Games like ION Shift
Games like ION Shift include Katana ZERO, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, Hotline Miami, Super Meat Boy, and CARRION. We matched them by the tags players give ION Shift on Steam (Pixel Graphics, Villain Protagonist, Difficult, Sci-fi, and Violent): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Katana ZERO
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · 2D Platformer

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Violent · Difficult

Hotline Miami
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Violent · Action

Super Meat Boy
Shared: Difficult · Pixel Graphics · 2D Platformer

CARRION
Shared: Villain Protagonist · Pixel Graphics · Action

Celeste
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Difficult · 2D Platformer

SANABI
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · 2D Platformer

Blasphemous
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Violent · Difficult

Ghostrunner
Shared: Action · Difficult · Fast-Paced

Pizza Tower
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Fast-Paced · 2D Platformer

Party Hard
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Villain Protagonist · Violent

VVVVVV
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Difficult · 2D Platformer

Skul: The Hero Slayer
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · Indie

DOOM Eternal
Shared: Action · Violent · Fast-Paced

Downwell
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Difficult · Action

Jump King
Shared: Difficult · Pixel Graphics · Action

Valfaris
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · Violent

Gravity Circuit
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · 2D

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Difficult · Indie

BUTCHER
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · Difficult

MO:Astray
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · Sci-fi

Noita
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Difficult · 2D

People Playground
Shared: Violent · Pixel Graphics · 2D

Akane
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · Violent