Field guide · 9 games compared

Games like Roboquest: fast stylized and comic FPS games

By Ekin, a solo developer in Istanbul (Whale Development Studios), maker of Iron Curtain Call. Published 8 November 2026; every price, release date and platform below was checked on 8 November 2026 against the US Steam store and the sources at the end.

Iron Curtain Call in first person: a white cartoon glove fires a typewriter submachine gun at a grinning steam train and tin robots
Iron Curtain Call, chapter 1, Rubbleton: bright cartoon outlines, fast movement and tin robots bursting into springs.
The short answer

Whether you want another roguelite or that speed in a campaign.

RyseUp Studios’ Roboquest ($24.99, 1.0 released 7 November 2023, free demo on Steam) stands out because its movement and gunfeel rival the best arena shooters on PC while its bright comic book cel shading makes every robot silhouette instant to read.

If you want another fast FPS roguelite with weapon builds and room clearing, play Deadlink ($24.99, free demo on Steam) for cyberpunk movement arenas or Gunfire Reborn ($19.99) for up to four player cooperative build crafting.

If your favourite part of Roboquest was dashing, grappling and scrapping cartoon robots to heal up close, and you want that feeling inside a hand crafted story campaign, play the free Steam demo of Iron Curtain Call (out 11 March 2027 on Windows and macOS, with the demo on Linux too and a 60 second browser version), alongside ULTRAKILL ($29.99, free demo), MULLET MADJACK ($19.99, free demo) and DOOM Eternal ($29.99).

At a glance

All nine games, side by side.

Prices are US Steam list prices before any sale, read on 8 November 2026. Five of the nine games have a free playable demo on Steam right now.
GameComic / stylized lookMovement and progressionFree demo on SteamUS priceOut
Iron Curtain CallMy game1930s rubber hose cartoon noir12 chapter campaign: dash, grapple, punch robots for health and saw for ammoYes, free: Mission 1, about 15 to 20 minutesNot priced yet11 March 2027Free demo since 28 October 2026
RoboquestBright comic book cel shading with POW! hit markers1 to 2 player FPS roguelite: slide, rail grind, collect healing cellsYes, free$24.997 November 2023
Gunfire RebornColourful low poly stylized fantasy1 to 4 player co op FPS roguelite with hero skills and weapon inscriptionsNo$19.9917 November 2021
DeadlinkNeon cyberpunk arena aestheticSingle player FPS roguelite: grapple, dash and break enemy shields for C BallsYes, free$24.9927 July 2023
ULTRAKILLRetro PS1 arcade polygonsCampaign arena FPS: dash, slide, whiplash grapple and heal from point blank bloodYes, free$29.993 September 2020Early Access
MULLET MADJACK1990s vintage anime OVAArcade floor roguelite: 10 second timer refilled by robot kills and kicksYes, free$19.9915 May 2024
DOOM EternalHigh detail sci fi comic spectacleCampaign arena FPS: Meathook grapple, double dash, Glory Kill for healthNo$29.9919 March 2020
Void Bastards2000 AD British comic book panelsStrategy roguelite FPS: board derelict spaceships and scavenge partsNo$29.9928 May 2019
Borderlands 2Hand inked comic cel shading on Pandora1 to 4 player looter shooter campaign with skill trees and robot armiesNo$19.9917 September 2012
Game by game

Nine games for Roboquest players

Each card separates the roguelite shooters from the hand crafted campaigns so you know exactly what loop you are getting.

Iron Curtain Call

My game

Play it if you love Roboquest’s cartoon readability, grappling hook speed and close range healing, and want a hand crafted single player campaign.

In Roboquest, scrapped machines drop green healing cells that vanish if you hang back, forcing you to dive into the middle of the arena. Iron Curtain Call builds its entire 12 chapter campaign around that same forward pull: your Knuckle Sandwich punch restores health, the Can Opener saw rips tin soldiers open for ammo, and the Hot Take shoulder flamethrower builds armor.

Instead of procedural canyon rooms, you fight through an alternate 1965 World War III drawn like a 1930s rubber hose cartoon, from a runaway steam train and a snowed in Soviet square to a world fair and the Moon.

Single player only and not a roguelite; try Mission 1 free on Steam (Windows, macOS, Linux) or play 60 seconds in your browser.

