- #1 Crimsonland
97% matchVery Positive93% of 3,093 reviews2014
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 34%, RPG 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Zombies 12.6%, Action 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive top-down arena shooter that mirrors the intense horde-clearing gameplay and addictive progression of the Alien Shooter series.
- #2 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
96% matchVery Positive95% of 23,565 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 38.1%, PvE 21%, Third Person 14.2%, Aliens 13.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This isometric, sci-fi squad-based shooter captures the exact atmosphere and tactical combat feel of fighting off waves of alien threats.
- #3 Shadowgrounds Survivor
96% matchMixed61% of 798 reviews2007
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
Why similar: Isometric 23.1%, Third-Person Shooter 18.1%, Action RPG 16%, Aliens 10.1%, PvE 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic isometric sci-fi shooter that emphasizes upgrading weapons and surviving against overwhelming numbers of extraterrestrial enemies.
- #4 Alien Shooter: Revisited
95% matchMixed64% of 860 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crowds of blood-thirsty monsters, crawling from every corner of the secret research base. Gloomy basements and modern labs, darkness changing into blazing bulbs. The only usual thing is: you're in a bad place alone, and there's no one to help you!
Why similar: Isometric 35.3%, RPG 29.9%, Action 14.5%, Aliens 12.7%, Shooter 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modernized take on the original title that preserves the visceral, gore-filled combat of the franchise.
- #5 Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend
94% matchMixed52% of 1,155 reviews2020
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Meet the completely reworked legendary game loved by millions of players worldwide! Alien Shooter 2 - the Legend is an ambitious follow-up to the famous Alien Shooter series.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Action RPG 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Isometric 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct entry in the series that maintains the core isometric action-RPG mechanics and horde-slaying gameplay.
- #6 Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,529 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements which combines well-established world of classical games and unmatched dynamics of the first part.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Isometric 15.8%, Action RPG 13.1%, Character Customization 11.8%, PvE 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An essential classic in the series that provides the foundational experience of isometric alien-slaughtering action.
- #7 Nation Red
93% matchVery Positive88% of 2,778 reviews2009
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.
Why similar: Zombies 69.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Action 13.4%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down shooter focused entirely on surviving massive waves of zombies with arcade-style intensity.
- #8 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
91% matchVery Positive94% of 13,046 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Isometric 63.1%, Action 25.2%, Shooter 7.6%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeper tactical layer to the top-down shooter genre with extensive weapon customization and RPG-like character builds.
- #9 Zombie Shooter 2
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 886 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.
Why similar: Zombies 40.3%, Isometric 24.2%, RPG 20.2%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same engine and gameplay loop as the Alien Shooter series but shifts the focus to relentless zombie hordes.
- #10 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 33,109 reviews2015
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
Why similar: Isometric 42.5%, Sci-fi 32.3%, Action 18.2%, Shooter 7%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, isometric sci-fi shooter that forces players to manage overwhelming enemy hordes through strategic movement and heavy firepower.
- #11 The Ascent
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 24,287 reviews2021
Dev: Neon GiantPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Why similar: Isometric 28.8%, Action RPG 21%, RPG 17.2%, Character Customization 12.8%, PvE 9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity isometric action-RPG that blends intense twin-stick shooting with deep character customization and a gritty atmosphere.
- #12 Tesla vs Lovecraft
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,233 reviews2018
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 52.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Sci-fi 8.7%, RPG 7.5%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic arena shooter that delivers the same satisfying feeling of mowing down hundreds of enemies with powerful, upgradable weaponry.
- #13 Endoparasitic 2
88% matchVery Positive87% of 631 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Sci-fi 36.1%, Zombies 32.2%, Action 15%, Shooter 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title with a top-down perspective that emphasizes tense combat and resource management.
- #14 Alien Shooter TD
89% matchVery Positive85% of 908 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Innovative Tower Defense inspired by legendary Alien Shooter series! The game was created in keeping with the best traditions of Sigma`s games, no concessions of any kind - everything is just like in real life!
Why similar: Isometric 36.6%, Aliens 18.1%, Sci-fi 16%, Inventory Management 10.8%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic spin-off that utilizes the same assets and setting to provide a tower-defense experience for fans of the franchise.
- #15 Earth's Shadow
87% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Earth's Shadow is a third person action Sci-Fi dungeon crawler set in the year 3081 on planet Sumbra; a remote alien planet where legends of valuable relics surround this black world, calling to the greedy and brave explorers seeking a bright future... but end up uncovering an even darker past.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.5%, RPG 16.4%, Third Person 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Aliens 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG shooter that provides a similar dungeon-crawling experience with a focus on character growth.
