- #1 Section 13
97% matchMixed70% of 841 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Action Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 10.8%, Shooter 8.4%
- #2 20 Minutes Till Dawn
96% matchVery Positive91% of 28,804 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.3%, Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Roguelite 18.3%, Survival 13.3%, Shooter 12.5%
- #3 Scrappage
96% matchVery Positive82% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Geekspree
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this unforgiving rogue-lite twin stick shooter, death awaits you behind every corner. Fight your way through hordes of monsters, eliminate bosses and loot their valuable items and body parts. With them you can enhance your own body, unlock powerful skills and create your own unique builds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Perma Death 13.3%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%
- #4 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
94% matchVery Positive80% of 895 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Roguelite 13.3%
- #5 Mars Survivors
95% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 28%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #6 Bullet Bunny
94% matchVery Positive86% of 128 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 25.7%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #7 Rift Loopers
93% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.7%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Action RPG 11.2%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #8 Feral Fury
92% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: Skandivania GamesPub: Skandivania Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fast-paced twin stick shooter rogue-lite action
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.2%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Gore 14.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.2%
- #9 Let Them Come: Onslaught
90% matchVery Positive90% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: Tuatara GamesPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows
Survive the relentless offensive of the alien horde in Let Them Come: Onslaught, a sci-fi survival roguelite. The pursuit of the perfect build and an ever-expanding arsenal of abilities are the keys to your success.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 16.6%, Action RPG 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%
- #10 Subterrain
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,393 reviews2016
Dev: Pixellore Inc
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?
Why similar: Survival 24.8%, Top-Down 22.6%, Sci-fi 18%, Perma Death 13.7%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
- #11 EMPTY SHELL
89% 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: Action Roguelike 25%, Roguelite 18.9%, Shooter 14.9%, Top-Down 14.8%, Roguelike 13.2%
- #12 Danger Gazers
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Danger Gazers is a post-apocalyptic roguelite top-down shooter where you pave your own path. The choices you make will decide your fate, it will either turn you into the new ruler or... the ashes to be windswept away.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 11.1%, Roguelite 9.4%, Top-Down Shooter 8.6%
- #13 Horde Hunters
89% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Action Roguelike 15%, Top-Down Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 12.6%, Procedural Generation 11.4%
- #14 Deadzone: Rogue
86% 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 22%, Action Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 15%, Sci-fi 12.7%
- #15 Monsters 'til Midnight
88% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows
Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 12%, Local Co-Op 7.7%
- #16 Survivors of the Dawn
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 749 reviews2023
Dev: indieGiant
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, Sci-fi 9%
- #17 Doomsday Hunters
86% matchVery Positive90% of 787 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Perma Death 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.3%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #18 Moros Protocol
85% matchVery Positive81% of 780 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel ReignPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Face the darkness in Moros Protocol, a pixel-painted sci-fi FPS roguelite. Survive the nightmare alone or with allies as you navigate the decaying warship, stalked by horrors and guided by a voice you don’t recognize. Adapt, upgrade, and push forward. You may be outnumbered, but not outmatched.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.4%, Procedural Generation 25.2%, Shooter 21.9%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Action 5.5%
- #19 Hell is Others
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,158 reviews2022
Dev: Strelka GamesPub: A List Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Hell is Others is an extraction top-down shooter combining roguelike elements. Outside the safety of your apartment lies the noir hellscape that is Century City. A city of endless night that straddles the line between reality and insanity. Explore, hunt, and loot in a place where blood is currency.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26%, Top-Down Shooter 15.9%, Top-Down 11.6%, Shooter 11.5%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #20 FatalZone
82% 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: Action Roguelike 16.9%, Top-Down Shooter 16.5%, Roguelite 12%, Action RPG 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%
- #21 Zombie Shooter
84% 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 20.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.7%, Action RPG 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.3%, Shooter 11.5%
- #22 Space Scavenger
82% matchVery Positive88% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.2%, Perma Death 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #23 Gunlocked
81% matchVery Positive87% of 505 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: Action Roguelike 28.3%, Roguelite 20.4%, Shooter 14.4%, Top-Down 12.7%, Futuristic 10.5%
- #24 Witchinour
83% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: mahojigoku
Windows
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.3%, Perma Death 15.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #25 Ogre Chambers DX
81% matchVery Positive91% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Roguelike bullet hell shooter, where you fend off waves of attacking monsters in a constantly transforming arena. You are rewarded with upgrades to your vulnerable spaceship if you survive long enough.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.4%, Perma Death 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #26 Dungeon Core
80% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Talismanic Entertainment
Windows
Dungeon Core is a roguelite top-down shooter where you get to explore the sewers and beyond to ultimately reach an old underground research facility. Old nuclear waste has caused dangerous mutations in creatures due to a failed experiment. You set out to destroy the abandoned nuclear core.
Why similar: Action RPG 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Roguelite 12.5%, Perma Death 12.4%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #27 Space Beast Terror Fright
78% matchVery Positive92% of 1,781 reviews2022
Dev: nornware AB
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.8%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Gore 13.2%, Procedural Generation 12%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #28 Barotrauma
76% matchVery Positive94% of 86,224 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Survival 34.4%, Sci-fi 27.1%, Gore 25.9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Action 4.9%
- #29 West of Dead
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,190 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.9%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 11.4%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
- #30 CTHON
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: Gravity Games
Windows
Embark - if you dare - upon a desperate battle against the unknown horrors of the beyond; featuring roguelike elements, including procedural generation and permanent death, CTHON seamlessly blends visceral combat with strategic character building.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 61.9%, Shooter 27.4%, Action 10.7%
- #31 EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,391 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE 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: Action Roguelike 25.3%, Roguelite 19.1%, Top-Down 14.7%, Roguelike 14%, Sci-fi 11%
- #32 CRYPTARK
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,927 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 27.1%, Roguelite 12.2%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Procedural Generation 6%
- #33 REPLIKATOR
77% matchVery Positive87% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Perma Death 11.1%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #34 OVERWHELM
77% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2018
Dev: Ruari O'SullivanPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.