Developer and publisher
Whale Development Studios
Out
11 March 2027
Free demo out
28 October 2026
On Steam
Windows and macOS (demo on Windows, macOS and Linux)
US list price
Not priced yet
Demo
Yes, free
Gameplay trailer · 1:00 · Twelve chapters in sixty seconds. YouTube · Video page

Download the free Steam demoPlay 60 seconds in your browser, no download

Iron Curtain Call in first person: facing the Motherboard, a giant vacuum tube computer boss inside a retro factory
Chapter 2, Factory Reset: cartoon robot bosses and fast arena movement.

Roboquest

The benchmark · Fast comic book FPS roguelite · Free demo

Play it if you want the smoothest movement and gunplay in the roguelite FPS genre, solo or in two player co op.

French studio RyseUp Studios launched Roboquest 1.0 on 7 November 2023 ($24.99, free demo on Steam). Playing as a rebooted Guardian robot in the year 2700, you slide along purple rails, bounce off enemy heads and unlock gadgets like a grappling hook and jetpack across branching canyon paths.

Its soundtrack by Noisecream and its crisp comic book outlines make every run feel like a Saturday morning cartoon played at 200 miles per hour.

Read our FPS games with grappling hook and dash guide for more movement shooters.

Developer and publisher
RyseUp Studios
Released
7 November 2023
On Steam
Windows (demo on Windows)
US list price
$24.99
Demo
Yes, free

Gunfire Reborn

1 to 4 player co op · Deepest roguelite weapon builds

Play it if you want to play with up to four friends and stack wild elemental synergies.

Gunfire Reborn Studio and Duoyi Games released Gunfire Reborn 1.0 on 17 November 2021 ($19.99). You pick from a roster of anthropomorphic heroes, each with distinct grenades and abilities, and fight through four acts of stylized chambers.

While its movement is slower and more grounded than Roboquest’s rail grinding, its scroll and weapon inscription combinations let you build absurd screen clearing loadouts.

Choose Roboquest for pure movement speed; choose Gunfire Reborn for four player co op and deeper RPG build crafting.

Developer
Gunfire Reborn Studio
Publisher
Duoyi Games
Released
17 November 2021
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$19.99
Demo
None on Steam

ULTRAKILL

Blinding speed · Robot on robot combat · Free demo

Play it if you want the fastest robot shooter on PC and care more about mechanical skill ceilings than random loot.

Arsi "Hakita" Patala and New Blood launched ULTRAKILL on 3 September 2020 ($29.99, free demo on Steam). Like Roboquest, you play a nimble machine that heals only by getting right in the enemy’s face.

Its Whiplash grappling hook, slide jumps and coin ricochets reward mastery across hand crafted levels and boss duels.

See our games like ULTRAKILL guide for more high speed shooters.

Developer
Arsi "Hakita" Patala
Publisher
New Blood Interactive
Entered Early Access
3 September 2020
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$29.99
Demo
Yes, free

MULLET MADJACK

1990s anime roguelite · 10 second timer · Free demo

Play it if you want a roguelite FPS where every floor takes 30 seconds of pure mayhem.

HAMMER95 released MULLET MADJACK on 15 May 2024 ($19.99, free demo on Steam). Instead of open canyon arenas, you sprint through tight anime skyscraper floors smashing robot billionaires before your ten second life clock hits zero.

Between floors you pick roguelite weapon and perk upgrades just like Roboquest.

Read our games like MULLET MADJACK guide for more timer and kick heavy shooters.

Developer
HAMMER95
Publisher
Epopeia Games and HAMMER95
Released
15 May 2024
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$19.99
Demo
Yes, free

DOOM Eternal

AAA arena blueprint · Meathook and double dash

Play it if you love Roboquest’s aggressive healing cells and want the AAA campaign that perfected the combat push.

id Software released DOOM Eternal on 19 March 2020 ($29.99). Its Super Shotgun Meathook, twin air dashes and three way resource loop (Glory Kill for health, Chainsaw for ammo, Flame Belch for armor) directly shaped modern movement shooters from Deadlink to Iron Curtain Call.

A massive single player campaign rather than a run based roguelite.

Developer
id Software
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Released
19 March 2020
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$29.99
Demo
None on Steam

Void Bastards

Comic book sci fi roguelite · Windows and macOS

Play it if you want a comic book roguelite FPS that rewards stealth, traps and ship map reading.