- #16 Recursive Hate - Spider Hell
86% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: An Arachnophobe
Windows
Try to survive in Spider Hell. Fight with big, realistic and terrifying spiders and versus swarms with literally thousands of spiders.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Third Person 10.4%, PvE 9.3%, Aliens 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane shooter that focuses on overwhelming the player with massive amounts of enemies in a confined space.
- #17 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
86% matchMixed70% of 3,307 reviews2021
Dev: IronwardPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to the best-seller The Red Solstice. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?
Why similar: Zombies 21.3%, Character Customization 20.4%, Third Person 16.4%, Aliens 13.7%, RPG 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical isometric combat with deep RPG elements, perfect for fans of the squad-based and survival aspects of the genre.
- #18 Night Raider
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,940 reviews2024
Dev: TSUKUYOMIC
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Night Raider is a thrilling adventure exploration shooter game. Players need to carry weapons into the city occupied by zombies, as far as possible in various buildings to collect necessary supplies, evacuate alive to bring supplies back to the camp. But you have to face are not just zombies...
Why similar: Zombies 36%, Post-apocalyptic 33.1%, Inventory Management 20.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Shooter 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter featuring detailed gun customization and inventory management reminiscent of RPG-shooters.
- #19 Deformed
84% matchVery Positive96% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Deformed Studios
Windows
Single player horror game set in an underground lab. Kill monsters and escape.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Action RPG 15.1%, Character Customization 13.2%, PvE 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter that incorporates third-person action elements and exploration in a dark, hostile environment.
- #20 Alien Hallway 2
85% matchMixed68% of 168 reviews2017
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
We're happy to present a new game in the Alien Shooter universe! Get prepared to unique tactical gameplay, lots of monster types and 8 fighter types allowing you create your own style of completing missions and defeating bosses.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.6%, Isometric 17.2%, Action RPG 13.2%, Aliens 10.6%, PvE 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action-strategy game that retains the iconic alien-slaying theme of the series.
- #21 RUINER
82% matchVery Positive89% of 12,219 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Why similar: Isometric 46.2%, Action 15.8%, Sci-fi 15%, Third Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced top-down shooter that focuses on aggressive movement and high-impact combat encounters.
- #22 Brotato
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 114,107 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 36.0 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: Arena Shooter 73.9%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Action 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more minimalist, this arena shooter features deep RPG character builds and weapon customization that will appeal to fans of the genre's progression systems.
- #23 Xeno Crisis
83% matchVery Positive87% of 211 reviews2019
Dev: Bitmap Bureau
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 49.7%, Aliens 17.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, retro-styled arena shooter that captures the pure, arcade-like thrill of fighting off alien swarms.
- #24 Neon Chrome
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Why similar: Sci-fi 38.8%, RPG 26.5%, Action 21.6%, Shooter 10.7%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with destructible environments and RPG-style character progression that rewards tactical play.
- #25 Andromeda Zombies Colonies
81% matchMixed53% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Yann GEFFROTIN
Windows
Andromeda Zombies Colonies is an First Person Shooter video game featuring zombies. You awaken near a station on a red planet but an experiment turn wrong and now, hostile aliens have invaded the colonies, and they target you. You must survive using the weapons at your disposal.
Why similar: RPG 36.1%, Zombies 25%, Action 17.4%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Shooter 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A shooter that blends action and RPG elements to create a survival experience against zombie threats.
- #26 FatalZone
78% matchMixed67% of 2,272 reviews2024
Dev: Midhard GamesPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 34.1%, Action RPG 18%, Zombies 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, RPG 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that focuses on zombie survival and character progression through intense bullet-hell combat.
- #27 Notrium
81% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2015
Dev: Ville Mönkkönen
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
You have crash-landed on Notrium. Your food supplies are running low, and a pack of predatory aliens have your scent. You're out of bullets for your pistol, your only weapon a handful of rocks. A freezing night is setting in, and you are desperately looking for firewood. Can you survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Isometric 25.3%, RPG 14.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Aliens 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that emphasizes crafting and combat in a hostile alien environment.
- #28 Alien Death Mob
79% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
Aliens have invaded Earth! Towns, cities, deserts, they're everywhere! Take on the role of Earth's last super soldier and confront the alien menace in this intense twin stick shooter!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.7%, Arena Shooter 22.8%, Aliens 13.4%, Action 11.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pure twin-stick arena shooter that focuses on score-chasing and surviving against endless waves of enemies.