Why similar: Perma Death 40.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 37.3%, Action 21.9%
- #35 Survivor Mercs
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Wolpertinger GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.7%
- #36 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: LionSwordPub: LionSword Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare for an interstellar showdown like no other in a gripping roguelike top-down twin-stick shooter set in the vast depths of space. Pilot your advanced starship, engaging in relentless battles against hordes of alien adversaries. Destroy, Collect, Upgrade, Die, Unlock, Repeat.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.8%, Perma Death 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 14.2%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #37 Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
73% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Dot bloodPub: Targem Games
Windows
Kickback is a top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where shooting is the only way to move. Repel waves of mutants, create combinations of weapons and upgrades to survive at all costs on your own or with a friend in a local co-op mode.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.5%, Roguelite 20.4%, Shooter 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Survival 11.7%
- #38 Blacksea Odyssey
75% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Blacksea OdysseyPub: Spiral Summit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Perma Death 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.5%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #39 Planetary Dustoff
75% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Rymdfall AB
Windows · Mac
Planetary Dustoff is a space-themed roguelite shooter. Go on a death riddled journey to sprawling alien environments and fight your way through hordes of enemies and epic boss battles. Take part in the revived Planetary Survey Program and help the Space Faction find a new home for humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 26.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Roguelite 17.4%, Shooter 7.1%
- #40 Arksync
71% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Dykom Software
Windows
Wired from the ashes of twin stick Shooters, Arksync evolves the genre with breakneck player movement and combat. Survive and buy weapons, utilities, and upgrades; then risk it all as you fight to survive, and take a toy bear home.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.9%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Gore 16%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #41 Outer Terror
72% 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 Roguelike 67.5%, Mystery 20.8%, Action 11.8%
- #42 Eldritch Survivors
71% 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 Roguelike 24.7%, Roguelike 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #43 Nuclear Throne
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,540 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.2 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 22%, Roguelike 12.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%
- #44 I am Weapon: Revival
74% matchMixed68% of 285 reviews2015
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Have you ever faced your worst nightmare? What if you have no choice but to move on and see what’s behind it? Then you’d better arm yourself with a couple of big guns, stock up on ammo and show them all what a real nightmare is!
Why similar: Gore 38.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 26%, Action 6.9%
- #45 Notrium
73% 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: Top-Down Shooter 27.8%, Roguelite 16.5%, Survival 13.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Futuristic 9.3%
- #46 Xeno Crisis
72% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 30.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.3%, Local Co-Op 10.1%, Shooter 8.3%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #47 Repetendium
70% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 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: Perma Death 20%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 13.3%, Local Co-Op 11.8%
- #48 Dome Keeper
68% matchVery Positive92% of 20,921 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.8%, Roguelike 19.9%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Procedural Generation 17.5%, Action 5.4%
- #49 When the Light Dies
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Electric MonkeysPub: PQube
Windows
Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.3%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Roguelite 11.1%
- #50 Dead Estate
68% 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: Twin Stick Shooter 29%, Perma Death 17%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Gore 10.4%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #51 CRUEL
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,740 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Perma Death 23.3%, Gore 18.1%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Roguelike 14.6%, Shooter 12%
- #52 Hive Jump 2: Survivors
69% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Graphite LabPub: Midwest Games
Windows · Linux
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.5%, Perma Death 15.1%, Top-Down Shooter 13.9%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Action RPG 10.7%
- #53 Solstice Chronicles: MIA
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 315 reviews2017
Dev: Ironward
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Futuristic 10.9%, Shooter 8.4%
- #54 Last Group Out
69% matchVery Positive83% of 531 reviews2022
Dev: Woodland Development
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Team up, gear up, and make it out alive in this 2D co-op extraction shooter.
Why similar: Shooter 38.9%, Survival 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Action 12.3%, Roguelite 8%
- #55 Scavenger SV-4
69% matchVery Positive91% of 595 reviews2018
Dev: Deric RuhlPub: HoroArch
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
Why similar: Perma Death 27.6%, Sci-fi 23%, Procedural Generation 19.8%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #56 Uragun
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 20.9%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #57 Greedland
64% matchVery Positive83% of 3,165 reviews2025
Dev: VaMP HePub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Greedland” is a roguelike game mixed with survivor-like elements. It's reminiscent of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, and as the battle progresses your character will become a mobile arsenal of destruction!
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 29.8%, Roguelite 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Local Co-Op 9.3%
- #58 Lethal Company
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 507,841 reviews2023
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Perma Death 23.3%, Procedural Generation 23.2%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Action 3.6%
- #59 Anoxia Station
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: BonereadersPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 49.6%, Survival 23.9%, Roguelike 19.5%, Action 7%
- #60 Destropolis
67% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.2%, Top-Down Shooter 17.2%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Procedural Generation 8.5%, Roguelike 7.7%