- #1 Nova Drift
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.4%, Action Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 13%, Space 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive space-themed action-roguelite that features deep ship-building mechanics and intense bullet-hell combat.
- #2 Mining Survivors
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Incremental Survivors-like in which you mine valuable resources whilst slaying hoards of enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.8%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 13.9%, Shooter 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title directly combines the survivor-like bullet-hell genre with mining mechanics and incremental progression.
- #3 Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
96% matchVery Positive84% of 516 reviews2025
Dev: RyanJakob
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Blast. Collect. Upgrade. Repeat. Void Miner is a retro-inspired roguelite asteroid shooter where you pilot a space ship and manage an automated tower to destroy endless fields of chaos. Dodge, blast, and harvest your way through waves of asteroids in a fast-paced loop of destruction and progression.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18%, Clicker 14.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 11.9%, Space 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the exact intersection of incremental clicker mechanics and space-based asteroid mining found in the seed game.
- #4 Dome Keeper
95% matchVery Positive92% of 19,233 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 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: Roguelike 38%, Space 21.6%, Combat 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, 2D 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the core loop of mining for resources to upgrade your defenses against waves of enemies in a hostile environment.
- #5 Wall World
94% matchVery Positive91% of 11,769 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
Why similar: Roguelite 27.6%, Roguelike 22.5%, Management 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Similar to Dome Keeper, this game focuses on mining and upgrading your mobile base while defending against relentless alien swarms.
- #6 Brotato
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.8%, Roguelike 21.3%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Arcade 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: As a gold standard for the genre, it offers the same addictive, fast-paced bullet-hell combat and build-crafting depth.
- #7 Time Wasters
93% matchVery Positive88% of 2,590 reviews2023
Dev: Proton Studio
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.3%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 10.1%, Top-Down 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed bullet-hell roguelite that emphasizes ship upgrades and clearing massive waves of enemies.
- #8 Drill Core
92% matchVery Positive85% of 2,264 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Roguelite 28.4%, Roguelike 24.8%, Management 14.7%, Strategy 14%, Space 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends colony management and tower defense with a mining-focused progression system in a sci-fi setting.
- #9 Soulstone Survivors
91% matchVery Positive91% of 26,152 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25%, Action Roguelike 24.4%, Roguelite 18.5%, Roguelike 14%, Top-Down 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a high-intensity bullet-hell experience with a massive variety of upgrades and character builds.
- #10 Swarm Grinder
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 18.2%, Top-Down 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite features a unique destruction mechanic where you mine through terrain while fighting off swarms of enemies.
- #11 Death Must Die
89% matchVery Positive91% of 21,387 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 26.5%, Action Roguelike 24.8%, Roguelite 20.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a high-quality action-roguelite loop with deep gear management and challenging combat encounters.
- #12 Galactic Mining Corp
90% matchVery Positive84% of 931 reviews2021
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.
Why similar: Capitalism 30.4%, Roguelite 18.7%, Management 15.2%, Space 15.1%, Roguelike 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and exploration side of space mining, offering a slower-paced but deeply rewarding experience.
- #13 Rogue: Genesia
88% matchVery Positive91% of 8,365 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.6%, Action Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 12.6%, Arcade 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane bullet-hell roguelite that focuses on power-scaling and clearing thousands of enemies at once.
- #14 Void Scrappers
89% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Space 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style space shooter that focuses on collecting scrap to upgrade your ship during intense bullet-hell runs.
- #15 Coal LLC
87% matchVery Positive92% of 944 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.
Why similar: Capitalism 30.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Management 15.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the capitalism and management aspects of mining, providing a strategic layer to the resource-gathering loop.
- #16 Pesticide Not Required
86% matchVery Positive94% of 886 reviews2024
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 25.4%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelite 19.6%, Top-Down 8.9%, Arcade 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelite incorporates farming and resource management elements into its combat-heavy gameplay loop.
- #17 Forager
86% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 45.7%, 2D 16.6%, Indie 12.6%, Simulation 11.5%, Casual 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the satisfying incremental loop of gathering resources, crafting, and expanding your reach in a colorful world.
- #18 Rocket Rats
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,255 reviews2024
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.3%, Action Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 10.3%, Shooter 7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelite that features space-themed combat and a variety of upgrade paths for your character.
- #19 Star Survivor
85% matchMixed69% of 555 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.7%, Action Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, Space 12.8%, Roguelike 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a physics-based space survival experience that feels very similar to the ship-building and combat in Astro Prospector.
- #20 Minutescape
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: MolterPub: Poysky Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dodge bullets and upgrade yourself in Minutescape, a retro-inspired incremental game that keeps unfolding. Unlock new abilities and keep upgrading yourself to survive for 5 consecutive minutes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Clicker 15.8%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental survival game that focuses on quick, high-intensity sessions and constant progression.
