- #1 Grim Horde
83% matchMixed49% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Red Koi Box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gather your minions, conquer the lands and become the Darklord! Grim Horde is a fast arcade game with rogue-lite elements, where you lead your armies through the lands of the mortals, raze villages and claim souls. Die and rise again from your ashes and learn new summoning spells.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 44.1% ★, Roguelite 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Action Roguelike 7.1%, Roguelike 7%
- #2 Hell Forge
73% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Gabhyun KimPub: LiberateGames
Windows
Hell Forge is a retro roguelite survivor where you battle endless monsters to mine souls for the ultimate gamble. Locate the Hell Forge on the map and risk your resources in a high-stakes lottery system to craft Legendary gear.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Roguelike 15.3%, Top-Down 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #3 Crimson Loop
73% matchMixed44% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Nathan
Windows
Fight your way through waves of increasingly frenzied hordes of monsters! Earning Upgrades, Powerups, And Abilities. All in a mysterious yet satisfying Adventure! To uncover the mysterious story behind your origins, The Loop, and much more.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 16%, Roguelite 15.6%, Top-Down 8.8%, Action Roguelike 8.3%, PvE 8%
- #4 Foglit
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hellion Hedgehog Games
Windows
Brave the cursed lands of Cirilis, in Foglit, a top-down action roguelite. Hack and slash through monsters, and collect powerful runes to customize your build. Unravel a dark story with impactful choices and multiple endings. Can you break the cycle?
Why similar: Roguelite 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Top-Down 10%, Roguelike 9.9%, PvE 9%
- #5 Da Bridge Troll
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Staple StudiosPub: Three Cogs Interactive
Windows
A roguelike survival sim where you rule your bridge as a cunning—or ravenous—troll. Eat, toll, or spare travelers to balance hunger, greed, and favor as you choose whether to become a feared predator… or a worshiped guardian of the bridge.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 47.1% ★, Roguelite 16.9%, Medieval 10.8%, Roguelike 9.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
- #6 Death Fortress
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LiuXian
Windows
"Death Fortress" is an action Rogue lite game. You wake up from the darkness and kill in the darkness. The super refreshing hack-and-slash experience brings endless fear to this desperate world.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 39.8% ★, Roguelite 15%, Hack and Slash 8.8%, Roguelike 7.8%, Action Roguelike 7%
- #7 Be My Horde
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,913 reviews2024
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Be My Horde is a roguelite survivor where your minions fight for you. Become a formidable necromancer and turn your enemies into a resource! Raise fallen foes, build massive undead hordes, enhance your skills with devoured souls, and conquer the world – you’re the villain in this story.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 41.3% ★, Roguelite 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Top-Down 8.4%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #8 Tome of the Damned
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TechRoar
Windows
Tome of the Damned is a dark top-down roguelike where a cursed mage fights for freedom. Defeat castle guards, enhance weapons and spells. Enchanted weapons, elemental grimoires, ruthless bosses. Die, adapt, try again.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 39.9% ★, Roguelite 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Roguelike 9.3%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #9 Behold!
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Toster12D3
Windows
Behold is a 2D twin-stick shooter in a dark fantasy setting! Barbarians, insane wizards, total despair and bloody pieces.You are playing as a monster who is stuck between two armies.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 60% ★, Dark Fantasy 24.8%, Action 7.6%, Gore 5.8%, Indie 1.8%
- #10 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
69% matchVery Positive86% of 8,134 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 49.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 9.8%, Dark 4.2%
- #11 Halls of Torment
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,178 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Roguelite 16.6%, Roguelike 9.4%, Top-Down 9%, Action Roguelike 8.6%
- #12 Hunt for the Alchemists
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crispy Salmon Digital
Windows
In this action-packed rogue-lite hack-and-slash, string together attacks, dodges, and throws as you step into the shoes of The Inspector, a corporate assassin tasked with eliminating the Four Alchemists.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Hack and Slash 9.9%, Action Roguelike 9.7%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #13 Skul: The Hero Slayer
66% matchVery Positive93% of 56,890 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 26.8% ★, Roguelite 17%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelike 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #14 In Search of Heroes!
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MACHINE GUN CHICKEN STUDIOS LLC
Windows
Calling all Heroes! The age of knights is in its twilight, but the people still require your aid! Venture through various randomly-generated locales, complete quests and take down fearsome bosses. Return to your home estate to construct new buildings, equip powerful weapons, and rally new heroes!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down 12.3%, Medieval 9.7%
- #15 Fronteeland
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JustusPan
Windows
Fronteeland is a fast-paced pixel-art hack-and-slash. Battle through perilous levels with weapons you find, survive enemy waves, and unlock more gear for pure, primal combat fun!
