- #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: Gore 29%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Shooter 17.5%, Top-Down 13%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest spiritual successor to the original Alien Shooter, focusing on surviving massive waves of enemies in a top-down perspective.
- #2 Shadowgrounds
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,610 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Aliens 20.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, Gore 15.5%, Isometric 11.4%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi top-down shooter that perfectly captures the horror atmosphere and claustrophobic hallways found in the seed game.
- #3 Alien Breed: Impact
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,885 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Aliens 24.5%, Shooter 15.9%, Isometric 14.9%, Top-Down 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric sci-fi shooter that emphasizes intense combat against alien swarms in a dark, industrial setting.
- #4 Nation Red
95% 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: Gore 33.4%, Top-Down Shooter 33.3%, Action 11.4%, Top-Down 8.1%, Horror 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pure horde-shooter experience that mirrors the frantic, high-kill-count gameplay of the seed title.
- #5 Xeno Crisis
94% 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: Aliens 24.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Arena Shooter 12.5%, Shooter 12%, Gore 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal top-down shooter with pixel-art graphics that focuses on intense, fast-paced combat against alien threats.
- #6 Shadowgrounds Survivor
94% 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: Aliens 17.3%, Isometric 14.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Shooter 10.8%, Action RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original game's mechanics with more action-oriented gameplay and a wider variety of sci-fi weaponry.
- #7 Tesla vs Lovecraft
92% 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: Top-Down Shooter 24.7%, Arena Shooter 18.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced twin-stick shooter that features massive hordes of enemies and high-octane, arcade-style action.
- #8 Alien Breed 2: Assault
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,044 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.
Why similar: Aliens 23.5%, Shooter 18.2%, Isometric 17.8%, Action 11.1%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel to the classic top-down series that focuses on cooperative play and overwhelming alien encounters.
- #9 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: Top-Down Shooter 44%, Isometric 15.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 8.3%, Top-Down 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down shooter with deep weapon customization and intense, high-stakes combat against mechanical hordes.
- #10 Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
90% 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: Aliens 19.9%, Looter Shooter 17.5% ★, Gore 14.1%, Isometric 11.4%, Shooter 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive, expanded version of the sequel that adds more depth and content to the core Alien Shooter experience.
- #11 Alien Shooter: Revisited
91% 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: Gore 31.3%, Shooter 14.7%, Isometric 12.8%, Aliens 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, modern take on the original game that retains the classic feel while updating the visuals.
- #12 Halls of Torment
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,421 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Action RPG 28.7%, Top-Down 17.6%, Roguelike 13.6%, RPG 11%, Arcade 11%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the 'thousands of enemies on screen' feel of the seed game with a dark, gothic aesthetic and satisfying progression.
- #13 Zombie Shooter 2
89% 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: Gore 30.2%, Isometric 14.2%, Shooter 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Built on the same engine as the seed game, this title offers the exact same gameplay loop but swaps aliens for a zombie apocalypse.
- #14 The Ascent
88% 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: Top-Down Shooter 26%, Isometric 16.6%, Gore 15.9%, Shooter 15.8%, Action RPG 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity isometric action-RPG that features visceral combat and a dense, atmospheric sci-fi world.
- #15 Alien Shooter 2 Conscription
89% 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: Gore 37.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.7%, Aliens 13.5%, Shooter 13.1%, RPG 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An expansion that adds new missions and weapons to the core Alien Shooter 2 gameplay loop.
- #16 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: Aliens 42.6%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Sci-fi 18%, RPG 11%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical squad-based gameplay with massive hordes of mutants in a dark, sci-fi environment.
- #17 Disfigure
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,390 reviews2023
Dev: Cold Brew Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Arena Shooter 19.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Top-Down 12.1%, Roguelike 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, horde-survival shooter that emphasizes light mechanics and intense, bullet-hell style combat.
- #18 Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend
86% 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: Looter Shooter 17.9% ★, Aliens 14.8%, Gore 14.3%, Action RPG 9.3%, Isometric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modernized iteration of the series that brings the classic top-down action to a new generation of players.
- #19 Neon Chrome
85% 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: Top-Down Shooter 23.4%, Gore 21.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Top-Down 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, roguelite shooter that features destructible environments and intense combat against cybernetic enemies.
- #20 Brotato
82% 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: Top-Down Shooter 25.6%, Arena Shooter 23.3%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Roguelike 15.2%, Arcade 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-based shooter that focuses on surviving massive waves of enemies with a wide variety of weapon builds.
- #21 Alien Shooter - Last Hope
84% 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: Gore 19.7%, Arena Shooter 14.1%, Isometric 12.6%, Aliens 11.9%, Shooter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A spin-off title that maintains the series' signature arcade-shooter intensity and gore-filled combat.
