- #1 Enter the Gungeon
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 88,241 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 36.5%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelike 11.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 10%, Difficult 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive top-down shooter experience that heavily influenced the bullet-hell roguelite genre.
- #2 The Crackpet Show
96% matchVery Positive87% of 825 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.1%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Difficult 15%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Funny 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the chaotic, animal-themed game show aesthetic and frantic top-down combat.
- #3 Voidigo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.1%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Action Roguelike 10.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9.2%, Roguelike 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features similar chaotic, colorful, and fast-paced top-down combat with a focus on mobility.
- #4 Brotato
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Arena Shooter 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelike 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: High-octane, top-down arena shooter with similar roguelite progression and addictive gameplay.
- #5 Tiny Rogues
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,450 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.6 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: Bullet Hell 22.3%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Difficult 12.8%, Roguelite 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the fast-paced, bullet-hell intensity and deep build customization of the seed game.
- #6 Blazing Beaks
94% matchVery Positive83% of 2,595 reviews2019
Dev: Applava
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.9%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelite 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the cute animal aesthetic and classic top-down shooter mechanics.
- #7 Extremely Powerful Capybaras
93% matchMixed64% of 1,103 reviews2023
Dev: Studio BravardaPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Become the bullet hell as a Capybara in this roguelite adventure! Brave the chaos solo or with up to 4 friends, forge your path through hordes of enemies, gather capy-powering weapons & skills and embrace your inner capybara in this action-packed bullet heaven frenzy!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.4%, Arena Shooter 15%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 10%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the animal-themed, chaotic arena shooter vibe with a focus on cooperative play.
- #8 Nuclear Throne
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 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 18.2%, Bullet Hell 18%, Roguelike 14.5%, Difficult 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, high-difficulty top-down shooter that defined the fast-paced, roguelite action genre.
- #9 Revita
91% matchVery Positive81% of 2,386 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.5%, Action Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, fast-paced, twin-stick roguelite with heavy bullet-hell elements and tight controls.
- #10 Neon Abyss
91% matchVery Positive86% of 23,504 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.5 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: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Roguelike 15.9%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar blend of platforming and chaotic, gun-heavy roguelite action with diverse weapon drops.
- #11 Cavity Busters
90% matchVery Positive96% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you use your one and only tooth to chomp the cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and dig your way through the body.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.5%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.6%, Difficult 11.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, fast-paced shooter with a distinct, quirky, and slightly grotesque visual style.
- #12 Pesticide Not Required
89% matchVery Positive94% of 886 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.6%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 12.6%, Roguelite 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar top-down, bullet-hell experience with roguelite elements and diverse character options.
- #13 Repetendium
89% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.1%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Roguelite 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, top-down shooter that emphasizes fast-paced, bullet-hell combat and high scores.
- #14 Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
88% matchVery Positive80% of 1,621 reviews2024
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Welcome to Slime 3K, an unhinged roguelite bullet-heaven set in the Despot’s Game universe! Build a deck of crazy weapons, grow stronger and devour hordes of pink puny humans as a murderous jelly blob on a warpath of death, violence and pretzels.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the frantic, bullet-hell, top-down shooter gameplay with a humorous tone.
- #15 Cult of the Lamb
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 121,567 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelite 18.2%, Character Customization 17.1%, Cute 12.4%, Funny 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a cute, animal-themed art style with satisfying, fast-paced roguelite combat.
- #16 Entropy Survivors
87% matchVery Positive81% of 483 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.5%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar, chaotic, and accessible top-down shooter experience with roguelite upgrades.
- #17 Wizard of Legend
86% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 reviews2018
Dev: Contingent99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.7%, Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Difficult 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, top-down action with a focus on powerful spell-casting and fluid movement.
- #18 Super Animal Royale
84% matchVery Positive93% of 43,909 reviews2021
Dev: Pixile
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome to the coziest way to kill your friends. Super Animal Royale is a 64-player, top-down 2D battle royale where adorably murderous animals fight tooth, claw, and machine gun. Then, relax in Super Animal World with fishing, hamsterball races, and story quests before the next fight to the death.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Character Customization 21.7%, Cute 17%, Funny 15.5%, Colorful 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the cute, animal-centric combat vibe in a fast-paced, top-down environment.
- #19 Gunforged
85% matchVery Positive85% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Firebelley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gunforged is a goofy fantasy roguelite shooter where you create broken builds every run. Forge your guns with randomized gun parts, collect passive abilities, and embed gun-changing runes into your guns to create the ultimate build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.5%, Arena Shooter 14.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.5%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelike 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense, top-down shooter action with a focus on roguelite progression and weapon synergy.
