- #1 Rising Hell
97% matchVery Positive89% of 317 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 17.1%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Arcade 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, vertical platformer that captures the same intense, gore-filled arcade action as the seed game.
- #2 Dead Cells
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 182,870 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 18.7%, Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Roguelike 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive 2D action-roguelite that offers fluid platforming and deep combat mechanics similar to the seed game.
- #3 Hell is Other Demons
96% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.6%, Roguelite 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Shooter 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, bullet-hell platformer that shares the dark, arcade-style aesthetic of the seed game.
- #4 Neon Abyss
95% matchVery Positive86% of 23,608 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelite 11.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Shooter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, procedural platformer shooter that emphasizes chaotic gunplay and loot-based progression.
- #5 Rogue Legacy
94% matchVery Positive92% of 18,817 reviews2013
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.
Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 6.5%, Side Scroller 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational 2D platformer roguelite that emphasizes exploration and character progression through challenging dungeons.
- #6 Fury Unleashed
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,908 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Perma Death 15%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Roguelite 13.9%, Shooter 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A comic-book-styled platformer shooter that mirrors the high-octane, gun-heavy gameplay of the seed game.
- #7 Caveblazers
93% matchVery Positive85% of 4,533 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 15%, Perma Death 14.2%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal platformer roguelite that focuses on fast combat, traps, and challenging boss fights.
- #8 Dungreed
92% matchVery Positive93% of 9,591 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.7%, Roguelite 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Roguelike 9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-roguelite that balances dungeon crawling with RPG elements and diverse weapon variety.
- #9 Tiny Rogues
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,706 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A compact, high-intensity action-roguelite that focuses on rapid combat encounters and build variety.
- #10 Downwell
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,612 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.5%, Platformer 14.2%, Arcade 14%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist arcade shooter that captures the same vertical, trap-filled intensity found in 99 Levels To Hell.
- #11 Doomed to Hell
90% matchVery Positive82% of 242 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Shooter 15.8%, Roguelite 15.8%, Perma Death 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic and mechanical successor that focuses on surviving waves of enemies in a hellish setting.
- #12 One More Dungeon
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 666 reviews2015
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
One More Dungeon is a first person shooter roguelike with procedurally generated levels and pixel-art graphics.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.3%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 11%, RPG 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling roguelite that provides a similar sense of progression and exploration through trap-filled levels.
- #13 Diehard Dungeon
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 500 reviews2014
Dev: Tricktale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Combining its own unique take on the real-time roguelike genre, with a nostalgic 16-bit look and feel, Diehard Dungeon is a game that feels both familiar and quite different at the same time. Followed by a trusty, treasure collecting companion chest, you must make your way through the dungeons many randomly-generated rooms and levels.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.7%, Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 13.2%, RPG 10.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling roguelite that focuses on clearing rooms and managing loot in a retro-inspired environment.
- #14 Devious Dungeon
87% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2019
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Arcade 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling dungeon crawler that emphasizes platforming and character upgrades in a pixel-art style.
- #15 Skelly Selest
86% matchVery Positive93% of 288 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 19.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Perma Death 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style action game that features fast-paced, wave-based combat and a distinct pixel aesthetic.
- #16 Risk of Rain (2013)
84% matchVery Positive93% of 29,832 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelike 13.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Perma Death 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original 2D platformer roguelite that masterfully blends shooting mechanics with procedural level design.
- #17 Super House of Dead Ninjas
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,729 reviews2013
Dev: MegadevPub: Bitmap Bureau
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Roguelike 11.3%, Arcade 9.8%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast, arcade-style platformer that rewards aggressive play and quick reflexes.
- #18 Gunkid 99
86% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: Yongjustyong
Windows
GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!
Why similar: Platformer 15.7%, Arcade 15.3%, Shooter 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Action 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-focused platformer that prioritizes high-speed movement and intense combat scenarios.
- #19 Pixel Descent
83% matchVery Positive85% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: Moonskull Games
Windows
Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Perma Death 12.4%, Arcade 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A shoot-em-up roguelite that focuses on fast-paced action and pixel-art visuals.
- #20 A Robot Named Fight!