- #29 Malignant Survivors
78% matchMixed63% of 309 reviews2024
Dev: Eren Aydin
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
3D rogue-like action game in a dark fantasy theme. Blow up thousands of malignants and find quality loot to improve your heroes for harder challenges.
Why similar: Action RPG 34.8%, RPG 18.4%, Zombies 18%, Isometric 17.4%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that emphasizes hack-and-slash and shooter mechanics in a survival-focused setting.
- #30 Palpus X Annihilation
75% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Sebastian Vargek (Meister Palpus)
Windows
Isometric action shooter with light RPG elements. Brutally kill tons of alien monsters, find over a dozen powerful weapons, skill up your hero & stop the blood thirsty invaders in a classic handcrafted campaign. Never ending waves await you in horde-mode!
Why similar: Isometric 32.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Aliens 14.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Action 5.9%
- #31 INSOMNIA: The Ark
79% matchMixed59% of 1,256 reviews2018
Dev: Mono StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
INSOMNIA is a dieselpunk sci-fi RPG about the slowly degrading remnants of human society attempting to survive on an abandoned space metropolis. Develop your character, explore lovingly handcrafted locations, interact with peculiar NPCs and factions and try to stay alive in this brutal world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Character Customization 16.8%, Action RPG 16.6%, RPG 12.2%, Third Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, post-apocalyptic RPG that offers a slower-paced but highly atmospheric experience for fans of sci-fi settings.
- #32 Alien Shooter
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,659 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.
Why similar: Isometric 19.3%, Arena Shooter 18%, Action RPG 15.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Aliens 10.4%
- #33 LIFE EFFECT Survival
74% matchVery Positive88% of 453 reviews2026
Dev: LIFE EFFECTPub: EFFECT STUDIO
Windows
Survive in a harsh and dangerous world after an alien invasion. Gather resources, craft equipment, fight mutants and massive monsters, use weapons, vehicles and robots, explore territories, defend strongholds and fight for survival.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 48.9%, Zombies 23.3%, Aliens 17.6%, Action 6.5%, Shooter 3.7%
- #34 Ammo and Oxygen
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
🔫👽 Adrenaline shooter-roguelike with a survival and suspense atmosphere. Caution and accuracy are as important as conserved ammo and an extra explosion that raises the alarm in the lair. Stock up on oxygen, batteries, and ammo to survive another terrifying night.
Why similar: Action RPG 36.9%, Post-apocalyptic 35.9%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Action 5.6%, Shooter 4.2%
- #35 Zombie Shooter
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,334 reviews2009
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Action RPG 22.7%, Zombies 18.9%, Isometric 11.9%, RPG 8.1%
- #36 Alien Shooter - Last Hope
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 323 reviews2020
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
New chapter in history of the legendary game, including 10 story missions.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 26.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Isometric 11.7%, Action RPG 10.3%, PvE 10.3%
- #37 Alien Shooter 2 Conscription
76% matchVery Positive82% of 623 reviews2012
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War has begun! The world population capable of functioning is mobilized to serve in the army and the outcome depends on you!
Why similar: RPG 44.9%, Action 24.6%, Aliens 19.5%, Shooter 7.1%, Indie 2.5%
- #38 iZolated
73% matchMixed70% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Crooked RoadPub: LT-Games
Windows
iZolated - This is a post-apocalyptic 2D action game with elements of survival and RPG, which throws you into a harsh open world where the slightest mistake costs you your life. Find equipment, engage in fights, and prove that you are the top of the food chain in this chaos!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29%, Character Customization 26.9%, Zombies 17.4%, RPG 14%, Inventory Management 7.6%
- #39 Heaven Dust 2
73% matchVery Positive91% of 841 reviews2022
Dev: One Gruel StudioPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Deep inside a research base, waking up from a cryogenic pod, you find yourself trapped in a living hell, surrounded by zombies. Heaven Dust 2 is a love letter to classic survival horror games featuring exploration, action, puzzles, and resource management.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37.8%, Action RPG 21.8%, Zombies 20.8%, RPG 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #40 The Last Man Survivor
72% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: Renderise
Windows
The Last Man Survivor is a gloomy roguelike in which you have to fight tons of enemies, slay giant bosses, discover new abilities and characters, and also find out the dark secret of the Last Survivor
Why similar: Arena Shooter 44.5%, Isometric 30.3%, Action RPG 19.4%, Action 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #41 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
72% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: PvE 33.3%, Action RPG 28%, RPG 27.2%, Action 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #42 SKYHILL: Black Mist
75% matchMixed46% of 236 reviews2020
Dev: Mandragora
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this psychological survival horror your daughter was kidnapped and whole building is overrun by dark monsters and crazy cultist for whom you are a prey. Survive and save your family in a face of danger from the mysterious black mist that covered entire city and changes human into vile creatures.
