- #1 Catacomb Kids
97% matchVery Positive87% of 628 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, RPG 8.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features punishing, physics-based platforming and procedural levels that punish mistakes without mercy.
- #2 Vagante
96% matchVery Positive89% of 5,025 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.6%, Difficult 13%, Roguelite 9.6%, Platformer 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, dark-fantasy roguevania that demands high skill and careful exploration similar to Abalyte.
- #3 Spirits Abyss
96% matchVery Positive96% of 427 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Difficult 13.4%, Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelite 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, challenging roguelike platformer that emphasizes player movement and environmental awareness.
- #4 Caveblazers
94% 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 37.5%, Platformer 12%, Difficult 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Roguelite 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, high-lethality action that forces players to master combat mechanics to survive the dungeon.
- #5 Xenon Valkyrie
95% matchMixed66% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.
Why similar: Roguevania 67.4% ★, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 6.4%, Roguelike 3.4%, RPG 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art roguevania that balances platforming challenges with difficult, skill-based combat encounters.
- #6 TowerClimb
94% matchVery Positive92% of 410 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.6%, Difficult 11.1%, Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Roguelite 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly difficult, procedurally generated platformer that captures the 'spike-pit' lethality of the seed game.
- #7 Rising Hell
92% 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 34.5%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Roguelite 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A vertical action-roguelike that focuses on intense, fast-paced combat and platforming precision.
- #8 Ruin of the Reckless
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Faux-Operative GamesPub: Poppy Works
Windows
Ruin of the Reckless is a breakneck-paced, melee-focused roguelike brawler with very light persistent progression elements and a punishing difficulty curve. Play with a friend!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 47.1%, RPG 15.4%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 9%, Roguelite 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, skill-focused action game that rewards players for mastering movement and combat timing.
- #9 Skul: The Hero Slayer
91% matchVery Positive93% of 57,546 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 23.3 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: Action Roguelike 39.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Action 8.8%, Roguelite 8%, Roguelike 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy roguevania with tight controls and a focus on character-swapping combat mechanics.
- #10 Dead Cells
90% 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 34.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguevania experience that emphasizes fluid movement and high-speed, skill-based combat.
- #11 A Robot Named Fight!
91% 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 44.6%, Roguelite 13%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pure roguevania experience that blends metroidvania exploration with permadeath roguelike mechanics.
- #12 Noita
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,532 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.8%, Difficult 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Roguelike 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly punishing, physics-based roguelike where every decision matters and death is always around the corner.
- #13 Downwell
88% 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 40.1%, Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, skill-based platforming roguelike where mastering the descent is the only way to survive.
- #14 Devious Dungeon
89% 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: Action Roguelike 31.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 10.5%, RPG 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling platformer that blends rogue elements with classic action-RPG progression.
- #15 NETHER DUNGEONS
87% 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: Action Roguelike 35.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Difficult 12.4%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, dungeon-crawling action game that emphasizes survival and procedural exploration.
- #16 UnderMine
86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,846 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, RPG 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling roguelite that balances action-heavy combat with strategic exploration.
- #17 Tiny Rogues
84% 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 33.2%, Difficult 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Roguelite 8.6%, Roguelike 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty action roguelike that offers deep combat mechanics and challenging boss fights.
- #18 Pixel Descent
85% 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: Action Roguelike 37.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, RPG 9.8%, Roguelike 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that combines bullet-hell elements with platforming to create a high-skill experience.
- #19 Riptale
86% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Super God
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 61%, Action 12%, Roguelite 8.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D action game that focuses on combat mastery and fluid movement through dangerous levels.
- #20 Fury Unleashed
84% 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: Difficult 22.4%, Platformer 19%, Action 16.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that rewards players for maintaining high-skill combos during platforming combat.
- #21 Aura of Worlds
82% matchVery Positive91% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.8%, Platformer 14.4%, Difficult 12%, Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural platformer that focuses on creative problem-solving and surviving lethal environmental traps.
- #22 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
83% matchVery Positive82% of 5,170 reviews2017
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Difficult 11.2%, Action 6.8%, Roguelike 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania with roguelite elements that features massive, challenging boss encounters and high difficulty.