82% matchVery Positive88% of 897 reviews2017
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelite 22.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Metroidvania 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A Metroidvania-inspired roguelite that features heavy exploration and combat within a dangerous, procedural world.
- #21 Platformines
84% matchMixed67% of 332 reviews2014
Dev: Magiko GamingPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.7%, Platformer 19.8%, Action 9.2%, Shooter 5.9%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that combines exploration with roguelite elements and heavy customization.
- #22 Nuclear Throne
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,764 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.5%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it captures the same frantic, arcade-shooter energy and procedural difficulty as the seed game.
- #23 Halftime Heroes
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 325 reviews2023
Dev: Bigboot Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SURVIVE COUNTLESS HORDES, BE A ONE MAN ARMY, DIE AND RETURN STRONGER. Halftime Heroes is a Survival Rogue Action RPG game with short and intense matches where you learn spells, level up, acquire loot and fight bosses. Each time you die you may upgrade or unlock several features.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21%, Roguelite 18.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Roguelike 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that emphasizes short, intense combat bursts and character progression.
- #24 Boons & Burdens
80% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Boons & Burdens is a single player action-roguelike set in the depths of hell. Battle hordes of demons through 12 levels, collect gems to purchase powerful boons, and choose from deadly burdens that alter the game's difficulty. Will you be the paragon of power or the architect of your own defeat?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.9%, Shooter 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Roguelike 11.2%, Fantasy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelite that focuses on strategic upgrades and challenging combat encounters.
- #25 Heroes of Loot
82% matchMixed69% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A brutal mix between dungeon-crawler and shoot-em up. The dungeon will learn from you and become more dangerous every time you play!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, Arcade 12.4%, Roguelite 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style dungeon crawler that emphasizes quick combat and loot collection.
- #26 NETHER DUNGEONS
78% matchVery Positive83% of 434 reviews2024
Dev: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.3%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelite 17.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Roguelike 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that emphasizes difficult combat and procedural level design.
- #27 Halls of Torment
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,770 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.3 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: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelite 21.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #28 Ziggurat
79% matchVery Positive85% of 3,965 reviews2014
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
Why similar: Roguelite 21.6%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%, Perma Death 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person action-roguelite that shares the same focus on magic, traps, and dungeon exploration.
- #29 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 964 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelite 20.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, RPG 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that blends exploration and combat with a dark, thematic atmosphere.
- #30 Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power
77% matchVery Positive84% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mount and upgrade your weapons into special combos in this randomly generated action RPG shooter. Mow down thousands of dungeon dwelling creatures and survive as you descend deeper into the dungeon! Unlock items, complete quests, and find all the secrets to help you reach the boss of bosses!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Arcade 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #31 Diabolic
78% matchVery Positive83% of 401 reviews2018
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: OPG EUPHORE
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The game takes place in a dark pixelated fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters that have overrun this once-prosperous land. Throughout 10 levels, you'll encounter various enemies, each requiring a unique approach.
Why similar: Shooter 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Roguelite 15.4%, RPG 11.2%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused roguelite that features dungeon exploration and action-oriented gameplay.
- #32 Hell Shooter
75% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.6%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 17.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #33 Horde Hunters
74% matchVery Positive88% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Horde Hunters is an objective-driven bullet heaven roguelite where you build powerful synergies, hire allies, use tactical items, and survive the hordes of hell.
Why similar: Roguelite 25.2%, Action Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelike 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, RPG 7.8%
- #34 Power Fantasy
73% matchVery Positive86% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: Lava Lamb Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Perma Death 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, RPG 11%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #35 The Dungeoning
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2014
Dev: Nick Donnelly
Windows · Mac
The Dungeoning is a difficult action platformer with character levelling, set in a procedurally generated dungeon. Kill enemies, level up using experience and master varied weapons and magic. Collect gold to spend with traders and buy better weapons. Try NG+ and beyond for an extra challenge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.5%, Roguelite 16.1%, RPG 13%, Platformer 12.2%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #36 Dungeon Journey
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 281 reviews2016
Dev: Carbomb SoftwarePub: Nova Dimension
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Fight your way through thousands floors of dungeons. Get precious treasures and slay undead creatures of hell to make your character stronger.