- #22 Vampire Survivors
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 262,434 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Action RPG 23.7%, Roguelike 18.8%, Arcade 18.6%, RPG 12.3%, Action 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern horde-survival game that distills the addictive loop of killing thousands of enemies into a simple, satisfying experience.
- #23 RUINER
83% 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: Gore 25.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Isometric 15.8%, Shooter 8%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced top-down shooter set in a gritty cyberpunk world with a heavy focus on visceral melee and gunplay.
- #24 Alien Shooter TD
82% 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: Gore 33%, Aliens 18%, Isometric 13.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense spin-off that utilizes the same assets and setting to provide a strategic take on the franchise.
- #25 Gore Storm
80% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Gundorado
Windows
Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Gore 14.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Aliens 13.9%, Action RPG 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that leans heavily into the visceral, blood-soaked combat style of the seed game.
- #26 REMEDIUM
81% matchMixed65% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Sobaka StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Linux
The fast-paced twin-stick shooter game in the grim post-apocalyptic Renaissance setting. It had been more than a hundred years since the terrible plague devoured the whole continent and turned almost everyone there in the maddened mutants.
Why similar: Gore 20.4%, Isometric 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.1%, Action RPG 11.6%, Shooter 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down shooter set in a plague-ridden world that emphasizes mobility and constant combat.
- #27 Memory Lost: Chapter One
79% matchVery Positive93% of 203 reviews2022
Dev: Magic Hazard
Windows · Linux
First chapter of Memory Lost. It is a story-driven action shooter, the battles in which are built around the mechanics of mind capturing and moving into the enemy's body. First-aid kits were not delivered, there is only one magazine in the weapon - change the bodies to survive!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 21.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Isometric 16.1%, Gore 14.5%, Shooter 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that features a unique body-swapping mechanic and intense, sci-fi combat.
- #28 HYPERVIOLENT
78% matchMixed60% of 503 reviews2025
Dev: nfoPRINCEPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An ancient evil has awoken in the depths of a remote mining asteroid, stirred from its slumber by man's lust for power. Unaware, you answer a distress call and become stranded, surrounded by monstrous foes. Unravel the mystery of this madness and stop its spread in this horror retro shooter!
Why similar: Shooter 29.1%, Horror 21%, Sci-fi 20.2%, RPG 12.3%, Atmospheric 9%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that captures the dark, gore-filled atmosphere of classic sci-fi horror games.
- #29 Palpus X Annihilation
76% 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: Aliens 21.4%, Isometric 17.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Gore 8.3%
- #30 Diabolic
78% matchVery Positive83% of 394 reviews2018
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Red twice potato
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.1%, Action RPG 15.1%, Top-Down 14.5%, Shooter 14.5%, RPG 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented top-down game that focuses on dungeon-crawling and combat against various monstrous threats.
- #31 Larva Mortus
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 751 reviews2009
Pub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Shooter 15.9%, Action RPG 15.8%, Top-Down 11.3%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on gothic horror and fast-paced action against supernatural hordes.
- #32 Earth's Shadow
76% 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: Looter Shooter 26.7% ★, Aliens 20.3%, Action RPG 15.4%, Shooter 14.9%, RPG 7.5%
- #33 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: Gore 27.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Action RPG 13.3%, Top-Down Shooter 11.7%, Isometric 7.9%
- #34 Alien Shooter 2 - New Era
77% matchMixed52% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A desert, an abandoned city, cramped underground corridors of MAGMAs research centers, and for hundreds of kilometers around there is only darkness and thousands of monsters coming from all sides. You have only two options - to achieve your goal or die.
Why similar: Isometric 19.3%, Arena Shooter 18%, Action RPG 15.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Aliens 10.4%
- #35 Hatred
74% matchVery Positive84% of 28,349 reviews2015
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Why similar: Gore 51.8%, Isometric 13%, Shooter 12.4%, Top-Down Shooter 7%, Action 5.3%
- #36 Putrefaction
75% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Gore 36%, Horror 16.3%, Shooter 14%, Arena Shooter 10.6%, Action 10%
- #37 Dark Sector
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,442 reviews2009
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Why similar: Gore 35.9%, Third-Person Shooter 18.7%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 10.2%, Horror 8.8%
- #38 The Last Man Survivor
70% 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: Isometric 30.4%, Arena Shooter 21.8%, Action RPG 17.2%, Horror 12.2%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #39 Alien Hallway
74% matchMixed65% of 325 reviews2011
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Players measure stamina with a never-ending stream of green creatures within the borders of a special military mission.