- #23 Salt and Sanctuary
82% matchVery Positive89% of 21,853 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Difficult 30.7%, RPG 20.2%, Platformer 19.9%, Action 12%, 2D 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal 2D action-RPG that captures the punishing atmosphere and exploration focus of difficult platformers.
- #24 Dead Estate
79% matchVery Positive95% of 6,642 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.7%, Difficult 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelike 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, skill-based action roguelike that features tight controls and intense combat.
- #25 Valfaris
81% matchVery Positive82% of 2,810 reviews2019
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Action 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, difficult action platformer with heavy metal aesthetics and demanding combat encounters.
- #26 Katanaut
78% matchVery Positive90% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.2%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 9.7%, Roguelite 9%, Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that integrates strong metroidvania exploration with challenging combat.
- #27 Environmental Station Alpha
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,654 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.9%, Platformer 23.7%, Difficult 15.3%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging metroidvania that requires significant player skill to navigate its complex, dangerous world.
- #28 Nuclear Throne
79% 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 46.5%, Difficult 12.5%, Roguelike 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Roguelite 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, high-difficulty action roguelike that rewards quick reflexes and precise aiming.
- #29 Ghost 1.0
80% matchVery Positive91% of 2,115 reviews2016
Dev: @unepic_franPub: Unepic Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Why similar: Roguevania 84.2% ★, Platformer 4.4%, Action 4%, Adventure 2.3%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania with roguelite progression that emphasizes tactical combat and exploration.
- #30 DUNGEON SLASHER
77% matchNo user reviews67% of 262 reviews2026
Dev: 96Percent
Windows
Navigate maps filled with enemies, destroying all who get in your way! Use a variety of character, artifact, and skill synergies to defeat the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.2%, Roguelite 11%, Roguelike 8.1%, Action 7.5%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #31 NETHER HEROES
77% 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 44.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Roguelike 8.4%, Action 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #32 Pogo Rogue
76% matchVery Positive92% of 212 reviews2024
Dev: Bounce Back Games
Windows
Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #33 Rubinite
73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,387 reviews2026
Dev: Cup Dog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rubinite is an extremely challenging boss rush action game. in a dark fairy tale world, use Ruby's crimson eyes to expose the weak points of the Bloodstained monsters, then strike and shatter them. Carve a road home through the ruined Scarlet Kingdom and face the Witch who took it all.
Why similar: Difficult 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, RPG 13.2%, Action 12.1%, 2D 8.5%
- #34 Rogue Worlds
76% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths! This is the Lite edition of Aura of Worlds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.1%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 11.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #35 The Braves
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,177 reviews2024
Dev: 101XP GAME STUDIOSPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 71.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Demolish hordes of enemies and survive against all odds! Unlock different characters, find powerful skill combinations and embark on an exciting journey through the variety of very different worlds in this cute but unforgiving roguelike game!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49%, Roguelite 14%, RPG 11.6%, Roguelike 9.5%, Action 8%
- #36 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
75% 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 35.2%, RPG 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #37 Vampire of the Sands
78% matchMixed65% of 97 reviews2015
Dev: HomphPub: Homph LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Vampire of the Sands is a punishing action dungeon-crawler with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 64.5%, Action 18%, Roguelite 17.5%
- #38 PixelBoss: Shattered Depths
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 147 reviews2026
Dev: Quacky GamesPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
PixelBoss: Shattered Depths is a hardcore 2D pixel-art platformer where every mistake matters. Fight enemies, avoid deadly traps, and master precise movement to survive unforgiving levels.
Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, Action 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Roguelike 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.8%
- #39 Knight Overloaded
72% matchVery Positive85% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: CCM
Windows
Knight Overloaded is a roguelight survival game that reinforced strategic choices. Beat enemies falling from the sky endlessly, and expand your inventory!
