, blood, insanity, and of course... hordes of the undead.
Neverending Nightmares
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Blood: One Unit Whole Blood
You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await!
Toribash
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!
One Finger Death Punch
Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons.
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage
Tragedy! Santa; the toy giving folk-hero, and purveyor of fine Christmas goods, has had enough. Endless requests from greedy children wanting more and more every year, tax increases, pressure from elf unions, bills, reindeer!
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior
After the battle is over, someone has to cleanup the mess! Introducing Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior from RuneStorm, a unique crossover mini-game that combines the worlds of Viscera Cleanup Detail and Shadow Warrior.
Surgeon Simulator
Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer?
They Bleed Pixels
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
The Haunted: Hells Reach
Winner of 2010′s Make Something Unreal contest, The Haunted: Hells Reach is a fast-paced horror game where your goal is to liberate cursed places and survive the assault of Hell.
Dead Space™ 2
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
Bloody Good Time
Congratulations, you’ve just been cast in your first slasher movie by the notorious Director X!
Aliens vs. Predator™
Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.
Nation Red
Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.
Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood
Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood is a cartoon-style third-person shooter. You take the role of a last-standing hard-boiled Legionnaire taking on an entire rebel army. A small campaign with various objectives, such as defending civilians, escorting a tourist bus and a mass-chicken-murder map.
Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge
Bad Rats is a physics puzzle game where rats finally get their bloody revenge on their new prisoners: The cats. Come up with creative solutions for each puzzle using physics, functional objects, and your specially trained Rats. Try different ways of solving each puzzle to finish faster or earn higher scores.
Zombie Shooter
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Alien Shooter
The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.
Most played blood games on Steam
Take a look at the top blood games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 15th 2025.
1. People Playground
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space. People Playground is a sandbox, gore and physics game developed by mestiez and published by Studio Minus. Released on July 23rd 2019 has received 281,763 reviews of which 277,746 were positive and 4,017 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.8 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played blood game, thanks to its 4,762 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.8
277,746
4,017
4,762
players
2. ULTRAKILL
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultraviolent retro FPS combining the skill-based style scoring from character action games with unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weapons and shower in their blood to regain your health. ULTRAKILL is a boomer shooter, fast-paced and fps game developed by Arsi "Hakita" Patala and published by New Blood Interactive . Released on September 03rd 2020 has received 169,751 reviews of which 165,867 were positive and 3,884 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. While seeing 4,552 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among blood games based on player count.
9.6
165,867
3,884
4,552
players
3. Mortal Kombat 11
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise. Mortal Kombat 11 is a fighting, gore and violent game developed by NetherRealm Studios, QLOC and Shiver and published by Warner Bros. Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released on April 23rd 2019 has received 106,281 reviews of which 93,635 were positive and 12,646 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. While seeing 1,193 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among blood games based on player count.
8.7
93,635
12,646
1,193
players
4. Paint the Town Red
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down. Paint the Town Red is a gore, blood and action game developed and published by South East Games. Released on July 29th 2021 has received 29,576 reviews of which 28,358 were positive and 1,218 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. With 226 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played blood games.
9.4
28,358
1,218
226
players
5. Project Warlock
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses. Project Warlock is a boomer shooter, fps and retro game developed by Buckshot Software and published by Retrovibe and gaming company. Released on December 06th 2018 has received 5,497 reviews of which 4,789 were positive and 708 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played blood games.
8.4
4,789
708
20
players
6. Alien Shooter
The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen. Alien Shooter is a shooter, action and gore game developed and published by Sigma Team Inc.. Released on May 27th 2009 has received 4,285 reviews of which 4,079 were positive and 206 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played blood games.
9.2
4,079
206
12
players
7. Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage
Tragedy! Santa; the toy giving folk-hero, and purveyor of fine Christmas goods, has had enough. Endless requests from greedy children wanting more and more every year, tax increases, pressure from elf unions, bills, reindeer! Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa's Rampage is a simulation, gore and co-op game developed and published by RuneStorm. Released on December 13th 2013 has received 5,787 reviews of which 5,285 were positive and 502 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played blood games.
8.8
5,285
502
10
players
8. Mutilate-a-Doll 2
A highly customizable virtual stressball and physics sandbox about mutilating ragdolls in various ways using an overwhelming amount of weapons and tools. Mutilate-a-Doll 2 is a sandbox, gore and simulation game developed and published by Rava Games. Released on March 01st 2019 has received 1,739 reviews of which 1,622 were positive and 117 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played blood games.
8.9
1,622
117
9
players
9. Colt Canyon
Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits. Colt Canyon is a western, blood and action roguelike game developed by Retrific and published by Headup. Released on June 16th 2020 has received 1,692 reviews of which 1,497 were positive and 195 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played blood games.
8.4
1,497
195
7
players
10. Lamentum
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century. Lamentum is a survival horror, blood and exploration game developed by Obscure Tales and published by Neon Doctrine. Released on August 27th 2021 has received 726 reviews of which 643 were positive and 83 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played blood games.