- #21 Astro Looter: Survivor
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.8%, Roguelite 18.2%, Roguelike 17%, Action Roguelike 16.3%, Top-Down 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed survivor game that emphasizes looting and upgrading your character to survive increasingly difficult waves.
- #22 Asterogues
82% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: pipotchi600Pub: indie.io
Windows
Beat up planets in Asterogues, a cosmic bullet hell shoot-em-up hybrid! Pick your character from a band of outcasts banished to the Asteroid Belt, dodge and shoot your way through a brutal onslaught of bullets, and take revenge against the Solar System!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 12.9%, Space 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This bullet-hell roguelite features unique space-themed combat and challenging boss encounters that require precise movement.
- #23 Project Lazarus
82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,374 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.5%, Bullet Hell 34.5%, Arcade 14.3%, Combat 7.3%, Casual 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished action-roguelite that focuses on mech-based combat and modular upgrades for your survival.
- #24 DREDGE
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,902 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Simulation 59.5%, Singleplayer 20.9%, Indie 19.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more atmospheric, it shares the core loop of resource management and upgrading your vessel to survive a dangerous world.
- #25 Cozy Space Survivors
81% matchVery Positive97% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 13.5%, Arcade 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A more relaxed take on the survivor genre that still maintains the space-themed combat and progression elements.
- #26 Prospector
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: Loonworks Games
Windows
Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!
Why similar: Space 38.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Strategy 18.1%, 2D 11%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A resource-management and base-building game that focuses on the gritty reality of mining in a harsh environment.
- #27 BALL x PIT
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,880 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.4%, Roguelite 18.1%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelike 15.4%, Arcade 10.6%
- #28 Rock Crusher
80% matchVery Positive88% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.
Why similar: Clicker 28.9%, Space 14.6%, Arcade 13.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated mining simulation that focuses on the satisfying, repetitive loop of breaking rocks and upgrading your equipment.
- #29 God Of Weapons
79% matchVery Positive85% of 5,074 reviews2023
Dev: Archmage LabsPub: Archmage Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 29.5%, Action Roguelike 29%, Roguelite 24.2%, Combat 10.7%, Casual 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a layer of inventory management to the bullet-hell roguelite genre, requiring strategic planning for your ship's loadout.
- #30 Space Rock Breaker
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,972 reviews2025
Dev: WAKA WAKA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Space Rock Breaker is a short incremental game about mining asteroids in space. Mine asteroids with guns, unlock new materials, process the ore by dropping it into a Plinko machine, and spend your credits on upgrades in a massive skill tree.
Why similar: Clicker 29.8%, Arcade 19.5%, Space 16.9%, Top-Down 15.6%, Casual 11.5%
- #31 SHOOPER NOVA
77% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Roguelite 18.2%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelike 10.7%, Strategy 9.1%
- #32 Space Haven
78% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2020
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Management 26.6%, Space 25.9%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This management sim focuses on building and maintaining a space station, offering a deeper look at the logistics of space survival.
- #33 A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,623 reviews2025
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.
Why similar: Clicker 28.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Arcade 10.1%, Simulation 8.4%, Space 8.4%
- #34 Deep Space Cache
76% matchVery Positive92% of 858 reviews2024
Dev: Monu
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Deep Space Cache is a short & simple semi-idle bullet heaven incremental asteroid miner game.
Why similar: Strategy 16.1%, Clicker 14.1%, Space 12.3%, Casual 9.9%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #35 Antivirus PROTOCOL
74% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: FIREHIVE Studio
Windows
Antivirus PROTOCOL is an incremental game about destroying viruses. Learn and adapt, collect data, upgrade yourself, and eliminate the Virus that has taken over the world.
Why similar: Clicker 28%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 11%
- #36 Astrodle
75% matchVery Positive89% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Robin Nicolet
Windows
Ready for some chill time in space? Astrodle has you covered. Watch the numbers soar as you upgrade your ship and travel the stars. Oh, and you might just become a god.
Why similar: Clicker 34.3%, Shooter 18.5%, Space 17.9%, Arcade 17.2%, Casual 6.3%
- #37 Run Build Pew!
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 560 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 17.4%, Space 13.3%, Roguelike 12.6%, Shooter 8.8%
- #38 Voids Vigil
73% matchVery Positive95% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Blast through robotic hordes in this arena auto-battler rogue-lite Brotato-like. Use auto-firing weapons and drones, timely dashes and special abilities to reach the Void where a final Conservator awaits convergence. Spend your Cogs wisely within the varied shops to create unique builds!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 21.4%, Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 16%, Arcade 9.4%
- #39 Duncrush
73% matchVery Positive83% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: Golden Pick Games
Windows · Mac
Duncrush is a clicker RPG where you defeat monsters by clicking and conquer a variety of dungeons. Collect gold, weapons, shields, and accessories to power up your hero and create your own strategy with the skill tree. Battle stronger enemies and clear challenging dungeons!