Why similar: Roguelite 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Action 15.6%, Roguelike 12.2%, Cute 9.4%
- #40 Dragon Is Dead
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 702 reviews2025
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes. Build class skill trees, slot runes, and chase Legendary and Mythic loot through corrupted stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.8%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 9.8%, Platformer 9.8%, RPG 9.1%
- #41 TumbleSeed
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 213 reviews2017
Dev: Benedict FritzPub: aeiowu
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 27%
TumbleSeed is a deceptively deep roguelike about balancing a seed up a dangerous and ever-changing mountain.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 59%, Action 10%, Difficult 9.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, Adventure 6.3%
- #42 Archtower
71% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: Blaster Games Studio
Windows
Archtower is a mixture of ARPG and Roguelite. Explore the mysterious Tower, build your characters, improve and develop your clan. Use different skills from power crystals to optimize your builds. And try to survive. But don't worry, the game gives you options to keep your life and loot on defeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, RPG 9.1%, Roguelite 8.8%, Difficult 8.1%
- #43 Cryptical Path
70% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Old Skull Games
Windows
Cryptical Path is an action rogue-lite that pushes the boundaries of the genre. Play the Architect, build your own rooms, and tame an ever-changing labyrinth you've been summoned in.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 48.2%, Roguelike 11.6%, Difficult 11.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.9%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #44 Whackerball
71% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Whackerball is a twin-stick shooter roguelite with Breakout inspired mechanics. Master the unique combat system as you venture through a multitude of diverse areas while collecting powerful and game changing upgrades.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 52.7%, Action 13.2%, Roguelike 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Cute 6.2%
- #45 Rabbit Hole
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,654 reviews2024
Dev: ShortCake_CafePub: Engi_ee
Windows
Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Roguelike 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #46 Into the Necrovale
68% matchVery Positive85% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: CLYDE gamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Roguelike 8.7%, Roguelite 8.3%, RPG 7.5%
- #47 Cavity Busters
69% matchVery Positive96% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.7%, Difficult 14%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #48 Eternal Step
72% matchMixed64% of 75 reviews2015
Dev: Once More With GustoPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Eternal Step is a deviously difficult, rogue-like action adventure game.
Why similar: RPG 23.2%, Difficult 23%, Roguelike 12.6%, Action 11.8%, Indie 8.7%
- #49 Brainmelter Deluxe
70% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Difficult 30.7%, Platformer 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Action 12.9%, 2D 8.4%
- #50 Scarlett's Dungeon
71% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Difficult 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #51 Enrobssyba
67% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Alexco Games
Windows
Enrobssyba is a dark fantasy roguelite that thrusts you into a shadowed, ever-changing dungeon, teeming with enemies, upgrades, and untold power.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.3%, Roguelite 15.6%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #52 Keeper's Toll
64% matchVery Positive90% of 794 reviews2024
Dev: Stingbot Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Action Roguelike 42%, Roguelite 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Roguelike 9%, RPG 8.8%
- #53 Abort, Retry, Fail
67% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Manpukuken Ramen
Windows
Abort, Retry, Fail is a top-down roguelike action adventure in which you play as a lazy programmer that has to generate his own weapon and shoot his way through hordes of enemies. Are you brave enough to help him escape from computer hell of Windows 98?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 62.2%, Action 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, 2D 6.7%, Adventure 4%
- #54 Witchinour
69% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.4%, Difficult 14.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 6.4%
- #55 Deep Dungeons of Doom
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 762 reviews2014
Dev: Bossa Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This game is only for the brave. Dungeons await, each one deeper, each one more perilous and each one more challenging than the last.
Why similar: RPG 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #56 Garden of Witches
63% matchVery Positive93% of 1,365 reviews2025
Dev: Team Tapas
Windows
Garden of Witches is a cute roguelike action game full of danger. Help the protagonist, Sil, as she tries to round up her unruly fellow witches and save the Garden.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.9%, Difficult 11.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Roguelite 9.7%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #57 Dungeons of Edera
67% matchMixed68% of 1,059 reviews2022
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, RPG 14.3%, Action 10.3%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #58 Against Great Darkness
65% matchVery Positive81% of 216 reviews2024
Dev: Hitreg StudiosPub: Hitreg Studios
Windows
Against Great Darkness is a brick-breaking, bullet hell, roguelite where you play as a pagan trying to escape Hell's maw. Trigger relics by keeping your disks bouncing, experience unique events where you can obtain incredible loot, and battle hellish bosses while always keeping an eye on your disks.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.3%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Action 11.4%, 2D 6.3%