Why similar: Top-Down 24%, Roguelite 21.1%, Hack and Slash 9.4%, Action 9.2%, Combat 8.7%
- #16 Munch
65% matchMixed65% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Mac n Cheese Games
Windows · Mac
Kill. Eat. Evolve. METAL! \m/
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 48.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Hack and Slash 7.4%, Gore 4.9%
- #17 Crimson Quest
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CREBABOS
Windows
Crimson Quest lets players control a single character that acts as a production base. Players can create units and towers, explore the field, and experience real-time roguelike progression with action elements, offering a unique twist on traditional RTS gameplay.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 45% ★, Roguelite 18.5%, Roguelike 10.7%, Top-Down 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #18 Oathborne
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: noFate_games
Windows
Oathborne is a top down action roguelite hack and slash. Unlock new skills for your class as you delve deeper into treacherous dungeons with traps, bosses, puzzles, and hordes of enemies. Each dive into darkness contains a monolith which must be destroyed to open pathways in the overworld.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.7%, Roguelite 20.6%, Top-Down 13.9%, Hack and Slash 10.8%, Medieval 9.9%
- #19 Keeper's Toll
63% matchVery Positive90% of 759 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 23.7%, Roguelite 19.2%, Top-Down 10.6%, Action Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #20 Forest Fire
65% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be the Forest Fire and burn everything in sight! A Rogue-lite destruction-fest where every pixel is physically simulated. Burn trees, buildings, vehicles, and tiny screaming humans. Dodge bullet-hell rain clouds and pissed-off firefighters to stay alive... Only YOU can start Forest Fires.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 47.1% ★, Roguelite 14.8%, Top-Down 9.3%, Roguelike 8.9%, Action Roguelike 8.5%
- #21 Meat Without Master
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neon Cocoa
Windows
Rise from the depths of a totalitarian meatlab as a failed experiment of living meat. Hunt, devour, and evolve into a monstrous abomination of your own creation. Will you embrace horror, mercy… or pure chaos?
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 52.6% ★, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 7.8%, Action Roguelike 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #22 SCP: Pale Weaver
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: why so serious?
Windows
SCP: Pale Weaver is a 2D pixel-art action-adventure. Play as a runaway anomaly: grapple with tentacles, fire silk tethers, and slow time to outrun lockdowns. Death resets the loop—your memory remains, driving you to the Endgame.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 51.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Roguelite 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Gore 5.3%
- #23 Ichorous
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monster Crate
Windows
The blood-splattering roguelike where you shred through enemies infested with Ichor. Use the blood you spill to heal and grow stronger! As you collect ichor for the god of blood, known only as The Patron, he will grant you upgrades that not only help you but also your enemies!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 30.5%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 12.2%, Hack and Slash 11.1%, Action Roguelike 8.3%
- #24 Halloween is Crazy as Hell
66% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Ciro Fernandes (Cube Legal)
Windows
A roguelike game about skeletons, pumpkins and bats. Go and explore the spooky scenarios and defeat the forces of the evil altars. Find different weapons, items and little friends to help you on your mission. Choose your weapon carefully, each has a distinct special ability.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down 11.6%, Action Roguelike 9.6%
- #25 Further Still: Survivors
65% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Arcane Input
Windows
Pick and choose between tons of weapons, spells and equipment to create a build capable of surviving a never-ending horde of monsters. Find a build, break the game and see how far you can take it.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Roguelite 20.1%, Top-Down 14.8%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #26 Outlaw Raiders
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KasperDevPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
Lead your outlaw crew on raids to rob, steal, and fight for riches. Build up your camp and recruit more outlaws so you can become the ultimate outlaw.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.7% ★, Roguelite 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Roguelike 8.4%, Medieval 6.4%
- #27 Magic Survivor Undead
64% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: New Lua
Windows
Slay the infected, Fight the gods and protect humanity. Only you can rebuild what was lost in this roguelike game. Gather resources to build up your base, craft weapons and create magics in this game influenced by Vampire Survivors and Call of Duty Zombies.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Roguelite 18.1%, Top-Down 12.6%, PvE 11.4%, Hack and Slash 10.3%
- #28 The King Of Beasts
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: upmupm420
Windows
Kill enemies to evolve into enemy form. Players will control mutated creatures with this ability, constantly fighting against other mutated creatures to evolve into more powerful creatures. They will survive in terrifying alien experiments and become the king of beasts.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 62.5% ★, Roguelite 11%, Roguelike 7.3%, Hack and Slash 7.3%, Gore 6.2%
- #29 Mobbers
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Septagram Games
Windows
Mobbers is a roguelike dungeon shooter with randomised items, rooms, themes and enemies. Choose to play as the Goblin, Skeleton, Slime or Kobold and turn against the other mobs in the dungeon to escape, gear up and then fight against the approaching heroes trying to loot your home.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 43.5% ★, Roguelite 13.3%, Top-Down 8.6%, PvE 8.3%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #30 Apocalypse Approaches
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ideo ame
Windows
Apocalypse Approaches is a fast-paced top-down roguelike where time is your health. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons and defeat enemies to regain lost time. Upgrade your kit with cogs, manipulate time, and survive as the clock constantly ticks down.
