- #1 Spelunky 2
97% matchVery Positive93% of 21,779 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 16.3%, Perma Death 14.1%, Difficult 12.5%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive 2D platformer roguelite that emphasizes vertical descent, environmental hazards, and deep, emergent gameplay.
- #2 Caveblazers
96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,520 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 13%, Perma Death 12.5%, Difficult 9.5%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Roguelite 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a chaotic, challenging 2D platforming experience with a heavy emphasis on loot and procedural dungeon generation.
- #3 Dead Cells
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 181,516 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Platformer 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the gold standard for fluid 2D action-platforming combat combined with extensive loot and roguelite progression.
- #4 Revita
95% matchVery Positive81% of 2,415 reviews2022
Dev: BenStarPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Looter Shooter 22.2% ★, Twin Stick Shooter 21.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick platformer roguelite that forces players to balance their health as a resource, creating high-tension combat scenarios.
- #5 Rogue Legacy 2
94% matchVery Positive91% of 15,046 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Difficult 21.8%, Platformer 21%, Roguelite 18.5%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Roguelike 13%
Why You'll Like It: It features excellent 2D platforming mechanics and a rewarding progression system that keeps the gameplay loop addictive.
- #6 Voidigo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,843 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.3 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 22.9%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Difficult 10.7%, Roguelite 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features chaotic, high-energy combat and unique boss fights that mirror the frantic nature of the seed game.
- #7 Enter the Gungeon
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 89,278 reviews2016
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.9 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: Action Roguelike 15.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.2%, Difficult 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it shares the intense bullet-hell combat and deep loot variety that fans of twin-stick shooters will appreciate.
- #8 Downwell
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,574 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Difficult 19.5%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the feeling of a dangerous, vertical descent into an ever-changing abyss using unique platforming-based combat.
- #9 Vagante
91% matchVery Positive89% of 5,010 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Perma Death 13.9%, Roguelite 13.5%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a brutal, pixel-art dungeon crawling experience that rewards careful platforming and strategic combat.
- #10 Skul: The Hero Slayer
90% matchVery Positive93% of 57,348 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 29.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Difficult 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D action roguelite that focuses on diverse combat styles and challenging boss encounters.
- #11 Fury Unleashed
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,882 reviews2020
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.3%, Perma Death 15.5%, Difficult 15.1%, Roguelike 10.6%, Roguelite 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines tight 2D platforming with a comic-book aesthetic and fast-paced, combo-driven shooting mechanics.
- #12 Dungreed
89% matchVery Positive93% of 9,557 reviews2018
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelite 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling action roguelite that focuses heavily on dungeon exploration and collecting a vast array of weapons.
- #13 30XX
89% matchVery Positive90% of 2,789 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Perma Death 15.6%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished 2D platformer roguelite that emphasizes speed, agility, and responsive combat controls.
- #14 Son of a Witch
88% matchVery Positive86% of 434 reviews2018
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Action roguelike for 1-4 players with cute graphics and deep game mechanics. Combine dozens of different weapons, magic items, potions and spells with unique effects to beat 8 enemy factions and 28 bosses. Can you find the ancient goblin artifact at the end of the dungeon?
Why similar: 4 Player Local 19.4%, Loot 17.5%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Local Co-Op 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It supports 4-player local co-op and focuses on dungeon-crawling action, making it a great alternative for group play.
- #15 HyperParasite
87% matchVery Positive82% of 148 reviews2020
Dev: Troglobytes GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 16.7%, Loot 11.8%, Perma Death 11.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.9%, Difficult 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick roguelite that allows players to possess enemies, adding a layer of strategic variety to the combat.
- #16 Catacomb Kids
86% matchVery Positive87% of 628 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.4%, Roguelite 20%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Platformer 10.1%, Local Co-Op 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, physics-based 2D platformer that forces players to adapt to unpredictable dungeon encounters.
- #17 A Robot Named Fight!
86% matchVery Positive88% of 891 reviews2017
Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Robot Named Fight is a Metroidvania roguelike focused on exploration and item collection. Explore a different, procedurally-generated labyrinth each time you play and discover randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles, find secrets and explode meat beasts.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 15.2%, 4 Player Local 15.1%, Procedural Generation 12%, Local Co-Op 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends Metroidvania-style exploration with roguelite elements to create a challenging and atmospheric experience.