Why similar: Aliens 31.6%, Shooter 18.7%, Isometric 14.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, RPG 6.3%
- #40 Skautfold: Into the Fray
72% matchVery Positive86% of 88 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Into the Fray is a fast action-shooter in the vein of Doom and Dark Messiah; using fast combat, reactive environments, and traps. Blast, kick, and dash your way through Rebels and Eldritch creatures to liberate the Isle of Portland; as it becomes consumed by Fog and the horrors therein.
Why similar: Gore 32.8%, Beat 'em up 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Shooter 10.7%, RPG 7%
- #41 Corrupted
73% 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 22.6%, Gore 21.5%, Action RPG 12.7%, RPG 11.8%, Arena Shooter 9.1%
- #42 Wall of insanity
71% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: VenomizedArt
Windows
Wall of insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets.
Why similar: Shooter 24.7%, Gore 24.2%, Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Action 13.3%, Horror 10.5%
- #43 ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: jounitus
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Isometric 19.7%, Arena Shooter 16.7%, Shooter 10%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #44 Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 380 reviews2017
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.8%, Gore 24.5%, Shooter 19%, Action 9.1%, Horror 6.8%
- #45 Alien Breed 3: Descent
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 607 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.
Why similar: Aliens 21.7%, Isometric 17.7%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Shooter 13%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #46 Combat Complex
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Spherical Horse Studios
Windows
A fast-paced ARPG / roguelike hybrid with lasers, alien bugs, WASD / twin-stick controls, random loot, and procedurally-generated levels. Wield legendary weapons, unlock devastating skills, create overpowered builds – and turn your enemies' attacks against them. Try the free demo!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 23.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Isometric 13.7%, Action RPG 12.2%, Shooter 10.5%
- #47 Ammo and Oxygen
68% 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: Gore 25.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Action RPG 14.5%, Shooter 13.5%, Sci-fi 11%
- #48 Malignant Survivors
70% 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 28.9%, Top-Down 19.4%, Isometric 16.3%, RPG 13.4%, Action 8.3%
- #49 EMPTY SHELL
68% matchVery Positive88% of 804 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Shooter 25.8%, Top-Down 20.1%, Horror 18.6%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #50 Deformed
67% matchVery Positive96% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Deformed Studios
Windows
Single player horror game set in an underground lab. Kill monsters and escape.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 44.1% ★, Action RPG 19.7%, Shooter 19.6%, Third-Person Shooter 16.6%
- #51 CRIMSON METAL Classic 1999
71% matchMixed51% of 304 reviews2017
Dev: Madbox Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
CRIMSON METAL - Far from Perfect, brutal and merciless.
Why similar: Gore 27.1%, Aliens 18.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Arena Shooter 9.8%, Action 9.5%
- #52 Painkiller Overdose
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,180 reviews2007
Dev: Mindware StudiosPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The critically-acclaimed and award-winning FPS franchise is back! Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end...
Why similar: Gore 56.5%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 14.5%, Horror 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #53 Dreadhunter
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: Trickster Arts
Windows
Plough through hordes of deadly monsters and defeat vicious bosses in an intense fast paced shooter RPG where all items are “legendary”, levels are ever-changing and combat is razor-sharp.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 29.3% ★, Isometric 19.4%, Action RPG 15.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #54 The Pulse of Evil
66% matchVery Positive95% of 219 reviews2023
Dev: MadnukinPub: Mads Games
Windows
Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Shooter 24.5%, Top-Down 14.3%, Horror 10.5%, Action 9.3%
- #55 Hell Shooter
69% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: 天河(TH Game)
Windows
Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.
Why similar: Gore 47.4%, Arena Shooter 14.1%, Action 12.6%, Horror 10.4%, Arcade 7.5%
- #56 Redie
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 274 reviews2016
Dev: Rückert Broductions
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Redie is a challenging singleplayer 3D top-down shooter. Fight an army of well-trained terrorists and soldiers in action-packed close quarters combat. Prepare to (re)die.
Why similar: Gore 65.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Action 10.6%, Indie 4.4%
- #57 Aliens: Dark Descent
64% matchVery Positive88% of 18,082 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: Aliens 28.5%, Isometric 14.8%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Top-Down 11%, Horror 10.7%
- #58 Jupiter Hell
65% matchVery Positive92% of 2,068 reviews2021
Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
Why similar: Gore 33.3%, Roguelike 29.9%, RPG 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Horror 8.7%
- #59 Dead Estate
64% matchVery Positive95% of 6,512 reviews2021
Dev: Milkbar LadsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 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: Gore 26.3%, Isometric 24.6%, Shooter 16.6%, Horror 15.1%, Roguelike 10%