Why similar: RPG 38.7%, Action 23%, Indie 20.1%, Adventure 18.3%
- #37 Obludia
77% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2014
Dev: FobTi interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight your way through 50 levels full of thrilling action with hordes of challenging enemies and tough bosses! Obludia is an old-school arcade arena action inspired by classics such as Robotron or Smash-TV with RPG elements.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 14.4%, Arcade 13%, Shooter 11.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%
- #38 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
73% matchVery Positive80% of 473 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Roguelite 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Roguelike 12.2%, RPG 10.4%
- #39 Disfigure
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,120 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Arcade 11.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #40 HELLBREAK
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 296 reviews2026
Dev: Double Barrel GamesPub: Flagship Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.1%, Roguelite 28.4%, Shooter 23.6%, Horror 8.5%, Action 7.3%
- #41 Dungeon Souls
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,229 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.1%, Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, RPG 8.2%
- #42 Heavy Bullets
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,569 reviews2014
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelite 16.5%, Shooter 14%, Roguelike 8.7%, Dungeon Crawler 8.2%
- #43 BloodDome99
69% matchVery Positive96% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Halftone Gaming
Windows · Mac
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 17.7%, Shooter 11%, Arcade 10.9%, Perma Death 10.7%
- #44 Rising Hell - Prologue
71% matchVery Positive82% of 117 reviews2020
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Welcome to the first layer of hell! Climb out from the ever-changing abyss while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons in this vertical platformer rogue-lite.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Action 17.7%, Arcade 16.5%, Roguelite 14%, Indie 13.8%
- #45 Elsie
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Shift GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.2%, Action Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 14.4%, Perma Death 13.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #46 Razenroth
71% matchVery Positive81% of 631 reviews2015
Dev: Enitvare
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Razenroth is an action shooter with a dark atmosphere, enriched with the elements of roguelike and RPG. All the levels, weather conditions, distribution and quantity of key elements are generated randomly. Thanks to this fact, a single game is different each time.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 53.8%, RPG 21.5%, Action 13.4%, Indie 11.2%
- #47 Don't Die, Collect Loot
67% matchVery Positive92% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Dan MarchandPub: indie.io
Windows
It's time to become ridiculously powerful in an arcade roguelite RPG with no limits on your power! Guide your hero through infinite retro fantasy worlds, get loot, gain upgrades, and keep growing their power as you rip through hordes of enemies in the ultimate power fantasy!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Roguelite 15.9%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Arcade 11.1%, Shooter 10.9%
- #48 Toroom
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 202 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Roguelite 17.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #49 Madshot
68% matchVery Positive85% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, Side Scroller 17%, Shooter 14.6%, Platformer 14.5%
- #50 Doomsday Hunters
67% matchVery Positive90% of 790 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20%, Perma Death 17.9%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Arcade 14.2%, Roguelite 12.9%
- #51 Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition
70% matchMixed68% of 1,408 reviews2014
Dev: Code AvaricePub: Digerati
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.2%, Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Indie 7.3%
- #52 Halls of Torment: Prelude
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,419 reviews2023
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Dungeon Crawler 46.3%, Roguelite 33.4%, RPG 12.3%, Action 8%
- #53 NETHER HEROES
66% matchVery Positive89% of 773 reviews2024
Dev: MitridanPub: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in Nether Heroes, an intense action-platform roguelike game. Conquer challenging dungeons, face menacing creatures, and defeat powerful bosses on your epic adventure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Roguelike 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #54 20 Minutes Till Dawn
64% matchVery Positive90% of 29,063 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Roguelite 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Horror 11.9%, RPG 9.2%
- #55 bit Dungeon II
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,214 reviews2014
Dev: Kinto Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
bitDungeon II is fast action-adventure game with a giant overworld to explore. You are a spirit in an undead world of demons. Your "loved one's " grave has been desecrated. Fight through these corrupted lands, and bring peace to her soul.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, RPG 11%, Roguelike 7.2%
- #56 Ether Loop
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20%, Roguelite 17%, Perma Death 12.9%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 9.8%
- #57 Noobs Want to Live
65% matchVery Positive89% of 4,983 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Perma Death 20.7%, Roguelite 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Roguelike 11.4%