- #18 Spirits Abyss
85% matchVery Positive96% of 424 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 15.5%, Difficult 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Perma Death 12.6%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This platformer features a deep, mysterious dungeon-crawling experience with a focus on exploration and survival.
- #19 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
83% matchVery Positive86% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Platformer 19.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Perma Death 12.8%, Roguelike 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on 2D platforming by wrapping the levels around a cylinder, creating a distinct combat flow.
- #20 GONNER2
84% matchMixed69% of 140 reviews2020
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
In this sequel to GoNNER: Journey your way through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of colour as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses, lose your head (a lot), in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelite 16.2%, Difficult 13.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Local Co-Op 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and fast-paced 2D platformer that emphasizes chaotic shooting and rhythmic combat.
- #21 Toroom
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 200 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: Loot 15.6%, Difficult 13.7%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Roguelite 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward action-roguelite that focuses on fast-paced combat and difficult room-clearing challenges.
- #22 Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens
82% matchVery Positive82% of 379 reviews2024
Dev: Chris McFarland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lady Tallowmere's kittens have been acting strange. Still, the dungeon's rituals must be carried out. Despite the unusual circumstances, how many rooms can you clear?
Why similar: Loot 15.7%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, 4 Player Local 12%, Perma Death 11.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a blend of platforming and dungeon crawling with robust co-op support and difficult combat.
- #23 DIG - Deep In Galaxies
80% matchVery Positive95% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: Molton Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Free the galaxies in this action platformer! Jump, swing, dig and shoot your way through uncharted planets. Give hell to the Overlord's forces and face alien foes. Earn rewards after every battle and add them to your ever-growing arsenal.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 13.5%, Perma Death 12.6%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Difficult 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines 2D platforming with procedural generation and combat, offering a similar loop to the seed game.
- #24 Earth Overclocked
82% matchVery Positive81% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Chronicle Bench
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 18.1%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Loot 13.9%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Roguelite 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelite that emphasizes shooting mechanics and chaotic enemy swarms.
- #25 Cavity Busters
79% matchVery Positive96% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Cavity Busters is a roguelite toothpunk bullet hell where you bite and chomp cavity infested enemies. Run on the walls, dodge through bullet filled rooms and stomp baddies. Collect power ups, contract powerful diseases, and carve your way through a bloated body kingdom.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 17.2%, Difficult 16%, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the bullet-hell aspect of the genre with intense, high-speed combat encounters.
- #26 Rogue Glitch Ultra
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.9%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, 4 Player Local 15%, Roguelite 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a 2D platformer experience with online co-op and a variety of character-building options.
- #27 Monsters and Monocles
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Retro Dreamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monsters and Monocles is a frantic top-down shooter for 1-4 players. Use teamwork and your arsenal of weapons to defeat the overwhelming hordes of evil, either locally or online. All the levels are procedurally generated with new layouts, objectives, and secrets each time you play.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.6%, Roguelite 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Roguelike 7.4%, 2D 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This twin-stick shooter features local co-op and a focus on chaotic, screen-clearing combat.
- #28 Tiny Rogues
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,641 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Difficult 20.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 12.9%
- #29 Heroes of Loot
81% matchMixed69% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A brutal mix between dungeon-crawler and shoot-em up. The dungeon will learn from you and become more dangerous every time you play!
Why similar: Loot 22.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.5%, Difficult 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style dungeon crawler that focuses on quick, arcade-like combat and loot collection.
- #30 UnderMine
77% matchVery Positive90% of 9,815 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, Roguelite 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Procedural Generation 7.3%
- #31 Doomed to Hell
78% matchVery Positive82% of 238 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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: Twin Stick Shooter 20.3%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelike 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter roguelite that emphasizes bullet-hell mechanics and difficult boss fights.
- #32 Doomsday Hunters
77% matchVery Positive90% of 788 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.8 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 22.8%, Perma Death 15%, Difficult 13%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Action Roguelike 9.6%
- #33 Dunjungle
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 739 reviews2025
Dev: Bruno BombardiPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15.3%, Perma Death 15.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%
- #34 Hive Jump
78% matchMixed68% of 371 reviews2017
Dev: Graphite Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
HIVE JUMP is a sci-fi action platformer for 1-4 players blending run ‘n gun gameplay with roguelike elements.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 20.3%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Platformer 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer shooter that focuses on squad-based combat and navigating dangerous, insect-filled environments.
