- #1 Dive The Depths
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.6%, Underwater 28.9% ★, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 4.9%
- #2 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 494 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.
Why similar: Underwater 58.5% ★, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Action 13.2%, Indie 5.1%, 2D 4.8%
- #3 Flinthook
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 841 reviews2017
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 61.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Action 10.1%, 2D 4.6%, Indie 4%
- #4 Aphotic Descent
95% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
Windows
In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...
Why similar: Underwater 48.6% ★, Retro 15.1%, Colorful 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 9.4%
- #5 Notrium
94% 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: Shooter 52.1%, Action 26.6%, 2D 8.8%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #6 Cellfish
94% matchVery Positive81% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: BRTL Games
Windows
Collect food to evolve and fight for your life against enemy cells in this deep underwater, survivor-like, roguelite experience. Unlock parts to customize your character and become your own unique cell.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 59.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Action 11.3%, 2D 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #7 Space Scavenger
93% 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 43.5%, Shooter 18.1%, Space 16.2%, Colorful 14.4%, Action 6.2%
- #8 Gunlocked
92% 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: Action Roguelike 38%, Shooter 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Retro 11.4%, Action 7.1%
- #9 REPLIKATOR
91% matchVery Positive87% of 126 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: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, Shooter 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Space 11.7%
- #10 Planetary Dustoff
91% 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 59.9%, Shooter 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action 10.7%, Indie 4%
- #11 Sublevel Zero Redux
90% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.6%, Shooter 18.2%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Retro 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #12 Depths of Sanity
89% matchVery Positive89% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.
Why similar: Underwater 56.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Retro 15.5%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #13 Nautical Survival
88% matchVery Positive99% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 83.6%, Action 13.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #14 Cargo Commander
89% matchVery Positive83% of 927 reviews2012
Dev: Serious Brew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Alone in space, light years away from your family, armed with only your Fistcannon™; you are Cargo Corps' latest recruit, a Cargo Commander.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.6%, Procedural Generation 23.9%, Shooter 18.7%, Space 12.4%, Action 7.3%
- #15 Wizard Shrimp
86% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Wizard Shrimp Games
Windows
Wizard Shrimp™ is a bullet-hell roguelite game where you play as a Shrimp who is inexplicably also a Wizard?! Battle your way out of a slimy swamp, escape amethyst caves, and climb the Mushroom Wizard's Tower to become the most powerful Shrimp this world has ever seen!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Retro 11%, Colorful 9.7%
- #16 Escape From Tethys
87% matchMixed69% of 457 reviews2018
Dev: Whimsical
Windows · Mac
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Action 67.6%, Pixel Graphics 32.4%
- #17 Galactic Glitch
84% 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 44%, Shooter 21.8%, Space 14.4%, Colorful 10.9%, Action 7.2%
- #18 Downwell
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 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 49%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Retro 10.6%, Action 7.5%, Procedural Generation 6.3%
- #19 Earth Atlantis
86% matchMixed55% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel PerfexPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling shooter with an original "Monster-Hunting" gameplay. Search and hunt down dreadful sea monsters and explore the post-apocalyptic underwater world.
Why similar: Shooter 36%, Retro 28.7%, Action 22.5%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #20 Spaceship Looter
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 65.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Action 10.3%, 2D 4.8%, Indie 3.3%
- #21 Exophobia
82% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: Shooter 30.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Colorful 17.8%, Space 16.8%, Retro 15.8%
- #22 Picayune Dreams
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,270 reviews2023
Dev: StepfordPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]
Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.3%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, Space 14.8%, Colorful 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
- #23 Void Resurgence
81% 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 53.5%, Procedural Generation 21.3%, Space 14.5%, Action 5.3%, 2D 4.1%
- #24 Super Turbo Demon Busters!
83% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2017
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence.
Why similar: Shooter 26%, Retro 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Space 17%, 2D 7.9%
- #25 Ether Loop
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Moon Lens
Windows
Ether Loop is a hardcore fast-paced bullet hell with roguelike elements. Descend the unforgiving depths of a mysterious world, encounter challenges, discover dynamic environments and fight ruthless creatures while unveiling the secrets of Ether Loop.
Why similar: Action 35.9%, Pixel Graphics 26.3%, Colorful 15.8%, Indie 13.2%, 2D 6.7%
- #26 BroodStar
81% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: David Schmidthoffer
Windows · Mac · Linux
BroodStar is a classic arcade shmup with roguelike elements. Acquire crazy item combos, encounter strange events and fight challenging bosses on a quest to destroy the living planet, the BroodStar.
Why similar: Shooter 23.6%, Space 20%, Retro 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Action 7.6%
- #27 Neon Striker
79% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.2%, Shooter 22.9%, Space 12.7%, Action 7.1%, 2D 5.1%
- #28 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
78% 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 48%, Procedural Generation 31.8%, Action 10.6%, 2D 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #29 Astronite
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.
Why similar: Shooter 39.9%, Pixel Graphics 24.9%, Action 13.9%, 2D 9.8%, Indie 7.1%
- #30 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
77% 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: Action Roguelike 39.8%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Space 13%, Shooter 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #31 Run Build Pew!