Why similar: Roguelite 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Top-Down 13.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Action Roguelike 11.2%
- #31 Necrofugitive
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Garden Studios
Windows · Linux
Necrofugitive is a 2D stealth-action game about an evil shapeshifter on the run from justice. Survive a world forged through Medieval history with merciless pursuers, daring escapes, and an ancient mystery driving your every move.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Medieval 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Hack and Slash 6.6%
- #32 Malignant Survivors 2
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eren Aydin
Windows
Enter a world consumed by nightmares, ancient ruins, forbidden magic, and mountains of loot. Battle relentless enemy hordes, grow stronger with every run, and uncover the dark secrets of a forgotten land.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Roguelite 17.4%, Roguelike 13.3%, Action Roguelike 10%, Hack and Slash 8.7%
- #33 Lemegeton
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WILDPLAN
Windows
As a hero branded by demons, fight to save your brother and confront the nightmares consuming Nebraknok Island. In [Lemegeton], an action roguelike where perilous choices and the lure of demonic power test you at every moment, can you preserve your humanity?
Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Top-Down 14.6%, Action Roguelike 14%, Hack and Slash 13.2%
- #34 Keep This Land
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games From The Deep
Windows
Heavy metal, battle wizardry and blood of monsters from the deep. Will you keep this land from evil?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.1%, Roguelite 19.6%, Roguelike 12.8%, Top-Down 12.4%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #35 Retro Dungeons
62% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: DarkMatterGames
Windows
A fantasy wave based dungeon crawler with randomized and unique loot. Discover new areas and battle a wide array of different foes in your quest to achieve the fastest dungeon clear time.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.9%, Roguelike 14.4%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Medieval 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #36 Dark Inquisition
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hazard Game Dev
Windows
Dark Inquisition is an action RPG dungeon crawler where you play as Inquisitors, wielding forbidden arts to purge the land of unholy inhabitants. Embark on a perilous journey through procedurally generated dungeons, confronting formidable foes, and uncovering ancient prophecies.
Why similar: Roguelite 22.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelike 13.1%, Top-Down 11.8%
- #37 Evil Advisor Verdict
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danil Kalyupa
Windows
As the king’s — for now — trusted advisor, you judge people at the royal tribunal… but justice isn't your goal. Execute the kind, spare the wicked, and plunge the kingdom into chaos.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 60.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Roguelite 6.5%, Dark 6.2%, Roguelike 4.5%
- #38 Beater: Apocal Undone
62% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Great Empire Games
Windows
Apocals have taken over the earth. Fight through hordes of Darklings in this roguelite/survival setup to cleanse the world of these apocalyptic creatures. Beater not only allows you to choose powers for your character but for the enemies as well.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.6%, Roguelite 23.9%, Top-Down 16.2%, Action 9.1%, PvE 8.3%
- #39 Shardstorm
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soul Persona
Windows
After the Echo’s fall, her shattered sins awoke once more. Shardstorm is a horde-survivor roguelite where seven sentient Shards orbit around you, each a deadly manifestation of sin. Slice through waves, battle Sin bosses, unlock Memory Fragments, and shape your build to face the Wrath itself.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Top-Down 12.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.1%
- #40 Ragga-Dagga
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChalTheChalk
Windows
Ragga-Dagga is a Top Down Action Roguelite that focuses on fast-paced melee combat and bringing your enemies down in the quickest way possible!
Why similar: Roguelite 17.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Top-Down 12.1%, Medieval 10.2%, Hack and Slash 10.1%
- #41 Debugging Hero
59% matchVery Positive90% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: Team ETTU
Windows
As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!
Why similar: Roguelite 19.7%, Top-Down 17%, Action Roguelike 13%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #42 Overlord™: Raising Hell
65% matchVery Positive93% of 2,495 reviews2008
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Codemasters
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 63.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.5%, Action 4.7%, Fantasy 3.5%, Hack and Slash 3.4%
- #43 Carouspell
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vera Games
Windows
Carouspell is a dark fantasy roguelite bullet heaven where you wield revolving magic to slay hordes of monsters. Spin your Spell Chamber, collect ancient relics and assemble god-slaying combinations to survive the deepest pits of despair.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, PvE 11%, Hack and Slash 10.6%
- #44 Rogue Souls
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeJonGames
Windows
Rogue Souls is a fusion of a traditional roguelike and the relentless difficulty of a Souls-like. Explore randomly generated dungeons, master different character classes, and awaken the will of each Soul.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Roguelike 13.4%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Medieval 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #45 Into The Inferno - A Knights Journey
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Mix GamesPub: EccoMode
Windows
Explore this top-down dungeon crawler with semi-randomized levels. Find items like a boomerang and bow and more to defeat enemies, and collect soul crystals to access boss rooms.