Blue Manchu released Void Bastards on 28 May 2019 ($29.99, Windows and macOS). Drawn with bold comic book panels and speech bubbles, it sends disposable prisoners boarding derelict spaceships to craft upgrades across a nebula map.

Slower and more tactical than Roboquest, and runs natively on macOS.

Developer and publisher
Blue Manchu
Released
28 May 2019
On Steam
Windows and macOS
US list price
$29.99
Demo
None on Steam

Borderlands 2

Comic cel shaded looter shooter · Co op robot armies

Play it if you want comic book art, co op gun hunting and thousands of Hyperion loader robots to blow apart.

Gearbox Software released Borderlands 2 on 17 September 2012 ($19.99, Windows and macOS). Before Roboquest put comic outlines on a roguelite, Borderlands 2 proved how satisfying it is to shoot limbs and eye cores off cel shaded robots in co op.

A full open world RPG campaign rather than a 40 minute roguelite run.

Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Released
17 September 2012
On Steam
Windows, macOS and Linux
US list price
$19.99
Demo
None on Steam
Questions

Questions players ask

What is the closest game to Roboquest?

For another fast FPS roguelite with movement skills and arena rooms, Deadlink ($24.99, free demo) is the closest match for solo play, and Gunfire Reborn ($19.99) is the closest match for co op. For the comic book cartoon look, grappling hook movement and close range robot scrapping inside a single player campaign, try the free demo of Iron Curtain Call.

Which games like Roboquest have a free demo on Steam?

On 8 November 2026, five games on this page had a free demo on the US Steam store: Iron Curtain Call (Windows, macOS and Linux, plus a 60 second browser trial), Roboquest, Deadlink, ULTRAKILL and MULLET MADJACK.

Is Iron Curtain Call a roguelite like Roboquest?

No. Iron Curtain Call is a single player story campaign with 12 hand crafted chapters and 12 bosses. What it shares with Roboquest is the bold cartoon ink readability, fast dash and grapple movement, and a combat loop where scrapping robots up close refills your health and ammo.

What PC and indie games are coming out in 2027?

More than one page can hold: Steam shows a lot of PC and indie games with a 2027 date, and dates keep moving. What we checked on Steam on 7 November 2026 are the shooters and the Mac action games, in two dated lists: upcoming FPS games and upcoming Mac games. Iron Curtain Call, our own cartoon noir shooter, is due 11 March 2027 on Windows and macOS, and its free demo is on Steam now.

What games release on 11 March 2027?

Among the shooters we checked on Steam on 7 November 2026: Blood of Rations (11 March 2027) and Iron Curtain Call (My game, 11 March 2027). We only checked shooters, so this is not the full set for that day; Steam’s own Coming Soon page has the rest.

What is a good new single player FPS I can play for free right now?

Iron Curtain Call has a free demo on Steam (Mission 1, about 15 to 20 minutes) and a free 60 second browser trial with no download. It is a single player cartoon noir shooter, and it is our game, so weigh that. For other free shooters, our list of free FPS demos on Steam holds the best rated ones.

Sources and verification

Every release date, US list price, platform and demo status on this page was checked on 8 November 2026 against the official Steam store pages and reference articles below.

  1. Iron Curtain Call, Steam store page
  2. Roboquest, Steam store page
  3. Gunfire Reborn, Steam store page
  4. Deadlink, Steam store page
  5. ULTRAKILL, Steam store page
  6. MULLET MADJACK, Steam store page
  7. DOOM Eternal, Steam store page
  8. Void Bastards, Steam store page
  9. Borderlands 2, Steam store page
  10. Roboquest, Wikipedia
  11. Gunfire Reborn, Wikipedia
  12. Ultrakill, Wikipedia
  13. Mullet MadJack, Wikipedia
  14. Doom Eternal, Wikipedia
  15. Void Bastards, Wikipedia
  16. Borderlands 2, Wikipedia
  17. Cel shading, Wikipedia

Scrap tin robots for free today.

Download the free Mission 1 demo of Iron Curtain Call on Steam for Windows, macOS or Linux, or play 60 seconds in your browser with no download. The full 12 chapter campaign launches on 11 March 2027.

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