- #20 Genome Guardian
84% matchVery Positive92% of 770 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.7%, Bullet Hell 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 14%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gun customization and top-down, roguelite shooter mechanics with high replayability.
- #21 Skul: The Hero Slayer
82% matchVery Positive93% of 56,905 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: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Difficult 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a charming art style and deep, rewarding roguelite progression with varied character builds.
- #22 Have a Nice Death
82% matchVery Positive86% of 10,508 reviews2023
Dev: Magic Design StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelike where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans. In order to restore order, you'll have to grab your trusty scythe and show your employees who's boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelike 16.4%, Cartoony 15.3%, Roguelite 14.9%, Funny 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, fast-paced action roguelite with a unique aesthetic and challenging combat.
- #23 Toroom
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 15.1%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Difficult 13.3%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, top-down roguelite that emphasizes movement and precise shooting mechanics.
- #24 Rocket Rats
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,255 reviews2024
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.6%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the chaotic, pixel-art, top-down shooter style with a focus on arcade-like action.
- #25 X Invader
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 578 reviews2024
Dev: ALLAF GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
X Invader is an action roguelite where you hack into big corporations' servers. Use add-ons from fellow hackers to defeat monsters. Powerful, cute bosses guard these servers!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18%, Bullet Hell 17.1%, Arena Shooter 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, top-down shooter that focuses on fast-paced, bullet-hell combat and character variety.
- #26 Temtem: Swarm
78% matchVery Positive81% of 2,165 reviews2024
Dev: Crema
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Can you Survive the Swarm? Unlock mighty abilities and upgrades, find and collect Tems to evolve and become stronger, discover overpowered strategies, and battle massive bosses in this survivor-like bullet heaven! Play solo or online co-op with up to 3 players, building the wildest synergies.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Bullet Hell 22.6%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collector-themed, top-down shooter with cooperative elements and intense waves of enemies.
- #27 Noobs Are Coming
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,499 reviews2025
Dev: Overboy
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.1%, Arena Shooter 14.2%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #28 HyperParasite
81% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A rogue-lite twin-stick shooter/brawler that never plays the same twice. Collect and control 60 different characters as the body-snatching alien Parasite with a grudge against humanity. Fight to the top of the food chain: possess the President, push the Big Red Button and one-up the human race.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.3%, Difficult 15%, Roguelite 13.5%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Roguelike 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, twin-stick roguelite with a unique body-swapping mechanic that changes your playstyle.
- #29 Laser Disco Defenders
81% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.3%, Bullet Hell 17.6%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Cartoony 8.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, top-down shooter with a distinct aesthetic and procedural generation.
- #30 Lost Potato
79% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2020
Dev: Blobfish
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Lost Potato is a minimalistic top-down roguelite where you can't damage enemies directly. Push them into spikes, reflect bullets and help a young potato find its way out of a jungle filled with man-eating tribes!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Action Roguelike 10%, Roguelite 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, top-down, roguelite shooter with a minimalist, charming aesthetic and simple but deep mechanics.
- #31 Antipaint
76% matchVery Positive95% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Vilius Prakapas
Windows
An action-packed roguelite shooter where you battle famous works of art and each level you beat becomes a masterpiece to add to your colorful collection.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.7%, Arena Shooter 11.9%, Action Roguelike 10.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%
- #32 Gunbot Diplomacy
75% matchVery Positive88% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive hordes of enemies in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from a wide variety of build-defining modules and wacky base bots for a new experience every run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.5%, Arena Shooter 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Roguelike 11.6%, Action Roguelike 11.5%
- #33 Kitty's Last Adventure
74% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Woum
Windows · Mac
Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.1%, Arena Shooter 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #34 Lake of Creatures
75% matchVery Positive94% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Difficult action FISHING ROGUELIKE, where you slaughter mutated creatures with weapons that shoot lasers and explosions!!! 💥 Catch fish to buy treasures that MODIFY YOUR BUILD and end up with CRAZY SYNERGIZING ATTACKS that melt those noob enemies
Why similar: Action Roguelike 13.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.8%, Difficult 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.7%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #35 Voids Vigil
74% matchVery Positive95% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelike 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%
- #36 Doomed to Hell
76% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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: Bullet Hell 19%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelike 10.4%, Difficult 10.2%
- #37 Berzerk: Recharged
77% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Blast your way through an endless maze inhabited by deadly robots and their invulnerable, menacing master Evil Otto. Tag in a friend in local co-op to help you survive this twin-stick revival of an arcade classic.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.3%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #38 Woodpunk
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2018
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Libredia Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Woodpunk is an exhilarating roguelike bullet hell retro pixel art shooter in a medieval Woodpunk universe, where the primary energy resource is WOOD.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.7%, Difficult 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art, top-down shooter with chaotic, roguelite combat and destructible environments.