- #35 Neon Abyss
73% matchVery Positive86% of 23,580 reviews2020
Dev: Veewo GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.3 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: Loot 22.8%, Procedural Generation 12%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Roguelike 11%, Action Roguelike 9.7%
- #36 Black Future '88
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42%, Roguelite 26.4%, Local Co-Op 19%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Platformer 5%
- #37 Rising Hell
74% matchVery Positive89% of 316 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 15.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Platformer 10.3%
- #38 Roboquest
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,166 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.6% ★, Action Roguelike 22.8%, Roguelite 17.7%, Perma Death 14%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #39 Archvale
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,382 reviews2021
Dev: idoz & phopsPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.
Why similar: Action RPG 27.5%, Local Co-Op 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Difficult 11.3%, 2D 7.8%
- #40 Dungeon Souls
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,228 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.5%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #41 Nuclear Throne
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,651 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 22.1%, Difficult 16.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 10.5%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #42 20XX
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,559 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Platformer 15.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Local Co-Op 12.7%
- #43 Planetary Dustoff
74% 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 22.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 21.3%, Roguelite 14.9%, Loot 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%
- #44 Heroes of Hammerwatch
71% matchVery Positive87% of 9,491 reviews2018
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Roguelite 24.2%, Dungeon Crawler 22%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Procedural Generation 5.7%
- #45 Ember Knights
69% matchVery Positive94% of 6,912 reviews2023
Dev: Doom TurtlePub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Roguelite 14.8%, Procedural Generation 10.9%
- #46 Star of Providence
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,340 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.6%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 12.4%, Difficult 11.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%
- #47 Swarm Grinder
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,193 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 17.2%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, Action RPG 10.7%
- #48 Morsels
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 576 reviews2025
Dev: FurculaPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 40.7%, Action Roguelike 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #49 Tallowmere
71% matchVery Positive90% of 854 reviews2015
Dev: Chris McFarland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?
Why similar: Loot 16.4%, 4 Player Local 13.6%, Perma Death 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10.7%
- #50 Deep Dark Dungeon
72% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: GlassCats
Windows · Mac
Deep Dark Dungeon is a rogue-lite action game in which the player dives into the deep, dark depths of various dungeons filled with bad-tempered monsters that will attack them on sight.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 18.6%, Action Roguelike 17.7%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, Roguelite 13%, Perma Death 11.1%
- #51 TowerClimb
70% matchVery Positive92% of 410 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Difficult 20.5%, Roguelite 13%, Platformer 11.3%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #52 Crawl
68% matchVery Positive95% of 7,278 reviews2017
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 27%, Dungeon Crawler 21.9%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%
- #53 Rogue Stormers
70% matchMixed69% of 989 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.6%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Platformer 11.4%
- #54 Scrappage
67% 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 20.5%, Loot 17.4%, Perma Death 13.9%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Action Roguelike 11.6%
- #55 The Crackpet Show
66% matchVery Positive86% of 844 reviews2022
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 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 19.6%, Difficult 16.4%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%
- #56 Risk of Rain (2013)
67% matchVery Positive93% of 29,823 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.6%, Roguelike 16.3%, Perma Death 12%, Difficult 11.9%, Platformer 10.6%
- #57 COLLAPSED
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: Glaive Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic roguelike action-platformer. Hunt your prey through vast procedurally-generated levels filled with tough enemies, useful loot and experience points. Fight alone or with a friend – either way, it won’t be easy!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.1%, Roguelite 29.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Difficult 9%
- #58 Straimium Immortaly
68% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Straimium Immortaly is a shmup roguelike dungeoncrawler. Explore the butts-hard procedurally generated Cubicus battling beasties, looting endless item and weapon upgrades and defeating huge boss meanies in your vengeful quest to eradicate the Queeni Emperess.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 11%
- #59 Bravery and Greed
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,040 reviews2022
Dev: Rekka GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
Why similar: Loot 14.9%, Perma Death 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 12%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%
- #60 Mana Spark
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 691 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Difficult 13.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Local Co-Op 10.4%