8.3
643
83
7
players
Best deals on blood games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of blood games available on Steam right now, updated on June 15th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted blood games.
1. Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior
After the battle is over, someone has to cleanup the mess! Introducing Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior from RuneStorm, a unique crossover mini-game that combines the worlds of Viscera Cleanup Detail and Shadow Warrior. Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior is a simulation, gore and first-person game developed by RuneStorm and published by Devolver Digital. Released on October 11th 2013 has received 4,434 reviews of which 3,572 were positive and 862 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Featuring a massive 99% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for blood category.
7.8
3,572
862
-99%
305.00€
3.05€
2. Lamentum
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century. Lamentum is a survival horror, blood and exploration game developed by Obscure Tales and published by Neon Doctrine. Released on August 27th 2021 has received 726 reviews of which 643 were positive and 83 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 98% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in blood games.
8.3
643
83
-98%
15.99€
0.41€
3. Colt Canyon
Shoot your way through a hostile canyon full of hidden treasures, weapons, obstacles and all kinds of bloodthirsty scum! Colt Canyon is a stylish pixel art shooter with roguelike elements and real-time combat where you save your kidnapped partner from the ruthless bandits. Colt Canyon is a western, blood and action roguelike game developed by Retrific and published by Headup. Released on June 16th 2020 has received 1,692 reviews of which 1,497 were positive and 195 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 95% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in blood games.
8.4
1,497
195
-95%
14.99€
0.79€
4. Alien Shooter TD
Innovative Tower Defense inspired by legendary Alien Shooter series! The game was created in keeping with the best traditions of Sigma`s games, no concessions of any kind - everything is just like in real life! Alien Shooter TD is a tower defense, gore and strategy game developed and published by Sigma Team Inc.. Released on January 13th 2017 has received 879 reviews of which 756 were positive and 123 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 93% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for blood games.
8.1
756
123
-93%
9.75€
0.74€
5. Project Warlock
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses. Project Warlock is a boomer shooter, fps and retro game developed by Buckshot Software and published by Retrovibe and gaming company. Released on December 06th 2018 has received 5,497 reviews of which 4,789 were positive and 708 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 91% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for blood games.
8.4
4,789
708
-91%
11.00€
1.04€
6. Paint the Town Red
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down. Paint the Town Red is a gore, blood and action game developed and published by South East Games. Released on July 29th 2021 has received 29,576 reviews of which 28,358 were positive and 1,218 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 85% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for blood games.
9.4
28,358
1,218
-85%
19.50€
2.98€
7. Alien Shooter
The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen. Alien Shooter is a shooter, action and gore game developed and published by Sigma Team Inc.. Released on May 27th 2009 has received 4,285 reviews of which 4,079 were positive and 206 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 77% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for blood games.
9.2
4,079
206
-77%
4.99€
1.17€
8. ULTRAKILL
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultraviolent retro FPS combining the skill-based style scoring from character action games with unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weapons and shower in their blood to regain your health. ULTRAKILL is a boomer shooter, fast-paced and fps game developed by Arsi "Hakita" Patala and published by New Blood Interactive . Released on September 03rd 2020 has received 169,751 reviews of which 165,867 were positive and 3,884 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 52% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for blood games.
9.6
165,867
3,884
-52%
23.99€
11.62€
9. People Playground
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space. People Playground is a sandbox, gore and physics game developed by mestiez and published by Studio Minus. Released on July 23rd 2019 has received 281,763 reviews of which 277,746 were positive and 4,017 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.8 out of 10. Currently offered at a 37% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for blood games.
9.8
277,746
4,017
-37%
8.19€
5.20€
Free blood games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play blood games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on June 15th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play blood games.
1. Pinball M
Get ready to tilt into terror. The new horror-inspired pinball platform for fearless players. Prove your skills on the most sinister, gory, and badass tables ever brought to life. Pinball M is a pinball, horror and simulation game developed and published by Zen Studios. Released on November 30th 2023 has received 817 reviews of which 659 were positive and 158 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played free blood games on Steam.
7.7
659
158
5
players
2. 8Bit Fiesta - The Drinking Game
8Bit Fiesta brings everything you need to the table with its action packed local multiplayer mayhem including a built in drinking game! Choose between a ton of characters and challenge your friends and prove yourself worthy the title "King of the Fiesta". 8Bit Fiesta - The Drinking Game is a party game, 4 player local and split screen game developed by Linus Fredriksson and published by Frozen Dev. Released on September 30th 2016 has received 639 reviews of which 590 were positive and 49 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played free blood games on Steam.
8.6
590
49
4
players
3. Blood Spear
Blood Spear is a unique ranged action-adventure student game in which you play as a demonic spear. Emerging from a deep slumber, you are thirsty for blood. Throw with precision to impale and defeat powerful foes inside grandiose environments where a long-coveted power lies. Blood Spear is a violent, indie and blood game developed and published by Blood Spear Dev. Released on August 13th 2021 has received 2,223 reviews of which 2,123 were positive and 100 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free blood games on Steam.
9.1
2,123
100
3
players