- #39 Shape Shifter: Formations
73% matchVery Positive91% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Castec Studios
Windows
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.4%, Arena Shooter 16.1%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #40 Atomicrops
73% matchVery Positive92% of 6,136 reviews2020
Dev: Bird Bath GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #41 Bullet Bunny
73% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: penusbmic
Windows
Bullet Bunny is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements. Fend off an onslaught of enemies, level up, and create unique builds every run while trying to survive 500 seconds!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Bullet Hell 22.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.8%
- #42 Super Kill-BOI 9000
72% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: PlayWithFurcifer
Windows · Linux
A bullet heaven where you cooperate with Kill-BOI 9000 (your friend and toaster). Forge a beautiful bond and bring destruction - together. Give him saws! Give him drones! Then give all the drones saws! AND THEN SET THE SAWS ON FIRE.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Arena Shooter 17.5%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #43 Kitty Survivors: Rogues of Catmere
71% matchVery Positive85% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Little Horror Studios
Windows
Kitty Survivors is a funny action rogue-lite game where you slay hordes of creatures, create overpowered builds, use elemental skills and craft stupid weapons. Join a growing guild of misfits with a thirst for milk, hired to protect the Kingdom of Catmere!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #44 Crafty Survivors
69% matchVery Positive84% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 18.9%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #45 Army of Ruin
70% matchVery Positive89% of 2,692 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.3%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #46 Paper Planet
70% matchVery Positive85% of 520 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.8%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelike 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Cartoony 10.2%
- #47 Serious Sam: Tormental
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 reviews2022
Dev: Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.)Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Bullet Hell 23.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 14.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.3%, Roguelite 12%
- #48 Cyclo Chambers
70% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Hobofeller
Windows
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Bullet Hell 18.8%, Arena Shooter 13.2%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%
- #49 ARMORED KITTEN
72% matchVery Positive81% of 567 reviews2017
Dev: Ducat
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Awesome side scroll action about Cute and Deadly Kitten with a double shotgun!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.5%, Action Roguelike 22.6%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, RPG 8.8%, Colorful 5.7%
- #50 Kritters
67% matchVery Positive89% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: LJF Games
Windows · Linux
A chaotic Roguelite Twin-Stick Shooter with a Base Defense Twist. With up to 4 players, explore, become stronger to defend your spaceship and leave this Frk*n planet!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.2%, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Action Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 16%, Colorful 7.5%
- #51 Windowkill
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,560 reviews2024
Dev: torcado
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Roguelite 10.7%, 2D 4.3%
- #52 Gunlocked
69% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.3%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10%, RPG 7.7%
- #53 Cozy Space Survivors
67% matchVery Positive97% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #54 Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender
71% matchVery Positive86% of 480 reviews2014
Dev: TIKIPOD
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Aqua Kitty is a fast paced retro styled submarine arcade shooter with optional 2 player local Co-op.Blast through hordes of mechanical sea monsters in your kitty sub and defend the deep sea milk mining kittens!THE MILK MUST FLOW!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.4%, Action 24.9%, Indie 18.8%, Cute 17.2%, 2D 13.7%
- #55 AQUA KITTY UDX
69% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: TIKIPOD
Windows
AQUA KITTY UDX blasts onto PC in this enhanced Ultra Deluxe Edition including the epic Dreadnought game mode!
Why similar: Cute 26.8%, Action 25%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, 2D 12.9%, Indie 5.6%
- #56 Morsels
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 544 reviews2025
Dev: FurculaPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Morsels is a fast-paced creature collecting roguelite with a rotating roster of characters to switch between at will. Overcome a clique of killer cats as you fight your way out of the sewers in this unique, action-packed journey.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.4%, Action Roguelike 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Bullet Hell 9.9%, Roguelite 9%
- #57 Machick 2
65% matchVery Positive90% of 631 reviews2025
Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A magical, chaotic roguelike-survivor. Craft insane wands, evolve and fuse powerful spells, equip crazy gear, and wield the power of divine relics. Get ready to wipe out hordes of hungry frogs and face mighty bosses in unique, unpredictable runs.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.5%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Funny 7.6%
- #58 Noobs Want to Live
66% matchVery Positive89% of 4,944 reviews2023
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)Pub: Lightning Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.6 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: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 10.8%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
- #59 Uragun
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You are a friendly-but-deadly Mech on a journey searching for your missing pilot in this action-packed roguelite shooter. Choose your missions and rewards, research skills, equip expansions, mod your weapons, install plugins, customize your looks and stylishly cut your way through hordes of evil AI.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.2%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Arena Shooter 13.4%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Difficult 10.5%