Why similar: Roguelite 16.2%, Top-Down 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Medieval 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #46 Devoid of light
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Picture Frame Games
Windows
Destroy thousands of soul-seeking enemies and protect your core in Devoid of Light, a dark medieval-fantasy rogue lite. As the only source of light, fight through relentless hordes of enemies, descend into the underworld, and search for a way out.
Why similar: Roguelite 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Top-Down 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #47 Kill The Cute
61% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Witchcraft Entertainment
Windows
Slaughter the adorable without mercy! Choose your fighter, harvest souls, and forge devastating skill builds. Upgrade, adapt, and unleash pure chaos in this fast-paced 2D action frenzy.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.1% ★, Roguelite 14.4%, Top-Down 9.3%, Roguelike 8.5%, Action Roguelike 6.4%
- #48 Quicksand Trapper
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MCKmyutoro
Windows
Capture treasure-hunting heroes in a unique puzzle game! Destroy two blocks to trigger gravity, creating massive chain reactions. Every combo sinks the intruding humans and furries deeper into a thick mud bog. Manage your magic, submerge them completely, and enjoy the mud-covered results!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 80.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 14%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%, Indie 0.6%
- #49 ABSØLVE
58% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: OfficialPeanutsStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to ABSØLVE, a dark fantasy based hack-and-slash game, where you fight wave after wave of demons hordes using the chaotic Wheel of Judgement system to try and defeat as many monsters as possible in an attempt to gain absolution.
Why similar: Roguelite 20%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, PvE 12%, Hack and Slash 11.6%
- #50 Dungeon Warfare
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,986 reviews2015
Dev: Valsar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 49.8% ★, Top-Down 10.8%, Medieval 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, PvE 6.2%
- #51 Bloody Heaven 2
59% matchVery Positive85% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: ShaneGame
Windows
Inspired By the well-known rogue-like game Hades, slash out of the God Field all the way down to the Demon Domain and defy The Overlord Thanatos in the Deep Frost Hell in this rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Top-Down 16.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Medieval 12.3%
- #52 Edge Ember
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lingo Game
Windows
Edge Ember is a top-down action Roguelike game. You will play characters of different professions, embark on a threatening journey, challenge forces from all sides, and find the answer to save the city-state and the tribe.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 23.8%, Roguelite 21.7%, Roguelike 12.3%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Top-Down 9.9%
- #53 Arcane Tower Survivors
58% matchMostly Positive73% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.8%, Roguelite 19.3%, Top-Down 13.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Action Roguelike 10.2%
- #54 Spellshaper
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gameshaper Studio
Windows
Spellshaper is a fast-paced action roguelike blending hack-and-slash combat with deep ability customization. Choose from a vast arsenal of weapons, items, abilities and modifiers to create unique and increasingly powerful combinations. Battle against relentless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 13.2%, Top-Down 12.1%, PvE 9.5%, Hack and Slash 9.2%
- #55 The Curse of Fafnir
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Justice
Windows
You play as a rogue mage who tapped into dark arts to try and gain more power but as soon as you opened a dusty old book, Fafnir was summoned and not pleased, which caused him to place a curse on you and sent you to a eternal dungeon. Survive by beating the dungeon and breaking the curse.
Why similar: Roguelite 24.8%, Medieval 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Roguelike 12.3%, Action Roguelike 11.1%
- #56 Gems Of Evolution
59% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Keep The Engine Games
Windows
Gems of Evolution is a top-down action roguelite featuring 4 elements, 4 races and 4 classes. Choose your unique hero from diverse combinations like Human-Warrior-Fire. Fight, make various builds with skills, items and evolutions and try to survive 30 wave!
Why similar: Roguelite 21.8%, Top-Down 13.9%, Roguelike 13.4%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Action Roguelike 12.3%
- #57 Bloody Heaven
61% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: BluePrinting
Windows
In Bloody Heaven, players will challenge to use various of weapons with different features to beat enemy waves.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.3%, Roguelite 22.4%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Top-Down 11.7%
- #58 Bloodpire
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JDev
Windows
Bloodpire is a medieval fantasy roguelike top-down action game.
Why similar: Roguelite 27.2%, Medieval 16.5%, Top-Down 12.5%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #59 CARRION
60% matchVery Positive95% of 30,305 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 71.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Gore 6.9%, Violent 4.2%, Action 3.5%