Why similar: Isometric 35.6%, Zombies 25.5%, Third Person 19.4%, Action 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #43 Dead Effect
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,761 reviews2014
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!
Why similar: Zombies 58.9%, Sci-fi 16%, Action 14.5%, Shooter 5.3%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #44 Zombotron
71% matchVery Positive89% of 3,533 reviews2019
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.2%, Zombies 20.2%, Action RPG 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Aliens 7.8%
- #45 No More Room in Hell 2
70% matchMixed49% of 20,921 reviews2024
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.
Why similar: Zombies 50.1%, PvE 25.3%, Action 10.9%, Atmospheric 7%, Shooter 5.6%
- #46 CULTIC
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,369 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: Stylized 29.8%, Action 26.8%, PvE 23.7%, Shooter 17%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #47 Fight To The Death
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Fight To The Death is a roguelite game where you enter an arena filled with hundreds or even thousands of monsters. Utilizing each character's unique skills, collecting powerful items, crafting your own playstyle, and striving to be the last one standing.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.8%, Action RPG 24.3%, PvE 22%, RPG 11.2%, Action 3.4%
- #48 Rift Loopers
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.
Why similar: Action RPG 45.2%, RPG 18%, Aliens 11.9%, PvE 9.8%, Action 7.6%
- #49 Occupation 2.5
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: the3daction.comPub: None
Windows
Attack from Outer Space. Classic old-school First/Third person shooter. Fight against zombies, mutants, monsters to save the Earth!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.5%, Zombies 14.2%, Third Person 12.2%, Aliens 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%
- #50 Masked Forces 2: Mystic Demons
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: FreezeNova
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Are you ready to explore the underworld and kill hundreds of monsters and demons in the process?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 56.6%, Action 33.1%, Shooter 5.2%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #51 Corrupted
71% matchMixed44% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Corrupted - the mix of arcade, RPG and visual novel. Fight off the hordes of monsters and break through to the truth. Discover new skills and improve your combat arsenal. The ground under your feet will be strewn with skulls of enemies!
Why similar: Isometric 21.9%, Arena Shooter 18.1%, RPG 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.2%, Action RPG 13.9%
- #52 Eldritch Survivors
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Button
Windows
Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.
Why similar: Action 48%, Atmospheric 34.5%, Shooter 13%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #53 Dead Effect 2
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,297 reviews2016
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.Pub: App Holdings
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 45.8%, RPG 21.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 4.1%
- #54 Mars Survivors
68% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Leguas Intrepidas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to tackle the challenge? On Mars, confront countless mutated creatures and mechanical monsters. Choose survivors, weapons, and skills wisely for diverse battles. Employ precise shooting, agile dodging, and strategic use of props and skills to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54.8%, Post-apocalyptic 24%, Zombies 12.4%, Action 8%, Indie 0.5%
- #55 Deadzone: Rogue
64% matchVery Positive83% of 15,360 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27%, PvE 26.8%, Zombies 20.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Action 5.5%
- #56 Project Tower
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, Third Person 10.1%, Aliens 7.7%
- #57 Outer Terror
67% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Salt & Pixel LLCPub: VoxPop Games, Inc.
Windows
DON’T DIE as you assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and desperately hold out against massive hordes of creatures pulled from a variety of classic horror genres reminiscent of 80s and 90s Golden Age comics and B-movies in this stylish action-packed arcade roguelite.
Why similar: Action 58.5%, Atmospheric 41.5%
- #58 Atomic Exile
66% matchVery Positive81% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Inferno Muse Interactive
Windows
Atomic Exile is a top down post-apocalyptic extraction shooter set in the desert wastelands of near future America. You will visit enclaves, explore devastated ruins and encounter NPCs such as other survivors, raiders, mutated beasts and rogue machines.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 70.6%, Action 11.8%, Shooter 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #59 Pixel Descent
66% matchVery Positive84% of 140 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: Shoot 'Em Up 48.3%, Action RPG 28%, RPG 15.5%, Action 6.5%, Indie 0.8%