Why similar: Clicker 18.9%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 13.9%, Capitalism 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #40 Galactic Glitch
72% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.5%, Bullet Hell 18.3%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Space 10.2%
- #41 Solace Inc.
74% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
A survivors-like about a time-travelling company where you recruit your employees against endless hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Action Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 13.4%, Shooter 9.2%
- #42 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
71% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.7%, Action Roguelike 19.7%, Roguelite 16.8%, Space 10.8%, Arcade 7.3%
- #43 Deep Space Exploitation
71% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Capitalism 33.5%, Space 17.5%, Roguelite 16%, Arcade 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
- #44 Rocky Mayhem
73% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: SepSlitherPub: Frederik Holst
Windows
Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 8 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.9%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 13.1%, Arcade 9.7%, Shooter 8.9%
- #45 Void Resurgence
70% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.4%, Bullet Hell 21.4%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike 10.1%, Space 9.7%
- #46 Gunlocked
72% matchVery Positive87% of 502 reviews2022
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A twin stick shooter without the twin stick, Gunlocked is a sci-fi action roguelike about careful positioning and upgrade selection. Manage unique targeting systems across multiple weapons and upgrades, as you battle legions of alien ships, and then do it all over again!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.6%, Action Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 14.7%, Arcade 9.5%, Shooter 8.4%
- #47 BORE BLASTERS
71% matchVery Positive81% of 735 reviews2024
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelite 23.7%, Roguelike 19.6%, Arcade 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #48 Universe Horizon
70% matchVery Positive89% of 217 reviews2025
Dev: Jarkem
Windows · Linux
An idle incremental game where you decide to travel across the whole Universe. Embark on this journey in your little ship and get as far away as possible from Earth, gathering resources and upgrading your spaceship along the way.
Why similar: Clicker 33.6%, Space 26.3%, Strategy 10.7%, 2D 7.7%, Simulation 7.3%
- #49 Astroloot
69% matchVery Positive92% of 527 reviews2025
Dev: Andreas Hager Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Loot, level up, and obliterate everything in your path. Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven with deep ARPG systems, featuring a massive skill tree, deterministic crafting, and near-endless build possibilities.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 47.6%, Space 28.8%, Top-Down 12%, 2D 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #50 Shrimp.io
70% matchVery Positive85% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
A Shrimp Based Bullet Heaven. Kill creatures, Level up & pick from 3 upgrades to unalive thousands more.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.7%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Roguelite 12%, Strategy 11.4%, Arcade 10.2%
- #51 Space Will
69% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Roguelike 16.2%, Space 15%, Combat 12.3%, Strategy 11.3%
- #52 Nomad Survival
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2022
Dev: The Fox Knocks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.2%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #53 Astronomics
66% matchVery Positive90% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: Numizmatic
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Top-down action and space exploration meet asteroid mining automation! Navigate to randomly generated asteroids passing by and start mining. Impress your employer, upgrade your equipment, fight off pirates and save up for that ticket to Earth so you can finally come home... for the very first time.
Why similar: Space 54.9%, Top-Down 36.1%, Strategy 3.6%, Simulation 2.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #54 Particul
66% matchVery Positive82% of 438 reviews2026
Dev: MILLION PIXELS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.
Why similar: Clicker 37%, Simulation 22.8%, Casual 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Strategy 7.2%
- #55 Cosmic Carnage: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive93% of 69 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: Bullet Hell 18.6%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 12%, Shooter 8.3%
- #56 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
66% matchVery Positive80% of 879 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Action Roguelike 26.2%, Roguelike 24.7%, Roguelite 24.6%, Combat 14.2%, 2D 7.2%
- #57 Geometry Arena
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: 011 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A free-form arena-shooter Roguelite with heavy emphasis on building an overpowered character! You play as a little shape that shoots other shapes! Strengthen your character by mixing and matching mods and upgrades, and experiment with a limitless rune upgrade system!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.6%, Bullet Hell 21.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 15.4%, Arcade 10.4%
- #58 Space Scavenger
68% matchVery Positive88% of 314 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: Action Roguelike 26%, Roguelike 20.6%, Space 16.3%, Arcade 12.5%, Top-Down 11.3%
- #59 Power of Ten
67% matchVery Positive80% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Pew Times Three
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelite 19.9%, Space 17.1%, Roguelike 16.5%, Top-Down 10.7%
- #60 Rogue Factory
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: curried_functor
Windows
The AUTOMATION bullet heaven! Build your custom spellcasting factory and tear through endless waves of monsters. Unlock 20+ characters and 100+ golden totems to craft broken roguelite synergies and survive the swarm! Build, automate, autocast, OBLITERATE!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 16.1%, Management 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%