78% 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 34%, Shooter 15.8%, Space 14%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Retro 7.7%
- #32 Starward Rogue
77% matchVery Positive90% of 489 reviews2016
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 50.6%, Procedural Generation 20.7%, Space 13.9%, Action 6.8%, 2D 5.2%
- #33 CRYPTARK
76% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 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 56.8%, Space 11.4%, Action 10.4%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Shooter 6.7%
- #34 Pixel Descent
75% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Moonskull Games
Windows
Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 46.1%, Retro 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Action 8.3%, 2D 6%
- #35 Gutwhale
76% matchVery Positive93% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Stuffed Wombat
Windows
Gutwhale is a roguelite about managing the space between you and your ammo, while fighting your way through a digestive system!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.9%, Action 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Indie 10.9%, 2D 5.4%
- #36 Nova Drift
71% 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: Action Roguelike 34%, Shooter 17.7%, Space 12.8%, Retro 12.4%, Colorful 10.1%
- #37 Asterogues
74% 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: Action Roguelike 47.2%, Space 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Action 8.1%, 2D 6%
- #38 Shortest Trip to Earth
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,426 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 60%, Space 31.8%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #39 Cozy Space Survivors
72% 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: Action Roguelike 49.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Space 12.2%, Colorful 11.7%, Action 7.4%
- #40 Astro Prospector
70% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.2%, Shooter 20.3%, Space 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 5.3%
- #41 CRUSH DEPTH
71% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Underwater 61.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Linear 13.1%, Action 8.8%, Indie 2.4%
- #42 Sus Virus Amogus
72% matchVery Positive81% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic GeckonPub: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Sus Virus Amogus is a sci-fi action-roguelike game. A lost scientist on an endless space station battles hostile soldiers and robots, using random weapons with unique effects to progress deeper into the station.
Why similar: Shooter 50.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Action 15.2%, 2D 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #43 The Superfluous
74% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Voided Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 40.3%, Action 32.8%, 2D 14.9%, Indie 12.1%
- #44 Stardiver
73% matchMixed51% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Green Planet Games
Windows
You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.
Why similar: Underwater 61.9% ★, Space 30.4%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #45 Gunlocked 2
70% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: FromLefcourt
Windows
Movement is your weapon. A sci-fi action roguelike and shmup combined, in Gunlocked 2 you'll pilot and upgrade a state-of-the-art warship against endless waves of deadly aliens. Deep customization, branching paths, and tons of unlockables offer endless replayability!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 36.3%, Shooter 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Retro 10.4%, Colorful 10.3%
- #46 Rabbit Hole
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,581 reviews2024
Dev: ShortCake_CafePub: Engi_ee
Windows
Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 45.7%, Shooter 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action 9.4%, 2D 5.5%
- #47 Feed the Deep
69% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Underwater 49.1% ★, Procedural Generation 29.4%, Action 9%, 2D 6.6%, Indie 4.4%
- #48 Blacksea Odyssey
73% matchVery Positive80% of 205 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: Action Roguelike 41.6%, Procedural Generation 16.4%, Shooter 16%, Action 9.8%, Space 9.8%
- #49 Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey
71% matchMixed67% of 252 reviews2014
Dev: Ultravision InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Shooter 36.1%, Space 33.3%, Action 15.7%, 2D 8%, Indie 5.5%
- #50 Star of Providence
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
Dev: Team D-13
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Action Roguelike 36.3%, Shooter 14.2%, Procedural Generation 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Retro 10.2%
- #51 Rocky Mayhem
68% 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: Action Roguelike 35.2%, Shooter 22%, Space 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 9%
- #52 Voidship: The Long Journey
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Space 32.4%, Action 23.3%, Procedural Generation 22.8%, 2D 10%, Indie 9.4%
- #53 UnderMine
66% matchVery Positive90% of 9,748 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 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 64.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Action 4.5%, Retro 3.7%
- #54 Zombotron
67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,501 reviews2019
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.
Why similar: Shooter 45.2%, Action 18.8%, Colorful 13.8%, 2D 12.6%, Indie 6%
- #55 Shrimp.io
66% 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 41%, Underwater 20.1% ★, Action 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Retro 9.3%
- #56 Captain Forever Remix
69% matchVery Positive81% of 377 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelsaurus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts. This is an officially-licensed re-imagining of the indie classic Captain Forever.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.5%, Space 29.5%, Shooter 9%, Action 7.2%, Colorful 4.8%
- #57 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 32.5%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, Space 15.8%, Retro 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
- #58 Swirl W@tch
66% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Swirl W@tch is a tense stealth-action roguelite that takes place on an over-exploited gas giant. Infiltrate industrial installations, evade or eliminate guard ships, commit corporate sabotage and grow the movement to unlock new gear. Can your actions free this otherworldly world?
Why similar: Underwater 39.6% ★, Action Roguelike 30%, Space 16.9%, Action 7.1%, 2D 5%
- #59 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
67% matchVery Positive85% of 2,891 reviews2013
Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 61.7%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action 6.8%, Shooter 5.1%